Chapter 421 Money Offensive

When Gu Jiu met with the Minister of War, there was no sparring, no tit-for-tat.

The whole process is harmonious, the spring breeze is warm and the sun is warm.

When she offered to sell the cotton clothes at a price 20% lower than the market price in exchange for the old cotton clothes, the Minister of War happily agreed to the deal.

The number of cotton-padded clothes was initially set at 20,000, enough for one Jingxiying to change clothes.

But at the same time, the Minister of War made two conditions.

First, the deposit for one month. That is, first delivery, payment one month after delivery.

Gu Jiu gritted his teeth, all the ministers were shameless bastards.

The two sides negotiated and finally reached an agreement. The Ministry of War paid 40% of the deposit first, and the remaining 60% of the payment was paid one month after delivery. Cotton clothes handed over, as long as it is not a quality problem, will not be returned.

The second condition, how old the old cotton clothes are, is determined by the Ministry of War. Gu Jiu was not allowed to make a request.

Gu Jiu bared his teeth, is he going to trap her, or is he going to trap her.

Gu Jiu simply said: "Old cotton clothes must be dry when delivered. Each piece must weigh no less than three kilograms and no more than four patches. The quantity is 30,000 sets."

"I said two or three things just now, but now I have changed my words to 30,000. Mrs. Zhao, your business is not authentic."

Gu Jiu smiled lightly, "Boss, you must let me make some money. Brand new cotton clothes with wool added, the inner liner is all new cotton this year, and sold to the Ministry of War at 20% lower than the market price.

This kind of business, if you miss this village, you don't have that store. Look at our samples, are they thicker, warmer, and feel better than traditional cotton? "

The Minister of Military Affairs touched the samples, and they felt really good, and they used authentic cotton and linen fabrics. Double layer, the inner layer is woven wool. The liner is fresh cotton pressed firmly. It feels very comfortable.

"You guarantee that all 20,000 sets are of this quality?"

"Of course! The boss can send someone to ask about my reputation. When I do business, I never do shoddy things. You can also ask about Luhou."

The Minister of War smiled knowingly.

On Luhou's side, of course he knew. Luhou ordered pure wool warm cotton clothes every year, which was recorded by the Ministry of War.

It's just that pure wool warm cotton clothing is expensive and expensive, and the Ministry of War has not purchased it on a large scale. Only Luhou's troops insisted on purchasing light and warm pure wool warm cotton clothes.

The price of cotton clothes that are half wool and half cotton is at least two-thirds cheaper than pure wool. Hingbu-sama naturally tends to keep the same warmth, but heavier padded clothes stuffed with cotton.

He said to Gu Jiu, "As long as you can guarantee that 20,000 sets are of this quality, I'll give you 30,000 sets of old cotton clothes."

"No more than four patches and no less than three pounds in weight."

"Don't worry, I won't lose you."

Both parties signed an agreement.

Waiting for the beginning of winter, the textile workshops will deliver goods one after another.

After leaving the Ministry of War, she handed the order to Bai Zhong, "Let's arrange it."

Bai Zhong smiled and said, "As soon as Madam came out, the workshop received 20,000 more orders for military supplies. This year's cooperation has been good, and next year may be able to get 100,000 orders."

Gu Jiu laughed, "The Ministry of War has only one poor man, and still expects an order of 100,000 sets, just dream. It is better to expect Luhou to place more orders. Send the samples to Luhou, maybe Luhou will mix wool and cotton with it. Cotton clothes are interested."

"Small, we will arrange for someone to send samples."

In fact, the Ministry of War is not as poor as Gu Jiu said, but there are many places to spend money. The money that can be used to purchase new cotton clothes is really very little.

It was only for Liu Zhao's sake that he had to deposit money for one month, and he gave Gu Jiu's family preferential treatment.

If you switch to another military supplier, if you don't deposit money for half a year and a year, you won't be called the Ministry of War.

The Ministry of War is such a hooligan.

"Go to the Ministry of Housing!"

Today, she also made an appointment with the Ministry of Housing for a talk.

Passing over Mr. Gu, the household tax Cao directly helped her make an appointment. Coincidentally, it happened to be the same day as the Minister of War.

When I arrived at the Ministry of Housing, I met Master Gu without incident.

When Master Gu saw Gu Jiu, his brows furrowed.

