Chapter 1174 Geng Scroll The Difficulties of Ningguo Mansion

"Master, you don't know the suffering of our Ningguo Mansion." Jia Rong couldn't help wiping away tears, "Over the years, the situation in Rongning and Ningguo Mansions has been going from bad to worse. My uncle must be aware of this situation, so I also know about it." To tell you the truth, if it wasn't for Grandpa's guidance to get some back from the Lai family, I'm afraid the two houses of Rongning and Ning will have to close their doors and drive people out."

Hearing what Jia Rong said was interesting, Feng Ziying was also amused, "Brother Rong, I know that the Rongning Second Mansion is not easy now, but it's not as good as you said. The Grand View Garden cost three to four hundred thousand taels Silver, the two masters of Rongguo Mansion still took it down, and your Ningguo Mansion also supported a lot, right?"

One sentence made Jia Rong almost beat her chest and stamp her feet, "Master, you don't know that when the two masters came to the door, they had a lot of good things to say, and my father didn't pay attention, and the old ancestor over there I didn't like my father very much at first, so I called my father to talk about it, saying that this is the glory of the entire Jia family, and that the eldest girl has become a noble concubine. Wu Xun raised his head inside,..., after this matter is done, Ningguo Mansion will benefit from it in the future, so my father also agreed to it in a muddleheaded way, and ended up selling two Zhuangzi , mortgaged many valuables in the mansion, and pooled 60,000 taels of silver, but what happened?"

   Jia Rong sighed, but couldn't go on. After all, Feng Ziying wanted to marry Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu.

   But all in all, the result is that Jia She and Wang Xifeng have made a lot of money in the garden, Jia Zheng got Jiangxi Xuezheng, and Jia Zhen? Nothing.

   A few words of praise from the imperial concubine are of no use. If the emperor gives a decree of praise, he can still stay in the mansion as a thought, but what is the use of a few good words from the imperial concubine?

Jia Rong has always believed that the construction of the Grand View Garden was a scam by Ningguo Mansion. It was such a large sum of three to four hundred thousand taels of silver. As a result, Lin Ruhai paid 200,000 taels of silver, and Ningguo Mansion paid six. Ten thousand taels of silver, Rongguo Mansion borrowed and owed close to one hundred thousand taels of silver outside, but Rongguo Mansion didn't pay a few taels of silver, what's the matter?

   It was the eldest girl of your Rongguo Mansion who became a noble concubine, and not the daughter of the Ningguo Mansion's family who entered the palace. Why did everyone owe a debt to carry the sedan chair for your Rongguo Mansion, but in the end, your Rongguo Mansion was at ease?

It was not until the Lai family was taken down that they collected close to one hundred thousand taels of silver that they had paid off the debts owed by the outsiders. Up to now, there are still tens of thousands of taels of silver owed, just dragging on like this, it is conceivable You know, if you want to get back the 60,000 taels of silver from the Ningguo Mansion, then you have to wait until the Year of the Monkey.

60,000 taels, plus 200,000 taels of the Lin family, Feng Ziying weighed it. It seems that the Rongguo Mansion really spared no expense to repair the Grand View Garden, but the cost is really a bit like a beating. It's a waste of time, except that Jia Amnesty made some money, and Jia Zheng got Jiangxi Xuezheng, what else?

  To be honest, Jia Zheng’s Jiangxi study of politics probably has nothing to do with this Grand View Garden. Whether or not the garden is repaired, Emperor Yonglong would probably give it a little bit of disrespect, and at least he is the “head of the country” in terms of status.

   "Hey, I didn't expect you Ningguo Mansion to pay a lot, but since you are all in such a difficult situation, why bother to make your face swollen, the same as Rongguo Mansion, why bother?" Feng Ziying shook her head.

   "Master, that's the reason, but..., hey,..." Jia Rong was heartbroken.

Encountering all kinds of entanglement, lobbying and threats from the Rongguo Mansion, the Ningguo Mansion lacked confidence, and his father was a master who didn't care much, so he was persuaded in a few moments, and finally 60,000 taels of silver If you smash it in, you will get yourself a useless false title of Captain Long, which is 60,000 taels of real money.

"Although it's a bit difficult now, don't you Ningguo Mansion still have some shops and businesses in the capital and Jinling? There are some counties in the north and Jinling and Suzhou in the south. There are also some Zhuangzi fields, right?" Feng Ziying knew that all of these four people were Those who moved from Jinling to the capital, although they have settled in the capital for decades, and most of the family members have moved to the capital, Jinling still has a solid foundation.

"Yes, but that's the bottom of the coffin in the mansion. Every year, hundreds of people in the whole mansion have to rely on it for their huge expenses. Now they can't make ends meet, and they have sold a lot. If it is sold again, then we really have to send all the maids and boys in the mansion out to find their own way out, and Ningguo Mansion is really over." Jia Rong lamented: "Now the mansion loses tens of thousands of taels every year. To subsidize, I rely on selling land and fields to buy shops and houses, but how long can I wait for this?"

