Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 135: Adding pressure step by step
If others get involved in the Jia family's affairs, Jia Lian will be slapped in the face. But the Xue family's channels were so greedy that Jia Lian decided to reluctantly save some face for Aunt Xue.

"Leng Zixing is a domestic slave. It's such a great honor."

Even though Xue Pan was usually careless, at this moment he suddenly found his IQ and understood the meaning of this sentence.

Xue Pan folded his hands and saluted without hesitation: "Cousin, please excuse me and say goodbye!"

Back at Xue's house, Xue Pan met Aunt Xue and couldn't help complaining: "Mom is so unreasonable. She asked me to ask my cousin about Leng Zixing, and she almost got involved with me."

Before Aunt Xue could react, Xue Baochai on the side had already woken up and echoed: "Oh, it is indeed inappropriate. Cousin Lian, did you look down on me? Or did you say something unpleasant?"

Aunt Xue also realized what she was doing. She knew she was stupid. You grew up in the Wang family, and you have a certain relationship with Zhou Rui. Can Jia Lian take advantage of you? This is a matter of the Jia family. Even though Rongxi Hall lives in the second room now, the old lady has left, and Jia Lian asked the second room to move out, which is justifiable.

Xue Pan said: "My cousin only said that Leng Zixing is a domestic slave, which is a great honor. There is nothing more to say!"

Aunt Xue breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this and said: "Fortunately, Brother Lian still has some face. You go and ask the housekeeper to come. You need to prepare some gifts and send them to Jia's house for Brother Lian's daily expenses."

Aunt Xue is a widow, but she can still maintain the Xue family for a while, so she is not incompetent. The Xue family later moved to Beijing to live in the Jia family. The root cause was that they were worried that they had too much money and too many people coveting them. Without their status as imperial merchants, they would not be able to protect the family property.

Don't talk nonsense about wanting money but not people. For the sake of money, ruining other people's homes is normal behavior.

Realizing that her behavior was inappropriate, Aunt Xue quickly made amends. This also fell into Jia Lian's calculation.

"You should seize the matters related to Leng Zixing. Pay close attention to the accounting matters and find out as soon as possible. For the ancestor worship matters, you can ask for an auspicious day. Well, the key is to send some money to Jia Guang first. No How does money do anything?”

Jia Lian didn't care about the daily shopping, doing some tricks, and getting a little dirty. Why do you have to work so hard if you don't give some benefits to the people who actually do the work? Jin Shi has a personal dependence relationship with the Jia family, but in essence he is also a laborer.

Jia Lian had no intention of accepting the blame for taking the blame for his master so proactively.

All workers know that if the boss’s pie is not enough, a wage increase is the most practical thing.

Facing such a master, Jin Shi didn't dare to think too little.

The two accountants checked the accounts for a whole day and came to report to Jia Lian after dark.

The process of the Xue family's fortune was full of dirty things.

Jia Lian is still reasonable and tells everything from the front. If you don't understand what is right, you will be punished, but don't be punished for not teaching.

"Leng Zixing was captured. Everything is in a mess. I forgot to explain everything about money. What does it have to do with you? From now on, you are responsible for arresting Jinling's affairs and keeping clear accounts. Tell Jia Guang, at home, If there are people in the tribe who are good at accounting and elites, please select a few people and let them be at your disposal."

There was nothing wrong with his words, as if he was concerned about Jin Shi and worried that he was tired. After hearing these words, Jin Shi felt awe-inspiring in his heart. Are you here to help by selecting management and accounting personnel from the Jinling tribe? This is for surveillance and decentralization. In the past, Leng Zixing's situation of monopolizing power no longer existed. When facing Jia Guang back, he had to make it clear that it was Jia Lian's intention. Anyone who dared to accept favors without permission could reveal his true colors by asking Jia Lian in private.

Jin Shi stood and reported, Jia Lian leaned comfortably on the chair, and Guixiang squatted beside him and beat his legs.

"I'm really busy and dizzy. I forgot to give Jia Guang the money and delayed the second master. I apologize to the second master." Jin Shi quickly apologized. After hearing this, Jia Lian couldn't help but squint at him, with a loyal and honest face. , what you just said revealed your true identity.

"Leng Zixing did some tricks in the accounts. By taking charge of purchasing matters, he stopped the business of the Jia family's eight shops in Jinling. Four of them were run by his father-in-law and his family members, and four shops were rented out. . The money spent on purchases every quarter has gone to the Jia family in the capital to write off the accounts. At present, only these have been found, and the relevant people are also under control. How to deal with it, please tell me how to deal with it. Regarding ancestor worship, Jinling people Everything is ready, I would like to ask the second master to indicate the auspicious day."

