Pei Yaoqing ran off and did not stay for another meal.
The moment he returned to the yamen, he started to write the Ten Thousand People List. He knew how to do this and was very familiar with it.
He had to write it on a white silk cloth and transcribe it onto a yellow silk cloth after His Majesty finished reading it.
The silk cloth had to be long and the front had to be the Ten Thousand People List while the back had to be the handprints of the people.
If the handprints belonged to a wealthy merchant or someone from a wealthy family, the handprints would be placed.
"Who told you to think about my money? Who told you to interfere with the Ministry of Revenue … Hmph! Take out the Ten Thousand People List first before telling me who the money belongs to. "
Pei Yaoqing grumbled angrily as he wrote without any delay.
He was delighted. Brother Yi had a solution and it was not difficult at all. Why didn't he think of it?
Yao Chong had already returned to the Political Affairs Hall and brought back a few sticks of candied haws.
The big haws were coated with a layer of sugar that was as clear as ice. The sugar was also attached to a large piece of sugar.
A stick of candied haws and ten haws cost 600 coins. The sugar was expensive.
Most pharmacies sold brown sugar and many people would buy some at home.
500 grams cost 300 coins. It depended on the amount of sugar cane. If there was more sugar cane, it would be cheaper.
"Try it. This is the method that Li Yi taught King Song. King Song bought a lot of brown sugar and it became like this. Add ten haws and it costs 600 coins. "
Yao Chong gave two sticks of candied haws to Lu Huaishen and Zhang Shuo.
The two of them did not stand on ceremony, but Zhang Shuo was puzzled, "Prime Minister Yao brought a lot of money out?"
Lu Huaishen looked at Yao Chong with a questioning expression. That's right. Did you take money from Pei Yaoqing? It wasn't easy for him to earn that money.
"King Song combined the candied haws and Earthly Paradise membership cards together and put them on the tab. Do you know how powerful it is now? "
Yao Chong said as he shook the candied haws.
"Candied haws can be put on the tab?" Zhang Shuo was surprised.
Yao Chong squinted his eyes, "It's not just candied haws. King Song sells a lot of things. Oysters, cabbage, vegetables, watermelons and cantaloupes.
Other than oysters and cabbage, the rest are things that ordinary people can't afford.
As long as you have the Celestial World card, you can pay the bill.
However, I had to use my own name, so I changed it because it was a gift from someone else. "
"What if there's no more money in the card?" Lu Huaishen was tempted and wanted one.
"If I don't have money, I'll naturally owe you. I'll ask you for it when the time comes." Zhang Shuo said.
"What if you don't? I'm the Prime Minister, "Lu Huaishen argued.
"Then don't be the Prime Minister anymore. If you don't pay back what you owe, you can continue to be the Prime Minister."
Yao Chong said as he took a bite of the ice flakes on the tanghulu. It was very sweet.
Lu Huaishen sighed. "Ask Her Majesty for vegetables and watermelon."
"There's no need for that. His Majesty has planted a lot. If I had known earlier, I would have found a place to plant a greenhouse. It's not difficult at all. "
Zhang Shuo said with a regretful expression. He knew that Li Yi was planting greenhouses, but he was not sure if it was good or not.
Now, he realized that he had missed out on many things. Otherwise, this year, his family …
As for next year, there would probably be even more people learning how to plant them.
Yao Chong took the other two tanghulu to the door and handed them to the guard outside. "Send this to Zhigu."
The guard knew who Zhigu was and took the tanghulu to the Ministry of Works.
Inside, Zhang Shuo and Lu Huaishen looked at each other and did not say anything.
They both understood that Yao Chong could not deal with Wei Zhigu, so he could only ease the relationship first.
When Yao Chong turned around, Zhang Shuo joked, "Prime Minister Yao, have you recently been thinking of replacing people who are not beneficial to the country? For example, Zhong Shaojing, Zhong Kaishu. "
Zhong Kaishu was Zhong Shaojing's nickname. Zhong Shaojing's ancestor … father was Zhong Yao, the inventor of the Xiaojie Regular Script.
Zhong Shaojing's other aspects aside, at least his calligraphy was good.
Many couplets in the palace were written by him. He was not short of money and many people asked him for his calligraphy.
