"absurd!"
King Ning scolded Princess Huyang, "I heard that the wind is rain, so I don't know how to use my brain. Not to mention that there is no cutting fee for the palace, even if it is really cut, it will not lose your share."
When the princess of Huyang heard this, her worries turned into joy.
"Is what Brother Wang said true? Really won't cut my expenses?"
King Ning looked serious, "I promise you that I will never cut your expenses."
Huyang smiled happily.
Pei Shi gritted her silver teeth.
She had planned a long time ago that once the cutting started, Huyang would be the first to operate.
She has long disliked Huyang, and she is really unwilling to take the opportunity to clean up her.
In the end, the prince actually promised that he would never cut Huyang's expenses, which is really unreasonable.
In this way, doesn't it mean that the palace will support Huyang for the rest of his life
Why
Not an unmarried sister-in-law.
Huyang has mansions, land, shops, and honors. Although she was fined for three years Juelu, after three years, she will still be able to enjoy herself.
Huyang himself has so much income, but it is not enough, and he even wants the palace to pay for their mother and son.
What's the point.
"My lord, is this all right?" Pei asked softly.
Although Pei's heart was already full of anger, she was still very calm on the surface, very demeanor of a princess.
King Ning is used to throwing money away, so how could he care about that little expense.
In his opinion, it is not just how many people can be raised and how much money can be spent.
So he said, "There's nothing wrong with that."
The owner of Huyang County took the opportunity to make a request, "Brother Wang, can you give me some money so that I can perform rituals for the son-in-law. The prince-in-law will never die with peace in his eyes, and dreams every night. If I don't perform a ritual ceremony for him, I will really have no peace in my heart."
King Ning nodded, "Yes!"
Hu Yang wiped his tears, "Thank you, Brother Wang, seven or eight thousand taels is almost enough."
When Pei heard this, she smiled coldly.
Huyang really opened his mouth like a lion, seven or eight thousand taels, said from her mouth, it was like seven or eight taels, as simple as eating and drinking water.
I really don't know where she got the confidence.
He is obviously a pauper, owes a lot of debts, but shows off his wealth all day long.
Mrs. Pei looked at King Ning.
The mansion ran out of money, so she wanted to see how the prince would deal with the seven or eight thousand taels of "small money".
King Ning looked serious, "It's a mere ritual, how can it cost seven or eight thousand taels? Which temple monk dares to make a false price and take you for a fool. If you tell me, I will send people to level that temple and kill those monks." The monks were all taken to prisons and tortured severely."
Mrs. Pei lowered her head and smiled, feeling happy.
Sure enough, the prince is not so easy to fool.
Princess Huyang's face froze, and he said guiltily: "No, there are no temple monks. I plan to add more money for sesame oil, so that the monks can pay more attention."
King Ning snorted coldly, "Don't worry about any temples, five hundred taels of sesame oil can't be more. If those monks dare not be careful, you tell this king, and this king will send people to level the temple."
Beep!
Princess Huyang was about to cry again.
Brother Wang is not easy to fool!
What kind of medicine did brother Wang take wrongly, why do you always have to worry about it.
Princess Huyang began to cry again, "Before the son-in-law died, I suffered so much. I just want the son-in-law to live a good life. Please, brother-in-law, be considerate."
King Ning was unmoved, "Even if you want to die in a glorious way, it won't cost you seven or eight thousand taels. This king will give you two thousand taels, which is enough to hold a beautiful ceremony. This king believes that the son-in-law will be able to rest in peace after receiving the money." If you still don't rest in peace, I will talk to him personally."
The owner of Huyang County was choked, "Brother Wang, don't scare me, how do you talk to him?"
King Ning laughed mockingly, "Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are the same. I don't believe that Prince Chen dares to dream at will. If he dares to make trouble in the underworld again, I will send someone to destroy the tombs of the Chen family."
