Going through the Red Mansions quickly means going against the system.

Jia Mu shook her head helplessly. Her eldest son was so out of tune. When he talks about his dick like this, doesn't he just want to roast his dick on the fire rack?

"Get up first, second brother, help your brother."

Jia Zheng saw that Jia's mother was not on Jia She's side, and he knew that the old lady was not stupid, so he was happy to cooperate.

Jia She got up when he saw that no one else was around, and no one was watching even if he acted badly. Seeing Jia Zheng trying to help him, he immediately pushed him away in disgust.

"Boss, you also said that I am still alive. If the second brother wants to bully you, can he still do it in front of me?"

"If you hadn't really failed to live up to expectations, your brother's good future would not have been ruined and he would not have passed the imperial examination."

Jia Mu sighed. For some people, the emperor's conferment of official positions is a great favor, but for others, it is an obstacle.

Civil servants are not as good as military attachés. A military attache has the favor of the emperor, and by winning a few battles, people can see his ability.

But civil servants are different. If they are too close to the emperor, Qingliu will not tolerate them. Once a flattering reputation is suppressed, you will no longer be able to do serious business.

Therefore, no matter how talented a civil servant is, he must take care of his reputation. The most important thing about being a civil servant is the word "admonishment". You can't get out of the scientific examination seriously. A fifth-grade official position is almost the end.

Jia She's face suddenly turned ugly, as if he had stepped on dog shit.

Oh, as for his younger brother, who is obsessed with studying and doesn't know how to adapt, if it weren't for the emperor's grace, he doesn't know how he would be able to become a Shangguan in his lifetime! I actually felt wronged by him.

He turned to look at his younger brother and found that Jia Zheng actually lowered his head and made a regretful gesture. It felt like the dog poop he had just stepped on was fed into his mouth again.

"Oh! Mother, let's not talk about the past. It's better to ask mother to persuade my brother. I really won't do anything to bully my brother. If my brother says this, it's really heartbreaking to call him my younger brother."

Jia Zheng covered his chest.

This made Jia She so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

"Jia Laoer! You will be a good person in front of my mother! If you hadn't asked your subordinates to disrespect me and asked the cashier not to give me any money, why would I have to embarrass myself and do this?"

"Mom! Jia Lao'er is uneasy and kind-hearted! He replaced all the old servants at home with his people! I don't know where he found some unscrupulous scholars and squeezed out all the old servants at home! Don't tell me It has chilled the hearts of the old servants, even me, how can we not be frightened?"

"If mother doesn't believe it, just ask Lai Da to talk about it and we will know!"

And Jia Mu has long been aware of these things.

When it comes to the insiders in the family, she has the most talent.

Aunt Lai had already complained to her, but as long as Jia Zheng didn't touch her people, Jia Mu chose to turn a blind eye.

This is also the reason why Jia Mu didn't turn to Jia She when she came up.

But in front of Jia She, I still have to act.

"Really? I also vaguely heard someone say recently that many common housekeepers have lost their trust. Brother, did you really deal with the old servants at home? Why didn't you tell me?"

Jia Mu's face turned down, this was what she was most dissatisfied with.

When it comes to family personnel changes, the most important thing is to report to her first and then deal with it. To change someone without saying a word is really disrespectful to her.

"Mom, calm down and listen to your son."

Jia Zheng knew this, and he had not touched Jia Mu's people before because of this.

There are too many factions in the Rongguo Mansion, and every master has his own faction. This kind of fighting can enrich the people below him.

But it doesn’t make sense to deny benefits to your servants.

No matter how loyal a slave is, he still has his own little thoughts. And having small thoughts is not all bad. Without these thoughts to stimulate enthusiasm, these slaves will also be "lazy".

Therefore, Jia Zheng never thought that hidden dangers at home could be eliminated by substitution.

What he wants is for his servants to be vigilant and not to go too far.

Therefore, it was not entirely an excuse for him to ask the new accountants to find reasons. He really wanted to use a third party to audit, and then catch the big ones and let go the small ones, so as to keep the servant team active.

After Jia Zheng explained, he only said that the transfer was temporary and that he would be transferred back after it was found that everything was fine.

Since it’s not a major personnel transfer, I didn’t say anything about it.

At this time, Jia Mu was speechless.

"Isn't this idle? Everyone says, don't be suspicious of others! If my brother does this, doesn't it make people frightened? Besides, who can't make mistakes? Even if my brother is an official outside, I don't believe that there are no mistakes."

"It's okay if there are mistakes. The original purpose is to find out and fill in the gaps."

Jia Zheng smiled and stroked his beard. He mainly wanted to frighten the snake and find out the big rat in the family.

Look, isn’t this effect very good? Just one check, and the "Big Boss" of Rongguo Mansion jumped out.

"Mother, I originally thought it was a trivial matter, so I didn't make a big deal about it. Now that I'm looking at my brother, I can't feel at ease. Brother, what have you done that can't be investigated? Now that I say it in front of my mother, I can still forgive you. two."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Jia She jumped up, not wanting to think that things had turned around and it was still on him.

It is true that he was dissatisfied with his younger brother becoming the head of the Rongguo Mansion and felt bitter and jealous, so he dug into the family. But if this happened, wouldn't he really become a prodigal?

"Actually, my brother just wants to separate the family! What's wrong with me spending my own family's money? I'm the eldest man, I spend some money..."

His guilty look made it easy for Jia Mu to think too much, so she immediately turned to ask Jia Zheng: "Second brother, what did your brother do wrong?"

"Brother, there's nothing wrong with him."

Jia Zheng glanced at Jia She, who was surprised, and took out a ledger to explain to Jia's mother.

"My original intention was not to investigate my brother. My brother also said that he is the eldest man of Rongguo Mansion and can spend any amount of money. I wanted to investigate because someone complained. Mother, please look..."

"Our mansion's annual expenses now amount to thirty to forty thousand taels of silver. However, the harvest in our mansion is getting worse every year."

"If the year is good, our combined property can only make a profit of ten to twenty thousand. In the past few years, we have been losing money year after year. I don't know where the mistake is. Don't we need to check the accounts!"

"Then just ask the elderly at home to check themselves. How can we ask outsiders?"

What Jia Mu heard was shocking.

Her natal nephew's family had a quarrel between the brothers because of money losses. Now Shi Nai, the second oldest brother, does not have any contact with Shi Ding, the third oldest brother. Even with her sister-in-law's family, she has little contact.

"If the old people at home are clean, why should I look for outsiders?"

Jia Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "My family always shows kindness, but I am afraid that I will harshly punish the servants and make them alienate from our family. But now I have indulged some people, and they are becoming more and more miserable."

"I'm the only one here to report... They said they were alienating our brothers' feelings and profiting from it. I didn't believe it at first. But now it seems that there is nothing wrong with it."

"Brother, who asked you to make trouble? If it hadn't been for this, someone would have given money to brother in the afternoon after settling the accounts in the morning. The affairs of Brother Shi's family are not urgent today, so why are they so urgent? "

Jia Zheng pointed to the mess on the ground and asked doubtfully.