Bai Shi looked at it and smiled, and said, "Okay, I can't make fun of your eldest brother." In fact, Wen Hui was right, I originally planned to buy people, construction, travel expenses, food, clothing, housing and transportation, etc., as well as surplus funds, about three million taels. This is not difficult for our family. First of all, our family has the most interests in Xinguang City, although we give dividends to the royal family and the Chen family, the princess, the king of Jin, and Wen Hui, but after all, we are in charge of our own affairs, so we still get more profits. The emperor let our family govern Xinguang City by themselves, and did not send Wan Shuhui as a financial officer to supervise in Shanghai City like Wen Hui. Therefore, the dividends of Shanghai City are distributed to us normally. But we still hide part of Xinguang City's dividends. Also, I still have the dividends of our family in Shanghai City in the past few years, and I asked Wen Hui to sell most of our property in Dachu before, so I also got more than one million taels of silver. There are also various businesses of our family, such as wine, restaurants, cuijin buildings, spice workshops, etc., which can also have a balance of more than one million taels a year. We also have to support the army of Yizhou Island in our house, as well as the guards in the house, and our family also has one of the biggest expenses, which is your eldest brother's investment in Yizhou Island and the investment in the Japanese country. Of course, there are some other expenses, but the income is still more than the expenditure. Therefore, there is no problem in taking out these three million taels. It's just that I don't have any money when I take out the three million taels. Wen Lin, you see, I have all the money you need. This is better than your sister, she still has to collect money everywhere, and yours and I have already prepared it. It's just that now my money is not rich, you have to save some money. ”

Chen Wenhui said with a smile: "Brother." See? Mother is still a little partial to you. Everything is ready for you. ”

Chen Wenlin also laughed.

Bai said: "Then have you negotiated with the Hei family?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "It's best to talk to the Hei family. The family is also their own people. Now it's up to the family. This time, are there people from several major families on the side of the family? Who's the main one? ”

Bai said: "I heard that it seems that your third aunt's cousin is also going, Wen Qi from the big house is also going, and my mother's side of the Bai family is also going." The Bai family may go the most, the eldest cousin of your eldest uncle's family is going, and the second uncle's family is the cousin of Shuyuan's county lord's family. The rest also have the second son of the Li family and three concubines. The Wang family went to two concubines. In this way, it is the master of the Bai family. Originally, in terms of age and qualifications, it should be headed by Bai Junzhi, the eldest cousin of your uncle's family, but the lord of Shuyuan left the relationship of the eldest princess and let your second cousin Bai Junda be the leader. Now the emperor seems to want Bai Junda to be in charge of the urban construction of the family. In a few days there should be a will. When the time comes, Bai Junda should come to talk to you. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "That's really not so fast, first we have to decide who will be the city lord, and then they have to allocate it internally, and then they can come to me to talk." Forget it, I don't wait for them. I'll take care of our own business first. In the afternoon, I will go outside the capital to see where the 200,000 people that the emperor gave me are. It seems that some of them are captives, so I let the second brother accompany me. Good pick some good ones. By the way, there are also some relatives and slaves of the convicts. As for the civilians, they were the poor people of the three remote and impoverished counties in the northwest. This brother also asked his brother to go on a trip in person, arrange for these poor people to take a carriage, distribute food, settle down, and arrive in Shanghai City smoothly. The last part is some craftsmen in the capital, all of whom are under the management of the Ministry of Industry, this part is easy to do, under the rule of my father, I just need the people of the black family to accompany me to choose. ”

Bai said: "You arranged it very well. Actually, it's best for your second brother to do these things, he originally followed your father to those three counties to promote seeds. Get familiar with those officials, bring more silver, and dress up the officials happily, so you will naturally work hard for you. Also, you can hire a car and horse dealer from the local area, which is cheaper, and when you arrive in the capital, you can take a boat, which is better, you can always do Shanghai City, and then go to sea from Shanghai City, so that the road is smoother, less tired, and it can also make those poor people feel better, and it is not easy to leave their hometowns. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Brother, we went to see the prisoners and prisoners in the afternoon, how about you set off for the three counties in the northwest the day after tomorrow?" On the doctor's side, as well as the pills, I have told Sister Mingzhu that they are all ready. The food is also in place, the main thing is meat, and this is also in place. The butchers also traded with the Northwest, and they were responsible for bringing the live poultry and cattle to the Northwest so that they could eat fresh meat. And food, I gave them money, and they also transported it for us along the way, brother, you can save some snacks, just deal with the officials. It seems that my brother now has an official position, right? ”

