After Wang Shide learned during the banquet that the three people in front of him had been named by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for this mission, he became even more enthusiastic towards Lu Yi and others. He toasted frequently and could not see the airs of Qian Shi at all. He was almost no different from a drunkard in the market.
As far as he knew, among the entire Beizhen Fusi, the only three people in front of him who were lucky enough to be named by the Holy Spirit were the only ones in front of him. This was such an honorable thing that one must pay careful attention to it.
Especially after the prince took charge of the country, he was very disgusted with the old ministers in the court who had different political views with him, and tried every means to change them. Even the cabinet and the six ministries had a new look, let alone other yamen.
The former Jin Yiwei commander committed suicide, which was an obvious signal. The prince wanted to take this opportunity to straighten out the somewhat lazy Jin Yiwei.
Once the emperor and his courtiers, as the emperor's eagle dog, Fang Zhenghua in Dongchang was appointed as the new admiral, and Wu Mengming in Jinyiwei was promoted to commander.
After that came a series of personnel adjustments. Although Wang Shide was a minister and held an important official position, there were two colleagues and the only commander.
But when officials reach this point, they must keep an eye on all directions and listen to all directions, and must not give competitors any leverage to take advantage of them, otherwise they will be doomed.
Wu Mengming became the new commander, and Wang Shide was of course very interested in the vacant position of fellow commander. However, at the moment, he could not give gifts and could not move around. He only relied on orders from above, which made him very anxious.
There is only one fat vacancy to climb up, and the other chief minister and the two town governors are actually qualified to compete with him. If someone is behind the scenes, they may be transferred from the south town governor to serve.
In this matter, there was more than one competitor, and Wang Shide was unable to influence the final result. In desperation, he could only go home and drink after work every day.
Because Lu Yi and others had not returned yet, he was even more anxious. He speculated on various possibilities. If this matter went wrong, he would be an abandoned son.
Fortunately, Lu Yi lived up to expectations and brought back all the main leaders of the Luo family. Although only the second eldest brother, Luo Yangde, was alive and missing an arm, it was still much better than all dead bodies.
Wang Shide immediately became calm and felt that no matter what, as long as the former commander's family was captured, the prince would probably not punish him. He did not seek merit, but sought no fault.
Since the prince appreciates these three people, he can go along with the flow and do favors. He doesn't need any obvious help. It is enough to facilitate official matters and give necessary guidance in private matters.
Although Lu Yi has not yet tried Baihu, there are still a bunch of positions such as Baihu, deputy Qianhu, Qianhu, town governor, etc., and then Qianshi. There is several levels between the two, and the status gap is too huge. .
Therefore, Lu Yi and others were flattered by Wang Shide's hospitality. If they hadn't had a few more drinks, they would still be frightened in front of their superiors, fearing that they might say the wrong thing and cause disaster.
Wang Shide's hospitality before was only superficial, because Lu Yi's mother lived in his house, which was equivalent to a hostage. With this bargaining chip, he was not afraid that Lu Yi would mess up when he took people out on errands.
Now that the other party has returned in triumph, he has helped Wang Shide solve a difficult problem. He can let go of most of his wariness towards Lu Yi. After all, their mothers have become very familiar with each other these days.
Since Lu Yi's mother moved in, Wang Shide's mother had a lot of fun talking to each other. The husbands of the two elderly people left early, and they were both lonely at home, lacking someone to talk to.
Therefore, since Lu Yi's mother moved in, Wang Shide's mother has been very happy and even ate a lot more meals every day. Of course, as a son, she is also happy to see this.
In view of this, Wang Shide naturally ordered his servants to entertain the old lady well, and the treatment in terms of clothing, food, and housing must be the same as that of his mother, without any deviation. Once Lu Yi really completes the task, he will come back I am also determined not to find any faults.
In detail, Wang Shide's father and Lu Yi's father also had a relationship, but there was no deep friendship. Wang Shide's father had a thousand households, while Lu Yi's father only had a hundred households, which was two levels behind.
When Wang Shide became an official in Jinyiwei, Lu Yi was just a general bannerman. Even if Wang Shide was older than Lu Yi, when he was Lu Yi's age, Wang Shide had already become a hundred households and was trying his best to fill the position of Deputy Qianhu.
