All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 110 Ping'er Enters the Mansion
"The emperor recognizes your talents, but thinks you are too sophisticated and thoughtful to be reused."

'Note: You can modify one of the words.'

"The emperor of the Zhou Dynasty is quite clear-headed." Chen Ran sighed in his heart, "His judgment of people is at least three blocks better than that of Emperor Chongzhen."

This is not flattery, this is the truth.

It is hard to describe the way Emperor Chongzhen looked at people.

His vision can be seen from the fact that he reused Yuan Dahuoyou.

However, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty saw through Chen Ran's true nature at a glance.

This guy is not a good person~~~
After thinking about it carefully, it’s really difficult to modify.

'It would be nice if you could modify two words.'

He thought with some regret that he could only change "not reusable" to "highly reusable."

From now on, you will be a talent valued by the emperor.

The matter of levying a new stamp tax was handed over to the Ministry of Revenue, which is in charge of money.

As for Chen Ran, who opened up new sources of income for the imperial court, on the surface he was merely assigned to the ranks of the guard duty squad.

But in reality, this meant being a secretary to the emperor and having the opportunity to get close to the emperor.

The emperor's close ministers usually represent trust. If one gains the emperor's trust, there is hope for a bright future.

It is extremely rare for new scholars to reach this stage so quickly.

When I returned home, it was Chen Ran’s new home.

It is located not far from Xinglong Street and closer to the imperial city. It is a large mansion with three courtyards.

As soon as I entered the door, I learned that Master Lian from Rongguo Mansion had been waiting for a long time.

"He's really a money-grubber."

Chen Ran smiled, changed his clothes and went to the flower hall.

"Zihou." Jia Lian smiled warmly, "Congratulations on your stunning success~~~"

It takes time for what happens in the court to spread to other places, but it spreads very quickly under the feet of the emperor in the capital.

When Jia Lian heard the news, he was not at all surprised.

"Imposing new taxes, and new taxes that the people do not oppose or even agree with, this is what great power can do~~~"

Facing the flattery, Chen Ran remained calm and said, "Brother Jia, you are overpraising me."

Introducing new taxes is nothing. In the feudal era, there were countless taxes. In some shameless dynasties, even feces could be taxed.

It is very rare that the public does not oppose the imposition of new taxes and even expresses support for it.

Chen Ran didn't want to discuss work with this second-generation rich guy, as he didn't understand these things either.

After chatting for a while, he got straight to the point, "The Jia Mansion has already sent the banknotes over."

It was indeed delivered, otherwise Chen Ran would not have the money to buy such a big mansion.

But Chen Ran then said, "Jia Futai clearly stated that this is the last time, and he will not help do this kind of thing again."

It can be done once or twice, but not three times. Don't underestimate the power of the salt smugglers.

They made a lot of money by selling illegal salt, and had intricate connections with everyone from the imperial court to the local underworld.

Jia Yucun has offended the salt smugglers who control the area by repeatedly selling smuggled salt in Jinling, the most prosperous city in the south of the Yangtze River with the strongest consumption power.

Considering that he was the prefect of Jinling and the quantity sold was not large, the salt smuggler turned a blind eye for the time being.

But he also implicitly asked someone to express his position: "If Jiafutai is short of money, just say so. If you do this kind of business yourself, you will dirty your hands."

The meaning is very clear. If he continues to sell contraband salt, people will use their connections to deal with him.

Jia Lian obviously felt a little regretful.

He also thought that he could break into the private salt sales business and earn tens of thousands of taels of silver every year.

However, in this case, the profits brought by this last private salt business cannot be given up.

Because there will be no more in the future.

He rolled his eyes, and with a smile he took out a personal contract and handed it to Chen Ran, "This is Ping'er's personal contract."

Chen Ran took it and asked, "Where are the people?"

"I'll send her back when I get back." What was not said was 'I'll bring the banknote back with me.'

He got up and went to the backyard, found Qin Keqing, got the silver note, and handed it to Jia Lian.

According to the tripartite agreement agreed upon earlier, the total profit from the sale of private salt was 30,000 taels.

Of this, Jia Yucun took 10,000 yuan as a reward for his hard work, Chen Ran took 10,000 yuan as an introduction fee, and the remaining 10,000 yuan belonged to Jia Lian and his wife.

Although he admired Chen Ran, Jia Yucun would not take a penny less, otherwise it would be unworthy of his professional ethics.

Chen Ran used five thousand taels to offset Ping'er's indenture, which was equivalent to only taking five thousand taels of silver notes.

Including the three thousand taels given by Minister Hao before, plus the income from the jewelry shop during this period, he scraped together a large sum of money to buy the current courtyard.

"We have to find a way to earn more income."

What finally fell into Jia Lian's hands was a thick stack of large-denomination banknotes worth fifteen thousand taels of silver.

Large-denomination silver bills, such as four hundred taels or one thousand taels, are usually used in large-scale business transactions. No one would use silver bills of this denomination in daily life.

For example, the stack of silver notes given to Jia Lian at this time were mostly in denominations of fifty taels and one hundred taels, with two hundred taels being the largest denomination.

As for how Jia Lian and his wife would divide the money, that was not something Chen Ran needed to consider.

"Share? Share her legs! They all belong to me!" Jia Lian, who liked to be gay, became more and more paranoid and never thought of sharing the money with Wang Xifeng.

