It's just that the Marquis in front of me is too difficult to serve! When doing things, you must have plans, records, and summaries. Whatever is asked must be answered immediately! You are not allowed to invite the master! In the past, when my colleagues were in office, they just had to have fun every day. The rest of the work was done by the master. Why did it change when I came to the Marquis! However, they have already reached this point. If they want to achieve success, they still have to rely on Wu Ninghou, so they can only grit their teeth and hold on!
When they crossed the road outside the city and approached Liu Haojia's fiefdom, the houses and people here became denser! The neighing of cattle and horses, the shouts of waiters, and the bargaining sounds of people gathered together to form a magnificent picture!
And Liu Haojia's sudden appearance here also attracted everyone's attention! This man is the source of wealth, the designer of Tianjin's sea trade, the father of the navy, a rising star, and the emperor's favorite! Especially since he is now everyone's landlord!
The people who have shops and do business here are all people with profound backgrounds, so it is not surprising to recognize Liu Haojia. So they felt that their relationship was shallow, so they bowed to Liu Haojia from a distance and said hello! If you feel close to someone, walk up to them and say a few words.
Liu Haojia is kind to these people, because these people are his parents who provide him with food and clothing. They pay a lot of rent and taxes to allow him to live a life of fine clothing and food, so anyone who greets him, He would respond with a wave or a nod.
When they arrived at the pedestrian street, Liu Haojia dismounted and led everyone inside. At this time, more people came to say hello! After Liu Haojia responded briefly, he found a few familiar shops, went inside and talked with the shopkeeper to understand the current situation, and the news he got was naturally satisfactory to him!
Now the entire Tianjin has become the largest distribution center for supplies in the north. The warehouses outside the city have been expanded again and again, but the supply is still in short supply! As for the store, it’s even more expensive! Zhang Pejia even set aside a special area in the north of the city to store livestock. Read the book
Because there are often big customers from the north who come here to trade with large numbers of cattle, sheep, and horses, and the livestock used by merchants are also stored here. Not only does such a ranch make a lot of money every day, it also opens up an opportunity for local people to generate income!
The most important thing for children in nearby villages is to cut grass, dry it and sell it to pastures to feed livestock. They can get a lot of copper coins every month! The children's work alone can cover less than half of the family's flower expenses, but it makes the surrounding villagers happy!
Liu Haojia walked around the pedestrian street and felt sweat on his forehead! Only then did he return home with satisfaction. After seeing all the situations, he was completely relieved. Three days later, he led a large group of royal guards in a convoy and rushed to the capital.
The first thing Liu Haojia did when he returned to the capital was still to go to the palace gate to ask for an audience. In any case, in the eyes of the world, Emperor Wanli was very kind to him, so he must act like a good minister!
Sure enough, he was picked up by Zhang Jia soon after he arrived outside the palace gate. And he stayed until evening before leaving the palace. So far, as long as he asks to see Emperor Wanli, there is nothing wrong with him. And you can see Emperor Wanli almost anytime you ask for an audience.
This made those civil servants very unhappy. They felt that Emperor Wanli had done many deviant things in the past few years, and they must have been bewitched by Liu Haojia. Therefore, they all regarded Liu Haojia as a thorn in their flesh, and they wanted to kill him quickly!
But this person acted extremely safely and had no excuses for them! Even the money they started with was clean, and there was no bullying of men or women, which made them unable to swallow their prey! However, this made them more vigilant, and they all felt that Liu Haojia must have great intentions for doing this!
After Liu Haojia left the palace, he went straight to Gu Ninghou Mansion. His parents and others were naturally overjoyed to see him! They had already arranged the meal and were waiting for him to come back from the palace. Now that he has come back, he immediately opens a banquet to greet Liu Haojia, and the whole family is enjoying themselves!
The Spring Festival will be here in a few days! All officials stopped working on this day, and people with certain statuses still had the opportunity to participate in the banquet given by Emperor Wanli!
In fact, in Liu Haojia's opinion, the banquet given by Emperor Wanli was really nothing delicious! All dishes are always neither salty, bland, sour, hot, nor cold! But the singing and dancing are quite interesting!
And because Liu Haojia has collected money for underwear in recent years, the palace's expenses have been greatly increased.
It's a lot looser, so the decoration of this banquet is also a lot more luxurious! Even Emperor Wanli's rewards after the banquet were much heavier than in previous years, which made the officials very happy!
When the banquet is over and everyone leaves the palace and returns home, this is the real beginning of the Spring Festival! So Liu Haojia couldn't wait to ride back to Ninghou Mansion!
At this time, the Hou Mansion was very lively! Not to mention the lanterns and festoons, everyone is preparing for the evening banquet. Because not only the masters will eat the dinner in the evening, but the servants will also take the opportunity to celebrate! Moreover, not only will there be a banquet to enjoy on this day, but the host family will also give out generous rewards!
When Liu Haojia arrived home, the kitchen was already occupied by Liu's mother and several daughters-in-law! According to the tradition of the Liu family over the years, everything eaten at home tonight is prepared by the female family members themselves!
Liu Haojia went straight to the kitchen door and looked around. The first person who spotted him was Zhang Peijia! As soon as she said, "Husband is here!" Mother Liu turned around and said, "Why are grown men messing around in the kitchen? Come to the front and play!"
But Liu Haojia walked directly into the kitchen, picked up a meatball and stuffed it into his mouth and said vaguely: "Mom, why are you going to the kitchen yourself again? Can't you just leave it to the servants?"
He threw a fish into the pot to drain the oil and said at the same time: "This has always been the rule in our family, right? When your mother and I married into the Liu family, my mother-in-law took me to cook the New Year's Eve dinner. Every year Is such that!"
At this time, Tan Cuiying took advantage of her mother-in-law not paying attention and stuffed a fried radish ball she had just fried into Liu Haojia's mouth, blinking with an expression that said it must be delicious, please praise me! Liu Haojia immediately gave her a thumbs up, while chewing the meatballs and said: "When did that happen? And our family was not poor at that time and could not afford to hire talents to cook by ourselves. Now there are so many servants, you Wouldn’t it be better to just save some energy?”
Not to be outdone, Tan Cuiying quickly stuffed a piece of unknown meat into Liu Haojia's mouth. After chewing it, he knew it was rabbit meat and immediately gave Tan Cuiying a thumbs up! His sister-in-law didn't say anything when she saw this scene, she just pursed her lips and smiled beside her!
At this time, Liu's mother had already fished out the fish to control the oil. She turned around and raised her hand to pat Liu Haojia and said, "Don't worry about the rich or the poor, this is how this family has to live! Come to the front and play by yourself!"
