Seeing that Wang Xifeng was about to leave, Jia Lian pressed his hand to calm her down. He waved to Xiangling next to him and let her hold the fishing rod in his hand. Then he pulled Wang Xifeng closer and asked, "In our home, Approximately how much cash is there?"

When Wang Xifeng heard this, he immediately turned around and looked around, and then said warily: "Good luck, why do you ask this?"

"Why, can't you ask? Or are you afraid that the three of them will cheat on us and expose us?

Don't worry, even if they leaked the truth, who would dare to covet it? Now this It's good that we don't worry about other people at home."

Wang Xifeng blushed, thinking about it, Ping'er and the other three were all close confidants around them. Except for Xiang Ling, who was dull and didn't care much about money, both Ping'er and Qingwen were very familiar with their family's wealth.

Then she lowered her voice and said, "I haven't counted the exact number, but it's probably around one hundred thousand. What do you want to do?"

In fact, she has counted it. More than one hundred thousand. It was her instinctive reaction not to speak, even when facing Jia Lian.

Even so, Jia Lian was a little surprised. Thinking that the official treasury of Rongguo Mansion is so poor now, but his own small treasury is so full, this feeling is really... refreshing!

But think about it, under Wang Xifeng’s management, it is basically impossible to get in or out of the house.

In the past few years since I started my career, I will not talk about the large and small rewards I have received, but I will talk about the time when Jingxu was inspected in Shuiyue Temple, Kang Li, the brother of the Zhou family in the Prince's Villa, sent money, and coerced domestic slaves to donate money. , and the retained portion of the old man's inheritance after his death...

One after another, didn't he receive thousands or tens of thousands of silver this time?

Not to mention, since he became the commander of the Military and Horse Division, he has relied on the management of the huge Xicheng and has paid tribute to people from all walks of life in Xicheng. However, Jia Lian did not completely hand over this part of the money to Sister Feng for safekeeping.

"Don't look at me so defensively. I have something that I want to discuss with you.

"You also know that two years ago I Outside, someone opened a restaurant, specializing in all kinds of Jiangnan famous wines. After such a long period of operation in Beijing, it is now considered to be stable and profitable.

I thought, our family has a big business and a large population. There are so many mouths to eat, but they only focus on the fixed amount of money and goods in the officialdom every year. If it goes on as time goes by, it will inevitably become a trend of sitting on nothing.

So, I want to be in Juxian On the basis of the building, expand some scale and try to purchase some other industries. It is best to integrate it into a family business model.

　Not to mentionBeing on par with those big businessmen will at least allow our family to have some stable income every year, and ultimately form a virtuous cycle. ”

Wang Xifeng is also an economic expert, and she basically understood what Jia Lian meant as soon as she heard it.

It was precisely because she understood it that she had more questions!

“How many restaurants do you want to open? Want to buy other properties? Could it be that you want to imitate that guy from a screwdriver background and open a shop and start a business? "

Wang Xifeng is outspoken and has no scruples. She can say whatever she wants. Anyway, Aunt Xue and her family are not around.

Besides, the Xue family is an imperial merchant after all. , with the title of emperor.…

What do other merchants do in their eyes?

Scholars, peasants, industrialists and merchants, merchants are ranked last, not just Just saying, this is a deep-rooted prejudice that has remained in people's hearts for thousands of years!

There are not many princes and nobles in Beijing who end up doing business.

Don't say that Princes and nobles, even high-ranking officials, are ashamed to do business.

It’s not that there are no such things, but most of those families will be looked down upon by high-ranking families like Jia’s family as having never seen the world. He was born as a naughty boy!

In this world, wealthy families who live on thousands of acres of manor and ten thousand acres of fertile land are truly rich and noble.

For example, Jia Both Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion have more than 100,000 acres of fertile land under their names. Some of these fertile lands were awarded by Taizu during his time, and some were purchased by several generations of Dukes.

Also, the two houses of the Jia family have relied on their wealth for hundreds of years!

Now, with more than 100,000 acres of fertile land guarded, Lord Cheng of the Rongguo Mansion and the current Marquis Jia Lian actually told her that she wanted Doing business to support the family? When Wang Xifeng heard it the first time, she wanted to make fun of Jia Lian.

Seeing Jia Lian glance at her condescendingly, Wang Xifeng put away her smile and asked: "Why is it so good? , came up with this idea?

Not to mention that the art of Tao Zhu is not simple, but our family seems to be in such a state of poverty, right? ”

The official treasury in the government is a bit poor now, but that’s not because of the garden. As long as this incident is over, with the massive output of the farm, in a few years, The mansion has calmed down a bit.

After all, if the mansion only relies on hundreds of mouths to eat, how much can it eat in a year?

Wang Xifeng’s thoughts, It can't be said that it is wrong, but how did she know Jia Lian's plan.

If you want to develop your own power, you don't need money everywhere. You only rely on the land at home.The total output is only a small amount, and it has to be divided among the family.

It would be enough to be wealthy and honorable, but it obviously cannot satisfy Jia Lian's requirements.

