Chapter 84

When Xu Jie heard Jiajing's words, his heart started to move. His daughter was already seventeen and had not yet been engaged, so he was worried.

I really didn't know that Zhang Hao had not been engaged yet. If I had known, I would have asked the matchmaker to ask him. However, my daughter was sad, and this girl was arrogant and might not agree.

"Well, your Ministry of Rites must handle this matter well. If Zhang Hao doesn't like anyone selected, then all the officials of the Ministry of Rites will be replaced!" Jiajing sat there, staring at Xu Jie and warned.

"Yes, the emperor!" Xu Jie immediately bowed and said.

He has a big head, and now there is something wrong with him. He wants to marry his daughter to Zhang Hao, but if Zhang Hao doesn't agree, there is nothing he can do.

"But there are other things?" Jiajing sat there and said, looking at the ministers below.

They immediately shook their heads, Jiajing waved their hands, and they immediately stood up, knelt down for Jiajing, and then left together.

Jiajing sat there thinking, suddenly thought of something, so he turned his head to look at Zhang Hao.

Seeing that there was still a pile of silver on Zhang Hao, Jiajing was a little moved, so he waved to Huang Jin.

Huang Jin saw it and immediately walked over.

"Let me find a way to cheat 200,000 yuan from Zhang Hao!" Jiajing said to Huang Jin.

"Ah?" Huang Jin looked at Jiajing in a daze when he heard this, and lied to him.

"Give an idea quickly!" Jiajing glared at Huang Jin and said.

"Yes, this...I think so!" Huang Jin was embarrassed.

Huang Jin was originally an honest and loyal person. If he wanted to cheat on him, he was really looking for the wrong person.

At this time, Lu Fang came back. When Jiajing saw that Huang Jin had no choice, he waved to Lu Fang.

Lu Fang immediately walked quickly towards Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, what are your instructions?" Lu Fang asked as she looked at Jiajing.

"The disaster relief in the capital is not available. There is no cold-proof material. Now the weather is cold, so you can't delay it. You need to take out the money as soon as possible to buy it. Look at the pile behind it like a hill. You, find a way to cheat 200,000 taels from Zhang Hao!" Jiajing said to Lu Fang.

"Ah,... I'm lying? Your Majesty, you only took 300,000 taels yesterday, but now you want 200,000 taels? I'm afraid?" When Lu Fang heard this, he was so angry that he was too unkind.

"You can't find a way to delay this matter!" Jiajing said to Lu Fang.

Lu Fang nodded, looked at Jiajing, and then walked towards Zhang Hao, who was still practicing calligraphy.

Lu Fang arrived at Zhang Hao's side and looked back at Jiajing.

Jiajing signaled him to hurry up, but Lu Fang couldn't look at Zhang Hao and asked with a smile: "Zhang Hao, how much money do you have here?"

"Huh?" Zhang Hao looked at Lu Fang vigilantly when he heard this.

"No, I'll tell you about your wife, but it costs a lot of money. The Ministry of Rites has no money and I want to ask you to pay some!" After Lu Fang finished speaking this reason, she admired herself. She reacted too quickly and could even think of this idea.

"No, Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites will help me choose my wife, and I still have to spend money?" Zhang Hao shouted at Jiajing immediately.

When Jiajing heard this, he admired Lu Fang very much. How could he think of this idea?

So he was about to come down, and Huang Jin immediately helped Jiajing down.

"Of course it costs money. Think about it, so many women register, and they have to prepare clothes for them. Let's concentrate on choosing for you, which will cost a lot of money!" Jiajing came to Zhang Hao and said.

"Then forget it, no, I won't choose, I will spend a lot of money. I will go out to find it myself one day!" Zhang Hao shook his head and said as soon as he heard it.

"You, are you stupid? This money is not paid by you, but by the emperor!" Lu Fang immediately pulled Zhang Hao and said.

"The emperor comes out? Why are you talking to me about this?" Zhang Hao looked at Lu Fang inexplicably, actually knowing what was going on. He probably came to cheat his money again.

"The emperor has no money. Why don't you withdraw 200,000 taels first? Do you think it's okay?" Lu Fang said to Zhang Hao.

"So much? No, Your Majesty, 200,000 taels, I'll say that a wife will cost 200,000 taels?" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing in shock.

"This shows that the emperor attaches importance to you!" Lu Fang said from the side.

"You little brat, you are so old and haven't gotten engaged yet. I don't want to do it for you?" Jiajing also said to the side.

"Yes, but!" Zhang Hao thought to himself, Jiajing was so cruel, he would have to pay so much money at once.

"But what? I spent money, it's not that you spent money. You should pay me 200,000 taels first!" Jiajing said to Zhang Hao with a dark face on purpose.

"But, the master, the workshop needs to be built quickly. Now that the construction is underway, it's not okay to have no money!" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing in embarrassment and said.

Now the Jinyiwei has sent people to watch, and many bricks and tiles have been purchased. Now it is winter, so it is not easy to build a house.

