The fragrance of medicine was scattered in the gorgeously furnished room. The eunuchs and palace maids came in and out silently.

The King of Wu sat on the embroidery pier and told Emperor Yongzhi, who was half leaning on the bed, about the situation when he went to Jia Huan's mansion a few days ago to invite Jia Huan as the prince's army.

The disease comes like a mountain falling, and the disease goes like a thread. Emperor Yongzhi's cold has not been completely cured yet, and he only received the King of Wu today. At this time, he took a sip of medicine and pondered: "Why is he a little unwilling to say so?"

The King of Wu nodded and smiled, "Your Majesty's words are so kind. Even if Mr. Jia doesn't want to, he dare not refuse." He felt a little apologized to Jia Huan, after all, he knew that Jia Huan was not very willing. At the same time, he had some expectations and hoped that Jia Huan could teach his naughty son well.

Emperor Yongzhi smiled, with a relaxed expression, "Yes."

At this time, the eunuch general manager Xu Yan came in and lowered his head and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has taken medicine." He just came back from Ningshou Palace. The Supreme Emperor has been sick recently.

Emperor Yongzhi nodded and chatted with the King of Wu about other things.

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At the end of November, the eyeball effect brought about by Jia Huan's promotion to Hanlin Seminar gradually subsided after he served as the Prince of King Wu.

The entire capital was still immersed in the subsequent aftermath brought about by the Prince's rebellion. After the storm, the messy and quiet scenes were the most intuitive manifestations of the changes in the people of the court. Grand Secretary He presided over the central affairs. Punishment, reward, and killing officials were all permeated into the lives of the people in the capital.

A middle-aged scholar was toasting the deceased on the grave, tears falling like rain. The words on the tombstone show the identity of the deceased: the prince's grand sage, the great scholar Fu Bolong.

The one who worships Fu Bolong was his most proud disciple. He was about to leave the capital to take office as the Henan Provincial Administration Secretary Peng Shijun. He was 38 years old at the time and was a dazzling new star in the officialdom.

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On the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou, there are dense ships. On an ordinary medium-sized passenger ship in the canal, two men were blowing the cold wind at the bow of the boat.

"Brother Ziheng, how long do you think we will be in the capital?" asked the fat scholar.

The scholar with a national face replied: "It's not far away. We can go to Tongzhou tomorrow." When we arrive in Tongzhou, we will be almost in the capital.

The person who spoke was Han Jin and Xiao Mengzhen, who came from Huangzhou Prefecture to the north, and the prince was dead. They decided to come to the capital. Xiao Mengzhen was coming to participate in the imperial examination in the spring of the 14th year of Yongzhi. Han Xiucai wanted to learn from Yin Taishou, choose the prince, and achieve his political ideals.

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At the same time, a horse team was moving forward from the official road connecting the capital of Shaanxi, Henan and Hebei. Pedestrians retreated on the official road because the horse team was holding the banner of the imperial envoy.

The horse team was in the middle of the bus. The handsome man in his forties sighed and looked at the scenery on both sides of the official road, "It's finally coming."

It was Mr. Longjiang who had been on a mission to the Western Regions for several months. The Western Regions were pacified. His mission as an envoy had been completed. He returned to the capital with detailed war reports and meritorious documents. Everyone knew that Ning Ru was a celebrity in front of the emperor.

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The cold wind is howling, and the twelfth lunar month has arrived.

Located in the east of the inner city, there is a sparse crowd. The guild takes into account the functions of accommodation, eating, fellow villagers' friendship, information exchange and other functions. It was extremely prosperous in the past. Shanxi merchants (piao No.), Hui merchants (salt merchants), Huang merchants, Guangzhou merchants (marine merchants), and they are also known as the world. However, it is now the twelfth lunar month, and merchants are all returning home to prepare for the New Year.

In the best Dongfangyuan in the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce Hall, several shopkeepers of Shanxi Piaohao, which were named Rishengchang, sat together to discuss.

A month ago, Rishengchang, Wei Taihou, Xiehexin, and Baichuantong four pie accounts gathered together to discuss and decided to accept the Jia family's mortgage of 30,000 taels of silver with honeycomb coal business. The interest is calculated based on the market price. Today, the shopkeepers of the Jin merchant pie accounts with Rishengchang as the nine pie accounts gathered again to discuss whether to borrow money from the Jia family.

The second master of the Jia family has come forward to talk to the Rishengchang Piaohao once. The Jia family is going to pay 500,000 yuan in redemption, and everyone knows about the merchants in the capital.

The courtyard was elegantly arranged and very warm. The shopkeepers of Jiujiabaozi sat in two seats. The guys were waiting outside.

