Chapter 406: Pry the corner

Er Zhuang's words opened up new ideas for Gu Jiu.
Why is she so stupid, she's blindfolded.
In the past, I only thought of cultivating talents by myself, but never thought of digging the wall.
But this first round of digging towards Liu Zhao, it seems not very good.
But apart from Gu Jiu, there is another person who can try to dig a corner. That is Mr. Gu.
Elder Gu is a proper scumbag in his private life. Master Gu is in the same line in this respect.
But when Mr. Gu was young and vigorous, he also made achievements in his career, and he was surrounded by a group of loyal old men.
After he retired, most of his old men also retired with him and worked as errands in Gu's family.
Nowadays, many guards of the Gu Mansion are old men or children of old men.
Several useful people around Master Gu were also selected from the old men.
Gu Jiu let Er Zhuang go to work first, and then began to ponder the feasibility of this matter.
The sky gradually dimmed.
Liu Zhao came back early today, it was still dark, and he was already home.
He goes to wash first.
In the hot weather, the yamen was a little far away from the palace, and I was sweating all the way back.
After washing, put on light home clothes and came to the small study room.
Seeing Gu Jiu frowning and thinking deeply, he stretched out his hand and waved in front of her eyes, "Wake up!"
Gu Jiu came back to his senses, "You are back. When did you come back?"
"I want to be so serious about anything, you don't know if I come back for a while."
"I'm thinking about how to dig your corner." Gu Jiu said with a grin.
Liu Zhao became interested, "Do you want to dig my corner? Tell me, who do you like?"
Gu Jiu stood up, walked around twice, moving his legs and feet.
She said to Liu Zhao: "I have a shortage of available talents. The little servants around you, Huangmen, are very capable. Why don't you give me a few people? How about? I hire them with a lot of money."
Liu Zhao laughed, and after laughing, he said loudly, "No!"
Gu Jiu was about to turn his face.
Liu Zhao hugged her and said, "The people around me all have errands and there is no way to lend it to you. But since you are short of people, I can help you find a way."
"What way?" Gu Jiu was curious.
Liu Zhao said: "You don't care about the palace, but the kitchen. I don't know how many people belong to the palace."
Gu Jiu nodded, she only knew that there were nearly a thousand people in the palace.
But how many people were under the name of the palace, where they were, and what they didn't depend on for errands, she had never known.
"I know." Liu Zhao said softly: "There are more than five thousand five hundred people registered in the royal palace roster. Eliminate the servants in the royal mansion, farms, and shops, and remove the royal guard tribe, there are two more Three thousand idlers.
There are old people who can't do work, and there are young children who can't work as errands. The remaining half are young adults between the ages of 16 and 50, both men and women. "
Gu Jiu was stunned, "You mean, tell me to select talents from these young and middle-aged people who have no errands?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "If you are worried about their loyalty, I can ask Master Jialing to transfer their deeds to your personal name. From then on, they will belong to you alone."
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, "Is there anyone who can use it?"
"Not only there are, but there are also many."
Gu Jiu became interested, "Let's listen."
Liu Zhao deliberated, "Thousands of idlers, some of them are really unlovable, ugly, incompetent, and they can’t get errands. Others have the ability and knowledge to write and can count only because If you offend someone, you will be dismissed and driven out of the palace."
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "Those people were kicked out of the palace, but the palace is still holding on to their deeds?"
Liu Zhao took it for granted: "Of course. For so many years, there are only a handful of people who have been released from the palace. People who have worked in the palace must not be let go easily. In case they enter another mansion with a deed of selling their lives and say Sometime it will kill the palace."
Gu Jiu knew it.
"Tell me about this group of offenders who were driven out of the palace, but they still hold the deeds in the palace. What kind of people are they?"
Liu Zhao picked up a few impressive people and introduced them to Gu Jiu one by one.
After listening, Gu Jiu asked, "What do these people live on now?"
"Usually it is part-time job or small business."
"Does the palace interfere?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "These people have no income without errands, but they always have to eat and dress. The palace doesn't care about them, but it can't completely cut their lives.
The Royal Palace has always acquiesced in doing part-time jobs and doing small business.
Ask the maids around you, their hair ropes and beads are basically bought from these people. They can almost support their family by doing a small business under the palace. "
Gu Jiu looked at Qingmei.
Qingmei waved her hand, "Slaves never go to the back door to buy things. Xiao Cui knows this."
Gu Jiu understood, "Call Xiao Cui, and I will ask her."
Soon, Xiao Cui came to the small study room.
Gu Jiu stared at her, "Xiao Cui, who did you buy the hair rope on your head?"
Xiao Cui was a little nervous, why did Madam ask about this? Is there a problem with the hairline on her head?
Qingmei pointed her, "Madam is just curious and has no other meaning. Just tell Madam truthfully."
Xiaocui breathed a sigh of relief, "Mrs. Qizhen, the slave girl's headband was bought from Xu Sanwa. Xu Youfu used to sell it. Recently, it was replaced by his son Xu Sanwa."
