"Uncle Twenty-Third, I will be punished by grandpa if you do this..."
Zhu Yunxi looked at the little twenty-third uncle Zhu Huang who stretched out his hands in front of him to hug him, with endless helplessness written on his face.
It has been several days since the ice jade jelly went on sale, and everything has been going according to Zhu Yunxi's plan in the past few days.
Due to the limited sales of ice jade jelly, there has been heated discussion and panic buying in the city for several days.
Even when the selling price is as high as three taels of silver a piece, those rich people who have countless wealth but no place to spend it still rush to buy it like water.
What's more, Zhu Yunxi vaguely heard that the Ming Dynasty also had the rise of such a hated profession as scalpers.
These scalpers from the Ming Dynasty were self-taught and guarded outside Chang's shop for no other reason than to bring a group of people with money to buy ice jade jelly.
When you go back, you will double the price and sell it to those who didn't grab it.
I heard that if the officers from Yingtian Mansion hadn't arrived in time, the scalpers almost got into a fight with those who didn't get the ice jade jelly.
Zhu Yunxi could only smile slightly and remain noncommittal.
This is a natural business behavior, he can't control it, and he can't control it for the time being.
He even hoped that these scalpers would be stronger so that the heat of Bingyujelly could last until the end of the summer.
These days, profits from selling iced snacks in several shops in the Chang family have also come out.
For Zhu Yunxi, the cost is almost negligible.
The old man opened his mouth at the beginning, but with a wave of Sun Gouer's hand, Zhu Yunxi was free to use the ingredients for the ice food.
How could he let go of something like this?
Although it is all one's own money, the money in the palace and the money that falls into one's own pocket are two different concepts.
Now, after counting these few days, the profit has turned out to be several thousand taels of silver!
Today he came to the Ministry of Household Affairs to pay taxes.
He just walked to the palace gate on his own, and the young twenty-third uncle Zhu Huang, who didn't know where he got the news, actually asked Concubine Li Xian for permission to let him go out of the palace with her.
Looking at Uncle Twenty-Third standing in front of him with his hands open, intending to pick him up, Zhu Yunxi was extremely helpless.
Little Twenty-Third Zhu Huang, however, was reluctant and said with a frown: "Yunxi will not be punished by Father. After all, Father likes Yunxi the most and me second."
Yelling, Zhu Huang's open arms shook again and signaled again.
Zhu Yunxi smiled bitterly and was about to seek help.
But he didn't expect that Sun Chenglian and several of his men beside him had already quietly stepped back several steps when they saw Zhu Yunxi's eyes turning.
A bunch of white-eyed wolves!
Zhu Yunxi cursed in his heart and could only squat down and glare at Zhu Huang: "Uncle Twenty-Third, do you know where I am going today?"
Xiao Zhuhuang nodded seriously, his fleshy face trembling, and he urged: "I went to the Ministry of Finance to find those stingy old men."
"..."
How come this guy even knows this?
Zhu Yunxi looked back at Sun Cheng who was looking up at the sky, snorted coldly, then turned to look at Zhu Huang with a smile: "Does Uncle Twenty-Third know what the household department does?"
Zhu Huang still nodded and said, "It's a place where a lot of silver is kept."
Zhu Yunxi was very satisfied and said: "Yes! There is a lot of silver there. If Uncle Twenty-Third goes there, be careful of being sold and exchanged for silver!"
He originally thought that Zhu Huang would be scared when he heard that he was about to be sold.
However, he was destined to be disappointed.
When Zhu Huang heard that he was about to be sold, his face was filled with anticipation. His big black eyes kept blinking, and he shouted: "Sell it to me for money! Then I ran out secretly, Send me to be sold again. In this way... we will have lots and lots of money that we can't use up!"
"Uncle Twenty-Third..." Looking at Zhu Huang's innocent expression, Zhu Yunxi felt frustrated for the first time: "Okay, I will take you to the Ministry of Finance and I will sell it to you later!"
Zhu Huang didn't seem to know what it meant to be sold.
He actually shook his open arms a few times again.
Zhu Yunxi smiled bitterly and could only reach out and hug him in his arms.
This child has gained some weight recently and his body has become a little bigger.
With the bright sun above his head, Zhu Yunxi could only sigh and regard this as an early experience of raising a child.
Then he hugged Zhu Juan and walked ahead.
Sun Cheng followed with people, and behind him, two people carried a wooden box.
There were seven full boxes in total.
The boxes are very heavy. If these people were not from the Yulin Guards, ordinary people would probably not be able to lift them.
Walk along the thousand-step corridor and corridor that is only visible from Chengtian Gate and Hongwu Gate.
After everyone left the Hongwu Gate, they found the yamen of various ministries in the imperial city.
Five of the six divisions are located on the east side of Hongwu Gate.
Only the Ministry of Punishment is located outside Beicheng, located on the southeast side of Xuanwu Lake together with Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The location of the household department is easy to find.
Starting from Hongwumen and going north, the first one is the Ministry of Industry, followed by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, and then the Ministry of Husbandry.
To the north of the Hubu are the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion.
Standing at the door of the household, Zhu Yunxi and his group naturally attracted the attention of the guards in front of the door.
Dongcheng is either the imperial city or the Yamen, and ordinary people cannot come here.
When the officers saw that Sun Cheng and others were all wearing military robes, they thought they were the young masters of some honorable family.
At that moment, a servant came up and went down the steps: "What do you want to do when you come to the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
As he spoke, he silently glanced at the seven boxes.
After working in the Ministry of Finance for so many years, he could tell at a glance that these boxes were full of money.
The number is estimated to be nearly a thousand taels.
Zhu Yunxi did not speak, but Zhu Huang, who was shrinking in his arms, turned to look at the guard: "He is Zhu Yunxi, the king of Huaiyou County!"
Prince of Huaiyou County!
The officer's legs went weak and he almost fell down.
Never expecting that this great minister was coming, the officer quickly bowed and saluted: "I'm a small official who is ignorant of Mount Tai. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
At this time, he also realized that the child held in Zhu Yunxi's arms was probably a prince in the palace who had never grown up.
Zhu Yunxi bumped Zhu Huang's little head with his forehead, and then said humbly: "I have something to do at the Ministry of Revenue, take me to the squad room of the Qing Officials Department."
He has to pay taxes, and collecting taxes is the responsibility of the Department of Cleaning and Officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The officer asked in confusion: "Your Highness is going to the Qing Officials Department?"
This is the Prince of Huaiyou County. If you come to the Ministry of Revenue to find him, you should go to the Minister.
Zhu Yunxi was not angry and said calmly: "If you go to the Qing Dynasty Officials Department, you will naturally pay taxes in accordance with the Ming Dynasty law!"
As soon as these words came out, the guard was even more surprised and puzzled.
Just thinking that the actions of such a noble person are not understandable by people like him, I felt relieved and was about to take Zhu Yunxi to the Cleaning Bureau.
A slightly joyful voice came from the Hubu Yamen.
"Who wants to pay the taxes? Xia Yuanji, the head of the Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is the person who handles this matter!"
