Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 18 Letter from Shen Yan
Jia Qiong hurried to the study room of Erjinyuan and found Shen Biyun who was teaching Xu Weirui how to read.

"Auntie, Mr. Wang Mu is in the front yard.

He said there was news about his grandfather. "

When Shen Biyun heard this, she felt as if she was struck by lightning. She was stunned for a while before she realized what she said, and she quickly followed Jia Qiong to the flower hall in the front yard.

After seeing Shen Biyun, Wang Mu didn't say much and took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to her.

Shen Biyun took out the letter and read it for a moment, and tears immediately filled her eyes. She hugged Xu Weirui and cried incessantly.

Xu Shan quickly stepped forward to comfort him, while Jia Qiong took the letter and read it over.

A lesson from my mentor.

Chang'an has been neglected for 17 years. I don't know if my teacher is in good health.

I walked away in anger that day, and now I think about it every time. It seemed that I was honest and honest, but in fact I was weak-minded, cowardly and incompetent.

Just for the sake of temporary enthusiasm, I have failed to live up to what I have learned in my heart, and I am ashamed of my kindness to my mentor.

I am shamelessly sending this letter because I heard about the story of the young prodigy and the wise brother Chengyuan in Chang'an City.

This child's name and age are the same as those of my grandson. I don't know if they are the same person.

I haven't heard any news about my two daughters in the past few years. I'm tossing and turning because of longing for them, and I can't sleep peacefully.

The student owed his daughter a lot. The two daughters did not know that the student was still alive, so they were too frightened to send letters to each other.

I can only turn to my mentor for help, hoping that he can write back and tell the two girls about the situation at home.

The son-in-law of the eldest daughter was originally Xu Hong, the guerrilla general of Yaowu Camp.

The son-in-law of his youngest daughter was originally Jia Chi, the general of Yaowu Camp.

As time goes by, I no longer know his current situation, so I beg my teacher to investigate in detail.

It hurts my feelings when I write, and I feel confused when writing a book. I can’t finish my thoughts with words, so I cherish it again.

In the spring of the 12th year of Longqing's reign, student Shen Yan paid homage to him from afar at Wansong Academy in Hangzhou.

Knowing that Shen Yan was still alive was a happy event after all, and Shen Biyun quickly calmed down.

She paid tribute to Wang and Mu again, and when she learned that her father was still alive, she cried more with joy just now.

Wang Mu sighed: "I was your father's tutor during the examination.

I can still recall how high-spirited he was at the Hairpin Banquet.

It's a pity that he was too stubborn and didn't know how to adapt, so he wasted ten years in vain.

Now being able to teach and educate people in Wansong Academy is considered a blessing.

He only asked me for news about you, but I think it would be better to tell you directly. "

Shen Biyun thanked him again: "Thank you, sir, for telling me the news about my father. I am very grateful."

“I have one more thing to do here today.

The book written by Jia Xiaozi has made a lot of profits. The net profit of this first book is expected to be more than 2 taels of silver.

If the entire book is calculated based on fifteen copies, the profit is expected to be as high as 30 taels. "

As soon as Wang Mu finished speaking, the flower hall immediately fell into silence.

Not only Shen Biyun and Xu Shan were shocked, but even Jia Qiong was shocked by this number.

What is the concept of 30 taels of silver? Today, the Lianghuai salt tax is only 400 million taels a year.

The total revenue of the national treasury in one year is only about 5000 million taels in silver equivalent.

This time he really achieved financial freedom with just one book!

Wang Mu paused for a moment, and then continued after they digested it: "According to the previously agreed sharing method, our Wang family can get 15 taels.

This is really too much. In the future, the share will be changed to [-] points, and Wenhuazhai will only take [-]%. "

Jia Qiong immediately objected: "Absolutely not. Seeing gain and forgetting one's righteousness is what a gentleman would not do."

Wang Hun said: "Jia Xiaoyou, our Wang family has received such a huge amount of profit for nothing, I really feel uneasy.

Just do what my father said.

Besides, even if it is only [-]%, it is already a very considerable profit. "

Jia Qiong said: "Senior's words are wrong.

If it weren't for Wenhuazhai's channel power, the junior would not have been able to earn so much money.

I have said before that a [-]-[-] split is fair. "

Shen Biyun also echoed: "What Qiu Sheng said is that since it has been decided, it should be implemented as agreed."

