Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 73

"Master...Master, master?!" The shopkeeper was startled, and knelt on the ground with a plop, "This slave deserves to die."

"Master?" Shi Niang understood, and it was interesting that she came to her own house after shopping in the shop.

"Shopkeeper, you are confused. Here, here is the money, take it." Shi Niang reached out and tore off the emperor's purse, took out ten silver coins from the purse and threw it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper raised his head when he heard Shi Niang's words, and saw the silver flying towards him, he stretched out his hand and caught the silver with reluctance.

"That's right, since you bought the item, you have already paid for it. Shopkeeper, please."

Only then did the anecdote realize something was wrong, his face flushed red, and he mumbled, "Madam, you...you can't accept your money. I was a slave before, so I couldn't see Taishan and talked nonsense to you. Don't take it to heart, This money is really unacceptable, don't make fun of the servant."

"Shopkeeper, why don't you give me money when you buy things. It doesn't make sense anywhere, right? If you really want to do big business with us, you have to accept it. Of course, we might as well go into details Talk. There are people coming and going at this moment, it's not good for you to keep kneeling like this!"

Ten Niang gave her a little support, and pointed to the person kneeling on the ground, saying that this person is not bad, but his adaptability is a little lacking.Also, whoever sees the emperor is not allowed to kneel down.

She tugged at the corner of the emperor's clothes, the emperor glanced at her, and said to the shopkeeper kneeling on the ground, "You're up, why don't you lead the way?"

Hearing the words, the shopkeeper hurriedly agreed, "Oh, well, please, both of you." He stood up frantically and led the way.

Shi Niang followed the emperor into the back hall, quietly scrutinizing the emperor's face along the way, probably because his chess piece had been buried for a long time, so that the shopkeeper expressed great shock at his arrival.

"Master, please, this servant ordered the staff to book a private room in the Dengyun Tower, so that you and your empress can clean up the dust, my lord."

"When you're away from home, you don't have to pay so much attention. It's said that the third branch of Nanluo came to Liu's branch to have an audience, forget it. It's better to find a hidden place, Liu's branch and Dengyun tower are too eye-catching. Instruct the leader of the third branch of Nanluo, Bring the ledger and come again."

"Master, please sit down first." The shopkeeper respectfully waited for the two to sit down and poured tea.

Seeing the color of the tea and thinking of the background of the master, the shopkeeper hurriedly called out, "Come here, make a pot of good tea for this guest officer and his wife."

The man hurriedly responded to change the tea.The shopkeeper wanted to report to the master about the big and small affairs of the Liu family during these days, but when he looked up, he saw the lady next to the master who wanted to ask the emperor a lot of questions, so she hurriedly found an excuse to leave.

"Master, this servant is going to see how the tea is." Seeing the emperor waving his hand impatiently, the shopkeeper hurriedly changed his words, "Then this servant will not bother you and your empress, and this servant will go and arrange what you have asked me to do."

As soon as the shopkeeper left, Ten Niang tugged on the emperor's sleeve, with an expression like I wanted to ask a question.The emperor nodded, and Shi Niang began to ask questions.

"Master, the Liu family branch is your power." Shi Niang said affirmatively, "What about the Liu family shop in the capital? It was also your work? Nanluo Sanbu again?"

"One by one, let me tell you which one first?" The emperor stretched out his hand and stroked her head, "This curious look, why does she look more and more like Seventh Girl."

"Say it quickly, the Liu family in the capital?" Ten Niang avoided his hand, "It got messed up after a while, and there is no place to comb it again."

"Okay, let's talk about the Liu family first. The shop in the capital is indeed owned by the Liu family, and my master's ability is not as great as you think. But the salt sold in his shop was transported by the Liu family branch in Nanluo. Additional charges After the travel and shipping costs, the price must of course be doubled. If it is not doubled, how can there be any money? He can’t get all of the doubled price, and he has to spit out half of the profit to the grandfather.”

"My lord, you are so black-hearted! They also agree to this?" Ten Niang made the emperor laugh with an expression that the Liu family really went crazy.

"They have something to ask, and if they don't agree, it won't work." The emperor felt even better when he thought of the livid face of the head of the Liu family.

"Then how did you gather the Liu family's semicolon?" Ten Niang was curious.

