Xue Jiazi

"At such a young age, what kind of sigh is this? No one sighed all the blessings. What did you ask Fushou to do? You left in such a hurry that you didn't even see me coming in. Did you come up with another idea?" What's the fuss?"

Xue Pan didn't pay attention, and Xue Xun, who suddenly appeared in his study, saw his expression. Xue Pan was very surprised, but immediately returned to his usual appearance, and moved to Xue Xun's side with a playful smile, fawning on him. He brought tea and water to his father, and said with a smile:

"What else can my son do? I just want to do something small to earn a private house. My son is already so old, so he should save more money. In the future, marrying a wife and raising children are all costly things!"

Xue Xun, who was just about to serve tea and drink water, trembled his hand when he heard this, and almost threw the teacup out. Fortunately, he didn't drink it into his mouth, otherwise it might have spewed out at this time.

"You son of a bitch, what are you talking about? How old are you, and what kind of daughter-in-law and son come out? Besides, the family must have treated you badly! Why do you look so wronged?"

Although he is very satisfied with his son's progress and knowing that he has some means to make money, no one wants to have a prodigal son.But as a father, just such a darling father, he really can't think of a reason why his son likes to hug money so desperately. He never thinks that he has treated him badly. I think this family business will give the possibility to people other than Xue Pan. My son likes silver and gold. But his actions made him a little confused, so he wanted to ask carefully while he was talking about it.

Xue Pan was meant to be joking at first, but he just looked up and saw that his father was a little puzzled, but also a little serious, so his heart moved, and he simply spoke half-truths and half-false words.

"Father, I didn't say that your sense of crisis is really good enough. Yes, our family has a lot of money, we have a lot of shops, and the name of the imperial merchant is also well-established, but why don't you think about it? Now we are all thinking about it. I want to change my family and become a farming and studying family! After that, if my son really passes the exam, or if the brothers in the clan start to become officials one by one, let alone the size of the official position, at that time, our family will Can the position of the Imperial Merchant be retained? It’s hard to say when it will be taken back by the superiors. Another one, when all the children in our clan study and progress, how many people will care about the shop, and how many people will learn from it Doing business, waiting for the clever and talented people in the clan to squeeze into the way of scholars, so what should we do with our family's business?"

Xue Pan’s series of questions are very realistic, even Xue Xun sometimes thinks of some in a flash, but he is not as thorough as Xue Pan. Now that he said this, Xue Xun’s expression immediately became serious, yes, it’s true. It's hard to say what will happen to this family if the century-old imperial merchant loses such a name all of a sudden.Even if the children in the family start to be officials, how promising can they be at the beginning?It would be nice to have a grade six or seven, so what should I do at that time?If it's okay to strive for success, the Xue family will be able to recover in the future after decades of hard work, but if it doesn't work for a while, the official luck will be in jeopardy!What should we do then?What would the family members think, and what support should the Xue family rely on?

Xue Xun also frowned, closed his eyes, and the eyeballs kept sliding under his eyelids.After a long time, like Xue Pan, he sighed,

"So you are constantly thinking of ways to make money. Last time you said to buy more land to sacrifice to the fields, you also thought that the Xue family's reputation as an imperial merchant is still there. When the Xue family's power in Jinling is effective, you will have more confidence? "

It was obviously a question, but Xue Xun said in a certain tone.He thought he understood Xue Pan's meaning. In order to cope with possible crises in the future, or to ensure that the Xue family had enough background and family background during the years when the Xue family sank for transformation, this is why he spared no effort. The Xue family accumulated all their wealth.

Thinking of his son's thoughts, it's okay for me as a father not to understand, and I don't support it, I really shouldn't!

"You should talk to dad about this. Dad is not old yet. In a country where you study now, it is important. If you can pass the scientific examination smoothly, dad is willing to do anything. If you can get a Jinshi smoothly, dad will just leave It is also willing to go to the family wealth. Besides, the money in the family is enough, even if all the shops are gone, and the imperial merchants are gone, just relying on the wealth of the family now, it is enough for you to spend your whole life. Not to mention whether the shop is not They will all be shut down. Now, which of the officials in the imperial court doesn’t have a shop in their family, it’s just that they don’t show it on the surface. Don’t worry, Dad has his own arrangements. When the time comes, you will never be wronged, let alone wronged. Your son! If you had married and had children earlier, Dad would have taken care of everything for you, including raising the children. "

Thinking of his son's current age, Xue Xun secretly regretted it again. If his child had been born five years earlier, he would be able to hug his grandson now.Thinking of this, Xue Xun scolded Jia Wang for the thousandth time. Well, this person is the target of anger, and it is still valid forever.

