A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 437 The Conspiracy of Changsun Wuji

Granduncle Sun Wuji looked at Zhang Anan, and then at Wu Huaiyu.

A bit dumbfounding.

"I said Yi Guogong, if you have anything to do, just come over and tell me no, why bother eunuch Zhang to dispatch."

The emperor has just promulgated a ban on hiding money.

Let the uncle take the lead in implementing it.

As a high-ranking official of Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Changsun Wuji is allowed to save tens of thousands of dollars according to the new edict, and must reduce his holdings within one year if it exceeds.

Of course, Changsun Wuji's net worth is more than ten thousand. Although there is a shortage of money in the market, no shortage can be found on Changsun Wuji's head.

The eldest grandson's family was originally a famous family, besides, he was also the uncle of the country, and he was also the emperor's confidant, and he supported the number one hero.Changsun Wuji doesn’t say that he is rich enough to rival a country, but he is indeed very rich. His property mainly includes fields, shops, slaves, livestock, and of course silk, copper coins, gold and silver, jewelry, and even pepper and spices, etc. .

The emperor was not envious of Changsun Wuji's wealth, but hoped that Changsun Wuji would set an example and keep his family's cash within [-] guan, and hope he would hand over the excess.

Of course, it is impossible to rob the elder brother's money. Wu Huaiyu came here on behalf of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, hoping to use the silk in the treasury to exchange the excess copper coins in Changsun Wuji's hands. The exchanged copper coins will be used to purchase grain, etc., and flow into the market In the hands of the common people, the shortage of money is alleviated and the circulation is increased.

"I just happened to meet Supervisor Zhang." Huaiyu said with a smile.

"I don't care about the house either. I need to check this matter."

Changsun Wuji's housekeeper, but he does not manage the specific finances himself. Those in charge of managing his finances are Changsun Wuji's concubine, the second wife from the Bohai Gao family, the third house from the Fufeng Dou family, and the Boling Cui family. The fourth house of the Wugong Qiu family, and the fifth house of the Wugong Qiu family.

These four wives are also from famous families.

The four assisted the eldest grandson Wuji's wife in managing the finances, and the outside stewards and accountants recorded the family's financial expenses, etc., and reported them to the four of them for audit and review on a regular basis.

They are relatively clear about the property situation in the family, especially the copper coins and cash, which are recorded in a pen.

The Changsun family has a lot of copper coins. The Changsun family not only has many manors, shops, warehouses, etc., but also has a special money bank in the Changsun family's mansion.

It is full of copper coins, most of which are exquisite Kaiyuan Tongbao, but there are also a lot of good money from Sui and Wuzhu meat, and there are basically no bad money.

The money counts.

"Did you just say that you have surpassed Wanguan?" Changsun Wuji asked directly, not interested in reading those ledgers.

Wu Huaiyu's aunt, Qiushi, looks a lot like his concubine, Qiu Shierniang Derou, both tall and slender with long legs, but with a more mature charm.

She bent down and whispered in Changsun Wuji's ear.

"Now that the imperial court has issued an edict, since our family has more than [-] guan in copper coins, we will count the excess and report it to Lord Yi, and send it to Du Zhisi to replace it with silk and bring it back."

Changsun Wuji was quite happy.

Anyway, he didn't lose money by exchanging copper coins for silk. They were all exchanged at the normal official price. Now a bolt of silk is exchanged for two hundred renminbi, which is not bad.

Changsun Wuji patted his belly and asked Huaiyu, "Is there too much copper money in Duke Yi's house?"

"No." Wu Huaiyu shook his head with a smile. Although he is a new rich man, he is not as popular as his eldest grandson Wuji's family. His ancestors belonged to the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Wei Wu reformed and moved to Luoyang. He has been a powerful family for many generations and has gone through several dynasties. Wealth, how much wealth has been accumulated.

He has only accumulated a lot of wealth in the past two years, but most of it is land, slaves, houses, etc., and he really doesn't have much cash in cash. He will not pile up money in the treasury like Changsun Wuji to rust.

