Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 345 Funds are secure

The scorching sun was like fire, making the open space in front of Danqi of Yangxin Hall steamy.

Dai Quan stood listlessly against a pillar at the entrance of the palace, with two young eunuchs fanning him on the left and right next to him.

A little eunuch hurried over in the heat wave and whispered a few words in Dai Quan's ear.

Dai Quan suddenly woke up, with a glimmer of light in his eyes, frowning slightly, nodded, and sent him away.

"Long live, I just received the news that yesterday, Prince Guanyang, Prince Qingyang, Prince Yingchuan, Prince Baoan and others rode their horses on the official road and deliberately rammed into the carriage of Mrs. Rong Guo, injuring two people. A sedan bearer almost injured the old lady.

This angered Uncle Dang, but fortunately the eldest prince was present. For the sake of the eldest prince, Dang Koubo did not go into details and only asked them to pay 2 silver. "

Dai Quan said softly, secretly protecting Jia Cong inside and outside his words. He gently exposed his use of violence to counter violence and ridiculed the eldest prince.

Emperor Xifeng put down the book, frowned and said calmly: "Why is the boss getting involved with them?"

"It is said that the eldest prince returned from a hunting trip with Li Zhen and other noble princes, and happened to encounter the Rongguo Mansion going to Qingxu Temple for a ritual ceremony." Dai Quan said.

Emperor Xifeng snorted coldly and said without comment, "I understand."

Almost at the same time, An Wenyao, the eunuch in charge of the Changchun Palace, also truthfully reported the matter to Queen Chen.

Empress Chen pondered for a moment, nodded and said with a smile: "Jia Cong, this kid, understands things and is not a confused person."

An Wenyao said with a smile: "The empress empresses the world with her virtuous virtues, the sun and the moon, and anyone with a clear eye knows where to go. Dang Koubo is not a fool, how can he give up the bright moon and take the firefly candle?"

Empress Chen smiled and said: "Jia Cong could have left some room for advancement and retreat in this matter. He is so loyal and upright, so why should I reward him.

Since the Rongguo Mansion was holding a ritual ceremony, they sent some silks and fabrics, animal sacrifices, incense, candles, paper money, and said that the old Duke Ningrong had made great contributions to the country. This palace respected him very much and gave him special sacrifices. "

"Slave, go right away."

A smile appeared on Queen Chen's lips. Jia Cong was from a famous family and now he was in charge of the Jin Yiwei errand, which was very important.

Moreover, he is a heroic and brave man who must avenge his kindness and hatred. He has no despicable thoughts and is easy to control. If he can win over him, it will be a great help.
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But it was said that Jia Cong went to Qingxu Temple for a day and went there impatiently the next day. Baochai and Daiyu also said they had sunstroke and excused themselves to rest at home.

Jia Mu felt uncomfortable because she was bumped into on the official road yesterday, so she will not go today.

Seeing that Sister Feng couldn't go, she took everyone there. When she came back, she smiled and told Jia Cong, the old lady and others.

"Queen Tian'en, knowing that our family is having a wedding ceremony, specially gave us a sacrificial gift, and the imperial concubine sent it to us."

The old lady and others were all happy.

Jia Cong smiled slightly. It seemed that the queen knew that she had offended the eldest prince. This was a signal to express her gratitude and acceptance to herself.

Because he said: "Sister-in-law Feng, please bring a message to the eldest sister and ask her to go to the queen for me to thank her. Just say that I deeply appreciate the queen's virtue and will never forget her teachings."

"That's right, send someone to deliver the message immediately." Jia Mu said hurriedly, hugging the Queen's thigh tightly before talking.

Sister Feng hurriedly went to arrange it herself.

A few days later, Jia Cong learned that the deposit had been collected, so he went to the Yamen in person and summoned the commander of the Yamen and the key personnel of the North and South Town Fusi to give instructions.

He looked at the four great thousand households of the commanding officer's office, the four great thousand households of the north and south towns, and the two divisions standing below, a total of fourteen people.

Jia Cong is quite complacent. Once upon a time, he only had two or three big cats and kittens in his hands, but now he can be considered a strong force.

Because he said: "Let's talk about it one by one."

Wen Zhen cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The North and South Divisions are only responsible for carrying out errands as ordered. All the money earned has been handed over to the commanding officer's office. Please report it to General Fan Qianhu."

