Chapter 038: All brothers
Before Zhou Shixian could speak, Zhuzi on the side became anxious first. When he was short of money, the prince-consin finally gave him a big gift, why didn't he want it?
Zhou Shixian's expression remained unchanged and he was still respectful: "Shixian listened to the Empress's orders."
"I have accepted this thousand two hundred taels of silver, just to think it is the annual silver that was locked up in advance," the queen smiled sweetly, "There are those forty-four pearls, I won't be polite to you, I will take it away. You can take the rest back as military expenses, especially those big rubies and big sapphires, which are rare things. The Nandu is prosperous, and you can make people take action slowly and you can sell it at a good price. Don't throw three people away if you don't act like two."
That is to say, the queen only charges 10,000 for about 40,000 to 50,000, and the amount that can be used as cash is only 1,200 taels of silver.
Zhou Shixian felt more respect for the queen and said loudly: "I followed the imperial edict, but only those small golden croakers, three or two, I can't use them here. Instead, it should be very easy to use for rewarding people. I also ask the Empress to reward them."
After hearing what he said, the queen picked up the list and took a look, and made a decision.
"Then let's add two or five," the queen smiled and slashed in the air with her hands, "We're half of each of us."
"Yes," Zhou Shixian agreed with a smile, "Put everything on the silver cart. Please point to someone, and then negotiate with the Ministry of War in the future."
"There is only a palace maid who manages the accounting around me," the queen pointed at Zhuzi and said, "I finally have money to take care of myself for the blessing of the prince-consort."
The beads were relieved, and there were a lot of gold, silver and pearls added together, so they followed Zhou Shixian happily.
Princess Changping has been holding it in until now. When she saw them going out, she ran to Queen Zhou and dragged a small stool to sit down.
"My grandma, what good things did he bring to you?" she asked in an itchy way.
Queen Zhou smiled and said nothing, and only handed her the list that Zhou Shixian presented.
The princess looked at it for a while and returned it to Queen Zhou with satisfaction.
"My mother doesn't want his stuff, I'm leaving it for him to do military expenses, I understand it," she asked curiously, "Why did Pearl take him again?"
"The forty-four pearls together should be beads with neat colors, which is very rare." Empress Zhou stroked her daughter's hair and said, "Is it good to make a bead crown for you to wear when you are out of the house? Just treat it as a recruit from their family."
So that's it. Princess Changping was both shy and happy. Na Zheng was a must-have for the princess's wedding ceremony, but unfortunately she was interrupted by Li Zicheng's approach.
"Then my mother said she didn't want his money and left it to him for use in Nanjing." She lowered her head and said, "Will he still use him to fight when he arrives in Nanjing?"
Queen Zhou took her hand and patted her gently.
"What kind of person do you think you, the prince consort, are you?"
"I...I don't know."
Queen Zhou looked at the window frame in the room, thought for a while before speaking again.
"When Taizu and Chengzu, there were still a few outstanding children among the prince-consorts. After he arrived at Emperor Renzong, he never saw any talented people again, and the rules gradually became different. The prince-consorts could no longer hold actual positions. Apart from receiving a 2,000-stone Lumi, he never heard of anything else. Look at your uncle Gong Yonggu, who is a very good person, still holds a false position until he dies."
Princess Changping also knows some of these things.
"I never expected that there is a Zhou Shixian now. Although I have no knowledge, I know that there is nothing in this way, which is a real anomaly. When it comes to leading troops, your father is now the only one who is reliable and trustworthy. Think about it, even if he is a person like him, will your father let him be idle even if he arrives in Nanjing?"
Princess Changping was both proud and worried when she heard this.
What is proud of is that which girl doesn’t want her husband to be a hero that everyone admires? What they are worried about is that the war is in danger, and there is no eyes on the sword and gun. I wonder if he can be lucky in the world of man and heaven, and what happens to misfortune turns into good fortune?
"If that's the case, I hope God will bless him and calm down Li Zicheng and other things."
"It's not that easy," said Empress Zhou. "In war, it seems that people are fighting each other. In fact, the money behind the scenes are fighting each other. All the money is fighting! When Master Wanli was at the age of Wanli, there was money in the treasury. After three major levies, the silver in the military expenditure was like water. In addition, the wedding and building a palace for King Fu, the sea was exhausted. If there was any trouble in the future, the situation would be no longer good."
The princess was a little worried and asked quickly, "Then the money that my mother left him is enough for him to fight for a while, right?"
"How... how do you tell you?" Queen Zhou smiled, "Let me say that, some time ago, Li Zicheng broke Tongguan and rushed to the capital. Your father wanted to transfer Wu Sangui's Guanning troops to the capital to serve the king. Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang asked for a million yuan salary."
Princess Changping was shocked and sat upright.
"We can't help with war. If we can save money, we can save a little. Even if they don't say it, they understand it in their hearts. Knowing that we know how to be polite to them is better than anything else."
Princess Changping knew that Ah Niang was teaching her intentionally or unintentionally how to get along with her husband in the future, and nodded silently.
On the order of the queen, she went downstairs to handle the handover beads, but could not hear these words. Now her mind was full of money.
According to the prince-consort, these money are all loaded on the silver cart with "Xin" downstairs. Now, when handling the handover with Ruan Ming, you must take out the property granted by the prince-consort and put it in a separate box, keep the account book, and then lock it with a big lock and hide the key on the strap of the inner skirt. Only then can you get the money and get it done.
Unfortunately, not only the empress, but also the princesses who came to handle the handover were also ordered to handle the handover.
Since we are all here to share the money, then there is a point of attention for whoever comes first.
"The re-establishment of the internal transportation warehouse is a royal event and is of great importance!" said the king earnestly: "When our family goes up first, we will understand the delivery of the beads and you can take over the empress's body."
What Wang Chengen said was a regular task, but Zhuzi didn't think so. After all, there were so many things in the car. What if Wang Chengen took them away and there was not enough left for the Empress, what should I do?
She has been with the queen for a long time and has seen many things. She is intriguing in the harem. When dividing things, she often says that it is better to start first, otherwise it will be difficult to get things back. Especially, Eunuch Wang always emphasizes that the internal transportation warehouse. Once gold and silver are entered into his warehouse, can it be released again?
"Eunuch Wang, I should have listened to you," Zhuzi said with a sweet smile, "But this time, the money was not paid by the Ministry of Revenue, but by my princess's son-in-law."
Chapter completed!