Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 221 Law Enforcement
How to start a new official's first job depends not on your personal ability and how to make plans, but on execution. Many times, the plan is very good, but in the actual implementation process, all kinds of strange things can happen.

Let's put it this way, in a matter, what the people above think and how the people below do it may be like two parallel railroad tracks that never intersect. In layman's terms, the matter is still the same, but some people below, if you give them a little power, they can make a big difference for you.

Jia Lian has rich experience at the grassroots level, so he will not make this kind of mistake.

"We need to tighten up public opinion. Notices should be posted in taverns, teahouses, markets, and crowded places, and someone should be assigned to read them to passersby. For actual implementation, the market in East City should be used as a pilot. We should concentrate our manpower to ensure the success of the pilot. Do you understand what I mean? Do you have any objections?"

The five censors at the meeting had different expressions. Gou Qian, the censor of Dongcheng, looked as if he had eaten shit, while the other censors were gloating.

No one thought that Jia Lian was doing this for work, but everyone thought that this guy must have been targeted by the adults and was being dealt with.

You see, there is only a difference of one level. When speaking face to face, people can understand that there is a huge error. What will happen in the lower levels?

In any case, the entire Bingmasi was mobilized and a large number of personnel were mobilized to carry out a sanitation campaign in the Dongcheng Market.

As long as it does not affect everyone's actual interests, no one will cause trouble for the leader. Especially a leader with the nickname "Disaster Star".

As a boss, you also have to be linked to power, especially in a department like the Wucheng Bingmasi. There are several big men behind the five censors. Especially behind Gou Qian, there are several big men taking money from him.

If it were an ordinary boss, Gou Qian would just deal with it and get by with it if he could, but it was different with Jia Lian.

So, after get off work, Gou Qian went to the teahouse first and met a housekeeper. After explaining the situation, the housekeeper stood up and said, "I will report this to the prince when I get back, and then I will give you a reply."

Just like that, Gou Qian had expected that he would leave. After all, his current boss was the one who led people into the Zhongshun Prince's mansion and forced the second housekeeper to death. Can you still expect the housekeeper of the Zhongshun Prince to dare to show his teeth to Jia Lian?

Turning around, Gou Qian went to a secluded courtyard and met a prince.

At the banquet, Gou Qian recounted the whole story, especially emphasizing that all the advance payments had been returned.

"I have thought about it again and again. I am afraid that he has set his sights on the business in Dongcheng. After all, the Jia family's Liaodong caravan has had a lot of bad luck."

The prince on the other side turned green in the face. You dare to say this is a coincidence? Who would believe it? Now they are dealing with you legally and reasonably. The Jia family's caravan went to Liaodong, and the territory along the way was considered yours. It fell into your hands. If you have the ability, you can flatten the Jia family's Liaodong farm.

The so-called fighting without breaking means that each party will cause trouble to the other party within the scope of the rules and not cross the line.

Now Jia Lian's hygiene campaign has first hit the Dongcheng market. The several businesses that specialize in Liaodong goods are the main source of income for the Prince of Dongping. If they find any excuse to shut you down, what can you do?
"Let's take a look first. If it doesn't work, I'll treat him to a meal myself."

It is easy to create conflicts, but it takes time to resolve them. The problem is, who could have thought that the Jia family would come up with such a thing, and then the Jia family was revived and had a man to support the family.

Let's put it this way, even if Yuanchun had once become a noble concubine, the Jia family was only powerful in the capital. Outside the capital, who would respect the real powerhouses?

The situation of the Jia family is very different now. After Jia Lian rose to prominence, he had the emperor's favor and his teacher Zhang Tingen. On his first business trip, he turned the rebellion into a bandit suppression war. Even in a rotten place like Yunyang, he was able to quell the civil unrest and resume production at the fastest speed.

Although Emperor Chenghui seldom praised Jia Lian in person, he often praised Jia Lian behind his back in front of other ministers.

What else can you do against such a thing? You can't really send someone to kill him, right?
If you really do this, your whole family might get into trouble.

It's not a big deal, and Jia Lian may not be able to do anything about it, but it is definitely easy to disgust you.

"How about I give it another try and give you more money?" Gou Qian still wanted to give it a try, after all, this was his benefactor.

"He is not short of money. After returning from a trip to Yunyang, he can earn a million taels. Xia Shouzhong, who followed him, can also bring back hundreds of thousands of taels. This is not something that can be solved with money. For him, face is more important in some matters. Otherwise, he would not have led his servants to attack the Zhongshun Palace. After His Majesty knew about such a big thing, he did not say a single harsh word. Do you understand?"

