Chapter 057 The golden cicada wants to escape from its shell
The next day, Xia Xun had another long conversation with Xiao Jingtang. After learning about the grievances between Yang Xu and his son and the family, Xia Xun became more confident. He began to tell all his plans to Manager Xiao: "Xiao.
Uncle, my business in Qingzhou has been booming in the past few years. On the one hand, Uncle Xiao, you have managed the business well, and on the other hand, it is also because we are close to the big tree of King Qi.
But being around such a powerful person has advantages and disadvantages. In order to raise funds to build the palace, Prince Qi is now taking desperate risks. He is the prince, and no one can do anything to him if something happens. By then, there is a high probability that we will
It became a scapegoat. We have a big business now, so we can't afford to take this risk. Besides, I plan to stay in my hometown after getting married. Our old house cannot be abandoned there forever.
We have to go back, what should we do with Prince Qi? It is not easy to climb this big tree, and it is equally difficult to leave it. I have already told Prince Qi that it will take several months to go back and forth to Peiping, and it will take a few months to go back to my hometown to get married.
In a few months, with the permission of the prince, I can find someone to help me take care of his business. I want to take this opportunity to move all our main industries and funds back to Jiangnan, and slowly distance ourselves from King Qi."
Xiao Jingtang is a down-to-earth businessman. When Yang Wenxuan followed the path of King Qi in a hurry for quick success, he felt it was inappropriate and once advised Yang Xu. Now when he heard what Xia Xun said, Xiao Jingtang couldn't help but be overjoyed: "No wonder he
It is said that a man has to get married to become a man. Look at my young master, he has just planned to get married, and his thoughts on doing things are much more solid and steady than before."
Xiao Jingtang praised repeatedly, and after some planning, the master and servant began to take action. Some of the Yang family's current accounts began to be sorted out, and some properties that were neither losses nor profits began to be put up for sale.
Shopkeeper Lin Beixia of Lin Yang Pawnshop was very happy because Yang Wenxuan was so kind and willing to let him redeem the shares currently held by Yang Wenxuan and withdraw from the operation of Lin Yang's pawnshop. Shopkeeper Lin drank half a bottle in excitement.
After drinking a lot of wine, I went to the ancestral hall and knelt down crying and laughing for half the night, and the next day I happily started collecting money.
The most profitable shops in the property originally owned by Yang Wenxuan cannot be sold by ordinary means. No matter how loyal Yang Wenxuan is, there is no reason to sell all his properties to raise money for King Qi to go to Peking.
Besides, although the sum of money was huge, it would not bankrupt Yang Wenxuan. If it was done in such a big way, it would definitely arouse suspicion, but what appropriate method should be used to give away these hot potatoes? The two of them had been debating for a long time.
Didn't come up with a solution.
That afternoon, Xia Xun was sitting in his study, racking his brains to think about how to give up his main industry to others with a justifiable reason. Suddenly someone came to report that a large amount of stone had been transported from Shishipengzhai, please.
After the transfer between the boss and the palace, Xia Xun had no choice but to put aside his worries for the time being and rush to the Xinqi Palace with Peng Ziqi and Xiao Huo.
What is the most eye-catching thing in Qingzhou city recently?
It wasn’t that Feng Jianxiao from the state government’s Yamen died of stranguria, nor was it that Yang Wenxuan, the golden young man, decided to return to his ancestral home to get married next spring, nor was it that Miss Miaoyi, the young boss of Shengchundang Pharmacy, was planning to recruit a bride.
Feng Jianxiao died suddenly, and only his tearful landlord and a few colleagues in the state government were sad. When Yang Wenxuan was about to get married, only Miss Miaoyi and some others who had emotional entanglements with him were disappointed because they never dared to
The lady who took the initiative to contact him has not surfaced until now; when Miss Sun Miaoyi came to ask for a bride, the only people she cared about most were the shopkeeper and the clerks of the Sun family.
The shopkeeper and the clerks of the Sun family have secretly set up a bet on whether the lady will give birth to a son after getting married, which will change the fate of two generations of Sun family hens and their sons-in-law. In this bet, it is inevitable that
Mentioning the Gengmen, it was said that Mrs. Xuelian could give birth to Miss Miaoyi, which means that the wife is capable of giving birth. However, after the wife hired a Geng salary, she got nothing. This obviously means that there is something wrong with the Geng salary.
As a result, Geng Yuanwai was secretly laughed at by the servants in his house. Geng Xin was not ignorant of these things, and the sudden murderous intention in his heart became stronger. He wanted to take revenge on the Sun family for all the years of sacrifice they had given him.
The humiliation, he wants to be a man proudly!
Once the idea of committing a crime arises, it is like a vital seed that quickly takes root, sprouts, and grows.
For the whole of Qingzhou, the most eye-catching thing now is that Prince Qi is repairing the house.
The King of Qi built a house, which made many people want to demolish the house. Of course, the house was not demolished. Those wealthy and wealthy families spent a lot of effort on running their houses. Once the houses were razed to the ground, the losses could be imagined, and they had to pay all the money.
The prince gave me a sum of money, and I begged him to recruit a noble hand. This account can still be settled.
So Prince Qi's Mansion continued to be built vigorously. The surrounding residents saw that the high-rise buildings were being built with their money, and their hearts were bleeding. However, the ordinary people in Qingzhou City were very happy. The construction of Prince Qi's Mansion not only gave them direct
It provides a large number of employment opportunities and a large amount of income for many industries in Qingzhou. Even small businesses have followed suit. There are vendors selling snacks and various daily necessities everywhere around the New Palace.
