Zhou Zheng left his words here, and Shuntian Mansion was not idle either.
They seized a lot of property from Shangguanqing's escort bureau, and the officials checked the items while discussing how to distribute them.
"Such a thing, this escort is really fat."
"This is not from this escort bureau, but from the Zhou Chamber of Commerce. It must be escorted to Tianjin Wei and transported to Nanzhili."
"These things are worth tens of thousands of taels at least..."
"How to do it, is it still the old rules?"
"Old rules, keep nine on one."
"Okay! Good boy, send it out, if it happens twice a year, we don't have to do anything else..."
"Hurry up, the adults are waiting."
The so-called'remaining nine on one' means that 90% of the money stays in Shuntian Mansion and one portion is turned over to the court.
Jiang Zheng is a middle-aged man, dressed in official uniform, with his stomach straight, lying on a chair comfortably with his hands on his abdomen, and his face is comfortable and said: "It was beyond my expectation, tens of thousands..."
Sitting not far in front of him was Feng Yao, the lord of the Shuntian Mansion. He looked at Jiang Zheng and said with a smile: "My adults have been outside Beijing for a long time and don’t know the capital. This week, the Zhou’s Chamber of Commerce has a close relationship with the salt merchants in Jiangnan. Fat..."
Jiang Zheng nodded, and said with emotion: "Beijing is the best place in the world. It is not as prosperous as Jiangnan. I didn't expect to have such financial resources... By the way, I heard that they have a close relationship with the Zhou family?"
There are many Zhou surnames in Daming, and not far away there is Zhou Yingqiu, a former official minister. But right now, there are only the household servants, the emperor's close minister Zhou Qingli and his family.
Feng Yao hurriedly said: "There are rumors from outside that it is related to Zhou Zhengyun, the second son of Zhou Shilang. It is said that he is a big boss and has a lot of money."
Jiang Zheng knew Zhou Zheng, after all, he had done some things, some people with a reputation.
Jiang Zheng didn't pay attention to it at all, and still smiled implicitly: "Old rules, send it to my house at night."
Feng Yao laughed with him, and said with a knowing smile: "Don't worry, my lord, I'll convert things out later, and 60% of them will be sent to your house to ensure that I don't know what to do."
Jiang Zheng nodded in satisfaction, then his expression was slightly pale, and he looked at Feng Yao and said, "Zhou Qingli is about to resign. You can find someone to beat Zhou Zhengyun, so that he won't be ignorant and cause any trouble."
Feng Yao immediately said: "Don't worry, the adult, and the little one will go in person."
Jiang Zheng leaned on the chair, smiled softly, and said: "After this is done, we can have a good year. By the way, everyone has a share in the house. Don't leave it behind."
Feng Yao said: "My lord, don't worry, they are all familiar things, and I promise that there will be no mistakes."
Jiang Zheng thought about the matter before and after to make sure that there was no mistake, and then said: "You go shopping for a famous painting of the Song Dynasty. It is best to be Mi Fu. Bring it to me at night. It's true."
Feng Yao said with a clear expression: "Don't worry, my lord, I'll do it later."
Jiang Zheng was full of comfort, and said, "Well, next year, I may be going to the sixth department. You can choose one from the prefect of a high-level county or the sixth department."
Feng Yao was overjoyed, stood up and raised his hand and said, "The official, thank you for your promotion!"
Jiang Zheng smiled, his face full of comfort.
…
When Jiang Zheng and Feng Yao were happy, the members of the Shangguan Qing Escort Bureau were all detained in the Shuntian Mansion cell.
More than 20 people were detained separately, most of them frowning and grumbling.
"I said I can't pick up this dart. With so many goods, what shall we pay for it!"
"Yes, tens of thousands of taels of silver, we can't make a lifetime, so the owner is not an easy customer at first sight, we are afraid that we are going to make a fortune..."
"What is the wealth of the family? I am afraid that the family will be ruined and the people will be destroyed for a lifetime!"
