Minister's Wife
Chapter 78
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Except for Qianlong, it could be said that they were still leisurely,
Only He Shen, who was standing below him, was left.
His hands fell to his sides,
His expression was neither servile nor overbearing.
"He Shen."
"I'm here."
Qianlong raised his head,
He stared at him fixedly,
Suddenly, he threw the memorial in his hand heavily on the table,
Just as the palace servants were worried that the Emperor was about to get angry, Qianlong suddenly stood up and burst into laughter.
He laughed to his heart's content.
"Good,
Good, this memorial is well written. "Qianlong was not stingy with his praise.
He Shen bowed slightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"My beloved minister is indeed worthy of the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue," Qianlong praised again.
He Shen still said humbly, "I don't dare to claim credit, but in front of Your Majesty,
I was influenced by what I saw and heard, so I had these trivial ideas. "
Qianlong enjoyed it very much, and his face was naturally happier, "What reward do you want, my beloved minister?"
He Shen smiled, and his elegance was really outstanding, "If I can be loyal to Your Majesty in this matter, it will be Your Majesty's great kindness."
Qianlong, this person,
Liked a courtier who dared to be bold and show off.
But he didn't like to reach out and ask for it,
A courtier who was arrogant and claimed credit.
It was extremely difficult for others to grasp the propriety.
But for He Shen,
It was extremely easy to guess.
He Shen didn't hide his talent in front of Qianlong,
He just waved the flag of serving Qianlong, and on the other hand, he was modest enough,
The more he pushed the credit to Qianlong,
The more Qianlong wanted to reward him.
As expected,
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you not want your reward?" Qianlong looked at him with a smile, "Sure enough, you are still young,
You don't know how to plan for yourself at all. If it were someone else, they would have asked for my grace long ago. "
He Shen smiled but didn't say anything.
"Alright, leave the booklet with me.
You can go back and wait for your reward. "Qianlong was in a good mood, and even his tone was exceptionally amiable.
He then asked, "How about it? Do you want me to give you a few more days to rest?"
But before He Shen could reply, Qianlong shook his head and said, "No, no. It's rare to have a young official like you in the court. You can't rest now.
When you get married in the future, we will naturally give you enough marriage leave. Come to court tomorrow! "
He Shen answered.
Qianlong sat back down and said, "Don't leave yet.
Let me ask you, have you met Jia Zheng in the past few days? "
When the emperor called his subjects by their names, firstly, it meant that he appreciated them and they were close to each other. Secondly, it meant that he did not like them very much.
This place was obviously the latter.
"When I went back to write the memorial, I couldn't think straight for a while and got angry. I couldn't sleep at night, so I went to the Taoist temple to ask for medicine. I happened to meet the Minister Counsellor there."
Qianlong stared at him and smiled, "Alright, you're quite capable.
Jia Zheng sees you as a confidant, so you should restrain him a little. "Qianlong paused, and his gaze was somewhat cold," Of course, you don't have to worry about some small matters. "
Qianlong couldn't wait to see Rongguo Province become more rampant and self-destruct.
He Shen had already seen through Qianlong's thoughts. He smiled and bowed, saying, "Rest assured, Your Majesty. I know what to do."
"Someone, go to the imperial kitchen and bring me a portion of blood bird's nest. Give it to Minister He to nourish his body.
You've worked hard these past few days. "
He Shen kowtowed in thanks.
A portion of bird's nest was nothing.
He Shen knew that there would only be better and greater rewards waiting for him in the future.
After a while, a palace maid delivered the bird's nest to He Shen. A young eunuch brought a stool for him.
He Shen didn't stand on ceremony. He immediately sat down and began to eat slowly.
As he was eating, he suddenly heard Qianlong ask, "I heard that you've set up a few shops in the capital."
He Shen had set up these shops when he first arrived in the capital.
He Shen didn't intend to avoid Qianlong. He nodded in agreement, but his mouth didn't stop. He continued to eat the bird's nest.
"How's the income coming in?"
"It's just enough to pay the workers in the shops."
"You're fooling me. How would I not know about your methods? You should be making a lot of money every day." Qianlong didn't have the slightest intention of blaming him.
"Your Majesty is overpraising me."
Qianlong suddenly changed his tone, saying, "Jia Bufei, white jade works for Tang Jin.
Epang Palace, three hundred li, can't accommodate the Shi Clan of Jinling.
The East Sea lacked white jade beds, so the Dragon King invited the King of Jinling.
In a good year, there's good snow, pearls are like earth, gold is like iron.
You must have heard of it, right? "
"It's like thunder in my ears."
Qianlong's expression turned cold, "You're right, my dear minister.
It's like thunder in my ears.
You're not a proper aristocrat, but you're much grander than ordinary imperial relatives.
The Rong and Ning Manors, the Shi Clan of Jinling, and the Xue Clan are all very precious. "
He Shen didn't respond this time.
It was obvious that Qianlong was unhappy. Whatever he said wouldn't be pleasant to hear.
"Your shop is quite good." Qianlong suddenly turned back, saying, "In the future, it might be stronger than the Xue Clan."
