Chapter 850: Dragon and Tiger Fight (Part 1)

On the way to Jiubeizi Mansion, Li Nai thought of countless remarks and explained the gifts he had been to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, but he couldn't even make sense.

Nowadays, there are not many other people, and there are many fence-bearers. Not to mention others, even when the Sichuan Governor Nian Gengyao, who is now in Beijing two years ago, was not a single one.

But I understand these words in my heart, but it is difficult to express them.

Unexpectedly, Prince Ninth did not give him any chance to explain.

After arriving at Jiubeizi Mansion, Li Nai was first led to the side hall by the housekeeper for an hour, without a mouthful of tea, only two servants guarding the door.

Then, the late Ninth Prince came over.

After Li Nai knelt down to pay his respects, he did not scream, and cursed with alcohol, "Now the world has changed, and this slave's curse is bigger than that of the master. If I hadn't sent someone to invite you, I'm afraid you wouldn't remember this little temple! Go back and ask you, is it because I'm confused or lard is so heartbroken, and I'm playing with you. For more than ten years, even raising a dog should be raised."

Li Nai was scolded so much that he couldn't say anything to his mouth when he wanted to defend himself.

Because the Ninth Prince was scolding and did not mention the use of Prince Yong's birthday ceremony. At this time, the Ninth Prince was drunk and Li Nai did not dare to contradict him.

"I'll tell you back, don't be careless. I'll consider my identity and challenge me. I'm not bad at all. I want to change to the company, but it depends on how I feel!" The Ninth Prince continued, his voice was already a bit violent.

Thinking that the Ninth Prince was famous for his vengeful nature, Li Nai felt a sudden blow in his heart and hurriedly said, "Jiu Master, it was a slave who was so lard that he was confused in the capital, and he violated the Ninth Master's taboo. If you don't do the slave's father's affairs, please ask Jiu Master to understand."

He said and kowtowed.

The bluestone slabs on the house that touched the forehead were covered with blood in a short while.

The Ninth Prince had no intention of venting anger, and yelled to Li Nai a few words, shouting that he would "double his filial piety next year, causing someone to coax him out of Jiubeizi Mansion.

At some point, the north wind had stopped and snowflakes were rising from the sky.

Li Nai rode on the horse and felt the coldness was biting.

Filial piety is "double"? Nowadays, the old rules of every year have made people breathe, let alone "double".

In Prince Yong's mansion, the fourth prince frowned and looked at the red sandals Guanyin on the desk, with no joy on his face.

The Guanyin in front of me is considered to be the favorite of the Fourth Prince, and is particularly outstanding at this year's birthday gift. But when I thought of this gift from the Li family of Suzhou Weaving Mansion, the Fourth Prince's good mood disappeared.

Humph, the Li family has been rich in wealth over the years with the responsibilities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and dominating the salt administration of Lianghuai.

The fourth prince felt a little anxious and stopped looking at the red sandals Guanyin, and waved his hand to lift it down.

At this time, an eunuch replied at the door: "Your Majesty, the Master of the Concubine, and the Master of the Concubine sent me to deliver the message. It is said that the Concubine was a little unhappy."

The fourth prince became more and more unhappy when he heard this.

In this mansion, just like his cold face, the illness of the concubine Nian clan is also an old problem.

However, he still asked someone to take his famous post immediately and ask someone to the Imperial Hospital.

He held the book himself and read it for a while. It was almost time for the imperial physician to arrive, so he moved to Nian's yard.

Nian is a happy person, not a disease.

The moment he heard the imperial physician's diagnosis, the fourth prince raised his eyebrows and felt a little happy.

If there is anything different between the Fourth Prince's family in the same year, then it is the young prince produced by the Nian clan.

For a moment, the fourth prince looked at Nian with a softer look, and there was a little more anger in his words. Since he had a body, he should take a good rest and take care of his baby. It was so scary to think about it.

Even the smart Nian, who has always been smart, was stunned. He blushed and kept proclaiming that he just thought it was a disease that caused his bloodline to be blocked. Who would have thought it would be?

The Fourth Fujin stood beside him, looking at the Fourth Prince's appearance when he was waiting for Nian, smiling, but his chest was really blocked...

In early November, the emperor returned to Beijing from Changchun Garden.

Cao Yong’s memorial on farming did not leave it on the desk for long, so he asked the Sixteenth Prince to make a special trip to Kangxi.

