The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 175 Let’s make money together
Although Jia Rong temporarily gave up the idea of causing trouble, he had already said it, and Jia Yuanchun couldn't continue to recruit people.

Not only Jia Yuanchun, but the maids in each courtyard also had to be careful.

The Ning Mansion offers extremely high treatment and many opportunities, so the maids don't want to leave.

When Jia Rong was leaving to fight You Erjie and You Sanjie, the girls were discussing things in the hall.

Jia Yuanchun sat down and asked the girls, "How many maids do you have in your room?"

Lin Daiyu looked at everyone and first answered the number of people in her room.

"I have thirty-six maids, eight maids, one of whom is my wet nurse, and twelve servants and sedan chair bearers outside."

Mrs. Wang came over at some point and looked puzzled when she heard it.

"Why so many?"

Lin Daiyu stood up and gave up her seat.

"Aunt, please sit down. I have talked too much with Brother Rong. Brother Rong said that the Queen has 500 to 600 maids. The 20 or so I have are not many. I have not reduced them."

Lin Daiyu actually didn't want so many maids.

Jia Yuanchun knew the number of maids in Lin Daiyu's house, so she said to her mother, "Mother, please sit here. Sister Daiyu, please sit down and talk."

After Mrs. Wang sat next to Jia Yuanchun, Jia Yuanchun helped Lin Daiyu explain things.

"Before, the master felt that there were too many maids in my and my aunts' rooms, so he asked us to reduce the number. We then placed some people in the girls' courtyard."

"Now I have more than ten people to serve, and it's no different from the twenty or so before. The master probably didn't want to spoil the children. Now the children are all grown up. The master didn't start to use maids to serve him until he had achieved fame."

"Too many people is not a good thing. It's a good thing for the girls to have more maids to serve them. It's good for us adults and children to do something ourselves sometimes."

Mrs. Wang nodded and also remembered Jia Rong's past.

"I remember that the Duke used to have only Yinglian as his maid, and it was like this for many years even after he got married. No wonder he was successful. Your brother was just spoiled. I should have been stricter with him like I was with Zhu'er."

Jia Yuanchun comforted him, saying, "Don't be sad, mother. Baoyu has no worries about food and clothing now, and we don't expect him to achieve much. He just needs to live a stable life."

Mrs. Wang sighed and stopped talking.

Jia Yuanchun looked at Xue Baochai again.

Xue Baochai knew that she should continue the previous topic and not talk about Jia Baoyu.

"Sister Daiyu and I live in the same courtyard, but I don't have as many maids as she does, only twenty, and everything else is about the same."

Shi Xiangyun followed up and said, "I am also from Xiayuan, just like Daiyu. Usually, there are more than ten people serving me. Other things include helping with making clothes, tidying up the house, raising birds, delivering meals, etc."

The one with the most maids is not Lin Daiyu and her three companions.

Yingchun said, "I have more maids, about fifty or so."

Jia Yuanchun nodded, and the others also knew Yingchun's situation and did not make fun of her.

Tanchun said, "I also have 40 or 50 people. I usually manage the money and accounts, the maids' wages, and I lead the staff to check the yard, so I have more people."

The maids under Tanchun did not include the gatekeeper maid, nor did they include the daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law who lived near the outer courtyard and the backyard gate. They only included those who usually went inside and outside the house.

Every day, about two or three groups of people gathered in Chunyuan waiting for orders. Tanchun actually managed Yingchun and Xichun's subordinates together.

Xue Baoqin said: "It's about the same in our courtyard. The three families together have about 150 to 160 people."

Jia Yuanchun felt puzzled. It was normal that there were more people in Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun's summer courtyard, and it was also normal that there were more people in the Three Sisters' courtyard as they were family members.

Xue Baochai took the initiative to explain: "Master Miaoyu had a lot of dowry. After she came in, she saw that we had a lot of maids, so she planned to buy some maids herself. When the master knew about it, he arranged for the Zhen family to go there. Baoqin and Xiuyan could not suffer any loss, so they were given enough maids."

Li Wen, one of the Li sisters, said, "We live in our courtyard with our mother. My father died early and my mother had nowhere else to live. The master also assigned maids and nannies to my mother, more than 60 in total. If any sisters come in later, they can share some of the space."

Jia Yuanchun nodded and said, "I remember Qiao'er lived with you."

Lin Daiyu replied, "Sometimes it's not convenient for the children to stay there, so Qiao'er, Ling'er and the nanny all live in the winter courtyard."

Yuanyang said, "We have fewer maids in the front yard. There are only about ten maids, including the five of us and the master's maids."

Jia Yuanchun and others quickly counted carefully and asked about the number of maids on Youshi's side.

