Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 220 Going to Liaohai 1
  "Come in." Jia Cong waved outside.

Lao Zhang hurriedly called the descendants of the soldiers and the old Chen people in his family to come in.

Jia Cong said: "You know better than me how rotten Zhuangzi is. Now that I am serving in Liaodong, I have to take care of it. Even though we have killed a lot of people today, I think some fish have slipped through the net."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"I don't have time to take care of the affairs of the farm, so I need you to recommend some old Chen people who are well-respected and fair-minded to be the stewards."

The families who gave birth to children were overjoyed and said, "Don't worry, Third Master, we will definitely select people with both ability and political integrity to manage the farm well." Within a moment, more than 20 honest and experienced stewards were recommended.

Jia Cong said: "It's not up to you to decide whether it's good or not. In the future, I will send people back regularly to check. If you follow the Wu family's example and do some evil things, I'll first feel how many heads you have on your chest."

All the stewards hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "I don't dare, slaves." The Wu family has learned from the past. No matter how much money they have, it does not belong to the master. How can they do this loss-making business?

Jia Cong nodded and said: "Send someone to tell the descendants of the soldiers in the mansion and the young men in the village who are willing to serve as soldiers. I want to form local warriors in Baishui Village. One is to protect the country and the people, and the other is to eliminate violence and make peace. Each person, every The monthly salary is one drop of silver and one stone of rice.

Recruit 5000 people first, and don't make up for it. Please ask Mr. Zhang to pick a few respected old people to take charge of this matter. I will give you a reward for managing the work. "

Lao Zhangtou hurriedly bowed and said: "This is a great thing for the village. I am willing to do my best for the third master, and I dare not ask for any reward."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "It is only natural to work and get paid. You are not allowed to refuse."

"Thank you, Third Master."

"Okay, that's it. I have to go to Heishan Village to do some work. Please clean up the village carefully. Any village bosses, green-skinned gangsters, and evil slaves who bully men and women in the village of fish and meat. , behead them all! Whoever dares to collect money to protect you will be guilty of the same crime!"

Jia Cong was not afraid of being accused of lynching. He was a guerrilla general, and it was his duty to kill a few bullies and ruffians. Killing a few children was not a big deal, and he had Yang Xiong to support him.

Everyone hurriedly agreed.

"Shuang Ying, take fifty people and stay here to watch. Ask them to report back to me after sorting out the fields, property, and population in the village."

"Yes, third master."

Jia Cong stood up, suddenly turned back, pointed at Wang Erni, and said: "Listen carefully, this is my designated steward. She is still young. You should teach her more. If anyone dares to bully her, huh."

"Don't worry, Third Master, we will do our best to assist Miss Wang." Everyone hurriedly bowed.

Jia Cong laughed dumbly. These people obviously misunderstood what he meant. He didn't want Wang Erni to be the head of the village, but he didn't bother to explain. He flicked his cloak and walked out.

"Third Master, Third Master..." Wang Erni boldly shouted from behind.

"What's the matter?" Jia Cong turned around.

"I, I'm afraid I can't do it well..."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Don't worry, if you don't do well, I will kill these managers."

Wang Erni burst into laughter.

The stewards were startled and hurriedly laughed and said: "There is nothing a girl can't do well if she is smart. We will try our best to make her do well."
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  Jia Cong left with a smile. This era is better, simple and direct, no need to make any sense. When you meet a damned person, just chop him down. It is really happy.

Heishan Village is more than a hundred miles away from Baishui Village. Under the guidance of Luo Qiang, Jia Cong arrived at Heishan Village the next morning.

Now that the Ning Mansion is withered, he doesn't take it lightly. Yue Xing has become the master for Jia Rong. Anyway, he has come here, and he can't come back in vain.

It's still a familiar recipe, a familiar routine, first block the door and then arrest the person.

Wu Jinxiao knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Although the Third Master is noble, he is the master of the West Mansion. The affairs of the East Mansion are handled by the men of the East Mansion. If the Third Master feels that the slave has done something wrong, he should go back to the Ming Dynasty." How can it be reasonable for Uncle Rong to overstep his authority in handling matters?"

Jia Cong laughed and said, "What you said makes sense. Someone, push Wu Jinxiao out and chop him first."

"You! You can't kill me, I'm the steward of Dong Mansion!"

In the blink of an eye, the head was presented.

