Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

Gu Jiu didn't care about the silver that Second Young Master brought back from Jiangnan, but others did.

It can be said that in the entire palace, except for Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao, everyone is rare.

After eating vegetarian food, everyone took a short rest, and then set off back to the palace.

After entering the second door and getting off the carriage, Ouyang Fu planned to go back to the room first and ask the second son how much money he brought back from the south.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Pei took the lead and instructed the servant: Go, invite the second son to Chunhetang. This princess has something to ask him. In addition, I will invite the lord of the family.

The servants took orders and arranged for people to act separately.

Hearing this, Ouyang Fu exchanged glances with Concubine Shen, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law decided not to go back to the room first, but went to Chunhetang with Mrs. Pei.

Xiao Qin'er also wants to join in the fun.

Last year, Liu Yi went to Jiangnan to cuddle silver, and he made a mistake.

She wanted to see what happened to the second son this year.

If the second son brought back enough money, that's fine.

If the second son brought back less money than Liu Yi, she would have to force the second son Ouyang Fu and his wife to spit out the money.

Gu Jiu didn't want to join in the fun, it was cold, and she just wanted to go back to the room, Maodong.

Money or not, she doesn't care.

She does not lack the money of the palace.

She opened her mouth and planned to say goodbye to Mrs. Pei.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Pei disagreed, Eldest daughter-in-law, you are the eldest daughter-in-law, how can you stay out of the affairs of the house.

Gu Jiu's brows and eyes twitched. At this time, she thought that she was the eldest daughter-in-law. Why didn't she think of her identity on weekdays.

Pei didn't give Gu Jiu a chance to refuse, and as soon as she finished speaking, she had already walked out.

Gu Jiu had no choice but to follow.

Xiao Qin'er snorted and whispered with Gu Jiu, Second Young Master must be greedy for money. Sister-in-law, you are the eldest daughter-in-law, you can't just sit back and ignore it.

Gu Jiu smiled, There is no evidence, the fourth siblings should not talk nonsense. Let's take a look at the situation first.

Gu Jiu guessed that the second son must be greedy for ink, but he will never be as blatantly greedy as Liu Yi.

The second son was born from a concubine, and he did not dare to serve as a messenger with all his heart.

While doing the job with all his heart and being a little greedy for ink, King Ning acquiesced.

This time, Jiangnan's accounts will definitely pass the test.

Pei's delusional choice is not that easy.

When everyone arrived at Chunhe Hall, they sat down separately.

After waiting for a while, the second son, who had already changed and washed, but his face was a little tired, arrived at Chunhetang.

The royal family order has also arrived.

The second child has worked hard all the way. Is the road going well?

The second son bowed and replied, Reporting to the mother-in-law, the road is going well. Thank you mother-in-law for your concern.

Pei asked again, Is the situation in Jiangnan okay?

The second son said: Everything is fine. This year, the weather in Jiangnan is good, and the income of the farm has increased by 20% compared with last year.

Oh?

Mr. Pei was a little surprised and looked at Lord Jialing.

Lord Jialing took out the ledger and gave it to Mrs. Pei, This year's income is indeed 20% higher than in previous years.

Pei looked at the ledger, and the income of the farm was good, but the business in the shop and the sea trade business were not satisfactory.

She couldn't help frowning.

My eldest daughter-in-law, this princess remembers that you are good at reckoning. Look at these accounts for this princess, is there any problem.

Gu Jiu was surprised, she never thought that Pei Shi would let her check Jiangnan's accounts, and she was still in front of everyone.

Gu Jiu didn't rush to agree, she quietly observed the reactions of everyone present.

Concubine Shen was obviously nervous, and Ouyang Fu, who was beside her, was a little short of breath.

The second son looked calm and calm.

Xiao Qin'er stretched her neck, curious about what was recorded in the ledger.

She finally looked at Mrs Pei and met Mrs Pei's eyes.

Eldest daughter-in-law, why don't you move? Hurry up and take the ledger.

