Chapter 261: Two thousand taels

"absurd!"
King Ning scolded the lord of Huyang, "Listening to the wind is rain, I don't know how to use my head. Not to mention that the palace has no cutting costs, even if it is really cut, it will not lose your share."
Upon hearing this, Princess Huyang turned from worry to joy.
"Is what Brother Wang said true? Doesn't really cut my cost?"
King Ning has a serious face, "This king promises you that he will never cut your expenses."
Huyang beamed with joy.
Pei's silver teeth shattered.
She had planned it a long time ago, and once she started cutting costs, she would be the first one to use Huyang.
She had seen Huyang not pleasing to her eyes a long time ago, and would not be reconciled if she didn't take the opportunity to clean up her.
As a result, the prince even promised that he would never cut the cost of Huyang, which is really unreasonable.
In this way, doesn't it mean that the palace will raise Huyang for a lifetime?
Why?
Not an unmarried sister-in-law.
Huyang has mansions, fields, shops, and Juelu. Although she was fined three years for Juelu, but after three years, she will be equally successful.
Huyang himself had so much income, it was not enough, and he even asked the palace to pay for the three of them.
This is the reason.
"Master, is this proper?" Pei asked softly.
Although Pei's heart was already raging, she was still very peaceful on the face, and she was like a princess.
King Ning was used to spending money, how could he care about the cost.
In his opinion, it is not just how much money can be spent to raise a few people.
So he said: "There is nothing wrong with it."
Princess Huyang took the opportunity to ask, "Brother Wang, can you give me a little money so that I can do things for the cohort. The cohort does not look down, and dreams every night. If I don't do a ritual for him, I really don't feel at ease."
King Ning nodded, "Yes!"
Huyang wiped his tears, "Thank you Brother Wang, seven or eight thousand taels is almost enough."
Hearing this, Pei smiled coldly.
Huyang really opened his mouth, seven or eight thousand taels. It was like seven or eight taels, as simple as eating and drinking water.
I really don't know where she is.
Obviously he was a pauper, owed a debt, but he kept showing up all day long.
Pei looked at King Ning.
There is no money in the house, she wants to see how the prince can deal with the seven or eight thousand taels of "little money".
King Ning had a serious face, "Seven or eight thousand taels are needed for mere rituals. Which temple's monk dared to falsely report the price and treat you as a bully. If you say it, Ben Wang Minger will send someone to level the temple and remove those The monks all went to the prison and tortured them severely."
Pei's head lowered and smiled, his heart happy.
Sure enough, the prince is not so easy to fool.
Princess Huyang's face became stiff, and he said with a guilty conscience: "No, there are no temple monks. I plan to add more sesame oil money so that the monks can be more attentive."
King Ning snorted coldly, "Don't care about the temple, the five hundred taels of sesame oil can't be more. If those monks dare not care, tell this king, this king will send someone to level the temple up and down."
Huh huh!
Princess Huyang was about to cry again.
Brother Wang is not easy to fool!
Why did Brother Wang take the wrong medicine?
Princess Huyang began to sob and wept again, "Before he died, he suffered such a serious crime. I just want the horse to die. I also ask Brother Wang to be considerate."
King Ning was unmoved, "Even if you want to die, you can't spend seven or eight thousand liang. This king will give you two thousand liang, which is enough for a beautiful memorial service. This king believes that the horse will be able to look down upon receiving the money. If you still don’t look down, this king will talk to him personally."
Princess Huyang was choked, "Brother Wang, don't scare me, how do you talk to him?"
King Ning laughed mockingly, "Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism are the same. I don't believe that Chen Fuma dares to dream at will. If he dares to make trouble in the underworld, this king will send someone to slay the tomb of the Chen family."
The host of Huyang County was shocked, and cried loudly, "I'm already sorry for the consort. Brother Wang wants to level the tomb of the Chen family. Is this deliberately letting me be the sinner of the Chen family?"
King Ning sternly said, "Presumptuous! The dignified princess, Jin Zunyu, what the Chen family is worthy of you. Now that the person is dead, after a year or a half, if you want, this king will do another for you. Looking for a marriage."
Princess Huyang was stunned and stopped crying. She stared at King Ning blankly, "Is this what the mother concubine meant?"
King Ning was expressionless, "No matter who meant it, don't cry for Chen Luma anymore, it's ugly."
Princess Huyang lowered his head and wiped his tears with a complex expression.
It was the first time that Pei had heard of this, and the royal family was indeed a man of injustice.
Less than two months after Chen Fuma's death, Concubine Shu and Wang Ye actually planned to find another marriage for Huyang.
Tut tut...
I just don't know what Chen Min and Chen Lu would think.
After wiping away the tears, Princess Huyang said: "I don't have this thought yet, I will talk about it later. Now I want to do a ritual for the consort."
King Ning immediately gave an order to Master Jialing, "Allocation of two thousand taels of silver to the princess."
The family led the adults.
Princess Huyang gritted his teeth and asked, "Brother Wang, can't you give me more?"
King Ning said displeased: "This king just paid off the debts of the household department, where there is more money. If nothing happens, I will withdraw."
