Cutting 1719

Chapter 5 The Family Industry
Seeing Ning Yu coming to pay her respects, the old lady was very happy. She loved her grandson very much. Now her grandson has not only grown up, but also has a filial piety. Regardless of his recovering from a serious illness, he prayed for this old lady in the temple. After three days of blessing, I feel distressed and satisfied.

At this time, besides the old lady, there was another middle-aged man sitting at the bottom of the hall, looking at Ning Yu with a smile. Ning Zhongyuan was close, loyal and diligent, and later, under the instructions of the old man, Ning Zhongjing was in charge of the entire family's property.

Ning Zhongjing came back this time to tell the old lady the income of the family business for the past year, and it happened that Ning Yu happened to be lucky enough to come here and had access to the first-hand financial information of the Ning family.

Holding a thick booklet in his hand, Ning Zhongjing read: "In the 57th year of Kangxi, the Ning family owned 38 acres of upper fields, 25 acres of middle fields, and [-] acres of lower fields. There are [-] stones of grain, [-] shops, eight mines of various types, and more than [-] taels of silver."

As Ning Yu listened, he pondered in his heart. He naturally knew why the so-called upper, middle and lower fields were so different. Because the Ning family, as an official family, could register Shangtian as Zhongtian and Xiatian in various ways to avoid taxes. There are also various ways to avoid taxes in mines and mines.

The thick roster was read in a short while. Ning Zhongjing picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Seeing Ning Yu's concentration, he smiled and said, "Has Yu'er ever understood?"

Ning Yu said in a respectful voice: "Third Uncle, although the account books are boring and boring, but after Third Uncle talked about it, it became much easier to understand. Today, Yu'er understands the truth that if you are not in charge of the family, you don't know the price of firewood and rice." Ning Zhongjing was both surprised and delighted.

You know, in this day and age, just knowing how to look at the account book is a great knowledge, and it is often the secret of those who are shopkeepers, the basis of survival.When Ning Zhongjing learned this knowledge back then, he also spent a lot of energy and time.Now Ning Yu seems to know about seven or eight points, which naturally surprises Ning Zhongjing.

Ning Zhongjing said with a smile: "Some time ago, I saw that Yu'er still kept her ears shut and only read sage books. Now that she has been ill, she has turned a corner. This family business is the foundation of the family. If it is completely If you don’t understand, you can’t be a good family in the future.”

The old lady said: "Hey, my dear grandson doesn't need to worry about these trivial matters. Last year, my dear grandson took the high school exam, and now he is a serious student. In two years, my dear grandson will be able to take the scientific examination. Turn around." Wouldn't a big Jinshi be better than someone like you who plays with the abacus?" What he said made Ning Zhongjing feel embarrassed.

Ning Yu said: "Grandmother, what uncle said is also true. No matter whether I can win the election or not, I am the eldest grandson of the Ning family after all. I will take over the family business sooner or later. If I don't know anything about this family business, wouldn't I be confused? If you really become an official, wouldn’t you be bewitched by those money-grubbing slaves? Of course, the grandson’s career is definitely not in vain, but the two are not in conflict.”

Seeing that Ning Yu rescued himself, and what he said was well-founded, Ning Zhongjing quickly smiled and said: "Mother, what Yu'er said is also true, just reading is easy to read as an idiot."

Ning Yu thought that this was just an opportunity, so he told what Yuan Hui had entrusted to him. Fortunately, he was no longer the original self, and his speech was clear. Coupled with the previous performance, at this time The old lady and Ning Zhongjing did not treat him as a child, and could listen to Ning Yu carefully.

The old madam has a bodhisattva heart. When she heard about the situation of those children, her heart softened a lot, and she said quickly: "My good grandson is pure-hearted. I can do this by myself. You can ask your third uncle for all the money and food you need. Yes, this part of the expenditure will be recorded in my account."

