Chapter 262: List

"See father and queen, mother and concubine."
The person who came out from behind the bush was King Ning and Pei.
Surprisingly, they were in the garden, and they happened to hear the conversation of the three Gu Jiu.
It turned out that Pei took out the charter and finally persuaded King Ning to agree to the cut cost.
But Pei was worried that things would not go well, so he moved King Ning and asked him to go to Chunhetang.
Then the crowd was called, and King Ning announced the cost of tailoring.
There is King Ning, and I believe no one dares to object.
King Ning stared at Gu Jiu, "It's hard for you to think about the overall situation. When others hear about the cost of cutting, they are all worried."
Gu Jiu took the opportunity to say: "The daughter-in-law also wants to take the place of the father and the mother and the concubine."
King Ning nodded approvingly, "You are interested."
After a pause, he said again: "At this difficult time, extravagance and waste are strictly prohibited in the palace. Both of you must learn from Dalang's wife. Don't just worry about your one-third acre land all day, and just think about cutting it. How much did you lose? Think more about the palace. The Ministry of Household is clearing up the debts over the years, and the palace is still extravagant and wasteful. Is this fair?"
Both Ouyang Fu and Xiao Qin'er were cowardly and dare not to speak.
King Ning is majestic and Tiancheng, he has spoken, who dares to refute?
Pei's heart was happy, this time the prince finally stood by her side. In this way, the cost of tailoring is imperative and no one can stop it.
King Ning snorted again, "All follow this king to the Chunhe Hall to discuss matters."
"Yes."
King Ning walked ahead.
Pei followed, and did not forget to remind Xiao Qin'er, "Just take care of your mouth and stop talking nonsense."
Xiao Qin'er nodded aggrievedly, "The daughter-in-law listens to the mother and concubine."
Pei's eyes looked at Gu Jiu again with complicated eyes.
Unexpectedly, the oldest eldest daughter-in-law from the lowest birth turned out to be the most knowledgeable of the three daughter-in-laws.
She thought for a while, and said to Gu Jiu, "You too."
Gu Jiu nodded the command.
Ouyang Fu sighed quietly, and whispered: "It seems that the cutting cost is already imperative and irretrievable."
Princess Huyang is also a person who can't get things done. It is obviously impossible to let her be a shit-cutter and let her control the prince and concubine.
Gu Jiu said: "Since it is irreversible, it is better to think about what to do next."
Ouyang Fu chuckled softly, "Sister-in-law still has a vision. I can only complain when I wait. It's not as good as the older sister."
Xiao Qin'er was not willing to listen to this.
"Second sister-in-law is too arrogant. According to you, we are all stupid people. Only sister-in-law is awake?"
Ouyang Fu blamed himself, "Look at me, he said something wrong again. The four younger siblings must not be familiar with me."
Xiao Qin'er snorted and said to Gu Jiu: "Sister-in-law is just lucky."
Gu Jiu smiled lightly, "Four younger siblings are right. I am indeed luckier than ordinary people. However, luck is also part of strength."
Xiao Qin'er's face changed again and again.
Gu Jiu stopped paying attention to her and took someone straight to Chunhetang.
The whole province was notified and came to Chunhetang. The hall is full.
Even the third son and the third wife, who rarely show up in normal times, even came out.
The third wife, Cai, is in poor health and has been recuperating.
Her face was pale, and she looked weak.
As soon as March is about to come, the weather is warming up, she is still wearing thick winter clothes, her lips are bruised and there is no blood.
Looking at Liu Yan, the third son again, he was also pale like a ghost, with a sickness of not seeing the sun for a long time.
The husband and wife sat on a large chair, and there was a feeling of dissatisfaction with a child sitting on a large stool.
Gu Jiu had hardly contacted the third son and the third wife in the past.
Even when she toasted tea the next day she walked in, neither of them showed up.
Looking at it closely now, the bodies of these two people are a bit bad.
"Now that everyone is here, this king will talk about the next arrangement."
Everyone in the house held their breath and looked at King Ning.
