Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 993 The Difference Between Cloud and Mud
A day later, when I saw the exquisite sand table models made by the female students, the surprise in my eyes was undisguised.

Suddenly, it's no wonder that Jia Rong dared to let go.

As long as it is built according to the sand table model to the letter, there will be no problems in Shengqin Bieyuan, and of course things will not be that simple.

Born as a little transparent prince today, he has endured hardships and enjoyed indifference, so he naturally knows that people's hearts have been the most unpredictable since ancient times.

If you meet someone with ulterior motives, don't try to do it easily.

What is going on in the Rong Mansion is still somewhat understood today.

After all, Yuan Chun is already a concubine, and she can be regarded as an important member of the pillow people. It is normal to know the family behind her.

It can be said that there are slaves everywhere, all of them are extremely cunning and profitable, and it is not easy for them not to make trouble.

A group of little girls took up such a lucrative opportunity to build a provincial house, and it would be abnormal if they didn't bother.

Today, he is not interested in the messy affairs of Rongfu, but he is very interested in the exquisite and small sand table model in front of him.

In the era when geomancy maps were all military secrets, such sand table models made by female students were even more rare.

"Do you know the identities of those female students?"

After watching for a long time, Jinjin suddenly asked.

"They are all ladies from the four major families in Jinling, including Tanchun and Yingchun from the Rongfu, Xichun from the Ningfu, Shi Xiangyun from the Shijia, Xue Baochai from the Xuejia, and Miss Wang!"

Dai Quan replied carefully: "I heard that these little girls are all talented, and they are making fast progress in reading!" '

"Oh, I don't think they are still a group of talented women!"

Today asked curiously, "Are there any age-appropriate ones?"

"Just Miss Lin, and Yingchun and Tanchun from Rongfu!"

Dai Quan replied: "It is estimated that it will not be sent to participate in the draft!" '

Today, he nodded in approval. After all, he was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, so he still had to face.

If a daughter of a high-ranking official like Lin Daiyu is unwilling to marry into the royal family, the emperor can't force her to do so.

But once you marry into the royal family, at least you have to be the prince's wife, and you have to be a good prince.

As for Tanchun and Yingchun, there is already a Yuanchun in the palace, and it is impossible for Rongfu to send people in again.

Presumably, even if the Rong Mansion had a heart, Jia Rong of the Ning Mansion would not agree. After all, this fellow is the patriarch of the Jia family.

"Tell Jia Rong, don't leak out the method of making such a sand table model easily. He should know the reason and consequence!"

Today, he didn't continue to waste his tongue on a few little girls, and then said: "What I want is the result, I hope the Jia family will not disappoint people!"

"Of course, I also remember Jia Rong's achievements!"

Dai Quan passed on today's words to Jia Rong, and said with a light smile, "General Jia, it seems that His Majesty is very satisfied with your performance!"

"Haha, it's just an unintentional move!"

Jia Rong laughed lightly, and said leisurely, "It's good to be able to help His Majesty!"

If he really cared about today's reaction, he should have informed today about the offshore fishing at that time, and then let the Ministry of Internal Affairs be responsible.

Instead of acting on its own, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is now very passive.

Just because he didn't care, coupled with his own status and strength, even if someone was upset, they could only hold back secretly.

"As for the sand table model, I naturally know to keep it a secret!"

Jia Rong changed the subject and said with a light smile: "Many people have seen it, especially the sons of Rongfu's family. Their father-in-law should know what kind of pee!"

"I can only guarantee that the Ning Mansion and the Women's School will not leak it. As for the Rong Mansion, I will trouble my father-in-law to send someone to watch!"

Dai Quan laughed and said, "Aren't you afraid of my tricks?"

"It doesn't matter, they should learn a lesson!"

Jia Rong said leisurely: "Don't think I don't know, from Housekeeper Lai to the stewards below, which one is not the master of Hu Feifei who is outside?"

"The name of the Rong Mansion was ruined by them!"

"Don't be suspicious, Eunuch Dai. Just think about the masters of the Rong Mansion. The old lady and Mrs. Wang basically don't move, and Mrs. Xing has no place to go!"

"Master She is only concentrating on entertaining himself in the mansion, and the second master Zheng is so pedantic!"

"Lian Er and his daughter-in-law, who are a little bit smarter, have also left, Jia Zhu and his wife are not in the capital, and the remaining juniors are still young!"

"Elder-in-law, tell me, these Rongfu masters, what obvious evil things have they done that can be criticized?"

