The Rich and the Idlers of the Red Chamber

Compared with the others, it was as if nothing had happened to Jia She, but it was Tu Mingyun who took the stage, which made Jia She heave a sigh of relief.He also knows a thing or two about Tu Mingyun's temperament. He is not the kind of person who can't see the good of his subjects. Of course, Jia Amnesty will not have too high expectations for Tu Mingyun. The emperor, in a sense, is no different from ordinary people. It is not a race anymore, so when the authority of promise is put on it, it is like a poor man who suddenly won a huge prize of 500 million, saying that he knows what they can do.

Jia Amnesty also thought about what the sage said before, and when Tu Mingyun ascended the throne, he directly sent up the glass and mercury mirror prescriptions. He has already made a lot of money on this, and some people were jealous Well, just throw this in Tu Mingyun's hands and let him do what he wants.

Whether it is for people or for the country, it is the same sentence. Problems that can be solved with money are not problems. The economic base determines the superstructure. As long as you have enough money, then there is almost nothing that cannot be solved.

The reason why the sage chose Tu Mingyun instead of Tu Mingyi was because the sage had money now, so there was no need to take too many risks if things were not up to that point. rebound.It is true that Tu Mingxi can bear it very much, but when he doesn't need to bear it anymore, it will be a disaster.

Jia Shen’s understanding of politics is nothing more than what the political teacher said when he was in school, for example, which ones are friends and which ones are enemies, and those who have many friends and few enemies. These words sound simple, but they are actually The above is a wise saying.

When Tu Mingyun came to power, his mother's family came from Qingliu, so there was nothing wrong with it, and Concubine Yi was not an arrogant person, at least Qingliu had no intention of objecting. Yun didn't mean to look down on Xungui, he had a good relationship with Jia She, who was also from a noble family background, and, originally, among the guards around him, there were many children from noble backgrounds, so their attitude towards Xungui was also different. Quite fair, there is nothing biased.

In this way, Tu Mingyun's coming to power did not offend the interests of many people. As for the first-class Zhen family, it was a cancer that the sages wanted to get rid of. Naturally, their opinions were not considered.Of course, if Tu Minghui's party is ignorant, Tu Mingyun is not a saint who can repay grievances with virtue. Even if there is an angry King Kong in Buddhism, let alone an emperor!

In short, after Jia Amnesty figured it out, he became very calm.

However, there are many people who are not calm. Jia She and Tu Mingyun have a good relationship. Many people know that Tu Mingyun is not included in Jia She's many fortunes. After many people know this Some people think that Jia She was just lucky. He saved Tu Mingyun's life, but because of this, he established a good relationship with the future emperor. Later, , and even kept fawning, waiting until the new emperor ascends the throne, will Jia Amnesty be of any benefit?

Others felt that Jia She was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. Usually, he was quiet and showed no interest in power, but in the end he had already embraced the golden thighs, and they all wanted to beat their chests. Why didn't I have such a vision!

Irrelevant people are fine, no matter how much they think, they don't do Jia She's business, Jia She's social circle has been like that in recent years, except for making various inventions and creations, he is like an otaku and hardly communicates with others There are too many contacts, if you want to see Jia She, then wait on Zhuangzi, you can always see him.

Of course, the original Jia Amnesty’s social circle was just that big, and the people he knew were only the original relatives and friends of the Jia family. In this way, they almost have nothing to do with each other, and only some things of face are left.The other honorable disciples never thought that Jia She would be a salted fish that could stand up. They thought that he would be a landowner all his life. Great way.

After Jia She was made a knight, many people came to the door under the banner of an old friend, but Jia She has always been indifferent, and it is impossible for someone to put a hot face on your cold ass, not to mention, apart from the title, Jia She has nothing in the court The actual official position does not have real power in their hands. Therefore, many people ignored the good relationship between Jia She, Tu Mingyun and even the saint, and then it faded away.

Therefore, those who are really close to Jia Amnesty and have related interests are the Zhang family and the Ningguo Mansion, and perhaps the Lin family.

After filial piety to his mother, Lin Ruhai sought recovery. First, he served as a doctor at Lantai Temple for more than a year. Later, no matter whether he volunteered for Yingying or was put on fire by a saint, he had to go to Yangzhou to serve as a salt patrol censor. One term has passed. , is still re-elected.

To inspect the salt censor was originally a good job, and a confidant who is not a saint can't be a confidant, but since the Zhen family took control of the salt government, this position is the mouse in the bellows, a role that is splinted.

Lin Ruhai was sent there for a reason. Firstly, the Lin family was originally a big clan in Gusu. Of course, the Lin Ruhai branch has been single-handed for several generations, so that they are not too close to the other branches of the clan. However, the influence The power is still there, and the Lin family is also a country gentry in Gusu, and has some influence in the Jiangnan area.

