Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 992 Jia Rong: 'It was a pure accident'

Thinking about Rongfu's property, one can know how much Mrs. Wang's ability to manage the family is unbearable.

The eight major villages in the suburbs of Beijing are all good fields surrounded by mountains and rivers.

A year's grain harvest alone, without 2 taels, means management failure.

There are also Zhuangzi in other places, such as Dazhuangzi in Liaodong, which cooperated with the generals of the Liaodong frontier army and monopolized the ginseng business in Baishan Heishui.

Think about how precious the ginseng in Baishan Heishui is. If you monopolize such a business, you can only get [-]% of it, and your annual income should at least exceed ten thousand taels of silver.

There is also Zhuangzi in the northwest, who also cooperates with frontier generals and specializes in fur business outside the mouth, which is also huge profits.

This, without counting the shops in the bustling areas of the capital and Jinling, even renting them out would cost a lot of money.

The income on the surface alone will not be less than 5 taels a year.

If there is less, there is something wrong.

But as a result, the annual income of the eight major farms in the suburbs of Beijing is only about 5000 taels.

Even, sometimes it is necessary to subsidize the tenants in case of natural disasters and man-made disasters.

As for the shops, I don't know if they are still owned by the Rong Mansion?
Zhuangzi in Liaodong and Northwest is a little more peaceful, but the income is decreasing every year, which means it is self-evident.

When Wang Xifeng was the housekeeper, the Rong Mansion's annual income ranged from 3 to [-] taels.

However, it is not enough to supply the public, and there are various expenses on human relations, so don't you have to eat more than you need?
Among other things, Master Xi bought maidservants to welcome concubines from time to time, as well as spending on antique ornaments, at least 1000 taels of silver a month.

The second master of politics is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the elegant things he plays consume even more money.

No wonder, Mrs. Wang couldn't bear to give up the power to manage chores early.

In the story of the Red Mansion, Wang Xifeng just jumped into the pit of fire, and then completely went on the wrong path and never returned.

The situation is different now, Wang Xifeng was taken away by Lian Er, and she gave birth to a son in Tongzhou, so she couldn't get away at all.

Even if her son was taken to the Rong Mansion by Master She, she didn't care about other things.

Her own private property and Lian's second-hand business are enough for her to keep busy.

There is a strong commercial atmosphere in Jinmen, and Lian Er is the chief official, so why not let Wang Xifeng use all means to make money?
Of course, it is impossible to go wrong.

Not to mention Lian Er watching, there are many people in Jinmen who belong to the noble family of the founder of the country, and if one is not good, it will be a joke.

Wang Xifeng still wanted face at this time, but she didn't dare to make her greedy face known to the entire founding group.

Don't mention gossip, let's talk about Tanchun.

Coming out of the courtyard where Mrs. Wang was, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This time the matter is over, and if a family has children to cause trouble in the future, they have to weigh the consequences.

After going back, he briefly explained the matter, and Xue Baochai felt relieved.

Sure enough, you must be fully prepared in advance, consider all the troubles you may encounter, and make several coping plans, otherwise you will be passive at this time.

Xue Baochai lived in the Rong Mansion for several years, and was always with Mrs. Wang, how could she not see how difficult this person is?
Of course, the shamelessness of the family in the mansion once again opened her eyes.

In the next few months, the construction of the Provincial Hospital went relatively smoothly without any troubles.

At this time, all the buildings in the area centered on Lixiangyuan were demolished, and it was the cold winter of March and September.

This winter, the weather in the north is still cold.

Although it was not as exaggerated when the cold wave hit last year, it was still snowing heavily, and there were obvious snow disasters.

The imperial court seemed to be a little numb, or with experience in dealing with it, coupled with its solid family background, it quickly dealt with the troubles in the north.

After all, snow is commonplace for northerners, but this year it is just a little bit heavier.

As for the collapsed thatched huts and the victims who lost their homes, the local government will give them away. Although the impact on the local area is not small, it will not be too great.

It is rare that this year, in addition to the chaff and wild vegetables, there is a little more fishy-smelling oily water in the porridge water outside the capital.

Looking carefully, it turned out to be marinated sea fish nuggets.

There should not be too many of these things in the city at this time.

It has entered the table of ordinary people, and families with a little more attention will not eat this stuff at all.

