The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

 Chapter 181 181 Three-in-one proposal (two updates combined into one, 4000 words)

While Su Sanlang and Su Silang were having a fuss, someone asked politely at the door, "Little prince, can my young master come over and have a meal?"

Su Ruojin turned around and looked over. This time she recognized him. This was the fourth prince's person.

She turned around and asked in a low voice, "Does it mean that the fourth prince owns the bakery, so when you come here, he also comes to have a meal?"

That's not the opposite side. Anyway, the fifth floor of Fengle Building is not accessible to ordinary nobles.

He lowered his head and smiled, "I'm going to greet Fourth Brother, don't be nervous, just do it as usual." After that, he got up and went to greet people.

Su Ruojin quickly slid off the stool, signaled to her parents, and followed the little prince to welcome the guests. She trotted over and quickly pulled her eldest brother and younger brother in.

Su Yanli gave Su Xiaomei to Mao Ya and took his wife to follow.

As soon as he turned around, his family followed Zhao Lan and stood at the door to greet the guests.

Zhao Jing appeared in everyone's sight with a smile, "Zijin, I'm disturbing you again."

"Fourth brother, you're welcome." Zhao Lan introduced to Zhao Jing, "My teacher is Dr. Su of the Imperial College."

“I didn’t expect Zijin’s teacher to be so young and handsome.”

Su Yanli lowered his head and bowed his hands.

“Teacher, this is His Highness King Yan.”

"Your Majesty, Su Yanli, has met His Royal Highness King Yan." After saying this, he was about to kneel down to salute, but Zhao Jing pulled him back, "This is not a formal occasion, Dr. Su does not need to salute."

 “Thank you, Your Highness.”

Zhao Jing was led to the main seat by Zhao Lan. After he sat down, the Su family dared to finish the ceremony. The Su family, who were already a little restrained, became even more restrained now.

Zhao Lan had to entertain King Yan and could not take care of the Su family. Although His Highness King Yan had always been close to Ai, he was the emperor's son, and he was very different from the Su family. No matter how approachable he was, in front of the prince who had the power of life and death, The Su family was still cautious and did not dare to say anything.

Most of the dishes were served as they were served. The rich and long meal was finally finished. Zhao Lan and the fourth prince sat at the small table in front of the window to drink tea and eat.

 The silent private room finally gained popularity.

With a smile, King Yan Zhao Jing asked Su Yanli to sit down, and asked in a gentle and homely manner: "How many children does Dr. Su have?" When asking this question, he glanced at the four children in a row, and even the ones he held in his hands were Brought out.

 Zijin really likes Dr. Su, otherwise it would be impossible to invite the whole family to Fengle Building for dinner.

Su Yanli stood up and replied, "Your Highness, except for the eldest son who is studying in Dongshan Academy, all the children of the lower officials are here."

 “Dr. Su is so blessed to have many children.”

 “Thank you, Your Highness.”

“I heard that Dr. Su still rents a house?”

No one expected that His Highness King Yan would ask this question, but it seems that this is the only common gossip, so it is okay to ask like this.

Of course the Su family still rents a house.

 “Yes, Your Highness.”

Zhao Lan always thought that the teacher's house was bought by himself. He looked at Su Ruojin in surprise. As far as he knew, the Su family's business made enough money to buy a decent two-in and two-out house.

 Why didn’t you buy it? Could it be that the money earned by the Su family is used for other purposes? Or someone is collecting money from the Su family invisibly?

Su Ruojin felt guilty when Zhao Lan saw her, but then she thought about it. The house she lived in was not owned by a shopkeeper, and it was not a rich household occupying the resources of the poor. Why did she feel guilty? She smiled instantly and thought to herself, she lives well, wait. I’ll talk about buying it that day.

 Zhao Lan saw that the young lady was not paying attention at all, so she put aside her doubts for the time being. She turned her head slightly and looked at King Yan Zhao Si out of the corner of her eye, feeling that he seemed to be in a hurry about the affairs of the shop.

Same, it's already October, the public rental housing has not yet started to be repaired, and the first heavy snow of winter may come when.

He lowered his eyes and thought to himself, the teacher is just a doctor from the Imperial College, what kind of confusion can he solve for him?

 Zhao always had a smile on his face.

Su Yanli was a little puzzled when he saw that he was still waiting for her to reply. He had already replied, so why was he still waiting? Could it be...

His mind suddenly moved, oh, and he immediately went on to say, "The courtyard rented by Xiaguan is not a public rental house for the shop owner, but a private courtyard."

 “Have you rented it before?”

“Your Highness, I moved out of public housing three years ago.”

 “Why move out?”

Of course, Su Yanli couldn't say that he managed to escape from the trap because the evil servants of the Jin Palace occupied public resources. Instead, he said in embarrassment, "I have given birth to more children, and the public rental house is too small, so I have to move out."

"Oh I got it."