Princess Huyang stomped his feet and asked, "Did Brother Wang be persuaded by his sister-in-law that he really wanted to cut the cost of the mansion?"
Pei secretly rolled his eyes.
King Ning sternly said, "If you want to cut the cost, this king and the princess will discuss it yourself. That's it, don't worry about it. Next time, don't listen to the wind or the rain. If you have a broken mouth, you should be severely punished."
The word severe punishment, with a murderous intent, shook the host of Huyang County.
She looked around, knowing that it didn't matter what she said.
"Brother Wang, you are busy, I will leave first."
When he turned to leave, Princess Huyang did not forget to cast his eyes to Pei.
Pei smiled sarcastically, letting your tongue shine, and never want to reverse the trend.
What is the general trend, the palace has no money is the general trend.
And this matter has attracted the attention of the prince.
As soon as Princess Huyang left, the side hall calmed down.
Pei looked at King Ning, "Prince, the accountant has no money, how can I solve it?"
King Ning flipped through the ledger at will, "You just said to throttle, how to throttle?"
Pei's heart was overjoyed and calmly said: "The concubine's body is thinking and thinking, there are only two ways, one is to lay off staff, and the other is to cut costs. Please also let the prince decide."
King Ning asked: "Reduce staff, cut costs, how much money can you save in one month?"
This one……
Pei's royal family led Master Shi to see.
Wangfu Jialing said hurriedly: "It depends on how many people are cutting and what is the cutting cost."
King Ning stared at Pei, "How many people do you think you want to cut?"
Pei said cautiously: "Cut 10%?"
She wanted to cut 20% at a time, but she was worried about being opposed by King Ning, so she didn't say that.
King Ning nodded, and cut a man, almost done.
"The Royal Mansion should cut some people out. Those who fish in troubled waters, have dirty hands and feet, have loose mouths, and and slippery."
Pei's excitement was unbearable, "Concubine obeys orders."
King Ning asked again: "How do you plan to do the cutting cost?"
Pei said hurriedly: "The concubine has compared the various mansions, the expenses of the palace are too high. It is better to start with the monthly bills of the servants."
The royal family was indifferent, he took the salary set by the court. No matter how you cut it, it is impossible to cut it on his head.
The other dozen or so accounts are different, they all take monthly bills. This needs to be tailored. Isn't the one month's income much less.
It's just that people are quiet and don't dare to speak.
King Ning did not have any specific ideas, "You first take out a charter and show it to this king. If there is no problem, you can tailor the cost."
Pei was overjoyed in his heart and responded, "The prince can rest assured that the concubine will come up with a charter as soon as possible."
King Ning told the ledger to throw it away, and said: "This is an offensive job. Does the princess think about how to do it?"
Pei had already thought about it, "The concubine takes the lead, leading the two side concubines, and three daughter-in-laws, each responsible for one. Lord, do you think this will work?"
King Ning asked: "Are you not afraid that someone will avenge private revenge?"
"The concubine will arrange for supervision to prevent such phenomena."
King Ning thought for a while, "You should first come out with a charter. Then let the accountant calculate how much money can be saved this month."
Pei knew that before the regulations came out, King Ning would not easily let go.
She responded, "Go down here and ask someone to discuss a charter."
She got up and left.
According to the royal family order, dozens of accountants are still in the side hall.
King Ning didn't let them leave, they had to wait all the time.
King Ning asked Mr. Jia Ling, "Is the princess's method feasible?"
Mr. Family Ling thought about it and said: "Whether it's OK, it's OK, the only thing I worry about is that the royal palace will be up and down, making the prince uneasy."
Ning Wang sighed, "It is easy to change from frugality to luxury, but difficult to change from luxury to frugality. It is strange that the royal residence's income has not grown for so many years."
Mr. Jia Ling said: "In recent years, it has been difficult to do business, and the mansion has spent a lot of money. The princess and empress want to tailor the cost, but also for the sake of the mansion."
"This king knows. This king asks you, according to the princess's plan, how much silver can be saved in a month?"
"If the royal concubine Lianchun and Tang's expenses are also cut off, if you set an example, the next official estimates that you can save at least two to three thousand taels a month."
Only two or three thousand taels?
King Ning is too little.
If you can only save this amount of expense, why bother to cut the expense at the risk of making trouble.
Master Jialing said again: "If you want to save five or six thousand taels a month, it depends on the determination of the princess and the empress."
If you are determined enough, you can save it anyway.
If the determination is not big enough, it is possible to give up halfway.
"This king is worried that the princess will be full of enthusiasm, and when there are difficulties, he should complain again. Trouble, it is really trouble."
Ning Wang walked around in the side hall, "I still have to find a way to source money."
The family leader came up with an idea, "I don't want to open more shops."
King Ning snorted, "How much money can I make by opening a shop? Two to three thousand taels a year, even if you open ten more shops, it's only two to three thousand taels. And nowadays, the family members are all opening shops, and the business is not comparable. In previous years, maybe the money was not made, and there would be losses every year."
The family made the adults very impressed.
There are too many shops in Beijing.
