dream of red mansion

Chapter 514 Nursery Rhymes
"Hey, 80 taels. The emperor is really rich!"

Jia Qing got into the carriage and said in his mouth.Pei Feng, who was also waiting in the carriage, laughed and said, "Look at what the second master said, the emperor must be rich!"

Jia Qing glanced at her and said, "You know what a fart."

"You!! Damn it!" Peifeng was ashamed and angry, and put down her hand that was about to peel the fruit, and threw herself on Jia Qing, but was subdued by two or three hits.

Pinched the red-faced Peifeng under her ribs, seeing that she didn't dare to "make mistakes" again, she stopped "punishing" her hands, leaned quietly on the soft chair, and followed the swaying body, taking a nap to rest her mind .

Today Jia Qing went to Xuanzhen Temple to invite Jia Jing back to his residence. On the way back, he suddenly remembered what Lai Sheng said about Jia Zheng's new job.With a trace of worry about Jia Zheng in his heart, Jia Qing went to the "construction site" that Jia Zheng was in charge of under the guidance of the steward.

Originally, I just wanted to take a casual look, check for Jia Zheng, and at the same time see what the scale of the palace with the most golden branches and jade leaves would be. Unexpectedly, I really met Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng was also a little apprehensive about his errand, seeing Jia Qing coming, he naturally led him to visit, and also asked Jia Qing for his views and suggestions.

Although Jia Qing knew that the current Emperor and the Supreme Emperor doted on Princess Xingyue, and expected that the Princess Mansion built for her would not be shabby, but he did not expect it to be so extravagant.

Among other things, after all, the current Princess Mansion is just a piece of land, and nothing can be seen.However, just knowing the budget of this project from Jia Zheng made Jia Qing silent.

80 taels of silver! !
What does 80 taels of silver represent?Let's put it this way, even in the capital, 800 taels of silver is enough to buy a nice courtyard, and it is not too much to call it a mansion. 80 taels!There are thousands of houses like this connected together. Although the accounts cannot be calculated in this way, the princess mansion pays more attention to wealth and luxury, but it can be seen.

Moreover, the money came from the royal family, so Jia Qing couldn't help feeling that the emperor was rich.

But think about it, Great Chu has been peaceful for decades, especially in recent years without major natural disasters and man-made disasters, which can be called Guotai Minan.

In this way, the imperial court is naturally rich
Now that the imperial court is rich, will the emperor's internal funds still be short of money?

Of course the answer is no!
The imperial court is no more than a family.If a family gets rich, most of the wealth will be accumulated for future generations.

However, if there is money in the treasury, it will be very different!
With money in the national treasury, how many civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty can remain indifferent?Then, of course, all kinds of exaggerated budgets and national plans of various names were introduced
Everyone is doing errands "well", and the emperor can't say anything, but he is always upset. It doesn't make sense for you bastards to eat meat and tell me to drink soup, right?
Therefore, with the support of everyone, batches of larger amounts of silver were allocated to the royal treasury in various unstoppable names.

In this way, you can feel at ease and I am also happy, right?

This is why great events inevitably breed great corruption.Unless the emperor of dictatorship can be as diligent and thrifty as Emperor Wendi Jingdi in the early Han Dynasty, and restrain all officials, he can keep the treasury full.

But it is obvious that it is impossible for the current royal family to be thrifty.Not to mention anything else, the Supreme Emperor ruled the country for decades, making the whole world surrender, the wealth and prosperity of the people, and in his later years, who would dare to let his old man be wronged?

Without further ado, it is an exaggeration to say that no matter how rich the internal funds are today, it is an exaggeration to allocate a huge sum of 80 taels to build a princess mansion for Princess Xingyue!

You know, Princess Xingyue's marriage is not yet decided. If the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor have not confirmed that they will recruit a concubine for her in the future, then it means that this expensive princess mansion is only for Princess Xingyue before she gets married. Just play for two or three years.

Because in two or three years, Princess Xingyue will almost reach the age of marriage.

Even Jia Qing was thinking, I don't know what the Supreme Emperor thinks, the good-looking princess doesn't live in the palace, why do you have to create a princess mansion outside?There is no point in wasting people and money.
Is it really too much money and can't find a place to spend it?

Moreover, this newly built princess mansion is not far from Jia's house.On the east side of Jia's Mansion, there is only one street across
Of course, since the area where Jia's Mansion is located is originally a place where princes and nobles gather, it is not surprising that the Princess Mansion is located here.