Secondly, they are Lin Ruhai's in-laws. The Jia family and the Zhen family are old relatives. Before the founding of the country, the two families knew each other. After the founding of the country, the Zhen family was not as good as the Jia family at first, but they were working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. However, they have also been married to the Jia family. Even now, although the two families are no longer married, they have always been in contact with each other.

And Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of the Jia family, so even for the sake of the Jia family, the Zhen family can't react too violently to Lin Ruhai, so that Lin Ruhai can be given enough time.

Lin Ruhai is also a smart person. To be honest, the Lin family is useless. On the one hand, most of the people in the Lin family are far away from the Lin family. The most important thing is that the Lin family has really done it for so many years. I haven't produced a few promising people. Although they still have some influence in the local area, most of them borrow Lin Ruhai's name, but they are just paper tigers. Officials and gentry inevitably have some lack of confidence.

The only thing Lin Ruhai can rely on is that he is the son-in-law of the Jia family. The problem is that the Rongguo Mansion has been in decline for the past few years. It is getting worse day by day, but the Ningguo Mansion is better. The problem is that Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion, not the Ningguo Mansion. yes!

Lin Ruhai was also helpless, so he grasped Jia She's thread. Although Jia She had never been to the south of the Yangtze River, he didn't know where the door of Jinling's ancestral house opened. The problem was that Jia She was rich. Cooperate with the Ningguo Mansion to push the members of the Jia family to go to Nanyang to make a living. There are so many members of the Jia family. At the beginning, some people who could hardly survive or who wanted to flatter responded to the call and went to Nanyang .

As a result, when this group of pioneers came back, they were already rich.In their words, money can be easily found in Nanyang, and in the Central Plains, except for some ordinary silks and satins worn by rich guys, when they get there, they can exchange for a handful of finger-sized pearls and gems for their own use. A large piece of spices can be exchanged for a plate from a folk kiln.

If you are smarter, besides being a landlord there, you will spend some special products from the Central Plains to let the natives of Nanyang go to the forest to cut some wood such as rosewood, and sell the wood to the caravan. big money.

Therefore, when the first group of people entrusted the merchant ship to bring back a large amount of goods, all the members of the Jia family were anxious. Originally, they could not wait to give way, but now, for a place to go to Nanyang, they almost broke head.

The Jia family was worried that their clansmen would be bullied by the local natives, so they shipped almost all the weapons that had been idle in the warehouse to Nanyang. Anyway, they were dusty and rusty in their hometown, so they couldn't be taken in a fair manner. Come out, take it out, anyone with a heart can sue you for hiding ordnance and plotting wrongdoing.

In addition, I spent a lot of money to abduct some craftsmen and went there. There is no shortage of materials in Nanyang, what is lacking is craftsmanship. A large number of explosives are produced, all of which are good for the military. These days, good explosives are actually better than pistols. Much stronger.

Those who use pistols these days are still in the stage of queuing up to shoot, because the shooting range is relatively short, and the accuracy is also relatively poor. Therefore, it is not brave at all to walk up to the enemy before shooting. It is entirely because of the current situation. Pistols are so unreliable.

Although Jia She said that he had the craft of flintlock guns he got from the Ministry of Industry, but for those natives, explosives were enough. If he wanted to make firearms, he had to smelt iron and steel to mix gunpowder and so on. There are too many things to do, and it is better to go step by step.

Jia's family has never been a gentleman. They were originally rich and honored by the barrel of a gun. Naturally, they are not people who repay grievances with virtue. They wanted to come and rob, but the Jia family was annoyed. They grabbed a knife and explosives and attacked the door aggressively. They wiped out their tribe and got a lot of good things.

After this kind of thing has started, there is nothing to say below. This is not the Central Plains, and there is no official control. Besides, the natives here are taller than monkeys. They are pitch black. It seems that they are just a bunch of uncivilized savages, such people, if they are killed, they will be killed.

Therefore, the Jia family began their colonial career in Nanyang. They found that the natives had nothing to fear, their weapons were poor, and there were not many people in a tribe, but they occupied a large piece of land. Some tribes had mines and so on. Immediately excited.Instead of working hard here, it is better to drive these natives to work. Therefore, the Jia family stopped farming and opened up wasteland, and directly arrested the natives everywhere and used them as slaves.

It doesn't matter if the natives are lazy, there are whips to serve them!It's okay to kill them, there are many natives anyway!It sounds like a sinful thing, but it's normal these days.The Jia family was originally a landlord, and there were tenants and slaves in the family, but they changed from landlords to slave owners.When the imperial court attacked those barbarian tribes, they would also use the women there as slaves, and the men were castrated and sent to the palace as handymen and eunuchs. The natives also provoked them first, and they taught them a lesson. People call the shots for these natives.

