The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 213 Chuanlu interception ([-])

With the development of the business integration of Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion with the popcorn project as the core, the positions of Xue Baochai and Qin Keqing in the two mansions have been completely stabilized.

It is currently the slack season in winter in the north, and the integration of the farms outside the two prefectures has basically been completed.

Through integration, three major achievements have been achieved.

One is to integrate all farm land, livestock and other assets under the management of Xue Baochai and Qin Keqing.Realized the government's direct control over these assets.

Although the accounts still go through the official channel under the management of the steward, the operation and management of the entire economy has been transferred to the hands of the two.Accounts can also be verified at any time.

The second is the land-based joint production contract responsibility system of each farm. After screening and selection, the contractor has been determined.

Starting from next year, the profits will be handed over to the Jia family according to the agreed amount.After handing over the profits to the government, all the rest goes to the contractor.

In this way, the two governments have received more fixed income than before, and are no longer responsible for losses.

The third is to recover the land rent owed by each Zhuangzi over the years. Now the two governments have each recovered more than 1 taels of silver.Most of the outstanding debts have been recovered.

Those who are temporarily unable to repay have also made repayment plans.

So far, the reform of agricultural projects has been completed and achieved success.

The reform of shops in the city is also in progress.The idea is basically the same as the agricultural project, but the method is a little different.

The management rights of the shops that were originally in charge of by the masters in the mansion were also unified under the names of Xue Baochai and Qin Keqing.

The businesses under the personal names of Jia She, Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, Wang Xifeng, and Mrs. Wang will be separated from the business in the Fuchu, and will be completely run by them in the future, and they will be responsible for their own profits and losses.

This reform has been widely welcomed and cooperated by the masters in the mansion.

Its biggest advantage is that it allows the former personal underground economy to be brought to the fore, and the separation of public and private is implemented.Correspondingly, doing business previously surreptitiously has now become legitimate.The private money in each house, that is, their own small coffers, can also exist openly and reasonably.

The public finances of the eastern and western prefectures have now improved greatly.In addition to the original income from farms and shops, the new economic growth points are mainly in the three major items of bus carriages, scorpions and popcorn.

With the continuous profitability of the three major projects, Jia's life has become easier.Not only the financial situation of the officials has improved, but the income level of individuals is also gradually increasing.

The masters began to receive dividends, and the servants also obtained a lot of income from their own labor projects.

The more industrious maidservants can earn one or two taels of silver just by beating locks.This income even exceeds their monthly income.

Men work on popcorn projects, earning more.Not only the servants of Jia's mansion, but also many relatives and friends of the servants also joined this plan.

Some people with more flexible brains have already brought popcorn machines and started to develop in Zhili, Shandong, Fengtian and even Liaodong.

Letting these people out is very beneficial to the two governments from an economic point of view.

The first is to save these people's monthly bills and food and clothing expenses, and the second is that these people can still pay a lot of money.

From the personal perspective of these people, it is also very cost-effective.Their current net income is at least two or three times that of the past.

So far, Jia Min's demographic dividend plan has been successful, and the subsequent income doubling plan has also been successful.

However, there is still a little dissatisfaction among the people in Jia's house, that is, they are now envious of Jia Min's training business again.

As long as it takes a few days and pays a sum of money, you can learn a craft, which attracts many people, so the business is booming.

People think that this money is earned too easily.

However, envy is envy, it is Jia Min's business, and others dare not interfere.

Xue Pan and Jia Rong had planned to follow suit, but they were warned by Qin Keqing and Baochai first, and they had no choice but to give up.

Life in Jia's mansion is better. The affairs of the mansion are managed by Baochai and Qin Keqing in terms of business, and Wang Xifeng is in charge of internal affairs. All affairs are basically in an orderly state.Therefore, Jia's mother lived a very nourishing life.

She is a person who likes to have fun, and this time, it is even more so.It's not a pleasure to lead a group of female relatives to eat, drink and have fun all day long.

Jia's mansion used to have a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. Now that Jia Min has won the Wu Jinshi, there is naturally a reason to celebrate, so Jia's mother ordered a banquet to be held in the mansion to celebrate Brother Ming's winning the Wu Jinshi.

At Yeduju's side, according to the strong request of everyone, Jia Min also ordered a day off for celebration.

In addition to improving food and drinking to celebrate, Jia Min also took out silver from his own private money, regardless of whether he was an officer or a soldier, each of them was one tael of silver for happiness.

Soldiers who were generous used the money to buy food and clothing, and those who were more frugal collected the money and prepared to send it home in the future.

Although Princess Chang'an scolded Jia Lao Si for being stingy in her heart, she still happily asked Li Chun to collect the money.As soon as the money was in hand, he asked Li Chengbin to go out, quietly bought a lot of snacks and came back.