If you don’t want to follow Leng Zixing’s old path, then do things well. The key is to keep your mouth shut.

Jia Lian acted unhurriedly, regaining the power of Jinshi, with a serious face and an even more serious heart.

This man is really ruthless. Leng Zixing was taken down and locked directly in the room. He was given food and water every day and no one was allowed to talk to him. He was just locked up like this. It's fine for a day or two, but it can really drive people crazy after a long time.

In the Jia Mansion, Jia Lian doesn't care about Leng Zixing at all, and it's not worth wasting too much energy on him.

What does it mean to be too busy and dizzy, forgetting the money for Jia Guang's work? You just don't dare to use the money in your account without authorization.

Leng Zixing did nothing wrong by showing off in the name of the Jia family, but in order to show off, he used the privacy of the Jia family's back house as a basis for discussion, which was a mistake that would not be wronged even if he died a hundred times.

As the general manager of the Jia family in Jinling, Jin Shi has a lot of hidden benefits. The family's food and clothing expenses can be saved, and they can still be affected by the things they endure. When they go out to meet people, they have the support of the Jia family, their social status is guaranteed, and they will not be easily bullied. If that's not enough, it's time to die.

Without delving into Leng Zixing's financial problems, it's just that Zhou Rui will definitely be involved, and Mrs. Wang's face will not look good. Jia Mu still has a lot of work to do, but she won't be able to shake the foundation of the second house in one day. Since the problem cannot be eradicated, let's put it aside for now. On the contrary, Jia Rong has a greater chance in Dongfu. Once Jia Zhen is killed, Jia Rong becomes the master and can kill Lai Er in minutes.

For Jia Lian, the current ethics and morals seem to have invisible constraints, but in fact they make it difficult to exert force.

When he was still in Yangzhou, Jia Lian thought things through clearly. Don't be in a hurry. You must not be in a hurry.

Let’s put aside the Jia family’s affairs for now and develop other financial resources to avoid Wang Xifeng, the head of the family, from getting angry with all kinds of worries. There is also the issue of the Yuanchun Provincial Provincial Promise. If Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang insist on accepting it, Jia Lian will have no choice but to save the family.

That's how a big family is, even the head of the family can't do whatever he wants.

Any decision you make must be fair and convincing. Taking Jia Zhen as an example, she spends money every year to buy rice and cloth and distribute them to her clan members. Usually these tribesmen seem to be of little use, but when something really happens, these tribesmen can immediately be pulled out to do things.

Jinshi excused himself, and soon Jia Guang came in. After meeting, he wanted to salute. Jia Lian hurriedly motioned to Jiao Da to stop him, and said with a smile on his face: "Uncle, you don't have to be like this, we are all clansmen who have not left the fifth uniform. The real ones My own family."

Jia Guang knew clearly in his heart that just listen to what he said about his family, but don't take it seriously. There are about a hundred adult males in the Jinling branch. In the past, they could only live in their ancestral fields. The Jia family in the capital did not allow them to make profits under the banner of the Jia family. At most, they could do some small business and earn three dollars. Melon and two dates.

Normally, people from the Jinling tribe are not qualified to live in the Jia Mansion in Jinling. Are these people considered one of their own?

Obviously, Jia Lian is not unavailable. Based on the truth about the Jinling people, it should be the local snake attribute that is at play.

Naturally, you have to do your best when doing things, and you also have to keep an eye on your surroundings and report anything in a timely manner.

All of this was thanks to Leng Zixing, who ate alone and had no one to say a word to help him when things happened.

"Second Master, please rest assured that Jia Guang will carefully select obedient and smart tribesmen."

This is also an eye-catching boy. Jia Lian nodded with satisfaction: "In the future, the Jinling people will get 30% of the profits from the business in Jinling. Do things well, and you will do things for yourself."

If you let others do their best, you must pay them enough. With an employee earning 3,000 yuan a month, you still expect them not to take advantage of others?

Jia Lian will not explain the specific details. Whether it can be done well depends on the clan members led by Jia Guang.

If something messy happens again, just clean it up. Among the hundred or so tribesmen, can't we pick out a few people who can do things? The biggest problem in Rongguo Mansion is that they don't like to use tribesmen, even worse than Jia Zhen.

