Chapter 70: Liquidation
"You mean that the Ministry of Industry has resigned?" Tang Yue raised his eyebrows and stretched out his hand to pour tea for Tang Long. Tang Hu went to Cui Yan's uncle to ask about the second room, but it was hard work, Tang Long read the morning newspaper and immediately came to tell Tang Yue. As the daughter in charge of the family, Tang Yue is really busy, just liquidating the maidservants related to the second room has to spend most of her energy and settle accounts, which is even more troublesome. Fortunately, Cui's is smart, and all the account books are classified, one account for the kitchen, one account for each courtyard, and the gold and silver of jade porcelain are recorded in each book.
"Not bad. It's hard for him to endure so many days!" Tang Long seemed to sigh with emotion, but there was schadenfreude in his eyes, "Who let his daughter marry a good husband, even if he is so tired, he can't stay anymore!"
Tang Yue said with a smile: "There are not so many conspiracies and calculations in the Ministry of Industry, and he can stay for so many years because of his real skills." However, I heard that his body is not very good, he repaired bridges and paved roads in his early years, and he did everything himself, and he fell ill, so he will not care too much about his daughter's affairs, but he will not reuse him. After all, when you are old, it is better to resign and return to your hometown. He is gone, and his son can come up. β
"His son?" "His son?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry has a son and a daughter, all of whom are wives, "His son is also in the Ministry of Industry, but it doesn't seem to be anything special." Tang Long thought for a while.
"The son of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is surnamed Jiang Yanshan, and he is good at burning porcelain. Tang Yue was meaningful, and casually combed the hanging hair, she had not yet had time to tie her hair with a hairband.
"Burning porcelain?Jiang Yanshan?" The raised tone did not hide Tang Long's shock, "The one who burned the pastel porcelain?"
"To be exact, he also burns thin porcelain. β
Tang Long gasped, whether it is thin porcelain or pastel porcelain, the former's craftsmanship is too high, and the latter's color is pleasant, any one of them can ensure that people have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime, and both are on one person!
"He likes to paint, like flowers, birds, insects and fish" Tang Yue smiled and calculated, her uncle happened to be famous for painting!
"You are Uncle Yan-" Tang Long said in a blink of an eye, "Xiao Yue'er, what do you want to do?"
"This is our family's account book, you can read it yourself!" Tang Yue handed over a stack of books and pinched his eyebrows with difficulty, "If you don't want to think about how to make money, our family has to drink the northwest wind!"
"So difficult?" Tang Long's face was ugly, and he flipped through the final ledger, knowing that Tang Yue was not exaggerating, he couldn't help but feel upset, "These-"
"It's not interesting to talk about it. The cost of the second room was too great, and later the Wang housekeeper worked hard to catch things, and I didn't bother to care, our family's account books have never been a problem only in these years. Tang Yue said slowly, the ancestors declined to the point that his grandfather joined the army to lay down the family business, and in the later period, he lingered on the sickbed and the silver was like flowing water. "For now, I still have to think about how to earn the family business, otherwise I am afraid that I will have to live on my mother's dowry. β
Which family has the reason to use a woman's dowry? If you say it, it must not become someone else's talking point? It hurts its reputation too much, and now the Tang family has the highest voice in the court, and it is Tang Yu who still has to cherish the feathers.
"What is Xiao Yue'er going to do?" Tang Long had some vague speculations in his heart, he didn't have enough strategy, and if the three fathers and sons were all in the court, it would inevitably attract some attention, not to mention that he didn't like restraint by nature, and being an official - the rules were too big.
He prefers to travel in the mountains and rivers to collect money.
"Shang, sea. β
"Xiao Yue'er wants to go through sea trade?" "Sea trade can be said to be profitable, but the risk is too high, and it is in the hands of the family on the eastern coast.
"Yes and not quite. She fell in love with the fat of Haimao, and she also knew that it was not an ordinary trouble to gnaw it down, and she had invested too much in the early stage, and now she couldn't afford to play with this thing.
"Pastels and thin porcelain can be profitable. But to agree with above. Tang Yue thought for a while and said sideways, Tang Long nodded, only hugged Jinshang's thighs, and they ......, "But will Jinshang agree?" There are too many restrictions on the official family's business, and even the emperor has explicitly forbade it not to compete with the people.