  This is also the key to why Jia Rong values ​​this business so much.

On the one hand, this is indeed a lot of money. Although it may cost some face and work hard, but for the sake of money, it is not a problem. On the other hand, it can take this opportunity to attract Feng Ziying. Relationship.

According to many businessmen in the capital city, Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan can make a fortune by pointing at any one way. The ship merchants in Ningbo went north to Denglai to build ships, the marine merchants in Zhangzhou, Quanzhou opened the sea, and the merchants in Anfu went to Dongfan. Tuocen, as well as the Longyou Merchant Gang and Yangzhou Salt Merchant's involvement in the Dongpan Salt Farm, and the Shanxi merchants' mining and building factories in Yongping Prefecture, were almost all supported by Feng Ziying.

This is not counting Haitong Yinzhuang, the giant of the bank industry, which is now almost monopolizing the business related to the government, and everyone is making a lot of money. Who would dare to ignore Xiao Feng's words? ?

"There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, and there is no need to be too depressed. I won't talk about Brother Zhen. Your father may be used to enjoying it, but Brother Rong, you are young, so you should find some legitimate livelihood. That's right." Feng Ziying glanced at the other party, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to persist with the little salary left over from the Ningguo Mansion and the old background."

"Master, I can't compare with Second Uncle Lian. Uncle Lian has run outside for a few years and has some experience, but my nephew has little experience. What can I do? I can't lend money like Jia Rui, right? It's too insulting to the reputation of Ningguo Mansion, and my nephew is not that kind of material." Jia Rong said bitterly, "Isn't this also the uncle and aunt supporting my nephew, so that my nephew can take this opportunity to practice, and maybe there will be other things in the future. Opportunity, please also think about my nephew."

   "There are many opportunities, but you have to endure hardships and do things well."

Feng Ziying is not very optimistic about Jia Rong. Jia Rong is no better than Jia Yun. Jia Yun has lived a hard life since she was a child, so she can calm down and endure loneliness. At the very least, Jia Lian's temperament is quite calm, and he has several years of experience. As long as he chooses a suitable position for him and uses his strengths to avoid weaknesses, he can basically be competent. However, Jia Rong has almost nothing but a desire to earn money. How is that possible?

Of course, Feng Ziying will not beat people to death with a stick. After all, the children of such aristocratic families have been hanging out in the capital city for so many years, and they have some connections. Useful, just like this time, Wang Xifeng used both him and Jia Rui, isn't it the best use of people and things? At least the performance is better than Wang Zisheng.

"Master, you know the situation of my nephew. For example, my nephew is also capable of doing things like this time. I just hope that my uncle will be able to take care of my nephew in the future, and I will help my nephew by the way. I will definitely not be able to do big things. , but in ordinary business, if it is inconvenient for the uncle to come forward, the nephew is absolutely suitable, at least the nephew must be much more reliable than Jia Ruina and others, right?"

Jia Rong was also puzzled by Jia Rui's ability to reach this level of relationship. Of course, Wang Xifeng had nothing to do with Jia Rui, and Jia Rui and Feng Ziying couldn't fight each other. For no reason, both Wang Xifeng and Feng Ziying felt that Jia Rui was still a talent. ?

  Even Jia Rui can cut his head and drill in. There is no reason why he can't. Jia Rong thinks that there should be a distinction between closeness and distance. At least he is closer and more reliable than Jia Rui, isn't he?

   "Well, I see." Feng Ziying nodded, "It's good to get this matter done well. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will naturally consider it."

"Thank you, sir. By the way, that Mr. Su has a lot of affection for you. He chased you from Beijing to Yongping Mansion. In the few days since you came back, your nephew also visited her, and she also loved her." The uncle is very interested in the matter, and asked a lot, including the situation in the uncle's house, and the affairs of several grandma and aunts. They are all family friends and marriages, etc. She may feel that her nephew is vague and dissatisfied,..."

Jia Rong still had some ability to distinguish between wind and color, but he thought that Su Miao wanted to marry into Feng's family, and it would be difficult for a kabuki-like woman to marry into Feng's family even if she became a concubine. These Kabuki and Maiko girls want to become concubines in rich families. They are all lowly concubines with the same status as the house confiscated, or even worse, and have a slightly lower status than the house confiscated. high.

   Like Da Zhou, the status of wives and concubines is fixed, and there are laws and regulations that cannot be exceeded.

  Wife and concubine needless to say, they must be dead.

There are also several types of concubines. If a woman from a rich family is a concubine, it is almost impossible for a daughter-in-law to be a concubine. If there is, it is extremely rare. Concubine daughter, the status of these two types of women depends on the situation, and the third is the concubine daughter of a small family. These are good concubines.

  As for concubines such as concubines such as housekeepers, brothels, or kabuki and dancers who run the Dan Gang outside, they are concubines.

  Like some rich families, the rules are strict, and the children born to concubines, even their own mothers, cannot be raised.

  (end of this chapter)