Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 288 Family Arrangements
The little maid was as frightened as a quail, lowering her head and not daring to speak.

Jia Rui stepped forward and took his son Jia Xuan from Xue Baochai's arms, and then looked at him all over.

It was funny to see Jia Rui. Jia Xuan was wrapped like a ball by Xue Baochai. It wouldn't be a big deal if she fell off the bed, let alone fell to the ground.

"Okay, okay, it's common for children to bump into each other. There's no need to be so serious. If you can't stand this little bump, how can you get ahead when you grow up?"

Jia Rui was relatively kind to his maids and servants. The little maid finally relaxed a little when she heard Jia Rui plead for her.

Xue Baochai glanced at Jia Rui angrily, and finally waved helplessly for the maid to retreat.

Then he came to Jia Rui's side, took his son from his arms, and said to Ying'er who was snickering beside him:

"You're still waiting for me to change my clothes. What are you doing standing around here? It's getting more and more out of place."

Ying'er hurriedly came over with a sullen face to change Jia Rui's official uniform into everyday clothes at home.

After Jia Rui changed into comfortable clothes, he sat at the table and drank the tea brought by Brother Ying, and even touched Brother Ying's hand.

Not only was Brother Ying not angry at Jia Rui's frivolity, but with a smile on his face, he glanced at Jia Rui and then walked out proudly.

Xue Baochai had long been used to these little tricks. Fortunately, Jia Rui only moved his hands and feet against Brother Ying without any actual action, so Xue Baochai tolerated it.

"I have already taken care of Ruifosheng's banknote number. You will send someone to receive it tomorrow. You must remember to make sure that the account books and the money in the bank are correct. There must be no mistakes."

Xue Baochai smiled and sat next to Jia Rui, "Don't worry about these things. I know more about business matters than you."

Jia Rui cannot deny this.

After all, the Xue family has been doing business for several lifetimes, so they naturally know all about the tricks involved.

"Then don't worry about it, I'll just be the boss."

Xue Baochai happily accepted the job.

In fact, everyone knows that on the surface, the Ruifusheng bank account is a family property, but how much does it cost in the Jiao family?It’s not up to you to decide.

At this point, Jia Ruike understands better than Jia Zhen that the hen that lays the golden egg is always better than the golden egg.

"I have already counted the sacrificial fields in our clan. Including the ones recovered from the slaves, there are a total of [-] to [-] acres. You can see if we will send the slaves in our mansion to take care of it next."

Jia Rui calculated in his mind that in addition to these sacrificial fields, plus the shops in the capital and the Ruifusheng bank account, the property of the Jia family was not small, and the annual income was enough to appease the clan members.

And do the math, as long as Jia Rui doesn't get too greedy on Ruifusheng's ticket number, then each clan member will have an income of at least 300 taels of silver per year.

This is not a small number. It includes old men in their [-]s and newborn children.

As a result, the Jia family has to pay 10 taels of silver every year.

Jia Rui thought for a moment, and then said: "In the future, all the money collected from the clan cannot be distributed. It must be reserved for private schools and for the start-up of promising children in the clan."

Xue Baochai nodded.

Jia Rui went on to say: "All members of the tribe should pay one tael of silver per month. No one will have less, but no one will have more."

"You can see if the remaining money can be used to make money if you release it. After all, our Jia family still has to spend money."

Xue Baochai lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said: "I think we should give money according to the account. In this way, there is a fixed amount. If their family has more children, they will have to find a way. They can't always Rely on the clan, right?"

Jia Rui thought it made sense when he heard it. His thinking just now was a bit reckless.

"Baochai, you are still smart. If you go by what I say, it will be fine within ten years, but in a few decades our family will be considered to be infested with moths."

"Tell me, how many Jia's branches do we have in the capital?"

Xue Baochai knew everything about the Jia family. When Jia Rui asked him, he immediately replied:

"The ones in the middle of the capital are the relatives of the Second Duke Ning Rong and have eight rooms. The ones a little further away in Jinling have twelve rooms."

Jia Rui frowned after hearing this. There are twenty branches. Counting the disciples below, how many people are there?
Fortunately, I didn't do it my own way. If I had done it my own way, after more than ten years, even if the entire Jia family property was sold, it wouldn't be enough.

Jia Rui lowered his head and thought for a moment, "Do you think it would be okay to give the money to the heads of these twenty houses?"

Xue Baochai handed the child in his arms to Ying'er, and then told him: "Give it to the wet nurse carefully and don't drop it again."

Ying'er quickly took the child and exited the room.

Only then did Xue Baochai sit next to Jia Rui and analyze him carefully:

"It seems simple to allocate it to the head of the house below, but when you are here, the people below will naturally not dare to do anything evil. But in the future, when our son becomes the clan leader, the people below may not be convinced. Those heads of house may be Troublemaker."