Why does King Yan keep asking about public rental housing? Is the errand he is doing related to public rental housing? When a prince in charge of the Ministry of Industry was involved in public rental housing, Su Ruojin immediately thought of the reason.

Sure enough, in the next sentence, King Yan asked, "What should you do if the house leaks or the walls seep when you rented a public rental house?"

 “Of course it’s from…”

Su Ruojin coughed quickly.

Su Yanli glanced at his daughter subconsciously.

"Dad, I didn't get wind or cold. I will go out to play next time."

The daughter is as big as a brat and there is absolutely no way she would interrupt him and say such childish words for no reason. After all, Su Yanli is a master who stands on the podium in front of many people. He is still quick-witted when encountering problems. He will immediately realize the problem as soon as his brain moves.

First he pretended to blame his daughter, and then turned around and continued to reply, "The eldest daughter is rude, please punish her."

 King Yan raised his hand and let it go, "Dr. Su continued."

"Yes, Your Highness." Su Yanli saluted and continued: "If the house is damaged, go to the store to apply for repairs."

The store management of the building should have belonged to Jing Zhaoyin, but there was too much oil and water in it. The previous unified management by Jing Zhaoyin gradually turned into an independent department, with subordinate officials, each performing their own duties, including management and leasing of rental houses. Houses, those who collect rent collect rent, and if the house is damaged, there are maintenance workers. It is its own system. Logically speaking, it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Industry!

But there is money and water that cannot be tolerated. I don’t know how many people are infiltrating it. It is simply the best place to breed corruption. The evil servant of the Jin Dynasty Palace is a typical example. There was also the incident of the wife of a young official hanging himself in the past few years. The business of the building is rich in oil and water. This place has become a place for censors to give advice, and they can make a lot of money, but if they don't do well, they will be sent to prison, or even their homes and families will be confiscated and exterminated.

 So in the end, this land of oil and water was unknowingly gathered into the hands of the princes.

Now that the wife of a minor official hangs herself, there is no one who confiscates the family and annihilates the clan. The emperor can't annihilate himself!

This is also the reason why King Yan Zhao Jing has a headache this year. His second brother King Wei’s household department collected the rent, and asked him to do the repairs. If he wanted to repair, he had to apply for money. King Wei was not easy to deal with. Waiting for his money, I don’t know if in the Year of the Monkey, if there is a natural disaster such as snow on the roof in winter, it will be impossible to exterminate the entire family, but his incompetence will still be in the emperor’s mind. The person named Su clearly didn’t tell the truth.

His eyes moved slightly to the innocent-looking little lady. The little lady stood aside obediently. When she met his gaze, she pursed her lips timidly, looking cautious and scared.

 He smiled gently at the young lady.

The little lady pursed her lips and smiled back.

Zhao Jing understood that this was a bold person. He was a gentle and kind-hearted superior who did not expose his subordinates and just laughed it off.

But he didn't let Su Yanli go. "What if the store clerk refuses to come and repair it, and it's too cold in winter?"

 “This…” Su Yanli looked at Zhao Lan.

 He turned his head and said, "Fourth brother..."

Zhao Jing raised her hand again, "It's rare for me to meet someone who has rented public housing. I just want to hear a few words of truth."

 The truth? What is truth.

Su Ruojin curled her lips secretly. Although she didn't ask anything intentionally, she has a breakfast shop and now a morning tea shop, so she can always hear things that ordinary people can't hear.

  Several princes in the Dayin Dynasty were fighting fiercely among themselves. The business of the building and shop was now controlled by the princes, and actually became a **** in their struggle. This was especially painful for those who rented public housing.

It has been nearly a hundred years since the founding of the Dayin Dynasty, and the public rental housing has a history of several decades. The frequency of repairs is indeed becoming more and more frequent. If Tian Zuojian really said that it will be cold this winter, then repairs must be carried out quickly.

Su Yanli was obviously at a loss. He raised his head slightly and looked at the student and the fourth prince. He had not rented a house for three years. What truth did he want to hear? He didn't understand.

 Is it like what his daughter complained to him in the study at night? To put an end to corruption, we must keep the money out of the hands of the court, but we must not let the house builders fool the court and the tenants. The only feasible way is to link the house repairs with the vital interests of the renters. Only in this way can we achieve the three things Oneness.

 Zhao Jing quickly asked, "What is three-in-one?"

"Ah!" Impulsively, he spoke out the idea of ​​how to eliminate corruption that he had discussed with his daughter. Su Yanli was sobered by King Yan's rhetorical question that he quickly knelt down, "Xiaoguan is just a little master, and he can't talk nonsense." Please don’t punish me, Your Highness.”

Su Ruojin didn’t expect that his father would dare to say it. Maybe it was because he had been caught in the rain and wanted to hold an umbrella for those who were suffering from dilapidated public rental housing!

