Chapter 788: Luck

Chapter 788: Luck

In the afternoon, Zhulan didn't call all the daughters-in-law over when she returned home, she found them alone, and called them together, she was afraid that some daughters-in-law would be embarrassing, especially the third daughter-in-law in front, who didn't have as much money as the county master.

Zhulan looked for it alone, starting with the boss, "That's how things are, Mother doesn't have that much money, so I want to borrow it from you guys and pay it back to you in two months."

Mrs. Li thought a lot, but she never thought that her mother-in-law would borrow the money. Dafang didn’t have much money in his hand, and the money he had now was the dividends from the dim sum shop. Eight hundred taels, mother, this money can be regarded as Da Fang's filial piety, but Da Fang doesn't have much money in his hand, so it can't be of much help."

Zhulan didn't expect Dafang to have much money, she knew where Dafang's money would go, she knew Dafang didn't have much money, and she talked to Mrs Li, not to test filial piety, she just hoped that the several houses would be more united and contribute their efforts , no matter how much is the mind.

She also hoped that her daughter would know that she would be more helpful to her elder brothers in the future, that she was more attentive than her own mother as a mother.

Zhulan smiled, "Mother knows all about your filial piety. If Mother says you borrowed it, you borrow it."

Mrs. Li has known her mother-in-law for so many years, and her mother-in-law will not change her mind easily.

Zhulan sent Mrs. Li away, and Mrs. Zhao came over. What Zhulan didn't expect was that Mrs. Zhao heard the reason and directly handed over the money of the second room, "Mother, when the husband left, he took some money, and the daughter-in-law gave it to Yu. Shuang bought jewelry, and now I still have more than two thousand taels in my hand. My daughter-in-law will take it back now. Mother, don’t say whether you can borrow it or not. You said that we are all a family, and parents worry about the whole family. My second wife is filial to my parents."

Zhulan looked into Zhao Shi's eyes, she knew that Zhao Shi had changed, in the past, Zhao Shi couldn't hide the sorrow in her eyes, but now her eyes were peaceful, what Zhao Shi said was sincere, "Your thoughts, mother-in-law No, the money in Mother's hand is just temporary turnover."

Dong's was next, and Dong's words were similar, but these three houses were weak, and they would buy the property if they had money in their hands. The cash in their hands was really not much, and it was Su Xuan who took the big money in the end.

Zhulan had enough silver, so she asked Steward Wang to hand it over to Deng Xiucai. The Zhuangzi had been transferred earlier, so she felt at ease earlier.

In the tea house in the east of the city, the third prince and the fourth prince were sitting opposite each other, neither of them said a word, both of them were waiting for the news that the prince had entered the palace, and he brought Lord Zhou with him. According to the news from the palace, he was holding the account book in his hand.

The third prince was a little flustered, and they all entered the palace for several hours, but the prince and Mr. Zhou hadn't left the palace yet.

The fourth prince's heart sank,

After so many years, it's hard for the emperor not to care about the prince anymore, but don't let the prince find out, if the prince turns around, they have to be cautious when they want to jump around.

In the palace, Zhou Shuren drew a picture with a sullen face. For a clearer and more intuitive display, the trend chart is the most suitable. He really doesn't want to correct the numbers one by one, which makes him feel headache.

Zhou Shuren scolded the Department of Salt Transport in his heart, and wanted to slap himself for mentioning the population. Now it's all right. He wants to check the population and report it to the emperor. It's really a trap.

Eunuch Liu took the tea from the young eunuch, "Master Zhou hasn't had any water for a long time, so take a sip of tea."

Zhou Shuren didn't dare to wait on Eunuch Liu, he is a person who is dedicated to serving the emperor, and now the emperor is the most suspicious, so he should be cautious, and quickly took over, "Please trouble Eunuch."

In fact, Eunuch Liu also came with a mission. Looking at the drawings on the table, he was stunned. What is this?

After Zhou Shuren drank tea, he continued to work. He was about to finish his work and could finally leave the palace.

The emperor and the crown prince are busy looking at the papers, the prince is not in the palace, these are the emperor's tasks, these days squeeze a lot of papers, the two have been busy.

The emperor rubbed his neck, "Can Zhou Shuren finish the calculation?"

Eunuch Liu, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou hasn't finished the calculation yet."

