The King of Beijing in the Red Mansion

The matter was settled, and Yuanchun had nothing to say. She was just next to the palace. Besides, Aunt Xue was also her aunt, so it was normal for relatives to help each other.

Shui Rong took a sip of tea and did not continue talking about this topic. Instead, he asked: "By the way, how much cash does our house have?"

Yuan Chun frowned when he heard this. It was not that he was dissatisfied with Shui Rong. After all, Shui Rong never asked anything about the affairs of the house since she was handed over to her. This reflected the trust between husband and wife. Now he asked Cash Bank , I guess there are some arrangements.

Pursing her pink lips, Yuan Chun's jade face looked a little strange and said truthfully: "Husband, we don't have much cash in the house."

Shui Rong was stunned when he heard this. There was no money left in the house?

At this time, Bao Qin behind him shared his worries and explained softly: "Your Majesty, this year a bathhouse was built in the palace, and a lot of people were added to the palace. The accounts cannot make ends meet, and the money that is missing is all filled in by the girl's own money."

Shui Rong felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He had left all the affairs of the back house to Yuan Chun, and he spent money lavishly, so naturally he could not make ends meet.

Good guy, it’s not even the end of the year yet, and the palace is already poor.

Thinking of this, Shui Rong took the beauty's soft hand and said warmly: "Madam, why didn't you tell your husband about this? It's my husband's fault for letting me take out all my money."

Speaking of which, all the money spent was for his own selfish desires, which is really embarrassing to think about.

Yuanchun didn't take it seriously when he heard this. There was a smile on his plump jade face and he said warmly: "My husband often says that husband and wife are one body, so why talk about you and me."

After saying that, Yuanchun asked again: "I wonder what my husband wants to do with the cash?"

Shui Rong didn't hide anything, and made everything clear about the business he was going to do with Jia Lian.

After hearing this, Yuanchun thought for a moment and said, "If it's not urgent, I can squeeze out tens of thousands of taels, or else my husband can use it first?"

Shui Rong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and his eyes fell on Yuan Chun, who had a hint of asking for instructions between his eyebrows, and felt inexplicably in his heart.

Look, even if you give him money, you have to ask carefully for instructions. Is this considered a soft meal?

After some calculations in his mind, Shui Rong shook his head and said softly: "The house cannot make ends meet, so let's not use it now. I will take care of the money matter. Madam, just rest assured."

When Yuan Chun heard the words, his jade face was slightly startled, and he looked at the young man with his shining starry eyes. There was a bit of doubt in his delicate eyebrows. When he built the bathhouse earlier, the prince had brought back 50,000 taels. Now he looked relaxed and at ease. There must be a way to make money.

Could it be that he has some property outside? If so, why didn't he tell her?

Chapter 268: Water Solving: I allow you to commit the following crimes

"Heaven and Earth", Qian Yue lives.

Wine and food were placed on the square table of fine huanghuali wood. Fine sandalwood was lit in the incense burner on the table. The melodious sound of string music came from the room with bamboo curtains on one side. It could be faintly heard through the curtains. I saw a graceful figure.

A man in rich clothes was seated at the main seat. Under him, Jia Lian, Xue Pan, Feng Ziying, Niu Cheng and others were sitting separately. They were pushing cups and changing cups, which seemed lively.

Originally, after Xue Da's head was treated by Shui Xiong, he was a little scared of Shui Xiong, so he sat upright and poured three or two cups of yellow soup into his stomach. In addition, her sister entered the palace, so in name he also The water-soluble brother-in-law, with his old frank and cheerful temperament sprouting up, drank all the rice wine in the wine cup, put down the wine cup, and said: "Although this "Heaven and Earth" is famous in Beijing, you can only watch it, it's so boring. .”

Niu Cheng is a typical military general with a bold temperament and doesn't like hiding things. Hearing Xue Datou's words, he responded: "Brother Xue is right. Isn't this what those big men like? Poems make music, red sleeves add fragrance, if you ask me, it’s better to go somewhere else and have two sisters to accompany you, at least they know how to take care of others.”

After the words fell, the two people couldn't help but look at each other and smile, everything was in silence, and they had a vague sense of being like-minded.

Jia Lian on the side also agreed when he heard this. Nothing arty is far less comfortable than enjoying the moon in front of flowers. Unfortunately, his health has not improved yet and he is powerless.

