Seeing Ning Yu come to ask for peace, the old lady was very happy, she originally loved this grandson very much, and now the grandson is not only an adult, but also quite filial, regardless of the body bones that have just recovered from a serious illness, she prayed for three days of blessing for the old lady in the temple, which is distressed and satisfied.

At this time, in addition to the old lady in the hall, there was also a middle-aged man sitting at the bottom, looking at Ning Yu with a smile, it was Ning Yu's third uncle Ning Zhongjing, he was the third concubine of the old lady of the Ning family, he was close to Ning Zhongyuan since he was a child, he was loyal and diligent, and later under the instructions of the old lady, let Ning Zhongjing be in charge of the entire family industry.

Ning Zhongjing came back this time to tell the old lady about the income of the family industry last year, and it happened that Ning Yu happened to be fortunate enough to come over and get in touch with the first-hand financial information of the Ning family.

Ning Zhongjing held a thick booklet in his hand and read, "...... In the fifty-seventh year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Ning family had 1,500 acres of upper fields, 5,000 acres of middle fields, 30,000 acres of lower fields, 100,000 stones of grain, 38 shops, eight mines of various types, and more than 250,000 taels of silver.....

Ning Yu listened while thinking in his heart, he naturally knew why the so-called upper, middle and lower fields were so different, because the Ning family, as an official eunuch, could register the upper field as the middle field and the lower field through various ways to avoid taxes, and presumably the shops and mines also had various ways to avoid taxes.

The thick roster was read after a while, Ning Zhongjing picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and then saw Ning Yu's attentive appearance, so he smiled and said, "Yu'er has ever understood?" ”

Ning Yu said respectfully: "Third uncle, although the account books are boring, after the third uncle talks about it, it is much easier to understand. Today, Yu'er understands the truth that if you don't belong to your family, you don't know the price of firewood and rice. The words were not leaky, but they made Ning Zhongjing surprised and delighted.

You must know that in today's era, just knowing how to read the account book is a great knowledge, and it is often the secret of those who are shopkeepers, and the foundation of survival. When Ning Zhongjing learned this knowledge, he also spent a lot of energy and time. Now Ning Yu seems to know seven or eight points, which naturally surprises Ning Zhongjing.

Ning Zhongjing said with a smile: "Some time ago, I saw that Yu'er still didn't listen to things outside the window, and only read sage books, but now I have been sick but I have turned a corner, this family industry is the foundation of the family, if you don't understand it at all, you can't be a good family." ”

The old lady said: "cough, these chores naturally don't need to worry about my baby grandson, last year's good grandson took the high school test, and now he is a child, and in two years the baby grandson can go to participate in the scientific examination, and turn back to a big jinshi, isn't it better than your abacus?" Ning Zhongjing was embarrassed.

Ning Yu said: "Grandmother, what my uncle said is also right, whether I can be promoted or not, but after all, I am the eldest grandson of the Ning family, and I will take over the family business sooner or later, if I don't know anything about this family business, wouldn't I be confused?" Even if he really became an official, wouldn't he be bewitched by those money-greedy slaves under him? Of course, grandchildren are not in vain, but the two are not in conflict. ”

Seeing that Ning Yu had relieved himself of the siege, what he said was reasonable and well-founded, Ning Zhongjing hurriedly smiled and said: "Mother, what this Yu'er said is also right, it is easy to read like a nerd just by reading." ”

Ning Yu thought that this was just an opportunity at this time, so he told him what he was entrusted by Yuan Hui, but fortunately, he was no longer the original self now, he spoke clearly, coupled with the previous performance, the old lady and Ning Zhongjing at this time did not treat him as a child, and they could listen to Ning Yu carefully.

The old lady Bodhisattva's heart, when she heard the situation of those children, her heart was already a lot softer, and she hurriedly said: "The good grandson is pure-hearted, this matter is indispensable, all the money and food you need can be allocated by your third uncle, and this part of the expenditure will be recorded in my account." ”

Everyone in the Ning family has their own account book, which not only has their own family property income, but also a corresponding expenditure, and the old lady has a lot of income every year, plus the filial piety of the younger generation, this part of the money and food is really nothing.

