65 The End and the Beginning
A few days later, Yuan Chun summoned the maids of the inner house and announced the new management methods for domestic servants in public. Incidentally...... One speech was made:
"I was too young to have the opportunity to hear the teachings of the Lady with my own ears. But Mrs. Xian often said that "it is not easy to be a slave", and I have heard it, and I deeply agree with her old man's words, and I will remember it.
"But who in this world has an easy life? Taiye joined the army as a young man, experienced countless battlefields and dangers, endured countless hardships and pains, and survived many years of separation of flesh and blood, so that he has today's status and honor. Is it easy? Since the old lady married into the Jia family, she has been separated from the grandfather for many years, and only when the grandfather occasionally returns to Beijing to report on work, can she have a brief reunion with the grandfather. Sometimes we see each other once every year or two, sometimes we see each other only once in five or six years. Filial piety to in-laws, raising children, who knows how tired the old lady has suffered? Whenever the battle is fierce and the outcome of life and death is unknown, who knows how much fear and suffering the old lady endured? Is it easy for old ladies? ”
Because the change of the domestic servant management method is a major event in the house this time, when Yuan Chun read it, Dai Shan, Jia Mu and others were also present to show solemnity, and also have the meaning of supporting Yuan Chun - Oh, this is not Yuan Yatou's idea alone, these new rules are all agreed to by us! Don't deceive her for being young and don't take her words seriously!
Yuan Chun's words directly made Dai Shan and Jia Mu's eyes moist, and many memories of the past surfaced in their minds. Oh, yes! It's not easy to have their own way.
"Even if the master and the old lady have a hard time, they have always recited what Mrs. Xian said, 'It is not easy to be a slave', and the servants in the house have always been not thin. I never thought that some villains were afraid of power but not virtuous, and greed was not enough to swallow elephants. The house rewards more and punishes less, they only treat us as soft eggs and fools; The house was generous and rewarded, but they only thought that we had not given them the furniture. I don't know if there are villains like Lai Da and Bao Wu in the house, but from now on, I can't tolerate these villains anymore! Therefore, I specially gifted the grandfather and the old lady and formulated this new management method for domestic servants. One is to reward loyalty and diligence, and the other is to prevent treachery and slippery villains. ”
Yuan Chun hoped that this reform of the management method for domestic servants could put an end to the situation of all kinds of evils in Jiafu and become the beginning of a new pattern of personnel management in Jiafu.
After briefly explaining the reasons for the reform of the domestic servant management method, Yuan Chun began to beat these domestic servants again, and at the same time painted cakes for them:
"In the past, if your children wanted to go to the house on an errand, they needed to find some 'faced' stewards and so on. You can save yourself this in the future! The house conducts a selection of domestic servants every six months, and the masters personally preside over it, giving priority to the selection of diligent talents with a skill. If you have the skills to go the way out, think about how you can teach your children so that they will have a skill, which will be beneficial for them throughout their lives.
"The rules of the government and the responsibilities of each office have been clearly read out by me just now. It is important that you keep these rules and your responsibilities in mind. In the past, I didn't bother to investigate those who abused power for personal gain, neglected their duties, and even some shady deeds. But if I do it again in the future, I'll just see if the patrol team works. If you are found out if you commit a crime, you will not be spared by the government, regardless of whether you have a face or a face. or sell it, or throw it out, or demote it, or fine silver and rice, lest those villains do not know how to cherish it and bring bad to the atmosphere of the house.
"Mrs. Xiantai often said that "it is not easy to be a slave", and we juniors will always keep in mind that we will not become mean and unkind because of a few villains. Therefore, the monthly money and share of the servants in the palace will be adjusted according to their rank and function, and some will be promoted and some will be lowered. Congratulations, and please keep up the effort to keep this glory. If it falls, don't be in a hurry to scold me in your heart, think about why you came down first!
"If you have made great contributions to the house, you will also be rewarded with silver or leave, this is decided by the masters......"
