In the next few days, Jia Lian did not abide by the so-called etiquette. He went to the Lin family every day to visit Lin Ruhai and Daiyu, and took the initiative to take care of the affairs inside and outside the Lin family, including preparing for Lin Ruhai's funeral.
This is not because Jia Lian cursed Lin Ruhai to die early, but because people at that time paid attention to preparation in advance.
For example, Jia Mu had some arrangements for her funeral a few years ago. Because she herself didn’t know how long she would survive, and she didn’t want the younger generations to be in a hurry and hastily settle her affairs!
For another example, the Imperial Tomb of the Supreme Emperor was built a few years ago, but it has not yet been completely completed...
This is a characteristic of the times. The more distinguished a person is, the grander the preparations for his funeral will be.
In addition to going to the Lin family, he finally returned to the Military and Horse Department.
As an important administrative office in Xicheng, the Bingma Division did not plan to have all employees go home to celebrate the Spring Festival. It can even be said that most people do not get a complete annual leave, because the more festive and festive the time, the busier the officers and soldiers of the Military and Horse Division are.
Perhaps, this is also the reason why the people at the top tacitly allow a few soldiers and horses to enjoy the appropriate filial piety from various merchants in the capital.
As for why Jia Lian didn't take office a few days ago...
He is the boss. After finally returning from a major imperial mission, he is still not allowed to rest at home for a few days?
Besides, he had arranged the personnel of the Military and Horse Department well before he left Beijing. He didn't hear anything went wrong after he came back, so he was naturally not in a hurry to go to the Yamen to order.
On the first day he went to the Yamen, everyone from the Army and Horse Department congratulated him on his promotion and flattered him to the extreme. It was not until Jia Lian couldn't stand it any longer and asked them to go off and do their own work.
However, Jia Lian was grateful after all, and immediately said that he would treat all civil and military officials who were not on duty to a gathering at Juxian Tower at noon.
The next day, he processed some necessary official documents, gave instructions to his left and right, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Fan Jin and others.
Looking at the mysterious looks of Fan Jin and Xie Jun, Jia Lian guessed something and followed him to the back hall. Sure enough, Fan Jin presented a yellow seal in front of Jie Jun with a smile and said with a smile: "My lord, this time We were sent as envoys under the emperor's orders, and our hard work has made great achievements, but the young ones never dare to forget the teachings of your Majesty... This is the half year that your Majesty has been away from the capital, and the people below are filial. Please take a look at it..."
Jia Lian smiled, took it over without any hesitation, and began to check it face to face.
But he just looked at the number briefly, then smiled, returned the banknote to Huang Feng, and asked with a smile: "Why is there more? Are you trying to please me and deduct the benefits of my brothers?"
"My lord, this is unjust. How dare you, the low-ranking people, etc.? We all paid a lot of the brothers' share, and we paid it all.
As for why there are more than before, firstly, the share from September last year is also included, and secondly, you may not know that when the new year comes every year, the people below will be more sensible and pay more for the hard work of the brothers, so The brothers share more benefits. "
Fan Jin hurriedly explained, and Xie Jun beside him also said yes with a smile.
As for Jia Lian's absence, how much filial piety was received in the second half of last year? As long as they are bolder and smarter, it is possible to trick Jia Lian. It would be easy to intercept at least some of it.
But how dare they.
Originally, Jia Lian only kept his word in the Army and Horses Division. Even Deputy Commander Cui, who had been in the Army and Horses Division in Xicheng for many years, was driven out to live in foreign lands. It would be okay if he did a small trick under Jia Lian's nose and was not discovered. If he was discovered, he would definitely spit out all the money and profits, and it might not be settled yet.
Besides, they never thought of being disloyal to Jia Lian. Jia Lian was promoted step by step and became a close minister of the emperor. If he followed him, not only would he have a brighter future, but Jia Lian himself would be very tolerant and generous towards his subordinates.
There is absolutely no need for them to sacrifice for the small.
For example, when Commander Cui and Deputy Commander Cui were there in the past, Deputy Commander Cui personally managed the quarterly filial piety.
At that time, it was naturally the former commander and deputy commander Cui who took the big head and let them and their brothers below drink the soup. Although it is natural, sometimes I still feel aggrieved.
But Jia Lian is different, perhaps because people who come from the Duke's Mansion have a different vision, and their actions are not as petty as Deputy Commander Cui made them do!
After getting rid of Deputy Commander Cui, I don’t know what connections were used to make the ministry have no intention of appointing a new deputy commander. It stands to reason that even if Jia Lian had monopolized the share of deputy commander Cui, it would not be the same. No one dares to say anything, right?
But Jia Lian didn't. He didn't even bother to manage the matter himself. Instead, he delegated the matter to him and Fan Jingcheng to jointly manage it.
For the first time, they tentatively gave Deputy Commander Cui's share to Jia Lian, but Jia Lian didn't seem to care about the thousands of silver. Instead, he waved his hand and asked them to give Deputy Commander Cui's share to Jia Lian. As his reward, he distributed it to more than two thousand brothers up and down...