Look at the specific stewards of the Jia family, Lai Da, Zhou Rui, Lin Zixiao, none of them have the surname Jia. It's not that the tribesmen must be better at doing things, but the tribesmen must be involved, so that the so-called domestic slaves will not dare to be unscrupulous. Just look at what Lai Dadu has done. Relying on Jia Mu's trust and qualifications, he dared to call himself an uncle.

I can't kill you!
The next day, Jia Lian got up early and made an appointment in advance to visit the prefect of Jinling today.

Judging from what will happen in Jiayu Village in the future, the position of Jinling prefect can be obtained through Wang Ziteng's connections. This shows that the Wang family's power in Jinling is so great that even the governor of Liangjiang and the governor of Jiangnan cannot control it.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the Governor of Liangjiang and the Governor of Jiangnan have a good relationship with the Wang family, and a little exchange of resources can achieve their goals.

From the current point of view, the relationship between Han Zong and the Wang family does not seem to be bad. From Lin Ruhai, Jia Lian learned about the situation of the Zhen family. The Zhen family is definitely loyal to the Supreme Emperor, but at the same time, they also privately invested in the deposed prince to make money for him. The four major families and even the Lin family have done this kind of thing. All major families are like this, placing bets everywhere.

The relationship between Han Zong and the Zhen family was a matter of respect, and the collection of Liangjiang taxes required local support. Han Zong was unwilling to pay off his debt because he did not want to confront the local forces in Liangjiang. There should be no such thing as colluding with the Zhen family to convey benefits or secretly communicating with the Zhen family.

What Han Zong wanted was that during his tenure in Liangjiang, everything in the local area would be stable, taxes would be raised on time, there would be a smooth transition to the term, and he could smoothly go to Beijing to become a minister. The idea is good, but it actually simplifies the problem. The most serious point is that you are not politically consistent with Emperor Chenghui. Even if you don't agree with what the emperor wants to do, you can't go against it.

That's right, the key reason why Han Zong was released was that he didn't approve of Emperor Chenghui's approach and thought it was too much.

From the perspective of power struggle, Han Zong's idea is not wrong. But how to put it, looking at the problem from the perspective of Emperor Chenghui, everything has priorities. The most urgent thing right now is to solve the money problem. Without enough money, the emperor's will cannot be implemented.

There are many incidents in history where the lack of sufficient financial support resulted in the abdication of power and the imperial power remaining in the capital.

Although the current Great Zhou Dynasty has not reached that level, the situation of financial inability to make ends meet has emerged. Emperor Chenghui attaches great importance to it and must alleviate this problem as soon as possible. The matter of Yin eating Mao grain cannot continue.

Because of this, Jia Lian's article in the palace examination was able to deeply move Emperor Chenghui. The saying that rentiers share the country's profits really touched the heart of Emperor Chenghui. This is a problem that has never been solved in all dynasties. If you want to solve the problem, you must find another way. To increase revenue and reduce expenditure was internally equivalent to some rentiers cutting off other rentiers. Externally, it was the Zhou Dynasty cutting off external expenditures as its own source of income.

To put it bluntly, it is the issue of interest distribution. When it is difficult to redistribute interests internally, then the only way is to outward.

Or just follow Yongzheng's example and force the gentry to take money out of their pockets. Those who refuse to pay, ask the emperor if he agrees to the knife in his hand.

This kind of joke about Lu Si=Mother, if viewed from a historical perspective, is a concrete manifestation of her IQ not being online.

There are many people on the Internet who regard novels as history.

But how to say it? It can be regarded as forcing the emperor's true mentality out. What is consistent is the royal cabinet in the late Qing Dynasty. How could power and power be given away so easily?

In fact, emperors are all idiots. The reason why the Supreme Emperor took the Zen throne in the first place was that he was seriously ill and could not afford it. He was worried that his power would be lost to the royal family branch. Now he is unwilling to be lonely when he is doing things behind the scenes because he is not willing to lose his power. Not to mention Emperor Chenghui, now that I have taken this position, no matter how I got it, no one dares to covet the power in my hands, even my own father can't bear it.

It's too far away, I can't control my thoughts.

Jia Lian's trip to the Jinling magistrate's office went very smoothly, and there was no need to wait.

The carriage hadn't arrived yet, but the steward of the Jinling Prefecture was waiting on the roadside to lead the way to the side door. After getting off the carriage, the Jinling Prefecture was waiting here to greet him. After meeting, he was extremely polite.

It’s not easy to be the prefect of Jinling, why is it not easy to be? Above, the mother-in-law of the Governor of Liangjiang lives in the same city, below there are the hometowns of various dignitaries, and the local gentry are not vegetarians.

