Chapter 2006 Changsheng
Juren can actually become an official.
The famous Zuo Zongtang was a person who promoted people and became a high official.
Of course that was in troubled times.
And today's Red Mansion era is on the threshold of troubled times. It will be troubled times at most in thirty years.
The life span of feudal society is very short. A long-lived person who was born when the country was founded will have basically entered the later stage of the dynasty by the time he dies, and the rise and fall of the dynasty can be clearly seen.
Jia Rong is a juren. In the eyes of the people in Jia's family, he can at least find a job as a magistrate in the south of the Yangtze River. However, he ended up on the southern island. Isn't this someone's obstruction? What is it?
You must know that at this time, going to the edge to be an official is tantamount to exile in disguise.
Of course they don’t know that this was agreed upon by Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu and Jia Rong.
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Jia Rong came to an island in the south, and Jia Lian and Xue Dashou accompanied him to take office.
The population is more than 60,000, and everyone is impoverished. Many people only have one set of clothes all year round. Fortunately, this is a tropical place and there is no need for any clothes.
There are very few people who own land, and most people work as part-time and long-term workers.
Other land belongs to the masters and chieftains.
Jia Rong did not take office alone. He brought with him one hundred and twenty followers, 80 slaves, and 40 guards, all of whom he paid anyway.
"Let's see, in less than three years, this place will become our industrial base camp." Jia Rong was very ambitious.
Then the local environment taught him how to behave.
A week later, he caught a cold, had vomiting and diarrhea, and was alternately hot and cold.
In the room, Jia Rong was wrapped in a thick quilt, which was so miserable.
"This is malaria, the local mosquitoes are too fierce." Jia Lian also wrapped himself up like a rice dumpling, and would not let go when the weather was hot.
"Damn it, I miss my alien species. Although it is stupid, greedy, unable to speak, and not as cute and fun as Xiao Huan, at least it can make me immune to all kinds of diseases." Jia Rong said bitterly.
"Just hold on, if you're lucky, you can get through it in two or three weeks."
"Bad luck?"
"That's the last day in the county annals Pen: In a certain month of a certain year, Jiazhi County's Ba Rong died of illness in less than a month."
"I don't want to be so miserable."
"There are two pieces of news now. One is good news. I have asked the Xue family to quickly buy cinchona cream, and it has been bought now. The bad news is that you have to hold on for at least seven days. The road is far away now. Only the north has stocks. The south But it didn’t.”
“I endure it.”
Seven days later, the dying Jia Rong finally got the special medicine cinchona cream, and after taking it, the malaria was relieved.
"You are very lucky. You must know that Cao Yin died of malaria. By the way, Cao Yin is Cao Xueqin's grandfather." Jia Lian said with a smile.
“Damn it, I want to kill mosquitoes!” Instead of engaging in industry, Jia Rong started cleaning up the house first.
He led the officials, big and small, in the yamen to spend 1,500 taels of silver from his own pocket, and began a large-scale cleanup inside and outside the yamen and inside and outside the county.
Abandoned gullies, waterlogged areas, filthy places, sewers...all were cleaned up.
This treatment lasts for three months.
It has been unanimously praised by local village elders, edicts, historians, inspections, official officials... and other famous and powerful local gentry officials.
Although this matter is troublesome, it does not harm their interests and is beneficial to everyone.
In other words, it is in line with the fundamental interests of most people. Only a few people feel that their interests have been harmed in this process, such as some government servants, scribes, assistants, etc. who have been here for generations...
Because the master does not The 1,200 taels of silver were distributed directly to the hired short-term and long-term workers with the help of people around them.
But it can be tolerated. The county magistrate will stay for three to five years at most and then leave.
Jia Rong and Jia Hui took the opportunity to find out important information such as geographical environment, power distribution, population size, etc. through three months of cleaning.
"Now that we have the information, where should we start?" Jia Rong asked.
At this time, the window screens in the room were closed, and the wormwood was roasted, leaving a pungent smell.
"Making pharmaceuticals." Jia Lian said confidently.
“Isn’t it engaged in the silk industry?” Jia Rong asked doubtfully.
"No, the silk industry has no foundation here, and there are many links. Once there are changes, we can easily be strangled by the imperial court in the supply chain." Jia Lian said.
“That’s right,” Jia Rong nodded, “But what are we going to do in medicine? Transplant cinchona trees?”
"This is one aspect, but not the main one. We will first develop various tonics, starting with cooling oils for scholars, refreshing medicines, and tonics for the elderly. Do you still remember the ginseng Yangrong Pills that sister Lin took?" Jia Lian asked road.
