I'm writing novels in Liaozhai

I have accumulated more than 8000 experience points so far, and there are still more than 3000 points to upgrade.

Moreover, this main task has not yet been submitted, to be precise, it has not been completed, which is the third volume of A Dream of Red Mansions.

The manuscript has been completed long ago, but it has not yet been printed.

This time, taking advantage of returning to his hometown, Gu Ming plans to first print and sell it in Guobei County, and then hand it over to Ma Yun for printing and distribution.

It's not that I want to make more money, but it's for a commemorative meaning. After all, the top student in high school returns to his hometown, so he can gain popularity anyway.

However, in order to avoid suspicion, so as not to be seized by others and take the opportunity to criticize him for doing business, Gu Ming decided to hand over Xing's study to the Zeng family to take care of it, including correcting the name of the study, after all, Xing is his name.

In other words, nominally the study was transferred to the Zeng family and became the property under the name of the Zeng family.

Although this is Gu Ming's painstaking efforts and the basis for starting at the beginning, he is somewhat reluctant from the bottom of his heart.

But from another point of view, what you get comes with what you give up.

With his current status and status, it is indeed not suitable for him to have anything to do with business.The study is considered to have completed its glorious and great historical mission.

Of course, this is also an appearance.

Nominally, he is managed by the Zeng family, but he still has a lot of power to speak.

First, the yard is his.

Secondly, the profit of the study mainly comes from the books he wrote.

At that time, he doesn't have to participate in the study's dividends, but he can share dividends in another way, such as book sales, and he can get more commission.

In this way, it is useless even if someone doubts it.

Because he didn't directly participate in business operations, but just wrote books to earn a manuscript fee. This is a matter of heaven and earth, so who can say more?

Moreover, even if you really participate in the management, it is meaningless. After all, the study is no different from other industries, and it can be regarded as a Confucian businessman.

Another example is private schools, colleges, etc. In the final analysis, they still have to make profits, but would anyone think that private schools and colleges are business?

It is an elegant place for teaching and educating people, which is respected by people, and the imperial court will also give support in this regard.

In fact, it is common for officials in the DPRK and China to operate industries secretly, and the court is well aware of this.

However, as long as you don't blatantly use your power to do business, you don't break the law.

Most of the princes and ministers in the capital have their own properties, and most of them are managed by their family members or cronies.

And now the study's income is almost dispensable to Gu Ming, and it doesn't have much impact.

For one thing, he is now a fifth-rank Beijing official with a royal salary.

Second, this time the emperor rewarded hundreds of acres of fertile land. Since the emperor opened Jinkou, the county government had to find a way to transfer all the land to Gu Ming's name no matter what.

Plus the previous [-] mu, the land rent alone would cost a lot of money for a year.

The third is that the share of book sales is simply the manuscript fee.Not to mention the future, judging from the current situation, there are at least a few thousand taels a year.

Although he dare not compare his family wealth with those corrupt officials who are rumored to be "cleared magistrate for three years, [-] snowflakes and silver", but it is enough for Gu Ming to live a rich life with rich clothes and fine food.

So what if there are mountains of gold and silver at home?

He Shen, a famous treacherous official in the previous life, from the official to the chief academician of the cabinet, the leader of the military minister, and the canonization of the first-class Zhongxiang Gong, can be described as extremely powerful.

Relying on the emperor's favor, He Shen not only wantonly suppressed the ministers of the DPRK and China in order to amass money, but also blatantly did business, the scale of which was jaw-dropping.

According to the list made when the house was ransacked later, a total of 75 pawnshops were opened under his name, more than 300 large and small banks, and countless workshops even had business contacts with foreign countries.

When the house was raided, it was estimated that his wealth was as high as a staggering one billion taels of silver. Although the silver at that time had begun to depreciate, it was only relative to the previous dynasty.

It can be said that Heshen at that time was completely rich and invincible.

No, it should be said that the rich can surpass the country, because his family wealth at that time has far exceeded the total state treasury at that time, which is almost equivalent to the total tax revenue of the imperial court for more than ten years.

I am afraid that this is the richest official ever.

But what about the results?

He Shen was ordered by the emperor to hang himself before his fiftieth birthday!

Of course, Gu Ming is not an ordinary courtier, and he doesn't bother to be greedy.

To put it bluntly, he entered the court not for the purpose of being an official, but for accumulating more luck and improving his own strength.

Once he became famous, he resigned and returned to his hometown to set up a college, recruit more students, and revitalize Taoism.

This is the long-term solution!

This is the way of sanctification!

"Uncle, Miss, come out for breakfast!"

Yu'er's voice came from the courtyard.

Gu Ming put down his pen, stretched his waist, and walked out of the room.

Nie Xiaoqian also came out, she looked like she had been freshened up, she was wearing a thin layer of makeup, she was extremely charming.

Seeing Gu Ming glance over, Nie Xiaoqian seemed to be reminded of what happened last night, but it wasn't really a big deal, it was just hugging each other and sleeping, having a boo or something.

Anyway, it's not long before the big wedding day, so what's the rush?

However, Nie Xiaoqian was still a little shy, and two peach blossoms bloomed on her face unknowingly.

