reward

Household Officer: "......"

There was a moment when they doubted their ears.

But just as they can't question Tobe Shangshu, they can't question their boss, Tobe Shilang Rongzhao. So, they could only watch Rong Zhao write an IOU to themselves. As for how much they borrowed, they don't know.

After Rong Zhao finished writing, he began to look through the account books of the household department in recent years, and many problems can be seen in this, from the amount of taxes paid, to see how profitable a businessman's industry is.

You can also see the changes in tax money from some old registrations.

This is in ancient times, there was no unified supervision and registration system, in fact, some large businessmen evaded taxes were still relatively common.

Of course, that doesn't mean that businessmen can be richer and more powerful for tax evasion.

On the contrary, the status of businessmen is not high, and they have to spend a lot of money every year to do things everywhere, otherwise, once they are troubled, they will lose money at least and they will not be able to do business at worst.

Rong Zhao is looking through these materials.

Other officials also began to move and busy.

Rong Zhao Yuguang saw the official go out, the corners of his mouth raised, shook his head, and didn't say anything. The room of Lord Shangshu next door.

An official quietly went in and lowered his voice: "Lord Shangshu, just let the prince ...... it"

He told everything Rong Zhao said after Xu Shangshu left just now, as well as the IOU he wrote to himself.

Xu Shangshu nodded: "I already know, just keep staring."

The man's heart tightened, knowing that someone had reported before him. He hurriedly complied, and then withdrew.

Rong Shizi is talented, and he has made friends, and even has a good relationship with the three princes, and he has no holidays with the newly returned King Jin, but in the household department, it is still Xu Shangshu's territory.

- All the officials of the household department will only listen to Xu Shangshu.

Think about Rong Zhao's behavior....Xu Shangshu sneered: "I don't know what to say!"

Recently, the head of the household department has to see the emperor every day, and he has to tell the emperor the amount of money every day, and he has to argue with other departments in front of the emperor.

The treasury is really poor, and one or two thousand taels of silver have to be torn off.

On this day, when Emperor Yongming asked, Xu Shangshu said: "Lord Rong seems to be still adapting to the household department, and today I have read the account book for another day and suggested

The household department spends some money to reward the merchants who pay the tax......"

As soon as I heard it

Spending money, Emperor Yongming immediately frowned, after all, all departments have been spending money in the past few days, and they are all asking him for money. After a few moments, he replied, "Let him get used to the household as soon as possible."

In the end, it's not good to directly urge people to get money quickly, so they have to beat it secretly.

The officials looked at each other.

After leaving the study, there was an official whispering -

"Can this Rong Shizi really get money?"

"Anyway, I haven't done anything yet, saying that I'm looking at the account books of the household department, and I want to check the accounts?"

"Checking accounts is time-consuming and laborious, and Lord Xu is the secretary of the household department, and the accounts of the household department are very clear over the years, and I can't find out any money." "The household department only has tax silver, and it can't do business, so it's difficult for Rong Shizi to get money."

Zhang Changxing and Pei Guanshan, who are new officials in the DPRK, happen to have something to report today, so they are here.

The two looked at each other.

Zhang Changxing lowered his voice: "Master Pei, what do you think?"

Pei Guanshan was very calm: "Ah Zhao, are you still worried that he won't be able to get the money?" Zhang Changxing thought of some of Rong Zhao's operations...... He nodded thoughtfully: "That's right, that's the prince of the world!"

The two firmly believe that Rong Zhao can get money.

But there are also those who are convinced that she can't get the money.

After all, as Lord Xu, the head of the household department, the account books are about to be turned over, and I don't see where to get money.

Xu Shangshu was in a good mood, and after leaving, he went to the household again, obviously too busy to drink saliva, and did not forget to convey Emperor Yongming's "beating".

He stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Lord Rong, let's give the emperor an answer as soon as possible." This is knowing that she can't get money, and forcing her to make money! If it weren't for Emperor Yongming staring at him and Rong Zhao falling into his hands, he would definitely have to clean it up.

Hearing this, Rong Zhao closed the book, stood up, picked up the things he had recorded on the table, sandwiched them under his arm, arched his hand, and smiled brightly: "Okay, go now."

With that, she pulled her legs and left.

Xu Shangshu: "?"

He subconsciously raised his hand: "Hey, it's not there yet-"

However, Rong Zhao had already walked.

The household department is busy, she is a household waiter, and if she doesn't "work overtime" together, forget it, and now she has even begun to leave early, which is really acceptable

Evil!

/> Xu Shangshu snorted angrily, flicked his sleeves, and left again.

The officials on duty in the room looked at each other.

- Every time, Xu Shangshu flirted first, and was angry again, isn't this looking for guilt?

