The eldest son of the red mansion

Jia Ke is Sima Zhao's heart now, and everyone knows it.This time, he made a promise to the wealthy businessmen all over the world to buy land, and many people invested in him only after looking at the land.

But George Yong didn't think so. Whether Jia Ke won or lost this time, it would not affect his control of the Central Plains.

Well, from now on, these businessmen may have to act according to the face of the Jia family. Now is just the opportunity to invest, otherwise, if they miss this time, it will not be easy to show their faces in front of Jia Ke in the future.

After thinking about it, George Yong said to the other two people: "I see that this time the army going north still has a chance to win. We invest a little bit to show the face of the imperial court."

Bao Shufang shook his head when he heard this, "I'm getting old, and I can't stand such fear. The world from now on will belong to you young people, so I won't get involved this time."

Wang Yinggeng curled his lips after hearing this. This old man was too cautious. Although Huizhou merchants have developed steadily in the past few years, they have begun to lag behind Shanxi merchants and salt merchants. It is because this old man is too conservative.

After hearing Bao Shufang's decision, George Yong asked Wang Yinggeng, "Brother, what do you think?"

Wang Yinggeng's eyes are red now, just thinking about the fertile land in the north, you must know that in ancient times a family's land was the foundation, otherwise, no matter how much money you have, you will not be valued by those gentry.

"I have nothing else to say. I have raised 150 million dans of grain, and this time I will donate all of it to the imperial court for military use."

George Yong nodded after listening. Although Wang Yinggeng was a little reckless, he still dared to fight hard. This time, he made such a big investment. If the court wins, it will at least get hundreds of thousands of acres of land. In the future, Wang Yinggeng will have Not at all.

George Yong also expressed his final decision: "I also decided to donate 250 million dans of grain to the court. After all, the Tatars invade the south every year. If we don't teach them a lesson this time, we will have a hard time doing business."

Bao Shufang looked at these two people and shook his head, thinking in his heart, he is still young, he doesn't know how hard it is to be successful, they donated so much food at once, although it won't make them short of money, but once they lose money, it may take a long time for business It is about to shrink, but this is also good, just to allow the Anhui merchants under his command to erode their territory. The two of them have developed too much in the past two years. If this continues, I am afraid that there will be no foundation for people like myself .

So these people stopped talking about the court affairs, and started drinking and having fun.

In the next few days at the Ministry of Households, many people began to donate grain to the imperial court. In particular, George Yong from Shanxi merchants donated 250 million dans of grain, and Wang Yinggeng from salt merchants donated 150 million deniers of grain to support the imperial court’s Northern Expedition.

After Jia Ke knew this, he understood the meaning of these two families. One was for the land in the north, and the other was to present a certificate of honor for himself.

That being the case, Jia Ke accepted their kindness. After all, the world's commerce still depends on these few companies.

In addition to them, other rich merchants in the capital also started to act. These people saw that even the leaders of the three major merchant gangs had already donated grain to the court to buy land. What is so scary about these small households?

As a result, these people almost broke through the threshold of the household department. Because there were so many people who came, even Liu Wan, the secretary of the household department, had to come out to receive them in person.

Liu Wan registered the names of these people and the number of grain and grass to be donated, and then he was a little surprised that the grain added up to more than 300 million dans.

If the grain donated by the Shanxi merchants and salt merchants were added to it a few days ago, this figure was much higher than Jia Ke's stipulated figure.

The extra food and grass are all land, so Liu Wan can't make the decision by herself, so she hurried to the palace to report to Sun Yan, the chief minister of the Military Aircraft Department.

Sun Yan got the news from Liu Wan, pondered for a while, and then said: "Since ancient times, there have been ups and downs in business. Since there are so many people buying, then we should increase the price."

Liu Wan also worked in the household department for so many years, so she naturally understood what Sun Yan meant.

Liu Wan tentatively said, "Then what does Mr. Yishoufu mean?"

"Calculate the total amount of these grains, and finally see how much land we can get, and then distribute them equally."

Liu Wan nodded immediately after listening, and this was the only way to do this matter.

The next day, the imperial court's disposal plan was announced to the world, and the wealthy landowners all talked about it when they heard the news.

This matter seems to have disadvantages, but it does not mean that it is not beneficial. It depends on how much land the court can obtain in this round of war.

If the land they get is small, they will naturally suffer. If the imperial court wins and seizes a large area of ​​land, even if the imperial court does not sell all the land, they will not suffer.

Merchants and rich landowners from all over the world felt relieved one after another, and some even regretted that the donated food was less.