Chen Wenlin said: "Originally, I had a seven-grade official position, but I think I should also be named the city lord in the past two days, which is a good one." In addition, I am a son of the Chen clan and the son of a second-grade master, and the local officials should be able to save face. Also, those three counties, which I went to with my father, are actually not far from the capital, and they are only more than 400 miles, which is really poor. In this way, these poor people who live on barren land will follow us to Nanyang, and they will definitely be able to live a life of food and clothing. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Now I don't have the clothes for these people. However, I have already asked Feiguang, and she said that there are still some clothes in stock, and my brother can bring them first, and I have asked her to hurry up and give birth. I will send it to my brother one after another. In this way, I can set off next month, and first take this part of the people who are currently in the capital, including the craftsmen we found ourselves, as well as the craftsmen given by the emperor, prisoners, and prisoners of war. My brother just took these poor people with him. Of course, these poor people are actually the big heads, so the elder brother has more responsibility. However, as long as my brother brings it to Shanghai City, because when we arrive in Shanghai City, we will transport a quarter of the people belonging to the Hei family to the Hei family themselves. A quarter of those families are transported to the families themselves. We'll just take care of our half. Then half of my brother's burden will be lifted. ”

Chen Wenlin said: "Actually, I don't have to do this alone, I can ask Brother Wenqi to go with me." He has always taken care of the general affairs of the mansion, and he can be regarded as capable, especially when dealing with officials, and he is a master. Familiar with it a little more than I am. Why don't we go together. and Tian Jingye, the cousin of the Tian family, can also go together. Tian Jingye is even more capable person, I think the three of us can handle this, and if we bring more capable family members, we will definitely be able to do it. ”

Bai said: "This is a good idea, don't say anything else, I know your cousin, that is the eldest princess's heart, and the eldest princess loves him the most." However, he is the son of the second son, and the family business is inherited by the eldest son of the eldest princess, and your third aunt is married to the second son, so she can only get money, not the title. However, the eldest princess's two daughters-in-law don't like the eldest daughter-in-law, but they like your third aunt the most, and the grandson also loves your cousin the most. Although I love the second room, but this rule cannot be abolished, the eldest princess has been thinking about the second room, thinking about finding a way out for the second room, just right, this time to Nanyang is a great opportunity, just let Jingye to exercise, but also to find a way out. If you go with you to those three counties to do business. The eldest princess will definitely go and tell the emperor, but there should be a will for you, and you will be better off. The eldest princess may also send the princess chief officials in her palace to follow her, but it is an official official official of the imperial court, and the magistrates dare to disobey orders? ”

Chen Wenhui said with a smile: "This is good, we are pulling the banner and pulling the tiger skin." In this way, brother, we will go to select people in the afternoon, and you will go to Cousin Wenqi and cousin Jingye in the evening, so let's set a place in Qinghe Building, and you can talk while eating to save time. ”

Chen Wenlin asked, "Sister, will you participate?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "You men drink and talk about things, what do I participate in a girl's house?" ”

Chen Wenlin said: "Oh, do you remember that you are a girl?" I don't think the whole Da Chu can find a capable girl like you, and they have all caught up with the prime minister. ”

Chen Wenhui pouted and said: "The second brother became bad when he went to the clan land, and he always made fun of me." I won't tell you, I still want to see how my embroidery girls are coming back, how is An'an? Not only do I not go to dinner with me, but I can't eat with you at lunch, I guess that at this time, that Gui Yuxia should have gone to my yard and waited to report to me. In addition to this, I also have some things to do while I am eating. Hey, that's not enough time. ”

After that, he said goodbye and went back to his yard. Bai Shi hurriedly said: "Hui'er, although you are busy, you have to take care of your body, are you still eating Ejiao and bird's nest porridge?" ”

Chen Wenhui said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, there are not only capable maids in my house, but also nurses who take care of things, as well as my master, these are all eaten all the time, and I boxing every day, the master pays great attention to my body, and I take a medicinal bath every night, and I use up countless medicinal materials, I don't know how much silver it costs every day?" ”

Bai smiled: "Is our family still afraid of spending money?" The body is the most important, and you have to count the silver at all times, don't you know which is light and which is heavy? ”

Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "Got it, mother, I'm just talking." He walked out. (To be continued......)