In this position, no matter which party it is, it cannot be offended.

Jia Lian came to visit as the number one scholar. The prefect of Jinling could not welcome him with great fanfare, but he must let the locals see it.

Let everyone know that Duke Zhuangyuan and I are on speaking terms. When we come to do business with you, local gangsters should stop talking about the Jia family, and don't jump on the Wang family either. As for the Zhen family, the prefect of Jinling could only pretend not to see it.

After a simple visit and careful etiquette, Jia Lian did not stay long. Before leaving, he just casually asked about a missing person case. The prefect of Jinling immediately became concerned and asked for details.

Jia Lian heard the excuse from Jia Yucun, who was Lin Ruhai's teacher. He was also a Jinshi and had a high official career. The former benefactor Zhen Shiyin was in ruins because his daughter was abducted. His family business was also ruined and he disappeared.

After sending Jia Lian away, the prefect of Jinling called the head of the third squad of government officials and asked about the matter.

He didn't mention anything about checking the files, he just told the squad leader that the matter must be investigated clearly within ten days. If the champion didn't find out everything before he left, then he should stop doing this as a squad leader, and he shouldn't do this as a yamen servant.

The prefect of Jinling is also a wonderful person. Not to mention his own abilities, his understanding of the job of a Yamen servant is very accurate.

For matters on the ground, of course, we are looking for local snakes.

In the view of the Jinling magistrate, Zhen Shiyin's case was nothing more than a case of Jia Yucun entrusting Lin Ruhai and then entrusting it to Jia Lian.

Regardless of whether the abducted daughter can be recovered, the prefect of Jinling must show his attitude. Jia Lian used up to three-thirds of his strength. Here at Jinling Prefecture it was doubled, at least seventy-fourths of his strength was used. When it came to the squad leader, it was twelve-points of strength.

Adding weight layer by layer, everyone does this, and everyone who understands understands it.

There are many cases of missing persons. Why did Zhen Shiyin's case attract the attention of the prefect and force the squad leader to make great efforts?

The truth is often cruel. The leader of this class has no other abilities. He must have an account of the details of the urban foxes and rats in Jinling City. Who is selling illegal salt, who is collecting protection fees, who is a human trafficker, and who is a petty thief. The squad leader really wanted to investigate the case and it was easy for him to figure it out.

Asking the Jinling squad leader to work hard to investigate this kind of case is often not a problem that can be solved with money. It must be an old bureaucrat like the Jinling prefect. He pinches the squad leader's seven inches. I know you usually collect illegal money. Everyone listens to your greetings, and those who don't will basically be dealt with by you, and the rest cannot afford to offend.

You should be able to handle Zhen Shiyin's small case. This is a case requested by the Number One Scholar. If you don't handle it for me, I won't be the only one who will be offended. There are also the Jia family, the Wang family, the Xue family, and the Lin family behind me. Think about it yourself.

Jia Lian didn't just ask casually. After all, Xiang Ling was really a miserable child, the Jin Chai in the original novel.

If you are greedy, don't talk nonsense. I'm suing you for slander! (Who is on Zhang Tang-Tan’s picture)
As for the affairs of the Jinling magistrate, Jia Lian asked Jin Shi to go to Xue's house to inform him and visit him tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, Xue Pan came right after lunch. Not only did he come, he also brought two carriages full of gifts.

The gifts are very miscellaneous, and they are all daily items. Everything is provided including food, clothing, housing and transportation. Not to mention sandalwood and the like, a brand new mahogany toilet is also provided. Xue Pan also specifically asked if he would temporarily arrange for two maids to come over and serve him.

Jia Lian naturally declined the offer to send the maid off. He would not do anything that would cause uneasiness in the backyard.

Xue Pan was not upset and said that we were all relatives and it was too polite to say he would visit tomorrow. His mother couldn't wait to see Cousin Lian.

The person who said this thought it was nothing, but the person who listened broke into a cold sweat. Quickly interrupt his nonsense. Your mother can't wait to see me? You are just saying this in front of others. If you go out and say it, people will make up thousands of jokes with different plots.

Thinking of the scene titled [Jia Lian] with all kinds of royal jokes flying all over the city, Jia Lian couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

This kind of thing must not happen, Taishe is dead.

The image of Mr. Lian must be positive and must be maintained well. (PS: Where is the ink for modifying sensitive prompts? I can’t find it.)
(End of this chapter)