Jia Lian didn't know what was going on behind Gou Qian's back. Even if he knew, it wouldn't matter. He wasn't targeting anyone. If you insist on thinking too much, I refuse to admit it. In the final analysis, you were forced by the emperor to do this.

The capital is a place full of various forces. Within the existing rules, any action may offend the boss. I can only find another way. If you have a problem with my cleaning, then I am right.

During the day, he would hold meetings to deploy tasks and arrange various nodes. When he got home at night, he would sit with Wang Xifeng and talk for a while. After Wang Xifeng became pregnant, her voice became three times stronger. Whether she was busy or not, she would raise her hands to protect her belly.

What to do? Jia Lian could only coax her and listen to her nagging patiently, telling her to take care of herself.

Then Jia's mother told Jia Lian that there were few male offspring in the first house, so he should try to have more children. The implication was that his offspring was good.

The old lady said this without any scruples, and the women beside her laughed at Jia Lian's embarrassed expression. If you don't look at the status, this young man's grown lover, I can't wait to hold him in my arms and take a bite to taste his taste.

As for my father Jia She, it was rare for him to say a few more words to him. Now he is also a fifth-rank official, so he should not be as rough as before. I have no hope, but you are different. You have already won the trust of His Majesty. The implication is that you should work hard, so that I can be at ease as a useless person who eats and waits for death.

In response, Jia Lian simply said, "Do less immoral things and don't hold me back."

Jia She was not angry at being criticized, but extorted five hundred taels of silver from Jia Lian, and then went back with a smile to drink with his concubine. Before leaving, he also said that any maid in the house who liked them could take them away.

Jia Lian just stood up and left. After leaving the east wing, he could finally breathe some normal air.

Maybe Jia She was very powerful in the past, but he has been rotten for so long that there is no value in saving him.

The only solution now is to continue fighting alone.

On the kang in the study, Xiangling was holding a book and reading. Since she entered the study, she felt that her life had become infinitely better. The main reason was that there were many books in the study, especially poetry collections and miscellaneous books. Erye was also a patient person. If you asked him about words you didn't understand or articles you didn't understand, he would explain them patiently.

Feng had taught her many times that her father was missing and she was no longer a member of the Zhen family, but a member of the Jia family. She should obey the Second Master in everything he wanted to do, and not disobey him in the slightest. In fact, it was her natal family that really made Feng despair. They couldn't even treat her as well as an outsider.

Jia Lian didn’t think too much about it, after all, Xiangling was too young now.

"Second Master, do you want to take a rest?" Xiangling saw Jia Lian come in and was about to get up from the kang.

"Lie down. I need to do something. Ping'er will be here soon." Jia Lian held his head and shook his head. He was not talking nonsense. He had just met Ping'er and exchanged glances with her. Master Lian felt provoked.

As expected, Ping'er came in after she had finished speaking. Seeing the two of them, she said, "The courtyard door is about to be locked!" Now Xiangling had to get up. Ping'er was disgusted with her for being slow, so she slapped her lightly on the buttocks and said, "Let me do it. You go back quickly."

Jia Lian was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Wasn't it just that he was not allowed to drink the so-called contraceptive soup? Why was he so impatient?
How could he understand Ping'er's mentality? In this big courtyard, having a child, even if it was raised by Wang Xifeng, was still a hope, wasn't it? It was unknown where the contraceptive soup came from. Legend has it that it came from the palace and was promoted in brothels and mansions. The struggle in the palace was cruel, and the mansions were not much better. The brothels were simply for survival.

Jia Lian lay down first, but Ping'er was not in a hurry. She first got some hot water to wash, put on her underwear, lifted the corner of the quilt and got in.

There were many things Jia Lian couldn't stand but couldn't say anything about, and even if he did, it would be useless.

When they were lying side by side, Ping'er let out a long sigh and said nothing, but just looked at Jia Lian with her eyes, her heart full of emotion.

Ping'er, who had recovered from her illness, was still no match for the enemy, but she kept fighting after repeated defeats, and went from being passive to active.

It is said that choice is more important than hard work, but for most people, do you have a choice?

Well, modern people do have the right to choose, the right to choose which capitalist to work for.

What is the real right to choose? At least you can start a business with millions of dollars, and after squandering it, you can still have a family to start when you return home.

Ordinary people need their parents' life savings to buy a house. Do you want to start a business? Or you can just work peacefully and leave some money for your parents' retirement. They have worked hard all their lives. It is not easy.

