Qiao Dongcheng finally asked for 375 taels of silver, but Su Ping only had 185 taels in his pocket, which seemed not enough.
Su Ping didn't say how much money he had in his pocket, he just took out the gold knife and asked Qiao Dongcheng to estimate it, and Qiao Dongcheng valued it at two hundred taels.
Including the scabbard, the sword weighs ten taels, and ten taels of gold are equivalent to one hundred taels of silver. There are also seven gems of different colors on the scabbard.
Su Ping felt that Qiao Dongcheng's estimate was too low. But Qiao Dongcheng said that the gems on it were too small. Even if you go to a jewelry store to buy them, they would only cost one hundred taels. The estimate I gave you is not low.
Obviously, Qiao Dongcheng had to sell them cheaply. Those seven gems were not small. If he went to a jewelry store, he might not be able to buy them for 200 taels.
But the problem is that now it is being used to offset money, so it cannot be calculated based on the purchase price.
In addition to the cost, the workmanship of this knife is also very exquisite, and it should be from the hands of a master. When it comes to estimating the price, the craftsmanship fee cannot be included.
In fact, Su Ping couldn't bear it. After all, this was a gift given to him by Princess Fan. In Su Ping's impression, the haggard but still charming Princess Fan was worth remembering. She was also the only high-end wedding venue for Su Ping and Tang Mei.
But facing such a good location and such a good two-story building, Su Ping felt that there was huge room for appreciation. Judging from the houses in the Song Dynasty and the current development trend in the Liang Dynasty, the price of this house could more than five times increase in the future.
Su Ping obtained internal information from Tang Kuan and Tang Mei. Duke An Guo had begun to fight back against the Sangla people and was winning every step of the way. It is estimated that the war will be over in less than two months.
After the Hexi Corridor is opened, businessmen from the Western Regions will come to Luoyang in an endless stream. Since Emperor Wanlong came to the throne, the newly issued decrees are conducive to rest and recuperation. Su Ping believes that housing prices in the imperial capital will definitely rise.
With this consideration in mind, Su Ping gritted his teeth and bought the house.
To buy a house, it took thirty-eight taels to transfer and pay taxes. Su Ping didn't have enough money, so Mei Ran paid for it in advance. Now Su Ping's hands are empty again and he can't buy anything.
Not only did he have no money, but he was also in debt. This exposed Su Ping's weakness. When others owed him money, he easily forgot; when he owed others money, he felt uncomfortable all over.
After buying a house, I also need to consider tidying up the backyard. Mr. Qiao also said that he would block the moon door and use the next two houses as warehouses.
"I won't care about the rest. You can ask Ye Hanshuang and Lu Sanniang to come and take care of it. I have to go handle the case." Su Ping took out his pocket and found dozens of copper coins left.
Leaving Mei Ran at Chengfeng Teahouse, Su Ping returned to the Criminal Department alone and looked at the files.
Seeing that Su Ping was so serious, Shilang Xue was very satisfied. He felt that Su Ping was a young man with both civil and military skills and a very motivated man. What he didn't know was that Su Ping was unhappy because of his debts, so he was eager to make money.
But there is no conflict between the two. Su Ping also made money on the basis of doing things for Xue Shilang.
After half a day, Su Ping found a clue from many files. These people all had some relationship with King Qi. In this way, King Qi was the one who Huang Bingxuan did not spit out when Su Ping interrogated Huang Bingxuan.
General Jinwu, King Zhao Changchun of Qi, and uncle of Emperor Wanlong. This status is high enough, no wonder Huang Bingxuan did not dare to spit.
Presumably, Xue Pang knew about these relationships. In this case, why did Xue Pang still cling to Huang Bingxuan?
"Could it be that Xue Pang was not targeting Huang Bingxuan, but King Qi?" Su Ping muttered to himself.
But King Qi was a major contributor to Emperor Wanlong's ascension to the throne. Xue Pang wanted to get King Qi. This shouldn't be Xue Pang's own intention, but the intention of Emperor Wanlong?
By the way, it's not unusual for an emperor to kill a hero. So Su Ping didn't worry too much. He just sat quietly and thought about what he should do and what he shouldn't do if the emperor wanted to marry King Qi.
Suddenly it occurred to me that Qiao Dongcheng was a relative of King Qi...
Do business with Qiao Dongcheng...
This is a wrong step.
"It's still too late to save him now."
Su Ping had an idea and decided to beat up Qiao Dongcheng.
In this way, the close contact was resolved and the boundary with King Qi was drawn.
Why should you beat him? This question is not difficult for the eighth-rank inspector of the Criminal Justice Department.
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Zhao Lian, the eldest son of Prince Qi, was sitting in the plum garden, feeling sad as he looked at the plum blossoms that were gradually withering.
Hearing that people went to Anguo Gongfu every day to propose marriage, Zhao Lian was even more anxious. He felt that he could no longer wait like this, but should do something.
He asked the young eunuch Wang Shuangxi to go out and assassinate the pretty boy named Su. Wang Shuangxi went out all morning but had no results. Wang Shuangxi also suggested to Zhao Lian yesterday that it would be better to let Chen Gu kill Su Ping directly. But Zhao Lian said, then Chen Gu
Knowing that he is doing something for me, what if he is arrested by Su Ping?
Wang Shuangxi said that Chen Gu's martial arts skills were astonishing and he should not miss. However, Zhao Lian still refused to use this method and asked Wang Shuangxi to continue to find people in Jianghu to do things.