People in this era regard farming and farming and relying on the sky as the only and legitimate way to make a living. But Jia Lian naturally knew that the only way to accumulate wealth that was far beyond that of ordinary families was through business.

Jia Lian did not want to become as rich as Shen Wanshan, but he felt that with the power of the Jia family and his status, it would not be too much to just get involved in some suitable businesses. , those businesses will obediently spit out some of the market to him.

What is this called, money that is not earned in vain.

Anyway, the dynasties have never prohibited nobles from doing business. Even in those dynasties that prohibited it, there were always princes and nobles who forced their slaves and in-laws to do business.

“Our family is not in a state of poverty, and we have already borrowed 80,000 silver from Dongfuzhi. We still don’t know when this 80,000 silver will be returned to others.”

Hearing what Jia Lian said, Wang Xifeng couldn't refute, so he asked with a smile: "Aren't you afraid that people will laugh at you when you do this?"

"I am a military commander, and I am a military commander. If you are not a civil servant, what can you do if you want to clear your name?"

Jia Lian was very straightforward. Nowadays, the only two people Jia Lian is really afraid of are Emperor Ningkang and the Supreme Emperor.

I have never seen the Supreme Emperor, but I heard that he also liked luxury in his later years. As for Emperor Ningkang, although he was more diligent and disliked mediocre ministers, he was not a harsh person, but he was more majestic. Such an emperor would be easier for him to talk to. …

As long as it is useful and loyal to him, he will not hesitate to give you some benefits.

Therefore, as long as it does not make these two people dissatisfied with him, Jia Lian will not feel pressure when doing it.

With Jia Lian like this, Wang Xifeng is sure that Jia Lian is serious, and it is not easy for her to object, because she always feels that every decision Jia Lian makes today is not a mistake. If it was like Jia Lian said, it could add income to the family, she would naturally be happy.

She is the head of the house, and she also likes to be the head of a wealthy family, and does not like to be the head of a poor family.

"If you really want to try it, I won't stop you.

"But, you should discuss this matter with the master and wife first. And since it is Even if we need to raise the initial money for the family's property, we should draw it from the official. Why do you want us to use our own money to do things?"

Wang Xifeng half reminded, half complained said.

Formerly, Jia Lian took so much money to reward domestic slaves and constructionThe second ancestral hall has made her feel distressed for a long time.

But Jia Lian rolled his eyes at her: "Do you really want to live with the ladies for a long time?"

"What do you mean?"< br />
Wang Xifeng was secretly startled and glanced around.

This is the Pavilion in the Lake. Ping'er had led Qingwen and two of them to guard the bridge when they were talking about business.

"You will understand what I mean by yourself. Don't worry, you eat one bite at a time, and I am not going to set up a family business all at once.

What I mean is , let’s spend less money and go out to test the waters first, firstly to avoid risks, and secondly, to prevent you from feeling too distressed.

When these industries grow in the future and the time is ripe, we can discuss the establishment of a family business firm. Things.

When the time comes, no matter whether we separate from the master or the wife, as long as the money is in our own hands, it is you and me who have the final say in the family, do you understand?"

Wang Xifeng reveals everything with just a few clicks. Although she doesn't know what economic base determines the superstructure, she naturally understands this truth.

In order to build this garden, the official bank account was basically exhausted, and Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were asked to use a lot of private money to subsidize it.

He even owed Dongfu 80,000 taels of silver. With this hole in place, it is unlikely that officials will become wealthy for at least ten years.

In this way, as long as the industry mentioned by Jia Lian can successfully bring huge income, who in the family will not flatter them and point them to a life of wealth?

Moreover, the reason why she advised Jia Lian was that she was afraid that Jia Lian would be hot-headed and invest all the family assets accumulated at once. If he lost money, it would be difficult to recover.

She was relieved to hear that Jia Lian meant to take his time, so she nodded and agreed, and then hurriedly asked Jia Lian about his specific plan.

While the couple were discussing the plan to make a fortune, a servant girl from the Xue family came from the Rongguo Mansion. Jia Lian, despite Wang Xifeng’s words, would discuss it in detail after returning home in the evening, and then recruit the wife. Enter the pavilion.

"My slave has met Mr. Hou. Our wife said that she is grateful for Mr. Hou's help to our uncle. She specially prepared drinks at home for me to ask if Mr. Hou is free in the evening. , invite you to come over for a drink.

And Mistress Lian, please come over if you have time."

Wang Xifeng only saw that the old woman invited Jia Lian first, and then saw her After changing his mind, he realized that the Xue family mainly wanted to invite Jia Lian.

The purpose is easy to guess. It’s just a thank you for the help. I’m afraid it’s just to ask Jia Lian if it’s correct.How to deal with the beating Liu Xianglian.

Then he smiled and said: "Thank you aunt for me, and tell me that I still have something to do. When sister Baochai gives birth to a baby some time later, I won't bother her again."

With that said, Wang Xifeng greeted Ping'er.

Jia Lian originally decided to visit the Xue family tomorrow, so he said to the old woman: "Go back and tell your aunt that I will visit later."

The old lady went away with a lot of thanks.