Rong Zhao really left early that day, she took fifty taels of silver and went to find a cloth workshop to customize a batch - pennants. There is no pennant in the Dayan Dynasty, and it is not cheap to customize, so it will cost fifty taels cleanly.

Then, she threw up her sleeves, put on her official uniform, and prepared to go home to rest.

Halfway through, Pei Chengjue beckoned: "Lord Rong, come up and drink tea."

Rong Zhao looked up and saw that it was Pei Chengjue, and there were Zhang San and Guan Mengsheng next to him, smiled, raised his feet and walked upstairs. "It's been a long time since I've seen you." Rong Zhao sighed.

Guan Mengsheng joked: "It's not that Lord Rong, you are too busy, and now that you are an official in the court, where do you have time to take care of us idlers?" Entering the dynasty and not entering the dynasty is actually a watershed.

Rong Zhao sat down: "I also want to be an idler."

No, it should be said that I want to be a free person, and this "work" day is really difficult.

Pei Chengjue poured her tea. Zhang Changyan pushed the pastry over a little and shook his head: "Let's eat something."

Rong Zhao is really hungry, and now he works in the household department, and he is not as free as before, so he can only wait hungry before the point comes.

She ate pastries and drank tea and casually asked, "How do you get together?"

Pei Chengjue looked at the official uniform she was wearing, and shook his head with a wistful look in his eyes: "You and Pei Shizi and Zhang Ergongzi have all entered the court, and we have nothing to do.

After a pause, he added, "As soon as you leave, it seems like we're not going to be lively."

In the past, I could get together a lot of people from time to time, especially when Rong Zhao was there, it was very lively. It was only three months after the twenty-sixth year of Yongming, and he already felt that things were wrong.

Rong Zhao saw his loneliness, raised the teacup, and said lightly: "Since you have chosen this path, you should know that such a result is not that you are incapable, but that it is the opportunity."

Pei Chengjue was stunned.

Then he smiled, and also picked up the teacup and looked at her, his eyes were gentle, "I know, this is the path that Prince Rong and the Mansion have chosen, and this result is reasonable."

They bet on the second prince.

Prince Rong's Mansion is a firm second prince faction, even if Pei Chengjue enters the court, the new emperor is not the second prince, and he has no future.

>If the new emperor is the second prince, what is the temporary loneliness now?

Rong Zhao paused when he heard this, and said softly: "Prince Rong's Mansion has chosen a road, you may not have to choose it too, maybe ...... This path should be jumped out. Of the four people present, only Pei Chengjue stood in line.

The deer king now seems to be powerful, but Pei Zheng is cold and ruthless, and it may not be a good choice to take refuge.

Pei Chengjue didn't answer, just smiled and shook his head, Danfeng had a smile in his eyes. He changed the subject: "Why did you get down so early today? It's not time yet, is it?"

Rong Zhao blinked and briefly talked about today's events. The three were dumbfounded.

Guan Mengsheng couldn't help shaking his head, probably only Rong Zhao dared to be so willful.

He wondered, "Is there any way you can get the money?" My father said that the emperor has high hopes for you, and if you can't get the money, the emperor will be angry. "

Zhang Changyan pouted: "Sensei is worried about him, just look at him like that, you know that you must be holding bad water in your heart."

Every time I want to pit someone, I look like this light and unearthly. He's seen through it!

Rong Zhao glanced at him: "How did you speak?"

Zhang Changyan spread his hands: "Tell me the truth." He tried not to look at Rong Zhao, but he couldn't help but look at her when she wasn't looking at him.

Pei Chengjue was also looking at her, looking at it, and suddenly said: "I don't think it on weekdays, but now that you are wearing the clothes of these three-grade masters, you look even more petite, like a child wearing an adult's clothes, and it is also like a ...... The woman wore men's clothes. "

Rong Zhao glared at him: "Don't talk nonsense."

In fact, this is also where she is very annoying, no matter how perfect a woman dresses as a man, there will definitely be loopholes, otherwise she would not have been discovered by Pei Qin in the first place.

She used to make up for these loopholes through clothes and manners, haven't you seen that she has never sold the same clothes as hers? It's just that I'm afraid to wear out the contrast.

Now that he is an official in the court, he wears a uniform with other officials, which is obviously wrong.

- Of course, it is also because of her past "feats" and this dress that no one will associate her with a woman, so she is not exposed.

It won't take long, and it may be suspicious at any time because of an opportunity. Pei Chengjue also felt that he was thinking nonsense, so he withdrew his gaze and chatted with them about other things.

The people chatted for a while, and then they dispersed.

Before leaving, Pei Chengjue said softly: "The situation in the court is turbulent, the emperor is now dictatorial, you enter the court as an official, don't be too willful and casual, everything is safe."

