Imperial City, Tongzhai.
A member of the clan's mansion brought people from the Eight Banners Department of the Ministry of Revenue to inspect the house. Except for the house itself, everything else must be registered.
As for house deeds and land deeds, they must be discounted according to the market price and then sold to external officials. This is an official sale, and there is a lot of knowledge in it.
The officers who dealt with it didn't get a big advantage, but it was common for them to get some silver seals. There are some unwritten rules in the Eight Banners, such as property in the capital being transferred within the clan. When the three poor and the three rich live their lives together, no matter how well they live, their lives will be in embarrassment.
This house and shop changed hands only occasionally. Most of the time, relatives take over, and there is room for regret. Later, when the money is rich, he can redeem it and buy it back.
There are also some portions of ancestral property that have been divided up. It is a pity that they have been transferred outside, and they are still being moved among brothers and cousins.
This is why Uncle Fujin's family was criticized last year after they bought the Fusong family's property and turned it over. It was because it looked wrong and didn't look like a normal property transfer.
The household secretary who came here today to watch the registration process thought he would just wait for the Tong family to redeem it as usual.
As a result, when I returned to the Hubu Yamen from Tongzhai, people from the Ninth Prince's Mansion were already waiting.
Erhe, the second-class bodyguard, came with fifty thousand taels of banknotes, and directly passed on the words of the ninth elder brother, saying: "Our master said that all the official and private properties in Longkodo were bought at market prices..." ··.”
The officer's claws were numb. This is not quite the rule.
But the one who wants to buy the property is the ninth elder brother, the prince's elder brother. What rules can be greater than those of the prince's elder brother? He accompanied Xing carefully and said, "Sir, this low-ranking official cannot be the master, so I have to ask Master Ma for instructions." Ma Qi is currently the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Erhe said: "Then ask for instructions." The officer went to Shangshu to check the room.
Ma Qi has been at the Ministry of Household Affairs for the past few days due to delays in delivering grain. An official document has arrived from Caoyun Yamen, explaining the reason.
Due to the autumn floods, two sections in the middle of the Upper Canal were damaged, which delayed the northward movement of grain ships.
Ma Qi was a little surprised when he heard from officials from the Eight Banners Division that the Ninth Prince's Mansion had sent people to buy and confiscate properties in Longkodo's name.
Brother Ninth is not lacking in these.
In addition to the property divided into households by the prince, Jiufujin also received many properties as dowry.
But now Brother Ninth has arranged for his subordinates to come over and name them to buy Longkodo's private property. Where does this come from?
Ma Qi said: "Let Erhe come over and talk."
The two of them had also met each other before. This was the youngest son of the minister in charge of the bodyguard, and he was also his son's boss.
Erhe was brought over by the commander, and he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Erhe has met Mr. Ma."
Ma Qi nodded and returned the courtesy, saying: "What is going on? Why did Master Jiu think of asking about this?" According to the usual practice, most of these properties were bought by Elundai at a discount, or waiting for Shengjing to arrange for manpower to come over.
This was not an outsider, so Herhe told the truth and said: "The Tong family offended our father and our Fujin. Our father was angry, so he arranged for his subordinates to come over, and also gave instructions not to take advantage, but to pay the price. "
Ma Qi raised his eyebrows. By price?
There is a price for property that is not registered, but who doesn’t know that shops and houses in the inner city have a price? However, since Brother Jiu arranged for people to come over and follow the rules, there was no reason to stop him. He nodded and said, "Then just follow Master Jiu's instructions!"
As for whether the Tong family will complain after this, it doesn't matter. It’s not like Brother Ninth asked for it for free, he discounted it according to the rules. Even if the Tong family complained to the emperor, it would be of no use.
Compared with others, the Tong family has a close relationship with the emperor; compared with the princes, they are far away. With Ma Qi nodding, the Eight Flags Division had no excuse for delay and began to calculate the price.
Even though the Tong family has not been separated, Longkodo is not a teenager. He has been on the job for more than ten years and already has five private properties in his name, including a courtyard in Shichahai, a four-entry courtyard, and two shops on Gulou Street. , two small courtyards outside the Imperial College, and 1,200 acres of land in Fangshan.
According to the market price, it was converted into 17,765 taels.
Erhe paid the money and transferred the ownership of these five properties to the name of Brother Jiu. The procedures on his side were almost completed, and Brother Si came over after getting the news.
He didn't expect that Brother Jiu encouraged him to intercept the purchase yesterday, but today he sent someone by himself. "what happened?"
Fourth elder brother said.
Everyone downplayed the rift between Longkodo and Brother Ninth, but Brother Ninth showed up on his own to confront the Tong family.
Brother Si felt a little regretful. 33
If I had known this, I might as well have kept an eye on Baqi Division, stepped in to buy it, and vented my anger on Brother Jiu.
Erhe bowed and replied: "Our master said that we cannot be offended in vain, otherwise we will suffer losses and no one will dare to be rude in the future."
Fourth elder brother: "..."
This is really what Brother Jiu can say. Now that things have come to this, Fourth Brother has nothing to say.
Even if you have any objections, there is no need to say them in front of your younger brother's subordinates. Erhe left the household department and went directly back to the prince's mansion.
It happened that the ninth elder brother also came back from the Yamen. When he heard that Erhe had invited him to see him, he asked him to go to the main room to answer the question. Shu Shu was a little curious: "I wonder how many shops there are and what they do for a living?"
She and Brother Jiu have many shops under their names, but neither of them thinks there are too many shops.
