Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 82 2.59 I can’t let you carry everything.

Volume Two

2.59 I can’t let you carry everything

In the blink of an eye, it has been more than ten days. During these days, brothers Xue Tu and Xue Xun took Zhou Yang to meet with people in charge and shopkeepers from all over the Yangtze River to sort out and hand over the business. Because Xue Tu was pressing, and they were "cooperating" with Xue Xun to take over, each of them All the staff were very honest, and at least they didn't leave any problems on the surface, which made the three of them feel relieved a lot.

On the contrary, Xue Pan's side, whether it is his father Xue Tu or his second uncle Xue Xun, have been completely disappointed. When they first handed over, they must have brought this "orthodox successor", but after he refreshed his cognition again and again After reaching the lower limit, I reluctantly gave up and completely turned my hope to Zhou Yang.

"Brother Zhou, are you back?" After another busy day, it was the evening of September 23. Zhou Yang finally returned exhausted to the guest room courtyard, and saw Xue Baochai had prepared meals and was waiting in the living room. The two have a complete "tacit understanding", "Dad, it's true, I can't let you bear everything, can I?"

"It's just that I understand clearly. My main focus must be on my official career. In the future, I will still have to rely on my second uncle." Zhou Yang spoke while briefly washing himself in the basin prepared by Ying'er. "I am also now Only then did I realize that the rumor about your family's "good years bring heavy snowfall, and pearls are like earth and gold are like iron" has actually been kept secret!"

"Hehe, I think so, too." Ying'er didn't forget to show off her pride, "At least in my jewelry box, there are quite a few pieces with pearls. That means we girls don't like these. We dress plainly on weekdays. If not - ugh!"

"I'll give you a chicken drumstick. Sit down!" Xue Baochai was so angry that she blocked her maid's mouth with a drumstick and pushed it aside. She handed the towel to Zhou Yang's hand with her own hands, "Forget about your hard work during the day. At night, I have to sort out the things of the day, but your calligraphy has just reached the level of Mengtong, and you have to ask the younger sister to copy it!"

"Stupid girl, this is your Xue family's own property!" Zhou Yang wiped his hands, smiled and gave the girl a pat on the head and said, "You still don't understand your elder brother's temperament? If you count on him, I'm afraid it won't be long. If there is something to report, your mother usually does not interfere in business affairs, and if I am not around, wouldn't it be hard for you?"

This is not because he is upright and upright and does not get involved in foreign money, but anyone who has read the original work of "Red Mansions" will probably know that the actual head of the Xue family is definitely not Xue Pan. Considering the performance of Mrs. Xue in the original work, it should be like this Mothers and daughters are most likely to cooperate.

In addition to the later example of Xue Baochai, Tan Chun and Li Wan jointly managing the Grand View Garden, there is absolutely no problem with the ability of this "Bao Sister". Zhou Yang does not care about the broken rules that imprisoned women in the feudal era, so naturally he does not mind letting Xue Baochai learn to manage it together. , they are all our own girls anyway, but they are left-handed instead of right-handed.

"My father is in charge of it, so you can learn from it. Why do you need the inner house to intervene?" Obviously, Zhou Yang doesn't care about feudal rules. Xue Baochai, a girl with an obvious "feudal defender" style, cares, "Brother, I will definitely do it in the future." It can be learned, just let him take care of it sooner or later."

"Well" Zhou Yang thought for a while, but still didn't have the heart to tell him Xue Tu's injury, and couldn't tell him about Xue Pan's rubbish behavior. He simply sat down and started eating, while holding the girl on his lap and feeding her a spoonful of chicken soup. "Okay, it's all over. In fact, the handover has been made clear in the past two days. From yesterday to now, I have actually been integrating resources with my father-in-law and second uncle.

I really didn’t expect that such a large industry as the Xue family has never been integrated. They just send people to open a branch or store wherever they want the market, and then only listen to the year-end report there, with almost no restrictions. This is not acceptable, after all, not everyone can obey the rules and be loyal. "

"Brother Zhou!" Xue Baochai's cheeks turned red because of his embrace and the words "father-in-law". However, because of the "quasi-couple" communication during this period, she also recognized their close relationship, and she just gave him a hammer. Without further ado, "What was the result of your discussion?"

"Doing business, in fact, the most fundamental thing is to look at income." Zhou Yang smiled, "I suggest that my father-in-law set up a special audit team, that is, select the best accountant, a group of three and bring a few bodyguards to accompany them. Classes, rushed to each branch and store to check the accounts, if there is no problem, it is best, if there is a problem, it will be dealt with and replaced."

