Cuiyun Building has been arranged, the doors from the first floor to the third floor are closed, and the back house is also locked, because Zhu Pei's dowry has been transported to the mansion, Zhu Mansion also specially sent several martial arts warriors to lurk near the front and rear mansion doors to prevent thieves from coming.

Fanning and Akihito both slept in the study on the fourth floor, and as soon as it was dawn, the two of them got up early.

For the past two days, Akihito had to stay in Fanning's Mansion to receive gifts from guests, and he couldn't leave an inch, which made him quite unhappy, but he was helpless.

"A-Ning, I have to tell you that when I get married, you will also receive gifts for me!" Akihito said angrily to Fanning.

Fan Ning smiled and said, "If this official is free, he will definitely arrange someone to receive gifts for you." ”

Only then did Akihito remember that Fan Ning was a high-ranking official, he couldn't help rolling his eyes, and suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "You brought so many subordinates back, why are none of them missing?" ”

"I let them go home, and a few of my subordinates whose families are in the capital may come to help tomorrow."

"Then why don't you let me go home, do you think I'm a bully? Just rely on me? ”

"If you don't have the surname Fan, I'll do whatever you want!"

Fan Ning glared at him fiercely, and said: "You kid went out to wander after dark, and came back in the middle of the night, do you think I don't know what you did, do you want me to tell the second aunt?" ”

"Don't! Don't say it, if my wife knows, my good days will come to an end. ”

"Since you know that the handle is pinched in my hand, why don't you do things for me?"

Akihito suddenly became listless and muttered in a low voice: "It's obviously a brother who helps, but now it's a malicious threat, it's chilling, will I do things for someone again in the future?" ”

Fanning was angry and funny, "Okay, okay, I'll compensate you when I go back, and I won't let you suffer." ”

Hearing that there was compensation, Akihito suddenly perked up, smiled and said, "There is no other compensation, just allow us to recruit Japanese laborers!" ”

This year's gold panning, Akihito and Mingli are all Kun people, although these natives are not interested in gold, but free and loose, temperamental, labor efficiency is low, and the number is small, the two brothers only recruited 50 people, if they can recruit 100 Japanese laborers to work, they will already have more than 200,000 taels of gold.

The two have always wanted to recruit Japanese laborers, but Fanning did not approve it, and the reason is also very good, in the labor agreement reached between Kunzhou and Japan, only the government can recruit laborers, and private individuals are not allowed to recruit laborers.

Fanning shook his head, "You know that I won't approve it, and you still make this request!" ”

"You can be flexible!"

Akihito stepped forward and said with a smile on his face: "The government recruited for us, and we paid the government a sum of money, so everyone was happy." ”

This plan has already been discussed by the Kunzhou government, but in fact, not only Akihito and they want Japanese laborers, but also many farmers who farm land also want to recruit one or two Japanese farmers to help, and the problem of insufficient manpower has plagued Kunzhou up and down.

"Let's talk about this later! I'm waiting for the imperial court to approve the quota for recruiting Japanese laborers, and when the imperial court approves it, maybe there will be a plan. ”

Akihito was overjoyed, "I'll go and do things now, and promise to be diligent and hardworking!" ”

At this moment, there was a sound of running on the stairs, and a helping Zhu Mansion family member reported outside the door: "Uncle Qiqi, someone at the gate has come to give gifts, it seems to be the Gao family!" ”

'Gao family gifts! ’

Fan Ning was stunned, there was no Gao family in the more than 20 invitations he sent, which Gao family was it?

Of course, Fanning would not think that it was Gao Rune, another scholar, Gao Song, and it was impossible, and the Gao family in the capital could only be the family of Gao Huaide and Gao Huailiang, the founding heroes.

It's just that Fanning almost never dealt with them, and the only person he knew was Zhao Zongshi's wife Gao Taotao, who was Gao Huaide's great-great-granddaughter.

Fanning couldn't figure it out, so he said to Mingren: "Go and see!" ”

The two of them walked quickly down Cuiyun Tower, until they came to the gate, only to see a butler-like person standing outside the gate, followed by several attendants, carrying three gold-painted boxes, the boxes were placed on the ground, looking quite heavy.

