Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 86 Pension

In ancient times, class identity was deeply imprinted on everyone. From the moment of birth, the upper limit of class is determined, as well as the attitude towards life.

It is a matter of course to risk one's life to protect the nobles.

If you are "lucky" and the noble man is "kind-hearted" and can receive a pension, that would be great luck. If you have nothing and lose your life in vain, you can only admit that you are unlucky, complain about the unfair fate, and hope to be reincarnated as a "rich person" in your next life.

This is the thinking logic of the people at the bottom.

If we say, there are those people who are resentful and rebellious towards those in power. If the people around you know about it, there is a high probability that they will not share the same hatred, but will be afraid. It seems that offending a noble person is the greatest sin in the world, more terrible than death.

There are very few people who can really stand up and resist regardless of class.

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Jia Rong, to the sailors of the building and the servants of the Ning Mansion, was an unattainable "nobleman".

He is a descendant of the Ning Kingdom, born noble, and is a high-ranking aristocratic master. As for them, they are just a group of untouchables and slaves, worse than grassroots.

Protecting Jia Rong desperately is a matter of course.

No matter they were injured or died in battle, it was just their fate. They had no right to blame anyone.

However, is this really the case?

I don’t have the qualifications and dare not complain, but it doesn’t mean I can’t or don’t want to. They look like they are worthless, but they are actually human beings. They are also living people with their own thoughts and emotions. If they resist desperately, the noble master is as cowardly as a chicken and hides in the attic. Will they really not feel resentful and disappointed if they are as humble as grass?

The answer is yes.

It's just the social environment that forces them to hide their resentment and disappointment deeply. He also hinted that he had never thought about it, nor did he dare to think about it, and it was just numbing his mind and body.

Precisely because it has always been this way.

They are used to being treated like this, so when Jia Rong stands out in full armor, they will be deeply touched and become excited and excited.

They will feel that their efforts and sacrifices are valuable. They protected those who deserved protection. Rather than a dandy who enjoys eating, drinking and having fun.

Jia Rong is a person worth protecting!

He has such a noble status, but he is willing to stand up and fight against the ferocious water pirates with these mud-legged untouchables. This made the sailors of the building ship and the servants of Ning Mansion very excited, and they felt like they lived and died together with the "noble".

In other words, comradeship!

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Jia Rong said it loudly on purpose.

It’s just to boost morale and show your presence. Let people know that he is different from the aristocratic brother who is greedy for life and afraid of death. He is a truly brave man.

"Follow me, Jia Rong, don't be afraid of anyone, just do it!" Jia Rong's subtext said.

Jiao Da understood and couldn't help but look excited. The old man started chatting like a teenager and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, he is worthy of being the son of our ancestors. He is much better than your brothers. There are successors to the Ningguo Mansion."

Jia Rong's face froze, she couldn't help but frown, and scolded: "Be careful! My bones are not cold yet."

Jiao Da was stunned for a moment, then smiled and realized that he had made a mistake. He quickly slapped himself in the mouth and explained, "Hu Qin has been so used to it all day that he almost forgot that Brother Zhen's coffin is still in the cabin. It's my fault. , Brother Rong, don’t take it seriously!”

At this moment, Jiao Dachu is in charge of the power, holding the chicken feathers as arrows, he can be said to be exhaling and raising his eyebrows. He also showed more respect for Jia Rong, keeping his posture very low, and no longer had the spoiled, unruly, lawless and fiery temper of the past. Jia Rong shook his head and did not answer, but looked at the others. But seeing the high morale, the sailors on the building ship and the boy in the Ning Mansion were full of excitement, and they cooperated with each other more tacitly. Each arrow was more accurate than the other, and screams could be heard in the thick fog.

Not only Jiao Da understood the implication, but also the sailors of the building and the servants of the Ning Mansion, and they fought with more energy.

It was Sun Rui, who had been scolded by Jiao Da for a day and was already filled with resentment. At this moment, seeing Jia Rong coming out and motivating his morale like this, his resentment dissipated in an instant. He grabbed the bow and arrow with excitement on his face, giving full play to his strength and showing off.

To be honest, Jia Rong somewhat understands the meaning of "conquering in person".

However, this is not enough.

To boost morale, you can't comfort people by just talking. Only tangible benefits can make people get excited and work hard with red eyes.

"Brothers, don't be afraid, give me a good beating. If you die in battle, your pension will be doubled and I will deliver it to your home personally. After winning the battle, I will treat you all to a flowing banquet tomorrow and make up for tonight's reunion banquet!"

Jia Rong held his head high, looked around at the hundreds of people on the boat, and said loudly.

Let’s talk about compensation first to calm people’s hearts.

In this era, poor people are not afraid of fighting for their lives, but they are afraid of dying worthless. Therefore, "pensions" are particularly important. Jia Rong mentioned this first.

In an instant, the sailors on the boat and the boys in the Ning Mansion felt calmer and more energetic.

Double the pension? Jia Rong delivers it to your home in person? I didn’t say anything, just try your best!

The military pensions of the Great Zhou Dynasty ranged from camp officers to small soldiers, depending on status and status, and the pensions were also graded. Even the classifications are different depending on the types of troops such as the Forbidden Army, the Border Guards, the Cao Army, and the Imperial Guards.

Let's just take the most common Beijing infantry as an example, which is 50 taels of silver, plus 16 taels for those who have made meritorious service.

Naturally, the servants of Ningguo Mansion cannot compare with the orthodox imperial army. It stands to reason that they are slaves, and their death will be in vain, and they will receive no pension. But Ningrong Ergong's "old gift" is 20 taels for a child born at home, and 40 taels for a child bought from outside.

Regarding this point, there was a plot in Chapter 55 of the original work. It was Wang Xifeng who had a miscarriage, handed over the control of the family to Li Wan, and asked Jia Tanchun and Xue Baochai to assist him, creating the "Jia Tanchun New Deal" known as the "Troika".

At the beginning of Tanchun's new policy, Xiren was rewarded 40 taels because his mother died. Aunt Zhao's brother "Zhao Guoji" also died. Li Wan was about to reward him with 40 taels, but was stopped by Jia Tanchun, who offered him 20 taels as usual, which made Aunt Zhao angry and made a "big fuss in the meeting hall".

What is the reason for Aunt Zhao's anger?

Jia Tanchun is his biological daughter, and her brother Zhao Guoji is Jia Tanchun's biological uncle. The "quasi-aunt" who found a precious jade was rewarded with 40 taels. How come she, a serious aunt of Jia Zheng, is still the "great contributor" who gave birth to his brother and sister, and only received 20 taels after his biological brother died? Moreover, the person in charge of the affairs in the meeting hall is still his own daughter.

Aunt Zhao couldn't figure it out, so she cried in the meeting hall and scolded Jia Tanchun.

And Jia Tanchun's reasons are also clear.

According to the "old etiquette" in the mansion, the dead person inside is given 20 taels, because the family gave birth to a child, and the whole family is a slave, and they all rely on Rongguo Mansion for support. But the one bought from outside is a "semi-good citizen", his family is innocent, his status is higher, and his pension is naturally larger, 40 taels.

At this moment, Jia Rong calmed people's hearts and said that the pension would be doubled, and everyone, whether they had children at home or outside the family, became excited and had the energy to "make money".

Not to mention, there is also the "reward" for winning the battle, which is to set up a flowing table.

In an instant, more than a hundred people on the boat were all excited and excited. They couldn't help but be high-spirited and shouted loudly: "Thank you, Uncle Rong——"

(End of this chapter)