Jia Minqi's family in the Red Chamber

Jia Min suggested that his master hand over the secret book, in addition to reminding the Holy Majesty, the more important thing is to test the Holy Majesty's attitude towards the prince and even the Rong family.

Lin Hai couldn't hide Jia Min's thoughts, of course, if Lin Hai thought his wife's idea was wrong, he wouldn't follow through.

The Holy Majesty was still decisive, and directly threw the sixth prince who was the best at fighting among the princes.

It is said that the sixth prince, Yin Hao, had practiced in the Northwest camp for several years, and he had a lot of experience in training and leading troops.Moreover, the Sixth Prince has always notarized rewards and punishments, and his reputation is quite good in the Northwest Army.Not to mention all commanders and envoys, there are always many generals in the frontier army who are willing to tell him the truth.

The sixth prince came here as an imperial envoy this time, and he can calm down many young people.

Lin Hai got the news earlier than Dibao and Gongwen.

When the news spread, she learned from the master Shi Nai that the sixth prince was coming, and Mrs. Shi Jia came to express her thanks.

Lin Hai accepted Shi Nai's request and wrote a secret letter for him. Shi Nai needed to thank Lin Hai for this matter; Mrs. Shi Jia came here to mention Jia Min's one or two points in the past few days.

It is said that after Sun Er ran away, the two captains of the sailors and the commander of the Zhejiang capital assembled several large ships and manpower, and patrolled the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang for more than half a year. All caravan merchants colluding with pirates were wiped out.

Those "unruly" caravans are gone, but there will always be new caravans coming out to continue doing business with the surrounding small countries.

Immediately, some discerning people formed a new caravan, and they didn't forget to rush to give some dry shares to the two naval captains, the two governors and other officials.

Lin Hai, who used to follow everyone to lay down a territory, is also indispensable for him.

Even so, the number of merchant ships traveling between Jiangsu, Zhejiang and neighboring small countries is still [-]-[-]% lower than before.At that time, Jia Min suggested that Mrs. Shi Jia, that is, her cousin, also send people to Hangzhou to inquire about the market: the reason why there are [-] to [-]% less caravans on the Liangjiang side is not because many businesses have lost their backers and dare not buy them. It's just an easy shot.

In Jia Min's view, the backing of Shijia is enough to appease those merchants.

When Mrs. Shi Jia heard about it, she was immediately taken aback.That day when Jia Min said goodbye, she discussed it with her husband Shi Nai.

Shi Nai, who can be the commander of the second rank, is naturally not a pedantic person. He is not greedy, and he does not do things like selling officials and nobles, but he can generously accept the dividends sent by merchants.

In any case, as long as it is a serious business, or a dividend that you like and I want, it will not become a handle in the future.

Mrs. Shi Jia has a thin skin, but she didn't hide it in front of Jia Min, "I'm not afraid of my cousin's jokes, our family is timid."

Jia Min looked at the plain attire of the second-ranked cousin, and smiled sincerely, "Be careful to make the Wannian ship. How prestigious was the Sun family in the past? The old man made great achievements, and the family even became a queen, and the children and grandchildren are arrogant and domineering." After more than ten years, everyone has seen how it will end." He lowered his voice and said, "This is still taking into account the face of the East Palace."

These words are heartwarming.Master, this cousin is the beloved daughter of Duke Rong, and she is caring and caring for the second-rank official in frontiers today, so she probably doesn't need to be tactful... But this temper is quite comfortable, at least the cousin will not back it Stab.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Shi Jia nodded, "That's not the reason."

But Jia Min was thinking that since he came to Shanxi, the two families moved around frequently, and they were called "cousin and cousin", and Master Lin Hai also asked Shi Nai to call him "brother-in-law".

She said that the historian's two cousins ​​were not difficult to get along with at all.

Regardless of how Xiangyun complained that she was unable to control herself in her uncle's house, just looking at the marriage that her uncle and sister-in-law told her, she knew that the uncle and aunt Shi Nai and Shi Ding had a clear conscience.

Besides, the glory and wealth of the two brothers are all earned by relying on their true skills and vision. Jia Min admires them very much.