The money of the Wu family will produce cubs. Qianjintang medicine shop, Bingyutang restaurant, Baoyu salt shop, Meiyu incense shop, and Changshengtang quality shop, etc., are opening mines and building sugar workshops, everywhere Investing money, although the business is good, but they are all quickly reinvested and continue to open semicolons.

Wu Huaiyu's wealth is basically on the books, and the money is always flowing.

What a waste it is to throw Wan Guan's wealth away at home.

However, the top aristocrats like Changsun Wuji, although they are also involved in business, they like to hoard money. There is even a silver treasury, a spice treasury, a horse farm, a cattle farm, a sheep farm, a pig farm, etc. at home.

After entrusting the specific things to the steward, Changsun Wuji took Huaiyu to drink and chat.

Changsun Wuji has also been idle for a long time. After he was resigned from the position of right servant, he has not been appointed again, but occasionally he will enter the palace to participate in court discussions.

But after all, he lost his official position, and his reputation was not right when he did things. After a long time, some criticisms were unavoidable. Some people felt that Uncle Changsun Guo had fallen out of favor, and even compared him with Gao Shilian who was demoted to Yizhou.

Some people think that Changsun Wuji will definitely be released.

In contrast, Wu Huaiyu now holds several jobs and is very busy, which makes Zhangsun Wuji quite envious.

"Uncle Guo has gained a lot of weight recently."

"Indeed." Changsun Wuji patted his stomach.

"Uncle Guo still needs to pay attention to his diet. You are a sign of diabetes. If you don't control it, it will hurt your health."

"It's not that serious, is it? You gave me the prescription before, and I feel much better after taking it."

"That can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause,"

Changsun Wuji was too fat, he was already as fat as a bear, but now he is even fatter.

Diabetes is diabetes. It is a terrible thing. It may not be a problem at the beginning. Once it is confirmed, it cannot be reversed. It cannot be cured in future generations, but can only be alleviated.

Changsun Wuji stretched out his hand, Wu Huaiyu felt his pulse, and asked again, "I will prescribe a prescription for Uncle Guo, and then write some precautions. It is best for Uncle Guo to exercise for about half an hour every morning and evening. Sweating is better, but in terms of diet, you still need to be moderate, less oil and salt, especially less sugar, and eat less staple food of rice and wheat, vegetables and meat are appropriate."

"To tell you the truth, Erlang, I've been quite bored recently. I have nothing to do all day long. When this person is free, he feels that something is wrong."

It has been a long time since he was dismissed from the prime minister, but the emperor has no intention of using him again. This is more uncomfortable than demoting him to other places, even if he can still enter the palace often, the staff suggested, but after all, there is no Ministry.

Looking at him as an uncle from the outside is very beautiful, but in fact he is also very anxious.

He had five brothers, two died, and one was exiled to Lingnan, and now only two brothers are left in Chang'an, and he was dismissed from office, and there is no news.

One person has to support a family, and the pressure is really huge.

"Can Erlang speak a few words of kindness for me in front of the emperor, let me come out and do something, I can do whatever I want, even as a servant."

Changsun Wuji didn't regard Huaiyu as an outsider either, the two of them are now not only relatives of their sons and daughters, but also brothers-in-law of Naqiu's concubine.

Wu Huaiyu thinks about it, it seems that Changsun Wuji was hidden in the snow for nearly ten years in history, and he returned to the court only after the death of Empress Changsun, and during these ten years, he retired from the position of Shangshu Youpushe, It's just that Kaifuyi and the third division were separated from the first grade, and later Sikong, one of the three princes, was added, and he never had a formal official position.

Didn't let it out either.

It's really tough.

If it is an ordinary person, it is estimated that they will be exhausted.

However, the eldest grandson Wuji in history returned to the court after ten years of suffering in the snow, but he was even more savage, which also laid the foundation for him to serve as Li Zhichao's auxiliary government for ten years.

Now that Changsun Wuji had only survived for a year, he couldn't bear to talk to Huaiyu, it seemed really difficult.

