Infrastructure masters in the red building

Jia Fang's eldest nephew, Jia Lian, will soon be full moon.According to common sense, the full moon wine should be arranged by the women in the backyard, but in Jia's house, it is all done by his own father, Jia She, who manages all the affairs properly, and the full moon wine is held in a lively manner.Zhang's face was extremely bright.

The relatives of Jia She's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhang, praised Jia She's mouthless, saying that Jia She loves her daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Zhang married a good family.

On the other hand, some people in Jia's family were quite critical of Jia She, some said that Jia She didn't do his job properly and only knew that his wife and children were hot on the bed.At this age, if you don't take an official position, even if you become a noble in the future, you will know nothing about the affairs of the court, so how can you be the head of the Rongfu.

Jia Amnesty was probably depressed, so he found an excuse to invite Jia Fang to his inner courtyard.There, Jia Fang first met his sister-in-law Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang just came out of the moon, with a round and jade-like appearance, coupled with being a new mother, she looks peaceful and generous.She must have heard that the relationship between Jia Fang and Jia Amnesty has always been good, and that Jia Fang also helped a lot in the matter of Shuangwen earlier, and treated Jia Fang very warmly, and then brought Jia Lian out for him to see.

Jia Lian is very cute, and he doesn't cry. He babbles when he sees people, waving his snow-white, tender arms and legs like newborn lotus root joints.

Jia Fang hurriedly took out the full moon gift for Jia Lian. It was a small golden lock made by the best craftsman in Baigongfang, with patterns symbolizing peace and auspiciousness carefully carved on it.

Mrs. Zhang took such a heavy golden lock, said repeatedly that the third brother was spending money, and blamed Jia She, saying how he could let his younger brother give such an expensive gift, and after repeated concessions, he reluctantly accepted it. He even held Jia Lian's little hand to Jia She Fang made a bow, which meant that the kid personally thanked Jia Fang.

Jia Fang found that Jia She was very silent.He gave the elder brother a look, Jia She understood, and the two of them went out of the yard together and came to Jia She's study outside.Jia She dismissed the attendants, and the two brothers chatted in the room.

"Brother asked my younger brother to come over, what's the matter?" Jia Fang asked straightforwardly.

Jia Amnesty was silent for a while, and then said to Jia Fang: "Third brother... there is something, your elder brother is a little undecided."

He told Jia Fang in detail: "At the turn of spring and summer, when there was a drought, the mansion bought a lot of rice grains at that time, and they were all bought by big grain stores like Guan Yuqinghang and Yufenghang. Both banks raised their prices, but our government has an old relationship with these two grain banks, so the other party offered rice at a par price, only about [-] cents a bucket."

Jia Fang was surprised: At that time, the price of food had risen to 150 yuan a dou, and his family still ate the cheap grain of [-] yuan a dou.

"Later, the Crown Prince Jian Guo led people from Shuntian Mansion to raid these big food stores, and found out the account books of these companies. On them were the accounts of the purchase of food by honorable families like ours."

"Brother has been worried about this matter for a while. Seeing that the Shuntian Mansion didn't ask, he gradually forgot about it. Unexpectedly, the procuratorate exposed this matter a few days ago, and impeached many people in Beijing. There are many nobles, four princes and eight princes."

"The manager in charge of purchasing in the mansion that day was my wife's person, but I said hello to me before I bought the grain. I didn't think about it so much, so I just nodded. I really didn't expect such a thing to happen..." Jia Xie's expression was full of remorse.

Jia Fang recalled the situation at that time: Jia Daishan, on his way out of Beijing for inspection, asked Jia Amnesty to take charge of all the affairs of the Rong Mansion during the drought, to keep a sense of proportion, and to protect the safety of the family.Jia Amnesty indeed did as requested by Jia Daishan.But who would have imagined that it is impossible to guard against, and mistakes can be made in such trivial matters.

Poor Jia She, who has been thinking so hard these days, but may be forced to take the blame for such a trivial matter.

"Now that things are breaking out, the manager came to me and said that he admitted his mistakes and was not worth it. I should have taken the responsibility, confessed his mistakes, and cleared the stigma on my father's head." Jia She said .

Jia Fang: Er...

