Chapter 260 (1/2)

”Madam, the Lord is checking the accounts.”

Deng Cunli walked into the small study and bowed.

Gu Jiu is surprised, ”why does Wang Ye suddenly want to check accounts? Is it not that the loss of silver has already brought disaster to the East, and the Lord has nothing to do with it? ”

Deng Cunli said: ”I heard that the princess said that there was no money in the cashier's room. The prince was skeptical, so he decided to check the accounts.”

Gu Jiu's heart moved, ”it seems that the princess has made up her mind to cut the cost of the government.”

Qingmei was confused and asked, ”is it related to the princess's cutting cost for checking the accounts of the prince?”

Gu Jiu laughed and said, ”of course it matters. If the princess wants to cut down the expenditure of the government, she must get the support of the prince before the matter can be carried out.

Even if you are a princess, you can't do what you want. But once you have the support of the Lord, it will be different.

The Lord ordered that no one in the house dared to oppose it. In this way, the princess can cut the cost of the palace smoothly. ”

Deng Cunli said: ”the lady is right. The princess's move is clearly to cut the amount of money in the mansion to create momentum. Once this is done, the princess will have more power in the mansion than in the past.

In the past, Shen side imperial concubines could also make some small moves in private to add obstruction to the princess. Once the imperial concubine becomes powerful, Shen side imperial concubine and others will have to clamp their tails to be human beings. ”

Gu Jiu nodded again and again, and Deng Cunli was right.

Cutting cost is not as simple as cutting cost. It is also related to the reshuffle of the royal palace.

There are so many people in the palace. The princess makes big moves and moves everyone's interests. Can Princess Shen be reconciled?

Only by moving out of Ning Wang can we frighten everyone.

Gu Jiu told Deng Cunli to pay more attention to the movement of the tourmaline Pavilion.

I don't know if ningwang will cooperate with Pei's cutting office.

Deng Cunli took orders and left.

Green plum is waiting by Gu Jiu and asks, ”isn't madam worried?”

Gu Jiu holding the book, ”there is nothing to worry about. If the princess is really cutting, I'll pay for your share

Green plum shakes her head, ”maidservant doesn't mean that. I mean... ”

”I know what you're worried about.”

Gu Jiu put down his book and went on to say, ”the life of the palace is really too extravagant. What kind of life did we live in Gu's residence and what kind of life did we live in the palace? Standing on the position of princess, cutting cost is imperative. I won't object either. ”

Green plum Leng for a moment, she did not expect Gu Jiu actually does not object to the cutting cost.

However, by comparison, we can see the gap.

At the beginning, when they were in Gu's house, they were big servant girls, and they paid 800 yuan a month.

Even the most respectable mothers, the women in charge, range from one or two to fifteen dollars a month.

However, when they arrived at the palace, she and Xiaocui were both regarded as first-class maids, and the women in charge ranged from five Liang to eight Liang. The monthly management of the hospital is higher.

Servant girls have such a high monthly rate, the masters and sons can only have more than one month.

Like the eastern courtyard, the cost of a month will never be less than 1000 Liang. It's still a month with no overhead.

If we catch up with the change of season, we need to make clothes, jewelry, and human relations. I'm afraid 2000 Liang is not enough.

However, this is only a basic cost.

Gongzizhao works outside, and all the expenses are recorded separately.

”Does madam really not object to cutting cost?” asked green plum

Gu Jiu nodded, ”in the past, there was only a small population in the palace. There were only princes, princesses and two side concubines. Therefore, there was no lack of money in the palace, and the foundation was as high as possible, and only for dignity.

Later, the prince had children and new beauties. The population of the palace was increasing year by year.

The original foundation was too high, and as the population grew, the expenses skyrocketed.

With the changing situation of the imperial court, the expenses of the Lord's outside also increased.

The expenditure increases year by year, but the income doesn't increase for many years. How many years can the palace support if it goes on like this? ”

Green plum said: ”I'm afraid it can't last for three or five years, so we'll have to live beyond our means.”

