prosperous age

Chapter 264
"Tell me about your family arranging your marriage. When did you make the marriage?"

Lu Bing didn't have anything difficult to ask. He asked the person concerned first, and the people below would also send news from Nanjing, and the authenticity could be confirmed by the two-phase photo.

Although Wei Guangde was surprised, he still told what he knew, the marriage should be decided after the general examination and before the palace examination.

Hearing this, Lu Bing just rubbed his chin and nodded slightly.

"Uncle Lu, if you don't 'invite' me here, you don't mean to care about my marriage."

Wei Guangdehu questioned.

"Of course not. It's just that I heard about it. After all, it involves the Duke of the dynasty."

Lu Bing replied very casually that the news of Wei Guangde's marriage had already spread in Jiujiang Mansion. After all, there was no way to hide it, and there was no need to hide it.

Wei Guangde didn't think too much about it either, he thought it might be the news from the secret agent of Jinyiwei in Jiujiang Mansion, so Lu Bing just asked casually.

"Then Uncle Lu, I'm here to come to Beizhen Fusi."

Wei Guangde mentioned that he was captured by his people, but that posture didn't look like inviting someone.

"Hehe, the people below misunderstood what I meant, and I guess it's also my fault."

Lu Bing was quite open and aboveboard, thinking that he only told his followers to invite people secretly, it seemed that he had been ordered to hire people for errands in the past, and he thought his subordinates knew it wrong, so naturally he would not put the blame on his subordinates, generous top took this pot.

In fact, he said that it was his own problem, so what can Wei Guangde do, he can only swallow his anger, this is the case with the superiors and inferiors.

"Speaking of business, how much money did you pay for that house?"

Suddenly, Lu Bing asked.

Wei Guangde blinked, and instantly came to his senses, the Emperor Jiajing knew that he spent a lot of money to buy the house, and the money for buying the house was from corruption.

But soon, Wei Guangde was relieved.

How long have you been an official?

Did you handle any money during this period?

No, naturally there are good reasons to explain that he did not embezzle a single coin from the court, so he replied without haste: "One thousand and 500 taels of silver, real gold and silver, passed through the hands of the dentist."

"Cash on delivery?"

Lu Bing continued to ask.

"Yes, I came from Jiujiang, and the money was put in the carriage. After all, no one in Beijing recognized Jiangxi's meeting ticket."

Wei Guangde nodded hastily, explaining that the silver was brought from his hometown.

"Delivered at the house?"

"Yes, after paying the money, the landlord only took out the deed, and asked the dental bank to help transfer the title to the Daxing County Government. Is there any problem?"

Wei Guangde was very satisfied with that house. Although it wasn't too big, it was well-equipped, and it wasn't expensive in Beijing's inner city.

But now, Lu Bing, the head of Jinyiwei, kept asking him about buying the house, so Wei Guangde had to guess that there might be tricks in the house.

Lu Bing nodded when he heard the words, then closed his eyes slightly and thought for a while, Wei Guangde was a little anxious on the side.

What would I do if I spent 500 taels to buy a house with a lawsuit?
The person who sold the house at the beginning can say that the main family is an official who has returned to his hometown after returning to his official position, so he will deal with the house in the capital.

In other words, people took the silver and left long ago.

Even if the house was rented by that person, the owner of the house should come to him, why did he come to Jinyiwei?
Unless that house belongs to Lu Bing?
Wei Guangde made another bold guess, but right now he only felt his heart ache even more.

With his slender arms and legs, can he twist Lu Bing better?
The answer is definitely no, he can't do others, and then the 500 taels of silver were in vain.

No, I will go to the tooth shop when I go back, and I will call the chief of Nanxunfang and others to talk about this matter carefully. They are guarantors. If there is a problem with their transaction, they will be responsible, and none of them will run away. , at least to recover most of the losses.

Wei Guangde thought hard in his heart.

There are many traps in buying a house in later generations, and I didn't expect the simple ancient people to do the same.

"Uncle Lu, but is there any lawsuit about the house my nephew bought?"

Seeing Lu Bing open his eyes, Wei Guangde immediately asked in a low voice.

"It's a little troublesome, but it's not a big deal. Your house has been signed by the Daxing County Government, so naturally it won't be a big problem."

Hearing Lu Bing's words, Wei Guangde instantly became refreshed.

The meaning of Lu Bing's words is very clear. The house he bought is fine, but there may be tricks on the seller's side, and the house purchase contract between them is still valid.

As long as you are not cheated, you will lose everything.

Wei Guangde thought in his heart that the previous nervous mood had calmed down again.

"What's the matter with the little nephew's house, and you still have to work for your boss?"