The fishy smell is too strong, and I am not used to sea fish!

This is the direct benefit brought by the development of Jinmen Port.

In addition to maritime trade, Jia Rong also personally formed several fishing fleets, specializing in fishing in offshore areas.

The effect is quite obvious, and the marine fishery at this time has not suffered from the invasion of industrialization.

Often, one trip to sea can salvage hundreds of thousands of catties, or even more than one million catties of various marine fish.

Among them, the most precious is naturally to maintain its activity by various means.

As for more common sea fish, they are directly pickled and turned into extremely salty dried fish, which then quickly flow into the market.

The scale of the ocean is much larger than that of the land.

The fish production of the sea is naturally much greater than that of poultry and domestic animals on land.

In the past, the people at the bottom of Dagan seldom had a bite of meat.

The situation is different now, at least the situation in Zhili in the north is very different.

A large amount of dried sea fish has flowed into the market, causing the price of fish to plummet, to the point where it is almost as cheap as steamed buns.

It is the people at the bottom, who can eat a mouthful of dried sea fish for one or two copper coins, although the taste is a bit salty, but the people like it.

Supplemented with meat, plus the salt that comes with it, the people's consumption of staple food and salt has been greatly reduced, and how much cost of living has been saved?

In short, even if the northern Zhili area suffered from drought in the first half of the year and snowstorm in winter, the impact on the people is not great, but the quality of life is better.

Such a situation surprised some careerists, and at the same time made the entire court and the local government overjoyed.

Before the end of the year, all kinds of eulogizing memorials flew into the palace like snowflakes and were sent to today's desks.

He is naturally in a good mood today, but he is very clear-headed.

He naturally knows who is the biggest contributor to all this, or that interest group.

It's ridiculous that even now there are courtiers attacking Jinmen Port, saying that they will shut down Jinmen Port.

However, what makes people a little puzzled today is that there is basically no forbidden sea in the south, but I heard that the life of the people at the bottom of the south is not as nourishing and luscious as the people in the capital and northern Zhili.

He has also eaten salted fish and dried fish, and the taste is really not very good.

But he couldn't help it that it was meat. He knew how many low-level people didn't even have a mouthful of minced meat all year round.

"My lord, those guys in the south who have sea boats, how can they put their minds on fishing and earn more by doing sea trade!"

Dai Quan explained the reason: "As for those fishermen who have no strength, they only have one or two small boats at most, how dare they stay away from the coast?"

Of course, I knew this while chatting with Jia Rong.

If ordinary people in the capital can eat dried fish, they will definitely know and ask about it today. Dai Quan has made preparations in advance.

Sure enough, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

"How do you know about this?"

Now squinting, he asked curiously, "Where did you know that?"

Just as Dai Quan understands today's character, today also understands Dai Quan very well.

This guy has abilities, but most of his energy is spent in the palace, how can he know too much about the outside world?

"Your Highness shines brightly for thousands of miles. It was when I was drinking with General Jia of the Ning Mansion that I heard about it!"

Dai Quan didn't dare to hide it, and smiled lightly: "It's also luck, I overheard it!"

"Oh, what did Ning Fu Jia Rong say?"

Today's heart moved, and he asked curiously: "Don't be sloppy!"

At this time, today's mood is quite complicated.

He knew that the people in the capital and Zhili were able to eat Shanghai dried fish, and they should be most grateful to Jia Rong of Ningfu.

The fishing fleets in Jinmen Port are either owned by the Ning Mansion, or they exist under the arrangement of the Ning Mansion.

Obviously, Jia Rong must know that the ocean is rich in fish and easy to catch, and that's why he made such a move.

No one expected that just a few small offshore fishing fleets could barely meet the meat needs of the people at the bottom of the capital.

If you were the person you are today, you would never have thought of this. Wouldn’t it be nice to make money in overseas trade?

You know, the price of dried sea fish in the capital at this time, the price of dried fish for [-] yuan and [-] yuan is actually the same as that of steamed buns, so what profit can there be?

It can only be said that Jia Rong from the Ning Mansion is indeed kind to the people at the bottom.

Looking at the novels he wrote, as well as the actions of the Ning Mansion, it can be seen that this guy is quite caring for the people at the bottom.

