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Chapter 290 Refuse to give in (please subscribe)

Jia Huan definitely didn't know what Jia Baoyu said specifically while having wine with friends outside.

If he knew about it, he would definitely give Jia Baoyu some face and reluctantly accept Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan and others as his younger brothers.

By the way, Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan, the noble sons of this small group, are quite decent in terms of their character and behavior. That is to say, he did not act randomly and did not act indiscriminately to harm the people.

My own martial arts and military knowledge are quite good, so accepting him will naturally not be a burden.

At the moment, Jia Cong really needs to recruit some qualified noble disciples to help him. It is certain that he will not end well if he eats alone.

It's just that I'm too anxious now. Before Jia Cong can rest for a month, he can't wait to be sent out again.

This time, it was specifically targeting bandits and bandits in the Central Plains region.

Of course, it would be best if Jia Cong, like last time, could seize evidence of cooperation between local forces and bandits.

Not only could the imperial court rectify the local officialdom in an honest and fair manner, but it could also gain a lot from the process of ransacking homes. Only fools who want to kill two birds with one stone would give up easily.

In less than a month's rest, through the relationship between the two princes of the Shi family and the pardon master, the Eighth Founding Duke and the Twelve Hou family quietly sent many children to become Jia Cong's helpers.

They are military bosses, and the reaction of these noble families will definitely not be slower than that of juniors like Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan.

As long as his ability is good, even if he has some shortcomings in other aspects, Jia Cong will recognize them.

He also understands his own shortcomings, such as his ability to communicate with official figures and some social and entertainment abilities, which can only be said to be very pale. These can be left to his noble disciples to deal with.

In this way, Jia Cong can focus all his attention on the war to avoid any unexpected situations.

This time, Jia Huan didn't go with him!

After all, Jia Cong has been given sufficient examples and sufficient martial arts personnel have been provided as special operations manpower. If Jia Cong has problems under such circumstances, it means that his own abilities are insufficient.

Jia Huan stayed in the capital, observing the court situation closely while preparing for military exercises.

After the family banquet in Ning Mansion ended, Jia Qiang had no intention of staying in the capital any longer, and set off directly to take up her post within a few days.

When leaving, Jia Huan sent several martial arts masters to help.

Sometimes, Jianghu means are much more effective than normal means.

Jia Qiang smiled and said that after he established a foothold, he hoped that Jia Huan's Tangtou would send more Jianghu men to establish branch Tangtangs. He needed stronger help.

Isn't this good?

If you need help, just say it, don't hide it in your belly, you still need Jia Huan to guess!

It's not the roundworm in someone's stomach. How is it possible to guess the specific thoughts?

Maybe she sensed something was wrong, or maybe she saw some clues, so Jia Qiang didn't hesitate to ask for help. Jia Huan didn't bother to guess and agreed directly.

Just a few days after Jia Qiang left here, news came to Jia Huan from the Rong Mansion that the public finances between the first and second houses had been completely separated.

In other words, from now on, the expenses for the bigger house will be taken care of, and the expenses for the second house will be taken into account!

I heard that the old lady was quite dissatisfied with this and even lost her temper.

Unfortunately, this time neither the first bedroom nor the second bedroom had any intention of giving in.

In fact, Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng's aunt and nephew were determined to separate, and with Jia Lian secretly supporting them, the old lady couldn't object even if she wanted to.

To put it bluntly, the old lady’s transcendent status is supported by her sons and wives.

If one day her son and daughter-in-law disobey, the old lady will have no choice but to accept it.

I also heard that Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng almost came to blows over the split ratio of the public silver in stock.

In the end, Wang Xifeng gave in and adopted a 70-30 ratio to completely cut off the finances from the second-family home.

In other words, the second bedroom received a full 70%, while the first bedroom only received 30%.

No matter what, from now on, Wang Xifeng no longer had to worry about the messy affairs in the house, and could only focus on the east courtyard where the main house was located.

When Jia Huan heard the news, he naturally knew what had happened.

Sure enough, within a few days, he received a drinking invitation from Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng.

He came to the door happily, and the first thing he said when he saw Wang Xifeng was to tease: "Sister-in-law Feng is really brave!"

"What kind of courage?"

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes and said angrily: "If it were possible, I wouldn't think about dividing the finances~"

Jia Huan didn't answer the question and said with a chuckle: "Isn't it much easier now that you don't have to worry about those trivial things and can you focus more on Brother Zhuo?"

"What you say is true!"

A slight smile appeared on Wang Xifeng's face, and she nodded: "With a small area like the East Courtyard, if you want to manage it properly, isn't it easy to manage?"

