Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 263 Renewal of Weapons 2

Now everything in Liaohaiwei is on the right track, and military affairs, civil affairs, and commercial affairs are in good order.

The King of Liao also made many efforts, but all failed, so he had to accept his fate and accept the "exploitation" from Jia Cong.

The peaceful days passed quickly, and another year passed in a blink of an eye.

Autumn, the ninth year of Xifeng.

Liaohaiwei once again ushered in a bumper harvest. Not only rice and wheat, but also corn and sweet potato production increased explosively under Jia Cong's push. People had to feed livestock if they couldn't eat them all. If there were too many livestock, they were sold to Fengtian and Liaoyang. Countless farmers benefited from this. , all of them are grateful for the foresight of the guards.

Jia Cong looked through the notices presented by the household and said with a smile: "The ancients said that there is no idle land in the world, and farmers are still starving to death. According to the momentum of this guard, as long as the officials do not go against the grain and do not encounter a major military disaster, we will never People could starve to death.”

Rongliu said: "Thanks to the great master who is able to do what others cannot, introduce new laws, implement benevolent government, support the people with a small amount of money, and rest with the people. Only then can we have today's grand occasion."

Fan Ming said with a smile: "Now the big families don't complain about you, because a lot of land has been replanted with corn and sweet potatoes, and the yield is extremely high. It also makes it easier to raise livestock. The animals raised by the big families are sold, which is enough to repay the money they paid." Land tax. I have to thank you for not charging them any more business tax."

Jia Cong chuckled and said, "I don't expect them to be grateful, as long as they obey the law and abide by the law, lest I ransack my house, kill people, and be impeached by the gentlemen in Beijing."

Everyone laughed. This man was born into a wealthy family and is in the heart of the emperor. As long as he doesn't make any big mistakes, he will be defeated easily.

Suddenly, I heard a report from the soldiers: "The special envoy sent by the imperial court to patrol the border has arrived outside the city. Please greet him quickly."

Everyone was astonished. When did the imperial court have the official position of special envoy for patrolling the border? Isn't it a job to inspect the nine borders and control all nine provinces?

Without having time to think about it, Jia Cong hurriedly changed his clothes and led the main officials of the garrison yamen out of the city to greet him.

Jia Cong rode in the lead. As soon as he left the city gate, he saw a young general in front of the ceremonial guard with flags fluttering. He was wearing a purple gold crown with eight treasures on his head, a golden cloud-patterned Sichuan brocade nine python robes, and a jacquard elastic, ink, and blue silk scarf. Trousers, deerskin riding boots, and a bright red feather satin cloak fluttering in the wind behind her.

Jia Cong was overjoyed. He hurriedly urged his horse over and said with a smile, "Why is it you?"

The visitor laughed and said, "I heard that you are enjoying yourself in Liaodong, so I came here to have a look." The visitor was none other than Sun Chi, the tenth prince's son.

"Let's go in and talk!" Jia Cong nodded with a smile and turned his horse around.

Sun Chi gently held the horse's belly and walked side by side with Jia Cong. Behind him, the ceremonial guards and attendants lined up to follow.

"See your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!" Rong Liu and others did not dare to do the same as Jia Cong and hurriedly dismounted and knelt down.

"Everyone is exempted." Sun Chi waved his hand.

"Thank you, sir." Rong Liu waited until he got up and led his horse to follow him honestly. I was secretly stunned. As expected, Lord Guard came from a well-known family. He didn't even kneel down to greet the imperial envoy.

"Since you were injured and returned to the capital last time, it's rare that your majesty and empress are willing to let you go." Jia Cong said.

Sun Chi said: "Who says it's not the case? This time I finally persuaded my father, the Queen, and the Queen to let me out to relax my muscles. It was also thanks to the Dongzhu you presented to the Queen last time. Her old lady Feng Yan was so happy that she kindly said a good word for me. .”

Jia Cong said: "Your Majesty sent you out just to travel around the mountains and rivers?"

Sun Chi said with a smile: "Of course I have official duties. My father heard that you implemented the new law and became famous in Liaohaiwei, so he sent me to check to see if you, the kid, lied about your political achievements."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Brother Chi, you underestimate me too much. Let's not talk about the new law, just talk about tariffs. I can earn one or two hundred thousand silver from guarding the Yamen in one month. Do I need to lie? I will take you there first. Take a look at the warehouse and you will know whether it is true or false." After saying this, he waved his horse's head and went to the warehouse.

Because the income was too much, the yamen could no longer accommodate it, so Jia Cong rebuilt the grain depot and the bank depot after guarding the yamen.

I took Sun Chi and his party to see the grain warehouse first, and saw hundreds of grain warehouses neatly arranged on the ground, which was very spectacular.

Ambassador Guancang and others were so frightened when they saw Jia Cong and all the superior officials arriving in person that they hurriedly came out to kowtow in greeting.

Jia Cong smiled slightly and raised his chin, indicating that Sun Chi was free.

Sun Chi asked: "How much food is there?"

