The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 474 The Cheeky Jia Brothers
It seems that Jia's mansion is not peaceful recently, and the population is restless.

First, Jiao Da died, and then the housekeeper Zhang Cai disappeared. He reported to the official, but there is still no whereabouts.

After that, Nanny Lai, the mother of Lai Da, the chief steward of the Rongguo Mansion, suddenly fell ill and died.

This matter is not over yet, and then two things happened.

One is Liu Guifu, a groom from Dongfu, who slipped into a well and drowned while fetching water.

The second is the sweeping old woman in the big kitchen, from Wu Fugui's family, who was found out for stealing money, beat [-] boards, and was sold to Beidi.

Because accidents happened one after another, some people wondered whether Jia's mansion was haunted by ghosts or evil spirits.So the old lady spoke and invited Ma Daopo to come to the mansion and performed rituals for three consecutive days.

As expected, Ma Daopo was a bit virtuous, and after doing the ritual, Jia's mansion was at peace.

The old lady was very happy, and when she met everyone, she praised Ma Daopo for her ability and rewarded Ma Daopo greatly.Ask Ma Daopo to go happily.

When Ma Daopo got the money, she found someone to drink when she got home.When he was drunk, he would brag to others, saying that he had made a lot of money by performing rituals in Jia's mansion.

Although the ancestors of Jia's mansion looked shrewd, didn't they coax him into rewarding him with a few nice words?
There was a colleague Wang Daopo who was drinking with her. Seeing that Ma Daopo made a lot of money, she felt a little jealous.So he spread this word to Jia's mansion, hoping to make the old lady of Jia's mansion feel dissatisfied with Ma Daopo.

The words reached Wang Xifeng's ears, and Wang Xifeng told the ancestors.

Unexpectedly, the old ancestor was not only not angry, but also explained what happened in the future, and asked Ma Daopo.

It is said that we are charitable people, and we should give a little more money.

The words reached Ma Daopo's ears, and Ma Daopo felt ashamed, hurried into the mansion, apologized to her ancestors, and swore to God that she had never said anything similar.

She also promised that all the evil things in Jia's mansion had been wiped out by her, and good things would happen to Jia's mansion soon.

After all, Ma Daopo is very good, and on the third day after she said this, there was indeed a happy event in Jia's house.

It turned out that General Shenwu's family entrusted someone to come to propose marriage.

The family of General Shenwu is a family friend of the Jia family.

In the previous family friendship, the two families were not too close.Since three years ago, the contact has become closer.

The reason for this is because of the close relationship between the two juniors and the relationship between military training.

It's actually very simple, because the family of General Shenwu is Feng Ziying's family.

The marriage proposal this time is for Feng Ziying.It's Tanchun.

At this time, although Feng Ziying went to Bukui to do business, the two families knew each other well, so the matter hit it off right away, so the marriage was settled.

Within three days, the happy event came again.

Although it is not from Jia's mansion, it is similar to Jia's mansion.

It turned out that Mei Hanlin's family came to discuss and planned to marry Xue Baoqin next year.

The two were already engaged before, and now it was just a day of discussion, and there was nothing more to say.

The repair and construction of the province's other hospital is progressing smoothly.The progress of the project is very fast, faster than that of Concubine Zhou's house.

Originally, the concubine Zhou's house started construction first, but now it has fallen behind.So the Zhou family went to Jia's mansion to learn scriptures.

A few people came and watched it for a few days, and gradually saw the name.

When I went back and told the master's family, Zhou Guozhang was very interested and came here in person today.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were also very concerned about the construction of the provincial court.

Although they couldn't intervene, everything was presided over by Jia Lian and Xue Bian, so they often came to visit.

Today, Zhou Guozhang came to learn scriptures, and the two of them naturally felt that their faces were bright, so they accompanied them in person.

After Jia Zhen heard about it, she also rushed over after hearing the news.

