[The first snow in 2023 comes earlier than usual...]
In the Dongping County Prince's Mansion, Li Daoli was very anxious.
The eldest son Li Jingshu sat aside, looking haggard. In the past two days, he had been looking for someone to take over the property and cash it out, but he encountered obstacles at every turn. He was stabbed one after another. There were blisters on his lips and his eyes were bloodshot. He said angrily in a hoarse voice.
: "This is too much! I only offered 10,000 yuan for a property that normally costs tens of thousands of guan. I only offered 30,000 to 20,000 yuan for Shenheyuan Farm, which is nearly 100,000 guan. If this continues, our family will probably go bankrupt."
The news of raising cash to compensate Fang Jun spread like wildfire, and everyone lowered the price in unison, and the pressure was desperate. The Dongping County Prince's Palace was determined to raise enough cash to compensate Fang Jun within the date.
Now there is a carnival in Chang'an City to plunder the clan's property at low prices...
Li Daoli drank tea to calm the fire and sighed.
Li Shaokang, wearing a brocade robe, sat aside with his head drooped and did not dare to say a word.
He did not think that the root of the matter was that the clan kings planned to assassinate Fang Yizhi, but that the cause was that he failed to assassinate Fang Yizhi and Liu Renyuan followed the clues to catch him, which led to the government falling into such a passive situation.
Li Jingshu touched the blisters on her mouth and said: "Many members of the clan have also taken action. The most hateful one is the King of Hejian County. He not only let Li Chongyi buy our two shops in Dongshi at a low price, but also helped
Li Xiaoxie, Li Renyu and others bought a lot of property...Father, what a shame! He Li Xiaoxie and Li Renyu handed over the property to us at a high price, but secretly bought it at a low price. The difference in price was a loss for our family. This is simply
Just eat our blood and drink our flesh!"
Li Daoli also gritted his teeth and cursed: "I will never give up!"
It’s okay to suffer huge losses due to being lowered by outsiders. You have attracted Fang Jun’s firepower in front of you, but the people you protected are cutting your own flesh and drinking your own blood behind your back. Is this something that people can get rid of?
Li Shaokang couldn't help it and said: "Let's break up the relationship! Although our family is responsible for the assassination of Fang Yizhi, Fang Jun also knows who is planning behind it. If compensation cannot be negotiated, then everyone will face Fang together."
Jun’s anger, how dare he, Fang Jun, make enemies of most of the clan?"
Everyone was preparing for a major event, and the Dongping County Prince's Palace was responsible for implementing it. Now that the matter failed, everyone stayed out of the matter and blocked the Dongping County Prince's Palace from the front. They also stabbed people in the back and drank blood. Isn't this bullying?
Li Daoli said helplessly: "You also know that Fang Jun doesn't dare to be enemies with most of the clan. He has killed us now and won't let go. If the compensation matter breaks down, he will use our Dongping County Prince's Palace to establish his power. What can we do?
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This is the dead end of the Dongping County Prince's Palace. Fang Jun doesn't care who participated in the plot to assassinate Fang Yizhi. Now he only wants to settle the score with the Dongping County Prince's Palace. You said Li Shenfu was the mastermind behind the scenes, but they don't follow.
Li Shenfu is entangled!
Li Jingshu sighed helplessly and said: "The prices of the properties they took out were so severely reduced that we simply can't collect the required compensation money. We can only take it out for the time being and settle the accounts with them later."
Li Shaokang said anxiously: "How can they admit their fault when things happen?"
As long as the Dongping County Prince's Palace takes out this money, it will be extremely difficult for those people to make up for the shortfall.
Li Jingshu glanced at Li Daoli, who shook his head. He knew that there were some things that he couldn't talk to Li Shaokang clearly, so he said vaguely: "After all, he has shouldered the trouble for everyone. They are responsible for the loss, and they can still get the money back."
Now the Dongping County Prince's Mansion has taken the blame for everyone and suffered huge losses. The more those people refuse to take out the money, the more they are in the wrong. When the big thing they planned for succeeds, those people will naturally know that they owe Dongping County Prince's Mansion, and in some cases
In the struggle for interests, it is inevitable to let go and take a step back. The Dongping County Prince's Palace will be able to seize more and greater interests.
It's not bad to lose something in the east and gain something like a mulberry tree.
What's more, if we force those people to give out more assets now, they will have no choice but to fall out with each other...
Li Daoli nodded and said: "That's the truth. No matter how big the loss is, you should understand this matter quickly."
The situation in the court has gradually become turbulent. If the Dongping County Prince's Palace remains on top of the tide at this time, it may be a disaster rather than a blessing. The compensation must be resolved as soon as possible and the Dongping County Prince's Palace should be hidden.
Otherwise, it is easy to become a target...
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Since the Prince of Dongping County has decided to make up for the loss as soon as possible, regardless of the price reduction of all properties, others are flocking to these high-quality properties, and they quickly collected 800,000 yuan of money, and under the liaison between Li Xiaogong
, transfer compensation to Fang Jun.
However, after this incident, the vitality of the Dongping County Prince's Mansion was severely damaged. Not only did it empty out the cash in the mansion, but also cashed in countless rare treasures, calligraphy and famous paintings. More than ten large-scale farms were also filled in. The wealth accumulated over several generations was
Wealth has shrunk rapidly, expenses in the house have been shrinking, and there are endless complaints...
But Li Daoli felt that as long as the matter was completed quickly and the Dongping County Prince's Mansion was hidden, everything would be worth it.
