Hai Xibo collected 30,000 taels of silver and handed it to Mr. Gu face to face.
His eyes were full of anger, "Benbo sold his property to collect so much money. If Mr. Gu is still not satisfied, then you can put Benbo in jail. But even so, Benbo can't come up with more money .”
Master Gu laughed.
The Minister of the Household Department just asked him to clear up the outstanding debts, and he had to recover some of the debts more or less.
I thought it would be nice to have a tael of 10,000 to 20,000 for Hai Xibo's side.
Unexpectedly, Hai Xibo took out 30,000 taels in one go, which was a surprise.
Of course, Mr. Gu didn't know that there were three or four thousand taels in it, which was Gu Yue's dowry silver.
With silver, you can do business.
Mr. Gu said to Hai Xibo with a pleasant face: "The in-laws are too strangers. How can I arrest people, there is absolutely no such thing."
Hai Xibo was full of contempt, and smiled mockingly, "Master Gu's future is limitless."
Just because of his thick skin, when he asked for money, he paid for his uncle, and when he took the money, he paid for his in-laws. Mr. Gu's official career is smooth, and he is a proper treacherous minister.
Master Gu pretended not to understand Haisib's taunt.
He laughed, "My in-laws are busy with business, so I won't bother you, so leave!"
With a wave of his hand, the yamen servants carried boxes of silver out of Haixibo's mansion, and went directly to the household department to make a job.
The 30,000 taels that Mr. Gu recovered from Haixibo Mansion turned out to be the largest sum recovered by the Ministry of Households in recent days.
The Minister of the Household Department was overjoyed, and praised Mr. Gu again and again, saying that Mr. Gu is a capable official, and the position of the governor of the capital is really too inferior.
Mr. Gu couldn't help but be humble, "Your Majesty, you are wrong. I just want to never disappoint His Majesty, to be loyal to His Majesty, and to share the worries of the court."
"Okay! If everyone is as loyal as Mr. Gu, why don't you worry about clearing up your debts?"
The Minister of the Household Department poured Gu Daren with ecstasy soup, coaxing Gu Daren into a dizzy state.
Then when the time comes, he throws out new tasks.
Mr. Gu took a closer look, wishing to poke his eyes.
If Haixibo Mansion is a super difficult mode, then the next task is hell-level difficulty.
Master Gu woke up instantly from the ecstasy soup.
His face was as pale as snow, "Is the boss trying to frame this official?"
The Minister of the Household Department laughed, "Master Gu just likes to joke. I am optimistic about your talents, so I entrust you with this important task. This debt is due to you."
Mr. Gu wiped his face, "Haixibo's mansion still owes nearly one hundred thousand taels, I can't give up halfway. I have to continue to pursue the debt owed by Haixibo's mansion."
The Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs said thoughtfully: "The hole in Haixibo's Mansion has been successfully torn open, and other people will take over the follow-up recovery work.
This officer has arranged another recovery mission for you, and I can't bear to watch you turn against Hai Xibo.
Good in-laws, don't get upset just because of a little money. If that's the case, wouldn't your girl be very embarrassed. "
Master Gu gritted his teeth.
It is said that the Minister of the Household Department is a thief if he is old but not dead, and the old fox is one. This is really true.
He had already turned his back on Hai Xibo, and it was hypocritical and shameless that the Minister of the Household Department pretended to think of him at this time.
If you really want to think about him, you shouldn't let him be responsible for the outstanding debts of the Haixibo Mansion. Not to mention he should not be responsible for the task of recovering the outstanding debts of Prince Ning's Mansion.
Master Gu's face was livid, "Please forgive me, my lord, there is nothing the officials can do about this matter."
Hubu Shangshu looked at Mr. Gu with a half-smile, "You really don't want to?"
Mr. Gu must be sure that he is unwilling to accept this job.
The Secretary of the Household Department tapped the table lightly, and said in a gentle tone: "Today, the officials entered the palace to face the saint. Your Majesty said that most of the officials in the capital are people who eat vegetarian meals in the corpses. We should take advantage of this opportunity to clear up the debts accumulated by the Household Department. A group of people who dare not Officials who are unable to serve are dismissed from office, or even exiled.