I saw that the entire construction site was surrounded by mats, so that the outsiders couldn't get in, and the craftsmen inside couldn't come out at will.

Inside and outside, all walk through a gate.All personnel and materials entering and leaving are registered.

When a group of people entered the gate, they were stopped by two servants and were not allowed to enter.

Zhou Guozhang then looked at Jia Amnesty and the others suspiciously, but seeing that the Jia family seemed to be fine, they were not angry.

Not a moment later, another servant came over with a bunch of hats in his hand.They are all new, originally made of rattan.

Jia Zhen took it and gave everyone a hat.

"It's called a hard hat. No matter who comes in, they must wear it. It's a dead rule. Even if we go in, we have to wear it."

"Oh, that's interesting, and it's the first time I've heard of it."

Zhou Guozhang put on the rattan hat with great interest.

"Oh, I see. Wearing this, if some bricks and rubble fall on it, even if it falls on the head, it won't hurt. This is good. In my house, two people broke their heads this year, and one died. , if there is this, nothing will happen."

Entering inside, I saw that the craftsmen were all wearing hard hats, even if it was hot, they would not take them off.

As he spoke, he came to a house where Jia Lian and Xue Biao were already waiting in front of the door.

Here is a row of houses, each with a wooden sign hanging on it.

There is a big sign hanging in the middle of the room, with nine big characters written "Project Department of Jia's Provincial Family Hospital".

"This is the owner's office, which is the office of our Jia Mansion."

It was supposed to be introduced by Jia Lian, but unexpectedly, Jia Amnesty was unwilling to let go of this opportunity to show his face, so he rushed to introduce him.

Seeing this, Jia Lian had no choice but to shake his head at Xue Biao, smile wryly, and let him go.

"Aren't these all from your mansion? Is there any difference?"

Zhou Guozhang was a little puzzled.

"There's a big difference. Jia's mansion pays the money, and the rest is to check the repair period and finally wait for the house to be taken over."

As he said that, he walked to the room with the "Design" sign hanging on it.

"This is the design. This is Mr. Shan Ziye. All the patterns and shapes come from him. When repairing the cover, follow his rules. He has the final say on what materials to use and how to repair the cover. of."

"This is the Supervision Department. There are three people who live here all the time. They are all invited by Cun Zhou from the Ministry of Industry. Every process has to be inspected by them. If it is done correctly, the next process can be done. It won't happen here."

"This is the construction department, which is in charge of the specific matters of repairs and constructions. All repairs and constructions are handled by them. Here, there are subdivisions. There is the Ministry of Commerce, which is in charge of bidding and contracts. There is a bank, which is in charge of Budget and silver. There is a technical department, which is in charge of craftsmanship. There is an engineering department, which is in charge of on-site scheduling and schedule scheduling. This is the material department, which is in charge of the purchase and distribution of materials. This is the safety department, which is in charge of Work according to the rules..."

"In short, the four major families are responsible for their own affairs and their own responsibilities. They not only cooperate with each other, but also supervise and restrain each other. No matter which one, it is difficult to play tricks on them."

Jia Amnesty spoke cheerfully, and Jia Zhen interrupted from time to time.Zhou Guozhang nodded frequently and praised repeatedly.

While Jia Amnesty was talking, Jia Lian couldn't help slandering him.

I didn't expect my father to be able to speak in such a clear and clear way, and actually knew all kinds of affairs like the palm of his hand.

It's just so clear, why do you want to intervene and reap benefits from it?
In the end, it was the fourth brother Min who had the foresight to come up with this set of rules, so that the forces of all parties could not interfere here.

If it were not arranged in this way, the money, materials, etc. here would have been lost long ago.The loss of tens of thousands of taels is invisible.

"This row is full of shops, all of which have been sold out now. Some are directly bought, and some are regularly leased. Don't underestimate this trick, but it solves the urgent need. If these shops are built first, you can Take the money back and use it elsewhere to repair the building. Otherwise, it will be difficult to turn around the money."

