Chapter 386: That little money is not rare

Gu Jiu didn't care about the silver that the second son brought back from Jiangnan, but it was rare for others.
It can be said that in the entire palace, except for Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao, everyone is rare.
Everyone had eaten vegetarian food, rested briefly, and then set off for the palace.
After entering the second door and getting off the carriage, Ouyang Fu planned to go back to the house first and asked the second son how much money he brought back from the south.
Unexpectedly, Pei took the lead and ordered the waiter: "Go, invite the second son to Chunhetang, this princess has something to ask him. In addition, please invite the family leader."
The waiter took the order and arranged for the people to act separately.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Fu exchanged glances with Concubine Shen, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law decided not to go back to the room, and went to Chunhetang with Pei.
Xiao Qin'er will join in the fun too.
Last year, Liu Yi went to Jiangnan to pick up money and made mistakes.
She wanted to see what happened to the second son this year.
If the second son brought back enough silver, that would be nothing.
If the money the second son brought back was not as good as 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 just wanted to go back to Fang Maodong.
She doesn't care if silver is not silver.
She doesn't lack the money from the palace.
She opened her mouth and planned to say goodbye to Pei.
Unexpectedly, Pei's disagreement, "Elder wife, you are the eldest daughter-in-law, how can you keep things out of the house."
Gu Jiu's eyebrows twitched. At this moment, 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 his voice fell, he had already walked out.
Gu Jiu couldn't, but could only keep up.
Xiao Qin'er snorted and murmured 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 ignore it."
Gu Jiu smiled, "There is no evidence, the four siblings should not talk nonsense. Let's see the situation first."
Gu Jiu guessed that the second son must be greedy for ink, but he would never be so blatantly greedy for ink like Liu Yi.
The second son is a concubine, so he dared not be a errand.
King Ning tacitly approves of being a little bit greedy for ink while taking care of his duties.
This time Jiangnan's accounts will definitely pass.
Pei's delusion is trying to find the wrong, I am afraid it is not so easy.
Everyone arrived at Chunhetang and sat down separately.
After waiting for a while, he was washed and cleaned, but the second son, who looked a little tired, arrived at Chunhetang.
The Royal Family Order has also arrived.
"The second child has worked hard all the way. Did the road go smoothly?"
The second son bowed and replied, "Thanks to the mother and concubine, the road is going well. Thank you for your concern."
Pei asked again: "Is the situation in Jiangnan all right?"
The second son said: "Everything is fine. This year, the south of the Yangtze River has a good weather, and the income of the farm is 20% more than last year."
"Oh?"
Pei's was a little surprised, and looked towards Master Family Ling.
Mr. Jia Ling took out the ledger and handed it to Pei, "This year's income is indeed 20% higher than in previous years."
Pei looked through the ledger and found that the farm income was good, but the business in the shop, as well as the sea trade business, were not satisfactory.
She couldn't help frowning.
"The eldest daughter-in-law, the princess remembers that you are good at settling the accounts. You look at these books for the princess and see if there are any problems."
Gu Jiu was surprised. He never expected that Pei would let her check Jiangnan's accounts, and she would still be in front of everyone.
Gu Jiu did not rush to agree, she calmly observed the reactions of everyone present.
Concubine Shen side was obviously nervous, and Ouyang Fu beside her was a little short of breath.
The second son was calm and calm.
Xiao Qin'er stretched her neck, curious about what was recorded in the ledger.
She looked at Pei's last and collided with Pei's eyes.
"Elder wife, why don't you move? Get the ledger quickly."
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "My daughter-in-law obeys."
She took the account book with both hands and read it casually.
Qingmei took out a small abacus from her body and placed it next to Gu Jiu.
I saw Gu Jiu flipping through the ledger with one hand and the abacus with the other.
Her eyes were always on the ledger, she didn't even glance at the abacus in her hand.
However, he moved the right hand of the abacus and moved his fingers up and down, so fast that it seemed to be a ghost.
Everyone present was amazed when they saw this scene.
I have seen someone who intends to play very well, but is as good as Gu Jiu, but this is the first time I have seen it.
Seeing her plan, everyone thought, it's no wonder she is doing business so well.
It seems that people who are good at settling accounts are very good at doing business.
The farm accounts are simple.
The farms of the palace in the south of the Yangtze River were mostly used for planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms.
As the price of silk has risen, the income of the farms has also risen. It is no wonder that this year's income has increased by 20% compared with previous years.
However, the shops and sea trade are not satisfactory.
Gu Jiu doesn't have previous years' books, so he can't make comparisons.
From the book alone, the profit of the shop is very low, and it is only 15% of the total.
Do you want 15% of profits in retail sales?
The retail business does not have a profit of more than 30%, and the shop simply cannot be opened.
Gu Jiu lowered his eyebrows and smiled. She doesn't believe it if it's not famous.
