Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 794 "Girlfriend"
The sixteenth elder brother is not someone who can hide his words. The next day when the ninth elder brother came to the main hall of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Cao Yong knew the dialogue between the two princes.

Cao Yong is not ignorant of Brother Jiu's probing actions against Han Jiang's family in the past few years, but he did not expect Brother Jiu to speak so unscrupulously that he wants to accept Han Jiang's family.

Cao Yong was a bit puzzled, Jiu Age is not a person who does whatever he wants, nor is he a young boy who is greedy for beauty.Cao Yong believes that, with the scheming of the nine elder brothers, if he really wants Han Jiangshi, he will never be the first to startle the snake and let the sixteen elder brothers discuss with Cao Yong.

"What do you think of Master Sixteen?" Cao Yong asked with a frown.

Brother Sixteen glanced at Cao Yong, and said: "I always feel that he is testing your bottom line, and he is also testing me. If he insists on doing this, Fu Ruo would rather offend the prince than protect the Han Jiang family?"

When Cao Yong was asked, he couldn't help being stunned.

Is it because he raised his own child?He thought that with Kangxi on top, he would be able to protect Han Jiang's Zhouquan, but he never thought about how much he had.

"Master Sixteen, if she is a man, if she is used by me, will I protect each other? Although she is a woman, in my heart, she is no different from a man who can be used." Cao Yong said after deliberation.

Elder Sixteen heard this, rolled his eyes and said: "You don't need to separate the relationship, since you sent her to my subordinates, I will naturally take care of her. It's just that Brother Nine is not the only one who mentions this and is planning What."

Brother Sixteen was talking, and he was also speculating about Brother Nine's intentions.He has disciples in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is no such thing as stunning beauty in Beizi's mansion.Although Han Jiang's appearance looks better in the eyes of outsiders, in the eyes of their princes, it is not rare. How many beauties have they seen since they were young?

"What can there be, I'm afraid the drunkard's intention is not to drink. Let the sixteenth elder brother tell the story first. If the errand of Han Jiang's Bank cannot be guarded, he will be imprisoned in the nine elder brother's house; even if the errand is guarded , Brother Jiu has done the tobacco business, and when he wants to go back to seize the bank, it will be cheaper to start with Han Jiang." Cao Yong thought for a while and replied.

Speaking of this, Cao Yong felt a little regretful.

Do as the Romans do, do you live a good life, forget these four words.Even if the Han Jiang clan had some abilities, it would be nothing more than the crime of being pregnant with a woman.

The ugly and greedy hearts of the world will never feel pity for Han Jiang's miserable fate.

Brother Sixteen stroked his chin, thought carefully, slowly stretched his brows, and said with a smile: "If Han Jiang's age is younger, I will recognize a goddaughter and set a name, and I will be able to kill Brother Ninth." Otherwise, you can just say sorry to your aunt. Even Huang Ama will treat Han Jiangshi differently when she hears that she is protected by her aunt."

Seeing Cao Yong's hesitation, Elder Sixteen said: "Furuo, don't try to let Han Jiangshi avoid the bank. That's what Brother Nine wants. She's just a woman, so she can use it when she uses it, and she can use it if she wants to." What a big deal. If you were a man, you have to be careful and raise white-eyed wolves. Brother Nine is used to Long Wangchuan's temperament, so he can't back down."

After talking about this, the sixteenth elder brother mentioned that the ninth elder brother wanted to go to Henan Mansion and Xian'an Palace Er Fujin was seriously ill.

The sixteenth elder brother was already a little tired, and said: "Fu Ruo, the fourteenth elder brother has become more and more warm to others recently, what should we do?"

"Be patient for a few more days, just be careful not to misunderstand that person." Cao Yong stretched out his palm and made a gesture.

Brother Sixteen rolled his eyes when he heard the words, and said: "I just bought some sandalwood, and I plan to send it to Rehe to pray for Emiang, it seems that I should also send some to Fourth Brother's residence..."

Not to mention how Brother Jiu waited for Rehe's order, and how the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital were trembling in Xian'an Palace.

Cao Yong went back and told Chu Yu about Han Jiang's difficulties.As for Elder Sixteen's proposal, Chu Yu also agrees.

A few days later, on the first day of June, Chu Yu drove to Haidian Garden, and mentioned Han Jiang's family to her mother-in-law.

It's just a false name to the outside world. On Li's side, thinking that it's not easy for a woman to be alone, she felt pity for her, and packed up a pair of bracelets and a necklace as a meeting gift, and she has the right to recognize her as a goddaughter.

Back in the mansion, Chu Yu sent people to pick up Han Jiang's family and explained her intentions.

These days, the Han Jiang family has felt a little uneasy, knowing that the moment they left Daoxiang Village and took over the job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they lost the protection of the Cao family.

She seemed to understand why Cao Yong recommended Zheng Woxue and his wife to Thirteenth Prince's Mansion.

In the place where the rich and powerful gather in the capital, the status of ordinary people is not comparable to that of the servants of the prince's mansion.

