Jia Rong once again summoned the old people in the mansion, this time he was not as domineering as last time.

This time he stood on the steps and spoke with a tone of pity.

"Today is the winter solstice, and I am afraid that everyone will catch the cold, so I will keep the story short."

He said sadly: "Yesterday, my father gave me an order, and I had to obey it."

A slave below cried, "Sir, I have served two masters. Although my credit is not as good as Jiao Da's, I still have hard work."

"Uncle, this old slave has always been responsible for the kitchen work and has never made any mistakes. This old slave is just looking forward to this little money to support his family."

"Uncle, there are younger ones above, older ones and younger ones below..."

After hearing their complaints, Jia Rong was also very embarrassed.

"I know I'm sorry for you all, but this is an order from my father, and I have to obey it."

Someone pushed Jiao Da to come forward and speak.

Jiao Da felt that this shouldn't be the case. The uncle treated him very well. Even if his wages were not increased, it would be enough for him to support his wife and children.

Seeing Jiao Da motionless, a head servant shouted: "Uncle, if they don't process the money, forget it. We patrollers work day and night, why don't we process the money?"

The sound was loud and harsh. The other servants were deeply touched by what he said and could no longer stand.

Seven or eight servants came forward to demand an explanation. It seemed that as long as Jia Rong's explanation was not good, they would resist and force their master to submit.

"Uncle, we also have hard work."

"Uncle, we patrol every day. If the monthly salary is not increased, who will work hard for the uncle?"

"Uncle, I and other managers have been working hard day and night. It's really unjustifiable that we haven't had a monthly salary increase for ten years. Please give us an explanation."

They screamed in pain, louder and louder, so scared that the mandarin ducks changed color.

The girls hiding behind the screen changed their colors in fear.

Yingchun: "Brother Rong, will everything be okay?"

Xichun: "They are so scary."

Tanchun: "If it were me, what should I do?"

In order to increase their experience and knowledge, Jia Rong specially let them watch from behind.

Jia Rong knew that if the thorns were not suppressed at this time, it would be difficult for the government to implement the new policy in the future.

We are not afraid that the new policy will not be perfected, but we are afraid that our own people will not implement it.

Jia Rong winked at Dongzi.

Dongzi stepped forward and scolded, "Bold, what do you want to do?"

Dongzi and Laogen stood up with their own people, forming a human wall.

Dongzi shouted angrily: "The master is the master, and the servant is the servant. If you dare to take a step forward again, you will be killed on the spot immediately."

Lao Gen and others hit the ground with big sticks and shouted angrily: "Kill."

A loud shout of "kill" shocked everyone.

They (them) looked at the uncle weakly.

They all think that the uncle is easy to talk to and has a soft heart, so it might be possible to plead with him.

None of them (none of them) thought that the real tiger was the weak uncle.

Dongzi shouted: "Everyone take a step back."

The maids were so frightened that they took a step back. The men did not dare to move and were unwilling to do so.

The girls breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Daiyu snorted, "These old guys just bully those who are soft-hearted."

Jia Rong waved to Dongzi, "Don't worry so much, I believe they are all good."

Dongzi and others put away their angry faces.

Jia Rong smiled and said: "We are called together today to solve this problem."

"There are no secrets in this mansion, you all know what you need to know.

Now I am here to help everyone solve their problems."

A cold wind blew, and Jia Rong coughed twice because of dryness, and said weakly: "The salary has been fixed for ten years, and I don't know what the future will be like."

"The only two ways that can help you now are to stay or go. Anyone who gives birth to a child has the right to choose to stay or leave. Those over forty years old can choose to go back and raise them, and the mansion will distribute them according to this monthly amount.

Ten years of monthly payment will have nothing to do with my Ningguo Mansion from now on."

"Those over 28 years old and under 40 years old can choose to leave, but only the total amount of five years will be paid."

"Slaves under the age of twenty-eight can pay to redeem their personal deeds of sale. Under the same conditions, priority will be given to redeeming children if they are born in the family."

After hearing these contents, everyone was talking a lot.

Especially the elderly, they are all discussing how much money they can get.

