Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Nine The Madam Needs Quietness

Before going to the Ministry of Housing, Gu Yu first went to Ning Wang's mansion to see Gu Jiu.

"The market is very popular. The Ministry of Housing hopes to expand the size of the market and attract more merchants to settle in."

"The Ministry of Household just wants to collect more taxes."

Gu Jiu turned over the ledger with an expressionless face.

Gu Yu added: "The Zhu family rented ten shops in the market, and there was a lot of movement."

Gu Jiu didn't lift his head, "Don't worry about the Zhu family. On the cement road, the Zhu family abides by their credit, and Mrs. Ben will not embarrass them."

Gu Yu was a little worried, "The Zhu family is about to recover, is it really okay?"

Gu Jiu laughed, she raised her head and looked at Gu Yu, "I've always been in favor of healthy competition. In this market, it's not a good thing for one family to dominate.

Wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people, which means that most people have no money in their hands. Without money, consumption cannot be generated. Without consumption, where does the popularity of the market come from?

Do you really think that relying on one of the four commercial firms can make a market prosper year after year?

We eat meat and have to let others drink soup. When everyone benefits, the market will become more and more prosperous, and the people in the market will have money in their hands, and will be willing to spend money to buy houses, furniture, and various needed items.

As long as the Zhu family doesn't play the next game, I can definitely tolerate them. And I also think that there are too few 'Zhu's' in the capital. In the huge capital, just a Zhu family is not enough.

I hope that in a few years, there will be more powerful merchants like the Zhu family in the capital, and everyone will make the whole bigger and stronger together, attracting people from all over the world.

Did you think about that scene? How many years have the Western Regions trade routes been cut off? If one day, we can restore the trade routes of the Western Regions, and groups of Western Regions merchants come to the capital to do business, what kind of scene will it be? "

Gu Yuxin yearned for it, "Madam's hope must one day come true."

Gu Jiu shook his head, "It's not easy. There is a Xiliang in the middle. He only knows how to plunder caravans, but he doesn't understand sustainable development. The gold-like commercial routes in the Western Regions are ruined in the hands of Xiliang."

Gu Yu thought about it for a while and said, "When I was in the northwest, I heard some old people say that now Xiliang has also learned a lot. While blocking the trade route, they exchanged exquisite goods from our Dazhou at high prices. Sell ​​it to the Western Regions. Buy and sell, sit back and enjoy."

When Gu Jiu heard this, her teeth were itchy.

"It's a pity that the imperial treasury is empty,

Powerless to fight. Otherwise, Xiliang must be beaten to the ground, forced to open a commercial road in Xiliang, and allow merchants from the Western Regions to go to the capital to do business. "

After speaking, Gu Jiu sighed again. National strength is limited, and some things are helpless, you can only wait slowly.

Gu Yu asked: "I will go to the Ministry of Housing in a while, and they ask about the expansion of the market, how should I respond to them."

"Tell them that Xinmin County has no money. If the Ministry of Household is willing to support one or two, it can be considered."

"What if the household is not willing to pay?"

Gu Jiu smiled, "I can pay to expand the market, provided the Ministry of Household gives me at least two years of tax benefits."

Gu Yu shook his head, "The Ministry of Household probably won't agree."

Gu Jiu smiled and said: "That's easy, ask the Ministry of Household to pay for the expansion of the market. If you want to sit back and enjoy the success, there is no such thing as such a good thing."

Gu Yu got his orders and went to the Ministry of Household to argue with the people in the Ministry of Household.

The yamen's work efficiency is low, and there is no result in a half-hour meeting.

Gu Jiu was not in a hurry.

The anxious person should be the Ministry of Housing.

The Ministry of Household looked for tax sources everywhere, and they looked around, but they still focused on Gu Jiu.

Whoever made Gu Jiu a big taxpayer can always bring surprises to the Ministry of Households.

Gu Jiu was suffering in the summer and was too lazy to deal with the Ministry of Household.

Only let Gu Yu come forward and argue with the Ministry of Housing.

In summer, there is always a lot going on.

No, the court is arguing about the draft.

In order to curry favor with Emperor Wende, some officials wrote to Emperor Wende for the draft. The reason is high-sounding, saying that Emperor Wende has been on the throne for nearly two years, and no new people have been added to the palace, which is really a dereliction of duty by a courtier.

As a courtier, I naturally want what Your Majesty thinks.

So what are you waiting for, draft it.

Draft means authority, the Ministry of Rites was the first to agree, and the Shaofu had no opinion.

The Ministry of Accounts was the first to object.

The draft means spending money, and the Ministry of Households has no money.

If I want to draft a show, I want the Ministry of Household to pay for it, but there are no doors, let alone windows.

Unless the Shaofu bears all the expenses, the Ministry of Household reluctantly nodded and agreed to this matter.

The Shaofu family commander despises the Minister of Household very much, and is shameless. For the sake of money, I don't want the dignity of being an official of the ministry.

Mr. Zhao, the Minister of the Ministry of Household, is upright. Poverty shamed him.

He is shameless, he is proud.

