As the saying goes, people are more irritating than others. Although some slaves escaped from the Yan Palace, they were more loyal after all. Since Sun Liang was beaten away, the loyal servants of the family cursed him day and night. He might be captured by the government soon and be cut into pieces, or he might encounter pirates.
He died without a complete body, or he died with a thunderbolt. He had been looking forward to it for so long, but he actually looked forward to a photo in the newspaper: he was a master overseas. His family was wealthy and he lived a leisurely life. Is God blind? I don’t know how many times he died.
People are complaining about gods and Buddhas all over the world. There are so many servants in Prince Yan's palace, and naturally there are some who have wild thoughts. At first, they didn't run away for various reasons, but now after seeing the news about Sun Liang, they couldn't hold it anymore. The escaped slaves in Prince Yan's palace were immediately
There are more.
As soon as there were many escaped slaves in the mansion, it was like opening the floodgates outside. Before the New Year, only a few of them escaped. Princess Lou, the Princess of Yan, immediately panicked. The daily expenses of such a large Yan Prince's mansion were really quite a lot. Earlier, the entire Yan Kingdom was owned by Yan.
Your Majesty, the government is not worried about lack of money. Although the property is there, many slaves have escaped. Zhuangzi didn't know how to find so many tenant farmers. In the beginning of spring, there will be a land tax on the wasteland; there are stewards and servants in the shop running away together.
, I couldn’t even find the account book. It was better in the mansion, the ones who ran away were all the stewards from outside, but most of the eunuchs and nuns who served inside were still there.
Because the King of Yan's substitute had been pretending to be ill all the time, he chose a small courtyard to live in the southeast corner of the palace. He opened a door on the street and was guarded by officers and soldiers, and even took his own wife and children there. The imperial court of Yan State only controlled that small courtyard, and the rest
No matter what, there were two times when thieves were encountered in the palace, and the officers and soldiers in the courtyard were like dead people. Although nothing important was lost at that time, there were many people in the palace. In the future... it would be hard to say. Lou thought about it for many days,
Finally, I went to Rongguo Mansion to invite Jia Cong.
It was still the first month of the year, and Jia Cong had no time to spare. After thinking for a long time, he finally passed. Earlier, he had to go through a screen to see Princess Yan, but now there is no need for it. Jia Cong stepped forward and said with a cupped hand: "Happy New Year, Princess Yan.
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Mr. Lou said coldly: "The Prince Regent is so grand. I won't see you come to the mansion to see him during the Chinese New Year."
"Here I am!" Jia Cong cried out, "I came here with great fanfare on the first day of the new year to pay New Year greetings to King Yan. It is inconvenient for you women to see me."
"Where is the Crown Prince?"
"Didn't you take me to the Prime Minister's Mansion to play for a while?" Jia Cong spread his hands and said, "You're a little older, but you still want to go out for a drink."
Mrs. Lou endured it and said with a sullen face: "I called you here today because I want to discuss with you. You are using the name of the prince and providing a substitute. Should the court allocate some money to the women and children in our house?"
Money.”
Jia Cong was startled: "Huh?"
Lou said: "This is the State of Yan. Shouldn't the State of Yan allocate some money to Prince Yan's palace?"
Jia Cong said inexplicably: "It's okay if others don't know. Princess, you clearly know that I have rebelled completely, and you still want money from me? If you don't quietly send your whole family to go abroad, that's fine! Find a few people to play the role of the princess.
It’s not easy to be a prince or grandson.”
"You!" Lou slapped the table, pointed at him and said, "You traitor!"
"Didn't you already know that I am a traitor?" Jia Cong spread his hands and asked, "How could someone do such a stupid thing as asking a traitor for money?"
Mr. Lou choked so much that his face turned red, but his words were irrefutable. After a while, he suddenly said: "There are so many people running away from Zhuangzi, where can I find tenants?"
Jia Cong became even more surprised: "Shouldn't you discuss these matters with your close confidants, your father-in-law, your mother-in-law, or your parents' family? I'm not who you are."
Mrs. Lou knew that he was not willing to waive the land tax in the mansion, and tears fell from her eyes: "Your Majesty treats you well..."
Jia Cong immediately said: "That's why I didn't kill his sons! I didn't kill any of them. You are a person who has read history books. Is there any traitor who didn't kill the prince of the previous dynasty? Yang Jian even killed his own grandson."
Mr. Lou was speechless and said nothing for a long time.
Jia Cong waited for half a day and said, "Are you short of money? I have a few suggestions." Lou's eyes lit up. "The lack of money is nothing more than increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. Raising revenue is to increase money. In fact, the industries of Prince Yan's Mansion are not
It's better to hire some reliable shopkeepers than to have half-understood family members. To be honest, your family's business was pretty good in the past. It's not because of how capable you are, but because the customers know that this is Prince Yan's shop and will take care of it.
2. It’s nothing more than a few more wages. It’s impossible for people to work for you for free like before. Who would want to!” Lou’s face suddenly turned into gold.
