Ming Dynasty: My Brother-in-law is Zhu Youxiao

Next, after seeing the concubines in the emperor's Xiyuan harem, Zhang Gui still followed Wei Zhongxian to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and said to Wei Zhongxian: "Eunuch Wei, the inner court only has more than 20,000 taels of silver, so give me a piece of silver first." Wanliang, I have to build a steelmaking workshop first."

Wei Zhongxian said in embarrassment: "Uncle Guo, forgive me! The inner court can't give you a tael of silver now."

Zhang Gui was quite surprised after hearing this: "What do you mean?"

"Uncle Guo, you don't know. There are 100,000 people in the inner court, and the daily expenses are also very high. The lamp oil alone costs a lot! I gave you more than 20,000 taels of silver. Before the money from the Weaving Bureau enters the inner treasury, it can only be frozen and starved!"

Wei Zhongxian complained.

"You also know that your inner court has expenses. Could it be that my Earl's Mansion has no expenses? Your mother sent two beautiful maids here, and the Han family also sent two. Before they died, each of them had to pay fifteen dollars a month. Two silvers, if you get sick, you have to add more silvers, how do you want me to live?"

Zhang Gui sneered and then asked a question.

Wei Zhongxian said: "Uncle Guo thinks he can't afford to support them, so he can sell them, but in this case, it would be a bit of a shame to Uncle Guo, and it's also a pity. We don't know about Han Ge's hometown, but we gave it to them. Uncle Guo's two are indeed rare in appearance."

"I don't like buying people around."

Zhang Gui replied.

After hearing this, Wei Zhongxian said: "Uncle Guo forgot, didn't His Majesty reward you with a piece of farmland?"

Zhang Guidao: "It's not that you don't know the people in the household department. It's not normal if you don't delay doing something for a year. Now I can only ask you for money. Anyway, His Majesty said that if you don't give me money, Supervisor of Rituals, don't wait any longer."

Wei Zhongxian smiled bitterly in embarrassment.

Then, Wei Zhongxian said angrily: "However, the people in the household department are too lazy, that is, Jiangling (Zhang Juzheng) did not have the test method when he was in charge of the government. Otherwise, they should have been dismissed for their behavior of eating a vegetarian meal. Already!"

After saying that, Wei Zhongxian went outside: "Our family will go and ask you, if they still don't approve Uncle Shanguo's farmland, our family will find a way to change the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"

"Then go to the household department and ask."

Zhang Gui said.

Wei Zhongxian cupped his hands: "I am willing to serve Uncle Guo."

...

household department.

As soon as Wang Yingjiao, Shangshu of the household department, learned that Wei Zhongxian and Zhang Gui were here, they had to come out to greet them.

Wei Zhongxian said first: "Our family came here for no other reason, but to ask when the Zhuangtian granted to the uncle of the country by the holy decree will be approved? I know, I understand that it is difficult for your household department to be in charge of the family, and there are many things to do. Delayed. I don’t know, I just think that you have neglected the royal family, and even made the emperor’s face look bad. If it spreads, others will think that the household department is not doing anything.”

"What the father-in-law said is true, so the father-in-law is considerate of the household department."

Wang Yingjiao said with a smile, and also apologized to Zhang Gui: "I also ask Uncle Guo to calm down. In fact, they have already drawn up the matter of the Zhuangtian, and they are about to invite Uncle Guo to choose."

As Wang Yingjiao spoke, he asked someone to bring the drawn map, and pointed to the map and said to Zhang Gui: "The Ministry has marked out three places, one is here in Zhaojiazhuang, Changping, the other is here in Miyun Shuilonggou, and the other is Xishan. .Only these three places can still be designated as Zhuangtian, the others are too far away, I don’t know which one does Uncle Guo prefer?”

Wei Zhongxian really wanted Zhang Gui to get a good farmland, so that Zhang Gui would not ask him for money every day because he had no income, and then threatened to sue him in front of the emperor.

Therefore, when Wei Zhongxian saw the three lands designated by the household department, he first became angry for Zhang Gui: "I really don't know whose household department the household department is now! It has bullied the emperor's relatives to such an extent, these three estates, you Hubu also has the nerve to bring it up!"