King Ning's gaze swept across everyone's face, his deep eyes seemed to have the ability to see through people's hearts.
Many people lowered their heads subconsciously after scanning Wang Ning's gaze.
King Ning was expressionless, not angry with himself, "You all know about the household cleaning up the debts. Outside, the palace owes a huge sum of money to the household. Inside, the palace cannot make ends meet.
If there is no way to contain it, the Royal Mansion will follow in the footsteps of the Huyang County Lord's Mansion and eat food.
What's the situation in the Huyang County Lord's Mansion, you don't need to say it, you all know.
The king also believes that no one hopes that the palace will be reduced to the same level as the princess palace.
Princess Huyang was in trouble, so she still had this king to rely on. If this king is in trouble, who can rely on this king?
At that time, will the skin not have the hair will be attached? Therefore, after discussion, the king and the princess decided that from now on, the royal palace will cut costs. "
coming!
finally come!
It’s just that Pei’s family could really convince the prince to endorse the matter.
No one spoke, but everyone was not at peace.
Many people secretly exchanged glances and shook their heads slightly.
Who dares not follow the prince's words?
Pei coughed lightly and attracted everyone's attention to himself, "As for the cost of tailoring, we should start from two aspects. One is to lay off people. In each courtyard, at least 10% of the people must be laid off."
Cut 10% of the people?
Everyone talked a lot.
"Will it be too much?"
"Do you really want to lay off people?"
"Please also ask the princess and empress to take her life back."
"The manpower in the concubine's courtyard is already insufficient, and 10% of the manpower has to be laid off. Isn't it a mess?"
"Shut up!" Pei's glance glared, "This matter is decided by the prince, who dares not accept it?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Chen Liangyuan looked at King Ning, "Master, do you really want to abolish the staff? There are only a dozen people in the concubine courtyard, each of whom performs his or her own duties, and there is no such thing as a or a slippery person. There is really no way to do this. what!"
King Ning hummed twice, and said without any room for negotiation: "Follow the instructions of the princess."
Chen Liangyuan was shocked.
The prince pampered her the most, always responsive to requests. Why this time, Wang Ye ignored her request.
Pei's heart is very happy, do these really think that they can do whatever they want with the favor of the prince?
Humph!
Before the royal palace, everyone had their tails clipped.
Seeing Chen Liangyuan's embarrassment, the few people who had planned to speak also retreated.
"In addition to the abolition of manpower, I don't know what other methods the princess and empress have prepared, and the concubine listens with respect."
Concubine Shen Bian asked softly in her voice.
Pei sternly said, "The second aspect is the monthly allowance for cutting everyone in the mansion. The cost of cutting each courtyard is 30%."
It costs 30% to cut it all at once. Is this to force everyone to drink northwest wind?
For example, the Eastern Hospital where Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao live have a fixed monthly expenditure of 2,000 taels, and 30% is abolished, which is 600 taels.
In a month, I lost 600 taels, and many things were too difficult to handle.
It's hard to move without money, and the same applies to the palace.
Without money, no one will kill you.
"Thirty percent of the cut cost, is this too much? Everyone is not rich at first, and there is not much spare money in hand. Suddenly cutting so much, everyone's life is really difficult!"
Concubine Shen side looked at King Ning baffledly.
King Ning did not say a word, apparently acquiescing to Pei's decision.
Concubine Shen side frowned slightly, what kind of ecstasy soup Pei had poured into the prince, so that the prince completely stood by Pei's side.
She didn't know that King Ning was also helpless.
No money, the hero is short of breath.
Before thinking of a new open source method, King Ning did not dare to ostentatious, saying that everything is business as usual. You can only follow Pei's words.
At any rate, Pei’s starting point is good. In one year, he can save five or sixty thousand taels of silver for the palace.
Therefore, King Ning had no reason not to support Pei's decision.
Concubine Luo Bian asked: "My concubine has a question, I don't know if I should talk about it."
King Ning nodded, "Let's talk. Today everyone speaks freely, and this king will never pursue it."
