In the post house, Jiang Yu, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia who went down to court, sighed one after another.
What can I do if I have no money?
I can only bear it hard.
He is not afraid of taking on those Tatars, but he is worried about his own side.
Ningxia was also severely affected. Even if there was food in the army, the elderly and children at home were suffering from cold and hunger. How many soldiers could eat their own food in peace? Why don't you save a few mouthfuls and go home?
Twenty years ago, the two hundred miles from Ningxia to Dazhao belonged to them. How long did it take for it to become like this?
Jiang Yu couldn't help but sigh again, "Pack it up and come back the day after tomorrow."
It's useless to delay in Beijing.
The Emperor didn't see him at all, and the Emperor couldn't make the decision.
Over the years, the Supreme Emperor has become more and more free-wheeling. He just throws everything he finds difficult to deal with and ignores it.
It seems that if you don't look at it, the matter will go away on its own.
But is this really the case?
The Emperor is old!
"Lanzhi, I will go to Jia's house later to meet with Jia Lian, the incoming arsenal doctor. After all, he is also your cousin. You..."
Because Jia Lian , Old Man Jiang actually hopes to have a closer relationship with the Jia family.
There will be a big war soon, and all kinds of supplies for the army must be fast and good.
"I will accompany you."
Lan Zhi, whose hair was tied up and dressed like a man, said: "However, I don't want to reveal my identity for the time being."
She has already inquired He learned about some things about the Jia family.
But what happens to the Jia family, it doesn’t matter to her...
It might be better if her mother was born in Ningguo Mansion, but unfortunately, her mother was born in Rongguo Mansion.
The old lady of Rongguo Mansion is still there.
She is an excellent wife of the Duke of the country. She didn’t like her mother back then, so how could she treat her differently now?
"...It's done!"
Jiang Yu stopped talking nonsense and asked the accompanying steward: "Are the gifts ready?"
When foreign officials like them come to Beijing, they have to pay homage to no matter how big or small the temple is. Otherwise... they may die without knowing how they died.
In the past, Jiang Yu was not afraid.
Although the prince acted in a hurry, he was capable.
But now that Shuanglong is in court, and several princes are occupying the court, they cannot use their strength in one place, and there may even be someone holding back...
Jiang Yu goes to court today, My heart felt cold.
Most of the familiar faces from the past are gone, and those who are... many of them are just outsiders.
He was really scared.
Ningxia has no room for error.
"Sir, it's ready."
The steward hurriedly said: "The car is also ready, you..."
"I'll wash my face and leave now!"
Just as he was about to leave, someone came from the palace.
At the same time, because of the war in Ningxia, Jia Lian was also urgently summoned to a joint meeting between the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, listening to the adults' unhurried quarrels.
Tomorrow is the time when he will officially take office, so although he is wearing official uniform, he only brings a pair of ears.
But what, if the other party might not send troops, he would just listen.
As a doctor in the arsenal department, no matter whether Ningxia can fight or not, he has to provide all the conveniences that should be provided to him.
This is his first battle in office. If anything goes wrong in armaments, it will be over.
When Jia Lian was young, he heard his grandfather say that they could drive the Qing people farther back then, but unfortunately the logistics were not strong enough, the supply of arms was delayed, and the soldiers were severely cold, so they were unable to expand the results.
That was my grandfather’s lifelong regret.
Now he is a doctor in the arsenal department...
"My lords, the emperor invites you!"
When Mr. Liu came in, he saw Jia Lian and smiled at him, "It turns out that Mr. Jia is also here. It just so happens that the emperor also wants to ask about the situation of armaments. , Come along too!”
“Yes!”
Jia Lian followed the adults honestly.
He tried to think about what his grandfather once said, the war was tight, but if the army had sufficient supplies, it could also recruit a large number of civilians from the private sector.
It just so happened that Ningxia was hit by the disaster.
Give them a bite to eat, and maybe mobilize them to make corresponding logistical preparations.
Jia Lian did not come through the normal route. Because he heard many stories when he was young, he knew that Ningxia, as an important military town, could have both soldiers and civilians. The emperor even summoned him, which meant he was ready for war, right?
