Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 335 A clever name

Fang Ji also stepped forward to chat.

The four of them looked at each other and said with a smile: "See Fang Zhenfu."

"We are all my brothers, easy to talk to and good at writing. I will rely on you a lot in the future." Fang Ji said with a smile.

"Don't dare, don't dare." The four of them said with a smile but not a smile: "If the governor has any instructions in the future, we brothers will handle it ourselves and don't let the governor worry about it."

"Thank you, everyone." Fang Ji nodded, feeling a little suspicious in his heart. He intuitively felt that there was something wrong, but he couldn't explain it.

At this time, another small school came and sent seven people in.

Everyone knows that these are the candidates for the seven thousand households.

After a meal, the seven people came out beaming with joy. They first greeted Tang Zhan and other four thousand households, and then paid homage to Fang Ji.

Fang Ji was slightly unhappy in his heart, but his face was still filled with joy and congratulations.

The third batch of nine deputy 1,000-household candidates went in, learned a lesson, and came out again.

He also said hello to the Four Thousand Households before meeting Fang Ji.

Fang Ji felt a chill in his heart. People like Bei Si were rejecting him.

Wen Zhen looked on coldly, with a smile in his eyes. After a while, you will realize how sad I am. Who told you to seek refuge with His Majesty? This means that the county magistrate is not as good as the current one.

Jia Cong understood the personnel arrangements for deputy 1,000 households and above and felt relieved. With both kindness and power, no one dares to surrender. After all, it is better to take refuge in yourself than to take refuge in Fang Ji. These are smart people, so there is no need to waste words.

"Just now, the governor has added some manpower to the Bei Division, but there are still a lot of shortages of less than 100 households. After Fang Zhenfu discussed with each thousand households, he will submit the candidates to the Experience Department within today."

"Yes." Fang Ji smiled bitterly. Apparently he had determined that the admiral was wary of him.

It took him half a day to decide on dozens of people from hundreds of households. He didn't even know anyone, so there was no time to win them over. The decision was not made by the old man Bei Si.

Jia Cong also asked those with Qianhu title or above to stay.

"I still want to discuss something with you today. The Holy Father has already agreed to the method that Lao Fang proposed to withhold 10%. As for Lao Wen, the method you proposed to sell the information has been written in a report."

"Yes."

"But the more financial resources, the better." Jia Cong said with a smile.

Everyone smiled and nodded, "What you said is absolutely true."

"The governor has thought of two ways and will discuss them with you."

"Sir, please enlighten me."

"Everyone knows the tribute brocade case of my predecessor, the Xue family. If a wealthy gentleman's family is not strictly controlled, it will not only harm the public and enrich the private life, but what they are most afraid of are the audacious thieves who will bring trouble to the master's family.

Therefore, the Xue family and I agreed that from now on, Jin Yiwei would supervise the Tianxia Feng brand stores on behalf of his family, conduct regular audits, and receive a 10% dividend every year. What do you think? "

Everyone was overjoyed and said, "Your Excellency, your wonderful ideas are admirable. This is a great good thing, and both parties benefit from it."

Wen Zhen thought more deeply and said: "This method is extremely wonderful. There are so many wealthy businessmen in the world. If they can all cooperate with Jin Yiwei, wouldn't we be guarding a golden mountain?"

Jia Cong nodded and said, "That's what I meant. The Xue family's business alone can earn at least 100,000 silver a year, and the money comes in an honest way.

There are only two points: first, you are not allowed to take advantage of money, and second, you are not allowed to interfere in other people's housework. If we lose credibility, which company will dare to cooperate with us in the future? Who dares to do treacherous things and ruin the reputation of this guard, the family law will serve you! "

Everyone said yes with awe.

"Leave this matter to Nan Si. We must make this matter a golden sign of Jinyiwei and make our name famous!" Jia Cong said.

"Don't worry, sir, I will handle my humble job well." Wen Zhen said.

Jia Cong explained in detail the signing of the contract and other matters.

Miao Ren said: "Since your Excellency has pointed out the way, why don't we hunt down all the imperial merchants? Now there are seven or eight imperial merchants named in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "If you want to attract customers, you must have a sample. Let's take care of the Xue family's affairs first, so why worry about no business coming to our door."

"Your Excellency is wise," everyone said.

Wen Zhendao: "In that case, in order to get immediate results, I suggest that you first order the provincial health offices to screen the shopkeepers and managers in Feng brand. If there is anyone who has embezzled public funds or enriched his own pockets, his house will be ransacked to recover the shortfall. First, help the Xue family. Make a fortune and set an example.”

"Yeah, sure. But when it comes to ransacking homes, I'm afraid those bastards from other provincial health offices can't help but do something." Jia Cong sneered and said, "Can the law of supervision of our guards that I discussed with you be implemented?"

"I have written a statement, and I am about to ask the adults for instructions on how to implement it." Wen Zhen took out a note from his sleeve.

"It has been agreed before. No need to read it. We will immediately prepare troops and assign them to various places to implement the new rules." Jia Cong waved his hand.

