Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 395 Reward

For a period of time after that, Jia Rui sat in charge in the old capital. He said he was in charge, but in fact he was just having fun.

Of course, Jia Rui didn't just do anything. He also took the time to look at the mineral information of the Southern Barbarian Kingdom that his subordinates had collected.

After reading it, Jia Rui was completely dumbfounded. He had never thought that a small country could have so many gold and silver mines. (This is simply similar to a certain country on earth)

Jia Rui looked at the mining information in front of him, thought about it again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, taking one of the gold mines into his pocket.

The other Jia Rui is ready to report the truth to the court.

In fact, if possible, Jia Rui wanted to hide it all, but with hundreds of thousands of people following him, it was almost impossible to hide the news.

In this way, Jia Rui's memorial was sent directly to Tianjin through the waterway at an accelerated speed of 800 miles, and then sent from Tianjin to the Dragon Bookcase of the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor was also shocked when he saw the memorial sent by Jia Rui. He did not expect that this southern barbarian country was so wealthy.

But after looking at it, he understood that although the Southern Barbarian Kingdom had a large number of gold and silver mines, it produced very few livelihood resources for the people, and sometimes the gold and silver mines could not be used as food.

The Supreme Emperor placed the memorial on the table, closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then said to Zhao Jin beside him: "Send people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Nanman to quickly take over these mines."

"Slave, I understand."

The Supreme Emperor smiled and felt much more relaxed. This time he touched Gange, which was the biggest he had done in the years since he ascended the throne.

If so many gentry's homes in Jiangnan had not been confiscated, I am afraid that the national treasury would not be able to support such a large-scale war to destroy the country.

Now it's great. Not only has all the money I invested come back, but I've also earned more.

"Send this memorial to the emperor and make him happy. Don't come here every two days to report." There was some dissatisfaction in the Emperor's tone.

It turns out that Jia Rui was too troubled during this period. First he was the Jiangnan gentry, and then he sent troops to destroy the country.

He was happy there, but the emperor did not feel relaxed for a moment.

Not only did he have to raise food and fodder for Jia Rui and ensure logistics, but he also had to appease officials at all levels whose interests had been harmed. The emperor was very busy.

Zhao Jin took Jia Rui's memorial and exited the Dragon Head Palace, jogging to the Yangxin Palace.

The emperor in the Yangxin Hall still had the same routine for thousands of years, and he was still working hard there to correct the memorials.

From time to time, he stopped to think, or asked the eunuchs around him to get information for comparison. Every memorial was taken very seriously.

Speaking of which, the cabinet was unlucky to encounter such an emperor who worked hard for his life.

When the Supreme Emperor was in power in the past, the memorials approved by the cabinet were just passed casually, and they were probably not bad.

Therefore, the cabinet at that time had great power.

But now that the emperor is in power, he has to revise almost every memorial, which greatly weakens the power of the cabinet.

But there is nothing anyone can say. After all, he is the emperor, and it is natural for him to read the memorial. If he doesn't read the memorial, he will complain about it. You can't say that someone is diligent and still say the memorial.

"Long live my lord, Zhao Jin would like to see you." Xia Shouzhong said carefully beside the emperor.

"What is he here for?"

"I don't know, I just saw him happily holding a memorial. It must be a happy event, right?"

"Then let him in."

During the conversation just now, the Emperor did not put down his pen.

After a while, Zhao Jin was brought in by Xia Shouzhong.

"My slave, Zhao Jin, comes to see the Emperor."

The emperor still kept writing the pen in his hand as before, and asked: "What brings you here?"

"Back to the emperor, Mr. Jia has sent a memorial to report the victory. The emperor asked the emperor to take a look."

After hearing this, the emperor put down the pen in his hand and gestured to Xia Shouzhong.

Xia Shouzhong quickly stepped forward and took the memorial from Zhao Jin's hand, and then respectfully held it to the emperor.

The emperor took the memorial with an expressionless face, and then slowly opened it.

Just as the emperor thought, Jia Rui boasted about his outstanding military exploits from the beginning, how many enemies he had destroyed and how much territory he had occupied?

The emperor found these clichés disgusting.

But there was Zhao Jin kneeling down below. Even if he was dissatisfied with Jia Rui, he still had to endure it. He still had a smile on his face and kept nodding his head, as if he was very satisfied.

But he couldn't keep up the pretense, because he had already reached the end of the memorial, which stated how many gold and silver mines he had obtained in the Nanman Kingdom.

Looking at the numbers in the newspaper, the emperor's hands were shaking a little. He did not expect such a big gain this time.

If these gold and silver mines were utilized, they would even exceed half a year's taxation of the entire empire.

This is no small number.

If this money is used properly, the strength of the entire empire will increase a lot.

"Well done, Jia Rui did a good job." The emperor praised Jia Rui sincerely for the first time.

