Brother Rong coughed a few times. After mid-September, the weather became colder and colder. In the past, when I was in the Ningguo Mansion in Shenjing, every room would be equipped with a heater. Now, standing in the drizzle and cold wind, I feel like I'm in the south of the Yangtze River.

September in Beijing is actually colder than September in Shenjing.

He has been living in the cement kiln factory for half a month.

In the past half month, I have read the letter from Heishan Village in northern Liaoning. There is a big hole over there in Wu Jinxiao. I replied to the letter and asked Jia Qian, Jia Qin and Lai Sheng to go ahead and do it boldly. By the way, they asked them to collect some money from Heishan Village on their behalf.

Since it is difficult to check the rent of a village,

Then we won’t investigate. First, we collect the rents from each village in Heishan Village, thereby eliminating Wu Jinxiao and a group of village owners. With this year’s rent comparison, we can tell how much Wu Jinxiao, the village leader, and the people below him are greedy.

Calculate an approximation.

As the master with absolute control, dealing with these corruption matters is not that troublesome. From now on, there will be a different person every summer and autumn, leaving Wu Jinxiao and the others with no way to bribe them.

"In places where people gather, cleanliness must be a top priority. Not only do you have to inspect the personnel, but you also have to pay attention to whether every place is clean or not. This is not a face-saving project, it is actually related to the life and health of everyone in the kiln factory. You are too

Those who live there may not be able to save their lives if infectious diseases are caused in the dirty and messy environment."

Jia Rong tightened his cloak and led the Jinling brothers to explain the key points of each inspection one by one. He didn't need to talk about these things, but Brother Rong was always worried. This kiln in Jinling is better than Shenjingzhuang.

It is much larger and requires more workers and craftsmen. Hygiene and cleanliness cannot be underestimated under such circumstances.

Seeing the clan members nodding, but with a half-understanding look on his face, he added: "The reason is very complicated to explain. All you need to know is that this is the method taught to me by the gods in the sky. In the kiln factory

If there is anyone who is not good at keeping things clean, he must be severely punished. One warning, two deductions from wages, and three times expulsion from the kiln. Everyone is the same."

Everyone took a deep breath after hearing this. Is this thing still deducting money? Are you going to drive it out of the kiln?

It was only after they came here that they learned that the workers in the kiln were treated very well, much better than the long-term, short-term workers and tenant farmers outside. Everyone had to take note of it seriously, and they didn't dare to think about the real or fake threat of disease.

ignore.

It's the god's method, and it's never wrong.

Brother Rong sighed secretly.

People's cognition is different, and this cognition is usually affected by the environment in which they live. The workers in the kilns were all at the bottom, the bottom class in the feudal era. It is very difficult to change their living habits.

Not to mention workers, even people in the Jia family don't understand what the purpose of cleaning is.

For example, at a certain period in later generations, the whole country was mobilized to promote drinking boiled water, and even in certain eras and certain places, personal hygiene was strictly enforced. These things that sound magical have actually happened in the past.

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A relative said: "What should the workers do if they are really anxious?"

Brother Rong glanced at it and hummed: "There are so many toilet places built in the factory. Can't you hold it in for a while? Don't let them into the factory if you can't hold it in. If there are people who defecate in the public place, not only the workers will have to

Catch me. Those of you who supervise and supervise me, I won’t let you go easy on me because of my family status.”

In a place where hundreds of people live, if you defecate anywhere, within two or three days, the whole factory will stink.

Everyone shrank their necks and realized that the patriarch, who was extremely kind in the clan, was extremely serious now. These inexplicable rules and standards also made them confused. They didn't understand them anyway, but they thought they were very powerful.

Look.

Brother Rong led everyone around for a while, but there was still a lot to talk about. Brother Qiang suddenly ran over and said, "Someone is here from Shenjing. They are in the room on guard at the door."

"Who?" Brother Rong was puzzled. Is there anyone in Shenjing who wants to find the cement kiln factory at this time?

