Chapter 556 Is so Confident

The Shaofu Family Ling wondered whether it was time for this monarch-subject conversation to end when he heard Emperor Wende mention dividends.

The Shaofu family made a thump in his heart, as expected, he was waiting here.

Emperor Wende asked cheerfully: "I heard that many people have taken a lot of dividends today. How much did my uncle take?"

The Shaofu Family Ling bowed and said, "Not much, not much. You can add two more dishes during the Chinese New Year."

"Uncle's New Year's dishes are not cheap."

The Shaofu family made sweat come out.

"I also invested money in Gu Jiu back then, why didn't she send me money?"

"Your Majesty's daily life is full of opportunities. It is estimated that Mrs. Zhao is afraid of disturbing Your Majesty."

"It's about money, and it's a big deal at any time. How can you not take the initiative to send money because you're afraid of being disturbed. It's really unreasonable."

Emperor Wende seemed to be joking.

However, the Shaofu family commander was a little frightened.

He was worried that Emperor Wende was in a state of anger and angered Gu Jiu, so he said: "Today, the old minister has also met Mrs. Zhao. She said that the palace had invested 50,000 taels in the public account. Who should pay dividends?

The old minister couldn't make up his mind either, thinking that many palaces would take it first, and then hand it over to His Majesty and the Empress after the ledger was ready? "

Emperor Wende laughed, "I almost forgot about this. Come on, go to Weiyang Palace and say, tonight I will have dinner at Weiyang Palace, and I want to have two drinks with the Queen."

The inner servant took the order and hurried to the Weiyang Palace to inform the matter.

Emperor Wende looked at the Shaofu family order again, "Does my uncle still have accounts that he didn't say?"

Sure enough I remember.

The Shaofu family decree hurriedly said: "Report to Your Majesty, Madam Zhao still has a problem. Back then, the late Emperor invested 300,000 taels. How should the dividends of this principal be accounted for? Please advise Your Majesty."

Emperor Wende said: "Tell me first, how much dividends can you get this time for the 300,000 principal."

The Shaofu family decree directly said a number, and the dividends were doubled compared to the principal.

Emperor Wende was speechless, "There are so many?"

"The old minister dare not deceive His Majesty, there are indeed so many."

"So the 50,000 taels I voted for,

Also doubled? "

"Exactly."

Emperor Wen De laughed firstly, smiling happily.

This is the best news in the past month, bar none.

At the end of the year, I saw the money spent, but I didn't see the income, and Emperor Wende was very worried.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jiu gave him a surprise.

But after laughing, Emperor Wende stern face again, "Hmph, the last time I saw her, she was still crying poor in front of me. I still remember clearly that last year's Chinese New Year, the queen mother asked the boss to take a concubine. Gu Jiu kept saying that he couldn't afford it. She is deceiving the king."

The Shaofu family decree hesitated for a while, "It's not appropriate to ask Mrs. Zhao to take the dowry and raise the concubine's room."

Emperor Wende looked at the Shaofu family decree with a half-smile but not a smile, "Uncle is dedicated to protecting Gu Jiu."

The commander of the Shaofu family said earnestly: "She is the junior of the old minister, and she has helped the old minister a lot. The old minister does not want to see her wronged."

"You're being honest."

Emperor Wende's expression softened a little, and the Shaofu family commander secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's really tiring to serve an emperor like Emperor Wende who can't see through his emotions and anger. It's not as easy as serving the late emperor.

The late emperor was full of joy and anger, and he was too lazy to play tricks. If you are unhappy, you are unhappy. If you want to kill, you will kill.

Everything can be seen clearly, but it also saves the ministers a lot of thought.

Emperor Wende likes to say the opposite, and the opposite. As a courtier, it is really tiring to deal with!

A servant walked into the hall and said that Mrs. Zhao was here.

Emperor Wende smiled, "Tell her to wait. I haven't finished talking with my uncle."

...

When Gu Jiu was invited into the palace, he knew that he could not escape. sooner or later.

She was waiting in the side hall, thinking about what to say when she met Emperor Wende for a while.

After waiting for about half an hour, he was invited into the hall.

At this time, the Shaofu family decree had already received the decree and left the palace. The two did not meet.