Princess Huyang turned pale with shock, and burst into tears, "I've already done wrong to the son-in-law, but brother Wang wants to destroy the tomb of the Chen family. Is this intentional to make me a sinner of the Chen family?"
King Ning said with a straight face, "Presumptuous! The majestic princess, gold and jade, what is the Chen family worth? Since the person is dead, after a year or so, if you want, this king will give you another Find a marriage."
Princess Huyang was stunned and stopped crying. She stared blankly at King Ning, "Is this what the concubine mother meant?"
King Ning had no expression on his face, "No matter who it is, please don't cry for Concubine Chen anymore, it's ugly."
Princess Huyang lowered her head and wiped her tears with a complicated expression.
This is also the first time Pei family has heard of this matter, and the Xindao royal family is indeed a heartless and ungrateful person.
Less than two months after the death of Concubine Chen, Concubine Shu and the prince actually planned to find another marriage for Hu Yang.
Tut tut...
I just don't know how Chen Min and Chen Lu's brothers and sisters will feel.
After wiping away her tears, Princess Huyang said, "I don't have that in mind right now, I'll talk about it later. Now I want to perform a ritual ceremony for my son-in-law."
King Ning immediately gave an order to the family order, "Allow two thousand taels of silver to the princess."
Master Jialing takes orders.
Princess Huyang gritted her teeth and asked, "Brother Wang, can't you give me a little more?"
King Ning said displeased: "I have just paid back the debts owed by the Ministry of Households, so there is still more money. If you have nothing to do, you will leave."
The master of Huyang County stomped his feet and asked, "Brother Wang, was he persuaded by his sister-in-law that he really wants to cut the cost of the mansion?"
Pei secretly rolled her eyes.
King Ning said with a straight face, "The king and the princess will discuss whether to cut the cost. That's enough, don't meddle in other business. Next time, don't listen to the wind and the rain. If you talk badly, you should be severely punished."
The word "severely punished", with a murderous aura, shocked the owner of Huyang County.
She looked around, knowing well that no matter what she said, it was useless.
"Brother Wang, you are busy, I will take my leave first."
When turning to leave, Princess Huyang did not forget to give Pei a look.
Mrs. Pei smiled sarcastically, letting your tongue shine like a flower, you can never turn the tide.
What is the general trend, if the palace has no money, it is the general trend.
And this matter has attracted the attention of the prince.
As soon as Huyang Princess left, the side hall became quiet.
Mrs. Pei looked at King Ning, "My lord, the accountant has no money, what should I do?"
King Ning flipped through the ledger casually, "You just said to cut costs, how do you cut costs?"
Pei's heart was overjoyed, and she forced herself to be calm and said: "After much deliberation, there are only two ways, one is to lay off people, and the other is to cut expenses. I also ask the prince to decide."
King Ning asked, "How much money can you save in one month by cutting people and cutting expenses?"
this…
Mrs. Pei looked at Mr. Shi, the family order of the palace.
The order of the Wangfu's family hurriedly said: "It depends on how many people are cut, and what is the criterion for cutting expenses."
King Ning stared at Pei Shi, "How many people do you think should be cut?"
Pei said cautiously: "Cut it into one piece?"
She wanted to cut 20% at once, but she was worried that King Ning would object, so she didn't say that.
King Ning nodded, and cut it to a full size, almost done.
"Wang Fu should cut off some people, cut off those who fish in troubled waters, have dirty hands and feet, loose mouths, steal and play tricks."
Mrs. Pei was very excited, "I obey."
King Ning asked again: "How do you plan to cut the cost?"
Mrs. Pei hurriedly said: "I have compared the various mansions, and the various expenses of the palace are too high. Why don't we start with the servant's monthly bills."
The family orders of the royal family were indifferent, and what he received was the salary set by the imperial court. No matter how you cut it, it is impossible to cut it on his head.
The other dozen or so accountants are different, they all take monthly bills of money. This needs to be cut, wouldn't the monthly income be much less.
It's just that people are soft-spoken and dare not speak rashly.
