Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 51 Taking Power
  Wang Jiren is gone.

Before leaving, I gave Jia Zhen some injections and prescribed some prescriptions to cool her down.

Jia Rong took the medicine according to the prescription and asked the waiter to fry it quickly and prepare it for Jia Zhen.

"Madam, sir, Mr. Qiang is waiting outside the door and wants to see him."

At this moment, a servant woman reported outside the door.

"Invite him in."

Jia Rong nodded and invited Jia Qiang into the ear room. Jia Qiang came closer to the Babu bed and took a look at Jia Zhen. She couldn't help but feel sad. She knelt in front of the bed and cried for a while.

"Brother, I don't think it's going to be good for me. It's not okay for such a big Ningguo Mansion to have no one in charge. You have to hold on and don't collapse from exhaustion."

Jia Qiang wiped away her tears and comforted Jia Rong.

"Brother Qiang is interested."

Jia Rong nodded, turned around and said goodbye to Youshi, "Master, let me take care of my wife here. Brother Qiang and I will go to the front yard to discuss with Lai Sheng and others."

"Brother Rong, go ahead. Don't worry, I'll be here with you." Youshi wiped her tears with a brocade handkerchief.

Jia Rong nodded, turned around and left Ning'an Hall with Jia Qiang, passed through the inner gate, the outer gate, the inner three gates, passed through the inner hall, and finally came to the south hall of the main courtyard.

Like Rongguo Mansion, Ningguo Mansion also has a hall with a warm pavilion on the left and right sides.

This is the place where the owner of Ningguo Mansion receives guests and lives, and has the nature of a ceremonial and office area.

In the past, it was Jia Zhen’s territory.

Now, Jia Zhen is terminally ill, so Jia Rong walks into the hall and begins to exercise power.

"Go and invite the steward of the fourth room."

Jia Rong gave an order and a servant walked away. After a while, Lai Sheng and other well-dressed stewards from the fourth room of Ningguo Mansion walked into the hall one after another and greeted Jia Rong with respectful expressions.

Apparently, they also received the "news".

The upper four rooms of Ningguo Mansion refer to the Prime Minister's Room, Accounting Room, Bank Treasury and Comprador Room.

This is the most important department in Ningguo Mansion's operating system and the "core" of Ningguo Mansion's management.

As long as "official money" is used to purchase items from outside, the process must go through these four departments.

The specific process is: overall planning and dispatch of the prime minister's house, purchase report for the comprador house, approval of the bank to issue the money, and entry into the account after approval by the accounting office.

In this process set by our ancestors, the four departments all hold real power and have the power to "supervise" each other.

But the problem is that once the four departments work together and "state-owned assets" are lost, it will become a "smooth thing".

Let’s not talk about others.

Just talking about Jia Rong, before he "took power", he only had 20 taels of silver a month and 8 taels of pen, ink, paper and inkstone for purchase.

Where are the flowers?
  Therefore, Jia Rong "strengthened friendship" with Lai Sheng and did some things of "false payments and false claims".

Lai Sheng nodded, the comprador house "reported", the bank "approved" to issue the money, and the accounting office "reviewed" and entered the account. After the process is completed, everyone shares the benefits.

One can imagine how much power the Shangsifang holds!
  It can be said that it is not certain whether Jia Zhen knows the "family background" of Ning Guofu. But these "minions" definitely know it and are firmly in control of it. This is one of the reasons why Jia Rong sent Sun Heng into the accounting room.

Only by penetrating "inside" can the cancer be dug out.

"Grandpa Lai, you are here."

Seeing Lai Sheng and several stewards entering the hall, Jia Rong didn't ask for help. He was still very respectful as usual. He politely asked to sit down and asked for tea.

Seeing this scene, Lai Sheng and several stewards looked at each other, and all the worries in their eyes disappeared.

The master sees that things are not going well. When the power of Ningguo Mansion changes, they are afraid that Jia Rong is "reckless" and will "turn his back and disown others" once he takes power. Fortunately, all their worries were in vain.

