Outside the bulletin board at the entrance of the vegetable market, there was a circle of people.

Whether you know words or not, stop and watch the fun. If you have read a few books and know a few big characters, you must not show off and explain the announcement.

It was originally the title of the criminal department, and several thieves excavated the thieves of the former mausoleum, and the leader escaped, and the other thieves were caught, and now they are going to be hanged.

Xiaoxi lowered the curtain and said to Han Jiang: "Girl, it seems that you have to take a detour." ”

Han Jiang's family is a woman's family in the end, and he can't smell the killing, so he nodded. Xiaoxi poked his head out and gave the coachman a command.

One time less, the carriage arrived at Caofu in Xicheng.

Today, Han Jiang's family was invited by Chu Yu to come to the door, and as for what the so-called thing is, she is also ignorant now.

Han Jiang is also a frequent visitor to Cao Mansion, and the concierge knows each other. In addition, Chu Yu had already sent a message to him, and directly asked Han Jiang's inner house to speak, so Han Jiang's carriage rushed directly outside the second gate.

Xiyan was waiting at the second gate, and when he saw Han Jiang's arrival, he asked someone to report to Wutong Garden. , while leading her to the Sycamore Garden.

Everyone who followed stopped at the second gate, and only Xiaoxi followed Han Jiang into the second gate.

Along the way, I met the daughter-in-law of the housekeeper, and some of them knew Han Jiang's family, and they all said hello; Those who didn't know Han Jiang's family, seeing that it was Xiyan leading, they all stepped aside and made way out.

When I arrived at Wutong Garden, Chu Yu's side, I had just finished handling the housework. Amethyst wants to take care of Tianyou and Hengsheng, and he has not yet come back from Changping Zhuangzi, so the big and small things in the house have to be heartfelt.

Seeing that Han Jiang's family had arrived, Chu Yu sent everyone away and invited her to sit down in the West House for tea.

Today, I asked Han Jiang to come over, but I had something to ask for. It turned out that after Prince Jane Yaerjianga made trouble collecting gold, there was a shortage of gold in the capital. Nowadays, even if twelve taels are exchanged for one tael, it is still priceless.

Chu Yu's mother's side, Ergege refers to being married for several years, and he will be out of the cabinet next year; Wugege will be seventeen years old, and he will also reach the age of going out of the cabinet. King Chun Fujin had to prepare a dowry for the two Gege, whether it was jewelry or utensils, there was a place for gold.

Gege, who is married to Mongolia, has a dowry from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the noblewoman of the palace, this out of the cabinet is a lifelong event, and the palace must also prepare decently.

Besides, Er Gege is Chu Yu's half-sister, and Wu Gege is the only concubine of Chun Wangfu, even if the dowry of the two is not as good as Chu Yu, it has to be almost the same. Especially the five grids, according to the system, it should be richer than Chu Yu.

Chunwang Fujin couldn't get gold outside, so he mentioned it to his daughter.

The Cao family's gold is also counted, and they go to the palace to pay homage during the New Year's holidays, and sometimes they have to use gold utensils. Chu Yu was here, so he thought of Han Jiang's coming.

Although the Han Jiang clan has been in the capital for several years, due to the limitation of his background, there are few people who come and go. In addition, her family's business turned out to be a money bank, and it was designated that there was no gold to be around, so Chu Yu remembered to say this to her.

This is not a big deal, since Chu Yu spoke, Han Jiang responded happily and asked Chu Yu how much he used here.

Chu Yu pondered it for a moment and said a number of two thousand taels. In addition to using it for King Chun Fujin, she, who is an older sister, also wants to add makeup to her two younger sisters.

Compared to other objects, gold is the most practical.

When you speak, there will be a mother-in-law to do things. Han Jiang saw that Chu Yu was busy, so he didn't stay long, and got up to say goodbye.

On Chu Yu's side, he asked people to wrap a bag of mushrooms, fungus, whitebait, venison, etc., which had just arrived from the Internal Affairs Office, and brought them to Han Jiang's family.

Wu Sheng had already gotten the news, called a few nurses to follow, walked with the Han Jiang clan, and went to the Han Mansion to exchange gold.

As for the 24,000 taels of silver needed for exchange, it was not withdrawn from the Cao family's account. Chu Yu said to Han Jiang that at the end of the year, he would deduct the income from Daoxiang Village, so that it would not be cheap to send it back and forth.

On the Han Jiang clan's side, he was only willing to exchange ten taels for one tael. Chu Yu asked her for help, where would she take advantage of her? According to the market price outside, I will give her twelve taels.

