Because the Jia Zhen was here,
Jia Yao and Jia Lian were taken away by the Jia Zhen, leaving some space for Xia Lu and Jia Zhen.
"By the way,
How's my shop? "Xia Lu asked.
"When you give birth to the child, you can probably open for business." The Jia Zhen shrugged.
With the drawings drawn by his wife, it would be considered fast when his wife gave birth to the child and opened for business.
Everything had to be specially made.
Moreover, it was for the wives of the noble families in the capital.
Everything had to be expensive and exquisite.
Fortunately, the wood used to make the furniture was transported from Jinling.
There was no need to find extra.
"Uh, it will take that long?" Xia Lu was a little embarrassed.
"It will take a lot of effort to soften the beds and benches.
Every one of them needs to be specially made.
And the quantity is so large.
This is already very fast, "the Jia Zhen said.
"Okay." Xia Lu nodded. There were no sponges in ancient times.
In fact, it was not that there were no sponges, but there were no synthetic sponges. Natural sponges were a kind of multicellular animal in the ocean. They clung to the ocean rocks at a depth of 20200 meters. It was destined.
This kind of natural sponge was not easy to obtain.
They could only think of other ways.
Therefore, they could only use cotton. However, cotton would not have the fluffy feeling after a period of use. However, these were the problems that the craftsmen had to overcome.
"Let's not care about this. Do you feel that the weather this year is particularly hot? I feel that Zhuangzi will not be very promising this year." The Jia Zhen frowned. He had taken over the title of the head of the clan from his father this year, but in the end, there was a drought. He felt a little upset.
"There will be a drought this year?" Xia Lu was a little worried.
"That's for sure. We've been back in the capital for so long, and it's only rained once. It's even worse in other places." Jia Zhen sighed. He often ran around outside, so he was very clear about the situation outside. It was said that refugees had already appeared.
"Did the Emperor not send anyone to provide relief?" Xia Lu asked.
"How could he not? But right now, the national treasury is empty, and the new taxes haven't been collected yet. I reckon that the Emperor is very anxious right now." Jia Zhen pursed her lips. If there was no other way, the Emperor would probably open his own private treasury to transfer money.
"So serious?" Xia Lu rolled his eyes and said, "By the way, I remember that Ningguo Province still owes money to the national treasury. Why don't we exchange it to alleviate the emperor's urgent need?"
"Yes, we did. At that time, when the Emperor was touring the south, our Jia family also received him, so we borrowed some money from the national treasury." In fact, there was no need to borrow money at that time, but if the Jia family could build a palace to receive the Emperor, other people would be jealous. So, grandfather followed the trend and borrowed some money from the national treasury. "Later, there seemed to be some other reasons, so we borrowed some money from the national treasury. It was about five or six hundred thousand taels of silver. Plus the interest, we can't run away from 700,000 taels of silver. However, if we suddenly return the money, won't it be too eye-catching? Those old relatives haven't even returned yet. Isn't it inappropriate for us to suddenly take action? "The Jia Zhen frowned.
"I think it's better to change into it now," Xia Lu said.
"Why do you say that?" The Jia Zhen was puzzled.
"Tell me, why did Old Master give you the position of clan leader? Old Master isn't old yet. He hasn't reached the age where he can enjoy the rest of his life, "Xia Lu asked.
The Jia Zhen shook his head. To be honest, he felt that sometimes the decisions his father and second grandfather made were really hard to guess. They just threw such a heavy burden on him and then left him alone. They just let Chen Er take him around to familiarize himself with the situation.
"I think they want to cut off the relationship with those old relatives. Now that the Retired Emperor is still alive, and it's said that his condition is getting better day by day. At that time, there can't be two tigers in one mountain, unless one is male and the other is female. Do you think that when the time comes, there will be no conflict between the two emperors? When the Retired Emperor recovers, will he be willing to be the Retired Emperor who is supported by others?" Xia Lu thought that it was impossible. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many problems in the future. Yuan Chun becoming Concubine Xiande was also the result of the struggle between the two emperors.
"You mean, this struggle for the throne …" The Jia Zhen was scared out of his wits by Xia Lu's words. Once was enough, and there was going to be another one.
"Our family can remain neutral, but the other old relatives may not. That's why Old Master let you be the clan leader. You are young, immature, and always cause trouble everywhere. Over time, you will form the illusion that you can't be roped in." Xia Lu thought so. She carefully analyzed what her Jia Xie had done in the book. When the Crown Prince forced the Emperor to abdicate, the Ning and Rong families must have stood on the Crown Prince's side. However, they betrayed him at the critical moment and saved the Retired Emperor. This was also why even though they saved the Emperor, in the end, Jia Xie inherited the title of a first-class general, and Jia Jing chose to be a monk.
Because the Jia family had betrayed him before, the Retired Emperor couldn't completely trust the Jia family. She guessed that there were also the Retired Emperor's people around her father-in-law. Therefore, her father-in-law couldn't do anything at all and couldn't do anything.
