After listening to Qin Keqing's words, Jia Ke calculated carefully in his mind, that's not all. He obtained nearly 100,000 acres of land through clever plunder in Xuanfu Town. In addition, he received 35,000 acres of land as a reward from the emperor when he was granted the title of Marquis.
, as well as the 100,000 acres of land and various shops given by the emperor when he got married, as well as the filial piety from the Eight Banners and Tang Kuai, isn't that much? I'm afraid it's just a lot more.
Jia Ke gently tapped Qin Keqing's nose with his finger, "Don't be afraid of wasting it now. The money is not enough for you."
Qin Keqing opened Jia Ke's fingers with her hands and said dissatisfied: "I am a diligent and frugal housekeeper, and I am afraid that your extravagant style will bring down the family."
"Okay, you are right. From now on, everything in our family will listen to you." Jia Ke still loves Qin Keqing very much and obeys her in matters at home.
When Qin Keqing heard that Jia Ke had surrendered, she spared him, leaned her head on him, and soon began to snore softly.
Jia Ke was enjoying this warm moment when he suddenly remembered that he had promised Rongguo Mansion to send each person 50,000 pieces of silver. He had not told Qin Keqing about this yet.
Jia Ke shook Qin Keqing to wake her up. Qin Keqing looked at Jia Ke with sleepy eyes, as if asking him what was wrong.
"I was confused. I forgot to tell you something." Jia Ke felt that he should have made it clear to Qin Keqing long ago, so he blamed himself.
"It's the same thing now, what else can I do to you?"
"My good lady, I have indeed been somewhat negligent in this matter. Before I married you, I promised the Rongguo Mansion to send them fifty thousand taels of silver every year. This is considered as a filial piety to the old lady and the old man.
"Jia Ke quickly told Qin Keqing the cause and effect of the incident.
Qin Keqing didn't believe it when Jia Ke told him about the affairs of Rongguo Mansion, "It's impossible. Our Rongguo Mansion is a family of princes and nobles no matter what. Is it possible that we are in such a state of embarrassment?"
"It's more serious than you think. I'm afraid the money stored in the warehouse has been touched by the Rongguo Mansion now." Jia Ke has long been dissatisfied with the slaves in the Rongguo Mansion who deceived their superiors, but he has not yet
The power to touch these minions, after all, it all depends on the old lady's wishes.
"The government over there has a lot of property, so how can it be so embarrassed?" Qin Keqing still didn't believe it.
Jia Ke helplessly answered her: "Those farms suffer from disasters every year, and all the shops suffer losses. How much money can they have to rent to the government?"
Qin Keqing frowned after listening to the lecture, and said helplessly: "It's not the fault of the government because of the bad weather, but those shops should be rented out if they are really losing money. At least they can make some money."
Jia Ke looked at Qin Keqing as if he were a fool, but after thinking about it, Qin Keqing had been in the boudoir for a long time, and no one at home taught her how to manage the family business. She is now able to take charge of the Wuyang Marquis Mansion, all because of her own intelligence.
and unremitting efforts. But I really don’t know much about the secret activities of these servants. I think it’s because there are no such bold servants in Wuyang Hou Mansion.
Jia Ke explained to her one by one, "What is the reason for the bad weather and the poor harvest? It is obviously the village stewards who deceived and concealed the rent from the corrupt master. How can it be that the village is suffering from disasters every year? These village bosses
, each and every one of them has lived a better life in Zhuangzi than the master. Moreover, they bought front land and put it in the name of the master, and they don’t have to pay land tax. When the time comes, the master will be responsible for their plundering.”
Jia Ke finally told Qin Keqing his personal feelings, and after he finished speaking, he began to sigh. If he hadn't made a decisive decision back then, I'm afraid Wangjiatun'er wouldn't be able to send much money now.
"As for those shops, the shopkeepers have long regarded the shops as their own. It would be good if they don't ask for money from the master every year. How can they provide money to the master? As soon as you say that you want to rent out the shop, they will dare to complain to you about poverty.
, and then I will send all the slaves in the shop to you for you to deal with." Jia Ke has seen their tricks clearly through these years of experience, and he is afraid that Qin Keqing will suffer losses in the future, so he will treat these things with her.
Everything from five to ten has been said.
Qin Keqing was young after all and had never experienced such a thing. At this time, he grabbed Jia Ke's arm with a nervous look on his face and asked: "What should I do if something like this happens in our house?"
"What else can I do, cold salad? If something like this happens in the future, you can leave it to me. If Zhen Gianzhuang reduces production and the shop loses money, forget it. If they dare to deceive them, I will sell their whole family.
Go to the black coal kiln." Jia Ke has become somewhat ruthless during these years at the border, and is not as soft-hearted as the masters in the Rongguo Mansion.
Qin Keqing felt relieved now, and at the same time expressed concern about the current situation of Rongguo Mansion: "How can hundreds of slaves live with so many masters in the next manor?"
"Do you think that those shop owners and shopkeepers are fools? They still have to pay some rent every year. With this money, they could barely maintain a balance in the past few years. But in recent years, these slaves have become more and more unscrupulous, so they
There has been another loss." Jia Ke originally thought that he could maintain the balance of revenue and expenditure of Rongguo Mansion by plundering Grandma Lai's house, but he did not expect that in just a few years, Rongguo Mansion would suffer losses again.
He really has nothing to say about Mrs. Wang's housekeeping ability. The only thing he hopes now is that Wang Xifeng comes in quickly. With this Feng Lazi, these slaves can be more restrained. With the family fortune of Rongguo Mansion and his name
, at any rate, we can make ends meet and avoid having to eat too much.
As for Li Wan, she doesn't know why. Mrs. Wang has not let her participate in the housekeeping until now. She only said that she should take good care of Jia Zhu and not be distracted by other things.