Jia Rui took a deep look at Xue Baochai. As expected, Xue Baochai was far-sighted and had already planned for his son decades later.

Although she was very calculating, it was all for her son. Instead of feeling angry, Jia Rui felt relieved.Jia Rui grabbed Xue Baochai's hand and patted it gently, "With you here, I have no worries."

Xue Baochai pursed her lips and smiled, and glanced at Jia Rui coquettishly, "So we don't care about the heads of houses, and we send it directly to every household, so that every household can accept our favor. When the time comes, they won't be able to do without us either. .”

Jia Rui nodded, "I'll do as you say. Then you can see how much each household should pay."

Xue Baochai held her chin and thought for a moment, then said: "This time we will treat everyone equally. No matter how many people there are in each family, we will give them ten taels of silver every month so that they can live their own lives."

There is no way that Xue Baochai can be so generous. These family properties were earned by the ancestors. It cannot be said that they alone occupied the Dingxihou Mansion.

But even so, there will still be 5 to [-] taels of silver left in the clan every year, which is enough for subsequent investments and the cost of private schools in the clan.

"Okay, that's it."

After Jia Rui said this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "What about Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion? They don't care about these ten taels of silver. If you give it away without hesitation, it will be a slap in their face."

Xue Baochai smiled slightly, and then said: "Their family is different from others, so naturally they have to treat each other differently, and give each master in their family an additional two taels of silver per month. This way, the sisters can relax more easily."

Xue Baochai is very familiar with the situation of the girls in Grand View Garden. Even though these are all ladies, they are all cash-strapped, and all their income is just a little monthly money.

To put it this way, Lin Daiyu is actually the richest in the Grand View Garden. At least she can reward the big kitchen with a few taels of silver for every bird's nest she eats.

"What about the relatives in the family?"

Jia Rui is talking about Xing Xiuyan.

"Do you still have to worry about this? I have already given her two taels of silver every month, so this time I will give her an additional four taels."

It turned out that since Xing Xiuyan and Xue Bian got engaged, Xue Baochai had followed the rules of the house and sent her two taels of silver every month. This prevented Xing Xiuyan from being too embarrassed and making the sisters in the garden laugh.

Hearing Xue Baochai's detailed arrangements, Jia Rui had nothing to say.

"Then I don't care about this matter. From now on, I will leave all matters in the clan to Grandma."

Xue Baochai is also a little proud. Ever since she became the head grandmother of Dingxihou Mansion, she has been responsible for everything in the house. For such a long time, there has not been a single mistake. This was something that Wang Xifeng had never done before. .

"It's okay then. I'll prepare a meal for you." Although Xue Baochai seemed to be asking Jia Rui for instructions, in fact, he had already arranged for the people below to do it. He told Jia Rui that it was just a token of respect for him.

In fact, Jia Rui has long been used to this kind of thing, because in the eyes of Mrs. Wang, Xue Baochai is much more capable than his grandson.

Therefore, Jia Rui basically does not interfere in family affairs now, so as not to cause trouble to others.

After a while, a large round table was placed in the hall next to it, and then all kinds of delicacies were delivered like flowing water.

Although Jia Rui is not as luxurious as Jia Mu now, he still has to eat at least twelve dishes for a meal.

In order to make Jia Rui eat well every day, Xue Baochai racked his brains so that all the dishes would not be the same within ten days. Because of this, Xue Baochai hired several famous chefs to serve him at home.

If it were in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Rui's concubines should have come to take care of him at this time.

However, Jia Rui's family doesn't have this rule. The main reason is that Jia Rui hates this, so only the husband and wife sit at the dining table.

Jia Rui picked up the chopsticks, picked up a random dish and put it on the plate in front of him.

This means that the family can eat, and only then can Xue Baochai use chopsticks.

Next, the couple ate and chatted about interesting things at home. There were two personal maids, Ying'er and Brother Ying, waiting closely beside them. The atmosphere was very good.

However, this good atmosphere was quickly broken.

A little maid lifted the door curtain and came in to say blessings to Jia Rui and Xue Baochai.

"Uncle, grandma, uncle is here."

The great-uncle she was talking about was Xue Pan, Xue Baochai's brother.

After hearing this, Jia Rui and Xue Baochai were a little puzzled as to why he came while eating.

"Call in."

After a while, Jia Rui's uncle entered the house with heavy steps.

As soon as he came in, Xue Pan saw a table of delicious food in front of him. He sat directly in front of the table without being invited.

After sitting down, he shouted to the little maids: "Prepare the dishes for me."

After finishing, he added: "It's so shameless. If it were at my house, I would have beaten him out."

(End of this chapter)