In the afternoon, Zhulan didn't call all her daughters-in-law when she returned home, but looked for them separately and called them together, she was afraid that several daughters-in-law would be embarrassed, especially the three daughters-in-law in front, who did not have as much money as the county lord.

Zhulan looked for it alone, starting with the boss, "That's the thing, my mother doesn't have so much money in her hand, so I want to borrow it from your rooms and pay you back in two months." ”

Li thought a lot, but he didn't expect his mother-in-law to borrow silver, Dafang didn't have much silver in his hand, and the silver money he had now was still the dividend of the dim sum shop, "Mother, Dafang bought a shop with his mother, and he still has eight hundred taels in his hand, mother, this silver money is Dafang's filial piety, but Dafang doesn't have much money in his hand, so he can't help much." ”

Zhulan didn't expect how much silver there was in the big house, she knew where the silver in the big house went, she knew that the big house didn't have much silver, and she also opened her mouth with the Li family, not to test her filial piety, she just hoped that the few houses would be more united and contribute, no matter how much it was her heart.

She also hopes that her daughter will know that she can help her brothers more in the future, and she is more attentive than her own mother.

Zhulan smiled, "Your filial piety, my mother knows, and my mother said that it was borrowed." ”

Li has known his mother-in-law for so many years, and his mother-in-law's mind will not change easily.

Zhulan sent Li away, Zhao came over, what Zhulan didn't expect was that Zhao listened to the reason, and directly handed over the bottom of the second room, "Mother, when the husband left, he took some silver money, and his daughter-in-law bought jewelry for Yushuang, and now she has more than 2,000 taels in her hand, and her daughter-in-law will take it when she goes back now, mother, don't say what to borrow or not, you said that we are all a family, and my father and mother are worried about the family, these silver coins, my second room is filial to my father." ”

Zhulan looked at Zhao's eyes, she knew that Zhao's had changed, how could Zhao's eyes not hide their sorrow before, but now their eyes were peaceful, and what Zhao said was sincere, "Your mind, my mother has received it, and the money in my mother's hand is just a temporary turnover." ”

followed by the Dong family, and the Dong family's words were similar, but the foundation of these three houses was thin, and if there was money in his hand, he would buy the family fund, and there was really not much cash in his hand, and finally Su Xuan took the lion's head.

Zhulan has enough silver, let Steward Wang hand it over to Deng Xiucai, this Zhuangzi has passed the household early, and she is more down-to-earth in her heart.

In the teahouse in the east of the city, the third prince and the fourth prince sat opposite each other, no one said a word, both of them were waiting for news, the prince entered the palace, and took Lord Zhou with him, according to the news from the palace, holding the account book in his hand.

The three princes were a little flustered, and they all entered the palace for a few hours, but the prince and Lord Zhou had not left the palace yet.

The hearts of the four princes are also sinking, after so many years, it is not easy for the father to be uncommon, but don't let the prince find anything, the prince turns over, they have to be cautious if they want to jump.

In the palace, Zhou Shuren drew a picture with a wooden face, in order to display it more clearly and intuitively, the trend chart is the most suitable, he really doesn't want to be right one by one, and it is a headache to see.

Zhou Shuren scolded the salt transportation division in his heart, and he also wanted to slap himself, what kind of population to mention, now it's okay, he wants to check the population and report to the emperor, it's really a pit.

Gonggong Liu took the tea from the little eunuch, "Lord Zhou hasn't drunk water for a long time, so take a sip of tea." ”

Zhou Shuren didn't dare to serve Gonggong Liu, this is a person who specializes in serving the emperor, and now the emperor is the most suspicious, he should be cautious and hurriedly take it, "I'm tired of my father-in-law." ”

Gonggong Liu actually came with a task, looked at the drawings on the table, and was stunned, what is this?

Zhou Shuren drank tea and continued to be busy, he was about to finish his work, and he could finally leave the palace.

The emperor and the prince are busy watching the excerpts, the prince is not in the palace, these are the emperor's work, these days have squeezed a lot of excerpts, and the two have been busy.