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

"You should keep an eye on this matter personally. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once you get the head started, the rest will be easy." Jia Cong said.

"Yes. Don't worry, sir. It is related to the rise and fall of our body. I will do my best and die in my humble position."

Jia Cong said: "The second method is to collect a 'goodness deposit' in Shenjing City."

Everyone was puzzled and asked: "Sir, what does this 'good' deposit mean?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "The ground in Shenjing is crowded with people, there are many gangs, and crimes occur frequently. Even the governor, I, was photographed by Hanako when I was a boy."

Everyone knew about this, smiled slightly, and said: "You are so lucky to me, how can I be harmed by Xiaoxiao?"

"Not to mention, many bandits take shelter in inns and restaurants, waiting for opportunities to commit crimes, and even many merchants and gangs themselves secretly do some evil things. Therefore, the governor wants to collect deposits from all shops in Beijing. If they commit crimes or harbor bandits, they will be punished. This deposit will not be refunded.”

Everyone gradually came to realize that collecting money was always a good thing.

"Excuse me, sir, is this deposit only collected once, or yearly or monthly?"

"You only need to collect it once. If you collect it for a long time, you will be criticized." Jia Cong said.

"I wonder how much it will cost?"

"How about taking one month's profit according to the size of the transaction?" Jia Cong considered.

Everyone nodded and said: "It's already quite rich. For example, some big brothels and restaurants can earn tens of thousands of silver in one month's profit."

"What if he didn't commit the crime?"

"If no crime is committed, the deposit will be kept by Jinyiwei. When he stops doing this business, he will return it." Jia Cong said with a smile.

Everyone suddenly realized that this was the key point. Who would give up the store in Shenjing? Even if they gave up, the person who took over would still have to pay a deposit, not to mention that few people would dare to come to Jinyiwei to ask for money.

"My lord, a wonderful idea, a wonderful idea!" Everyone laughed.

Wen Zhen said in a deep voice: "Although this method is wonderful, many big people are running the business behind the scenes. If we come to the door and take them away by force, it will easily offend the civil and military officials, nobles and clan members of the entire dynasty. If we don't take in these people, , and it’s hard to convince the public.”

Jia Cong nodded and said: "This is the risk. Everyone, wealth comes from danger. Is there any way to make money quickly with everything being stable?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking of the countless shops in Shenjing City, if they were to collect them all, it would not be the same as digging a gold mountain.

Wen Zhen said: "This piece of fat is too big. If Jin Yiwei's family eats it, it will be self-defeating. It is better to find two more families and work together. What do you think?" Jia Cong said: "This is an experienced saying. Since you all think it is feasible, Let’s discuss the details.”
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When Jia Cong came out of Beisi, the figures of two fat guys suddenly appeared in his mind. These two bastards could be of help.

He whispered a few instructions to Lei Tai and went back home.

In the afternoon of the next day, Jia Cong went to Jiang Yue Tower again.

As soon as they sat down, the two fat men came at the same time and went upstairs side by side. However, they were stuck at the door of the private room, unable to advance or retreat.

"Hey, Mr. Feng, why are you trying to squeeze in with me?" King Zhongxin said.

"Your Majesty, we all go our own ways, why do you say I squeezed you?" Feng Yuan rolled his eyes.

When Jia Cong saw the two of them stuck in the door frame, with their hands and feet flailing, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea, and waved his hand for Zhang Yuanba to pull them in.

"Both brothers, are you okay?" Jia Cong said with a smile.

The two of them straightened their clothes, cupped their hands and said, "Very good, very good. Congratulations on your promotion, brother. I'll put some wine to celebrate for you another day."

Jia Cong didn't dare to expect to drink wine from these two fat "Pixiu"s, so he smiled and said, "Then Cong will thank you."

Feng Yuan's little eyes shone brightly, and he said: "What's your order for me to call me? But it doesn't matter. As long as I can do it, I will never refuse. It's just that the household department is stretched now, and I am exhausted mentally and physically from worries every day. I'm afraid You live up to your expectations.”

Jia Cong secretly cursed, didn't Qian'er just send 250 million in property to the Ministry of Household Affairs? Crying poor again.

Prince Zhongxin also sighed: "Master Feng is dedicated to serving the public, and I admire him. If you want to say I am worried, I am the one who is so worried that I can't even pay the monthly money, and my servants are about to rebel."

Jia Cong rolled his eyes, these two bastards were just after money.

Yin smiled and said, "Cong Zheng asked you two to come over and discuss the details because he thought of a way to make money."

When he heard that he had money, Fatty Feng's eyes flashed with gold and he said: "Brother, just tell me, go up the mountain of knives and go down into the sea of ​​fire. I frowned, these two hundred pounds have been in vain."

King Zhongxin coughed and said: "A gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way. If it violates the law and disrupts the government, well, I will not listen to you."

Pooh!

Jia Cong and Feng Yuan looked at him with disdain, they are all apprentices of a hustler, why are you pretending to be a gentleman?

