Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 256 and more
I thought it was something, isn't it just a few kilns run by His Royal Highness and the Eight Royal Merchants to grab business?Brother Rong replied lightly.

"Oh, it's pretty good. Didn't you expect that when you presented the cement square to the palace?"

"At the beginning, it was calculated that the kilns of the Ministry of Internal Affairs would start to produce after two years. Now, in less than a year, they can compete with us and even snatch our business from the Ministry of Industry. If this continues, our kilns Business is going to drop sharply." Qin Zhong said anxiously.

"Don't worry. It is difficult for our Ningguo Mansion to supply the various ministries. Now it is a good thing that the Ministry of Internal Affairs can share the burden."

Brother Rong has a plan in mind.Even if the Fourth Department of the Ministry of Industry is all purchased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he doesn't care.Today, the cement in Ningguo Mansion is mainly supplied to the Water Conservancy Farm and River Road Yamen, and these two places are the largest consumers of cement.

"Master, this is not a good thing. Now His Royal Highness is coordinating the Ministry of Internal Affairs, first grabbing the Ministry of Industry, and now contacting the Hedao Yamen. I am afraid that within a few months, all the needs of the Ministry of Industry and Hedao will be taken over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"That's even better." Brother Rong laughed and patted Qin Zhong on the shoulder.Question: "Has Master Qin improved recently? Jing Qing should spend more time with Master Qin at home. Don't worry too much about the matter of cement and objects right now."

Qin Zhongdao: "Master heard the news and was worried. He didn't even eat much food for the past two days, so I came to discuss countermeasures with him. Master, we need to make a plan early, and the future of the province will be purchased from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A measure is not enough."

"Father and son." Brother Rong sighed, and after calling Qin Zhong into the study of Ningguo Mansion, he asked the servants and fighting cats and dogs around him to be cleared.He smiled and said to Qin Zhong: "Although the completion date of the Kiln Factory of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is much faster than expected, but their appearance has solved a disaster for us, so I say it is a great blessing."

"What disaster?"

"I heard the news a few days ago that an official wrote to ban Tianwu cement. Although King Zhongshun took the responsibility, it was still not safe enough. Now that His Royal Highness is involved, we are relieved." Brother Rong laughed.

"This?" Qin Zhong said, "But a large sum of money was earned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."

"Are we losing money?" Brother Rong asked back, and said with a smile: "Even if we give up the business of various ministries and sell all the cement produced to the Xue family, we won't lose money. You understand the needs of private procurement. There is a greater demand for the imperial court to buy, and it can be sold at a good price. Moreover, when we are the only one who manages Tianwu, all the officials must be jealous. Now that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is involved, there will naturally be a lot of management along the way. How can the officials be honored? Can you cut off your own benefits?"

Qin Zhong's eyes lit up, and he said: "You mean, with the Ministry of Internal Affairs in charge of the various ministries, the officials will stop clamoring about forbidden objects?"

"It's business." Brother Rong said with a chuckle, "Is it a good thing for you to say? The demand for each department is so high that our two kilns can't afford it for a while, and we can't open a new factory for a while. It would be cheaper for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to let the various ministries wait for it, and let them take care of it by the way."

Qin Zhong nodded again and again.I was about to praise, but I didn't think right.Originally, Ningguo Mansion monopolized Quan Dayan's cement, but now the Ministry of Internal Affairs came, how could it be a good thing?
Seeing Qin Zhong's complex expression, Jia Rong couldn't help laughing, and said: "The most important thing for a person is to be satisfied. The Lianghuai salt merchants didn't know how to be satisfied, so what happened to them in the end? Sending money to the palace every day, giving benefits? We are special, and we cannot give benefits to anyone, otherwise we will be suspected of forming a party. And the silver earned by the cement kiln is just to keep us from falling into poverty, no matter how much we earn Useless."

What is the use of earning more money in such a society?If the Ningguo Mansion completely monopolizes the sale of cement and natural objects, that is the real disaster.

Qin Zhong could only hear a half-knowledge, scratched his head and said, "Let's just let it go?"

"No, it's up to you." Jia Rong smiled lightly.

"Didn't the uncle say that this is a good thing?"

"It's not good enough." Jia Rong smiled lightly, "I just thought of something. Since the Ministry of Internal Affairs still wants to contact the Hedao Yamen to open up the market, we will hand over all the four divisions of the Ministry of Industry to them."

Qin Zhong opened his eyes wide and said, "Absolutely compromise?"

"That's not the case. It's perfection, but it's not wronged. The river government office has been in constant construction for several years, so such a big customer can't let go, and I'm in charge of the water conservancy and farmland office, so they can't get in. Our two big The kiln is only for the river and the farmland. The fourth department of the Ministry of Industry does not agree with us. Although they have a lot of projects, they purchase very little, so it is better to let the Ministry of Internal Affairs go." Brother Rong replied.