It was not her wish to remarry, nor was it her wish to join the prince as a slave.Her heart was miserable, and she couldn't tell others. She could only secretly regret that she was not a man, and that she was a rootless duckweed.

Worshiping in Li's name is her amulet.

Thinking that he was just a merchant, but Cao Yong and his grandma could protect each other in every possible way, Han Jiangshi felt ashamed and grateful at the same time.

She accepted the bracelet and collar, and accompanied Chu Yu to Haidian the next day to greet Mrs. Li and Cao Yin.

Cao Yin and Li's couple accepted her kowtow, and since then the Cao family has had one more family.

In June, when relatives had dinner parties, Chu Yu took Han Jiang's family with her.In less than half a month, the dignitaries in the capital knew that the Earl's Mansion had an adopted daughter.

The Han Jiang family has nothing else but money.She didn't want to take advantage of the Cao family for nothing, so she gave [-]% of the shares in Daoxiang Village to Chuyu as a gift of recognition.

Chu Yu was only willing to help out because she thanked her for working hard in Daoxiang Village in the past few years, so she would not take advantage of her.Not to mention the refund, he also gave her the house deed and land deed of the house where Han Jiangshi is currently living.

Han Jiang knows that this is Chu Yu's dowry, so why would she want it for nothing?He also bought a four-entry mansion and gave it to Chuyu as a return gift.

Brother Jiu left Beijing at the end of June and went to Henan Mansion. I don't know what he would think when he heard that Han Jiang's family recognized relatives, and there was no follow-up to what he mentioned before.

The troubled sixteenth elder brother was puzzled, pulled Cao Yong and said, "I thought he was going to sarcasm a few words, why didn't there be any movement? Fu Ruo, you said he was tossing about, what is the so-called?"

It is said that a woman's heart is a needle under the sea. Brother Jiu, the prince's elder brother's exquisite heart, is no more difficult to guess than a woman's.

Even Cao Yong felt that something was wrong. According to Jiu's temperament before, when he met Cao Yong, he had to deal with him. Now when he occasionally meets him, he just nods or hums with a smile.Looking at her in a very happy mood, there is no embarrassment of being ruined by someone.

Brother Sixteen found that the officials selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs showed more respect to the Han Jiang family.Even if it's just dry relatives, with the Han Jiang family who is relied on by the Earl's Mansion, their identities are very different from the merchant Han Jiang's family.

Sixteenth elder brother's temperament is unwilling to be confused. After two days of hard thinking, he said to Cao Yong: "Isn't Brother Jiu really feeling sorry for Han Jiang's family? Shi has one more backer, and nothing else."

Having said that, he looked at Cao Yong, only to feel appalling.Knowing their temperament like this, and fueling the flames to this point, is it considered to know yourself and the enemy?

It seems that my imperial brother, the "think tank" who was rumored to be the "Eight Lord Party" by the outside world, is not groundless.

As a man, Cao Yong's heart is quite strange.

Han Jiang's family is in front of him, and others need to take care of him to protect him. This feeling is a bit mysterious.However, he also felt a bit regretful, if Brother Nine was not a prince, but an ordinary man who could discern the Han Jiang family, then maybe it would be a good marriage.

In today's age where scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen have distinct levels, how many people can not belittle people as merchants?
It turned out that Han Jiang's family was a guest at Cao's house, but now he has become half of his own family. Li's family is also happy to see her.In addition, she treats others neither humble nor overbearing, she has been ups and downs in the business world for many years but she is still pure and clear, Li Shi is also more and more happy.

In private, she had talked to Cao Yin a few times, that a girl always needs to find a home.Otherwise, find a good family for this goddaughter among old friends and relatives.

On Cao Yin's side, listening to his wife's nagging, he just listened with a smile, noncommittal.

Seeing that her husband did not object, Mrs. Li began to pay attention seriously and asked people to inquire about suitable candidates.But decent people, even if they want to continue, they must pay attention to their background; the rest of the crooked melons are just to cling to the power of the Cao family and the wealth of the Han Jiang family.

Mrs. Li is a woman from a family house, so she is naturally protective of her shortcomings, so she recognizes Mrs. Han Jiang as her daughter, so she really treats her as her own family.Hearing the pick and choose of Han Jiangshi outside, she could only feel sullen, and put out her thoughts of "marrying a daughter".Thinking about going back to the outside of the city, he took Han Jiang's family to live in Cao's mansion for a few days, to see if he could pick an honest man to "recruit a husband".

Everyone in the second room knows that there is an extra daughter in the long room.

In late June, on the full moon day of Cao Song's second daughter, Han Jiang followed Chuyu to Dongfu to congratulate her.

Cao Song has always been led by his elder brother, and he is carefree, so he naturally doesn't think why he has more relatives.Cao Xiang and Cao Fu thought of the rumor that their cousin was "fearful of the inside".

There is a lot of gossip in front of the widow's family, and the rumors about Cao Yong and Han Jiang's have never stopped these years.After all, in the eyes of the world, no man can be honest with a young and rich widow in front of him.