"What are you looking at? This king is full of righteousness, can't you feel it?"

"hehe."

Jia Cong coughed and talked about collecting the deposit.

The two of them suddenly became happy, rubbing their faces and hands, restless, wishing that the whole city would be swept away immediately.

After all, Feng Yuan was used to seeing money, so he quickly calmed down, considered Jia Cong's idea in detail, and muttered: "It's difficult, it's difficult, it's difficult."

King Zhongxin rolled his eyes and sighed: "The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to reach the sky!"

Jia Cong chuckled and said: "If this happens, I, Jin Yiwei, will be responsible for going out to collect it, accounting for 70%; the household department will take 20%; the prince will take 10%. How about it?"

King Zhongxin was moved in his heart. Seeing that Fatty Feng didn't express his position, he sneered slightly and said nothing. He just wanted to give me away with this little money.

Jia Cong was not in a hurry and just drank tea by himself. With such a big piece of fat, I don't believe these two fat guys wouldn't be tempted.

Feng Yuan shook his head and said: "This matter is too important. Among the high officials in the court, which family doesn't do business? If you want to catch them all, needless to say, the impeachment will bury you the next day. It's difficult! It's difficult! It's difficult!" "

"Which noble prince or princess doesn't have a lot of property, and you kill them all at will? Haha, believe it or not, all the clan members will come to your house and make you poor." King Zhongxin snorted coldly.

"But if these people are exempted, how can this method be implemented? It is because of the difficulty that we invited you two to discuss it. If it is not feasible, just pretend that I didn't say anything." Jia Cong stood up and was about to leave.

King Zhongxin hurriedly pulled him and scolded him: "Young man, you are so impatient. Since it is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, how can you retreat in fear of difficulties? Are you worthy of His Majesty's grace?"

Jia Cong sneered, "Don't you object? Why is it benefiting the country and the people? It's shameless."

Feng Yuan mused: "This matter has offended all the civil and military officials, nobles, and clan members of the entire dynasty. If you want to accomplish it, you must have the determination to sink the boat.

Fortunately, it is a one-time deal. As long as there are enough benefits to attract it and the disadvantages of resistance are big enough, it is not impossible. No one may dare to go all out to make a big fuss just for this benefit. In the final analysis, it depends on the direction of the court. "

King Zhongxin said hurriedly: "The old rule is that I am responsible for settling the matter between the clan members. It only depends on how much price I am willing to pay. Let's make an agreement first. I won't make a penny from my brother's fight."

Jia Cong and Feng Yuan both laughed.

Feng Yuandao: "That distinguished person..."

"I'll tell you myself," Jia Cong said.

Feng Yuan nodded: "In that case, the three families are a partnership. Jin Yiwei contributes a lot, and the household ministers are not able to arrange the court. Each of them will occupy 40%. The prince contributes less and accounts for 20%. How about it?"

Jia Cong shook his head and said: "Let's not talk about the share for now. Brother Feng, in your opinion, if this matter goes well, how much money can Shenjing collect?"

Feng Yuanji was in the household department for a long time, so he didn't know the market situation. He calculated silently for a moment and said, "If we collect the full amount, it will probably be no less than 10 million."

Prince Zhongxin grumbled and swallowed. This money is not small.

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Set the share first, and you will inevitably slack off. If you do well, you will get so much, and if you do poorly, you will get so much. It is not fair enough."

"What do you mean, brother?"

"How about settling this matter first and then discussing based on each family's contribution?"

Feng Yuan and Zhongxin looked at Jia Cong warily, "Don't you want to burn down the bridge?"

Jia Cong sneered and said, "Brothers, what do I care about for this little money? Is it possible for me to be so greedy for money?"

The two of them thought about it again. Jia Cong had a lot of money, but he still lacked this?

Yin nodded and said, "Then we'll discuss it later."

"Whenever the two brothers have made plans, just give me a message."

"Ok, deal."
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After being busy for more than ten days, dealing with the official affairs of the Jinyi Guards and preparing to collect the charity deposit, Jia Cong went out early and came back late every day, and he had no time to joke with his sisters.

That day, I just returned to Rongqing Hall and sat down. I had two sips of tea when I heard laughter outside. I saw Baochai, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Tanchun and others coming in together. They said with a smile: "Bless the birthday star, and also return the favor." Don’t you want to eat some noodles?”

"Huh? What day is it today?" Jia Cong asked.

"February 12." Xiangyun said.

"Is it my biological child? I forgot." Jia Cong said, he indeed forgot, it seemed that there was no such thing in his memory.

Baochai and Daiyu showed affection in their eyes and said, "We asked many people about your biological son."

Tanchun said with a smile: "Not only is it your son, it's also the son of Yan'er. I think you definitely haven't prepared a birthday gift."

Jia Cong was stunned, this really didn't exist.

However, he always thought quickly and said with a smile: "What kind of gift did Qian'er prepare for me? If not, I'll forgive you both."

"You must have miscalculated, you girl has prepared a big gift." Everyone laughed in unison.

(End of this chapter)