At the same time, we must promote a group of capable officials who dare to do things and are able to do things. With your ability, Mr. Gu, as long as you are willing to show the ability to clear up the debts owed by the Haixibo Mansion, I will recommend you to be promoted. The servant of the household department is waiting for you. "
Master Gu's complexion changed again and again, and his eyes were erratic.
How to choose.
Hubu Shangshu continued to bewitch, "The opportunity is right in front of you, Mr. Gu, don't miss it. If you miss this time, you will most likely end up serving as the governor of the capital for the rest of your life. Are you willing?"
Mr. Gu is in the prime of life, so of course he is not reconciled to the end of his official career.
He still wants to go further. Like countless scholars, he wants to be a general and a minister, enter the center of the court, and be a first-rank official and a close minister of the emperor. One sentence can make the capital tremble.
It can be said that this is the dream of every scholar.
Hubu Shangshu put the bait in front of Mr. Gu, waiting for him to take the bait.
Seeing that the other party was still hesitating, he simply made a bold statement.
"I know what you are worried about. You are worried about offending King Ning, and you will not be able to gain a foothold in the court. I can tell you with certainty that there is no need to worry about this matter. Your Majesty is already tired of the princes. Use pigs and dogs as a metaphor. You go Ask King Ning to pay the debt, even if you offend King Ning, His Majesty will be your backer. Even if the lawsuit comes to His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely be on your side."
Mr. Gu was dubious, "Really?"
"This matter is absolutely true. Even if you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you should have heard about how His Majesty treats the princes. From the prince down, there is no prince who can make His Majesty treat you differently."
Master Gu frowned, "Your Majesty hates all the princes so much, the prince..."
"We don't care about the prince's affairs. Don't worry, the official in the East Palace has arranged for another person to settle the outstanding debts."
Master Gu breathed a sigh of relief.
Hubu Shangshu took the opportunity to hand over the official document to him, "Master Gu, take it. This task belongs to you."
Mr. Gu's scalp is numb, and the thin official documents are like hot potatoes, and he feels that his hands are not his own.
"My lord, if I successfully settle the debts owed by Prince Ning's Mansion, please spare my life and don't assign tasks to this official. I still want to live for a few more years."
Hubu Shangshu was cheerful, "Look at what you said, is it so serious?"
Mr. Gu nodded heavily, it would only be more serious than what he said.
The Minister of the Household Department promised him: "Don't worry, after clearing up the debts of King Ning's Mansion, I will arrange some easy things for you. My promise to you will be fulfilled."
Minister of the household department, a member of the imperial court.
Master Gu was heartbroken.
He gritted his teeth and took on this arduous task.
This time, Master Gu did not recklessly bring someone directly to the palace to ask for money.
Haixibo Mansion is Haixibo Mansion, Ningwang Mansion is Lin Wangfu.
It's a completely different object, and the nature of things is not the same.
He dared to tear faces with Hai Xibo, but he didn't dare to slap King Ning in the face.
He also wanted to live a long life, and he didn't want to die inexplicably someday.
After thinking about it, Mr. Gu decided to put his idea on Gu Jiu's head.
He sent a housekeeper to deliver a letter to the palace, and said he hadn't seen him for a long time, and he missed him very much. If you are free, you might as well go home and have a look.
After Gu Jiu received the notification from the concierge, he had someone invite the butler Gu Quan to the Flower Hall of the East Courtyard.
Gu Quan was a little nervous when he came here for the first time.
It wasn't until seeing Gu Jiu that he finally settled down.
"The villain pays his respects to the madam."
"Excuse me. Father asked you to come. What's the matter?"
Gu Jiu didn't exchange pleasantries, and asked straight to the point.
Gu Quan bowed and replied, "During the Chinese New Year, Madam was unable to go back for some reason. Master is very sorry. Master hopes Madam can go back. The whole family is neat and lively."
Gu Jiu smiled, "It's not a year or a festival. If you go back at this time, you won't have enough family members. Butler, you'd better tell the truth to my wife. What is the purpose of the master sending you here?"
Gu Quan was embarrassed.
Gu Jiu understood it in his heart.