Han Jiang's family saw that he couldn't say anything about her, so he didn't say anything more, but he made up his mind in his heart, and the advantage of these thousands of taels of silver was not to be taken. She is not short of silver, and it is rare to give a favor to the Cao family once, what is it called if she still earns these thousands of taels of silver?

People give a horse, and buy and sell without sparing needles.

When not talking about business, the Han Jiang clan does not value silver...... * Forbidden City, the main hall of the Internal Affairs Office.

Yiduli walked over, saw two eye-catching guards standing under the corridor, stopped the scribe who had just come out of the inner hall, and asked, "What, there are guests at Lord Cao's place?" ”

The scribe bowed down and replied, "Back to my lordship, it was Prince Jian who came, and the chief steward accompanied me to eat tea." ”

Yi Duli nodded, waved his hand at the scribe, and said, "I know." You go get busy. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the fold in his hand and said to himself: "It seems that I have to come back later, really, is it really a hen that can lay golden eggs?" ”

He shook his head and turned and walked out of the yard.

In the hall, Cao Hao had already made people serve tea, but Yaerjianga was not in the mood to drink tea.

He frowned and said, "Cao Hao, Cui Fei's kid sent the letter back." It is true that gold can be exchanged for thirteen taels of silver, but I heard that it will have to wait. There is a limited amount of money that can be redeemed for young people, and it will not be possible until next summer. Now the gold in the capital is rare, and this king has made people inquire, and one or two taels of gold will also reach twelve or three taels of silver. Now many people are looking for this king to nag, what is this called? ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he was really slandered.

Who can blame you for getting to this point? The planned 20,000 taels of gold became 12 or 30,000 taels of gold. In the past few months, the capital has pumped out so much gold at once, and it is no wonder that the price of gold has not risen.

After Yarjianga finished speaking, seeing that Cao Hao was silent, he raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't have anything to say?" I have to think of a way, otherwise the gold price in the capital has been so high, wouldn't this business be in vain? ”

Cao Hao said: "The prince can't do anything, what idea can the lower officials think of?" I can't turn it into a mountain of gold at this time. But the prince doesn't need to be in a hurry, just like the high price of gold in Guangzhou, let's transport the gold to the south; The price of gold in the capital is high, and the merchants of Shanxi and Liangjiang will also think of transporting gold into Beijing. It won't be long before more gold is shipped and the price of gold will fall. ”

"Well, there's some truth to what you're saying." Yarjianga nodded and said, "Actually, this king is looking for you today, and there are other things to discuss. ”

Yarjianga hesitated for a moment and said, "Listening to what Cui Fei said in his letter, the business of foreign goods in Guangzhou is very good. If the king remembers correctly, the Nanyang Trade Road was originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The hundreds of thousands of taels of gold, exchanged for silver, if they were transported back to the capital, it would be a waste. Cao Hao, let's see, can you separate the internal affairs government's business? Left and right Cui Fei and they also made up for the lack of the Internal Affairs Office, and it was justifiable to operate, right? ”

This is to get involved in the business that went down in the bidding, how could Cao Hao let go?

If this place is relieved, the rest of the trade routes will not be able to be saved, and I don't know how many people are looking at it with red eyes and stammering.

"Lord Wang, it's not that the lower officials don't solve the worries of the prince, but the bidding at the beginning of the year has been marked for a number of years. Some have contracts for three years, some for five years. In order to raise those hundreds of taels of silver, the prince knew how many people he had offended. It's only been less than a year, and if the Ministry of Internal Affairs interferes in business again, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate. Not to mention the prestige of the Internal Affairs Office, the minister will also be drowned by the spitting stars. Cao Hao thought about it for a while, there was no prevarication, and he told the truth, and said very sincerely: "Please also ask the prince to be considerate of his ministers, and the ministers are grateful." ”

Yaerjianga just thought of this, although Cao Hao did not let go, but seeing his heart-to-heart appearance, his heart was also ironed.

Besides, he had also heard that the Wang family, who ran the business road in Guangzhou, had some heads and tails with the Thirteen Elder Brothers' Mansion, and he was somewhat jealous in his heart.

He glared at Cao Hao and scolded with a smile: "It's just that you are lazy and don't want to spend your brains worrying about this king, and you are so pitiful." That's it, whatever you want. It's just that you have to remember that you owe this favor to this king, and if this king has a place to call you in the future, you don't need to shirk it again. ”

Cao Hao could only admire in his heart, obviously he helped Yaerjianga come up with a way to exchange gold, which could be regarded as a temporary postponement of the economic crisis of the Zongren Mansion. I didn't even get a "thank you", and as soon as the conversation changed, I became a "debt" to people.