"What do you think we can do..."
These are ordinary escorts, gathered together, in a few words, so pessimistic, they almost cried.
In Shangguanqing’s cell, some people were Shangguanqing’s cronies, who followed Shangguanqing through Yongping Mansion, and even followed Shangguanqing with Zhou who were fighting bandits in Yongping Mansion and fighting under the capital.
They didn't say much, their expressions were calm, but their eyes were also quite worried.
Things in the court are so simple. Even Zhou Zheng is not a big man. He can't turn his hands for the clouds and rain. If the Shuntian Mansion really detains their goods, they will have no reason to judge and redress their grievances.
They go north and south, and see such things a lot!
I don’t know how long it took, a jailer walked into the Shuntian Mansion cell, where he was holding Shangguanqing, and delivered food, while whispering: “Miss Shangguan, someone asked me to bring you a message, and I will pick you up tomorrow. "
Shangguanqing was still wearing a tight-fitting suit, looked at the Ya Ya, gave a hum, and reached out to take the meal.
The servant didn't say much, and left quickly.
Behind Shangguanqing, a middle-aged man walked over and picked up the chopsticks, and whispered to Shangguanqing, "The shopkeeper, did someone save us?"
Shangguanqing naturally heard complaints everywhere, and said with a pretty face: "Eat."
The middle-aged man did not speak immediately, and greeted other people quickly, and at the same time yelled at the other cells: "You can't stop your mouth when you eat!"
The cell was silent, no one dared to speak.
…
Zhou Zheng left Jiujiang Pavilion and was busy outside. It was getting dark before returning to his home.
As soon as he returned to the mansion, he saw two unexpected people, one was Zhou Qingli who had returned to the mansion early, and the other was Shangguan Xun.
Zhou Zheng looked at Shangguanxun, even though he was surprised, he said, "I have already arranged, don't worry, I can come out tomorrow."
Shangguanxun quickly raised his hand and said, "Thank you, my boss."
Zhou Zheng gave a hum, sat down in the chair and looked at Zhou Qingli and said, "Father, why are you coming back so early today?"
Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng, glanced at Shang Guanxun, and said after a pause: "There is nothing wrong with the Yamen, so I came back early."
Shangguanxun sat opposite Zhou Zheng with a somewhat embarrassed expression. It took him a long time to say to Zhou Zheng: "Hey, this is the case. Qing'er has passed the marriageable age. If he doesn't get married or gets engaged, the government will force the marriage. I negotiated with Master Zhou and asked Qing'er to be married to the boss."
Hearing this, Zhou Zheng was stunned, his eyes turned to Zhou Qingli and Shangguanxun.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was indeed a rule that marriageable women would not marry, and the government could force marriage. But, why is it him
Well, he is indeed a bit'unclear' with Shangguanqing.
Although a little embarrassed, I was secretly happy.
None of the three people present were good at talking, especially this topic, and the scene was once embarrassed.
For a long time, Zhou Qingli saw that Zhou Zheng had no objection, and said with a final word: "This is the case and we will get married next year."
When Shangguanxun listened, he was relieved. He knows his daughter's mind naturally, but the owner clearly has big ambitions in front of him, and the Zhou family is also a noble family. He is very worried that the owner will not look down on the daughter of their small businessmen.
Zhou Zheng blinked, acquiescing to this arrangement.
At the same time, the Secretary of General Political Affairs received several memorials from the impeachment minister Qian Xiangkun, and did not dare to delay, all of them were sent to the cabinet.
Zhou Yanru looked at these memorials with a triumphant look in his eyes, glanced at Qian Xiangkun, stood up with memorials, and prepared to enter the palace.
Qian Xiangkun was sitting not far from him, looking down at the official document, but staring at him all the time. Seeing that he was entering the palace again, he sneered and secretly said,'What are you proud of, your position will soon be mine! '(End of this chapter)