King Ning didn't have a specific idea either, "You first take out a charter and show it to me. If there is no problem, you can cut the cost."
Pei's heart was overjoyed, and she responded, "Don't worry, my lord, I will come up with a charter as soon as possible."
King Ning asked the account book to be thrown away, and said: "This is an offending job, has the princess thought about how to do it?"
Mrs. Pei had already thought about it, "The concubine takes the lead, leading the two side concubines and three daughters-in-law, each responsible for one piece. Prince, do you think this is okay?"
King Ning asked: "Aren't you afraid that someone will be obedient and disobedient, avenging private revenge?"
"The concubine will arrange someone to supervise and prevent such phenomena."
King Ning thought for a while, "You'd better get a charter first. Then let the accountant calculate how much money you can save this month."
Pei knew in her heart that before the regulations came out, King Ning would not let go easily.
She agreed, "I will go down now, and ask someone to discuss a regulation."
She gets up and leaves.
According to the order of the royal family, dozens of accountants are still in the side hall.
King Ning didn't let them leave, so they had to wait all the time.
King Ning asked Lord Jia Ling, "Is the method of the princess feasible?"
Master Jia Ling thought about it and said: "It's okay, the only thing I'm worried about is that the whole palace is going up and down, making the prince restless."
King Ning sighed, "It's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. It's really strange that the income of the Wangfu hasn't seen any increase for so many years."
Lord Jia Ling said: "Business has been difficult these past few years, and the cost of the mansion is too high. The princess wants to cut the cost, and it is also for the sake of the mansion."
"This king knows. This king asks you, according to the plan of the princess, how much money can you save in a month?"
"If the concubine even cuts down part of the cost of the Chunhetang, and set an example, the officials estimate that at least two or three thousand taels a month can be saved."
Only two or three thousand taels
Ning Wang thinks too little.
If you can only save this cost, why bother to cut the cost at the risk of making a fuss.
Master Jialing said again: "If you want to save five or six thousand taels a month, it depends on the determination of the princess."
If you are determined enough, you can save anything.
It is possible to give up halfway if you are not determined enough.
"The king is worried that the princess will be full of enthusiasm, and when the difficulties arise, it is time to complain again. Trouble, it is really trouble."
King Ning walked back and forth in the side hall, "We still have to find a way to open up the source."
Master Jia Ling suggested, "We should not open more shops."
King Ning snorted, "How much money can I earn by opening a shop? Two to three thousand taels a year, even if I open ten more shops, it will only be two to thirty thousand taels. And now that the clansmen and nobles are all opening shops, the business is not as good as In previous years, maybe the money was not earned, and there was a loss every year."
Family makes adults think so.
There are too many shops in the capital.
The royal family, honorable family, official family, rich and powerful family, who doesn't have a few shops
It is almost impossible to earn huge profits by opening a shop.
You can only take trade routes, go south, north, west, and east.
If you walk down one line, if it goes well, you can earn tens of thousands of taels at least in one trip.
If the sea trade goes well, it won't be a problem to earn one or two thousand taels a trip. This is more profitable than opening a shop.
The only thing to worry about is the high risk and the long delay on the road.
King Ning stared at Master Jialing, "Is there no other way?"
Master Jia Ling shook his head, "The lower officials are dull and can't think of a way."
snort!
King Ning waved his hand, "Go down, think about it for me."
If this continues, the whole family will drink northwest wind.
Pei's action was very fast, and he came up with a charter in two days.
At the same time, the servants were discussing privately that the princess should cut the cost. So that everyone is indifferent to doing things, and everyone is worried.
Many people even think that layoffs are about to happen, and maybe they will be laid off, so why work so diligently.
Negativity, fear, complaints, whining…
All kinds of negativity.
Gu Jiu was in the garden, seeing that the servants were not in the mood to do anything, she shook her head, noncommittal.
Mother Fang whispered: "It seems that the cutting cost is imperative this time."
