At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

The next day, Ren Hao didn't get up until noon, looking refreshed.

I went to the yard and took some simple walks, then looked at the grape trellis and thought about what to do next.

He agreed to let the emperor stay in the capital temporarily. This was no big deal to him. The emperor would not feel at ease if people like him left the emperor's sight. Only under the emperor's nose could the emperor sleep well.

In fact, for Ren Hao, anywhere is fine, as long as he is not forced to be an official or a praying man, staying in the capital is also a good choice.

After all, the capital city is the political center of ancient Han. It is at the forefront of the world in terms of economy and population. As long as you have money here, you can live comfortably.

The only thing Ren Hao was worried about was getting caught up in the political whirlpool of the court.

Sometimes, one cannot even decide one's fate. Being here does not mean that one cannot get involved even if one does not want to. Many times, one will be assigned to a faction involuntarily.

For example, he has a good relationship with Xu Qing, and in the eyes of others, he is a member of the Xu family camp.

Political struggles are a life-and-death struggle. Before one side attacks the other, it will inevitably find all the other side's people and find ways to clip their wings. By then, even if Ren Hao does nothing, he may be attacked by certain factions and die without knowing how he died.

Therefore, if he wanted to stay in the capital but didn't want to be an official, Ren Hao had no choice but to expand his own power.

To put it bluntly, Ren Hao has no power now.

He has money but no men, and even less loyal subordinates.

While he was thinking about it, footsteps were heard from behind. Xu Yating walked over and sat next to Ren Hao.

After a long drought, Xu Yating looks particularly beautiful and charming today.

Ren Hao couldn't help but hug her again and said with a smile, "Why are you up so early? Why don't you rest for a while?"

Xu Yating's pretty face turned slightly red, but she did not resist. Instead, she leaned her head on Ren Hao's shoulder and said softly, "My husband, what are you talking about? It's already noon. If I don't get up, I'm afraid people will laugh at me."

"Whoever dares to make fun of me, I'll beat his butt to pieces!" Ren Hao grinned.

Xu Yating smiled and said, "My husband, are you thinking about developing your own strength?"

Ren Hao nodded, feeling somewhat proud that his wife really understood his thoughts.

"Yes, now that we have to stay in the capital, we have to be on guard against some things." Ren Hao said in a deep voice: "I don't want to provoke anyone, but no one should dare to provoke me."

Xu Yating frowned and said, "Since my husband doesn't want to be an official, he can do business. With his talent, it is not impossible for him to surpass the Xu family in wealth in the future."

"Nature will have enough power by then."

Ren Hao shook his head: "It's useless to have money. Your Xu family is rich and can exist because your eldest uncle is in the court and your second uncle is in the army, so the Xu family's wealth can withstand it."

"If it weren't for the two of them, I'm afraid the Xu family would have been swallowed up by someone long ago."

At this point, Ren Hao said in a deep voice: "Don't underestimate human greed. The ruler will not allow anything that can threaten their rule, such as power, wealth, etc., to appear under his rule."

"Once you have enough money, if you don't let them take control, the only outcome is death."

Ren Hao thought of Jack Ma's words in his previous life. He was happiest when he made two million a year, because that money was his own. But when he made tens of billions a year, that money was no longer his. He might only own a small part of it, and most of the money was actually managed for certain people.

"What should we do then?" Xu Yating frowned slightly.

Ren Hao's eyes flickered as he pondered the direction of the future.

If you want to build up power, you have to become an official. Otherwise, once discovered, you will face a catastrophic disaster.

You can't build up power without being an official.

At this moment, this problem has become a dilemma.

Ren Hao couldn't help but miss Caixu Village. If he were in Caixu Village, with his current wealth, there would be a hundred ways for him to grow and develop. Even if he couldn't become a country of his own, at least he would make the emperor dare not touch him.

"Let's build a foundation first." Ren Hao said slowly.

This matter can only be done step by step, waiting for the opportunity.

At this moment, the little girl Xiao Wei hurried in, and after seeing Ren Hao, she said, "Master, there is a eunuch outside, who said he wants to convey the order to you."

"Eunuch? Has the emperor changed his mind?" Ren Hao raised his eyebrows and stood up after thinking for a while.

Xu Yating couldn't help but look at him with some worry.

Ren Hao patted her hand and comforted her, "It's okay, don't worry."

Ren Hao walked out and saw a eunuch who looked familiar, followed by four guards from the palace.

"Ren Hao, accept the order!" the eunuch said proudly with his neck raised.

Ren Hao didn’t have the habit of kowtowing, so he waved his hand and said, “Read it.”

Seeing Ren Hao's expression, the eunuch was stunned for a moment, and then he said angrily: "How dare you! You don't kneel when you see the imperial edict, you want to rebel!"

"If you have to fart, say it now! Otherwise, I'll break both of your legs!" Ren Hao snorted and said in a bandit-like tone.

The eunuch was furious, and wanted to teach the guards a lesson, but when he thought of the emperor's instructions before he came, he snorted coldly, unfolded the imperial edict in his hand, and read out as if his father had died: "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees: Ren Hao has made great contributions to flood control, and he is rewarded with a top-grade mansion. I decree this!"

"Receive the order!" said the eunuch with a gloomy face.

Ren Hao walked forward, grabbed the imperial edict, turned around and went into the house, leaving only his back to the eunuch.

The eunuch was dumbfounded, and after a while he said angrily: "This is really outrageous! I don't understand why His Majesty favors such a lunatic!"

……

After entering the house, Ren Hao showed the imperial edict to Su Wan'er and Xu Yating, and then said, "It just so happens that we also need a large yard."

"Let's move today."

After lunch, Ren Hao took his family on a carriage and headed straight to the house rewarded by the emperor in the south of the city.

This world also has the concept of Feng Shui. The house that the emperor bestowed on Ren Hao was backed by green mountains, with a clear stream in front of the door and surrounded by tall gates and large courtyards, where people lived were either wealthy businessmen or officials.

When he arrived at the door of the house, Ren Hao was stunned.

On the copper-hooped door, there is a plaque with two large characters "Ren Mansion" written on it.

In addition, there were four servants in servant uniforms standing at the door waiting.

Seeing Ren Hao coming, the four servants knelt down immediately: "Welcome, Master, welcome, Madam!"

Ren Hao was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked: "Do you know me?"

One of the young men quickly said, "The eunuch in the palace has told us about the master's general appearance."

Ren Hao nodded. It seemed that the emperor was very careful.

"You guys get up." Ren Hao also didn't like others kowtowing to him. If they were not his sons or daughters, enjoying it too much would shorten his life.

"How many people are there in the mansion?" Ren Hao asked as he walked in.

One of the servants quickly replied, "Sir, there are only four of us."

Ren Hao paused and looked the four men up and down.