The Red Mansion's Dress to Become the King of Beijing

It's not that Shui Rong doesn't want to drive people to the west, but that this group of people would rather try their best to break through than run to the west... In order to keep the coastal area safe and convenient for the people to relocate to Guangning by sea, they have to drive south.

Combining the information continuously sent by Mei Fei's subordinates and the information compiled by the small icons, today's Northwest provinces can only be divided into two parts: those that can be robbed and those that cannot be robbed.

The part that can be robbed has been "searched" several times, and it has been ruined to the point where there is no one for thousands of miles; the part that cannot be robbed is naturally the territory of the Northwest Frontier Army, which is currently the only one in the dynasty that has considerable combat effectiveness the frontier army.

Originally, the northwest frontier army plus the big camp in the suburbs of Beijing made the road from the capital to the outside of the pass relatively peaceful. Not long ago, there were dozens of caravans buying goods from Guangning City, passing through Shanhaiguan, and then going west to do business .

Now because the emperor is "shy in his pocket" to ensure that most of the imperial army and the northwest frontier army can supply, the rest of the frontier army, including the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, not only can't get full pay, they don't have enough money and food, and the logistical support is a mess—at least In terms of tightening his belt to live a life, Shui Rong feels that he is not as good as Chongzhen. This will naturally lead to a sharp drop in the combat effectiveness of the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, and the camp in the suburbs of Beijing is unreliable. Just suffered?

Here I have to explain that the emperor treated him poorly, which can even be said to be a bit mean to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, and there were reasons for it.

At this moment, Shui Rong had nothing to do, so he called his younger brother to share the gout set meal with wine and seafood.

After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere was just right, and Shui Rong just mentioned to his younger brother, "Do you want to understand?"

The rebel army, which is dominated by bankrupt peasants, will collapse at the first touch of the elites cultivated by their own almost regardless of the cost.

And in the big camp in the suburbs of Beijing, there are actually people who want to fish in troubled waters, not to mention picking peaches, they probably want to kill the good and pretend to be meritorious, how can Shui Rong endure this? With an order, those cavalrymen who look good-looking are actually "two" Collapse...Although it is still a little stronger than the group of mobs called rebels.

Shui Rong's eldest brother put down his wine glass, knocked on his own forehead, "Switched?"

The appearance is so good, but the combat power is actually not as good as that of the militiamen. "It must be the descendants of those worthless nobles! They are the only ones who have the guts!"

Shui Rong smiled: Ruzi can be taught.

Originally, after the imperial army accommodated noble families—after the late emperor worked hard to govern, even when the late emperor's grandfather and father were in power, those who aspired to be military officers would choose to be gilded in the imperial army.

At that time, this layer of gold was [-]% perfect, and it was not afraid of fire at all.

The duty of the palace guards is that they are often on duty under the eyes of the emperor, because the emperors at that time were all British lords, they had vision and courage, and they liked to promote young people, so they had to find a kind-hearted young guard to take the exam. It was a common thing, and the guards at that time were also very valuable, because the emperor personally took the school exam without water injection, and the children of the honorable family would not bother to seek this shortage if they couldn't afford it.

As for now...Jia Zhen got Jia Rong a Dragon Guard, and it cost more than 1000 taels...

It must be known that Long Jinwei still had to be on duty back then, and after Jia Rong made up for this vacancy, he might not have even entered Long Jinwei's barracks seriously.

After the honorable family, there are many wastes, which is obviously a microcosm.Moreover, the honorable families are "too much minded", and most of them can't be expected to be reliable, or to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

The emperor was not blind, he knew that the nobles and the family were tricky, and the imperial army had these descendants of famous families who were slowing down, and they couldn't stand a fight at all, so they changed these people from the imperial army to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing one after another for several years.

Therefore, in these years, the Northwest Frontier Army and the Forbidden Army were able to get their salaries and supplies, while the camp in the suburbs of Beijing became a stepmother's stepmother.

Shui Rong felt that there was nothing wrong with the emperor doing this.

Shui Rong's eldest brother is generally a kind person, and this kindness means that he has never been harsh in his words.

At this time, he took a sip of his wine and smiled naively, "Those disorderly officials and thieves are engulfing tens of thousands of people... I was riding on a horse and looked at the endless crowds of people on the opposite side, and my hands holding the reins came out." I'm sweating, and I didn't know that as soon as I got into the battle, I was defeated... I was really nervous."

Shui Rong patted his younger brother on the shoulder, "Facing tens of thousands of enemies for the first time, everyone is the same, and practice makes perfect..."

My younger brother went to the battlefield with several generals, but at that time, the few tribes west of Guangning who were barely able to fight could not gather tens of thousands of cavalry even if they were united.

The younger brother grinned, "I'm used to it now." After a pause, he asked again, "This time, we're going to train as if we were at home, training...with income?"

"We are short of people now, otherwise why bother to enter the customs to stir up this muddy water?" Shui Rong smiled, "The one we let go a while ago, can kill all the way to the outside of the capital across several provinces in the northwest, there are no big shots and big families to release water, Even secretly guiding the way, can it grow to this extent?"

