Since there is space, it is naturally the best to buy it for 0 yuan

Shen Ruyi pondered for a moment, "How about this, let's have dinner here tonight, I'll have someone cook it now, how about that? You try the food first."

"Sure, I'm free anyway."

Shen Ruyi turned around and said to Manju: "Sister Manju, have someone take you home and bring back a portion of each of the special dishes that you and Aunt Lu have been researching recently."

"Okay." Agate responded, then got up and left.

"Did Minister Yang's Mansion finally buy the land deed from you?" Shen Ruyi was very curious.

"You heard about it too? You didn't buy anything, but you just argued with us every day and complained about us in various ways, but you didn't take any money.

It's really boring. I thought that old man valued those deeds so much that he would be willing to spend money to buy them back. In the end, he just wanted to take them for free. He is ugly but thinks he is beautiful. "

"Then this time, Minister Yang must be very angry."

"Yeah, I was really angry, but to be honest, this incident was quite satisfying.

In the end, he could only admit defeat. There were so many people who bought the land deeds. He didn't know who to get angry at. He felt relieved. He really felt relieved. But, Xiao Heitan, this move you made was really mean. "

"What do you mean I am doing something bad? I was doing it out of kindness and wanted to help your friends make money, so how can it be a loss? Just tell me, did they make money? Did they benefit from it?"

“You are right. They have indeed made a lot of money and are all beneficiaries.

My family is rich, but my mother and her family are very strict and don't let me spend money. Some of them are about the same as me, and some of them really don't have much money.

Don't be fooled by their decent appearance on the outside and their reputation as a family of earls or dukes. In fact, they have already gone downhill and fallen into decline.

Many of them look good on the outside, but are actually suffering from huge deficits inside. They have long been unable to make ends meet and have been robbing Peter to pay Paul.

This opportunity to make money is very important to them. After all, several families are in urgent need of money, and their families are not good at business and have been living on their savings.

If I buy these shops and farms, at the very least I can collect some rent, which can be considered a legitimate source of income.”

Shen Ruyi was very surprised after hearing this. She thought this guy was a first or second generation rich kid, who knew he could know this.

Perhaps because her expression was too surprised, the young prince asked, "Do you suddenly feel that I am very powerful?

Or do you think I am above worldly matters?"

Shen Ruyi nodded, "I am really surprised. I didn't expect you to observe so carefully."

"This still needs to be observed. Isn't it something that is obvious?"

Well, Shen Ruyi admitted that she had underestimated the other party before.

I thought they only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, but it turns out that they know everything they should know.

Maybe the family is too wealthy, and the first thing others see is that they are good at eating, drinking and having fun, so they mistakenly think that they only know how to eat, drink and have fun.

Although there is only two words difference between "good at" and "only able to", the meanings are very different.

In a family like that, how could they not teach or learn anything?

After all, wealth and glory for generations cannot be passed down by eating, drinking and having fun.

Hey, put aside your prejudice, Shen Ruyi.

"Are they that poor? I always thought that high-ranking officials were very wealthy and had no shortage of money."

"Who said that? How much food and salary do officials receive in a year? The little money they earn is not enough for their daily expenses. They also need to entertain and take care of others.

"Wealthy families usually have a lot of ancestral property, which is accumulated through the efforts of generations. Or it may be that the daughters-in-law have a lot of dowry and are good at business, so they accumulate it slowly."

To be honest, Shen Ruyi was quite surprised. It was different from what she thought. "I really didn't know this. I always thought that officials were rich."

Isn’t it said that money and power are inseparable?

"Many families in the capital, for the sake of face and pomp, have many servants at home, often hundreds or even thousands of them. Large families may have thousands of them.

So many mouths to feed, they need food and drink every day, and they need monthly pay. They all cost money, and it’s OK for those with a good family, but the poorer ones have to borrow money from everywhere to make ends meet.”

"Don't they embezzle? Don't people give them gifts?"

"Little Black Charcoal, can you just say that? You don't do that outside. But who dares to spend the embezzled money openly? Are you risking your life?

Gift giving is usually from lower officials to higher officials, and from subordinates to superiors. Have you ever heard of the other way around?"

"Of course not."

"Yes, if someone gives you a gift, it means that you are a high-ranking official with considerable power and are useful to others. That's why others will give you gifts. Otherwise, why would they give you gifts?

Like those declining families, you are down and out, useless to others, it’s good enough if others don’t step on you, who would give you gifts?”

Shen Ruyi nodded, "I understand."

“As for the corruption you just mentioned, only those who are in key positions and have access to money have the opportunity to be corrupt. Besides, there are a long list of people above you.

Even if you embezzle a large sum of money, it is hard to say how much you can put in your pocket. You are short of money, but the people above you are short of money even more than you."

Shen Ruyi replied, "Yes. Since ancient times, the people at the top get the benefits, and the people at the bottom have to bear the brunt of the consequences."

"That's right. So, Xiao Heitan, people like you who have no power but are very rich are afraid of being targeted by those who have some power. If you are not careful, you will become someone's money bag.

Do you know why Yang Huizhang was so active and fussy a few days ago? It was obviously the deed that was lost that belonged to his son-in-law, not his.

Because his son-in-law is the money bag of his family. Even though he is a high-ranking official, his family is not rich.

His ancestor was just an ordinary minor official, and he rose to power under Yang Huizhang.

Our ancestors did not accumulate much, and what we have now was acquired in just a few decades.

He had to show respect to the Queen Mother above him, and to take care of the princes and nobles. He also needed money to bribe and win over the officials below him. He needed money everywhere. That was why he attached so much importance to money.

Although that fellow has been greedy and has made a lot of money over the years, he has too many places to spend money and he is really short of money. "

"Is that so? According to what you said, I am quite dangerous?"

"Of course not. What do you think? But, little black charcoal, you don't have to be afraid now. Don't you know me? With me as your backer, no one dares to touch you."

Shen Ruyi thought, that's right, the reason I came to you was because you were powerful enough and I wanted to cling to your influence.

However, I have to say that this thick thigh looks pretty good at the moment and is much more reliable than I originally thought.

"Little Black Charcoal, do you feel lucky to have met me?"