Chapter 891: The Last Silver

Zhulan had no intention of attending the Liu family's wedding banquet. Her generation was in, so the most suitable person was Li. Zhulan handed the invitation to Li and said, "Go there in three days with a gift."

It was the first time for Li to attend a wedding banquet alone. Even though the Liu family had engaged her in-laws, she was still a little nervous. Although the Liu family didn't have many relatives in the capital, they knew many officials, and there must be many officials and their wives at the wedding banquet. She was a commoner and was a little scared. "Mom, should I go alone?"

Zhulan understood Li's concerns and said after thinking for a moment, "Take Yulu with you."

Li still wanted to go with her mother-in-law, but unfortunately, her mother-in-law would not go. It would be better if her daughter-in-law went with her. "Then I will take Yu Lu with me."

Zhulan nodded, "Mrs. Song has already prepared a gift, you can take it back later."

Li held the post in his hand and said, "Okay."

At the Ministry of Revenue, Xiao Qing asked Zhou Shuren, "Do you really have no other options? If you have no other options, I will ask Qiu Yan to come back."

Zhou Shuren thought of the gift Qiu Yan brought him from Jianghuai. Qiu Yan was really generous. He kept silent and let Lord Qiu take the blame. Especially after Qiu Yan came back this time, he found that Qiu Yan's hairline was further back. "I thought of an imperfect idea last night. I wanted to improve the plan for you."

Xiao Qing waved his hand, "Then go and write quickly."

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner. He wants to complete his job perfectly and spend the New Year comfortably. He doesn't want the New Year to be in turmoil.

Zhou Shuren withdrew. He had originally wanted to postpone it for a day, but now he had no choice. Zhou Shuren finished writing the plan in less than an hour. He checked it carefully twice and confirmed that there were no problems before giving it to Lord Xiao.

After reading the proposal, Xiao Qing's first reaction was that Zhou Shuren was indeed a genius, and he could come up with such a solution. "That's a good idea."

Zhou Shuren said, "As long as the emperor agrees, the Ministry of Revenue can estimate the price of the antique calligraphy and paintings."

Xiao Qing did not delay, "I will go to the palace now."

Zhou Shuren had no intention of going with them, as his mind was full of secret operations. The Shangshu would not do it himself, so the method he came up with must be implemented by him. So he had to talk to the Ministry of Industry and have a batch of boxes made, and he would leave a few secret codes or something.

Inside the palace, the emperor looked at the proposal presented by Xiao Qing and said one word, "Excellent."

Xiao Qing continued, "This is largely a matter of luck, but it can arouse curiosity. I think the capital can handle half of the antique calligraphy and paintings."

The emperor laughed and said, "Zhou Shuren has a sharp mind. This is a good idea. You can go to the Ministry of Revenue to do it."

Xiao Qing, "Then I will take my leave. I still have many complicated things to prepare."

The emperor waited for Xiao Qing to leave and played with the jade pendant around his waist. This method gave him a lot of inspiration.

At the Ministry of Revenue, Xiao Qing called Zhou Shuren as soon as he came back, "I'm leaving this matter to you. You must do it well. Just ask for anything you need."

Zhou Shuren took out the application form for money from the Ministry of Works, "I need a lot of boxes. Do you think the application form from the Ministry of Works has been approved?"

Xiao Qing was in a good mood, "Give it to me, I'll stamp it."

Zhou Shuren handed over the letter with a smile, "I will go to the Ministry of Industry in a while."

"good."

Zhou Shuren returned to the house and told Zhang Jinghong, "Take a few people to estimate the silver price of the antiques and calligraphy and paintings according to the market price. I need the total amount of silver and the total amount of antiques and calligraphy and paintings."

This was Zhang Jinghong's first assignment, and he knew it was important from Lord Zhou's expression, "I will make sure to keep a clear count."

Zhou Shuren was confident in Zhang Jinghong, who was a careful person. "Yes."