In the end, it was discovered that there were four or five hundred young unmarried maids alone, and the rest of the maids and wives together were even more, directly exceeding a thousand people.

The Ning Mansion actually has the most male servants, but the people in the backyard don’t often see people from outside. I don’t know how many working men Jia Rong has to support these girls.

Jia Yuanchun said: "No wonder the master brought up this matter again. Let's do it this way for this year. Those who are older should leave and don't delay getting married." Zijuan and others did not get promoted, and now they are all old, so they are naturally worried about what to do in the future.

Lin Daiyu took the initiative to speak for her good sister.

"Although Zijuan was given to me by the old lady, she has been with me for many years. I have already told Brother Rong about it, and Brother Rong said that he would keep her to take care of me."

Jia Yuanchun didn't mind having one more person to support, especially since Jia Rong agreed to it.

"Okay." Jia Yuanchun smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister. If anyone doesn't have a few reliable people to take care of them, I, as a sister, will not be worried. The master has told me before that the maids around the girls should wait for the master's decision before they can stay or go."

"You see, even though Qingwen made the master so angry, he didn't chase her away. I can only decide who comes in, but I can't decide who leaves."

"But if anyone has no respect for rules, steals the master's things, or secretly hangs out with men, I will have them kicked out!"

The girls, their aunts, and the maids nearby naturally knew the rules of the house.

At present, apart from the older ones who were released, the rest who were released fell into these two categories.

Getting angry and quarreling with the master is not a problem. As long as you don't steal things or people, everything else can basically be forgiven.

Of course, he was courting death and going against Jia Rong. He was refusing to go out to work when Jia Rong asked him to. He was simply courting death.

After dark, everyone went back carrying lanterns.

Shi Xiangyun looked at the twenty or so people around her holding lanterns to lead the way.

"Do you think we have too many maids?"

Lin Daiyu said, "What do you think?"

Shi Xiangyun did not answer, so Xue Baochai said, "If it were the Xue family, it would definitely be too much. If it were the Shi family or the Jia family, it would also be considered too much. But for the Duke's family, who has the same surname as the emperor, this is just right. Didn't the master just buy in ten opera singers last time?"

Lin Daiyu shook her head. "They are not actors. They are poor people rescued from the Jiaofang Bureau."

While the three were talking, Cuilu said to Shi Xiangyun, "Miss, when will the master take you into his room? I'm counting on living a good life with you."

Shi Xiangyun said embarrassedly: "How would I know? Don't worry, I'm here for you first-class maids, don't be afraid!"

Cuilu said aggrievedly: "But Miss Lin's maids have all been told by the master, and I am also a maid given to the young lady by the old lady."

Xue Baochai laughed and said, "Not all the maids around the old lady have become aunts like Yuanyang and Qingwen. Some of them still live with the old lady. Qingwen and Yuanyang were chosen by the master himself. It has nothing to do with whether the old lady gave them away or not."

Lin Daiyu saw the Four Seasons Garden and said with a smile, "Don't say any more. I won't be able to sleep. Brother Rong and I will ask about it later. At worst, Xiangyun and I can just stay as grown-up girls. This way, we won't have to live a hard life~"

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "I'll ask for you all, too. The master has to go out to do some work tomorrow. Anyway, the older ones among you are already first-class maids, and the younger ones still have several years to live. You should work hard and save more money."

The maids have no way to change their fate, so this is all they can do for now.

The safest way at the moment is to become a first-class maid!
As long as you become a first-class maid, you will have the opportunity to come into contact with the master.

Although Jia Yuanchun didn't want the maids to take power, the maids all knew that the master didn't listen to the lady.

As long as she could show off her beauty like Qingwen, there might be a way for her to become an aunt in the Duke's Mansion in the future!
Jia Rong was lying in You Erjie's room, holding the charming beauty in his arms, thinking about how to deepen the enterprise reform and fire the old employees.

Soon Jia Rong came up with a plan based on modern ideas.

Core personnel (wives and concubines) are employed for life, with wages based on the number of visits and a fixed base salary.

For long-term employees (important maids), pension insurance is paid in proportion to their salary, and medical insurance and social security are provided.

Ordinary employees, 14th salary, free job assignment, free board and lodging

Intern, basic salary, regularization opportunity provided

Temporary workers, come when there is work, leave when there is no work, daily wages
Jia Rong, who was accompanied by a beautiful concubine, suddenly felt that women were boring.

No wonder many landlords spend all their time scheming against their subordinates instead of focusing on having children.

Even the emperor was thinking about how to manage his subordinates all day long and was not at all enthusiastic about having children.

"Get up! Fight again!" Jia Rong urged You Erjie, somewhat unwilling to admit that he was that kind of person.

You Erjie couldn't stand it anymore, so she called her sisters to help.

The money we earn together.

(End of this chapter)