The emperor rubbed his neck, "Zhou Shuren can finish the calculation?" ”

Gonggong Liu, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhou hasn't finished accounting yet." ”

The emperor snorted, and continued to look at the excerpts, time passed little by little, and after another cup of tea, Zhou Shuren came over with two drawings, and unfolded them directly without nonsense, "Your Majesty, this is the trend chart drawn by the minister, the red line is death, and the black one is population growth, because there is a mistake in the household registration, and the number of deaths is not accurate, but these are enough, and you can see the population changes in the past few years." ”

The emperor walked to the drawings supported by a few little eunuchs, this trend chart is more intuitive than the numbers, not to mention the numbers are also marked on the line, the emperor looks clear and clear, unlike before, the emperor has to remember the numbers every time he looks at them, there are many numbers, he can't remember, the emperor sighed: "Aiqing is really talented." ”

Zhou Shuren said in his heart, this is really not a great talent, this kind of convenient trend chart can be seen everywhere in modern times.

The prince felt that Lord Zhou was like a treasure, and he would surprise you from time to time, and he thought to himself that he must take care of Lord Zhou's body when he returns to the household department.

The emperor felt that this Zhuangzi was not rewarded in vain, thinking about Zhou Shuren's talent, and finally sighed, it is better to stay in the household department, the household department also needs people, Xiao Qing has been in the household department for too long, there was no one before, and he trusted Xiao Qing, Xiao Qingcai has always been in the position of the household secretary.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren went home with the snacks rewarded by the emperor, and Zhulan helped Zhou Shuren change his official uniform, "What do you mean, you have been in the palace and only come out now?" ”

Zhou Shuren was tired, he thought he could leave after the report, but as a result, the emperor asked the prince to consult him, and he became a teacher again, and he didn't leave the palace until now, "Lord Qiu can't sleep tonight." ”

Zhulan chuckled, "I see, many people can't sleep tonight. ”

Zhou Shuren lowered his voice, "The roots in this Jianghuai area are hidden deeply, although the emperor didn't say it explicitly, but I see that there must be a big move." ”

Zhulan asked, "But what happened?" ”

Zhou Shuren told him what he had discovered, and Zhulan patted Zhou Shuren on the shoulder, this person still dreams of being a young man, and this wish cannot be realized.

Zhou Shuren, "......."

He felt that the lady was not comforting him!

Zhulan frowned and said, "Zhao Bo suddenly borrowed money from us, do you remember, he didn't say the reason, something must have happened, just like you said, there has always been a problem in the Jianghuai area, this Zhao Bo has had an accident after he was promoted, how do I think, Zhao Bo has entered the den of thieves!" ”

Zhou Shuren whispered: "I have always understood that the salt tax corruption is certain, but I didn't expect that for more than ten years, I didn't find the root, I didn't think it before, but today I found that my back was a little cold, Zhao Bo did enter the thief's den, but since he borrowed silver, I guess someone set him up, if it is really in the same stream, Zhao Bo does not have to borrow silver, and the compromise will be settled." ”

Zhulan furrowed her brows, "I hope he won't be implicated." ”

Zhou Shuren also hoped so, Zhao Bo was his first friend in ancient times, and he was also a friend who has always kept in touch.

Zhou Shuren continued: "The forces in the Jianghuai area have always been very complicated, many families in the capital have some forces in the Jianghuai area, and the intertwined roots are no worse than those in the capital, and it is not easy to find the roots, but this discovery is very important, this account has not changed much for so many years, and you can also feel some pulses along the way." ”

Zhulan listened and listened, looking at Zhou Shuren with a strange expression, Zhou Shuren was uncomfortable, "Lady, why do you look at me like this?" ”

Zhulan smiled, "You didn't find out, you have come all the way to help the emperor find a lot of hidden dangers, Jinzhou, Jianghuai, have been hidden for many years, how do I think, you have been increasing the luck of the royal family." ”

She can imagine that if there is no discovery by Zhou Shuren, even if the emperor wins, it will hurt his vitality, the government will be affected, and the people will be directly affected, in case of chaos, even if it recovers, it will take many years.

Zhou Shuren touched his beard, "It seems to be true." ”

Zhulan smiled, "I think this is very good, the court is stable, the people can live in peace, and you will also accumulate blessings." ”

Zhou Shuren tugged at the corners of his mouth, "So there are too few Zhuangzi, how can the emperor reward two, or exchange it with the Zhuangzi who rewarded the prince." ”

Zhulan paused, "What Zhuangzi?" ”