Chapter 244 Collegial Discussion

On the second day, when Jia Lian came back from the Bingma Si Yamen, Jia Zheng was convening the family members in the big study to discuss matters.

In addition to Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen, there were also the chief stewards of the two governments, Lai Da, Lin Zhixiao, Lai Sheng (Lai Sheng), as well as several Qing guests of Jia Zheng, Zhan Guang, Cheng Rixing, etc.

Jia Lian finally met Shan Ziye, an old man who was over sixty years old, with slightly white temples and good energy.

"Lian'er, you are here just in time. We are just talking about something important. There is something we need to discuss with you."

Jia Zheng asked Jia Lian to come to the middle of the study. Before the big project, Shan Ziye’s freshly prepared first draft of the design was laid out on it.

"Yesterday, I had sent people to demolish the walls in the second half of our two houses and the servants' houses in the east area.

According to Mr. Shan Ziye It is said that in general garden construction, landscapes and trees are indispensable.

Huifang Garden was originally a place of running water drawn from the north corner wall of Dongfu. In the future, a clear channel can be dug in the garden , directly lead this running water from east to west, throughout the entire garden, so there is no need to lead it from elsewhere, and a lot of trouble is avoided.

It’s just that the rocks and trees appear in Huifang Garden alone. Yes, I'm afraid it's far from enough, I can't say, I have to move some from Dongkuaoyuan to make it cheaper and easier."

Jia Lian understood what Jia Zheng meant as soon as he heard it.

Before the East Crossing Courtyard was cut off for Jia She to live in, it was where the original garden of Rongguo Mansion was. There were already many rocks and trees in it.

The family had previously reached a consensus that Rongxi Hall would still be occupied by Jia Zheng, while the East Crossing Courtyard would be owned by Jia Lian.

Although rocks and trees are not very valuable, they are still one of the most important components of Dongkuaoyuan. Therefore, if you want to transfer them, you naturally need to seek Jia Lian's permission.

"What I'm thinking about is that if you want to build a huge provincial garden, you will need countless trees, rocks and rocks."

Do you want to build a place for martial arts training yourself? You have asked craftsmen to dig out and move many trees and rocks, just for the purpose of building a garden.

Those trees were dug out with their roots and soil. If If transplanted into the garden as early as possible, most of them should survive.

In addition, I can send people to the east cross courtyard to have a look. No matter which tree or rockery boulder is photographed, As long as it is useful in the garden, you can send people to move it in without having to discuss it with me alone.

Building a garden for relatives is the top priority of the family today. As a member of the family, you should abandon your selfishness. , full support.”

When Jia Zheng heard this, he felt warm in his heart.

Look how beautifully these words are said, how wonderful it would be if it were my own son!

You must know that the reason why Jia She was willing to live in Dongkuaoyuan in the first place was probably because the beautiful scenery in Dongkuaoyuan would not make him feel exiled.

If all the precious flowers, plants, trees, and rocks inside were removed to build a garden, then there would really be nothing special about Dongkuaoyuan.

Thinking of this, Jia Zheng couldn't help but glance at Jia Zhen.

Sure enough, Zhen'er was not as enlightened as Lian'er. He said that his wife's affairs were his top priority, but in his heart he still felt sorry that the construction of a family-friendly garden for his mother-in-law took up most of his Huifang Garden.

When he was talking about demolishing the walls of the two mansions, his eyelids twitched, showing obvious reluctance.

Why didn't he think about it, the empress was now the fourth concubine, and the Jia family had become a relative of the emperor. Wasn't his clan leader the only one to benefit?

Now that the garden is built, it will also be the empress’s palace from now on, and it will definitely become their Western Mansion.

To be honest, if Rongguo Mansion hadn't been short of financial resources, he would have really wanted to give Jia Zhen tens of thousands of taels of silver, lest the other party always feel that they were taking advantage of them.

Then he looked at Jia Lian and said, "It's hard for you to think carefully. In this case, even if the needs of this business are still insufficient, it will not be much different if we think about it in the future. In this way, we can save a lot of money." A big expense."

"That's right..."

Everyone came up with their own ideas on how to quickly build a garden.

Jia Zhen had heard Shan Ziye talk about the overall concept before, and now she looked carefully at the complicated and detailed drawings, and suddenly said: "Reporting to the master, although it will be built according to Mr. Shan Ziye's concept The garden must be perfect, but according to my nephew, it would be very expensive to build so many palaces and villas.