Tang Yue considered it for a while and said, "The Emperor Taishang has cut the amount of money early in the morning, does my brother think the treasury has money? The words were vague, but Tang Long also understood.
"It's just not the right time. "Cui's early take, a few of them need to keep filial piety.
"About six months away, I will enter the palace to serve in front of the Queen Mother. Tang Yue lowered her eyebrows, this is the grace that her mother begged for, but it must be mixed with Cui, the other plans of the Zheng family, Su Wuxing said that she is a variable in the world, Su Wuxing can see it, she doesn't believe that the monk can't see it, so many people know Cui, the Zheng family will not be unclear.
Otherwise, why did the Cui family immediately let their two uncles enter Beijing in the winter of last year? The people were still so well chosen! One is only all over the world, and the other is young and happy, and the roots are precocious.
"But think about the present. Tang Yue frowned and took out another account book.
"I cut the family's expenses and sent out a group of people, and my brother looked for someone to go to Zhuangzi to check the injury, and I always felt that Zhuangzi was not clean. "There are too many moths, we have to clean them up.
"Good. Do you want to check the many shops in your house?"
"Naturally, they can only break even, and it's hard for them. Tang Yue said plainly, but a fierce color flashed in his eyes, he really bullied the master's son and son!
"Then I'll take stock of my mother's shop by the way. Tang Long pinched his eyebrows, and filial piety could not live in peace.
"Good. β
"I'm about to settle down. "Starting from the Ministry of Works, I have to settle the account" The position of the Ministry of Household Books may not be kept. "After all, at the end of last year, they went to the Yellow River to thoroughly inspect the embankment, and it was not all for nothing, the weather was hot this year, and the spring news came early.
"The Yellow River embankment?" Tang Long was stunned for a moment, and then reacted.
"yes. Today, I should be able to place my own people in the household department, the criminal department, and the official department. "I'm afraid that there will be a lot of vacant seats this time.
"This doesn't seem to have anything to do with our family, right?" "My brother is still in the filial piety period and can't participate in the Spring Festival."
"My father now only has the title of Marquis. Tang Yue reminded.
Tang Long raised his eyebrows, and found that his little sister was too worried! Stretched out his hand and nodded at her eyebrows, "Xiao Yue'er, I am worried and hurtful, I will go first!"
"Yang Liu, make some fish soup for your girl, she is not in good health and worries too much, so she needs to nourish her spleen and stomach. Tang Long went out of the door and whispered to Yang Liu, who was guarding the door, "It is better to have fresh carp, silver carp, and crucian carp." You personally lead people to buy them outside. Every morning, I boiled porridge with millet and glutinous rice, gave her rice oil to eat, and came to me directly to get the silver when I was short of money!"
The wind chime came in to deliver tea, and Tang Yue continued to read the account book with his hand, and persuaded him, "Girl, do you want to rest for a while?" β
Tang Yue shook his head, "Let Su Xing come in and help me pinch my shoulder." β
"Girl, let's rest for a while. Feng Chime smiled and took Tang Yue's account book, she had kung fu in her hands, Tang Yue couldn't stop it, "I heard it when I came, and the second young master instructed Yang Liu to make more spleen and stomach nourishing for the girl." Worried and sad, the girl's body and bones are not good, so let's take care of it, and hand over the account book to the account room to see. β
Tang Yue's heart slid through a warm current, and he smiled and said, "I'll watch it later, I have to have my own score in my heart." Wind chimes and flutes, right, do you like it? I can help you save up for a dowry. β
Feng Chime was stunned, "The girl herself is not married yet!"
"But I made a marriage contract with Bai Li! at least I don't have to worry about no one. Tang Yue took a sip of tea, her eyes were bright, and the wind chimes felt that her girl was teasing her for no reason, "But you are different, you are not a person who can be trapped in the inner house, your husband naturally has to choose well, if you think you are like this, you naturally can't ask for it." β
"What about the girl?" said the wind chime, "is the girl willing to stay in the inner house for the rest of her life?"
