I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 195 Bodhisattva Heart
This time, the confiscated properties from more than a dozen shops amounted to more than 200,000 taels of silver.

The treasury, which had been emptied out during the construction of the Grand View Garden, was now full again with the influx of more than 200,000 taels of silver.

And then, there were still more than a dozen farms left in the Jia family.

After we finish checking the heads of these dozen or so farms, we will have another income.

Of the more than 200,000 taels of silver seized during the house search, Jia Cong was prepared to take out 150,000 taels of silver.

He bought all the land near the Jia family's ancestral tomb and built more farms and houses.

This was the suggestion given by Qin Keqing, and Jia Cong was ready to accept it.

Of course, Qin Keqing also suggested moving the clan school there as well.

Just because the distance was too far, Jia Cong was not prepared to accept it.

With the output from these fields and farms, there will be more than enough money for future sacrifices.

It won’t be difficult to rebuild the clan school in the future.

Next, Jia Cong convened another clan meeting.

At the clan meeting, Jia Cong talked about the ancestral property he had just added near the ancestral tomb.

As long as the Great Xia Dynasty does not perish, these ancestral assets can be passed down from generation to generation.

Daxia ruled the country with filial piety. Even if someone committed a crime, all property could be confiscated by the government. However, even the sacrificial property could not be confiscated by the government.

With these ancestral properties, the Jia family has a way out and can ensure the safety of future generations.

When the elders heard this, they were extremely happy.

Next, Jia Cong said that he planned to let each family take turns to manage these ancestral lands and properties.

No matter which room is in charge, the other rooms have the right to supervise.

As for how to rotate and how many years to rotate.

The family that is in charge of the ancestral property has certain authority and what they need to do.

Jia Cong let the elders discuss a series of details at the clan meeting.

After some arguing, the elders agreed on the details.

And from now on, these ancestral properties will be directly managed in turns.

After the discussion was complete, they wrote down the details and Jia Cong used the seal of the head of the family.

Then each family received a share, and this became the regular practice.

After the clan meeting ended, the matters discussed at the meeting naturally spread quickly in the Jia family.

The children of the Jia family, especially those who had no fixed income and came from poor families, were naturally very happy to hear this.

Now that they have added so much family property, their lives will surely be much better in the future.

Therefore, most of the Jia family members were grateful to Jia Cong, the head of the family.

In the West Mansion, Lady Jia, Lady Wang, Wang Xifeng and others all fell silent after hearing the news from the clan meeting.

These three people had all been in charge of a household before, so they could naturally see what benefits Jia Cong's actions would bring to the Jia family.

Jia Cong's ability to achieve this was indeed beyond their expectations.

In fact, since Qin Keqing can think of these things.

Could it be that Lady Jia, Lady Wang, and Wang Xifeng really couldn’t think of this?
They may have thought of this.

But if they really want to do this, it will cost money, and it is their money that will be spent.

And if this thing really happens, the ones who will benefit the most are the children from the side branches of the clan who are not living a happy life.

This is equivalent to cutting off their own flesh to feed the poor children in the clan. How can they be willing to do that?
As for the fact that this might be their way out, they had not considered it.

They didn't believe that the Jia family would suddenly decline. ...

After checking the accounts, Jia Cong naturally sent back the six accountants he had borrowed from the Xue family, and gave each of them a red envelope containing ten taels of silver. Naturally, both parties were very happy.

When Xue Pan heard about the Ningguo Mansion's audit, he couldn't wait to come to the door.

Seeing Jia Cong, Xue Pan couldn't help but rub his hands and chuckled, "Brother Cong, I'm afraid the situation of my Xue family's shop is worse than yours now."

"So I also thought about thoroughly checking all our shops."

"Find out all those borers and beat them to death with sticks."

"How exactly should I check the accounts? Please teach me, Brother Cong."

Jia Cong couldn't help but persuade him, "Brother Xue, your family's situation is different from my Jia family's."

"After all, we have very few shops here, so we are not afraid of them causing trouble."

"Your family is different. If you are too strict, they might get scared and run away with the money. That would be more trouble than it's worth."

Hearing this, Xue Pan gnashed his teeth and said, "Brother Cong, you don't know that these people are ruthless and have no conscience."

"Over the years, the profits of our shops have been declining year by year, and many shops are in deficit."

"If it weren't for Brother Cong helping our Xue family in the rouge and powder business, I'm afraid we would have to close many shops in the past two years."

"I used to feel so angry that my teeth itched, but I couldn't do anything about these balloons."

"Now that we have finally found a way, how can we let them off so easily?"

Jia Cong thought for a moment and said, "Brother Xue, your family's situation is different after all. I do have a suggestion."

"You can check your shops one by one, and be strict but also lenient."

"We need to catch a few typical cases and make an example of them, but we also need to forgive the majority of them."

"If you follow your wishes and kill all the shopkeepers, can your family find so many new shopkeepers to take over their businesses in a short period of time?"

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Xue Pan hurriedly said, "Thank you, Brother Cong, for your advice. If you hadn't told me, I'm afraid I would have caused a disaster."

"I wonder if Brother Cong has any other instructions? Just tell me, I'm listening."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Brother Xue, your sister is very smart. You can discuss these matters with her."

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Xue Pan's eyes lit up and he couldn't help asking, "Brother Cong, do you also think my sister is good?"

Xue Pan's words left Jia Cong speechless.

This guy is probably going to have another attack.

Xue Pan asked patiently for a while, and then he decisively realized that he seemed unable to remember so many things.

So Xue Pan decisively said goodbye, and then sent someone to Lixiangyuan to call out Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai.

When Aunt Xue and her daughter arrived at the courtyard where Xue Pan lived, Xue Pan couldn't wait to express his idea of ​​checking the accounts.

After hearing this, Xue Baochai couldn't help but say, "Brother, your idea is naturally very good."

"The situation of our shop should have been checked long ago."

"But the audit should be done slowly and carefully."

"If we make a big show of it, shouting and calling for war and killing, I'm afraid there will be chaos!"

Xue Baochai was still afraid that Xue Pan would insist on his own way and not listen to advice.

When Xue Pan gets angry, even ten cows can’t stop him.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Xue Baochai's words, Xue Pan couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing:
"Sister, you are absolutely right. Brother Cong said the same thing."

"Sister, you'd better go to Brother Cong. He told me a lot of things, but I didn't write them down."

(End of this chapter)