After the new regulations on the management of domestic servants began to be put into trial, Yuan Chun was busy for a while before he gradually straightened out the affairs of the family.
Overall, the home is getting more and more organized. At night, no one dared to eat, drink and gamble anymore. Although those things of bribery and abuse of power for personal gain have been hidden under the water, from the rumors that Yuan Chun heard, they have been much better than before. But the long-term effect remains to be seen.
Dai Shan looked at it coldly, and gradually felt that although the rules set by Yuan Yatou were still slightly deficient, they were already pioneering.
And these rules also gave him a lot of inspiration. Taking advantage of Yuan Chun's free time, he asked Yuan Chun to discuss the matter of clan studies - he has a lot of leisure time now, and occasionally he will walk to the clan studies to see the situation in the study. That is the situation...... It's a bit of a no-brainer.
Yuan Chun didn't shirk it, and directly came up with a few ideas.
"Children's nature is to be playful, there are no incentives and punishments, no rules and constraints, even those who love to read, will also make people indulge and bring bad." Yuan Chun smiled slightly.
The days of those "gentlemen" of the Jia family are too comfortable! It is better to put a mantra on them than to enjoy the superiority of men and women, but not to bear the responsibilities that come with the inferiority of men and women, so that they do not have nothing to do all day thinking about how to be bad, how to be naughty, and how to enjoy themselves.
"If my grandfather wants to change this situation, it is better to evaluate it every three to four months and rank it. The first prize of each assessment is a number of silver prizes. If within two years, there are three cumulative assessments that are ranked within the bottom three, they will be expelled from the family school. Such disciples, if they are expected to study and study, probably will not be able to. It's better to let them go to their homes, let them learn a little craft, or do some small business, and they can also support the portal in the future. It will not be in vain to delay the good times, and when you grow up, you will have nothing to do and achieve nothing. ”
The implementation of the last-place elimination system is conducive to stimulating the enthusiasm of these naughty children for learning, so that they do not know how to cherish them.
Jia Daishan nodded thoughtfully: "Makes sense." But how is this going to be tested? Those who enter school first must learn more, and those who enter school later will not suffer? ”
Therefore, my grandfather may wish to divide the grades according to the seniority of the school and delineate the annual plan tasks. For example, in the first year of enrollment, which books need to be memorized and which counts; In the second year of enrollment, what books do you need to memorize and what counts...... In the first few years of enrollment, you need to learn to make pairs, make articles, and plan for plates. In this way, the master only needs to ask questions by grade, and different grades are ranked separately, so those who enter the school later will not be at a loss! ”
Jia Daishan stroked his palms and smiled: "This method is not bad. But what if the number of students in a certain grade is too small, less than four, and the first place is also the bottom three? ”
Yuan Chun was amused by his hypothesis: "Then it depends on how grandfather avoids such a loophole!" ”
"It's easy to understand which books you have to memorize every year. Why do you need to learn arithmetic and plan for the plate? Jia Daishan asked again.
Yuan Chun said with a smile: "This is also for the consideration of those clansmen who are difficult to get ahead in the imperial examination. It is not easy to gain fame after all. If you can learn to count, plan and read accounts, you will be less deceived when you buy and sell in the future. If the grandfather is willing, he can also set up some courses such as riding and archery in the clan science, which is not only beneficial to the body of the schoolboy, but also does not forget the fundamental meaning of the ancestors. lest in the ethnography teach some people who are powerless and useless. ”
Mathematics is the foundation of natural science! Of course it has to be taught!
"Also, although the family members are all relatives of their own families, it is difficult to ensure that there are no things that praise the high and the low, and bully the poor disciples. If the grandfather is interested, he may wish to introduce a school uniform system. This kind of school uniform does not need to be embroidered, only sewn into clothes, shoes, socks, crown belts, etc. These uniforms are distributed to schoolchildren free of charge every quarter, and it is stipulated that when schoolchildren go to school, they must wear school uniforms to enter the clan school, so as to show that no matter whether they are rich or poor, they only talk about morality. Hand stoves, foot stoves, fans, etc., can also be handled in this way. The children who followed them were either not allowed to enter the clan school, or they had to wear cloth clothes. ”
"It's fun! Let me think about it. Dai Shan twisted his beard and laughed and left.