She said: "I heard people say that a few days ago, my father led the yamen guards to block Haixibo at the door of his house, and he successfully got the 30,000 taels owed. This 30,000 taels is the largest amount recovered by the Ministry of Households these days." A sum of money owed. Father's name has also entered the eyes of His Majesty."
Gu Quan lowered his head, "Master has been dispatched by the household department these days, so he is so busy that he doesn't touch the ground, and he is exhausted every day. Thinking of the past, Madam was unparalleled in resourcefulness and offered advice and advice many times. This time, she will definitely be able to resolve difficulties for Master."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows, "So, father will pay off the debt owed by the palace next?"
Gu Quan was puzzled, "How could Madam know about this?"
Gu Jiu smiled, "How did this lady know that this matter is not important. Let me ask you, if my father told me to go back, do you want me to persuade the prince to take the money out and pay off the debt owed by the household department?" ?”
Gu Quan had no way to deny it, he could only nod his head to admit it.
Gu Jiu bent his hand and tapped the table lightly.
One after another, it hit Gu Quan's heart, making Gu Quan more nervous.
Gu Jiu's status is unusual now, she is the wife of Wang Fuzhao, so she has her own majesty.
In the flower hall, there seemed to be an invisible pressure oppressing Gu Quan. Gu Quan's head lowered lower and lower, and he wished he could lie on the ground and bow his head in surrender.
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "Go back and tell the master that there are a lot of things going on in the mansion recently, I'll go back to visit him when I'm free some other day.
As for the debts owed by the household department, I will find an opportunity to raise this matter with the prince. Whether it will be successful or not, I can't guarantee it.
However, the means used on Hai Xibo must not be used on the prince. Hai Xibo is shameless, the prince, it depends on who is more shameless. "
After hearing these words, Gu Quan breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing the last sentence, my heart rose again.
He was tongue-tied and couldn't believe it, "My lord, don't..."
"My lord is really shameless."
Gu Jiu helped Gu Quan and said what he hadn't said yet.
Gu Quan was frightened and looked around. I'm afraid that these words will reach King Ning's ears, and everyone will be overwhelmed.
Gu Jiu waved his hand, "There's no need to be nervous. Don't say that these words won't reach the ears of the prince, even if they do, the prince will be fine."
King Ning has broken through the bottom line, and he is not stingy with the whole person, so he doesn't care what others think of him.
Even if he knew that Gu Jiu complained that he was shameless, at most he would reprimand him.
But because Liu Zhao was still in Zongzheng Temple at this time, the prince felt guilty, so he had to indulge Gu Jiu even more.
Gu Quan breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Jiu suddenly asked: "Haixibo Mansion, what's happening recently?"
"movement?"
Gu Jiu smiled, "Father has been forcing Hai Xibo to sell 30,000 taels, how could Hai Xibo be polite to Gu Yue? There was no news? Didn't Gu Yue ask family for help?"
Gu Quan shook his head, "Reporting to Madam, I haven't heard about Sangu's grandma these days. Sangu's grandma didn't send anyone back to the house either."
Gu Jiu pondered for a while, and with Gu Yue's temperament, either she couldn't get out of the house, or she was holding back some bad tricks.
She told Gu Quan, "Remind the master and wife, it's still time to send someone to Haixibo Mansion to take a look."
She was worried that Haixibo Mansion would kill Gu Yue, and at the same time, she was also worried that Gu Yue would kill the people in Haixibo Mansion.
No matter who killed who, the consequences would be disastrous.
Because of her alone, it is not a wonderful thing to implicate both families.
Gu Quan took the order, and said that Gu Jiu was kind-hearted, and he would still worry about Gu Yue's safety.
Gu Jiu didn't explain and asked Deng Cunli to send Gu Quan out.
After sitting in the flower hall for a while, Gu Jiu asked Mother Fang, "Where is the princess?"
"It should be in Chunhetang. The mansion has newly hired a few singers. The concubine is in high spirits, so she asked the actors to sing. The two side concubines, all the beauties Shuyuan are also here."
After only a few days of silence, the princess became interested in listening to people singing.
As for Liu Zhao who was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple, no one cared except her.