"You go back and tell your father that Jia Rui did a great job this time. I will discuss the reward with the cabinet ministers."

Zhao Jin listened to the emperor's words and bowed out.

He returned to Longshou Palace and reported the emperor's words to the Supreme Emperor in detail.

The Emperor was satisfied, and this was what he meant by sending the memorial to the Emperor's side. Jia Rui has made such a great contribution this time, so the emperor should discuss the reward with the cabinet.

Let’s talk about the side of Yangxin Hall.

After Zhao Jin left, although the emperor still had a smile on his face, he was not as excited as before.

He sat on the dragon chair, looking at the memorial in front of him, and suddenly felt that it was poison wrapped in honey.

Although it looks delicious now, it will kill you if you eat it in your stomach.

But with the Supreme Emperor suppressing him from above, he had to take the poison even if he didn't want to.

Just when the emperor was thinking wildly, Xia Shouzhong reminded him from the side, "Your Majesty, all the cabinet bachelors would like to see you."

The emperor shook his head, sobering himself up, and then said: "Let them come in."

With the emperor's words, Xia Shouzhong asked the young eunuch to introduce several cabinet bachelors into the Yangxin Hall.

Several universities headed by Chen Guozi fell on their knees and shouted long live.

After the emperor called "Ping Shen", he stood respectfully at His Highness Yangxin.

"This is the victory memorial sent by Jia Rui. You should also take a look at it." The emperor took Jia Rui's memorial and handed it to Xia Shouzhong who was standing aside.

Xia Shouzhong quickly walked down the imperial steps holding the memorial and came to Chen Guozi's side.

Chen Guozi took the memorial respectfully, and then read it carefully page by page. After reading it, Chen Guozi also had a smile on his face.

Afterwards, he handed the memorial to He Chaodong who was standing aside.

Afterwards, they were handed over one by one, and several bachelors read the memorials with joy on their faces.

"Don't be happy yet, let's discuss how to reward Jia Rui now."

When he said this, a hint of helplessness flashed in the emperor's eyes.

The bachelors below also returned to reality after hearing the emperor's words. They made eye contact with each other, and there was some reluctance in their eyes.

Now Jia Rui is already a very popular minister and almost dominates the cabinet. If he is given some more rewards, who else in the cabinet would dare to go against him?

But no matter how reluctant they are, they still have to come up with a charter.

Chen Guozi thought for a moment, then walked out first and said: "Master Jia has done a lot of credit this time, but he is still young. If the reward is too large, what can he do if he wants to make more contributions in the future?"

Several cabinet ministers below also nodded in agreement.

"But you can't say nothing?" The emperor complained a little, but his eyes and brows were all smiling.

It's not that the emperor doesn't have a city, but that the emperor deliberately showed happiness to let the ministers below know that they had guessed the emperor's meaning correctly, and then they would follow this path.

Xu Biao came out of class and said: "Why don't you become a third-class public and be granted the title of third generation?"

After hearing this, the ministers below all thought it was okay.

The emperor was satisfied after hearing this.

If this reward is given, Jia Rui will also be a duke, and the royal family has not treated him badly.

But in fact, Jia Rui did not get any benefits.

"Yes, you write a note and send it to the Supreme Emperor, asking him to read it."

"The ministers obey the order."

After saying that, several people retreated.

When he came outside, Chen Guoxin looked at the other ministers, and then said: "This time we can't undermine each other, otherwise we will be suppressed by this young man for the rest of our lives."

Several other cabinet ministers nodded in agreement.

Although several people belong to different factions and have their own masters, they have been suppressed by a young man named Jia Rui in the cabinet. They have long been dissatisfied.

However, under the power of Jia Rui and the prestige of the Supreme Emperor, they had no choice but to endure it.

Several cabinet ministers immediately drafted a memorial after returning to the cabinet, and soon Jia Rui's petition petition was written.

Then he ordered a young eunuch to be sent to Longshou Palace.

The Supreme Emperor of Longshou Palace was also a little surprised when he received the memorial from the cabinet ministers.

Isn't this too fast?

You must know that Jia Rui's contribution this time is not small. After all, he has destroyed a country and received so many benefits for the court. No matter what, he should be cautious.

However, he sent Jia Rui's memorial to the emperor in the morning, and in the afternoon he sent a reward memorial to the emperor. This made the emperor feel that the cabinet was dissatisfied with Jia Rui.

But the Emperor didn't care. If everyone thought Jia Rui was the same as Jia Rui, then the Emperor couldn't trust Jia Rui. This situation now shows that Jia Rui is loyal to him.

The Supreme Emperor hummed a little tune, unfolded the memorial and read it once, then hummed and threw the memorial aside.

The content of this memorial is similar to what the Supreme Emperor thought.

The Supreme Emperor banged his hand on the table and thought for a while, then said: "Just do it according to the cabinet's idea."

(End of this chapter)