Seeing that Jia Qiong was so determined, Wang Mu no longer insisted, "Okay, let's share the shares as agreed before. Has Jia Qiong not found a master yet?" Jia Qiong replied, "Yes, aunt is worried about letting me do it now." Just go out to study, and the younger generation are studying at home recently."

Wang Mu suggested: "I have several young grandchildren.

I'm about the same age as you, and I hired someone to teach me at home.

You should also come together. It will be just right to wait two years before going to the academy to polish your knowledge. "

Shen Biyun was surprised and thanked him: "That's great, thank you very much, sir."

Jia Qiong also bowed deeply and said, "Junior, thank you very much for your love."

Wang Mu smiled and said: "Okay, no need to thank you.

You are the descendants of Hengfeng, and I don’t treat you as outsiders.

Mr. Jia, would you please take me to see the plum blossom at the head of your inkstone washing pool? "

Jia Qiong said: "The old man came at the wrong time. The plum blossoms have all fallen by now."

Wang Mu waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, even if it is scattered into mud and crushed into dust, the fragrance will remain the same."

"In that case, senior, please come with me."

Jia Qiong took Wang Mu and his son to visit the back garden. The plum blossoms in the garden had long since fallen, leaving only the dancing shadows of the trees.

But it was early summer, and the peonies, peonies, and roses in the garden were already in bloom.

The flowers are full of wonder and beauty, and the flowers are full of fragrance, which is also quite enjoyable.

The old man visited and returned home happily. Before leaving, Wang Hun took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to his aunt.

"This is the income from book sales here in Chang'an City in the past few days. I will give it to you to spend first. From now on, I will send someone to reconcile the accounts with you at the end of every month.

Be sure to keep this banknote. It is not secret. Anyone who takes it can withdraw the money.

For a one-time withdrawal of more than 1 taels, the banker must be notified two days in advance; for a withdrawal of more than 5 taels, the banker must be notified five days in advance. "

After seeing off the guests, they returned to the flower hall. Shen Biyun took out the banknotes and started counting them.

There are fifteen banknotes worth 1000 taels each, and the rest are worth 100 taels and 50 taels, which adds up to a total of 2 taels.

Suddenly having so much money, Shen Biyun felt a little overwhelmed.

If it was only 2000 taels of silver, she would definitely put it away happily.

She will only be happy when the expenses of her children will be covered in the future.

But there was so much at once, especially when she thought that there would be more than one hundred thousand taels of silver in the future, she felt her head was buzzing and she didn't know what to do with it.

Jia Qiong had calmed down now and picked up a banknote to study it.

Xu Shan and Wei Rui also gathered together to watch. This was the first time they saw Da Chu's banknote.

The bank note is very strong and should be made of mulberry paper. The font is black and the decoration is blue.

The printing quality is very high, with the words "Wantong Bank, cash on sight" written on it.

It is rare to see banknotes among the people, because now you need to pay a storage fee for depositing money in a bank, which is usually [-]%.

2 taels of silver means a handling fee of 600 taels. Most people are absolutely unwilling to pay this amount.

Therefore, most wealthy landowners would rather cast their money into silver winter melons and bury them instead of keeping their money in banks.

Basically, except for large merchants who often need to use silver in other places, or for princes and nobles to get some for portability, few people are willing to go to banks to save money.

Direct transactions with banknotes like those on TV are relatively rare and usually only possible between acquaintances.

For example, when two people meet for the first time, one of them takes out a stack of banknotes and says this is 2 taels of silver. You can redeem the banknotes as soon as you see them. Go and get them yourself.

The other person will never believe it because he cannot tell whether the banknote is genuine.

Therefore, large merchants who usually use banknotes for transactions also need to go to a local bank to confirm the authenticity of the banknotes before they can conduct transactions.

But banknotes do have their advantages. For example, when traveling long distances, you can apply for banknotes with a secret key.

Even if this kind of banknote is lost, no one else can take it away, so it is very safe.

Moreover, you don’t have to carry a large amount of money on the road, and you can save a lot of costs, so some people are still willing to deposit money at a bank.

This time, Wang Hun went to the bank to deposit money specifically for convenience, and issued this kind of banknote without a secret deposit.

Otherwise, 2 taels of silver would be too much, and the official silver of 50 taels would cost [-] ingots.

It would have to be packed in at least two large boxes, and it was so heavy that he would have to ask his servants to carry it, which was too inconvenient.

　The income from selling books has been adjusted eighty times, and nothing will be changed this time. Anyone who makes an argument about this will be deleted~

　　
　
(End of this chapter)