"Father, that can't be done. The family has a lot of property. My son knows it, but my younger sister will get married in the future, and she will always need ten miles of red makeup. Isn't this money? Is your pension not money? The family's food and expenses are not money? It's not possible to sit and eat, A son is a man after all, and it is the son's business to support his family. If the son cannot support his wife and children, wouldn't it be ridiculed! A son does not want to depend on his father for food all his life. This is not a son's filial piety!"

Caring!Such a caring son, such a filial son, such a sensible and considerate son, Xue Xun's whole body feels as comfortable as drinking iced sour plum soup in June, and all the pores of his body are warm.

"Okay, you are ambitious, and Dad is happy. By the way, you haven't said what you want Fushou to do this time? Tell Dad. If you have any good ideas, you can let Dad earn some money."

As soon as Xue Pan heard it, he had been talking for a long time, and his father didn't let go of it. Knowing that he couldn't be fooled, he simply became honest, and said what he and Fushou had said, and then said very mysteriously :

"Father! Our Xue family has quite a few shops outside, but this house is not that many. My son wondered if we could buy more. First of all, this house doesn't look like a shop. After being named Xue's, It is extremely conspicuous. Secondly, if this house is rented out, it will actually earn a lot of money, but no one pays attention to it. Last time our family raided the houses of those bastard servants, our son let them out for rent. Well, now, the rent from this house is not comparable to that of a shop, but it is more than that of the field. Especially here, the township examination is held in Jinling every three years. It can scare people to death, and you don’t have to pay taxes. You said, if we buy more houses in nearby places and collect some rents, it is actually very safe. If the money is not coming together that day, selling houses is not very conspicuous. What do you say!"

As a shrewd businessman, he absolutely has an instinctive reaction to business opportunities and making money. Isn’t that right? When Xue Xun heard that the house was making money, his ears immediately perked up, and his eyes became enlightened. He looked at his father Xue Pan immediately took out a booklet on the side of his desk very sensible, and opened it for Xue Xun to read.

"Father, look, last time we ransacked our house and got 67 three-entry yards, 83 second-entry yards, and 112 single-entry yards. Although they are all just yards in the county below, they are not as valuable as those in Jinling City, but the rent is not high either. Low, single courtyard averages 20 taels a year, 112 courtyards total 2240 taels, second-entry courtyards average 60 taels a year, 83 courtyards total 4980 taels a year, and three-entry courtyards basically 200 taels a year. 67, that is 13400 taels a year. Added together, the annual rent alone is 20620. You see, is this worth the prospect of 8 mu of good land? The market price of 160000 mu of land, good farmer In Zhongtian, the average is 80 taels, which is 8960 taels of silver, and what about these houses! Let’s talk about the cost, a single courtyard is generally 200 taels, and the total is 16600 taels. 600 taels for two or three entries is about the same, and 67 is 40200 taels. When added together, the total is 65760 taels. This cost is only a fraction of the cost of the field, which is almost only one-third, except for the annual maintenance and repairs. Money, no matter how you calculate it, no matter how you calculate it! You don’t have to worry about natural disasters, what a bargain. Although this is because the house is in a county town, the price is cheaper than Jinling, so we have such a big house The difference can be seen, but no matter what, my son feels that being a landlord is still a promising business, and it's not like a shop that seeks people's envy."

Xue Pan took his little abacus made of gold and jade, skillfully and quickly pulled the beads of the abacus, and talked to Xue Xun about these data while counting.Looking at these houses, as long as it is not impossible to rent out, it is really cost-effective. At this time, Xue Xun's head has moved to Xue Pan's side, looking at a series of data on the small booklet together.

"So much money? I really didn't expect it!"

