Er Zhuang's words opened up a new way of thinking for Gu Jiu.
Why is she so stupid, she is blind.
In the past, I only thought of cultivating talents by myself, so why didn't I think of poaching the wall.
However, the first round of hoes dug towards Liu Zhao, which didn't seem very good.
But apart from Gu Jiu, there is another person who can try to dig a corner. That is Mr. Gu.
In terms of private life, Mr. Gu is a proper scumbag. Mr. Gu is also in the same line in this respect.
But when Mr. Gu was young and strong, he had made some achievements in his career, and he had a group of loyal old subordinates by his side.
After he retired, most of his old subordinates also retired with him and worked as errands in the Gu family.
Nowadays, many guards in the Gu residence are old subordinates, or the children of old subordinates.
The few useful people around Mr. Gu were also selected from the old subordinates.
Gu Jiu let Er Zhuang go to work first, and then began to think about the feasibility of this matter.
It was getting dark.
Liu Zhao came back early today, before it was dark, he had already arrived home.
He goes to wash first.
The weather was hot, and the yamen was a little far away from the palace, and I was sweating all the way back.
After washing up, I changed into light home clothes and went to the small study.
Seeing Gu Jiu frowning in deep thought, he stretched out his hand and waved in front of her eyes, "Wake up!"
Gu Jiu came back to his senses, "You're back. When did you come back?"
"What are you thinking about so seriously, you won't know even after I've been back for a while."
"I'm thinking about how to poach your corner." Gu Jiu said with a smile.
Liu Zhao became interested, "You want to poach me? Tell me, who do you like?"
Gu Jiu stood up and walked around twice, moving his legs and feet.
She said to Liu Zhao: "I'm short of available talents. The servants of the Huangmen around you are all very capable. Why don't you give me a few people? How about I hire them with a lot of money."
Liu Zhao laughed, and after laughing, he said loudly: "No!"
Gu Jiu was about to turn his back on her.
Liu Zhao hugged her and said, "All the people around me have errands, so I can't lend them to you. But since you are short of people, I can help you find a way."
"What way?" Gu Jiu was curious.
Liu Zhao said: "You don't manage the palace, you only manage the kitchen, you probably don't know how many people there are under the name of the palace."
Gu Jiu nodded, she only knew that there were nearly a thousand servants in the palace.
But she didn't know exactly how many people are under the name of the palace, where are those people, and how to support them without errands.
"I know." Liu Zhao said softly: "There are more than 5,500 people registered in the roster of the palace. Excluding those who work in the palace, the farm, and the shop, and the guards of the palace, there are two Three thousand idlers.
There are old people who are too old to work, and there are children who are too young to work. The remaining half are young adults between the ages of sixteen and fifty, both men and women. "
Gu Jiu was stunned, "You mean, tell me to pick talents from these young and middle-aged people who have no errands?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "If you are worried about their loyalty, I can ask Master Jia Ling to transfer their deeds of sale to your personal name. From now on, they will belong to your servants alone."
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, "Is there anyone here who can use it?"
"Not only are there, but there are many."
Gu Jiu became interested, "Let's hear it."
Liu Zhao pondered for a while, "Some of the thousands of idlers can't get jobs because they are dull, ugly, incompetent, and it doesn't matter. Others are capable, knowledgeable, writeable, and countable because If you offend someone, you will be dismissed from the errand and kicked out of the palace."
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "Those people were kicked out of the palace, but the palace still held their contracts of sale?"
Liu Zhao said as a matter of course: "Of course. For so many years, there are only a handful of people who have been released from the palace. People who have worked in the palace must not be let go easily. What if they enter another mansion with a contract of sale and say It’s not certain when the palace will be harmed.”
Gu Jiu understood.
"Tell me about this group of offenders who were kicked out of the palace, but who are still in the hands of the palace, what kind of people are they?"
Liu Zhao picked up a few impressive people and introduced them to Gu Jiu one by one.
After listening to it, Gu Jiu asked, "What do these people live on now?"
"It's usually a part-time job, or a small business."
"Won't the palace interfere?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "These people have no income without errands, but they always have to eat and dress. The palace doesn't care about them, but it can't completely cut off their livelihood.
Doing part-time jobs and doing small business, the palace has always acquiesced.
Just ask the maids around you, their headbands and beads are basically bought from these people. They can almost support a family by doing small business for the servants of the palace. "
Gu Jiu looked at Qingmei.
Qingmei waved her hand, "Slaves never go to the back door to buy things. Xiao Cui knows about this."
Gu Jiu understood, "Call Xiao Cui, I'll ask her."
Soon, Xiaocui came to the small study.
Gu Jiu stared at her, "Xiao Cui, who did you buy the lace on your head from?"
Xiao Cui was a little nervous, why did Madam ask about this matter. Is there something wrong with the headband on her head
Qingmei reminded her, "Madam is just curious, nothing else. Just tell Madam the truth."
