The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Seeing that Wang Xifeng was about to leave, Jia Lian pressed her hand to tell her to be calm, and then waved to Xiangling next to her, letting her support the fishing rod in her hand, and then pulled Wang Xifeng closer, asking: "Our family, How much cash do you have?"

When Wang Xifeng heard this, he immediately turned his head to look around, and then said cautiously: "That's good, why are you asking this?"

"Why, can't you ask, or are you afraid that the three of them will steal from us and expose us outside?

Don't worry, even if they leaked the truth outside, who would dare to covet it in their hearts?Now in this family, it is good for us not to think about others. "

Wang Xifeng blushed, thinking about it, the three of Ping'er were all close friends of them.Except for Xiangling, who was dumbfounded and didn't care much about money, both Ping'er and Qingwen probably knew the family's wealth very well.

So he lowered his voice and said: "I haven't counted the exact number, maybe a hundred thousand is still there, what do you want to do?"

In fact, she has counted more than one hundred thousand.It's her instinct to say nothing, even when facing Jia Lian.

Even so, Jia Lian was a little surprised. Thinking about how poor the official treasury of Rongguo Mansion is now, but his own small treasury is so full, this feeling is really a bit... cool!

But think about it, under Wang Xifeng's management, the family basically can only enter and exit.

In the past few years I have been working, not to mention the big and small rewards, but the Shuiyue Temple's inspection of Jingxu, the generosity of Zhou's brothers in the prince's other courtyard, the coercion of slaves to donate money, and the retention of the legacy of the old man after his death. part...

One pile after another, didn't they receive tens of thousands of silver at that time?
Not to mention, since he served as the commander of the army and horses, he has managed the huge West City, and people from all walks of life in the West City have paid tribute to him.It's just that Jia Lian didn't fully hand over this part of the money to Sister Feng for safekeeping.

"Don't look at me so defensively, I have something that I want to discuss with you.

You also know that I was outside two years ago and had someone open a restaurant that specializes in all kinds of Jiangnan famous wines. After such a long time in Beijing, it is now stable and profitable.

I thought, our family has a big business, a large population, so many mouths to eat, but we only focus on the fixed amount of money and goods from the officials every year.

Therefore, I want to expand some scale on the basis of Juxianlou, and try to buy some other industries, preferably integrated into a family business model.

Not to mention standing shoulder to shoulder with those big businessmen, at least our family can have some stable income every year, and finally form a virtuous circle. "

Wang Xifeng is also an expert in economics, and she basically understood what Jia Lian meant when she heard it.

Just because she understood, she had more questions!

"How many more restaurants do you want to open? Do you want to buy other properties? Could it be that you want to learn from that screwdriver who pinched his legs and start a business?"

Wang Xifeng was straightforward and didn't have any scruples, she could say whatever she wanted, anyway Aunt Xue's family was not around.

Besides, the Xue family is an imperial merchant after all, with an imperial character attached to it.

What are the other merchants in their eyes?
Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are ranked last. This is not just talk, it is a deep-rooted prejudice that has remained in people's minds for thousands of years!

There are not many princes and nobles in Beijing who end up doing business.

Not to mention princes and nobles, even high-ranking officials are ashamed of doing business.

It's not that there are no such people, but most of those families will be despised by a high-ranking family like Jia's family, who are born with pinched legs who have never seen the world!

In this world, the rich and noble families who rely on thousands of hectares of manors and tens of thousands of mu of fertile land are really rich and noble.

For example, Jia's Mansion, whether it is Ningguo Mansion or Rongguo Mansion, has more than [-] mu of fertile land under its name.Some of these fertile fields were rewarded by the Taizu period, and some were bought by several generations of princes.

This is also the reliance of the Jia family and the two houses for a hundred years of wealth!

Now, guarding 10,000+ acres of fertile land, Lord Cheng Jue of Rongguo Mansion, the current prince Jia Lian, actually told her that he wanted to do business to subsidize his family?When Wang Xifeng heard it the first time, she wanted to make fun of Jia Lian.

Seeing Jia Lian's condescending glance at her, Wang Xifeng managed to put away her smile and asked, "How come you have such an idea?
Not to mention that Tao Zhu's technique is not simple, just say that our family, it seems that it is not so poor, right? "

Now the official treasury in the mansion is a bit poor, but that's not because of this garden.As soon as this incident is over, with the output of the massive farm, it will take a few years for the mansion to recover.

After all, just relying on the hundreds of mouths in the house to eat, how much can you eat in a year?
Wang Xifeng's idea cannot be said to be wrong, but how did she know Jia Lian's plans.

If you want to develop your own power, you don't need to use money anywhere.Only relying on the output of the family's fields, the total amount is so small, and the family has to share it.

It would be enough for Anfu and honor, but it obviously couldn't meet Jia Lian's request.

People in this era regard the farmland as the only and legitimate way to rely on the sky for food.But Jia Lian naturally knew that the only way to accumulate wealth far beyond ordinary families was through business.