Qin Zhong was curious and asked again. "The fourth department of the Ministry of Industry has little purchases, how can it fill the gap of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

"The internal affairs of the Fourth Department of the Ministry of Industry are complicated. They buy less in Ningguo Mansion, but it may not necessarily buy less in the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Brother Rong said confidently.The Ministry of Industry has always been a Qingshui yamen, and now that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent such a large piece of fat, the Fourth Division of the Ministry of Industry has to bite on it?Ningguo Mansion does not have so much oil and water for the Ministry of Industry, so it must not be able to compete with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

But the river course is different. The governor of the river course is a man who is loyal to the king and has always been strict in his rule.It is rare to receive high kickbacks like the Ministry of Internal Affairs.After all, the river government offices have limited money, and they cannot buy high-priced cement like the Ministry of Industry.

As for when the palace will find out that there is a huge gap in cement prices between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ningguo Mansion, this is out of Brother Rong's consideration.Anyway, the Ningguo Mansion will definitely not be the one to be affected in the end.

I don't know who gave the idea to His Highness the Crown Prince, it is really talented to be able to come up with the idea of ​​making money like this.Brother Rong was very happy in his heart, and secretly sighed, it may be a long-standing tradition of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Jia Rong sent Qin Zhong away, and the next day she took Keqing and her eldest brother back to Qin's house to visit.Since I sent a lot of things, I talked with Qin Ye for half a day to feel at ease, without mentioning it.

Brother Rong spent two days at leisure in Beijing.

On this day, Rongguo Mansion was lively.

It was Baoyu's birthday, and all the girls from the West Mansion, Baochai, Daiyu, and Zhu's grandma Li Wan and Jialan moved to the Grand View Garden.There was another commotion in the Grand View Garden, but Qing, Sister Feng, and You Shi all went to the banquet to sit. Jia Mu led the king, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao were happy in the Grand View Garden.

The opera singers on the stage sing, and the nuns in the nunnery recite, and they will not be mentioned again.

Brother Rong found an excuse and rushed to Jia Lian's courtyard in Rongguo Mansion, smiling at his nanny. "Second Aunt Lian ordered me to take a small stone for my brother to match."

The nanny was puzzled, why didn't Miss Ping come over, but she didn't say much.It's just a little embarrassing, now Lian's second grandmother lives in the East Mansion, Lian's second master has gone to Ping'an Prefecture, and there is no one in the courtyard to make up his mind.Although she is a nanny who will be in charge next to her brother in the future, she can't hold her identity in front of the master.

The nanny replied, "Brother is still fast asleep."

Uncle Rong laughed and said: "It's nothing, I'll take a look at it, put the little stone on him and go back."

It is said to be a small stone, but in fact it is a gold inlaid jade necklace that Jia Rong carefully invited someone to make, but it took him a lot of effort.Although it is not as good as the legend of the jade on Baoyu, it is also carved out of excellent materials.Who hasn't engraved the character of "Don't lose, don't forget, immortal life and Hengchang", but the implication of the pattern on it is not bad at all.

We don't engage in those bizarre gimmicks, but we still have to have what should be.

The nanny was also helpless, and she couldn't go to the Grand View Garden for verification, so she had to lead Uncle Xiaorong into the wing room.

Uncle Rong was so excited that he was rubbing his hands together. When he turned into the room, he saw Sister Feng's brother, accompanied by two maids all the time.

"Master Xiaorong, please be gentle and slow."

The two maids saw Uncle Xiaorong and just entered the room and picked up the little brother, their hearts tightened and they hurriedly called out.

Uncle Rong glared at them and shouted something anxiously.I want the maids outside to listen and think what happened to me in the room.

He hugged his little brother and looked left and right, with an idiotic smile on his face.The nanny and the two servant girls were flustered, but they didn't dare to stop them.

The nanny boldly said boldly: "Uncle Xiaorong, let me put it on for my brother, so that I won't have to fight for the baby when I wake up later."

How could Jia Rong listen to this.I was thinking in my heart, this kid is really handsome.I like it more and more, it looks a bit like my grandfather when he was a child.

The corners of his brows, eyes and mouth were all upturned cheerfully, and he couldn't help but excitedly said: "Look, this kid looks very similar..."

Before I could say a word, Uncle Rong stopped immediately.Glancing at everyone in the room from the corner of the eye, he hurriedly said, "It's really like a very aunt."

Everyone looked at Uncle Xiao Rong speechless for a while, watched nervously, but did not dare to say more.I can only watch Uncle Xiaorong hugging my little brother and unwilling to let go, sitting in the room and enjoying himself.

After a while, the little brother was woken up by Uncle Rong's bouncing up and down.

A cry of wow pierced the sky.

"Wake up." Uncle Rong laughed like a child, and was about to tease him with his fingers.But he didn't want this kid to scratch around with his small hands, and grabbed Brother Rong's left chest.

shit.

Pain, pain, pain.

