The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 437 Filial Piety
In the next few days, Jia Lian didn't abide by the so-called etiquette, and went to Lin's house every day to visit Lin Ruhai and Daiyu, and took the initiative to take care of Lin's internal and external affairs, including preparing for Lin Ruhai's funeral.

This is not because Jia Lian cursed Lin Ruhai to die early, but because people at that time paid attention to preparations in advance.

For example, Jia's mother had prepared some funeral affairs in the early years.Because she herself didn't know how long she would live, she didn't expect that the juniors would be in a hurry to end her funeral hastily!

For another example, the imperial mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor was built a few years ago, and it has not been fully completed yet...

This is a characteristic of the times, the more noble a person is, the grander the preparations for the funeral.

In addition to going to the Lin family, he finally took up the post of military commander again.

As an important management office in Xicheng, the Bingma Division did not say that all staff would go home for the Spring Festival.It can even be said that most people have not been able to get a full annual leave, because the more festivals and festivities there are, the busier the officers and soldiers of Bingma Division are.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why the people at the top acquiesce to several soldiers and horses, and can enjoy the proper filial piety from various merchants in Beijing.

As for why Jia Lian didn't take office a few days ago...

He is the boss, he finally came back from an important business trip, why not let him rest at home for a few days?

Besides, he had arranged the personnel affairs of the Bingma Division well before he left Beijing, and he didn't hear anything went wrong after he came back, so naturally he was not in a hurry to go to the Yamen to make inquiries.

On the first day of going to the yamen, all the soldiers and horses congratulated him on his promotion and flattered him wildly until Jia Lian couldn't take it anymore and let them go to work separately.

But Jia Lian also appreciated it, and immediately said that all civil and military officials who were not on duty were invited to gather in Juxianlou at noon, and he treated them.

On the second day, he processed some necessary official documents, gave some instructions, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Fan Jin and others.

Looking at the mysterious appearance of Fan Jin and Xie Jun, Jia Lian guessed something, and followed to the back hall. Sure enough, Fan Jin presented a yellow letter with a smile in front of Xie Jun, and said with a smile: "My lord, this time Going on a mission under the emperor's order, you have worked hard and made great achievements, but the younger ones never dared to forget your lord's teaching... This is half a year since your lord was away from the capital, and the servants are filial, please take a look..."

Jia Lian smiled, but didn't hesitate, took it and checked it face to face.

But he simply looked at the number, then smiled, sent the silver ticket back to Huang Feng, and asked with a smile: "Why are there too many? Are you trying to curry favor with me by deducting the benefits of my brothers?"

"Your Excellency is wronged, how dare you wait for someone with a lowly position. We all have a lot of points for the brothers, and we have all distributed them.

As for why there are more than before, one is that the one in September last year is also in it, and the other is that the adults may not know that every year when the new year comes, those people below will be more sensible, and they will pay more for the hard work of the brothers, so The benefits shared by the brothers are also more. "

Fan Jin hurriedly explained, and Xie Jun beside him also said yes with a smile.

As for Jia Lian's absence, how much tribute did they receive in the second half of last year? As long as they are more courageous and clever, they may be able to fool Jia Lian.It is easy to intercept at least some.

But how dare they.

Originally, Jia Lian was always talking about his words in the Bingma Division. Even Deputy Commander Cui, who had been entrenched in the Xicheng Bingma Division for many years, was sent to a foreign country to eat dirt.If he did some tricks under Jia Lian's nose, it would be fine if he didn't get caught. If he was found out, he would definitely spit out all the money and profits, and maybe it wouldn't be over yet.

Besides, they never thought about being unfaithful to Jia Lian.Jia Lian was promoted step by step, and he was a close minister of the emperor. Following him, not to mention a brighter future in the future, but Jia Lian himself was very tolerant and generous towards his subordinates.

There is absolutely no need for them to lose the big because of the small.

For example, when the Commander and Deputy Commander Cui were there, the quarterly contributions were managed by Deputy Commander Cui himself.

At that time, it was natural that the former commander and Deputy Commander Cui took the lead and asked them to drink soup with the brothers below.It's natural, but sometimes I feel aggrieved.

But Jia Lian is different, perhaps because the people who come out of the Duke's Mansion have a different vision, and they don't behave as petty as Deputy Commander Cui made them!

After getting Deputy Commander Cui down, he didn't know what kind of relationship he used, so that the ministry had no intention of appointing a new deputy commander. It stands to reason that even if Jia Lian monopolized the share of Deputy Commander Cui before, that would be fine. No one dares to say anything, right?

But Jia Lian didn't, he didn't even bother to manage this matter himself, but delegated this matter to him and Fan Lian to co-operate.

For the first time, they tentatively transferred the share of deputy commander Cui to Jia Lian, but Jia Lian didn't seem to care about the thousands of silver. As his reward, distribute it to more than 2000 brothers...