"You know, Lin Xue Ercao is used to nourish the body, so it is called Yangrong Pill. If both of them take the pill, it indicates that the two families will be sucked by the Jia family." Jia Rong sighed.
"Yes, pharmaceuticals are already a big industry in this era, especially aristocratic families, which cannot do without various pills." Jia Lian nodded.
"It's a pity. If we could get the reincarnation medicine that Xiao Huan talked about, we would be comfortable."
"Then we are not far from death. This thing is only available to the royal family. Capacity preservation.”
The two of them made a good plan. With the protection of the county magistrate Jia Rong, money, reputation and people, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and there are not many tyrannical conservative forces in the local area, there is only one limit to what Jia Rong can't accomplish: nature. The rules don't allow it.
First of all, they acquired a large amount of barren mountains and wasteland that could not grow food, and then hired landless farmers to plant various refreshing herbs that had been proven by later generations.
For example, cocoa contains stimulant plants.
They also hired bankrupt Chinese patent medicine merchants from Jiangnan, and finally began to use steam engines, build assembly lines, and produce large-scale batches.
In this way, without competing for land with local tycoons, the conflicts will be reduced by half.
What we are manufacturing is medicine, we do not compete with other local industries for the market, and we reduce many conflicts.
And there are very few cases of officials squeezing out benefits. After all, the magistrate here is nominally the largest.
Even if some benefits are given, they are only in name.
Textiles can be worn every day, and tonics can be taken every day, not to mention that these tonics are similar to tobacco.
The scale and profits of the tobacco industry will be extremely amazing in later generations, let alone this era?
The entire county's surplus labor force was fully utilized.
Jia Rong lost no time in letting the servants publicize that it was Mr. Jia who gave them their jobs. As a person, you must be grateful. Before entering the factory every day, you must sing: "Listen to me, thank you, thank you, thank you, warm "Four Seasons..."
Of course I dare not say that I am loyal. The only person who is openly loyal is the emperor. He dares to say that he is loyal to the county magistrate. Next year, officials who will become official will write to the capital, saying that someone in his hometown wants to rebel.
Fortunately, it is normal for slaves to be grateful. The big family emphasizes this, because they are afraid that these slaves will steal things when the master is not paying attention and hurt the little master.
A lot of money quickly flowed in.
If you only have money but no supplies, there will be inflation.
So the necessities of life such as food and cloth must be transported.
After three years, Jia Rong thought of a way to stay in office.
As long as the evaluation is rewritten, the county magistrate can stay in office for up to ten years before being transferred. …………
At the same time, in the Jia Mansion.
Everyone is celebrating.
Because Jia Baoyu became a Jinshi!
This is very efficient.
Within three or four years, it is rare to see a scholar, a scholar, or a scholar in a row. This is rare in the entire history.
"I can rest assured now. My brother is only twenty years old, and he is already a Jinshi. With such honor, how many young men in the world can he get?" A group of Qing guests surrounded Jia Zheng and praised him.
"Hahaha, my son has finally made his mark, and all my hard work over the years has not been in vain." Jia Zheng said happily.
"Yes, this is all due to the skillful teachings of the old man, which is really enviable. How many people in the world are Jinshi under the age of twenty?"
"Old man Shi Weng will live in peace and happiness for the rest of his life."
"It's easy to talk about." Jia Zheng was relieved that he no longer had to worry about Jia Baoyu's failure to study.
At this time, Jia Zheng was still too naive. He had no idea that if his son was too motivated, it would be a hundred times more terrifying than if his son was not motivated.
One day in the future, when looking back on the past, Jia Zheng will definitely regret it. If time could come back, he would rather raise Jia Baoyu and let him be a dandy for the rest of his life...
At the same time , inside Rongxi Hall.
Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and other female relatives, surrounding Jia Baoyu who was wearing Jinshi uniform, were also very happy.
"My sweetheart, you have finally made your father and your mother feel at ease. We, a moderately wealthy family, only hope that our children and grandchildren can take up the work. Now that you have become a Jinshi, I will go there now When I see the old prince, I can have the nerve to speak to him." Jia Mu shed tears at the end.
"This is all the blessing of the ancestors," Wang Xifeng smiled and changed the subject, "the ancestors also want to bless Baoyu to ascend to the Emperor's Hall, how can he meet the old Duke now?"
"That's right, old man Ancestor, you cannot leave your grandson behind, you will live a long life," Jia Baoyu said, leaning on Jia Mu.
"Isn't that right, ancestor, you may live a thousand years. This is the Wuji health pill that comes from the south. We have all tried it. It really has the effect of strengthening the energy, blood and spirit. Many old people from the south Everyone is taking this." Lai said, offering a portion of pills.
