Wealth and glory seek stability

Jian Xi snorted coldly, "A servant who usually stays in the kitchen can also be decorated with a gold hairpin. I guess this gold hairpin is also a common thing for you. Uncle Gao, I want to search Chen Er's house. What do you think?"

The Gao family grew up with Gao Yunhuai's father. Because of their loyalty, they were given the surname Gao. His sons were all capable managers under Gao Yunhuai, so they had to give him some face.

The senior executive immediately spoke out:

"Since my madam has given the order, of course I will do so. I will have Chen Er arrested and the kitchen account books checked thoroughly." He felt relieved that the Gao family finally had a proper mistress.

The old lady is too gentle and doesn't know how to discipline the servants. Gao Yunhuai is busy with government affairs. The Gao family is old and still working hard for the Gao family. His sons all want him to go home and enjoy his old age, but he dares not retire.

He watched Gao Yunhuai grow up, and he would not be able to close his eyes even if he died if Gao Yunhuai's inner house was not peaceful.

This new wife is a person with plans in mind, and he can finally rest assured.

Jian Xi nodded in satisfaction. This was exactly the effect she wanted. She looked at Yan Zhikuan on the side and said, "Manager Yan, you should go too and learn from the senior manager."

Yan Zhikuan saluted and said, "Yes."

Chen Erjia collapsed to the ground.

It’s over.

It's all over.

Yan Zhikuan is an honest person, but he is diligent in his work.

When they went to search, the senior executive knew that Jian Xi intended to promote Yan Zhikuan, so he would give Yan Zhikuan some advice from time to time.

The senior family executive took action and quickly brought the search results to Jian Xi, as well as various valuables, antiques, and jade ornaments in Chen Er's home.

Jian Xi took the kitchen account book and the more she looked at it, the more shocked she became.

The Gao family is too rich.

The amount of money embezzled by the kitchen manager alone was as much as four to five thousand taels, not to mention gold, silver, jewelry, and land.

Jian Xi was furious. He slammed the account book in his hand to the ground and waved his hand, "Catch this cunning servant. Confiscate all the property. Keep the gold and silver as rewards for loyal servants. Wait for the master to come back and make a decision."

"Madam, please spare my life!"

"Ma'am, we won't dare to do that again."

Jian Xi swept her eyes over the servants present and said word by word, "I have decided to check all the account books in the mansion. You should also go out and spread the word that whoever has a deficit should make up for it as soon as possible. If I find out, no matter who has a shameless face or not, all of them will be supervised and sold, and their property will be confiscated."

"Yes."

If it was just some petty gains, she would have let it go, but she was worried that these servants would be driven by greed and commit corruption for the sake of money.

Thinking of this, Jian Xi added, "If anyone knows that any of the Gao family's servants have used the mansion's name to do illegal things outside, report it and I will reward you with 100 taels of silver. I can also agree to one more request of yours."

When she was in the palace before, everyone in Xia's courtyard was very well-behaved. Mainly because the people around Xia were replaced every few years, and there were very few people with deep roots. She could also learn from this.

Everyone looked at each other with hesitation on their faces.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Jian Xi's heart sank. It seemed like it was true.

She remembered that Lin Yun had used the name of the Prince's Mansion to acquire shares of other shops to make money, so she asked this question.

Who would have thought that after just a slight probing sentence, everyone would react.

However, seeing that there were so many people around, Jian Xi couldn't get angry, so she said to the senior executive next to her:

"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Gao. If anyone in the mansion wants to report me, don't stop me. I won't reveal the person's name afterwards. When the mansion checks the account books, I will assign some managers who are good at accounting from my farms to supervise the accountants in the mansion to prevent mistakes."

"Yes, madam, you are wise. I will do it right away."

"If I find out that there are any servants who like to gossip behind their master's back, I will definitely pluck out their tongues and sell them off."

"Zicui, make sure everyone in the mansion knows what I said."

"Yes, ma'am."

Jian Xi established her authority in one fell swoop. The lazy habits of the servants in the mansion were swept away, and they competed to be the first in everything. This was because Jian Xi followed her management method in Huashui Pavilion and copied it to the Gao family, establishing a clear reward, punishment and promotion mechanism.

As long as everyone does their job well, they will be noticed by the master. This is a great thing for servants who are ambitious but have no foundation.

There are also many whistleblowers.

Jian Xi compiled all these things into a book. When Gao Yunhuai came back in the evening, Jian Xi handed all the charges against these people to Gao Yunhuai.

The above is clearly organized, listing each individual's achievements and mistakes in different categories.

If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. For some minor mistakes, Jian Xi only reprimanded them with a few words and said that if they committed the same mistakes again, she would be punished for multiple crimes. This earned her a wave of goodwill, and she used both kindness and force to convince everyone.

Gao Yunhuai took the paper, his face full of surprise, "I didn't expect that my wife is so talented. This resume is well-organized, and every detail is clearly listed. If there is anything in the future, just let me make arrangements. Originally, the indentures of everyone in the mansion should have been given to you a few days ago, but I have been busy with official duties recently, and I forgot."

Jian Xi took the pear juice brought by Xiao Shuang and placed it in front of Gao Yunhuai.

"Snow pear juice can nourish the lungs, so drink more, my husband."

There will be something even more disturbing soon.

Gao Yunhuai picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp without even looking at it.

Jian Xi took out another stack of papers from the bookshelf and said, "Here."

Gao Yunhuai raised his eyebrows. Is there anything else?

After taking it, he read ten lines at a glance.

Gao Yunhuai frowned and slammed the paper on the table. "What a bunch of bastards! They actually dared to lend money outside in the name of the Gao family. The highest amount was as high as ten thousand taels. Great! I didn't expect that my Gao family would have such a bunch of scum."

Jian Xi walked to the side and sat on a chair. She had no intention of comforting Gao Yunhuai. She would have to clean up the mess.

She was very smart and sat quietly in the chair waiting for Gao Yunhuai to speak.

Gao Yunhuai turned his gaze to Jian Xi, his tone somewhat helpless, "What does my lady want?" After spending the past few days together, he also understood Jian Xi's temperament a little. She would not ask directly for what she wanted, but preferred to make exchanges. If there was no benefit in doing something, she would not do it.

Jian Xi raised her little face and said with a smile:

"I heard that the Gao family's caravans have traveled through the four major dynasties in the north, south, east and west, and they are very experienced. I want one. I am in the back house taking care of the internal affairs, and my subordinates' business will inevitably distract my attention. And my managers are all hungry for money. An experienced caravan can help us expand quickly."

"That's it for you."

Gao Yunhuai stood up and glanced at the maids serving in the room, "All of you go down."

"Yes."

After everyone left, Gao Yunhuai went to the corner behind the bookshelf, pulled out a large box, and found a key from the hidden compartment.

Jian Xi walked closer and looked at Gao Yunhuai's actions curiously.

The box was opened, and the land deeds and property certificates inside were neatly stacked in a pile. The rest were thick account books and a bunch of keys.

Jian Xi felt a chill on her back for no apparent reason. "What is this?"