It seems that Mrs. Smith has started to be a demon again.

"After taking the burden, I think that the position of the son of the world should be out of my reach." Jia She sighed.

Jia Fang didn't think so, but he felt that since Jia She made such a judgment, he must have his reasons.

"I knew from a young age that I would not please my mother," Jia She said in a calm tone, and slowly said what was in his heart, "but who made me owe her—I heard that when I was born, my mother escaped death, in case she died People passed without hanging up..."

Jia thought at ease: So it was really difficult to deliver?Mrs. Shi didn't like Jia She because he was a hard-to-produce child, but...it wasn't Jia She's fault!

"So the mother favors the second child, and I have nothing to say, she is the mother after all." Jia Amnesty looked resigned, "But after all, I got married and gave birth to a child. In the future, I will still have a wife and children. How to raise... I am still a little undecided in my heart. That's why I came to you to discuss."

No matter how much Jia Amnesty backed down, it was impossible for him to do so indefinitely.

"Third brother, it's just you, who makes me feel like I still have someone to talk to in this mansion." Jia She said with a pitiful look.

"I used to think that if I wanted to fight, I would go to my father to apply for a job, go to the west to join the army, and accumulate a little bit of military merit. If I really make meritorious service for the country in the future, even if my mother hates me, she should have nothing to say. .”

"But I also thought about not fighting, so I can be a farmer with peace of mind and give up the title to the second child. Although the second child is pedantic, maybe he can marry a smarter wife?"

Jia Fang: ...No!

"And the second child has an advantage. He just reads and interprets the words of those saints. When he enters the official career, with his kindness and ability, he should not be able to make any big mistakes."

Jia Fang: ...This elder brother is really "high-level black" when he speaks.

"Third brother, although you are young, I know that you must be a person who can do great things, with great courage and great vision." Jia She raised his eyes and looked at Jia Fang, "Tell me about this time, brother, you should go and get rid of this one." Take responsibility?"

Jia Fang couldn't help feeling a little ashamed after hearing the rainbow fart that Jia Amnesty blew to himself.But he still felt something was wrong, so he asked Jia Amnesty, "Is the Metropolitan Procuratorate from...?" He held out three fingers.

Jia She was startled, thought for a while, and nodded in doubt.

Jia Fang thought for a while: "Brother, don't make up your own mind about this matter. I think you'd better find a chance, take the steward, and go to father to clarify. What you said just now, this This matter involved many people in the court, including four princes and eight princes, I don't think it seems like the Metropolitan Procuratorate just took this account book and ran it blindly on a whim."

He still didn't say a word: I'm afraid he is forcing him to stand in line!

Jia Amnesty didn't understand the meaning of "blind spy", but he understood "whim".Now that he had figured everything out, Jia Amnesty nodded, all doubts in his eyes disappeared, and he smiled at Jia Fang: "The third child understands the situation." He waved his hand, "Just do it like this!"

Within two days, news came out that Jia Daishan had pleaded guilty because of Rongfu's "indiscretion" during the previous drought relief period, and resigned from the pile of vain titles bestowed by the royal family after his meritorious service in relief last time.It was soon approved by the superiors, Jia Daishan's official position and title were not changed, and the false title on his head was also removed.

The fact that the Rongguo Mansion connected with a familiar grain store to purchase cheap grain during the drought was a real hammer, and it came to a conclusion.

Inside and outside the Rong Mansion, no matter how you look at it, you feel that Jia Daishan is too bad.At the beginning, he worked hard to relieve the victims, built two refugee camps, and relieved 20 victims until the drought eased, and then sent them back to their hometowns slowly. In the end, they got nothing, and transferred the fiefdom under their own name to their youngest son. superior.

It doesn't matter what outsiders think, but Mrs. Shi in the Rong Mansion didn't give her husband a good face for half a month.Even Jia pardoned Jia Zheng and Jia Fang's three sons, but Mrs. Shi didn't see any of them, and she only took her daughter, Jia Min, to complain every day.Whenever Jia Min came out of Rongxi Hall, she could only smile apologetically to her father and brothers.

