Red Mansion Jia Lan: Do you want to run away tonight to visit your relatives? Chapter 62: Went to the study to discuss martial arts again, and in the small courtyard to discuss business routes
Chapter 62: Went to the study to discuss martial arts again, and in the small courtyard to discuss business routes
Ouchi, go to the study room.
After hearing the report from the general manager Dai Quan, Emperor Feng asked: "Did the people from the Jia family really go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make up for it?"
Dai Quan lowered his head: "Back to the Holy Spirit, early this morning, Mr. Jia Zheng of the Rongguo Mansion took the banknote to the House of Internal Affairs to make up for relevant matters. The Chama Yin of this honorable family has not had anyone for many years.
After I came to do it, the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were in a hurry, rummaging through the boxes and cabinets and going through the previous regulations to go through the procedures.
In addition, Liaodong Huke also reported to the Jia Mansion to pay all the land taxes owed over the years in one fell swoop."
After hearing this, Emperor Feng couldn't help but laugh. After a long time, he half-sighed and half-sarcastically said, "It seems that not only these noble families, but also the Imperial Household Office is about to become an outdated yamen."
The sarcasm in his tone made Dai Quan so angry that he didn't dare to say anything.
After pondering for a moment, the emperor asked someone to take out a memorial from the "Liaodong" wooden drawer on the wall full of drawers beside him, read it carefully, and said with a smile: "Beheading at level 20, huh...
Dai Quan, you see, I, the frontier army of the Great Xia Dynasty, can't compare to a servant whose martial arts has declined."
Dai Quan bowed his body slightly and said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, this is not an ordinary servant, that is a servant of the Rongguo Mansion who has served as a soldier."
"That's true." Emperor Feng said leisurely, with a flash of reminiscence in his eyes.
"But..." Dai Quan glanced at the emperor's face and said after careful consideration: "In these days when the world is at peace, the Rongguo Mansion still has such servants, isn't it..."
Emperor Feng said "Oh", looked at Dai Quan interestingly, and said with a smile: "The traces of King Zhongshun are still too obvious."
Dai Quan immediately knelt down with a puff: "Holy Master! I have never received any benefits from King Zhongshun!"
Emperor Feng said calmly: "He only needs to let people spread the news. It concerns nobles and is your responsibility, so naturally you will take the bait.
Don’t even think about it, what kind of family is Rongguo Mansion? According to our dynasty’s regulations, the guarding prince is equipped with one guard, and the Duke of the country is equipped with a hundred soldiers. The two Dukes of Ning and Rong were authorized by Taizu to have 300 soldiers each! You found it
How many servants like this are there in the Jia family?"
"This... my servant checked and found that they are less than thirty, and they are all in Zhuangzi of Jia Mansion on the outskirts of the city."
"Can we find heavy crossbows, firearms and other contraband?"
"No, no." Dai Quan murmured, and then he verbally apologized and said, "I am stupid! But I have never dared to befriend the prince privately!"
"Get up." The emperor coughed lightly, "I forgive you for not daring to do so. Just step back."
"Yes!"
Dai Quanrumeng left the study room with amnesty. Before leaving, he glanced at the masked guard guarding the emperor.
"What did the secret guard find out?"
The guard said respectfully: "The servants of the Jia family were wearing a single layer of light armor and carrying a soft bow when they came out of the pass. The name was to go hunting in the village outside the pass. The armors in the village were all old Rongguo.
The armor has a seal from the Ministry of War, proving it is an item from the Rongguo Mansion.
Moreover, according to the information investigated by the secret guards, it seems that Zhuangtou of the Jia Mansion in Liaodong secretly bartered tea and horses with Meng Yuan or Beidi on the pretext of mutual trade and concealed the profits, but was found out by the people of the Jia Mansion.
He wanted to be silenced, but was counterattacked by Beidi's clever work, and then was caught off guard and eliminated by the servants sent by the Rongguo Mansion."
