Rebirth of the little landlady

Chapter 253 Yuan Bao's Idea About Private Property

The Zhongfu of the Hou Mansion is quite easy to host, mainly because in the past Ni Yuze was a good master with a perfect management system, and in addition, Jing Ning, who was in charge of the inner court in the past, was also loyal and capable, so Yuan Bao Get started quickly.

However, during this process, Yuan Bao discovered many of his own deficiencies. Hosting Zhongfu is not just about managing and managing accounts. One is to teach the children well so that the whole family can develop sustainably. Simply put, it is the four words "look husband, teach son".

Yuan Bao felt that he was too far behind in this aspect, so he took the initiative to ask Ni Yuze to help him find a better education.To Ni Yuze, this was a surprise, and then Yuan Bao said, "Chunsheng is going to be an official, I can't hold him back!"

Even though he received some devastating blows from time to time, Ni Yuze still insisted on moving in his direction, and used some means from time to time.

In addition, Yuan Bao discovered a secret when he was hosting Zhongfeeding. In fact, it is not a secret, but Yuan Bao never cared about it in the past, that is, Ni Yuze's inner court income is all his "private property".

In fact, all the properties under Ni Yuze's name belong to him even though they come from different sources, and the so-called "private property" is used to protect the part he needs for life, which is completely separated from doing business.

Ni Yuze's private property includes four parts: salary, court rewards, land property, and real estate.

Ni Yuze has the official position of the second grade and the title of Marquis. The annual salary of the two is about 1 taels of silver. How can I say this income? It is far from enough according to Ni Yuze's current living standard, but if it is a normal life, it is still worth it. Quite rich.

As for the rewards from the imperial court, it is really nothing compared to the contribution of two generations of Ni Yu’s family, but it is a lot compared to Ni Yuze’s salary, and it is worth nearly ten million taels of silver in total. Most of it was obtained by Yu Xiaomei from the late emperor, and part of it was given to his parents by the late emperor. Today, there are not many sincere rewards, and it seems that they are not even half of the total price.

Real objects accounted for [-]% of the rewards, and they were not easy to sell or give away unless it was absolutely necessary. Some of them could only be used and could not be sold, which was quite annoying, but it was also good to use as a prestige, and Yuan Bao thought, The reason why Ni Yuze counts them as private property is because he owns these things aboveboard. Even if a catastrophe is imminent and he loses his position, the court may be embarrassed to confiscate them. It is a kind of "money laundering" in disguise and the last guarantee of life. His family background is not generally reliable!

Ni Yuze also has more than ten farms, large and small, the smallest of which are larger than Sujia Village, with a total of several thousand hectares of fertile land, among which some were bought by Mr. Ni, and some were married by Sister Yu back then. Ni Yuze himself has never bought any of them. Because enough is enough.

They are distributed throughout Ningnan Prefecture, where the climate is warm and humid, and they can all grow three crops a year, bringing Ni Yuze an income of more than 100 million taels every year. They are the pillar industry in his private property.

Ni Yuze also owns a lot of real estate. In addition to the Hou's Mansion in the capital city and Ningnan Prefecture, there are also other courtyards scattered in these two places, and some other courtyards are located in various places in other prefectures. There are more than [-] houses in total.

What makes Yuanbao unhappy is that these fixed assets not only do not produce benefits, but also cost a lot of labor and maintenance costs every year. Yuanbao counts, if this continues, even if they are sold when the time comes, they will actually lose money .

"What's the use of having so many houses? Not to mention the whole year, how many days can you live in your whole life? And you can't rent it out, why don't you just sell it?" Yuan Bao murmured to Ni Yuze holding the account book.

Ni Yuze smiled slightly, "You! Where did you come from as my guards and so many servants who are selected from the best?" He whispered, "You can't put all your belongings on the bright side, right? Also, Once you go out, it’s better to eat and live, and you have to be safe, right? If I hadn’t been busy all the time, I would have planned to take you to see the sea, our fleet and dock. Don't you plan to find an opportunity to inspect it?!" Ningnan Prefecture itself does not rely on the sea.

