Princess Jiaojiao arrives, teasing the prince to blush and heartbeat

Leng Yu frowned and looked at Shui Chunhua, then nodded,

"Sister Hua."

He would not lower himself to pay homage to this woman.

Sister Feng also knew his temper, so she didn't make things difficult for him. Instead, she pointed at Shui Youcai.

"This is the water steward."

Leng Yu turned to look at Shui Youcai again and nodded to him,

"Waterkeeper."

Shui Youcai glanced at him with a gloomy face and did not respond. It seemed that he was quite dissatisfied with the fact that the mine had no profit this quarter.

Sister Feng invited Leng Yu to sit next to her and said to Shui Chunhua:

"Sister Hua, if we don't talk to each other as a family, the mine will really have no income this quarter. Wait for the next quarter, and I will definitely give you more points next quarter."

"Hmph! Miss Feng, please don't prevaricate me. With our close cooperation, I don't have to take all of my share, but you have to come up with my share! Otherwise, do you still want to work in this mine?"

Shui Chunhua's words made Sister Feng a little anxious. Leng Yu saw this and said directly:

"This quarter, the output of the mine is not high, sales are not good, and it is normal to have no income. Why should the flower girl use the empress to oppress others?"

There was coldness and majesty in his tone, which made Shui Youcai's brows tighten instantly, but Shui Chunhua snorted disdainfully,

"This is not a reason. Who doesn't know that your mines use free labor, and there are dedicated people to collect the goods from the mines. People need as much as they have. Why are you living here with me and being poor?"

Hearing this, Leng Yu looked at Sister Feng with a cold face,

"Didn't you tell me that the gold produced in these ores is not easy to sell? But the flower girl said that there is a special person to collect it. What is going on?"

Seeing that Brother Liu was angry about this matter, Sister Feng hurriedly explained.

"Fourth brother, there are some things you don't understand. Let's not talk about them here. I'll tell you later."

Leng Yu looked at her reluctantly,

"We have been together for so long, and you want to hide such an important thing from me? Why are you still worrying about the sales of gold mines? You are also thinking of asking my father to buy some. It turns out that you have a buyer for a long time. Why are you Want to lie to me?"

His tone became more and more serious, and Shui Chunhua said with an expression that was just watching the fun and not afraid of the big deal:

"Miss Feng, this is your fault. Since you have decided to hand over this gold mine to Mr. Liu, you should tell him everything. Besides, there is nothing to hide. Dongyang Kingdom People come to Yilan County to hoard gold, and the price is so high, how could you not get any profit? It turns out that you not only lied to me, but also to the men around you, tsk tsk tsk, this is really... really shouldn't be the case."

Shui Chunhua's words were just adding insult to injury, which made Leng Yu's anger rise even more.

However, this made him aware of the illegal activities between them and the Dongyang people, and it was considered that his provoking her was not in vain.

Seeing this, Sister Feng hurriedly said softly to Leng Yu:

"Fourth brother, that's not the case. I originally planned to tell you these things, but it wasn't time. It's not too late now that you know."

Leng Yu realized that he should take back his temper, otherwise it would end badly.

Thinking of this, he nodded directly,

"Let's just leave this matter alone and don't mention it anymore. "

Seeing that he forgave her in a short period of time, Sister Feng immediately nodded happily.

"Fourth brother, don't you have something to tell Sister Hua? She is here now, so tell her quickly!"

After her reminder, Leng Yu looked at Shui Chunhua.

"Girl Flower, I heard that you have a good relationship with the Queen. Can you please buy me an official position? My Liu family has been doing business for generations, and we have accumulated a lot of money, but we have no way to get into the officialdom."

His words made Shui Chunhua's eyes flash with greed, but before she could speak, Shui Youcai took the lead and said:

"Now the emperor's inspections are strict. It's not easy to buy an official. Besides, what's good about being an official is that it's not as free as a businessman."

"What the water steward said is wrong. My Liu family has been a businessman since our ancestors. My father dreamed of becoming a high official, but he is old and has no chance. Now he hopes that I can become an official. He I will fulfill his wish no matter how high the price is."

Seeing how determined he was and how he could be satisfied at any cost, Shui Youcai immediately half-narrowed his eyes and looked at Shui Chunhua,

"Flower girl, since Fourth Master Liu has such thoughts, you can mention it to the Queen the next time you see her. Fourth Master Liu must not be a money-hungry person. The Queen will never talk about such a trivial matter. …”

Shui Chunhua rolled her eyes, then nodded,

"This matter is easy to handle, but it depends on how big an official Mr. Liu wants to be."

Seeing Shui Chunhua relent, Leng Yu pretended to be surprised and looked at her,

"Can I still choose? Then... I want to be a third-grade or fourth-grade one, okay?"

Shui Chunhua shook her head directly,

"It doesn't work for anyone above the fifth rank, but you can start as a fifth-rank official. If your Liu family has money, give it to the people above you. I'll inform the queen again, and you will gradually rise to the top. By then, it will not be a problem to become a first-class official in the imperial court."

If you have money, can you sit in the position of a first-rank official in the imperial court?

Although he didn't know whether her words were true or false, Leng Yu still felt angry with blood rushing directly to his throat.

He suppressed the anger in his chest and nodded,

"You can also be a fifth-rank official, but how much silver will it cost? I'll ask my family to prepare it now."

Shui Chunhua glanced at Shui Youcai and stretched out a finger.

Leng Yu swallowed his saliva and asked in surprise,

"One thousand taels?"

Shui Chunhua shook her head directly,

"It's ten thousand taels."

Ten thousand taels of silver?

Sister Feng immediately breathed a sigh of relief,

"You can't make back these ten thousand taels of silver even if you work as a fifth-grade official for a lifetime? Sister Hua, can you give it less?"

Sister Hua glanced at the corner of her mouth and smiled,

"Do you think becoming an official is just to earn a small salary from the court? If so, who would spend a lot of money to buy this official?"

"What do you mean? Be a corrupt official?"

Shui Chunhua directly raised her finger to her mouth and let out a 'shhh' sound.

"Don't be so direct. When you sit in a high position, people will naturally come to curry favor with you, and money will continue to flow into your pocket."

At this point, she looked at Leng Yu,

"Fourth Master Liu, if you want to do this, you have to do it early. The Emperor has postponed this year's imperial examination to June for some reason. There is still more than a month left. This is the right time to arrange official positions!"

She didn't say it, but Leng Yu forgot. Because when he came to Yilan County, he ordered someone to issue a notice to postpone this year's palace examination to June.

Now it seems that the officialdom of Daning Kingdom is not as clear as he imagined. He should reorganize the court and select a new group of available talents.

Thinking of this, he nodded immediately,

"Okay, Miss Hua, can you leave me your home address? My family has business in Lincheng, which is the closest place to here. I'll ask someone to send money over here?"

Shui Youcai immediately waved his hand,

"No need, we happen to be going to the mine for a visit, and we will be delayed for two days. Mr. Liu can send the money here as soon as possible during this period. This matter should be done sooner rather than later, so that Miss Hua can have time to go to Beijing. Go find the Queen to handle this matter."

He didn't even want to tell him his home address. It seemed that Shui Youcai was a cautious person.

He immediately turned back to look at Sister Feng,

"How about I go to the mine now and pick up my followers?"

Under such circumstances, Sister Feng of course nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll let Yuzhu take you there."

After Leng Yu nodded, he turned around and strode out.

Looking at his back, Shui Youcai frowned and asked cautiously,

"Where is this Mr. Liu from?"