"Having a big belly and running out every day, what a formality."

Gu Jiu blinked and instructed Xu Yousi, who was beside him, "Bring half a catty of your son's tea and send it to Master Gu, to clear the fire!"

"presumptuous!"

Master Gu was very annoyed, "You made such a big turmoil before, and it has just subsided, and now you have come out to show your face, like what. A woman's home should look like a woman's home, and it is your responsibility to care for your husband and children at home."

Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, too lazy to talk to Master Gu, "Father taught me that when the child is born another day, I will be at the Wangfu An Xin husband and teach the child."

Master Gu said with a stern face, "You know that being a father is for your own good, that's fine. What are you doing in the household department today?"

Gu Jiu looked left and right, "Oh, I have an appointment with the boss of the household department to talk about things, father don't have to worry about it."

Master Gu frowned and couldn't believe it, "When did you make an appointment with Master Shang Shu? Why doesn't this official know?"

"Because it doesn't involve my father's errand, I didn't tell you about the old man in advance. But it's not too late for my father to know now."

"Ridiculous!" Master Gu was out of anger.

He felt despised by Gu Jiu and felt that his authority was being trampled on.

Just when he was about to get angry, the Ministry of Taxation Cao hurried over and said, "Mrs. Zhao, please, the lord has been waiting for you. Master Gu, go and do it. The lord said that when he was talking with Mrs. Zhao, he didn't You need to be present."

Master Gu, who had to follow him as a matter of course, was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Really deceiving.

He was so angry that his face was blue, and he couldn't say anything, so he just threw his sleeves and left.

Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "My father is rather grumpy, please don't mind Mr. Shui Cao."

"I'm used to it, I'm used to it. Mrs. Zhao, please."

Obviously, in the eyes of the Ministry of Household Tax Cao, Mr. Gu Jiu and Gu were treated separately.

Because they are father and daughter relationship, they will not be extra polite to Master Gu.

Although the rank of the Ministry of Household Tax is not as high as adults, but they have real power.

In terms of authority, oil and water, and importance, Mr. Gu, the servant of the Ministry of Household, is really not as good as the Ministry of Household Tax.

Moreover, the Ministry of Household Tax Cao is a member of the Minister of the Ministry of Household, and he does not need to care about the Lord at all.

Gu Jiu was invited into the signing room.

The Minister of the Ministry of Housing cheerfully said, "Mrs. Zhao sit down quickly, this old man will be waiting for you for a long time."

Don't call yourself an official, but call yourself an old man. Is this a common practice?

Gu Jiu smiled knowingly, "It's the younger generation's fault that the tiring old man waited for a long time."

"Mrs. Zhao just came out of the Ministry of War?"

"Nothing can be hidden from the eyes and ears of the boss." Gu Jiu sat down opposite.

The Minister of the Chamber of Commerce laughed, "Looks like Mrs. Zhao has another business deal?"

Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "No matter how many transactions you have, you will always pay taxes."

"So good. What I am most satisfied with is that you have brought a good head and set a good example. Take the initiative to pay taxes, benefit the country and the people, and let the whole world learn from you."

"Don't! Don't. I'm small, and I'm about to give birth again. I can't stand being roasted and smoked. Boss, please spare me."

The Minister of the Chamber of Commerce laughed loudly, "Since you don't want to, let's leave this matter. Today, you came to see the old man, not for small talk."

"Naturally not. Your time is precious, so how could this junior dare to chat with you. I'm here today to discuss the Jingcang Chenliang."

The Minister of the Household moved his brows and eyes slightly, but he did not expect Gu Jiu to stare at Jingcang.

This year's new grain is about to enter the warehouse, and the old grain will naturally have to be disposed of.

There were tens of thousands of refugees outside the city, and everyone was waiting for Gu Jiu to start work and eat.

With such a large demand for food, it is good to be able to save a penny.

No, she went to the Ministry.

"My lord, the tens of thousands of refugees outside Nancheng Gate are the responsibility of the Ministry of Households. It was me who risked bankruptcy and was almost killed by the Zhu family halfway to feed those refugees. Seeing that autumn is here, winter is not the same. It’s far away, and the Jingcang Chenliang should also be dealt with. Can you sell me the Chenliang, please help me so that tens of thousands of refugees can survive the winter smoothly.”

