Shenjing West City, Enjuji Street.

Zhenguo Mansion.

On the Zhenwei Hall, Niu Jizong, who was wide and fat, smiled like Maitreya, and arched his hand: "Ning Hou is here, my Zhenguo Mansion is really brilliant!" ”

Jia Qiang looked at this family of founding heroes, except for the two two sons of the Beijing King and the Shi family who rebelled to Yuanping early, the highest rank of honor, and always felt that this person was a bit pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.

Don't look at this person as obese, looking old, in fact, he is only in his thirties.

This year, he just gave birth to a son-in-law......

After Jia Qiang sat down, the little girl in Tsing Yi brought tea, and Niu Jizong said with a smile: "I was a little flattered when I received the door sticker from the house before!" Since Marquis Ning became the lord, he has not dealt with us old friends, and he thought that he would look down on us. I didn't expect to be the first to come to my town's mansion. ”

Jia Qiang shook her head and said: "Uncle Niu, I'm not very good at being sophisticated, and I'm even tired of being sent to the host of the banquet, but I don't mean to snub and snub your world friends. In the future, I will visit door to door, eat a few home-cooked meals, and have some intimate taste. Originally, he was going to bring Jia Lian with him, but after thinking about it, it was better for him to talk about the Zhenguo Mansion by himself. Those who are easy to tear their faces in the back, take Jia Lian with them......

When Niu Jizong heard this, his eyes narrowed, and he said with a smile: "Ning Hou is much more free and easy than us laymen, so it is the best, the others dare not boast, the pickled cucumbers in our Zhenguo Mansion can't find a better one in the entire Shenjing City!" Would you rather taste it? ”

Jia Qiang raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Okay! I only ate two bowls of rice in the evening, and I was feeling a little hungry. ”

Niu Jizong laughed when he heard this: "It is a blessing to be able to eat, and it is a blessing to be able to eat!" Let's go to the side hall, let's taste the cucumber in this sauce. ”

After Niu Jizong took Jia Qiang along the verandah for two rounds, he didn't even go to the side hall, he went directly to the dining hall, and also got rid of the servants and maids who served in the main hall and side hall.

The two sat down, and after the cook served the pickled cucumber and a few plates of side dishes and a wooden bucket of rice, Niu Jizong waved his hand and sent the cook down.

Then he personally filled Jia Qiang with a bowl of rice, and said with a smile: "I know that Ning Hou has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, let's talk while eating!" ”

With that, I added another big bowl to myself.

Jia Qiang was not embarrassed, and after throwing off his arms and eating a big bowl of rice with this sauce cucumber, he opened his hand, but he still didn't eat with a chopstick sauce cucumber, and looked at Niu Jizong, who had been smiling at him, and said: "Uncle Niu, this time I came to be a villain, and I hope Uncle Niu can return the household deficit as soon as possible." ”

When Niu Jizong heard this, he laughed and said, "I guessed that Ning Hou is probably here for this matter." Tsk, Lin Ruhai has a good uncle! ”

Jia Qiang knew that things were not so simple, Niu Jizong really didn't even have stubble, Jia Qiang looked at him and nodded, and said: "Right now, Uncle Niu is on an errand in the Yamen of the infantry army, and with the respect of an earl, he leads five hundred soldiers and horses. Now the prince is leading the Fengtai battalion, with twelve battalions under his command, and is about to change the battalion generals, with 3,000 soldiers and horses in each battalion. Is Uncle Niu interested? ”

Niu Jizong added a piece of pickled cucumber to his mouth, smacked the taste, and said slowly: "Wang Ziteng is afraid that he can't wait to beg us to set up a field for him?" ”

Jia Qiang nodded and said: "Indeed, but it may not necessarily be the noble family of the founding meritorious department, the first family of Yuanping meritorious heroes, and there are also a lot of idle meritorious families, and their eyes are almost hungry green." Uncle Niu, you said that if you give them a chance to lead the troops, are they willing to join the Fengtai camp? ”

Niu Jizong's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he looked at Jia Qiang with fine eyes and said, "Wang Ziteng will dig his own foundation?" Back then, the Duke of Xianrong Guo was very unhappy with the heroes of Yuanping, and Wang Ziteng can have today's status, but it depends on the power of your Jia family......"