Brother Qiang said: "I heard from the person on duty that the other party claimed to be a brother from the two houses. Based on the description, I guess it should be Jia Chang and Jia Ling."

Jia Chang and Jia Ling came here at this time, probably for the purpose of building a provincial residence. Brother Rong secretly guessed that he had heard Jia Lian mention that the Zhen family in Jinling had received 50,000 taels of silver from the Jia family, and now the Rongguo Mansion was going to build a separate courtyard.

The hospital was short of money, so they probably sent these two brothers here to collect money from the Zhen family.

Brother Rong said: "You lead them to continue patrolling. I'll go back and change my clothes and go have a look."

In the duty room of the cement kiln factory, Jia Ling complained.

"Why aren't you here yet? You won't let us in. We're just hanging here. When do you want to go?"

Jia Chang was a little older than Jia Ling and about the same age as Jia Qiang. He said: "Why bother with these blind servants? How do they know that we are the decent great-great-grandsons of Ning and Rong? Even if we are compared with Jia Qiang, our status

It’s not much different.”

"No, it was because Jia Qiang was brought into the Ningguo Mansion since she was a child that she took advantage of it. When Master Zhen was there, Jia Qiang was favored more than Brother Rong; after Master Zhen left, Brother Rong still favored Jia Qiang.

.No wonder there was always gossip in the clan at that time between Master Zhen, Brother Rong and Jia Qiang."

"Okay, don't say this again, it won't be good if Brother Rong hears it." Jia Chang said quickly.

At the right time, Jia Rong walked in. With a playful expression on his face, he smiled and said, "What is it that I heard that is not good?"

Jia Chang and Jia Ling looked embarrassed and had no time to explain. However, they heard a middle-aged man from behind slowly step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Xiao Rong will only feel dirty if he hears some things that are not popular or even unpleasant. So.

Only Mr. Chang San has such a saying."

Brother Rong squinted his eyes and looked up and down at the old scholar-looking man in front of him. He asked, "Who is sir?"

"Mr. is not a word that should be taken seriously. Bu is an old student who was with Mr. Zheng, named Gu Xiu. The ancestor of the Han tribe was Bu Yan, the chief doctor of Duke Wen of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period."

I asked you your name. Who cares who your ancestor is? Brother Rong nodded gently towards the man named Bu Guxiu and said against his will: "I have admired you for a long time, I have admired you for a long time."

He knew that Jia Zheng had kept a lot of Qing guests in the Rongguo Mansion over the years. These people did not have to do anything in the mansion, and they were around Jia Zheng every day to help out and have fun. In other words, to put it in layman's terms, they just stayed with the master and played with him.

Travel companion, Mr. Second Accompany.

Of course, if the host has some special hobbies and the husband he is entertaining has a unique appearance, it is possible for the second companion to evolve into the first companion.

In the guard room, besides Jia Chang, Jia Ling, and Bu Guxiu, there were many people.

Jia Chang pointed to another middle-aged man who looked like a scholar and said: "This is Mr. Shan, who is also the Prime Minister of the mansion. Today I have brought them together to show Brother Rong the layout of the courtyard painted by Mr. Shanzi Hu."

"Secondly, I'll send you a letter and ask Brother Rong to come to Zhen's house to pay 30,000 taels of silver for purchasing."

Jia Rong took the drawing from Shan Pinren and unfolded it, taking a rough look at it. Shan Ziye planned the layout of the villa and there were no less than ten palace attics. Just as Brother Rong had calculated, only the west side of Huifang Garden of Ningguo Mansion and the middle one were demolished.

The Dengxian Pavilion, Tianxiang Pavilion, Yixia Pavilion, Ningxixuan and other buildings are preserved in Ningguo Mansion.

Reluctantly agree.

He nodded secretly and said: "Since the gentlemen have written the letter and given the meeting tickets, you can just go to the Zhen family yourself. I have many affairs in Jinling and I am still on official business, so it is really not appropriate to leave."

