Chapter 69: Zhongshan Wolf is wise and Jia Qingtian speaks earnestly
There were so many people talking in front of the government gate that it was inconvenient to ask questions.
So Sun Shaozong suppressed his doubts and had a cheerful chat with his cheap elder brother.
Only after entering the inner hall and dismissing all the servants with excuses did he stop smiling and asked directly, "Brother, there are probably few people in this city who don't know what our family was like before. Now that you have inherited the title for only seven or eight years, you are throwing money around like water - wouldn't it be inappropriate if it gets out?"
"inappropriate?"
Sun Shaozong was stunned for a moment before he realized what he meant. He smiled nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry, our family earned all this money clearly. Let alone someone gossiping about us, even if the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel came to my door, I would still be honest !"
After he finished speaking, seeing that Sun Shaozong still had doubts on his face, he briefly explained the origin of the family property.
It turned out that four years ago, one of Sun Shaozu's sworn brothers followed the Inspector General of Nine Provinces Wang Taiwei [Wang Ziteng] to the south to clear up maritime threats and be in charge of anti-smuggling and anti-theft affairs along the coast of Guangdong and Guangxi.
In view of the fact that Guangdong and Guangxi had just been developed and were still in a wild place, in order to prevent the border troops from being dissatisfied and negligent, Wang Ziteng specially requested an imperial decree to allow the Guangdong and Guangxi navy to sell 10% of the seized stolen goods to supplement military supplies.
As for ordinary goods, the Guangdong and Guangxi navy sold them directly on the spot, but it was not cost-effective to sell some rare "foreign goods" to the local natives.
Therefore, Sun Shaozu's sworn brother simply filled a boat with the rare items they had collected and sent it to the capital, asking Sun Shaozu to sell it.
Sun Shaozu thought it was a hassle at first, but in just three days, these "foreign goods" were snatched up by the dignitaries in the capital and sold for more than 60,000 taels of silver. As a "middleman", he also received a dividend of more than 4,000 taels.
After this battle, both sides felt that this was a good business, so every three to five months, Guangdong and Guangxi would ship some rare items over to Sun Shaozu in Beijing, and the scale of the sales was getting bigger and bigger.
By last autumn, thirteen large ships came from Guangdong and Guangxi. Sun Shaozu made a huge profit of 60,000 taels just from this one trip!
"Brother."
Hearing this, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but frown and said, "It was fine when we had a small fight before, but these things worth more than a million taels, do you really believe that they are all spoils of war?"
"Of course not!"
Sun Shaozu laughed loudly and showed off proudly: "So after completing that deal last fall, I offered this hot potato to Prince Zhongshun’s Mansion - otherwise, why do you think I would dare to compete with Prince Beijing’s brother-in-law for the lucrative position of commander?"
No wonder the steward Zhou of the palace said that he often went to the palace on official business, but it turned out to be for this matter!
Seeing that his cheap brother was not blinded by the huge sum of money, but instead took the opportunity to get in touch with the powerful support of Prince Zhongshun's Mansion, Sun Shaozong finally put his worries aside.
but……
Prince Zhongshun was not only selling "official salt" but also underwriting "war spoils". Wasn't he overreaching?
Even if he was the emperor's brother from the same , it was really too much for him to openly steal from the court.
Would he suddenly fall from power one day and bring harm to the Sun family?
After hearing this question, Sun Shaozu smiled mysteriously: "It is true that the hand is long, but this hand may not be his own."
As he spoke, he cautiously looked out for a few times. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he returned to the hall and lowered his voice, "After the abdication of the emperor, he ignored all government affairs, but he never let go of two things: financial power and military power!"
"So the palm of your majesty's hand really feels a little weak!"
Looking at his adopted brother's meaningful expression, Sun Shaozong suddenly realized that Prince Zhongshun was actually the emperor's white glove. No wonder he acted so unscrupulously!
And it was not until this time that Sun Shaozong finally realized that he had actually always underestimated his cheap elder brother - Lin Daiyu's description of "bear skin and fox heart" should actually be attributed to him!
After clearing the suspicion of "huge amounts of wealth of unknown origin", Sun Shaozu ordered a banquet to be set up in the hall, and the two brothers drank happily.
Halfway through, Jia Lian sent someone to deliver half a tiger whip with flowers and thorns. The two men were in high spirits and had no patience for the gimmick of "five sons passing the imperial examinations" and directly asked the chef to barbecue it.
As they were enjoying the meal, Sun Shaozu ordered his concubines in the backyard to come to join in the fun, in order to avoid wasting this half-length of the "tiger whip".
Sun Shaozong tried to persuade him a few times, but when he saw that he could not stop the drunkenness, he pretended to be drunk and left in a hurry.
It was just because this cheap big brother loved to have naked parties after drinking too much - he didn't mind sharing women with Sun Shaozong, but Sun Shaozong just couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart!
Tsk~
The time travelers are not as open-minded as the natives. How can you argue with this?
--Dividing line--
With the power of the "Five Whips" to add to the fun, Sun Shaozong and Ruan Rong naturally spent another sleepless night that night.
The next morning, he yawned all the way to the government office and saw a lot of people gathered outside the gate. Among them, a young woman was kneeling in front of Jia Yucun's carriage, crying and telling something - the woman in mourning clothes and tears was none other than Hu who had cried out for injustice yesterday.
Hot filial piety?
Could it be that Zhou Liang is already dead? !
Sun Shaozong shuddered and all sleepiness disappeared immediately.
He dismounted and quietly approached the circle, just then he heard Jia Yucun say righteously: "The corrupt officials have harmed the people to such an extent! This government cannot sit idly by and do nothing for both moral and legal reasons! Hu, take my name card and go to the Dali Temple to file a complaint - if the Dali Temple refuses to accept the case, I will go to His Majesty and make a direct appeal!"
As he spoke, Jia Yucun bowed upwards at a 45-degree angle, with a look of uprightness and contempt for power.
Mrs. Hu was so grateful that she burst into tears and knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Master Qingtian, thank you, Master Qingtian!"
After the servant handed over Jia Yucun's business card, Mrs. Hu thanked him profusely before hurried away holding the business card.
After Mrs. Hu had gone far away, Jia Yucun leisurely got off the carriage, bowed and smiled at Sun Shaozong, and said, "My dear brother, since you have already arrived, why are you hiding there to watch me make a fool of myself?"
joke?
Combined with what he said yesterday, the scene just now was indeed a bit absurd and ridiculous.
But after hearing the praises all around, how could Sun Shaozong laugh?
I just walked forward and bowed silently, but I didn't know what to say.
Jia Yucun was quite carefree. He pulled him into the government gate under the gaze of the people. Seeing that there was no one around, he said with a little pride: "How is it? Although I can't stand the limelight like you today, I still have a reputation as an honest official, right?"
Without waiting for Sun Shaozong's response, he added sternly, "If this case really involves Wang Qian, I don't want the reputation of being a judge - but what about you, my dear brother? With this worthless life, you will become a mortal enemy with Wang Qian!"
"When you are in the officialdom, you should be cautious and keep things stable. It is not a long-term solution to rush around like you, brother!"
Faced with Jia Yucun's earnest words, Sun Shaozong could only remain silent.
Although these words are not in line with the true values, they are worthy of being called "golden words" in official circles.
only……
In his previous life, he was able to stick to the bottom line as a human being. Now that he has traveled through time to ancient times, is he going to become involved with corrupt officials?
