Taking a deep breath, Bao Qin felt that this might be the time to test her own wisdom.
She calmed down and her mind suddenly became more alert.
It seems that the second sister's matter has not gone away. Based on my understanding of the Jia family's boss who is interested in money, it is simply that he is reluctant to part with the money that the Sun family gave him earlier, so he is holding it there, a bit waiting for a price. And the taste of Gu.
It's okay to be a father and mother if you are a poor servant from a small family. After all, he is also the eldest son of the Jia family, a mighty general, but he is so dirty that it makes people look down upon him. Nowadays, some of the Xue family, who are looked down upon by them, say they are imperial merchants, but there is absolutely no way they would do such a thing.
In the final analysis, this matter will fall on the husband. If the husband really likes the second sister, the tens of millions of taels of silver will not be a problem at all.
After marrying into the Feng family, sisters Baochai and Baoqin gradually learned about the Feng family's family background.
Although the Feng family has three families, and the Xue sisters only inherit the second family, because the eldest family and the second family both died without heirs, that is to say, the Hulunhou and Yunchuanbo lineages are nominally the father-in-law of the two families. , that is, the family fortune left by decades of hard work by the husband's eldest uncle Feng Qin and second uncle Feng Han was given to the three-bedroom Feng Tang family. This is why the Feng family has been thinking about it no matter how much effort it takes. Plan and seek.
The cruel reality is right in front of us. Originally, the three brothers of the Feng family should have been able to flourish, but because Feng Qin died young, Feng Han died of illness, and all the male heirs died before they became adults, this generation ended up like this. Only Feng Ziying is left. How can this not make Feng Tang panic?
Think about it, if Feng Ziying's lineage also has male heirs that are not prosperous, once he gets older, the male heirs will have three long and two short boys. In this era, premature death, accidents and diseases are really difficult to explain. It means that there are only two or three male heirs, as long as they have not grown up. They are all equally unstable. Once that happens, wouldn't it make the older generation of the Feng family cry?
If no one takes over the incense, the Feng family line may be extinct, and the Feng family's huge wealth may be taken away by distant relatives who can't even touch it. How can people be willing to do this?
It can be said that the Feng family has three families. Feng Qin served as the chief soldier of Datong Town for eight years, followed by Feng Han and Feng Tang, who served as chief soldier for six and eleven years respectively. The three brothers only served as general commanders in Datong. He has been serving as a soldier for more than 25 years, not counting the years Feng Tang served as the chief soldier in Yulin. It is not an exaggeration to say that half of the generals in the Datong Army came from the Feng family.
The commander-in-chief of the town here has served for three years. Not to mention, the one hundred thousand taels of silver should be safe and sound. With the contribution of the caravan, the sacrifices of the barbarians outside the border wall, and making a living inside, it will be easy. , this is still a little more rigorous in mind. If you are bold and wild, you can't do it with 200,000 yuan.
The Feng family is relatively cautious, but because of this, it is quite famous in Datong. In addition, Feng Tang went to Datong to marry the legitimate daughter of the powerful Duan family, and this powerful marriage made the business even bigger.
After the Xue sisters got married, mother-in-law Duan clearly informed the two families that the Feng family's property was basically distributed according to the ratio of three to three and one, and was not merged into the eldest, second and third families. The calculation is based on the assets, because it is really difficult to calculate the subsequent operations of the parties.
There are three bedrooms in each of the three rooms, and the Duan sisters keep 10% as their own private rooms, similar to how Jia's mother-in-law left herself a body that was managed by Yuanyang. Of course, before Lin Daiyu got married, the Duan sisters were temporarily in charge of Lin Daiyu. Wait, when Lin Daiyu gets married next year, this property will be handed over to Lin Daiyu to take charge of.
Now Baoqin is in charge of the second house. I made a rough estimate and found that the share he manages alone does not include the farm, but only the shops and various businesses in various places, the shares of Haitong Bank, the Tonghai bonds purchased, and Daguan Lou's shares are worth more than 400,000 taels.
The reason why the farm is not counted is because although the farm in Datong, Suzhou, Jingjiao, Linqing, and Yangzhou seem to be large in area, they are actually used more to support the soldiers and guards who follow the master on the expedition because they are unable to do so due to injuries. After they go to the battlefield again, they will be given a generous income, which can ensure that their family and young children have no worries about food and clothing. Basically, the house can get some local products during the holidays.
Those who have been following Feng Tang all year round can no longer go to the battlefield. Those who are willing to stay in the north or return to their hometowns can go to Datong, Linqing, or stay in the suburbs of Beijing. Those who like the prosperity in the south can go to Suzhou and Yangzhou. , in short, a few hundred acres of land in the north and dozens of acres of land in the south, just hire people to take care of it, and a family of seven or eight people can live a very comfortable life.
The assets in Baoqin's hands alone are quite astonishing. In addition, sisters Baochai and Baoqin also had dowries of tens of thousands of taels of silver when they were married. In total, the assets are close to 500,000 taels. .