She had been thinking about the tea house business before, but she only had a small tea house selling tea with two stores.
When Erhe came in, he talked about going to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then presented a pile of house deeds and land deeds.
Brother Jiu took it, looked through it briefly, and handed it to Shu Shu: "There are two shops in a good location on Gulou Street. One is a bank and the other is a pawn shop..."
When Shu Shu heard about Qianzhuang, she thought more about it.
You must know that in addition to exchanging copper coins and storing money, the main business of the current bank is lending. The property divided by the ninth elder brother also has a bank, which is located on Di'anmenwai Street.
However, in order to prevent their subordinates from raising interest rates, the couple made regulations that prohibited private loans and allowed only business loans, using shops or houses as mortgages, and the interest was within the legally prescribed two-cent interest rate.
Brother Jiu saw her look and said, "Don't worry. I'll call someone over later to do an accounting and stop all the private loans. We'll see if we can continue to open a bank or take them back and do some side work."
Shu Shu nodded and said: "Well, my identity is here, and our family is not short of money, so we don't have to make money that hurts our conscience."
As for the pawn shop in another place, Shu Shu had no other opinions.
It doesn't matter if you keep it, you can buy and exchange it for good things. You can keep it for yourself or use it as a gift when the time comes.
Brother Jiu said to Erhe: "On the fourth day of the next month, I will go on business to Rehe Shangying Camp, and Fujin will also go with him. You go back and gather the guards and guards. Except for those who stay behind at the Prince's Mansion, everyone else is willing to follow. Just go out for a walk and see the world...
Erhe was a little confused.
Since it was a "business trip", why did Fujin also go with him? He didn't ask, he answered honestly.
Brother Ninth thought of Zhang Tingzhan and Cao Yueying. Both of them were scholars, and they looked like their bodies were not very strong.
There are three carriages renovated in the Prince's Mansion, one of which belongs to the county lord. Even if the county lord rarely goes out, it is not easy for him to misappropriate it.
Brother Jiu then said: "Choose two more carriages and go to the Construction Department to modify them. Get an extra amount of money and let them modify them in the next two days."
Now that Fusong is still in the Ministry of Punishment and has no regard for the general affairs of the Prince's Mansion, Brother Jiu will use whomever he catches.
Erhe agreed and went down to see the carriage. The couple looked at several other properties.
"There are only three houses, and they are all in the best locations. Their annual income is not as good as that of a shop, but there are many..." Shu Shu said.
Brother Jiu was more concerned about the Zhuangzi in Fangshan and said: "Send someone over to have a look. According to what Haidian Zhuangzi does, they also raise some pigs, chickens and so on there. From now on, not only in the house, but also in the restaurant." There’s no need to buy supplies from outside.”
The Zhuangzi in Baiwangshan, Haidian, is a combination of two Zhuangzi. It was a small village given by Mrs. Bo before Shu Shu got married, plus a large village given by Prince Kang Taifujin. The two Zhuangzi combined are more than 1,000 acres. land.
The village in Fangshan is not too small. If it is run according to the village in Baiwangshan, it will be more cost-effective than going out to collect rent as a tenant farmer.
How to run Zhuangzi is a trivial matter, but the money spent is worth it anyway.
Zhuangzi's income is ignored for the time being, except that the rent for the two shops and three houses in a year is less than a thousand taels.
Brother Jiu smiled happily, and he couldn't help but have an idea: "If there is someone who is no longer interested in me, will I send it to my door?"
Shu Shu couldn't help but laugh. Is this because he wanted to "touch porcelain"? But she also knew that Brother Jiu was just talking. In addition to money, there is also face.
Brother Jiu said: "Long Keduo is also obsessed with things. Although these properties are not recorded in the name of the Li family, the profits belong to the Li family. They say they are powder and silver. The empress in the palace did not say a thousand a year." Two silver coins of makeup and powder...”
Shu Shu went to think of Li Si'er's attire that day, a tapestry coat, a full headband, eight-treasure bracelets on her wrists, and ruby buttons on the side of her clothes.
This outfit costs several hundred taels of silver.
"Long Keduo has designated other benefits, more than a thousand taels of silver, which is not enough for Li Si'er to wear..." Shu Shu said.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "He has been in charge of Luan Yiwei before. For more than ten years, there are not many places where he can stretch his hands. Tomorrow, I will ask someone to check the front account... ·”
Luan Yiwei was in charge of the carriages and ceremonial guards used by the emperor and his concubines, as well as travel security. These objects have been replaced by old ones, as well as the wear and tear of daily maintenance, and there are many places for manipulation.
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Department of Household Affairs, Eight Banners Division.
Bu Xi was ordered to come and asked about the properties under Long Keduo's name, but it turned out to be a step too late. Brother Jiu bought them all.
"The land in Fangshan is the ancestral property of the Tong family..."
Bu Xi said to the officer.
Several other shops and houses were purchased by Longkodo in the past ten years or so, and he bought them as soon as they were purchased.
The land in Fangshan was allocated to the Tong family when they entered the customs, and it has been managed by several generations.
The clerk took the account book and said, "Sir, the Ninth Prince bought it at the market price and the ownership has been transferred."
Bu Xi nodded, left the Hubu Yamen, glanced in the direction of the Zongren Mansion, paused for a moment, then turned and left. He did not go back to the palace, but to the princess's palace next door, and asked Jiu Gege, "Does Master Jiu hold a grudge?"
Some people died, but not completely...