Gu Jiu smiled softly, Daughter-in-law obeys.

She took the ledger with both hands and flipped through it.

Qingmei took out a small abacus from her body and placed it by Gu Jiu's hand.

I saw Gu Jiu flipping through the ledger with one hand and flipping the abacus with the other.

Her eyes were always on the ledger, and she didn't even look at the abacus in her hand.

However, when the right hand of the abacus was moved, the fingers moved up and down, and the speed was so fast that it seemed like a phantom.

Everyone present was amazed when they saw this scene.

I have seen someone who is very good at planning, but is as good as Gu Jiu, but this is the first time I have seen it.

Seeing her plan, everyone thought, no wonder she is so good at business.

It seems that people who are good at reckoning are very good at doing business.

Grange accounts are simple.

Most of the manor's farms in the south of the Yangtze River are used to plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms.

As the price of silk has risen, the income of the farm has also risen. It is no wonder that this year has increased by 20% compared with previous years.

But the shops and sea trade are not satisfactory.

Gu Jiu didn't have the previous year's ledger, so he couldn't make a comparison.

From the book alone, the profit of the shop is very low, only 15% of the total.

Do retail transactions, 15% of the profits drink the northwest wind?

The retail business does not have a profit of more than 30%, and the store cannot be opened at all.

Gu Jiu lowered her eyebrows and smiled. To say that there is no name here, she would not believe it.

I just don't know if the fame comes from the steward or the second son.

This year's sea trade business has made money. But the profit of sea trade can only be said to be unsatisfactory.

Snapped!

The last piece of the abacus fell, making a crisp sound.

Gu Jiu stopped his right hand, closed the account book, and said to Princess Pei, The account is clear, there is no problem.

Pei Shi was suspicious.

Gu Jiu smiled, Every stroke is clear, and there is no discrepancy with the general ledger.

Pei Shi immediately understood what Gu Jiu meant.

There is no problem with the ledger, the accounts are clear. If there is a problem, the problem is also with the person who does the accounting.

If there is a problem with the person who does the accounting, then these ledgers are fake ledgers, and there is no such thing as a problem.

Fake ledgers are naturally perfect.

There is no reference, no real transaction documents, no original accounts, and auditing is impossible.

Gu Jiu returned the ledger to Mrs. Pei.

She reconciled, and it didn't take much time.

When everyone came back to their senses, her side was over.

Mr. Pei flipped through the ledger, and the second son brought back 170,000 taels of silver from Jiangnan this time. Compared with previous years, this income was not much different and acceptable.

Pei asked Lord Jialing, What do you think?

The Shaofu family decree said vaguely: With this money, we can relax a little more next year.

Pei shi laughed and cursed the old fox in his heart.

Jialing did not say that the second son brought back more money or less, but only said that it was enough. Sure enough, it will be muddy.

Gu Jiu lowered his eyes and smiled.

170,000 taels was indeed a lot of money, enough for the palace to spend several months.

But with the scale of Jiangnan's industry, the income of 170,000 taels is a joke?

Not to mention the farm, the income of the shop.

Based on the scale of Wangfu's sea trade alone, if Gu Jiu were to handle it, she would be able to earn back 370,000 taels, not to mention 170,000 taels.

Of course, Gu Jiu would not rashly expose the truth.

After all, the people below have to eat too.

In other words, the following people did not let the palace go bankrupt, which is already considered a conscience.

A dark-hearted steward will directly make you go bankrupt. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, what can the palace do?

Beat the steward? Get out?

It's useless.

Everyone knows that maintaining the status quo is the best solution.

Unless a powerful person comes to power, handles all industries and affairs with thunderbolt means, and there are enough people to replace those vacated positions, and can calm down the shock in a short period of time and put the business on the right track.

Is there such a person?

No!

Neither can Gu Jiu.

Because she has no one.

She is not short of money now. If she has no money, she can borrow from Shaofu.

