Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Shan Guogong stayed helplessly for many years in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War.Because Jia Daishan was in front of him, and the position of Minister of War was as far away as the sky from him.He didn't expect Jia Daishan to resign suddenly, and the title of minister of the Ministry of War fell on his head like a pie falling from the sky.But before he calmed down from the ecstasy, he discovered at the same time that he, Minister of the Ministry of War, did not have the same rights as Jia Daishan, and the saint only let him control half of the Beijing camp.

The other half of the power of the Minister of the Ministry of War belongs to Hu Xiao, the minister of the Ministry of War who returned from the Eastern battlefield.Hu Xiao's military exploits in the East were outstanding, and he did the things of destroying the country and the clan neatly, without the slightest procrastination.Originally, when the Hu family came to him, they could only inherit a second-class earl, but he was suddenly mentioned as a marquis again.

What's even more annoying is that the sage also promoted Jia Amnesty, who had just inherited the Duke of Rongguo, as Minister of the Ministry of War.Although Jia Amnesty did not have the right to be in charge of the Jingying, the Jingying has been passed down by the old Rong Guogong of the Jia family for decades.

Shan Guogong felt that if his Shangshu went to the Beijing camp to issue orders, he might not be as good as Jia Amnesty, the servant who does not control the Beijing camp.

The combination of these few things reduced Shan Guogong's excitement of winning the Minister of War by more than half.There was even more anger in his heart when he was overjoyed.

In his anger, his back molars were too swollen to chew, and his cheeks seemed to be stuffed with eggs.Before he could get over Huoya's pain, that old guy Jia Daishan made a big deal after he became an official. He urged his son Jia She to come forward and repaid half of the outstanding silver balance—20 taels of silver.

Looking at the nobles who followed the Rongguo Mansion to return the money one after another, Shan Guogong couldn't sit still.

There are still hundreds of thousands of silver owed by my family.

The last time Jia Daishan took the lead to pay back the money, he had to follow.For this reason, the old library was searched and cleaned, and only one-third of it was returned.Then the whole government began to live in tight clothes and food.

After the old wife paid back the money, she immediately handed over all the housekeeping to the son-in-law.Now he just wants to make more sets of clothes for his concubine, and the housekeeper's daughter-in-law will send someone to say that there is no extra money.

Mrs. Shizi not only showed him the account book recording the income of the mansion, but also showed it to all the young and old, daughters-in-law and daughters-in-law in the mansion.Every item of expenditure is carefully calculated. If there is a little difference, let alone the eldest daughter-in-law who is in charge of the house, she can't settle the bills. Even if there is a house, the benefit of taking an extra copper coin will attract other people. Black corns are average.

Alas, the way you live these days is incomparable to the Rongguo Mansion, it's too embarrassing!

Taking advantage of the opportunity of handing over with Jia Daishan, who had become an official, Shan Guogong made a few extra trips to Rongguo Mansion.When he saw that the Rongguo Mansion was full of colorful and prosperous places, he was envious, and when he was half drunk, he raised his doubts to Jia Daishan.

"Old Jia, we have been friends for several lifetimes, and my brother has to ask you for advice on repaying the money."

Jia Daishan smiled and said, "Old cow, what can I ask for advice about this money. My ancestors left some money, and I save it for spending. Isn't this still saving money slowly?"

After saying this, Jia Daishan sighed pretendingly, "The grandson is going to get married when he grows up. In two years, the princess's wedding will be a big expense. The remaining 20 yuan, alas, I don't know when I can save it." ah."

"Old Jia, it's not authentic for you to say that. It's not that I want to borrow money from you. My ancestors also kept a little money. After I paid it back with you last time, life is very difficult. Sigh! Every day for three The quarrel between melons and jujubes is endless, alas!"

After Shan Guogong sighed and said such words, he lost the arrogance he had in the daytime.Silver is a man's face, his confidence, or how to say rich and powerful.

"I just want to ask you for advice, how did you save the money to pay off the debt?"

Jia Daishan and Shan Guogong have worked together in the Ministry of War for decades. They have disrupted, cooperated, fought for power, and seized profits.Jia Daishan thought that he had retired, and the Minister of the Ministry of War had returned to him to be the Duke of the State, and his son was now the Minister of the Ministry of War.The feng shui turns, and my son and grandson will live under the hands of Shan Guogong in the future. Although there are saints, princes, and concubines in the family, they are not afraid of these, but it is also a good thing to be able to make good friends with Shan Guogong.

So Jia Daishan thought about it and said: "Lao Niu, I want to increase the money in the mansion, but it's just the two sources of increasing income and reducing expenditure. When it comes to increasing income, we are in charge of the military camp. , if you dare to do it now, you are waiting for the sage to be exiled and exiled. This open source cannot be mentioned. There are many shops in your family, and the meritorious fields are almost the same between our two prefectures. The income is similar, and the rest is festivals. flow."

Shan Guogong hurriedly filled Jia Daishan's wine, and said repeatedly: "Old Jia, what you said is true. But brother, every expenditure in my mansion has been carefully calculated."

After finishing speaking, he waited eagerly for Jia Daishan to continue explaining the throttling.