After the housework was initially sorted out, Wang Xifeng came to live again. The look on her face was bright again.
Yuan Chun took Wang Xifeng to learn to read the account plan together, Qiu Ningshuang, Baoqin, etc., as well as a few girls specially selected by Yuan Chun, also learned together, so that there would be a few more helpers in the future.
At the same time, she asked Zheng Fu's family to pass on the accounts and warehouses in various places: "Now I am learning to read the account plan, and after I have learned something, I will go to check the warehouses and account rooms everywhere." If there is anything wrong with you, please make amends as soon as possible. If you make a false account, see if you can hide it from me. If you hide it from me, it's your ability. If I see a flaw, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”
The people in the accounts and the treasury secretly complained. They each instigated their mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, etc., and went to Jia's mother and Wang to complain one after another: "I heard that the eldest girl and Miss Wang's abacus are getting better and better. The embroidery room of the ordinary lady is all quiet, and there is no laughter. But now the eldest girl's Rongqing Hall is full of sound of price abacus all day long, which is more lively than in the account room. Then the villain made fun of him behind his back, saying that the eldest girl and Miss Wang played the abacus so well, and they will be powerful characters in the future! With such a powerful character, I don't know what kind of people dare to marry...... Old lady, madam, if this matter is left alone, I am afraid that it will affect the marriage of the eldest girl. Miss Wang is a guest, if she is tired of her reputation again, how can she explain it to her in-laws? ”
This complaint was quite level, and when Jia Mu and Wang heard it, they couldn't help but be told what was in their hearts.
persuaded Yuanchun and Wang Xifeng: "Good ladies and gentlemen, they make the abacus crackle all day long, and they are stained with the smell of copper, and it is not very good to say." Those things on the account and treasury have always been in the hands of the masters and stewards, so don't mix with the two of you, right? ”
At present, the head of the silver treasury is named Wu Xindeng, and the head of the warehouse is called Dai Liang, all of whom are male servants. According to the previous arrangement of Dai Shan, this should be under the jurisdiction of Jia Zhu and Jia Lian.
But these two noble sons seem to have no intention of interfering in financial problems at all, and seem to disdain to get involved in these "copper-smelling" problems, so Yuan Chun has to do it himself, so that they can understand the importance of financial problems.
She said: "The old lady and the lady do not know anything, if the housekeeper does not know how to settle accounts, take inventory, and do not know the price market, then they can only be fooled by the people below." Although the affairs of the treasury and the account room have always been managed by the masters and stewards, the master is studying in Jinling, and the eldest brother Zhu and the second brother Lian have to study and practice martial arts, and they are all people who want to do big things, how can they have the kung fu to take inventory? It's better for us to learn a little more and take care of a little more, so as to relieve the worries of the masters in the family. ”
Wang Xifeng looked at everything with Yuan Chun as the horse's head, and said: She only listens to Sister Yuan. Sister Yuan said to learn, she learned; Sister Yuan said it, and she just said it!
Jia Mu and Wang don't know what to do.
Mother Jia went to ask Dai Shan, and Dai Shan twisted his beard: "Yuan girl may have a deep meaning in doing this." Leave her alone! As for the girl of the Wang family...... I looked at it coldly, some of the character of a young girl, she is a person who can take on big things. In the future, he will either kiss and kiss Zhu'er, or give Lian'er, and marry her without suffering, and the in-laws will be easy to explain. ”
As for Yuan Yatou's marriage, Dai Shan sighed slightly: Yuan Yatou is still a female official in the palace in name! Only the emperor and queen can decide her marriage, and even her biological parents can't interfere. Moreover, her marriage still has such serious restrictions, and the future can only depend on the will of God!