Seeing that Jia Amnesty was always talking, Jia Zheng was anxious for a long time, but this time he finally took the lead.

"This plan is very clever. This is to turn dead money into living money. Why didn't I think of this trick. Now in my house, the bank is often in short supply, and work is often suspended to wait for supplies, and I have to raise money now. "

"Well, here at my house, I didn't delay for a day. I have been in the Ministry of Industry for so many years, and I have seen a lot of river engineering repairs. This is the first time I have seen such a well-planned matter."

As Jia Zheng spoke, his face was also full of complacency.

You are the head of the country, and I am also the head of the country. This time, you can tell the difference.

"After all, Cun Zhou came from the Ministry of Industry. For such an important matter, it is easy to lift the weight. I admire it."

Zhou Guozhang hurriedly praised him, but he didn't know if he was sincere.

"Master Zhou, you don't have to be polite, this is all the kindness of the emperor, so naturally you should do it with all your heart."

Jia Zheng accepted the compliment unceremoniously.There is nothing unnatural about the face.

When Jia Lian saw it, she couldn't help shaking her head quietly.

How could Second Uncle lose his temper?This is all the fourth brother Min's idea, what's the matter with you, now that you are asked to say this, it seems that it is all thanks to you.

You have always claimed to be indifferent to fame and wealth, why are you even robbing your son of the credit now?From this point of view, it is no better than my father to go there.

"These shops are bought by my family, or rented by outsiders, even Bachelor Ji..."

Seeing that Zhou Guozhang admired him, Jia Zheng lost his word, and even wanted to reveal these core business secrets.

Jia Lian was shocked when he mentioned that Master Ji had also bought a shop here, and hurriedly took over the conversation.

"That's right, even Maester Ji came and listened to our idea and expressed his approval."

Master Ji can trust our family, so he quietly bought a shop here.If it was publicized, wouldn't it ruin his reputation.

"Actually, there is no need for Master Ji's approval, such a shrewd calculation. Anyone can see it. Brilliant, brilliant."

Jia Zheng just came to his senses at this time, and finally he didn't shake off the fact that Master Ji also bought a shop here in front of Zhou Guozhang.

When he arrived at the theater, Jia Amnesty rushed to be the leading role again.

"Zhou Guozhang, this area will be a commercial area centered on the opera garden in the future, and there will be..."

Seeing that Jia Amnesty was about to reveal the core secrets here again, Jia Lian couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

Had to steal the conversation again.

"This will be the moon viewing area in the future, and I will sing on this stage at that time. Every fifteenth full moon, I can still watch the moon here. It is spacious here, and it is the best place to watch the moon."

"Well, yes, it is indeed a good place to go to watch the moon. It's just that you don't need it a few times throughout the year, so it's a waste."

Jia Amnesty was still talking, but Jia Lian hurriedly removed his skirt beside him.It was only then that Jia Amnesty realized that he hadn't shaken off the overall planning of this place as a commercial district in the future.

If he followed the plan he had shown off with all his strength just now, he was going to tell about the plan to invite Liu Xianglian and Jiang Yuhan to sing in the Twelve Girls Band.In this way, it shows its own brilliance.

"Xian Kunzhong is really clever. The construction of the Provincial Courtyard of your mansion is far-sighted and well-thought-out. Think big and start small. It is both strategic and meticulous. Admiration, admiration. Your family has a long history, and the two virtuous brothers are so talented , It really deserves to be the family of poetry and book hairpin tassels, the honorable queen."

"Where, where, micro-study skills are not worth mentioning. Serving the emperor, it should be so."

The two brothers accepted the approval frankly.

Looking at the backs of Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng who accompanied Zhou Guozhang to leave, Jia Lian couldn't help sighing again and again.

Alas, fourth brother Min, my father and your father have robbed you of all your achievements.

(End of this chapter)