Jia Cong smiled coldly, looked at the other stewards, and said, "Should he die?"

"Damn it, damn it! Mr. Cong killed well, Wu Jinxiao deceived everyone, enriched his own pockets, kept unscrupulous slaves, and committed all kinds of evil! It is really a great harm to Heishan Village." All the stewards were frightened and kowtowed. "Call the old men in Zhuangzi to come in and ask them to identify these stewards! Anyone who has a life on his hands or who molests a woman will be killed!"

After some operations, Jia Cong cleaned up Heishan Village and promoted a new group of managers.

Looking at the group of stewards in front of him, Jia Cong said calmly: "Wu Jinxiao still has some merits. He has added tens of thousands of acres of land to my family and a lot of money. If you are not afraid of death, just imitate him."

"The servant dare not."

Jia Cong snorted coldly, and then ordered the formation of township warriors, lowering land rents, and treating the village well. There were far fewer people in Heishan Village, so only 2000 places were given.

The stewards wrote them down one by one.

"The last thing is, without my order in the future, anyone who dares to tamper with the affairs of the farm will be killed!"

"Yes."

A steward asked boldly: "If Uncle Dongfu Rong sends someone... what should we do? Please tell me what to do."

Jia Cong sneered: "Let them come to Liaohaiwei to look for me!"

"I understand, I understand. Please tell me how to give Dongfu's New Year's gift this year."

"Just add 30% as usual," Jia Cong said.

It would be a waste for Dongfu to squander these resources, so it would be better to hold them in his own hands.

The stewards hurriedly agreed, but they were also afraid of being killed by Jia Cong. After all, they all had the same character, and it was the same when working for Mr. Cong. Who asked him to have soldiers in his hands? If he had soldiers on the nine sides, he would be the Caotou King.

Jia Cong nodded and said: "Master, you stay here to watch over these two villages for me, and train these 7,000 people for me. I will still be useful in the future."

Wang Jin nodded and said: "Don't worry, as long as there is enough time, I will train an elite army for you."

"You can ask the stewards to buy the necessary horses, equipment and other necessary things."

"I understand."

"Then I'll thank you, Master Lao." Jia Cong cupped his hands and said.

Wang Jin smiled and said: "There is no need to be polite. You are here to guard one side, so be careful."

"Don't worry, master. I'll come to visit the master again in a few days." Jia Cong smiled and went.
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  Jia Cong rested in Zhuangzi for a few days. After seeing that everything had been smoothly handed over, he took Su Can, his soldiers and his troops and left.

According to statistics, the two villages of Heishan and Baishui now have a combined population of more than 200, which is comparable to a small county town. They also have more than 80 acres of high-quality land. In addition to the grain donated to Yang Xiong, there are also more than million stones and silver. The proceeds from the confiscation of the house amounted to more than taels.

The annual land rent alone, calculated according to the standards set by Jia Cong, can also receive about 35 shi, and there is still a lot of income from raising cattle, sheep, horses, deer, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese and other livestock and poultry.

Jia Cong didn't bother to take a closer look. His logic was very simple. If he went to the housekeeper's house and searched it in a few years, it would be obvious at a glance whether there was corruption, so why bother? These days, are we still talking about human rights and privacy rights with slaves?

Jia Cong left 30 taels in the village and took the rest with him. In addition, he had hundreds of thousands of silver left with him. It was enough to go to Liaohaiwei to do some work.

On the way, Yan Shuangying said with a smile: "Congratulations to the third master for your great wealth."

Jia Cong laughed and said: "Shuang Ying, I think there are only two ways to make money quickly and at low cost these days. One is to confiscate homes, and the other is to accept bribes. As for doing business and industry, I think you can just play around."

"Third Master is wise." Yan Shuangying said.

Su Can smiled and said: "Business is a slow process. How can you last long by searching homes and collecting money?"

Jia Cong stretched out his fist and said with a smile: "No. As long as you have the power, why are you afraid of not having money? Why bother to do business? I think there are many businessmen in the world. Since they like to do business, let them do it. , I just need to be the oriole."

When Su Can heard this, he suddenly became enlightened and said, "Brother Cong, you have a far-reaching view. This is the truth, hahaha."

Jia Cong said: "That's natural. If you have power, you will have money. If you don't have power, if you go into business, will you end up making wedding clothes for others?"

Everyone said yes.

(End of this chapter)