Red Mansion: Incense and God Road, starting from the City God of Shenjing

11: Hearing about the incident and judging people's hearts
Rongqingtangli
"Old lady, this is my fault."

"A few days ago, I heard from the second son of Duke Liguo, Liu Xing, about the spice trade. Many wealthy people in Jiangnan do overseas business."

"Send a caravan to buy from them and sell them back in Shenjing City."

"There are so many powerful families in Shenjing City. They consume a lot of spices every month. There is no problem selling them."

"One transaction would earn at least three to five thousand taels of silver."

"My grandson wanted to supplement the family income, so he asked Sister Feng to borrow 30,000 taels of silver from the government to set up a caravan."

"I was thinking of waiting until the caravan returns and gains some benefits, then giving you a surprise."

"Who would have thought that we were robbed by a group of bandits more than 200 miles outside the city yesterday, and only one person came back to report the news."

Several masters of the Rongguo Mansion gathered together.

Jia Lian lowered his head and told the details of what happened.

The idea of ​​supplementing the household income is, of course, false.

The real thing is to use the public funds to make money for yourself, but Jia Lian did not expect that such a big mistake would occur in his first business venture.

A total of 30,000 taels of silver worth of spices were completely looted.

"You traitor!"

"Why don't you discuss such a big thing with your elders first!"

"How can we, as a family of dukes, engage in such business? You have brought shame to our family."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia She threw a cup of boiling hot tea at Jia Lian.

The teacup bounced to the ground and broke into pieces.

Jia She felt distressed just thinking about the thirty thousand taels of silver.

This amount is enough to buy as many antique folding fans as possible and to have as many concubines as you want.

Even the courtesan in Yanlai Tower could be brought home with two girls.

"Brother, Lian Ge'er also has good intentions and wants to help the family. He has good intentions."

"It's a blessing in disguise that no one in the mansion is hurt."

"We are a wealthy family, so we should just consider it as paying money to teach Brother Lian a lesson."

"It's just that merchants are lowly. Brother Lian, don't ever think about doing this kind of thing again in the future."

Jia Zheng, who was standing by, also felt bad, but he still tried to comfort her.

……

"Confused!"

It would have been better if she hadn't said it, but once she said it, Jia's mother's eyes suddenly went dark.

The dragon-headed cane bestowed by the emperor slammed heavily to the ground.

"There are so many caravans coming and going in the capital area, but they chose to rob ours instead of others."

"Second brother, is this about silver?"

Knowing that both of her sons were useless, Grandmother Jia never expected them to be so foolish.

One of them only knows how to spend his time in debauchery and taking concubines, while the other is just a pedantic scholar who has no ability to manage the world at all.

"If this matter cannot be properly resolved, who among the powerful people in Shenjing will take the Ning and Rong mansions seriously in the future?"

"I have just sent someone to look for Brother Cong."

"Let's hear what Brother Cong has to say."

As he was speaking, Jia Cong slowly walked into Rongqing Hall.

Looks indifferent.

"Old lady, I heard everything outside just now."

"Brother Cong is here. Grandmother doesn't want to delay your practice, but this matter concerns the reputation of the mansion." Grandmother Jia asked.

"Brother Cong, do you have any idea to solve this problem?"

"I know about this."

All this was already within Jia Cong's expectations.

Although there are many powerful people in Shenjing, they are not rampant.

Daqian had been established for a hundred years, and all interests had already been divided up.

Jia Cong's rise to power was so strong that even if he had no plans to run a business, he could not stop people from coming to join him.

In this way, someone's interests are bound to be harmed.

Besides, refining the spirit at the age of nine is really too horrifying.

I guess there must be some deliberate testing behind this.

But for Jia Cong, it was just a struggle for interests or a test.

This was exactly the opportunity Jia Cong had been waiting for two days.

A seventh-rank priesthood is comparable to the third level of cultivation, but it is not invincible.

Just in time, someone handed over a ready-made handle to them, so they took the opportunity to fight back and then divide the profits.

This is called having a legitimate reason!
... "They are just some petty thieves. I can take action against them tonight."

"only……"

"I must take half of this thirty thousand taels of goods and sell them to use for cultivation."

Having said that, Jia Cong was unwilling to let the Jia family develop the habit of lying on him and sucking his blood.

He made up an excuse and said indifferently.

As soon as he finished speaking, anger was evident in Jia She's eyes.

Before she could explode, she was interrupted by Grandmother Jia.

"What are you talking about, Brother Cong?"

"The wealth of this entire mansion will be inherited by you brothers in the future."

"Grandma knows that it's not easy for you to practice. In the final analysis, it's because we, the elders, didn't care enough about you in the past."

"Feng girl, go and withdraw 20,000 taels of silver from the public treasury and send it to Cong'er's courtyard."

"If Brother Cong can get the goods back from that damned bandit this time, they will all belong to you."

"If something goes wrong, you must put your own safety first. Grandma still has some money left over, so she will definitely not owe you anything like she did before."

"Just think of it as grandma sponsoring your practice."

At this time, the Rongguo Mansion had not yet been exhausted by the Grand View Garden built when Yuanchun came home to visit her parents.

But the fact that it is going downhill is indisputable.

The total amount of 50,000 taels of silver is not a small sum.

But Grandmother Jia said she would send it away.

Jia Cong couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

First he admitted his mistake honestly, and then he gave a large amount of money.

Even if you know that the other party is utilitarian, you will not feel any negative emotions for a while.

Shinto, after all, is about people becoming gods.

No wonder Lady Jia was able to maintain such a large Duke's Mansion in the inner house.

Of course, the premise is that the "big-faced guy" is not involved!
……

"My grandson will leave right away."

Jia Cong nodded slightly.

Just stretch out your hand and a divine power will evolve.

The "splitting sword" at his waist was immediately unsheathed.

With a light leap, he landed on the sword.

With a sword whistling, it turned into a streak of light and flew out of Rongqing Hall.

This move left the heads of the Jia family stunned.

"Brother Cong..."

"Brother Cong is really a capable man."

Wang Xifeng murmured.

Flying with a sword is simply a magical method found in vernacular novels.

Today I witnessed it with my own eyes.

"Brother Cong took action today. Regardless of success or failure, don't mention it again in the mansion."

"Feng girl, you have to deliver the 20,000 taels of silver notes to him overnight before Congge comes back."

"Don't delay."

Grandmother Jia gave instructions to several people.

"And the eldest and the second, you guys..."

After saying that, he looked at Jia She and Jia Zheng.

I wanted to say something, but in the end I just sighed.

"Forget it, it's getting late, you should go back early."

"I am tired today."

"Yes, old lady, we will take our leave now."

"Go to bed early!"

Upon hearing this, several people quickly stood up and left.

After leaving Rongqing Hall, Jia She and Jia Zheng were fed up with each other and separated.

But after returning to the east wing, Jia She immediately called over a few personal servants.

……

(End of this chapter)