The little guy doesn't have much strength, but it's still painful enough for Brother Rong to pull.

Seeing this, the maidservants hurried over and pulled the little brother's hand away with blushing faces.The nanny said urgently, "Brother must be hungry."

You can't grab it when you're hungry.Brother Rong felt helpless, and saw the nanny's eyes again.I had no choice but to hand my brother over to the nanny to take care of him, but he still refused to leave.After seeing the embarrassing expression on the nanny's face, Uncle Rong finally came to his senses.

It's time to breastfeed the little guy.

Ouch, this is a fucking pain.Brother Rong curled his lips and left the room, thinking that he would have to get it back from his biological mother anyway, otherwise he would be at a big loss.

However, this guy is only so old, and his small hands can be so precise.Sure enough, he is the son of my uncle, with the demeanor of a father.

Jia Rong was sitting on the steps in front of the wing, having fun, and the maids in the courtyard didn't dare to disturb him, so they could only look at the old man like a fool.

After waiting for a while, the door of the wing room was opened again, and Uncle Xiao Rong hurried in again.I took out a small collar and put it on for my brother. After hugging my hands and having fun for a while, I reluctantly left.

"At the moment, they should all be listening to the opera in the Grand View Garden." Brother Rong calculated in a low voice, "Big brother should only have the nanny and a few little maids there, just go over and have a look at that little guy."

Jia Rong hurried back to Ningguo's mansion, saw that there were only a few young maids in You's courtyard, quietly entered the courtyard and knocked on the wing room where the eldest brother was.

"Why no one responded?"

"Where did the people go?"

When he was wondering, a maid in the yard saw him and replied: "Sister Yindie came here just now and called the nanny to take the eldest brother to the Grand View Garden."

"What?" Brother Rong was stunned for a while, "Take him away?"

The servant girl looked at him amusedly, and said cheerfully: "Master, don't think about it anymore, grandma tells me, if uncle spoiled my brother since childhood, my brother will not be afraid of his majesty in the future."

"What kind of reasoning is this?" Jia Rong snorted.Feeling lost for a while, sighed and left.

Several people who were listening to the opera in the Grand View Garden were so happy that they couldn't straighten up when they heard Uncle Rong's movement.It turned out that several people were listening to an opera, and suddenly heard that there was a little maid in the Rongguo Mansion who came to send news to Sister Feng, saying that Uncle Xiaorong went to the yard to find his brother.

Sitting beside Wang Xifeng is Youshi.You Shi was suspected that Sister Feng's child belonged to Brother Rong, and now it is even more confirmed.He also remembered that there was no one in the East Mansion courtyard now, so he hurriedly left with Yindie, found a secluded room and told Yindie to bring the nanny to bring her eldest brother over.

The shrewd Wang Xifeng saw You Shi Huan Keqing, and led Ping'er to follow.

Baochai specially called Daiyu from the old lady's side.

For a while, except for Youshi, the room was full of women who had some entanglements with Jia Rong.

"I know he has ghosts. I have never seen a master like him. He misses his elder brother in the house every day. There is no need for him to take care of such an older child." You Shi laughed.

Xue Baochai also laughed, and said: "If you keep stopping him from seeing the children like this, it will arouse his paranoia. In the future, when you are older, you don't know how to pamper him."

Qin Keqing said to You Shi: "It's up to the wife to make up her mind, and it's better for the daughter-in-law not to talk about the uncle."

Wang Xifeng interrupted and said: "If you should see him, let him see it. It would be shameful to cover it up."

You Shi said: "It's not that I don't want to show it to him. The calculation is that every month when Rong'er returns home, let him take it with him. I didn't think about these days, Rong'er asked for an order from the prince, and he can work at home. He After staying in the mansion for a few days, I thought about bringing my brothers along every day, this is not what the master of the mansion should do."

Several people chattered and said a few words each, but Baochai's eyes always fell outside the door, as if he was waiting for something.Occasionally hinted twice why Brother Rong would go to see the brother of Feng girl's family.

Suddenly, someone outside the door called Grandma Zhu, and Baochai smiled even wider.

Besides, Li Wan, who had watched the crowd leave the banquet and listened to the old lady's words to ask why, was in a state of turmoil at the moment.Although she doesn't like to talk and chat, her mind is extremely delicate.After listening to the conversation in the room for a while, and thinking about the reason of the incident, contacting the two governments has all the suspicions about the relationship between Brother Rong and Wang Xifeng.

Li Wan was stunned on the spot for a moment, and a guess suddenly popped up in his mind: the elder brother born to Second Mistress Lian might be Rong elder brother's son.

This……

How could he do this.

When she was shocked by her conjecture, she was frightened by a voice from over there.

Wang Xifeng in the room couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard the voice calling for Grandma Zhu.Glancing at the people in the room, he saw a secret smile on Baochai's face, and a pair of red phoenix eyes were fixed on Baochai's hooves.

(End of this chapter)