The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 553

With Tian Ye's words, the soldiers below were much more restrained when they attacked again, especially for those maids, the ladies did not dare to be too presumptuous.

Jia Yucun stood by and looked at Tian Ye. He was not angry at how much the Zhen family had taken care of him. Since he came to Jinling Mansion, the Zhen family had restricted him a lot, and even said he didn't pay attention to him at all. Now Tian Ye still shielded them, and this time he must go back to the book and sue Tian Ye to his master.

Then things were easy to handle. Almost all the servants of the Zhen family, big and small, and the master were all locked in a small courtyard, and then these soldiers began to seal off all the rooms and warehouses, and began to slowly check.

In the following days, Tian Ye and Jia Yucun were extremely busy. The two of them never expected that the Zhen family would have such a huge family property.

The cash found in the warehouse alone was nearly 800 million taels, and 60 million taels of gold.The treasury of the Zhen family has caught up with the treasury of the Ministry of Households.

Next, Tian Ye and Jia Yucun had a division of labor.

Tian Ye continued to be responsible for the confiscation of the Zhen family's property, while Jia Yucun's task was to purchase grain.

After Tian Ye finished distributing the affairs, he put himself in various properties of the Zhen family.

It doesn't matter if you don't check it, Tian Ye was scared out of his wits when he checked it. He didn't expect the Zhen family to have so much property.

Only in the vicinity of Jinling, there are 40 million mu of fields, and there are more than 100 million farms in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. Not counting these, including the fields donated to their families from all over the country, 60 million mu .

The annual income from these properties alone is 200 million taels, plus the family's various shops in the south of the Yangtze River, this income is almost catching up with the national treasury.

Now Tian Ye also felt chills, no wonder Jia Ke insisted on disposing of their family, if the Zhen family was allowed to develop, it would be like separatist regime in the south of the Yangtze River.

Now Tian Ye still has one more worrying thing, that is how to deal with the donated land, whether to return it to the original owner, or confiscate it and hand it over to the court.

These former landlords who donated to Zhen's family gathered together these few days, and dared to go to his imperial envoy's compound to make trouble, wanting the court to return these lands to them again.

Tian Ye intends to follow their wishes, but this time the matter of the Zhen family is no small matter, he can't be the master, he can only write the actual situation as a memorial, and send it to the capital for Jia Ke to deal with.

In Jiayu Village, the grain merchants from all over the country had a tacit understanding with the Zhen family, so they were not like the imperial court selling grain. Now the Zhen family directly collapsed, and the grain merchants from all over the place were frightened.

Now I see Jia Yucun and start collecting grain again.In order to allow the imperial court to deal with it leniently, these people each pushed the grain and went directly to the Yamen of Jia Yucun, begging Jia Yucun to collect the grain.

Jia Yucun can be regarded as a cadre, and this time he desperately lowered the price. Although the grain merchants all had their mouths crooked in distress, none of them refuted, and they just gritted their teeth and persisted.

Therefore, the price of grain collected by Jia Yu Village was 7% lower than that on the market, which allowed him to receive several million dans of grain within [-] days.

After Jia Yucun collected the grain, he did not neglect, and immediately wrote a book and went to the capital to report to Jia Ke.

After Jia Ke in the capital received the report from Jia Yucun, he was overjoyed. With these grains, Shaanxi can pass this year safely.

It’s strange to say that Shaanxi is also strange. Last year, it was dry for a whole year, and there was almost no harvest. This year, as soon as Jia Ke came to power, the spring just started, and it immediately rained continuously, sweeping last year’s drought into the gutter.

The news from various newspapers in Shaanxi is very exciting, because judging from the situation, the weather in Shaanxi should be smooth this year. As long as this batch of grain arrives and the people can survive the shortage, they will be able to go to Shaanxi next year.

As for Jia Ke in the center, he can be regarded as relieved. The famines in various places are only beginning to end now. According to this situation, as long as this year is over, he will be able to handle his own affairs drastically.

At this time, Tian Ye was still in the south of the Yangtze River, dealing with the affairs of the Zhen family.

This time, Tian Ye not only acquired a large amount of gold and silver in Zhen's family, but also land property.They even copied the letters between Zhen Zhenxian and officials from various places in the south of the Yangtze River from Zhen's house.

It turned out that these letters were kept in a secret room in the Zhen family compound, and few people knew about them.

However, among the elders of the Zhen family, there was one who was greedy for life and afraid of death. He saw that the Zhen family was completely ruined. If he didn't make such contributions, he might not even save his life, so he secretly surrendered to Tian Ye.

After Tian Ye got the news, he didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately ordered people to seal the secret room, and he went down to investigate in person.

After Tian Ye went down to the secret room, he quickly found a pile of letters in the secret room. Tian Ye flipped through it casually, only to see cold sweat flowing from his head to the soles of his feet.

These are letters between Zhen Zhenxian and the officials under the Jiangnan Zhen family. Among them, Zhen Zhenxian treats these officials like an organization treats slaves, and some letters even contain outrageous words.Now these letters have become incriminating evidence against the Zhen family.

And Tian Ye didn't seek selfishness this time, because he knew that if he had any contact with the Zhen family, he might not be able to keep it.