Poor Liu Zhao, it's a miserable mess.
She asked again: "Where is the prince?"
"My lord is in the Tourmaline Pavilion, drinking and painting with some gentlemen."
The so-called gentlemen are all guests of the palace. They are called guests, but they are actually counselors of the prince.
Since King Ning is drinking and painting with his advisers, it is not appropriate to go there at this time.
She stood up, "Follow Mrs. Ben to the meeting hall."
She originally wanted to go directly to the accountant, think about it, or take a detour to get the real data.
Go directly to the accountant to check the account, the accountant will definitely not sell her account.
After finishing the New Year's item-by-item tasks, Princess Pei did not arrange new errands for Gu Jiu.
Therefore, during this time, she is very free.
She is also willing to enjoy this leisure, and does not want to take care of things for the time being.
After Liu Zhao is released from prison and sees the situation clearly, it will not be too late for her to seize power.
On the contrary, Ouyang Fu and Xiao Qin'er spend a lot of time in the meeting hall every day, dealing with various trivial housework.
But the two are happy.
This is right.
As long as the power is in hand, no matter how hard and tiring it is, I don't feel tired, but feel very proud.
Therefore, when Gu Jiu stepped into the meeting hall, Xiao Qin'er acted proudly.
"Why is sister-in-law here? It's been a long time since sister-in-law came. You are a rare visitor."
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows and smiled, "As the eldest daughter-in-law of the royal family, where and when do I want to go, do I still need to report to my fourth sibling?"
Xiao Qin'er covered her lips and smiled, "Sister-in-law is stubborn. Why don't you go and ask Mother Concubine, who sees your respectful attitude, maybe she will send you some errands when she is happy."
Gu Jiu suddenly realized, "So the four younger siblings are begging for their errands? I'm sorry, my wife never likes to beg for things."
Xiao Qin'er pursed her lips in disdain.
Gu Jiu just had a stubborn mouth, and dared to say that she never liked asking for help.
Hmph, one day, there will be a time when you beg for help.
Gu Jiu found the Wangfu's order, "The first month has passed, should the expenses during the Chinese New Year be settled?"
Master Jialing nodded, "I'm looking for someone to make a ledger."
Gu Jiu said: "I was responsible for this matter at the beginning. The so-called beginning and end, I still do the accounting and settlement. In the end, the adults will check for omissions and fill in the gaps."
"This, will it be too hard, ma'am?"
Gu Jiu said with a smile: "It's not hard. To do things is to have a beginning and an end. Master Jia Ling doesn't need to worry about me."
The royal family is very busy, and there are not enough manpower. Gu Jiu was willing to help share the burden, which was what he wished for.
A large pile of ledgers was placed in front of Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu took out the abacus and started to settle accounts without distraction.
This busy, busy until dark.
Not only did she calculate all the accounts during the Chinese New Year, she also shared the burden for Ouyang Fu and helped to check the accounts.
Relying on this local account book, Gu Jiu figured out the monthly expenses of the palace and the yearly surplus.
According to her estimation, there should be no less than 40,000 taels of silver deposited in the accountant of the Wangfu.
According to the rules of previous years, these deposits will be taken out to make money.
However, this year, at the beginning of the year, the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and too many things have happened in just two months.
Neither King Ning nor Concubine Pei dared to invest money at this time, for fear of being targeted by the palace.
But Gu Jiu has already set his sights on the money.
It's getting dark today, it's too late.
Tomorrow, she will have to discuss with King Ning and Princess Pei about Liu Zhao's treatment.
Gu Jiu handed the ledger back to Lord Ling, and then left the meeting hall with others.
Xiao Qin'er stretched her waist, looked at Gu Jiu's back, snorted, and muttered: "Post-posing."
Ouyang Fu persuaded: "Fourth sibling, please be polite when you see sister-in-law."
Xiao Qin'er smiled contemptuously, "Why should you be polite to her? Second sister-in-law, you are willing to curry favor with her, so don't pull me in."
Ouyang Fu frowned slightly, "Sister-in-law is very nice, but you have prejudice against her."
"You're right. I have a prejudice against her. So you don't have to persuade me. "