In the past few days, Gu Jiu was overwhelmed by depression.
The Son of Heaven wants to set up Xinmin County outside the south city gate, and Gu Jiu raised his hands to support it.
There are more and more people outside the south gate, and her escort team alone is seriously insufficient.
In the event of an accident, the people in the government could not arrive in time.
But Shangshu Hubu was born to do things for her
The Ministry of Households wants to collect taxes in the market outside the south city gate, she has no objection, it will be a matter of time.
But besides collecting taxes, the household department also wanted to take the opportunity to intervene in the management of the market, Gu Jiu firmly opposed it.
"The tax officer of the household department only collects taxes, and the market management office will take care of other things. If the cooking is not clean, it will not be too late to ask the government to come forward."
"There is no such precedent. All markets in the capital are under the jurisdiction of the government. Xinmin County was established, and the market outside the Nancheng Gate is under the jurisdiction of the government as usual."
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Gu Jiu disagreed, "Master Shang Shu wants to send someone to take over the market outside the South City Gate, I understand. But I doubt the integrity of the government personnel. The reason why the market outside the South City Gate can develop is that Because it has never relied on government management, has not relied on it in the past, and will not rely on it in the future."
"Madam Zhao, are you trying to override the law?"
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Does your lord want to collect taxes? Do you want to collect a lot of taxes? You send people to manage the market, are you sure you can collect more taxes than you are now? Are you sure the people below won't do something like killing chickens to get eggs?"
The Minister of the Household Department snorted, "Mrs. Zhao, don't think so badly about tax officials."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Your Excellency is always strong, and if there is no accident, you can work for another ten or twenty years. Your Excellency has never thought about going further? Xinmin County is the cornerstone of your progress. Your Excellency is sure to give this cornerstone to destroy?"
"It's not as serious as you said."
Gu Jiu said: "Is it as serious as I said? My lord knows better than anyone else. My people manage the bazaar, and I hope that the bazaar will become more and more prosperous, and more and more merchants will come to Xinmin County to do business." Business.
The people from the household department are in charge of the market, hoping to make a little more money this month than last month. As for whether the market is hot or not, they don't care. Anyway, there is nothing to do here, at worst, I will work in another place. The collapse of the market will not affect their salary. "
Hubu Shangshu frowned, "Is that why you can't trust people from the government?"
"Your Excellency misunderstood me. If I can't trust the government, how can I cooperate with the government. I just can't trust the people who work below. Instead of sending people to manage the market, it's better for me to send people to manage the market. That's it."
"You just don't want to hand over power." Hubu Shangshu told the truth.
Gu Jiu smiled softly, and did not deny it, "Outside the South City Gate, it will take at least five or ten years to build. For these ten years, I hope that the South City Gate will be under my control without any restrictions.
After ten years, the outside of the South City Gate will begin to take shape. At that time, I will take the initiative to hand over the management rights and let the government take over without my adults reminding me. "
Hubu Shangshu frowned, "Ten years?"
"Ten years, I still think it's too short. Why don't you allow me to operate for thirty or fifty years?"
"Humph!"
Hubu Shangshu waved his hand, "It's only ten years, not even one more day."
Gu Jiu smiled happily, "Then it's settled. Please give me a piece of paper, so that I have a law to follow."
"You can't trust the old man?"
"My lord is joking, how can I not trust my lord. This is just in case. As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not be right. Only when the name is right can the words be right. When we do things, we must pay attention to the source."
"You are so good at talking, this old man can't talk about you. Forget it, this old man will give you an official document."
Hubu Shangshu compromised.
Satisfied, Gu Jiu took a piece of official document, thanked her and was about to leave.
After leaving the signing room, I saw Gu Yu guarding the door.
"Brother Gu! Why don't you say anything when you're here, let's go out and find a place to talk."
Gu Jiu was in a good mood. When he saw Gu Yu, he had a bright smile on his face.
Gu Yu is also a person who is in good spirits on happy occasions, so he followed Gu Jiu out of the household office, and asked for a private room in a teahouse to sit down.
"Congratulations to Fourth Brother Gu for being the first magistrate of Xinmin County."
