Red Mansion Fanfiction, Yuanchun became a concubine because of her mother's status

This time, the Jia family made too much noise.

Jia Zheng brought out the cement during the morning court session.

At the beginning, everyone thought it was just a powder.

But when they saw the finished product, they were all surprised.

Several military attachés present tried but were unable to split the concrete.

If this thing was used on the city wall, they would not be afraid of the enemy breaking through the wall.

The production method, usage and usage time of this cement are all presented in front of your majesty's desk.

Si Yuntai looked at the cement and thought a lot of things.

Just as the news that he was not worthy of his position spread outside the palace, this cement appeared. If cement is used well, future generations will call him a wise ruler.

Everyone present knew that the Jia family was going to make a great contribution this time.

Originally, Jia Zheng was only a fifth-rank official, but His Majesty issued an edict on the spot to promote him to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.

The Minister of Works was a third-rank official, so Jia Zheng was promoted four ranks in a row.

The Ministry of Works has relatively less work to do. In the other five ministries, in addition to the Shangshu, there will be two vice ministers, but there has always been only one vice minister in the Ministry of Works.

The next thing was road construction. The court directly allocated 500,000 taels of silver and required Jia Zheng to renovate all the main roads in the capital within half a year.

This was a huge project, and they only produced a small amount of cement.

If all the roads in the capital are to be renovated, the amount of cement needed will be huge.

In addition to cement, there must be enough sand and gravel, and all of these need to be prepared from scratch.

"What are you worried about, master?" Mrs. Jia noticed that Jia Zheng was abnormal.

It's a good thing that His Majesty can use him, but look at his master, he has a worried face.

"I calculated the initial construction funds needed, and the 500,000 taels of silver allocated by His Majesty is simply not enough."

You say he is worried or not.

Because of the money, it became a chore.

This...Mrs. Jia can’t help him.

Five hundred thousand taels of silver may not seem like a lot, but as the capital, the capital's permanent population is almost one million.

All official roads need to be rebuilt, and investing 500,000 taels of silver will only make a small splash.

"How about I go to the palace and ask the Empress?" said Mrs. Jia.

This idea must have been thought up by someone, but they just couldn't think of a good one for the time being.

"Our house..."

"We don't have much cash in our house. After paying off the debt to the Ministry of Revenue last time, we suffered from hunger.

I have made some money from business these days, and life has become better in our house." Mrs. Jia said.

She could definitely come up with some of that money.

But why?

You have to know that building the road is not the Jia family's business.

"I heard from people that our family has made a lot of money recently." Jia Zheng didn't believe that the family had no money.

Whether it is the perfume business or the ointment business, this business is very popular.

Even though he is not in the business circle, he has heard of these two businesses.

"Who told you this? How could I not understand this matter of my own family?

You think we made a lot of money, but to do business, you need capital.

The bigger the business gets, the more money you have to invest, and that money hasn’t been recovered yet.”

Whether she made a profit or not, it’s up to Mrs. Jia herself to know.

Anyway, to the outside world, she didn't make much money.

Even if it's the person next to her, she won't tell the truth.

"Now the government is holding an open examination, and all the young men in our clan have gone to take part. If this is done well, their future will be worry-free.

For the future of our Jia family, we cannot save this money." Jia Zheng said.

No matter how poor the Jia family is, they can definitely scrape together some money if they pool their money together.

He lived in the mansion, how could he not have received any news? When they paid off the debt, the old items in the Jia family's warehouse were not pawned.

“We cannot save this money, but we need to think carefully about how to pay for it and who should pay for it.

You have no idea, I will ask Yuanchun for you later." Mrs. Jia said.

In her opinion, her man's ability is not as good as Yuanchun's.

Yuanchun had clearly paved the way for him, but he ran into trouble right at the start.

It was not easy for Mrs. Jia to enter the palace, but it was much easier to send a message in.

When Yuanchun saw this news, she had an idea.

In the previous life, when we needed to build roads, we had to ask for donations. All methods are inseparable from the original, so some methods in the future can also be used in this life.

However, how to donate this money is a matter of time.

First of all, people from their four major families must donate some.

The funds used for road construction must be open and transparent.

It doesn’t matter whether the common people in the city donate or not, but the rich families will have to contribute something no matter what.

Also, they are responsible for repairing the main road, but they have to repair the road from the main road to the gate themselves.

Most of the roads in Beijing are paved with stone. It's not that stone roads are bad, they are just not as practical as cement roads.

I guess those wealthy families who are very concerned about their reputation would prefer to build cement roads.

Soon, Yuanchun made a detailed plan.

Her father didn't have much ability, but she remembered someone in her previous life saying that whether a manager was capable or not was not the point.

The key is that you must have a complete set of rules and regulations, and managers only need to act in accordance with the system.

"Yuanchun is smart. Our Jia family will donate 100,000 taels of silver later." When the news spread outside the palace, the second wife of Jia immediately took the lead in donating.

If we build this road, we will erect a monument of glory.

I will remember exactly what year and month it was to build the road, how much money was spent, and who donated how much.

Just for this reason, as long as this road still exists, people will remember how much money you donated.

“If this method works well, we can also use it when we build roads in other places.

I wonder if Yuanchun has any advisers following her." Jia Zheng said.

He also discussed it with his subordinates, and they came up with some plans.

All these plans combined are not as effective as Yuanchun's.

Their method was to use corvée to recruit people and reduce expenses, while Yuanchun increased their budget.

This corvée labor is free of charge. It is okay in the short term, but if it continues for a long time, the people will complain.

"Couldn't it be Yuanchun's idea?

Now that the plan has been given to you, you don't need Yuanchun's help with the next step, right?" asked Madam Jia Er.

"It's a good idea, but we need to present it to His Majesty to see if he will agree to it," said Jia Zheng.

His Majesty is paying attention to the road construction, so it would be best if he took a look at these things.