The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 793
Jia Ke sat beside Jia Yingchun, who was kneeling on the ground, and began to struggle in her heart, should she let Xiao Yue go and imprison him in the mansion.

But in the end, I abandoned this idea, since there is no favor for rebellion.

So Jia Ke stepped forward, helped Jia Yingchun with a few steps, and said: "Xiao Yue committed a great crime against the country by conspiring against him. I can't bend the law for personal gain. I know the matter of my sister well. Treats are the same as before."

After Jia Yingchun listened to Jia Ke's words, she was silent for a long time, and the tears kept streaming down her face. She knew that Xiao Yue would definitely die this time.

Seeing that Jia Yingchun was sad, Jia Ke could only sigh helplessly, and then persuaded her, "Sister, don't be too sad. A man with a human face and heart like Xiao Yue may not be a good match for my sister. Wait a while After the matter calms down, this younger sister will find another young talent."

Jia Yingchun shook her head resolutely, "A good horse doesn't deserve a second saddle, and a good girl doesn't marry a second husband. Since I'm married to Xiao Yue, I don't intend to serve others anymore. Brother, don't say that again."

After Jia Yingchun finished speaking, regardless of Jia Ke's embarrassment, she walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and took people back to her princess mansion.

Jia Ke looked at Jia Yingchun who was leaving, and there was a trace of gloom in his eyes, none of these people could be considerate of himself.

On the second day, during the Great Dynasty, Jia Ke publicly announced the news that Xiao Yue had rebelled and had been taken down.

The civil and military ministers below were all surprised when they heard this. You must know that Jia Ke was single-handedly promoted by Jia Ke, and he was loyal to Jia Ke. Why did he suddenly turn against him?
Everyone was muttering there, not knowing what to say, only Fan Kang stood there, looking calm, but his face was a little pale.

Fan Kang had already seen that Jia Ke was killing the hero, and it seemed that it was time to retreat bravely. If he continued to delay, he might not die.

So four or five and a half days after the early court, Fan Kang gave a memorial, saying that he was in poor health and wanted to retire and return to his hometown.

After Jia Ke received the memorial, she was silent for a long time. Fan Kang was his confidant and military adviser. He had advised him all these years, and he knew all his tricks. Should he let this person go?
Jia Ke thought for a long time, and finally bit her teeth, she must not have any soft-heartedness.

So Jia Ke immediately issued an order to reject Fan Kang's request to become an official, and sent an imperial doctor to Fan Kang's residence to treat him in person.

Seeing this situation, Fan Kang's face became even more gloomy. He knew that he might die soon.

But the other ministers didn't know the tricks of their monarchs and ministers, and they were all envious of Fan Kang's favor from Jia Ke. Therefore, Fan Kang's status in the hearts of civil and military officials was even more important, even surpassing that of the head minister of the Military Aircraft Department. Sun Yan.

But Fan Kang knew about his own affairs, he didn't dare to have any pride, he treated others more low-key, he didn't dare to offend anyone, and he didn't drink with his friends like before after finishing his official duties every day, so he went back directly The family no longer accepts banquets from others.

Although Fan Kang wanted to keep a low profile here, Jia Ke couldn't agree. In the next few days, Jia Ke made another decree and named Fan Kang the crown prince. Although this position is just an honor and has no power, it is The pinnacle of civil servants.

Fan Kang shied away several times, but Jia Ke didn't agree. In the end, Fan Kang reluctantly accepted the position.

Since Fan Kang took over this position, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty almost broke down the gate of Fan Kang's house, and the foreign officials outside kept sending all kinds of money, just wanting to pat this Fan Kang Taibao's flattery.

But Fan Kang is now determined to keep a low profile, and he will not accept any of these money.He didn't want to accept it, but the courtyards under him didn't have such scruples like him. As long as someone sent money, they would accept it.

As a result, Fan Kang didn't confiscate much money, but his reputation as a good fortune spread.

As the affairs in western Tibet gradually subsided, Jia Ke sealed off seven counties in western Tibet, and then set up a governor's office to send officials to control government affairs in western Tibet.

After western Tibet was completely stabilized, Jia Ke ordered the troops in western Tibet to withdraw to the capital.

So far, all the goals of Jia Ke's westward expedition have been achieved, not only regaining the 36 countries in the Western Regions, but also completely controlling the semi-independent West Tibet.

Now the Great Yan Kingdom established by Jia Ke can finally be said to be the Kingdom of Heaven that rules all nations.

Although the country is getting stronger and stronger now, Jia Ke is still dissatisfied, because although the country is said to be rich in financial resources, it has not yet reached the point where he can squander it recklessly, so Jia Ke has taken a fancy to new sources of income.

This source of income is maritime trade. You must know that almost all wealth in modern times comes from the ocean.

