Youshi's worries are not unreasonable.
Military generals guarding the frontier were not allowed to bring their wives, and their wives and children had to stay in the capital.
To put it bluntly, you hold military power, and the emperor is worried about you, so he keeps your wife and children as hostages.
If you want to support yourself as a soldier, rebel, or surrender to the enemy, then I'm sorry. Your wife and children are still in my hands.
Of course, it doesn't mean that you are not allowed to touch women. You can bring a few concubines to serve you.
Therefore, many generals guarding the border gave birth to eldest sons because they could not be with their wives for a long time.
Jia Cong is a modern soul and does not care too much about these distinctions between concubines and concubines.
Besides, Jia Cong himself was the concubine of the Rongguo Mansion. His status changed after he was adopted into the Ningguo Mansion. He also had a deep understanding of the treatment of a concubine, and he did not want his children to enjoy the same treatment.
They are all his sons, so they should be treated equally and treated equally. This will also avoid stimulating conflicts in the back house.
Most family conflicts are caused by unfairness.
It's different when women have children. They only plan for their children.
They themselves can not care, but their children cannot.
Don't look at the fact that everyone is together in a harmonious way now, but when you really want to fight for the rights of your children, you can do anything.
In order to avoid these troubles appearing in his own home, Jia Cong had already made some considerations.
Jia Cong glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law's concerns are right. This kind of thing is very likely to happen. Although I don't want me to go to the battlefield again, once there is a crisis in the war and others cannot solve it, I will definitely Will find me.
As an official of the imperial court, once His Majesty issues an order, I can only obey the order and go to the battlefield to serve the country.
I don't care too much about the distinction between legitimate concubines and concubines. I am a concubine of Rongguo Mansion. I don't want my children to be distinguished as legitimate concubines. I want their brothers and sisters to love each other and live in harmony. . "
The women here will all be concubines in the future, and the children they will bear will all be concubines. I am naturally happy to hear what Jia Cong said.
Yuanyang said: "Sir, if you can say that, we are naturally very happy. There is a huge difference between concubines and concubines. Who doesn't want their children to have a good future? But, if you do this, will you break the rules? Miss Lin I may not necessarily agree.”
Youshi said: "Brother Cong, what you did is indeed a bit against the rules, and you will be in a lot of trouble. If you have more children, they will all want to inherit your family property, and you have to break it. God, then the relationship between the brothers will be ruined." Not getting better.
It makes sense for the eldest son to inherit the family business. Others are not even qualified to earn, so there will be fewer disputes and avoid many disasters. Just look at the inheritance of the throne. Not only the princes fight, but also the harem. The concubines also followed suit.
If you really do that, when they grow up, you will be offended if the sons beat you and the women make trouble. "
Ping'er said: "Grandma is right. The more wealthy the family, the more they should pay attention to the distinction between direct descendants and concubines. This is not to show preference, but to prevent them from having unwanted thoughts and avoid some disasters.
As soon as the second grandma came over, she dismissed all the women around the second master, because she didn't want the second master to have other children before she gave birth to his eldest son. Even if the second master was misbehaving outside, the second grandma would leave him alone. "
From what Ping'er said, it really seemed like that.
Jia Lian is not Mrs. Xing's biological son, nor is he close to her. Mrs. Xing doesn't mind her own business, and no one cares about her.
For the sake of Baoyu, Mrs. Wang often called Jia Huan to copy scriptures and used the scriptures to influence Jia Huan's temperament. She probably didn't have any good intentions.
Jia's mother was even more outrageous. Except for her own children, her concubines had never given birth to any children for Jia Daishan.
These people do this to protect the interests of their children, and you can't say they are wrong.
Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said: "Listening to what you said, I don't even want children. In the future, you will fight for your own children one by one. It will be difficult for me to do it without saying anything. By then, you will probably think I no longer exist.
It's a bit sad when I think about it. Now we are together in a tender and affectionate way, you are a farmer and I am a farmer, but after having a child, I was left behind, and the relationship slowly faded away. The more I thought about it, the less interesting it became. "
Youshi smiled and said: "Isn't there still a sister-in-law here? When you have a child, my sister-in-law will help you take care of it and it will not affect your love."
Ruyan smiled and said, "What I said is so outrageous. No matter how much you love your children, you can't put me aside. You are our backbone."
Yuanyang said: "Isn't that right? Master, you are a bit unfounded."