Jia Qiang shook her head and said, "The Wang family has reached this height, and if it is really forced to be in a hurry, it is not impossible to change the court." ”

Niu Jizong suddenly laughed and said, "Ninghou, Ninghou, this is not true. Prince Teng was able to reach this position, not only because of the merits of the Jia family, but also because the emperor wanted to use the founding of the country to balance the holy will of the heroes of Yuanping. If he turns around and goes to the nest of Yuanping heroes, I am afraid that he will not be able to sit steadily for even a day. ”

Jia Qiang didn't feel funny at all, looked at Niu Jizong and said softly: "Yes, the holy will is the most important. Divine will is the most important. ”

Niu Jizong's face changed when he heard this, but Jia Qiang didn't let him speak again, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Niu, who does my husband mean by chasing the deficit, I don't need to say more." Yuanping's heroes are poor, and it will be difficult to collect them for a while. At this time, if the founding heroes can set an example, it is self-evident where the holy will will go. The military power in the hands of the heroes of Yuanping will definitely be weakened, and who will be in charge of the weakened military power, do you need to say more? At this time, whoever takes the first step will leave an impression of loyalty and respect in the heart of the Son of Heaven. Why can the Jiang family of Zhao Guogong prosper for three generations and decades? Isn't it true that you always stand in the heart of the Son of Heaven one step ahead? Uncle Niu will not understand this truth. ”

At this point, Niu Jizong looked at Jia Qiang and smiled bitterly: "Ning Hou, speaking of which, you are not an outsider, I won't hide it from you." The foundation of the Zhenguo Mansion is far inferior to the Jia family. The second duke of the Jia family has accumulated a lot of family business, and in the second generation of Rong Gong's generation, he not only maintained the Jia family, but also had more glory than his ancestors. But the Niu family, although it is not enough to sit and eat empty, is indeed unsatisfactory. I really can't afford to pay off the deficit, and if it's really over, the government won't even have enough to chew next month. If you let me sell my ancestral property, then it is better to kill me, the Zhenguo Mansion can't afford to lose this person! ”

Jia Qiang pursed her lips, looked at Niu Jizong and said, "If you don't sell land, are there any furniture antiques?" Are there any useless gold and silver utensils piled up in the storeroom? I don't believe it, what treasures didn't Zhen Guogong catch as heirlooms back then? Listen to me first......" Seeing that Niu Jizong was about to speak, Jia Qiang stopped and said: "Uncle Niu, it is indeed a shame to sell your ancestors' belongings, but why don't you think about it, the Zhenguo Mansion sold its ancestral belongings and lost money, and it spread to the palace, what will the Son of Heaven think?" Is it the useless dead things that matter, or is the future of your Zhenguo Mansion important? As for these ancestral properties, when you earn money later, you can buy them! ”

Niu Jizong said speechlessly: "I understand the truth, but how to do things?" You can't let me send my family to the pawnshop, can you? Besides, we are noble and noble, but he doesn't have the ability to make money, when can he buy it back? ”

When Jia Qiang heard this, she smiled and said, "Uncle Niu can trust me?" ”

Niu Jizong looked at the young man who was sitting opposite, clearly more than a round younger than him, but his imposing title was a head higher than him, gently rubbed his fat chin, and said with a smile: "In today's noble circle, regardless of whether Yuanping is a hero or a founding hero, you are recognized as the first person of the younger generation, much more clever than the Wang Balamb of the Jiang family of Zhao Guogong......"