Don't talk about anything else, just because of the openness and generosity of the commander, can you prevent the brothers above and below from following him wholeheartedly and pursue a rich future?
Seeing the bright faces of Jie Jun and his two men, Jia Lian said nothing more and put Huang Feng into his arms.
This is why Jie and Jun will do something to exchange the silver into banknotes in advance. Otherwise, he would not be able to take this amount of silver quietly.
As for the share of the deputy commander who was given to everyone, it was not entirely generous of Jia Lian.
Anywhere, the distribution of benefits is in the shape of a pyramid. The chief and deputy commanders of the Military and Horse Division, as people with a much higher rank than other officials, have always had the lion's share of the profits.
Not to mention anything else, the two commanders and deputy commanders accounted for almost half of the filial piety of the entire Army and Horses Division.
If he had monopolized it by himself, Fan Jin and others might not have dared to say anything at that time because of the power of his airborne landing. But every time the benefits were distributed in the future, they naturally felt dissatisfied. They felt that Jia Lian was too greedy and would surely become resentful in the long run.
He had just taken office at that time, and what he needed most was the support of his subordinates, so he was naturally happy to use an opening to show his broad-mindedness. Just like this, if the Ministry of War sends another deputy commander one day, because he wants to take away everyone's vested interests, I believe it will not be easy here.
It can be regarded as helping to avoid possible constraints in advance and burying a hole.
After coming out of the Military and Horse Department, he stopped by the Lin Mansion to take a look. Then Jia Lian took Lin Zhixiao and others out of the city to the place where they visited the horse racing field.
"Second Master, don't worry. The servants have taken care of everything and there are no accidents.
According to what the second master said that day, a total of more than 2,000 acres of land were enclosed here, including the hillside that the second master liked and the forests on both sides. "
Looking at the nearby green mountains and green waters, smelling the fragrance of wild flowers and green grass, Jia Lian nodded with satisfaction.
It only cost more than five thousand taels of silver to buy such a spacious piece of land. It was really a good deal.
"Because there are hundreds of acres of good farmland here, the slave and others did not drive away all the previous tenants. Instead, they selected a dozen more honest households and kept them. But don't worry, slave. Teach them the rules and they won’t wander around elsewhere.”
Jia Lian laughed. Although his original intention was only to have a horse racing farm and a place where he could simply hunt, but since there are hundreds of acres of fertile land, it would be a waste to leave it uncultivated.
Speaking of which, if it weren't for these hundreds of acres of good farmland, this piece of land wouldn't be worth more than five thousand taels of silver.
The value of fertile land in Dawei is about four to six taels per acre. Those in the capital are slightly more expensive, only seven or eight taels.
As for the forests and grasslands, they are too cheap. If no one buys them, they will remain in the hands of the government. It is impossible for the government to have the manpower and energy to manage it. It is better to sell it to wealthy people to increase fiscal revenue.
As for him, it is a good thing to have appropriate tenants, so that he can be looked after at ordinary times, which can save a lot of manpower.
Chatting and laughing with Lin Zhixiao, they came to the center of Zhuangzi. Under the shade of the trees, an exquisite carriage was parked quietly there.
When Jia Lian saw it, he said to Lin Zhixiao and others: "Okay, you go back first. I will see how to build this village first. I will tell you when I have a plan."
"yes……"
Lin Zhixiao naturally saw the carriage in front of him, but he only glanced at it. He didn't even take a closer look at the people around the carriage, so he rode back to the city with the two stewards of the Rongguo Mansion behind him.
Jia Lian, on the other hand, rode close to the carriage, took a horse whip, and opened the curtain.
A beautiful figure appeared in his eyes.
This is such a clean and pure woman. Just taking a look at Jia Lian, her fair and beautiful face turned slightly red.
Jia Lian smiled and said: "Come down, there is no one else here."
This person was Miaoyu who was supposed to be in Muni Courtyard.
This girl has been entangled with him for several years. Now her master is dead, and she is also a helpless and pitiful person.
Jia Lian thought that after she moved into Guancui'an, she would probably not be able to leave the Grand View Garden. It happened that Zhuangzi bought it, so he wanted to imitate Princess Zhaoyang's invitation to him that day, and invite her to come for an outing while the spring weather was good.
Miaoyu was naturally very moved, but her unique identity made her very worried. Jia Lian asked her to dress like a lady today, and then he sent someone to bring her here quietly, so that she would be unnoticed and there would be no problem.
Anyway, Miaoyu was originally a disciple of a lay family, with a waterfall of green hair. As long as she changed her clothes, she became more ladylike than other ladies.
Sure enough, when Miaoyu came out of the carriage, she was wearing a pale blue dress that stunned even Jia Lian, let alone Zhang Yong behind.
Among them, some knew Miaoyu's origin, and some didn't, but they all understood that this was the woman of their Marquis, so they turned around wherever they dared to take a second look.