"Bai Li won't let me be trapped in the inner house for the rest of my life!" Tang Yue laughed, his eyes were fluorescent, and the corners of his lips were like flowers.
"So you like someone to say it early, let's adjust it slowly and teach!"
Wind Chime's face suddenly turned red: "Girl, let's marry yourself first!"
The twilight was timid, and when the jackdaw returned, Bai Li came to accompany Tang Yue to dinner.
"Wind chimes say you're in a good mood today?" Bai Li asked her with a smile, asking her to change the tea to white water, "You haven't slept well at night in recent days, don't use tea in the afternoon, the ancient well water in Bailu Temple is clear and clean, let the willow burn it and make honey for you to drink." β
"Good. Tang Yue responded with a smile, she didn't have any reason to reject Bai Li's kindness, "Then you are not allowed to drink tea at night." β
"Why?" Bai Li raised his eyebrows, he rarely had a time to sleep on time, there were too many things in Jinyiwei, from the princes and nobles to the rich businessmen, he had to find someone to keep an eye on, and he had to pick and choose to send them to Jinshang every day, he was so tired that he panicked, what should he do if he didn't drink tea?
"Don't think I don't know that you almost sleep at night" Feng Chime gave her news to Bai Li, and naturally she would also give her Bai Li's news, "Drink less tea and go to bed early, otherwise it will hurt your liver." β
"I want to too, but there are too many things, Jinyiwei has changed from dark to bright is a matter of today's last sentence, and the following ones are about to break their legs!" Bai Li couldn't help but complain, his mood was depressed, he also wanted to spend more time with Tang Yue every day, so as not to play with that incense, that is, he was lucky to save the emperor, otherwise, heheβ_ βI don't know what will happen when the matter spreads, a few days ago, I even used incense to control that Jue! Tang Yue has really become more and more presumptuous recently!
Stretched out his hand to grab Tang Yue, and said in a low voice: "You have become more and more presumptuous recently! I know that the incense can't see the light, but I still dare to use it on Jue!"
Tang Yue shrugged, "Otherwise, "I feel that this person's kung fu is not very good, but his heart is not good, and his light skills are good, if he doesn't find a way to restrain him, sooner or later he will become a big trouble!"
"So I fed him directly to the loose gong, and by the way, his muscles and veins were in a mess. Bai Li said leisurely, "You should be careful in the future, if you are worried about your life, I will find something to save your life in a few days." β
Tang Yue's eyes lit up, "Really?"
"I lied to you?" Bai Li raised his eyebrows in displeasure.
Tang Yue was overjoyed, his weak and boneless arm wrapped around Bai Li's neck, and kissed Bai Li on the lips.
"Let the kitchenette add food for you tonight!"
"Set the table, I'm hungry. β
"Good. Then he called Yang Liu to set the meal.
"By the way, I'm probably going to liquidate the previous Yellow River dam. Bai Li said.
"I know! The Ministry of Industry asked to leave, but was rejected by Imagami. Tang Yue put aside the oil on the chicken soup and gave a bowl of soup to Bai Li, and served another bowl to herself, Bai Li just put millet porridge on her, she had a bad spleen and stomach, and it was easy to restrain when she drank porridge, "If you don't show some sincerity, how can you let it fall gently?"
"Nine times out of ten, the Ministry of Industry has to recruit himself, after all, the construction of the Yellow River dam is the fault of his Ministry of Industry. β
Ah Yue can see that it understands. Bai Li appreciated that although the nobles nowadays also study political affairs, there are few who are as keen and decisive as Tang Yue.
"My father-in-law hasn't taken up a post in the Sixth Department yet, so why don't you guess where your father-in-law will go?" Bai Li said with a smile.
Tang Yue glanced at him and drank the soup slowly, "Soldiers." β
"The military department has always been the emperor's cronies, in charge of military power, my grandfather was in the army, my father also rolled in the barracks, there is a grandfather's shadow, although my father is difficult to join the military department, it will not be too big, not to mention, as far as my father's temperament, whether it is to go to the household department to bargain with people or go to the ministry to grind with people or go to the criminal department to investigate the case, it is not suitable. β
Bai Li opened the topic without a trace.