The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 174 Infinite Gentleness ([-])

Qin Keqing told Jia Min about her plan to create a human being, and she tied her fate with Jia Min.Now taking on the important task of reforming the Ningguo Mansion has made their community of destiny even more unbreakable.

He offered to give her the popcorn machine, not to mention that Jia Min had this plan in the first place, even if he didn't have this plan, how could Jia Min refuse?
Even from a practical point of view, it would be very beneficial for Qin Keqing to implement the popcorn plan first.

First of all, this is a crucial step for Qin Keqing to take control of Ningguo Mansion.

She can bypass the existing interest system of the Ningguo Mansion and establish an economic system on her own.With her own business and territory, the zombie assets of Ningguo Mansion will gradually be gathered under her banner.

All assets are profit-seeking.Where the benefits are the highest, they will flow there.This is the nature of capital, but it is also human nature.

In this way, the current pattern of interests can be broken at the minimum cost, peaceful changes can be implemented, and shocks brought about by reforms can be minimized to the greatest extent.

Once Qin Keqing's career became the main source of income for the Ningguo Mansion, she would have enough excuses and abilities to reform the housekeeper class.Then take full control of Ningguo Mansion.

Qin Keqing controlled the Ningguo Mansion, and the most direct benefit to Jia Min is that Qin Keqing's status and authority have greatly increased. In the future, her scope of activities, methods of activities, and degree of freedom will all be greatly improved.This is undoubtedly conducive to the further intimacy of the two.

In terms of start-up capital, Qin Keqing still has 1 taels of silver with Jia Min.Each popcorn machine is 20 taels of silver, and giving her 500 machines is enough to start the plan.

Qin Keqing started the popcorn project here, which is also a boost for Baochai.

Baochai's current situation in Jia's mansion is not a big problem if it is only from the perspective of living as a guest.

The problem is that Baochai won't just be content with the current situation.

From a long-term perspective, Baochai's current situation is still a bit embarrassing.

Jia Min believed that with Baochai's intelligence, he would not fail to see this.

If Baochai wants to gain a foothold in Jia's mansion, he must go deep into the economic life of Jia's mansion.This is not only her own original goal, but also the actual needs of the Xue family.

Although the Xue family still has some properties, they have declined greatly.In a short period of time, it is impossible to see that Xue Pan can take on the important task of reviving the Xue family. The only chance lies with Baochai.

Baochai is very motivated and has some experience in business.If she saw Qin Keqing making a move here, plus the signal Jia Min sent her last time, she would surely be moved upon hearing the news.

It's just that she has a more meticulous mind, and she will think more about it back and forth.

Jia Min believed that Baochai would come to him.

Of course, it is not convenient for Jia Min to talk about Baochai with Qin Keqing.On the contrary, Qin Keqing talked about Baochai from time to time, saying that Baochai was suitable to be his wife.

Regarding this, Jia Min just let it go and did not express his opinion directly.Qin Keqing can say casually like this, if he has any clear attitude, how can he guarantee that Qin Keqing will not turn his face?It would not be worthwhile to delay Keqing's great cause of creating human beings.

Prior to this, Jia Min had been in conflict with his relationship with Qin Keqing.Now, Jia Rong is serving as a soldier under his own hands, which is also a psychological obstacle for him.

Now, he puts all of that aside.I feel that I don't need to worry so much at all.

Even Keqing, a weak woman, dared to make such a decisive choice. If he retreated again, he would not only be sorry for himself, but even more sorry for Keqing's deep friendship.

He felt that his previous idea of ​​being a moral model was a little too naive.

This is of course a world of strict etiquette and morality.However, many times, this is just a superficial phenomenon.

Most of the time, people leave those morals behind and actually do something else entirely.

On the surface, he is benevolent and moral, but secretly he is a thief and a prostitute.On the surface, the kings, relatives and teachers of heaven and earth are full of means to fight for power and profit, and to bully people behind their backs.

The inferiority of Confucianism outside and Law inside is fully revealed here.This world's own people are not bound by etiquette, and he, Jia Min, is an outsider, so why should he restrain himself?
Moreover, many of these so-called etiquette laws are against the laws of nature and human nature.

For Ke Qing, if she has no offspring in this life, her fate will always be in a kind of uncertainty.

Her ending is nothing more than this.

One is that in the future, Jia Rong will divorce his wife under the pretext of having no future.The second is that Jia Rong married another new lover or took a concubine, putting Qin Keqing in the cold palace.Even if the current situation is maintained, his status in the mansion will be in an embarrassing situation because he has no children.It is very likely that she is regarded as a scapegoat for the Ningguo Mansion who has no successors.

Medical knowledge in this era is actually very limited.Even if it's because of Jia Rong, the blame is likely to be shifted to Qin Keqing.

Therefore, Jia Min had to take responsibility for Qin Keqing, and it was actually unfair to Keqing to maintain that ambiguous state.

