Night of the Divorce! A Proud Lady Was Forced to Marry the Emperor’s Uncle

  Chapter 97 Hot Potato

  Hearing this, he put down the tableware in his hand and nodded, "It is true."

  When Jiang Peihuan heard the news of repairing the palace, Jiang Peihuan was taken aback, and she thought of Xiao Junhao at random.

  In his previous life, Xiao Junhao tried his best to get Emperor Qi Ming to entrust him with this errand.

   And he also used this errand to cultivate a relationship with Emperor Qi Ming for a long time, so that Emperor Qi Ming entrusted him with important use.

   "I don't know who the emperor plans to hand over this errand to."

  Hearing this, Jiang Peihuan also put down the tableware in his hand.

  Although Xiao Nanye had been talking to Jiang Hong, Shishi was always paying attention to Jiang Peihuan. Seeing her put down the tableware, the man's eyes flickered, and then he said softly, "I haven't heard Brother Huang talk about this before."

   "The general suddenly asked about this matter, but what do you think?"

   "My lord, you must know that a lot of silver is needed to repair the palace. But we have just recovered Hangu Pass, so I don't think the treasury is full."

  If the treasury is not full, the emperor will have no money.

  If you want to repair the palace, where does the money come from? You can only exploit the people.

  Although Jiang Hong didn't say this directly, Xiao Nanye understood the truth when he heard it.

  Jiang Peihuan fell into her own thoughts. In her previous life, Emperor Qi Ming handed over the renovation of the palace to Xiao Junhao.

  In order to do this errand well, Xiao Junhao didn’t know how much money he posted in private, but he, a prince without the support of his mother’s family and his natal family, where did he get so much money.

  In the previous life, the Jiang family paid a lot of money to repair the palace.

  In this life, she wants to see what Xiao Junhao turns into money.

   "General, do you think Brother Huang knows the current situation of the treasury?"

   "The emperor is the king of a country, so he knows it."

   "Since that's the case, why does the General think that Brother Huang still needs to repair the palace?"

  Hearing Xiao Nanye's words, Jiang Hong fell into thinking. He really didn't know much about this.

   "What does Missy think?"

  Xiao Nanye suddenly looked at Jiang Peihuan and spoke.

   At this moment, everyone in the Jiang family also looked at Jiang Peihuan. Looking into the eyes of the crowd, Jiang Peihuan said in a low voice, "If I guessed correctly, the emperor did this on purpose."

  Hearing Jiang Peihuan's words, Xiao Nanye's eyes twitched, showing a bit of surprise.

   "Huan'er, why do you think the emperor did it on purpose?"

This question was asked by Jiang Hong. Hearing his words, Jiang Peihuan continued to speak, "In recent years, although Qi has occasionally fought wars, Qi has a large population and vast land. Logically speaking, taxes are enough to fill the national treasury, but the national treasury Not filling."

"I think, the emperor also wants to know where the money went. The renovation of the palace, on the bright side, is a temporary wish of the emperor, but it can also be said to be the emperor's questioning stone. Repairing the palace requires money, and the treasury is empty. , the ministers need to solve the urgent needs of the emperor."

   "Huan'er, if you are a man, it will be terrible."

  Hearing Jiang Peihuan's words, the entire main hall was silent.

  In the silence, Jiang Ren spoke with eyes full of surprise.

  He always knew that his niece was smart, but he didn't want to be so smart.

  Xiao Nanye sat beside Jiang Peihuan, looking at her in surprise at the moment. After a while, he looked at Jiang Hong and said, "The general now understands why Brother Huang wants to repair the palace."

  Jiang Hong nodded instead of speaking.

  After lunch, Xiao Nanye was about to leave the Jiang Mansion, and Jiang Peihuan walked him to the main entrance.

  Looking at the person standing beside him, Xiao Nanye whispered, "Huan'er, I didn't know you were so smart."

   "My lord praised me so much, I just said it casually."

   "By the way, there is one thing I need to tell you."

  Looking into Jiang Peihuan's eyes, the man whispered, "The candidate for repairing the palace has already been decided by the emperor, do you want to know who it is?"

   "It's King Qing."

   This time, Xiao Nanye couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes. He looked at Jiang Peihuan and said directly, "How do you know?"

  Because this is what happened in the previous life.

   But meeting the suspicious look in the man's eyes, Jiang Peihuan just said lightly, "I guess."

Except for the surprise at the beginning, Xiao Nanye's expression quickly returned to normal. Looking at Jiang Peihuan, he whispered, "If I open my mouth, this matter may not necessarily fall into Xiao Junhao's hands, Huan'er, you Do you wish I had messed with this?"

   "I hope that King Qing can keep this job firmly in his hands."

  Hearing Jiang Peihuan's words, Xiao Nanye was stunned, and then a smile appeared in his eyes, "As Huaner wished."

  Looking at the smile in the man's eyes, Jiang Peihuan said in a low voice, "I will send the prince here, and the prince will go slowly."

   Throwing down these words, Jiang Peihuan turned and left.

  Xiao Nanye stood at the gate of Jiang's house. The man didn't look away until Jiang Peihuan's figure disappeared around the corner.

   Jiang Peihuan, who was walking towards the mansion, did not return to her own plum garden, but went to Liu Xiu's elegant garden.

   "Huan'er, why are you here?"

   "Third Aunt, I came today to discuss something with Third Aunt."

  Liu Xiu did not speak, waiting for Jiang Peihuan to continue.

   "Third Aunt, I remember that you have a shop dealing in stone bricks, wood and paint, right?"

"good."

   "Third Aunt, from today onwards, you might as well ask the store clerk to increase all prices by 10%."

  Liu Xiu has been fascinated by it since she was a child, and once she heard Jiang Peihuan's words, she knew what she meant.

  Nodding, Liu Xiu smiled and said, "A 10% increase is not considered to drive up the market price, and the government will not care if you want to come."

  After leaving Yayuan, Jiang Peihuan's eyes were full of smiles.

  Stone bricks, wood and paint are indispensable materials for repairing the palace. If the price of these materials is raised, Jiang Peihuan believes that Xiao Junhao, the person in charge, will have a very headache soon.

  What Jiang Peihuan didn't know was that Xiao Junhao had already started to have a headache.

   "Master Du, is this the money you gave me to repair the palace?"

   Repairing the palace would cost at least a few million taels of silver, but the banknotes sent by Mr. Du, Minister of the Household Department, were only 100,000, which was not enough.

Lord Du is almost sixty this year, and his temple hair is a little gray. Hearing Xiao Junhao's words, he quickly bowed, "Your Highness, I don't know. In recent years, the military camp has spent a lot of money, so... that's all that's left. .”

   "Otherwise, Your Highness will talk to the emperor and let the emperor suspend the plan to repair the palace, and wait until the national treasury is filled, and then..."

   "Okay, you go down first, the matter of money, I will figure out a way for myself."

   Before Master Du finished speaking, Xiao Junhao interrupted him in a cold voice.

  After Lord Du left, Pei Wu walked up to Xiao Junhao, "My lord, this matter seems to be very difficult."

   "I thought it was too simple."

  He thought that by getting the job of repairing the palace, he could take the opportunity to develop a relationship with his father. Now it seems that this errand is simply a hot potato.

  (end of this chapter)