Logically speaking, the dowry should be combined with the second wife's, but Feng Ziying told them not to use it and kept it for herself as private money.
Because considering that the manpower of the second house will inevitably expand in the future, this is the middle house of the house, and Baochai and Baoqin should also have some private houses of their own. This way, the public and private affairs can be clearly distinguished, and the two daughters can also be in charge of their future expenses. The confidence is stronger.
Feng Ziying's generosity also moved Baochai and Baoqin very much, which shows that the husband sincerely considers his sisters' long-term future in the Feng family.
After all, there will inevitably be concubines in every house in the future, and each will have maids, mothers-in-law, servants, a lot of servants, and even children. There will inevitably be differences between close relatives, close relatives, industriousness and laziness, so in addition to the rules in the public house, , if it's some human affairs in private, then you have to follow your own private account.
In this way, we have a foundation first, and in the future, it can be said that no one can poke his backbone in the back.
The money of the three houses is clearly divided, but where does the money come from when the husband wants to use it?
Although Bao Qin didn't know much about her husband's official duties in the past few years, looking at the large number of staff and subordinates around her husband, and these were all private recruitment by the husband, a simple calculation of the expenses of these people was definitely not a small amount.
Where her husband's income comes from and where it is spent, he has never told himself. Baoqin believes that even Shen Yixiu and Lin Daiyu may not know it in the future, but Baoqin has a vague feeling that it should be with Haitong Yinzhuang and Haitong Bank. It has something to do with the cooperative business with those merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi.
If the husband doesn’t tell, of course Baochai and Baoqin will not ask. As a wife, what she has to do is to take care of the family’s property. As for the man’s expenses outside, if he reaches out to ask for it from home, he will naturally not ask. If If you don't speak up, but what is done outside, then the woman had better pretend not to know and ignore it.
All the considerations and deliberations seemed complicated, but in Baoqin's heart they were just like clear springs and flowing stones, gurgling by, and it became clear in an instant.
"Is Mr. Xian going to take the concubine test?" Knowing that he had lost points for his previous words, Baoqin wanted to win back the lost points. He smiled, but the look on his face became more and more happy.
"Where did my sister go? My husband is just..." Feng Ziying couldn't find the right words for a while.
"Is it just out of emotion, or are you feeling uneasy?" Bao Qin smiled slyly, and her fox-like brisk smile fell in Feng Ziying's eyes, but it was so cute and cute.
Unable to help but hug Bao Qin tightly, Feng Ziying said in a long voice: "Whatever my sister says, it will be whatever it is."
"Well, if it's the former, I feel sad for you and feel the same way. After all, before my identity was unknown last year, I was suffering from the same pain and sleeplessness. Sometimes I ask myself that I have been clean and self-sufficient throughout my life, but how can I meet someone who is not kind to me? , is it really life?"
Bao Qin's words were full of emotion, "Fortunately, my sister has pointed out the path for me, so that my little sister can meet her husband and serve the scarf festival. I also want to thank my sister for her tolerance and generosity,..."
Seeing the tears welling up in Bao Qin's eyes, Feng Ziying was also touched, "Okay, let the past go. Let's just live our lives well now..."
"We want to live our lives well, but the younger sister thinks about how she suffered all night and couldn't sleep, so she feels the same for the second elder sister and elder sister Xiuyan..." Bao Qin smiled gently, "So the younger sister said If it is because of my feelings, then I really hope that my husband will not be a heartless and unjust person."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying was slightly shocked. He really didn't expect Bao Qin to be so generous. If it were Bao Chai, that would be fine. But Bao Qin's behavior was really inconsistent with her usual behavior. But looking at Bao Qin, Qin's feelings are sincere and don't seem to be fake. Maybe it's because she has had the same experience before, so she sympathizes with her?
Seeing Feng Ziying's expression moving slightly, although she didn't say anything, Bao Qin was so smart and smart that she immediately noticed her husband's intention. She finally regained the lost point and immediately struck while the iron was hot: "If my husband said the latter, Well, there is really no need to be anxious. My husband has underestimated the Shen family's elder sister and younger sister. If he joins the Feng family and becomes the wife of the Feng family, if he doesn't even have this kind of magnanimity and magnanimity, how can he really be over there? Not worthy..."
These words were so reasonable that even Feng Ziying wondered if she was really paranoid and didn't know enough about her wives, or maybe they didn't care about the threats Yingchun or Xiuyan could bring to them?
Feng Ziying was silent, but Bao Qin knew very well that he had completely regained the initiative, at least he had scored first in front of his husband.
"Ms. sir, don't think too much. Get some rest early. Things like this just happen naturally. Sister Xiuyan and Sister Miaoyu have a very good relationship. I'm afraid they may not be willing to come to the second room. They must follow Sister Lin. , if the second sister really has this intention, if she never abandons her, the younger sister is willing to take the second sister as her elder sister..."
Even if it was just an impossible gesture, it was enough to move Feng Ziying. She patted Baoqin's jade back and said warmly: "Why is this? The second sister is an honest person, how can she fight for this?"