Xiao Cui breathed a sigh of relief, "Madam Qi, I bought the slave girl's headband from Xu Sanwa. It used to be Xu Youfu who sold it, but recently it was his son Xu Sanwa."
"Who is Xu Youfu?" Gu Jiu looked at Liu Zhao curiously.
Xiaocui was a little confused, she didn't understand why his wife was interested in Xu Youfu.
Qingmei waved her hand and told Xiaocui to go out first.
Xiaocui exits the small study knowingly.
Liu Zhao thought about it for a while, and said: "Xu Youfu was originally a pen and ink servant by the father's side, but because of his misbehavior, he secretly slept with a maid in Wang Bixi's Pavilion, and was kicked out. I didn't expect him to be born. I have three children, and the children are still so old."
Gu Jiu: "..." The servants around the prince all make mistakes like masters, as expected, there are servants as there are masters.
She asked curiously, "Is he married to that maid?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "I've already slept, so naturally I have to take responsibility. Both of them were kicked out of the palace, and as far as I know, they got married soon."
Gu Jiu asked again, "Is Xu Youfu still making mistakes that men make all these years?"
Liu Zhao was stunned for a moment before realizing the true meaning of Gu Jiu's words.
"It turns out that this is a mistake that all men make. Another day, I will make a mistake that all men will make."
"you dare!"
Gu Jiu looked fierce.
Liu Zhao laughed and scratched her nose, "Little vinegar jar."
Gu Jiu snorted, "Take care of your lower body, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."
"With you here, how dare I say no."
"It's good that you know. Qingmei, you call Qian Fu, and you go to see Mr. Jialing together, and ask him for a list of unemployed people. It is best for those who have worked in the palace before, can write, count, and do things." People. If you have good seedlings, you can recommend them to me.”
Qingmei hesitated, "Will Master Jialing give it?"
"Tell him that I want the list, and he will give it to me." Liu Zhao said in front of Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu laughed, "That's right, you're acting as a young master, and the family order doesn't dare not be given."
In the absence of King Ning, the eldest son Liu Zhao is in charge of the palace.
When Liu Zhao spoke, the Master Order dared not disobey.
Feeling relieved, Qingmei went out and called Qian Fu, and together they went to see Mr. Jia Ling.
Speaking of King Ning, this matter has become more and more troublesome.
Gu Jiu asked: "Your Majesty still won't let go?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "I worked hard together with Prince Zhao's House and Prince Yan's House, but we still couldn't make Grandfather change his mind."
"Do you think His Majesty is too fearful or too confident?" Gu Jiu lowered her voice and asked secretly.
Liu Zhao's complexion changed slightly, his eyes swept across her eyes, and he said in a low voice, "From what I see, there is both fear and confidence."
The emperor was afraid of death, and while he was afraid of being replaced by an adult prince, he was also very confident that he could live another ten or twenty years.
Where does the emperor's self-confidence come from
At the age of sixty or seventy, Li Defei and Jiang Shuyi could still get pregnant successively. Moreover, Concubine Li De gave birth to a healthy little prince.
Out of fear, the emperor drove the adult princes out of the capital.
Because of self-confidence, the emperor insisted not to let go, not allowing the adult princes to return to Beijing.
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, "This is troublesome. If the father wants to return to Beijing, he must find an opportunity."
Liu Zhao looked at her and didn't speak.
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows, touched her cheek, "What are you looking at me for?"
"Maybe the opportunity is on you."
"Don't be kidding me."
Gu Jiu sat a little further away, and distanced himself from Liu Zhao. So as not to be sold by him.
Liu Zhao held her hand and refused to let go.
He said: "We have tried various methods. Thinking about it now, the methods in the court may not be able to impress the emperor's grandfather."
Gu Jiu hummed twice, but didn't answer.
"If the method of the court is not good, then we can only find another way."
Gu Jiu stared at him, "What do you want me to do?"
Liu Zhao only said three words, "South City Gate."
Gu Jiu frowned, "Let me think about it."
"This matter is not forced. If it is not possible, let the father continue to suffer outside."
Gu Jiu gave him a particularly disdainful look, "Don't come here. You can't wait for the father to return to the capital tomorrow. The father and the others are out of town. Every time they stay in other places, the capital will be more variable. Your Majesty's age is gradually increasing. Old man, maybe one day... No one can tell what the chaos in the capital will be like."
Liu Zhao lowered his head and brushed the back of her hand.
"The only one who knows my worries is my wife."
Gu Jiu really wanted to say something to him: smelly and shameless.
In order to ask her to help, even a beauty trick was used.
However, she just eats this set.
Liu Zhao's face, coupled with Susu's love words, ah, what an ultimate enjoyment.
It's like drinking a large glass of iced watermelon juice during the dog days. Awesome!
Gu Jiu was not deceived by the beauty, but he was not so determined at first, "I have to think about this matter again. I may not be able to find an opportunity here."
"I know. So don't force yourself. If you have a chance, you tell me, and I will handle it."
"You do not understand."
Gu Jiu very straightforwardly expressed her dislike for him.
Liu Zhao was very upset.