Gu Jiu thought, ”Princess Huyang is a lesson from the past. Why did Chen Fuma take the risk to forge coins and steal Tombs. If you don't have enough money, you have to take risks. As a result, they not only took their own lives, but also lost their lives along with the whole Chen family. ”

Mother Fang opened the cage, took the cloth, and was ready to tell Qingzhu that they made new clothes for Gu Jiu.

When she heard Gu Jiu talk about cutting cost, she asked: ”since madam does not object to cutting cost, how should the east courtyard handle it when it comes to that day? Reduce monthly cases? Or lay off? ”

Gu Jiu is very straightforward, ”both to reduce the number of months, but also to cut people.”

Green plum heart a shock, some nervous.

Gu Jiu chuckled softly and comforted: ”you don't have to worry. Even if you cut people, you won't be cut. There are a lot of people around you. When you wait for that day, you have to take the opportunity to cut off a few people. ””Isn't the lady worried about the childe's anger?” Green plum asks carefully.

”I will go to see him and tell him the details of the matter before he dismisses him,” Gu said

With Liu Zhao's temperament, Gu Jiu guessed that he would not object to dismissing people.

Mother Fang said, ”the only thing I worry about is that the people around you will make trouble.”

”If they dare to make trouble, my wife will send someone to suppress them.”

Gu Jiu looks very cold, these days, she has not been moving, but does not mean that she does not know anything.

She quietly observed all the people in the east courtyard, and their temperament was basically clear.

She knew who was diligent, who was cheating, who was dedicated to climbing the branch all day, and who was running out every day without permission.

When it comes to laying off people, she promises to catch one.

Mother Fang asked, ”if the princess asked her to help her cut the cost, would the lady agree?”

Gu Jiu laughed, ”such power, how can I give up, naturally to firmly grasp in the hand.”

If she does not seize power now, it does not mean that she will give up when the opportunity comes.

She will not give up, but will firmly grasp.

It is said that a man cannot be without power for a day.

Gu Jiu said that a little girl should not have no money for a day.

In this era, if you want money, you have to have power.

Therefore, the sentence can be changed into: a man and a woman are not entitled to one day.

Regardless of whether this right is a court right or a house right, as long as it is a right, you can't give in to each other.

Qingmei worried, ”it's just the cutting cost, but it's an offensive job.”

Gu Jiu chuckled softly, ”which thing doesn't offend people? Don't you offend people by taking care of kitchen purchasing? Those women in the kitchen secretly bought the kitchen and scolded them many times. Even if it is four madams, in charge of the needle and thread purchase, not also can offend people. What do people in the sewing room think of her

Mother Fang laughed. ”Everyone in the sewing room said that the fourth lady was an Iron Rooster. She also said that she was overkill and refused to give any benefit to the people below. People in the sewing room are full of complaints, but they dare not complain. ”

Gu Jiu sneered, ”they are not qualified to complain. The prince's mansion gave them monthly silver on time. If they took the money, they would have to work. It's just and proper. I still want to collect the wool from the palace. Why not go to heaven. As for the fourth lady, Mrs. Ben can't control her for the time being. But in the future... ”

She didn't say the rest.

When the time is not right, wait for the future.

Mother Fang also said, ”it's the second lady who has done a good job. The servants all say that she is good.”

Gu Jiu smiles. ”It's convenient to be with others and convenient to yourself. The second lady knows very well that she only needs to give some benefits to the people below, and naturally she can harvest people's hearts.”

To be honest, her impression of Ouyang Fu was very good at the beginning. She was quick and straightforward, and the housekeeper was also a good hand.

It's a pity that the butt decides the head, so that there are some differences gradually.

But she still didn't want to split her face with Ouyang Fu.

The other side has a good sense of propriety and always keeps the limits.

Once she showed any dissatisfaction, Ouyang Fu would stop exploring in time.

Therefore, for a long time, she has always been polite to Ouyang Fu. As long as it does not involve the issue of position, Hello, Hello, everyone.

Once it comes to the issue of position, I'm sorry, no matter how much friendship we have, it's not worth the struggle for interests.

The reality is so cruel.