The place for handing over money and silk was chosen to be Fangjiawan Wharf in the south of the city.
Although the river freezes in winter and ships are out of service, Fangjiawan Wharf is still the starting point of the ancient trade route in Guanzhong. Businessmen gather here and goods from Hedong, Shandong, and even Jiangnan arrive on the ancient trade route.
Goods destined for various parts of Guanzhong and even the Western Regions, as well as goods from the Western Regions, Longyou and even Tubo, were gathered here, and then transported to the Central Plains by merchants along the ancient roads. Today's Fangjiawan Wharf has long become the largest cargo distribution center in Guanzhong.
The imperial court set up a tax supervisor here to collect taxes on goods coming and going, and hundreds of thousands of dollars before tax flowed into the Treasury of the Ministry of Civil Affairs every day.
And the venue rental fee charged by the Fang family alone is a huge figure, making ten dollars a day...
Standing in front of the tax office window and looking at the wharf in the distance, which was still crowded with people and mountains of goods even in winter, Li Shenfu suppressed the greed in his heart, sighed and praised: "Fang Jun is indeed well-run.
The property will ensure that the Fang family will be wealthy for generations to come, and Fang Xuanling gave birth to a good son."
Li Xiaogong stood on the side with his hands behind his hands and said with a smile: "My uncle, I don't know. Although this wharf was originally built by Fang Jun, his concubine Wu Niangzi was responsible for all subsequent operations. The rules and regulations were mostly from
The hand of Lady Wu."
"I have heard this name from time to time. Did Fang Jun really hand over such a huge fortune to his concubine?"
Li Shenfu was quite surprised.
Although the atmosphere of the Sui and Tang dynasties was open and women's status was constantly improved, men were still superior to women. For example, women were not allowed to be officials. No matter how powerful a woman was, it was difficult to escape the constraints of the times.
It is a rare thing for a woman to be in charge of a family's property, let alone a concubine...
Li Xiaogong said: "Wu Mei Niang can be called a 'wonderful woman'. Her courage and skill are not inferior to those of men. Even when Fang Xuanling encounters undecided matters, she will occasionally ask Wu Mei Niang for her advice. This can be seen from this."
Fang Xuanling is the prime minister of a country. If he often seeks advice from a woman, it shows how extraordinary this woman is...
Li Shenfu sighed: "The prosperity of a family and a country often lies in the prosperity of talents. Every concubine in the district is so talented and beautiful, which is enough to see the prosperity of the Fang family. This is the general trend."
"coming."
Li Xiaogong interrupted Li Shenfu's sigh and pointed outward. Li Shenfu looked attentively and saw large vehicles driving into the dock. They were the vehicles used by the Prince of Dongping County to deliver money and silk. These vehicles drove in
In a warehouse closely guarded by soldiers, dozens of accountants waiting there counted, weighed and entered the accounts.
Less than half an hour later, the vehicles drove out of the warehouse one after another, and left the dock under the escort of hundreds of soldiers, disappearing without a trace...
Fang Jun and Li Daoli came on horseback, got off their horses when they got to the tax office door, and entered the door one after the other.
Li Shenfu and Li Xiaogong had already sat down to drink tea. When they saw them coming in, the latter asked, "Has the number been counted correctly?"
Fang Jun took his seat, nodded and said: "In the account book submitted by the Prince of Dongping County, there are 40,000 and 38,000 jins of copper coins, 1,004 and 100 guan are missing; 300,000 and 90,000 jins of gold are missing, which is sufficient; and 20,000 and 70 thousand silk coins are missing.
Thousands, nine hundred and eighty-five pieces... In total, there is a slight shortage. Prince Dongping probably felt that there would be errors in the calculation of such a huge number, and it was difficult for me to notice it in my haste, so I made some careful thoughts...
However, since he is capable of such evil things as assassination, his conduct must be extremely low. It is not surprising that he has such thoughts, and I will not care about him."
Being ridiculed by Fang Jun in front of him, Li Daoli looked extremely ugly, but could not say anything to defend himself.
The money was originally stored in a shop in Dongshi. When he was escorted out of the city to deliver it today, Li Daoli paid special attention to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He didn't see Fang Jun going to borrow a large number of accountants, so he thought that the Fang family might not have enough manpower.
After counting the amount of money and silk, I temporarily withheld some. After all, such a huge amount requires conversion of exchange rates between gold, silk, and silk. Fang Jun must be in a hurry even if the amount is different, he may not be able to tell...
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the dock and entered the warehouse, Li Daoli felt restless when he saw a room full of accounting clerks who were no more than twenty years old.
From ancient times to the present, in any era, there is a shortage of talents who are proficient in arithmetic. Although we know that Fang Jun himself is one of the best arithmetic masters in the world, and we also know that Fang Jun has opened a school to teach arithmetic, we can do it in a hurry.
Li Daoli was greatly shocked to have gathered so many counting rooms and counted 800,000 copper coins, gold, and silk worth clearly within half an hour.
I'm afraid the Ministry of Civil Affairs doesn't even have the ability...
Li Shenfu was a little speechless and glared at Li Daoli. He had already taken out 800,000 strings, so why did he need to intercept a few needles and threads to increase the risk of the matter?
However, since Fang Jun didn't care about it, he didn't dare to get into trouble and immediately looked at Li Xiaogong: "My dear nephew, the money and silk have been handed over. Is this the end of the matter?"