Yuan Bao suddenly realized that these places were Ni Yuze's secret warehouses, as well as personnel training bases, and they could also function as palaces and shelters, which is so important!I don't think about these other houses anymore in my heart. After hearing Ni Yuze's suggestion later, I couldn't help but look forward to it. Traveling and business trips are so loving, she likes it!
At the same time, Yuan Bao also learned another trick from Ni Yuze, which is to distinguish the success or failure of his career from the needs of family life. There is no shop in Ni Yuze's private property, just to prevent life and business from being confused. There are secret reserves.

Yuan Bao's secrets are stored in supernatural powers. This is her innate advantage, allowing her to be bold forever. As for the needs of the family, the land in Sujia Village is obviously not enough, so Yuan Bao decided to open a shop.

Ni Yuze was very curious, "Aside from making clothes and designing, what else would you do?" Because these skills are used in Ni Yuze's business, it is impossible for Yuan Bao to open a similar shop. After thinking about it, "Otherwise, after a few years, You sell foreign goods." He planned to make Yuan Bao also use the fleet to make a fortune.

Yuan Bao complacently said, "You underestimate me, don't you?" She still remembers the "pretty money" she earned from the supernatural business when she built Su's Village, but she couldn't keep track of the market and get those in-demand commodities, The food this time was thanks to Su Chunsheng and Liang Pinzheng's decisive decision. This time, she planned to buy something safe, so she lowered her voice and said, "I know how to recognize treasures, and I plan to buy some treasures at a low price and open an antique shop to sell them." Get out!" Yuan Bao can accurately know the retail price of any item, but the price will change, and there is a risk of depreciation, and she can think of only antiques that have a large enough profit margin and will definitely appreciate in value.

Ni Yuze's eyes flickered slightly, and he skipped two beats in disappointment. He immediately thought of Yuan Bao's secret. Could it be that Yuan Bao was going to tell him?
Ni Yuze seemed to be thinking, but he was actually trying to calm down before he said, "Yuanbao, antiques are not so easy to identify, are those people so reliable? They won't lie to you?" He thought that Yuanbao was trying to He used the mysterious force behind her. After all, he didn't believe that Yuan Bao could appraise treasures by himself. How old is Yuan Bao?What is his origin?I don't have much knowledge at all, okay?
Yuan Bao understood what Ni Yuze meant, and said unconvinced, "I tell you, my reputation as a money fan is not just for nothing, I am naturally sensitive to the price of anything, and no one who can lie to me has yet to be born." ! Just wait and see!" I won't go into details.

Ni Yuze was a little disappointed, but also looking forward to it. He believed that as long as Yuan Bao had contact with the mysterious person, he would definitely find clues.

"My business is a private matter and can be postponed. The most important thing now is that we have to visit Mr. Yu." Yuan Bao closed the ledger in the yard and changed the subject, "Did you send the post?" Su Qiusheng had already left After three days, Yuan Bao's wind-cold symptoms disappeared completely, and she felt that she couldn't wait another day.

Ni Yuze didn't insist on asking, and nodded along Yuan Bao's words, "Well, let's go tomorrow morning! However, I'm really not sure that he will accept you, why do you insist on him?" Ning Nan The mansion is a gathering place for literati, and there are several famous painters who are good at painting Yuanbao's favorite paintings. Before that, Ni Yuze had collected a large number of meticulous paintings at Yuanbao's request for her to enjoy. Yuanbao said that among them What she admires most is Yu Qianli.

Yu Qianli, a native of Fucheng in southern Ningfu, is a famous contemporary painter, but he is not second to none. Especially in recent years, he has been silent, with few commendable works published, and his reputation is fading. Fortunately, he has just been young. It is not surprising that for a painter, he is still in the growth stage, so people still respect him and look forward to his future performance.