When Jia Ke was actively preparing to go north, Arslen Khan in the north was not idle.

In the past few years, Arslen Khan's life has not been going well. At the beginning, because of Jia Ke's relationship, the grassland tribes began to split.

In the past few years, Arslen Khan had to concentrate his forces on the Western Regions, but in the Western Regions, he encountered a big food in black clothes. These soldiers armed with religion were not afraid of death. They were almost pushed back.

Fortunately, Arslen Khan was quite strategic. He fought against the masters in black several times and defeated them all, and expanded his land to the west for more than 1000 miles.

Now that the big food in black has been beaten by Arslen Khan, he has no temper at all, so he can only cede the land for peace, so Arslen Khan can take a large number of slaves and mercenaries with the attitude of the winner Returned to the grassland.

Arslen Khan now once again focused his attention on the south, where his lifelong enemy lay.

Chapter 562

Arslen Khan looked south from the grassland, but he was thinking about the current Jia Ke, his confidant and enemy.

Judging from the situation obtained, the current Jia Ke is even more difficult to deal with. He even imprisoned the emperor of the Southern Dynasty.

This Jia Ke did not have the kind of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness of the people of the Southern Dynasty. Now that Jia Ke was firmly established in the court, if he invaded the south again, he might not deal with a Xuanfu Town, but a million soldiers of the Southern Dynasty.

But Arslen Khan didn't have any thoughts of backing down, because Jia Ke was already so difficult to deal with, and if it continued to develop, there would be no chance.

Jia Ke, a hero, would not just sit back and watch the strength of the grassland. He would definitely go north to the grassland to get rid of his own serious trouble.

After Arslen Khan figured it out, he issued an edict to all the tribes, asking all the tribes to prepare in advance, and when the autumn is high and the horses are fat, they will gather in the king's tent and then go south together.

If he could hit the capital of the Southern Dynasty again, he must not let it go this time, at least get rid of Jia Ke's future troubles.

The heroes of the prairie were all gearing up after hearing the order from Arslen Khan, and they also wanted to go south again to avenge their past.

Only Meng He frowns when he hears the news. In the past few years, he had confronted Jia Ke on the grassland several times without seeing each other. He knew Jia Ke's strength. If we start a war with this person, we will definitely not be able to win quickly in the end. At that time, with the financial resources of the grassland, I am afraid that it will not be able to compare with the Southern Dynasty. Once this happens, it will be dangerous.

Meng He couldn't watch the grassland suffer another setback, so after receiving the military order, he galloped towards Wang's account.

One day later, Meng He came to the place where the Wang Tent was located. It was at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, with lush water and grass, and it was a rare geomantic treasure on the grassland.

As soon as Meng He arrived at the location of the king's tent, Arslen Khan got the news.

Arslen Khan still valued this handsome talent who was used to fighting, and when he heard that he had come to the king's tent, he ordered someone to invite him to his big tent.

When Meng He saw Arslen Khan, he first saluted him according to the etiquette, and then he couldn't wait to report back: "Khan, I received your order, saying that this year there will be a southern dynasties. I don't know if it is true."

After listening to Arslen Khan, he was silent for a while before nodding. He also knew that going south this time was a bit abrupt, and he might not be able to win so easily.

"Big Khan, from what I mean, we still need to recuperate for a few years before going south to preserve Wansheng."

Arslen Khan had a serious face when he heard this, "How many more years of recuperation? Can this hero, Jia Ke, let us roam the grassland for a few more years?"

Meng He was also a little helpless when he heard this. Now the Tatars are already in trouble.Since the feud with Jia Ke was formed, I am afraid that only one of the two sides will fall before this war can end.

Meng He thought for a while, and then said: "It's better to make peace with Nan Chao temporarily for a few years, so that we can recuperate and restore our vitality."

Arslen Khan said impatiently, "Stop daydreaming, do you think Jia Ke is a fool?"

Meng He didn't say anything after hearing this. Although he didn't want to go south, he couldn't stop Jia Ke from going north. It seemed that this battle was inevitable.

Meng He did not persuade Arslen Khan, and sighed after returning to his tribe. The current Tatars have provoked the behemoth of the Southern Dynasty several times, and I am afraid it will not end well. The victory of the Southern Dynasty, once the Southern Dynasty concentrates, the grassland will definitely be defeated by the Southern Dynasty.

Arslen Khan doesn't care what Menghe thinks. Apart from the cavalry on the grassland, he also has mercenaries in the Western Regions to rely on. There are about 10,000+ of these people, and each of them is tall and powerful. Use these people first It is also good to consume Jia Ke Nanchao's troops.