Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 697
In addition to the imperial court, those imperial merchants who were able to conduct business across the country knew the people's livelihood and prices in various places best.

These, in Jia Rong's view, are classified as state-secret information.

But Jia Qiang, a junior ninth-rank official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, can easily understand this information by communicating with representatives of the imperial merchants.

That is to say, Jia Rong has no thoughts, otherwise it would be really easy to use this to make waves and create huge social crises and waves.

Among other things, reselling the information to other merchants can also make a lot of profits.

Of course, Jia Rong did not do this.

The Ning Mansion is not so short of money. The reason why Jia Qiang was asked to collect this information and compile it into a book is just to know what he knows.

At least, through the information that the imperial merchants don't care about, they can have a general understanding of the people's livelihood in Dagan.

In the agricultural era with low productivity, people's livelihood information basically represented the general situation of a place.

Qin Keqing obviously didn't know this, she thought that her husband Jia Rong wanted to expand the business territory of the Ning Mansion outside.

Jia Rong didn't explain too much, it's best if Qin Keqing misunderstood.

In fact, in his mind, the role of Huangshang and Huangzhuang is quite large.

It is not even an exaggeration to say that it is enough to stabilize the people's livelihood through their power.

But it is obvious that not only the emperor himself, but also the current emperor and the emperor have no such awareness, and Jia Rong feels quite uncomfortable.

It can only be said that the scene in the modern world left a deep impression on him, consciously or unconsciously, he will look at the current problem with the thinking and ideas at that time.

Of course, he didn't have the idea of ​​digging into a dead end.

Discomfort belongs to discomfort, and it does not prevent him from collecting useful and useless information from the imperial merchants in the hands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs through Jia Qiang.

It would be best if the peripheral forces of the Ning Mansion could be used, even if they could not be used, it would not be a big deal, at least he knew it well.

These are the information Qin Keqing knows, which is quite good.

Seeing her husband Jia Rong listened with gusto, Qin Keqing hesitated, and finally reminded: "Should I give those palaces a little face?"

"What face?"

Jia Rong didn't react for a while, but seeing Qin Keqing's hesitant expression, she quickly realized: "You mean, the polo team?"

Qin Keqing nodded hastily, and said with a smile: "Then it's a few palaces after all, it's not a good thing to embarrass them too much!"

"Hey, the polo team they formed themselves is incapable, and they still want to go through the back door?"

Jia Rong said disdainfully: "So what if you stay in the First Division, isn't it an embarrassment?"

Speaking of this, he looked directly at the glamorous Qin Keqing, and said slowly: "Don't think about giving face to several princes, and tampering with the rules and penalties of polo matches, otherwise it will backfire!"

"The polo match is so fierce, it's clear at a glance whether you have the ability!"

"If the referees sent by the league organizers make unfair judgments, will so many spectators be blind?"

"Once the audience becomes suspicious of the referee's judgment, it will do the greatest harm to the polo league. Who will believe that the results of polo matches are normal in the future?"

"It's not like you don't know how many interests are involved in it."

"Ma'am, do you think that if you speak up, the participating families of the league organizers will easily agree?"

"Just relying on the names of several palaces, it won't make everyone shrink back in fear!"

Ignoring Qin Keqing who was pale, Jia Rong shook her head and got up to leave.

In other words, with the continuous popularity of the polo league, the princes and young princes of several palaces finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Or, there are also hints of the present or the emperor in it?
In short, several palaces have also formed their own polo teams, eagerly signing up to participate in the polo league that is in full swing.

After all, it is a polo team closely related to the royal family, and the organizer of the polo league is still very face-saving, allowing them to participate in the qualifying round immediately.

As a result, in the temporary qualifying rounds for the last few in the first division and the top few in the second division, the polo teams formed by several palaces were beaten to the ground.

That scene, that scene, embarrassed the princes to death.

As far as the performance of their polo team is concerned, being able to participate in the second division is already considered an extra face, and they still want to participate in the first division?
There are not many sectors in the capital, but there are many nobles.

When Jia Rong organized the polo league before, after fierce collisions and competitions on the field, as well as a series of interest disputes behind the scenes, the teams to participate in the first and second divisions were determined.

Even, because of the interests and popularity, the C and D leagues were established, and a strict relegation system was implemented.

With a relatively complete competition system and huge interest support, there are nearly a hundred polo teams in the fourth-level league, and they will soon start a season in the late spring.

