Chapter 994 There are many strange things in Rong Mansion
Although I still live in the same place, the environment inside is completely different.
Jia Yun is very satisfied and is not in a hurry to buy a house outside.
In Daqian, the mainstream is that families live together. If they are separated, whether it is to take advantage of the situation or other clan conveniences, it will be difficult to enjoy them.
Fortunately, the clan leader Jia Rong has already thought about this and has a clear and specific plan to transform the clan's residence, which has been unanimously approved by the clan elders.
After all, there are currently a large number of members of the Jia clan in the capital who have official status. Although most of them are from grades such as ninth grade and positive ninth grade, an official is an official.
After all, it has been separated from the category of people, so the place of residence cannot be too casual.
According to Jia Rong's idea, the tribe paid for the construction of a number of independent courtyards of similar specifications, separate from the residences of tribesmen who had no official status.
It’s not that we need to artificially divide people into three, six or nine, but it’s just the mainstream of society.
As long as there is no problem with the ascending path given by the clan to the clansmen, doing so is actually quite inspiring.
If there are clan members who can be promoted to the sixth rank or above, even if they are unwilling to move, the clan leader Jia Rong will force them to leave.
It would be too eye-catching to artificially create an area where middle- and high-level officials gather, and all of them are named Jia, or have sons-in-law named Jia.
Because she was highly regarded for her outstanding abilities, Jia Yun suddenly had more friends around her, and they all looked friendly at first glance.
Jia Qin's sudden visit made Jia Yun wary.
They are all of the same age, and Jia Yun has a very deep understanding of Jia Qin. This guy is not a good guy.
If he does something inappropriate, it would be quite troublesome to drag him down.
Sure enough, Jia Qin is not a calm person. She made her thoughts clear within just a few words of greeting after they met.
He wanted to form a partnership with Jia Yun and contract for most of the material supply for the construction of the provincial residence.
"Where did you get the money?"
He didn't comment on Jia Qin's plan to rob him openly, but he wanted to find out whether Jia Qin was acting on his own whim or if someone was behind it.
Jia Yun is a thoughtful person. When he was working as a warehouse envoy in Tongzhou, he paid great attention to and thought about the situation in the nearby Jinmen Port.
I accidentally learned that most of the planning and design of Jinmen Port was completed by a group of students from Ningfu Girls' School.
This shocked him greatly, and he paid more attention to the Ning Mansion Girls' School.
Not to mention, who are the female students?
Years ago, when I was still in office, I suddenly heard that the construction of Rongfu Provincial Courtyard was entrusted to the students of Ningfu Female School.
He reacted immediately and realized that the previous news was true.
While I was curious, I also made up my mind not to get involved in the affairs of the Provincial Family House.
Unexpectedly, Jia Qin was so stubborn.
He spoke out bluntly and said that he wanted to sell materials to female students at high prices. I don’t know where he got the confidence?
Jia Yun did not refuse directly, but asked Jia Qin's details sideways.
This guy is not one who can hide things. He poured out everything after a few glasses of water and wine, and he looked very proud of himself.
As expected, the mastermind behind it turned out to be Butler Lai!
It turned out that Butler Lai saw that the female students who were supervising the construction of the Provincial Family House were not easy to deal with, so he took a detour and found Jia Qin.
I just said a few words and offered some benefits and then I persuaded him to move.
Jia Qin was also confused and immediately thought of partnering with Jia Yun.
There is no way, why is Jia Yun famous for her loyalty, and her family fortune is gradually getting stronger?
Jia Yun doesn't have the guts to get involved in such a thing. If she's not careful, she might offend the clan leader, which is no joke.
Jia Qin, who was drunk and confused, was sent away in a few words. Jia Yun thought about it and felt it was inappropriate, but immediately ran to Ning Mansion to report the news.
Of course this is not a snitch, I just don’t want to involve myself in it.
If something goes wrong, Jia Qin might be dragged into trouble given his urine quality, which means Jia Yun also agrees to take part.
When the time comes, the yellow mud falls into the crotch, and it is either feces or feces.
After hearing Jiayun's report, Jia Rong had no intention of starting a war.
I just asked about Jia Yun's situation in Tongzhou, and told him to go back to work as soon as possible and not stay here in the capital.
Jia Yun was a little confused, but she still listened to the advice.
He guessed that Jia Rong might have other plans. He didn't bother to say anything more and quickly left the capital on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to return to his post.