"As long as the minister can serve his life, he will respect the king's orders." But there is no place to reason, Cao Hao can only respond hard.

Yarjianga stood up contentedly, and looked at Cao Hao's gaze with a little smile.

At the end of the year, there were many trivial things that needed to be taken care of in the Zongren Mansion, so he didn't stay long, and said, "Just write it down, let's get busy first, this king has returned to the yamen." ”

Cao Hao got up and personally sent it out of the courtyard.

Yarjianga remembered something, turned around, and asked, "How is Ling Zun's body?" The king also heard about the resignation of the official, and it happened that he changed some ginseng and deer antler velvet outside the gate, all of which were of the highest quality. The king has prepared one and sent it to your house in a hurry. If there's anything missing, just ask. ”

Although Fang Cai's strong words are reasonable, which is a headache, but at the moment, this earnest concern does not seem to be fake.

Cao Hao couldn't thank him, and then watched Yarjiang's back leave.

When Cao Hao returned to the main hall, Yi Duli had already received the letter and knew that Yaerjianga was gone, so he came to talk to Cao Hao.

Cao Hao felt strange when he saw that he seemed to avoid Yaerjianga in his speech. Because Yarjiang's side Fujin is Yiduli's cousin, he is also an in-law.

It's just that this is Yiduli's private matter, although Cao Hao felt strange, he didn't take the initiative to ask.

And Ithuri came for the sake of gold.

The newly built Tangquan Palace, there are several Buddhist halls, all of which require gold. In addition to the new palaces everywhere, depicting dragons and phoenixes, gold is also needed. But fortunately, I didn't use it in a hurry.

Due to the severe cold of the current number nine, the work has been stopped there, and the construction will not start until February next year.

Despite this, there are more than one or two places where the Ministry of Internal Affairs lacks gold. Especially at the end of the year, the palace will give money from outside. Even if there are only a few small gold ingots in a purse, there are many places that need to be rewarded, and it is a lot of numbers.

"What should I-sama do?" Cao Hao thought that Yarjianga and Yiduli were both here for the gold, and some thought it was funny, as if he had dug a hole himself, and now he had to think about how to fill the hole.

Yi Duli has always been accustomed to Cao Hao's words, where does he have his own ideas?

Hearing Cao Hao's question, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said: "What can the lower officials do, naturally they are asking for advice!" ”

Cao Hao spread his hands and said, "The gold on the surface of the capital city has been almost searched by Prince Jian, what can I do?" Could it be that I asked for a leave of absence and took someone to the gold mine? ”

When Yi Duli heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Don't forget to take your lower officials with you, your lower officials are willing to go with your lords." ”

Cao Hao is just joking, he is not an immortal, how can he know where the gold mine is. However, seeing that Yi Duli was trusting without a head, his mood was much better.

"Don't worry, if you really go out to look for gold mines, you will go with your lords." Cao Hao said with a smile: "The matter of using gold in the palace, adults don't have to worry about it, the emperor still has an inner treasury." As for the palace, by February next year, the price of gold may fall. ”

Yi Duli listened, with a little loss, and said: "In the past few years, thanks to the blessing of the adults, I have run outside a few times, and now I feel that the capital is really difficult, and it is much more comfortable outside." ”

Cao Hao knew that he was just scratching his hair. If he is really released as an official, he will not go. He was the eldest son in the family, and he was to serve his widowed mother as a filial servant.

"The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the blue is better than the blue", this is what Cao Yin said to his son after handing over the resignation of the sick.

In Cao Hao's heart, he knew that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't catch up with his father. Because he is not a native of the Qing Dynasty, he lacks the word "loyalty".

Whether it is Kangxi, or the fourth elder brother who has not ascended the throne, who is not a human sperm tempered in the palace.

Do you really want the "road to the famous minister" that your true father is looking forward to? Wouldn't that be a lifetime?

Even if it is a real drama, there are times when flaws are exposed; I am just a mortal, how can I perform on stage for the rest of my life?

* Cao Mansion, partial hall.

Seeing her father, who she hadn't seen for months, Qi Niang jumped for joy and threw herself into Fang Chonggong's arms, already with red eyes aggrieved: "Daddy is so bad, why did he come back?" ”

Fang Chonggong stroked his daughter's hair dotingly, looked at her carefully, and said, "Qi Niang has grown taller." ”

Qi Niang raised her chin, stretched out her hand, touched Fang Chonggong's chin, and said in surprise: "Hey, where is Daddy's beard?" ”

"Hehe, it's not cheap to go out, it's scraped." Fang Chonggong replied.

Where is Qi Niang willing to believe? A beard is not hair, but it is two or three inches long, so where is it not cheap? However, it is true that I look ten or twenty years younger after picking it up.