Gu Jiu was confident, "You don't understand economics and people's livelihood. Did your master teach you when you were in school?"
"Master teaches to pay lightly and pay lightly!"
"Just teaching conclusions, but not specific operation methods, is all hooliganism. It seems that the master who taught you is also a half bucket of water, and has no real skills."
Liu Zhao sneered, "Master is a well-known Confucianist in the world."
"The Confucian school has never been able to solve the problems of the economy and the people's livelihood. When there is no money, they only know how to increase taxes, or make some fake slogans to fool people. The rule of saints is the biggest fool."
Liu Zhao smiled without saying a word.
After Gu Jiu finished speaking, she suddenly felt a little guilty, "Am I deviant and made a mistake?"
Liu Zhao shook his head, "No, I think what you said is very reasonable. The master is a great Confucian, but he can't solve any problems. But following the master to study is good for self-cultivation."
Gu Jiu smiled guiltily, "Your master is a great Confucian, so he must have real talents and practical learning."
Liu Zhao nodded, "Master's articles are so beautifully written that no one else can compare to them. Do you know that when I imitated Master's writing style and wrote a lot of political comments, everyone said that I was good at it, and said that I was the first to learn Only the emperor's grandfather could say no.
I still remember very clearly that the emperor's grandfather commented on my article in four words: flashy. Since then, whether I have ever imitated Master, I can write and do whatever I think.
Then I found out that I can't actually do colorful articles. What I really like is the crispness of the white knife entering and the red knife coming out. "
So you can't beat those civil servants by talking about it.
Gu Jiu complained about Liu Zhao silently in her heart.
Liu Zhao is not good at flirting, and Gu Jiu gradually realized this after marrying him.
But Liu Zhao is very capable, and his learning ability is also first-class.
"Are you grateful to your wife?"
"Of course I am grateful. But I don't want to listen to his teachings anymore."
Gu Jiu laughed when he heard this.
"If your wife finds out, he'll be pissed off."
"I can't die. He already knew that I disagreed with him. He once said that I was the first student who made him feel frustrated. Because I didn't agree with him, I would even speak out against him."
"Then you will be blocked by all civil servants."
Liu Zhao's eyebrows twitched, "It's about the same. The civil servants like the King of Chu more, and the articles of the King of Chu are full of flowers, which is very popular with the master."
"It turns out that you and King Chu are not only cousins, but also classmates."
Liu Zhao was very upset, which pot Gu Jiu would not open and which pot to lift.
"We don't talk about King Chu."
Gu Jiu understood with a smile.
The conflict between Liu Zhao and the King of Chu may have been forged from the time of Enlightenment. No wonder these two people dislike each other.
Qingmei successfully brought the roster.
Gu Jiu was very straightforward, and threw the roster to Liu Zhao, "You do the primary selection for me, and I will review it."
Liu Zhao shook his head and smiled, holding up his pen to circle people around.
He surrounded eighty people for Gu Jiu in one breath, "These people can all write and count, and they can be used with a little training. As for their character, how they got here these years, they can be done by Qian Fu." an investigation."
Gu Jiu nodded and said, "Qian Fu, you have heard it all. The next eighty people will be handed over to you. I hope you can strictly control it for me."
Qian Fu was very upset.
He was already so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, but the son even took the initiative to give him extra work.
Beep!
He listens to the son, the son listens to the wife, and in the end he still listens to the wife.
Madam has already sent a message, what can he do.
Had to take on this errand.
"Because there are a lot of people, it will take a long time to investigate. Madam, please give this old servant more time."
Gu Jiu thought about the next plan, "I'll give you half a month, is that enough?"
"Thank you madam for your understanding."
Qian Fu's side needs half a month, but Mr. Gu's side doesn't need it.
As soon as Mr. Gu heard that Gu Jiu wanted someone, he made a list without saying a word, and selected 20 people to send to Gu Jiu.
These twenty people are useless, Gu Jiu doesn't know.
She directly handed over the people to Er Zhuang and asked Er Zhuang to investigate them.
As long as it can be used and there is no major problem, it can be kept.
If the problem is more serious, I'm sorry, but I can only send him back to the mansion and return him to Mr. Gu.
Time passed by in a blink of an eye, and it was the first day of junior high school, and the first phase of the project outside the South City Gate was opened.
Today, all construction sites are closed.
It was just dawn, before the sun came out, and there was a sound of getting up in the low shack.
Wang Jiangen rubbed his face and regained consciousness.
He first picked up two buckets of water and came back.
Then wake up the whole family.
Simply wash your face, and warm up the steamed buns you brought back last night. The whole family eats two corn buns, which is their breakfast.
There are two corn buns left, which is Chinese food for the whole family.
Today the construction site is closed for work, which means that there is no income.
Wang Jiangen was very distressed.
Distressed food, distressed money.
When he thought about buying a house today, he became excited again.
After eating the last bite of steamed bread, he straightened his clothes and hung his identity plate around his neck.
Then he said proudly: "Our family went to see the house together."