As for armaments, does he provide enough and add more?
It should be.
Compared to the emperor who smiled and seemed to take good care of the Jia family, Jia Lian preferred the gentle emperor.
Everyone lives in a crack, and he knows how difficult it is.
As for the Emperor's role in the war, it was fine when he was young, but when he is old... let's not mention it.
When he followed the adults into the imperial study, he did not expect that there would be ten large boxes packed with silver ingots.
Oops~
Jiang Yu was shocked and surprised.
Didn’t you say there was no money?
"Your Majesty~"
Master Tang from the Ministry of War was also very surprised, "This silver..."
"Two hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver."
The emperor could not raid Lu Kun's house right away, but the banknote sent by Jia Zhen was honest and honest. "If the Tatars don't come, forget about it. If they come..."
"I will let them come if they come." "Reply."
Jiang Yu's voice was much louder than in the morning.
"Okay!"
The emperor looked appreciative, "I have been waiting for your words." Those bastards, in the past twenty years, any disaster has happened Ah, maybe you are in a bad mood, or you are in a good mood, or the cows and horses are strong, they will come and take a bite.
But as my father is getting older, he just wants to be safe.
Year after year, not to mention that the prince's brother couldn't bear it, even he...
Now that his father doesn't care about Ningxia's affairs, he can finally show off his talents.
"Arsenal Department," the emperor ignored the old guys and looked at Jia Lian, "over there..."
"Whatever Mr. Jiang needs, just place an order."
Jia Lian expressed his attitude, "As long as our Arsenal Department has it, we will allocate it."
"Aiqing, take office now!"
The emperor made the final decision, "Jiang Aiqing, from now on From now on, Qingyang, Pingliang, and Fengxiang will be under your control. If the other party doesn't come, then..." His eyes burst out with strong killing intent, "Twenty years ago, the Hetao area belonged to me, Dazhao. I'm looking forward to it. You make great achievements.”
What?
The old man from the Ministry of War frowned.
However, he looked at the emperor's appearance and remained silent.
Master Zhang of Hubu raised his eyebrows but did not speak.
“I accept the decree!”
Jiang Yu loudly agreed.
……
In the backyard of the God of Wealth Silver Village, Lu Kun walked back and forth with a sinister look on his face.
Two hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver!
How dare Jia Zhen?
With so much money, he gave it away right away?
Damn it, do you have any grudge against Yinzi?
It's not like he was offering bribes.
He is apologizing!
Son of a bitch!
You dare not accept it, why do you want so much?
There is something wrong with my brain.
Lu Kun was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
Hearing that the group of people exchanging the money carried the money into the inner courtyard of the palace, his scalp was fried.
Jia Zhen...
Bang~
With a muffled sound, he punched the stone table with his fist, grinning in pain.
"Master~"
The newly appointed second housekeeper said obediently, "This matter can't be kept secret for long. Prince Jin... I'm afraid they have already received the news."
The key question is , it’s not that they want to send money to the emperor!
If you intend to send money to the emperor, why should you rely on others?
“Ho~”
Lu Kun's eyes sharpened, "Isn't he nothing to do with us? Who the hell am I giving money to, why do I need to report it to him?"
Obviously it would be better for King Jin to raise his hand than to run away and break his leg. , but they kept silent and shrank.
When taking money, he only hated giving less.
Whenever something happens, he doesn’t care.
What kind of support is this?
"It's Jia Zhen..."
Lu Kun was really gritting his teeth!
Xie Zhenghu escaped so cleverly, something was wrong with him, and now he dared to do this to him...
"A damn biting dog doesn't bark!"
Give him the banknote. What he wanted was that the money was still with him, and the Jia family was embarrassed no matter what, so they just took 220,000 taels home.
Unexpectedly, he didn't mention the money, but turned around and asked the emperor's people to pick up the money.
“It’s time to hold on to the emperor’s thigh.”
The emperor is still here.
If the Jia family licks the emperor like this, do they really think that the emperor is too old?
Lu Kunsi came over to think about it, and finally said: "Go, prepare the car, I want to go to the Prince of Jin's Mansion in person."