It's not that Jia Lian wants to become as rich as Shen Wanshan, but he feels that with the power of the Jia family and his position, as long as he gets involved in some suitable businesses, it's not too much, and those businesses will obediently spit out some of the market. give him.

What is this called, money that is not earned for nothing.

Anyway, the dynasties of the country have never prohibited nobles from doing business. Even in those dynasties that prohibit, there are always princes and nobles who let their slaves and in-laws end their business.

"Our family is not down and down, and we have already borrowed [-] silver from the East Mansion. We still don't know when the [-] silver will be returned to others."

Hearing what Jia Lian said, Wang Xifeng couldn't refute, so she asked with a smile: "Aren't you afraid that people will laugh at you if you go to do this?"

"I'm a general, not a civil servant. What do you want Qing Ming to do?"

Jia Lian is very straightforward.Now the only two people Jia Lian is really afraid of are Emperor Ningkang and the Supreme Emperor.

The Taishanghuang has never seen it, and I heard that he also likes luxury in his later years.As for Emperor Ningkang, although he was more diligent and hated mediocre officials, he was not a harsh person, but his majesty was heavier, and such an emperor was easy to talk to himself.

As long as it is useful and loyal to him, he will not hesitate to give some benefits.

Therefore, as long as it is not something that will make these two feel dissatisfied with him, Jia Lian will not feel pressured to do it.

With Jia Lian like this, Wang Xifeng is sure that Jia Lian is serious, and she can't object, because she always feels that every decision Jia Lian makes today is not aimless.If it is really like what Jia Lian said, she can add income to the family, she will naturally be happy.

She is the head of the family in the mansion, and she also likes to be a well-off family, not a poor one.

"If you really want to try it, I will naturally not stop you.

It's just that you should discuss this matter with the master and wife first.And since it is a family property, even if you want to raise the initial money, you should draw it from the officials. Why do you want us to use the money to do things ourselves? "

Wang Xifeng half reminded, half complained.

The previous son, Jia Lian, took so much money to reward domestic slaves and build a second ancestral hall, which made her feel distressed for a long time.

But Jia Lian rolled her eyes at her: "Do you really want to live with your wife for a long time?"

"What do you mean?"

Wang Xifeng was startled secretly, and glanced around.

This is the pavilion in the lake. Ping'er led Qingwen and Qingwen to guard the bridge as early as they were talking about business.

"What do you mean, you can understand it slowly. Don't worry, the meal is eaten bite by bite, and I don't want to set up a family business all at once.

What I mean is, let's spend less money and go out to test the water first. On the one hand, we can avoid risks, and on the other hand, we can also save you from being too distressed.

When these industries grow in the future and the time is ripe, they are discussing the establishment of a family business.

At that time, no matter whether we are separated from the old lady or not, as long as the money is in our own hands, the two of us will have the final say at home, do you understand? "

Wang Xifeng knows everything.Although she doesn't know what the economic base determines the superstructure, she naturally understands this truth.

In order to build this garden, the government's stockpile of silver was basically exhausted, and Jiamu and Mrs. Wang were asked to take a lot of private houses to subsidize themselves.

He even owed Dongfu 8 taels of silver.With this hole in it, it is unlikely that officials will be able to get rich for at least ten years.

In this way, as long as Jia Lian's mentioned property can bring huge income smoothly, who else in the family would not flatter them and point them to live a prosperous life?
Moreover, the reason why she persuaded Jia Lian was that she was afraid that Jia Lian would get hotheaded and invest all the family assets accumulated in the family at once. If he lost money, it would be hard to recover.

She was relieved to hear that Jia Lian meant to take her time, so she nodded and agreed, and hurriedly asked Jia Lian about his specific plan.

When the husband and wife were intensively discussing the plan to make a fortune, a servant girl of the Xue family found it from the Rongguo Mansion. Jia Lian ignored Wang Xifeng's advice and discussed it in detail after returning home at night, and then invited the woman into the pavilion.

"My servant has seen Lord Hou, and our wife said, thank you Lord Hou for helping our uncle, and specially prepared drinks at home for my servant to ask. If Lord Hou is free at night, please come and have a drink.

And Lian's second grandma, too, please come over if you are free. "

Wang Xifeng only saw that the woman invited Jia Lian first, and then changed her mind when she saw her, so she knew that the Xue family mainly wanted to invite Jia Lian.

As for the purpose, it's easy to guess, thank you for the help, I'm afraid I want to ask Jia Lian how he plans to deal with Liu Xianglian who beat someone.

So he said with a smile: "Thank you aunt for me, just say that I still have something to do. After a while, when Sister Baochai has a baby, I will bother her old man again."

After saying that, Wang Xifeng greeted Ping'er and went.

Jia Lian also decided to visit Xue's house tomorrow, so he said to the woman, "Go back and tell Auntie that I will visit later."

The old woman went with a thousand thanks.