He knew that he had no future. The title, the Rongguo Mansion, and a career in officialdom were all out of the question. Only money was the most important guarantee.

It can be considered as a sober state of mind.

Rongguo Mansion, West Courtyard.

Wang Xifeng, who has been in a bad mood recently, is giving instructions to Ping'er, "Master Zheng has been wanting to invite that Chen to a banquet. You should go there later and give him the visiting card."

Ping Er hesitated a little, "Why let me go?"

Wang Xifeng thought to herself, "Your grandmother has already invested seven or eight thousand taels of silver in the private salt business in Jiangnan. No matter how angry I am, I have to find a way to make it back, at least the original investment. That Chen guy is interested in you, so he is definitely using the beauty trap to get you to go."

It's not easy to say this directly, so she said it in a more tactful way, "Go and persuade him to write a letter to Magistrate Jia in Jinling. It's not impossible to give him the hard work fee he wants, but you have to let me earn a little bit."

Before the two of them could say anything else, a maid came over and said that the ladies were in Rong Xi Tang and asked grandma to come over.

As a daughter-in-law, Wang Xifeng had no choice but to go to Rong Xi Tang to serve Lady Jia and the ladies.

I didn't bring Ping'er this time, and asked her to help say some good words when she went to find Chen Ran.

After Wang Xifeng left, Ping'er sat on the chair in a daze, feeling really bored.

Who do you think you are?
Use the beauty trap? What if Chen Ran has bad intentions? Should he refuse or obey?
If you refuse, you'll screw up.

It's not impossible to be obedient, but Master Lian will definitely get furious, and he will be in a difficult position.

I was in a daze for a long time, until I heard the drunken sound of Master Lian humming outside the house.

Jia Lian was in such a good mood, the kind that seemed like he was about to explode.

Fifteen thousand taels of silver notes, such a huge sum of money, is enough for him to spend lavishly and enjoy a good life for a long time.

As for the capital invested by Wang Xifeng, he easily ignored it.

'My wife's money is my money!'

Lian Er was in a good mood and joked to Ping Er, "Why didn't you go out to do anything today?"

Ping'er, who was in a bad mood, responded in a muffled voice, "Second Madam asked me to deliver an invitation to Master Chen. Master Zheng wants to host a banquet to thank him for saving her last time."

"Oh?"

Jia Lian was delighted. He had been thinking about how to send Ping'er there. He couldn't just kidnap her.

Now this opportunity is right at my doorstep.

"Then go ahead." Jia Lian said with a smile, "Stay a little longer, it's okay to stay overnight."

"What nonsense are you talking about, Master?" Ping'er stamped her feet angrily, turned around and walked out.

After thinking for a while, Jia Lian called a few maids in the yard and said, "Go, pack up Ping'er's things. I want to take her out."

When Ping'er came to visit in a carriage, Chen Ran was having dinner with Qin Keqing.

Upon hearing the news, she stood up with a smile on her face and said, "Finally, you are here. Master, don't worry. I will entertain you well and will not let down the girl you like."

Chen Ran didn't know what to say and could only shake his head helplessly.

Ping'er, with a surprised look on her face, was led to the dinner table, and Qin Keqing even let her sit down.

Ping Er waved her hands repeatedly, "How can this be possible?"

"It doesn't matter."

Qin Keqing took her hand and said with a smile, "There are no such big rules at home. We will all be a family from now on."

The more Ping'er listened, the more she felt something was wrong. She shook her head repeatedly, "I'm just here to deliver an invitation. Master Zheng wants to invite Master Chen to the banquet."

At this time, Chen Ran finally looked over in confusion and asked, "Didn't Jia Lian tell you?"

Ping Er looked puzzled. "What did Master Lian tell me?"

While they were puzzled, a maid outside reported that Master Lian from Rongguo Mansion had come again.

"Ping'er." Jia Lian said with a smile, "I have given you to Brother Zihou. From now on, you belong to Brother Zihou."

Ping'er was struck by lightning when she heard this. "How can this be possible? Second Madam will not agree to this!"

"Of course she agreed." Jia Lian lied casually, "You also know that your second grandmother's business needs Brother Zihou's help, and you are the condition for helping. By the way, your indenture has been transferred to Brother Zihou."

This contract was actually stolen by him, but it didn't matter, as long as Ping'er could stay here for one night.

No matter what happened or not, by tomorrow it will be a foregone conclusion.

Ping'er was still in a daze, completely dumbfounded.

Jia Lian continued, "I have sent all your things to you. From now on, you should serve Brother Zihou well. He will not treat you unfairly."

After saying that, he said hello to Chen Ran, turned around and left humming a tune.

Ping'er was left crying with her hands covering her mouth.

Being treated like objects by their masters and given away at will is the sorrow of maids and servants.

"Oh~~~"

Chen Ran sighed, he was also a little helpless.

Ping'er is the key person in dealing with Wang Xifeng. That spicy Feng is not easy to deal with, and Ping'er, who is familiar with her, needs help.

After all, among the Twelve Golden Hairpins, Wang Xifeng, who is already married and has a hot-tempered personality, is very difficult to deal with.

After giving Qin Keqing a look, Chen Ran stood up and went back to the inner room.

It's all the fault of Jia Lian and his wife! I was deceived!

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