Feng Ziying glanced at Shui Rong, who was eating the fruit. She was not uncomfortable talking about the bad things about the club in front of the big boss.

Taking a sip of rice wine, Feng Ziying said softly: "You can't say that. The four golden flowers "in heaven and on earth" are famous in the capital. There is an endless stream of visiting literati and poets, and there are countless people who invite them with huge sums of money."

"Four golden flowers?"

When Shui Rong heard this, his hands paused, and there was a hint of doubt between his brows. When did four golden flowers appear? Why didn't his big boss know?

Feng Ziying understood that although Shui Rong was the big boss, he had never been involved in the affairs of the guild hall. It was normal for him not to know the reason. However, he would help deal with some troublesome matters in the guild hall, so he had a lot of understanding. Seeing that Shui Rong was unclear, he Explained: "Young Master, the four golden flowers refer to the four beauties in "heaven and earth". Girl Qingxi is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has an elegant and beautiful appearance. She can be called the best in both sex and art. Girl Yipinhong is gorgeous and charming. , the beautiful appearance is rare in the world, the little girl is exquisite and petite, can write and write poems, and is full of literary talent. The girl in colorful clothes has extremely beautiful appearance, is good at playing the flute, and can sing and dance. These four people are called the "Four Golden Flowers" , hearing the news in the capital attracted dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital to flock to him."

Shui Rong didn't say much after hearing this, because he had already left all the affairs of the hotel to Du Yuejiao, and he didn't care how to run it, as long as there was some profit.

However, judging from the meaning of Feng Ziying's words, "Heaven and Earth" even produced four golden flowers. It seems that Du Yuejiao's operation is quite smooth, which makes me feel very relieved.

Talking about Fengyue, Xue Da's head became interested, and he said happily: "Brother Feng is right, there are many people who spend a lot of money without even seeing her, but I was the guest of Miss Hong."

When Shui Rong heard this, he glanced at the proud Xue Pan in surprise. After all, with Xue's big-headed character, how could he win the attention of the oiran? However, after thinking about it, he felt that it was reasonable. After all, that twist of red could come. In "Heaven and Earth", Xue Datou worked hard, and suffered a lot in prison for this.

Come to think of it, it was really a bastard who made eyes at the mung beans, or maybe it was a flower stuck in cow dung?

Not to mention these, seeing that what these guys were saying was getting more and more outrageous, Shui Rong was too lazy to talk nonsense with them, and instead said: "Okay, today besides eating wine and chatting, we have other important things to discuss. .”

Don't think that Shui Rongxian has nothing to do and invites people like them here just to have wine and listen to music. This is for serious business.

Hearing that serious things were said, several people's expressions became serious. Even if Xue Pan was in the mood, he had to follow the crowd, otherwise he might suffer again.

Thinking about it, he met Shui Rong several times, but every time he was unlucky and had a psychological shadow. When he heard that the prince invited him, he was shocked.

Feng Ziying, as the representative, cupped her hands and said, "Young Master can just give you orders if you have something to do. The Feng family can only be dispatched by Young Master."

Shui Rong understood clearly when he heard the words. Feng Ziying was talking about the Feng family, which represented attitude. However, Shui Rong didn't care much. He waved his hand and said: "It's not a big deal, it's just a business. I'd like to ask if you guys are willing to join in." .”

The palace could not make ends meet. In order to have a better life in the future, Shui Rong had to find another way to make a living to fill the vacancies in the palace.

Jia Lian was startled when he heard this. Shui Rong had told him about the freight business earlier, and now he was talking about making a living. Could it be the same thing? Hadn't this been handed over to him? Could there be variables in it?

"What kind of livelihood?" Although Feng Ziying and others were surprised that Shui Rong talked about making a living, they understood that the kind of livelihood that a prince could talk about was definitely not an ordinary livelihood.

In recent years, all the martial arts families have been in decline, and due to the debts owed to the household department, every family has a difficult book to read. Now that Shuirong is talking about making a living, several of them are also touched. interest.

Shui Rong was not in a hurry. He took a sip from the wine cup and said Shi Shiran, "Your Majesty intends to build an imperial mausoleum."

