After breakfast, I looked at everyone.
Jia Cong announced in public that the Jia family was going to build a provincial residence.
"Today, I want to tell you some good news. Our family is going to build a home for relatives. We are going to let my eldest sister go home to visit relatives. Our Ning Mansion is responsible for handling this matter. It is expected that the next six months will be quite busy."
Yuanyang said: "Sir, was it because of this that the old lady called you over yesterday?"
Jia Cong said: "It is for this purpose that the Provincial Family Courtyard was built. The space in Rong Mansion is not big enough and our Huifang Garden needs to be occupied, and we need to pay for it. That's why I was asked to come over to discuss it."
Da Yu'er said in surprise: "Sir, if we take over Huifang Garden, then our house will not have a garden, and we will also have a place to relax."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Silly girl, the Provincial Family Courtyard has been built, and it is even better than Huifang Garden. I will open a corner gate here, and then you can go in and play.
After Concubine Yuan's wedding, I will let the sisters move into the courtyard. Then it will be even more lively for you to go in and play. "
Da Yu'er said happily: "It's great. I don't know what it will be like when the provincial residence is built. I'm really looking forward to it!"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "How can the provincial residence that was built with eight hundred thousand taels of silver be so bad? You will know when it is built. I'm sure you will like it."
"Ah, you need eight hundred thousand taels of silver? Why is there so much?"
When everyone heard this, they all shouted in surprise.
Youshi said: "Brother Cong, the Xifu will definitely not be able to get this much money. How much should we pay?"
Jia Cong said: "At first, we were asked to pay 450,000 taels, and the management rights would be vested in Xifu. I didn't agree, so I took the management rights over. However, we will pay 800,000 taels ourselves. Once the construction is completed, we will forget it." It’s ours.”
Youshi said: "Brother Cong, your decision was irrational. Why do I feel like I'm at a disadvantage?"
Yuanyang said: "That's not what happened. Master, you picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon. This is a huge loss."
Qin Keqing also said: "Uncle Cong, with so much money, it would be a bit of a loss to change the management rights. What on earth do you think?"
Seeing the same expression on everyone's face, Jia Cong smiled and said: "First of all, this provincial residence must be built, and secondly, we don't lack the money, so just treat it like we spent the money to build a big garden for ourselves.
We are all young people here. You will be bored if you stay in the back house every day. If you have nothing to do, you can go to the garden to have fun and relax. This garden is very big when it is built, bigger than the original Huifang Garden. Almost double.
The scenery inside is more beautiful and the courtyard is more unique. In short, it will definitely be worth the money. "
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Yuanyang nodded, the money was really nothing to Jia Cong.
This time when I went to Jiangnan, I brought back more than three million taels of silver notes and some gold. They were all placed in Jia Cong's private treasury and were kept by him.
The last time I came back from Liaodong, I brought back a large amount of gold, jewelry and other high-end luxury goods.
After careful calculation, I was really shocked.
The money he controls alone can shock people's jaws when he talks about it, and this is just my private money.
Ping'er has more money in his hands. This man is really a good money maker.
If you think about it this way, the small amount of money to repair the garden is really not a big deal.
Youshi said: "Since Brother Cong has decided that you are the head of the family, we won't say anything else. What do we need to do? You can tell us."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "It's not convenient or appropriate for you to come forward for outside matters. Just prepare the money. Brother Lian will help me look after the matters on the construction site. I will ask Zhang Fu and a few stewards to do it." Looking back, there should be no problem."
Seeing what Jia Cong said, everyone started chattering.
Jia Cong ignored them and went straight to the front yard.
After finding Zhang Fu, he also found two stewards, told them about the construction of the provincial residence, and asked them to go to Jia Lian to prepare for the construction work together.
After Shan Ziye was found, they were asked to form an infrastructure team to jointly direct and supervise the construction of the entire provincial residence.
From now on, these people will have the final say on the entire construction site.
Later, Jia Cong left Ningguo Mansion and took Li Biao and others to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry.
He went straight to Cao Yi, Minister of Industry, and the two exchanged a few words before Jia Cong explained his purpose.
Cao Yi was also generous and directly assigned thirty construction craftsmen to Jia Cong.