Today, the "little lover" has not become a concubine, nor has he been accepted into the Cao's mansion as a concubine, but has become a relative who is neither high nor low.Cao Xiang and Cao Fu, thinking of their cousin sister-in-law, who was usually kind to others, felt that the palace's tricks were really extraordinary.

Only Jinghui, who has been favored by the head of the house, knows that brothers and sisters are all people who take pity on the poor and the weak.The same was true for her back then, and the same for the Han Jiang family who had no relatives to rely on.

Therefore, when she saw Han Jiangshi, she didn't scrutinize and explore, but only had the understanding and friendliness of a fellow descended from the world.

With her in front of her, fourth grandma Chunhua and fifth grandma Suxin became less alienated and more polite to Han Jiangshi.

Chu Yu was worried that they would look down on Han Jiang's family background, but seeing them like this, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

There are many people outside who think like Cao Xiang and Cao Fu.It was the Qifu Jin at Prince Chun's Mansion, because of this incident, they made a special trip to pick up Chuyu, and asked her if she had encountered any difficulties or suffered any grievances, so it was this way.

Chu Yu was dumbfounded when she heard this, and explained repeatedly that she was only pulling because she saw Han Jiang's loneliness.

No matter Qi Fujin believed it or not, Chuyu felt a little wronged, and complained to Zijing when she returned to the mansion: "Sister Zijing, in the eyes of outsiders, do I really envy a person who has no form?"

"Grandma is just kind-hearted, so why bother with these gossips. People are sinister, and few are willing to praise others for their goodness. They always pick out other people's shortcomings out of nothing. Grandma is kind-hearted and good-natured. If others can't find fault, she just There are two words out of thin air, grandma, don't take it to heart." Zijing persuaded with a smile.

Chu Yu was just complaining, after hearing Zijing's words, she also knew that she didn't need to pay attention to it. What's wrong with the name "jealousy"; it's better than those "virtuous" days.

It is common for people outside to give gifts, and pretty servants to molest children.Because of her notoriety of "jealousy", the Cao family was saved from this trouble.

Thinking of this, Chu Yu laughed, and began to discuss her husband's birthday with Zijing.

Cao Yong is 25 this year, which is not only a half-life, but also the year of birth, so there is no need for previous years.

Zijing sighed in her heart while listening to Chu Yu's words.Could it be that Grandma's enthusiasm for "recognition of relatives" is really just following her husband's wishes and showing some pity for Han Jiang's family?
Cao Yong doesn't like beauty, and hates trouble the most, but he is different from Han Jiang who has known him for more than ten years.

Even Zijing can see this, Chu Yu, as a wife, can't see this...

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The Forbidden City, the main hall of the House of Internal Affairs.

Elder Sixteen's eyes lit up, he was almost dancing, and said to Cao Yong: "Furuo, the day of opening of the bank has been chosen, the second day of July, the day after your birthday."

In the past few months, all his thoughts have been on the bank, and now he has finally achieved initial results, how can he not be happy.

Cao Yong counted the days, there were not a few days left, and said: "Those brochures, Master Shiliu sent people to distribute them?"

Elder Sixteen nodded with a smile, and said: "Yes, all the major yamen in the capital, as well as the major guild halls in Qianmen, and the major chambers of commerce registered in Shuntian Mansion have all been distributed." Apprehensive, he rubbed his hands together and said, "It's really worrying, what if there is a cold room?"

After the previous agreement, the interest on deposits in the "Bank of Great Qing" was set at seven percent per month and nine cents per year; the monthly interest on loans was five cents per month and eight per cent per year.

Although the interest is much lower than that of private usury, it does not violate the law regardless of status.

"Over there at the House of Internal Affairs, did Master Sixteen give you any orders?" Cao Yong asked.

Brother Sixteen blinked his eyes and said, "I ordered them to open an account at the bank within three days of opening, and then the Ministry of Internal Affairs will pay the salary directly into the account."

Cao Yong calculated the manpower of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in his heart, and said with a smile: "The sixteenth master is still worried, it is enough to support the appearance. If you can't eat fat in a day, you will be fine after a long time."

Having said that, in fact, Cao Yong also made plans here.Those who can't go in and out of the bank are all officials, and those merchants will be scared to stop outside the door.

He has already told Cao Fang that the salaries of the shopkeepers and master chefs in Daoxiang Village will be directly deposited into the "Daqing Bank" account in the future.As for those apprentices and buddies, the salary is low, so there is no need to toss about it.

After all, unlike the society of later generations, the customers set by the Bank of Great Qing are still mainly scholars and merchants...

Not to mention how Elder Sixteen and Cao Yong waited for the opening day, the Baylor Mansions of the major palaces in the capital also received a post about the opening of the "Bank of Great Qing".

Thinking that they have their own shares in it, everyone has a little more motivation.The happiest thing is those female relatives.

Their status is limited, they have some private houses in their hands, and it is not easy to lend money at will; now that there is an additional bank, it is said that the account is not disclosed, which is exactly what they want...

(End of this chapter)