I just don't know if the famous man comes from the steward or the second son.
This year's sea trade business has made money. But the profits of sea trade can only be said to be unsatisfactory.
Snapped!
The abacus fell for the last time with a crisp sound.
Gu Jiu stopped his right hand, closed the account book, and said to Princess Pei: "The accounts are clear and there is no problem."
Pei is suspicious.
Gu Jiu smiled, "Every transaction is clear, and it does not differ from the general ledger."
Pei immediately understood what Gu Jiu meant.
The ledger is fine, and the accounts are clear. If there is a problem, the problem lies with the person doing the bill.
If the person doing the accounts has problems, then these accounts are fake accounts, and there is no such thing as a problem.
Fake books are naturally perfect.
There is no reference material, no actual transaction documents, no original accounts, and there is no way to talk about auditing.
Gu Jiu returned the ledger to Pei's.
She checked the accounts and didn't spend much time.
When everyone just came back to their senses, her side was over.
Pei turned the account book, and the second son brought back 170,000 taels of silver from Jiangnan this time. Compared with previous years, the income was not very different and acceptable.
Pei asked Master Jialing, "What do you think?"
Shaofu Jialing said vaguely: "With these silver, I can be more relaxed next year."
Pei laughed and cursed the old fox in his heart.
Jia Ling didn't say that the money brought back by the second son was too much or less, only that it was enough. Sure enough, it will be muddy.
Gu Jiu looked down and smiled.
170,000 taels, this amount of money is indeed a lot, enough for the royal palace to spend several months.
But based on the scale of Jiangnan's industry, the income of 170,000 taels, is it a joke?
Not to mention the income of the farm or the shop.
The scale of the Royal Palace Sea Trade alone, if it is handed over to Gu Jiu to operate, let alone 170,000 taels, she can earn back 37,000 taels.
Of course, Gu Jiu will not rashly reveal the truth.
After all, the people below have to eat too.
In other words, the people below have not let the palace go bankrupt, and they are already conscientious.
A darker-minded manager will directly make you go bankrupt. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, what can the palace do?
Will the steward be beaten? Get out?
No fart.
Everyone knows that maintaining the status quo is the best solution.
Unless there is a strong person on stage who handles all industries and management with a thunderbolt method, and has enough manpower to replace those vacant positions, and can calm the shock in a short time and keep the business on track.
Are there such people?
No!
Gu Jiu will not work either.
Because she has no one.
She is not short of money now, she can find a loan from Shaofu if she has no money.
She is currently short of people, a large number of compound talents who can be alone.
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 up with business expansion.
Not everyone has the ability to manage a shop or a business, but also to ensure profitability.
Any talent must be trained and experienced.
There is no talent who is born with everything without paying tuition.
Genius is not good either. Genius also needs time to accumulate and learn. The difference is that genius greatly shortens the time of accumulation and learning.
In just a few years, Er Zhuang had sent out all the talents that Gu Jiu had reserved.
She has no extra staff to send out to take care of the property of the palace.
In the past, Gu Jiu still had the idea of ​​vying for the stewardship of the palace and taking over the palace industry.
But now, she has lost this thought.
She couldn't be too busy with her own industry, how could she have the mind and energy to take care of the palace's industry.
And she has to spare time to conceive and have a baby, so busy.
The property of the palace should be left to Princess Pei.
When people get busy, they don’t think about it, and don’t have time to be demon.
Only those who have nothing to do will think about being a demon every day, making trouble everywhere. For example, Princess Huyang.
Pei said to the second son: "You are very good. You can bring back 170,000 taels of silver, which has not failed the expectation of the prince and the princess."
The second son was relieved, and the heart he was holding finally fell into place.
He bowed and said, "It's all the son should do."
Pei wanted to be critical and suppress the second son.
However, she remembered the situation of Liu Yi last year. At this time last year, Liu Yi brought back only tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Comparing the two sides, Liu Yi was defeated.
Her own son is not up to date, and she has no confidence in picking up her son's fault.
And three months ago, the second son sent someone to give a gift. The sum of the two times is more than 200,000 taels.
This income is really hard work.
Pei rested his thoughts on picking the wrong thing, and sent everyone away neatly.
Concubine Shen side smiled openly.
Can she be upset 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 returned to the room first.
The couple haven't seen each other for half a year, so they miss it.
The second son squatted down, his ears against his bulging belly, listening to the child's movements.
"He is moving." The second son looked surprised.
Ouyang Fu laughed, covering his lips and said, "Of course he will move. In a month, he will be born."
"It must be a son."
The second son made a loud noise and had a strong desire for his son.
Ouyang Fu felt stressed, "What if it's a daughter?"
The second son shook his head repeatedly, "It won't be a daughter, it must be a son."
Ouyang Fu was a little flustered.