When Jia Mu heard this, she had no choice but to suppress the worries in her heart and say no more.
Jia Zhu and Jia Lian listened to it, and they were a little depressed, but they didn't say anything, and made up their minds to see what tricks his eldest sister had.
The people on the account and the treasury saw that no one could stop Yuan Chun's pace of checking the accounts, so they had to use their strength to clean up the accounts and the treasury day and night, and check and fill in the gaps.
But when Yuanchun officially audited the accounts, he still easily found out a lot of problems. On the day when the audit ended, Yuan Chun invited Dai Shan, Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian to come over to hear the trial.
"This pigeon's egg costs a tael of silver? Japonica rice costs eight taels and eight dollars of silver? What about coaxing? Yuan Chun first asked about the comprador matter.
The comprador in charge of this matter, Qian Gui, couldn't help but sweat on his face, lowered his head and said, "Big girl, this pigeon egg is a rare and rare thing, and the price is naturally higher." Japonica rice is tribute rice, which is rare to see on the market, and the price is naturally higher. ”
Yuan Chun unhurriedly took out a few pieces of paper from the table, flipped through them, and said: "This is the quotation list issued by each firm when I sent someone to ask the price of each firm, and there are also the seals of each firm on it. I flipped through it, and the highest price of a pigeon egg was only 370 yuan, and the highest price of a pound of japonica rice was only five taels or six dollars of silver. I don't know where I bought these eggs and rice? Those profiteers dare to extort money so much, are they easy to bully the Jia family? ”
In order to prevent these compradors from deceiving her for not understanding the market and falsely reporting prices. Before Yuan Chun checked the accounts, he sent Yuan Weihou, who had returned from the inspection of Huangzhuang, to quietly pretend to be a servant of a large family to compare and ask for prices, and took a quotation list with seals from various commercial houses. That's where these lists come in handy.
The money was so shocked, he couldn't imagine that Yuan Chun knew the market so well, so he had to find some excuses to fool him in a panic: "Big girl, these rare things, you want to see ...... Day...... And in good condition! If the time is wrong and the quality is not good, it is ...... It's all cheaper...... The big girl may have encountered a bargain! ”
Yuan Chun smiled: "Qian Gui, you still have to quibble until now, when I only have these two pieces of evidence in my hand?" Let's talk about this one, fifty catties of high-quality mutton...... I have the recipes of those few days' kitchens, whether it is the big kitchen or the small kitchens, but none of the kitchens have ever made mutton. May I ask where did the fifty catties of mutton go? And ......"
Yuan Chun pointed out all the problems he had found out, one by one.
In the end, Qian Gui could only admit his guilt and kowtow like dirt.
Yuan Chun had a cold face, and asked people to tie him up and take him aside to wait for him to fall. and asked Zheng Fu to take someone to copy the expensive house.
Then Yuan Chun took out two more problematic accounting rooms and tried a nest. Just like Qian Gui, he asked Zheng Fu to raid the house.
The sum of the cash in the homes of these minions is as much as 10,000 taels. Yuan Chun asked these people to say: Where did this silver come from, I don't understand, so I just think it is stolen silver. Most of the results are unclear. Such a result, from Dai Shan, to Jia Zhu and Jia Lian, all of them were shocked.
"You're really capable!" Yuan Chun said to the sweaty minions who were tied up like rice dumplings, "I said a long time ago: If you can hide the false accounts you make from me, count your skills." If I see a flaw, don't blame me for being ruthless! Moths like you will not be tolerated in the house......"
Yuan Chun was about to say how to deal with the opinion, but he heard Dai Shan cough and said, "Yuan girl! You've been tired for a long time, sit down and rest! Grandfather will take care of the rest! Chao Yuanchun winked.
Yuan Chun didn't know why, but in front of everyone's eyes, she didn't want to disobey the will of Dai Shan. I had to sit down on the side and pray in my heart: Don't be soft-hearted at this time! If you don't give these slaves a little color, they will always be just soft eggs and fools.