Building an imperial mausoleum is not a trivial matter. Generally speaking, the emperor will start building the imperial mausoleum when he succeeds to the throne, because the imperial mausoleum shows that the emperor's throne is stable to a certain extent. After all, the imperial mausoleum has been built, what else is unstable? .

When Emperor Yongkang came to the throne, he wanted to build an imperial mausoleum to show his legitimacy, but he was blocked because the treasury was empty.

As for why he was blocked back, it is a matter of benevolence and wisdom. After all, when Emperor Yongkang succeeded to the throne, he did not have much power in his hands. His objection to the construction of the imperial mausoleum must have been a subtle warning to Yongkang. The emperor keeps to himself.

I have to say that Emperor Yongkang is also a bit sad.

Nowadays, times have changed, and the Supreme Emperor is getting older. He has not been involved in worldly affairs for many years. The power in the court is mostly controlled by Emperor Yongkang. Building the imperial mausoleum at this time is probably to declare his orthodoxy to the world.

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized that Shui Rong's livelihood was to build the imperial mausoleum.

Feng Ziying thought for a while and said: "Sir, the Ministry of Accounts is currently financially tight. It is estimated that only some money is left in the internal treasury, but that is almost life-saving money. Once something goes wrong, we have to rely on this disaster relief. It's easy to If you dare not use it, why would your Majesty intend to build an imperial mausoleum?"

It's not that Feng Ziying doubted Shui Rong, but she just didn't know it in her heart. With Emperor Yongkang's diligent style, he would definitely not do such a thing as killing the goose that lays the goose to seize the egg.

Shui Rong was not surprised to see Feng Ziying point out the benefits. After all, they were all powerful people of Wu Xun's lineage. Who would have no idea, so he explained: "The Ministry of Revenue owes a lot of money, and the treasury has a sum that can be used at any time." money, and will not touch the "life-saving money"."

Building an imperial mausoleum is a big project, and it can take at least one or two years, or more. It's not clear. For example, Qin Shihuang began to order the construction of his own mausoleum shortly after he ascended the throne at the age of thirteen, and it took fifty-three years to build it.

Of course, Emperor Yongkang would not be so extravagant, but precisely because it was a big project, he only needed to invest hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in the early stage to get started, and to show his attitude to the world first, and the rest would be done slowly. thing.

Several people were silent when they heard this. They said that most of the money was taken back from their Wu Xun lineage. The so-called wool comes from the sheep, so this can be regarded as making the best use of it.

Feng Ziying pondered and said, "We are naturally interested in the young master's kindness, but we are afraid that if we get involved, he will be displeased."

They understood that building the imperial mausoleum was a major event, and if they participated in it, not only eating meat, but also drinking soup would make their mouths full of oil, but they were afraid that Emperor Yongkang would think too much about it.

Pay attention to the attack on my tomb, you are so brave!

Shui Rong heard this and said indifferently: "Brother Huang has a broad mind. As long as we don't cut corners and don't care about things, you can rest assured."

Shui Rong knew that he was involved in the construction of the imperial mausoleum. As he said, as long as he did not cut corners, Emperor Yongkang would turn a blind eye. After all, his main purpose was not to build an imperial mausoleum, but to declare orthodoxy.

Moreover, Shui Rong was obsessed with business. If he really wanted to care about it, Emperor Yongkang would be happy to do it as long as he didn't commit any principled matter.

Feng Ziying and others felt relaxed when they saw Shui Xiong taking them all in.

Seeing this, Shui Rong continued: "The matter in the Imperial Mausoleum is a big one. The procurement of all parties is a big deal, and the supply of various materials is also complicated. The Xue family is an imperial merchant, and their job is to purchase. The Xue family will take the lead in this matter. Brother Pan, please put some thought into this."

After all, he was Sister Bao's brother, and Shui Rong still had to take care of him. Anyway, it was difficult for them to come forward, so it was just for the royal businessman of the Xue family to come forward.

As for monopoly, this is just a joke. After all, as he said, Huang Lingzi is such a big deal that one person really can't take it all. Moreover, how much advantage you can make from it depends on how much you have the ability to win over him. These powerful people who were close to him worked together, firstly for convenience, and secondly to show their closeness.

If you have money, let’s make it together.

Hearing this, Xue Pan nodded hurriedly and responded: "Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I will definitely handle it properly."