Qingwen said: "Master, it's okay. I don't need to have children. When the time comes, they will all be with the children. I will always be with you."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Qingwen is better, she is just like my little cotton-padded jacket. However, I can't deprive you of your right to be a mother. We can have children later and have fun for a few years first."
I have decided that when I have children, I will allow you to see them until they are three years old. After they are three years old, I will gather them together, manage them in a unified way, and teach them in a unified way. I cannot let them all become like Baoyu.
If nothing happens, I'll beat them with a stick. Don't stop me. Otherwise, I'll take them to the Zhuangzi and manage them in a closed manner so that you won't be allowed to see them. "
Qin Keqing covered her mouth and smiled: "Uncle Cong, if you beat such young children with a stick, aren't you afraid of breaking them?"
Ping'er said: "That's right. With you as a father, even if they are not allowed to be like Mr. Bao, there is no need to beat them. What if they are beaten for good or bad?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "Isn't it said by everyone that a loving mother often loses her son, and a filial son will emerge from the stick. Discipline her from a young age, and practice diligently. Only when you grow up can you be filial, right?"
Youshi smiled and scolded: "Bah, what nonsense are you talking about? The children in the family have not been beaten since childhood, aren't they all quite filial?"
Jia Cong said: "Sister-in-law, your words are not convincing at all. They are all superficial. Second brother Lian is thinking about the eldest master's little wives every day.
Although Baoyu met the second master like a mouse meeting a cat, he didn't think about his father at all. He only wanted to play with the girls around him, not to mention Brother Rong here, like this and that Is it also called filial piety? "
Youshi said: "Your demands are too high. Do you think they all look like you? How is that possible?"
Jia Cong said: "Although not everyone can be like me, they can't be too far apart. Otherwise, they won't be qualified to be my son."
Seeing Qin Keqing looking at him with a resentful look on his face, he suddenly understood.
He couldn't help but laugh and said: "Why are you acting like this? He is him, you are you, and I didn't tell you about you. When your younger brothers and sisters leave, you, my sister-in-law, will still be playing with them."
Hearing this, Youshi burst into laughter.
This brother-in-law's words are too funny, but there's nothing wrong with his words. Brother Cong's children really want to call this little fairy sister-in-law.
When the time comes, the father will sleep with his sister-in-law in his arms. This relationship will be quite messy.
If these two people also have a child, how will they be called mother or grandpa? Or call me dad or sister-in-law? Or should I call you dad or mom?
Xiangling said: "Master, stop talking. You keep thinking about beating your children. What if the babies are so scared that they don't dare to come? I was often beaten when I was young, but I don't want my children to be beaten every day." People beat.”
Jia Cong said: "Xiang Ling, as a father, you should discipline your children. It doesn't matter what you do if you make a mistake. But for your sake, you won't hit girls, but only boys."
Xiangling pouted and said, "Then I will give birth to a girl instead of a boy, otherwise I will be beaten by you."
Jia Cong said with a smile: "Boys and girls are the same, and I like them all. When the time comes, the boys will each give them a share of the family property. After they get married, they will drive out and go there on their own. The girls will each give them a generous dowry so that they can A lifetime of food and clothing.
When the time comes, we will see who has the best life, and I will hand over my family fortune to whomever. Ningguo Mansion cannot hand over it to a waste and ruin this huge family fortune. "
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and saw that this man was really thinking all over the place.
However, they are secretly happy in their hearts. In the future, they don't have to worry about their children. As long as their sons are capable, they will have the opportunity to inherit the Ningguo Mansion.
Yuanyang smiled and said: "Sir, you are thinking too far. That will happen decades later. There is not even a hair on my head now. You are thinking in vain."
Jia Cong glared at her and said, "Tonight, I will plant some hair on you to see if you get better."
When everyone heard this, they all laughed.
After everyone laughed for a while, Jia Cong clapped his hands and said: "Okay, now let's get down to business. Since I will stay in the capital for a long time in the future, I can't be idle. Then I will continue to do business to make money and promote our Ningguo Mansion.
Our soap has been developed for several years. It’s time to put it on the market. Youye is at home and you are not afraid of other people’s ideas. Yanhong, how much inventory do you have now? "
Yan Hong said: "Sir, since you told me last time, I have arranged for people to go all out for production. The inventory already has 700,000 to 800,000 yuan, which is enough. If we start working at full capacity, we can produce 50,000 yuan every day. "
Jia Cong nodded and said: "Well, this quantity is almost enough. I will have someone transport a batch to the store in the afternoon and sell it to the public tomorrow. I will inform the Xue family and other dealers to see what their regulations are.