Jia Huan just laughed, there was no need to answer the question.

It is said that when Wang Xifeng was in charge of the public school, the biggest headache was the stewards below and the various unreasonable and unreasonable purchasing demands from the second house.

The stewards use various methods, but in short, they have formed a process of making money.

As long as the money from the public flows out, they can make a good profit!

Especially when they realized that it was impossible for the old lady to allow the government to continue ransacking the manager's house. Although they would not go crazy for money, it was not easy for them to restrain themselves.

Wang Xifeng always has the idea to suppress the arrogance of these managers, but every time it requires a lot of energy, and the final results are not great.

The bulk of the purchasing needs of the second house are for Mr. Zheng to purchase the four treasures of the study, as well as various ancient paintings and calligraphy books that he values.

The price of this thing has no fixed price at all, and the diners are working together to make a fortune, and a lot of money is wasted in vain.

Wang Xifeng didn't know much about the secrets inside, but she knew that Mr. Zheng had spent an astonishing amount on it.

There were also some other unreasonable things, as well as some deliberately difficult demands made by Mrs. Wang. In short, Wang Xifeng was very busy and worked hard, but in the end she still had no benefits.

Her reputation in the house was quite bad, and she was just short of being scolded as the Living King of Hell by her children.

With Wang Xifeng's temperament, how could he possibly endure this?

If he hadn't cared about the thoughts and ideas of his elders, he would have resorted to thunderous measures long ago.

Now that we have completely cut off our finances from the second house, we will only manage the affairs of the first house from now on, without even being suppressed by our elders. Isn’t that a wonderful life?

These internal information of Rong Mansion were naturally revealed by this person when he visited Aunt Zhao.

Aunt Zhao also particularly complained that the second wife had to take care of her own affairs and most of the affairs of the Rong Mansion. It was probably too much for Mrs. Wang, and she, the aunt, might suffer a loss in money.

What can Jia Huan say?

He stated directly that he would provide Aunt Zhao with an additional twenty taels of silver every month as a monthly basis, so that Aunt Zhao would not have to save on food and drink. The key is to eat well, drink well, and live a nourishing life.

Aunt Zhao happily took over the filial piety for the first month, her face blossoming with joy.

In fact, she is not short of money, not to mention being able to participate in the purchase of rouge, gouache, and the sale of embroidery. The oil and water in it alone are enough for her to live a comfortable life.

Mr. Zheng Er was also very generous to Aunt Zhao, giving dozens of taels of extra money every month.

Jia Huan knew all this. The reason why Aunt Zhao was like this was probably because she wanted to be closer to Jia Huan's son and hoped that Jia Huan would visit her house more often.

Naturally, he would not make excuses to refuse, and nodded in agreement.

In fact, he visited Aunt Zhao many times, more than a dozen times a month. She left with Jia Cong just last month and hasn't seen her for a month. Aunt Zhao misses her very much.

After meeting, in addition to chatting about the gossip in the house as usual, they recently started to talk about Tanchun's marriage.

Jia Huan is fourteen years old this year, and Tan Chun is only younger than Lin Daiyu, almost sixteen.

As a result, there were no rumors about the marriage visit at all in the house!

If it were placed in the same period as the original work of Red Mansions, Aunt Zhao would have been entirely focused on Jia Huan, so she would naturally not care about Tanchun's marriage or not.

But the situation is different now. Jia Huan's situation is there, so Aunt Zhao doesn't need to worry about it.

Although there was no wedding banquet arranged with Daiyu, the matter was already settled.

After Aunt Zhao found out, she was naturally very happy, and her whole mental state suddenly changed.

Of course, she also understood that as an aunt, it was difficult for her to restrain a daughter-in-law from a high family like Lin Daiyu.

However, she has full confidence in Jia Huan and feels that Jia Huan can 'control' her daughter-in-law.

Now that Jia Huan's life-long matter has been resolved, she will naturally focus on Tanchun, whom she has always disliked seeing. After all, she is also her biological daughter.

Then, she noticed that Mrs. Wang didn't move at all, and she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

After all, in this era, "parents order the matchmaker's words", and as the legitimate mother, Mrs. Wang has natural discretion. If she remained unmoved, even Mr. Zheng wouldn't be able to say anything.

Of course, if Tanchun turns eighteen and there is still no movement, Mr. Zheng will have a legitimate excuse to intervene again.

"Your sister's marriage cannot be delayed, you have to find some way to solve it!"

Aunt Zhao made a rare request, so it was naturally impossible for Jia Huan to turn a blind eye.

