Chapter 685 687. Both Sides Are Wrong
Gu Wenheng was naturally grateful and then took his people back home.
As soon as I entered the backyard, Jin Qianqian was already waiting there.
"I am planning to rent three shops here. The other party seems to be interested in selling them well and has offered a low rent."
When Jin Qianqian saw him, she immediately said, "I know they want to sell it well, but I dare not be greedy for such a small advantage."
Gu Wenheng, “Just rent it at the market price, otherwise don’t want it.
Lord Liang just called me over. The plan I wrote earlier has been sent to Shangjing at full speed. I have to prepare it here as well. If you have any ideas, you might as well buy a piece of land and build it directly. "
Jin Qianqian, "That's good, but will it affect you?"
You know, making use of nearby land is also equivalent to expanding invisibly.
However, as officials in power, their rush to hoard land and build houses has not had such a good impact.
"How much space can you use?" Gu Wenheng said nonchalantly, "If the plan is completed, this area will be equivalent to an expanded circle. At that time, we will have to encourage everyone to buy land and build houses. You will not be conspicuous among them."
Jin Qianqian, "If you say so, then I won't be polite, but if we want to expand, we have to plan for the future, and we have to come up with a charter first."
Gu Wenheng understood what she meant. There is a huge difference between planning and sloppy construction.
With a smile on his face, he said to Jin Qianqian, "This is another thing I want to ask you for help with.
You also know that my painting skills are not as good as yours. If Madam could help me with a draft, I would be very grateful. "
Jin Qianqian glanced at him and said, "You have so many talented people under your command, but you are ordering me around here."
Gu Wenheng smiled flatteringly and said, "Although Minghai can help draw the terrain, he can't plan it.
I do have a lot of ideas, but I am not good enough to do it, so I can only trouble my wife."
He could do it himself, but he was definitely not as good as Jin Qianqian in painting skills.
He also had his own little thoughts in this. Although Jin Qianqian could not make a career in the court like him, she did not want people to see her as a businessman's wife.
The finished blueprint will definitely be submitted to the higher-ups when the time comes, so that people will know that Jin Qianqian has real skills.
Jin Qianqian didn't think it was a big deal, so she agreed without hesitation, "Let Minghai draw the topographic map later, and then tell me your ideas so I can draw it."
"Thank you, ma'am," Gu Wenheng clasped his hands together and bowed, "You have helped me a lot."
Jin Qianqian, "If that's the case, then you have to reward me according to my merits. Look at the money for buying the land..."
"I paid for it for you," Gu Wenheng said generously. His salary has already increased a lot now.
Besides, he has a capable wife who supports the family, and these salaries are still in his hands, of no use at all.
He had been planning to hand it over, but his wife was too considerate and refused to take it over, so he has ended up saving a large sum of money now.
Jin Qianqian grinned and said, "Thank you, Master. I will have to choose a few more plots of land then."
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The speed of the messenger was different from the speed of them coming with their families. It only took about ten days for them to arrive in Shangjing by galloping.
After reading the memorial and the plan, Hua Shunming was delighted. "Gu Wenheng really did not misjudge me. He has just come here and he has solved several problems for me."
Le San stood aside as a background board. As a eunuch, he was not in a position to get involved at this time.
Hua Shunming immediately summoned several ministers, "How was the matter with Liu Xuan handled? Was the money he took away recovered?"
Huang Jin, "Your Majesty, I have sent people to investigate Liu Xuan's family.
His family was stopped on their way home and did not find the whereabouts of the silver. Now all the people involved in the case have been imprisoned and are still waiting for the results of the interrogation. "
Hua Shunming's face immediately turned cold. "How do you do things in the Ministry of Justice? It's been so long, and you come to tell me that we still have to wait?
Such a large sum of money cannot disappear without a trace."
Huang Jin knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to report that it has only been about ten days since I received Lord Liang's memorial. I have been trying my best to hunt him down. He was arrested and imprisoned the day before yesterday, and the case is under investigation."
This time it was really an injustice. They really tried their best. In previous cases, the emperor would not have been so anxious to question them as this time.
Hua Shunming thought about the distance between the two routes, and knew that he had wrongly blamed Huang Jin this time. If he were the emperor, even if he was wrong, he could only be right.
"I order you to speed up the investigation and recover the money as soon as possible. I still need it."
Zhou Shicong, the Minister of Finance, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the contaminated silver should be returned to the national treasury."
The emperor was becoming more and more selfish. He put all the huge amounts of money coming in from maritime trade into his own private treasury.
Now they are even planning to move towards the national treasury. If they continue like this, what will be the point of their Ministry of Revenue?
Hua Shunming didn't need to think at this moment, he knew that these people must be talking about him in their hearts again.
He wanted to put the money into the national treasury, but he was too tempted by Gu Wenheng's plan.
Therefore, it would be best if this batch of silver could be recovered so that he would not have to allocate additional funds from the national treasury.
Looking at the nervous old man in front of him, Hua Shunming felt even more bored.
He is the ruler of a country and just wants to use some money, but these people are complaining.
As for the things in his private vault, he would definitely not take them out and let these people spend them unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Don't worry, I won't use it for pleasure, but for the benefit of the people.
Here is a memorial submitted by Yi Province, you can also take a look at it."
Le San, who was standing by, held the memorial in both hands and walked to the Grand Tutor Niu Hai'an.
Niu Haian read it and passed it on. After everyone had finished reading it, Hua Shunming looked at them and said, "What do you think? The conditions proposed by Gu Aiqing are not excessive, are they?
He is waiting for the court to allocate funds. I am thinking of returning the silver that was previously embezzled. However, if this silver cannot be recovered, it can only be taken out of the national treasury.
Tell me where this account should come from?"
Huang Jin's mouth was full of bitterness. The emperor was setting a trap for him. No matter what happened in this case, he would not get any good results.
He recovered more than 200,000 taels of silver and then returned them, which made it seem as if his contribution was not that great.
But if he doesn't recover the money, the national treasury will have to allocate funds again, and he will have to bear the responsibility for his failure to do his job well.
He turned his head to look at the other adults. At this moment, they were in perfect harmony and all looked down at their shoes at the same time. No one objected.
Hua Shunming spoke up at this moment, "I called you here today to discuss this matter. I think you will be able to come up with a plan soon."
My sense of smell has been lost, and I don’t know how long it will take to recover. (ω)
(End of this chapter)
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