If Jia Zhen dares to mess with him, then he will never spare him.
Lu Kun is too angry.
The housekeeper Liu Youfu has been doing business with him for so many years, and he is ready to put down roots when he comes to Beijing. Everything has been purchased for the Liu family's three-in-one courtyard on Baima Street. It's hateful, because Jia Zhen's words ruined everything, and because Xing'er was urging him hard, he didn't bring anything with him when he asked the Liu family to leave.
hiss~
Because of this, he lost the Liu family fifty thousand taels of silver.
That bastard~
Lu Kun was so angry that his head was smoking.
Did the young man named Xing'er already know their master's plan when they were signing the land and house deeds?
That’s why the Liu family wrote a document stating that everything in the house was donated as a gift?
Otherwise, he would have to go over and evacuate now.
Ahhh, his money!
Lu Kun wanted to catch someone here and kill him. Over there, Jia Zhen, who had just returned home, saw the things Xing'er brought back, and her eyes gradually brightened.
"Good, good, good job!"
Xing'er brought back all the account books of Liu Youfu's family.
The Liu family's warehouse contains thirteen thousand taels of silver alone.
Ah ah ah, this round is not such a loss after all.
“Hahaha!”
Jia Zhen laughed and said, “Let’s go, uncle, I’ll ask you for credit.”
He could hold the Liu family’s things safely. stable.
The emperor has already said that this is his.
"Mother!"
From a distance, when she saw the big boy coming in with a smile on his face, Shen Ning's heart suddenly dropped.
"Look what this is?"
Shen Ning: "..."
She took the warehouse account book and saw thirteen thousand taels of cash recorded on the first page, and couldn't help but take a look at the big boy.
"Hey, these are the things of the Liu family. My son has told the emperor, and the emperor said, I will keep these for myself."
"What about the two hundred and twenty thousand taels? ”
“The emperor has already accepted it. ”
Although I am sorry, I can only accept it.
Fortunately, the big fish was not eating, and the small fish was also full.
And Xie Zhenghu’s reward was also high, and everyone in his family’s guards made a lot of money.
"Uncle!"
Xing'er thought of something, and his voice suddenly became sharper, "Did you give the money to the emperor?"
"What are you calling?"
He just managed to keep himself from being heartbroken. Jia Zhen tried hard to think about what he had got, "It's so much money, it's too hot for me to hold, what's wrong with handing it over?"
"Nothing." Xing'er's face Weirdly, "My servant suddenly remembered that Master Nalu wanted to talk to me after the contract was signed." Even the money was given to him. "But his servants came over to report urgently, and a servant went to pick up the money. When he left, he looked at me with hatred. Do you think the emperor had asked someone to take away the money? "
This?
"...Go and check!"
Shen Ning thought for a while, "If it is true..., Zhen'er, it would be a good time to be born at home during this period. Tell Jiao Da and strengthen the government. Guard.”
"Yes!"
Jia Zhen was also convinced.
Is the Emperor so short of money?
I couldn’t wait for a long time.
He didn't even bother asking for credit from Xing'er right away, so he hurriedly asked someone to check it out.
Soon, Shen Ning received news from someone like Daer that the two hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver had indeed been cashed away.
There are still many retail investors exchanging money at the God of Wealth Casino.
Sure enough, it was affected.
Shen Ning let out a long breath.
She was about to look through the account books that originally belonged to the Liu family and now belonged to her family, when the elder ran over again and said, "Mother, Lu Kun went to the Jin Palace."
"Just go!"
While flipping through the account book, Shen Ning asked, "Are you afraid?"
Jia Zhen: "..."
I'm not afraid at all, That's impossible.
But, King Jin can't do anything to him now.
The emperor also banned his feet for three months.
As long as he stays at home and doesn't wander around, even if King Jin wants to find someone to assassinate him... he won't have a chance.
“Don’t be afraid!”
Jia Zhen also opened the account book, “My son is just here to tell you that Xing’er and Jiao Da brought a few guards over there to bring important things. Pull him back, and..., if Xing'er does this well, what do you think would be a better reward for his son?"