Not to mention others, even Lu Yi himself thought that he had failed in his career. At this young age, he was still a small general. He wanted to climb up the ranks but had no money to give. He might not be able to get an official position in Baihu in his lifetime. .
But God was not blind at last. After wandering around for eight days this time, he finally caught Luo Yangxing. To him, it was like a carp jumping over the dragon's gate. Even if it jumped over, it was still a carp. It was also a brocade that was favored by the prince. Carp.
Wang Shide would naturally see this obvious thing in his eyes and keep it in mind. No matter who he was, no matter how low his official position was, as long as he got the favor of the Holy Family, his career would be just around the corner.
There is no need to do more in a year, as long as one errand is done well, he can be promoted to one level. As long as the prince orders such promotion, there is no need to skip promotion. Within three years, Lu Yi can become a thousand households, within five years It can be used to calm and comfort people!
Wang Shide thought that it was rare for him to make mistakes. The three people in front of him were at best rising stars at the moment, but after a few years, they would be the celebrities in the entire Jinyiwei.
The most taboo thing in officialdom is that you only seek out someone when you have something to do. They use you just to fawn over you, and you have no friendship. Even if you give him a big gift, he or she will not accept it hastily. Who knows what your intentions are!
Although making friends with these three people is not of much benefit to Wang Shide at the moment, it must be a long-term investment. As long as there are no big mistakes, he will definitely get rich returns in the future.
Lu Yi did not tell Wang Shide directly about his trip to Shanqian in the next few days. He was not sure whether the matter was an internal secret. If it were leaked without the permission of His Highness, it would be a sin.
Even if she bought a new house in the inner city, my mother was not in a hurry to move there, and just used the excuse of decorating and cleaning the room. This is reasonable.
Before drinking, Lu Yi also met his mother. The old lady and Wang Shide's mother looked very good, so Lu Yi felt relieved.
When I go out on business, it would be good for my mother to live here. At least she would have someone to accompany me and take care of her daily life, which is even better than living at home.
The three brothers woke up one after another the next day. Sitting on the bed, they all began to reflect, especially whether they had made a mistake while drinking last night. They whispered for a long time.
Shen Teng was injured and did not drink too much. He remembered very clearly what happened at the wine table. He comforted his eldest brother and third brother before they gave up.
After getting up, Wang Shide went to work in the Yamen long ago. They were allowed to rest for three days by the prince's holy order. After Shen Teng finished washing, he applied medicine again.
Everyone saw the two old ladies and came back to have some snacks. When passing by the side hall, they saw a pile of paper on the table and asked Mrs. Wang.
Wang Shide's first wife explained that after the "Jingshi Daily" was released, every household enshrined the newspaper because the imperial edict was printed on the front page. Naturally, their family had to do the same.
At this time, I would rather believe that I have it than that I don’t have it. If my family is taken advantage of by villains because I don’t have newspapers, I will really have no place to cry.
The palace now orders seven newspapers. The master reads one, the madam reads one, the two concubines each read one, the two sons also need two copies, and the remaining one is required...
When Lu Yi heard this, he seemed to have nothing extra, so he could only go out and buy one copy. After he settled down, he would also order a few copies at home, so as not to be anxious if he couldn't buy it.
"Jingshi Daily" is the most popular product in the capital right now. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy the first batch of newspapers published that day.
Because the printing quality must be ensured, the production capacity expansion will not be too fast in a short period of time. Therefore, according to the instructions of a certain prince, the first batch of newspapers published every day must be given priority to Houdi, various yamen and VVVIP customers.
As a result, street retail newsboys are very rare. Even if they go out on the street, it will not help if they don’t have newspapers in their pockets. Moreover, something happened to the newsboy before. After that, the prince and his consort Gong Yonggu began to set up fixed newsstands on the street, which made it more convenient. for safety.
With a wooden newsstand, although it is not big, newsboys can sell newspapers inside all day long without being hindered by wind and rain, and customers do not need to run around. A green sign on the newsstand means newspapers are available for sale, and a gray sign on the newsstand means that newspapers are available for sale. It's already sold out.
Those like Lu Yi who wanted to read the newspapers of the past few days could only go to the printing factory to subscribe. The newspaper office was only responsible for receiving advertisers who spent money.
The printing factory sells them at a low price. Whether you buy one copy or ten thousand copies, the price of each copy is ten cents.
Having never seen it before, the three brothers simply bought newspapers of all dates published in the past and today.