"It's the same in Zhuangzi. If you don't have to worry about tenants, why don't you go to other countries to recruit them and ask for less rent? After all, it's others who farm the land, and you are the ones who take the money while lying down. This is the last thing in the world that should happen.
This is the situation where 'there is no idle land in the world and farmers are starving to death'."
"Also, the prince has a lot of barren little wives. They should be sent to Buddhist temples and Taoist temples to become monks." Lou suddenly raised his head, his eyes lit up. Jia Cong shook his head secretly: Situ Pan is so useless.
The man whose thoughts are in the backyard, his wife still cares about the concubines. "I'm afraid that the prince who has been here for three years and five years will not come to pick you up. Even if he picks you up in the future, the childless concubine will probably not be favored anymore, Baba
Just to raise the children. To put it bluntly, these women are useless." Jia Cong said calmly, "Sending them to the temple can save the government a lot of money."
Mrs. Lou thought for a long time: "This was how the palace dealt with it earlier."
Jia Cong nodded: "What happened to the Empress Dowager back then is similar to what happened to the princess now. You are better off than her, and you have property in your hands. She first sent the concubines who had no children to become monks, and then released the maids and nuns to let them go on their own.
Disperse. Since there are fewer masters, the remaining eunuchs are enough to handle you. The eunuchs in your mansion are probably enough." He paused, "Actually... I think, I only gave birth to a princess, not a prince.
Yes, you can also return it to your parents' home. If the prince comes to pick up his family in the future, he will probably not pick them up."
Lou looked at him and said, "You keep saying that the prince will come to pick us up in the future. Do you know where the prince is now?"
"He was still in Guangxi two years ago," Jia Cong said. "After the New Year, he went to sea and went to Java in Southeast Asia. The first prince, Situ Yue, is in Java."
Lou was shocked: "He is in Java?"
"Well, I heard that the situation has been established. Your Majesty is going to see him, and I think the father and son will have to discuss some things." Jia Cong said with a smile, "It is unknown whether he will become a big boss in Southeast Asia in the future." Nai paused, "Go back to the capital.
The possibility is basically gone. In other words, except for the younger prince’s biological mother, you can kick any vixen out of the house you want.”
Lou didn't even try to hide it: "Seriously?"
"Seriously," Jia Cong said seriously, "but you can't abuse them, you can only kick them away. You can let them become a monk, find an excuse to send them back to their parents' home, or throw them out to fend for themselves."
Lou thought for a while and said slowly: "It still doesn't work. What should I do if the prince blames me in the future?"
Jia Cong blinked: "The prince only cares about the heirs, not their mothers. It is not surprising that many people will die of illness in such a long time. In this way, there will be many fewer masters in the palace. With fewer masters, there will be fewer people to serve.
You don’t need so much anymore. Either sell it or put it away, and you can save the expenses for food, clothing, and monthly money.”
Lou's breathing dropped sharply. She wished she could kick all these women out! She would only cry and complain every day, and none of them would do anything. Since the prince will not come to pick up his family for many years, these people are really gone.
The traitor is right. It will be good if he tells the prince that they have contracted the epidemic and died. After thinking about it for a long time, Mr. Lou said: "That's it. It's the Chinese New Year. Please give the regent a trip."
Jia Cong stood up with a smile, bowed, and stood up to say goodbye.
A few days later, the Lou family really released the unborn concubine from the palace. Only three days later, several princesses and their mothers were also driven back to their parents' homes. King Yan had eight sons. Excluding the youngest heir apparent, there were three more.
Lou hesitated for two days and did not touch the thirteen-year-old fifth, but drove away the sixth, seventh and his mother. Later, he sold many slaves who were no longer needed and could not be found to be loyal or traitorous.
In the entire Prince Yan Mansion, only the Princess Lou, a pair of children left by the Second Highness, and five mistresses, the Fifth Highness and his mother, were left. The expenses were suddenly reduced a lot; those two can be kicked out of the house in two years at most. Seriously
The ears were purified. Thinking of this, Mr. Lou suddenly felt much relaxed and happy.
But she still refused to hire a shopkeeper outside, and entrusted the shops in the mansion to loyal servants to take care of. She didn't care about the princess's dignity and often went out to check the accounts. Zhuangzi had no choice but to lower the rent and lease it to tenants for farming. This way of life
After a few days, she felt quite comfortable, even more comfortable than when King Yan was here earlier. Jia Cong heard this and said to his palm: "They all told her to hire a capable shopkeeper, but she refused to listen, so she can't blame others."
For later.
Because the regent's daughter was young and did not dare to let her go bumpy, she was still raised in Dajiala in the past year. She was almost two and a half years old in the new year, and Jia Cong wrote letters every day complaining that he missed his daughter-in-law and his daughter-in-law.
, Chen Ruijin decided to return to Beijing from Taiwan after the New Year. Jia Cong had been busy cleaning up the house since the year before, and installed some swings, seesaws, slides and the like for children to play in the courtyard. Many people in Beijing also knew that the Regent Princess was coming.
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It was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and preparations for the Lantern Festival were being made all over the capital. Large clouds of snow were falling from the sky. Jia She was very excited and went with Jia Zheng to Jia Lan's house to force her to marry him.