Wei Zhongxian said, "Changping Zhaojiazhuang is close to the mausoleum of the ancestors of the emperor and Ming Dynasty. There is no grass or tree to be disturbed. What can you do if you let Uncle Guo take it? Miyun Shuilonggou area is full of swamps. Do you want Uncle Guo to be a fisherman? Also, this Xishan, who doesn’t know that the land in Xishan is the most barren, all mountainous, and the fields are pitifully small. You give Uncle Guo to ask Uncle Guo to directly Are you eating dirt? Aren’t you humiliating the uncle of the country?!”

Wei Zhongxian looked at Zhang Gui as he spoke: "Uncle Guo, we can't bear this. You are a member of the royal family, and it is unjustifiable for him to do so."

"The household department is naturally Daming's household department, not our household department!"

"Since the father-in-law said so, why don't you give up the farmland of you and Mrs. Fengsheng, and say something sarcastic here. Who doesn't know that the good fields and land in the capital, except for becoming Huangzhuang, have long been divided up by the powerful. You let Where will our household department go to draw a good land for uncle Guo!"

Wang Yingjiao, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was not afraid of Wei Zhongxian, so he confronted Wei Zhongxian, and said: "Of course, the Ministry of Household Affairs also knows that it is not appropriate to give such a land to Uncle Guo, after all, Uncle Guo is doing it for me this time." Daming saved the emperor's heir and made a great contribution, so the Ministry of Households is embarrassed, so it has been delayed until now. Now the Ministry of Households can only take out these three lands. If Uncle Guo really doesn't want it, we can only go to Baoding , It’s really planned.”

"Xishan, it's actually not bad."

Zhang Gui said something at this time.

Zhang Gui clearly remembered that there were a large number of coal mines under the Xishan Mountain in the Gyeonggi area, and the value of the mineral deposits far exceeded the agricultural value generated by the fertile land with the same area as the Xishan Mountain.

Therefore, when Zhang Gui heard that there was Xishan, Zhang Gui was actually very happy in his heart, wishing he could immediately say that he wanted the land of Xishan.

But Zhang Gui also understood at this time that the civil servants of the household department obviously did not want to give him a good place on purpose. If he behaved too much, it might have the opposite effect and be rejected by the household department.

Therefore, Zhang Guicai just said that Xishan was okay.

Wei Zhongxian was very surprised at this time, he had to admit that this Uncle Guo was still too naive, he was obviously fooled by what the Ministry of Household said, so he continued: "Uncle Guo, we can't bear this matter!"

"You don't have a thing, what are you charging for! The Ministry of Households has said that there is no good land in Gyeonggi, and I am going to Xishan."

Zhang Gui scolded Wei Zhongxian.

Here, Wang Yingjiao, Minister of the Household Department, was very happy to see Zhang Gui making such a choice, and hurriedly confirmed: "Uncle Guo really decided to want Xishan?"

Zhang Gui nodded.

"No regrets?"

Wang Yingjiao asked again.

"If I repent, my friend Wei Zhongxian will be struck by lightning when he goes out!"

Zhang Gui replied.

Wei Zhongxian: "..."

After hearing this, Wang Yingjiao suddenly wanted Zhang Gui to go back on his word, but when he thought that if Zhang Gui really went back on his word and gave him good land, it would affect Daming's taxation, so he ordered people to write the pre-drawn plan for Zhang Gui. The title book of Zhuangtian was brought out, and after writing his name, he gave it to Wei Zhongxian: "Eunuch Wei, since you are here, please take it to Mr. Han Ge to draft the ticket directly, and then you can directly approve it. "

Wei Zhongxian took over the title book from the Ministry of Household Affairs, so he couldn't persuade Zhang Gui anymore, but he still couldn't figure out why Zhang Gui thought Xishan was okay.

Suddenly, Wei Zhongxian thought of a possibility, and hurriedly asked Zhang Gui: "Uncle Guo, you don't want to follow the example of some merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, open a nunnery in Xishan, and then select beauties to welcome guests for nuns?"