As the planner and organizer of the polo league, Jia Rong was a little surprised when he saw hundreds of polo teams playing in the fourth-level league at the same time.

A polo team must have at least about ten regular polo players and the same number of reserve players, so that it is possible to complete many fierce competitions in a season.

That was at least twenty fine horses, and riders with pretty good riding skills and skills.

If you want to raise a polo team, you don't have 5000 taels of silver a year, don't even think about it, it's better not to join in blindly and embarrass yourself.

In Jia Rong's mind, both the official and backup polo players are quite elite cavalry players.

The capital casually pulled up nearly a hundred troops, which meant that an absolutely elite two thousand cavalry could be formed through the noble family at any time!

In addition, for the polo league, Jia Rong has other considerations.

That would absolutely not allow any obviously unfair situation. If any family dared to mess around, he wouldn't mind kicking the opposing family out of the league organizer at all.

When the Polo League was just being established, he had already expressed his thoughts very clearly.

Even so, it aroused the dissatisfaction of the relevant cooperative families, but in the face of the huge interests involved in the polo league, no one was willing to directly conflict with Jia Rong.

The same is true, the league organizers have strict restrictions and supervision on referees and both sides of the competition. It cannot be said that there are no abnormal situations, but most of the competitions are normal and fierce.

Those fanatical audiences actually want this.

Otherwise, who has the leisure to watch the polo players of the two teams play the ball tacitly?

The game income, plus the peripheral handicap, and the peripheral income have formed a quite amazing chain of interests.

Coupled with the growing influence of the Polo Review newspaper, a certain amount of public opinion has been formed, and the interests surrounding the fourth-level polo league are quite amazing.

At this time, several palaces belatedly wanted to join in and become a contestant to share the cake. How could it be so easy?

Among other things, let all the league members see the strength of the polo teams formed by several palaces first.

As a result, he couldn't even pass the qualifying round.

This kind of strength is at most the middle level of the second division.

Maybe it's only at the level of the C-League team.

After all, the polo team does not form a strong combat effectiveness just by forming it.

At least you have to go through a lot of intense competitions to gradually improve your strength and level, right?
To put it bluntly, it is the polo team in the D-League, which has also experienced fighting on the field.

Maybe the horses or riders they ride are not of high level, but their knowledge of polo games definitely exceeds that of the novice teams formed by several palaces.

This incident caused quite a stir in the capital.

For no other reason, for the first time, the royal family did not take the dominant position in a large-scale event with much attention.

It can be said that this time the few royal polo teams were ashamed.

This is also what Qin Keqing was worried about. Although those royal residences had no real power, it was easy to add to Ning's residence. Jia Rong, a core member of the polo league, should he open a back door for some face?
Jia Rong naturally dismissed this!
He may not have Qin Keqing's understanding of the situation of those palaces, but he still has a very clear view of the current situation in the court.

The current power struggle with the emperor is naturally the mainstream of the court at this time.

Then, the princes who had gradually grown up started the mode of seizing the heir.

As for those palaces, they were all opened by the emperor's sons, so naturally they could only behave with their tails between their legs.

Once there is any out-of-the-ordinary behavior, it is easy to attract joint attacks from the current and adult princes, and that is no joke.

Although the polo league is just for entertainment, there are too many nobles involved, and the interests involved are quite amazing.

Not to mention, wait until next year for everyone to discover another benefit of the polo league.

At that time, if several palaces are not sensible, they may be destroyed, which is not an exaggeration at all.

At this time, if you don't give face to those palaces, that is to take care of them.

If the back door is really given to them, next year or the year after, when the influence of the Polo League is further expanded, they will not be able to retreat if they want to.

Although she didn't like things like Qin Keqing's participation, Jia Rong didn't mean to be angry, but just showed her attitude with actions.

Obviously, Qin Keqing's mentality at this time has not been completely adjusted.

Thinking mode, there are traces of such ideas and long-term training.

This is very bad!
It is better to have less touch on royal matters.

It's not because he's afraid of the royal family, but because he doesn't want to cause trouble.

Even if he wants to study the luck of the royal family, there are many ways, and there is no need to put himself into it.

At this time, his qi and blood martial arts strength has not yet returned to its peak state.

The most important thing is that before finding out the strength of Fairy Jing Huan, it's better not to jump too much, even if she's a real fairy...

(End of this chapter)