Emperor Feng tapped the imperial case with his finger and made a thumping sound: "One head is worth fifty taels, and five heads can be upgraded to one level. This level of one hundred can be enough to promote two guerrilla generals. The Jia Mansion
Only ten were given out?"
"According to the investigation, the hundreds of households guarding Dongzhou Fort seem to have an old relationship with the Rongguo Mansion group."
"What is this person's resume?"
The guard thought for a while and memorized this person's resume. Emperor Feng nodded after hearing this, "He was born in martial arts, but he is also a conscientious person."
After saying that, the emperor said nothing and knocked the table unconsciously with his right hand.
After a long time, he smiled and said: "Well, he is a man who knows the rules. If he cuts off the Di people's meticulous work in Liaodong, it can be regarded as a crime."
Emperor Feng ignored this moment and picked up the memorials on the imperial case to approve. After approving a few copies, he remembered something and asked the man next to him: "Wen Jue, what do you think of the servants in Jia's village?"
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The masked guard named Wen Jue was silent for a moment and said: "Now that he has seen blood, he has become a strong army!"
The emperor said "ha" and pondered for a while, "Jia Lan is really interesting. Wen Jue, send a few people to observe for me."
"Yes!"
The study room fell silent again, with only the sound of reading memorials remaining.
In Rongguo Mansion, Sister Feng's courtyard was full of joy and laughter. Jia Lan, who was sleeping, hugged her eldest sister and listened to Sister Feng's gushing praises.
"Auntie, although I have never been a housekeeper, I have tried to make a living. The housekeeper is about the same. Unless it is a constant income, the rest cannot be regarded as normal income.
A large family's expenses should be in line with its fixed income from the beginning, so that the extra surplus can be used as ample funds, either saved or purchased to earn profits from other properties.
This period of eating and drinking will eventually lead to a accumulation of money that is difficult to recover. For the sake of the long term and for the sake of the eldest sister and son, aunt should think more about it."
Sister Feng sighed: "It's not like I don't understand the power of it, but as I told you before, the stalls in the Xifu are too big, and there are many restrictions. I don't have any room to use them!
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After a pause, he added: "It was also your idea, and with Brother Qiang's help, now there are three more Zhuangzi, and there are a lot of vacancies for management. In this way, I can also choose the best ones to generalize in the mansion.
When everyone disperses, we can save even 10% on the expenses of going back and forth to the house. This is already the limit."
Although Sister Feng has given birth to a daughter, she is only in her twenties now. It is quite warm today, so she only wears a slightly thin stand-up collared coat, exuding a lazy charm.
Show unlimited style.
Even Jia Lan's modern eyes were slightly dazed. Fortunately, the eldest sister in his arms moved restlessly, and he just flipped through the account books on the table beside him, taking the opportunity to avoid an embarrassment.
After looking at it for a while, taking a deep breath to relieve the heat in his mind, Jia Lan said: "That's all I can do now."
Sister Feng rolled her eyes and suddenly asked: "Can we also do the business that the Wu family does?"
Jia Lan shook his head: "It's difficult."
Seeing Sister Feng's face full of dissatisfaction, I knew that if I couldn't take what Sister Feng said into words, she would definitely not give up given her character.
"Aunt, even you know that there are huge interests in the mutual market here. Don't you know this?" Jia Lan pointed slightly in a direction with his hand. Sister Feng was shocked when she saw it: "What do you mean?"
"That's right! That's the one!" Jia Lan nodded slightly, and then said: "There is such wealth and honor here, don't you know that? In the early years of the dynasty, Taizu returned all this income to the inner treasury. I
It was only after looking through the writings and notes of our predecessors that we realized that our family had also received grace and could exchange a certain amount of goods with the Mongolian yuan every year.
But this benefit is really too enviable, and there is no doubt that it will compete with that person for food. For many years after that, the honorable nobles may have had private transactions, but on the surface, no one has paid any money to the palace.