Red Mansion Jia Lan: Do you want to run away tonight to visit your relatives? Chapter 55: Patrolman Zhuangzi used a clever trick, and all the stewards were frightened when they noticed it
Chapter 55: Patrolman Zhuangzi used a clever trick, and all the stewards were frightened when they noticed it
But it is said that Jia Qiang received the mission from Jia Lan that day, and after returning to Shenjing, she went to see Sister Feng and read Jia Lan's letter to her.
Sister Feng read the letter, looked at Jia Qiang curiously with her beautiful eyes, and then nodded thoughtfully.
"Since Brother Qiang is determined to take over this mission, I can't be stingy anymore. I'll give you 10% as Brother Lang said, and I'll send you a few accountants and a corresponding number of servants and porters. You can go back."
Get ready and leave in two days."
Jia Qiang thanked Sister Feng and returned to Dongfu to report to Jia Zhen.
Hearing that Jia Qiang herself had received an emissary to go to Liaodong Zhuangzi to check the accounts, Jia Zhen immediately shook her head: "Qiang'er, your job is really thankless. Listen to my advice and eat and drink when you get there.
Drink, walk around in a big circle, wait until the time is up, and then come back to life!"
Jia Qiang was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand and asked. Jia Zhen stroked her beard and said with a smile: "The Wu family in Liaodong are just a bunch of old people who beheaded their heads. They report drought and hail every year, just like they are in the end of the world."
Xiang, how could those poor people living in the mountains come up with such a ridiculous story after listening to ditties for several days?
I have a calculation in my mind that the man named Wu will definitely steal a lot from it."
After hearing this, Jia Qiang was even more puzzled. Since Jia Zhen knew this well, why did she not see him sending someone to check the accounts in the past?
"How to check?" Jia Zhen asked back: "The man surnamed Wu is in charge of Zhuangzi in Liaodong. He has been in charge of Zhuangzi for three generations and is intricately connected. Even the local authorities have to look at their faces. What can you find out?" p>
After listening to Jia Zhen's analysis, Jia Qiang's heart suddenly felt cold, but she just took the job with a pat on her chest, and did not dare to shirk it rashly, so she had to return home dejectedly.
Just then, a servant in the family reported that someone was visiting with Jia Lan's name card. Jia Qiang hurriedly went out to greet him, only to see Ni San leading several men to visit her, and also attached a letter from Jia Lan.
Jia Qiang hurriedly took it. After reading it, she was overjoyed and told Ni San with a happy face: "Please tell Langeer, Jia Qiang will definitely do a good job."
Two days later, Jia Qiang took the people sent by Sister Feng and more than 30 people including Ni Er and others on the journey to Liaodong.
Although it was not a day and night journey, Jia Qiang walked very quickly. She arrived at the small villa in Guangningwei after only five or six days of walking from Shanhaiguan.
This is Jia Qiang's first stop. There are two connected Zhuangzi in Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Qiang rode up to the hill beside the road. Master Zhao next to him pointed around and said to him: "Mr. Qiang, although this village does not occupy a large area, it has a river in front and a mountain behind it. It has abundant water and soil, and its location is excellent." Along the way, Jia Qiang also consulted a lot with the master sent by Sister Feng. After hearing this, she looked at it and nodded: "Yes, this village only has five or six hundred acres of land, but looking at the fields and ridges as far as the eye can see,
If there are occasional scalpers and white dogs, you know that the business is going well.
The Xia Dynasty granted Zhuangzi to the nobles in Liaodong, and allocated a number of dings according to the system. The available ones were selected as Zhuangtou, and they were given 130 acres of land (about 700 to 800 acres). In addition to the Zhuangtou itself, there were ten dings in total.
Eight oxen will be given to the house, fields, and utensils, and three years of free food and money will be provided.
Such preferential policies attracted many landless farmers to settle outside the customs in the early days of the People's Republic of China. This small villa and the Qingshan villa behind it were the first batch of villas given to the Jia family by Taizu. Therefore, they have won the careful attention of generations of Jia family members.
Only through business can we have what we have today.
As Jia Qiang rode her horse, she was thinking in her mind. These two villages were not big and expected, and they didn't have much oil and water. In addition, they were part of the Rongguo Mansion, so Sister Feng probably wouldn't have any big problems if she kept an eye on them.
Walking to the front door of Zhuangzi, a servant had already come to announce that Ning Guo's great-great-grandson had come to inspect the village on the orders of the second wife Lian, the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion. A group of stewards and Zhuangtou immediately came out to greet Jia Qiang and bowed to Jia Qiang honestly. p>
In previous years, the Rongguo Mansion also sent people to check on Zhuangzi every year. Those stewards and Zhuangtou knew what to say and do when the master came to inquire. They all put smiles on their faces and prepared a lot of materials to tell Jia Qiang.
Listen.
These are all fine people, and seeing Jia Qiang act like a young master makes her even happier.
Unexpectedly, Jia Qiang didn't say a word, even drank a few cups of tea, and didn't see Jia Qiang start talking about business. She just chatted with them one sentence after another, leaving them confused, so they had to laugh with them.
Speak.
After a while, Ni Er walked in and said in a deep voice: "Master Qiang, everyone is here."
Jia Qiang put down the tea bowl, smiled and said, "Then bring it in."
The stewards didn't know what was going on, but they saw Master Zhao leading a few servants in carrying a large basket half a man high, and putting it down with a clang. The stewards took a look, good guy, this basket is full of Tongbao.
The money, strung up by a bright red rope, gave off an exciting luster, which made them all stunned.
Looking again, the tenants on the farm outside the door stood in a circle, curiously looking into the house one by one, not to look at the people, but mainly to look at the money.
Jia Qiang smiled and said: "It's the end of the year, and everyone in the village has worked hard. Last month, I was favored by the Holy One. The noble concubine of Rongguo Mansion came back to visit her relatives. When I come back, I have been ordered by my ancestors to give you a small reward.
Let’s spend some money and let everyone celebrate together.”
The stewards were even more confused now, but when they saw Jia Qiang smiling, Master laughing, and even Ni San laughing, they all laughed too, and each of them spoke out all kinds of earthy good things.
Only Zhuangtou's face changed slightly, and he felt something was wrong.
The tenants in the village were called by Ni San's men and were at a loss. However, they calmed down when Master Zhao came out with the roster handed over by the village head and smiled gently at them. But when Master Zhao sang his name loudly into the book, the banker who was the first to hear the call was trembling all over. However, under the attention of Ni San's subordinates, he did not dare to make any mistakes, so he could only step forward to greet him tremblingly.<
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Master Zhao asked the name and gave him a sling of money. He also asked if there were any elderly people over seventy in the family. If so, he would give another sling of money.
After the tenant got the money, he was completely confused. He was so confused that he couldn't even thank him, so he left the yard with weak steps.
A group of tenants saw that the first few people went in empty-handed and came out with money. No matter how stupid they were, they should have reacted. They went in happily to say hello, talking about good luck and good luck, and they all looked happy when they came out. p>
When Mr. Zhao saw one, he made a mark on the roster. The head of the village was sweating coldly as he watched, but there were so many pairs of eyes in the hall that he didn't dare to move.
It turns out that there were only twenty households on the list of people who were enthroned in the village. In the end, eighteen households of tenant farmers showed up. They were clearly not on the list, and they were clamoring for rewards.
Jia Qiang kept smiling, not annoyed, and rewarded them with money. She waved her hand and asked Ni San and Master Zhao's men to follow them to measure the land.
Only then did the stewards realize that Jia Qiang's purpose was to clear the land!