The Minister of the Household was silent for a moment, "You should know that the Ministry of Household handles the old grains in the Beijing warehouse and has a fixed grain merchant. This year's old grains are already scheduled. You are too late, the old man can't help you."

Gu Jiu frowned, "Do you want to sit back and watch the tens of thousands of refugees outside the city go hungry?"

The Minister of the Household looked at Gu Jiu with a half-smiling smile, "Mrs. Zhao, don't convict the old man. What you do with Cheng Enbo is of no use to the old man. The Ministry of Households has its own rules for handling affairs."

Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "I made a mistake just now, please forgive me. It's just a refugee outside the city, which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Households. Now the Ministry of Households wants to clear up all the responsibilities, may I ask, is it really clear?"

"You can buy grain from a grain merchant."

"The adults clearly know that the largest grain merchant in the capital is the Zhu family."

The minister of households smiled and said nothing.

Gu Jiu suddenly realized, "The old grain in the Jingcang is sold to the Zhu family. Can the Zhu family eat so much grain?"

"I still trust the strength of the Zhu family. After all, the cooperation has been going smoothly for so many years. Moreover, the Zhu family just paid more than one million in taxes a while ago, which solved the big problem of the Ministry of Household. You have to give the Zhu family some face."

Really pissed off.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Jiajie came first.

The people in the household are really like ghosts. Dealing with money and grain all day, one by one will calculate more than anyone else. It's as easy to talk as the Ministry of War.

What's even more irritating is that the people from the Ministry of Household have their eyes wide open when they see Qian.

Just because the Zhu family paid more tax than her, the Zhu family was given priority.

It's so frustrating!

"Does your lord think that you don't pay as much tax as the Zhu family?"

"Haha... Mrs. Zhao is really joking. You are a high-quality taxpayer. The old man only likes it, and never dislikes it."

"Since it is a high-quality taxpayer, I can't even buy Chenliang. It can be seen that being a high-quality taxpayer is not beneficial."

"One yard is one yard, and the two things cannot be confused. Besides, you bought a large piece of land outside the Nancheng Gate from the Shaofu, and you have already made a lot of money. Don't worry about the old grain in the Jingcang of the Ministry of Housing. Next year, come early next year, the old man promises to give you a part of it."

Gu Jiu was very heartbroken. Soft or hard is not enough, then only money can open the way.

She smiled and said, "The Zhu family hasn't paid yet. One hundred thousand cash can be paid today. Does your lord sell grain? Not only old grain, rice bran, wheat bran, lees, all of them."

Finally, there was a slight change in Shangshu's expression, which was accurately captured by Gu Jiu.

She was so blessed that she suddenly thought of something.

"The Zhu family has just paid 1,550,000 taels of taxes and fines, and has to ensure the normal operation of the store's funds. There is not much silver on hand. It seems that the Zhu family has no money to pay the household grain payment for the time being. No wonder the new grain It is about to go into the warehouse, and the old grain is still piled up in the Beijing warehouse."

The old god of the Ministry of Housing is here, "Mrs. Zhao knows a lot."

Gu Jiu smiled lightly, "It's alright. Who told me that my husband is the emperor's grandson, and whether the Jingcang Chenliang is out of the warehouse, I'll know after a little inquiries."

It's really justifiable to show that he has a backer.

Is it great to have a son-in-law as a backer and provide information?

Um!

Really amazing.

As an ordinary merchant, it is impossible to know how much old grain is in the Jingcang.

Jingcang is a stabilizing needle that stabilizes people's hearts, so how can anyone casually ask about the situation.

Also Liu Zhao, as the grandson of the emperor, can easily get the information of Jingcang.

The minister of households blew his beard and stared, and was extremely dissatisfied with Liu Zhao and Gu Jiu.

"The old man will give advice to His Majesty and strictly discipline all the grandsons."

Liu Zhao was in the Ministry of War, but he inquired about the situation of the Ministry of Household.

Gu Jiu lowered his head and smiled, "Sir, calm down. This is all for the belly of the tens of thousands of refugees outside the city. You, old man, don't want the tens of thousands of refugees outside the city to starve and die of starvation."

The minister of households snorted, "The refugees are all living in new houses, so they won't freeze to death."

"If you don't freeze to death, you will starve to death."

The Minister of the Household rubbed his eyebrows, "Do you have to ask the Household to buy food?"