"No, you said it very well." Zhao Jing stood up and pulled him up personally, "Dr. Su, can you elaborate again?"

Su Yanli was pulled up by King Yan and said humbly, "I can't explain anything in detail. I just think that the tenants should hire craftsmen to repair the house, and then the corresponding rent will be reduced or reduced based on the repair cost. Between the tenant, the craftsman, and the rent collector, Time, combined into one, isn’t this simple and trouble-free?”

 Zhao Jing was thinking.

Su Ruojin knew that King Yan was worried that the tenants were pretending to make repairs to pay the rent, or that they were passing off shoddy repairs at a low price and paying a high price to pay the rent, or that the rent collectors were unwilling to do so.

Whether it is a fake repair or a shoddy one, the Ministry of Works can act as a third-party supervisor and sign the actual repair price in the market. Only after signing can the rent be paid. As for whether the Ministry of Households will accept it or not, it depends on King Yan’s ability. Let’s see if he can get the emperor to agree.

Su Yanli was sitting on pins and needles as King Yan kept staring at him. He was sweating profusely in the tenth month.

 Zhao Lan looked at the fourth prince.

Zhao Jing glanced at her little cousin and said with a smile, "It's good that he is Zijin's teacher. What a three-in-one teacher."

King Yan didn't know what the young lady was thinking, so he grasped the key point, that is, he didn't need to apply for money from his second brother. This was great! Since the Ministry of Household Affairs is unwilling to give money to the Ministry of Works for repairs, then it is okay for him to collect less rent.

There was no loss to the Ministry of Industry at all, and even because the money was limited to so many people, corruption was eliminated. He discussed this issue with his father, and his father would definitely agree.

 Zhao Lan smiled modestly, "Fourth brother is so impressed."

Zhao Jing finally solved a big trouble. He felt relaxed. He looked at Su Yanli and smiled. He looked very appreciative and wished he could work under him. Su Yanli was frightened.

 For a person who is indifferent to worldly affairs, the most fearful thing is to be involved in the fight between princes.

 Zhao Jing left with satisfaction.

Su Yanli stared at the student with a nervous look on his face, "Zijin, I...are you okay?"

Zhao Lan stood at the window and looked downstairs. He waited until Zhao Jing got on the carriage and left before giving Su Yanli peace of mind, "Teacher, don't worry, His Highness King Yan is a kind and kind person. He knows that the teacher has suffered from public housing, so he will bear the hardship." Tenants seek well-being.”

Su Yanli understood what the student was saying, and the implication was that King Yan would not involve him, so he put his heart into his stomach.

Su Ruojin was worried just now, but his father has already said that if King Yan wants to recruit talents, just ask his father to refuse. Now Zhao Lan has promised that the peaceful life of the small Su family will not be broken. .

  Didn't eat well at all.

Zhao Lan called another table, ate again, and called singers to join in the fun. It was like eating on the first floor in the world.

 Cheng Yingzhen has almost never eaten out, and has never had the opportunity to listen to a ditty. She is the one who listens to it most seriously. If Su Ruojin hadn't reminded her to eat, she probably wouldn't even know she was hungry.

After dinner and listening to music, the Su family wanted to go back, but Zhao Lan refused, "It's a rare occasion to come out. I'll send you back after dinner."

Su family:…

Zhao Lan: "Please squint for a while, wait a while, and I'll invite you to watch the show."

Wow, there’s still drama!

Cheng Yingzhen’s eyes lit up and she looked towards her husband.

Su Yanli said a bit too much in front of King Yan. Although the student assured him, he still felt a little uneasy and did not fully recover. Seeing that his wife was happy, he cheered up and nodded in agreement.

 “Thank you, officer.”

Su Sanlang and Su Silang were jumping up and down, and they were very happy. With their parents by their side, Su Sanlang was not in a hurry to go home like last time, and they were having a great time.

Su Ruojin saw that her father was a little uneasy, so she leaned close to him and comforted him in a low voice, "To King Yan, you are just a wife, and you are also the wife of King Jin's youngest son. No matter what he wants, the first step is to consider King Jin first." Or Prince Zhao will not do anything to you."

His daughter's words were like a refreshing medicine. After hearing this, Su Yanli's anxiety seemed to disappear automatically, and he sighed: "I have also suffered enough from public rental housing, so I couldn't help but talk about what we discussed three years ago. "

“I remember that my father was afraid of becoming a strategist for the imperial examination, right?”

Su Yanli nodded, "Unfortunately not."

“Perhaps public rental housing is just a part of people’s livelihood, and it’s not something the emperor can use to make policy decisions.”

After talking to his daughter, Su Yanli finally put aside what he said in front of the fourth prince and watched the show seriously.

Su Ruojin was thinking that maybe if she gave her father a chance, he would be a good official too! Although he was very scared, he still hoped that the tenants would get benefits and dared to speak in front of the prince.

 (End of this chapter)