The emperor took back a quarter of Nanluo's power from the Liu family without saying a word.You must know that the salt government has always been the thing that controls the lifeline of the country, and the salt transport envoy of the salt government is still her third uncle, who is trusted by the emperor.It can be said that Nanluo and even half of the power in Yanzheng have been taken down by the emperor.In this way, once the salt administration is reformed, the resistance will be much smaller.

"Back then, in order to send his youngest daughter into the palace, the Liu family's semicolon, which was leaning on Luohai, obediently offered it with both hands." The emperor said with emotion, "In order to keep a grandson of royal blood, such an illusory Things, their family is betting big, and the energy is really big."

"I'm afraid their family's plan is not small. You are still young, and the Liu family has already considered the future, huh." Shi Niang said bluntly.

"Which one of the aristocratic family doesn't think about my position?" The emperor smiled, with a cold light in his eyes, "I never thought about what your family sent you into the palace for?"

"I have thought about it, but I am from a family of my natal family, not an aristocratic family, and what I want is stability and wealth." Shi Niang looked directly at the emperor, "Didn't you take away all the influence of the Du family in the northwest? You said that if the Du family is really The picture is very big, why didn't I make a deal with you before the concubine enters the palace to ensure nothing goes wrong."

"Your family is still fine." The emperor thought of the actions of the Du family, "I took the life-saving things and saved my child and your life."

"Look at what I said, it's because you love me and the children." Ten Niang carefully tugged on the emperor's sleeve, "Can I continue asking?"

"If you ask, I will tell you everything I can tell you." The emperor said generously.

There was a knock on the door, and Shi Niang paused, "Come in."

"The tea is ready. Master and empress, please taste it. This is Nanluo's new tea this year." The shopkeeper put the tea away and said to the emperor,
"Master, it's already been arranged. At Xushi tonight, Taoran Villa. The slave has already hired a car."

"It's too conspicuous to call your wife when you're out of the house. Call her wife." The emperor said, "As for the carriage, there is no need. The Lord will go by himself. It's okay, you can go down and wait. If there is a need, I will call you."

The shopkeeper left after saluting.

Shi Niang watched the shopkeeper's exit and closed the door, "Are all Liu's semicolons belong to us?"

Thinking of these worrying people in the shadows, I can't help but feel a little headache.

One is talkative and does not prioritize things; the other is taciturn and can't beat a fart with three sticks;And the one in front of me, who is eloquent and eloquent, but the ability to deal with emergencies is weak to scum.

"The shopkeeper's Ding department, and the rest of the people don't know about it. The Liu family branch transports salt to Yujing every year. There are many people talking about it, so there is no need to know. The only Ding Kui who knows, in order to cover up his identity, can only insist that the owner is Liu family."

Ten Niang secretly rejoiced, Amitabha, luckily only this one is.

"Did you find someone to release those rumors on purpose?" Ten Niang thought of what the shopkeeper said about how Mrs. Liu was favored in the palace, "otherwise, how could the two of them have such a great ability to be favored by you!"

"That's right, the forces on the Luohai side cannot be exposed for the time being, and the Liu family can only be blamed." The emperor said, "Don't the common people like to talk about the royal family's right and wrong, so let the Liu family do it."

"Even if the Liu family finds out, they can only help to hide it. Can they say that the emperor doesn't want to see their girl?" Shi Niang laughed, "You are really good at recruiting."

"Actually, those rumors were released to the local people in Luohai. They harvest salt to make salt and dry it. They often like to sell the salt to other houses. The price is low and the price is very low. Liu's branch charges a high price for salt. Some, there are two favored empresses, who have all the power and money, so they will first consider selling salt to the Liu family branch."

"You make a high income to benefit the common people of Luohai. If you sell it to the Liu family and collect the price difference, the Liu family is selling it to the dignitaries in Yujing. The profit will only be higher. You still have [-]% of the high profit. You are the real one. Winner." Shi Niang praised, "I understand your good intentions."

"You also forgot one thing, your third uncle. He has to pluck the hairs of these salt merchants for money every year. So the total income, in addition to what you just mentioned, also has your third uncle handed over to the treasury every year. Salt tax silver."

"Then the Liu family branch will also hand over the money to my third uncle?" Ten Niang asked, "Does that mean that the salt sales of the Liu family branch will not go into the national treasury?"