In addition, this year I will also start an ice business, as well as various ice foods. I will not care about the ice for now. I will sell the inventory in the ice cellar first. When there is not enough, you will arrange for people to process it.
Summer is not far away now. When the time comes, we will set up a shop to sell all kinds of iced snacks. You prepare some raw materials in advance and make preparations. When the weather gets hot, we will start processing and selling them.
We can't sell much in one store. We mainly wholesale the iced food. We make a high-end one with a higher price for the rich, and a low-end one with a lower price for ordinary people, so that everyone can All can afford it. "
Yan Hong nodded and said: "I understand, we make some ice cream for ourselves every year. We have already made seven or eight varieties. If we make it in large quantities, the molds will not be enough. We need to make more molds."
Jia Cong said: "How many molds are needed? You can have them processed. The high-end ones can be made in a few more patterns. They will look good and have high quality. Everyone can accept the higher price.
There is no need for low-end ones. Try to make the simplest ones, round popsicles, square popsicles, and ice bricks. These three types will be enough. This will make the mold easier to make and reduce the cost as much as possible. These are for the general public and have low prices. Some are easier to swallow. "
Yan Hong said: "Master, don't worry, I will prepare these as soon as possible, and there will be no delay in using them."
Youshi said: "Brother Cong, how much does a popsicle cost? How can you appreciate such a small amount of money?"
Xiren said: "Such a small popsicle can only be sold for a few cents at most. No one will be willing to eat it if it is more. It is not easy for ordinary people to make money."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "That's true, so the simpler and cheaper the popsicles that you can resist, the better. Even if you sell one or two cents a popsicle, you can still make money. If tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people eat it, then you don't think so. How much does it cost?
One advantage of this thing is that it is gone after you eat it. If you want to eat it, you have to buy it again. How much do you think you can eat this summer? How much does that add up to? "
Ping'er said: "If you think about it this way, it's really not a small amount. It depends on making more with less. It's really not a small amount of money."
Jia Cong said: "Although this money is not a lot for our family, it is not a small amount of money. More importantly, it allows everyone to eat this kind of cold delicacy in the hot summer, which is great for everyone." It’s also a good thing to say.”
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Yuanyang said: "What I said is that it is really a pleasure to have a bite of ice cream on a hot day."
There were also people selling ice snacks in this era, but they just crushed the ice, sprinkled some sugar on it and mixed it, and sold it just like that. Moreover, it was very expensive and not something ordinary people could afford.
Once their own popsicles and ice cream are launched, they will be at least ten times stronger than those ice creams on the market.
It will definitely be very popular and popular in Shenjing City.
This era is not the future. Summer ice cubes are rare, and such delicious popsicles and ice cream are even more rare.
This year, I will be busy with these projects.
"Let's leave it at that. In addition, there may be a severe drought this year, and food production may be reduced or eliminated. We need to make preparations in advance and store a batch of food for emergencies.
Ping'er is responsible for this matter. Arrange for people to buy more grain and store it at Ningguo Mansion and other courtyards. Don't spread this matter, otherwise it will make people panic. If you really do that, the quantity and price will rise before there is a severe drought. . "
Ping'er said: "I understand, Master, I will arrange for people to purchase grain one after another and will not spread the news. Master, will there really be a severe drought this year?"
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Jia Cong.
Jia Cong shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it's true that it hasn't rained since the New Year. Regardless of whether it's true or not, we are prepared and we are not short of money, so it doesn't matter if we save more food. "
Jia Cong went to Zhuangzi and asked Wangcai to take the fleet to the south to buy grain. He bought a large amount and stored it in Linhe Villa.
Making wine in your own winery requires a lot of grain, and you have stored a lot of it. It is enough for making wine, but it is far from enough to cope with the drought.
Let Liu Quan build ten more large granaries and try to fill them with grain to prepare for emergencies.
When the price of food skyrockets, the court will definitely balance the price, but the balance will be much higher than it is now. When the time comes, I can help suppress the price of food and make a lot of money on the way.
There will definitely be a large number of disaster victims coming to Shenjing City, and when the time comes, I will do my part to some extent.
Let someone build a porridge shed and find a few people to help with the porridge, so that people don't really starve to death.
