The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 445 Chapter 0445
The day after Baoyu's wedding, Jia Min returned to Yeduju.

Because there are still some relatives who have not left the mansion, the mansion is still very lively these days.When I came to Yeduju, I also wanted to be clean.

On the third day, someone from the palace delivered a decree, saying that in order to show filial piety, the concubines could be reunited with their parents and family members. If the family has money and land, they can build a relative hospital so that the concubines can go home to visit their relatives at that time.

Concubine Zhou's family has already started to gather, and the Jia family will naturally not lag behind.So he sent people to Yeduju, and went back to Jia Min to discuss the construction of a provincial house.

Jia Min knew that this was the Grand View Garden after it was built.

In the original World of Red Mansions, the construction of the Grand View Garden was a landmark event in Jia's Mansion.

This is not only a symbol of the prosperity of Jia's mansion to the extreme, but also a turning point of Jia's mansion from prosperity to decline.

The extravagant buildings brought a heavy financial burden to Jia's mansion. The people in Jia's mansion and other related personnel also took this opportunity to amass money wantonly from this project and filled their own pockets.

The construction of the Grand View Garden has almost become the last straw that crushed Jia's finances.

Since then, although the Grand View Garden is in sight, the life of Jia's mansion is getting worse day by day.

Jia Min also knew that the construction of the provincial hospital is imperative, and it is already a certainty. What he has to consider now is how to prevent the provincial hospital from becoming a burden.

It is a major event to build the Provincial Court, so it is natural to discuss it in Rongxi Hall.

The old lady, Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Zhan Guang, Cheng Rixing, the single employee, Lai Da, and Lao Ming Gong Shanziye have already started discussing Ci.

The land of Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion is ready-made. Everyone has conducted surveys before, and Shan Ziye also took out the sketches.

Now the discussion is mainly about money and construction.

The financial situation of the two governments in the past two years is not bad, but there is still a big gap in money in order to build the Provincial Court.

To organize such a large project, there is actually no suitable person in Jia's mansion.

Jia Zheng couldn't even figure out the daily housework, and Jia Amnesty's thoughts at this time were probably already focused on how to gain benefits from it.

As for Jia Zhen, if she has a chance to make money, she probably won't let it go.

Those purveyors will not be pure at this time, and it is natural to want to gain some benefits from them.

I asked Jia Min to discuss it. First, although he has lost his fame and official position, his status in the mansion has been confirmed and his authority is still there.

The second is that he is the only one who is most suitable for handling such a big matter.

Everyone chattered for a while, talking about long-term planning and the like.In fact, it is to avoid the important and ignore the trivial, only talking about the vision, not the practice.

The so-called practice, the center is the word money.

Budgeting is easy, anyone can spend money, the key is where does the money come from?
Seeing people talking for a long time but still not being able to say Ziwu Maoyou, the old lady became anxious.

"Brother Ming, how would you like to handle this matter?"

"How much money does the ancestor plan to spend?"

"It's all calculated. It will cost about 80 taels before and after."

"How much cash do you have now?"

"Among the two government officials, plus the funds raised by each house, now there are half of them."

"How will the rest be raised?"

"I'm here to look for you. I don't have to worry about money now. As long as you are here, I can earn money now. Tell me, don't you?"

The old lady gave everyone a prescription.

"Yeah, if brother Ming wants to make money, he can always get it."

"Yes, we all know Brother Min's ability."

"Yeah, don't say it's only 40 taels, it's 400 million taels. Brother Ming has a solution."

The old lady prescribed a prescription, and everyone followed suit.

Jia Min was already used to the tricks of these pig teammates, and he didn't bother to get angry.

However, he is generally quite satisfied with the performance of these people this time.In addition to the money from the officials, each house gave some money, which can be regarded as a very good job.

"80 taels is not a small number. If you invest in it in the future, you won't need it except when your sister comes back to visit her relatives. Such a large courtyard is idle, and 80 taels is dead money."

"What should you do?"

"This pattern is generally okay, but some places need to be revised. I mean, in the future, dead money must be turned into living money."

"Tell me."

"First, the Cuilong nunnery will be enlarged, so we can collect some incense money in the future."

The original Cuilong Nunnery was only designed to be a family temple in the Jia Mansion.What Jia Min means is to expand the scale and turn it into a public temple, which will be opened to the outside world in the future and can collect incense money.

Not only do you not need to post money from the government, but it can also become a source of income.

"Secondly, the theater garden has been enlarged, and its location has been moved to the side of the street. In the future, operas can be performed there, and outsiders can also come to the theater, so they can collect money."

This is actually a theater.Because he was going to Suzhou to buy twelve actors, Jia Min planned to build a troupe based on this and perform in the future.

He had already thought of the name of the theater troupe, and it was called Twelve Girls Band.

In addition to contracted artists such as their own theater troupe, they can also invite celebrity artists such as Liu Xianglian and Jiang Yuhan to sing.

This is another source of income.