"Then I will carry the silver to them tomorrow, what do you think?" Qin Keqing was not unhappy because he wanted to send 50,000 taels of silver to Rongguo Mansion.
"Give it to them tomorrow, and do it in a big and bright way. It's best if everyone knows it. We can't let the reputation of not caring about the old people after we give the money go away." Jia Ke doesn't care about the money. What he really cares about is
It was the words of the slaves in the Rongguo Mansion. These slaves in the Rongguo Mansion had followed their master for several lifetimes and could tell whatever the master wanted to say. If it were in the Wuyang Marquis Mansion, he would have beaten these people to death long ago.
Qin Keqing was lying next to Jia Ke and wanted to ask: "Doesn't Madam know these things?"
Jia Ke pondered for a moment and said: "I don't know the specific details, but in my opinion, it's impossible that Madam doesn't know about this matter. The matter of Grandma Lai being copied back then, these are all the tricks in the entire Jia family.
It’s all been revealed. If she doesn’t know, I don’t believe it.”
Qin Keqing sat up from the bed and looked out the window, frowning and thinking about the reason. This was her first time contacting the duke's house, so she wanted to understand the inside story very much.
Jia Ke looked at her expression and smiled, "Don't think about this. What does this have to do with us? As long as we are sharp and don't have these things happen, everything else won't be a problem."
Qin Keqing shook his head and said, "I don't think that's the case. If Madam is not too compassionate, then there must be something wrong with her housekeeping methods. If this continues, the family tradition will be ruined."
Jia Ke stood up from the bed, walked around on the ground a few times, and then said to Qin Keqing: "You may be talking about some of these, but the most important thing is that these slaves have been working in the house for several lifetimes. Madam may not be the best.
Because of the old lady’s face, and the old lady’s respect, that’s why there was no rectification.” The meaning is very clear. Those in charge of the farms and shops are all people under the old lady. Even if Mrs. Wang knows that they have something fishy, she won’t do anything.
It's easy to start rectifying it.
After listening to Jia Ke's words, Qin Keqing said with a frown: "Will the house be unable to make ends meet from now on, so let's give it to him?"
"Don't think about these useless things. After a while, when the second daughter-in-law Lian comes in, I think the old lady should sort out the family business." Jia Ke thought about in Dream of Red Mansions, as soon as Wang Xifeng came in, Mrs. Wang was taken over by the old lady.
The wife deprived her of the housekeeper's rights. It seemed that the old lady also had doubts about Mrs. Wang's ability to be a housekeeper.
"How do you know this? You seem to know this second daughter-in-law Lian very well." After listening to Jia Ke's words, Qin Keqing focused his attention on the second daughter-in-law Lian who was about to enter the house.
After listening to Qin Keqing's words, Jia Ke knew that she was a little jealous, and hurriedly returned to her side to explain, "I only occasionally heard my father say that this second daughter-in-law of Lian is not an ordinary person. She has been raised as a son since she was a child.
, so he is very aggressive, but I don’t know about the other things.”
Jia Ke actually let it slip just now, so now he can only bring Jia Zheng out as a shield.
Qin Keqing just asked casually. She knew that Jia Ke had been out of town and had never met Lian's second daughter-in-law. Now that she heard Jia Ke explain to her, she let him go. But in her heart, she felt sorry for this person who had not come in.
My son's second daughter-in-law, Lian, made an impression. After all, she was not an ordinary person who could make the old lady think of leaving the housekeeper's affairs to her before she even walked in. But she didn't know that this was just a beautiful misunderstanding.
The next day, Jia Ke went to the infantry commander's office to arrange patrols during the Chinese New Year and duties during the Spring Festival.
Although the emperor has sealed the seal and all the yamen are closed, this period is the busiest time for the infantry commander's yamen. The current infantry commander's yamen even also holds the post of Shuntian Mansion. It can be said that he has completely taken over
He knew everything in the capital. So Jia Ke was very busy during this period. He left in the morning and could only go home at night.
After Jia Ke left, Qin Keqing ordered 50,000 taels of silver to be taken from the warehouse and put it in a large box with red paint. There were more than a dozen large boxes, and then he called dozens of Jia Ke from the front yard.
Qin Keqing and his maid personally led these people through Ningrong Street and entered through the corner gate of Rongguo Mansion.
Then let these people carry the money directly to the Hall of Rongxi. Mrs. Wang had been notified by the maid long ago.
At this time, Mrs. Wang didn't know it, but the servants in the mansion had already inquired about the matter clearly. They all knew that Jia Ke ordered Qin Keqing to send 50,000 taels of silver to the mansion.
When Mrs. Wang came from the inner house to the Rongxi Hall, the outside of the Rongxi Hall was already filled with all the servants in the palace, and they were all talking about it. It seemed that everyone knew what was in the box.
As soon as Qin Keqing saw Mrs. Wang, he immediately came to her and gave her a blessing.
Mrs. Wang saw the mess outside and asked, "What's wrong with you? You've attracted so many people."
"Yesterday, the rent was delivered to our village. My uncle asked me to send fifty thousand silver to the house, saying that it was to honor the old lady, his master and his wife." Qin Keqing said with a cute face.
Mrs. Wang heard what Qin Keqing said, and then she remembered. At that time, Jia Ke promised to give the house 50,000 silver every year at the old lady's place. He had forgotten about it for so long. Unexpectedly, Jia Ke actually sent someone today.
After it was delivered, a smile appeared on her lips. She and Jia Ke just had some trivial conflicts. For the sake of these money, the previous matters could be put aside in her opinion.
Qin Keqing saw the smile on Mrs. Wang's lips and immediately ordered his soldiers to open more than a dozen boxes. For a while, the entire Rongxi Hall was shining with white light.