It was already noon when Jian Yu left the palace. She did not go back directly to her house. When she passed by a restaurant, she found a private room to sit down and ordered some vegetarian dishes.
As Princess Jing, she still has to observe filial piety. She doesn't dare to open a small stove in the palace, but she must abide by it even more outside.
Before the food was served, Jian Yu took stock of her small treasury. There were many jewels and they were extremely valuable. Some of them were dowry, and some of them were gifts from the palace.
A married woman would sell her dowry unless she couldn't survive. The rewards in the palace were marked and could not be exchanged for cash. Therefore, Jian Yu seemed to be very rich, but in fact they were dead objects.
She actually has a lot of money on hand. If the real money in the hands of the ladies in Shengjing were compared, she would definitely be the one at the top.
But these are far from enough for Jian Yu. Not to mention her own high expenses, considering the future situation, she only needs money to be with her.
As shown in the book, five years later, the emperor's health gradually weakened, and the competition among several princes for the throne became fierce. Members of various factions attacked each other. Today, the minister's house was confiscated, and tomorrow, the general was beheaded.
The Shengjing court was in chaos, and the situation in the eighteen counties of Kyushu became turbulent.
This situation lasted for two years. During this period, in addition to man-made disasters, the Great Zhou Dynasty was also accompanied by natural disasters. After the flood, plague became rampant. Then the emperor died and the third prince ascended the throne.
Seeing that the situation had stabilized and it could finally benefit the people, the Bianbei Jinnu and the southwest barbarians began to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty, and wars broke out.
Then the male protagonist conquers all directions and unifies the three kingdoms.
Jian Yu rewrote her own destiny. The bonds between characters can be broken, but the general environment is difficult to change. She believes that the direction of the next ten years will be like this in the book.
She only had five years to "acquire wealth". When the emperor's health failed and the imperial power fell behind, the world began to fall into chaos.
At this time, don’t talk about Princess Jing rather than Princess Jing. The prices of medicinal materials, rice noodles, cotton cloth and other necessities on the market are soaring. Don’t panic if you have money in your hands. Only if you have money in your hands can you do things easily. Only if you have money in your hands can you save your life!
Gotta make money!
"The second master of the Gu family is really unworthy of his descendants. He gambled away all his wealth!"
"I heard that he wants to sell the shop on Zhuque Street? Why can't he sell the shop with more than 1,000 taels for 500 taels?"
"Who dares to buy the land designated by the gambling house? The debt-paying price signed by the shop is only two hundred taels."
"Two hundred taels? This is too dark!"
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The window of the box where Jian Yu was sitting faced the back street alley, and the chatter of the two waiters delivering food in the restaurant could be heard clearly.
Suzaku Street? Jian Yu remembered that it was a very prosperous street in the East District. When she was looking for a shop, she paid special attention there, but there were no shops for rent or sale.
"Hongmei, go down and ask about it."
Jian Yu said as she threw Hongmei a small piece of silver and gave the clerk some reward, they would be happy to tell her.
After a while, Hongmei came back and talked about the Gu family's situation vividly.
The ancestors of the Gu family were imperial merchants, but unfortunately, the descendants failed to live up to their expectations, and the current generation has completely declined. Gu Er, who loves gambling, sells the family property for a good deal.
The shop on Zhuque Street was lost to the gambling house as a trade-off.
To put it simply, the second master of the Gu family sold the shop for 500 taels, used 200 taels of it to the gambling house, and settled the account after getting the price slip, leaving 300 taels left in his hand.
The key is that now the shop is worth more than a thousand taels, and can even be sold for a high price, but no one even cares about it for 500 taels, just because they are afraid of the casino.
Everything that is bargained for in this casino will be marked by the casino. If someone buys it, they will interfere with it in various ways, making the buyer's business impossible and the buyer unable to stop living.
After several times, no one bought the casino debt house anymore.
The casino not only made Mr. Gu lose a lot of money, but also allowed him to eat at a low price.
"No one dares to buy the huge Shengjing?"
Jian Yu was surprised. It would be fine if it was a place with high mountains and far away rivers. Shengjing was an imperial city, and there were so many powerful people under the emperor's feet that the casinos were allowed to run rampant.
"That casino is run by the second prince's mother's family."
Hongmei scratched her head. The man obviously regretted what he said. Qian Dingzhuwan told her not to spread the word and made her swear an oath.
What I told my lady is not a rumor, and I am not afraid of thunder and lightning! Hongmei thought so in her heart.
Jian Yu raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Hongmei's naive smile. She also smiled with the corners of her mouth raised. Her Hongmei was really a master at asking questions.
It is said that the second prince loves his people like a son...
Then we have to fight. She is the royal aunt, and her own family members are easy to talk to, right?
Keeping this shop in mind, Jian Yu finished her meal quickly. After returning to Prince Jing's Mansion, she immediately called Zhou Jinyan over.
The housekeeper watched the other party and the maid next to the princess leave the courtyard in the yard, and then left the house again about a quarter of an hour later. It was obvious that he had gone to do something for the princess!
Look at the attitude of the celebrity next to the master, isn't it possible that he will steal his position in the future? The butler's expression changed again and again, and his eyes were extremely gloomy.
Zhou Jinyan did have business when he left the house, so Jian Yu left the matter of buying a shop to him.
As the second manager she promoted, she must do something to appear to be respected. Jian Yu called the other party to give her instructions. After hearing this, Zhou Jinyan left without saying a word.
Jian Yu knew that with these maids and mothers around, he would definitely cooperate with her.
When he comes back, he will disperse his servants and talk about the heavy blow given to Tang Fu in the palace. As an ally, her role is not only to donate officials!
Zhou Jinyan found Gu Er in Maoer Alley. He was fighting for food with stray cats. With his hair disheveled and ragged clothes, he looked like a beggar.
At first, he turned a deaf ear to Zhou Jinyan's questions. It was not until Zhou Jinyan said that he wanted to buy a shop and quoted a price of five hundred taels that Gu Er raised his head.
According to Jian Yu's instructions, it was not enough to sign a white deed for the store. She had to go to the government to change it into a red deed, so that the ownership certificate of the store would be in her name.
The contract signed by the buyer and seller of the house in Dazhou is called a white contract. It is then taken to the government for verification and tax payment, and stamped with the official seal. The contract is bright red and is called a red contract.
Filing a contract with the government is not free. You need to pay the contract renewal fee. If you want it to be faster, you have to go through the whole process and give some red envelopes to the envoys.
Because the red deed is too troublesome and costs extra, many people choose not to do it. The same is true as long as they keep the white deed.
But Jian Yu was worried.
She believed that it would be safer to go through the official road, and no matter what she said then, it would make sense, so she repeatedly told Zhou Jinyan to go to the official to sign the contract.
As for officials making things difficult or the lion opening his mouth, Jian Yu was not afraid, so Jian Yu prepared a token from Prince Jing's Mansion.
In the government office,
Looking at the officials completing the formalities quickly, as Jian Yu said, they did not dare to delay for fear of causing displeasure.
Zhou Jinyan thought of the way Jian Yu said these words, with bright eyes, slightly raised cheeks, and an arrogant and confident voice: Who dares to argue about the affairs of Prince Jing's Mansion?
——What a little fox who pretends to be powerful.