"It's the same. No one knows that the Liu family branch is the emperor's property. Even if it is the emperor's property, it must be handled according to the system." The emperor laughed and said, "Why, are you planning to use the money from the grandfather's private house? There is not enough money? Yes, I forgot, you are the one who pays Xinbu's monthly money."

"That's not true, you have money, and you will be with Fengyang in the future..." Shi Niang was stopped by the emperor's eyes before she finished speaking, and said instead, "People from the Ministry of Xin can still afford it. I think they still need to be trained, and now they are working as waiters in Yujing's shop."

"It's a coincidence that you let them earn their own food. Haven't they turned upside down?" The emperor said with a smile. These people are all descendants of the royal family. It's no wonder that they don't make a lot of noise by letting them go to the streets to open shops and do business.

"They don't dare. Xin Yin's poisons are often short of test drugs, so they don't want to take them." Shiniang smiled, "Xin Yin is a talent, if he didn't follow Yao'er Han'er this time, he would have to go to the shop himself shopping here."

"That kid has a smart brain, a clever tongue, and a delicate mind. He is capable. When he is over 25, I will give him a grace to stay in Beijing and give him a marriage. If he passes Minglu, he will also be a help in the future."

"Understood. Don't you guess what kind of shop we open?" Ten Niang asked.

"Why, isn't it a rouge and gouache shop?" The emperor asked strangely, women love to do business like this.

"How is it possible? It would be nice for them to become buddies. If they really open a rouge shop, they would rather be poisoned to death than do it."

"Then tell me, what did you ask them to do?"

"I have a joint venture with Sixth Sister. I opened a dim sum shop and a steamed stuffed bun shop. They are both small businesses. The guys in the two shops are all from the Ministry of Xin. They are not only responsible for buying, but also have to learn how to make dim sum buns. .” In addition, he is responsible for inquiring about Yujing’s news, which cannot be told to the emperor.

"Don't people outside the palace envy those in the palace?" the emperor asked, "It doesn't have to be so hard inside the palace."

"Not at all. Xin Yin sent a letter saying that those people were having so much fun in the shop. I've always wanted to ask you how you trained Anbu. Each of them is a bit weird."

"How to say?"

"Let's just talk about a few I saw along the way. Yimao is surprisingly lazy. He sleeps on the beam all day long, and he doesn't want to run errands. Bingchen's face is stiff all day long, and he doesn't say a word. I don't know. What did he think? The leader of Yimao, what is his name, yes, the one named Yichou, chattering like a fly buzzing."

"Pfft." The emperor couldn't help laughing, "The few brought out this time are more interesting."

"Also, today's shopkeeper, Ding Kui, right? You can speak with your mouth, but look at your coping skills. I really don't want to say that it's from Anbu. When I see you, I will kneel without saying a word. On the street People come and go, so look out. Fortunately, I am not too stupid, I can listen to the words and recognize the sound, so I didn’t make a big mess.”

"It is not I who trained them, but the vassal princes of Liujing in the past."

"The Eighth Prince?" Ten Niang understood after being surprised, "Then it's not surprising that they are so weird." The Eighth Prince had been straightened by her sixth sister for a long time, so he didn't feel so convulsed.

"Then I also know why the names of Xin Yin and Ding Kui are different from others." Shi Niang said, these two years are not included in the chronology, but if the Eighth Prince randomly named them, it would make sense.

"The name of Xin Yin and the name of Ding Kui are both chosen by the emperor." The emperor said, "Xin Zhe is Xinye. Yin is Yanye. The newly born plants and trees in the cold soil stretch out against the sun."

"The dingkui grows strong but cannot be revealed, it can only hide underground and continue to sprout and develop."

"That's right. If there is anything else to ask, we'll go back if you don't ask. You've had enough rest after wandering around for a while, and it's time to go back to eat." The emperor held Shi Niang's hand and was about to get up.

"Wait, the last question, what is Nanluo Sanbu?"

"You always have a quick brain. Have you guessed the Nanluo Sanbu?" the emperor asked her with a smile.

"The Liu family branch, the Nalan family branch, and the rest I don't know."

"Tell me why."

"In addition to the Liu family, the Nalan family also has a young daughter. To be fair, you should also take the Nalan semicolon they gave you to the Nalan family." Ten Niang guessed.

"Good guess. The other one, his daughter is also in the palace, and you also know it." The emperor smiled slightly, "Guess who it is?"

(End of this chapter)