Gu Yu immediately stood up and bowed in thanks.
Gu Jiu hastily backed away, "What is Fourth Brother Gu doing?"
"Although sister Xiaojiu didn't say anything, I also know that with my qualifications, she must have contributed a lot to be the county magistrate of Xinmin County. Otherwise, such a good opportunity would definitely not be my turn."
Gu Yu saw it clearly.
Gu Jiu laughed, "Gu Fourth Brother, don't be polite to me, you sit down and talk first. I admit, I did contribute a little bit to this matter. But I also have selfish intentions.
I hope that after Fourth Brother Gu becomes the county magistrate of Xinmin County, he can lead everyone in the county government to fully cooperate with my plan.
In addition, I have a few people on hand, and I want to arrange to be a small official in the county government, and I would like to ask Fourth Brother Gu to make it easier. "
Gu Yu said with a smile: "Sister Xiaojiu, don't worry, your people can report. I can still arrange for a few small officials. It is easy to cooperate with your plan.
I think the people above agreed to arrange me as the county magistrate of Xinmin County, and also hope that I can fully cooperate with you to resettle more refugees and develop Xinmin County. "
Gu Jiu smiled and said: "Gu Si Ge really sees it clearly. Your county government will not start construction until after the new year. During this time, if Gu Si Ge is free, you might as well work in the public housing in the market. Cao is also there.
In the future, Fourth Brother Gu will often deal with those tax officials, so now he takes the opportunity to build a good relationship. In the future, when the county government is established, the two sides will be able to cooperate better. "
Gu Yu nodded, "Sister Xiaojiu is still considerate. I'm free recently. From tomorrow onwards, I will go to the market every day to work as an errand, just as a way to learn about the situation in Xinmin County in advance."
Gu Jiu laughed, "After Brother Gu takes office, I will give you a good thing."
"What?" Gu Yu was curious.
Gu Jiu didn't hold back, and said directly: "Xinmin County Population Tax and Land Mu Booklet."
Gu Yu was overjoyed, this booklet was more precious than any other gift. In other words, he had already figured out the basic situation of Xinmin County before he officially took office. If someone wants to deceive him in the future, they have to weigh whether they have the ability.
"Thank you, little sister Jiu."
Gu Yu solemnly thanked him.
Gu Jiu pursed his lips and smiled, "Fourth Brother Gu is good at everything, but in front of his own family, there are too many etiquettes."
Gu Yu smiled embarrassedly.
After discussing the business, Gu Jiu asked about family matters.
"How is my father these days?"
"My lord is fine. It's just that I don't want to be lonely. But if I want to keep my filial piety, I can only be trapped in the mansion all day, and I can't go out temporarily."
Mr. Gu's filial piety has not yet passed, and he has to arrange Gu Shan's marriage. It is really not easy for Mr. Gu to go out to meet friends during this time, it is too eye-catching.
Gu Jiu smiled, and said, "My father should be tortured."
These years, Mr. Gu's overall fortune has been very smooth. Also because it went so smoothly, Mr. Gu was a little less cautious and a little more arrogant.
It's great to grind his temper while keeping his filial piety.
Gu Yu considered it for a while, and said, "I wonder if my lord has written to you."
"What's the matter?" Gu Jiu had received letters from Mr. Gu during this time, and the letters were all homely.
Gu Yu reckoned that Mr. Gu was too embarrassed to speak directly in the letter, so he vaguely mentioned, "Because of the matter of the Cai family, my lord is a little worried. I am also a relative of the royal family, so I am afraid I feel the same."
Gu Jiu was taken aback for a moment, then laughed again.
"I didn't know that he would be so guilty. The case of the Cai family frightened him."
Gu Yu coughed lightly, "In the officialdom, there are always times when you can't help yourself."
Gu Jiu smiled knowingly, "Don't bother with his guilty conscience, it's fine to scare him with the Cai family."
"The case of the Cai family?" Gu Yu asked in a low voice.
Gu Jiu shook her head, "I won't be able to find out for a while. I won't get any news until the spring of next year at the earliest."