In my opinion, we might as well divide the east and west sides of the garden. In addition, we can omit the pavilion between the main mountains in the north, and then decorate it with some rocks, ponds and trees.

In this way, we can not only shorten the construction period, but also save money to prepare for the future. It will be used by the empress when she returns home.”

Jia Zhen’s words were like a bucket of cold water poured on the heads of a group of people who were looking forward to what the garden would look like after it was built.

When Shan Ziye heard this, he immediately realized that maybe although the Jia Mansion was a public house, he was afraid that the budget was not particularly sufficient, so he hurriedly said: "According to what the adults said, it is not impossible, Rong Xiao I will consider it carefully and make some changes..."

Originally, there were many ways to build a garden with more money, and with less money, there was a way to make more money.Few methods.

Shan Ziye also saw how noble the Jia family was: the private residences in their two houses were actually wider than most of the palaces in Beijing.

Seeing that Jia Zheng was sincere in his request, he wanted to design a perfect garden according to the topography of Jia's mansion to highlight his knowledge and reputation.

But having said that, if the Jia family does not have enough money and gives up halfway, it will be counterproductive.

“I think it’s unnecessary.

I just took a rough look at the old gentleman’s design. It can be said that it is exquisitely conceived and completely combines the topography of our two mansions. Moreover, according to what the old man said, it is also combined with Feng Shui metaphysics, which shows that the old man is indeed a garden master.

If according to Brother Zhen’s statement, the Xuanguan on the east and west sides and the north will be omitted, the whole building will be The garden has lost its monotony.

In my opinion, not only can these things not be saved, but I also want to ask the old man to put more effort into making the design more sophisticated.

By then , the selection of materials for all buildings needs to be personally checked by the old gentleman.

After this is accomplished, I, the Jia family, will definitely be rewarded with a lot of money."

Where can Jia Lian know this? Jia Zhen is allowed to come out and cause trouble.

Jia Lianke still remembered that Xue Baochai, a scholar in the mountains, would live in Hengwuyuan on the north mountainside in the future.

He also wants to delete the annexes on the east and west sides. Isn’t it very likely that Lin Daiyu’s Xiaoxiang Pavilion will also be deleted?

Then what is the significance of building this Grand View Garden?

How can the Grand View Garden be called the Grand View Garden without Heng Wujun and Lin Xiaoxiang?

Jia Zhen did not expect that Jia Lian would reject his suggestion in public.

The reason why he would make this proposal is very simple, because he is afraid that the Rongguo Mansion will run out of money and then go to harvest his wool again!

　“However, if this is not the case, I am afraid that just building this garden will consume too much money. When the time comes, we will also welcome the empress to return home to visit relatives. Your expenses here may support ?”

“If you are just worried about money, there is no need.

Forget about the old lady’s preface, even without the old lady’s support, we cannot wrong the queen.

The empress is the most important person in our Jia family. Even if our own lives are more difficult in the future, we must welcome the empress home in a glorious manner.

Moreover, this palace does not mean that it will be useless after a marriage visit. If the palace opens Tian'en again next year and allows a bride visit, then there will be no need to worry about the place.

Therefore, for the long-term plan, this garden could not save the thirty or twenty thousand silver, but it was built with some shortcomings.

There is one more thing...

Have you, Master and Brother Zhen, ever thought that our empress is both capable and virtuous, and she was already the fourth concubine when she was first named? If in the future our empress Let's make further progress. When the time comes, Fuze will be glorious and our Jia family will not tell us. If she wants to return to the province again, can't we build another garden?

So, you might as well get it right in one step. If you want to build, build the best one.

I wonder what Master and Brother Zhen think? ”

Jia Lian’s words were like a thunderclap in the ears of Jia Zheng and others.

Yuanchun is already one of the four concubines. If he goes one step further, That is...

The imperial concubine!

The imperial concubine, who is above all the concubines, can assist the queen in managing the affairs of the harem.

It can be said that the imperial concubine has escaped the status of "concubine" and can be regarded as the "master's grandmother" in the Sixth Palace.

There is only one imperial concubine in the palace today, that is The biological mother of the third prince.

This is also the reason why the third prince has an unusual status among the princes and even dares to compete with the prince for the limelight.