Uncle Rong, after all, they had watched him grow up, and he still "knew everything".

"Uncle, we know the matter and have asked Dr. Wang. The old man is lying on the bed now, and Ningguo Mansion cannot be without an owner for a day. We have discussed it with the housekeepers, and we all listen to the old man. What should the old man do about this matter? I need you to come up with an idea."

Lai Sheng, worthy of being an old Jianghu, sat on the stool and said with a solemn expression.

No matter the look or tone, they all reveal "unconditional support" for Jia Rong.

In other words, this is a collective "statement" by the management of Ningguo Mansion, recommending Jia Rong to come to power. Even though Jia Rong was mentally prepared, she still couldn't help but feel ups and downs in her heart. She secretly clenched her fists and breathed a little faster.

Take power!
  This is the highest power of Ningguo Mansion!
  Although it is only a "temporary substitute", it is enough for Jia Rong to control most of the resources of Ningguo Mansion to do what he wants to do. The entire Ningguo Mansion will move because of Jia Rong's will.

Fortunately, Jia Rong is stable.

His emotions only agitated for a second, then he calmed down, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "With Grandpa Lai's words, I feel confident in my heart."

Then, Jia Rong looked around at the stewards and began to express his opinions.

"The master is lying on the bed. Although Doctor Wang said that it is not going to be better, but as a son of man, how can I just sit idly by and watch my loving father suffer from illness every day? Therefore - I still have to invite famous doctors to come to my door every day. Diagnose and treat the master. Maybe he will be able to regain his youth."

After finishing his words, Lai Sheng complimented: "My filial piety moves the heavens, and I will surely be blessed by the gods and Buddhas in the sky! I will also become auspicious and turn the crisis into peace."

"Yeah yeah."

All the stewards also nodded and praised Jia Rong's filial piety.

"You are ridiculous, it's just your duty as a son of man." Jia Rong shook his head and did not accept the "flattery" from several people. At this moment, he couldn't hear the word "filial piety" the most, so he quickly changed the topic:

"However, everything can be done in advance, otherwise it will be ruined. Dr. Wang has excellent medical skills and a long history of family education. Since he said there is no hope of saving, we must prepare in advance. If the master is really old, the coffin and shrouds in the mansion must also be prepared. , so as not to panic and make outsiders laugh."

As soon as these words came out, Lai Sheng and others nodded, saying that the uncle had thought carefully.

Is it thorough? nonsense!

As soon as I say this, you will have a legitimate reason to "receive money in vain", and you will make a lot of money, so it is natural and comprehensive.

Jia Rong understood clearly, but he had just taken power, and his power was not even "solid" yet. We can only "turn a blind eye" to these "worms" and deal with them seriously in the future!

Of course, this does not mean that Jia Rong will "decentralize power." Allowing these "worms" to commit corruption resulted in the loss of "state-owned property" in Ningguo Mansion.

Next, Jia Rong sat upright in the Xiangnan Hall, with a solemn expression, discussing and reviewing each purchase order with Lai Sheng and others.

Some approved, some refused.

Although he knows that there are some "inside stories", he may not know that "corruption" will still exist.

But at least he can express his attitude, exercise his power as the head of the house, and tell Lai Sheng and others who is the real master of Ningguo Mansion!
  In this way, after all the reviews were completed, Jia Rong picked up the "token" of the power of the head of the Ningguo Mansion - the pair of cards, and solemnly handed it over to a few people.

Only with the right cards in hand can these "minions" of the management have the power to control the property of Ningguo Mansion.

"Go do something!"

Heading up the south hall, Jia Rong stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes showing a deep vigor, and he suddenly let out his first cry to the world.

"promise."

Lai Sheng and several stewards immediately stood up respectfully, bowed their hands to Jia Rong, and slowly withdrew.

This scene only stunned Jia Qiang, who was sitting at the bottom, with envy in her eyes.

"Is this the master of Ningguo Mansion?"

(End of this chapter)