She is currently short of people, and lacks a large number of compound talents who can act on their own.

In ancient times, the most precious thing was still talent.

This year alone, Gu Jiu's business has expanded several times. However, the talent pool has not kept pace with business expansion.

Not everyone has the ability to manage a shop, a business, and ensure profitability.

Any talent must be trained and experienced.

There is no one who can do anything without paying tuition fees.

Not even a genius, a genius also needs time to accumulate and learn. The difference is that genius greatly shortens the time to accumulate learning.

In just a few short years, Er Zhuang helped Gu Jiu's reserve of talents, and all of them were sent out.

She has no extra staff to send out to take care of the palace's property.

In the past, Gu Jiu also had the idea of ​​competing for the stewardship of the palace and taking over the property of the palace.

But now, she has no such thoughts.

She is too busy with her own property, how can she have the mind and energy to take care of the property of the palace.

And she has to make time to get pregnant and have a baby, so she's too busy to die.

The property of the palace should be left to Princess Pei's management.

When people are busy, they will not think wildly and have no time to be a demon.

Only people who have nothing to do will think about being a demon every day and cause trouble everywhere. For example, the Lord of Huyang County.

Pei said to the second son, You are very good. You can bring back 170,000 taels of silver, which has lived up to the expectations of the prince and this princess.

The second son was relieved, and the heart he was carrying finally fell into place.

He bowed and said, It's what a son should do.

Pei Shi originally wanted to be picky and suppress the second son.

However, she remembered the situation of Liu Yi last year. At this time last year, the money that Liu Yi brought back was only tens of thousands of taels.

When comparing the two sides, Liu Yi was completely defeated.

Her own son is not good enough, and she has no confidence to pick on the fault of the concubine.

And three months ago, the Second Young Master sent someone to send money back. Adding up the two times, there are more than 200,000 taels.

This income is really trying my best.

Pei Shi stopped thinking about picking up the wrong thing, and simply sent everyone away neatly.

Concubine Shen frowned and smiled.

Can she be unhappy when her own son fights for her face?

She told the second son that she had set up a banquet and had dinner together in the evening.

The second son readily agreed.

The second son and Ouyang Fu went back to the room first.

The couple hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, and they missed them very much.

The second son squatted down, his ears pressed against his bulging belly, listening to the child's movements.

He's moving. Second Young Master looked surprised.

Ouyang Fu laughed, covered her lips and said, Of course he can move. In a month, he will be born.

It must be my son.

The second son was loud and had a strong desire for his son.

Ouyang Fu felt the pressure, What if it's a daughter?

The second son shook his head again and again, It won't be a daughter, it must be a son.

Ouyang Fu was a little flustered.

She is also looking forward to this child being a son, she is extremely eager, and hopes that her son's mood will not be less than that of the second son.

But at the same time, she is also mentally prepared to have a daughter.

I even thought about it, in case it was a daughter, what would she say and what would she do? I have even thought about what kind of pressure I will endure.

But seeing the second son's attitude that he must be a son, she was very flustered.

If it was a daughter, he would be very disappointed.

What will he do?

Will you not even look at the child? Will he accept the concubine directly as arranged by the princess?

What's wrong with you? You don't look very good. Is it a stomachache?

The second son asked nervously.

Ouyang Fu laughed hard, It's fine, I'm fine. Don't worry.

Second Young Master heaved a sigh of relief, he said with a smile, Guess what I brought back?

When Ouyang Fu heard this, she also became happy, Is it silver?

The second son nodded, acting like a trick, took out a thick envelope, Look at it.

Ouyang Fu couldn't wait to open it excitedly, it was full of silver bills. One hundred taels, a thick stack, there must be tens of thousands of taels.

It's 30,000 taels in total, and I finally got it out. You take the money and keep it for our son.

Ouyang Fu smiled sweetly, Husband has worked hard.

Finally, it's not a waste of hard work.