Shaofu family order, "This old man has never seen such a brazen person."

Emperor Wende was originally greedy for beauty, and he seemed very restrained for the sake of political affairs.

Today, a courtier proposed a draft, and Wen Dedi was immediately moved.

But he didn't agree, saying that the treasury was empty, and he couldn't spend the money of the treasury for his own selfish desires.

Such a statement was praised again and again by the courtiers.

"Your Majesty's heart is for the people, and you can be a wise ruler. It is a blessing to meet His Majesty in my lifetime."

For a time, all kinds of praises fell into the ears of Emperor Wende like no money.

It satisfies Emperor Wende's vanity very much.

Of course, there will never be a shortage of wise men among the courtiers.

The more Emperor Wende declined, the more courtiers insisted on drafting.

Such a bright gentleman, how can he not draft.

to choose.

Not just an election, but an election.

Finally, at the strong request of the courtiers, Emperor Wende agreed to the draft "reluctantly".

And it is emphasized that the draft does not cost the national treasury a penny. All expenses shall be borne by the Shaofu.

The courtiers once again praised Emperor Wende as the Ming Jun.

Obsessed with the character of Mingjun, it is impossible to extricate oneself, and Emperor Wende's vanity has risen again.

The draft was confirmed, and the capital began to jump around again.

Some people hide from the draft, hide to death. Don't worry about cats and dogs, just marry a man, it's better than entering the palace draft.

Some people are elated.

The daughter of the family, who is virtuous and virtuous, should be sent to the palace to draft a show to gain a fortune.

On the one hand, he was busy talking about getting married, and on the other hand, he was busy talking about relationships and sending his daughter to the palace for the draft.

In the midsummer capital, it is too lively.

Who are the other showgirls' names, I haven't figured out yet. The palace was the first to riot.

Zhou Miao came to the door and personally sent Gu Jiu a freshly baked gossip.

"This matter hasn't come out yet, that is, our family is thinking about my wife, so I will come to the door and tell my wife."

Gu Jiu laughed and handed over one thousand taels of silver.

Zhou Miao's eyes were quick, and with a bang, a thousand taels of silver bills went into his pocket.

He took a sip of tea and said in a low voice, "The Empress Dowager Xiao wants to send the daughters of the Xiao family to the palace draft, and let Empress Pei know that Empress Dowager is secretly cursing."

"The Empress scolded people secretly, can you know?" Gu Jiu looked at him with a half-smiling smile.

Zhou Miao was anxious, "Don't believe it, madam, our family has a lot of relationship now. Weiyang Palace also has my eyeliner. Our family does not hide the madam, Queen Pei is very dissatisfied, thinking that the Queen Mother Xiao is provoking a harem dispute."

Gu Jiu tutted twice and asked, "How do you say it?"

Zhou Miao smiled and said, "Why do you need to ask the lady knowingly. The Xiao family has an empress dowager, and now there is a fourth prince's wife. That's it, I'm not willing to send a woman to the palace. Can Queen Pei be happy? Queen Pei didn't turn her face on the spot, It's all because of training."

What Zhou Miao said was interesting.

Gu Jiu didn't believe that Empress Pei dared to turn against Empress Dowager Xiao. She didn't have the courage and confidence.

An unfilial hat can be buckled, and Queen Pei can be told to walk away.

After all, in the past dynasties, only the deposed queen has been seen, but the deposed queen mother has never been seen.

Among women in the harem, only the Queen Mother has the most stable status.

No matter who is the emperor, the queen mother is still your queen mother.

Gu Jiu asked him, "How could the Empress Dowager Xiao think of sending the daughters of the Xiao family to the palace draft? Did someone blow the wind around the Empress Dowager?"

"Madam is wise. It was the Xiao family who blew the wind in the ears of the Queen Mother Xiao."

Gu Jiu picked up the teacup and gently moved the tea foam with the lid of the cup, "The Xiao family is really not greedy enough to swallow elephants, so aren't they afraid of backfire and dissatisfaction with Your Majesty?"

"Empress Dowager Xiao agreed to the proposal of the Xiao family. Even if Her Majesty is dissatisfied, she has to give Empress Dowager Xiao a face. This time, there will be a place for the daughter of the Xiao family."

Gu Jiu nodded, what he said was right.

As long as the Queen Mother Xiao insists, no matter what the result of the draft is, the Xiao family daughter will definitely have a place.

She asked curiously, "Which girl is the Xiao family going to send to the palace draft?"

Zhou Miao gave a narrow smile, "The lady also knows this person. The seventh girl of the Xiao family, the sister of the fourth prince's wife."

puff!

Gu Jiu took a sip of tea and sprayed it out.

"you sure?"

Zhou Miao nodded, "That's what our family said."

Gu Jiu bared his teeth and got goosebumps.

Xiao Qiner's younger sister will be selected 100% in the palace draft.

this this this...

The generation of the royal family is really messed up.

No wonder those noble families dislike the royal family very much. It is said that the royal family is the most unruly place in the world.

Gu Jiu supported her forehead, "This lady needs to be quiet."