It's just a moment, and it's not that easy to solve.

He was certain that unlike the original work of Red Mansions, Tanchun would never be sent out for marriage.

What a joke!

Although the momentum of Rong Mansion at this time is not comparable to that of its peak period, it still has 30% to 40% of its momentum.

Under such circumstances, Tanchun is unlikely to be used as an exchange of interests and becomes a fake princess for marriage.

If the Rong Mansion really wanted to do this, Jia Huan would be the first to refuse!

Moreover, the second master Zheng can't wipe his face off, how can he gain a foothold in the court in the future?

Under such circumstances, the marriage of Chun Chun is indeed a bit troublesome and must not be delayed for too long.

At this time, the disadvantages of the old lady and Mrs. Wang often staying at home became apparent.

Even if Tanchun is excellent in all aspects, the ladies outside don’t know!

The ladies who often interacted with her knew what was going on, but for some reason, none of them took the initiative to propose marriage. This was very strange.

Jia Huan had some guesses, but he didn't know if they were accurate?

In the original book of Red Mansion, at first, the princess of Nan'an County wanted to get engaged to her son, the Prince of Nan'an County. It was rumored that the Prince of Nan'an County fell in love with Tanchun for some reason and kept it in mind.

It's a pity that this ambitious and talented man was defeated and captured in southern Xinjiang. In the end, Tan Chun had to be pushed out and sacrificed. It can only be said that interests are fundamental, and all love and love are nonsense.

I just don’t know what the Prince of Nan’an is thinking right now?

This princess is an out-and-out sick child, and it's hard to say when she will die.

Otherwise, the old concubine would not have to come forward for matters such as getting a concubine for the county king.

Gossip aside, Jia Huan actually knows a lot about the internal affairs of Rong Mansion.

Therefore, Wang Xifeng's condition is naturally considered clear.

This time, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng suddenly invited him over for a drink. It was probably Jia Lian's affair, and he had already made the final decision.

Otherwise, so many things would not have happened in Rong Mansion in such a short period of time.

Especially the financial separation between the company and the company, the meaning is quite obvious.

Anyone who knows a little bit about the internal affairs of Rong Mansion will understand that such a division of the public and secondary finances basically represents the de facto separation between the first and second houses.

Otherwise, the old lady would not have been secretly angry and would not have allowed Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng to enter Rongqing Hall for several days, so she could only use this method to express her dissatisfaction.

It's a pity that the deal is already done. Mr. Pardon and Mr. Zheng have both chosen to acquiesce. No matter how unwilling the old lady is, there is nothing she can do to stop it.

"Haha, brother Huan, you don't know yet!"

When Jia Huan sat down in the flower hall of the east courtyard, Wang Xifeng said directly: "My good aunt wants to take back all the management rights of the farm outside the city!"

"This is impossible!"

Jia Huan chuckled, but his tone was quite firm: "We have agreed before that I will be given at least ten years of management rights, and we cannot change it easily during this period!"

"If you want to change the management rights, you can do it, just compensate me for the loss!"

"You think beautiful!"

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "My good aunt wants to take it back by force, how dare you ask for the money?"

"Ha ha……"

Jia Huan chuckled again and said in a relaxed tone: "If the mansion doesn't lose money, I would like to see which steward has the courage to go outside the city to take over the farm?"

Seeing that Wang Xifeng was puzzled, he said coldly: "There is no peace outside the city, and it is normal for accidents to happen casually!"

Wang Xifeng opened her eyes wide, with a look of disbelief on her face, and she even stuttered when she spoke: "You, you, you, you can't be so cruel, that's my good aunt's confidant!"

"It doesn't matter who he is, if he doesn't pay, that's what he will end up with!"

Jia Huan sneered: "Do you really think that the 80,000 taels of silver I paid to the government a year were all in vain?"

"If my wife is really unreasonable, the matter can be easily solved!"

He chuckled and said: "I will first give up one or two farms and let my wife's confidants manage them!"

"My request is very simple. The model of one or two farms must be the same as mine!"

"The amount of money handed over a year must be ten thousand taels, and there should be no problems with the supply of rice, noodles, vegetables, etc.!"

"If it can be done, I will hand over the remaining farms over several years without saying a word!"

"If the stewardship arranged by my wife cannot be fulfilled, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Those farms are the property of the Jia family of Rong Mansion, not a place where the Wang family sucks blood!"

When he said this, Jia Huan looked directly at Wang Xifeng, with a calm look on his face, and that was what he was thinking in his heart.

(End of this chapter)