The next day, when Jia Lian came back from the Bingma Si Yamen, Jia Zheng was indeed 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, and 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're 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 big case in the middle of the study, on which was spread the first draft of Shan Ziye's fresh design.
"Yesterday, I sent people to demolish the walls in the second half of our two mansions and the servants' houses in the east area.
According to Mr. Shan Ziye, landscapes and trees are indispensable in any garden construction.
Huifang Garden was originally a place of running water drawn from under the north corner wall of the East Mansion. In the future, a clear channel can be dug in the garden to directly lead the running water from east to west, running through the entire garden, and there will be no need for trouble. Inducing it from elsewhere saves a lot of trouble.
It's just that the existing rocks, rocks and trees in Huifang Garden alone are not enough. It's impossible to say that some of them have to be moved from Dongkua Yard to make it cheaper and easier. "
Jia Lian understood what Jia Zheng meant as soon as he heard it.
Before the east cross 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 Cross 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.
"My master is considering that if we want to build such a large provincial garden, we will need countless trees, rocks and stones.
The dissatisfied master said, haven't I been building a place for myself to practice martial arts these days? The craftsmen were ordered to dig out and move many trees and rocks, which were prepared for the construction of the garden.
Those trees were dug out with their roots and soil. If transplanted to the garden as soon as possible, most of them should survive.
In addition, I can send people to the East Crossing Courtyard to take a look. No matter which tree or rockery boulder I see in the photo, as long as it is useful in the garden, I can send people to move it in. There is no need to talk to me alone. Negotiate.
Building a provincial garden is a top priority for the family today. As a member of the family, you should put aside your selfishness and give your full support. "
Hearing this, Jia Zheng felt warm in his heart.
Look how beautifully these words are said, how wonderful it would be if he were his own son!
You know, the reason why Jia She was willing to live in Dongkua Yuan in the first place was probably because the beautiful scenery in Dongkua Yuan would not make him feel exiled.
Now if all the valuable flowers, plants, trees, and rocks inside were removed to build a garden, then there really would be nothing special about Dongkua Yard.
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 building a family reunion garden for his mother-in-law took up most of his Huifang Garden.
When he talked about demolishing the walls of the two mansions just now, his eyelids twitched, showing obvious reluctance.
Why doesn't he want to think about it, the empress is now the fourth concubine, and the Jia family has become a relative of the emperor. The only one who benefits is his clan leader?
After the garden was built, it would become the empress's palace from now on, and it would 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 had taken advantage of them.
So he looked at Jia Lian and said, "I'm sorry for your thoughtfulness. In this case, even if the needs of this family 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 expenses."
"exactly……"
Everyone came up with ideas on how to quickly build a garden.
Jia Zhen had heard Shan Ziye talk about the overall idea before, and now she looked at the complicated drawings carefully, and suddenly said: "Reporting to the master, although the garden will be built according to Mr. Shan Ziye's idea, it will definitely be perfect, but according to my nephew It seems to me that if we want to build so many palaces and villas, it will cost a lot of money.
In my opinion, we might as well omit the pavilion between the east and west sides and the main mountain range in the north, and then decorate it with some rocks, ponds and trees.
In this way, the construction period can be shortened and money can be saved to prepare for the future when the queen comes home. "
Jia Zhen's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on the heads of people who were looking forward to what the garden would look like after it was built.
Gu Juan
When Shan Ziye heard this, he immediately realized that maybe even though the Jia Mansion was a public institution, the budget was not particularly sufficient, so he hurriedly said: "If it goes according to what the adults said, it's not impossible. Let me think about it carefully." , to make additions and changes..."
Originally, there were different ways to build a garden if there was more money, and there were ways to build a garden if there was less money.
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 don’t think it’s necessary.
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 houses. Moreover, according to what the old man said, it also incorporates Feng Shui metaphysics. It can be seen that the old gentleman is indeed a garden master.
If according to what Brother Zhen said, if the Xuanguan on the east, west and north sides were omitted, the whole garden would be monotonous.
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 designing them more delicately.
At that time, the selection of materials for all buildings will still need to be personally controlled by the old man.
After this is accomplished, I, Jia Mansion, will be rewarded heavily. "
How could Jia Lian allow Jia Zhen to come out and cause trouble?
Jia Lianke still remembered that Xue Baochai, a senior scholar in the mountains, would live in Hengwuyuan on the north mountainside in the future.
He also wanted to delete the annexes on the east and west sides. Wouldn't it be possible that Lin Daiyu's Xiaoxiang Pavilion would also be deleted?
So what’s the point of building this Grand View Garden?
Without Heng Wujun and Lin Xiaoxiang’s Grand View Garden, how could it still be called the Grand View Garden?
Jia Zhen did not expect that Jia Lian would reject his suggestion in public.
He would make this proposal simply because he was afraid that the Rongguo Mansion would run out of money and try to steal his money again!
"But, if not, I'm afraid that just building this garden will consume too much money. When the time comes, we will also have to welcome the queen back home to visit her relatives. Can your expenses be supported?"
"If you're just worried about money, there's no need to worry about it.
Don't mention the old lady's preface. Even without the old lady's support, we can't wrong the empress.
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 back home to visit our relatives 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 marriage 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.
One more thing...
Master and Brother Zhen, have you ever thought about it, our empress is both talented and virtuous, and she has already been honored as the fourth concubine when she was first named. If our empress makes further progress in the future, then she will be blessed and honored by our Jia family, not to mention, if she is an old man If we want to return to the province again, can't we build another garden?
Therefore, 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 thunder exploding in the ears of Jia Zheng and others.
Yuanchun is now one of the four concubines, and if she goes one step further, she will be...
Royal concubine!
A noble concubine is someone who is above all concubines and 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 noble concubine in the palace now, who 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.