"Who is Xu Youfu?" Gu Jiu looked at Liu Zhao curiously.
Xiao Cui was a little dazed, not understanding why his wife was interested in Xu Youfu.
Qingmei waved her hand and told Xiao Cui to go out first.
Xiaocui quit the small study with interest.
Liu Zhao thought about it and said, "Xu Youfu was originally a pen and ink servant by his father's side. Later, because of disorderly conduct, he secretly slept with a maid in Wang Tourmaine Pavilion and was kicked out. I didn't expect him to have given birth. With three children, the child is still this old."
Gu Jiu: "..." The servants next to the prince made mistakes like the master. As expected, whoever is the master will be the servant.
She asked curiously, "Is he married to that maid?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "I have fallen asleep, so I naturally have to take the responsibility. Both of them were driven out of the palace and soon became relatives as far as I know."
Gu Jiu asked again, "Is Xu Youfu still making the same mistakes men make all these years?"
Liu Zhao was stunned for a while before he understood the true meaning of Gu Jiu's words.
"It turns out that this is a mistake that all men make. Another day, this son will also make a mistake that all men make."
"you dare!"
Gu Jiu looked fiercely.
Liu Zhao laughed and scraped her nose, "Little vinegar jar."
Gu Jiu snorted, "Take care of your lower body, otherwise don't blame me for being polite."
"With you, how can I dare to say nothing."
"It's fine if you know. Qingmei, you call Qianfu, you go to see Mr. Jialing together, and ask him for a list of unemployed people. It's best to be those who have worked in the palace and can write and do things. People. If you have a good seed, you can recommend it to me."
Qingmei hesitated, "Will the family leader give it?"
"Tell him it's my son who wants the list and he will give it." Liu Zhao said in front of Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu laughed, "Yes, you are under the banner of the son, the family leader dare not refuse."
When King Ning is absent, the palace is the eldest son Liu Zhao.
When Liu Zhao spoke, the family leader dare not refuse.
Qingmei was relieved, went out to call Qianfu, and went to see Mr. Jialing together.
Speaking of King Ning, this matter became more and more troublesome.
Gu Jiu asked, "Your Majesty still doesn't let go?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "I worked with Zhao Wangfu and Yan Wangfu together, but still couldn't make the emperor's grandfather change his mind."
"Do you think your Majesty is too scared or too confident?" Gu Jiu lowered his voice and asked secretly.
Liu Zhao's complexion changed slightly, his eyes swept across her eyes, and he also lowered his voice and said, "From what I see, there is both fear and confidence."
The emperor fears death, and while fear is replaced by an adult prince, he is confident that he can live for another ten or twenty years.
Where does the self-confidence of the emperor come from?
Coming from the age of 60 or 70, Li Defei and Jiang Shuyi can still get pregnant. And Li Defei gave birth to a healthy little prince.
Because of fear, the emperor drove the adult princes out of the capital.
Because of his self-confidence, the emperor insisted not to let go and would not allow adult princes to return to Beijing.
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, "This is in trouble. Father Wang must find an opportunity to return to Beijing."
Liu Zhao looked at her without speaking.
Gu Jiu raised an eyebrow and touched his cheek, "What are you looking at me for?"
"Perhaps the opportunity lies with you."
"Don't be kidding."
Gu Jiu sat a little farther, and widened the distance from Liu Zhao. Lest he be sold.
Liu Zhao took her hand and refused to let go.
He said: "We have various methods. Now that we want to come, the means of court, I am afraid that the emperor's grandfather will not be impressed."
Gu Jiu hummed twice, but did not answer.
"The imperial court method does not work, so we can only find another way."
Gu Jiu stared at him, "What do you want me to do?"
Liu Zhao only said three words, "Nanchengmen."
Gu Jiu frowned, "Let me think about it."
"This matter is not reluctant. If it really doesn't work, let the father continue to suffer outside."
Gu Jiu gave him a particularly disgusting look, "Don't come to this one. In your heart, you can't wait for your father to return to the capital tomorrow. Father and the others stay in another place, and every extra day of stay in the capital, there will be more variables in the capital. Your majesty is getting older. Old, maybe one day... no one can tell what the chaos in the capital will be."
Liu Zhao lowered his head and wiped it from the back of her hand.
"The only one who knows my worries is a lady."
Gu Jiu wanted to say something to him: stinky shameless.
In order to ask her to help, even the beauty plan was used.
However, she just eats this set.
Liu Zhao's face, coupled with Susu's love words, ah, it is the ultimate enjoyment.
It's like drinking a big glass of iced watermelon juice on dog days. Cool!
Gu Jiu was not deceived by beauty, but he was not so determined at the beginning, "I have to think about this. I may not find an opportunity here."
"I know. So don't force yourself. If you have a chance, you tell me and I will handle it."
"You do not understand."
Gu Jiu bluntly expressed his dislike for him.
Liu Zhao was very heartbroken.