As for the two cousins ​​in the previous life who seldom interacted with the Rong Mansion when their mother was alive, it was purely because of the three words "different ways".Shi Nai's attitude towards the Rong family has clearly expressed their brother's tendency.

At this moment, Mrs. Shi Jia suddenly said: "Master Wang is lucky... I heard that he was transferred back again?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Min laughed secretly: Sure enough, she got closer to her a lot, even if she didn't get along with Wang Ziteng, so she was willing to tell her so bluntly.

Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia's two cousins ​​may have had a disagreement for a long time.

"Cousin Wang" is more than ten years older than the master, and he used to exchange letters every month, but since the Sun family fell, the Wang and Lin families have become estranged a lot.

After the master took office as the chief envoy of Shaanxi, the two sides had a tacit understanding, and the letters and letters never mentioned any political matters.

But he said that Prince Teng came back to Beijing and became Gansu Chief Envoy. Originally, he wanted to come and spent a lot of hard work and money. The Shaanxi Chief Envoy was in his pocket—because Shaanxi Chief Envoy and Gansu The chief envoys are at the same level, but Shaanxi is the most important and affluent place among the northwestern provinces, so the Shaanxi chief envoy is also the one with the most important words among the several chief envoys in the northwest.

Going deeper, when there is a war, the allocation of food and salaries must be handled through the Shaanxi chief envoy.If there is a real embarrassment, Rong Jing, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, can let the chief envoy handle it.

So when I heard that my master has become the chief envoy of Shaanxi, I am even more sure of the respect and expectation that the Holy One has for the master.

If Wang Ziteng is allowed to take charge of Shaanxi's civil affairs and wealth as he wishes, and Rong Jing, who is promoted to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu...how can Sheng not be a mouse?

It must be known that Rong Jing is not only intelligent, but also... has lofty aspirations.

The corner of Jia Min's mouth twitched, but there was no smile in his eyes.

Mrs. Shi Jia saw it clearly, so she said in a low voice, "Master Wang and Grandpa Sun walked around frequently back then, and said that he intended to introduce our master, but our master was vague and didn't respond. As a result, one day when the relatives had wine, Grandpa Sun didn't agree. Please come here... At that time, our master was the general who led the troops."

In the eyes of those who care about it, can they not let them think deeply?It's okay when nothing happens, but what if the embankment of a thousand miles collapses in an ant's nest...?

Mrs. Shi Jia paused, unable to hide her resentment, "Isn't this kind of thing done once or twice!"

Jia Min patted the back of his cousin's hand, "Provoke me if you want to, and hide if you want to."

"No, I have to reassure myself. Anyway, from time to time, everyone has their own future." Mrs. Shi Jia smiled relievedly, and asked again, "Daiyu will be thirteen next year, right?"

Jia Min replied, "Yes."

"In a blink of an eye, she will be a big girl." Mrs. Shi Jia asked with a smile, "Does my cousin have any plans?"

"We want to keep Daiyu for a few more years."

The daughter of a second-rank high-ranking official has no worries about getting married, and now is the time for the couple to pick and choose between their in-laws and son-in-law.The young son of governor Jiang's family, because Daiyu has always been courteous but lukewarm to others, the marriage fell through.

It is said that Shi Nai and his wife have two sons and one daughter, the two sons are at the head and the tail, and the daughter is in the middle.The eldest son is three years older than Daiyu, the daughter is the same age as Daiyu, and the youngest son is about the same age as Brother Sui.

If Mrs. Shi Jia's words are not helping others to be a matchmaker...or she is trying to find out for her son.

Jia Min remembered Zhu Ge'er said that the Shi family's cousins ​​were very sensible.At this moment, Daiyu was probably talking with Shi Xiangxue, while Brother Zhu was taking his cousins ​​for a walk in the school yard... for a walk.

The two Shijia brothers are actually living a good life. Their family background is not rich, but the advantage is that the two brothers have a bright official career and the family is not extravagant and wasteful. They just talk about spending money freely.

The cost of food and clothing is still the same, let alone spending a lot of money to buy a good Northwest horse for your children.

So when they first saw the three "loved horses" of Daiyu and brother Sui in the school yard, the Shi family brothers' eyes lit up, and they ran past the steed...