Fan Ming said: "Then I won't be polite. Let me tell you, Admiral, after one and a half months, a total of good deposits were collected in the Shenjing City, which was equivalent to more than 1345 million taels of silver. Three families of those who resisted the law were raided, and the stolen money and stolen goods were equivalent to more than 165 million taels of silver. , all are counted and stored in the warehouse, please show me."

Jia Cong made a rough calculation and found that the total amount was about 1500 million silver. Shenxian Winery alone paid 60 taels, which can be considered a considerable contribution to the country. With this vote, Jin Yiwei can earn million, which is considered a fortune.

"Distribute it to various places according to the share determined by Your Majesty."

"Yes."

"Old Wen, is it possible that some of our guards are enforcing the law and violating the law and arbitrarily charging additional fees?" Jia Cong asked.

Wen Zhen said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, my brothers saw that your Majesty's Fairy Wine House took the lead in handing over 60 yuan. Knowing that your Majesty's military orders are overwhelming, how could you dare to be cautious?

I promise from my humble position that the brothers in the North and South Division will enforce the law strictly and treat everyone equally when collecting the security deposit this time, and there will be no mistakes. "

"Well, thank you for your hard work. Pass on my message and take five hundred thousand silver and distribute it to the brothers in the various guard stations in Beijing." Jia Cong said.

There are approximately 10,000 to 20,000 Jin Yiwei in Shenjing, and each person can receive an average of 20 to 30 taels of silver.

"I would like to thank you for your reward on behalf of my humble brothers." Everyone hurriedly cupped their hands.

Jia Cong waved his hand and asked: "How is the rectification of the North and South Division going?"

Wen Zhen hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Your Excellency, all the thousands and hundreds of households in Nansi have been training day and night, and the newly recruited two thousand captains and warriors are ready for use.

The humble post has sent out seven or eight inspection offices to hundreds of households and stationed in key provinces to specialize in supervision. We are stepping up recruitment and training for those who are insufficient. "

"Yeah. Beiji."

Hearing Jia Cong's roll call, Fang Ji hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, after the rebellion between Wan and Tang, the Beisi Division cleaned up the carrion and promoted the officials. Now it has a completely new look. Everyone is working hard and dying for your Majesty. .”

Jia Cong shook his head and said, "I died for the imperial court and your majesty."

"Yes."

"Well, there are too many new people in the Southern Division now, and they are in urgent need of capable old people. If Lao Wenruo likes anyone, he can report it and transfer it from the Northern Division." Jia Cong said.

Wen Zhen was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, sir, for your kindness. Brother Fang, I hope you will give me more support."

A wry smile appeared at the corner of Fang Ji's lips, and he said: "Brother Wen, you and I have known each other for many years, how can we distinguish each other? Besides, we are all following the orders of adults, so it's not the same everywhere?"

Everyone laughed.

Jia Cong said: "Besides, since Jin Yiwei is the emperor's personal army, the salary cannot be lowered. How is the salary now?"

Fan Ming said: "Your Excellency, as a rule, the salary of Jinyi's military commander is one stone per month and one liang and five cents of silver, which is the same as that of the 12th regiment of the Beijing Army. It is higher than the soldiers of the infantry commander's yamen, but lower than the imperial guards and Xishan guards. Eighth battalion of horse troops.”

Wen Zhendao: "Having said that, since your Excellency took office, the brothers have not only made up for the salary arrears of previous years, but also received many rewards. Your Excellency never drinks the blood of soldiers. After all, our Jinyiwei's food and salary are the highest in Shenjing." Yes, who wouldn’t be jealous of anyone who is a soldier?”

Jia Cong nodded and said: "There is an item in the new law called high salary to support integrity, we can also follow suit.

Now that there is money in the Wei, starting from the school captain and the strongman, the salary will be doubled. The imperial court has rules for regulating the salaries of government officials. It is not advisable to tamper with them. We should follow the example of civil servants and adopt honest money at the end of the year. "

Everyone was happy and hurriedly bowed to thank him.

"Don't be too eager to be happy. Tell me, your salary and salary will be high, and you will have to handle all the errands for me. Each household should take care of its own people. If any one of them has a problem, I will bring the entire household back to its original state. "

The thousands of households were shocked in their hearts, and they hurriedly said: "I will do my best to manage people well and handle errands well." I secretly said that the master is so cruel, one person breaks the law, and thousands of people are sitting together...