"It's okay, let's allow you to give birth to a few more days in the palace. Isn't it just a few days? Anyway, the punishment has been completed now, and those ministers will not impeach you!" Jiajing said, thinking so in his heart.

There are too many holes that need to be blocked in the court now. Since the workshop is already in the palace, let’s continue to produce.

"Then how many more days will I give birth in the palace?" Zhang Hao asked Jiajing.

"Okay!" Jiajing nodded very happily.

"Then wait a moment, I'll count you to calculate your dividends!" Zhang Hao stood there and said to Jiajing.

"You bastard, do you have a conscience? I spent 200,000 taels to choose a wife for you. You can't pay some, you can add 50,000 taels!" When Jiajing heard this, he said, "I don't do it. This is his own money, but it still didn't cheat Zhang Hao's money. If he didn't cheat, it would be considered a failure."

"I'll pay 50,000 taels too?" Zhang Hao said hesitantly.

"Oh, Zhang Hao, the emperor has made 80% of it, you have 20% of it, do you have any objections?" Lu Fang pulled Zhang Hao and said.

"Then, I'll order 250,000 taels for you. If you don't make the account, I'll be allocated?" Zhang Hao said to Jiajing.

"Yes!" Jiajing nodded, feeling ecstatic.

"Okay! You can wait a while, I'll give you some good silver notes!" Zhang Hao said to them helplessly.

"Well, okay, hurry up!" Jiajing nodded with satisfaction at this moment, turned around with his hands behind his back, smiling.

Lu Fang also turned around, unable to help it, her shoulders shrugging and she didn't dare to laugh out loud.

Huang Jin looked at them with admiration.

When he arrived at the Taoist platform, Jiajing said to Lu Fang: "You have a way. Have you seen it? Staring at this kid, don't let him be deceived!"

"Yes, yes!" Lu Fang nodded with a smile, thinking to himself, now you are the only one who cheats others of money, and you are so embarrassed to say it.

Soon, Zhang Hao ordered 25 taels of silver bills and gave them to Jiajing.

Jiajing got the money and said to Zhang Hao, don’t worry, and make sure to choose the most satisfactory wife for him. Then he asked Lu Fang to take the money and handed it over to the doctor who was responsible for the relief of the disaster victims in the capital.

This money is specially used to purchase cold-proof materials, 250,000 taels, and can purchase about 500,000 sets of clothes. In addition to the money from Ding Rukui's house search, Jiajing thought that it was almost enough. If it was not enough, he would be going to kill someone.

After Xu Jie arrived at the Ministry of Rites, he knew that he could not hide the fact that he chose Zhang Hao's wife. After all, there were three other people!

Yan Song had a granddaughter who was about to be named after his name, Li Shiao also had a youngest daughter who had not yet gotten married, and Lu Ben also had a granddaughter.

Soon, the registration was to choose a wife for Zhang Hao, and it was passed on.

"What, choose a wife for Zhang Manzi. Isn't this pushing my daughter into the fire pit?"

"It's outrageous. Whose daughter can still marry this fool?"

"I won't agree. I'll let my daughter dress up ugly at that time. Wouldn't it be a scam for marrying him?"

"Even if I die, I will not agree to marry my daughter to Zhang Manzi!"...

When the ministers heard this, they shouted, but at noon, they all went home and were not in the office, so they all went home and ordered them to go.

"Madam, go and ask about Zhang Manzi's horoscope to see if it is in harmony? In addition, are you not related to the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duke of England's mansion or Zhang Li's wife? Go and ask!"

"Madam, hurry up, go and ask Zhang Manzi's horoscope, find someone to calculate, do it with our little daughter's horoscope?"

"Madam, if you go to the Duke of England, you will ask for a visit and ask indirectly what kind of woman Zhang Manzi likes, and also ask for her horoscopes to see if she is in harmony. Zhang Manzi has not yet been engaged!"...

After the officials returned home, they immediately ordered their wives to do the matter.

They all said on the surface that they would not let their girls marry, but they were eager to do so.

Before, Zhang Manzi was a fool and nothing was wrong. After marrying, it will depend on Zhang Li and his wife's expression in the future. After all, most of the entire British Duke's family business was inherited by Zhang Li.

Zhang Manzi is a fool and probably won’t get anything. At that time, Zhang Li can only give Zhang Hao money to support his family. Marrying him will be a sin.

But now Zhang Hao is Lu Anbo, and he has a salary. He has been rewarded with thousands of acres of fertile land and a separate mansion. If his daughter marrys him, it will be a blessing. As for whether Zhang Hao is stupid or not, it doesn’t matter. Isn’t that better for a fool?

After all, Xu Jie is relatively scheming and says to the outside world that he cannot let his daughter marry and he has not returned at noon, so he should keep calm.

In the evening, Xu Jie returned to the mansion. At this time, his wife Liang had already learned the news, and now it was spread throughout the capital.

"Master, you're back. I heard that this time I'm choosing a wife for Zhang Manzi?" Liang immediately stood up and said anxiously when he saw Xu Jie coming back.

"Well, you'll know so soon?" Xu Jie nodded and said.
Chapter completed!