But this life was different. At least the Jia family didn't betray him. Instead, they stood on the Retired Emperor's side. The Retired Emperor still trusted the Jia family. Therefore, her father-in-law could plot more.
"What you said makes sense." The Jia Zhen nodded.
"But you still have to talk to Old Master first. After all, this is just a woman's opinion. You can tell Old Master that you want to pay back the debt of our family. Anyway, our family doesn't lack money. Now that the child is born, you can't leave the debt for the child. You can see what Old Master says." Although Xia Lu felt that her guess was correct, it was better to ask her father-in-law for confirmation.
"Okay." The Jia Zhen nodded. If Old Master asked him to pay back the debt, it meant that his wife was telling the truth. In that case, he knew what to do. Wasn't it just causing trouble everywhere? He was the best at it.
In the evening, the Jia Zhen went to greet Jia Jing and told Jia Jing that he wanted to pay back the debt of the national treasury.
The Jia Jing was silent for a long time. Then, he said, "You're in charge now. Since you want to pay back the debt, then go ahead."
"Yes, Old Master." The Jia Zhen went back with a smile. The next day, he opened the official treasury in the mansion and counted seven hundred thousand taels of silver. He directly dragged it to the Ministry of Revenue in a very high-profile manner along the way.
During this period of time, the Minister of Revenue almost lost all his hair. The national treasury was empty, and there was a famine. Some ignorant nobles came to borrow money. It was really outrageous.
"Sir, the Heir Apparent of Ningguo Province is here." The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue quickly came in to report. During this period of time, he was almost worried to death. As long as one was in the Ministry of Revenue, they were all worried about this disaster.
"Why is he here? Let him in. "The Minister of Revenue frowned slightly. He knew about the Jia Zhen. Originally, the Jia Jing was also the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Later, he transferred to the Ministry of Rites and became the Minister of Rites, the same rank as him. The Minister of Revenue felt that when the Jia Jing was in the Ministry of Revenue, he was very good to the Jia Jing. After all, the Jia Jing still had the title of Count. It didn't make sense that the Minister of Revenue sent his son to deliberately cause trouble at this sensitive time when he was in the Ministry of Rites. The Minister of Revenue was a little worried. He was afraid that another person came to borrow money.
"Sir He." The Jia Zhen bowed to the Minister of Revenue.
"The Heir Apparent of Ningguo Province is here. Why are you here today?" Ever since the Jia Jing went to the Ministry of Rites, he rarely met people from Ningguo Province and Rongguo Province except when he went to the imperial court. To be honest, Ningguo Province and Rongguo Province had borrowed money more than ten years ago and had never borrowed money again. Although the amount of money owed was still relatively large, it was already considered very good compared to other nobles. However, he heard that Ningguo Province had recently renovated a shop and spent a lot of money. This made him suspect that the Jia Zhen was here to borrow money.
"I'm here to return the money. Didn't my father give the position of the head of the family to me? I checked and found out that our family still owes money. Our family doesn't lack money, so I'm here to return the money. Previously, we received 600,000 taels of silver. After all these years, there should still be interest, so I pulled 700,000 taels of silver over. You can count it and see if we still owe money. If it's not enough, I'll come back tomorrow to make up for it. "The Jia Zhen acted as if his family was rich and imposing.
Normally, when the Minister of Revenue saw this, he would probably curse in his heart. However, today, when he saw this rich and imposing appearance, he especially liked it. "Alright, I'll get someone to count it." The Minister of Revenue was extremely excited. He said to the assistant minister standing at the side, "What are you waiting for? Quickly get someone to count the money."
"Yes." The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue was also excited. He hurriedly went to find someone. This was really timely.
The Minister of Revenue heaved a sigh of relief. He looked at the Jia Zhen with a gaze full of affection and said, "How is your father now?"
He's been cooped up at home every day to write books, leaving all the general affairs in the manor to me. Look, a few days ago, when I checked the accounts, I actually found out that our family still owes money. I've never owed money in my life, and my wife is pregnant again. I can't let my child owe money, so I came to pay the money. "Jia Zhen smiled, his whole body exuding the aura of a master who did not lack money.
"That's good. When the time comes for the family's young master's one-month birthday banquet, you must send an invitation to this old man," the Minister of Revenue said.
"Alright, I'll definitely treat you to a drink at that time." The Jia Zhen was all smiles.
Not long after, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue came over with Ning Guo's debt and said, "Your Highness, among the 600,000 taels of silver, 450,000 taels were borrowed twenty years ago. The interest rate is five copper coins per tael, so the interest is 45,000 taels. The remaining 150,000 taels were borrowed thirteen years ago. The interest rate is 9,750 taels, so the total interest is 54,750 taels. In addition to the 600,000 taels that your mansion owes, the total is 654,750 taels. This is the debt from your mansion, so the debt has been canceled."
The Jia Zhen took the IOU, looked at it, then tore it into pieces. He rubbed it and threw it into his sleeve. That much money was exchanged for these two pieces of paper. His heart still ached.
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