Jia Daishan took a sip of wine, sighed, and spoke bluntly.

"Look at my mansion, only a few masters, what about your mansion?"

Shan Guogong thought about it, he had a dozen or so sons from his own concubine, and even more daughters.Over the years, the sons gradually got married, filling up the courtyards in the mansion.

But having many children and grandchildren is a good thing.

You can no longer dislike your sons and grandchildren. If you have too many grandchildren, you will not have children or raise them!

Jia Daishan knew what Shan Guogong was thinking by looking at his expression.Hmph, rats are born more, can they compare with tigers? !

"Old Niu, I can't raise my son and grandchildren like you. Look at my second child, he went to Nanyang as a conscript, and he was a scholar who was admitted as a clerk. The sage bestowed En's supervisor didn't dare to mention his background. All these years in Nanyang, he earned his official status by himself, and he was able to support his wife and children. Enhou, you will know better. His contributions to the north are also Not under Hu Xiao. Both of our families were born in the army, Ming people don’t speak secretly, relying on the little salary of the son from the imperial court, it’s not enough to support the guards.”

Shan Guogong nodded, he knew exactly how the property he accumulated in his family came from.He suddenly wanted to ask Jia Daishan if Jia She got the 20 silver over the years.When the words came to his lips, he bit the tip of his tongue in time, and slapped himself in the heart, is there even a need to ask?

Jia Daishan said, Duke Shu nodded his head, "Old Jia, you are right. That little son's salary is not enough to support his family and guards."

Seeing his appearance, Rong Guogong knew that he didn't understand, and sighed, his grandson would have to take back the power from the Niu family in the future. Let's save some incense first, and let another family take over the military power. It may not be easy for the Niu family to deal with it.

"Old cow, both of our sons can earn their own money and support their wives and children. This is how my money is saved. There are so many concubines and grandsons in your mansion, all waiting for you to contribute to the meritorious fields of the Duke's mansion. The income from the shop is used to support, where can you save money?"

That's right, letting the sons earn their own money and take care of the expenses in their own houses can both increase revenue and reduce expenditure.Shan Guogong stood up and saluted Jia Daishan.

Jia Daishan poured wine for Gong Shan, "A man, if you get married and start a business, you can no longer let us support you. Don't say that after raising your son for a long time, is the money owed by the court? In the field of meritorious service, the royal family will take back a corresponding part of the title if it is demoted to a first-class title."

Shan Guogong nodded repeatedly. What Jia Daishan said was right. After a hundred years, the eldest son of the direct line will inherit the title. It would be considered good to be a marquis.Even if it is a Marquis, the meritorious field must be returned to the corresponding part according to the regulations.

"The other thing is that my old Jia is not the patriarch. Even if my old Jia has more money, the clansmen have to find a way to make a living on their own. The clansmen of the Jia clan have to find out how they live. I can't cover their food and clothing. Of course, those who are widows, widows, and lonely still need to be taken care of for a while. The population of offshoots, concubines, and reproductions in the clan is more prosperous than that of the first branch. There are more and more people who are idle, and they cannot afford Ah! Besides, Lao Niu, look at the attitude of the emperor and the saints towards the clan. The royal family does not support the offshoots or the clan members of the clan for nothing, let alone us. We have to follow the royal school to do things, don’t you think? ?”

Shan Guogong was enlightened, and suddenly realized that although he drank a lot of wine, his mind was rarely sober. He realized that the only way to kick his adult sons out of the house to earn money; , and all the relief books were removed, so that I could save the money to pay off the debt.

"Old Jia, wake up the man in my dream with one word. Those little bastards, I will send them to the north, to the east, and to the south of the ocean. It's time for those clansmen to make a living by themselves."

The impact of the changes in the Ministry of War on the imperial court is like throwing stones into the river. The splash is not big enough, and the ripples that appear will flow with the river and disappear in an instant.Because of the power of the Ministry of War, it has been slowly taken back by the emperor and the sages in recent years; another reason is that this time the power of the Ministry of War was handed over. He happily made handovers with Shan Guogong and Hu Xiao, but failed to cause the slightest turmoil in the court and the military camp.

After the prince decided on his marriage, he went to court with the saint and began his career as an observer of politics.Jia Amnesty handed over the memorial requesting the title of Rong Guogong's son, and it was quickly approved.So Jia Hu also began to go to court.He is also slightly stronger than the prince. He has the right to speak on political affairs in the court.

The prince likes to share his thoughts with Jia Hu.In fact, in his heart, he very much hoped that Jia Hu could express his thoughts at the court meeting.

Of course, it would be the best if Jia Hu could add that the crown prince thinks the same way after he finished speaking in the hall.

But Jia Hu just listened and didn't speak, her closed mouth was like a clam shell, and no one could pry it open in court meetings.

The prince thought that Jia Hu hadn't learned enough about the government, so he didn't respond to him.Therefore, he called Jia Hu to go to Wenyuan Pavilion together, just like going to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to study with the emperor, to listen to the sage discussing politics with the officials of the six ministries and nine officials.

Within a few days, the Supreme Commander called the Prince over.