I don't know which folk wise man once said a famous saying: money is not everything, but no money is everything. Honestly!

Zhu Youzhen traveled from his previous life, which was a high-level society where "morality is put on both sides, and sharp words are placed in the middle". In that era of so-called "value pluralism", in fact, there are still values that are truly universal, and there is only one, that is, value, to put it bluntly, money! There is only one criterion to measure a person's success, or money! If you have money, you are the uncle, you can be superior, you can do whatever you want, and you can have dignity; No money, no money, what nonsense are you talking about?!

Therefore, when Comrade Zhu Youzhen saw the two wooden boxes in front of him, he couldn't help but be angry: "Is there only such a little bit of all the king's belongings?!" ”

These are two large wooden boxes that look rather heavy. Although the volume is also huge, it is clear that how many things can be held in two boxes? This is too big a gap with the 10,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver imagined by Zhu Youzhen!

A junior high school student can also calculate: 100,000 taels, that is, 10,000 catties, that is, 5,000 kilograms, five tons! But these two boxes, the four little eunuchs easily carried them over, at best, only a few hundred catties.

Brother Apocalypse has just rewarded us with 10,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver, so it's impossible to hear it wrong! Where did you go!

Guan Ning lowered his head to avoid Zhu Youzhen's stern eyes, feeling uneasy in his heart. The night pearl he gave to Wei Zhongxian last night was actually something from the Wenhua Palace. When he handed over the account, he fell in love with this treasure at a glance. At that time, I thought that anyway, the prince's treasure is there, and basically after playing it once, it will be put on the shelf, and I probably forgot that there is such a thing. The account books were in his own custody, and when he saw that no one saw them, he honestly and unceremoniously walked away. Anyway, the page in the account book has been torn off, even if the prince asked, he only said that he didn't know, and put the responsibility on the former chief eunuch.

After a long time, he realized that the prince cared about the gold and silver, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and replied with a smile: "Lord, your Lu silver, as well as the gold and silver rewarded by the emperor, are all stored in Wucheng Pavilion." ”

"What kind of place is Wucheng Pavilion?" Hearing that the silver had fallen, Zhu Youzhen put the hanging heart in his stomach.

"Wucheng Pavilion is on the west side of the square in front of the Imperial Palace, and it is the silver treasury of the Forbidden City."

"Where is the Imperial Palace?"

Guan Ning completely collapsed, thinking that this goods are expensive for the prince, and he has been in the palace for so many years, why doesn't he even know about the Emperor's Palace? Is it a real idiot, or is it pretending? I had to reply with a wry smile: "The Imperial Palace is the first of the three major halls in the Forbidden City, that is, the Jinluan Palace, Lord Wang!" ”

Only then did Zhu Youzhen realize that the Taihe Hall in the three major halls of the Forbidden City was actually called the "Huangji Palace" in the Ming Dynasty. It seems that you really have to be cautious in your words and deeds in the future, and ask again when you know, don't ask blindly if you don't know! Keep making jokes like this, others really think they're idiots!

Guan Ning then explained: "Lord Wang, what do you think, how much do you get for 10,000 stones a year, converted into silver?" Long live the reward, that's more. With so much gold and silver, it was too troublesome to move around, so they were all stored in Wucheng Pavilion, and they were withdrawn there when they were used. ”

How do you know that Zhu Youzhen rolled his eyes and said: "No, no, no, move over, move over!" ”

Guan Ning was almost crazy, but he had to persuade patiently: "Lord Wang, even if the minions work hard, our Wenhua Hall has no extra place to store this silver." At present, there are more than 10,000 taels of gold and 120,000 taels of silver on the prince's account, plus the mother's money and reward, all of which are about to pile up. ”

When it comes to money, Zhu Youzhen is still more concerned. He pondered Guan Ning's words carefully, and always felt that something was wrong. The emperor rewarded us with 10,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver at one time, so why can't there be much more than this amount in the account? Didn't you save a single child in the previous ten years? Where did all this money go?

He thought so in his heart, but said on his lips: "Don't worry about this, this king has already calculated it." The weight of gold is 19, and the weight of silver is 10.5, which is heavier, but it doesn't take up much space. Even if it was 100,000 taels of silver, five or six such large chests would be enough to hold it. ”

Guan Ning was dumbfounded and said, "Wang... Lord Wang, what is the 'specific gravity' you are talking about, but the slave doesn't understand! ”

Zhu Youzhen was secretly proud in his heart, if he didn't say that he would learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, he would not be afraid to go all over the world! Don't look at the chemistry knowledge in junior high school, even if you cross it, you can use it! smiled at the moment: "You slave doesn't learn and can't learn, and you can't understand this king when he explains it to you, in short, you just do it." ”

Guan Ning still didn't give up and said: "But Lord Wang, even if our Wenhua Palace can put so much silver, where will we spend it in the palace?" The prince is a nobleman, and all food and clothing are supplied by his own relevant yamen; Even if you want to buy some things from outside the palace, you have to support the relevant yamen and send someone to buy them back for the prince. How many taels of silver were spent, just make a settlement in Wucheng Pavilion and transfer it from the account, and it would be done, so why spend time and effort to carry these silver back and forth? ”

In fact, what Guan Ning said is not unreasonable, this method is also explored from practice, and it does save a lot of trouble. But Zhu Youzhen has ulterior motives, he just figured out how to change his fate.

