Chapter 149 Punishment and Reward
Jia Cong sneered when he heard this. It must be said that Lai Sheng was indeed quite capable, otherwise he would not have fooled Jia Zhen and his father around before! Look at what you said. First, you said that the servants were dissatisfied with the rash change, then you used Jia Zhen to say that Jia Cong did not care about the brotherhood, and finally you gave Jia Cong a way out and delayed time.
If it were an ordinary person, he would probably have hesitated, but unfortunately, the person he met was Jia Cong.
"Haha!" Jia Cong sneered, "Let alone a few housekeepers, even if they were the commanders of the military department, I would chop them up or take them away if I'm unhappy. How dare you, Lai Sheng, talk in front of me?"
"Since this is your first offense today, your head will be marked here! Someone, come here!"
Lu Feng stepped in, "General!"
"Lai Sheng, give him thirty strokes of the cane as a warning to others! Take him away!"
"Master, I am innocent!" As soon as he said this, Lu Feng grabbed his neck and pulled him out!
"My sister-in-law and niece-in-law will check the accounts and take over. If anyone plays tricks, I will deal with it!"
The two of them had long been dissatisfied with the stewards in this mansion, and Jia Cong's move was truly pleasing to the people!
"Yu Lu and Quan Wu will be assigned to be small managers first. After an hour, send all the accounts to my eldest sister-in-law and niece-in-law. Come on!"
Lai Sheng had been beaten, so they dared not say anything more and retreated in a hurry.
As for Zhang Cai, the rent collector, Jia Cong was not in a hurry. He had already sent his personal guards to secretly investigate. Not only the manors outside the city, but also more than a dozen manors in Liaodong East Prefecture, more than Rongguo Mansion. The head of the manor, Wu Jinxiao, was also a black-hearted ghost. After all the investigations were completed, he would deal with them all at once and let his personal guards and their families take over. They were much better than these people.
"Uncle San, this matter may have been beyond their expectations, and in one hour, the original account loopholes may not be filled up no matter what !" Keqing said.
"Keqing is indeed smart, but this is also my purpose! Do these people think that this is the end? After checking the accounts, those who should be killed will be killed. Brother Zhen's housekeeper was too kind before, and these servants deceived their superiors and subordinates and almost emptied the mansion. Moreover, they used the name of the mansion to do evil outside. How can I let them off easily?"
"Our Jia family's wealth was not easy to come by, and the masters are very cautious. How can we let these servants undermine the foundation of the mansion?"
"After the investigation is completed, if the servants in this mansion have made minor mistakes, it will be fine, but if they have committed serious crimes, there will be no mercy!"
"Moreover, now that I am in charge of the Military Affairs Department, I naturally have considerable power, but it is also easy to offend people! I am not afraid of some people who want to target me, but you at home do not have much protection. If someone bribes the servants to do something shady, it will be too late to regret! Therefore, any servants in the mansion who deceive their superiors and subordinates, or those who are disloyal, will not be spared!"
"I will support the family from outside, but home is the place where I feel most at ease, so I hope that everyone in the family will be united and not let you be disturbed in any way!"
Jia Cong's words made Baochai and Daiyu nod slightly, obviously agreeing with him. Tanchun felt a burning sensation in her heart. Wasn't this what she expected? How great would it be if the West Mansion could also organize things like this? Unfortunately, although she wanted to, she couldn't do it, and there was no such powerful and courageous person in the West Mansion.
Keqing's eyes were fixed on Jia Cong. She felt that this man gave her endless peace of mind. She felt lucky to be able to stay with him.
Even Youshi was moved. In comparison, Jia Zhen was not a man at all. He could not set up a family outside and oppressed women like them at home. What was that? Look at Jia Cong again. His domineering behavior made people happy and obsessed.
"Let the others come in one by one!"
Yindie nodded and let the servant from the mansion enter the hall!
"Greetings, sir!"
The rest were normal, but there was an old man with white hair and beard but tall stature in the back that made Jia Cong take a second look!
"Jiao Da?" Jia Cong shouted. The old man straightened up and looked at Jia Cong with some excitement. This man was Jiao Da, the old servant of Ningguo Mansion.
It is true that Jiao Da often scolded Jia Zhen and his father, which made him seem a bit domineering, but there was a reason for it!
He was a personal soldier of Xianning State. He had been to the battlefield with Xianning State several times. When he ran out of food, he starved himself and let his master eat. When he ran out of water, he found water for his master to drink and drank horse urine himself! He even carried Xianning State out from the pile of dead bodies.
Some people say that he is not satisfied with his master because of his achievements in the Ningguo Mansion. This is true, but it is not appropriate to put it on an old man in his 40s! When people get old, they will naturally talk about their past achievements from time to time. This is human nature. The most important thing is that he really looks down on the masters of the Ningguo Mansion.
Besides, as the descendant of Duke Ningguo, such a meritorious official should be treated with courtesy, at least he should be well fed and well clothed, and have someone to rely on when he is old. However, Jiao Da had no children, and spent his entire life in Ningguo Mansion. Now he can only get a job raising horses, and still live next to the stable, and finally choked to death by horse manure!
To be fair, the men of Ningguo Mansion feel sorry for Jiao Da!
"The old servant is here!" Jiao Da choked up. Ningguo Mansion finally had a decent man, and he was a great general like the former Ningguo. This made Jiao Da a little excited. He felt that he could meet the old duke even after his death.
"Jiao Da has made great contributions to the government. As a descendant of Lord Ning, he should be treated with courtesy! Sister-in-law, find a spacious house in the back street and send two servants to serve him. Give him two taels of silver every month."
In order to show power, one must also show kindness. Jia Cong is willing to set Jiao Da as an example for other people in the mansion to follow.
"Master!" Jiao Da stood up suddenly. "Thank you for your kindness, but I am still strong. If you like me, I will continue to help you raise horses!"
"Hahaha!" Jia Cong laughed loudly, "I was wrong, sir! Master Jiao was Lord Ning's personal guard in the past. Even though he is old, he should not be as miserable as others!"
"In that case, I will let Jiao Da take care of Jueying! In addition, in addition to the ordinary horses in the mansion, there are dozens of war horses for the personal guards, all of which are managed by Jiao Da. However, find another clean house near the stable for Jiao Da to live in, and send five servants to serve him. Food, clothing and other expenses will be arranged by the chief steward of the mansion."
"How about it? This arrangement is good!"
"Okay, okay, Jiao Da thanks you, Master! If you ever go to the battlefield again, I will personally lead your horse and saddle you!"
"Haha, if everyone in the Ning Mansion were such loyal people, no one in the capital would dare to bully them!" Jia Cong shouted loudly!