Happy times always go by quickly.Before I knew it, it was almost noon.Although there are endless love words to say, we have to say goodbye.

Jia Min left first, and then Qin Keqing also left.

The next day, Jia Min sent Liu Cheng away and sent five popcorn machines to Qin Keqing.Qin Keqing found five servants, and Liu Cheng gave them a simple training. In the afternoon, he took these five people to the city and started making popcorn for them.

This is both the start of the business and a training process.In addition to technical proficiency, it is also a business training.

Jia Rong was not at home, and Jia Zhen turned a blind eye to it.You didn't ask Qin Keqing directly, but asked through a servant, but the servant didn't know why, and he didn't dare to ask Qin Keqing directly, so the matter passed in a daze.

Due to the booming business, the five of them did not return to the mansion until Xushi.Once the accounts were settled, each of them earned more than one or two taels of silver.

Although Jia Min had already calculated the profit for her, Qin Keqing was a little surprised that she had actually made so much money.

Now popcorn has just been launched, and there is no competition yet, so the profit is relatively higher.However, with this profit level, even if there is competition in the future, it will have a bright future.This gave Qin Keqing full confidence in his annual profit of 5 taels of silver.

The 5 taels of silver will formally establish her status and right to speak in Ningguo Mansion.

The next day, Liu Cheng brought another 10 machines with the same procedure. At night, each of them got back more than one or two taels of silver.

On this day, near Rongning Street, there were banging sounds from time to time.Many people walking in the streets and alleys held popcorn in their hands and ate it as they walked.The master's servants in Rongning's Second Mansion also started to eat popcorn.

On the third day, Lai Er, the chief steward of the Ningguo Mansion, came to Qin Keqing on his own initiative, and asked what was his order.Qin Keqing told him to send letters to various Zhuangzi outside, asking each Zhuangzi to leave some people to play in the autumn harvest, and to transfer personnel to receive popcorn training when they come to the mansion.This side of the mansion immediately vacated the house, preparing to accommodate the people who came from below.

You Shi is in charge of the usual internal affairs.Now, Youshi stays with Qin Keqing almost all day, but obeys Qin Keqing's orders.From time to time, he even asked Qin Keqing insincerely what his future plans were.

Qin Keqing naturally understood that this was because she cared about money.She didn't say it directly, but just shirked that it was still in the experimental stage, and she would make detailed plans in a few days.

This incident naturally alarmed Jia Zhen. After You Shi told him the situation, Jia Zhen was silent for a while and said something.

"I didn't expect Brother Rong's daughter-in-law to have such insight, so let her go and do it. It's a good thing to earn money for the family."

At the West Mansion, the old lady sent Yuanyang over to ask questions, and Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing came in person.Wang Xifeng came twice and chatted a lot with Qin Keqing each time.He talked a lot, but, inside and outside the words, he blamed Qin Keqing for not thinking about her when something good happened to her.

However, she also knew that the popcorn machine came from Jia Min, so she didn't say much, and left with a sigh.

Baochai came every day.Because the two saw the popcorn machine together at Notoju, they had a lot in common when they chatted.

On the surface, Baochai said that she didn't expect Qin Keqing to do it so soon, but she secretly regretted it, feeling that Qin Keqing had robbed her of the limelight.

If he was the first to do this, now the people in the mansion are paying attention to her, Baochai.

On the fifth day, the Ningguo Mansion became even more lively.

In addition to the 200 people drawn from various villages to gather here, many people from various aristocratic families who have friendship with the Jia family in the imperial capital also came to inquire about the news.Even Jia Zhen, who hadn't shown up for a long time, came forward to receive guests.In the words, revealed the pride that could not be concealed.

Youshi completely put aside her mother-in-law's airs, and stuck to Qin Keqing's room almost every day.Housekeepers and housekeepers should report to Qin Keqing first if anything happens.

Although Qin Keqing told them that everything should be handled according to the previous rules and that if there was anything to do, they could just go to Youshi, but after finding Youshi, he still didn't forget to ask her for instructions.

Even You Shi often said: Tell your grandma.

Even Qin Keqing was surprised by the rapid change in painting style.

Seven days after returning from the Mantou Temple, Jia Min met the butler sent by Aunt Xue at the Yeduju Barracks.

The butler brought a message from Aunt Xue, saying that in order to thank Jia Min for his discipline of his son Xue Pan, he specially prepared a banquet at home and invited Jia Min to have a drink at home.At the same time, he asked Xue Pan to take a day off and let him go home to accompany the guests.Please Jia Min come to the banquet at a convenient time, set a date, and prepare in advance.

Jia Min knew that Baochai was asking him to discuss something.Immediately decided to go to the banquet the day after tomorrow.At the same time, the Yeduju barracks had a day off, and everyone went home for the holiday.

(End of this chapter)