Mrs. Shi Jia went home and asked about her son, and the son praised the eldest daughter of the Lin family three times, but when they talked about the Lin family's good horse, the two sons immediately talked endlessly... Mrs. Shi Jia couldn't laugh or cry for a while.

But he said that taking advantage of the fact that there was no war outside the customs and it was winter slack, Lin Hai and his new colleague Ke Shiping took a full manpower to inspect the state capitals.

Daiyu and brother Sui followed their eldest cousin Jia Zhu, and the three siblings wandered around the suburbs of Chang'an to gain knowledge.

It’s also interesting to say that Daiyu “worked” in her father’s study, read countless mansion newspapers and official documents, plus the influence of her cousin Jia Zhu who personally participated in the relief, she is now very interested in field production... By the way, I also learned a little about ditches, waterwheels, embankments, wells and so on.

Both the husband and wife can see the words and deeds of the daughter, and the attitude of the husband and wife is also... as long as the daughter is happy.

Jia Min felt that her daughter was finally no longer detained in the boudoir in this life. She was bound by her son and daughter's love all day long, and her daughter was very supportive in everything she did.

As for Lin Hai, he is more enlightened than his wife...

One day, he came home from outside the city again, had something to fill his stomach, and was leaning on the pillow to burn his feet. He heard his wife say that Daiyu circled the dry field in the northern suburbs again today, so he said Asked, "Is it possible that she really wants to dig a well? Why don't you just let her go and have a look, and let Brother Zhu go too." As he spoke, he laughed again, "Daiyu calculated the production according to the figures on the paperwork, which is very accurate. .Mr. Zheng congratulated me a while ago."

Mr. Zheng is Lin Hai's staff who is in charge of calculating taxes, food and salaries.

Jia Min nodded straight, "I just bought a hundred acres of land in the suburbs, and I heard from the supervisor that I am about to renovate the canals. Since Daiyu likes it, why don't I let her practice her hands. If Brother Zhu is a Jinshi, he will be admitted to the Imperial Academy. It is also necessary to start from the county magistrate, who knows nothing about common affairs and government affairs, I am afraid that this official is too hard."

Lin Hai responded with a smile, "That's exactly the reason."

The next day was when Lin Hai was taking a rest. After waking up early and having dinner, the couple called their daughter to them. Jia Min handed over the 1000 taels of silver, "Here."

Daiyu took it with both hands first, then raised an eyebrow, and asked curiously, "What's the matter, father and mother?"

Jia Min smiled and said: "What are you obsessed with recently, how can your parents not see it? It won't work if you just talk about it and don't practice it. Just give you some money and try it yourself." Lin Hai's arm, "If something happens, your father won't have to worry about political achievements and public opinion."

"Thank you, father and mother!" Daiyu put away the wad of bank notes with a smile, and moved to her mother's arm, hugged her arm and swayed gently. At the same time, she really cared about what her mother said.

Lin Hai saw that the mother and daughter were tired of being together again, and said intentionally, "Thank you, is it to bring your dad along?" He turned around and took a big box from the shelf behind him, "Why is dad so empty-handed?"

Daiyu moved from her mother's side to her father's side, opened the box and took a look: it was a set of Mengxi written talks... Every page was packed with dense comments and thoughts.

Daiyu was immediately happy... Showing her little white teeth, she held the bookcase in one hand and her father in the other, "Thank you, Daddy."

Lin Hai was proud of himself, but he didn't forget to give some advice, "I got this set of books from Mr. Wang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He has made great achievements in water conservancy and irrigation."

Daiyu said solemnly: "My daughter will definitely put her heart into it, and she will definitely cherish it."

It is said that although the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Mr. Wang, does not show his face, he has always been fond of the second prince. This person is also the Shangfeng who asked Jia Zheng to resign.

It was also Mr. Wang who told Lin Hai in the letter: Jia Zheng had a lot of ties to the Sun family, but he might not lose his job because of this. However, Jia Zheng has been in the Ministry of Industry for more than ten years, and he knows nothing about geology and water conservancy. Wake up, and there is still the suspicion of wanting to complain to the crown prince and delaying...