Royal clan, noble honor, official family, rich family, who doesn't have many shops?
It is almost impossible to make huge profits by opening a shop.
You can only take the trade line, going south, north, west, and east.
If you go down one line, if it goes well, you can make tens of thousands of taels in one trip.
If the sea trade goes well, it won't be a problem to earn one to two hundred thousand taels in one trip. This is more profitable than opening a shop.
The only thing to worry about is the high risk and the long delay on the road.
King Ning stared at Master Jia Ling, "Is there no other way?"
Master Jialing shook his head, "The officer is dull and can't think of a way."
Humph!
King Ning waved his hand, "Go down, think about this king."
If this continues, the whole family will drink northwest wind.
Pei's movements were very quick, and he came up with a charter in two days.
At the same time, the subordinates were discussing in private about the princess's cutting costs. So that everyone has no intention of doing things, everyone is worried.
Many people even thought that they would be laid off soon, maybe they would be laid off on their own heads, so why bother to do things so diligently.
Negativity, fear, complaint, complain...
All kinds of negative emotions.
Gu Jiu was in the garden, watching people doing things unintentionally, and shook his head noncommittal.
Madam Fang whispered: "It seems that the cutting cost this time is imperative."
Gu Jiu nodded. The princess was determined this time. If she didn't make a move, wouldn't it mean she had no courage.
Since the cost of tailoring has spread throughout the whole government, for the sake of face, Princess Pei will also forcefully implement her own plan.
Qingmei said with emotion, "I didn't expect that Princess Huyang could not stop the prince."
Gu Jiu snorted, "I don't know who secretly instigated Princess Huyang to be a stick. It's a pity that in the face of money, let alone Princess Huyang, even Empress Shu doesn't work."
"The slave servant heard that the lord Huyang received two thousand taels from the accountant and wanted to do things for Chen Fuma."
Gu Jiu asked: "When do you do things?"
Madam Fang said: "Still contacting the temple. I heard people say that Princess Huyang wanted to do things in Xiangguo Temple, saying that Chen Fuma liked the plum blossoms in Xiangguo Temple the most."
Gu Jiu said, "Xiangguo Temple is not cheap. Is two thousand taels enough?"
"It's enough to add a little sesame oil. But after the ritual, there are no more than two thousand taels left."
Gu Jiu laughed. Princess Huyang was thinking about getting money from the palace, but King Ning still didn't let go.
King Ning is used to spending money on his own, but it is impossible for him to support Huyang generously and unselfishly.
The owner of Huyang County probably realized this and changed his strategy altogether, asking for money back every three days. Although there are not many each time, but the accumulation of small sums up is not a small sum.
It's no wonder that Pei is full of disgust for the Huyang Princess, and all kinds of dislikes.
I met Ouyang Fu and Xiao Qin'er in the garden.
Both were in a bad mood, and both were affected by rumors of cutting costs.
"Why do I have time to come out?"
"Second sibling, fourth sibling, you are in good spirits."
Ouyang Fu smiled and said, "My fourth younger siblings and I were busy all morning in the Chamber. It was really hard, so we came out to stroll around and relax."
Xiao Qin'er sneered: "Unlike the sister-in-law, who has nothing to do every day, I really envy me waiting."
Gu Jiu raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Four younger siblings like duplicity. I have nothing to do all day. You don’t know how happy you are in your heart. Why are you embarrassed to say that you envy me? I really want the fourth younger sibling to change with me. You must be unhappy. ."
Xiao Qin'er smiled, "I envy Sister-in-law's leisure time, not like we are tired every day."
"Those who can do more work, don't think about the four younger siblings."
Xiao Qin'er raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will never miss it."
Ouyang Fu was worried, "Sister-in-law should have heard about it, and soon Fuzhong will start cutting costs. I estimate that this year's flower viewing banquet will be cancelled."
Xiao Qin'er frowned, "The most respectable thing is that the palace holds flower viewing banquets every year. If it is really cancelled, wouldn't it cause a joke in the city."
Ouyang Fu said: "There is not enough money in the Fuzhong, and this is no way."
"Don't you care about the face of the palace?" Xiao Qin'er bit her lip as she wanted to show her face at the flower banquet.
If this is cancelled, what can be done.
Ouyang Fu looked at Gu Jiu, "Sister-in-law, don't you say something?"
Gu Jiu smiled softly and said to the two of them: "The Royal Palace really wants to cancel the flower viewing banquet. Not only will it not cause others to laugh at it, but it may also win the praise of the palace."
"how do I say this?"
"Have you all forgotten, what has the court been up to lately?"
"Clean up the debts of the household department."
Gu Jiu nodded, "I can't even pay the money from the household department, and dare to throw a banquet, extravagantly and wastefully. Are you really afraid of your majesty to blame? Are you afraid that Jin Wuwei will come to call for payment?
It is time to cancel the flower viewing banquet and cut the cost. Although everyone is going to live a hard life, but it can win the praise of the prince from the palace and make the Ministry of Households delay the payment of the arrears. This is an advantage. "
"It's rare that there is a sensible person in the house!"
A bunch of people came out from behind the bushes.