In addition, I was too poor to marry a wife at home. Here, although the skin of the native women is a little darker and the stature is a little shorter, there are also those who are fine-skinned and good-looking. There is no connotation, but the Jia family members who came to Nanyang were not well-educated. They only knew a few words, and they didn't need to talk to these women about romance and ideals in life, but to satisfy their physical needs. .

Moreover, such women are easy to coax, and a horse with better material can make them happy for a long time. Moreover, although the members of the Jia family do not live very well in Jinling or the capital, they are better than the natives. However, it is too strong. There is no reason for these native women not to be attracted. Therefore, there is no resistance to this. On the contrary, many native women enjoy serving the Jia family!Although the men from the Jia family had no intention of marrying native women as regular wives, they directly took in many native concubines, hugging each of them left and right, very proud of themselves.

In short, many members of Jia's family went to Nanyang, and they simply couldn't think of leaving!Nanyang is great, the place is big, there is a lot of land, and they can earn money. Many members of the Jia family used to smile at others in Jinling. Therefore, apart from occasionally taking a merchant ship back to show off to their families, they simply plan to stay in Nanyang and live this corrupt life.

Although the Central Plains is my hometown, is it my hometown? It is enough to go back to visit relatives once in a while, and it is okay to return to the roots when you are old. When you are young, you should enjoy life here in Nanyang!

For the Jia family, this kind of life was brought by Jia Jing and Jia Amnesty. Without their merchant ships and craftsmen, they would not be able to live such a good life. Now Jia Amnesty is almost as if he was treating his ancestors, each and every one of them can't wait to offer people to the shrine.

After Lin Ruhai discovered this, although he didn't know why, he quickly reached a closer relationship with Jia She and Jia Jing, so as to gain the support of Jia's family, so that he could gain a smooth foothold in Jiangnan.

For Jia Amnesty, Rong Mansion is just a disgusting piece of dog skin plaster. It is an eyesore, but it is not easy to tear it off. For example, this time, Shi's birthday, although it is not a whole life, but Shi is so old Well, every year counts as a year, since she wants to celebrate her birthday, it's not a big deal anyway, it's just a family banquet, so it's impossible for everyone to raise any objections.

Even if Jia She went out as an adoptive, firstly, the bloodline would not be broken, and secondly, the Shi family could still be said to be the aunt of the direct relatives, and Jia Shen had to show up when she passed her birthday, and even a few juniors had to go, Therefore, when it was Shi's birthday, Jia Amnesty and his family dragged their family over there.

Shi said it was a family banquet, and he invited Jia Amnesty and Jia Jing's family from Ningguo Mansion. He also said that the family didn't need to be outsiders, and just set up a few tables in the flower hall. Except for Shi's table, Shi Shi sat on the literary generation, male side and female side, and the juniors were divided into two tables because there were too many people, one table for boys and one table for girls, Jia Zhen was the only one Those who have married wives and have children still have to sit with a group of juniors. Jia Zhen's wife, Sun Shi, also sits with several sister-in-laws.Jia Rong and their youngest daughter, Jia Han, each followed their own parents.

No matter what, on Shi Shi's birthday, everyone will not mention any unhappy things, so everyone happily congratulated Shi Shi's birthday and said some auspicious words, even Jia Amnesty did not find anything wrong at this time. Happy, even his life has become more satisfactory these years, this time Shi's birthday is celebrated, and the birthday gifts are more generous.

I don't know if it's because of this, which gave Shi Shi some illusions. On Shi's side, when the girls from Yingchun Tanchun came to celebrate her birthday, he suddenly let out a long sigh, and a few tears came out of his eyes. , Jia Amnesty and Jia Jing felt a little bit in their hearts, knowing that the Shi family had another moth.

Sure enough, Shi wiped away his tears and said: "Today is my wife's birthday, but my Min'er and Yuan Chun are not by my side, so let's forget about Min'er. Now she has both sons and daughters, and her son-in-law is up to the challenge, but, I My Yuanchun, but now I am still suffering in the palace, my heart, when I think about it, it hurts like a panic!"

Jia Amnesty rolled his eyes undisguisedly at that time, you feel distressed thinking about it now, when you asked Yuan Chun to participate in the small election, you should have thought of this day.

On the other side, Xiao Wang's complexion also changed, almost turning blue. The veins on her hands holding the chopsticks were exposed. She lowered her head, afraid that if she saw Shi's face again, she would not be able to bear it anymore. Go straight up and fight this old godmother!

