Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 196 Buying People's Hearts
On the second day, the Jia family opened an ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.

Jia Qiong was awarded the title of Viscount, became a bachelor, and was ordered to form a mutual aid department. Compared with three months ago, Jia Qiong was already a different person.

In fact, for now, Jia Qiong is already considered No. 1 in the Jia family, regardless of title or official position.

Everyone knows that Jia Qiong is highly valued by the emperor and will surely rise to prominence. It is not difficult to become a marquis and become a prime minister.

So this time, even though there was no imperial gift of three yuan and a plaque, the entire Jia family was still waiting at the door to greet him.

Even Jia She, Jia Zheng, and the elders from Daizi generation were also there.

Jia Zheng originally regarded Jia Qiong as the hope of the Jia family, so it was understandable that he came out to greet her.

The reason why Jia She condescended to come out this time was because of Yun Guang's incident.

He got 2 taels of silver as a favor fee, all thanks to Jia Qiong. Naturally, he had to give Jia Qiong enough face this time.

This time Jia Qiong did not wear a bullfighting suit, but came in casual clothes.

But just the eight imperial guards following him were enough to intimidate people.

As before, Jia Qiong greeted Jia She and others politely, which made people feel like spring breeze.

The tribesmen were even more enthusiastic than last time. They surrounded Jia Qiong and said a lot of good things.

Jia Zhen felt unhappy. Although he was the clan leader, the clansmen had never been so popular with him.

This gave him an inexplicable sense of crisis, and his desire to gain power became even more urgent.
After worshiping their ancestors, they left the ancestral hall and came to the main hall.

Jia Zhen has already prepared a banquet. Many tribesmen are living in difficulty, so they are just waiting for this good meal.

In the past, when worshiping ancestors, the patriarch, Jia Zhen, would say a few uninteresting words, and everyone would have a drink and then disperse.

But today was different from usual. Everyone was seated. Before Jia Zhen could speak, Jia Qiong stood up and said, "All the young and old men in the clan are here today, and I have something to tell you.

Our Jia family has eight rooms in Beijing and has a large population. It is inevitable that some of our families will be in poverty and lack food and clothing.

The emperor ordered me to set up a business and establish a mutual aid department. Now is the time to hire people.

Brothers and nephews, if anyone wants to follow me, I can arrange errands for you. "

Before Jia Qiong finished speaking, surprise appeared on many people's faces. Apparently many people wanted to follow Jia Qiong.

However, Jia Qiong knew in her heart that few of these people wanted to do things sincerely, and many wanted to take advantage.

He wanted to get a shot of vaccination first, as these people would go too far and lose his face.

He looked around and said: "Don't be happy yet, listen to what I have to say.

I am willing to give you a hand because we all have the same surname and are of the same race and origin.

Some of you may have outstanding abilities, some may be just middle-aged talents, and some may not be as good as ordinary people.

But as big as the bowl is, how much rice is eaten.

As long as you are willing to be obedient and carry out your errands with sincerity, I will ensure that you have no worries about food and drink, even if you have only a handful of energy.

However, if anyone has the intention to make money, cheat, or even line his own pockets, I advise you to stop it as soon as possible.

I'm a person who can't get rid of the dirt in my eyes, so I have to say ugly things first.

If I find out who is holding me back and bringing disgrace to our Jia family, I won't be able to forgive him lightly. Don't blame me for not caring about family ties. "

After Jia Qiong said this, many people backed down. After all, they all knew that Jia Qiong was the one who said the right thing.

A series of his actions in the past few months have all caused a sensation in the city and have left a very deep impression on everyone in the Jia family.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit cold, among the crowd, Jia Yun, who had just turned 16, felt that his opportunity had come.

He immediately stood up and said, "My nephew Jia Yun is willing to serve Uncle Qiong."

Jia Yun lost her father when she was young and was raised by her widowed mother. Her life was very difficult.

In order to support his family, he asked Jia Lian many times to give him a job, but nothing happened.

This time Jia Qiong was choosing someone from the Jia clan, how could he not seize the opportunity.

Hearing this, Jia Qiong smiled and said: "Very good, Brother Yun has the ambition to make progress at a young age and will definitely accomplish something in the future. You are the first one to stand up, so you should be rewarded.

When the business is established, you can be the shopkeeper, with a monthly salary of ten taels of silver. "

Jia Yun was overjoyed when she heard this. She took a few steps forward and knelt down and said, "My nephew, thank you uncle for your support."

Ten taels of silver may not be earned by the lower class people in a year, but it is definitely a high salary.

Starting with Jia Yun, Jia, Jia Qiong, Jia Heng, Jia Ying, Jia Chang, Jia Ling and others expressed their willingness to work with Jia Qiong.

Jia Qiong agreed, but only offered the position of manager, with each person receiving five taels of silver per month, and other arrangements would be made based on personal performance in the future.

Those who are willing to work with Jia Qiong are poor tribesmen.

Five taels of silver per month is like pie in the sky to them, so no one will be dissatisfied.

Of course, Jia Qiong did not have high expectations for this group of people, and Jia Qiong would not let them be responsible for any important work.

It's nothing more than being a foreman, instructing migrant workers to dig sand and demolish houses and other trivial matters.

With a small amount of money, he won the hearts of a group of Jia family members, and it was a simple favor.

If there were really outstanding people among them, he would not be stingy about promoting them, and he would be able to set an example of friendly clan members.

In the afternoon, Jia Qiong went to Sifang Pavilion.

This was originally a place where foreign envoys and tributes were received during the Hongwu period.

But in recent years, Emperor Longqing felt that when foreign envoys brought local specialties such as radishes and cabbages, Chu would have to give back a large number of silks, porcelain and other good things.

This deal was really not cost-effective, so the tribute system was cancelled, and the Sifang Pavilion became vacant.

The space here is large enough, covering an area of ​​500 acres, with five main halls and [-] side halls, enough for [-] people to work here.

When Jia Qiong arrived, Pan Daohong and Gongsun Yue were still leading people to clean.

"Senior Brother Pan, Senior Brother Gongsun, how is this place? Is there anything that needs to be renovated?"

Pan Daohong said: "There's no problem, it's just that the area is a bit too big. I just cleaned half of it."

Jia Qiong said: "Clear out a few palaces first, as long as they are enough, and do the rest slowly.

By the way, how is your research going? "

Gongsun Yue said: "This area is easy for us to do. We can master it by just walking around the east and west cities.

Senior Brother Tao and Han Wei will have to run around for a few more days. "

Jia Qiong said: "Okay, let's make a purchasing plan first.

The project volume this time is huge, and the cost of raw materials can be reduced as much as possible while ensuring quality.

I plan to hold a bidding meeting, and you will submit the bidding documents to building materials factories and flower farms with good reputations. I want to purchase raw materials in bulk. "

Gongsun Yue asked: "What do you mean by this bidding meeting?"

Jia Qiong explained: “The bidding meeting, to put it bluntly, is to bring those merchants together to negotiate prices.

We will buy from whichever company sets a lower price for us.

Of course, they have to guarantee the quality. We only pay a part of the deposit, and we will balance the balance after they have delivered the goods with guaranteed quality and quantity. "

The two understood it as soon as they heard it. Pan Daohong smiled and said: "This is really a good idea. It will definitely save a lot of cost."

Gongsun Yue said: "Yu Jing, you still have more evil ideas."

Jia Qiong smiled and said: "We are here for the common people, so of course we have to save some money.

This is our first project. Believe it or not, when the bidding for subsequent projects begins, businessmen from other places will also come to bid.

By then, the price we get will be even lower. "

(End of this chapter)