When Cao Yong knew that the Sixteenth Prince had sold his farming to the Fourth Prince, he knew that he had no choice.

A good contribution can only be given before the results are revealed.

But it was a coincidence that Kangxi claimed to be a "benevolent monarch" and was still very concerned about the proposal to let the people have enough food. Otherwise, he would not have let the governors and governors of various provinces try to plant new rice seeds every year over the years.

The last day after the memorial was handed over, the sixteenth prince came to pass the imperial edict, and Kangxi summoned Cao Yong's meeting.

Cao Yong thought about it and said that the root of the order was probably the farming memorial, so he brought the essay he recorded in the villa.

Unexpectedly, when Kangxi saw Cao Yong, he did not talk about the arable land, and said a few homely things.

Cao Yong responded carefully. Kangxi looked at him for a while, not knowing whether he was looking at Cao Yong's slightly dark face or looking at others through him.

Seeing that he didn't mention anything else, Cao Yong breathed a sigh of relief.

If this old man mentioned two million taels in three years, wouldn’t it be a dilemma for Cao Yong?

Ding You was at home, and he had to take out his errands and was worried about whether the emperor had enough money to spend. That would be so unfair.

The expenses in this palace are like flowing water. Not to mention the other side, the birthday gift "given" by the concubine Wang a few days ago would be worth 18,000 taels of silver.

What is the use of bonsai inlaid with gems?

It was still under the ashes, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs has to pay more than 100,000 taels of silver every year to do this.

Cao Yong just complained in his heart and did not have the interest to talk too much. Kangxi rarely mentioned money, and of course he did not ask for trouble.

Only before leaving, Kangxi asked the Sixteenth Prince: "I heard that the Ministry of Revenue wants to pay the money from the bank, has it been paid?"

The sixteenth prince leaned over and replied, "I have already paid 800,000 taels first, and I have to pay another 800,000 in the middle of the month."

When Kangxi heard this, his brows were much more relaxed, nodded, and sent them down.

The Ministry of Revenue wanted to make money, Cao Yong also heard from the Sixteenth Prince mention it a few days ago.

After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Cao Yong asked, "What has the Ministry of Revenue used for pledge?"

The sixteenth prince smiled and said, "What can the Ministry of Revenue have? There are some things in Sanku and Cangchang Yamen. The rice, grain and beans in the Cangchang Yamen are all subdivided, ensuring that the people in the capital are chewed and cannot be used at will. Sanku and Cangbao are empty, and there are some things in the Satin Pie and Dye Library. The Fourth brother did not make any embarrassment and directly canceled the pledge period and allowed a few days to sell the satin and dyes to offset the loan of 800,000 taels of silver."

"Who can swallow the goods of 800,000 taels of silver?" Cao Yong heard this, thinking of the royal family in the capital, shook his head, and said, "Even if the Ninth Prince and Prince Jian are richer, they can't swallow these goods, and they are afraid they will lose their bid."

The sixteenth prince nodded and said, "I think so too. In the royal family, there are many empty shelves. There are more than 100,000 yuan in the capital. Even if the rich family pays this large amount of money, they still have to rely on those big merchants. However, if they release these satin and dyes at once, it will cause chaos in the industry, price plummets, and the risk is a bit high. I have already thought about it and divide the fabric and dye into 50,000 yuan, and a few small portions of 100,000 yuan in silver. Let's find someone slowly if the rest."

Cao Yong's mind flashed out and said to the sixteenth prince: "When it comes to merchants, I remember something. The head of the Cheng family in Yangzhou arrived in Beijing a few days ago, and it seems that he has not left yet. If their family could swallow this batch of goods, they would not have to break it into pieces. Otherwise, they would be divided and attracted several companies to participate in the transaction and compete for the first time to reduce prices for profits, and it would be difficult for the bank to sell the remaining things to a good price."

When the sixteenth prince heard this, his eyes lit up and said, "The Cheng family, the richest man in Jiangnan? OK, okay. Didn't it mean that Han Jiang has a relative with their family? Then let Han Jiang post a post to them..."

Before the two envoys told Han Jiang's arrangement, Cheng Mengkun, the head of the Cheng family, had already taken Cheng Mengxian to Han's house to visit his niece Han Jiang.