"Sister, please help me calculate how much money I can get in a year?"

"Thirty taels a month, thirty-six taels a year, and three hundred and sixty taels ten years."

"So much! Do you want me to go back? If I go back, I won't have anything to do with the house."

"It's better to leave. If we stay here, it's hard to say whether we can get paid this month. If we withhold 500 cash a month, we will all get a lot less money."

These are the conversations of old people. Forty-year-old people all want to get their money.

They also have the most monthly income in the house.

The situation is different for slaves over 28 years old. They all have energy and feel that their monthly money is not enough.

"In the mansion, there are clothes for the four seasons, gifts for the New Year, no worries about food and clothing, and rewards for doing things well. If I go back, I don't know what to do."

"Going home means taking care of the baby, so why not stay at home?"

"I have a wife and many children, and I have no way to go outside. I don't know where to go, so I'd better stay at home."

Some people think to themselves: "There has been no monthly salary increase for ten years, and I am in charge of the business. I have supervision on everything. If I can't make any money, I might as well just forget it and look for my own way out."

Those under the age of twenty-eight have insufficient financial resources, and their servants don’t want to leave. They don’t have to worry about eating and drinking here, and they don’t want to redeem themselves and leave.

Women don't think so. Those who get married want to go back and have children.

For those who are not married and want to redeem themselves and go back to get married, my mother-in-law has already prepared a dowry for them.

Someone stood up and asked: "Brother, how much does it cost to redeem yourself?"

Yuanyang stood up and said: "There is no way to redeem one's life from a wealthy family. You are all so glorious because of the kindness of the uncle.

The uncle is thinking of you wholeheartedly, so you can’t cause trouble for the uncle.”

"We have agreed in advance that anyone who wants to leave the mansion needs to sign a contract. If he talks nonsense about the affairs of the mansion and causes trouble to the masters in the mansion, he will be arrested and brought to the officials to be beaten to death."

This kind of intimidation makes the wavering people give up and leave.

Jia Rong said: "The ransom money is not too much for you. It will be based on your current monthly payment, and the monthly payment for ten years will be paid."

"For example, Yuanyang's monthly salary is one and a half taels. If she wants to leave, she needs to give the accountant 180 taels."

Everyone said: "It's too much, sir, I can't afford so much money."

Jia Rong said: "I know you, your name is Duoduo, you are Liu's niece, and you are also a family member. You can ask your parents to pay you, and treat it as your dowry."

"There is no rule without rules. If you want freedom, you need to pay a certain price."

Jia Rong raised her voice and said, "You are dissatisfied with the lack of salary increase for ten years. You are making a lot of noise in the house and even refusing to work in protest.

Now I have given you a choice and a way out. It is up to you to choose whatever you want.

If you don’t want to choose anything and just want to add money..."

Jia Rong gave a sneer and said, "I can only send you into the dark room to calm down. Once you enter the dark room, I can't tell whether you will live or die."

This was a clear threat, so that no one dared to despise what he said.

"Everyone, go back and think carefully. Tomorrow you will go to each office to report whether you want to stay or not. The monthly payment will be settled before the Chinese New Year."

Zhou Sun and Wu Sihai advised everyone to go back and have a good chat and think carefully.

Everyone dispersed, and a few girls walked out of the screen.

Jia Rong asked them, "What do you understand?"

Yingchun looked confused and didn't understand anything, "That's it, is there anything?"

Tanchun: "Brother is telling us that when managing servants in the house, we need to use soft words and hard words at the same time."

Lin Daiyu: "This is called giving equal weight to kindness and power, right?" She looked at Jia Rong.

Jia Rong nodded, "For people who are not at fault, we must leave room for them and give them their own choices so that they can be convinced.

Of course, if someone has evil intentions, the best thing is to kill them."

When exploring spring, Daiyu seems to understand but not understanding. When welcoming spring, Xichun understands nothing.

Jia Rong stroked Xichun's head and said, "You are still young, you will understand after seeing more."

Jia Rong: "Let's go and eat hot pot."

"Okay."

"I like to eat pots the most."
Chapter completed!