The eldest brother suddenly said, "Have you been dissatisfied for a long time? I'm afraid there are even a few elders in the pavilion who want to change the emperor?"

Since he came to the throne, the emperor has always regarded the nomads outside the Northwest Pass as his confidant enemy, and how many nobles and rich families are making money by salt and iron smuggling?

Killing a wife and seizing a child may not always be a life-and-death enmity, but it cuts off people's financial resources... Shui Rong sneered, "What's the matter with changing the emperor who gets in the way? What's the matter if you just change the world."

"Hey," the eldest brother clapped his hands, "Brother, those people didn't look for you, isn't it because you are more difficult to talk and fool?"

Shui Rong said: "The emperor allowed us to enter the customs, it is a scheme to drive away tigers and wolves."

And because the emperor kept a close eye on the northwest, the people who cut off their financial resources took advantage of the fact that the people inside and outside the pass had no food and clothing, which led to chaos among the people.It's just that the peasants~revolt~rebellion~army have always been difficult to control. There are countless examples in history books.

Of course, it is too easy for Shui Rong to defeat this gang of mobs, and it will inevitably mislead the people behind the scenes to judge the strength and ability of these grassroots leaders like King Li Chuang.

The situation at this time is really similar to that of the late Ming Dynasty. The power of the prime minister is threatening the monarchy, and the integrity of the entire class of scholar-bureaucrats, looking at the Yuan Dynasty and then the Qing Dynasty, who can't figure it out?

In fact, did the emperor provide relief at the beginning of the reduction in grain production?Is the land tax exempted?He did both, but most of the disaster relief food that he tried his best to allocate by tightening his belt was still intercepted by officials and gentry along the way...

Shui Rong's attitude towards scholar-bureaucrats has always been simple and straightforward: since whoever doesn't care about the life and death of the common people, and insists on making money, whoever dies when the troubled times are gradually rising will be fine.Moreover, they are both nobles, so they don't have much kindness and compassion for each other.

You see, with the acquiescence of some big families and big figures, the grassroots leaders rushed all the way from the northwest to the north of China. I don’t know how many small and medium-sized gentry and landlords died. When the next year comes, those landlords who are lucky enough to survive will definitely want to cry without tears... No one will give them Farmed.

However, Shui Rong didn't bother to care about how these gentlemen live their lives: why bother if they knew this earlier?If he is willing to take out the stored grain to help the local tenants, the situation will not be so embarrassing.

It is said that Shui Rong's entry into the customs this time actually has a single purpose: to snatch people back home!Farming, animal husbandry and fishing are all lacking, and artisans are even more lacking!

The extent of his current wealth and wealth is beyond the comprehension of the ruling class and elites of this era. He really doesn't care about the cost of training farmers into qualified workers. What he cares about is time!

According to these years of practical experience, it takes at least five to six years for a young illiterate to basically master the common sense of arts and sciences at the elementary school level, plus moderate and basic vocational education to ensure the quality of education-this is still a selection of students result.

As for the very few talents who can go to night school while working, reach the level of elementary school or even junior high school in two or three years, and are proficient in the manufacturing process and process of the workshop factory, they have now been promoted to the managers of major workshops: managing money and people In charge of R&D or production management.

These people will inevitably be promoted step by step in the future, and will also receive continuing education. It is impossible for Shui Rong to keep these preparatory management or scientific research elites on the workshop assembly line.

At this time, the elder brother just said: "Elder brother, I have already told the craftsmen to have preferential treatment, and get on the boat early."

He is also a "big household" with a big boat, which was given by his father-in-law.

This Shui Rong knew it before, otherwise he wouldn't be so pleasing to pull this younger brother to drink and eat seafood: Confirmed again, this not very talkative younger brother deserves to be trusted and vigorously cultivated!

The big brother followed the big brother out of customs, of course he had to work hard to perform.The elder brother married the elder sister-in-law, so he must have a nephew soon.Compared with a younger brother or a son, which one is closer, do you still need to ask?

He himself is married and has his own children, how can he not take advantage of this time to hug his elder brother's thigh tightly and earn more money for his wife and children?

Shui Rong looked at his younger brother: he knew what his younger brother was thinking at a glance.He hoped that his relatives and subordinates would make progress, so that in the future, his younger siblings would be able to earn a powerful duke.Regent or something, he is enough.

For example, now, Xue Biao sees that the war has completely subsided, and the "captured" people are boarding the ship in an orderly manner. He feels that he can complete his duties, and he is not afraid of the prince's inquiries, so he boldly stepped forward, saluted and said respectfully, " Brother-in-law and sister asked me to say hello to the prince, if the prince is free, brother-in-law and sister would like to visit the prince."

Shui Rong smiled and agreed: Baoyu didn't "pain" in vain.