"Father, this means that we have a lot of houses, and they came back from the confiscation. They don't value it very much. This is why we have such a big profit. Let me show you. For ordinary people, the extra houses are only one or two sets. All of them are their own other courtyards, which they like and are reluctant to rent out. In this way, no one will know the profits here. Another, good courtyards, like these three, if you own Households usually have a garden and everything is well-equipped. Some of the flowers and plants are still very valuable. If the furniture is used better, the cost will go up even more? That is us, this house is full of taste, I don't like it, and I haven't sold it for a while, so I will rent it out specifically. There is also the matter of the housing price. My son calculates it as the market price. Some of the houses bought and sold in the market are based on this price. The price of houses bought and sold is mostly the price after depreciation. Generally speaking, the price is at least [-]% higher than the market price! I didn't think too much about it, I just thought that I couldn't sell it for a while, it would be too bad to just let it go, and I could earn as much as I could by renting it out, and it was right to make up for the interest that our Xue family has been greedy for all these years, etc. It was only after the rent was collected that I realized that this is how it is calculated and earned.”

Xue Xun's eyes are bright!It can be used as a light bulb at night. After taking the booklet, I calculated it again, and then wrinkled my brows and eyes with a smile, and said happily:

"Son! It's okay not to be reconciled! Last time I thought, these copied things, the fields and so on can be reorganized, or replaced, or gathered together, and then surrounded by several new Zhuangzi It is also useful to add some more land to our family. Even the shop can be found in the business names of our family. This house is really too much, which is a headache. It is not easy to deal with it. It's just a waste, and it needs manpower to take care of it, and it needs to be repaired. It's too troublesome. I didn't expect it to be in your hands. The house is handled well, so those unusable shops in Xiatou County and the town should be disposed of for you too. Speaking of which, although they have been given to the shops in Xiatou these days, the shopkeepers of these shops all look at them. If you don’t go to these shops, except for a few upper-class counties that can still be used, the others are closed! How do you think about it?”

When the son grows up, he should be used by an adult, not to mention such a shrewd son. If he doesn’t use it, he is an idiot. Listen to your son's opinion.

"How to deal with it? Dad, those shops, that is, the managers are the only ones who take good care of them, and those big shops in our family are doing big business, so how can they be used! It's really no wonder the shopkeeper doesn't like it. Even if the son looks at it, either the shop is small or the location is out of the way. If he can earn a little money, if he wants to follow his son, except for keeping a shop in each county, all the others can be rented out. Fifty down, just the rent of this shop, how can we get back 1 taels a year? How easy it is! As far as our family is concerned, which one is not expensive? It took us so much thought to use it in such a small shop. It is overkill! It is very unnecessary to waste on these things, if not, these Pick out a few from the shop and treat them as the benefits you give to the big shopkeepers. This is only a few dollars, and if you give them one each, you can win more hearts! We have also selected a few good ones from these houses, and as rewards, we will give them to those loyal old servants and shopkeepers who have performed well, and it is a big stick for us to copy slaves, so we should give them to Hongzao, right?"

Xue Pan wanted to be a charterer all his heart, and he didn't even think about those shops and houses that he didn't like. Xue Xun was very moved by the fact that the benefits were given to those who were loyal to the Xue family. How could the annual salary alone reflect the kindness of the Xue family to the servants!At this time, people usually don't tell others how much they earn per month, but this house and shop are different!This take out is actually placed there, for people to see, if these servants see this benefit, won't they all be more dedicated to doing things for the Xue family in the future!A sound idea indeed.

"That's right, the quantity is large, but the quality is not good. If there are too many shops, it will be a trouble. It's better to rent them out and give them a reward. Well, Pan'er, since you have made up your mind about this matter, you don't need to worry about it later. It's better to study Alright, April is the official exam, and dad is still waiting for your good news! By the way, our Xue family's business can no longer expand. If you become an official in the future and lose the title of imperial merchant, It really doesn’t look good to have so many shops in our house, so dad will deal with them right now, and it’s really not attracting attention if they are rented out.”

After finishing speaking, Xue Xun immediately got up and was about to go out. After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned his head, turned around and picked up the booklet that Xue Pan had counted on the house just now on the desk, and took it away together. Xue Pan was dumbfounded. He just watched there in a daze, until Xue Xun had walked out of the door, and then he wailed as if he had a sudden realization.