Then he sighed again, It was only when I went to Jiangnan that I found out that all those managers are monkeys, and they are very sophisticated. Over the years, they have relied on the property of the palace, and they have all become rich. My son is dealing with them. In half a year, I managed to pull out so much money.

Jiangnan's steward is so arrogant? Ouyang Fu looked incredulous.

The second son laughed at himself, The emperor is far away from the sky, can you not be arrogant? Fortunately, the fourth brother set an example last year. This time I went to the south of the Yangtze River.

Otherwise, the task assigned by the father and king would not be able to be completed at all. Last year, the fourth brother went to the south of the Yangtze River, and was played around by those stewards, not a crime of war. To this day, those people are still circulating jokes about the fourth brother.

Ouyang Fu asked curiously, You and the Fourth Young Master, your grandson, those in charge are so daring and dare to play tricks on you?

The second son shook his head, There's nothing they dare not do. You know there's a problem, but if you can't find out where the problem is, you'll be played together by them.

I can see it clearly. The Jiangnan gang had already reached an agreement in private. As long as there are people in the capital, they will hold together and deal with us together.

Unless the father is determined to abolish all the people in Jiangnan from top to bottom. But in this way, Jiangnan's business is completely over. To maintain the status quo, there will be at least one or two hundred thousand taels of income every year. If you move those people, I'm afraid you won't be able to get a tael of silver.

After all, the stewards of Jiangnan united and together they emptied the palace. It's a bit like, will be subject to foreign military orders.

They don't listen to the tune, they go their own way and decide everything by themselves.

Of course, they didn't want the palace to lift the table and abolish them.

Therefore, they will carefully maintain the status quo and ensure that they will hand over the money to the palace every year.

As for paying more and paying less, it all depends on who comes from the capital.

For a powerful character, pay more money.

Come to a fool, pay less money.

In any case, the money must be paid.

As long as the money was paid, King Ning would turn a blind eye to them. Everyone is happy!

After hearing this, Ouyang Fu was speechless.

According to what you said, isn't that place in the south of the Yangtze River a dragon pond and a tiger's den?

It's almost. It's not easy to get out without any ability. Didn't the fourth brother fall last year?

Why has the eldest son never been planted?

Second Young Master frowned, I don't know. The steward over there in Jiangnan was tight-lipped about the eldest brother, and refused to reveal a word.

He didn't know that in the early years, that is, in the first ten years or so when the palace sent people to Jiangnan to buy properties, Jiangnan didn't even pay 100,000 taels of money every year.

At that time, the population of the palace was small and the expenses were low. King Ning had his eyes on the court and didn't care.

Later, when Liu Zhao was able to act on his own, King Ning sent Liu Zhao to Jiangnan.

Liu Zhao is a ruthless man.

He knew that in terms of his ability to do business and make false accounts, and his ability to fool people, he was no match for those in charge.

He didn't bother to mess with those stewards either.

When it was time to pay the money, everyone was locked up, and they were not given anything to eat, only water to drink.

Whoever pays more than double the money will be released. Otherwise it stays closed.

Someone carried it for three days, paid the money and left.

Some people have been carrying it for half a month, but they can't hold it, and their lives are almost gone, so they can only compromise and pay money.

That year, the money that Jiangnan handed over changed from tens of thousands of taels to hundreds of thousands of taels.

This matter, Ning Wang is very clear.

Because King Ning stopped Hu halfway and used 80,000 taels of silver as private money. For so many years, it has been hidden from the Pei family.

In the next two years, King Ning still sent Liu Zhao to Jiangnan.

Liu Zhao has a consistent style, and this young master will not bully you. This young master has been martial arts since he was a child, only showing his strength and showing his muscles.

The subtext is:

be honest!

Otherwise, you will be killed in minutes!

Since then, the money that Jiangnan handed over has changed from tens of thousands of taels to hundreds of thousands of taels every year, and occasionally it can break through the 200,000 mark.

Liu Zhao has not been to Jiangnan for many years, but his legend still circulates in Jiangnan.