Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 276 Distributing Money
With the reform of the Ministry of Works' team, the whole Chang'an City felt that the Tang Dynasty was caught up in some kind of crazy construction.

The Enlightenment School is the most representative of this reform.

Different from the four enlightenment schools built before, the construction team after the reform had obviously more advanced culture in the construction of the enlightenment school.

At the same time, in order to ensure the production of cotton-padded clothes, the Ministry of Industry also allocated a part of the manpower to busily build workshops.

This was built in cooperation with the Ministry of Households, so naturally they couldn't be careless.

However, compared with the garment workshops, the construction of brick kilns made the officials of the Ministry of Works more enthusiastic.

Once the construction is successful, they will get 30% of the profit for every brick sold.

How could I not care?
of course.

These measures also caused rejection by many officials in the court.

As one of the six ministries of the imperial court, how could the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works be so money-oriented?

But after Dai Zhou said casually that there was no money to give to the officials during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, many officials changed their views.

This is a good thing that will benefit the people of the Tang Dynasty.

What's the problem?
The problem is not the Ministry of Revenue, nor the Ministry of Works, but ourselves!

When schools were built one after another and tall brick kilns appeared outside Chang'an City like a landmark building, many people suddenly discovered that Chang'an City seemed to have undergone some strange changes without them noticing.

Outside the prince's residence, a carriage stopped.

Xue Li got off the carriage and smiled as he looked at the Prince's residence in front of him.

After more than two months, I'm finally back.

"Sir, Xue Li is back."

"Oh?"

Su Chen looked up and saw Xue Li walking in from outside, "Master, I'm back."

Compared with before, Xue Li's skin color was obviously darker and his face looked a little tired, but his mental state was very good.

"Thanks a lot."

Su Chen smiled and motioned Xue Li to sit down and talk.

Xue Li thanked him and sat down.

"Have you dealt with the matter in Shu?"

"My Lord, His Majesty the King of Wu loves his people like his own children. In addition, the people of Shu respect and love His Majesty the King of Wu. With the joint efforts of the military and civilians to deal with the flood, mosquitoes will naturally not be a problem."

"Moreover, when the army passed through Shu, His Royal Highness the King of Wu personally led his subordinates to escort a batch of food and fodder over."

Xue Li smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Wu said that the successful resolution of this matter was due to the contribution of the young master."

"When I return to Chang'an someday, I will definitely thank you in person."

Su Chen waved his hand. Considering the friendship between King Wu and Li Chengqian, it was just a small matter, so he just helped. Why did he need to go in person to express his gratitude?
"Now that you're back, there's something I need you to take care of."

"Please give me your instructions, Master."

"Have you heard about the incident at the Fanyang Lu Clan?"

Xue Li nodded and said, "I heard about this on the way back."

Su Chen: "A group of Lu family remnants have sneaked into Chang'an City and may have targeted me. I want you to lead people to find all these Lu family remnants and uproot them. Is there any problem?"

Xue Li: “No problem!”

"Sir, do you have any other instructions?"

"correct."

Su Chen knocked his head and said, "Look at my memory."

"Write a letter to the Hedong Xue Clan in your name and tell them that the Crown Prince has learned about their performance this time and is very satisfied with the Hedong Xue Clan."

"If Xue Yuanchao is interested, he can come to Chang'an City to participate in the next Ministry of Personnel Examination."

Ministry of Personnel test?
Xue Li looked surprised, "Isn't this against the rules?"

Ordinary students need to take the provincial examination, and those with excellent results will be pushed to the next round of provincial examination.

The provincial examination is hosted by the Ministry of Rites, and those who pass will be sent to the Ministry of Personnel for the next round, so it is called the Ministry of Personnel Examination.

Although Xue Yuanchao was extremely talented, he still needed to pass the provincial examination of the Ministry of Rites before he could participate in the next round of examinations of the Ministry of Personnel.

But now, Su Chen asked him to skip the provincial examination and come directly to Chang'an City to take the Ministry of Personnel examination!

This means that as long as nothing unexpected happens to Xue Yuanchao, he will stay in Chang'an City as a substitute.

As long as there is a suitable position, Li Chengqian can ask the Ministry of Personnel to arrange it for him and make him a local official!

Su Chen smiled, "Xue Yuanchao's talent has long been known in the Hedong area. Secondly, as a member of the Hedong Xue family, he has made great contributions in handling the Lu family's affairs. What's the problem with letting him come directly to Chang'an City to participate in the Ministry of Personnel Examination?"

Xue Li nodded, "Okay, I'll go back and write a letter and send it to Hedong Road."

"Ah."

After seeing Xue Li off, Su Chen focused his attention on the account book.

This is the account book sent by Xu Hui.

Compared with the stable income from Wenxiang, the small business at the newspaper office and the ice shop began to decline.

As the weather gets cooler, the demand for ice among the people in Chang'an City is gradually decreasing, which is also expected.

Fortunately, Wenxianglai's business was still good, and coupled with the previous booming business, he had saved a lot of silver, which was barely enough to support such a large scale of expenditure.

Money is spent like water.

Su Chen knocked his head. The Mid-Autumn Festival was coming in two days, and the people below had to give some money...

"Aqiang, come with me to the ice shop."