Jia Daishan stood up and instructed Zheng Fu: "Call someone to come and sell all these people!" In order to prevent them from being separated, their families and brothers and sisters should also be sold. ”
Yuan Chun's eyes couldn't help but widen: Jia Daishan was actually more ruthless than her!
She hadn't thought about it, okay? It's just a matter of expelling these criminals and driving their families out!
The housework was basically taken care of, and Yuan Chun also began to prepare to deliver the baby for the cheap mother.
Because of the precedent of delivering a baby for Jia Min, this time, Yuan Chun didn't have much effort to persuade the family to let her deliver the baby for her cheap mother. The Rong family still hired midwives, but these midwives were still not allowed to enter the delivery room. In the delivery room, there are only two people, Yuan Chun and Xu Feiying.
This child should be Jia Baoyu in the original book - because when he was born, he still had a piece of jade in his mouth.
But Yuan Chun took the opportunity to clean his mouth for him, and quietly took out the piece of jade and hid it in his sleeve, and even Xu Feiying didn't see it. Therefore, this guy who was "born with a jade" in the original book lost the opportunity to become famous in the capital and was born in obscurity. Jia Daishan gave him a big name, Jia Ying.
Jia Ying was not yet a month old, and Dongfu suddenly sent someone to invite her, saying that Jia Jing's wife Chen was occasionally unwell, and asked Yuan Chun to take a look.
Yuan Chun took a look at the house and couldn't help but be happy: Chen is pregnant!
Although the month is still young, the medical system has scanned it out, and it's a boy!
She said in her heart: Jia Jing has one more sister-in-law, that's the best! Hehe, the future patriarch, it doesn't have to be Jia Zhen!
She made up her mind: to take good care of Chen's and the child's body, if Jia Zhen is a rotten wood, then let him squat aside and raise mushrooms!
After diagnosing Chen's pulse, Jia Jing asked her to talk about it again.
One of his two ducks is dead, and the other is dying. Jia Jing was impatient and directly ordered someone to kill the other one. He also asked the cook to cut open the two ducks, and asked him to buy two other ducks to cut them for comparison. After the cook dissected the ducks raised by Jia Jing, he looked at the disgusting appearance in the stomachs of the two ducks, and said tremblingly: "Master, there is something wrong with these two ducks, I'm afraid they can't be eaten......
Jia Jing was on fire in his heart and kicked the cook away. You still need to say that Lao Tzu still doesn't know that these two ducks were poisoned by me? Can you eat poisoned ducks?
I happened to hear that Yuan Chun came to diagnose Chen's pulse, and Chen was pregnant, so he invited Yuan Chun aside to ask about the "Heavenly Dao".
Yuan Chun thought for a while and said: "Recently, I am getting a celestial observatory for the emperor, which can observe the trajectory of the sun, moon and stars, and comprehend the heavenly machine. If Uncle Jing is interested, why don't you join us in enlightenment?! ”
Jia Jing is so fascinated by the "Heavenly Dao" and "Immortals", why don't you get him to develop astronomy?! Perhaps, he will become the Galileo and Copernicus of China?
Jia Jing agreed with joy!
Soon after, Jia Min was also diagnosed as pregnant, a girl.
This should be Sister Lin, right?
Yuan Chun thought silently: The twelve hairpins of Jinling are appearing one after another, but the pattern of the two families is very different from the original work.
In this world, Dai Shan did not die, and Rongguo Mansion did not form the kind of deformed ecology of a big house and a second house, Jia Zhu would not die early, and Jia Baoyu was not "born with a jade".
In this world, Jia Jing of Ning Guofu will probably not go to knock pills, and he has a second son-in-law. Jia Zhen has been disgraced because of the lawsuit, and she has been honest for a while.
In this world, Sister Lin already has a brother and a sister-in-law, Jia Min and Lin Ruhai, and they will probably not die early.