Hearing that Niu Jizong still classified him as a younger generation, Jia Qiang sneered: "The Qi family, the head of the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou, do you know that the old lady Qi Taizhong?" ”

When Niu Jizong heard this, his eyes opened and said, "Of course I know, that's an old fox!" ”

Jia Qiang said with a smile: "It is indeed an old fox, but this old fox is now not only cooperating with me in many business transactions, but also sending his eldest grandson to the capital and following me." If the things of the Zhenguo Mansion were to be sold, the Qi family would take them over, and then transport them to the south to sell them to the Jiangnan Fortune. Uncle Niu, when I was in Yangzhou, I wasn't even a third-class general. Tell me, why did the Qi family place such a big bet on me? ”

Niu Jizong blinked and said, "For Lin Ruhai? ”

Jia Qiang pulled the corners of her mouth speechlessly and said, "Because of me, because I am Jia Qiang!" If the Zhenguo Mansion wants to earn some chewing silver, there is no need to go to the household department to suffer a deficit, and cooperate directly with me, not to mention more, there is still no problem with the net profit of 10,000 taels of silver a year. ”

When Niu Jizong heard this, his eyes widened and said, "How much capital do you want?" ”

Jia Qiang laughed and said: "You definitely don't have so much cash, there are those antique furniture and gold and silver utensils that are piled up without seeing the light of day, I will let people come and pull a few more carts to go, one to pay off the deficit, and the other is to count the balance as equity capital." Later, I'll ask you for some people who can endure hardships and do things. In the middle of this year, a sum of money will be divided. Uncle Niu, speaking of which, these are actually small heads, if they enter the eyes of the Son of Heaven and will be greatly reused in the future, will they still lack chewing? ”

There is no shortage of silver in this land, at any time, as long as there is power......

When Niu Jizong heard this, he chewed a pillar of incense with a cucumber in his mouth, his eyes narrowed into slits, and he kept staring at Jia Qiang, and finally said slowly: "Ning Hou's style of doing things, I probably saw some traces." I just want to ask, what are Ning Hou and Lin Shilang going to do with those who insist on refusing to repay the deficit and refuse to sell their belongings? ”

When Jia Qiang heard this, she lowered her eyes and said softly: "In front of Uncle Niu, I don't tell lies. The family of meritorious heroes, if you really want to find some faults, it is easy to get them. If he doesn't take the initiative to repay the shortfall, the court will help him take a handful. It's just that I really don't want to go to that scene, making the relatives hurt and the enemies happy. ”

Niu Jizong only felt a toothache, sucked in the cold air and looked at Jia Qiang with a wry smile: "Among our founding heroes, why did you come out with such a ruthless person?" ”

Jia Qiang raised her eyes, smiled, and said, "That Uncle Niu means ......"

Niu Jizong rubbed his big fat face vigorously with his fat hands, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Come on!" Tomorrow morning, I will let people come and pull things, and I will go to the ancestral hall to kneel for the night in a while. It's just that you don't want to sell our good things cheaply! ”

Jia Qiang smiled, looked at him and said, "Don't worry, the price is absolutely fair!" ”

Niu Jizong looked at Jia Qiang, sighed, and said, "If Niu Qi can be like you in the future, even if only fifty percent of you can do it, the ancestors and the ancestors will spare me!" ”

Niu Qi is the eldest son of Niu Jizong.

When Niu Jizong personally sent Jia Qiang out of the gate of the Zhenguo Mansion, even the subordinates of the Zhenguo Mansion saw the relationship between the two, went to a lot of courtesies, and got closer to each other.

Everyone secretly exclaimed their surprise.

It's just that Niu Jizong watched Jia Qiang take more than 20 people and didn't go home, but went to the direction of the Liguo Mansion to beat his horse, and the fat on his face twitched again.

He has always boasted that he is a young and strong faction in the army, but now that he looks at Jia Qiang, he instantly feels that he is really old......

However, looking at the cold night, Niu Jizong's heart swelled with pride again!

Maybe this time, the Zhenguo Mansion can really restore the glory of the ancestors!

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PS: Hehe, hehehe, it's over, it's over......

I'm going to sleep, tomorrow's update will be postponed until the afternoon, and the day after tomorrow is estimated to be back to normal, my old swan!