Since you don't want to be an emperor, you definitely can't stay in the Forbidden City for the rest of your life, and it's a matter of time before you run away. Since you have to run away, no matter where you go, silver is indispensable. This Wuchengge is equivalent to a bank, when it's okay, it's very convenient for you to spend as you go, but if something really happens, you want to withdraw money at the end of the day, I'm sorry, close the account, freeze the funds! That's dumbfounded!

Zhu Youzhen remembered his previous life in a trance, and he had also seen many reports about the flight of corrupt officials. People have been carefully designing and cleverly transferring their property abroad a few years ago. When his wife and children are firmly established outside, he will become a "naked official", and he can lift his ass and leave at any time.

Right now, although I can't care about where to go, and I can't move my own silver out of the palace, it's still okay to move from Wucheng Pavilion to Wenhua Palace! At the very least, real money is also eye-catching! Moreover, this is my own one-third of an acre of land, and money is the most practical thing to put in my pocket!

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen's attitude was very resolute, even if Guan Ning was unwilling in his heart, he didn't dare to stand up to it anymore. In fact, in the palace, from the queen mother to the palace maids, they often go to Wucheng Pavilion to withdraw cash, but there is not such a large amount as Zhu Youzhen. If you insist on not letting you move, it really doesn't make sense. He had to arrange for the little eunuch to hurry to Wucheng Pavilion to handle it.

"What's in these two boxes?" Zhu Youzhen continued to ask.

Guan Ning's heart froze, and he hurriedly pretended to be casual and replied: "Back to the prince, this is filled with jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, and antiques that you have collected over the years. There are those rewarded by the emperor, and there are also those purchased by the prince himself from outside the palace. The existing books of accounts can be checked one by one. ”

Zhu Youzhen frowned, secretly thinking that in his previous life, he had also watched a lot of TV shows such as treasure appreciation, and that thing was just two words, flickering! The value of calligraphy and painting antiques is difficult to measure accurately, and it all depends on how much the collector thinks it is worth. In the eyes of a person like himself who has basically zero art appreciation, a pair of calligraphy and paintings of celebrities is not as collectible as a photo of a ** beauty.

Besides, he has long heard a sentence: Collecting in prosperous times, buying gold in troubled times. If it's a peaceful and prosperous world, people are full and idle, and it's not bad to get some collections. In addition to playing with it yourself, this thing can also appreciate in value. Even if it's fake, there will always be a big man who comes to the house, and there is no worries.

But the troubled times are different, you may not even be able to eat, and you may not be able to save your life, do you still have the heart to hug those bottles and cans and broken stones? You can't carry the vast mansion and fertile land; Celebrity calligraphy and painting go to change the baked cake, and people may not necessarily change it with you, and the butt paper is not qualified. The only thing that works everywhere you go is real money.

Now, troubled times are coming, of course, many people are still unaware, and it seems that the previous Zhu Youzhen is one of them. Thinking about his previous life, when You Jian was so old, he also collected matchboxes, cigarette boxes and other gadgets, and also collected stamps, but from the letters exchanged, the used stamps were soaked in water, all of which were ordinary stamps such as the Great Wall and Beijing houses. In the end, the platform is different, depending on how high-end Zhu Youzhen plays!

Since it's your own thing, let's take a look, it's idle anyway! Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen snatched the account book from Guan Ning's hand, opened it and looked at it, and suddenly his head grew three times: although it was a neat fly-headed small letter, it was full of traditional Chinese characters, and the text was vertically arranged from right to left. After reading it for a long time, there were five or six words in a line that I didn't recognize, so I had to hand it to Rui'er beside me.

Rui'er has actually been watching from the sidelines, and she is a little dismissive of Zhu Youzhen's importance of gold and silver. Although her family is poor, she has read the books of sages and sages, and her knowledge is not much better than that of ordinary talents. The way of Confucius and Mencius, emphasizing righteousness and ignoring profit, must compare money and baht, which is really not a gentleman's doing.

Before entering the Wenhua Palace, she also fantasized that since her husband was a prince, he should be a person who did great things and a great hero who helped the world. Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness King Ning is greedy for money, lustful and timid like a mouse, which is exactly the kind he usually despises. But he has become his wife, so he has to accept his fate, it is better than being a widow for life!

Thinking of this, she had no choice but to take the account book. Looking at Zhu Youzhen's slightly pleading eyes, she knew that her husband was illiterate, so she had to start from the first page and read softly for him: "Twenty pictures of ladies." ”

When Guan Ning saw this posture, he also understood that Zhu Youzhen was a master who didn't rub sand in his eyes, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice: Fortunately, he had torn off the page of the account book with the Night Pearl, and he couldn't get it right. So he hurriedly ordered the little eunuch to open a box, which was full of scrolls full of calligraphy and paintings.

But when Zhu Youzhen casually unfolded one of the paintings, his and Rui'er's faces suddenly changed color.