"Daughter-in-law greets the father, long live the father!"

"Long live. I heard that today's dividends will be distributed, and everyone is smiling. Only here, I haven't seen a single copper plate."

Emperor Wende's face was deliberately serious, very majestic.

In just two years, Emperor Wende has already been reborn, not the King Ning of the year. The majesty of the emperor is all over the body, giving people a lot of pressure.

Gu Jiu took a deep breath, "I don't know who to give the royal father's money to my father, so my daughter-in-law decided to hand it over to the young mansion for safekeeping. I wonder if the young mansion passed it on to the imperial father?"

"Why didn't you come to the palace yourself?"

"How dare you disturb the father and emperor with such trivial matters."

"It's about money, how can it be a trivial matter. The world's flies and dogs are not just for the sake of that idiot. I'm also a layman, so naturally I can't avoid the commonplace."

Gu Jiu's mouth twitched.

Your Majesty, you are the emperor. Is it really okay to say that you love money openly?

Gu Jiu was very decisive, "Daughter-in-law knows it's wrong. Next time you pay dividends, your daughter-in-law will definitely deliver the money to the royal father on time."

Emperor Wende nodded with satisfaction, "Did you bring the money?"

So direct!

Gu Jiu broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, she was already prepared.

I saw she took out an envelope from her sleeve, "This is a dividend note, which can be exchanged for silver or silver notes at the Shaofu Bank at any time. Please take a look at it."

The servant in her hand took the sealed envelope, stepped forward a few steps, and handed it to Emperor Wende.

Emperor Wende tore the envelope seal, took out the bill, and saw the dividend amount on it, and was very satisfied.

He suddenly asked, "Didn't you say you're poor? Every time I see you, I hear you cry about being poor."

Gu Jiu looked aggrieved, "My daughter-in-law is really poor. Although she earns a lot, she also spends a lot. All the money she earns is invested in other projects. Now her daughter-in-law is so poor that she only has money to eat."

Emperor Wende's face sank, "Did you and the Shaofu family make a negotiation to call the poor together? The way to call the poor is the same. They all say that there is only money left for food."

Gu Jiu's heart was filled, but he was actually taken one step ahead by the Shaofu family order.

What can she do?

She can only bite the bullet.

"Don't dare to lie to the father, the daughter-in-law really has no money. The daughter-in-law can hand in the ledger, and every expense is recorded on the ledger."

"Humph! Are you afraid that I will fight the autumn wind? Even if I am poor, I am not poor enough to beat my daughter-in-law's dowry. Put away your careful thoughts."

"Daughter-in-law is convicted." Gu Jiu confessed his mistake very simply and winked.

Emperor Wende wanted to get angry, but he gave up because of the generous dividends.

"I don't care about this time. But I don't want to hear you call me poor in the future."

Emperor Wende thought, if Gu Jiu was poor, there would be no rich people in the world.

One or two, guarding against him is like guarding against thieves. Is it rare that he really sees money so openly?

It really makes no sense.

The dignified emperor is so unbearable to be thought of, it's too much.

"I chatted with Shaofu's family commander today, and I heard that you have given Shaofu a lot of ideas. Tell me, you can really collect the gold, silver and copper coins that the landlord's old wealth hides in the cellar by saving money for interest. ?"

Hearing this, Gu Jiu immediately felt relieved, knowing that the danger had been lifted.

Facing Emperor Wende, she talked eloquently, "Your Majesty knows that the wealthy landlords in the countryside are inconspicuous in the eyes of the big households, but they can't stand their large numbers. A family saves five hundred taels, one thousand taels, and such wealthy landlords all over the world. , there are not 100,000 households, but there must be 50,000 households.

The silver coins buried in the cellars by these old landlords can add up to several million taels, or even tens of millions of taels. And according to my daughter-in-law, most of the silver coins in the cellar are copper coins. "

Rural landlords are rich and have limited access to gold and silver. On the contrary, it was copper money, and I saved a lot.

As soon as Gu Jiu spoke, he attracted the attention of Emperor Wende.

While recalling the National Imperial Books he had read a few years ago, Emperor Wen De motioned for Gu Jiu to continue.