For a guy like Jia Rong who came from a wealthy family, it is really commendable.

"Don't dare!"

Dai Quan lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly: "General Jia said that the ocean is larger than the land. The fish resources in it are quite rich!"

"As long as there are special sea boats to fish, the harvest will be indispensable!"

"In the beginning, he just made some meat for his laborers to improve their food. After all, they are all heavy physical labor, and they need to consume too much rice and vegetables. Even the few villages in the suburbs of Beijing can't supply them together. !"

"If the cost of purchasing chicken, duck and fish is too high, I really can't afford it!"

"It's not that he can't afford it, it's that he doesn't want to make a fuss?"

Today chuckled lightly and said: "This guy doesn't know what he's thinking, he just stays behind the scenes and doesn't want to jump on the front stage!"

"The emperor is wise!"

Dai Quan smiled awkwardly and continued: "General Jia really doesn't want to attract too much attention. Besides, even if he wants to buy enough chicken, duck and fish, the price will skyrocket in a short time!"

, Today, he just snorted and didn't speak, and he knows the local tyrants very well, so such things are naturally inevitable.

"General Jia didn't know it at first, but the effect of offshore fishing is so obvious!"

Dai Quan chuckled and said, "Not only can the meat needs of all the workers be met, but also the surplus can flow into the market!"

"Anyway, for General Jia, it doesn't matter if there are more offshore fishing boats or less, so he will get a few more fleets out!"

"It's just that I didn't expect that a few fishing boats could meet the meat needs of ordinary people in the capital. It's a surprise!"

"Yeah, this is a surprise!"

Today's complexion is not very good-looking.

He asked: "Does the Ministry of Internal Affairs have any plans in this regard? We can't ask Ningfu Jia Rong to go on like this forever, can we?"

"This one……"

Dai Quan was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect to ask such a sudden question today, and he didn't know how to answer it.

"Why doesn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs have any plans?"

With sharp eyes now, he asked in a deep voice, "Say it clearly!"

"Old slave knows, indeed there is none!"

Dai Quan lowered his head and replied, he didn't dare to smooth things over for the guys from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in such a matter, it would be bad if he involved himself.

"Hmph, a bunch of money-seekers!"

Today, some people are angry and say: "How can such a matter be taken care of by a courtier, the royal family must not be left behind!"

Dai Quan suddenly understood what was going on in his mind.

To be honest, Jia Rong's behavior seems to have such an idea to buy people's hearts, and it is not worth advocating.

However, no one had expected that the harvest of offshore fishing would be so amazing.

Besides, Jia Rong did not make a big deal of her own credit for allowing the processed dried sea fish to flow into the market.

Among other things, at least the people at the bottom of the capital do not know the specific origin of the dried sea fish, but only know that it comes from Jinmen Port.

The same is true, plus today's mind is considered broad-minded, so this matter will naturally not be too fussy, but the royal family must follow up immediately, otherwise it will be dereliction of duty.

Obviously, the performance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is quite dissatisfied today.

Thinking about it, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is obviously focused on making money. Although this is also their main business, it really shouldn't ignore the fishing of sea fish.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, is there anything interesting in the capital recently?"

Today waved his hand, adjusted his mentality actively, and directly changed the subject to ask.

"If there's anything interesting to say, it's that the Provincial Family Hospital in Rongfu was handed over to a group of little girls to supervise the building!"

Speaking of this, Dai Quan showed a funny look on his face, and explained: "It's a group of little girls from Ningfu Girls' School!"

"Oh, isn't Rong Mansion afraid of problems?"

Now I am interested, and said curiously: "You know, there are standards for the specifications of the Provincial Hospital, and they should know it well!"

"My lord, this is the place to blame!"

Dai Quan laughed and said: "Those little girls are doing well, and there is no obvious problem. They still seem to be quite capable!"

"This move is obviously the style of Jia Rong of the Ningfu. Did he do it secretly?"

Now curiously said: "He is quite courageous!"

Dai Quan replied: "Your Highness is wise, according to the news from the spies, General Jia thinks highly of these young girls, and their performance did not disappoint General Jia. His Highness must not know how they won the trust of the Rong Mansion." Mrs. Jia's!"

He smiled and told today the original story, but he didn't see the surprise in today's eyes...

(End of this chapter)