The carriage moved forward slowly, and after entering Ningrong Street, the sound of laughter and excitement became more and more intense.

Teahouses and restaurants on both sides kept laughing and cursing, street vendors were also shouting hard, and some children held hands and sang some simple and childlike songs.

At the end is a prosperous scene.

"It's so strange, it's so strange, no one can match the riches and honor."

In front of a teahouse, four or five children happily sang songs they had heard somewhere, and each of them worked so hard that their little faces became red from singing without stopping. The only thing they sang was:

strange strange really strange

Who is rich and noble

The founding of the country ranks among the twelfth most expensive
until now into the past

common things

It is not surprising that people die and their homes are broken

A golden phoenix emerges from the golden nest
Lack of human heart

Don't know there is something strange in this

Heroines are capable

The children were singing happily and having fun, they didn't even notice a luxurious and noble carriage parked in front of them, they were still singing hard:

white bumps

yellow bumps

you lend me i lend him
He relieves worries

i get rich

Sitting at home and having fun
The uproar in the teahouse did not know when it died down, only the distant cries could still be heard clearly.

The changing environment finally caught the children's attention, and they all looked towards the street.

What a beautiful car, and there is a handsome big brother on it who is looking at them with the curtain lifted.

The children of civilian families are naturally afraid of such things, and they can't help but gather together, looking at the group of people outside warily.

The person in the luxury car was naturally Jia Qing, who was attracted by the content of the nursery rhyme.After the group of children had finished singing, he smiled at them, thinking he was the most amiable, and said, "Kids, can you tell my brother who taught you this song?"

He smiled brightly and sincerely.However, he is now surrounded by a group of vicious Ningguo Mansion guards, and those children dare not move even if they feel his kindness.One of the timid children actually burst into tears and yelled, "Daddy --!"

A middle-aged man hurriedly ran out of the restaurant, with a thin body and dark skin.He picked up the crying child, looked at Jia Qing anxiously, and said hesitantly, "Master, these are still children."

Jia Qing touched his nose helplessly, feeling a little depressed.The eyes of the surrounding crowd gradually gathered to them, and many people still had a look of sarcasm in their eyes.
Jia Qing has no doubt that as long as he stays here for a while longer, the story of his majestic Jia Wen Linlang, the first-rank Lord of the Guochao, bullying a group of five or six-year-old children in the street will soon spread throughout Shenjing west city
Looking at the little slug who was still crying in his father's arms, Jia Qing had serious doubts about his affinity!
How unpopular this young master is, that he can scare a child into tears with just a few words.

"Well, don't mind this uncle, I have no malicious intentions"

“Wow wow wow”

The continuous cries of the little slugs made Jia Qing's explanation a bit pale. In desperation, Jia Qing happened to see a candied haws seller not far away, so he said to Wang Shun, "Go and buy a bunch of them for each of them." candied haws”

Wang Shun acted immediately when he heard the words, and heard Jia Qing add later: "Remember, laugh! If you make me cry again, be careful!"

"Yes~"

Wang Shun knew that his master had no choice but to please these little kids.Suppressing his own smile, Wang Shun quickly bought back the candied haws, and then distributed the candied haws to several children with his biggest smile.

Maybe it's because Wang Shun's affinity is better than Jia Qing's, or maybe it's because the candied haws are very effective.Anyway, several children took the candied haws generously or shyly. Even the little slug stopped crying and opened his mouth to lick the candied haws.

In the sedan chair, Jia Qing breathed a sigh of relief.Glancing at Pei Feng, who was laughing so hard, he turned to the children and asked, "Well, now can I tell Big Brother who taught you the ballad just now?"

Jia Qing found that he was really not used to communicating with these little kids.

Fortunately, Jia Qing's luck came, and a child said with dignity: "It was an old man with a beard who taught us. He is very good. Like this brother, he even bought us candied haws."

On the side, Wang Shun accepted this innocent good person card with an unambiguous smile.

"An old man with a beard?" Jia Qing murmured.

Visually, the kid who spoke just now was the most generous of these kids. Thinking that he could only get so much information from them, Jia Qing stopped being persistent, and said to Wang Shun, "Give each another ten copper coins." Put down the curtain and order to go back to the house.

Poor Wang Shun would carry so many copper coins with him, he had to buy a few more bunches of candied haws, and collected the copper coins to distribute to the children one by one.

(End of this chapter)