Number of People

  Chapter 738 E-Zijuan Some people are very beautiful, some people can't get through

"It's hard for a penny to be a hero." Jia She couldn't help sighing, "The gardens in our mansion have been completed, and I've seen them one by one in the past few days. It's really magnificent, but there are still many things missing. This needs money, second brother, what shall we do?"

   Jia Zheng was also silent on his forehead.

In order to build this garden, the upper and lower parts of the mansion were basically vacated, and the old lady also moved a lot. Now I have to add more things. It can't be stopped by two or three thousand taels of silver, and I don't know where it comes from. .

   Now, according to what my elder brother said, I also want to borrow money from Haitong Yinzhuang like Mei’s family, but borrowing money is easy, but what do you use as collateral? Could it be possible to pledge this garden?

   "Lian'er, what do you think should be done?" Seeing that Jia Zheng was silent, Jia Amnesty asked Jia Lian directly.

   "Master, if you want to borrow money from Haitong Bank, pledge is a must, and you have to go through research and verification to confirm that the value of the pledge is right." Jia Lian glanced at Jia Zheng.

   This should be the matter of the second bedroom. Although it is true that the eldest girl’s coming back to visit relatives can make the Rongguo Mansion look good, but the reality is that it will be difficult after the glory. How to solve the problem?

If the eldest girl came back to visit her relatives, it would bring a little bit of glory to the mansion. To be honest, it would be a good deal if she could make a living with some income. Then the cost is really not worth it.

   Jia Zheng let out a long sigh, "Lian'er, if we pledge the land at the back of the mansion, that is, the land deed of the garden, to Haitong Yinzhuang, how much money do you think we can borrow?"

   Seeing that Jia Zheng really wanted to borrow money, Jia Lian was also a little reluctant. In his opinion, it was easy to borrow money, so why would he pay it back?

"Second Uncle, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to use the land deed of the garden as a mortgage." Jia Lian pondered for a while, "The land deeds in our house are all in one piece. If you want to only use the land deed as a mortgage, you have to divide it. If it is necessary, it needs to be reported to the government for approval, and there is too little time to say it, and once this gets out, the reputation of our mansion will be ruined."

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng's complexion all changed. This is a matter. If it is rumored that the Jia family will divide the house as a mortgage, then the reputation of the Jia family beating up their swollen faces and pretending to be fat will spread wildly, I'm afraid In the future, in everyone's mind, Jia's family will really fall apart.

   But if this garden is not mortgaged, what else can be mortgaged?

In addition to the large amount of money owed for flowers, trees, stone, mud and tiles, rewards to the maids, women, servants and servants in the mansion are also indispensable this year. There are thousands of people here, and all kinds of favors Walk around, after this year, you can't think of comfort without tens of thousands of taels of silver.

   The current situation of Rongning and Ningfu is unknown to outsiders, but they all know it well.

Thirty-five years after Yuanxi, the two mansions could only be regarded as trying their best to maintain a relationship. In the second year of Yonglong, the population in this mansion was bred, and there was no restraint. In just over ten years, the number of people has increased from seven to eight hundred to more than one thousand. The expenses have gradually increased, but the income has not increased.

  According to the calculations, it is still those businesses, not to mention, there are still many businesses that are not well managed and have a lot of losses, and the income of the fields and farms is still the same.

It turns out that Jiangnan Zhen's family invested some money in partnership to do some business. It is said that the economy was not so good in the past two years, so only 50,000 taels of silver were left with the Zhen family. Now even the 50,000 taels of silver are taken back for use. up.

It can be said that the situation of Rongning Second Mansion is going from bad to worse. Gongzhong's money can't make ends meet every year, which makes Wang Xifeng scratch her lungs. The items were mortgaged, and some of them could be redeemed after a few years, but most of them could only disappear into the **** shop without a sound.

Fortunately, the two or three pawnshops that can cooperate are also old acquaintances. They know the background of the Rongning family, and the things they bring out are all good items. After adapting to this situation, it seems that the old things in this mansion can be endless, only the head of the family is like ants on a hot pot at the end of each year.

It's just that this year's situation is unusual. The construction of this garden is really a bottomless pit. Basically, Jia's mansion has been tossed up and down. If you don't want to talk about it, you have to lose your face, and it will make the outsiders laugh at the Rongguo Mansion.

   "How is the Eastside going this year?" Jia She asked suddenly.

  Rongguo Mansion is struggling, and Ningguo Mansion is also struggling.

  If we talk about the past, Ningguo Mansion is not as good as Rongguo Mansion.

But this year Rongguo Mansion has such a big hole in the repair garden, although Ningguo Mansion also subsidizes it next to it, but this is Rongguo Mansion after all, and Ningguo Mansion only pays a fraction of three to forty thousand taels of silver. But even so, the Ningguo Mansion was hurt.

