Jia Lian had already expected that money would not be the biggest obstacle to the construction of the Grand View Garden in Rongguo Mansion.
As the saying goes, there are still three thousand nails left to break a ship, not to mention that the current Jia family is far from being as embarrassed as it was in the later period of the original work.
In the spring of the Yuan Dynasty, when the concubine is crowned, the flowers are blooming and the fire is cooking, the basic framework can be put together by just putting together.
Therefore, the Grand View Garden can definitely be built.
However, Jia Zhen was unwilling to use Huifang Garden to build a provincial garden, which was a bit beyond Jia Lian's expectations.
He remembered that in the original book, the Jia family worked together for this matter, and the Ningguo Mansion was like a family like the Rongguo Mansion, directly cutting off most of Huifang Garden to build a garden.
Could it be that the Rongguo Mansion in the original book was really very wealthy at that time and that the money was in place?
Jia Lian has no way of studying the specific situation, but Jia Lian has been planning the Grand View Garden for a long time and really wants to see with his own eyes what the legendary Grand View Garden looks like.
Moreover, after the Grand View Garden is completed, Daiyu and others can move into the Grand View Garden. Needless to say, when Daiyu lives alone in a villa, it will not be so easy for Erbao to seduce his sister Lin...
Jia Lian, who had some concerns in his heart, said seriously after listening to the statements of Jia Zheng and others:
“Preparing and building a palace for our eldest sister to return to the province is the most important thing for our family right now, so no matter how difficult it is for the family, we must do our best to complete this matter.
However, as the old saying goes, those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region. This matter is of great importance, but we must make complete preparations, because once this matter is launched, there is no way to give up halfway.
Therefore, I still have to ask how much money our family can spend on the return of our eldest sister to the province.
There are many ways, there are too few ways, this is all debatable. The biggest fear is that the initial layout is too big, and as for the follow-up, it will not be good. Others will see our family as a joke. , if this affects the reputation of eldest sister, then how can we see her in the future?
For the sake of our family, my eldest sister has lived in seclusion in the palace for so many years, and has survived through the golden years. Now that she has finally gotten through it, wouldn’t it be chilling to think that we, the closest relatives, couldn’t even take a look at her when she came home? "
When Jia Lian said this, everyone looked sad and didn't know what to say.
Mother Jia burst into tears for a while, as if she had some difficult-to-express emotions.
Wang Xifeng glanced at Jia Lian secretly, "We are discussing business here, why don't you act sensational and deliberately make the happy event so boring?"
Mrs. Wang was determined to get this thing done, but now she has become even more determined after listening to Jia Lian's words.
Seeing that Jia Lian really wanted to ask, he didn't mince his words and said bluntly: "There is still about 100,000 yuan left in the official treasury.
I had discussed it with the old lady before. In those years, the Zhen family in Jiangnan was in the silk business, and they kindly got our family to join us. In the end, including the principal and dividends, we had about 50,000 silver. Since our family was not in a hurry to use the money, we did not touch it and kept it at Zhen's house.
In addition, the rented land in Nanjing has been confiscated for several years and brought to Beijing. We have also checked the account books before and found that there is about 30,000 taels of silver in the treasury at the old house.
Taken together, there are 180,000 taels. In addition, the old lady and I discussed and each raised another 20,000 taels of silver, so that the total came to 220,000 taels of silver, which is almost enough..."
Two hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver is definitely an impressive figure.
There are thousands of wealthy people in the world, but those who can come up with this number are definitely rare. Either he is a giant businessman or he is a huge corrupt person.
Even Jia Zhen raised her eyebrows.
I thought that the expenses here over the years would be huge, but I didn’t expect that there would be such a large amount of savings...
But after hearing this, Jia Lian shook his head.
“If we deal with the big sister thing alone, maybe it’s almost enough.
But counting time, all of our family’s property, including house rent and land rent from all over the country, will not arrive until at least September or October.
