When Yuanyang returned to Jia Mu's room with surprise, anxiety and disbelief, there were already several people in Jia Mu's room.
Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, Li Wan and Tan Chun are all here.
Since the beginning of the year, Wang Xifeng took the initiative to hand over the financial power of the government. After her persuasion failed, Mrs. Wang could only hand over this power to Li Wan, and then Tanchun came to assist Li Wan in managing the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion.
Li Wan has an incompetent temperament and doesn't like to be troubled. He just needs to be able to get by. He thought about Xiao's rules and followed Cao Sui, so he just followed the rules originally set by Wang Xifeng.
But the Rongguo Mansion was currently in dire straits, and the tens of thousands of taels of silver left behind by the raids on the Lai family had been almost consumed within a year.
After a year, at least some of the famine that had been caused would be repaid, so when Wang Xifeng handed over the public account, what was left on the account was less than 7,000 taels of silver.
Moreover, Jia Mu's private house has one or two thousand taels of property outside the mortgage. If she doesn't redeem it, that's it. If she wants to redeem it, the money in the book of the public house will probably be less than five thousand taels. For such a big person,
The Rongguo Mansion may not be able to survive even a month. It can only sustain itself by continuously borrowing money, pledging property, and demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall.
After Li Wan and Tan Chun took over this bad debt, they realized how difficult it was to support such a large Rongguo Mansion. More than a thousand people had their mouths open to eat, drink and clothe themselves, and they couldn't owe the monthly payment. Once
If you owe me, then if there are rumors from outside, it will inevitably sound off-key, and you may not even be able to borrow money.
In the past month since he took over, Li Wan has been full of worries, and Tanchun has also been stretched thin. In the final analysis, the source of income has not been fully developed, but the flow must be controlled, but how can the flow be controlled?
The expenses of eating, drinking, and sleeping with thousands of people, the entertainment of the whole family, and maintaining the image of Rongguo Mansion all require careful planning and caution, just like walking on a tightrope to maintain balance.
But even so, the holes in the paper will still be poked if you are not careful, especially when you are facing a deficit of two to three thousand taels every month. This does not include various additional expenses during the holidays, so these are like
A huge boulder pressed between Li Wan and Tan Chun's hearts, making them unable to breathe.
Li Wan has told Tan Chun several times that she no longer wants to take care of the family, and is even willing to take the lead in reducing her monthly salary. However, both she and Tan Chun know that it is only a drop in the bucket. More importantly, this
What's the use of one or two people coming down to save one or twenty taels of silver?
However, the monthly salary of thousands of people in this house cannot be reduced. Once it is reduced, it will shake people's hearts, and this cannot be stopped.
This situation also forced Li Wan and Tan Chun to think very hard, and it was difficult to make much change.
Li Wan and Tan Chun also discussed the method of open source, but it was indeed beyond their ability. To open source means that capital investment is required, whether it is buying a shop or bank, or running a certain business.
, the former two only need to have capital, while the latter requires not only money, but also suitable people.
At this time, Li Wan and Tanchun were actually a little envious of the Xue family. After all, they had their own business, and the Xue family had a small population. There were only a few dozen people in total. Compared with the Jia family, who relied on the mansion for food,
Thousands of people are simply incomparable, so naturally they feel relaxed and at ease.
Li Wan and Tan Chun came today to report back to their ancestors and his wife about the difficult situation they will face after the beginning of the new year. Tan Chun has already discussed with Li Wan. If they want to survive this year, they must count on the master.
Going to Jiangxi can earn some money to come back to supplement the expenses, but on the other hand, we have to cut down on various expenses, such as the masters’ monthly schedule and daily expenses, including daily food, clothing, and consumption, as well as the Grand View Garden.
The cost of the Grand View Garden is too high, and the various daily maintenance is not a small amount. A rough calculation, the cleaning, sweeping, maintenance and repair of various flowers, plants, trees, pavilions and pavilions, every month is either this or that, plus there are so many more
The cost of having servants to serve you every month is at least several hundred taels of silver. It's hard to say how much moisture there is.
But the Grand View Garden has been repaired, which is related to the face of the imperial concubine. In addition, there are still several girls who have not left the palace living in it. It is impossible to close it suddenly. And everyone knows that once the garden is closed, it will not be destroyed.
If it loses popularity, it will deteriorate faster. I am afraid that it will decline in a year or two. If you want to restore the old appearance, you will have to spend a lot of money.
There are difficulties on both sides, which also makes Li Wan and Tan Chun frown.
I was just saying that I would come here to report something to my ancestor, but I never thought that my ancestor was not thinking about this at all, and was still thinking about things at Rongxi Hall.
So as soon as Yuanyang walked in, everyone's eyes fell on her.
"Yuanyang, what's going on? Why did the master call Baoyu and the others?" Mrs. Wang cared about Baoyu the most and was deeply afraid that the master would be in a bad mood and "kill" Baoyu again.
"Ancestor, madam, don't worry, I asked Mr. Bao Er and Mr. Huan to go there to talk about Uncle Feng..." Yuanyang bit her lip and said softly.