This is really hopeless.So Mr. Wang simply became a villain again.

Jia Zheng didn't know the whole story of losing his official position, but Lin Hai told Jia Min without any concealment.

This time, I got another set of "treasure books" from Mr. Wang, and Jia Min knew that the master had made new friends again—books with annotations and notes are really rare, let alone ones made by famous masters.If you don't make friends, they will definitely not give it away.

In terms of managing contacts, there are really few who can compare with the master, Jia Min is proud, and looks at Lin Hai with softer eyes.

Daiyu got bored with her parents for a while, and found that they were already flirting with each other again... She gave a dry cough and left.Back in the room, she couldn't bear the temptation of the "treasure book" even more, so she hurriedly sat in front of the case and studied it carefully.

After talking about my daughter, it was Brother Zhu's turn.

This year is the end of the year, and Jia Zhu has to make early preparations for the next year, so there is only one and a half years left to stay with the couple.

Jia Zhu has been working hard all the time, and the articles he writes are all commented by his uncle Lin Hai.He knew that it was difficult for him to be first-class, but if there were no accidents in second-class, it would be fine, so he should take a longer view, not only considering Chunwei and the palace examination, but also carefully thinking about the selection of officials after being a Jinshi.

After Jia Zhu finished his ceremony, Lin Hai cut straight to the point, "Have you thought about your future after the imperial examination?"

Since the beginning of autumn, those officials in the south of the Yangtze River who were involved with the Sun family have been resigned and convicted one by one. There are many vacancies. Transferred from other provinces, and recruited Jinshi from the Imperial Academy to make up for it.

That is to say, there are not enough people in the Hanlin Academy today, so after the next imperial examination, there will be quite a few candidates for the Imperial Academy even if they are top-ranked scholars...

It is said that in this dynasty, the first-class Jinshi directly became the Hanlin, and the second-class Jinshi had to take another exam if he wanted to enter the Hanlin Academy... As for the third-class Jinshi, he simply had no chance with the Hanlin.

It’s just that there is a big difference between the Hanlin and the Hanlin. The directly elected Hanlin is more qualified to walk in front of the imperial court, but the Hanlin who is admitted... I really have to resign myself to my fate if I want to see the Holy One once.

The shortage of people in the Hanlin Academy this time is indeed a good opportunity.

Of course, it is also good to be an official directly.Because many of the newly appointed officials in Jiangnan this year have the word "temporary generation" in front of their names. Where to go back and forth.

Therefore, Jia Zhu will still have a choice when he becomes an official.

Jia Zhu's expression became serious when he heard the words: This is a test for him by his uncle and aunt, and it depends on his vision and determination.

He took a deep breath, and said in a very calm voice, "Nephew still wants to be an official." He continued to explain without his uncle and aunt asking, "Your highnesses are very talented, and staying in Beijing will definitely not allow you to have both ways."

This sentence alone is enough to prove that Jia Zhu's knowledge is far better than that of his father.The princes are getting more and more wings, and they want to be officials and want to sit securely, so they must rely on one of them. In this situation, even people like Lin Hai are unwilling to stay in the capital to wade through the muddy waters.

A few days later, the sixth prince arrived with troops, accompanied by his old acquaintance Wang Shuirong of Beijing Jing and Yin Hong, the eldest son of Prince Ning.By the way, the sixth prince still asked Baochai to serve him.

The banquet for reminiscing about the old days has been scheduled for several days.When people meet each other, they each have something to say.

Especially in Yuanchun, her uncle Yin Ze sent several letters to his younger siblings when he saw Jia Zhu.Jia Zhu didn't shy away from anything. After thanking her, she went home and took a look. On the first letter, her younger sister Yuan Chun complained: "Why hasn't a single letter been delivered since Second Brother Lian took office?"Let me relay the news.

By the way, it's not that Jia Lian doesn't want to give it away, but that he can't...

Sister Feng was so anxious that her mouth was full of scorching foam: her husband, Jia Lian, went to the countryside to inspect various grain depots, and then he disappeared. It has been almost ten days.

Uncle Xu Qian led his troops to search everywhere, but there is still no letter at all!