Chapter 881 884. Plan
Gu Letian has been outside for many years and is more observant than others. "Brother Can, if there is anything wrong with us brothers, please let me know."
Facing this eldest cousin, Gu Bencan also restrained himself a lot, "Brother, you worry too much. I was just thinking that Dad has hired a teacher for you. You will have to report to the Minister of Agriculture during the day and have to attend lectures at night. I don't know if your body can handle it."
Gu Letian and the others were shocked, "...Why are you looking for a gentleman?"
After all these years, they can only recognize a few words, but cannot write those articles.
Wouldn't it be that after becoming an official, they would have to write articles? This was simply a torture for them.
This was like pouring cold water on the brothers, making them feel chilled from the inside out.
"I can only keep accounts, but I can't read," Gu Lehuan backed out first, "Why don't I go back to manage my grocery stores? I can't do this expensive work."
Gu Leping touched his thin belly. He ate vegetarian food every day and worked in the fields some time ago, so he finally lost weight. "I don't think I can do it. Why don't we resign from our official positions?"
Seeing that the other brothers also had the same idea, Gu Bencan hurriedly said with a smile, "Brothers, you have misunderstood my meaning. My father invited the gentleman here to teach you some taboos and etiquette in officialdom. I think you brothers have the basics of these, and I am just reminding you.
Besides, we will be working under the Minister of Agriculture, mainly teaching people how to farm. How can we be asked to do something about it?"
If they really wanted to make a fuss, I guess their father would help to refuse without the brothers even having to ask.
"That's good. There's no problem with contributing some effort, but we also have official positions when we farm?"
Gu Letian asked the doubts on behalf of all the brothers. They were discussing along the way until they were asked to teach them how to farm, but what would happen after they taught them?
"Of course there is," Gu Bencan led the brothers to the living room, and a maid came up with tea. "From now on, everyone will work in the imperial farm. Even if you are farming, you are farming the royal land. Besides, the brothers all have ranks, so you just need to help with the management."
"It turns out that farming also depends on who you are farming for." As expected, everything becomes different when the word "emperor" is mentioned.
"Brothers, please take a rest first. I'll have someone arrange rooms for you. I'll take you to have a look when the time comes. If there's anything you don't like, I'll have someone change it."
Gu Bencan continued, "It's just that many places are not suitable for major changes. I hope you brothers will forgive me."
Gu Letian and the others all knew, "We are already very grateful for having a place to stay, but there is one more thing I need to trouble Brother Can."
Gu Bencan, "We are brothers, why should we be so polite? Big brother, if you have any problems, just tell me, I will definitely help you to do it beautifully."
Gu Letian smiled and said, "We brothers have always lived in the mansion, which is inconvenient. This time when we go out, each family gave us some money, so we thought about setting up a home nearby.
The place doesn’t need to be too big, two or three rooms will be enough.”
Even if they didn't know the housing prices in Shangjing, they could imagine that it would be much more expensive than Fuxian. Even if they brought enough silver, they should have some plans.
Gu Bencan was a little surprised, "Brothers, do you all have this plan?"
Seeing everyone nodding, Gu Bencan said, “I’m not familiar with Shangjing, I just arrived a few days earlier than you, and I’ve been staying in the mansion.
But you may have to find my father and ask him to send someone to help the brothers find it."
His subordinates can go out and help solve the problem, but he still feels that Gu Wenheng has to make the decision.
"Uncle Qi is so busy, we shouldn't trouble him," Gu Letian hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't we take it slow and wait until we are more familiar with it, and then we can look for him."
Gu Bencan smiled and said nothing more. Just at this moment, a maid said that the food from the restaurant had been delivered, so he stood up and said, "It must have been hard on this journey. Eat something first and then have a good rest."
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Gu Bencan was taking care of the household, and Gu Wenheng was so busy that he went out early and came back late. It was several days later that he saw the Gu brothers again.
These days they report to the Ministry of Agriculture every day, mainly talking about some details of farming at that time.
The big show that Gu Wenheng had caused in the court had gradually died down, but then he was shocked again by the generosity of the retired emperor.
This time, the retired emperor actually opened his private treasury and prepared to use the money in the treasury to benefit the people.
All the ministers shouted "Long live the emperor" towards the palace, and the court was full of praises. Some people even suggested that all these details should be recorded in history books.
Gu Wenheng looked down at the approval booklet handed to him. It was such a thick stack that he felt a headache.
"You are going too far. Have you planned all the plans for the next few years?" Gu Wenheng pointed at the expenditures one by one, "Even if it is the righteous cause of the Emperor, you should not be so wasteful.
Look at this military department, do they want to change all the equipment? How much silver is needed? Don't they have any idea?
Ministry of Rites, the emperor has just ascended the throne and you are already organizing a beauty pageant. You have even calculated the expenses for the concubines. Does the Ministry of Rites have the final say over the concubines?
And the Ministry of Justice actually complains that the Sky Prison is too small. Are they planning to provide solitary cells for all the prisoners?
..."
No one dared to let Gu Wenheng go on with his enumeration. He was such a vicious person that he not only criticized their application to nothing, but also added charges.
Yu Ligao hurried over and took back the list he had just handed over. "I just remembered that there is one thing I haven't thought about carefully. I'll go back and revise it."
"I also think I should add or subtract some things," Liao Weidong, who had just been named, turned pale at this moment. He was careless for a moment and marked the shares of each concubine too clearly. You know, there are only a few concubines in the harem of the new emperor, and this is a taboo.
"I also feel that there are some issues. Since you gentlemen want to consider it, I will take it back and consider it as well," Li Lai Fu took a breath. Gu Wenheng's mouth was really poisonous. After hearing what he said, how could he dare to apply in this way? If you didn't know, you would think that he thought that Rong Dynasty was not chaotic enough and there were not enough prisons.
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Seeing that everyone was so tactful, Gu Wenheng returned the list he had just handed over to them and said, "You must be careful not to end up with nothing."
Everyone: "..." Can it be understood that you are implicitly hinting that the emperor will go back on his word?
Gu Wenheng looked at him calmly, "..." Guess?
Just as the battle of wits was over, a eunuch came to summon Gu Wenheng, the emperor emeritus.
Everyone was upset, as they had already received news that the retired emperor's private treasury was handed over to Gu Wenheng for inventory. Except for some antiques, ornaments, medicinal herbs and the like that could not be touched, the rest were to be used for the people.
They had long heard that the retired emperor had a vast private treasury, and they wanted to take a quick look at it, but unfortunately they did not have such an opportunity.
(End of this chapter)
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