DAY 1840 The provincial city chores(1/2)
In the history of the empire, there has never been a magician's consort. Unfortunately, that magician was very short-lived. The magician died in the second month of his marriage, leaving behind a large inheritance.
To my princess wife, who would have known that after her husband died, this princess was completely different from the one before. At that time, she became a joke to the entire empire. Many people said that the princess directly turned into a slut.
, in five years, dozens of men became the bed guests of the princess, which made the Magician's Guild very embarrassed. In the end, it almost caused a conflict between the Magician's Guild and the royal family. This time, people were also very
I hope to see the fight between the magician and the princess, and hope that through the fight between the two of them, the magician's union and the royal family will still have troubles like before.
The consort's official title is not low among the nobility of the empire, between a county king and a duke, but this title is only for life, not hereditary. The eldest son of a princess can have a title, but it is only a viscount.
, the second son is even worse. At most, he will be a baron, and he may even be the lowest knight. All of this is possible. Some people say that even if this princess is His Majesty’s favorite,
There is no way. His son can only be the son of a viscount, but Li Cong's son is different. He is an earl. There is a lot of difference in this level. If this continues, it seems that he is still a princess.
It's relatively glossy.
Basically, the princes-in-law in history were all powerful figures in the empire in my generation or my grandfather's generation. He himself was not very successful, so for their future, their fathers asked their own boys to become princes-in-law and become princes.
As a non-staff member of the imperial power, this can be regarded as leaving a way out for his family. As for whether it is feasible, it is not up to him. Children and grandchildren will have their own children and grandchildren. This matter is not something that I can control. In the capital,
Among some big families, only the big families that are about to die will ask the emperor's daughter or granddaughter for their children, but the big families that are in full swing will never let an extra master come to their family.
, she is obviously his daughter-in-law, but she has to salute every time we meet for dinner. It may be ridiculous to say such a thing, but it is true.
However, the father-in-law kowtows to his daughter-in-law. This happened in the early years of the empire. Now it is very different from before. Now the system of the princess mansion has basically been established, that is, the princess gets married.
In the end, she did not marry off at all. Instead, she married the consort, so there was a princess mansion. In name, the princess was the head of the family, and the consort was just an accessory to the family. Of course, the princess could only be
If you have a husband, no matter how noble you are, you can only have one husband, and this cannot be changed.
These are all ordinary princes-in-law, not the kind of real powerful princes-in-law. A prince-in-law like Li Cong has a magician's guild behind him as his substitute. Li Cong is a dual-line magician. In short,
He went from level three to level five magician in one month. It can be said that he has entered the ranks of intermediate magicians. Such a person is definitely a very powerful person in the magician's union where many geniuses gather.
People can make the Magicians Guild regard this guy as a benchmark. In fact, the Magicians Guild also regards Li Cong as their future star. At the beginning, they only took a fancy to Li Cong's dual magic talent. Now look at it.
Li Cong's progress was so rapid that he immediately rose to the star of tomorrow. Many people said that Li Cong might be the president of the Magician's Guild of the next generation of magicians. Regarding this rumor, the Magician's Guild also chose to acquiesce.
Indeed, if Li Cong develops at his current rate, he will definitely enter the ranks of a sixth-level magician in one year, a seventh-level magician in ten years, and an eighth-level magician in thirty years.
The combat power of a dual-system magician cannot be compared to that of a ninth-level magician. Fifty years from now, Li Cong may be a ninth-level dual-system magician. Although he cannot compare with a tenth-level magician, Li Cong will definitely be a ninth-level magician.
He was one of the strongest among them. If Li Cong could not be the president of the Magicians Guild at that time, then the Magicians Guild would be too lackluster.
That night, the princess stayed in the most luxurious VIP building in the center of the province. Because of the princess's arrival, the VIP building was directly booked by the Governor's Mansion. This was also for the princess's safety. All the more than 300 rooms in the entire VIP building were occupied.
There are no guests, and even the boss and waiters in the VIP building are all people from the Governor's Mansion. For the safety of the princess, Governor Harman can be said to have made great efforts.
Harman is a typical official, wearing the meticulous attire of a second-grade governor of the empire. As the highest administrator within a radius of thousands of miles, Harman is undoubtedly not very competent in these years, but this guy has a lot of right in the capital.
The prime minister serves as his backer. When the right prime minister was still the governor-general, Harman was the right prime minister's master. Now from the right prime minister to the right prime minister, it can be said that one person is inferior to ten thousand people. He has also followed the rising tide.
Now that he has taken the position of governor, he is already over a hundred years old this year, but for a seventh-level warrior, this is his middle age. In recent years, he has lost interest in cultivation due to political reasons.
I don’t have any ideas anymore. What I’m thinking about now is how to climb up. He has seen a few princesses, but he doesn’t feel anything anymore. The reason why he is so excited this time is because of Li Cong. Who is Li Cong?