Wei Guangde was offended by curiosity at the moment, so he asked cautiously.

When he asked, he was already mentally prepared to be rejected, but fortunately, Lu Bing didn't shake his head and refuse to tell him.

"Your house was indeed an official's house in the past, but after committing a crime, the person has now gone to Yulin, the family property is confiscated, and the house deed is handed over to the Dirty Penalty Treasury.

In the transaction some time ago, only 300 taels of silver was written on the treasury account for buying a house, and you should know the rest.”

Lu Bing looked at Wei Guangde with a half-smile and nodded his head slightly.

"I won't have to pay the rest of the money, right? I should tell the emperor to catch rats, and dare to be greedy for the emperor's money."

Wei Guangde naturally understood that the mansion he co-authored was bought at low prices and sold at high prices by the courtiers, playing a trick of empty-handed white wolves, no wonder they didn't care about whether to sell or not.

If you can't sell it, just keep hanging it in the dirty penalty vault.

In fact, Wei Guangde also felt that it was strange at the beginning. The officials who returned home from the post did not know how to be flexible.

Thinking about it now, there is really a problem.

"Do you think there will be any results if you report it like this? It's not about asking the little ones below to take the blame. If you don't accept it, you will be killed directly. If you report it and commit suicide in fear of crime, it's over."

Lu Bing pouted and said.

Still thinking in his heart, Wei Guangde is still a little immature, and he is a little impatient when it comes to his own interests, worried that he will be extorted another sum of money.

Since Lu Bing was personally responsible for this matter, naturally he wouldn't let it go so easily, no matter what, he had to catch a big fish to be worth his shot, right?

Emperor Jiajing advocated Taoism, and naturally spent a lot of money on the way to practice, and the money in the inner court was also stretched.

At this time, if he could catch two big rats for the emperor and find a lot of money, he would be very happy.

The dirty and fine treasury belongs to the Ministry of Households in name, but it is one of the internal treasuries. In addition to supplying the inner court, part of the income will be used by the government offices of various ministries.

When the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beijing, especially during the reconstruction of the imperial palace, in order to meet the needs of the royal family, various institutions, warehouses, workshops, etc. were established between the imperial city and the Forbidden City, hence the name Xishiku Street.

At that time, there were ten royal warehouses, and the names of these ten warehouses were: A Ziku, B Ziku, C Ziku, D Ziku, E Ziku, Carrier Warehouse, Guangying Warehouse, Guanghui Warehouse, Guangji Warehouse, and Stolen Penalty Warehouse.

These warehouses store a variety of materials, which are looted from all over the country.

The "Aziku" stores some medicinal materials, such as black plum, indigo flower, yellow dan, green vitriol, comfrey, gallnut, etc. These medicinal materials were collected from Zhejiang and other provinces for exclusive use by the royal family;

"Yiziku" mainly stores all kinds of paper (including Zouben paper, Luanbang paper, Zhongjia paper, etc.) and fat jackets sent from various provinces;
The "C Character Bank" mainly stores the natural silk floss, Heluo silk string, five-color barren silk and cotton velvet collected from Shandong, Henan, Shuntian and other prefectures every year. At that time, "the winter clothes of internal officials, The flowers of the sergeant's cloth are taken from here and given here";
"Ting Ziku" stores raw lacquer, tung oil, white hemp, yellow wax, cowhide, deerskin, fish gelatin, raw and cooked building iron, etc., "for the imperial prison, the internal official prison, etc.

"Wuziku" mainly stores armor, bows, arrows, knives and other weapons unearthed from Henan and other provinces;
The "transportation warehouse" mainly stores yellow and white raw silk produced in Zhejiang, Sichuan, Huguang and other provinces, "to prepare for the performance of the barbarians, as well as winter clothes for internal officials, clean clothes for music and dance, etc.";
"Guangying warehouse" mainly stores all kinds of plain silk, Hangzhou yarn, and blue and fine cotton cloth;
"Guanghui Library" mainly stores colorful woven handkerchiefs, brushes, money and yarn;
"Guangji Depot" mainly stores gunpowder, "every Beijing camp spring and autumn performances, salty take and give here";
The "stolen and fine warehouse" mainly stores the stolen money and goods confiscated from crimes and the property confiscated by criminals, including fine silver and nanometers. Dirty fine treasury cash into silver.

This dirty penalty warehouse is also the warehouse with the most oil and water among the ten warehouses. After all, the transactions are very frequent, and a large amount of money can be credited to the account with only a little manipulation. It is no wonder that it will be targeted by Lu Bing.

Lu Bing's words made Wei Guangde realize that he was ready to catch a big fish.

