After Jin Quan stepped down as prime minister, the Jin family's reputation dropped a lot.
In the past, guests came to the Jin family almost every day. There was an endless stream of people begging for office, asking for help, begging for money...
But now that Jin Quan has retreated to the second line, there are immediately fewer customers coming and going.
"It's true that mountains and streams are easy to rise and easy to retreat, and it's easy to return to a small heart." Jin Minzhi sighed when he saw this.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with that. The tree is big and attracts the wind. It's less likely to cause trouble now that it's low-key." Xiang Nan curled his lips and said.
The officialdom is like a battlefield, where the sword cuts to the bone. After all, Jin Quan is old. In terms of skill, shamelessness, and ruthlessness, he is not as good as the younger generation. The consequence of staying in love is to be forcibly removed from power, lose all power, and die.
Now that he can safely retreat to the second line, rely on his own shadow to protect the Jin family, and live a peaceful life for a few years, it is already a good ending.
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"Father, I heard from outside that Mr. Jia and Mr. Chai in our house have made a fortune. They bought several houses in the capital and hundreds of acres of fields outside the city." Xiang Nan then found Jin Quan and said.
"Oh, is there such a thing?" Jin Quan was surprised when he heard it.
The two accountants of Jin Mansion, Jia Gongping and Chai Xinxin, are both old people who have been working there for more than ten years. Although the wages are high, it is not enough for them to buy a few houses or hundreds of acres of farmland in the capital.
After all, how can we manage a few houses, hundreds of acres of land, and not have 20,000 to 30,000 yuan? Therefore, they probably stole the money and transferred the Jin family's money to their own pockets.
If that's the case, damn it.
Now even the master of the Jin family has begun to save money. If there are still two borers left, wouldn't it save them all money?
At that moment, Jin Quan transferred the account books to investigate.
At the beginning, no problems were found, and every account was remembered clearly.
But Xiang Nan soon discovered the clues.
It turns out that the Jin family's account books were printed from the Printing Bureau. Each book has one hundred pages, and each page is numbered. To avoid filling in the sun and the moon backwards and inserting them into the accounts.
However, although Jia Gongping and Chai Xinxin did not change the accounts, they dared to change the accounts. They quietly opened the account book, replaced a few pages, and bound the account book again.
After such fraud, he openly prepared false accounts and secretly kept the money.
A rough estimate shows that I am afraid that less than 50,000 yuan was stolen by them and ended up in my own home.
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"What a courageous person. I thought they had been with me for more than ten years and were trustworthy old men, so I handed over the accounting office to them. Who would have thought that they would actually do something scandalous?! For fifty thousand yuan, they really did How dare you be greedy!" Jin Quan couldn't help but gritted his teeth after receiving Xiang Nan's report.
"Father, you must report it to the officials and ask them to spit out the money." Jin Fengju said angrily.
Even the eldest young master of the Jin family doesn't have that much money. It is unreasonable for these two accountants to be so greedy.
"The two of them usually look loyal, but they are so treacherous at heart. For fifty thousand yuan, they are not afraid of losing their heads!" Jin Hesun said indignantly.
His monthly salary is only a few hundred yuan. Fifty thousand yuan is enough for him to earn for twenty years.
"It's a good thing we caught these bastards out. Otherwise, we don't know how much blood they would have sucked away." Jin Pengzhen said angrily.
"After all, it was Lao Qi who was smart enough to catch them out." Mrs. Jin said with lingering fear, "Master, we can't tolerate adultery anymore this time."
Jin Quan nodded, and then ordered people to arrest Jia Gongping and Chai Xinxin, and take back all the property of Jia and Chai.
Fortunately, although he is not the Prime Minister now, he still retains his power, so the police are willing to sell his face and finally get back all the corruption gains of Jia and Chai.
Fortunately, Jia and Chai are worthy of being accountants. They are not only good at corruption, but also good at management. After they invested the money they had embezzled over the years, not only did they not lose money, but they also made a fortune. The Jin family finally had no losses.
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The Jin family was encouraged to find out these two moths and recover all the losses.
"Thanks to Lao Qi this time, otherwise, I wouldn't have known that there was such a big rat in the house." Wu Peifang said with a smile.
"Yes, Lao Qi is really good at it. Find them out in time, otherwise, you don't know how much you will be greedy for." Cheng Huichang also nodded.
"They are really hateful. We, the young ladies of the Jin family, only have two maids per person. Their young ladies actually have four maids, and they are even richer than us. It is really unreasonable." Wang Yufen said angrily.
"Thanks to Yan Xi this time. If he hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have known that they had such courage." Jin Quan nodded, "Feng Ju, He Sun, Peng Zhen, you also often walk around outside. , why haven’t you received any news about this? Why are you so busy every day?”
Jin Fengju, Jin Hesun, and Jin Pengzhen couldn't help but look embarrassed when they heard this.
"Father, don't blame the eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother. I was walking outside before, and I never heard the news. This time, I received the news by chance." Xiang Nan saw this and said quickly.
"Yes." Jin Quan nodded, "Fengju, Hesun, Pengzhen, and Yanxi, you are all married, and you will no longer be children. The future of the Jin family depends on you, and I can't protect you as a father." How long do you have.
Therefore, we must learn to take responsibility in the future, and we can no longer live in a hazy state. Otherwise, what will you do once I leave? "
"Father, don't say that, we all know it."
"Yes, father, we will make progress."
"Father, you made us all remember what you said."
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Xiang Nan took the opportunity to discuss with Jin Quan and lay off half of the servants in Jin's house.
Since he is no longer the Prime Minister, the Jin family is no longer the Prime Minister's Office, so there is no need to have so many servants.
On the one hand, there aren’t that many guests coming, so there’s no need to be so grand. In addition, after losing the position of prime minister, a lot of hidden income is gone.
For example, when a company opened in the past, in order to run smoothly, it would always give some dry shares to the Jin family, and interest on the shares would be paid every month, which was equivalent to paying protection fees.
Now that he is no longer prime minister, this income will naturally disappear.
Since income has shrunk, expenditures must be cut. Eliminate redundant staff, cut expenses, and reduce unnecessary expenses. Otherwise, you will be unable to make ends meet, and sooner or later you will be left with nothing.
On the one hand, there is a saying that when you see a cockroach in the house, it is already full of cockroaches. Chai Xinxin and Jia Gongping are by no means special cases, and other servants will inevitably commit theft.
Therefore, eliminating a group of people who usually cheat, cheat and steal can be regarded as eliminating hidden dangers for the Jin family.
"Father, if you lay off half of the people, you can reduce your monthly expenses by 1,200 yuan." Xiang Nan said to Jin Quan, "And it won't have much impact on the daily life of the Jin family."