However, Ning Zhongjing did not consider this aspect, his idea was the same as Ning Yu, that is, to use people in the right place, and said: "Yu'er, you don't need to worry about this matter, now that the family industry is gradually expanding, there are a lot of people needed in the future, you can let them learn first, and there will always be something to eat." ”

These words are consistent with the housekeeper Zhou Fu, if Ning Yu had agreed to it originally, but now he has something else to consider.

Ning Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Thank you grandmother and third uncle for your grace, but Yu'er has other plans." That is, Yu'er wants to put Yunmeng's Zhuangzi back together, and is ready to focus on these children, teaching and nurturing them, they are all orphans, helpless, and they will be loyal to my Ning family in the future, and they must be a help in the future. As for money, I can take out all the money in my account in the early stage, and I don't need to worry about it when it develops later. ”

Before the old lady could speak, Ning Zhongjing preemptively said, "Yu'er, what are your plans?" You must know that although Yunmeng County is only fifty or sixty miles away from here, it belongs to De'an Mansion after all, and the main force of my Ning family is still in Hanyang Mansion. ”

Ning Yu, as a person who traveled through the previous life, naturally knew what a good land Yunmeng was. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, a Chu King City was built here, when Wu Chu conquered, the King of Chu Ping ordered King Zhao to build this city, and then for thousands of years, it showed the character of the people.

However, the real reason for attracting Ningyu is because of salt, which seems to be inconspicuous, but it can be called a cornucopia in this era.

In later generations, it was proved that Yunmeng County has more than 28 billion tons of well salt reserves, and has always enjoyed the reputation of "salt sea". However, in this era, Yunmeng's salt mines have not been mined on a large scale, and Huguang Province has always been regarded as a salt-deficient area, and the use of salt is mainly met by transferring Huai salt and Sichuan salt.

It was not until the Xianfeng period that Zhang Liangji, the then governor of Huguang, sent people to inspect Yingcheng and Yunmeng, and began to boil mineral salt, and "Ying salt" has started so far. Ning Yu believed that if Yunmeng's well salt was used in this era, the strength of the entire Ning family would be turned upside down.

Thinking of this, Ning Yu said: "Third uncle, before I went down the mountain, I consulted with Master Yuanhui, and the master told me a big secret at that time, that is, there seems to be well salt in Yunmeng, but the specific location is not clear, so I plan to take these children to live in Yunmeng Zhuangzi first, on the one hand, to cultivate talents, and on the other hand, to find traces of this well salt." This is a half-truth.

"Well salt? Didn't you coax your third uncle? This is no joke! Although Ning Yu couldn't speak clearly, Ning Zhongjing was still stimulated by the word salt.

What is Salt? That's the money hidden in the ground and waiting for someone to dig up! Even in troubled times, salt is more precious than money and belongs to the national strategic resource!

Now, the Ning family actually has the opportunity to obtain a mine of well salt, which is not an extraordinary trivial matter! Compared with those shops of the Ning family, it is much more important than those shops of the Ning family, Chu Di is already short of salt, and the price of Sichuan salt and Huai salt transported to Hankou has risen several times, and how many salt dealers have been fed!

Ning Yu was unmoved, and said: "Third uncle, don't worry, this matter needs to be further checked by the little nephew, just following this reason, it will not attract attention, if there is any gain, the little nephew will definitely notify the clan." ”

The old lady listened for a long time, but she was old and a little confused, so she didn't ask much, but just pulled her uncle and nephew to have a meal together.

After the meal, Ning Zhongjing didn't stay longer, and went to Hanyang City to find his second brother Ning Zhongyuan with the account book, firstly, Ning Zhongyuan, as the patriarch, should know the income and expenditure of the Ning family last year, and secondly, because of what Ning Yu said about the well salt, he needed to discuss it with Ning Zhongyuan.