Yuan Fang is still a sinner, so he can't go into office, and he can't be released easily. But for Tuoba Tao, this person is extremely useful, and throwing him in the Heavenly Prison will only make him useless.
Tuoba Tao's order in the edict was that He Mulan must take good care of Yuan Fang and not let him have an accident or escape. In exchange for his allegiance, Tuoba Tao allowed He Mulan to help Yuan Fang and rescue the Yuan family members who had been relegated to slavery.
Because of this, Yuan Fang put his best effort into it.
"Did you build another warehouse for the cloth and silk you got?" Yuan Fang pulled out the silk and satin pieces from the warehouse with an ugly face. "Did you know that these will become moldy in rainy days?"
He looked up at the roof of the warehouse: "This house is in disrepair, even if it looks well-kept, it can't put anything..."
He took out a pen and wrote down "Warehouse Repair" and "Cloth Transfer" on the book in his hand, then counted the number of these cloths, and raised his head to complain to He Mulan.
"General Hua, although cloth and silk can be used as money, the material will become discolored and moldy, so once the reward contains cloth, you should use up the cloth first. I don't know why you like to open the box and use gold and silver, But since you have so many servants and personal soldiers, it won't feel burdensome for them to carry a few pieces of cloth, right?"
He Mulan was annoyed by Yuan Fang's idiot-like look: "Of course I take whatever is convenient to carry when I go out on weekdays. Who would carry a few pieces of cloth around?"
Yuan Fang snorted and wrote down the quantity of these fabrics in the book, "I will exchange some of the fabrics for hard currency these days, while they are still valuable..."
Although He Mulan was angry that Yuan Fang looked at her like an idiot, she still respected professionals and nodded.
"It's up to you what you want to do with it, just leave me some good fabrics."
"What does General Hua want good materials for? Do you want to marry a wife recently?"
Yuan Fang asked casually.
"It's not me. I'm going to find a gentleman for my brother, give him a watch, and make him some new clothes."
"If you are a child, just leave some Suluo. The color is..." Yuan Fang thought about Hua Mutuo's skin color, "He looks quite dark, I'll leave some fabrics to match the skin color."
"The Exotic Land Reclamation of Vegetable Skeletons"
He Mulan had no understanding of this, so he could only nod his head.
"General Hua, since you want to increase your family property, you must honestly answer some of my questions below, otherwise I won't be able to take care of the family business for you." Yuan Fang turned the book to the back, raised his head and asked him, "How much has the general put in? Farm production? How much is the upper field? How much is the middle field? Are there mulberry fields? Tea fields, orchards?"
He Mulan's expression froze, and she shook her head.
"No."
"No? Is there no Zhongtian, or is there no Sangtian?" Yuan Xin hesitated, still holding a glimmer of hope and asked, "Is there no tea field?"
"Nothing has been ordered..." He Mulan became angry: "I have ordered everything I want and what do I want you to do! Isn't that what your majesty sent you here to do!"
"No property..." Yuan Fang's face darkened, "What about Zhuangzi? Zhuangzi always has it, right?"
"No."
"Ranch? Aren't you Xianbei people a good enclosure? Where have all the cattle, sheep and horses you got before? There must be a pasture to raise them!"
"No. No one takes care of the cattle, sheep and horses I got, so Su and Jun gave me gold and silver. The ranch is even more of a problem..."
Seeing that Yuan Fang's face was getting worse and worse, He Mulan said, "I have all my wealth in this warehouse. You can order whatever you want. I have no opinion on how to take care of it."
"There is still such a person... There is such a person..." Yuan Fang muttered to himself, feeling like he was about to faint, "Where is this looking for the master bookkeeper, this is obviously looking for a housekeeper. I, Yuan Fang, will be reduced to one day. Someone else's housekeeper…”
The warehouse of General Huwei's Mansion was left by the former Hou's mansion. , The surrounding walls were filled with lead, which could not be broken open.
But because He Mulan never repaired the warehouse, the roof of the warehouse was leaking, and He Mulan's family business was obviously not big enough to classify everything, so it was all thrown together in a mess, usually by a few strong martial arts Rouran Servant guard.