Not to mention anything else, but for the openness and generosity of the Commander, can you prevent the brothers from following him wholeheartedly and heading for a rich future?
Seeing the brilliant expressions on the faces of Xie Jun and the two of them, Jia Lian didn't say anything more, and put Huang Feng into his arms.

This is also how Xie Juan and the other two will handle things, and exchange the money into silver bills in advance, otherwise, he would really not be able to take this amount of money quietly.

As for the share of the Deputy Commander at the beginning, let everyone share it, but it is not entirely Jia Lian's generosity.

Anywhere, the distribution of benefits is in the shape of a pyramid.As a person whose rank is much higher than that of other officials, the commander and deputy commander of the Bingma Division has always been the most important in terms of interests.

Not to mention anything else, only the two commanders and deputy commanders accounted for almost half of the filial piety of the entire army.

If he had monopolized it by himself, Fan Jin and the others might not have dared to say anything more because they were frightened by his airborne prestige.But every time the benefits were distributed in the future, they naturally felt dissatisfied, thinking that Jia Lian was too greedy, and resentment would inevitably arise in the long run.

And he had just taken office at that time, and what he needed most was the support of his subordinates, so he was naturally happy to use a vacancy to show his generosity.Just like this, if the Ministry of War sends another deputy commander one day, because it will take away everyone's vested interests, I believe it will not be easy here.

It can also be regarded as a possible hindrance to help in advance, let's bury a hole.

After coming out of the Bingma Division, he stopped by the Lin Mansion to have a look, and then Jia Lian took Lin Zhixiao and others out of the city to the place where he visited the address of the Yumachang that day.

"Second Master, don't worry, the servants have done everything properly, and there is no accident.

According to Er Ye's statement that day, a total of more than 2000 mu of land was enclosed here, including the hillside that Er Ye liked and the forests on both sides. "

Looking at the nearby green mountains and green waters, and smelling the scent of wild flowers accompanied by green grass, Jia Lian nodded in satisfaction.

It was really a bargain to buy such a spacious piece of land for only more than 5000 taels of silver.

"Because there are hundreds of acres of good land here, the servant and the others did not drive out all the previous tenants, but selected a dozen or so honest families and kept them. But the second master, don't worry, servant Teach them the rules, and they won't wander anywhere else."

Jia Lian laughed, although his original intention was just to have a horse farm and a place where he could simply hunt, but since there are hundreds of acres of fertile land, it would be a waste to let it go unused.

Speaking of which, if it weren't for these hundreds of acres of good land, this piece of land would not be worth more than 5000 taels of silver.

The value of fertile land in Dawei is about four to six taels per mu.The ones in Gyeonggi are a little more expensive, only seven or eight taels.

As for the forests and grasslands, they are too cheap. If no one buys them, they will always be in the hands of the government.It is impossible for the government to have the manpower and energy to manage it, so it is better to sell it to rich people to increase fiscal revenue.

As for him, it is a good thing to have suitable tenants, so that they can be regarded as being guarded at ordinary times, which can save a lot of manpower.

Talking and laughing with Lin Zhixiao, they came to the center of Zhuangzi, under the shade of the tree, an exquisite carriage parked there quietly.

When Jia Lian saw it, he said to Lin Zhixiao and others: "Okay, you go back first, let me see how to build this Zhuangzi, and I will tell you when I have a plan."

"Yes……"

Lin Zhixiao naturally also saw the carriage in front of him, but he only glanced at it, and didn't even look carefully at the people around the carriage, so he rode back to the city with the two stewards of Rongguo Mansion behind him.

Jia Lian, on the other hand, approached the carriage with a horse, and with a whip, opened the curtain.

A beautiful figure appeared in his eyes.

This is such a clean and pure woman, she just caught a glimpse of Jia Lian, her face, which was as beautiful as a fairy, turned slightly red.

Jia Lian laughed and said, "Come down, there's no one else here."

This person is Miaoyu who should have been in the Muni Academy.

This girl has been entangled with him for several years, and now her master is dead, and she is also a helpless poor person.

Jia Lian thought, after she moved into Changcui Nunnery, she might not be able to get out of the Grand View Garden easily.It just so happened that he bought this Zhuangzi, so he wanted to imitate how Princess Zhaoyang invited him back then, and take advantage of the spring to invite her for an outing.

Miaoyu is naturally very excited, but her unique identity makes her very worried.Jia Lian asked her to dress up as a lady of the family today, and then he sent someone to bring her here quietly, so that she would be fine without anyone noticing.

Anyway, Miaoyu was originally a disciple of the lay family, with a head of black hair like a waterfall, as long as she changed her clothes, she would be even more beautiful than everyone's ladies.

Sure enough, when Miaoyu came out of the carriage, Jia Lian was really stunned by that light blue dress, let alone Zhang Yong who was behind.

Among them, some knew about Miaoyu's origin, and some didn't, but they all knew that she was the woman of their Lord Marquis, so they all turned around without daring to look at her.

(End of this chapter)