He hasn't had a wife for a whole year, so he pretended to be sick to spend the New Year at home this year. Jia Cong has nothing to do today, so he is leisurely sitting in the house drinking tea and thinking about his wife and daughter.
Suddenly, a disciple came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Qi State Mansion has sent a message over here, saying that it wants to invite the Prince to come over and have a talk."
Jia Cong was startled. The powerful people in the capital, Qi Guofu, are the most special ones. They are Chen Ruijin's natal family, but they treat Chen Ruijin very badly. Although Jia Cong firmly stands on his wife's side and does not give Chen Ruiwen any face, he still has to care.
Somewhat like the eldest man and his wife of the Chen family - after all, they are the father-in-law and the mother-in-law. So they took the post and worried.
Menzi stood still in the room. Jia Cong suddenly raised his head and saw that he was still there, so he looked at him. Menzi hurriedly said: "Their family is still waiting outside. I asked the prince to tell me whether he wanted to go or not."
Jia Cong breathed out and walked around the room with his hands behind his hands: "That's all, go ahead and go. You're just pretending to be deaf and dumb." Then he changed into the clothes he wore when going out, put on a bamboo hat and a big cloak and went out.
There were also many escaped slaves in the Qi State Mansion. Although they were still decorated with lights and decorations, it was very deserted because there were few people. When Jia Cong arrived at the door of their house, Mr. Chen personally welcomed him out. Jia Cong smiled and exchanged greetings, and Mr. Chen was very happy.
He smiled, took his hand and walked inside. Jia Cong couldn't break free, as he had already guessed countless thoughts.
When they arrived at the main hall, they were seated as guest and host, and the servants served refreshments. After only two sips of tea, Mr. Chen began to complain about the escaped slaves. Jia Cong breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body became lighter.
Face, what I told Mr. Lou of Prince Yan’s house that day is what I’m telling him now. The land tax will not be reduced, and the escaped slaves will not be captured. After complaining for a long time, Mr. Chen saw that Jia Cong was not getting enough food and salt, so he started to cry about poverty again, saying
Life was hard. Jia Cong pretended to think for a long time and said, "The prices in Beijing are indeed more expensive. Since your life is so hard, why not go back to your hometown? Why don't you go back to repair the country?" Mr. Chen was speechless.
Suddenly, a woman appeared from behind the screen, holding a plate in her hand with several snow-white rabbit-like snacks. The woman was wearing a goose-yellow soft satin jacket, her head was slightly lowered, her steps were graceful, and her posture was elegant.
, walked closer and said: "Madam, please give snacks to the Prince Regent and the Master."
Mr. Chen nodded: "Let's leave it on the case."
The woman held the plate and placed it gently in front of Jia Cong. She raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at him, then lowered her head again. Her brows were full of beauty, worthy of "no matter how ruthless it is, it's also touching."
Jia Cong was a bit dumbfounded. He never expected that a girl would seduce him many years later. This woman was a textbook classical beauty, but her appearance was 80% similar to that of Chen Ruijin. She was 100% her sister, but she didn’t know that her wife raised her as an aunt.
Raised. Coupled with Concubine Chen from Wu State... I thought earlier that all the beauties in this time and space were from the Jia family, but in fact there were quite a few from the Chen family.
The demeanor of this person is really different from Chen Ruijin. Ordinary ancient men would probably like this thing. However, Jia Cong is a monster from later generations, and his aesthetics is different from that of the current generation. So he pretends to be a normal person, not even pretending to cough.
Ahem, I picked up a piece of dim sum and tasted it. It tasted really good! Sweet but not greasy, fragrant and glutinous. Jia Cong unconsciously praised: "It's delicious!"
The woman breathed a sigh of relief, smiled sweetly, and turned around with the plate in hand without speaking to Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen laughed and said, "Of course it's delicious. Don't underestimate these snacks, they take four or five days to make.
It’s Kung Fu.”
Jia Cong said: "Although it takes a lot of effort, it's worth it. By the way, didn't Chen Shibo say that the family's money is somewhat tight? Since there is such a good pastry chef, why not open a pastry shop? The management business is booming, but the sales are more expensive.
It doesn’t matter, look at how expensive Su’s chocolates are, or if a batch of them will be out of stock in a few days.”
Mr. Chen was startled and sighed: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. This snack is not made by an ordinary snack master."
"I guessed it," Jia Cong said, "It was your daughter who did it."
There was a hint of surprise in Mr. Chen's eyes, but his face was still sad, and he sighed: "My child has a hard life. When she came out of the cabinet, the family was very difficult and could not afford a good dowry, so she had to marry her to a sick husband.
." Naisan sighed, "I never thought that her husband was not living up to expectations and died the year before last, leaving my daughter a young widow. The family complained that she didn't leave a root for their son, so they didn't divorce her."
Jia Cong clapped his hands and said, "Why don't you agree? How great, you can marry into a good family again. If you don't have a dowry, you can open a snack shop and make money. If you have craftsmanship, what are you afraid of? Right, sister-in-law?"