Jia Cong found Jia Zheng again, and the two went together to select some craftsmen who were good at garden construction. Together with Shan Ziye, they took them back to Jia's mansion and handed them over to Jia Lian.
Headed by Jia Lian, Zhang Fu, Shan Ziye, and two stewards formed an infrastructure construction team.
This infrastructure team is responsible for commanding and supervising the construction of the entire provincial residence.
Jia Cong discussed the implementation plan of the project progress with them.
He asked Shan Ziye to explain the design drawings carefully, and made a plan on the spot and gave it to Jia Lian and the others.
Jia Lian, Zhang Fu and others have long been accustomed to strange things.
The plan of Jia's Mining was also drafted by Jia Cong, and various production and sales plans were also drafted by Jia Cong.
This was the first time Shan Ziye saw this thing. He took it over and looked through it carefully, and couldn't help but marvel.
"Ning Guogong is really a great talent. The plan you wrote is really useful. In this way, you can see the progress of various projects more clearly at a glance, and you can schedule them more effectively."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Thank you, old man. I'm quite stupid and sometimes forget things. If I write it down like this, put it in front of my eyes and look at it often, I won't forget it."
The design of the courtyard by the old man is exquisitely conceived, natural and appropriate, which is refreshing. The construction was entirely dependent on the old man. "
Shan Ziye shook his head and chuckled, this Ning Guogong is really interesting.
I thought that because he was good at fighting, he would be a rough warrior, but this meeting was the complete opposite.
Not only is he not vulgar at all, he is also a handsome young man. What is even more rare is that he is also very proficient in these vulgar things. Seeing that he has read a lot, he is really a talent.
Moreover, this man's words are quite interesting.
"Don't worry, Mr. Ning Guo. This is Laoshao's strength, and it will definitely satisfy Mr. Ning Guo."
Everyone discussed again, checked the almanac, counted the days, and decided to start construction in three days.
After everything was arranged, the day passed.
Three days later, a simple groundbreaking ceremony was held, and construction of the Provincial Courtyard officially started.
First, the courtyard walls on both sides were demolished, along with some useless buildings, and the foundations began to be excavated.
The craftsmen began to work in full swing.
The matters here are left to Jia Lian, Zhang Fu, and Shan Ziye. Basically, you don't have to worry about it yourself. If you have time, you can just come over occasionally to inspect the construction site and check the progress.
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After working hard for several days, I finally felt at ease.
I haven't come to see Lin Daiyu for a few days. I wonder if this girl misses me?
He took Li Biao to the Dongcheng Army and Horse Department for a visit, and then went to the Lin Mansion.
Xiao Rongsheng, the commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horse Division, was relieved when he saw Jia Cong leading his people away.
The massacre on the long street on the 16th day of the first lunar month has spread throughout the circle, and almost everyone, including some well-informed people, knows about it.
In addition, many people saw this scene that day, and it spread quickly.
Afterwards, Jia Cong chopped off the head of Jiang Chengzhi, the leader of the Iron Blood Gang, and let others take it. He circulated it to the entire capital gang and reiterated his decree.
Although this behavior was a naked threat, no one dared to stand up and oppose it.
Jia Cong's bravery, ruthlessness, and cruelty have spread throughout the capital these days. Fifty or sixty soldiers killed five or six hundred people. That guy had two hundred soldiers, that is, two thousand There are not enough people to kill.
Weren't all the more than a thousand guests of King Zhongshun also killed? The second prince also lost eight or nine hundred people this time.
They are all members of the royal family and have high status. Who in the entire Shenjing city dares to offend them?
Not only was Jia Cong taken care of him, he didn't save any face. He was really cruel.
Although people from these gangs have backers, they are incomparable to people from the royal family. Facing Jia Cong, they dare not provoke him at all, so they can only restrain their subordinates and do business well.
These people are also seeking money. As long as they can do business peacefully and make money, they don't have to do evil.
In short, facing such a murderer, Xiao Rongsheng felt a little stressed.
He now knows that the reason why his immediate boss moved to the Dongcheng Military and Horse Division to work is to make it easier to go to the Lin Mansion.
He must have fallen in love with the young lady from the Lin family. He ran there almost every day. He was really persistent.