"Don't blame me for being cruel. Military orders are like mountains, military laws are ruthless, and military disciplines are like iron. These three sentences are firmly engraved in my heart and in the minds of every Jinyiwei. Tell them that no matter how good I am to you, I can No matter how cruel you are, don't hit my knife edge!" Jia Cong said calmly.

Lei Tai and others had always known Jia Cong's temper, so they hurriedly said loudly: "I humbly obey my orders!"

Everyone hurriedly agreed.

"In the future, you, Lao Wen and Lao Fang, will report and collect the money and food for the North and South Town Fu Divisions every month. If the money and food needed by the eight thousand households in the two divisions and the personnel under their jurisdiction, you will make a register and come to collect it."

"Yes."

Everyone was thinking that as a result, the real power of the Thousand Households would increase greatly, while the governor would be deprived of his financial and human rights, leaving only administrative power.

Wen Zhen was better, he had expected it, and he had been a local snake for many years, so it didn't matter.

Fang Ji is like eating coptis. He may not have this little power, because he can neither control people nor money. Who among the thousands of households in Beisi will buy his account?

Jia Cong looked down expressionlessly and continued: "Fan Ming, you are in charge of the Experience Department. In the future, we will strengthen the inspection of thousands and hundreds of households in the North and South Departments. There will be a small test every year and a big test every three years. Those who are able will take it. Those who are mediocre will be demoted! My word is that the governor will not stick to any standard when it comes to appointing people based on their ability. But for those who are capable, even if they are just a school captain, I can promote him to become a member of the Qianhu household!"

"In this humble position, I will obey your Lord Jun's orders."

"Well, in addition, after the Nansi Supervision System is established, open source methods such as good deposits, agency audits, and sales of information will be introduced to all provinces.

Depending on the rich and the poor, 30% to 70% of the local people will be retained. The poor will be retained more, the rich will be retained less, and the rest will be released to the command and envoy yamen. "Jia Cong announced another major task.

"I humbly obey my orders." Wen Zhen and others hurriedly bowed.

Jia Cong listened to some official reports and learned that the elite cavalry of Xie Hui and Kongxing had been recruited. In addition to the able-bodied, there were also many people from all walks of life who were dedicated to serving the imperial court, each with a thousand people, and they were stepping up their efforts. train.

Wang Fei also reported that Nansi's intelligence system had been sorted out and was being restored.

"Well, that's all for today. Fan Ming, Meng Chen, and Wang Fei are staying," Jia Cong said.

Everyone retreated.

"Please give me your instructions, sir." The three of them cupped their hands and said.

"Do you know what happened between me and the eldest prince and Li Zhen a few days ago?"

"I know, I just found out the details of the eldest prince, and I haven't reported it yet." Meng Chen said hurriedly.

"explain."

"Yes. The eldest prince is the son of the current concubine Shun. He once watched politics in the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War. He likes to make friends and is generous with money. He especially has close contacts with the Hou Bo family.

He is always polite, graceful and courteous in his speech and behavior. He is highly praised by both the court and the public, and is called a wise king.

His biological mother, Shunfei Fei, was originally from Huai'an Prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River. The Fei family was a prominent local family and was also listed on the Guardian Talisman of Southern Province. "

"Oh? What does the guardian amulet say?" Jia Cong was a little curious.

"The Fei family ranks eighth in the official amulet. There is a slogan, if you are an official and you don't know Huai'an Fei, you can sing Li Song and drink a glass of wine."

"Haha, don't you know he can't even be an official? That's interesting." Jia Cong laughed.

"In the future, I will be informed of the movements of the eldest prince, uncle Hou and other nobles in a timely manner."

"Yes."

After sending Meng Chen away, Jia Cong looked at Wang Fei and said, "Are you familiar with the people of Nansi?"

"Your Excellency, we are all familiar with it. I have fully taken over the secret spies left behind by Fang Zhenfu."

"Well, hurry up and control these people. In addition, the spies sent by Fang Ji to my house should not touch him. They only need to bribe them secretly and let them continue to deliver news to Fang Ji.

I will also send some reliable people to lurk in the two mansions to monitor everything secretly for me. "

"I understand."

"Flying Monkey, you have been around the world all year round. You have extraordinary skills and rich experience. If you are a spy, you will definitely be outstanding.