Jia Jing also murmured in his heart, and then said directly: "The sage will abdicate this year, the date has been selected, and the Zen ceremony will be held in October. When I turn around, my nephew will find a few censors, and mention it to the new emperor, and say that the new emperor The emperor's ascension to the throne is celebrated by the whole world, and it happens to be able to let some palace people out of the palace to get married. Although the eldest girl has only entered the palace not long ago, it is not difficult for the eldest lady to leave the palace early as long as she has a good way!"

Speaking of this, Xiao Wang's face suddenly revealed a look of surprise, she looked at Jia Jing expectantly, and was about to speak, but Shi Shi over there was choked by Jia Jing's words, seeing Xiao Wang In this way, she glared at Xiao Wang, then coughed twice, and said: "That's what I said, but Yuan Chun has been a maid in the palace for such a long time, but after she leaves the palace, she doesn't want to find a good family. easy."

Jia She immediately heard Shi's implication, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. He intentionally misinterpreted Shi's meaning, and said in a somewhat eccentric way: "What Auntie means is that it is impossible for us brothers to pick a good family for Yuanchun." ?”

Jia Jing followed Jia She's words and said: "Although this matter is a bit troublesome, Enhou and I do know some young talents. I will ask my wife to help me find out later. If I meet a suitable one, So I showed the list to my aunt, what does my aunt think?"

Shi Shi secretly gritted his teeth, but his expression remained the same, he didn't accept the remark, then looked at Jia She, and said: "Don't you know the prince, the prince will be the new king in a few months, it stands to reason Said that the maids in the palace are all the women of the Holy Majesty, why don't Sheer tell His Highness the Crown Prince and let Yuan Chun serve in His Highness's palace!"

Jia She sneered: "Auntie, do you think my nephew is a fool, or am I just a pimp? Who do you know! Can I be the master of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Does Auntie hate my nephew and ask me to run into a wall, and it would be best to offend the Crown Prince and go home to eat myself? "

Shi Shi was so angry that she was about to vomit blood when she heard what Jia She said. His Royal Highness will definitely like it when he sees it. On the same day, some eminent monks also said that Yuan Chun's fate is good, and he is destined to be a nobleman. When Yuan Chun becomes a concubine and gives birth to a dragon son, won't he remember you as an uncle?"

Jia She looked at Shi with a half-smile: "Why doesn't my aunt leave this kind of benefit to her son? Even the Shi family, isn't he also Lord Hou? Why don't they talk about it? My nephew has never been anything special." An ambitious person, not to mention being the uncle of the empress, even being the father of the empress, my nephew would not be happy! If my aunt wants to let Yuan Chun out of the palace, that's no problem, although my nephew's face is not good-looking , but it is still a bit of a face, but if you still want to be a nobleman, then, auntie, you are looking for the wrong person, nephew is really not capable of this!"

At the same time, Jia Jing’s face was also livid, and he said: "Since Auntie thinks that the eldest girl is good everywhere, then let the eldest girl wait in the palace to be a nobleman and empress. My nephew is soft-spoken and has no great ability! Auntie, you live longer than Nanshan , Furu Donghai, although I am waiting to be the grandmother of the empress, my nephew still has something to do, so I will leave now!"

As he said that, Jia Jing stood up straight away, and when Gu Shi saw this, he also followed.

Jia She also said with a smile: "As the saying goes, there are times when fate must be there, and there is no time to force it. Since my aunt thinks that Yuan Chun has that fate, then it is a matter of course for me to be a nobleman and empress in the future. , what do you want my nephew to do? My nephew is here to wish the house a concubine, and the political cousin will be the head of the country in the future! Well, my nephew knows his own identity, so he won't be involved in this light Yuan'er, bring a few children, and we will go too!"

Shi Shi was so annoyed by Jia Amnesty and Jia Jing's unceremonious words and deeds that she was about to roll her eyes. She was already old, and when she was under house arrest, she ate green vegetables and tofu for several years, and now she refuses to treat herself badly. It's all big fish and big meat, and the whole person is a little dizzy at the moment.

But, who would have noticed her? Xiao Wang originally thought that the situation had turned around, but it turned out that Shi’s situation was so unexpected that her daughter would be trapped in the palace again. She almost jumped up from her seat, rushing in a panic. He turned to Jia Jing and knelt down directly: "Uncle respect, uncle pardon, I beg you to save my Yuanchun, as long as Yuanchun can leave the palace this time, I will have a long fast and pray for you in front of the Buddha every day..."

Over there, Mrs. Shi, who had regained her composure at first, rolled her eyes again when she heard Mrs. Wang's dismantling the stage, and finally passed out.