He Shen understood Qianlong's meaning. He immediately bowed, "Then I'll borrow Your Majesty's golden mouth to speak."
Qianlong glanced at the jade bowl in his hand and smiled, "Alright, you can go back.
I'll go take a look at your shop another day. "
The palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly removed the bowls, chopsticks, and stools.
He Shen bowed again, then turned around and walked out of Yangxin Palace Hall.
Not long after he went back, He Shen received an imperial edict to reward him.
He was bestowed four manors, a hundred mu of fertile land, more than ten servants, gold, silver, jewelry, cloth, and antiques.
Naturally, the news couldn't be hidden.
The day the imperial edict arrived at his residence, the news quickly spread throughout the capital as if it had grown wings.
He Shen was in the limelight again.
Those who secretly liked He Shen couldn't help but be even more eager.
Naturally, it was inevitable that they would slander He Shen behind his back, saying that he was a sycophantic official who only knew how to bewitch the emperor.
However, even if they had a thousand guts, they wouldn't dare to say these words to others.
After all, if these words were spread, Qianlong wouldn't be angry at He Shen, but them.
Wouldn't these words be slandering Qianlong for being muddle-headed?
Who would dare to say it out loud?
At this moment, He Shen didn't care whether others praised or slandered him.
He asked Liu Quan, "Is there any news from Rongguo Province?"
"No."
He Shen felt an inexplicable sense of loss.
Perhaps it was because Daiyu was close at hand, so he cared more about her than before.
He Shen thought so in his heart.
Liu Quan carefully looked at He Shen's face and said, "Someone came to see you today."
"Well, who is it?"
"The Governor of Zhili, Feng Yinglian, came from Lord Feng's residence."
He Shen's eyelids twitched, "What did he say?"
"He didn't say much. He just said that he would like to invite you to come for tea another day."
He Shen pinched his fingertips, "Well, if he comes again next time, just say that I've been very busy working for the emperor recently.
I'm afraid he doesn't have the time. "
Liu Quan couldn't help but say, "Master, you don't like Miss Feng."
However, everyone knew that the Feng family had taken a liking to Master a long time ago.
Now that Master had reached the sky in one step and become a favorite of the emperor, he naturally liked Miss Feng even more.
He Shen looked up and said lightly, "Miss Feng is very good, but she's not what I want."
Liu Quan whispered, "Then, then what about Miss Lin?"
He Shen stared at him coldly, "How can you make such a joke? I knew her when she was still young.
I just pitied her because she was young and lost her mother. "
Liu Quan hurriedly held his breath and didn't dare to talk nonsense again.
He Shen didn't stop there. Instead, he continued, "I don't want to hear half a word of such words spread out."
Liu Quan hurriedly nodded.
If such words spread out, it would ruin Miss Feng's reputation.
How could He Shen watch Daiyu be slandered by others?
"I won't be so leisurely tomorrow. Since I still have some time today, I'll go buy some things on the street and send them to Miss Lin." He Shen stood up and walked out as he spoke.
Liu Quan sighed.
You're so attentive.
You're not her father or elder brother.
If you don't like her, then what are you?
On this day, Rongguo Province received gifts delivered to their doorstep.
They were all rare delicacies that cost a lot of money.
But unlike before, there was a lot of food delivered this time. Everyone in Rongguo Province received a share.
Even Tanchun's sisters received a share.
Daiyu's share was naturally delivered to the Jade-Green Screen Cabinet.
"Is it from that young master again?" Zi Juan asked.
Xue Yan smiled and nodded, "That's right."
Zi Juan also smiled. He rubbed the handkerchief in his hand and said, "This young master is really amazing. He easily made everyone in the residence feel grateful for his kindness."
Dai Yu unconsciously pursed her lips, a faint smile appearing on her face.
It felt like he was praising her.
Qianlong had been very satisfied with his performance when he was the Minister of Cloth Treasury.
Qianlong didn't think He Shen was full of nonsense when he heard him mention the word "bank." Instead, he began to understand it seriously.
By the time Heshen finished speaking in front of him, Qianlong had already slapped the table in amazement.
"My dear minister, your mind is really flexible. You can actually come up with such a method. Good, good, good. Why don't you go back and write a detailed account and submit it to me? I'll take a look."
He Shen bowed and agreed.
In the future, the bank accounts rose in Shanxi and collapsed in the late Qing Dynasty. The Qing government built an official bank account, but due to the economic crisis, the bank account's credibility was not as good as before.
What He Shen needed to do was to set up an official ticket number in advance.
At the same time, he wanted to establish a more stable relationship so that the bank account wouldn't be like history, where it flourished for a while and then quickly disappeared.
And from a more macroscopic national level, it was
A stable national bank could better develop the country's economy and improve the country's strength.
Therefore, no matter if it was for selfish reasons or for slightly greater sentiments.
He Shen was determined to establish a national bank and support the bank account.
This was a process that history had to go through. What he wanted to do was to advance this process as much as possible in a reasonable way.
"Go ahead," Qianlong said in a low voice. His face was still full of excitement.