"How about grandson to judge Duzhi?" Huaiyu asked with a smile.

Changsun Wuji was stunned for a moment. He said that he would rather be a servant than come out to do things, but if he was really asked to be a servant, he would definitely not want to. An important position in the government rank.

The most ideal is of course to worship Zhongshu Ling or Shizhong, even if you add the word "censorship" in front of it, if it is really not possible, then a certain minister or a certain supervisor can consult the head office of the court.

Judging Duzhi was a new envoy specially set up for Wu Huaiyu before, and he was judged Duzhi as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

"Elder Grandson may not be the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but use Kaifu Yi and the three divisions to judge the government. At that time, you may ask your majesty to add the title of counselor to the government, to be in charge of the finance, and to be the planner."

Changsun Wuji likes the word Jixiang very much.

"Duzhi, His Majesty still relies on Erlang very much, how can I take your position?"

"Eldest grandson, I have several jobs, and I'm really too busy,"

After some words, Changsun Wuji became much happier. Although this was only Wu Huaiyu's proposal, at least Wu Huaiyu was very respectful, and he felt that as long as Wu Huaiyu voluntarily abdicated and recommended him, the emperor had no reason to refuse.

"If it doesn't work, I'll go out of the town and work hard for a few years." Changsun Wuji said.

Wu Huaiyu doesn't believe his insincere words. Changsun Wuji, after getting along for so long, can also discover some of his character traits. Although he is more capable, he has a narrow personality, a strong desire for revenge, and a desire for power.

"I heard that Erlang's Zhuangzi in Gyeonggi will raise pigs this year?"

"Well, take care of it."

Changsun Wuji thought it was funny when he heard it. The majestic son of heaven, who is a favorite minister, didn't take advantage of the emperor's appreciation to be an official, but devoted his energy to raising pigs.

"I heard that all the pigs on Erlang Zhuangzi were castrated by veterinarians when they were young?"

"Well, it grows faster after castration, and the meat quality will be better when it is released for slaughter, and it will have a lot less fishy smell."

"And other things?"

"Actually, not only the young boars are castrated in my village, but the young sows are also castrated together. The males and older males in my family are castrated in the same way. Even the bulls are castrated."

Changsun Wuji was amazed when he heard this, "I only know that the male and female must be castrated, so they can't be used as riders, but I don't know that pigs and chickens must be castrated."

"Speaking of pig farms, do you know who raises the most pigs in Gyeonggi?"

"I don't know."

"Sikong Peiji."

"Pei Sikong's family raises the most pigs?"

"Well, Pei Ji's family has a lot of land and a lot of land. When he was the supervisor of Jinyang Palace, he dedicated 500 court ladies, 40 stones of grain and grass, [-] pieces of miscellaneous colors, and [-] armors from Jinyang Palace to His Majesty for military use. Later, when His Majesty entered Chang'an, he bestowed the title of Duke Pei Ji Wei, the first seat in Chang'an, [-] mu of fertile land, and [-] pieces of miscellaneous colors. The rewards are generous."

Granting [-] mu of land at a time is indeed the only one in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Pei Ji has a lot of fields and a lot of land. He is not only a big grain grower, but also a big pig raiser. Nowadays, Wei Wang Li Tai, who can sell [-] pigs a year, is far inferior to Pei Ji.

"You should go and ask Pei Sikong how to raise pigs. Of course, by the way, bring some more silk. I heard that Pei Sikong's family has a lot of copper coins."

"However, Pei Sikong may not be free to see you. I heard that he has close contacts with the monk Faya. That Faya often goes in and out of the Taiji Palace, and there are many rumors..."

Changsun Wuji said mysteriously.

Wu Huaiyu looked at the uncle of the country, and heard the meaning in his words, did he want to mess with Pei Ji himself?

But the problem is that he is no longer the doctor of six doors.

"Didn't many people write to impeach you recently, and many of them are former students of Pei Ji."

Fuck, this is unbearable.

(End of this chapter)