Also, how much meat can the small fish and shrimps below have, and you must catch the big fish behind to make money.

In his previous life, Wei Guangde had never seen the act of ransacking his home, but there were quite a few of them in film and television works, especially that Wei Xiaobao ransacked Oboi’s house.

Whenever he saw this place, Wei Guangde couldn't help but salivate, it was so enjoyable, a good idea to get rich quickly.

Think about who Lu Bing is, the celebrity around Emperor Jiajing, Fa Xiao, and the savior. If you want to copy other people's homes, your own home will also be full.

Wei Guangde consciously imagined that Lu Bing was the Wei Xiaobao who went to Oboi Mansion to raid the house in his eyes at the moment, and the other idiots didn't know who would play Suo'etu.

The most irritating thing was that Wei Guangde didn't have his share.

Nima, it’s also good to be Suo’etu.

"What will the nephew do?"

Wei Guangde still remembered that he was in the Fusi of Jinyiwei North Town at this time, and if Lu Bing brought him here like this, he would definitely not let him go easily, and he would definitely have to do something on his own.

"You have been told about this matter. Although you know who Big Yu is, you have to be fully prepared before making a move."

Lu Bing noticed Wei Guangde's previous instant expression change, which was the momentary blushing of the man when he climaxed and his neck was thick. Although he didn't understand what was wrong with Wei Guangde, he still said to him.

"You just write down the details of buying the house and put it down. The main thing is the price, how much money you gave the other party."

Lu Bing instructed that this document will be the direct evidence against the corruption involved in this transaction in the future, but it is a pity that it is delivered in cash. If it is a meeting ticket, the shop where the meeting ticket is held will be sealed at that time, and there will be a lot of trouble can be fished.

Of course he, the governor of the mainland, didn't care much about this small amount of money, but the people under his command wanted it.

In their eyes, those silver coins are also an incredible fortune.

Whether it is easy or difficult for the team to lead, it depends on how much money you can give them.

It is true that money can turn ghosts around.

Just thinking about relying on a Jinyiwei commander to make his subordinates willing to work for you is an easy idea.

Maybe some people who want to make a living will be willing to follow you. Most of the Jinyiwei have families and people, and they still want to get more money from Weili to support their families.

Apart from the favor of the emperor in the palace, another important reason why Lu Bing was able to successfully take over Jinyiwei was that he was able to get money for his subordinates.

Before he was the governor of Lu Dadu, the main money collectors on the streets of the capital were Dongchang, and the big ones were taken away, and the rest were their Jinyiwei. In the end, some small money that they didn't like was taken away by the officials and soldiers of Shuntianfu. .

But it's different now. After Lu Bing took charge of Jinyi Guards, his head changed from Dongchang to Jinyi pro-military. Most of the original benefits of Dongchang were vomited out, almost swapped.

As for Wei Guangde, after thinking about it, he didn't think there was anything bad to say. The house he bought with money could be wrong, and he neither stole nor robbed.

In the room, Wei Guangde polished the ink on the desk, spread out the paper, and wrote out the process of buying the house in detail, and then signed it.

Soon, Wei Guangde handed over what he had written to Lu Bing for his review.

Lu Bing nodded after reading it, "Okay, that's it for today."

Put the documents back on the desk and let him dry naturally. Things written these days can't be folded as soon as they are finished, and the words will be blurred.

"Then Uncle Lu, who is that big fish?"

Wei Guangde still didn't hold back his curiosity and asked directly.

Lu Bing just glanced at him, and also wanted to test whether Wei Guangde is reliable and whether he can handle big things.

Although he didn't dare to recruit Wei Guangde under his command, that is, ask him to help ease the situation when he was in trouble, but at least he was reliable.

Tell him to see if his little mouth can be closed tightly.

Thinking of this, Lu Bing said lightly: "Do you really want to know?"

Wei Guangde didn't speak, just nodded quickly.

Lu Bing, you can tell now whether you regard the young master as your nephew or not.

Wei Guangde was also shouting in his heart. In his opinion, Lu Bing was probably just teasing him in the end, and he would never talk to him, but he didn't expect Lu Bing to really open his mouth.

"People are the supervisors of ceremonies."

"what?"

In an instant, Wei Guangde's mind was spinning rapidly. The admiral of the inner court and the chief inspector of ceremonies were Huang Jin, who, like Lu Bing, came to Beijing from Anlu with Emperor Jiajing. The relationship between the two is said to be good, so it can be ruled out.

Even if it was really Huang Jin, Lu Bing would never handle this case, and naturally he would not ask himself to write the transcript.

The next one, Wei Guangde naturally thought of Gao Zhong, and his face was cloudy for a moment.

(End of this chapter)