Ni Yuze is not surprised that the ingot was chosen by Yu Qianli, because "Tianxiang Guose" is Yu Qianli's work. Of course, this is not about the silk fabrics, but the painting of the same name, which was collected by Ni Yuze's father Huiyan. Later, it was woven into a screen in the workshop. Because of that screen, Yu Qianli's painting also appreciated in value, but due to personal preference, the screen and the painting were not sold anymore. The skill and talent she wanted.

Yuan Bao patted Ni Yuze on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I will find a way to do what I want, so you don't have to worry about it!" She went back to her yard to rest for a while.

Ni Yuze was very worried.

Ni Yuze didn't take Yuan Bao's proposal to learn painting from Yu Qianli. He thought that even if Yu Qianli didn't accept Yuan Bao, there would be others, so it would be okay to ask.

But after I sent the greeting card last time, for some reason, the news spread that Yuan Bao wanted to worship Yu Qianli as his teacher. Accepting apprentices is a kind of tactful refusal, lest both sides lose face.

Ni Yuze doesn't have any special feelings about this. Literati and inkmen often have a little temper or eccentricity, which will not be changed by the other party's status and family wealth. It is better for both parties to accept teachers and apprentices. , otherwise, what real talents can be learned? !

It just so happened that that time was when Su Qiusheng came to Fucheng, Yuan Bao was too busy with him to think about these things.Ni Yuze then revealed Yuan Bao's intention to learn painting to several other masters of meticulous painting in Fucheng. Three of them made it clear that they were willing to teach Yuan Bao. In terms of painting skills or reputation, they are no worse than Qianli, and some are even better than Qianli.

After Yuan Bao returned to the mansion, Ni Yuze told Yuan Bao all this, but after Yuan Bao looked at some of everyone's paintings again, he made it clear that she must go thousands of miles, and her attitude was very firm.

Ni Yuze had no choice but to post another post to Yu Qianli. While agreeing with them, Yu Qianli made it clear again that he did not want to accept Yuanbao as his disciple.

With Ni Yuze's character and character, this matter should be let go. They should not even go, but Yuan Bao insisted on going, and there was a posture that she would go alone if Ni Yuze didn't go. Curiosity arose once.

Early the next morning, when the two set off, Ni Yuze looked at the things that the servants had loaded into the carriage, and couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing here?"

After Yuan Bao got into the car, he hugged Ni Yuze's arm and begged softly, "Yu Ze, no matter what Mr. Yu says, don't be angry, and no matter what I want to do, don't participate. Believe me, I will be able to Once things are done, you will use your performance in the future to make you feel that today's efforts are worthwhile, you must always remember that those who achieve great things do not care about small things!"

Ni Yuze looked at Yuanbao for a while, then nodded slowly, "I will play by ear." In fact, he didn't agree to anything, but was thinking, if Yuanbao really wanted to worship Qianli as his teacher so much, should he make an exception and take some extraordinary measures? What about the means?

"Oh." Yuan Bao understands Ni Yuze's character, and it's his limit to make concessions to this point. It's hard to say anything else, just think carefully about what he wants to say, what he has to do, and whether there is anything that will annoy him Ni Yuze's place.

Yu Qianli has a broad forehead, thick eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a straight nose and plump lips, and a short black beard under his chin. Although his appearance is not very good, he is also well-rounded. Coupled with years of artistic nourishment, he naturally brings a different kind of personality to his body. The bookish and free and easy posture added a lot of points to his temperament, making him look not only dignified but also graceful. Apart from being too young, this appearance is very in line with Yuan Bao's original attitude towards Shi Yuan Dao speculated, but it was a pity that Yu Qianli had long since missed his official career.

Yu Qianli was wearing a jacquard brocade gown with a group pattern of blessings and longevity. The cuffs and corners of the robe were bordered, and the sleeves were very wide.