"Okay, okay, you are all filial. I will take care of you for a few more years." Jia Mu smiled, looking at the children and grandchildren in the hall, especially the grandchildren who were exactly the same as her husband. Jia Baoyu, that is a person in a comfortable mood.
Then there was a banquet, wine and order.
There is a table for seniors and a table for girls, divided into two sides, where they can have fun as they please.
Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai here were also very shocked to be honest.
They never expected that Jia Baoyu, who was known as a scoundrel, would pass the Jinshi examination in just three or four years.
Before, they were surprised to be admitted as a scholar, but now they were admitted as a Jinshi, it was more like a dream.
"Baoyu, didn't you always say that getting a good name was a useless person? Now you have become a person among the rich." Lin Daiyu joked.
"I still think that getting fame is a waste of money. I entered the official career just to find a solution." Jia Baoyu shook his head.
Lin Daiyu nodded slightly, she already understood what Jia Baoyu was going to say.
Xue Baochai was a little confused, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Bao, what kind of solution are you looking for?"
"Sister Bao has a shop at home, does it mean that this shop will rise and fall? "Jia Baoyu said.
"Know a thing or two." In fact, Xue Baochai knew that the biggest problem with his identity was that he was a businessman.
Compared with Lin Daiyu, this is her biggest weakness.
Lin Daiyu's family background is the highest among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Her father is Tanhua. Her weakness is that her parents have died and she has no kinship influence.
Although Jia Mu prefers Lin Daiyu, sister Daiyu is not in good health and is destined not to last long.
This is also a weakness.
“When this shop was first planned, everyone worked together to develop customers, save raw materials, and strive to make profits. Then it prospered. When the business got on track, the shopkeeper began to have selfish motives, and the waiters also had selfish motives. People began to dig into the corners of this shop. Even if this shop is prosperous, if water drops penetrate the stone in a day or two, the shop will decline." Jia Baoyu sighed.
Xue Baochai looked awe-inspiring, and the other party used the store as a metaphor for the dynasty.
As for Xue Baochai, because her brother Xue Ban was not upright since he was a child, she often looked at the shop's accounts.
In the Xue family's small and large shops, just as Jia Baoyu said, everyone has selfish motives and everyone is digging this big tree.
Buy raw materials at high prices and sell finished products at low prices.
The shopkeeper himself runs a private shop and does the Xue family's business. He has countless tricks.
Those old shopkeepers are all good at deceiving people.
Eat inside and outside, use your hands to do it, and be proficient in everything.
Xue Baochai only wished that she was not a man and could not come forward to scold these people in person.
My brother and mother are easy to fool, and they always let these people occupy their positions.
But she saw it in her eyes and was anxious in her heart. She could only make a few suggestions, but could not take any action.
"Brother I wonder if there is a solution?" Xue Baochai asked sincerely.
“If it were Sister Bao’s shop, there would be some ways.” Jia Baoyu said with a smile.
"Brother Bao, tell me quickly." Xue Baochai couldn't help but get closer and listen.
“Alas, Sister Bao is so eager, just like the flying geese that stray from the sky.” Lin Daiyu was disgusted and said sourly next to her.
"My dear, my family's business is in decline, and my mother is worried every day, but she doesn't know what to do. As a child, filial piety comes first, and there is nothing I can do about it." Xue Baochai sighed.
Lin Daiyu suddenly showed an apologetic look: "In this case, it's my sister's fault."
"Okay, I'll say it right now, in short, it's just eight words, running water never rots, just ask behind the curtain." Jia Baoyu looked at it. Looking at Xue Baochai's plump skin.
Zhao Han really sighed at this time, there are such good-looking, good-smelling and good-looking people in the world.
Lengxiang Lengxiang.
Even though she is a girl, she still wants to marry him.
"Flowing water is not rotten. Can you hang up the curtain and ask? That's it." Xue Baochai is extremely intelligent, and he understands it as soon as he hears it.
This is to let her become a hostess first, and then follow the example of the ancient queen mother in governing the country.
Those shopkeepers and slaves must be replaced from time to time, and one person cannot be allowed to stay for a long time.
As a result, they have no time to manage their power.
“But if there are repeated changes, people’s hearts are unstable, and they only think about temporary gains, what should we do?”
"So we need to establish KPI, no, it's a performance system, to give shopkeepers a hope for promotion, plus various share incentives. Of course, this is not absolute. In short, we still have to be careful at all times." Jia Baoyu thought of those who were ruined in future generations. In large enterprises, the management measures are not perfect, and they eventually decline.
There is nothing in this world that does not decay.
This may be the reason for the enduring popularity of Dream of Red Mansions.
No matter how good the system is, no matter how good the people are, they cannot remain prosperous for a long time.
(End of this chapter)