A farce ended hastily!

Mrs. Wang was unwilling, and was personally sent by Jia Zheng to the Buddhist hall to copy the scriptures.

Mother Jia's face was gloomy, and she waved her hand directly to drive people away, and Rong Qingtang suddenly became deserted, lying crookedly on the couch and didn't know what to think.

The eldest lord and the second couple went out of Rongqing Hall, and they had a tacit understanding to go to Rongxi Hall.

What happened just now is too exciting, the eldest lord doesn't care, but Lian Er and Wang Xifeng can't stand it, if you really ask the second room to meddle in the housekeeper's affairs, what difference can it be from the previous situation?

"Master, the old lady looks determined to help the second uncle and second aunt, and the son is afraid and doesn't know what to do!"

As soon as he sat down, he didn't even have time to serve the tea, so Lian Er couldn't wait to complain: "Really wait for the master to take office in Tongzhou, and my son has to sit in Nancheng every day, and the second room is not allowed to be called in the house?" ”

Wang Xifeng was silent, although she was very dissatisfied with Lian Er's performance in her heart, she also had a headache with the old lady's tough requirements, and there was nothing to deal with.

It's not that she doesn't have the means to deal with her aunt Mrs. Wang, but the general environment is like this.

The word 'filial piety' alone can make her dare not act rashly, and if a bad one is detained, it will be difficult to turn over in the future.

Whether it is the second master or the second wife, they are her elders, can they really turn their faces completely, and it is not her who is the most unlucky to tear up when the time comes?

"Second daughter-in-law, what do you think?"

The eldest lord didn't rush to express his position, looked at Wang Xifeng and asked directly: "If you have anything, just say it, or solve the matter while the master is still in the house, and I will give you a headache in the future!" ”

"Master, I mean very clearly, I must not let the second room meddle in the affairs of the house!"

Wang Xifeng said categorically, her pretty face was hideous, she would never allow her aunt Mrs. Wang to meddle in the affairs of the house.

"Then find a way to completely separate their own spending, and each room manages its own use!"

The eldest master had already considered it, and said after a moment of silence; "Half a year's five thousand taels of expenses, this is neither high nor low, every six months directly allocate silver to the two rooms, no need to trouble the public account room, what does Lian's second daughter-in-law think?"

"Okay, that's a good idea!"

Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and applauded: "The eldest lord doesn't know, the second master's monthly expenses are amazingly large, and the public account is really difficult to support!" ”

"Hey, I still know what the second child thinks!"

The eldest man waved his hand, smiled lightly and said: "But I just want to take advantage of it, nothing is better than falling into my hands!" ”

"What about the next person?"

Relieved, Wang Xifeng smiled bitterly: "Master, this is the most troublesome thing, the people in the house are really difficult to manage, they are lazy and unruly, it is not easy to call, and there are only too many people to enter and exit every year, and the monthly money is a big expense!" ”

"How many people are there in the backyard?"

The eldest lord asked curiously: "Master, every time I go back to Rongqing Hall, I can meet a lot of people who have nothing to do on the way, and those who don't know think this is their home!" ”

"Four or five hundred people, many times it is two or three subordinates to cope with a job, almost half of the subordinates have a lot of free, can't you toss and toss if you have nothing to do?"

Speaking of this, Wang Xifeng is sad and tearful, there are so many slaves in Rongguo Mansion.

This does not include the small servants in the outer courtyard, adding up to more than seven hundred people in the entire Rongguo Mansion, and the monthly money alone is hundreds of taels of silver, not including all kinds of additional rewards, that is the big head.

In short, the amount of silver used on the lower body alone is at least 20,000 taels per year, which is only a lot more.

Coupled with the normal and abnormal expenses of the two rooms, the annual public account expenditure alone is at least 50,000 taels, and it is not an exaggeration to say that spending money is like flowing water.

This is not counting the cost of banquets in the house and inviting small dramas, and it is even more amazing if you add it.

Fortunately, the New Year's gifts outside are now directly into the public treasury, and they are no longer like Mrs. Wang's housekeeper who entered the personal private treasury at that time, saving the cost of tens of thousands of taels of silver every year, otherwise the burden of the public account will be heavier.

It's not that I don't know, but I'm shocked.

Although Wang Xifeng is so strong, but the current situation does not allow her to stand alone, she is not sure to withstand the pressure of the old lady, who knows what demon moths will come out in the future?

Therefore, the eldest lord only mentioned it slightly, she followed the topic of the subordinates and directly talked about the matter, and told all the expenses and revenues in the mansion, as long as you are not a fool, you will understand that there is something wrong with the finances of the Rongguo Mansion.

The annual expenditure is almost 70,000 taels, but the income is less than 50,000 taels.

In other words, the income of Rongguo Mansion is no different from that of other big families in Beijing, basically the income from the fields and shops.

Originally, with the number of granges in Rongguo Mansion and the income of the shop, there are more than 100,000 taels of income every year, not including eating and drinking, most of the Zhuangzi are round.

