When the Jia Zhen heard the Minister of Revenue's words,
His eyes instantly turned into dead fish eyes,
He said, "Hehe, you're really thinking well. This won't do." The Jia Zhen decisively refused. If he was the only one who funded the construction of this shop, he might really be tricked by this old fox.
After all..,
If he was short of funds,
He would still have to borrow money from the Ministry of Revenue. However, now that the Emperor was involved, he had nothing to fear.
"Then there's nothing to talk about." The Minister of Revenue looked businesslike.
"Don't. Although you can't do this business,
"I've also brought you another business," the Jia Zhen said.
"What business?" The Minister of Revenue asked. He really didn't believe that there was still business,
It was better than this.
"If I say it and you think it's good, you have to sell that land to me for 30,000," the Jia Zhen said.
"Tell me about it." The Minister of Revenue thought for a moment. If this Count Jia said that the business was good,
He would also be willing to sell this land to him as a favor.
After all..,
The Emperor's intention..,
He also had a stake in it. If the Ministry of Revenue were to get involved again, this Count Jia would indeed have a reason to refuse. However, if he wanted to make him relent, he would have to give him some benefits. Their Ministry of Revenue was extremely poor. Every department was looking for the Ministry of Revenue for silver.
"Xiaolan Village doesn't only have the land that I want to buy. Aren't there other lands around it? After my shop is built, there's no need to worry about not being able to sell the land in Xiaolan Village. The most important thing for you now is to hold onto the land and not sell it so easily," the Jia Zhen said.
The Minister of Revenue's eyes flashed as he said, "This is just a one-time deal. No matter how high the price is, once the land is sold, there will be no income. How can it be as profitable as your shop?"
"You're the Minister of Revenue, so what can I say about you? Although my shop is good, the amount of money invested in it in the early stages is like a sea. After it's built, the annual maintenance will also cost a lot of money. Although I earn a lot of money, I also have to spend a lot of money. Moreover, this shop doesn't belong to me alone, and I still have to share it with others. You're different. When Xiaolan Village's earth fires up, you can build a shop nearby and only rent it, but not sell it. Other than the money used to build the house, you can let the tenants take care of the rest. When the time comes, the Ministry of Revenue only needs to collect the money, and you don't have to worry about it. Isn't this more cost-effective than opening a shop?" Jia Zhen had a look of 'you're stupid' on her face. As expected, these officials who only knew how to read sage books were still lacking in their ability to feed their families.
"That's a good idea." The Minister of Revenue nodded as he looked at the Jia Zhen thoughtfully.
"That land of mine, sell it to me at a cheaper price." The Jia Zhen licked his face as he tried to curry favor.
"Alright, since you came up with such a good idea, thirty thousand taels it is." The Minister of Revenue smiled as he took out the land deed and began to sign it. After the Jia Zhen paid the money, the land would belong to the Jia Zhen.
The Jia Zhen handed the money to the Minister of Revenue and held the land deed with a smile.
"Count, this official remembers that you are going to participate in the provincial examination this year. You are also in charge of this. Are you confident?" The Minister of Revenue suddenly asked.
"Hehe, I don't know." The Jia Zhen smiled and said, "Lord He, the residence is busy. I will take my leave first." Hmph, what a joke. His father was the Minister of Rites. The Ministry of Rites was the department in charge of the imperial examination. Although his father could not cheat for him, it was not difficult for him to get the examination papers from the past years for him. With his father's guidance, he still had some confidence in the imperial examination.
"Alright, take care, Count," the Minister of Revenue said. At this moment, he was in a very good mood. The Jia Zhen was the Minister of Rites. How could he be worried that his son would not pass the provincial examination? Since this was the case, the Jia Zhen would soon become an official. The Jia Zhen was a rare talent. If such a talent did not stay in the Ministry of Revenue to earn money for the Ministry of Revenue, it would be intolerable. Therefore, he had to act quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly. He could not let the Jia Zhen find out.
The Jia Zhen returned with the land deed in a very good mood. He originally thought that he would need at least fifty thousand taels to get it, but now he got it for thirty thousand taels. The beginning was very good. The Jia Zhen did not know that he had been targeted by others. He was only waiting for the imperial examination to be over to the Ministry of Revenue.
"You are back. Did the trip go smoothly?" Xia Lu looked at the Jia Zhen's happy expression and understood that it was a success. But men? They always wanted a sense of accomplishment. Xia Lu deliberately pretended not to know and asked the Jia Zhen about the situation, giving the Jia Zhen time to show off.
"Of course. Why don't you take a look at who's doing this?" said Jia Zhen proudly.
"Sister-in-law." Before the Jia Zhen could proudly ask his wife for a reward, Jia Yao and the others rushed in.
"What's wrong?" Xia Lu looked at Jia Yao and the others.
"Sister-in-law, look. Do our drawings look like our nephew?" Jia Yao and the others raised the drawings in their hands.
