Moreover, what the little sister said in the letter asked him to take Chu Sheng with him to help the homeless and beggars at the charity point that had been prepared long ago.
Immediately, he put on thick clothes and a fox fur cloak and went out. He happened to see Chu Sheng who he had forced to stay for a few more days.
Then he took him out of the door.
Before leaving, he also sent a message to Qiao Ruanxiang.
Su Mansion, in Qingxiang Garden.
After receiving the message, Qiao Ruanxiang nodded slightly and asked about Su Mo's situation.
Su Mo was able to go to the ground yesterday, but his back injury has not healed yet and he needs help.
Went to court early in the morning.
The weather changed suddenly today, and the court urgently summoned all civil and military officials to come to the palace to discuss the cold wave.
It seemed that the meeting would take a long time, and she knew the final result.
Not long after the founding of the Great Zhou Kingdom, the national treasury was tight. Now there is an extreme shortage of charcoal-fired cotton-padded clothes and quilts, and they are being sold at sky-high prices.
The emperor will definitely recommend officials to win over wealthy businessmen and use his own money to help the people of the capital.
Moreover, the conditions given are not low.
She wasn't sure about others, but she would definitely impress Su Mo.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Manager Qiao running over in a hurry.
She said with a troubled expression: "Young madam, the silver charcoal in the Su family's warehouse is gone, and everyone in each house is dragging the younger one to ask for the silver charcoal! But the money in the account, even if everyone buys the silver charcoal, is not enough for everyone to share. The younger one told the truth.
But who would have thought that someone discovered the silver charcoal in the warehouse that you had prepared, Madam. Now every room is exploding. They all say that Madam has hidden charcoal in her hand and is not giving it to you. They all say that you are not the one. Look at this..."
When Qiao Ruanxiang heard this, there was no trace of panic in her eyebrows, but instead she smiled lightly.
"It's a good time to find out." Then he ordered in a low voice, "Just show them the receipt for buying silver charcoal and the Su family's account book. Just say that it is my own hoarding, not the Su family's."
"However, I am a kind-hearted person. If anyone wants to buy the charcoal in my hand, it is one hundred taels per catty on the market. For the sake of my family, I will count them at ninety-nine taels."
Manager Qiao is a smart man. As soon as he heard this, he knew the lady's intention.
He also guessed why the young lady hoarded so much silver charcoal in the first place.
The sadness at that moment also faded away, and joy suddenly appeared on my brows.
After all, the young lady is the daughter of the Qiao family, and her talent for business is engraved in her bones.
What made him happiest was making money from the Su family, which made him even happier.
Although the young lady has spit out the dowry and what they ate and drank with the young lady, how many unregistered jade jewelry have they taken away from the young lady overtly and covertly in the past year?
Those are all money too.
Ask him to say that it costs ninety-nine taels of silver, which is an advantage for them.
Manager Qiao felt happy in his heart, and his steps became much brisker.
What Guanshi Qiao thinks is also what Qiao Ruanxiang thinks.
From the beginning, she thought about making a fortune from this, and the money she earned could be used by them to buy the things that they had taken away from her before.
In a month, she guessed that she would be able to wipe out all the money they had.
Besides, it’s good to empty out everything.
The corners of her lips raised, revealing a bright smile.
Those watery eyes glowed with a different kind of light, a color that only appeared when calculating.
Near noon, Su Mo and Su Qingyun went down to the Su Mansion.
The two of them discussed something in a low voice, and Su Mo went straight to Qingxiang Garden in high spirits.
The injured waist no longer felt any pain at this time.
Qiao Ruanxiang heard a noisy and excited voice, and knew through the curtain that Su Mo was coming.
Sure enough, the servant opened the curtain, and Su Mo walked over with unmistakable joy on his face.
But when Qiao Ruanxiang looked at him, his face dropped.
He suppressed a cold face.
"Dad said, if you want Qiao Ruanxiang to agree to help the people out of her own pocket, you have to let her know that she has to rely on herself, and only if she is good can she be fine. I can't show cowardice just because she has the handle in my hand. You have to be cold-faced, Shock her."
"Moreover, if he hadn't injured his waist recently, he must have raped her, so that he could physically intimidate her! Let her know that he is good in that area."
Qiao Ruanxiang sneered at his last words.
She lowered her eyes and drank tea calmly, hiding the contempt in her eyes.
Then he heard him say: "The sudden change in the weather and the sudden heavy snowfall were unexpected by everyone in the court. Today, the emperor issued a special decree. If the wealthy businessmen and officials work together to help the people of the capital, what will happen in the court to the wealthy businessmen or officials?" It’s all beneficial and harmless.”
After a pause, he glanced at Qiao Ruanxiang's indifferent face, and then said: "Moreover, you and I are a marriage of officials and merchants. The emperor specially selected me. I just joined the cabinet, which is when I need to show off. Of course I can't Even if we don’t do anything, we should take the lead.”
"The Emperor has said that if he can play a leading role in helping the people, he will be promoted two levels in a row. He will be a fourth-level cabinet minister! He is the fastest-promoted junior in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and, in the end, The key is that King Yi will definitely favor you!"
He couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, coughed dryly, and said seriously again: "You and I are husband and wife, with honor and disgrace, so we have to do such a good thing. You should write a letter to your father-in-law to explain this matter and help the people. , it will start today.”
What he said was unquestionable, and his tone was clearly an order, without any hint of negotiation.
He was like this in the last life, so Qiao Ruanxiang's expression did not change after hearing this.
She just asked.
"Since we are working together to help the people, does the court have any funds?"
"Not yet, but the national treasury is tight, and even allocating money is just a drop in the bucket. Madam, just do it with your father-in-law. In the future, if the Su family gets famous and I get praises, how can I lose the credit of you and the Qiao family?"
"You can't tell her that the emperor has allocated 20,000 taels, and he has to put the money into his own private treasury. Ever since Qiao Ruanxiang took back the dowry and seized the Su family property, he didn't have much spare money, especially after joining the cabinet. I couldn’t pay for some entertainment, so I was secretly laughed at by many colleagues.”
"My mother doesn't have much money to give me, so I can't ask her for it. Fortunately, I was injured a few days ago, so I don't have any expenses."
Listen to your heart.
She smiled reassuringly.
He added: "I know all this, and I don't want to care about it. Besides, it doesn't matter if the money husband goes into his pocket, but I still have to ask, so that if my father asks me, I will have something to say."
Hearing this, Su Mo's cold face became a little better, "The court has allocated 20,000 taels, but it's not necessarily when it will arrive. You can make arrangements."
"I will not be stupid enough to say that I have been greedy. Qiao said that she doesn't care. If she finds out and is caught with evidence, it is not a small matter to embezzle money. It is a bigger matter than plagiarizing an article. Especially The national treasury is stretched thin now.”
Qiao Ruanxiang nodded obediently, it was in line with his wishes and did not ask further questions.