In the era of the Red Chamber World, there was also the most basic ocean trade, but it was all carried out in the name of tribute.

The general method is that those small overseas countries, in the name of tribute, brought a large amount of tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty to pay homage to Jia Ke.

And Jia Ke gave these small countries several times the value of silk and other specialties of the Central Plains, and asked them to take them back to the country, so that one trade was completed.

But this kind of trade can only be carried out once every few years, and the quantity and scale are limited.Another reason is that Jia Ke hated this kind of loss-making business.

Therefore, Xiang Jia Ke decided to change this trade method with the main purpose of paying tribute. Jia Ke discussed with the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department a method of sea trade.

That is, several major ports in the south of the Central Plains, such as Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Shanghai, are open to trade.

Based on these cities, it will expand to the entire south of the Yangtze River, and at the same time, it will fight against the pirates that will soon rise due to maritime trade.

Jia Ke also set up naval forces in these cities in the south. These naval forces used large blessing ships and placed artillery on them.

Jia Ke wanted to use the warships used by the West in the age of great navigation on the modern earth, but no matter how he described it, he could only draw the outline of a sailboat, but he didn't know the internal form at all. .

These craftsmen are not gods, so naturally they can't build such warships right away. From Jia Ke's point of view, they can't succeed in research without a few years of work, but the matter of maritime trade can't be delayed. These large Fuchuan were temporarily replaced.

And the fact that Jia Ke opened the Maritime Trade Center was immediately spread among the wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River.

Everyone knows that sea trade is a profitable business. In the past, the country did not support it, and there was no navy escort. Even if they went out, they would deliver food to pirates. Naturally, no one dared to develop sea trade on a large scale.

But it’s different now, the country strongly supports maritime trade, and has set up a navy, and they look at the water to use the ship’s guns, and those pirates are not ones at all.

As a result, these people's hearts are like growing grass, and they communicate with each other. Some people already had merchant ships a month after Jia Ke announced the opening of sea trade, and then they couldn't wait to go to sea with their goods.

And the first wave of crab eaters naturally didn't dare to run too far. They just wandered around in several neighboring countries, and in this way, the goods they brought out also earned several times the benefits.

The power of role models is infinite. Since some people have made a lot of money at sea, countless people will naturally follow suit. In a short period of more than a year, there are hundreds of merchant ships operating in the south.

These people not only brought endless wealth to themselves, but also brought a lot of taxes to the court.

Just by collecting taxes at several treaty ports, Jia Ke can get 2000 million taels of silver in taxes every year.

This money is enough to support Jia Ke's current navy and support the research of new warships and artillery.

As the sea trade month became more and more prosperous, many families in the north also began to toss. They thought that it was really inconvenient for northerners to do business only by setting up a few trading ports in the south, so they mobilized their power in the court to challenge Jia Ke Jin said that he hoped that Jia Ke would also set up several treaty ports in the northern waters.

After receiving these suggestions, Jia Ke naturally fell asleep and gave him a pillow. Soon in the north, Qingdao and Dalian were also opened as treaty ports.

As a result, the entire Central Plains changed its voice to Haimao and became restless.

But now, those who have some money are connected with each other, thinking about buying a boat to go to sea, this trip can take all the capital back and still have some surplus, the second time is when it makes a lot of money.

Therefore, the landowners in the north now also became restless. Many of them sold their fields to ordinary people, and then concentrated their financial resources to build merchant ships and go to sea to make a lot of money.

And Jia Ke also discovered this trend. Under his unintentional intervention, the contradictions in society have been greatly alleviated.

The farmers at the bottom, because these landlords no longer pay attention to the output of the fields, have been greatly improved.

And the small workers and merchants in the city are getting better and better because of the large amount of sea trade.

Two years after the start of sea trade, the imperial court's tax revenue reached a record-breaking 1 million taels.

And because Jia Ke has strict regulations on merchant ships, when going out.No matter what cargo you are willing to send, you must have at least half a cabin of food when you come back.

It is because of this policy that the food surplus of the Great Yan Dynasty began to appear. For the farmers, the food is rich. Industrial and commercial people, food prices have dropped a lot, their living costs have dropped a lot, and their lives have improved a lot, so they are naturally happy.

Only those rich merchants who went to sea were a little dissatisfied. After all, if they didn't need to bring food back, those overseas rare treasures could make a lot of money again.

But after all, their arms can't twist their thighs. When their merchant ships arrive at the shore, there will naturally be officials from the court to conduct strict investigations. If there is no food, their licenses to go to sea will be revoked immediately. Therefore, although these people are dissatisfied, they can only endure it.

In the 15th year of Kangshun, Jia Ke's Great Yan Dynasty experienced unprecedented prosperity, and the people all over the world began to praise Jia Ke as the Holy Lord of a generation.

(End of this chapter)