Because snacks are not allowed in the military camp, and there is nowhere to put them if I buy too much, and I can't eat it myself, so I had to give myself four promises.In the end, even Ping'er and Qingwen followed suit.

It's just that the things for the two of them are really shabby: three jujubes and two plums per person.

However, for Princess Chang'an, this was unprecedented.This is the first time that I can give my own things to outsiders.Moreover, she herself felt that even Jia Laosi didn't give it to them, and being able to give them both things was enough to think highly of them both.

With the end of the test and the release of the list, some news about this test also spread in the imperial capital.

Among them, the most talked about thing is the matter of Ma Shangde, a son of the government government who is very popular for winning the first prize this time.

This time, Ma Shangde won No.6 in the examination, and was humiliated by Jia Min, a child of the Rongguo Mansion, in the arena. He was knocked off the arena while writing poems.

Correspondingly, several poems written by Jia Min in the arena are also widely known.Especially the song "Song of the Boxing", because it is easy to remember and accompanied by interesting plots, it is widely known.

This reminds people of Jia Min's previous poems, and of course, his famous saying before.

"Don't be obsessed with brother, brother is just a legend."

The grievance between Jia Min and Ma Shangde is just an anecdote in the eyes of ordinary people.However, in the eyes of others, it is not just an anecdote.

People see it as a dispute between two great families.

As the topic deepened, people discovered that the Ma family of the ruler of the country was closely related to the bull's family of Zhenguo, the Liu family of Liguogong, and the Chen family of Qiguogong.

At the same time, Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion, in addition to their in-laws, the Wang family, the Shi family, and the Xue family, are also closely related to the Feng family, the Chen family, and the Wei family.

As a result, this dispute was labeled as a dispute between the two major family groups.

Although this kind of statement seems reasonable on the surface, it is groundless, at least in terms of Jia Min.

The family on his side has never had any premeditation on the family level.

Even when Jia's mother heard about the affair between Jia Min and Ma Shangde afterwards, she just said: "It's time to fight, it's time to fight." The matter passed.

However, this speculation from the outside world is at least reasonable for the Ma family.

Now, in the government office, the elders of several families gathered together.

Ma Qiming, Ma Shangde's father, is currently the deputy governor of the Beijing Camp.Because the Jingying Jiedu envoy Wang Ziteng was ordered to patrol the border, now he acts as the Jingying Jiedu envoy.

Niu Jizong's uncle, Niu Shilang of the Ministry of War.Liu Rui, a member of the Ministry of Rites, is the father of Liu Fang.Chen Jiayin, the garrison of Changping Prefecture, is the father of Chen Ruiwen.Sun Qian, a doctor of the Firearms Department of the Ministry of War, is the father of Sun Yaozu.

These people are all family friends of the Ma family, and when they heard about Ma Shangde, they all came to express their condolences.

Claiming to the outside world that they came to condolences, but how could it be such a coincidence that they all rushed together?

It was just an invitation from the Ma family in advance.

Despite the Marchande incident, the atmosphere here is still very relaxed, far from the gloomy and gloomy scenes that outsiders imagined.

The banquet was even lively, and even when the topic of Ma Shangde and Jia Min was discussed, the atmosphere was calm.

It's certainly unpleasant that such a thing happened, but for a family like theirs, it's not a big deal.

"Brother Liu is honored to be here today. Come, let me offer you a toast."

Although Ma Qiming has higher taste than Liu Rui, he usually respects Liu Rui very much.

Although Liu Rui is just a member of the Ministry of Rites, he has always been known for his resourcefulness. Among the several families, when encountering unresolved matters, they are willing to ask Liu Rui for advice.

"Thank you Brother Ma for that. As for the matter of the Jia family's child, we don't need to worry. It's just that the general examination is over now, and we still have to pass the palace examination."

Seeing that Liu Rui mentioned Jia Min, others knew that this was the topic of today.So pay attention and listen.

"Even if he passes the palace examination, if he doesn't show up when he is passed on in the Golden Palace, then the Jinshi qualification will be cancelled."

Liu Rui pointed out the key point.

The so-called "Golden Palace Biography" is also one of the procedures of the imperial examination.

Two days after the palace examination, the Holy Master will summon the new Jinshi.On that day, the Jinshi who have already been admitted must wear official uniforms and three-branched nine-leaf crowns, and wait at Tiananmen Square, waiting for the call.

Then, along with the princes and officials, they entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony and stood upright to listen to the reading of the names and ranks of the Jinshi.

This is what is commonly referred to as the Golden Palace Chuanlu.

If Xinke Jinshi does not show up at this time, his Jinshi qualification will be disqualified.All his hard work has paid off.

(End of this chapter)