"So the Cai family is in danger this time?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Almost."
It was because more and more witnesses and material evidence came out that the case was delayed again and again.
King Ning is determined to make the case of the Cai family an iron case, so that no one can even think about overturning the case. So it took a lot of effort to gather evidence.
King Ning didn't want his case to be overturned and slapped in the face after a few years because of insufficient evidence.
It's just that it was a case from twenty years ago, and the evidence is not so easy to collect.
Fortunately, King Ning is patient, even if the case has to be tried for a year or two, it doesn't matter, as long as the case can be settled.
Except for one or two scholars, all the adult males of the Cai family were sentenced to prison.
The female relatives and children were trapped in the mansion and were not allowed to go out. Only the servants at home are allowed to go out to buy eating utensils.
The Cai family is in a precarious situation, and the world favors the high and depresses the low. The old in-laws in the past have separated from the Cai family one after another.
The third wife, Mrs. Cai, went back to her mother's house, but she was pointed at her nose and scolded by her mother's family.
If Nanny Xu beside her hadn't poisoned people, how could the case of twenty years ago have been uncovered.
In the eyes of the Cai family, the third wife, Cai, seems to be the sinner of the Cai family, the bastard.
As the third son's health gradually improved, Princess Pei decided to arrange two good concubines for the third son. They are all lovely people who came out of the palace, and their family background and appearance are all good.
Gu Jiu returned to the palace, got out of the carriage at the second gate, and heard the newly released gossip from the concierge.
Gu Jiu asked the woman, "Has he been sent to the third room?"
"Send it away. I went to see it. The one who looks fresh and fresh is better than the third lady. I also heard that these two people used to work in the Changchun Palace and served in front of Concubine Shu."
Gu Jiu laughed, "The person who served Concubine Shu before, that's pretty decent."
"Who says it's not. Everyone in the mansion is discussing that the Sanfang side may change soon, and the two new concubines will be in charge."
Gu Jiu shook her head, and went back to the east courtyard first.
After a while, the fourth wife, Xiao Qin'er, went to the east courtyard to chat with Gu Jiu.
As for the second wife, Ouyang Fu, she went to another hospital to take care of her body, and she probably won't come back until her thirtieth year.
Xiao Qin'er recently wanted to make friends with Gu Jiu, and they kept seeing each other frequently.
Gu Jiu is easy to talk, but not easy to talk.
As long as Xiao Qin'er doesn't show off in front of her, she doesn't mind Xiao Qin'er coming over to sit down and gossip about the various prefectures in the capital.
In the end, although Gu Jiu didn't like Xiao Qin'er, she didn't hate her that much. You can still chat.
Xiao Qin'er entered the small study room, leaned on the soft bed, and sank her whole body, feeling very comfortable.
On the low table are teacups, pine nuts, melon seeds, peanuts, pastries and other snacks.
Xiao Qin'er was eating melon seeds, chatting with Gu Jiu.
"The concubine mother sent someone to send the two concubines to the third room, and the third sister-in-law cried in front of the third son."
"Crying?" Gu Jiu was surprised.
Xiao Qin'er laughed, "Eldest sister-in-law is also very surprised, isn't she? Third sister-in-law has hanged herself in the past, she seems to be a violent one. Now I don't know what's wrong with her, she will cry every now and then."
Gu Jiu asked: "The third younger sibling cried a lot, how did the third son react?"
Xiao Qin'er smiled, "How can there be any reaction? He almost lost his life because of the third sister-in-law's dowry, and it is already the best of humanity not to bear the grudge against the third sister-in-law, how could he turn the juicy concubine's house into a concubine's room because of the third sister-in-law's crying?" Hurry outside. Besides, the third son is not young, but he has no children under his knees, so he is also very anxious to come."
Gu Jiu asked: "Is the health of the third sibling still not well? Did the imperial physician say whether she can have children?"
Xiao Qin'er shook her head, "The third sister-in-law's body can be maintained well, but it may be difficult to give birth. After all, she has been poisoned by poison for so many years."
If the third wife, Mrs. Cai, had difficulty raising children, the third son probably would not be spared either.