It's a pity that Mrs. Wang amassed a lot of money during the period of taking charge, and turned half of the granges and shops in Rongguo Mansion into her own private property through various crude means, and at the same time the management ability was extremely poor, and the employment was not very effective, which led to the chaotic management of the grange shops below, so that those village heads and shop managers had the idea of slacking, of course, greedy ink, and the situation became worse and worse.

How bad is the situation, it is obviously a good year, but the head of the village below and the shopkeeper in the shop dare to lie about the disaster Zhuangzi's production has been reduced, and the business in the shop is depressed.

I don't know if Mrs. Wang saw it, or she had other thoughts, and let the people below be demons, and the atmosphere was almost half rotten.

These situations were all inquired into by the people under the eldest master, and they knew more clearly than the heads of the mansion, Lian Er and Wang Xifeng.

As for Mother Jia, she may or may not know, anyway, the amount of her private house is amazing, she doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking at all, and she doesn't have the heart to spend energy to rectify government affairs, so she just turns a blind eye and lives a rich and honorable old feudal life, and as for foreign affairs, she can't bother her at all.

"How could it be so bad!"

Although Lian Er knew that the situation in the house was inappropriate, he didn't expect it to be so bad, and after hearing Wang Xifeng explain all the expenses and income figures, he was so anxious and depressed that he almost vomited blood.

If this continues, his life as a family member will definitely not be better.

"Master, didn't you mention before that the second wife made a lot of benefits during her housekeeping period?"

Suddenly, Lian Er thought of an idea to get money, and hurriedly asked the eldest master: "I wonder if I can let the second wife spit out the money?" ”

"Don't even think about it!"

The eldest lord waved his hand and categorically vetoed: "It's okay to take it out at the critical moment, if you kid really dare to make such a request, believe it or not, the old lady can touch this matter in a blink of an eye, let this matter be exposed openly, and it will be difficult to take it out again in the future to block your second aunt's ambition!" ”

"No, it won't!"

Lian Er's face was incredible, but thinking about the old lady's preference for the second room, there was really such a possibility, and her face became very ugly.

The same is true for Wang Xifeng, she also had the idea of asking Mrs. Wang for silver just now, but now after being reminded by the eldest master, this thought was suddenly extinguished.

"Let's find a way to open up sources and reduce expenditures!"

Seeing the sad faces of the two couples, the eldest lord came up with an idea: "First divide the subordinates, in addition to the manpower to maintain the normal operation of the mansion, the rest of the subordinates see which room they are willing to follow, and they will receive the monthly example of which room, and if they don't want the two rooms, they will go directly to the Zhuangzi!" ”

"That's not good!"

Wang Xifeng was a little embarrassed, and said helplessly: "The rules in the house ......"

"What rules can there be in the house, what the family says is the rules!"

The eldest lord unceremoniously interrupted Wang Xifeng's words, and said angrily: "Rongguo Mansion's reputation outside has long been stinky, what do you care about these things, what if those subordinates are dissatisfied, let them go outside to break their mouths, just seize the opportunity to get rid of a batch of useless!" ”

When it came to this, Wang Xifeng naturally did not continue to insist, she was already dissatisfied with the people in the house in her heart, and it was a good thing to take the opportunity to catch people.

"The rats in the mansion should also be cleared, otherwise these subordinates really regard the Rongguo Mansion as their family's treasury, you will do this in person, and I will assign the manpower master!"

The eldest lord continued to speak, glanced at Lian Er and ordered: "Don't embezzle the money that has been scraped out, all of it will be sent to the public account openly, so that some people in the mansion have nothing to say!" ”

Lian Er gave up his hand to receive the order, he spent so much time in the yamen in vain, and it was not difficult to do the matter of copying the house and counting the accounts, the key was to come out of the eldest master, otherwise he would not be able to withstand the pressure of the old lady.

"Clean up the moths in the house, and then take advantage of the holidays to clean up the shops in Beijing and the granges in the suburbs, and replace the ones that should be caught, of course, don't force them too hard, as long as they can restore the original average income level, the extra ones should be rewarded!"

The eldest lord pointed out: "After such a toss, it can basically ensure the balance of income and expenditure in the house, so it is done!" ”

Seeing that the little couple was puzzled, the eldest man chuckled and said; "If you have extra energy, you should bother more about your dowry and private house, so as not to cause any turmoil if there is too much money in the public account!"

That's all it can be!

"By the way, there are some things that I want to make clear, whether it is the old lady's private room, or the master's private room, don't count on the two of you!"

Ignoring the little couple who suddenly changed their faces, the eldest lord smiled leisurely: "Don't be hung by the old lady in her private room, you will be calculated unconsciously, as for the master and my private room, the master is not happy to give you and my wife." It's that simple! ”

After saying this, I didn't wait for the little couple to react, the eldest man patted his ass and left, why should he participate too much if he wasn't a family member?