tkworld Chapter 165 The Dust Settles
Chapter 165 The Dust Settles
Let us also say that the three departments of the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple approved the charges overnight, and wrote down the Jia family's money debt and various crimes one by one. There was indeed no discrepancy or injustice.
Just like that, I reported it to the emperor and dealt with it according to the law.
All the property of the Jia family was confiscated and put into the national treasury to offset the debt and fines. Only the dowries of the wives of each family were returned.
However, each house in the Jia family has always been the most harmful to the public and private. Now that the money in the public account is not enough to repay the debt, it is natural to use the money in the private account to make up for it.
Not to mention the dowry of each daughter-in-law.
Because as a housekeeper, there will inevitably be times when money is not available, and the housekeeper's wife will inevitably take her dowry to pawn it.
Even when Sister Feng was housekeeper, she even pawned her gold necklace for money. She still pawned it to death, thus subsidizing the family.
In the future, when you have money, you can redeem the living ones and give up the dead ones and exchange them for other items.
Even the documents obtained by exploiting and extracting profits were mostly used for running the government.
Although those who manage the house will inevitably take advantage of the situation, in fact, the big numbers still feed the family.
Therefore, the things that come back are not worth one out of ten.
The Jia family's garden was also closed, and Rongning's second mansion was nationalized.
Jia Zheng hurriedly bought a house with three entrances and one span. Before closing the house, he moved the remaining things in the house and asked Jia's mother to move there.
In a hurry, with limited money, naturally I couldn't buy a good house in the inner city. The new house was located in the outer city, with three entrances inside and outside, and a garden. The asking price was 500 taels of silver.
Jia's mother lived in the main hall, Jia Zheng lived in the east wing, Baoyu lived in the west wing, Mrs. Wang and the rest of Jia Zheng's family lived in the back room, Li Wan and Jia Lan lived alone in the east wing. When they entered the cross courtyard, Mrs. Xing, Sister Feng, etc. Then they all live on the east side and then enter the cross-yard.
Because the entire Ning Guofu family was imprisoned and the results had not yet been released, only Youshi and Keqing lived together with Li Wan, while Xichun lived with Sister Feng.
Around each family, only a few people who were originally at home were left.
Only Jiao Da was originally a servant of the Ning Mansion, but because of his old age and meritorious service, he was pardoned and returned home, freed by a bond, and now he is a good citizen.
Now Jiao Dazheng took the remaining ten or so servants at home to patrol day and night to prevent Xiaoxiao from causing trouble.
A few days later, Jia Lian was released, but the visitor took away the women from Zhou Rui and Wuxing's family next to Mrs. Wang.
On the day of the inspection, the servants took away all the people who were serving at home except the wife, grandmother, and young lady. Zhou Rui and Wu Xing were also among them.
Later, the dowry was returned, and the servants and deeds of prostitution of each family were returned. Only the servants in the name of Jia She, who was convicted, and the servants involved in exploitation and profiteering remained in prison.
When Jia Zheng moved, he sold a group of servants, and now the ones he keeps are all very close people.
Zhou Rui's family and Wu Xing's family are Mrs. Wang's companions, so they are naturally among them.
This time the bandits came to take these people.
In addition to the women from the Zhou Rui and Wuxing families around Mrs. Wang, there are also women from the Laiwang and Lai Xi families around Sister Feng.
Jia Zheng was shocked and asked Jia Lian why.
Jia Lian smiled bitterly and said: "The adults in Dali Temple understood everything clearly and found out that my nephew had little interference in the loan issue, so they released my nephew."
"Now that these servants are being taken away, I think they are related to this matter."
Jia Zheng was furious and immediately went to question Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang was flustered when her companionship was taken away. Now she was questioned by Jia Zheng again, and she felt even more uncomfortable. She cried:
"Master, do you think I am willing to do such a thing? Is this family a good one? The income from the village is getting worse every year. It is also building the Grand View Garden, and people from the palace are asking for money. Where does this money come from? "
Jia Zheng scolded: "Then you are going to lend money?!"
"Then what do you want me to do? I even pawned my own dowry. I really had no choice, so I made this decision."
Mrs. Wang took a breath and then said: "If you want to be frugal, where should you start? Are you mistreating the master and the old lady, or are you mistreating the young master and young lady at home? In order to support the prestige of the Duke's mansion, I don't lend money, and I don't lend money. Where will the money come from?”
After hearing this, Jia Zheng was speechless for a moment and could only sigh.
The two were silent for a long time, and Jia Zheng said softly: "Tell me the truth, did Lian's second wife have any involvement in this matter?"
Mrs. Wang held back tears and said: "She knew about it - later the housekeeper's affairs were handed over to her. How could we not let her know about such a big matter?"
"I just ask, did she intervene?"
"I haven't had time to hand over the accounts to her."
This is also different from the original work. It turns out that this time Wang Xifeng was pregnant and gave birth to a son and a daughter, so she focused more on her children.
Therefore, Wang Xifeng is still at the level of "knowledge but not yet involved".
When Jia Zheng heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "There is a saying that 'a husband is more valuable than his wife.' I have also used the money you loaned me. Since you have caused such a big disaster, I will naturally bear the burden as well." of.
"Fortunately, Lian'er and his wife didn't get involved, so they were able to survive without being implicated."
With that said, Jia Zheng clapped his legs and sighed.
"If you and I commit our lives, this family can be supported by Lian'er and his wife."
"Looking at Baoyu, he doesn't look like he's a middle-aged man. I just hope he can live a good life under his cousin."
At this point, the couple hugged each other and cried, but they didn't dare to let Jia's mother know, for fear that the old man wouldn't be able to bear it.
After crying, Jia Zheng sent someone to call Jia Lian and explain the matter.
Hearing the ins and outs of this matter, Jia Lian was also shocked and kowtowed quickly: "How can I let my second uncle take on this matter?"
Jia Zheng said: "Lian'er, I do this out of selfish motives."
"The main family of our two families, you and I are the only adults who can still walk outside. Lan'er is still young, and Baoyu has a mental illness, so he is not the person to be the head of the family."
"I am already in my fifties, and you are still young. I still count on you and your wife to run this family in the future."
After hearing this, Jia Lian fell to the ground and cried endlessly.
That's how things settled.
Jia Zheng petitioned for punishment, but within a few days, Yubi approved it.
Mrs. Wang committed suicide. Because Jia Zheng was not strict in running the family and was diligent and prudent in his official career, he was only relieved of his official position and returned to Jinling to guard the mausoleum.
As for Jia She, he extorted goods from good people and killed people because of those fans. He violated the law and really tarnished the name of his ancestors.
However, considering that his ancestors have made contributions to the country, he should be treated leniently.
After being ordered to be dismissed from his post, Jia She was sent to Liaodong to atone for his sins.
As for Jia Zhen, Jia Rong and others, during their father's filial period, they gambled and entertained, and took other people's wives as concubines. They were unfaithful and unfilial, ignored the law and buried people's lives privately.
He ordered both father and son to be dismissed from their posts and sent to southern Fujian to join the army to atone for their sins.
Without skin, there will be no hair attached.
People like Jia Qin, Jia Qiang, and Jia Zhi also went their separate ways.
The original Ningrong Second Mansion, which was once famous for a while, disappeared, and now there is only the Jia Mansion in the outer city.