"In this case, I'm afraid it will affect the business, and you also said that the branches in various places may not be honest. What if there is someone who doesn't want to die?" Xue Baochai said worriedly, "Wouldn't it hurt the manpower sent there? "That's why I arranged a lot of bodyguards to accompany me, and don't forget, the shopkeepers sent by the Xue family have signed a life contract, which is nothing more than a living contract or a death contract. If any of them takes the money of the master's family, Even if you are beaten to death, you only need to report it to the government." Zhou Yang also had to thank "feudal slavery" for this, "Some of the unlucky ones can only receive heavy compensation.

And it’s not just about auditing and strict management. I also helped my father-in-law create a general management standard. It has not been completed yet, including personnel rules, salary benefits, problem handling, violation penalties, rewards and incentives, etc. In the future, everything will be done Business in stores with the "Xue Zi" brand must be conducted according to the rules. "

"In this case, it's easy to talk to Jiangnan." Ying'er who was serving next to her knew that "every family has its own rules." "This is actually how the house manages things, but I remember that there are a lot of outside businesses, and I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of them for a while." Don’t come.”

"Don't worry in Gyeonggi and along the canal." Zhou Yang said while eating, "Although I didn't know the situation there carefully before, now that I have received a lot of information about the Xue family, compare it with what I heard when I was in the capital. Things, I'm afraid it can't be solved by sending a few accountants to check the accounts or changing the shopkeeper.

Besides, my current status is not high enough. Not to mention being a member of the Military Academy, officials below the fifth rank may not be able to stand up and speak. After I return to the capital for the Spring Festival, I will arrange manpower to sort out the situation, but from now on , if we don’t deal with it or even kill a few people, I’m afraid there’s no way to solve the problem. "

"You want to kill people?" Ying'er was obviously frightened, and Xue Baochai also looked nervous, "Master, are you really going to do this?"

"Don't worry." Zhou Yang was just mentioning it to the girls. It was naturally the men's responsibility to take responsibility for these matters. "Don't forget that the situation here has not been resolved yet. Didn't I just say it? Is there a lack of status? It's hard to talk, even if they are combing their own store, who knows who they have hooked up with?
A few days ago, I wrote a letter to the Duke of Qi, asking them to help with the platform. After such a long time, I have begun to worry. Now there is good news. A few days ago, the Chen family officially replied to the letter. It will be roughly two days after tomorrow. Oh my God, Senior Brother Chen will come here in person, and then not only the Jiangnan side, but also the Gyeonggi side will be able to control it! "

"Really?" Xue Baochai's eyes lit up. Even though she has not yet participated in the management of the Xue family's business, she has been exposed to it since she was a child and knows the importance of "backstage." "Brother Zhou, is it really the Chen family's uncle who is here in person? "

"Humph, I'm jealous!" Zhou Yang said with a deliberately serious face, glaring at the girl.

"Brother Zhou!" Unexpectedly, Xue Baochai's face changed, and he actually showed fear, and even shed tears, "How could the elder brother have such an idea? Baochai had already been promised by his father, and even communicated with the elder brother in small letters. Birthdays, we have been seeing each other these days, naturally we should be born as Zhou family wives and die in Zhou family mausoleums, so how could it be."

"Good sister, I was just joking!" Now it was Zhou Yang's turn to panic, forgetting that in a feudal society, such jokes were not allowed at all, so he hugged the girl tightly and said, "Why can't I trust you? It’s just a waste of words, but you take it seriously, it’s not like I’ve never met Senior Brother Chen, except for his family background, how can he compare to me?”

"It's not even comparable!" Xue Baochai's face was serious, showing no sign of compromise, "Is the marriage a comparison of conditions? If so, shouldn't my younger sister secretly report her name to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and try to see if she can enter the palace first?" ? If Brother Zhou is worried, Baochai can ask his father to marry into the Zhou family as soon as possible to serve Brother Zhou, how can he--woo!"

"Are you relieved?" Zhou Yang ignored the giant crab claws and lowered his head to snatch the girl's first kiss. He didn't let go until she was out of breath. "I told you it was just a joke, so you can't stop being like this - ouch !”

However, Xue Baochai blushed completely with embarrassment, stepped on his foot hard, broke out of his arms while he was jumping, and ran out of the yard with the snickering maid next to her, completely losing her usual dignity and reserve.

Zhou Yang smiled and said no more. He lowered his head and quickly finished dinner, then took a good bath and rest. He was really tired these days. If he hadn't been practicing martial arts for a long time and had strong physical fitness, he might not be able to bear it. He even hugged him just now. My lover, I don’t have any thoughts that I shouldn’t have.

"Is Ziyang here? I saw that you were tired, so I asked the kitchen to cook ginseng chicken soup. Why don't you drink it and rest!" A familiar voice came from the door, even though he had only seen it in the inner courtyard of Xue's house in the past ten days. Once, I will never forget it - well, it's not really that I have no idea, it should be that the person is not suitable.
(End of this chapter)