Gu Jiu blinked her eyes and said sincerely: "The household's grain is cheaper, and it can save a lot of money. Today, the household can pay the grain, and I'll pay cash today. The Shaofu Qianzhuang will exchange silver bills across the country. Your Excellency Once you get the bank note, you can immediately exchange it for money at the Shaofu Yamen next door."

The minister of households shook his beard, "This old man will never step into the Shaofu Yamen in this life."

Gu Jiu laughed, "I know, you have a grudge against the Shaofu."

Of course there is hatred.

The most lucrative salt and iron taxes are all in the hands of the Shaofu, and it is no wonder that the dignified minister of households can be satisfied with the Shaofu.

Every time the Ministry of Household has no money to spend, it has to be a low-level server and ask the Shaofu for money, just like the grandson of a turtle. As a minister of households, it is strange to be happy.

Hubu shameless?

Both are finance and taxation departments, one is fragrant and spicy, the other is bran and thin, and it is a real ghost if it is pleasing to the eye.

"Pay today?"

Gu Jiu nodded, this matter has a door.

Sure enough, the Zhu family is not as powerful as it looks from the outside.

Even if there is a huge cash flow, if you take out 1,550,000 taels in one go, it will take the Zhu family half their lives.

Now barely maintain the cash flow in the shop. If there is a slight accident, it is necessary to sell the industry and compress the business territory.

It's just this accident, how to make it?

Many thoughts flashed through Gu Jiu's mind, but she denied them all.

That's all, it's important to buy food first.

I will clean up the Zhu family later.

The Minister of the Chamber of Commerce said, "Then you can pay."

"My lord, this business is really top-notch. It's easy to pay, anyway, you have to let me see the goods."

The Minister of the Household shouted outside the signing room, and Cao of the Ministry of Household came in in response.

"You take Mrs. Zhao's person to the Beijing warehouse to inspect the goods. After the inspection, the old man will collect the money. Once the goods arrive, they will not be returned or exchanged."

The Ministry of Household Grain Cao asked, "May I ask how much Mrs. Zhao wants?"

"One hundred thousand taels of goods."

"How to distribute?"

"Old Deng, you negotiate with this Master Liang Cao." Gu Jiu pointed to Deng Cunli.

"It turned out to be Eunuch Deng, please come here."

Master Gu didn't know where he got the news, and knew that Gu Jiu would spend 100,000 taels to buy Chenliang.

He rushed to the signing room, stood at the door and said angrily, "Are you crazy? What are you doing buying so much Chen Liang?"

Gu Jiu looked around.

The minister of households frowned, "Master Gu, standing at the door and roaring, what a formality. Have something to say."

Master Gu stepped into the signing room, pointed at Gu Jiu, and got angry.

Gu Jiu was inexplicable, "Why is my father angry?"

"Who allowed you to spend 100,000 taels to buy Chenliang?" Master Gu asked sharply.

Gu Jiu suddenly laughed, "I spend my own money to buy food, do I need the consent of my father?"

"Where did you get the 100,000 taels? The dowry I prepared for you is not that much. Are you greedy for the money from Prince Mo's mansion? Hurry up and return the money."

Hearing this, Gu Jiu couldn't help laughing and laughing, "There are so many rumors about me in Jingcheng Inoue. How did my money come from, my father really doesn't know?"

Master Gu snorted coldly, "I don't know how much ability you have. It's all the property of the palace, just in your name. Do you really take the money of the palace as your own?"

"Father, who told you that those properties belonged to the palace? You are a dignified servant of the household, can you not know who the properties are?"

"It's not from the palace, is it all yours?"

"Of course it's all mine."

Gu Jiu was really pissed off.

What is the reason for Gu Daren to have the illusion that those industries are all the palace?

"In just a few years, you can buy such a big property. Who are you lying to? Before you got married, why didn't this official know that you had this ability?"

Gu Jiu shook her head and smiled, "Before you get married, you have to give your daughter a chance to perform. One has no chance, two has no capital, and three has unknown property rights, so where will the daughter make money? Father, think about it for yourself, before you get married, your daughter has two families. If you can't go out, how can you go out to run a business?"

Master Gu was full of doubts, "Does those industries really belong to you?"

"Exactly!"

Master Gu was shocked!

My daughter is so capable, I have been kept in the dark!

Lying in a big slot!