Erman knew best that Li Cong was a very important figure in his future rise.
Harman is very aware of the power of the magician union. Although there are very few magicians who hold high-ranking positions in the court, once one appears, it will definitely be a powerful figure. Why are there no high-ranking officials among the magicians?
Well, that's because these magicians are arrogant. They won't look down on those high-ranking officials at all. In their eyes, they are the most noble people in the world. Those so-called high-ranking officials are just a bunch of rubbish.
"My Lord Governor, the princess has already made arrangements. I have also asked several of the princess's followers, and I can say that the arrangements are very satisfactory. In addition, the news from the earl has also been sent back.
There seems to be some problem." He Zhu, the steward of the Governor's Mansion, is a man in his fifties. Because he is just an ordinary person, he has already entered his final years at this age. However, because of the care of the Governor,
, this guy's life is still very good. As the saying goes, a third-grade official in front of the prime minister's door. Although Harman is a second-grade governor, he is also a frontier official here, which is really very good.
Yes, Harman had handed over the reception of the princess to this guy before. It seemed that the princess was very satisfied with the reception work. She gave this guy a good comment.
"What? Is there something going on with the earl?" Originally, Hal had her eyes closed, because when she was not good enough, she would always look into the eyes of the right minister to get some information. It can be said that she saw it back then.
The eye method was still very successful. Today, he didn't want his subordinates to look at him like that, and might see his secrets, so he often closed his eyes when listening to his subordinates speak.
In this way, they have no way to guess. As for their expressions, they never change. Indeed, Harman's method is still very good.
"The earl seems not as enthusiastic about the princess as other princes-in-law. The news our people conveyed is that the earl's daily life is still the same as before, and nothing has changed because of the arrival of the princess. Also, the earl
Your Excellency already had a wife before, and there is no way to compare her family and other things with the princess, but the Lord Earl loves that lady very much, and the old lady in the Earl's Mansion doesn't seem to like the princess very much. In short, for the princess
They didn't show any corresponding joy at the arrival." This guy summed up the other news and said.
"Haha. This is a normal thing. How many counts are there in the Empire? More than a thousand? But there are at least hundreds of them who are not as powerful as me without a title. Our Earl is not only the Empire
A first-class earl is, more importantly, a magician, and a dual-line magician. My friends in the capital all said that among the younger generation of magicians, this boy is like a leading figure. Such a person will become a
It is not unusual to become the president of the Magician's Guild, so people are naturally not that eager for princesses. This is a normal thing. Regarding our desire to do business with the Earl's Cao Family Firm.
What did they say about the matter?" He also knew a little about Li Cong's wealth, but Li Cong had his own way. It would be difficult for him to mix those elixirs and magic arrows, but the food trade was a matter of course.
He has an absolute advantage. If he is willing to cooperate with me, he will not have to worry about printing money in the future. Although he is a very famous governor, he is also worried about money behind the scenery.
"When we went there, the Cao Family Trading Company had already sold a lot of grain, and now there isn't much left. However, after reading the Governor's handwriting, the Earl still took out one million tons of grain from the stockpile and gave it to us.
, this amount is enough for our own grain stores for half a year. The earl has already said that he will give us more food in six months." He Shou was very satisfied with the earl's face.
The expression on the Governor's face was also very satisfying. After all, even if he didn't give me face, there was nothing the Governor could do to him.
"Very good, their wedding is coming soon. Our etiquette must not be short. By the way, the gift sent to the princess today will be increased by 20%." I received millions of tons of food for my birthday.
I am very happy. The grain trading is just like what Li Cong said. The profit is not very good, but the influence is huge. You will definitely not lose money by doing this business, so the governor will also do this business, not just the governor.
Sir, even many people in the provincial capital like this business of ensuring harvests despite droughts and floods. There is absolutely nothing wrong with establishing a good relationship with a big financier like Li Cong as early as possible. I know many big grain merchants, but there are a few of them.
How can I easily get a million tons for myself, then I won’t waste their lives?
He Zhu nodded and went down. On the way, he was thinking about whether the governor's bet was a bit too big. You must know that there are rules for gifts from officials and other people, so you can't just do it casually.
Changed, just like this princess, the gift of one hundred thousand taels of silver from the governor for marriage is considered good. Even if the consort is in his own territory, the gift of three hundred thousand taels of silver is enough. Who knows that the governor has sent eight hundred thousand taels of silver?
One hundred thousand silver. If you add 20% to this, it will be over one million. Although it is possible now, who knows what will happen in the future. However, the masters naturally have no slaves to make decisions about their affairs. The slaves
You only need to do the work yourself, and you don't need to worry about the rest. He Zhu immediately asked his servants to get some good things from the treasury and send them over.