The housekeeper knew Fan Ning, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "My master congratulates Fan Zhizhou on his wedding and gives a small gift to show his heart!" ”

After speaking, he presented the gift slip to Fan Ning, Fan Ning took the gift slip suspiciously, he looked at the payment first, 'Gao Zunfu, the deputy envoy of the North Workshop. ’

Sure enough, it is the Gao family in the capital, Gao Zunfu is the grandson of the fierce general Gao Qiong, and Gao Qiong is Gao Huaide's nephew, in addition, Gao Zunfu is Gao Tao's father.

Fanning looked at the congratulatory gift again: three thousand taels of silver.

Suddenly Fan Ning was taken aback, three thousand taels of silver is not a small number, and the congratulatory gift given by the Cao family to himself is also three thousand taels of silver, which is only a very close relationship will give such a high amount of money, like Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng, Pang Ji, Fu Bi and others only give fifty taels of silver.

Intuition told Fanning that things would not be so simple, but the gold-painted box was pasted with the word Xi and tied with red silk, and it was not okay not to accept it, so Fanning had to reluctantly accept it, and said: "Please wait a while, I will bring an invitation to your master." ”

He hurriedly went back and wrote an invitation, came out and handed it to the housekeeper, who saluted before leaving.

All the congratulatory gifts were placed in the left wing room on the first floor of Cuiyun Building, Fan Ning looked at the three boxes full of silver ingots, and felt really difficult to do, and next to Mingren smiled: "Can't you figure this out?" The Gao family also wants to develop in Kunzhou! First bribe and bribe you, the head snake. ”

Although what Akihito said was very straightforward and ugly, maybe he was really right, the Cao family also gave three thousand taels of silver, the Gao family and the Cao family were side by side, obviously implying something, and the Gao family and the Cao family have been married for generations, and the relationship is very good, the Cao family has taken the lead in Kunzhou, how can the Gao family not keep up.

Fan Ning sighed and said: "Gao Zunfu is Zhao Zongshi's father-in-law, and his status in the Gao family is average, the Gao family asked him to come forward, obviously wanting to catch Zhao Zongshi's line, I estimate that Zhao Zongshi will come to me soon." ”

"Then what do you think the Gao family wants?"

"It's either a pasture, a mine, or like the Cao family, both."

The news of the discovery of silver and gold bonanzas in Kunzhou has spread to the imperial court, and according to the usual practice, while the government is mining on a large scale, it will also allow the private sector to mine, but ordinary people don't think about it, it is generally the powerful who can get a piece of the pie.

However, Kunzhou is not the interior of the Great Song Dynasty, it belongs to the special overseas zone, and implements the dual management of the imperial court and the state government.

For example, the official pastures are directly managed by the Department of Herding and the Prefecture Government, but the private ranches are subject to the dual approval of the Prefecture and the Imperial Court.

The same is true for mines, the number of private mining quotas issued is up to the Kunzhou Prefecture Government, and the approval is the Imperial Court Mine Supervision Department, and it is up to the State Government to decide whether the mine can be mined after obtaining approval.

At present, Fanning has reported a total of five private ranches and five private mining quotas, and even if it is approved in the future, it will be developed to the north of Whale State or the islands, and Kunzhou will not increase the quota.

At present, the Zhu family and the Cao family have taken the lead, and there are many powerful families who are also ready to move, and now the Gao family is starting to make a move, once the Gao family succeeds, there will still be two places left, and it is said that many powerful families are ready to send people to Kunzhou to inspect.

Thinking of this, Fan Ning only felt a little big, it stands to reason that the happy silver sent by the Gao family cannot be accepted, but if he does not accept it, it is obviously not to give Zhao Zongshi face, and it is not easy to explain to the Cao family, it doesn't matter if the Cao family is there, but Zhao Zongshi really can't be offended.

Fan Ning said to Ming Ren again: "Forget about the Gao family, in the future, if there is no invitation and the gift exceeds 1,000 taels of silver, resolutely refuse to accept it, just say that you can't decide, and I'll talk about it when I come back." ”

"What if the Son of Heaven gave you a gift?"

Fanning slapped him in anger, "Do you have a head?" ”

Akihito covered his head and grinned, "Just kidding, don't take it seriously!" Don't take it seriously! ”

Fanning instructed him a few more words, and then took the ox cart to his parents' residence, if there was no Gao family gift-giving incident, he would have left half an hour ago, and he was now eager to know, if the relationship between his parents had eased a little?