Gu Jiu was confident, "You didn't understand the economy and people's livelihood. When you went to school, did the Master teach you?"
"Teacher teaches you to be lighter of gifts!"
"The conclusions of Guangjiao, but no specific methods of operation, are all hooligans. It seems that the master who taught you is also a half-bucket of jingle and has no real skills."
Liu Zhao smirked, "Master is a famous scholar in the world."
"The Confucian school has never been able to solve the problems of economy and people's livelihood. If you don't have money, you just know to increase taxes or make some fake slogans to fool people. The rule of the saint is the biggest fool.
Liu Zhao smiled and said nothing.
After Gu Jiu finished speaking, he suddenly felt a little empty, "Am I aberrant and wrong?"
Liu Zhao shook his head, "No, I think what you said makes sense. The Master is a great Confucian, but he can't solve any problems. But studying with the Master is good for self-cultivation."
Gu Jiu smiled with a guilty conscience, "Your master is a great Confucian, and he must have true talents."
Liu Zhao nodded, "The Master's articles are so colorful that others are really incomparable. Did you know that I imitated the Master's writing mode and wrote a lot of political theories. Everyone said it was good, and they said that I only learned first. Only the emperor's grandfather said it was bad.
I still remember very clearly that the emperor's grandfather commented on my article in four words: flashy. Since then, have I ever imitated the Master again? I can write and do whatever I want.
Then I found out that I can't actually do a colorful article. What I really like is that the white knife goes in and the red knife goes out cleanly. "
So you can't beat those civil servants.
Gu Jiu silently complained about Liu Zhao in his heart.
Liu Zhao is not good at babbling, and Gu Jiu slowly learned this after marrying him.
But Liu Zhao's ability is very strong, and his learning ability is also very strong.
"Are you grateful to your master?"
"Naturally I am grateful. But I never want to listen to his teachings."
Gu Jiu laughed when he heard the words.
"If your master knows it, you will die of anger."
"I can't die. He has known that I disagree with him. He once said that I was the first student who made him feel frustrated. Because I didn't agree with him, I would even speak out against him."
"Then you were blocked by all the civil servants."
Liu Zhao's eyebrows twitched, "Almost. The civil servants like the king of Chu more, and the essays of the king of Chu are so colorful that the master likes it."
"It turns out that you and King Chu are not only cousins, but also classmates."
Liu Zhao was very worried, which pot Gu Jiu opened and not picked.
"We don't talk about King Chu."
Gu Jiu smiled clearly.
The contradiction between Liu Zhao and the king of Chu, I am afraid that the Liangzi was formed from the time of enlightenment. No wonder these two people look at each other not pleasing to the eye.
Ome successfully brought the roster.
Gu Jiu was very straightforward and threw the roster to Liu Zhao, "You make the primary election for me, and I will review it."
Liu Zhao shook his head and smiled as he put a pen to circle people.
He circled eighty people to Gu Jiu in one breath, "All these people can write and count, and they can use them with a little training. As for their character, how they came over these years, you can let Qianfu do it. Surveys."
Gu Jiu nodded and said, "Qianfu, you have heard it all. Next, these eighty people will be handed over to you. I hope you can strictly check for me."
Rich and rich.
He was already so busy that he still took the initiative to add work to him.
Huh huh!
He listens to the son, the son listens to the wife, and in the final analysis, he listens to the wife.
The lady has already spoken, what can he do.
Had to take this errand.
"Because there are a lot of people, it takes more time to investigate. Please madam give the old slave more time."
Gu Jiu thought about the future plans and arrangements, "I will give you half a month, is that enough?"
"Thank you Madam for your understanding."
It takes half a month to get rich here, but Master Gu doesn't need it.
As soon as Mr. Gu heard about Gu Jiu's important person, he made a list and selected 20 people to send to Gu Jiu without saying a word.
Gu Jiu didn't know that these twenty people were unbearable.
She directly handed the people to the second Zhuang, and asked the second Zhuang to inspect them.
As long as it can be used and there are no major problems, you can stay.
If the problem is more serious, I am embarrassed, so I can only send it to the Review Mansion and return the person to Grandpa Gu.
The time passed by, and it was the first day of the new year in a blink of an eye, and the first phase of the Nancheng Gate project opened.
Today, all construction sites are on holiday.
Just after dawn, the sun hadn't come out, and there was a sound of getting up in the low shack.
Wang Jiangen rubbed his face and became sober.
He picked two buckets of water first.
Then wake up the whole family.
Simply wash your face to warm up the Wowotou that I brought back last night. The family eats two wowotou, which is their breakfast.
There are two Wowotou left, which are Chinese food for the whole family.
Today, the construction site is not on holiday, which means there is no income.
Wang Jiangen felt very distressed.
Distressed for food and money.
Then when he thought of buying a house today, he was excited again.
After eating the last bite, he adjusted his clothes and hung the identification tag on his neck.
Then he said with great pride: "Our family went to see the house together."