Jia Rong talked to Qin Keqing and asked Qin Keqing not to tell Xue Baochai and the others in a hurry. He wanted to see how the little girls performed.
I just didn't expect that this matter would actually come to Mrs. Wang.
I don’t know what Mrs. Wang is thinking and wants to get involved.
Not to mention that Xue Baochai and the others were a little dumbfounded, even onlookers like Jia Rong and Qin Keqing were a little at a loss.
Did you make a mistake? The provincial residence was built by Yuan Chun. Is it possible that you, your biological mother, want to make money during the construction?
There are really weird ones every year, especially this year!
Besides, nearly 900,000 taels of construction costs have been raised before, and the cost will not exceed 100,000 taels at most. The rest, except for the purchase of antique ornaments, will be entered into the public accounts. Isn’t it Mrs. Wang’s control?
Anyway, Jia Rong can't figure out Mrs. Wang's thoughts, but he won't ask her to mess around.
You know, the huge increase in material costs is relatively minor, but Lai Da and Jia Qin are afraid that they will be ruined if they try to sell shoddy products.
When something happened, Lai Da pushed Jia Qin, so he couldn't just send Jia Qin to prison for retirement, right?
But before he could take action, Xue Baochai and other female students had already solved the problem. This performance was really impressive.
When I asked later, I found out that Xue Baochai was also trying to scare people by using tiger skin as a banner, but Jia Qin and Lai Da behind him were really frightened.
The thing was very simple. When Xue Baochai saw Jia Qin making a big fuss, he immediately became angry.
Originally, Jia Qin was involved in the internal affairs of the Jia family, and she could not easily get involved because she always had various concerns.
But when the matter escalated to Mrs. Wang, it was difficult to deal with it in a low-key manner.
Mrs. Wang is easy to talk to. After all, Xue Baochai is her niece, and the relationship is quite good. She has always regarded Xue Baochai as a backup for Jia Baoyu's marriage.
But the Zhou Rui family members around Mrs. Wang are not so easy to deal with. This guy obviously wants to gain benefits.
In addition, even on the old lady's side, there was some movement.
After all, the Rongfu family has always been very courageous when it comes to having children, and for the sake of profit, they don’t care whether they alarm the old lady.
I am afraid that she is eager to be alarmed. The old lady has always been tolerant and generous. Even if she knows their thoughts, she will not care too much.
When Sanchun had free time, he would usually have dinner with the old lady every evening, and chat with her to amuse her.
They had also heard the old lady say a few words recently, and it was still a common topic, such as home and everything being prosperous.
Facing the old lady, Miharu didn't have the courage to say anything more, and the old lady didn't speak too clearly, so it was hard for them to climb up the pole.
But the meaning is just that. According to Miharu's understanding, it is to give some benefits to those noisy guys and just shut their mouths.
Sanchun was naturally unhappy, and Xue Baochai was even less happy.
She knew very well that if the hole was opened, the construction cost of the provincial residence would more than double, which was no joke at all.
Maybe the 200,000 taels of silver allocated by Rong Mansion is not enough.
Once the price of materials skyrockets, will other materials used for construction also rise sharply?
The prices of these materials are quite transparent, and there are also antique ornaments whose prices are not very transparent. Do we have to spend a huge amount of money to purchase them?
Some expensive flowers and plants, some famous actors in the south of the Yangtze River, etc., the total cost may be closer to 500,000 taels.
It’s really no joke!
That is to say, Xue Baochai came up with a list of construction costs before, otherwise those children would really dare to spend a million taels or even more on the construction cost of the provincial residence.
Anyway, they are all sucking the blood of Rong Mansion, and they don't mind sucking more and enjoying it at all.
If Xue Baochai hadn't known that the fact that she was presiding over the construction of the provincial residence this time was part of Jia Rong's deliberate investigation, she might have wanted to give up the job.
Look, even the old lady and Mrs. Wang don't care about having children and making money. Why is she, an outsider, so cautious?
After experiencing this, Rongfu made her very disappointed.
Xue Baochai dared to assert that if the Rong Mansion was always headed by the old lady and Mrs. Wang, it would be impossible to completely rise.
The men are working hard outside, but in the backyard they are letting their children poach themselves. Which family can prosper under such circumstances?
Unless there is a genius in Rong Mansion who can be promoted quickly through military merit, otherwise, if he wants to return to his peak state, he may have to wait until Lian Er's generation is in charge.
