Chapter 678 Yi Quotient
In Zhongcui Palace, Concubine Zhang Guifei listened to Ling'e's report, while looking at the silver notes, gold and silver ingots in the box.
Warmth in my heart. Her natal family still understood her.
Pick up a golden bean with teeth marks on it, and take a closer look. He laughed: "This must be the beans donated by Xiaoba."
Brother Xuan of her second brother's family has never lacked food and clothing since childhood, and for some reason, he likes to save gold beans and silver beans. During the Chinese New Year, the palace would distribute some gold and silver prunes to each palace as a token of celebration. She knew Brother Xuan liked it, so every time she asked someone to take it and reward him with an extra copy.
I heard from my second brother and my mother that the child always liked to take a bite of the gold and silver beans when he got them. It is also a beautiful name, not to distinguish the truth from the false, but to leave his unique mark.
Concubine Zhang Guifei held the golden beans and smiled while watching.
"What is the imperial concubine laughing at?" Emperor Yongkang's voice came from behind.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhang hurriedly got up to greet her. Emperor Yongkang helped her up, "Concubine Ai is in a good mood today? What are you laughing at?"
Concubine Zhang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled again, holding up the golden bean with teeth marks: "Your Majesty, look..."
Emperor Yongkang took a look, and smiled: "Who bit it, look at the obvious teeth marks, it's not too dirty."
Concubine Zhang Gui smiled and said, "It was Xiaoba from the second brother's family who bit it."
"Eh? How did it end up in Aifei's hands?"
Concubine Zhang Guifei signaled Emperor Yongkang to look at the box on the table.
Emperor Yongkang turned his head to look, his eyes narrowed when he saw it, he sat down at the table, and looked at the silver bills, gold ingots and silver ingots, and gold and silver beans in the box.
"Is this sent by Aifei's natal family?"
Emperor Yongkang's eyes shrank. When did the British government pay more than two million taels? Accumulated so much wealth over the years?
Concubine Zhang pretended not to see his eyes, and sat down at the table, explaining to Emperor Yongkang one by one.
"These are not only from the family, after the children of the family school heard about it, they all told their families, and the clansmen also contributed. Including those from the mansion, there are tens of thousands of taels in total. These gold and silver beans But the nephews and nieces in the family donated all their monthly money, look at these teeth marks, they belong to Xiaoba."
Emperor Yongkang looked at the thick stack of bank notes, and there were two million taels, the imperial concubine did not say.
Concubine Zhang picked up the stack of bank notes again, and sighed: "These are not available at home."
"Then this is?"
"It was donated by Sister Ning."
"Sister Ning? The eldest daughter of the Duke of England?"
Concubine Zhang nodded: "Sister Ning lived outside when she was a child, and she had to run around for a living. Since she was a child, she has been doing business to improve her family's situation, and let her earn a fortune for her adoptive parents. Now my elder brother has taken her back to the house. She wanted to take over the business, but she thought that there were still so many guys who depended on her for food. If the jobs were gone, those people's homes would be shut down, so her shop would remain open. But she thought Seeing a noble girl compete with the people for profit, I always felt uneasy, so I donated these things, saying that it was taken from the people and used for the people."
Concubine Zhang knew Emperor Yongkang very well. No matter how talented and strategic a person is, once he ascends to that position, he is always suspicious and suspicious of the minister's family.
So he helped Huo Xi describe a few words to dispel Emperor Yongkang's suspicion.
When Emperor Yongkang heard this, he really put down his grudges.
Quite emotionally said: "Your niece is very good. When I encountered such injustice when I was young, I didn't become cynical. After returning to the family, I still put the family first. Yu Min's words are great!"
When it came to competing for profit with the people, I was afraid that Concubine Zhang Gui would have ideas.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! With His Majesty's words, Sister Ning doesn't have to worry about it day and night, and won't be able to sleep at night."
"Hahaha..." Emperor Yongkang laughed.
"Let her sleep at ease, and just say what I said. Instead of letting those profiteers finish their business, it's better to let your natal sister Ning finish their business. I will also reward her with a calligraphy so that she can do it with confidence and boldness." Business."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" This time Concubine Zhang sincerely gave a big gift to Emperor Yongkang.
In the evening of that day, Huo Xi received a calligraphy sent by Emperor Yongkang, "Righteous Merchant"!
Xiang Cao and the others were so excited that they forgot to blink when they looked around the painting.
"Girl, with this, let's see who dares to suppress our business!"
"Does anyone dare to suppress our business now?" Huo Xixian said leisurely.
Since she returned to the British government, the business has been going smoothly. Everything went smoothly, leaving her with no sense of accomplishment.
Two million taels, just change back to two words, this one word is one million taels. Tsk tsk, it's really expensive.
"This is different!"
When the girls heard that Huo Xi didn't take it seriously, they retorted: "Although our British residence is a first-class duke's residence, our family is not the only one in the first-class duke's residence. Besides, are there not many royal relatives in the capital? If we want to make way, can we block the road?"
"cannot."
"So, it will be different with the emperor's calligraphy! Let's see who dares to suppress our business!"
"Yes, you are right. Later, I will ask someone to dress it up, make it exquisite and conspicuous, and let someone hang it in the main shop."
"Why wait? I'll let Zhufeng take it to pray now!" Vanilla couldn't wait, rolled up the calligraphy and was about to go outside.
She was stopped by Hu Po and the others: "You asked your guy to stay in the shop and stare at the people's houses and pretend to pray. What if the house is broken or replaced."
Vanilla slapped his thigh: "Yes, yes, I let him keep his eyes on him, and he won't come back until he fixes it!"
Huo Xi rolled his eyes straight: "This is the emperor's calligraphy, you have to kneel and pretend to pray, who dares to break it? And change it? How dare you think."
Vanilla and the others refused, "Girl, there are a lot of bad guys. What if we change it? Then we hang a fake one in the store, isn't it a crime of deceiving the emperor? When the time comes..." Wipe it on the neck, toward Huo Sorry to signal.
"All right, you're right, go ahead." Huo Xi glanced at them speechlessly, and waved to them.
Seeing that the girls followed her out, it seemed that they wanted to give Zhufeng a few words in person, Huo Xi and Nanny Ma looked at each other and couldn't help shaking their heads and laughing.
The next day, the emperor's calligraphy was hung in a conspicuous position in the main shop of Guangfeng Shuijing City.
Within a moment, the news spread.
All the merchants you have good friends with, and the merchants on the same street, all came to appreciate the emperor's calligraphy, and even the president of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce came here in person.
Be good, the emperor gave their merchant a calligraphy!
Still a "good business"!
The status of merchants has been low since ancient times. Although Guangfengshui is a bit different, it is still a merchant. Returning charity merchants, the emperor gave them such a great praise for their merchants?
You are honored!
Then they have to do something, right?
(end of this chapter)