"Little Qian"

Gu Ming stepped forward and took her hand and walked into the kitchen together.

On the table are steaming steamed buns, porridge cooked by Yu'er herself, and a few eggs

Didn't you say no boiled eggs?

It's nothing unusual.

"Ah, look at my brain"

Gu Ming suddenly remembered that yesterday he was busy talking to Nie Xiaoqian, but forgot one important thing: the gift!

"Come and see what gift I bought for you"

As soon as Gu Ming thought about it, several jewelry boxes appeared on the table, as well as famous pastries in the capital, some small ornaments, and bird's nests.

Although Guobei County also sells bird's nests, the quality is far worse than that bought by Gu Ming.

you get what you pay for.

"Wow!"

Yu'er looked at the jewelry box in surprise.

But she didn't dare to reach out to take it, although she knew in her heart that the uncle would not forget her, but in case it was all given to the young lady.

"Yu'er, these two are for you."

Gu Ming took two jewelry boxes and handed them to Yu'er.

For a daughter's family, jewelry is the most affordable gift.After all, jewelry can be used as savings.

"Thank you, uncle, thank you, uncle."

Yuer opened the jewelry box in surprise

"Ah, Yu'er dare not ask for it"

When Yu'er saw the jewelry inside, she couldn't help but exclaimed, and put it on the table in a panic.

One of the jewelry inside is a gold lock, and the other is a gold bracelet, which can be seen to be worth hundreds of taels of silver.

This is more than her life savings, how dare she accept it easily.

Nie Xiaoqian looked at it, and couldn't help laughing: "Silly girl, this is clearly a special gift from my uncle, please accept it."

Hearing this, Yu'er couldn't help but shed tears, sobbing: "Yu'er, Yu'er is very grateful to Miss and Uncle, but this gift is too expensive, Yu'er dare not accept it."

"If you ask you to accept it, accept it. This time, the emperor rewarded my uncle with hundreds of taels of gold."

"Ah?" Yu'er's eyes widened, with an expression of disbelief: "A few hundred taels of gold?"

According to the general ratio of banks, one tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, and hundreds of taels of gold can be exchanged for thousands of taels of silver.

"Of course, hundreds of acres of land were also rewarded."

"Wow, then that young master is now the eldest master?"

The old man in her mouth is the kind of country gentleman who has a house, money and land.

"puff!"

Nie Xiaoqian was amused.

"Ah, I was wrong, my uncle is now an official."

"Okay, take it quickly and remember to put it away, don't lose it."

Having said that, Yu'er finally accepted the jewelry box with some embarrassment, and bowed to Gu Ming to express her gratitude: "Thank you, uncle!"

"Okay, don't be so polite."

Gu Ming then picked up another jewelry box and slowly opened it

"Xiaoqian, this is a luminous pearl, and it is a gift from Miss Luo for your wedding."

"Ah? This gift is too expensive, Miss Luo, why did she give such an expensive gift?"

If this luminous pearl is sold in the market, it may be worth thousands of taels of silver.

"Xiao Nie, the gift doesn't care about the severity, it cares about the heart."

Nie Xiaoqian pondered for a while, and couldn't help sighing: "Gu Lang, when you return to Beijing, I will personally write a letter to thank Miss Luo."

"Well, I will."

Gu Ming nodded.

The gifts he bought were not limited to this, his father-in-law naturally also had them, and He Yongliang and others also had them, more or less it was always a wish.

"Alright, let's eat!"

After Nie Xiaoqian also accepted the gift, the three of them sat around and had breakfast together.

"By the way, Gu Lang, the house that was built before has not been completed yet, so I'm afraid it needs to be rearranged again."

Gu Ming nodded: "Well, I will discuss it with my father-in-law later."

Yu'er couldn't help but interjected, "Yes, yes, yes, my uncle is now the number one scholar and an official, so the courtyard should be repaired in a more dignified way."

"Yu'er, it's not as simple as you think. It's not about how big you want to be."

"Oh"

After finishing breakfast and cleaning up the kitchen, Yu'er went to the yard and said to Gu Ming, "My lord, how about I boil some hot water to wash and wash your hair, so that your hair can be combed well."

This girl is caring.

Gu Ming smiled and nodded.

After washing and grooming, Gu Ming changed into another shirt and together with Nie Xiaoqian went to the county government office to visit his father-in-law.

Firstly, to deliver the presents, and secondly, to talk about the family life, and by the way, to set the wedding date.

Yesterday, Weng and his son-in-law were courteous and courteous to each other in front of outsiders, performing official etiquette.

This time, Gu Ming has to lower his stance, even if he is a first-rank official, he should be called father-in-law.

Public is public, private is private.

Who told you to slander someone else's daughter?

"The villain has met Mr. Gu, and the eldest lady!"

As soon as the two arrived at the gate of the county government office, several government servants outside hurried forward to salute, with an attitude of respect never seen before.

After all, today is different.

In the past, in their minds, Gu Ming was the son-in-law of the county magistrate.

Although the attitude is very respectful, but the heart is not necessarily so respectful, more or less there is always a sense that Gu Ming has climbed a high branch.

Now, in their minds, the county magistrate is a bit on the high side

After all, Gu Ming is the first champion in Guobei County's history.