"Thirdly, the side facing the street has been converted into a storefront. In the future, you can either do business at home or rent it out, and you can also collect money."

This is commercial real estate.

"Fourth, divide the entire courtyard into two, and separate the middle, so that people can live in one side and visit the other side."

This is to divide the entire Grand View Garden into two functional areas, one is Yihong Courtyard, Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Daoxiang Village and other residential areas.The other is Cuilong nunnery, opera gardens, commercial real estate, lakes, cruise ships, rare birds and beasts and other leisure areas, or commercial areas.The function of this part is mainly to generate income.

After a long time of operation, not only can the investment be recovered, but also a steady stream of profits can be generated, and it can even become a new economic growth point for Jia's mansion, revitalizing those investments.

"When repairing, you can first cover the store fronts facing the street. In this way, you can get back the money in two or three months, whether you run a business or lease it out."

After Jia Min said this, he realized that the atmosphere in the room was not right.

When he looked up, he saw that everyone was staring at him with big eyes and small eyes, and there was a complete silence.

What he said now is centered on the question of how to recover this large sum of money investment in the future.

Although there is a shortfall in money at present, with the current status and reputation of the Jia Mansion, if you want to borrow some money, you can still do it.

The question is what to pay back in the future.Living frugally, although you can save a bit of money, it is a drop in the bucket.Moreover, the current quality of life has dropped significantly, which can easily lead to various problems.

This is the place that Jia's mansion is most worried about at present, and it is also the place where others are waiting to see the excitement of Jia's mansion.

"My sister visits relatives, and she only comes back once or twice a year, and one visit is only one day. On the days of visiting relatives, all business stops. On the days when we don't visit relatives, we treat the other hospital as a business."

"In this way, the dead money becomes living money. The money from the officials and the houses are considered as shares. Not only can the capital be recovered, but also future profits can be made. In the end, dividends are distributed according to the shares. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

"I'll invest 10 taels of silver in this other courtyard. In fact, this money doesn't necessarily come from our own family. If there are relatives who want to buy shares, it's also possible. Are you worried about having no money?"

The old lady put down her crutches, walked up to Jia Min, and patted Jia Min's shoulder vigorously twice.

"You heartless brother Ming, you are so mad at me."

When the ancestor said this, everyone was stunned.

What's wrong?Is the ancestor unhappy?Doesn't this work?

I think this method is very good, right?Not only the matter of the young lady visiting relatives has been solved, but also a lot of money can be made, which is a good thing.

"For the past two days, because of this matter, I didn't think about tea or food, and I couldn't sleep well. I didn't think about it. I called you to resolve this big matter. Such a wonderful idea, why didn't you come early? Said? It made me worry and fear in vain for several days, and if I dare to keep my thoughts in my heart in the future, see if I don't beat you with a crutch!"

"Old ancestor, you are wronged, none of you told me? If you didn't look for me, I still don't know about it now."

"Oh. By the way, yes."

As the old lady spoke, she turned to Jia She and the others.

"It's all your fault. If you don't discuss such a big matter with Brother Ming first, you can discuss it here and there. After discussing for a long time, you can't come up with a clue. If you ask Brother Ming, why worry so much?"

"Mother, we originally planned to find Brother Ming. We only wanted to do the small things first, and then ask Brother Ming to make up his mind for the big ones."

Jia Amnesty chuckled, not sure if what he said was true or not.

"The matter of repairing the cover is also a big matter. How many craftsmen are there, what is the quality, how to use the silver, and how to prevent fraudulent claims and enriching private pockets, there must be some rules."

"This project needs to be arranged in this way. First, this other courtyard is the property of our two prefectures, so the two prefectures are the owners."

"Secondly, Mr. Shan Ziye is designing. After the design is finalized, it must be made according to his design in the future. The shape, material, etc. are not allowed to be changed casually."

"Thirdly, I think Fang Xiucai will be in charge of repairing and building construction. He is full of craftsmen taught by our family himself, so he can do it with confidence."

"Fourth, during the repair and construction, there must be supervision and inspection to prevent cutting corners and making changes without permission. For this item, I asked my father to find two people with both integrity and ability in the Ministry of Industry to perform the supervision duties."

Jia Min's system is actually the advanced construction system of his previous life.

Jia's mansion is the owner, Shan Ziye is the design unit, Fang Xiu is the construction unit, and the person Jia Zheng hired from the Ministry of Industry is the supervision unit.

The four parties restrict each other to ensure that this century-old plan will not go wrong.

"This matter can be handed over to Lian's second brother in the future. Xue Bian is a talent and can help Lian's second brother. If the government army is abolished in the future, Brother Qiang and Yun are all available talents."

"Okay, Brother Ming, you will be in charge of this matter. Money, labor and other matters will be up to you. Does anyone have any objections?"

The old ancestor said so, and everyone naturally had no objection.

They don't really care about the details anymore.They are all thinking about whether to invest more, so that they can get more money in the future.

(End of this chapter)