Seeing Ping Er had no more energy, Jia Lian was too lazy to clean up. This was good. The quilt was warm enough and smooth against the silky softness. It felt really good. After all, she was young and grew up in a deep mansion.

A leader's words can cause his subordinates to run into trouble.

When Jia Lian arrived at the Wucheng Bingmasi, Jian Renda was still the first to come and report on his work.

It is Jian Renda's biggest regret that Mr. Jia does not charge extra money. As for other things at work, if you don't let your boss know what you have done, how can your boss appreciate you?

"I arrived at the hour of Mao, and the soldiers under my command also attended the roll call. I arranged for them to go to the east of the city, and they should be busy by now." Jian Renda's meaning was very clear. I actively responded to the leader's call and made thorough preparations.

Gou Qian, with dark circles under his eyes, stood at the door, hesitated for a moment, and then stopped to wait.

Jia Lian glanced at him and asked, "Is everyone here?"

"Everything has been arranged. The wine shops and tea houses in the east of the city have people taking turns patrolling the streets. Several colleagues are also waiting for you outside."

Gou Qian decided to give up the opportunity to continue giving money. After all, this boss was difficult to figure out, so he couldn't be impatient and had to wait and see.

"Okay, let's all go and have a look. The main purpose is to let everyone see what the model is. It will be convenient for the whole city to promote it in the future."

Everything cannot go smoothly. Even a man like Jia Lian would encounter a few troublemakers who would not give him face. Not to mention the Wucheng Bingmasi, a unit that is not up to the standard. The inspector of the city is a sixth-rank official, and the nominal superior Zhou is only a third-rank official.

The capital city is really full of powerful people and officials are everywhere.

Nowadays, if your business becomes big and you don’t have an official to back you up, it’s like a piece of fat meat.

Why does the Xue family want to get the emperor's qualification certificate at all costs? This is the amulet.

Being rich but having no background is really a way to death.

Why did Aunt Xue want to send Baochai to the palace? Wasn't it just to seek a backer? You can't rely on your mother's family for life.

Before Jia Lian and the five imperial censors arrived at the scene, there was already a commotion.

The cause was very simple. After posting the notice, Jian Renda also arranged people to read the health regulations door to door.

The key point is that you are from the west of the city, why did you come to the east of the city? The people in charge of Gou Qian came slowly, and when they arrived at the place, they found that a lot of work had been done by others, so they naturally had to ask about it.

The result of the inquiry was that the people in the east of the city told the people in the west of the city to get out.

People from the west of the city said that we were arranged by our superiors to help, not to seize territory.

The people in the east of the city said, we all came from the same government office, who doesn't know who? The boss said you came to help, are you really coming? Do you think we are stupid? Get out of here quickly, I won't miss out on tea money later.

This is what would normally happen, but someone is adding fuel to the fire today.

How else can we say "Cun"? The two groups of people were arguing at the door of the Northeast Warehouse. The shopkeeper, who was usually arrogant in the market, came out and threw a piece of silver to them, saying, "Take it and have tea, don't argue here."

What's more, he threw it with too much force, and the leader of the West City Army was hit on the corner of his eyebrow, which was broken and bleeding. It was not a big deal, but in the eyes of the government, it was extremely insulting.

The commander of the west city, who had long been dissatisfied with the east city, came to take a look after hearing the news. When he found out that it was this store, he put up with it for the time being and let the injured leader see a doctor. Then he politely said, "The owner of the Northeast Warehouse, please give me some money for the medicine."

This store is almost the only business in the east city. After hearing the request, the shopkeeper sneered and asked the commander of the west city.

"Do you know who holds shares in this store? If you don't know, go find out. Don't get in the way."

The gongs and drums had just started, but they were hit by a club. Naturally, the people from the Wucheng Military Department were not in high spirits and were lazy and dawdling. When Jia Lian arrived, he saw that the atmosphere was not right. He even read a notice weakly, and the people in the teahouse and wine shop were also in a daze.

Jia Lian did not say anything either. He first looked at Gou Qian and then at Jian Renda. The two of them quickly went to find the corresponding subordinates.

After asking clearly, Gou Qian couldn't help but groan inwardly, and if he didn't give a word of advice, something went wrong.

When he came back to see Jia Lian, a small leader with a bandage on his head followed Jian Renda and told him what happened in detail. Jia Lian stood up calmly and said, "Follow me, I will teach you how to enforce the law in the future."

(End of this chapter)