It is estimated that when his beard and hair are all white, he will definitely look like a fairy, Yuan Bao thought.

Seeing Ni Yuze and Yuan Bao's group coming in, Yu Qianli got up quickly, but without taking a step, he just bowed to the ground and said, "I've seen you, Young Master." No matter what, Ni Yuze's identity is there!
Yuan Bao stared at Yu Qianli's motionless feet, and gained a little more confidence. In fact, it was Yu Qianli's two sons who greeted the guests at the outer door just now, which convinced her that the rumors from the outside world were true—— ——Yu Qianli is very concerned about his physical shortcomings, and now he just understands it better.

Ni Yuze waved his hand casually, "Excuse me, I'm bothering Mr. Yu today."

Yu Qianli said "I dare not", but the smile on his face was far-fetched.

At this time, Yuan Bao stepped forward to greet him, and Yu Qianli's smile faded a bit, because Yuan Bao was a female family member, so Mrs. Yu was also present, and she smiled very kindly towards Yuan Bao.

After the host and guest were seated, seeing that Yuan Bao didn't get up, but stayed in the main hall with Ni Yuze, Yu Qianli's smile had completely disappeared.

According to the rules, if it was just an ordinary visit, then Yuan Bao should go to the inner courtyard with his wife after meeting Yu Qianli, and his own family members would be in charge of reception, unless... Besides, what else can we do when we meet Yu Qianli?
Yu Qianli has stated many times that he does not want to accept Yuan Bao as an apprentice, but now that Ni Yuze and Yuan Bao are still acting like this, there is a sense of persecution in it, how can Yu Qianli laugh at this?Not only Yu Qianli, but even Mrs. Yu and Yu Qianli's two sons became nervous.

Mr. Ze, this is a character who can make the ground tremble twice in Ningnan Mansion without stomping his feet. How can their family resist?But they are very clear about their master's temper.

Yuan Bao took the lead to break the tense and awkward atmosphere in the room, "Mr. Yu, I heard that the reason why you don't want to accept me as a designer is because of my status as a designer, but that's the case?" This question was straightforward and sharp, but Yuan Bao Not only is her voice soft, but she also has a smile on her face. Her expression has the typical innocence and ignorance of a little girl of her age. She is full of curious childishness. It really makes people unable to connect with words such as questioning and pressing. All relaxed a lot.

"Hey——" Yu Qianli sighed first, but was embarrassed to hide it, and said bluntly, "Miss is smart, that's true!"

"Then why?" Yuan Bao looked at Yu Qianli with his big black eyes, still smiling.

Yu Qianli was even more relaxed, "A craftsman is a humble person. They make a living and profit by relying on their strange skills and tricks. It's okay if they are forced by life. And 'the way is different' is 'not conspiring with each other'!" Although these words are true, they are really poignant.

"That's it," Yuan Bao nodded, "In Mr.'s impression, a designer is actually a craftsman!" Although she comes from modern times, she feels that people are equal and craftsmen are not humble at all, but she is still unable to solve the problem. For these, she can only take good care of her designers first, so that they can get their due status first.

Yu Qianli immediately replied, "That's natural."

Ni Yuze's face darkened, and Yuan Bao's smile couldn't be maintained any longer. Mrs. Yu gave Yu Qianli a wink, and Yu Qianli opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything. He just felt that what he said was right.

Seeing that Ni Yuze was about to get up, Yuan Bao hurriedly asked, "Mister, do you know the screen named 'Tianxiang Guose'?"

"Ah," Yu Qianli nodded, "Not only have I heard about it, but I have also seen it with my own eyes. The weaving skills of the Ni Mansion Workshop are really ingenious. It is worthy of being an imperial merchant for many years!" Asking him to apologize for the non-existent mistake, he It was impossible, but he would not be embarrassed to say something nice, besides, the screen was indeed very well woven.

(End of this chapter)