manynovel Chapter 712: All Jiang Youzhen’s Work
Chapter 712: All Jiang Youzhen’s Work
Zhou Zhong opened his mouth, and finally let out a sigh.
Today was a very leisurely day. As soon as he was done with work, Jiang Youzhen invited everyone from the Zhuangyuan Hall to go to Fuyun Pavilion.
After the meal, with everyone toasting each other, the relationship between them became much better.
Even if it's all for the sake of face, at least people won't embarrass her in person. Some face is enough.
In addition to the people in the Zhuangyuan Hall, Mu Yuan also invited people who were close to him and those who needed to be handed over. Jiang Youzhen observed and found that they were all related to his work, so he nodded with satisfaction.
Everyone ate until before curfew and went back. When Jiang Youzhen was leaving, the shopkeeper said that Mu Yuan would go to settle the bill during this time, but she had already instructed in advance that she could not accept the bill from anyone.
When Jiang Youzhen returned home, he had just washed up and was about to go to bed when he heard a fluttering sound on the windowsill.
He rubbed his forehead. He drank a little wine today and was a little tipsy. Even after drinking the hangover soup, Jiang Youzhen still had a headache.
He came to the window and opened it, a cool breeze blew in. A white pigeon chirped and stood on the windowsill, Jiang Youzhen quickly caught it and closed the window.
Jiang Youzhen took a small bamboo tube off the pigeon's leg and fed it some water and meat. Then he picked up the note and began to read it.
"Ma Yunrong colluded with the rebels and secretly mined five mines. The mineral deposits have been intercepted, and Ma Yunrong is determined not to leave any. He suspects that He Lian is a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty and wants to get rid of him. He is afraid that the mineral deposits will be exposed, so he hopes that the capital city will cover up one or two."
The note was very small, so the writing was limited, but what Jiang Youzhen knew was still clearly written.
Jiang Youzhen frowned. This second prince was really going to give her a hard time. All five mines were mined privately. The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of this. How could she ask the Ministry of Revenue for help? If she wanted to keep it in her hands, she had to find a new buyer.
When a new buyer is found, the imperial court will certainly send someone to check it out, otherwise the truth will be revealed. This is wealth, but it is also a hot potato.
But if they had passed the clear path, it might not be their turn. The problem now was how to conceal the previous incidents, and it would not be difficult to find someone to take over the latter.
As long as they pay taxes reasonably according to the laws of the imperial court, these five mines will be safe.
In fact, after reporting to the court, as long as you think of a good countermeasure, it is not difficult to get it. But there are too many changes, I am afraid that I can't get all of it. And Jiang Youzhen is unwilling to let go of the previous one.
Five mineral deposits, surprisingly so bold. This Ma Yunrong really relies on the fact that the emperor is far away!
Forget it, just take it one step at a time! She still has some principles, but if someone bumps into her, don't blame her for taking advantage of the situation.
After a good night's sleep, Jiang Youzhen felt refreshed the next morning. It seemed that because of the spiritual spring water, Jiang Youzhen's health was much better than before.
She picked up the porcelain bottle and prepared to give it to Shen and his family. Inside was a health-preserving pill made with spiritual spring water, which was for Shen and his family to take.
Apart from the few days when they were worried about Jiang Youzhen, the couple looked radiant and much younger, as good as the masters and ladies of the aristocratic families in the capital.
In a few days, Jiang Youzhen lived a comfortable life, which made his colleagues envious.
During this period, the Second Prince made rapid progress. The man called He Lian was already under control, but the graphite mine was causing some trouble.
Jiang Youzhen has found an opportunity. Looking at the letter in her hand, she sighed slightly.
"You brought this upon yourselves. Who made you so impatient to plot against me again?" Jiang Youzhen murmured as he placed the letter in his hand on the candle and lit it.
Seeing the second prince go to Jin Province, the other two princes were anxious and had been making frequent moves recently. The two princes also sent people to Jin Province. They followed the second prince's confidants and secretly investigated Ma Yunrong.
Isn't it? Recently, there has been a lot of trouble in Jin Province, with many forces competing for the five mines that were secretly mined, one of which was a small red gold mine, and the rest were graphite mines.
Red gold, also known as cinnabar, has a wide range of uses after being extracted. It is indispensable for medicine and painting, and can also be used to refine mercury.
Jiang Youzhen sneered, his eyes falling on a court newspaper.
Recently, the family of wife Liu Tong, a doctor in the Zhejiang Province Qingli Division of the Ministry of Revenue, married off their daughter. Several officials from the Censorate impeached the Zhang family for their extravagance and waste.
Mrs. Liu Tong's maiden family happened to be the Zhang family, one of the famous and prominent families in Shanxi Province. As the local tyrant in Shanxi Province, due to the rich local mineral resources, the Zhang family was always able to get involved in some business and was indeed considered a wealthy family.
Originally, the Zhang family was not involved in the arrest of the remnants of the previous dynasty. After all, it was not uncommon for locals to purchase mining rights, so it was normal for them to have some wealth.
But recently, Jin Province has been in a state of panic, and all officials in the court have also turned their attention to Jin Province. But at this critical juncture, the Zhang family still wants to marry off their daughter in a grand manner, without any taboos.
It is said that the Zhang family's dowry was 128 loads, and the silk paved the road all the way to the groom's house. I won't tell you how sumptuous the banquet was. The next day, when the groom's family returned home, they saw the wealth of the Zhang family and inadvertently told them about it.
The Zhang family ancestral hall is paved with gold bricks, and gold chopsticks and jade bowls are used for meals, which shows how extravagant it was.
The emperor was furious when he was impeached that day. Even the expenses of the harem were thrifty, but his small Zhang family was so extravagant. He immediately called Liu Tong, a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, and severely reprimanded him, saying that he did not know how to restrain his relatives and only knew how to enjoy himself.
Originally, Liu Tong was reprimanded and kept his tail between his legs for two days. Then, the emperor received another impeachment from far away Jin Province.
The second prince discovered that the Zhang family, relying on the fact that someone in their family was an official, had colluded with Liu Tong, a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, and local officials to report the mines that were still being mined as abandoned, and then mined them privately.
How could a small official from the Ministry of Revenue, who was from Zhejiang Province, have such great power? The story begins with a cover-up.
However, the officials from the Ministry of Industry who traveled to Shanxi Province to explore and inspect the mineral deposits would inevitably be implicated. Regardless, whether they were in cahoots with the corrupt or were deceived, they would always have to pay a price.
And all of this was done by Jiang Youzhen.
All we can say is that Liu Tong and the Zhang family were not clean to begin with, and their mistake was that they should not have plotted against Jiang Youzhen.
Liu Tong probably thought that the Second Prince had gone to Jin Province for an in-depth investigation, and the Zhang family was a local tyrant, so they could not be circumvented. Therefore, the two "abandoned mines" must not be mined at the moment, and it would be safer to wait until the Second Prince left.
However, there has been turmoil in Shanxi Province recently, and the imperial court has confiscated several mineral veins, so Liu Tong started to have ideas again.
This person was quite smart. When someone came to inquire about the mines, he said that the mines were confiscated by the Second Prince, and he might be interested. Anyway, this was what he meant. Others couldn't help but speculate, could it be that the Second Prince had set his eyes on these mines? So one by one, they stopped trying.