The third son wants to have a child, but it won't happen for a while.
At least one or two years to raise it.
"Second Young Master has changed his mind recently, and has been recuperating with Second Sister-in-law all day in another hospital." After Xiao Qin'er finished speaking, she first laughed.
Gu Jiu said: "They want a son, so they should pay more attention."
"But the second son's concubine's room has been diagnosed as three months pregnant. If she gives birth to a concubine's eldest son, the second wife will be very lively."
Xiao Qin'er gloated a little.
The eldest son of the concubine, take the way of misfortune.
It's not like Ouyang Fu can't have children.
If the eldest daughter can be born, the eldest son will naturally be born.
It's a pity that the second son was too anxious before, and was anxious to let the concubine get pregnant before Ouyang Fu.
If Erfang gave birth to a concubine's eldest son, King Ning would definitely not be happy.
Therefore, Xiao Qin'er gloated a little at the second-bedroom couple. I can't wait for the concubine of the second room to get a man in one fell swoop.
Don't look at that King Ning is not jealous of women, and even spent a lot of money in brothels. There are dozens of women in the backyard. But King Ning still cared about his concubine.
In the first few years of marriage between King Ning and the Pei family, King Ning has always been very restrained.
It wasn't until Pei's eldest son was born that King Ning let go of the mess.
This way, many sons and daughters were born.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "If the eldest son is really born, there's nothing you can do about it. Whatever you sow, you will reap the fruits."
The second son had been looking forward to his son for several years, so naturally he would not kill the child in the concubine's stomach.
In case Ouyang Fu didn't conceive, or if she conceived and gave birth to a daughter, at least he had a son under his knees.
These days, having a son or not having a son is always different.
Xiao Qin'er was here with Gu Jiu, drank three cups of tea, finished eating a plate of melon seeds and a plate of pine nuts, because she was thinking about her elder brother, she reluctantly left.
Gu Jiu asked Nanny Fang to take her out.
The little maid came in to clear the table.
Qingmei waited by Gu Jiu's side, "Could it be that the Fourth Madam has changed her temper during this time and has been running to our east courtyard every three days."
"If she wants to come, let her come. As long as she doesn't say anything offensive." Gu Jiu's attitude was very straightforward.
As long as Xiao Qin'er doesn't lose his temper, he can still have a date or two.
She is the daughter of the Xiao family and is well-informed.
She knows the gossip of many big families.
Just like Princess Fuya was looking for a marriage for her son Huang Qubing, it was Xiao Qin'er who first told Gu Jiu.
Princess Fuya takes a fancy to Liu Wei, the third daughter of Prince Ning's Mansion, but she is worried that King Ning will not agree to the marriage.
So I wanted to invite someone, first ask King Ning and Mrs. Pei what they mean.
If there is no objection, the two families will look at each other.
If you object, you will save the step of looking at each other.
After much deliberation, Princess Fuya found that Princess Huyang was the most suitable for this job.
It's just that there is a lot of filth between her and the master of Huyang County, and Princess Huyang even tried to trick Huang Consort, so Princess Fuya is very upset.
Just for the sake of her son's marriage, Princess Fuya compromised.
Sending someone to invite Huyang princess to have a drink and give some benefits, Huyang princess agreed to help her find out the meaning of King Ning and Pei.
On this day, Princess Huyang dressed up and came to Prince Ning's Mansion.
As usual, first go to Chunhetang to see Mrs. Pei.
Mrs. Pei is in a good mood, she is about to aspire to the Weiyang Palace, and everyone is pleasing to her eyes.
Even looking at Princess Huyang is more pleasing to the eye than usual.
Of course, being pleasing to the eye doesn't mean you have to talk kindly.
Pei preemptively said, "It's half a month before the Chinese New Year, what are you doing here? If you want to play the autumn wind, the palace has no money to give you. This year, the prince alone has spent a lot of money, and the shortfall has not yet been filled. .”
The owner of Huyang County squinted at Pei Shi, "Sister-in-law is too underestimated. I am not here to fight the autumn wind, I am here to protect the matchmaker."