……

Su Chen brought Sun Qiang and staggered to the ice shop.

Lu Fei and others hid in the dark and did not show up. They were just waiting for the remnants of the Lu family to show up, and then they would descend from the sky like divine soldiers.

But it's a pity.

For several days, there was no sign of the remnants of the Lu family.

"Brother Su?"

Xu Hui, who was guarding the store, stood up and greeted Su Chen and the others after seeing them wandering in. "Business is slow."

"Yes."

Xu Hui nodded. "Since the weather turned cold a few days ago, the ice shop's business has been declining day by day."

"We are already considering reducing ice production and adding new channels for ice use, hoping to attract some customers."

Su Chen smiled and said, "The function of ice cubes is to reduce temperature. If used on fruits and vegetables, the effect is quite good."

"Of course, some dignitaries who like fish and seafood may need it, but not many."

Xu Hui smiled and nodded, "Brother Su's words have given me a lot of inspiration. Perhaps we can start from these two aspects."

"By the way, Brother Su, you came here today not just to check out the ice shop business, right?"

"Of course not."

Su Chen smiled and returned the account book to her, saying casually: "I took a rough look and found that the ice shop still has about 50,000 taels of silver that can be used. Give me 20,000 taels of silver first."

"Brother Su is going to do business again?"

"That's not it."

Su Chen smiled and waved his hand, "The Mid-Autumn Festival will be in two days, and I plan to build some things for the guys below."

What item would cost twenty thousand taels of silver?

Xu Hui was confused, but in response to Su Chen's request, she quickly ordered people to prepare the silver.

Su Chen: "By the way, please inform Xu Qizhuang and Su Wang. The guys in the three shops can discuss preparing Mid-Autumn Festival gifts. There is no need to send anyone to ask for my opinion. I'm leaving first. Send someone to look for me if you have any questions."

"it is good!"

Xu Hui nodded and watched Su Chen wave goodbye.

"Sir, we have prepared so much silver, how much stuff are we going to buy?"

"Of course the more the better."

Su Chen smiled and called Lu Fei to join him.

"Sir, you're not going to watch from the dark anymore?"

"Ignore him."

Su Chen waved his hand and said, "I have ordered Xue Li to take people to investigate. The Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice will not let these people go."

"If they can still stay in Chang'an City, it will not be possible for ordinary people."

Lu Fei: "Unless someone helps secretly."

Su Chen nodded, "So, if they don't show up, there's nothing we can do."

"I have already taken the silver. Take your people to buy some gifts and tonics and send them to each brother later."

"If the person is not in Chang'an, send them home. If they are alone, wait for them to come back and convert the money into silver for them."

"Spend all the 20,000 taels of silver to me. Don't deduct any of it and don't mistreat anyone. If I find out, I'll punish you!"

"Yes!"

Lu Fei patted his chest with a smile on his face and said, "I promise to complete the task!"

The big boss gave him money, how could he not be happy?
not to mention.

He now not only has money, but also the official position that Su Chen has asked for him.

Much more comfortable than before.

Chirp.

Figures walked out from every corner and gathered around Lu Fei.

"Brother Fei, are we not hiding anymore?"

"Master said, there is no need to hide it. The most important thing now is to follow me and spend the 20,000 taels of silver that Master just brought from the ice shop."

"what?"

"Twenty thousand taels of silver?"

"Sir, why did you take so much silver?"

"Of course it's to reward all the brothers."

Lu Fei glanced around and laughed, "Young Master said that the Mid-Autumn Festival is in two days, so he ordered me to spend all the 20,000 taels of silver to buy gifts for the brothers and give them money!"

"Everyone has one. However, if you have a family, the silver gift will be sent to your family. If you are single, it will be converted into silver and given to you."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but get excited.

"Young Master is kind and righteous."

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up, take the money and buy gifts."

Su Chen sat on a roadside stall with a smile on his face, holding a fire crystal persimmon in his hand and watching the scene with a slurp.

Sun Qiang frowned, took the Fire Crystal Persimmon but didn't eat it, and whispered: "Master, you are planning again, right?"

Su Chen: "How do you know?"

Sun Qiang said softly, "Lu Fei and his men openly used 20,000 taels of silver to buy gifts. It would have spread all over Chang'an in less than an incense stick of time."

"If the remnants of the Lu family learn of this news and know that there is no one around you who can be used, they will definitely come to ambush and kill you immediately."

Su Chen: "I hope they take the initiative."

Sun Qiang: “Why?”

Su Chen said meaningfully, "If they don't do anything about this, then they are planning something big!"

Sun Qiang frowned, as if he had thought of something, and raised his hand to point in the direction of the imperial palace.

"What do you mean, Master?"

"I hope I'm wrong."

Su Chen smiled and put down the shrunken crystal persimmon in his hand, and called to the boss: "Two more, this tastes really good."

ps: There were two sources of students in the Tang Dynasty. One was the students who graduated from schools, and the other was the tribute students sent by prefectures and counties. In mid-winter every year, students were sent to the Ministry of Shangshu after being selected by schools, while tribute students were sent to prefectures and counties with a certificate. After the test, the chief secretary would send them to the Ministry of Shangshu.

(End of this chapter)