Due to the huge amount of information, they, like many people around them, found a nearby teahouse and started browsing.
Unconsciously, it was almost noon, so I hurried to the Yamen, not to go to work, but to find Wang Shide.
We agreed last night to go look at a house together. We couldn't ask our boss to wait for us or come to him on our own initiative. That would be too rude.
"This set is suitable!"
After arriving at the place and looking around, Wang Shide knew that Lu Yi had money in his pocket now, so he pointed to a house with a price of one thousand five hundred taels.
The specific location is not far from his home. The location is very good and the layout is reasonable. It is enough to accommodate the three brothers. They will not need to move away and live separately in the future when they all get married.
For the Jin Yiwei at the bottom, buying a house is a very expensive expense, but although Lu Yi and others have low official positions, their income is real and enviable to others.
"This place is very nice, but...brother, we often go out on business. If the house is too big, it will be easy for thieves to steal. My mother lives in it, and I will be very worried."
Lu Yi didn't want to spend more money on the house, and since the yard was large, he needed to hire more people to take care of it. These were all costs.
I made a lot of money this time, but I still have to act within my ability. It’s unclear whether I will be able to get such a job again in the future.
"Tsk, tsk, that's right..."
Wang Shide also thought of this, and Lu Yi's worries were true. In such a big yard, if they went out to do errands, there would only be two or three people in front and behind them, and they were women. It would be scary enough in the middle of the night.
"Brother, may I have heard about the incident in Xincheng?"
Lu Yi recalled what he heard from the side when he was buying newspapers. They deliberately didn't wear official uniforms today, so people around them spoke unscrupulously.
"how?"
Wang Shide has heard about this for a long time, but he doesn't know the specific situation yet. At present, only the prince and the Minister of Industry and other people know about the new city under preparation.
"When I was buying a newspaper, I heard someone talking about the New City, so I listened a little. It is said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will order the Ministry of Works to lay pipelines in the New City, especially sewage ditches. In summer, the stench will be great. The situation has changed, so many people are planning to buy real estate in the new city and are waiting for the Ministry of Industry to announce the planning strategy in newspapers."
If the new city is built in three years, Lu Yi also wants to spend money to buy a house in the city. Summer here in the old city is really painful, it is like being next to a cesspool.
"That's it, thank you dear brother for reminding me!"
Wang Shide originally wanted to accompany Lu Yi to see the house, but when he came, he didn't want to leave. There were so many good houses that he wanted to buy one.
Even if you can't buy a second house, you still want to trade in the old one for a new one. Selling the one you are currently living in and adding some money can buy a bigger one. This opportunity is very rare.
But after hearing what Lu Yi said, Wang Shide was a little hesitant. If the prince planned to carry out large-scale construction projects, the environment in the new city would be much better than that in the old city.
If all the offices are moved there in the future, and I have to buy a house in the new city for the convenience of work, I'm afraid I will have to waste my money.
If the new city is really like what the market message said, the price of the houses will be three points more expensive than the old city. A house worth 1,500 taels here will be priced at 1,500 taels over there. .
Wang Shide has also saved some money over the years, but when it comes to the expenses of thousands of taels, he has to consider the original and make careful calculations to avoid regrets later.
In the end, Lu Yi only spent four hundred taels of silver to buy an inconspicuous but decently located house, which was enough to accommodate his mother and their three brothers.
He was also thinking about the new city. Once he had an idea, he would take a preemptive strike and buy a house as soon as possible, because the price would become more and more expensive in the future.
In the afternoon, Wang Shide went back to work in the yamen. The three brothers took the house deeds they had received and went to see their new homes under the guidance of the shopping guide. Although it was not comparable to the palace, it was already very good. At least they didn't have to stay at someone else's house every day when they came back.
"Brother, what do you want?"
The new home basically had all the furnishings, and they didn't need to buy much more. After the shopping guide left, Lu Yi sat on the bed and started to be in a daze. Seeing this, Gao Xiaosong couldn't help but ask curiously.
"...The second thing is definitely not that easy to accomplish!"
In order to earn the money in his pocket, Lu Yi knew whether he and his two brothers had eaten well and slept well these days. He was thinking about that every day.
According to the instructions of His Highness the Crown Prince, the second thing may not only be easier than the first thing, but also more difficult. Otherwise, the title of "Prince's grandson" would be too easy.