Shan Pinren said with a smile: "Young Master Chang is young after all. Now that you have Uncle Xiao Rong in Jinling, these matters naturally need to be handled by a family leader like Uncle Xiao Rong. Mr. Zheng and Mr. Lian also considered this, so they specially

I have told you to come and pay your respects to Uncle Xiao Rong when we arrive in Jiangnan Province."

Jia Rong looked up and down at the two Qingke husbands. Judging from their appearance, they were not good people. Their names were also interesting. One was shameless and the other was good at lying.

He also took a look at Jia Chang and Jia Ling, who was in charge of Jiangnan. Jia Chang was quite agile, but he was also a man with many clever ideas. He had heard from Jia Qin that brothers Jia Chang and Jia Ling had often defrauded Jia Qin of her money. Although Jia Chang

Qin loses in gambling, but he always wins first and then loses. How can there be such a coincidence?

Jia Zheng and Jia Lian are really good at choosing people. Being able to be blind to this extent is also a special ability.

Jia Rong calculated in her mind that if the 30,000 taels withdrawn from the Zhen family were placed in the hands of these people, there was no telling how much they would be deducted. Do you want to wade into this muddy water? No matter, these people must be corrupt, and it makes me unhappy just thinking about it.

Well, I don’t have that much energy.

He asked: "Do you have a list for this purchase?"

Shan Pinren said: "The gentlemen have made a list. The thirty thousand taels are mainly used for hiring teachers, purchasing girls, purchasing musical instruments, and other things. The remaining twenty thousand taels will be used to buy lanterns and candles next year.

Various colors of curtains are used.”

Teaching girls and musical instruments is to establish the rhythm of a troupe in Rongguo Mansion. In later generations, it is to create a women's troupe that only serves private individuals.

Brother Rong said: "If you are not in a hurry, you can stay in the kiln factory now. After I finish my work, I will go to Zhen's house."

"This..." Jia Chang and Jia Ling looked confused. Instead, the two principals looked at Shan Pinren.

Shan Pinren said: "Urgent, of course it is urgent. If the other courtyard is built earlier, the empress can return to the mansion to visit her relatives earlier. The ladies in the mansion all miss the empress in the palace. I heard from Mr. Zheng that the second lady misses the empress.

My eyes were red from crying for several days."

I believe you the devil.

Can Mrs. Wang still think about Yuanchun and cry? She can only cry about Baoyu.

Brother Rong said helplessly: "Since we can't wait, I have to go to Zhen's house to pay the money first and complete the purchase as soon as possible. I don't want to delay your schedule, so I won't stay here to have dinner."

"..."

Seeing this, Jia Ling said anxiously: "It's not feasible. If Brother Rong doesn't go to Zhen's house, how can we get the money?"

As soon as these words came out, Shan Pinren, Jia Chang and others also changed their expressions. But Brother Rong frowned and figured out the key. Thirty thousand taels is not a small amount. If there are not enough trustworthy people, who in the Zhen family will pay for it?

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Although Jia Chang and Jia Ling were also descendants of Ning Rong, they were separated from the current Ning Rong mansion. Shan Pinren and Bu Guxiu were just retainers, let alone trusted.

Jia Rong asked: "Why didn't even a housekeeper from the two houses come with you?"

Jia Chang smiled bitterly and said: "General Manager Lai and his family were sent to the village, and General Manager Lai Sheng went to Heishan Village. Now, all matters of Rongguo Mansion are handled by Lin Zhixiao and Wu Xindeng, and Butler Shi from Ningguo Mansion has also left.

Not getting away. But the two brothers from Aunt Zhao’s family came over, but they didn’t make the decision."

Yes. Originally, the Lai family was in charge of everything in both houses. Now that the Lai family is gone, Lin Zhixiao and Wu Xindeng are a little worse. Jia Rong looked at the two honest-looking people behind them, from Aunt Zhao’s family.

A pair of sons, just because they were brothers with Jia Lian, followed him to the south of the Yangtze River to make some money.

Brother Rong smiled and said: "In that case, you can live in the kiln factory now. It just so happens that a lot of rooms have been built now. Although the environment is worse, people can still live there."
To be continued...