If it weren't for the fact that he didn't want to disappoint Jia Rong, who was silently paying attention, Xue Baochai would definitely not continue to go to the muddy waters of the Provincial Family Villa.
Her reason for dealing with Jia Qin was simple, that is, to make him sign a written statement.
The Provincial Courtyard is used to receive the empresses in the palace and is nominally owned by the royal family.
After the construction is completed, the relevant functional offices of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be asked to send personnel to inspect and accept, and a formal document of acceptance must be signed.
Once problems or accidents occur during the acceptance process, it is not a simple matter, and you may be held accountable by the royal family.
After all, Daqian was a feudal ethical dynasty with strict hierarchical rules.
Once the Provincial Courtyard fails to pass the inspection, it can easily be defined as disrespecting the emperor, which is no small crime.
When Jia Qin heard this, she immediately panicked.
Naturally, he did not dare to confirm or even establish written evidence. He casually said a few perfunctory words and went to find the behind-the-scenes emissary, Butler Lai, to inquire about the matter.
Lai Da was also a little dumbfounded. He had never heard of this before.
There was a moment of confusion. It was obvious that Jia Qin did not want to take the blame, and it was even less likely that Lai Da would jump directly to the front desk.
What he could do was to deal with Jia Qin. Xue Baochai's words were just to scare him, and things would definitely not be like this.
Jia Qin was dubious, but it was impossible for him to establish a written document.
But not long after the construction of the provincial hospital started, Xue Baochai, through his uncle Wang Ziteng's relationship, invited relevant personnel from the Ministry of Industry to come and check, Jia Qin was completely numb.
In fact, the reason why Xue Baochai acted like this is also related to some of the courses learned in women's school.
Those courses were naturally created by Jia Rong.
The reason why he created such a course is very simple, that is, he wants to tell female students that procedural justice is a very important link in anything related to the government or the royal family.
For example, the Grand View Garden in The Story of Red Mansions was handled by the Rong Mansion from the time of its construction to the royal concubine’s wedding, and there was no involvement from the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
This is quite incredible to modern people.
That is the Provincial Courtyard, which is nominally owned by the royal family. How could the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs not be involved?
If something happens to Grand View Garden in the future, who will be held responsible?
Later, the Rong Mansion no longer had the money to support the Grand View Garden, so it directly resorted to tricks like the contract responsibility system. The royal family could use this as an excuse to directly make the Rong Mansion suffer, while others had nothing to say.
If it is true, every plant and tree in the Grand View Garden belongs to the royal family.
Whenever something goes wrong, Rongfu can be held accountable.
But if, from the beginning of the construction of the Grand View Garden, the relevant yamen from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were sent to participate, and when the construction of the Grand View Garden was completed and the two yamen were sent to inspect and accept the project, the situation would naturally be very different.
Even if the Grand View Garden is destroyed in the future, unless it is confirmed that it was done by the Rong Mansion, it will not have much to do with the Rong Mansion.
The royal family cannot bring trouble to the Rong Mansion over the matter of the Grand View Garden.
Because the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were both involved at the beginning, and there was a written acceptance document, the responsibility first belonged to these two yamen.
Obviously, Xue Baochai learned and applied it flexibly.
Is it effective? See if Lai Da and Jia Qin soon ceased their activities, and you will know whether it has any obvious effect.
Even Mrs. Wang, who was originally a bit impatient, has lost all relevant rumors.
Including Xue Baochai, the young girls who were responsible for supervising the construction of the provincial residence were in mixed and happy moods.
Anyway, they were taught a hard lesson this time.
Even Sanchun cannot admit that sometimes it is necessary to rely on external forces to deal with an existence like Rongfu.
The four major stewards, members of the Jia family, etc. never jumped out to participate in the construction of the Provincial Family Courtyard to make money.
However, Xue Baochai did not block the door, and allocated some unimportant material purchases to the Jia family elders, who took charge of the distribution.
Although I don’t earn much, it can only be said to be hard-earned money, but it is good to earn something.
At least, it will never appear again. Jia Qiang of the Ning Mansion in The Story of the Red Chamber went to the south of the Yangtze River with a huge sum of fifty thousand taels of silver, specifically to purchase the latest fabrics and actors.
Damn, what kind of fabrics and actors need to cost a huge sum of fifty thousand taels of silver? It's just like a joke.
But such things are common in the Red Mansion story, which only shows that the management of Rong Mansion is incompetent.
Since then, the old lady has never said anything specifically to Sanchun that everything will be well with her family...