The emperor hummed, and continued to look at the booklet. Time passed, and after another cup of tea, Zhou Shuren came over with two drawings, and unfolded them without any nonsense, "Your Majesty, this is the trend chart drawn by my minister. The red line is the death, and the black line is the population growth, because there is an error in the household registration, the number of deaths is not accurate, but these are enough, and the population changes in the past few years can be seen clearly.”

The emperor walked to the blueprint supported by a few young eunuchs. This trend chart is more intuitive than the numbers. Besides, there are numbers marked on the line. The emperor can see it clearly. Unlike before, the emperor has to memorize the numbers every time he looks at it. There are too many numbers, and he can't remember them. The emperor said with emotion: "Aiqing is really a talent."

Zhou Shuren said, this is really not a great talent, this kind of convenient trend chart can be seen everywhere in modern times.

The prince thinks that Mr. Zhou is like a treasure, which will surprise you from time to time. He thought in his heart that he must take good care of Mr. Zhou when he returns to the household department.

The emperor felt that this Zhuangzi was not rewarded in vain. Thinking of Zhou Shuren's talent, he finally sighed and said he should stay in the household department. The household department also needs people. Xiao Qing stayed in the household department for too long. Xiao Qing, Xiao Qing has always been in the position of Minister of the Household Department.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren returned home with the snacks bestowed by the emperor, and Zhulan helped Zhou Shuren change his official uniform, "What do you mean, you have been in the palace all this time and only now come out?"

Zhou Shuren was tired, he thought he could leave after the report, but in the end, the emperor asked the prince to ask him for advice, and he became a teacher again, and he has not left the palace until now, "Lord Qiu can't sleep tonight."

Zhulan chuckled, "I see, many people can't sleep tonight."

Zhou Shuren lowered his voice, "The roots in the Jianghuai area are deep. Although the emperor didn't say it clearly, I can see that there will be big moves."

Zhulan asked, "But what happened?"

Zhou Shuren told about his discovery, and Zhulan patted Zhou Shuren on the shoulder. This man still dreams of becoming an official early, and this wish cannot be realized.

Zhou Shuren, "..."

He felt that the lady was not comforting him!

Zhu Lan frowned and said, "Zhao Bo suddenly borrowed money from us, you still remember, he didn't say the reason, there must be something wrong, just like you said, there have been problems in the Jianghuai area, this happened after Zhao Bo was promoted. After all, why do I feel that Zhao Bo has entered a den of thieves!"

Zhou Shuren said in a low voice: "I have always understood that there is a certainty about salt tax corruption, but I didn't expect that after more than ten years, I didn't find the root cause. I didn't feel it before. Today I found that my back felt a little chilly. Zhao Bo was indeed involved. A den of thieves, but since he borrowed money, I guess someone set him up, if he is really in the same boat, Zhao Bo doesn't need to borrow money, the compromise will be settled."

Zhulan frowned, "I hope he won't be involved."

Zhou Shuren also hoped so. Zhao Bo was his first friend in ancient times, and he was also a friend who kept in touch with him all the time.

Zhou Shuren continued: "The forces in the Jianghuai area have always been very complicated. Many families in the capital have some forces in the Jianghuai area. The entanglement is no worse than that in the capital. It is not easy to find the root cause. However, this discovery is very important. This account has been done for so many years. It hasn’t changed much, and you can feel some pulses along the way.”

Zhulan listened, and looked at Zhou Shuren with a strange expression, Zhou Shuren was uncomfortable being looked at, "Lady, why do you look at me like that?"

Zhulan chuckled, "Have you noticed? You have helped the emperor discover many hidden dangers along the way. Jinzhou and Jianghuai have been hidden for many years. How do I feel that you have been increasing the luck of the royal family. "

She could imagine that without Zhou Shuren's discovery, even if the emperor wins, his vitality will be hurt, the government will be affected, and the people will be directly affected. In case of chaos, it will take many years to recover.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, "It seems to be true."

Zhulan smiled, "I think this is very good. The court is safe and the people live in peace. You are also blessed."

Zhou Shuren twitched the corner of his mouth, "So there are too few Zhuangzi, the emperor should reward two, or exchange it with the Zhuangzi who rewarded the prince."

Zhulan paused, "What Zhuangzi?"