Xia Xun came to the location of the new palace, met with his steward first, and then was busy checking and handing over the goods with the palace. After all these things were done, he took a look at the palace that had begun to take shape, so he simply took Peng Ziqi and
Xiaohuo, wander around nearby.
The palace is very similar to the imperial palace in Beijing in terms of architectural style, interior decoration and staffing, except that it is smaller in scale and has fewer staff. The palace has a long history department, a court of justice, a dining room, a worship room, and a treasure collection room.
The Institute of Jishan, the Institute of Good Doctors, the Institute of Classics, the Institute of Justice, as well as accompanying students, professors, ceremony guides, officials, ministers, palace maids, eunuchs, etc., are all available, so the vast area can be imagined.
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However, the King of Qi was born with limitations. No matter how much he built it, the size and grandeur of his palace could not compete with that of King Yan's Yuan Palace, so he tried his best to make it more magnificent. The entire new Qi Palace was planned to cover an area of fifteen hectares, with the building of the palace
There are more than a thousand towers and towers on a grand scale.
Now the palace has begun to take shape. The two stone archways with four pillars and three gates on the corridor in front of the palace, which are commonly known as the "Wuchao Gate" by the people, are made of materials from the Yang family's Shishipengzhai Stone Factory.
As soon as the carved stone pillars, stone platforms, and stone squares arrived, they were erected by the workers under the command of the Gongzheng Institute.
Each of these two stone squares is composed of twenty-eight huge stones. The base is in the shape of a sumeru and is divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower. The lower layer is engraved with animal foot-shaped patterns and Yanglian patterns, the middle layer is engraved with peonies and lotus patterns, and the upper layer is engraved with patterns of peony and lotus.
The decorative patterns are lions, unicorns, entwined peonies, lotus flowers, and diamond lion patterns are engraved on the corners. The stone pillars on the base are two feet high, with openwork dragons, and the horizontal plaque on the top of the pillars is a relief pattern of two dragons playing with beads.
On the horizontal plaque are auspicious words such as "Legends of good deeds", "Xianxian Yongfa", "Filial piety and kindness", "Elegance is not a crowd", etc. It is said that they went to Hanzhong Mansion in Shaanxi to ask Fang Xiaoru, a professor of government studies, to inscribe it.
The characters were engraved on the stone plaque after they were brought back. Each stone square is so exquisite, and you can imagine how huge the construction projects in the entire palace are.
Xia Xun stood outside the "Wuzhao Gate" and watched the majestic, exquisite and generous stone square being built. Li Gong, a minor official from Qingzhou Prefecture, and Zeng Mingshen were also standing there watching the excitement. Li Gong said angrily
"The Prince of Qi's palace was built less than 20 years ago, so it was a waste of people's money and money to build it again. Our Ming Dynasty was not long after the founding of the country, how many families can support the princes' squandering?"
Zeng Ming sighed deeply: "It's just this and that. The prince also cleverly created a name to hoard the people's wealth and make the people resentful. It's a pity that you and I speak lightly and cannot be heard by heaven. Those officials who are qualified to write to the imperial court are all
I just know how to be wise and protect myself, otherwise, I must read his book!"
Li Gong snorted coldly: "How to participate? If it weren't for the emperor's permission, would King Qi dare to rebuild the palace?"
Zeng Jianshen said with a wry smile: "That's right. Your Majesty is diligent and frugal, and has never done anything extravagant. With the dignity of the Emperor, His three meals a day are just a bowl of rice, two kinds of side dishes, plus a head of garlic, and no delicacies from the mountains and seas. I heard
Friends of the Jinhua Mansion said that last year they paid tribute to the emperor with a bag of fragrant rice, and the emperor liked it very much. However, the emperor was worried that listing the rice as tribute rice would disturb the local people, so he only ate one meal and took away the rice.
The bag of remaining rice was returned to Jinhua, and the local officials of Jinhua were asked to get some seeds. The emperor and his servants opened paddy fields in the royal garden and planted them for food. The emperor was so strict in self-discipline that he was an example to the world.
Just for the princes...why do you dote on them so much?"
The two petty officials sighed, and Xia Xun felt guilty as he listened. Although the King of Qi might have done some ridiculous things if he didn't offer any advice, the people who used the encirclement and extortion for blackmail this time were all rich people.
The ordinary people in the area had no influence, but when he heard the two officials talking face to face, he still felt guilty as the instigator.
At this time, he was not in the mood to continue reading. He hurriedly said hello to Peng Ziqi and Xiaodi and left the palace construction site. After exiting the front door, turn right. Not far away, there is a row of colorful stalls on the street, selling snacks and snacks.
They sell clothes, jewelry and all kinds of jewelry.
"Eh? So beautiful!"
Just walking to a stall, Xiaodi's eyes lit up and she suddenly rushed over. This stall sold all the hair accessories from her daughter's family. Naturally, the small business did not have any expensive materials, so she cleverly used fancy colors.
With careful attention to detail, the jewelry looks very bright from head to toe.
The one in Xiaodi’s image is a comb, which is a comb. The comb is a hair cleaning tool used by both men and women. But for women, it has another function, that is, it can be used as a hair accessory. Therefore, women
The grates used are refurbished and come in many styles.
The comb Xiaodi saw was made in the shape of a butterfly. It was very exquisite and lifelike at first glance. The pattern and color were drawn on the comb according to the shape of a butterfly, and the two wings of the butterfly are used to comb the hair. It is ingenious.
A wonderful hand that makes people applaud.
But just as Xiaodi stretched out her hand, there happened to be a catkin that was as white as jade and as delicate as an orchid. She touched the comb with both hands at the same time.