"Xing'er's real name is Zheng, right?"
Shen Ning thought for a moment and asked him.
“Yes!”
“I feel like he is a housekeeper.”
Shen Ning said: “Bring it up!”
“Hey~”< br>
Jia Zhen responded loudly.
On this point, he and his mother have the same opinions.
“Aren’t there still several empty courtyards over the servant’s room?”
Shen Ning pushed the account book to Hao Daer and said, “Let him choose a good one.”
“Well, those yards were all left by the stewards who followed Lai Sheng.”
When Lai Sheng fell, the stewards also found out that Jia Zhen was not clean and sent them to Zhuangzi. "They are all good courtyards. I will reward my son when he gets back." At this point, Jia Zhen hesitated and said: " He is getting older, mother, why don't you point him to someone else?"
Shen Ning: "..."
She glanced at the older man and said, "He's attracted to him?" Who is it? "
Jia Zhen must have said it here, otherwise she wouldn't be able to point it out.
“Hehe,” Jia Zhen smiled, “He has taken a liking to your needlework Qing Cheng.”
Green orange?
Thinking of the girl who was silent on weekdays, never leaving her hand with the needle, and taking care of her clothes, Shen Ning felt a little reluctant.
"Wait a minute, I'll call Qing Cheng over to ask."
Her maids are all going to be released.
This is what they deserve.
In the Red Mansion, the original owner is dead, and with the temperament of Jia Jing and Jia Zhen, I am afraid that not all the maids in the yard will be well.
"It was agreed at the beginning that when they are twenty years old, they will be released and become free agents."
The person Qingzhu’s family told her was Dong Lin, the guard in the front yard. , she thinks the young man is quite nice.
When I go to the army in the future, I can be a small flag officer no matter what.
"My son knows."
Jia Zhen said with a smile: "But Xing'er and Qing Cheng were originally from the same village. Both of their parents died young. According to Xing'er, they have always taken care of each other."
"You said "It doesn't count."
Shen Ning said to Qingzhu: "Go and call Qingcheng over."
"Yes!"
Qingzhu's ears were already standing high. Yes.
After hearing this, he rushed to call someone.
"By the way, have you found the little girl I asked you to pay attention to?"
The Lai family collapsed, and Qingwen, who entered the house because of the Lai family, disappeared.
Shen Ning can only ask the elder to pay attention to children like that.
“Found it.” Jia Zhen smiled, “However, I found two, both good-looking and somewhat talented in needlework, and they are still being trained by Tang Yapo.”
"Call me here another day and let me take a look."
"I'll definitely let you take a look!"
Jia Zhenle, "Whatever you like in this house is yours." "
"...Do you still need to tell me?"
Shen Ning rolled her eyes, "Prince Jin, the family is not afraid, but it is not a problem to be so passive. , you should also think carefully about his weaknesses.”
"The Emperor is here."
If the Emperor is here for one day, nothing will happen to King Jin.
The Emperor is no longer here, and he and the Emperor are brothers.
Only if the emperor wants to mess with him.
Jia Zhen felt that his mother was making things difficult for him, "It's useless to think about anything now, the emperor will watch."
The emperor wanted to overthrow King Jin more than they did, but didn't he take action until now?
"I want you to think about his weaknesses, not to trick others."
Is King Jin something they can do?
Shen Ning never thought about it.
Jia Jing is a lesson learned from the past.
Even if he got closer to the prince, he would end up like that.
“Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you fight a hundred battles without danger.”
Shen Ning said: “We can’t fight, but we must also take precautions, in case someone attacks you one day and you grab their pigtails. , Not to mention being passive but taking the initiative, at least you won’t be bullied too badly.”
“That’s it...”
Jia Zhen understood, “It must be hard for my son to go back. ”
He still had to ask Jiao Da to investigate.
What he can't handle, Jiao Da can.
Jia Zhen was full of confidence, "Mother, don't worry, the emperor also said today, let me give you a voice."
What is this?
This is respect.
"The emperor also said that you can talk to me someday when you are free."
Their family's backer is the emperor. (End of this chapter)