But being a member of a thousand households is different from fighting alone. You have to bring out all the people under your command and help me build Nansi's intelligence network. Do you understand? "Jia Cong said.

"Don't worry, my lord. By the grace of heaven, my lord, I have promoted the humble servant to Cao Mang. The humble servant's heart and brains are ruined, which is not enough to repay him.

To be honest, Your Excellency, I am preparing to select one or two hundred young, smart, and loyal newcomers and pass on all my skills to them so that they can serve Your Excellency. "

"Well, you need to train the newcomers well and make good use of the old people. You are qualified for the job of managing thousands of households.

If you are short of people or money, go to Fan Ming yourself. You are the confidant brought by this governor from Liaodong. Don't lose my people. "

"Yes!"

Jia Cong dismissed Wang Fei, looked at Fan Ming and said, "Send 200,000 yuan to Prime Minister Dai. We have made this windfall, and he has contributed a lot."

"Yes."

Jia Cong has now made up his mind to join forces with Dai Quan and establish a firm foothold first. This is also a matter of mutual benefit.

After all, there is a Dongchang watching secretly.
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Jia Cong was busy with official duties all day and came home hungry. He guessed that Bao, Dai and others had not eaten yet, so he wanted to take Qingwen and others to Xiaoxiang Pavilion or Hengwuyuan for a meal.

He knew that Qingwen and Qianxue would not eat without waiting for news from him.

"Master, I'm back." Qingwen and Qingwen welcomed him in with smiles. They all clapped their hands when Jia Cong mentioned his idea of ​​having a meal.

These two girls also admired Baochai and Daiyu's knowledge very much and often told them stories.

Jia Cong changed his clothes, took his two girls and went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion. He also sent for Baochai.

Daiyu was very happy when she heard that he came to eat. She smiled and said, "Brother Cong, I can't bear the thought of you dragging your whole family here to eat."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Stingy guy, how about I eat your meal and let Qingwen make a purse for you to pay off the bill?"

"That's great. Sister Qingwen's craftsmanship is worth thousands of gold." Daiyu said with a smile.

Qingwen said shyly: "The girl is overly praised. It's just needlework, so what's it worth? If the girl likes it and wants something, send someone to tell her and I'll prepare it and deliver it to the girl."

Suddenly someone from behind laughed and said, "You don't dare to work hard. Who knows that Cong'er loves your eyes and doesn't allow you to be a prostitute on weekdays. If you suffer from these big eyes, who can bear it?"

"Miss Bao, you are joking again." Qingwen said coquettishly.

Daiyu smiled and said, "Sister Bao is absolutely right."

When Jia Cong saw Baochai arriving, he smiled and said, "Sister Bao's apricot eyes and Qi'er's loving eyes are the best in the world. From now on, you are not allowed to read at night. I won't accept it if you get too tired."

Bao and Dai blushed and spat, "You're not doing the right thing."

Liushuang was worried that Jia Cong was hungry, so he sent someone to pass the food around and paid for the small kitchen to add more dishes.

Qingwen and Qianxue looked at the books on the walls and shelves in Daiyu's room with admiration, and sighed: "How young is this girl? She has read so many books. I'm afraid she has not read all the books in the world." ."

Daiyu smiled and said: "These are only a few books, which is far from enough."

Seeing someone staring at his belly, he said angrily: "You scoundrel, what are you looking at?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "I see how my sister's little belly can hold so many books."

Everyone laughed.

"Disgusting! What nonsense." Daiyu spat, looked at Baochai and said with a smile: "Your sister Baochai doesn't have a big belly either, so she can pretend well."

Baochai rolled his eyes at her and said, "You're such a pretty girl. You didn't say that I was a guest, but you still made fun of me. I'll spare you." After saying that, he touched Daiyu's cheek.

Dai Yujiao smiled and hid behind Jia Cong and said with a smile: "Good sister, if you want to blame, just blame him. I am also the one who suffered."

Everyone was laughing and joking when suddenly they saw Jia Huan sneaking in.

"Brother Huan, what are you doing?" Jia Cong rolled his eyes at him angrily.

"Hehe, I've met four sisters-in-law. Third brother, are you free? Let me bother you with a word." Jia Huan said with a smile.

He was very clever and knew that Jia Cong loved the people in his room, so he respected Baochai, Daiyu and others.

"Nonsense." Baochai and Daiyu glared at Jia Huan and ignored him, but they felt a little happy in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)