"I have never been in the imperial court to form a clique for personal gain. I have no disciples or former officials to engage in petty corruption. I have no real power, so I have no ability to rebel against the emperor."

"Besides liking beautiful women, I have no other hobbies."

"I am such a safe person, so I don't mind living in a big house, let alone anything else."

What this guy said is right, but forget about the palace or villa.

That is a place that only Your Majesty can live in. The late Emperor Tai Shi is already your limit.

"Okay, since you have no problem with this, then the former Pang Taishi Mansion will be yours."

"Although the house is relatively new, it must have had a lot of bumps and bruises. You can mobilize the Ministry of Works to repair it."

"I will bear the cost alone."

Li Xiuzhu nodded and left.

"Then your majesty, I will leave now. Just let me know when you have settled the matter."

"Hmm..." Li Kuo paused and continued, "You should also worry about the subsequent sale of official positions."

To be honest, Li Kuo still couldn't understand why someone would spend so much money to buy an official position. You know, a ninth-rank idle official would only make 5 to 10 taels of silver a month.

Fifty thousand taels, 50-100 taels a year without eating or drinking, you can’t earn that much in your entire life.

Li Xiuzhu was confused after hearing what Li Kuo said. What's going on? Are I not allowed to enjoy my life?

This can't be possible!

Li Xiuzhu said, "Your Majesty, I think this position cannot be sold casually."

"Rare goods are valuable. If they are too easy to obtain, the price will go down."

"Secondly, there are only so many wealthy families in Shangjing City who are not officials, and the rest are just second-rate people, and there are few who can afford the price."

"I think once a year is just right. It will be stuck in the total supply and demand. Too much is as bad as too little."

After listening to Li Xiuzhu's words, Li Kuo calmed down a little. It was true that he was a little overwhelmed just now.

Just thinking about selling an official position once, or just a few small officials, it would be almost as much as half a year's tax silver for the national treasury. Is there anything more profitable than this?

"Your Highness is right! Then let's listen to you."

Your title changes so many times a day. However, Li Xiuzhu did not care about this little thing. Instead, he said, "Your Majesty, you don't need to send people to monitor idle positions. But positions with real power must be monitored every three months. If they are too excessive, they must be removed."

Li Xiuzhu just wanted to make some money by selling an official position, but he didn't want to be infamous forever. Selling an official position was fine, but it couldn't bring too much trouble to the local area.

"I suggest setting up an inspectorate that is only responsible to His Majesty, and it cannot be made public, otherwise it will arouse suspicion."

"Whether the officials were bought or not, corruption has persisted in every dynasty, so we don't necessarily have to catch this wave of people who bought officials. Those who are corrupt are no poorer than these businessmen."

Li Kuo's eyes lit up. He had been so poor over the years, and the emperor's family had no surplus food.

"Do you have any plans for this, my dear?"

"Hmm~" You want me to work for free? No way, even if you pay me, I want to enjoy life.

"No! And this is your personal force, Your Majesty, so you should use the people around you. For example, I think Lord Wang is a good person."

Wang Defa? Seeing the way the two of them were looking at him, Wang Defa felt numb.

Can I do this? Reading people's expressions and having some martial arts skills are the limit of what I can do, okay?

Wang Defa was about to cry, and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, Prince Consort, please don't embarrass me."

"How can an old slave like me, a eunuch who can only flatter others, do this?"

Li Xiuzhu looked at Wang Defa and was a little speechless. Look at the Ten Attendants of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Gao of the Qin Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian, Liu Xi, Cao Zhengchun and so on of the Ming Dynasty.

Look at you again, the one who lost the eunuch! Think about how awesome the words of Yu Huatian, the factory flower, are.

I will take care of what the East Factory can control, and I will take care of even more what the East Factory cannot control. I will execute first and report later. This is a special permission from the emperor!

"Child, you have to have ideals. How about I show him this storybook?" At this time, Li Kuo also looked at Li Xiuzhu. To be honest, he also felt that Wang Defa only knew some martial arts and flattery, but nothing else.

Li Xiuzhu thought for a moment and said, "This matter is not urgent. Your Majesty can secretly see who is suitable."

"If you really can't find it, I'll help you look for it and make some recommendations next time. Of course, it's up to Your Majesty whether you'll use it or not."

Li Kuo thought about it, nodded and agreed.

"Um, Your Majesty, can I go to Fengyang Pavilion to take a look?"

Li Kuo smiled immediately. It seemed that Li Xiuzhu really liked his girl.

Alas, what a pity, that girl is no longer pure and seems not so perfect anymore.

"Go ahead. You'll be allowed to dine in the princess's room."

Li Xiuzhu immediately smiled when he heard this.

I haven’t tried the baby bok choy in Baguio for many days. I hope I’ll have the chance this time.

This time it was Li Xiuzhu who was sent by Wang De again, but he left as soon as he delivered the person.

Although he was a eunuch, he was not allowed to enter Fengyang Pavilion.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

A palace maid was called to take Li Xiuzhu to the outside of Li Biyao's room.

At this time, Li Biyao was staring at the poem written by Li Xiuzhu in a daze.

"Dongdongdong~"

The sudden knock on the door startled Li Biyao and her servant.

"Yinzhan, go see what's going on."

He looked at the time again and continued, "Jinzhan, go get lunch."

"Yes, Princess!"

The two walked out together, and as soon as they opened the door, they were stunned.

"My dear son-in-law..."

Prince Consort? Li Biyao's heart skipped a beat. Was it him? Although she was expecting him, she seemed to have already determined it.

Sure enough, as the two women moved aside, Li Xiuzhu's figure appeared.

Li Biyao felt a sweet feeling in her heart, as if it was filled with honey, and she quickly ran towards Li Xiuzhu.

The next breath she took, she fell into Li Xiuzhu's arms.

Li Xiuzhu hurriedly walked into the house, and the two women were very tactful and closed the door from the outside.

The two people who had already tasted the sweetness of the food naturally couldn't just stand there in a daze, and the next second they started to eat it.

Soon, faint sounds were heard in the room. Fortunately, Li Bi Yao was still restrained. If Yinzhan hadn't listened carefully, no one would have heard it.

As for Jinzhan, she went to get food, but she didn't take much.

What if it was the prince consort who sneaked in? If you take too much, you will be exposed.

And even if he hadn't sneaked in, the prince consort Li Xiuzhu was not allowed to eat in the palace without the emperor's order.

But although she couldn't take more, she could ask for a bigger portion. If she didn't eat it herself, it should be enough for the prince consort.

When Jinzhan returned to Fengyang Pavilion, he was stunned to see Yinzhan still standing outside the door.

Before she could speak, Yinzhan raised her finger, signaling her not to make any sound.

Jinzhan walked forward, leaned over to Yinzhan's ear and whispered, "What's going on now? Do we have to eat to chat?"

Yinzhan blushed and whispered in Jinzhan's ear: "Listen carefully, don't make any noise, I'll go get some hot water for the princess."

Get some hot water? Jinzhan listened carefully and her face turned red.

At the same time, Jinzhan's heart felt as if it was being squeezed, beating violently.

How dare the princess and the prince consort? This is Fengyang Pavilion, where the princess is going to be married.

What if this is discovered? (End of this chapter)