Precisely because she didn't register, and because she didn't classify them into categories, since Yuan Fang wanted to help He Mulan "financial management", he naturally needed to know how much property she had, so he asked He Mulan to take him to count the property.
In the eyes of the prominent Yuan Fang, He Mulan's treasury is naturally not enough to see, but he previously thought that He Mulan had already bought a lot of property like other generals, and all the ordinary expenses are used here. , so I still feel some hope.
As a result, when asked in detail, He Mulan didn't buy any property, and all the belongings were here, so Yuan Fang almost fell down.
"Then you always have some business you can manage? There are salt fields? There are slaves? What skilled craftsmen are there?" Yuan Fang saw He Mulan shaking his head into a rattle and ran wild.
"You want to get rich just by ordering gold and silver jewelry? Do you think you can sell gold and silver? Or do you think I'm an immortal who can turn stones into gold? Domestic servants have to buy clothes, weapons, and food, so you can't fight on an empty stomach, right? You just sit and eat?"
"Didn't I try my best to win? Last time I robbed Xiu Tu people a lot of gold and silver." He Mulan was also angry when he was pressed, "I came from a military family and could earn a lot of money when I was in my twenties. With so many family businesses, it's already very difficult. If you weren't a child of the Yuan family, you wouldn't have me..."
"When I was fourteen years old, my grandfather handed me a hundred gold and told me not to come back unless I made enough money. I took it to sell wood at the Liu-Song border, but I returned home after three months."
Yuan Fang squinted at He Mulan, "Forget it, it's no use telling you this. I'll take half of the gold and silver in your warehouse..."
"Take it for what?"
"You are all official silver and gold of good quality. It's too bad to use it like this. I'll exchange it for something with poor quality..."
Yuan Fang thought for a while, and then asked He Mulan, "Where did the craftsmen come from to make the furniture in your main courtyard for you? But everyone's handwriting?"
He Mulan shook his head: "The pictures I drew were made by a carpenter. At that time, I didn't have enough money to spend, and I didn't use any good materials. The seating and bedding were very crude."
Yuan Fang's eyes lit up: "Oh, so, there are more detailed pictures? I have never seen these furniture in the south. Although they are a little crude, they are better than novelty. This is a business that can be done."
"Huh? Is it okay?"
He Mulan blinked.
"Not everyone likes someone on the ground, kneeling on the seat..."
"So this shop should be big enough, and it should be arranged like your main hall and main courtyard, so that people can know what the furniture is and how to use it as soon as they come in..."
Yuan Fang thought for a while, and then rubbed his forehead with a headache: "But this money is still too slow, it can only be used as a fixed income for your house, and you have to find a lot of carpenters and buy suitable wood in the early stage..."
Yuan Fang frowned: "I might have to fight Beiyan or Beiliang soon. I can stock up on food and medicinal materials first. No, the risk is too great, and those who get news from the DPRK and China must stock up..."
After thinking about it for a while, he could only think of the most profitable way: "General Hua, you must bring me when you go to Beiliang this time."
"what?"
He Mulan was startled.
"Why?"
"There are too many fabrics and food in your house, and it is cheap to sell them in Beijing. Except for the daily expenses, it is better to give them to me to do business. Beiliang is located at the intersection of the east and the west, and you are an envoy. Sir, you don't have to worry about encountering horse thieves on the road. This trade route is extremely safe. I will take these fabrics and grains to Beiliang to sell them, and then exchange them for gold, silver, jade and spices, and I will be able to make a lot of money. one."
Yuan Fang's face sank slightly: "I originally thought that the General's Mansion made a lot of money, but now this is the only way."
He Mulan shrugged indifferently.
"I'll listen to you."
In the past, Yuan Fang was only responsible for making money in Yuanjia Wubi, not the housekeeper. It was almost all his brother's business, but when he arrived at General Hua's mansion, he could only take over the housekeeper's work.
He Mulan had to train troops and be in charge of guarding Tuoba Tao on weekdays. She also had to deal with trivial matters when she was resting, and there was no trusted person to take care of her family business.
Not to mention her, she was the Hua Mulan in her previous life, and she didn't know much about "managing the family business".