Jia Zhen, the real principals of the Ning Mansion and Rong Mansion, as well as the brothers Jia She and Jia Zheng, cannot be said to be ignorant of current affairs, but they always have two ends of thinking, to be precise, three ends: look at the emperor's wink, As for whether to obey the emperor's order, it depends on the situation; holding the prince's thigh, the money will be less, but the news from the west is not too much; at the same time, I am confident that my family is related to the Beijing Palace, so I can get some money face.

However, Baoyu and Baochai, the young couple, are much more sober: how can their family have the capital to be a tumbler in both ways!In these years, both of them have been very determined to hang out with King Beijing.

With Xue Biao and Shi Ding around, communication inside and outside the customs is very smooth.

In their letter to the King of Beijing, the couple not only mentioned the situation in central Beijing and the Northwest that they knew - don't forget that Baochai still has two shops in the Northwest and a caravan in his hands, and from time to time, he also brought some things from Yuanchun The gossip heard there and the corresponding analysis.

Undoubtedly, Yuan Chun also favored him.

This is not surprising, when Jia Daishan passed away, both Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun were quite sensible.

Shui Rong reckoned that Duke Rong Jia Daishan had been leading troops to fight outside all year round, and when he returned to the capital at an old age, his two sons were already formed, and they couldn't come back even if they were broken, so the old man focused more on the upbringing of his grandchildren.

Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun needless to say, but Jia Lian was better than his father and uncle in terms of character alone.

In the original book, Jia Lian was able to say to his father, "It's nothing to do for a few fans to ruin someone's family." Shui Rong couldn't even hate Jia Lian. Although this is also a typical dude, but Not even dare to go to the battlefield.

In fact, Jia Lian has now entered the Forbidden Army seriously, unlike Jia Rong who only has a name.The younger generation in Rongguo Mansion are indeed looking for a way out, which is commendable.

However, Shui Rong led troops to station in Laizhou at this time, and Baoyu Baochai and his wife came from the capital. Originally, they could get there by boat and sea in a few days from Jincheng, but now the situation is not as usual, so they have to travel all the way by land It took more than half a month before finally arriving in front of Shui Rong.

Seeing Baoyu again after a few years, Shui Rong's first feeling was relief: Well, there are too many overhangs.

Baoyu's skin is no longer fair and tender, her eyes are no longer moist, and her whole person has transformed from a naive and noble son to a calm and capable... aristocratic son, while Baochai has not changed so much in comparison.

In the big water-soluble tent, Baoyu opened the chatterbox, but couldn't close it for a while.

Ever since the rebellious army entered the capital within a hundred miles, the gates of the capital have been closed tightly. At that time, Baoyu Baochai and his wife were in a workshop outside the capital. Naturally, they could not go back after the capital was closed...Even if Yuan Chun came forward, it was impossible for the emperor to Specially open the city gate to let the younger brother and daughter-in-law into the city.

Baoyu was very decisive, and took Baochai and his confidant servants to defect to Feng Ziying, who was in the Northwest Frontier Army.

After the water melted into the customs and cleaned up the four corners of the capital, the young couple bid farewell to Feng Ziying and returned to the workshop in the suburbs of Beijing together.Afterwards, it was learned that the prince had never entered Beijing, but drove the rebels all the way to the south, and finally stationed in Shandong.

Shui Rong was overjoyed when he heard this, "You want to go to Guangning too?"

Both Baoyu and Baochai nodded in unison.When Baochai saw her husband staring at the prince with burning eyes, she hurried to make amends, "The imperial concubine also agreed."

Baoyu hurriedly explained: "What are you worried about in front of the lord? My sister heard that our husband and wife wanted to follow the lord wholeheartedly, and strongly supported it. The old lady, the lord, and the wife will have her to deal with it."

Shui Rong said: "If you really want to lose the 10,000+ family property inside and outside the capital, can you just lose it?"

The small icon is also spot on, "It's a bit decisive and a bit grand."

Baochai and Baoyu looked at each other, and then said solemnly, "Don't be afraid of the prince's jokes, the store business in Beijing is not going well now, thanks to the bravery of the prince, I heard that the capital is gradually recovering, but on our way... look It really means that there are no people living in a hundred miles. Most of the property in my hand is entrusted to the imperial concubine to take care of it, so I don’t have to worry about anything. As for the workshops in the suburbs, all the money I can earn is rewarded by the prince..."

With Baochai's character, this is quite straightforward: after the prince leaves the customs, the shops in the Central Plains are afraid that the shops in Beijing will be worthless in the future.When I arrived in Guangning, with the help of the prince, did I still worry about not having a workshop and making money?

Baochai is not the little girl in the original book who "in order not to offend Sister Feng...'s confidant girl, she wants to pinch Daiyu as a soft persimmon". She is very sure: the prince can at least divide the world with the emperor , if you don't take the initiative to defect at this time, the day lily will be cold!

The author has something to say: I was so busy at the end of the year that I couldn't get better after a week of intermittent colds. I just worked overtime...

I can finally take a breath, and try to finish it in one breath.