Gu Jiu went on to say, "Old wealthy landowners in the countryside, apart from farming, don't actually have a lot of ways to make money. At most, they make private loans in the villages and villages. Because the villagers don't dare to get usury loans.

All year round, most of these people's income actually comes from the land. They hid the copper coins in the cellar, just to save the family business.

If they learn that they will deposit the money in Shaofu Qianzhuang, even if the annual interest is only four or five cents. One hundred taels are only a few taels of interest a year, and a few hundred taels are tens of taels of income. They are also willing.

For those old landowners in the countryside, dozens of taels are enough for their family to spend a few months. You only need to deposit money in the bank for one year, and you can get half a year's expenses. I think as long as someone tastes the sweetness, there will be a steady stream of people who will deposit the copper coins hidden in the cellar into the bank. "

Emperor Wende frowned, "Those people, are they really willing to deposit the money they have finally saved into the bank for a few taels a year, dozens of taels of income?"

I don’t know how expensive Chai Mi is when I’m not home.

Gu Jiu tried to ask, "Does your Majesty know, in those remote places, how much money is an acre of dry land worth? How much money is an acre of irrigated land worth?"

"You know?"

Gu Jiu nodded, "My daughter-in-law knows. In the northwest, dry land can be sold for one mu for only one tael of silver. The land is irrigated, depending on whether the land is fat or thin, it varies from two to five taels.

Why is it so cheap? Because of the inconvenience of transportation in these places, it is difficult to transport the materials produced. This also makes land less expensive.

But at the same time, the income of the local people is also extremely limited. Apart from farming, there is almost no secondary income. In such a place, there are no aristocratic families, but there are a lot of old and wealthy landlords in one village and one township.

By depositing the money in the bank, with the interest earned in one year, you can buy land ranging from a few mu to dozens of mu. This kind of good thing will never be missed by those old country landlords. "

With limited channels for making money, it is the safest choice to deposit money in a bank to earn interest.

This is the same as the reason why the older generation likes to save money in modern society.

Emperor Wen De suddenly asked a stupid question in Gu Jiu's eyes.

He asked Gu Jiu, "Are there many such remote areas?"

Gu Jiu's mouth twitched, "His Majesty has been out on business in Beijing for more than a year, and he should have seen many similar remote areas. More than 90% of the villages in Dazhou belong to remote areas."

Inconvenient transportation is doomed that many villages lack communication with the outside world.

Without sufficient information exchange, these villages naturally become remote villages.

The so-called remote, not only depends on the geographical location, but also depends on the degree of wealth.

There are many big households in Dazhou, but these big households are generally concentrated in places with abundant water sources. They buy farms and like to choose places with abundant water sources.

In reality, there are few areas with abundant water sources. In most areas, the land is relatively barren due to the lack of water conservancy facilities.

In fact, many rural landowners who are old and wealthy rely on thrifty to save their family business from generation to generation, and in times of peace, they can save that little family business.

Therefore, they especially cherish the land and money in their hands.

However, as long as the Shaofu Qianzhuang became famous and endorsed by the Shaofu, most of the old and wealthy landlords would still be willing to put their hard-earned money into the Qianzhuang to earn interest.

Emperor Wen De observed Gu Jiu, "You haven't been to those remote villages, why do you know so clearly?"

"Because the guy under the daughter-in-law's name has already traveled to every village in Gyeonggi area, and more than once. The daughter-in-law does not dare to say anything outside of Gyeonggi. The daughter-in-law has a basic understanding of the situation of each village in the Gyeonggi area. "

Gu Jiu was very magnanimous and confident, and his whole person seemed to be radiating light.

When Emperor Wende heard this, he was shocked, and his expression became solemn, "You know the situation of each village in the Gyeonggi area? Are you sure? Talking big in front of me is responsible."

Gu Jiu nodded affirmatively, "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can call someone from the Household Department and Cao Cao. If you randomly check each village, my daughter-in-law can't say that it is 100% accurate, at least 80% accurate."

"Okay, I'll take the test for you. Come, call the Minister of the Household and the Cao of the Household. Ask them to bring the household registration documents of each county in the Gyeonggi area."

"According to the order!"