Xu Chong and his father both loved this fish. The boats that supplied fish to the Xu family came directly from Suzhou, Nanjing and other places. They were kept in ice and water along the way, and the fish were still alive and kicking when they arrived in the capital.
The ship of Juhai Manor carries these specifically for the Xu family father and son.
Xu Chong was used to eating salmon and other things, but he had always been thinking about puffer fish. However, because an official from the Ministry of Rites was poisoned to death after eating it last time, he was still frightened and did not dare to try it.
Now Wen Runze has hired a chef at a high price, and he can even get puffer fish at this time of year. He is really trying hard to please this young minister.
Xu Chong said with a smile: "You have the intention, but it's too extravagant."
"What's it worth?" Wen Runze smiled slightly.
His Wen family is a big and wealthy family in Jiangxi. Even Juhai Manor is owned by them.
It is precisely because of this that he, the clerk, is very stubborn and willing to give up. After a sigh, Wen Runze continued, "Sir, the minister is furious and wants us to give an explanation. He knows it must be us. If we don't..."
Xu Chong didn't care at all.
The trouble this time is quite serious. There was a problem with the weapons during the competition, which is obviously a loss of national dignity.
However, there is a problem, but Xu Chong doesn't take it seriously. He said as a matter of course: "If you don't stand up, what can he do? Originally, this matter happened in the Ministry of War. Is he trying to shirk responsibility?"
To be honest, Xu Chong still doesn't take Sun Yongning seriously.
Wen Runze knew that Xu Chong had this attitude, but he still had to pretend, so he pretended to be worried: "That's what you said, but Lord Sun was promoted by the Prime Minister after all... I'm afraid that the Prime Minister..."
The smile on Xu Chong's face deepened.
Forget about the Song family. It's okay for Marquis Guangping to be a little arrogant because he relies on his friendship and kinship with Emperor Yuanfeng. After all, as a court official, how can you be as close as a relative? He has the capital to be arrogant.
But Prime Minister Yang? Looking at Prime Minister Yang's attitude of not knowing anything about anything in recent years, we know that he is a man who knows the current situation.
He didn't take it seriously, and looked calmly at the envelope that Wen Runze pushed over: "What is this?"
"The ship is back from the sea." Wen Runze smiled and said, "This is your portion. I brought it to you in advance."
The Xu family had already built a big house and a mansion in their hometown. Now, there are more than a thousand people in the Xu family, and they have built new houses outside the Xu family's mansion. As a result, the Xu family has become more and more powerful. Now, it has become a wealthy family. After all the development over the years, it is no less than an aristocratic family.
And all of this is naturally built up with mountains of gold and silver.
Although Xu Shun was an official, it was impossible for him to expand his family to such an extent with the tributes from all sides and the salary from the court.
After hooking up with Qi Yunxi, the Xu family started to get rich. Later, Qi Yunxi began to bring the Xu family into contact with those forces, and the Xu family started doing these money-making businesses, and they couldn't stop.
You know, just building the Xu Clan Ancestral Hall cost more than 200,000 taels of silver!
Not to mention that the Xu family now has more than a thousand members, there are only a few masters with names and surnames, and there are thousands of slaves under them in their hometown, as well as countless tea plantations and farms, all of which were exchanged for silver.
Xu Chong took the envelope and looked at it. Seeing that it was a bill for 100,000 taels, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "So much?"
Wen Runze smiled calmly: "This is for the adults, the second assistant's portion will be served later."
We are all smart people, so that’s enough for now.
The guests and hosts had a great meal. When they returned home in the evening, Xu Chong went to Xu Shun's study and took out the 100,000 taels of silver note: "It was given by Wen Runze. They are afraid that Sun Yongning will cause trouble for them."
Xu Shun glanced at it and nodded to indicate that he understood.
Xu Chong immediately asked: "Dad, what do you mean?"
Xu Shun stroked his beard and said, "Whatever."
What?!
Xu Chong didn't react for a moment, his eyes widened in shock: "Why don't you care? This is coming for us! If we don't care, doesn't it mean that we are afraid of the Song family?!"
The conversation went on and on. Xu Shun looked at his son coldly, somewhat disappointed. "What does this have to do with you? Did Marquis Guangping ask the Ministry of War to give you these inferior weapons?"
Xu Chong was speechless for a moment: "But who doesn't know that Lao Zheng is your student? The clerk is also Lao Zheng's brother-in-law. After all, Marquis Guangping clearly knows this, but..." Not to mention that the Xu family now has more than a thousand members, and there are only so many masters with names, and there are thousands of slaves in their hometown, and countless tea gardens and farms, all of which were exchanged for silver.
Xu Chong took the envelope and looked at it. Seeing that it was a bill for 100,000 taels, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "So much?"
Wen Runze smiled calmly: "This is for the adults, the second assistant's portion will be served later."
We are all smart people, so that’s enough for now.
The guests and hosts had a great meal. When they returned home in the evening, Xu Chong went to Xu Shun's study and took out the 100,000 taels of silver note: "It was given by Wen Runze. They are afraid that Sun Yongning will cause trouble for them."
Xu Shun glanced at it and nodded to indicate that he understood.
Xu Chong immediately asked: "Dad, what do you mean?"
Xu Shun stroked his beard and said, "Whatever."
What?!
Xu Chong didn't react for a moment, his eyes widened in shock: "Why don't you care? This is coming for us! If we don't care, doesn't it mean that we are afraid of the Song family?!"
The conversation went on and on. Xu Shun looked at his son coldly, somewhat disappointed. "What does this have to do with you? Did Marquis Guangping ask the Ministry of War to give you these inferior weapons?"
Xu Chong was speechless for a moment: "But who doesn't know that Lao Zheng is your student? Wen Yuanwai is Lao Zheng's brother-in-law. After all, Guangping Hou clearly knows this, but..." The dinner was a great pleasure for both the host and the guest. When they returned home in the evening, Xu Chong went to Xu Shun's study first and took out the 100,000 taels of silver note: "It was given by Wen Runze. They were afraid that Sun Yongning would cause trouble for them."
Xu Shun glanced at it and nodded to indicate that he understood.
Xu Chong immediately asked: "Dad, what do you mean?"
Xu Shun stroked his beard and said, "Whatever."
What?!
Xu Chong didn't react for a moment, his eyes widened in shock: "Why don't you care? This is coming for us! If we don't care, doesn't it mean that we are afraid of the Song family?!"
The conversation went on and on. Xu Shun looked at his son coldly, somewhat disappointed. "What does this have to do with you? Did Marquis Guangping ask the Ministry of War to give you these inferior weapons?"
Xu Chong was speechless for a moment: "But who doesn't know that Lao Zheng is your student? The clerk is also Lao Zheng's brother-in-law. After all, Guangping Hou clearly knows this, but..."