Jia Fang asked Jia Amnesty to inquire about the results of the other four princes and eight princes.Jia Amnesty inquired back and said that most of the other families had verified that the amount of grain purchased was relatively small, or that the time to buy grain was before the drought worsened and the price of grain had not yet risen sharply.Therefore, most of the big things are turned into small things, and small things are turned into nothing.In short, no family is as miserable as Rong Mansion, and no prince suffers as much as Jia Daishan.

Hearing what Jia She said, Jia Fang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: In this kind of thing, it might be a blessing to suffer a loss.

But Jia Amnesty's mentality was still affected after all. After talking with Jia Daishan once, he obviously began to actively prepare for himself.He first transferred some of his property to Zhang's name, and then made a fuss about buying more property for his wife.

On this day, Jia Amnesty happily ran to Jia Fang and invited him to see the house.

"Why, elder brother is out...to buy a property?" Jia Dang turned pale with shock, thinking that no matter what, he would never move out of Rongfu!

He did not expect that after Jia Daishan and his wife passed away, if Jia She was not allowed to inherit the title, but Jia Zheng was allowed to inherit the title, and the brothers separated, Jia She would indeed move out.

Jia Amnesty smiled all over his face, but reached out and tapped Jia Fang on the head: "What are you thinking?!"

"A few days ago, your sister-in-law fell in love with a store. It is definitely a prosperous store. The location is very good. I heard that the store over there was eager to sell. I was stunned for two days and didn't let go. As a result, it dropped by half again yesterday. The price is the deal."

"For this shop, I even sold a small yard in the south of the city." Jia Amnesty was also quietly transferring property, selling the small yard under his own name, and then buying the shop in the name of his wife with some extra money. .

"Let's go, go and have a look with elder brother." Jia She pulled his brother and left.

The more Jia Fang walked, the more he felt that something was wrong. He was very familiar with this journey, and had had good opportunities before.But Jia Amnesty said, "Keep going, it's ahead. Here, it's right there."

Jia Fang: "...No way?"

Jia Amnesty pointed to a restaurant with two or three floors. Now the restaurant has been evacuated, the door is wide open, and a few small workers are cleaning inside and out.

But as long as you turn your gaze a little bit, you can see several magnificent and continuous buildings on the opposite side, which are radiant and magnificent. There is a gold-lettered signboard hanging high above the building, with three big characters written on it: "Wan Qing building".And the tea house that Jia She bought is just covered in the shadow of Wan Qing Building.

Jia She slapped his head and said, "No way!"

"The people in Naya said that the location is very good, surrounded by prosperous shops."

Jia Fang smiled wryly: "That Yaman didn't say that the Wangpu opposite is Wanqing Building?"

Jia Amnesty ground his molars and shook his head.

Sure enough, there are no good products at cheap prices. The original owner of this restaurant obviously cannot compete with Wanqinglou, so he sold the shop and left.But the sharp-tongued toothman exaggerated the location of this prosperous shop, and didn't even mention that there was such a giant-like competitor opposite.

The most important thing is that Jia She loves his wife dearly, and he didn't check it himself. He only asked about the location and nodded to buy this restaurant.Now that the deposit should have been paid, it would be even more difficult to go back on it.

The two walked into this empty restaurant, Jia She was in a good mood, while watching, he complained to himself:

"This... this lobby is not as spacious as the Wanqing Building, and the lighting is not good!"

"The elegant seats on the second floor are incomparable with those on the opposite side. If you have been to the opposite side, you will only feel like a village when you come here again."

"The kitchen is pretty good, the place is bright and clean-why fix the kitchen so well!"

"..."

After turning around, no matter how good Jia She is, he had to admit that he had lost money on this "prosperous shop".The location is good, and the flow of people is large, but the competitors on the opposite side are too powerful, and they always overwhelm their own side.

Want to make money from this "prosperous shop"-in a word, it is difficult!

"Actually, that's not necessarily the case," Jia Fang comforted his elder brother, "at least Wanqinglou will bring customers here. As long as we don't directly conflict with Wanqinglou's business, the business here should still be pretty good."

Jia She said with a bitter face: "But this shop was built to open a restaurant!" If you change to other businesses, the regulations of this shop will have to be changed again, and you will have to invest more money.

Jia Fang thought for a while and said, "Actually, in the catering business, you don't necessarily have to open a restaurant that serves banquet noodles. It would be better if you can make some special features."