At the Ministry of Industry, Zhou Shuren suddenly arrived, and Lord Fang greeted him, "Lord Zhou, what brings you here?"

Zhou Shuren shook the folder and the box of banknotes in his hand, "What does Lord Fang say?"

Minister Fang was surprised. Every month, the Ministry of Works would send several memorials. It was good if it could be approved once. This month, it had already been approved once. Unexpectedly, the Ministry of Revenue approved another memorial, and it was sent by Lord Zhou himself. "Lord Zhou, please come in."

There must be something that requires the Ministry of Works.

Zhou Shuren had already handed the folder and the box containing the banknotes to Lord Fang. The Minister of Works was not here today, so Zhou Shuren only needed to talk to Lord Fang and did not beat around the bush. "The situation is this: the Ministry of Revenue needs some boxes. I remember that the Ministry of Works has some wood piled up, so I want to ask the Ministry of Works to make some boxes. The Ministry of Revenue will compensate the Ministry of Works with silver for the wood consumed. When the time comes, the Ministry of Works only needs to report how much silver it needs to compensate."

Mr. Fang looked at Zhou Shuren with a puzzled look. Zhou Shuren's words were too suggestive, so he asked tentatively, "This batch of wood is not cheap."

Zhou Shuren didn't care. The Ministry of Revenue was now very wealthy and if the operation was done beautifully this time, the money to supply the Ministry of Works would come out. Anyway, the wool would come from the sheep and the treasury treasury would not be touched.

He gave the Ministry of Industry some leniency because the Ministry of Industry was in such a difficult situation.

Lord Fang didn't get a reply, but he saw Lord Zhou's smile, and he knew what was going on, and he was particularly enthusiastic, "When does the Ministry of Revenue need it?"

"The sooner the better. You know the New Year is coming and we all want to have a peaceful New Year."

Mr. Fang said he understood, "I will do it as soon as possible."

Zhou Shuren added, "I'll send the specific dimensions to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow morning."

"good."

In the evening, Zhou Shuren was very happy. Chang Lian asked, "Dad, what good news is going on today?"

Zhou Shuren did not hide it and told him the method.

Chang Lian was not very interested. The third branch of the family did not plan to buy antique calligraphy and paintings. The Ning family had given him some at the beginning, and he wanted to invest his money in business.

Chang Zhi did have the intention, but when it came to spending his wife's money, he had no interest in it. He didn't think much about it before, but now he thinks more and is not so shameless anymore. He now only spends his monthly allowance.

Zhou Shuren thought the two boys would want to participate, but in the end, the two sons just said "oh" and continued to eat without asking. Although the secret operation did not allow the sons to be brought along, he still asked curiously, "Are you really not interested?"

Chang Lian shook his head, "My son has picked out a few plots of land."

Changzhi, "My son doesn't have that much money."

Zhou Shuren looked at the second and first brothers, "What about you two?"

The eldest son was in trouble. The first wife didn't have much money to begin with. Ming Teng spent a fortune on the engagement. Although the autumn harvest brought in a lot of money, he later gave his daughter some dowry. "My son has almost spent all the money he has."

Changli has plenty of money, his family is rich, and his income is high. The second wife's antiques and paintings are really not worth showing off. "My son wants to give it a try."

He is different from his elder brother and younger brothers. He is restless at heart.

After dinner, Zhou Shuren returned to his room to chat with his wife. "Just now while eating, I realized that among my sons, the second son has the most money."

Zhulan, "The eldest is honest and not particularly courageous. The first wife's family wealth was slow to build up, and most of it came from Li's dowry. The second is courageous and the most tactful. You know how much wealth he has accumulated over the years. The third is mainly focused on his career, and he would invest in industries if he had money. He doesn't have much money. The fourth is still working at Huayueyin."

Zhou Shuren stroked his chin and said, "Let Changli stay overseas for a few years. This kid has the ability to take root and do well overseas."