Curious, she couldn't help but look at her father carefully. Where is there still a little bit of heroism, wearing gorgeous new clothes, looking like a rich man.

She hugged Fang Chonggong's arm, pointed to the woman standing behind him, and asked, "Daddy, who is she?" ”

She lost her mother since she was a child, and she has been used to hearing the story of a bad stepmother in the drama over the years, and when she saw her father tidying up like this, she couldn't help but be more vigilant, for fear that she would have an extra stepmother.

The woman wore a blue cloth gown, and her black hair was braided, hanging down behind her head, and her head was lowered, so that she could not see her eyebrows clearly.

"It's the daughter of my father's old friend, called Xiaoying, and Qi Niang wants to call my sister." Fang Chonggong said a word to Qi Niang, and then said to Xiao Ying: "Niece, this is your Qi Niang sister." ”

The woman only raised her head at this time, but at the age of fifteen or sixteen, her face was a little dark, and she looked very thin. Although it can't be said to be a stunning beauty, there is another state of Chu between the eyebrows.

She bent her knees and said a blessing to Qi Niang.

Qi Niang put down her father's arm, but she was a little embarrassed, and returned the salute in a proper manner: "Sister Xiaoying Wanfu." ”

Wei Hei said that he was preparing to return to his hometown, so he did not follow Cao Hao to Yamen. Fang Chonggong knew only a limited number of people in the Cao family, and he heard that Cao Hao had gone to the yamen at the gatehouse, and the second person to ask was Wei Hei.

Wei Hei always had a heart problem in his heart, that is, the main messenger of the assassin in the spring has not been found out so far. Seeing that Fang Chonggong finally came back, he was full of questions.

Fang Chonggong's side is also full of words, and he wants to talk to Wei Hei.

After he saw his daughter and Xiaoying fighting, he said to Qi Niang: "Your sister Xiao Ying followed her father on a long journey, and the carriage and horses were tired, so Qi Niang took your sister down to rest first." ”

Although Qi Niang was reluctant to her father, she saw that Qi Niang could not hide her lack of color, so she responded obediently and took Xiao Ying down to settle down.

"I have already sent someone to the yamen to invite the son, and I will be able to come back in about half an hour." Wei Hei said fairly: "A few days ago, I heard Gongzi mention that Fang Lao picked up Fang Baikui's bones and returned to Fujian, and I thought that I would have to wait for a year before there would be news of Fang Lao. ”

Not only did Qi Niang look at Fang Chonggong strangely, but even Wei Hei could see that he was wrong.

It's just that he was born in the rivers and lakes recklessly, and he is used to seeing people change clothes, mostly when he got into a lawsuit and died in the world.

Thinking of this, Wei Hei couldn't help but sink in his heart. He walked to the door, sent the servant away, and came back and said, "Isn't Old Fang causing a lawsuit?" ”

Fang Chonggong sighed and said, "Wei Ye guessed well, Fang didn't expect to fall into such a situation. Because of Cao Ye's instructions, Fang returned to Fujian, and after handing over Master Fang's bones to the Fang clan, he went north to Zhili. Before the matter was cleared, the lawsuit was unclear. An old friend of Fang was affected by Fang and fell into the hands of the government. It was someone Fang who was also wanted by the Criminal Department. Fortunately, Fang had been on guard before, and the pseudonym he used was also fake, so he escaped. The little warbler who was just now was the daughter of that old friend. Fang Mou originally wanted to return to Beijing and ask Cao Ye for help, but he didn't expect that he was a step too late and had already let the government hang him. ”

According to the usual practice, the autumn execution is carried out after the Mid-Autumn Festival every year.

Fang Chonggong's friend, if it falls into the hands of the government in the near future, even if he is sentenced to death, he should wait until next autumn to decide. Anyone who can be sentenced to death or hanged must be guilty of heinous crimes.

Thinking of this, Wei Hei couldn't help frowning and asked, "Elder Fang, the crime of honoring your friend?" ”

"Stealing and digging the tomb of the former emperor!" Fang Chonggong replied.

This is a recent big case, and Wei Hei has also heard rumors here.

"Could it be that Elder Fang is the thief leader 'Han Qi' who was wanted by the Criminal Department to steal and excavate the imperial tombs of the former dynasty?" Wei Hei lowered his voice and asked.

Fang Chonggong nodded, and said with a little sadness and indignation: "Wang Wu, who is hanged today, is the father of Xiaoying, Wei Ye, Fang is incompetent, and his brothers are wronged and innocent deaths, and I have to ask Cao Ye to call the shots......"

(To be continued)