Just when Zhao Lian was bored, Wang Shuangxi trotted back and told Zhao Lian that the swordsman who spent a lot of money to hire Niutoushan this time was a disciple of one of the four great masters, the "Sword God", Long Tiangang.
Zhao Liandao: "I don't care who you invite, just tell me when you can take action."
Wang Shuangxi said: "It will take half a month to deliver the letter and come back again."
"Half a month?" Zhao Lian said impatiently: "It's too long. Why, are there no masters in Luoyang City?"
Wang Shuangxi wondered: "There are some masters, but they are still a little worse than Long Tiangang. And I think that the next time I strike, I should kill him with one blow, and I can't make any mistakes again."
Zhao Lian waved his hand: "Forget it, I have other things to do now. Get ready and bring some gifts."
"Uh..., what is the young prince going to do?"
"I'm going to go to Gongxun Street and tell them that they are not allowed to go to Duke Anguo's Mansion to propose marriage, otherwise they will have trouble with me, Zhao Lian!"
In fact, Zhao Lian is wasting his efforts. It is meaningless for anyone to propose marriage now.
Tang Kuan had already prepared a four-character plaque with the words "Princess Loulan", but Tang Mei never asked anyone to change it, and now the plaque with the name of the Supervisory Office is still hanging. Why did she do this? As the person who knows her best, Tang Kuan understands
: The younger sister has someone in her heart. It’s just that the younger sister is too concerned about face. She can’t chase the man, but forces the man to chase her.
Now, in addition to Tang Mei's daily supervision of the three warehouses, Tang Kuan also arranged a new job for her, or gave her new powers. Tang Kuan actually put the family payment ledger in Tang Mei's hands.
From now on, if the female relatives in the family want to make payments, they should not go to the fourth master's house to see Tang Kuan, but to come to Tang Mei.
It can be said that Tang Kuan's move was just to take a break. Otherwise, a large group of women from the Tang family would come to him asking for money every day, which would also give him a headache.
They are all relatives, should we give it to them?
Of course, if there is a good reason, it should be given. But what about those who are not?
For example, if the wife of the Fifth Young Master wants double the amount, can she give it to her?
If you give it, the Tang family won't be able to keep this little money. If you don't give it, you will have to listen to the women silently nagging, which will be very annoying. And as the eldest brother-in-law, it's not easy to fall out with your younger siblings, right?
Simply, send this troublesome job to the Supervisory Office. Anyway, guarding Okura is an offending job, so let her do it alone.
Su Ping has long said that Tang Mei is a workaholic, and workaholics are generally obsessed with power. This is exactly the case for Tang Mei. Her brother put the account book in her hands, and she did not consider how much trouble the account book would bring to her.
She only considered her family status and greater power. In addition, she also stared at the family power stick in Mrs. Cao's hand.
The Tang family has a total of two family power sticks, one in the hands of the princess and the other in the hands of a prestigious woman recognized by the family. Now Tang Mei feels that she is qualified. She is only waiting for Mrs. Cao
Take your breath, that mighty stick belongs to her.
Princess Loulan is now living a very prosperous life. She is very energetic and has high morale. This morning, she rejected three people’s payment requests. They were the third master’s family’s second young master’s wife’s family visit payment, and the fifth master’s family’s old lady’s payment.
Payment for the nephew's funeral, and payment for the purchase of slaves by the seventh son's wife.
In the past, Tang Kuan refused to pay and had to say a few embarrassing words, but Tang Mei was different and refused directly without courtesy. As a result, the three wives and the boss were dissatisfied, and everyone couldn't help but curse when they walked out of the superintendent's office.
When Tang Kuan heard about this, he hid at home and snickered. But now Tang Kuan was not idle either. Instead, he ran to Pingkangfang and negotiated with Wanhualou. It is said that there was considerable progress.
But Wanhualou also posed a problem for Tang Kuan, asking Tang Kuan to reopen the sales channel of thin horses. After all, the market of Huaiyang thin horses has always been very good, and it is the backbone of Wanhualou. Now that it has been ruined by you, you want
Find a way to make up for it.
"Princess Princess, Feng Die's mother is here, saying she wants to propose marriage to the Wuwei Su family."
The person who came to report the news was Tang Wan, the maid of the concierge of the Supervisory Office. Tang Wan knew Mr. Zhang, and she was very puzzled as to why Mr. Zhang came to make the matchmaking offer.
Tang Mei raised her eyebrows: "Is she a matchmaker?"
Tang Wan didn't know how to answer, so she pouted at Lao Gao in embarrassment.
Tang Mei didn't care about this question, but asked: "Did you bring a gift?"
Tang Wan immediately said: "I've brought it with me. There are two large bed cabinets. I have a gift list here to present to the princess."
Grandma Wang took the gift list, glanced at it first, and her withered old eyes widened: "Oh my God! So the Su family is still so rich?"
While talking, Grandma Wang sent the gift list to Tang Mei. Tang Mei looked at it and said with satisfaction: "What does it mean to come to the Governor's Mansion to propose marriage? This is not in line with the rules. Let her go to the Duke's Mansion in the evening to propose marriage. I want both of them to do so.
A concubine is also present."
Tang Mei wanted to make this matter bigger and let Concubine Lin and Concubine Kong witness it, and then she would reject it in a high-profile manner.
Why should she refuse?
In Su Ping's view, she was playing a trick of "rejecting Xuzhou three times" and "rejecting the yellow robe three times".
How shameless is it to agree to the proposal of marriage once?