He Mulan was so comfortable as a manager, but Yuan Fang was suffering. Running inside and out, registering and directing servants to move assets, both the father and mother were alarmed.
Hua Mu had a very good impression of Yuan Fang, and when she heard that Yuan Fang was here to help her with the family business, she immediately became more amiable to him. Although Hua's father felt that Yuan Fang was a little slippery and not like them, but Hua's father knew the benefits of his daughter's self-defense money, so he became more and more pleasant to him.
Even Gai Wu and Chen Jie, who had always been displeased with Yuan Fang, could not wait to call out "Brother Yuan" affectionately since they knew that Yuan Fang would be in charge of distributing their expenses, because He Mulan was here. They were a little careless about things, and they often forgot to be on time with their family and stipends.
He Mulan didn't mean to default, but she forgot about it because of the busy schedule, but Chen Jie was too embarrassed to ask her for it. .
Now that Yuan Fang has begun to supervise this matter, they almost burst into tears.
Yuan Fang has this skill, and he has integrated into the Huafu faster than others. Even the servants of Rouran know that this Langjun is very capable, and He Mulan is obedient and obedient by him. Yuan Fang can be said to be majestic in the Hua family for a while, where is the "sinner" like before
If it wasn't for He Mulan saying that she didn't want to wait for idle people to enter the mansion, it was impossible for Yuan Fang to start buying some maids and craftsmen for the Hua family to serve them at home.
With Yuan Fang taking care of many things in the house, especially the delivery to usher, He Mulan is also relieved to let the flower father and the flower mother stay at home. Yuan Fang does everything, and will be sent to usher than a few others. Days, the news that Huafu has a capable master bookkeeper also spread out.
***
Just when Yuan Fang was busy, He Mulan accompanied Tuoba Tao in the palace.
As in many TV dramas, before choosing a concubine, these ladies must live in the palace to learn some rules, and the female officials in the palace will assess their words, deeds, behavior and talents before they can be elected.
Before Tuoba Tao saw them start the "election", the female officials would be responsible for guarding him and kicking out some of the worst ones.
"Your Majesty, is this bad?"
Wearing the eunuch's clothes, He Mulan looked at Tuoba Tao beside her in embarrassment.
"Isn't it better to call the egret official to check?"
"I didn't see it with my own eyes, I'm afraid I've wronged someone." Tuoba Tao, also wearing a eunuch's clothes, stepped on the gap in the wall and turned into the East Palace.
The ladies in the draft are now housed in Tuoba Tao's former imperial womb. And the palace wall of this palace was only not much higher than Tuoba Tao, so naturally it couldn't stop He Mulan and Tuoba Tao.
As soon as Tuoba Tao climbed over the wall and entered, he was immediately discovered by the guards guarding the East Palace. These people were just about to shout, and when they saw who was wearing the eunuch's clothes, they all fell silent in fright, and looked at He Mulan with bright eyes. As if she were some kind of lucky jester.
He Mulan was also very aggrieved. This His Majesty wanted to climb the wall, could she still knock him out and drag him back
"Don't worry about me, everyone belongs to you, I'll just take a look inside." Tuoba Tao shamelessly adjusted Zhao Changshi's eunuch uniform, and led He Mulan to continue inside.
Those guards could not enter the East Palace, they could only guard the entrances, exits and walls, and they could only watch Tuoba Tao swagger into the place where a group of women lived...
"Your Majesty, when we check like this, where can we find anything..."
He Mulan sighed, seeing a woman passing by on the corner, she immediately stretched out her hand and dragged Tuoba Tao into a lake rock, and only revealed her figure when the others left.
"Since they dared to bribe the imperial doctor and the female official to claim that they were sick, they definitely didn't want to enter the palace. If Aunt Dou wants to incriminate them, I always want to see if they are real or fake. If they are fake, they will be punished, but If you are really sick, Dou A's mother will punish her, and she will not be killed. These are the daughters of senior officials in the court and the noble chiefs of various ethnic groups.
Tuoba Tao touched his face.
"What's more, there is not much space in the harem. If you look ugly, you will be sick. I don't want to pursue anything, just send it out..."
He Mulan shook his head.
So much has been said before, I am afraid that the last sentence is the point, right