It's all about it. "

This is counsel. Rong Zhao has always been uninhibited, and now he can leave early when he is on duty in the household department, and Pei Chengjue is afraid that something will happen to her.

Upward, after all, no more than the other.

Emperor Yongming

I'm very satisfied with her, but at any time someone may drag her out and cut her for a reason. This is the imperial power,

Zhang San also heard it, and said awkwardly: "Pei Er Gongzi is right, if you make a mistake and lose your black yarn hat, you still have Fuluxuan and Fuluzhuang, but if you lose your life, you will have nothing.

Rong Zhao smiled when he heard this, raised his hand, put it on the shoulders of the two of them, patted it casually, and said with a smile: "I know that you are worried about me, don't worry, I know it in my heart.

After a pause, she sighed: "This official is really not free."

With that, she withdrew her hand and strode away.

She is wearing an old official uniform, she is not tall compared to a man, she is especially immature, and her thin back alone makes people inexplicably worried.

The two sighed in unison. Hearing the voice next to him and looking at each other, they all saw exactly the same emotion in each other's eyes.

Pulling the corners of their mouths, the two of them arched their hands together, turned around together, and left in both directions.

Day 2.

Rong Zhao slipped away from the household department at noon, Xu Shangshu was very busy, looked at the empty position and snorted, he didn't have time to take care of her, and entered the palace with the account book.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Rong Zhao returned to the household department. "Let's go, gentlemen, come with me." As soon as she raised her hand, she called very boldly.

The officials of the household department were stunned.

Immediately, one of the principals stood up and said politely: "Lord Rong, I don't know what to let the subordinate do?" That's a critical question.

Yung Zhao: Make money.

She continued to urge: "Hurry, hurry, it's been a busy day."

All:......

They looked at each other.

Now the household department is still Xu Shangshu's territory after all, but Xu Shangshu is not here at this time, they don't want to go, and they don't know how to refuse......

Rong Zhao lowered his face coldly, with the back of his hand behind his back: "What? What I'm saying doesn't work?"

She sneered: "You should all know what the emperor asked me to do, the emperor is in a hurry like this, but you still refuse to cooperate, if the emperor is angry, then you can only-

"Yes, let's go with Lord Rong." The crowd immediately agreed.

Who made Rong Zhao Shangguan?

/ >Who told her to use the emperor to oppress people?

Rong Zhao left with half of the people in the household, and seeing that it was in the direction of leaving the household, someone was anxious: "Lord Rong, what are we going to do?

You'll know when you go.

Adults, the household is short of money, and you have to use the regular method............ It's not a robbery, it's a good thing.

Everyone still looked at each other.

Half an hour later.

Beating gongs and drums, the two heads of the household department blushed with a red face, held a pennant, and staggered to follow Rong Zhao into the house of a businessman.

Behind him, the heads of the other household officials were almost hanging to the ground.

- What the hell is Rong Shilang doing?!

Unexpectedly, a group of household officials were asked to go to the merchants' homes and reward the merchants for paying more taxes.

They're still wearing official uniforms!

Shame on you!!

At the same time, the household department.

Xu Shangshu pulled the skin for another afternoon, his mouth was dry, and he poured a big pot of tea, so that he had time to pay attention to the situation of the household. And yet—

What about people?

What about the Tobe people?!

He's such a big household?!

Day 2.

Xu Shangshu took a group of household officials to complain to Emperor Yongming at the small court meeting. These household officials complained that it was called a true feeling-

Emperor! Rong Shilang actually asked us to send some pennants to those merchants, and beat gongs and drums, it's really embarrassing!" Yes, Your Majesty, many people were watching yesterday, and it was really a shame for the court officials. ”

He even asked us to hang the pennant for the merchant with our own hands, and on the pennant, there was even a chapter of the household department!" Emperor!! You must call the shots for us!" What? Why not persuade? I can't persuade you! Rong Shilang is a member of the three grades, where do we dare to resist!

The group was furious, and they couldn't wait to scold Rong Zhao.

In this world, the status of officials is higher than that of businessmen, not to mention beating gongs and drums to send pennants, even if they meet on weekdays, no matter how rich those businessmen are, they have to nod their heads to them.

This is the face of the scholars, and yesterday Rong Zhao really stepped on their bottom line.

Next to the deer king, King Pei Huaibei had a smile in his eyes, and in the depths of his eyes, he was a little helpless.

/> Prime Minister Zhang Cheng is also laughing, Rong Zhao is indeed talented, and he does have some ability, but he is acting excessively. Look, isn't that the anger of the people?

Sure enough, many ministers in the DPRK and China were not happy.