Concubine Luo side bowed slightly, "The concubine dare to ask, this cutting staff, cutting costs, can include the prince, the princess, and the lord of Huyang?"
Yeah!
Don't patronize everyone's expense. As the prince and princess, should you also set an example?
Concubine Luo Fang smiled embarrassedly, "Please also the prince, the princess forgive me. The concubine is really curious, so I have to ask this. If there is something wrong, the concubine Quan hasn't said anything."
Pei’s face was stern, "This princess is about to tell you that not only Chunhetang, but also the prince’s tourmaline pavilion will also abolish staff and cut costs as required. Who has any comments?"
Concubine Luo Bian asked cautiously: "Is Princess Huyang the same as everyone?"
"Ahem..."
King Ning coughed slightly.
He regretted it.
He accidentally got into Huyang's suit.
Two days ago, he personally promised Huyang that he would never cut the expenses of the three of them, how can he go back now?
He said loudly: "Huyang is a guest, she is not in this list."
Everyone exchanged their eyes, and they were dissatisfied.
Pei was also dissatisfied, Huyang's dung-stirring stick, an idiot drank it, and made trouble for her all day long. Have to think of a way to drive Huyang back to the princess mansion.
It's not a place where you don't live, and staying in the palace all day, is it fair?
King Ning said directly: "This matter is decided on this matter and cannot be changed. Everyone must cooperate with the princess. Whoever dares to act against the evil will be severely punished."
As soon as this remark came out, even if there were more opinions, I could only hold back.
"That one……"
Suddenly someone made a faint voice.
Everyone followed the sound, and they turned out to be the third lady who had no sense of existence.
The third wife, Cai's coughing several times, kept covering her heart, her lips becoming more and more bruised.
Gu Jiu looked, is it possible that the third lady has a heart disease?
After Chua finished coughing, he said softly: "I ask my father, mother, concubine, daughter-in-law and son-in-law to take medicine all the year round. Will this money be abolished?"
Pei frowned slightly.
King Ning was very straightforward, "In the yard of the third child, only the staff will be abolished, the monthly cases will be reduced, and the cost will not be abolished. The medicine is as usual.
Chua was relieved, "Thank you for your pity and pity."
Concubine Luo Bian asked suddenly: "Master, will the expenses of the three girls also be abolished?"
King Ning did not hesitate, "Abolished as required."
"but……"
"No, but the fifth and sixth are no exceptions."
Neither the fifth son nor the sixth son are married, nor have they led errands. Live on monthly routines every month.
Once 30% of the cost is cut, their life is indeed more difficult.
In the past, you could go out with big hands, and then you could only tighten your belt and live your life.
For a while, everyone in the hall was in distress.
The world likes promotion and salary increase, and hates demotion and salary reduction.
However, there is no permanent wealth, you have to plan ahead.
After the matter was finished, King Ning was about to leave.
He said to Pei: "The rest is the hard work of the princess."
Pei's bow said: "Don't worry, Lord, I will do it."
"The king believes in the abilities of the princess."
King Ning got up and left, taking away a bunch of people.
Everyone is uncertain, is the palace really so poor that it can't be solved?
"Ahem..."
Pei coughed loudly, reminding everyone, and also showing her existence.
Seeing that everyone’s attention was on himself, Pei said:
Within three days, everyone will hand in the list of personnel to be abolished in their courtyard. At that time, the princess will arrange for people to cook together.

Concubine Shen Bian asked: "Is it too short for three days?"
Pei’s face was stern, "Who around you can stay and who needs to be removed, Shen side concubine, don’t you have a clue? If you can’t make up your mind, this princess will be the master for you. Anyway, the list is in the accounting room, follow the list. How about tracing people directly?"
Concubine Shen Bianyi smiled awkwardly, "Don't dare to bother your mother, the concubine will handle this on time."
Pei nodded, "This is a very good day."
Concubine Wen side asked again: "May I ask the princess and the empress, the kitchen, the sewing and so on, how to abolish the staff? Who should be responsible?"