Mother Jia had already seen something from Yuanyang's face when he came in. She knew that it had nothing to do with her precious grandson, and she felt relieved. Then she opened her mouth and said, "Why is it related to Brother Keng again?"
"The master said that Uncle Feng will return to the capital soon. It is said that he will become the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture."
As soon as Yuanyang said these words, even Jia Mu, who had always been calm, was shocked, Shuntian Fu Cheng?!
Mrs. Wang was also surprised and confused, but Aunt Xue was overjoyed.
"Yuanyang, where did this news come from? Brother Keng is going back to Beijing to be the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture? Is such a good thing?" Aunt Xue's face was filled with surprise and some disbelief. If it is true, this step is quite big.
"Isn't it possible?" A smile appeared on Mrs. Wang's dull face, "Shuntian Fu Cheng is a senior member of the fourth rank. Wasn't Ziying promoted to the fifth rank just last year? How could it be so fast?"
Jia Mu also seemed to be disbelieving. She was also weathered and knew the rules of official promotion very well. A look of surprise flashed across her fair and wealthy face, "Yuanyang, have you listened carefully? The Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture is no better than other officials."
, Brother Keng was promoted from the Hanlin Academy to the fifth rank of Tongzhi last year. It would be reasonable if he was transferred to Shuntian Prefecture as a governor. After all, he went to Beijing, but this governor is not like Mei.
Is the family doing it?”
Jia Mu's words aroused Aunt Xue's indignation. The Mei family's repentance not only hurt the Baoqin family, but also undoubtedly humiliated the entire Xue family. She couldn't help but sneer and said: "If Ziying really becomes the Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion,
, became the boss of the Mei family, the Mei family would be really ridiculous."
Yuanyang replied: "Back to our ancestors, that's what the master said. He also said that it should be correct. This kind of news cannot be hidden from anyone. Everyone is keeping an eye on it. It will spread throughout the capital city soon."
Li Wan and Tan Chun were also shocked by the sudden news.
Li Wan's lips couldn't help but tremble a little, his body tensed up, and his hands clenched together tightly.
Having Shuntian Prefecture as his son's master will bring great benefits to his son's future. As the daughter of Jinling Imperial Academy Jijiu, she certainly knows how big the transition from Yongping Prefecture to Shuntian Prefecture will be.
It is no exaggeration to describe this leap as a fish leaping into a dragon.
At this time, Li Wan couldn't help but feel lucky for his decisiveness.
Fortunately, I did not hesitate to put down my body and face to beg Feng Ziying to accept Brother Lan as a disciple, and finally I got my wish.
Now it's fine. Not only will Feng Ziying return to Beijing, Lang Ge'er will have more opportunities to ask for help in person, but he will also be able to make more connections by following Feng Ziying, which will definitely be of greater benefit to his son's future development. His own son will definitely not be able to
For someone like Baoyu who is addicted to story-telling novels all day long and can't help himself, the Jia family will have to rely on Lange'er to support their appearance in the future.
Thinking of this, Li Wan couldn't help but glance at Tanchun. Although Huan Laosan looked good at studying, he was a commoner after all. He might have some chance of winning against an unlearned brother like Baoyu, but as long as Lan
If my brother can also read well, Jia Huan has no chance of winning.
Tanchun was still immersed in this sudden surprise.
Brother Feng is actually going back to Beijing, and he will be appointed as the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture!
This news made Tanchun couldn't help but feel turbulent in his heart, and he didn't even come back to his senses for a while.
The joy brought by Brother Feng's return was mixed with the shock that Brother Feng was going to be the Prime Minister of Shuntian. Tanchun's chest was filled with an indescribable feeling of relief, comfort and relaxation, as if he had been under pressure, boredom, and depression during this period.
All emotions were swept away.
There was no time to think about how Brother Feng could be promoted to the second level in a row and return to the capital to serve as an official. Tanchun was even more happy about the fact that Brother Feng was back.
Mother Jia calmed down and thought for a moment, patted the Kang table next to her with her hand, and then said thoughtfully: "If this is really the case, then our house must prepare a gift to go to the Feng family."
Congratulations."
"Hey, ancestors, why are you like this? Ziying is a junior. It is a happy event for him to return to Beijing, but logically he should come to the house to visit first..." Aunt Xue was overjoyed and pursed her lips to be modest for her son-in-law.
.
"It's different. He comes to the house a lot of time, whether it's to visit me or the boss or the two others. That's what he wants. But our congratulations represent the Rongguo Mansion and the Jia family's promotion of him.
Congratulations." Mother Jia took a deep breath and calmed down, "Brother Keng is no longer the same brother Keng as before. Prime Minister Shuntian, he is a real parent official, not to mention an ordinary official, but also a court official.
All princes must also be treated with courtesy."
Jia Mu's solemn words made everyone present suddenly realize that something was different. Brother Keng was no longer the young man who used to come and go in the house, and everyone could still think of themselves as elders, or play as sisters. He
grown up.
This chapter has been completed!