My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 39 Pull Hubu into the water first!

Donggong Zhu Gaoyu still didn't make it.

As soon as he reached the gate of the East Palace, the old man sent someone to notify him to go to the pier, arrange all the things he brought, and explain how to distribute them.

He also threatened Zhu Gaoyu not to steal any more of his things, and if one pepper seed was missing, one quota would be reduced.

It was about his future power, although Zhu Gaoyu was a little reluctant, he left the palace honestly and went to the pier.

It just so happens that Natsuhara Yoshitaka is also there, so the first step in mixing sand should start from the household department.

"My lord, it's almost noon, and there are so many things going on in the yamen, we can't just wait here."

at the pier.

The staff of the household department sat in piles here and there under the carriage to cover the shade, fanning the wind with their sleeves, and staring straight at the boats on the river.

When the emperor left, he said that without his permission, the things above are not allowed to be touched.

As a result, it was all until noon, and there was no news from the palace.

The people in the household department don't know whether to wait or go back to deal with the affairs in the yamen.

Of course, this is secondary, the main question is, who cares about lunch?

The right servant, who was questioned several times by his subordinates, had no choice but to find Xia Yuanji and asked what should he do?
Xia Yuanji, who was fanning the wind with a fan, didn't look back at the boat and replied: "What should I do, just stare here, the rats in our household department will give me food, now I finally seized the opportunity to make money, and I can't give up no matter what."

"Notice, just wait here for me. If anyone dares to leave without authorization, the old man will write a letter to impeach him and tell him to go away."

Well, seeing that the boss is so determined, You Shilang understands.

My boss is going to fight with His Majesty to the death, if I don't share some of this batch of goods to the household department, the boss will never give up.

But he can also understand his boss, the household department is really too poor.

In order to be able to support the series of plans of the imperial court, the entire household department almost broke its legs and frayed its mouth.

The household officials in other dynasties are all thinking about how to be greedy, but they are thinking about how to split a penny into two and spend it.

The dredging of the canals, the southern expedition to Jiaozhi, the construction of the Forbidden City in Beiping, and disaster relief in various places all cost money like water.

Also, it looks like it will be August [-]th, and the household department doesn't even have any welfare money.

What's even more unfortunate is that some officials' salaries last year have not been settled yet.

A few Qingliu officials went to the household department to ask for salary every day, yelling that the whole family had no food to cook, and if they didn't pay, they would starve to death.

The household department is even more unlucky. Everyone in the upper and lower levels only receives one salary.

In Xia Yuanji's words, as an official of the household department, one must lead by example.

The salaries of other departments haven't been distributed yet. We finish the distribution first, and others should have ideas.

It is precisely because of this that everyone in the household department is poor.

Think they all want to cry.

The household department of other dynasties ate a mouth full of oil, but it turned out that they were lucky when they came to them. Not only did they not get any money, but they almost starved to death.

It really confirms the old saying that there are no silkworm farmers in the streets.

Being an official until he almost starved to death is the only one in the Ming Dynasty.

That's why.

The people in the household department were very excited when they heard Xia Yuanji talk about going to pull things in the morning.

It has always been someone else who gets things from their household department, and when their household department can also pull things.

As for these things, they didn't care at all whether they were obtained by confiscating some unlucky family or spoils of war.

Nothing is as important as salary. No matter what you say this time, you have to get your salary first.

If wages are not paid, the whole family will drink the northwest wind.

"I'm coming…"

Just as the people from Hubu looked at the fleet and stared at the soldiers, cheers of surprise came from afar.

With a "wow", everyone stood up and looked in the direction of the intersection expectantly.

Xia Yuanji lifted up his official robe excitedly, climbed into the car regardless of his appearance, and looked over expectantly while setting up the awning.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The sound of rumbling horseshoes came from a distance, and a group of soldiers guarded a young man in a boa robe and rushed over quickly.

"My little ancestor, you have finally appeared, what a life-saver!"

Xia Yuanji was about to cry.

These two guys are interesting enough, if you are just fighting, why bother me?

I still have so many things to do in the household department, how can I have so much time to play around with you two.

"Shut up!"

Pulling the horse to a stop, Zhu Gaoyu smiled at Xia Yuanji who was running over, and cupped his hands.

"Long time no see Xia Shangshu!"

Xia Yuanji, who ran over, brought the officials of the household department to salute quickly.

"Meet Your Royal Highness the King of Yue!"

Zhu Gaoyu nodded with a smile, got off his horse, and was about to walk up to chat for a few words when he was taken aback by the appearance of Xia Yuanji and the others.

Hey, good guy, this is really hard work.

The staff of the household department are all covered in sweat and their clothes are soaked.

Some of their faces were flushed from the sun, and their heads were almost smoking.

"Hey, you guys, how much money can I get a month, do I need to work so hard?"

Xia Yuanji smiled wryly.

He didn't want to fight either.

On this hot day, who wouldn't want to drink some herbal tea in the shade to relax and relax.

But there were a lot of creditors chasing after them, and there was a memorandum from Jiaozhi a few days ago, urging them to transport the grain and grass over quickly.

In the disaster-stricken area, in order to ask for food, several chief envoys almost knelt down and called him grandpa.

He dared not relax for a moment.

He had to keep an eye on these things, based on his understanding of the old man.

It is estimated that with his skill, the old man can take all these things away.

It's not that simple to pull things out after they've entered the old man's internal storage.

As for how much wages we can get a month, how much money we can get, don't you have any idea?
"Your Highness, it's better not to laugh at me, what does Your Majesty say?"

Xia Yuanji was on the boat with all his thoughts, and he couldn't care less about being polite, and anxiously asked the old man how to deal with these things.

Do you plan to eat all of them, or share some soup and water for their households.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoyu was not teasing the other party, so he cleared his throat and said loudly, "Your Majesty tells me!"

Xia Yuanji and the others quickly stood up solemnly and bowed their hands to say hello.

"I respectfully invite Sheng An!"

"I'm safe."

"Except for ivory and precious stones, half of the items obtained from the voyage to the West have been brought back by the household department for national use, and another 100 million taels of gold and silver will be allocated to state funds for disaster relief and peace of the people."

The staff of the household department finally breathed a sigh of relief, the sun did not shine in vain this morning.

When everyone started to get busy, Zhu Gaoyu walked up to Xia Yuanji who was instructing everyone to load and unload.

"Lao Xia, let's discuss something!"

Hearing this intimate address, Xia Yuanji, who was busy and ordering everyone, took a look at Zhu Gaoyu, and nodded under his sincere eyes.

Zhu Gaoyu pointed in the direction of the Qinhuai River and said: "I heard that some time ago, the imperial court checked a street there, and it is currently being managed by your household department."

Xia Yuanji nodded without even thinking about it, "It's true."

Zhu Gaoyu rubbed his chin and said in a low voice: "I have a way to make money. I see that you are a nice person, and the household department is also quite difficult. I plan to give you a hand. Your household department uses the street to invest in shares. When you make money, we will split the accounts!"

After hearing this, Xia Yuanji narrowed his eyes and said seriously: "Your Highness, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, officials are not allowed to engage in business, and I also don't know how to engage in brothel business, so I can't afford to lose that person."

Zhu Gaoyu was speechless.

"Who said I'm going to open a brothel, you can't afford to lose that person, can I afford to lose that person? If I dare to open a brothel, believe it or not, my mother beat me to death with a feather duster."

"It's a serious business, more serious than yours."

(End of this chapter)