Dai Quan was stunned by the question, and thought about it carefully.

But Rong Mansion's reputation in the capital is indeed not very good, so it can only be the fault of the family's children.

Jia Rong chuckled and said, "The situation in the previous Ning Mansion was similar, maybe even a little worse!"

"But the problem is, even if Ning Mansion has a bad reputation, it shouldn't be that bad!"

"As a result, after several times of rectification in the mansion, not only the atmosphere has become much better, but also the reputation outside has improved significantly. Everyone knows what's going on!"

"Unfortunately, the old lady of the Rong Mansion has scruples, or she is too old to want to make a fuss, so she has always let it go!"

"Therefore, when Eunuch Dai hears some unsightly rumors about the Rong Mansion, don't just take his seat directly. It's probably the fault of the family!"

Seeing the back of Jia Rong leaving gracefully, Dai Quan's forehead was confused.

This guy is really interesting, but what he said is indeed reasonable, and he recounted it to today after returning to the palace.

"Hey, this guy is really slippery!"

Today, seeing through Jia Rong's thoughts at a glance, he said leisurely: "This is because I am afraid that the imperial court will use some of the children of the family to do evil things, and they will cause trouble for the Rong Mansion!"

Dai Quan was stunned, showing a gesture of admiration.

Of course he knew it well, but he was too shrewd to invite people to see him today.

"In the future, if you encounter the matter of the Ningrong Second Mansion, don't get too entangled!"

Today he smiled lightly and said: "Although Jia Rong is not in the court, what he can do is more useful than senior officials in the court!"

"Although I don't know what plans he has in mind, at least it is a good thing for Dagan and the court right now!"

"It's not good to give him an aboveboard reward, so let's secretly give him some convenience!"

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Jia Rong used her own performance to increase the blood volume of the Jia clan in the second residence of Ningrong, which is also in the capital, and shield them from the wind and rain.

Here, the female students who were in charge of supervising the construction of the provincial hospital finally ran into trouble.

The area where the provincial house was built has been cleaned up, that is, all the good materials have been sent to the Xue family's shop warehouse.

Of course, they all paid for it in a clear way. According to the market price, there are more than 2 taels of silver.

When Mrs. Wang heard this number in Rongqing Hall, the smile on her face became stiff.

It's just a pity that the old lady didn't give her a chance to speak, and all the money went into the construction funds of the provincial hospital.

In other words, in order not to tell outsiders, 20 taels was directly paid for the construction cost of the Provincial Family Hospital from the very beginning.

It's not that the Rong Mansion took advantage of it. Xue Baochai, the supervisor of the construction team, had already shown the construction plan and cost list to the old lady.

One by one in it is very clear, whether it is materials such as bricks and tiles, or playthings such as strange stones, the price list is clear and clear.

According to the modern unit of measurement, the area where the Provincial Courtyard was built has a total area of ​​about [-] square meters.

Compared with the story of the Red Chamber, the Grand View Garden with a circumference of three and a half miles is only about one-ninth the size of the area, but it is not small at all.

It is more than enough simply as a royal courtyard.

Of course, if it is necessary to arrange people to live in it, like the Grand View Garden, it is naturally a bit small, but this time the Rong Mansion will definitely not do so.

According to the construction price given by Xue Baochai, the total will still not exceed 10 taels, of course, antique ornaments and the like are not included.

The reason why he took out 20 yuan was also for the outside world to see.

As for the more than 2 taels of silver obtained from selling second-hand materials, they will all be given to the female school in the end. The old lady made it very clear, and she told Jia Min, the head of the female school, when the big family was there.

If she repented, the consequences would be quite serious. Even Mrs. Wang didn't dare to mess around, otherwise Wang Ziteng wouldn't let her off easily.

The Wang family itself has a lot of property, and they don't know Mrs. Wang's temperament, why are they so greedy for money?
At this time, the New Year has passed, even the Lantern Festival has passed.

The weather in the north is still cold, but it can't stop the scorching scene of the construction site of Shengqin Bieyuan.

Xue Baochai is not stingy, the wages given to the craftsmen are quite high, and the food is not bad at all.

For example, there is enough dried sea fish, as long as you can eat it, there will be no limited supply of meals.

Not only that, but things like miscellaneous grain porridge and brown sugar ginger water are not limited to supply as long as the work starts. Anyway, they are all produced in Zhuangzi, so they don't cost a lot of money at all.

She is so generous, the work enthusiasm of the craftsmen is very high.