Everyone in the Ning family has their own ledger, which contains not only the income of their own family property, but also the corresponding expenditures, and the old lady's income is quite rich every year, coupled with the filial piety of the younger generation, this part of the money is really nothing .

However, Ning Zhongjing didn't consider this aspect. His idea was the same as Ning Yu's, that is, to use people in the right place, and said: "Yu'er, you don't need to worry about these things. Now the family business is gradually expanding. There will be a lot of manpower needed in the future, we can let them follow along first, and there will always be something to eat."

These words are consistent with the housekeeper Zhou Fu, if Ning Yu had agreed, but now he doesn't think twice.

Ning Yu thought about it for a while, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, grandma and third uncle, but Yu'er has another plan. That is, Yu'er wants to reorganize Yunmeng's Zhuangzi, and plans to focus on these children. Teach and nurture them, they are all orphans, helpless, and they will be loyal to my Ning family in the future, and they will also help in the future. As for money, I can take out all the money in my account in the early stage, and then develop it later. There is no need to worry."

Before the old lady could speak, Ning Zhongjing said first: "Yu'er, what are your plans? You know, although Yunmeng County is only fifty or sixty miles away from here, it belongs to De'an Mansion after all, and I would rather The main power of the family is still in Hanyang Prefecture."

Ning Yu, as a past life traveler, naturally knows what a good land Yunmeng is.As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, a Chu King City was built here. At that time, when Wu and Chu fought, Chu Ping Wang Lingzi Wang Zhao Wang built this city, and for thousands of years, it was full of characters.

But what really attracted Ning Yu was because of salt, this seemingly inconspicuous thing, but it can be called a cornucopia in this era.

Later generations proved that Yunmeng County has more than 280 billion tons of well salt reserves, and has always enjoyed the reputation of "Salt Sea".But in this day and age, Yunmeng's salt mine has not been exploited on a large scale, and Huguang Province has always been regarded as a salt-deficient area, and the salt is mainly met by transferring Huai salt and Sichuan salt.

It was not until the Xianfeng period that Zhang Liangji, the governor of Huguang at that time, sent people to conduct inspections in Yingcheng and Yunmeng, and began to boil mineral salt, and "Yingyan" began here.Ning Yu believes that if Yunmeng's well salt is used in this era, the strength of the entire Ning family will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Thinking of this, Ning Yu said, "Third Uncle, before I went down the mountain, I consulted with Master Yuanhui. At that time, Master told me a big secret, that is, there seems to be well salt in Yunmeng, but the exact location is not known." Clearly, so I plan to bring these children to live in Yunmeng Zhuangzi first, on the one hand to cultivate talents, and on the other hand to find traces of this well salt." These words are half true and half false.

"Jingyan? You didn't lie to your third uncle? This matter must not be joked!" Although Ning Yu didn't speak clearly, Ning Zhongjing was still stimulated by the word salt.

What is salt?That is the money hidden in the ground waiting for someone to dig it!Even in troubled times, salt is more precious than money and belongs to the national strategic resource!
Today, the Ning family actually has a chance to obtain a mine of well salt, which is not an unusual trivial matter!Compared with those shops in Ning's family, it is much more important. Chudi is short of salt, and the price of Sichuan salt and Huai salt has increased several times when it is transported to Hankou, and how many salt dealers have been fed!
Ning Yu was unmoved, and said: "Don't worry, third uncle, this matter needs further investigation by my nephew, just following this reason, it will not attract attention, if I get something, my nephew will definitely notify the clan. "

The old lady listened for a long while, but she was old and confused, so she didn't ask any more questions, and just took the uncle and nephew to have a meal together.

After the meal, Ning Zhongjing didn't stay any longer, and went to Hanyang City to find his second elder brother Ning Zhongyuan with the account book. Firstly, as the patriarch, Ning Zhongyuan should know the income and expenditure of the Ning family last year. Regarding the matter of Yanjingyan, I need to discuss it with Ning Zhongyuan.

(End of this chapter)