Could it be that in order to take care of the big sister, all other things in our family have to be done? Obviously not, not to mention anything else, there is the master’s birthday to attend right now, and the old lady’s in August. In addition, there are our family’s daily expenses. We welcome and drop off at various mansions to buy things for the empress. Boxing Day…”
Jia Lian's words made others think deeply.
Yes, the huge Rongguo Mansion has hundreds of people. Could it be that all the money was used up in one go? Even if we can deal with it this year, what about next year, the year after, and the future?
Although Wang Xifeng and others often joke that just eating enough is enough, but if they really have to live in poverty, no one here has ever considered this issue!
Jia Zheng sighed: "Except for the old lady, I can keep everything simple this year..."
It can be seen from this that Jia Zheng appears to be arrogant, but in fact he really wants to accomplish the matter of marriage.
Jia Lian handed over to Jia Zheng and said: "Even if I am willing to wrong myself, outsiders will inevitably be suspicious when they see our family suddenly acting like this.
Therefore, the master's business cannot be delayed.
In fact, even if you save a sum of money from the master, it is just a drop in the bucket.
Our family is already stretched thin just to prepare for the construction of the palace... Master, please don’t forget that when the palace is completed, there will be a big head left to welcome the queen for her wedding in the future..."
Everyone's hearts tightened, yes, the concubine moved home to visit her relatives. It was a great grace rarely seen in ancient times, and the family naturally had to welcome it with the highest and higher ceremony. The cost required by then will probably be an astronomical figure.
Jia Zheng was silent.
Although Mrs. Wang also knew that Jia Lian was not talking nonsense, she was eager for success. Seeing Jia Lian pouring cold water on everyone, she still couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that Lian'er was afraid that the family would spend all the money, so she was reluctant?
"Then what do you think our family should do? You just said it yourself, this matter is a legitimate matter that should be handled, and it won't stop because of money, right?
No matter how difficult it is for our family, it should not be like this. "
Mrs. Wang naturally has reason to doubt Jia Lian's intentions. What they discussed before was just the cash that the family could produce.
When times are extremely difficult, the family's property and belongings can be sold casually, but which one is worthless?
There is a reason why the people in power in Rongguo Mansion, who have a century-old foundation of the Duke's Mansion, never worry about money, because there is really no shortage of money!
Jia Lian glanced at Mrs. Wang, and the contempt in his heart almost came out.
"My wife misunderstood, and my nephew certainly didn't mean it that way.
What I mean is that part of the official money should be reserved for other important matters at home, and not all of it should be used for family planning.
Promoting relatives is a great happy event, and it is an honor for our entire Jia family if it is done successfully.
Therefore, I feel that in this matter, the old lady and my wife cannot be the only ones providing money. As a member of the family, we should also have the money and ability to contribute. "
Jia Lian said, looking around at everyone, and said: "My father liked to collect toys when he was alive. This was his old man's hobby, and as a son, I support it.
I originally thought that putting all the things that the old man loved during his lifetime into his tomb would be a sign of filial piety as a son to relieve his troubles.
But then I thought about it, most of the things his old man left behind were of great value. If they were all put into the tomb, it would inevitably make Xiao Xiao worried...
So in the end, he only chose a few of his favorite items to be sacrificed, and the rest were converted into money, thinking that if there was any big event in the family in the future, it would be prepared for emergencies.
I didn't expect to meet him so soon.
Therefore, if the wife doesn't mind it, the nephew is willing to use all the money to do important things for the family. Although it is not much, it can be regarded as the nephew's intention as a member of the family. "
Jia Lian's words surprised everyone.
Since ancient times, who doesn’t love money? Who is willing to use his own money for everyone to use without giving out silver?
As soon as Jia Lian finished speaking, Mrs. Xing, who had been pretending to be a fool next to her, couldn't sit still!
On the contrary, logically she should have a share of what Jia She left behind...
However, at this time, even if she was reluctant, she did not dare to object.
