dream of red mansion

Chapter 295

In Jia Qing's outer study room, Lai Sheng led an old man in his sixties into the door. Jia Qing hurriedly smiled and stood up to meet him, helped him and said with a smile: "I invite the old man to discuss the construction of the garden in a hurry. If you are disrespectful, you are welcome." Please forgive me, sir."

It was Shan Ziye who came, and he seemed a little apprehensive, bowing to each other and saying, "Your Highness, you are too polite. How can you be so kind, my little old man? How can you get such a favor from His Highness?"

Originally, Lai Sheng invited him to take a very noble sedan chair, which made him very panic, but when he met Jia Qing, he was even more polite.Although he is a master figure in garden construction, he is also the best part of the mix, a craftsman who directly works for the court.

However, after all, it is just a craftsman.

This era does not pay attention to the spirit of craftsmen of great powers.Use it, don't throw it away!This is the attitude of the wealthy and those in power towards craftsmen in this era.In many cases, craftsmen have become the exclusive production tools of nobles and even businessmen.

This has been the case in almost all dynasties, but this dynasty treats craftsmen kindly, and there is rarely abuse.After all, the role of craftsmen in social development is becoming more and more obvious!

However, Shan Ziye was a little uneasy that a nobleman like Jia Qing treated him so courteously.

Jia Qing led Shan Ziye to sit down on a soft chair, then returned to the main seat, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about it, old man, my mansion built a family-saving villa for your mother, and old Mr. Duo Meng took charge of the garden design.

Originally, the junior was going to personally supervise the garden for the empress, but suddenly he was ordered by the emperor to go to the south of the Yangtze River.In this way, the matter of building a garden for the empress, I have to ask the old gentleman to take a lot of trouble. "

Jia Zheng had already told Shan Ziye to help Jia Qing build the garden, so he was naturally not surprised.I also heard that Jia Qing was going to go south under the emperor's order, please take care of him, stood up quickly and said:

"Thanks to the lord's attention, the little old man will do his best to contribute to the concubine's birthplace."

Naturally, there is no sincerity in such words, Jia Qing was not in a hurry, let him sit down again, and said: "Dare to ask, sir, how much do you think my family will spend on building the garden this time?"

Shan Ziye didn't know what to say, and he heard Jia Qing say, "It's all right, old man." So he thought about it and said, "If according to the previous plan, all the manpower and material resources will cost more than 20 taels. It's just that this is only needed to build a garden. I'm afraid it will take more money to use all the silver in your mansion..."

"Is the old gentleman telling the truth?"

"How dare the little old man lie to the lord?"

Jia Qing pretended to think, and then said: "Since the master has such a plan, after I leave Beijing, I want to let the master take over my position and take full charge of all matters concerning the construction of the garden. I will order all the servants of my mansion to obey the master. Scheduling, I don't know what to do with your proposal?"

When Shan Ziye heard that Jia Qing asked him to take charge of building the garden for him, he was startled, stood up and cupped his hands again and said: "Thanks to the wrong love of the Sir, the little old man may not be able to bear it!"

What a joke, let him decide to arbitrate the heirs of the Hou Men's family and order them to do things. He thinks that he would dare to accept such an errand unless he is crazy!

Jia Qing comforted: "Old man, don't worry, this junior is not abrupt, it is really a decision after careful consideration. The old man's design drawings for the garden, this junior has also experienced it and admires it deeply.

Now my family is preparing for my mother's visit, building a garden, and striving for perfection.Although my family is not rich, I would never dare to be frugal here. Therefore, I raised 30 taels of silver for my husband to build a garden. Based on the original foundation, I will do my best.

Except for me and the old man, no one else has the right to withdraw the money. After I leave Beijing, no matter who is responsible for the money spent on building the garden, I must obtain the consent of my husband before using the money. Otherwise, the account room will not cover the silver!
In this way, all the money can be guaranteed to be used for real purposes, and the husband will not bear the false name!As long as the husband successfully completes the mother-in-law's relatives garden as scheduled, not only the whole house will be grateful for the kindness of the husband, but even the mother will also thank Mr. Yu. "

Even though he knew it was a heated kang, but Jia Qing said it so sincerely and promised various guarantees, he could also see that Jia Qing might really want to use him.

Seeing him moved, Jia Qing said, "I don't know how much my second uncle promises to pay you, sir?"

Shan Ziye was stunned, and said: "Master Zheng is an official of the Ministry of Industry, we obey the dispatch, and originally there is no need for Mr. Zheng to pay any more.

It's just that the elders in the government are respectful and virtuous, and they take pity on the poor and weak. "

80 taels?Even though Jia Qing knew it would be very low, she still couldn't help being surprised.

80 taels is considered a huge amount of property for a commoner's family. Obviously, Shan Ziye is also very satisfied with this.However, this is the planner of the Grand View Garden from the beginning to the end. Although the implementers are Jia Zheng and others, this is considered a top engineer, and it is the grand project of the Grand View Garden.

This is equivalent to a project worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The chief designer actually only gets paid 3 to 2000 yuan. On average, it is only more than [-] yuan per month...

This is still a generous treatment. Other ordinary workers, but a few hundred dollars a month, are simply using the price of cabbage.

However, these have nothing to do with Jia Qing.What he has to do is to ensure that the Grand View Garden is completed on schedule and prevent the moths from invading the two prefectures. These people, if they take a bite, may pay more than what Jia Zheng promised to Shan Ziye!

"The younger generation is willing to pay 1000 taels of silver to invite the old man to come out of the mountain, and as long as the garden is beautifully built and can get the approval of the empress, from then on, the mansion is willing to treat him as a minister, and the mansion will provide 200 taels of silver every year for the life of the gentleman. It is necessary. And it is not necessary for Mr. to leave the Ministry of Industry.

How would you like it sir? "

Such conditions are too generous, not only can you get a huge sum of money at one time, but if you do well, you can also get a long-term meal ticket!The most important thing is that since then, he has become involved with the Jia family, especially with this young Sir who is extremely gentle and has a bright future.

Compared to the risks to be taken, he felt that it was totally worth a try!
I have done most of my life for the imperial court and nobles, and now that I am getting old, it is not a loss to work hard to ensure a good future for my descendants!

"Since the lord's words are all about this, wouldn't the little old man be disrespectful if he refuses again? I only hope that the old man can do this job well for the lord, and don't dare to do anything else. Extravagant."

Shan Zi's ambition was determined, so he didn't hesitate.

Jia Qing was delighted, this first step was considered complete.With Shan Ziye at his disposal, I believe that even without him, Jia Qing, the Grand View Garden can still be presented perfectly!
Now, he only needs to eliminate the interference for Shan Ziye!
"Since sir is willing to contribute to the mansion, I have to temporarily wrong him for a few months and move to live in the mansion. The mansion has packed up the first-class guest room for him to rest in.

In the future, whether it is to enter the garden to check, or to order the stewards of the mansion to do things, it will be more convenient. "

Most importantly, this is for his personal safety.

"But it's up to his lord."

"In the future, sir, you don't need to call me Sir, it sounds like I'm honored. It's fine to call me Second Master just like everyone else, but I have to forgive the younger generation for their disrespect."

"Don't dare, don't dare..."

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(End of this chapter)