"Sister-in-law, look. Who looks more like our nephew?" Jia Lian raised the drawing in her hand and deliberately stretched it forward to let Xia Lu see it more clearly so that he could choose him.
Lin Jinyu did not say anything. But when Jia Lian stretched her hand forward to draw, she also stretched her hand forward. Her face showed that she was not convinced.
Looking at the three little brats, the Jia Zhen was angry. Not only did they ignore him, their big brother, but they also disturbed him when he was about to ask his wife for a reward. It was simply intolerable. The Jia Zhen's face was gloomy. He held up his dignity as a big brother and said, "You three little brats, what are your eyes looking at?"
The three children looked in the direction of the Jia Zhen. They raised the drawing and only reacted after a while.
"Oh, big brother, you are back. Why are you not saying anything?" Jia Yao said.
"That's right. Big brother, why are you not saying anything?" Jia Lian echoed.
Lin Jinyu thought for a moment, then took a step forward and showed the drawing to the Jia Zhen. She said, "Big brother, does my drawing look like our nephew?"
Jia Lian and Jia Yao reacted and hurriedly surrounded the Jia Zhen. They said in a childish voice, "Big brother, do we look alike?"
The corners of the Jia Zhen's mouth curled up. It was too late to curry favor with him now. The Jia Zhen reached out and carried Jia Yao and Jia Lian with each hand. Then, he let them lie on his lap, one on each side. Then, his large hands began to smack their buttocks. "Do you know your mistake?" the Jia Zhen said as he spanked their buttocks.
Jia Lian and Jia Yao, who did not feel any pain, looked at each other and said, "We know our mistake."
Lin Jinyu nestled in her sister-in-law's arms with interest as she watched her two older brothers being spanked. There was a happy smile on her little face. Her two older brothers were really stupid. They were always punished by big brother.
"Alright, they already know their mistake. Put them down." Xia Lu shook his head in his heart. This Jia Zhen really did not know how to teach children. Also, how could he be jealous of children? He was still a child himself. Children should either be punished or punished seriously. This way, these children would only think that he was playing with them. When it was time to really discipline them, they would not be afraid of him.
The Jia Zhen spanked the two children again. Ever since they were born, they had delayed his intimate time with his wife many times. His wife actually wanted to give birth to a daughter. No matter what, he could not keep them.
The two children got down from the Jia Zhen's lap. They felt a little regretful. They still wanted to play.
"Grand, grand …" The Jia Zhen had just put Jia Lian and Jia Yao down when a small voice came from the door. The Jia Zhen covered his forehead. There were already three little bastards here and now there was another one. Not long after, the Jia Zhen saw his son appear at the door with his short legs.
When Jia Rong saw Xia Lu, a big smile appeared on his face. Then, he quickly ran towards Xia Lu with his short legs.
The Jia Zhen narrowed his eyes. Just as he was about to run to Xia Lu, the Jia Zhen suddenly reached out and carried Jia Rong. He placed him on his lap with a proud smile on his face. He was still too inexperienced to fight with him.
Jia Rong, who was carried by the Jia Zhen, did not come back to his senses for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he found himself on the Jia Zhen's lap. "Madam." Jia Rong ran towards Xia Lu. Unfortunately, he was now in the Jia Zhen's arms. Even if he wanted to go over, he could not do so if the Jia Zhen did not let him.
"Madam." Jia Rong found that he could not go over, so he turned his head and looked at the Jia Zhen. Because he could not speak a very long sentence, Jia Rong could only say the word "Madam" to express that he wanted to go to Madam.
"Oh, that's Madam." The Jia Zhen deliberately misinterpreted Jia Rong's meaning.
"Ah, ah." Jia Rong was anxious. When he was anxious, he could not speak and could only say "ah" instead.
"Oh, I don't understand. That's Madam. Madam is reading a book. You will also read in the future. You have to learn from Madam. Do you understand?" The Jia Zhen deliberately misinterpreted Jia Rong's meaning. Humph, he could not even be close to his own wife now. How could he let these little brats take advantage of him? It was right that they could not be close to each other.
Jia Lian and the other two looked at the anxious little nephew and the evil look on their elder brother's face. They shivered silently. Their elder brother was so scary, and their little nephew was so pitiful.
Jia Rong was anxious and angry. He was only a little more than a year old, so he fully understood that crying would not work. Therefore, he was anxious and bit the Jia Zhen's hand with his baby teeth. Jia Rong already had eight teeth at this time, so it was quite painful when he bit the Jia Zhen's hand.
"Let go." The Jia Zhen hurriedly took his hand out of Jia Rong's mouth.
"Madam," Jia Rong said righteously.
The Jia Zhen, who had just been bitten by his son, smiled coldly and said, "Humph, you want to find a wife after biting your father? No way."
"But there is a window." Lin Jinyu pouted and whispered.
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