Chapter 1991: Chapter 1988: Winning the Position
Buying land requires a large sum of money.
Ye Muyu took out ten thousand taels.
She entrusted Tang Dongfeng to purchase the land, and her requirements for the purchase were not high, but Tang Dongfeng suggested checking the Feng Shui in advance.
This kind of thing is quite tedious and requires someone to personally oversee it.
Tang Dongfeng took on this task, and shortly after returning, he had to set out on a journey again.
This time, he brought along a few people he wanted to train, all of whom had been screened for their character. They would be responsible for checking the condition of the Manors in various locations in the future.
Of course, each Manor also requires a housekeeper to guard it.
Prices in the capital are high.
Land prices are even higher.
Land outside the city, sold at twenty taels per mu, is scarce, mostly divided among officials.
However, the further from the capital one goes, especially to the Northern Region, the cheaper land bees.
When reaching Jiangnan, land bees expensive again. With a limited amount of land and a large population, coupled with abundant resources and many wealthy people, the land naturally bees more expensive.
However, Ye Muyu’s consideration was that purchasing land in each place was to ensure Manors produced output for the shops and coincidentally influenced the lives of the surrounding mon people.
Such examples are not unmon.
Many mon people actually follow the planting patterns of the landowners.
In some places where silk farming was the livelihood, most would raise silkworms.
With someone leading and no worries about sales, the mon people naturally follow along hoping to make money, especially since the entire Great Chu has almost pletely switched to high-yield grain seeds now.
Production has doubled pared to before, naturally leaving an extra mu or two for planting other crops.
Zhou Tianqi’s case concluded five days later.
Hu Hua failed to find evidence to prove his innocence.
Zhou Tianqi, on the other hand, found evidence to prove his guiltlessness.
Ultimately, the Court of Judicial Review declared Zhou Tianqi innocent. However, because the People of Beirong had escaped over a mile, he received a minor reprimand and was fined half a month’s salary.
But it was different for Hu Hua.
He happened to encounter Emperor Xuanming in bad spirits.
He was stripped of his official position and sent home to live idly.
Back at the Hu family, Hu Hua, in anger, smashed quite a few things.
He tried to find a way to restore his former position, but even Xiang City refused him.
During this time, Chu Heng directly persuaded Elder Zhong, appointing Zhou Tianqi as Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.
This immediately turned the Ministry of War into a fierce two-sided rivalry.
After the morning court session, he returned to the Ministry of War with Xiang City.
The smile on Xiang City’s face vanished instantly, looking at Chu Heng with a meaningful expression: “Lord Chu, true to your name, you managed to achieve all this in such a short time.”
“Minister Xiang, I think you misunderstood. We never had any conflicts. I just wanted to get proper work done at the Ministry of War, which shouldn’t conflict with you at all,” Chu Heng sincerely said.
Xiang City sneered coldly, “Lord Chu always maintains this demeanor, but I wonder if there will e a time when you’ll suffer a loss.”
“Minister Xiang, have you ever considered that sometimes a misfortune is not necessarily a misfortune?” Chu Heng knew Xiang City was feeling indignant at the moment.
The thoughts of these officials are simple; they want to accumulate their network. Initially, they may not want to be restrained, but over time in power, they may bee lost in the allure of authority.
Thereby forming cliques and engaging in nepotism.
Chu Heng truly didn’t intend to oppose Xiang City; having one less enemy naturally reduces trouble.
He also wasn’t inclined to confront a colleague at every encounter.
“Is that so? The same saying applies to you, Lord Chu. A moment of pride may not take you far.” Xiang City flicked his sleeve and left with a cold snort.
Chu Heng paid it no mind.
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