Zhang Shuo said as he showed Yao Chong a memorial written by Zhong Shaojing. The words were very beautiful, but the content was more disgusting.
Yao Chong glanced at it and did not even look at it. He asked, "What did His Majesty say?"
"Tell the Ministry of Revenue to ask for it themselves. Zhong Kaishu is probably thinking of a way." Zhang Shuo said with a smile.
"He's thinking of a way? Haha! This old man told Pei Huanzhi. He should have returned from Li Yi's Zhuangzi by now. "Yao Chong said as he took another bite of the tanghulu.
Lu Huaishen looked at Yao Chong. "Yuanzhi is good at using a borrowed knife to kill people. Zhong Shaojing is finished."
Lu Huaishen was very clear that Li Yi could not tolerate Zhong Shaojing's conduct.
Li Yi's Zhuangzi was now being watched by special people. Whoever went in must be reported to His Majesty.
Pei Yaoqing went, Li Yi made a move, and when Pei Yaoqing made a move, His Majesty could see Li Yi's attitude.
"If that's the case, it means that Li Yi and this old man are thinking of the same thing." Yao Chong did not feel that there was anything wrong with tricking people.
"I'll leave early tonight to get a card. One thousand taels …" Zhang Shuo looked at Yao Chong. He was in a difficult position with money.
"Daoji, go to Earthly Paradise and say you want a card. You know the rest." Yao Chong said as he looked at Lu Huaishen, indicating that he should also go and get one.
Lu Huaishen understood tacitly. If he went, why would he not get any benefits?
At worst, if someone wanted to harm Li Yi, he would be the first to stop them.
If that person did not know what was good for them and he could not stop them, then he would be seeking death. The next person he met would not be the Prime Minister.
***
After lunch, the students all had their own things to do. Li Yi went into the study for a while, then came out to take the palace maids and eunuchs to Zhang Clan's village.
They handed over the account book, so he had to take responsibility.
"Dongzhu." "Dongzhu." "Dongzhu is here."
At the entrance of the village, everyone who saw Li Yi greeted him. Some people even turned around and ran inside, shouting loudly.
Zhang Xiao hurried over. "Li Dongzhu is here. Come in quickly."
Li Yi followed him into the ancestral hall. There were seats in the main hall.
Those who were qualified to go in followed, while those who were not waited outside.
"Village Head Zhang, the day after tomorrow, my Zhuangzi will find rich people to come over to play. There will only be snacks and no food.
I will lead them to the village to eat. Some of the food you eat at Zhuangzi's canteen often, so you know the taste. I believe there are clever people who know how to cook it. "
Li Yi said directly.
Zhang Xiao blushed. Indeed, there were people who secretly learned, but they only did it in the village and did not dare to spread it.
Li Yi continued, "You see, ask them to go into the greenhouse and pick the vegetables personally. Give them whatever they pick and tell them the price."
He handed a few pieces of paper to Zhang Xiao. "Write it all down. Do as you say. After deducting the other expenses, the village will take 10% of the money."
Zhang Xiao took the paper and looked at it. "You want to put it next to the new school in the village?"
"Yes, let the children wear beautiful clothes and eat there three meals a day. This money will be included in the other expenses and will not be taken out."
Li Yi meant that he would bear 90% of the children's money, and the village would bear 10%.
Zhang Xiao nodded and continued reading. "You also want to ask the craftsmen to build a new house for them to rest and live in? Where can we find the craftsmen? "
"I have them in Zhuangzi. Originally, I don't need to pay, but since it is a different account, I have to pay. Give it to me. The construction materials that I'm providing you also cost money. It's just a capital. Make sure the accounts are correct. "
Li Yi separated the two situations. In the past, he took care of the children. Now that the village had its own money, it was not right to take care of them.
But he did not intend to earn money from the village. He used the capital to provide the materials. The manpower was still a capital.
"When will the house be built?" Zhang Xiao became serious. This involved the interests of the village.
"Build it first and replace it with other houses. The bowls and chopsticks must be good, and the broken bowls are not allowed. I will write another one later. You can arrange according to this first."
Li Yi mentioned about the service. Now he was doing the work of a village official.
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