So these letters were sent directly to the capital by Tian Ye with an expedited 800 miles.

After Jia Ke received these letters, she sneered. This time, she had grasped the handle. Now that Jiangnan needs to be rectified, it can become her own rear from now on.

So that afternoon, Jia Ke gathered everyone in the Military Aircraft Department to hold a meeting in the Prime Minister's Office to discuss how to deal with these matters in Jiangnan.

When everyone from the Military Aircraft Department came to the lobby, Jia Ke hadn't arrived yet.

So these people started talking about each other below.

"Master Sun, have you heard about the Jiangnan incident this time?" Zhang Chaoxin first came to Sun Yan's side.

Sun Yan said to him with a smile: "It's true that I heard about it. I didn't expect this Zhen family to be so bold that they dared to bargain with our master."

Hearing what they said, Fan Kang also came up and said, "Isn't this just following our lord's wishes? Now Jiangnan can be regarded as stable."

While they were chatting lively there, Jia Ke brought Li Deshan in from the back hall.

When these people saw Jia Ke coming in, they immediately stood on both sides, and Jia Ke first sat down in the middle, and then said: "Everyone sit down."

So all the military ministers thanked Jia Ke, and then sat down on both sides.

"I think everyone has already heard about the Zhen family's affairs, what should you do this time?"

Zhang Chaoxin had just heard Jia Ke's inquiry, and immediately stood up and said, "My lord, the people of the Zhen family have opposed the imperial court this time. The crime is unforgivable and cannot be forgiven lightly. According to my opinion, they will be executed all over the house. Let them forget it." .”

After hearing this, Sun Yan felt a little unbearable. After all, it was hundreds of lives. That's it."

Jia Ke didn't make a decision right away, but still looked at Fan Kang beside him.

Fan Kang understood Jia Ke's meaning, so he stood up and said: "Master Sun's method is good, but it's a little too lenient. You and I think it's better to kill all the males and send the female relatives to the Jiaofang Division. "

Fan Kang made a deal with each other, and adopted an intermediate policy from Zhang Chaoxin and Sun Yan's strategy.

Jia Ke nodded after listening, Fan Kang's doctrine of the mean is also good.

"If that's the case, then in the name of the Military Plane Department, send the documents to the Jinling Mansion. All the males of the Zhen family who are over three years old will be beheaded, and all the females will be sent to the Jiaofang Division."

At this time, old Meng Ming hadn't said a word since he entered the hall, and now he frowned after hearing Jia Ke's words.

"Hold on, Prime Minister. Although the Zhen family made a mistake, what does it have to do with those innocent children? Please forgive me and don't get involved too much."

Jia Ke said unhappily: "What are you talking about? The Zhen family did not sell food to the imperial court, which delayed the disaster relief work in Shaanxi. Has Zhen Zhenxian considered those children in Shaanxi who are waiting to be fed? Could it be that the lives of his family are more important than those of others? Is it expensive?"

When old Meng Ming saw Jia Ke's expression changed, he immediately shut up and retreated to his seat, not daring to speak again.

Old Meng Ming is really scared now. Since Jia Ke monopolized Chao Gang, his temper has become more and more violent, killing people at every turn, so he should keep his old bones.

The others sneered at Old Meng Ming's attitude. The old man still couldn't see the situation clearly. Did he really think that Jia Ke was only punishing the Zhen family for the sake of the victims?This is just an excuse, just to deal with those officials in Jiangnan, so that Master Jia Ke can completely control Jiangnan.

"Don't mention this matter again. Next, let's talk about how to deal with those officials in Jiangnan who colluded with the Zhen family?"

When the military ministers below heard Jia Ke's words, they said in their hearts that it really came, this is the big head.

Sun Yan, as the foreman of the military aircraft, replied first: "I don't think it's easy to be too involved this time, otherwise Jiangnan will be panicked."

Fan Kang agreed with Sun Yan this time, "My lord, Mr. Sun, is right. I think it's better to be lenient. Don't kill them all."

Zhang Chaoxin was not as radical as before this time, "My lord, it's just a normal thing to deal with these people, but they have implicated many gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. I think it's better to deal with them in a low-key manner."

When Jia Ke saw the three ministers from the Military Aircraft Department, they all had similar opinions. He thought about it for a while. Now that the situation is not stable, it is not appropriate to intensify the conflicts with those people in Jiangnan. He will wait until his army training is completed before dealing with them. When the general ledger.

"Since your opinions are similar, let's do it this way. All these officials who colluded with the Zhen family will be dismissed."

After Sun Yan and the other four listened, they immediately got up together and bowed to Jia Ke, and then said, "I will obey your lord's orders."

"Those gentry and grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, this time they are sensible, so they will not be dealt with for the time being. If it happens again, they will be punished for both crimes, and they will be punished severely."

After Zhang Chaoxin heard Jia Ke's words, he immediately came out and replied with a smile on his face: "My lord is still kind. These people didn't want them to go bankrupt, but they wanted to let them off their skins. That's my lord. How can others be so gentle?" let them go."

Jia Ke also showed a smile on his face when he heard the compliment, but he restrained himself immediately, and then asked below: "How much property did the Zhen family steal?"

(End of this chapter)