Manager Liu from Rishengchang spoke first, "Haha, I believe you have heard the news. The Jia family plans to borrow money from us. Everyone will tell us what they think."

A shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's okay to borrow money. The key is how much does it have to borrow in his mansion?" This statement shows the wealth of the Shanxi merchants. And the Shanxi merchants who have already joined the emperor and King of Wu are indeed in the limelight for a while.

The shopkeepers of the vote account all laughed.

Storekeeper Liu and everyone else laughed, raised five fingers and said with a smile: "The Jia family is planning to borrow 500,000 taels of silver to mortgage the eight large cottages in Heishan Village in their mansion. The rent for the eight cottages in a year is 20,000 taels of silver. What do you think?"

The amount of 500,000 taels made all the shopkeepers put away their smiles. There was no doubt that this was a big business.

Someone pondered for a while and smiled, "When talking about this, I remember something. I heard that the ancestral house of Marquis Ruyang was given to Jia Tanhua of the Jia family to His Royal Highness. Does Jia Tanhua lack money to repair it?"

This is the meaning of agreeing with borrowing and wanting to borrow more.

Manager Liu smiled and drank a sip of tea to see everyone. The amount of 500,000 taels was too large, and Rishengchang's family could not eat it, and they had to share the risks equally.

The Mashangguan of Baichuantong knocked on the tobacco pole and said, "Shopkeeper Liu, those lands are good, but they are not worth the price. You also need to add some collateral in the Jia family to reduce the risk."

This was said by Xiehexin, and the shopkeepers who worked together to celebrate the ticket numbers of several companies nodded repeatedly.

The discussion between Shanxi merchants was finally confirmed in the afternoon, and a general square matrix was found: they could agree to the loan requirements of the Jia family, but they had to provide the corresponding value of physical goods and assets as collateral guarantees.

In the evening, Liu Da, from Rishengchang, took the advice of the shopkeepers of the Shanxi Shangpin Point, and went to the Jia Mansion to visit Jia Lian to discuss the matter.

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In the capital, after the huge political storm, it was calm. The winner was decided. Jia Huan went to the Ministry of Rites to receive the lecturer of the Hanlin Academy. After the official robe, he stayed at home to deal with the matter of paying the debts of the Jia family.

In addition to paying the fine of 50,000 taels of silver from Emperor Yongzhi, the Jia family also had about 15,000 taels of pension. The gap was very large.

On the evening of the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Jia Huan went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to talk to Daiyu. At this time, the beautiful Grand View Garden was bathing in the faint night sky. There were already smoke curling in the Jia family.

Some time ago, Feng Jie mentioned in front of Jia Mu, "I am afraid that the cold winter will blow up Daiyu, Baoyu and others. Another kitchen is set up in the Grand View Garden. The specifications are comparable to the small kitchen in the public center. Jia Huan agreed to set it up. It only reiterated the rules to eliminate food waste.

In the elegant Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the wind blows thousands of bamboos. Jia Huan hugs Daiyu and talks at the window. He replaces Daiyu's living room with a bright glass window. He can enjoy the beautiful scenery in the courtyard, and is not afraid of the cold wind blowing in.

The room was warm, Daiyu was wearing a thin water-green jacket, snuggling in Jia Huan's arms, and said in a soft voice: "Brother Huan, when will you be a teacher for the Prince of Wu?"

Jia Huan smiled and rolled Daiyu's silk with his fingers, saying, "I'm not keen on this matter. I'll deal with it tomorrow and come back. Oh, Xiren's mother is seriously ill?" He just heard Zijuan say that her brother Hua Zifang took Xiren back to stay for a few days.

Daiyu said, "Well, Sister Feng made a good arrangement for me."

Jia Huan nodded and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Feng has not been peaceful recently." Her tone is a bit ridiculous. Sister Feng loves money. Jia Lian asks her for money, wouldn't it take her life? According to Qingwen, she and Jia Lian have arguing with her several times.

The Jia family is currently short of money. However, one thing to note is that the Jia family’s 500,000 fine silver will be paid first with Jia She’s savings over the years and assets. Then Jia Lian will pay a portion of it. Then Jia Lian will pay a portion of it. Then Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang will pay some, and finally Jia Huan’s throne.

Daiyu covered her mouth and laughed, her bright eyes flowing, her charming and unreasonable, and said in a slight angrily: "Brother Huan, why do I feel that you are gloating? Oh, Brother Huan, have you been worried about raising money recently? Didn't my father leave me 10,000 taels of silver? I'll use it for you."
Chapter completed!