Xiao Qin'er and Ouyang Fu both pricked their ears, which is exactly what they care about.
Pei's eyes swept across everyone's face.
Just listen to her saying: "This matter has been planned by the princess. The fourth daughter-in-law is in charge of the sewing room, the second wife is in charge of the courtyard, and the concubine Shen is responsible for the cleaning of the concierge, and the concubine Luo is responsible for the storeroom. The outer courtyard and the atrium, have their own homes. Make adults responsible. As for the kitchen..."
The kitchen is the top priority and the most difficult place to deal with.
Everyone is very curious, does the princess plan to deal with those people in the kitchen herself?
Pei's eyes swept across everyone, and finally fell on Gu Jiu's face.
"Dalang's wife, the kitchen will hand you over, can you handle it?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "The daughter-in-law should do her best and dare not live up to the expectations of the mother and concubine."
Pei nodded, "It's so good. This princess will hand over the kitchen to you, and you will be responsible for the kitchen. In addition, the princess will send people to check everywhere. If someone is found to be cheating for personal gains, revenge, and take advantage of the opportunity, It must be severely punished."
"Yes!"
Everyone bowed their orders.
Pei waved his hand, "All retreat, and submit the list of their respective courtyards in three days."
Everyone got up and left.
Everyone was in a bad mood, so they didn't want to talk, and left in a hurry when they left Chunhetang.
Ouyang Fu did not rush to leave.
She stayed and waited for Gu Jiu.
"Sister-in-law is there any difficulty?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "My son is not there. Just abolishing staff will cause a lot of trouble. Not to mention the kitchen, I am not familiar with it. Does the second younger brother and sister teach me something?"
Ouyang Fu looked embarrassed, "I also want to help my sister-in-law, but I am not familiar with the kitchen. In this matter, my sister-in-law should ask Mother Qin who is next to her concubine. She is an old man in the mansion, and there is nothing in the mansion that she is not clear about."
Gu Jiu smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your second sibling's advice."
Ouyang Fu hurried away on the excuse that there was still something to do.
Qingmei asked quietly, "Madam, do you really want to ask Mother Qin?"
"Naturally, there is no need to ask Mother Qin."
There are ready-made people in the eastern courtyard who don't need it, and ask the mother Qin for help. Gu Jiu is not so confused.
"The second wife suggested that the wife go to ask Mother Qin, but I don't know what to do."
Mother Fang snorted coldly, very dissatisfied with Ouyang Fu.
Gu Jiu waved his hand, "Mother, don't have to breathe. It's still early today, and we are ready to go to Zongzheng Temple to see the son."
Gu Jiu had to discuss with Liu Zhao first to abolish the people from the Eastern Court.
Some people seem to be useless on the surface, maybe they were raised by Liu Zhao on purpose, preparing to keep them for great use in the future.
Therefore, she cannot rashly abolish people from the Eastern Court, and must ventilate Liu Zhao first.
Back to the east courtyard.
Qingmei and the others are busy preparing clothes, books, and food to take to Zongzheng Temple.
The next person reported that it was Aunt Sun begging to see him.
Aunt Sun is Liu Zhao's nanny, and Gu Jiu must show her respect.
She ordered her servants, "Invite Aunt Sun in."
After a while, Aunt Sun was invited to the Pian Ting.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Mother, please sit down. Why are you free to come here today?"
Aunt Sun was a little uneasy, "The slave and maidservant heard that the mansion is going to be abolished. Is this determined?"
Gu Jiu nodded slightly, "It has been settled."
Aunt Sun seemed to have nails growing under her ass, shaking from side to side. She asked nervously, "Madam, do you want to abolish who?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "I haven't figured it out yet. What's your opinion?"
Aunt Sun leaned forward, "If the lady can trust slaves, there is a list of slaves here. They are all the people who love to tune into three nests, steal, rape, and do not follow the rules."
"Oh? The aunt is really loyal. She prepared the list so early."
Gu Jiu always smiled, making people unable to see her thoughts.