"Father, why are you doing this again? You are too quick to cross the river and demolish the bridge! How much thought did I put into this! Ah, mother! Come and save my son! My son is so distressed."

He jumped here, but Xue Xun outside pretended not to hear him, and replied from a distance:

"Pan'er! The rent of these houses a few days ago, my father took it as pocket money for you. Don't spend it recklessly. Now that you are an adult, it's time to learn to be more frugal. You must know that housekeeping has a lot of money." It’s not easy to know these four words!”

What is this, is this trying to gag with this money?But it seems that he earned it himself!Well, it’s okay to talk about it. After all, according to the rules, Xue Pan is helping the family with things, so it’s reasonable to collect the rent and hand it over to the public. But, but, Xue Pan thought bitterly, At the beginning, my father said that this house was completely handled by him. If he made a profit or lost money, it was all his business. Now it is not like this!

In this world, sons and fathers can't be reasonable!There is no reason to say it!Fortunately, Xue Pan changed his mind and smiled secretly again. He is still quite foresighted. After being played by his father several times, he still knows how to guarantee his own interests. This is not the case with these houses. As for the rent, I collected all the rent for this year from the very beginning, and even if my father took it at this time, I don't want to have any more money, do I want money?Wait at least half a year!whee! 2 taels of private money, this is also acceptable to Xue Pan.Thinking of his money box and his private house, Xue Pan's fat face began to smile again.

On the other side, Xue Xun was also very happy when he thought that he had once again made his son who was less and less childlike and began to become independent, calm, and shrewd.He always felt that in the past few years, the relationship between his son and him seemed to be changing. It was no longer the relationship between a strict father and a milk baby, but slowly changing to a relationship like a friend or a partner. This made him feel A little uneasy, after all, in this era, most fathers and sons are the same as Jia Zheng and Jia Baoyu, with a little unfamiliarity and a little distance. If the appearance of their father and son is known to the outside, they will probably be Surprised, it was simply out of the ordinary, how could he not care at all.

Fortunately, Xue Xun also has his own way of adjusting, that is to feel his status by being rude and making his son jump. He is still the father who can control his son's emotions, and he still maintains his status and majesty in front of Xue Pan. It was the existence that Xue Pan didn't dare to resist. Although he himself felt that something was wrong, he could at least comfort himself. Even in the process, he also felt a different kind of fun, as if this was a special kind of relationship between father and son. Love, so warm, so natural, so pleasant.

It's just that this kind of happiness didn't last long. When Xue Xun checked the specific situation of the house, after knowing that his son had collected all the rent for one year from the very beginning, he couldn't help but want to smoke from the top of his head. up.

This dead child actually paid him back. Originally, he thought that his son took at most half a year's rent. Although the six months would cost 1 taels of silver, but thinking about his son's contribution, it would be fine. , But looking at it now, it is actually 4 taels. If you add in the family dividends at the end of last year, the dividends that my son got because of this chess and the parasol, this kid’s silver last year actually reached [-] taels , God, this is more than what he got, and his personal dividend last year was only [-]!

Damn boy, you knew from the very beginning that you would take away the management right of this house, so you made preparations from the very beginning?Howling and jumping around just now?Who is this for?Damn boy, play for dad!Let's see how he handles this kid.

But thinking about it, Xue Xun laughed again, his son is getting more and more ghostly, although he seems to be more and more helpless with this child, but who let this be his son!The son is more thoughtful and more rigorous in his work, which is always a good thing, isn't it!In the future, I'm afraid there will be more and more serious eyesight towards outsiders. Thinking about it this way, why is he dissatisfied?

Wait, why did I enter the house in the first place?By the way, it was for Fushou to go out. I seemed to ask him what Fushou was doing again, but from the beginning to the end, the dead boy didn't seem to say anything, just used this house to fool himself, what?Didn't you talk about buying a house?Just buy that wasteland and let the person close to you use it?There must be something else!Let yourself forget such a thing until now.Alright, this damn child has fooled me!Really. . .Hehehe, forget it, when he wants to say it, he will still say it, why should he be in a hurry!