Jia She's eyes rolled, and he remembered the business experience he had thought of before: "Third son, the pickles made by Grandma Sun in your yard are very good, can you sell them here?"

Jia Fang couldn't help laughing: "It's been so long, are you still thinking about it?"

He bowed his head and thought: Kimchi is indeed unique, but selling kimchi does not require such a large shop.In the future, when Jia She starts his business, at most, he can set up a kimchi takeaway point at the door of the shop.

However, Sun’s kimchi still has several problems that have not been resolved: first, there are not many suitable ingredients, and it is the same radish after eating; second, one of the big killers for making kimchi, pepper, is This world has not yet appeared.

"Selling kimchi is indeed a good idea, but you don't need to sell kimchi in such a big restaurant, right?" Jia Fang said that, Jia She immediately lost his temper, and said with his head bowed: "What you said is true. I already I have already figured out where to hire a chef, now that I look at it this way, it is better not to rush to open the business. In case of rush to open the business, the more business you do, the more you will lose money."

Jia Fang agrees with Jia She's principle of prudent management, but he is not as pessimistic as Jia She, thinking that the catering business opposite Wan Qing Building will definitely lose money. "Brother, don't be in a hurry. Let's figure it out later, and we will definitely come up with a way to make your restaurant like the opposite, making money every day."

Jia Amnesty believed in this brother very much, stepped forward and patted Jia Fang on the shoulder, and said, "Brother, thank you in advance... However, since our family opened the restaurant opposite the Wanqing Building of the little prince of the Shui family, you have to follow him." Someone say it."

When Jia She said this, the doors and windows of the restaurant were all open. It was already September weather, and a gust of cold wind came in. Jia Fang shuddered, and replied casually: "Yes, it's true when you are free. I have to go to the other party's house to say hello..."

Before he could finish his sentence, an idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

Jia Fang clapped his hands together: "Brother, I have an idea!"

Jia Amnesty: "What's the idea? If it's a good idea, I'll give you [-]% of the dry stock of this shop..."

Why did Jia Fang care about [-]% of the dry stocks? He just got excited about his new idea: "Brother, don't worry, I have to go to a place and ask if this thing can be done. You go first Find these: find a reliable slaughterhouse that can slaughter several cows and sheep every day; The supply of smokeless charcoal... If all these are found, the business will be successful."

He spoke quickly, and Jia She had a good memory, so he wrote it down quickly.

The two brothers parted ways immediately, and Jia Amnesty went to look for manpower and sources of goods according to what Jia Fang said, and Jia Fang naturally went straight to Baigongfang, and walked in and said: "Old boy, old boy..."

He is looking for a coppersmith.

The old boy greeted him with a smile, and said with a smile, "Mr. Jia, what good business do you want to find me?"

"There is one thing, I will draw it, and you can show me how easy it is to do."

He picked up a piece of paper at random, took a charcoal pencil, and quickly drew a circular copper pot on the paper, with a support and a pot under it, and a cylindrical pot sticking out between the circular holes of the copper pot. Hollow flue.

"Old boy, you are well-informed, take a look at this thing, have any of you coppersmiths made this?"

Jia Fang eagerly took out the manuscript paper in his hand, and the brawny coppersmith took it and looked at it for a moment, then shook his head immediately: "No, I've never seen such a thing before."

Jia Dawei said happily: "Say, is this easy to manufacture?"

The old boy confirmed that it was easy, and asked Jia Fang: "Third Master, what should I use for this? Brass, white copper, or red copper?"

Jia Fang reviewed his modern memories, and said: "Brass! That is, the visible parts from the outside need to be polished, and the inner liner inside does not need to be polished."

The old boy agreed without further ado. After looking at it, he felt that the craftsmanship of this gadget was too simple, so he boasted: "I didn't say that, I can make more than a dozen of such things a day with my apprentice. Come."

Jia Fang hurriedly stopped: "Don't be too anxious, let's make a show and see if it works. If it doesn't work, let's adjust it slowly."

The old boy laughed immediately: "Patriarch...Jia Sanye, I know you are a safe person. Well, let's do it like this. By the way, what's the name of this thing!"

Jia Fang: "This is called copper hot pot!"