Xu Shangshu took a step forward and said angrily: "I beg the emperor to severely punish Rong Shilang!" Yesterday, the minister returned to the household department, and everyone was taken away by Rong Shilang, or to do such a thing, the emperor, our household department does not dare to keep such a person!

He stepped forward and kowtowed directly, obviously angry.

Emperor Yongming was also a little unhappy, and he said lightly: "What about Rong Zhao?"

The small pilgrimage does not require all officials to be present, but for the sake of rights, for the sake of a sense of existence, and for the sake of interests, as long as they are qualified to come, they all come.

And Rong Zhao, as long as Emperor Yongming does not name her, she will never come to the Xiaochao Society.

Even if the Great Dynasty comes, he will pretend to be dead. Last time, Prime Minister Zhang turned his head to look at her, and found that she was half-closed eyes, as if she was sleeping!

A few days ago, Emperor Yongming turned a blind eye and passed, but today someone has already sued, and if she is not here, the emperor will be unhappy.

An official cautiously spoke: "Rong Shizi doesn't seem to have come today, he should be in the household department......" Emperor Yongming: "Xuan." After a while, Rong Zhao came.

"The minister sees the emperor, I don't know what the emperor is looking for the minister?" Rong Zhao raised his hand and bowed, and then said with a smile, The minister still has a lot of things to do!

Emperor Yongming's face also sank.

All:......

At this time, isn't it looking for death? This Rong Zhao really doesn't want to live.

Rong Zhao didn't seem to feel the upward pressure, she looked at Xu Shangshu and the group of sub-household officials he was carrying, and said in surprise: "Lord Xu, why are you all here? No wonder there is no one in the household!

All:......

It's jumping in a minefield, right? Even mentioning this?

The faces of the household officials all showed anger, and the other officials looked at each other. - Why here? Because I sued you!

Rong Zhao raised his hand: "You are all here, no one in the household department collects money now, and I am busy alone. Your Majesty, if it's nothing serious,

Let me take them back to the household office to collect the money!

Well?

Well?!

The anger on Emperor Yongming's face instantly dissipated, and it turned into a puzzle: What do you mean? What to collect money? And what money is charged?

br /> Rongzhao smiled shamefully: "Yesterday, the minister took the lords of the household department to send pennants to several merchants in the capital to reward them for the taxes they paid......

It was obvious that she didn't come to the small court meeting alone, and now it has become the fault of other officials.

All:!

Emperor Yongming's expression was also very strange, and he asked softly, "How much money do you have?"

Rong Zhao: In the capital, it shouldn't be a problem to collect 120,000 taels, right?

All:!!

Emperor Yongming was surprised: Why? Why do they pay taxes all of a sudden?

Rong Zhao smiled shyly again, looking a little innocent-

Probably because of the five pennants that were sent out yesterday? Those merchants asked why the minister gave them pennants, and the minister bluntly said that the ten merchants who paid the most taxes were selected to send pennants, but I didn't expect so many merchants to pay taxes today!

In fact, not only that, but those people were carefully selected by her.

There are very few businesses that are dominant, for example, you have wine, I also have a century-old wine, the competition between the two sides is fierce, then the pennant is only given to one.

For example, one big grain merchant does a better job and makes more money than another. Rong Zhao sent a pennant to another big grain merchant, and praised him a few times.

It's a bit lacking in morality, but it's not useful. - And pennants!

There is that thing to hang at home, and the household officials beat the gongs and drums to send it, for businessmen who only have money and no status, they are glorious to their ancestors!

Yesterday sent five sides, and only five positions remained. Don't grab it?

Now don't say anything about paying taxes, I can't wait to pay all the taxes that I don't have! Everyone was silent. Everyone looked at Emperor Yongming......

Emperor Yongming, who was short of money and ruthless, only had Rong Zhaoyun's light "one hundred or twenty thousand taels" in his mind...

One hundred and twenty thousand taels!

Such a simple shot will be one hundred and twenty thousand taels first.

One or two hundred thousand taels is not a top matter, but Rong Zhao can't really make money! Moreover, this time she only shot in the capital.

Emperor Yongming coughed and waved his hand: "The officials of the household department will go back to collect the money first." Xu Shangshu: "Your Majesty!"

Rong Zhao seemed to think of something, suddenly took out an IOU, and smiled at Emperor Yongming: Yes

The emperor, yesterday the minister wanted to withdraw funds from the household department to make a pennant, but Lord Shangshu did not allow it, so the minister borrowed fifty taels from Rong Zhao, the prince of Anqing, can you reimburse one or two?

All:......

Fifty taels.

Borrowed from the prince of Anqing, Rong Zhao.

Ahh

Xu Shangshu's eyes were dark, and he almost fainted on the spot.