Military Marriage: Boss, my sister-in-law got beaten up again

Chapter 1125: Stealing a bus.

"Because she is beautiful, and another reason is that there are rumors that if she becomes the imperial concubine, the country will prosper. How could the emperor let go of this opportunity? Naturally, she was selected through the selection and entered the palace. Step by step, she became the imperial concubine." Xiao Zhen had a sarcastic smile on his face.

"Huh? What's with that expression on your face? Are you talking about the nonsense people say outside?" Gu Yao raised her eyebrows.

"Someone must have spread this rumor on purpose. But as a supreme being, it is better to believe it than not. It won't cost much to have one more woman in the palace and one more small family to support."

Xiao Zhen said pertinently.

"Okay! I didn't expect that they would say anything just to grab a bus. Aren't they afraid of losing their heads?" That's right, to Gu Yao, the emperor is the bus.

"Ah? Yaoyao, what bus are you talking about?" Xiao Zhen looked confused.

He had never heard of such a car.

"Ahem..., on the bus there are many women and one man. This man becomes shared by all." Gu Yao said embarrassedly.

Xiao Zhen is such a smart man, but he didn't expect that Yaoyao, at such a young age, would say things that made a grown man like him feel a little embarrassed.

"Hehe, Yaoyao, you're a girl. Don't talk like that in front of outsiders. It's bad for your reputation." Xiao Zhen said with red ears.

Gu Yao was indeed a little embarrassed and accidentally said something wrong.

"You are not an outsider. I have always regarded you as my brother and never as an outsider. That's why I say such things to you." Gu Yao said cunningly.

Xiao Zhen's blushing face turned a little darker. He didn't want to be brothers with Yaoyao at all.

"Hehe, well, how's the construction site going now?" Gu Yao forcefully changed the subject.

After all, if they continued chatting, Gu Yao would think that she was saying dirty words, which meant that she did it intentionally.

"Now the construction on the farm has slowly begun, doing underground engineering. The workload is not small, so it may take a long time. It will take at least two years. With more people, there is more strength." Xiao Zhen thought that it all depended on manpower. Within two years, anyone who came to work on their farm would have to sign an indenture and keep it confidential. Then they wouldn't have to worry about being found out.

As long as the workers on the piles can get paid and have a stable daily income, they are eager to work every day and are not afraid of having to put in some effort.

For those who work like them, they have nothing but strength.

"Two years?" Gu Yao touched his chin and thought about it.

Even if we use modern equipment to excavate the mountain thousands of years later, it will still take a lot of time.

It only takes two years to build the entire underground factory by manual digging, which is indeed not a long time.

But for Gu Yao, these two years seemed so long.

"Yes, two years is the fastest time I have calculated. This is assuming there are no other problems. Two years should be enough to hollow out and fix the entire underground." These were things that Yaoyao arranged for him to deal with, and he would do his best.

"Two years, just two years. We must ensure the quality and make sure no collapse occurs. If a problem occurs, compensation will be a small matter. But it will be troublesome if the emperor holds us accountable." Gu Yao now only hopes to spend these two years in peace and that nothing bad will happen on the construction site.

"Don't worry, Yaoyao. The supervisors inside are all our own people. We use this as an underground factory and make it very solid unless there is an earthquake. Under normal circumstances, there won't be any problems."

Xiao Zhen assured.

Besides, the food Yaoyao provided them was so good that those who did physical work could eat meat every day.

If this is still lazy, then that person really deserves to die.

"Miss, there are government officials outside, saying they are here to collect taxes." A waiter ran from the backyard to the front yard and nervously reported to Gu Yao.

Xiao Zhen happened to be in the front yard as well. Hearing what the waiter said, he couldn't help but frowned, "How could this be? I pay taxes every month. My master is the county lord, and the highest tax he collects is only 10%. I've already paid it to the government, but now they're collecting it again. What does this mean?"

Gu Yao continued to do the front-end processing in the backyard and earned a lot of money every month.

Many noble families are evading taxes. Isn't it okay for a new noble like Gu Yao who pays taxes seriously?

Even Xiao Zhen said before that there are ways to circumvent taxes, so the lady can save a lot of money every year.

Thanks to her insistence, the tax was paid in full.

Gu Yao stood up, her face turned cold: "This guy must be here to cause trouble!"

He was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, so he paid all the taxes honestly. It was also a good habit he formed in his previous life that enabled him to grow his business safely.

"Greetings to the county lady." The leading official, a sixth-rank official, came up to Gu Yao with a smile.

"No need to be so polite." Gu Yao raised her hand.

She is just a nominal county lady. To ordinary people, this title of county lady is of great value.

But for these coffins and the people from the Ministry of Households, she had to be more polite to avoid getting herself into trouble.

Gu Yao kept in mind the truth that it is easier to deal with the King of Hell than with little ghosts.

"Sir, my workshop has paid the commercial tax in full. Why are you coming to me to ask for the commercial tax now? Is it because the emperor gave me the status that I cannot use? If so, I will go to the emperor to ask."

Gu Yao was very angry.

It's not easy to make money, but there are still people looking for trouble.

"County Princess, you are really making things difficult for me by saying this. This is a workshop, and we cannot just pay the full amount as you say. Aren't we here to investigate? This is also our official business. I hope you won't make things difficult for us." The official from the Ministry of Revenue looked at the county princess with a smile on his face, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

Gu Yao winked at Xiao Zhen and asked him to investigate what was going on.

When Xiao Zhen was the crown prince, he never thought these people were so shameless. He didn't expect that they actually paid the commercial taxes and now they are coming to ask for them back.

This is the county lord's territory. It seems someone is instructing you to come here so blatantly.

He figured it out, quickly disappeared into the yard, and arranged for his men to investigate.

Xiao Yi stood up and said, "Miss, leave this matter to me, I will handle it!"