Gu Jiu nodded, the princess is very determined this time, if she doesn't make any noise, doesn't it mean that she has no courage.
Now that the cost of tailoring has spread throughout the entire government, Princess Pei will forcefully carry out her own plan for the sake of face.
Qingmei said with emotion, "I never thought that Princess Huyang could not stop the prince."
Gu Jiu sneered, "I don't know who secretly encouraged Princess Huyang to be a shit stick. Unfortunately, when it comes to money, not to mention Princess Huyang, even Concubine Shu doesn't work."
"My servant heard that the master of Huyang County received two thousand taels from the counting room, and wanted to do something for Chen Consort."
Gu Jiu asked, "When will you do something?"
Nanny Fang said: "Still in contact with the temple. I heard that Princess Huyang wanted to do something in Xiangguo Temple, and said that Prince Chen liked the plum blossoms in Xiangguo Temple the most."
Gu Jiu said: "Xiangguo Temple's practice is not cheap, is two thousand taels enough?"
"It's enough to add a little sesame oil. It's just that after the ritual is done, there is not much money left in the two thousand taels."
Gu Jiu laughed. Princess Huyang thought about getting money from the palace all day long, but King Ning still didn't let go.
King Ning is used to spending money lavishly, but it is impossible for him to support Huyang generously and selflessly.
The owner of Huyang County probably realized this, so he simply changed his strategy and asked for money every three days. Although it is not much every time, it is not a small sum if it accumulates.
It's no wonder that Mrs. Pei is full of disgust for Princess Huyang and dislikes her in every way.
Met Ouyang Fu and Xiao Qin'er in the garden.
Both were in a bad mood, both affected by rumors of cutting costs.
"Why is sister-in-law free?"
"Second sibling, fourth sibling, you are in good spirits."
Ouyang Fu smiled and said, "My fourth sibling and I have been busy in the meeting hall all morning. It's really hard work, so we came out to hang out and relax."
Xiao Qin'er sneered: "It's not like my sister-in-law who has nothing to do every day. I really envy you."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Fourth siblings like duplicity. I have nothing to do all day, you don't know how happy you are in your heart, how dare you say that you are envious of me? If you really let the fourth siblings change with me, you must not be happy .”
Xiao Qin'er chuckled, "I'm envious of sister-in-law's leisure, unlike us who are very tired every day."
"Those who are capable will work harder, so don't worry about the fourth sibling."
Xiao Qin'er raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will never be overwhelmed."
Ouyang Fu was worried, "Sister-in-law should have heard about it, and soon the mansion will start cutting expenses. I estimate that this year's flower viewing party will be cancelled."
Xiao Qin'er frowned, "The palace hosts a flower viewing banquet every year, which is the most respectable. If we really want to cancel it, it will cause jokes in the whole city."
Ouyang Fu said: "There is not enough money in the government, there is no way to do it."
"Don't you care about the prince's face?" Xiao Qin'er bit her lip, she still wanted to show her face at the flower viewing banquet.
If this is cancelled, what can be done.
Ouyang Fu looked at Gu Jiu, "Don't sister-in-law say something?"
Gu Jiu smiled softly, and said to the two of them: "If the Palace really wants to cancel the flower viewing feast, not only will it not cause jokes from others, but it might even win the praise of the palace."
"how do I say this?"
"Have you all forgotten what the court has been up to lately?"
"Clear the household debts."
Gu Jiu nodded, "You can't even pay back the money from the household department, and you dare to put on a big banquet, extravagant and wasteful, are you really afraid that your majesty will blame you? Are you afraid that the Jin Wuwei will come to demand the payment of the arrears
It's time to cancel the flower viewing feast and cut the cost. Although everyone will have to live a hard life, it is a good thing that they can win the praise of the palace for the prince and make the household department delay the payment of the arrears. "
"It's rare that there is still a sensible person in the mansion!"
A group of people came out from behind the bushes.