He Zhu just returned to his room and was ready to rest for a while. You must know that slaves like them have very little rest time. Don't mention weekends. Even if the master needs you during the Chinese New Year, you have to come there quickly.
, you can't mess with things like this. It's easy to take a rest as soon as you have a break, just like now, but less than a minute after you lay down, someone came and knocked on the door.
Although the butler is very kind and has no temper in front of the master, he is also very dignified in front of these servants. Damn it, someone came to call me just as I lay down.
He obviously doesn't want to let himself rest. He knows these things clearly. If the master calls, even if he is too sleepy to stand up, he still has to pinch himself and rush over to do things. People outside will also say that the master calls.
Yes, if you don’t say anything now, it’s definitely not the master’s business. As long as it’s not the master’s business, there is nothing major in this house that you can do.
"Who doesn't understand the rules? I just wanted to take a good rest. What happened to the house?" He Zhu cursed and came out. When he saw his apprentice at the door, his anger was reduced three times. This kid has never been angry since he was a child.
My father, Meiniang, picked it up by myself. She has been quite filial to me over the years, and she has been trained by me to be very polite, and it is impossible for her to act recklessly because of such and such problems.
"Master, I'm not here to disturb your rest. I also know that you have been busy all day. Things here are really urgent. Without you, we really can't do it." The boy saw He Zhu's face.
You can tell what's going on by the expressions on their faces. On the surface, the two of them are master and apprentice, but in fact they are no different from father and son.
"Okay, okay. Stop talking nonsense. What's going on?" He Zhu said impatiently. He was really sleepy now. He hadn't slept for a while all day and night. He was even an iron man now.
My son has to take a nap too.
"Master, someone from the Earl's Mansion in Ningcheng, Xinjiang in the south, has sent someone to deliver a gift. This is our third young master's birthday gift this month. There is nothing else. I will just ask someone to put it in the warehouse.
But what this Earl asked someone to bring was twenty cartloads of silver. What do you think we should do about this?" This guy said with a depressed look on his face. The governor is not the kind of official with a clean sleeve. Although the whole government and the public are not very good,
**, but they will all get by. The usual walking around is inevitable, but this is the first time I have to directly pull money.
These few words made He Zhu feel sleepy immediately. It's not surprising that he actually sent money here openly. It was still twenty cars, and one car only had eight boxes. This is 24,000 taels of silver.
, twenty carts is 480,000 taels of silver. What is this Earl's Mansion doing? Why does it have to send money so quickly? This amount is really too big. Generally speaking, it is a happy occasion at the level of the governor and the earl.
For such things as the festival, at most tens of thousands of taels of silver can be used to deal with it. How could he send so much? He Zhu didn't know what to do.
"Don't make a fuss about this matter and go out. Ask the people at the concierge to bring the people from the Earl's Mansion in through the side door. Then you can settle them first. I'll go to the master to ask what's going on and what's going on over there.
We'd better not act rashly." He Zhu's idea was quite correct, and he was not reprimanded for this.
"Master, I see that the people in the Earl's Mansion are really ignorant. Why do they need to give money? Our house has never confiscated gifts larger than this. Why don't they know how to use silver notes?"
The boy muttered something before leaving. Unexpectedly, just this sentence got He Zhu kicked in the face. The master often beat and scolded him when he was a child, but since he grew up, the master has no time to do anything. Today
What's going on?
"Boy, forget it if you say that today. If you say that again tomorrow, I will give you a slap in the face. Do you still think that now is the best time for us in the entire province? No, let me tell you, this count is super
Earl Pin, do you know what super grade is? It means those who are above the first grade. Our master has been around for a lifetime, and with the promotion of the right minister, this is the second grade. The earl is only the second grade at most.
Ten years old. He is already a top grader. He will soon be the son-in-law of His Majesty the Emperor. Can our master compare with him? That is impossible. The most important thing is that he is a magician. You will not forget our young master.
You offended a magician and had him beaten into a pig's head and sent back, right? The master is very concerned about the relationship with the Earl's Mansion. Please be more careful what you say to me in the future." He Zhu still has a lot of things to do now.
Do it. Otherwise, I will definitely follow the boy and talk about these things.
The boy touched his butt. He seemed to have learned a lot today. When he went out to receive the people from the Earl's Mansion, he used the highest etiquette, even though the masters couldn't do anything.
He moved, but he used the best within his scope of responsibility. Unfortunately, the expressions of these people have not changed much. Maybe they have had better tea than this in the Earl's Palace before.
At this time, this kid thought that it was fortunate that the master reminded us, otherwise we would have suffered a lot.
Harman here is also just getting ready to take a rest. Damn it, he has obtained a lot of good medicine in recent times. Anyway, he has nothing to do today so he asked his concubine from the tenth room to come to his place to take care of him. In fact,
To be continued...