Jia Lian had less contact with Jia Zhenjiarong and his son in the past year, but since Jia Lian came back from Yangzhou and now took over the business of Haitong Yinzhuang Jingshi, Jia Zhenjiarong and his son immediately looked like brown sugar again. Get it on.

In particular, Jia Rong stood by Jia Lian's side all day long. Lian's second uncle, Chang Lian's second uncle, and his second uncle served him very comfortably, which made it difficult for Jia Lian to refuse. .

  In addition, Jia Zhenjia Rong and Jia Amnesty also made a lot of money in garden repairs. It seems that this year's Dongfu seems to be more moist.

   "I don't know about that, but Brother Wang Zhen and Brother Rong seem to be planning to follow the path of previous years." Jia Lian hesitated for a moment.

  In fact, he knew that Jia Zhen and Jia Rong should be able to live this year. At least they made a fortune from the garden repairs. Ningguo Mansion is the father and son in charge, so it will naturally make up for it.

It's not like here in Rongguo. My father and my second uncle are two houses. I, Baoyu, Jia Huan and even Jia Lan will be divided into three or four houses in the future. Everyone has their own love in their hearts. Who would For the sake of the government?

  The money in the public house belongs to the public house, so the money from each family’s private house is the money from each family’s private house. For example, if my father is repairing the garden, who can’t get a sum of money?

   But if you want him to use it to make up for the shortfall in the public, it would be better to kill him.

  Just like Sister Feng, she can use the company’s money to lend money to make money, but if she is asked to use her own money to fill the company’s money, that’s a no-brainer.

  Jia She snorted coldly, but said nothing more. Jia Zhenjia Rong was willing to make up. It was Ningguo Mansion's own business. It was absolutely impossible for Jia She to take out the money.

   Jia Amnesty remained silent, and Jia Zheng's expression became even uglier.

   This time, he just wanted to discuss with his elder brother about the New Year in this mansion.

Lai Da has already told himself and Jiamu a few times that there are a lot of tricks in the garden, and the old man and the two masters from the East Mansion worked together to make a lot of money. He also said that as long as he checks the accounts, he will definitely be able to Many problems have been found out, and the money that has been shaken out can at least be able to pay off the subsequent accounts owed to outsiders and the expenses of this year's Chinese New Year.

Mother didn't say much, but in fact it was the same as what Jia Zheng thought. The garden cost more than four hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver. Yinzi, at least nothing can make him like this, and the two on the east side are similar.

  It's a pity that I don't have the ability and patience to handle this matter.

Looking at the mansion, Jia Lian and his wife are the right candidates, but it's a pity that Jia Lian doesn't want to work in the mansion now, and it's impossible for Sister Feng to fight against her father-in-law, and Sister Feng is also having a cold war with Jia Lian, and she is not in her mind. will become like this.

   Several times he wanted to talk to his brother, but Jia Zheng still couldn't get rid of his face in the end. Even his mother had acquiesced to let him talk to his brother, but Jia Zheng still didn't dare.

He is clear about his elder brother's temperament, and he can talk about anything else, except for the matter of money, if he dares to talk to him, he will definitely turn his face, and Jia Zheng also knows his mother's preference for him Let my brother keep worrying about it, if I get into a fight with him about this matter, he will definitely reveal many things in the past for you, then this year will be impossible, and Rongguo Mansion will become a joke in the capital city .

  In the end, Jia Zheng's full of melancholy could only be turned into a sigh, "Lian'er, how do you think our house will live this year?"

  Second Uncle’s throwing down the pick and shoulders made Jia Lian speechless. He had already faded out of the mansion, so why did he have to talk to himself?

"Second Uncle, the Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and the Lantern Festival is only a month away. If you want to find other ways, it will be a matter of the future. You have to settle the house first. In my opinion, let's borrow it first. "

At this moment, Jia Lian still doesn't understand what his father and second uncle are thinking. This is a trick deliberately set up to wait for him. He reckons that if he comes back late today, he will have to save himself tomorrow morning. Just make things clear.

However, it might not be appropriate to hold Feng Ziying (Lin Daiyu) all this time. Jia Lian thought about it and said, "Otherwise, first go to Aunt Xue to borrow five thousand taels, and then go to Wang's to borrow ten thousand. Go to Ziying's side to transfer 10,000 taels of silver to spend this year, what do you two masters think?"

Before Jia Zheng could open his mouth, Jia Amnesty nodded his head hastily, "I think it's okay. The Xue family heard that Daguanlou has a lot of income this year. As for the Wang family, second brother, your uncle is in the position of governor of Denglai. Earning three to fifty thousand taels of silver a year is not a problem, right? Ziying, Lianer, please go and tell me, our Jia family is a kind person, and we will definitely repay it in the future."

  Jia Zheng sighed. After all the calculations, these families have to be hit, and the Wang family is fine. The Xue family and the Feng family are really a bit difficult to talk about, but what can they do?

  (end of this chapter)