Seeing that the area for the construction of the Provincial Hospital has been cleaned up, the actual construction of the buildings inside is about to begin.

But at this moment, a member of the Jia family came to the door, wanting to provide materials for the construction of the Provincial House.

At the beginning, Xue Baochai and other female students in the supervision team didn't pay much attention to it. It's normal to say such things.

They did not directly refuse, but took out a price list.

There are detailed records on it, the materials needed to build the provincial house, and the current price.

The words are very clear, as long as there is no problem with the quality of the materials, the price can be raised a little according to the market price, but the time limit must be guaranteed.

But the Jia clan who came to the door refused. They can guarantee the quality of the materials, but the price is at least half higher than the normal market price.

According to them, Shengqin Bieyuan is a facade project of Rongfu, and the price of the purchased materials must not be low, otherwise it will not fall into the reputation of Rongfu?
Xue Baochai's face turned black when she heard this, it was the first time she had heard such weird remarks.

If you want to buy and sell by force, just say so, and bring out Rongfu's face and your empress's dignity, who gave you the courage?
I don't know how these guys are connected in series, and they even persuaded a few elders of the clan to speak for them.

Xue Baochai was a little embarrassed. The other party directly turned the matter into the internal affairs of the Jia clan, and it was really difficult for her to intervene.

Tanchun was short of breath, and wanted to jump out and speak, but was blocked by Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu. She must not participate in this matter carelessly.

After all, it was either her peers or elders who came forward!

If Tanchun came forward, it would be easy to be accused of girls being extroverted and disregarding the interests of the family.

Although everyone knows what's going on, the mainstream public opinion is that women are disadvantaged.

Besides, Jia Qin, who came forward to make a fuss, is not a good guy.

At the beginning, even the ethnology that Jia Rong had just taken over was unable to stay because of problems of conduct and attitude.

At that time, Jia Rong's control over ethnology was not too strict, but blindly asked students to copy books and copy books.

According to him, if you copy a lot, you will naturally memorize it. In addition, you can earn some hard work while copying books. A book is one tael of silver, and they can share half of it.

At that time, Jia Yun, who was also of the cursive generation, relied on copying books to help her family through the financial difficulties.

But Jia Qin couldn't stay idle at all, all kinds of tossing violated the ethnology rules, and finally was directly invited away by the ethnology.

This guy is young, and he doesn't know where he learned his bad habits. After leaving ethnology, he became a street thief at home.

Because the family still has some wealth, this guy is idle and lazy, and directly missed the great bonus period of the rise of the Ning Mansion.

There is no place for him in Jin Province Coal Mine, nor is he here at Tongzhou Wharf, nor is he at the end of Jinmen Port.

As for the sea-going fleet, there is no place for him at all.

Seeing the companions around them, taking advantage of the bonus period of Ning Mansion's great development, they are getting along like ducks in water, and some of them even have official status.

Jia Qin Erlang has achieved nothing at the age of his age, how could he not be in a hurry?
He really wanted to take advantage of the reputation of the Ning Mansion to have a good time outside and earn a lot of money, but it is a pity that the Ning Mansion is very strict and does not give him the opportunity.

He wanted to borrow the name of Rong Mansion, but was taught how to be a man by a group of managers.

Certain things outside the Rong Mansion are basically monopolized by the stewards, and even a bum in his clan dares to intervene. Do you know how to write dead characters?

At first, I thought life would just pass by like this, anyway, the family still has some foundations, and the life of uncles and brothers is getting better, so I always have to help one or two.

It's just that I didn't expect that the opportunity did come suddenly, and Jia Qin naturally had to seize it.

The first thing he was looking for was actually Jia Yun.

At this time, Jia Yun had already made a name for herself. She was one of the envoys of the Nine-Pin Warehouse under the Water Transport Yamen, and she was considered number one in Tongzhou.

When I went home during the Chinese New Year, my family was no longer that poor.

Even if they didn't reach out to scoop up money in the managed warehouse, as an official, they would always have all kinds of explicit or covert income, and the clan would also have a share of money distribution, the purpose is to prevent the clan members from getting into trouble at the bottom because of the money.

Jia Yun understands this very well, so she has been doing quite well.

Don't forget that at the beginning, he had pointed out Ni Er, a neighbor, and went to the Zhili area to join a small mine owner, and now he has become a small rich man.

Jia Yun will be given gifts every year and festival, and the sum will not be less than a hundred taels of silver...

(End of this chapter)