Shui Rong glanced at Xue Pan and said no more. Although Xue Pan was uneducated and incompetent, he had traveled with Aunt Xue for many years, and at least he had some knowledge. With people like Feng Ziying on his left and right, he could not go wrong.

After a pause, Shui Rong said, "As for the matters concerning the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites, we have already made arrangements in advance, and the rest won't be a big deal."

The purchase of items for the imperial mausoleum must comply with royal rules, so it is related to the Ministry of Rites, while construction matters are related to the Ministry of Works, so these also need to be properly arranged.

But these are all trivial matters, nothing more than opening up the door, which is nothing more than a trivial matter for powerful people like them.

Moreover, Qin Ye originally served in the Ministry of Industry, so mentioning Qin Ye's official position was an explanation to Ke Qing.

Immediately afterwards, Shui Rong spoke again: "We eat meat, and we also need to leave some soup for others. This time we need to prepare a sum of money first, estimated to be two to three hundred thousand taels. Ziying, you go contact other people." If you have a few good mansions, ask them if they are willing to buy a share."

When taking on a project, you usually advance the funds yourself in the early stages, even in ancient times.

As for saying that the project cannot be won, this is underestimating the Prince of Beijing. The so-called power and wealth, power and wealth, power comes first and wealth comes after, power comes with wealth.

Feng Ziying agreed. He knew that this matter was profitable, and naturally no one would refuse. The purpose of this offer was nothing more than to take care of some mansions close to them.

After deciding on the matter, Shui Rong didn't say much, and it was enough for them to discuss the rest of the matter. He sent Feng Ziying and his entourage away as well as the beauty who played the strings in Yajian, leaving Jia Lian alone.

Shui Rong's eyes fell on Jia Lian and asked, "How is your health?"

For a lustful person, this is more important than life.

Jia Lian looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, but there was no need to hide it in front of Shui Rong, and responded: "It's somewhat effective, but it still needs to be rested."

Recently, following Zhang Youshi's method of recuperation has indeed had some effect, but it is still powerless, because according to Zhang Youshi, his biggest problem is his fear of Sister Feng. They are in the same hospital, and they often see each other. Every time we meet, I still have lingering fears. How can I recover well?

Shui Rong was purely concerned about it and had no other intention, so he turned to say: "If you are interested in investing in the construction of the imperial mausoleum, you can also get money."

Helping is helping, but Shui Rong can't be like taking care of his son. He has already found a freight business for Jia Lian, so he shouldn't have to plan it for Jia Lian.

Dou Mi's favor, promotes Mi's hatred, if he continues to be pampered, I'm afraid Jia Lian's heart will wander. Even if it is a favor, Jia Lian must pay a price to let him understand that it is not so easy to take advantage.

Jia Lian smiled bitterly when he heard this. He didn't have much money left in his hands. Where could he get money? The only way was to get the money from the Duke of Rongguo's palace. But those were all under the control of Sister Feng, and the money was all owned by the family. People stared, there was no problem in misappropriating one or two thousand taels of silver for turnover, but the matter of building the imperial mausoleum was definitely more than that.

In short, Jia Lian knew that this was a money-collecting business, but he was as helpless as his body.

He had the intention to ask Shui Rong to borrow money, but the freight transaction was already thanks to the prince, and now he couldn't open his mouth no matter how thick-skinned he was.

Shui Rong understood clearly when he saw this, but he would not relent because of it. He suggested: "If you are interested, go and ask Sister-in-law Feng, and you and your wife can discuss an agreement."

Sister Feng is very clever and can squeeze out money even if she doesn't have money. The reason why Jia Lian hesitates is simply that he doesn't want to look for her.

As for whether you and your wife report it to Jia Mu and others, or whether you and your wife want to keep it all to yourself, this is a matter between you and your wife, and he will not interfere blindly.

When Jia Lian heard this, he knew that this was the only way to do it, so he responded: "I understand, I will discuss this matter with Sister Feng."

Shui Rong didn't say much after hearing this. He took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeves, pushed them on the table, and said, "I've got the money ready. You can start taking care of things in Liaodong."

Jia Lian stretched out his hand to take the bank note, his heart was filled with excitement, and he looked at Shui Rong with deep gratitude in his eyes. The prince treated him with sincerity and sincerity, thinking of himself in every good thing. He should be so kind to him. Forget it.

In this regard, Shui Rong didn't say much and asked Jia Lian to retreat.