She also hopes that this child will be a son, she is extremely longing, and hopes that her son's mood will not be less than that of the second son.
But at the same time, she was also mentally prepared to have a daughter.
I even thought about it. What would she do if she was a daughter? I even thought about what kind of pressure I would endure.
But seeing the second son's attitude that he must be a son, she panicked.
In case it was a girl, he would be disappointed.
What will he do?
Would you not even look at your child? Will he accept the concubine's arrangement directly?
"What's the matter with you? Your face is not pretty. Is it a stomachache?"
The second son asked nervously.
Ouyang Fu laughed hard, "It's okay, I'm okay. Don't worry."
The second son breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "Guess what I brought back?"
When Ouyang Fu heard this, he was also 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 up his excitement, and it was filled with silver bills. One hundred and two sheets, a thick stack, must be tens of thousands of taels.
"A total of thirty thousand taels. I finally got it off. You take the money and collect it for our son."
Ouyang Fu smiled sweetly, "My husband has worked hard."
"At last it didn't take a lot of hard work."
Then he said with emotion, "I only found out when I went to Jiangnan that all those who were in charge were monkeys, and they were very sophisticated. These years, they rely on the property of the palace, and all of them are very rich. My son is dealing with them. After half a year, it was hard to get so much money."
"Jiangnan's steward is so arrogant?" Ouyang Fu looked incredible.
The second son laughed at himself, "The sky is high and the emperor is far away, can you not be arrogant? Fortunately, the fourth brother set a role model last year. This time I went to Jiangnan and kept my mind and learned the lessons of the fourth brother.
Otherwise, the task given by the father and the king could not 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. Until now, those people are still circulating jokes about the fourth brother. "
Ouyang Fu asked curiously, "You and the fourth son, grandson, those brave and brave, dare to play with you?"
The second son shook his head, "There is nothing they dare to do. You know there is a problem, but you can't find out where the problem is, but they will be united and played around.
I can see that the Jiangnan group has reached an agreement in private. As long as people go to the capital, they will hug 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 was completely finished. Maintain the status quo, at least one to two hundred thousand taels of income per year. Moved those people, I'm afraid they won't get a couple of silver. "
In the final analysis, Jiangnan's supervisors united and emptied the palace together. It's a bit like, will be subject to foreign military orders.
They do not listen to the announcement, they do what they do, and everything is in charge.
Of course, they do not want the palace to lift the table and abolish them.
Therefore, they will carefully maintain the status quo and ensure that they will hand in money to the palace every year.
As for paying more and paying less, it all depends on who is from the capital.
For more powerful characters, pay more money.
If you come to an idiot, pay less money.
No matter what, the silver must be paid.
As long as the money is paid, King Ning will turn a blind eye to them. Happy to everyone!
After listening to this, Ouyang Fu was speechless.
"According to you, isn't the place in the south of the Yangtze River becoming the Tiger's Den of Longtan?"
"Almost. I don't have the ability. It's really not easy to get out. Didn't the fourth brother planted last year."
"Why the eldest son never planted?"
The second son frowned, "I don't know. The steward in Jiangnan is silent on the eldest brother's affairs and refuses to confide a word."
He didn't know that in the early years, that was the first ten years when the palace sent people to Jiangnan to buy properties, the amount of money Jiangnan handed in each year was not even 100,000 taels.
At that time, the royal palace had a small population and low expenditure. Wang Ning's eyes were on the court and he didn't care.
Later, when Liu Zhao was able to stand alone, King Ning sent Liu Zhao to Jiangnan.
Liu Zhao is a ruthless man.
He knows that when it comes to the ability to do business and to make false accounts, he is not the opponent in charge of things.
He also didn't bother to entangle those stewards.
When the money is paid, everyone will be locked up directly, without food, only water.
Whoever pays more than twice the amount of money will be released. Otherwise it has been closed.
Someone carried it for three days and paid the money to leave.
Someone carried it for half a month and couldn't make it. Their life was almost gone and they could only compromise and pay the money.
That year, the silver handed over by Jiangnan changed from tens of thousands of taels to hundreds of thousands of taels.
Ning Wang clearly understood this matter.
It was because King Ning halfway spent eighty taels of silver as private money. After so many years, I still kept it from Pei.
In the next two years, King Ning still sent Liu Zhao down to Jiangnan.
Liu Zhao has always been in style, and this son doesn't try to force you. This son has been armed since his childhood, only showing his strength and brightening his muscles.
The subtext is:
be honest!
Otherwise, you will be killed in minutes!
Since then, the amount of money Jiangnan has handed in has changed from tens of thousands of taels to hundreds of thousands of taels per year, and it can occasionally exceed the 200,000 mark several times.
Liu Zhao has not been to Jiangnan for many years, but his legend is still circulating in Jiangnan.