Cheng Mengkun went to Beijing this time, and it was on the surface that he had handed over an errand with the Office of the Internal Affairs, but in fact it was for the auction of the Office of the Internal Affairs Bank.

Cheng Mengkun was deeply impressed by the bidding for "the dragon raised its head" in the past few years. The bank was not very disturbing this time, but it also aroused Cheng Mengkun's curiosity.

Cheng Mengkun was a little disappointed about Cheng Mengxian's previous involvement in the dispute between Li and Sun families. However, there was no severe punishment on the surface, but only reduced Cheng Mengxian from the position of a major deacon to become an ordinary deacon.

The maintenance of interpersonal relationships in the capital was also adjusted from Yangzhou to make up for it.

Although Cheng Mengxian was not feeling well, he also knew that this treatment was considered light.

After all, when he was in the capital, he did not represent himself, but also the huge Cheng family behind him.

When Han Jiang heard that the two uncles were coming, he brought a little joy to the front yard to meet the guests.

Cheng Mengxian will not talk about it anymore, his relative's uncle; although Cheng Mengkun is his cousin, he has been kind to Han Jiang.

After seeing Jiali, Cheng Mengkun didn't talk much, and asked about the bank auction directly.

Han Jiang had four posts in his hand, one of which was given to Cheng Mengxian early. So when they mentioned this, Han Jiang was not surprised and said briefly what he knew.

"It's all a secret mark? What if there is a block mark on it?" Cheng Mengkun asked out a question in his heart after hearing this.

Those who participated in the auction were either royal family or lords from the capital. Cheng Mengkun was determined to join in, but he was afraid that he would not have enough weight. After delaying his efforts, he was still angry.

Han Jiang shook his head and said, "Although it was a secret bid, he wanted to call the bid in the end. The person who monitored the surveillance selected one of them from the clan general, and would also ask the emperor to point out the inner officials."

Regarding the bank, Han Jiang was not good at explaining it in detail, but thought that some of the bids started at a high price in this auction, and even the Prince's Mansion might not be able to afford it.

In order to prevent the miscarriage, Han Jiang thought for a while and said, "If my uncle is interested, prepare more money, maybe he can check for a leak." At this point, she turned around and whispered to the maid, took out the other two invitations in her hand and handed them to the two uncles.

One portion of the Cheng family is enough, and the remaining two portions are for her cousin, so it is useless to keep this thing. If this thing can be transferred to a merchant family with good relationships with the Cheng family, it will be a great charity.

Cheng Mengxian had heard what his niece said and said to Cheng Mengkun: "Brother, it's better that they are all clan relatives. As long as Jiangnan and Shanxi are not involved, our Cheng family may be able to occupy a big deal and have two big deals. When the Internal Affairs Office traded the business roads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs back then, these guys raised the price. How much money can this prince's mansion have? How much money can we compare with our Cheng family?"

This was a bit arrogant, but it was also true. Cheng Mengkun touched his beard, nodded, and said, "If the opportunity is good, it would be no big deal for our family to mix it up. There are thousands of people in the family who can't live by relying on their parents."

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at Han Jiangshi, and said, "Wenqi, if you really have the opportunity to make money, you can also make a profit, right? Following you, you won't be able to suffer a loss."

Han Jiang said: "My uncle is kind, and my niece is grateful. But I have a small population here, so it's useless to ask for so much money. It's enough to use it. Now Daoxiang Village and banks have all dividends, which are enough for my niece to chew it."

Seeing that she was unintentionally, Cheng Mengkun didn't say much and turned the topic aside...

With the expectations of the clans, the auction day finally ushered in.

The venue this time is still in an idle warehouse in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

I had already made people clean up in advance, and the upper and lower floors were all set up as hidden private rooms.

Each clan shareholder, plus three related friends, and four families are in one room. The posts posted to each shareholder were distinguished by the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, so there will be no disputes or confusion in this private room arrangement, and it will be orderly.

According to the time of the post, after arriving at the venue, the Ministry of Internal Affairs introduced the corresponding private room with "Yizi" hanging.

His post reads the words "Yizi-A". The "Yizi" in front is the order of Cao Yong among bank shareholders and is the thirteenth shareholder of the bank. The words behind are the symbols of the post of a friend.

There were several people in the private room, namely Cao Xiang, Cao Xun's brothers, and Fengde from the Old Shangshu Mansion.
To be continued...