For this reason, Xiao Rongsheng arranged a group of people to patrol near the Lin Mansion, secretly guarding the Lin family to prevent Xiaoxiao from being blind and rushing into the Lin family.
After all, he is within his own jurisdiction. If something happens to the Lin family, Jia Cong will never let him go, so he can only take precautions.
Doing this is also a show of goodwill to Jia Cong, after all, he is his superior officer.
Jia Cong came to Lin Daiyu's yard and saw that she was sparring with Erya, so he stood aside and watched.
I have to admire the reincarnation of Fairy Jiangzhu. She has great qualifications and extremely high understanding. She can understand everything at a glance.
It has been six years since I taught her martial arts.
In the first few years, it was just for physical exercise. Since Jia Cong came back this time, I have worked hard on it seriously. Coupled with medicinal baths, during this period, I have really made rapid progress.
Not only has his strength kept up with him, but he can also use his moves with ease. He is almost evenly matched against Erya.
The only shortcoming is that he has never experienced a real fight and his attacks are not ruthless enough. If it is a life and death fight, he will definitely not be Erya's opponent.
However, for self-protection, it is barely enough.
With Erya following her to protect her, there was nothing they could do in an ordinary scene.
Lin Daiyu and Erya stopped and came to Jia Cong.
"Brother Cong, do you think how we practiced just now?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Sister Lin has made rapid progress during this period, which surprised my brother and me. Apart from not being ruthless enough and lacking in fighting experience, she has almost caught up with Erya."
Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "I also think I'm pretty good now. Thanks to Erya helping me with tricks, I've been able to improve so quickly. Brother Cong, please practice with me more in the future so that I can feel the pressure. "
Erya said: "I'm right, Miss Lin has progressed too fast and has already caught up with me. It will not be easy for me to defeat Miss Lin."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Sister Lin is very talented and has a high understanding. As long as you put your mind to it, you can learn anything quickly. As long as you like it, my brother will fight with you more often. But if you lose, you have to let me Kiss me."
Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes at Jia Cong and said, "What if I win?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "If sister Lin wins, my brother will let you kiss me. How about it? Is it fair?"
"Bah, you only want good things, and I don't want that. By the way, brother Cong, why haven't you been here these past few days? Is there something else?"
Jia Cong said: "It has been decided that the imperial concubine will be visiting the bride. The family will build a villa for the bride and let the eldest sister go home to see it. I will take care of this matter. We will be responsible for paying for the construction. In the future, the garden will also belong to us. manage.
I have been busy with this matter for the past few days, and now the construction has started. With the help of Brother Lian, I will not have to go every day in the future, I will just go on inspection occasionally. "
Lin Daiyu said: "So that's it. Since you haven't been here for the past few days, I thought you took people to search the house again. Brother Cong, when there is another house search, can you call me? Let me experience it too. A real fight."
Seeing her serious look, Jia Cong couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
A lady from a wealthy family wants to go into battle to kill the enemy. I don’t know what she is thinking.
From now on, she will be the mistress of the Ningguo Mansion, the first-grade Duke's wife. It will be bad if someone recognizes her.
He didn't care much about this. Lin Ruhai would never agree to it, not even the old lady, and he didn't want to provoke them.
"Sister Lin, you are the future first-class Duke's wife and the mistress of Ningguo Mansion. How can you take risks? I don't mind that much. If my father-in-law finds out, he will definitely not let me go. I don't want to offend him. .”
Lin Daiyu said: "Isn't that right now? Just take me secretly and don't let dad know. Then everything will be fine."
What a persistent little girl, Jia Cong thought for a while.
This is not impossible. As long as protection is taken, there will be no danger.
If you follow me in the future, it will definitely not be too peaceful. It will be more beneficial for you to take charge of Ningguo Mansion in the future if you see the fighting scenes in advance, participate in a few battles, and feel the cruelty of the battlefield.
"The real battlefield is very cruel. It's a life-and-death fight. If you really want to see it, it's not impossible. Let Erya teach you the sword skills first. But when you go to the battlefield, No fists allowed.
In addition, I will help you customize a suit of armor. When the time comes, you can put on the armor and practice your sword skills. When you are fully accustomed to it, I will take you to the battlefield to experience it. "