"Sir, there are more than 500 granaries here, 298 of which are full. They are the grain stored in the year before and last, totaling 894000 dan. This year's land tax has not been harvested yet. If it were replaced by grain, there would be at least 80 dan. ." Although Ambassador Cang didn't know Sun Chi, he knew that he was an extremely noble person just by looking at the python robe he was wearing, so he replied hurriedly and respectfully.

Sun Chi couldn't believe it. He waved his hand and ordered his entourage to take a look.

The Cang ambassador hurriedly ordered people to move ladders to serve him.

Not long after, the entourage reported that there was indeed so much food.

Sun Chi looked at Jia Cong and sighed: "The house is full, that's all."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Your Highness is so complimentary. How about taking a look at our bank?"

"Lead the way." Sun Chi saw him showing off and glared at him angrily.

Jia Cong laughed and took him to visit the bank nearby.

The treasurer had received the news and had already led all the sergeants to greet him at the door.

"Let the Imperial Envoy take a look at our family background," Jia Cong said.

"Yes, my lord."

Several Treasury officers hurriedly took out the keys they carried with them and opened the lock at the same time.

The heavy iron door of the warehouse opened, revealing mountains of gold, silver seas, and copper rivers in front of everyone.

Jia Cong had seen the big world in Yangzhou, so he didn't take this small scene seriously. Other officials who had never been here were surprised. How rich is Wei Li?

Although Sun Chi was not frightened, he was also surprised. How could Liao Haiwei have so much money? I saw dozens of tall and heavy wooden shelves neatly arranged in the warehouse, which were densely packed with gold bricks and silver ingots. There was a pile of well-coated copper coins piled in the underground corner, hundreds of thousands of them, like a hill.

"Brother Cong, did you kidnap the God of Wealth?" Sun Chi said in shock.

“Since the implementation of the new law, the Wei Nei tax has been more than 260 million taels a year, and after excluding the taxes handed over to the General Military Mansion, there is still more than million taels left.

In addition to the new land that was discovered and confiscated from two wealthy families, as well as the customs revenue, this is all I have saved in more than two years.

It's all trivial, but Yangzhou is rich. Back then, I made hundreds of millions of silver by doing some random things, but here it's only a few million at most. "Jia Cong was not polite and asked Versailles first.

Sun Chi said angrily: "Liaohaiwei still wants to compete with Yangzhou? There is only one Yangzhou in the world, and you are very impressive. What is the total number here?"

Jia Cong said modestly: "I don't know much about property matters. I am in charge of the book."

Rong Liu hurriedly came out and said, "I'm reporting to the imperial envoy. Because the garrison officer said that silver takes up space, we exchanged a lot of gold in Fengtian and Liaoyang. Now there are 20 taels of gold, 53 taels of silver, and 46 taels of copper coins in the treasury."

Sun Chi glanced at Jia Cong and said with a smile: "Well, brother Cong, if all the officials in the world are as capable as you, will my father still have to worry?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "It is easy to govern Liaohaiwei, but it is difficult to govern the world. Liaohaiwei can't do anything but a small border town. Look at how many impeachments I have suffered. If I were to do this in the south of the Yangtze River, wouldn't the world be in chaos?" "

Sun Chi shook his head and said: "You can't bully the weak or be afraid of the strong, or refuse to move forward in fear of difficulties."

Jia Cong said: "This is what the court officials are thinking about. I am just a martial artist and I don't know anything about governance."

Sun Chi smiled and said: "You fucked a ghost again. You are much more cunning than ordinary warriors."

Jia Cong said: "Your Highness is not interested in blaming someone's innocence out of thin air. Who doesn't know that I am the most honest person?"

"Let's get over it. Last time you impeached Uncle Liao Wang half to death, and you were so angry that he became seriously ill. Which guard in the country dares to be as bold as you. Who knows how to please the queen, and who dares to give gifts to the queen rashly, and also twice.

Not to mention, the queen mother really loved those east beads. Except for two Ruyi as a reward, she immediately ordered craftsmen to put the rest on phoenix crowns, bead hairpins, court beads, and bracelets. I also praised you for being well-behaved and sensible, and you were favored even more than me, my legitimate son. "Sun Chi said angrily.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "This is also natural. You are defrauding the Queen from something, and I am giving something away. Can it be the same?"

Sun Chi smiled, thinking about it this way, it makes sense.

The two of them talked and entered the garrison mansion. Jia Cong hosted a banquet in honor of Sun Chi and his party.

Sun Chi once again clamored to see his newly adopted Jurchen aunt, so Jia Cong went to invite Sister Wanyanshan to come and see her.

The Jurchen girl is generous and wild, but not afraid of life. After meeting Sun Chi, she sat next to Jia Cong and served him.

Sun Chi smiled and said: "Brother Cong, you don't have a strong moral heart. You hugged me from left to right at a young age. I'm afraid that's the end of your martial arts skills."

Jia Cong said proudly: "Your Highness only knows one but not the other. Cong has used secret techniques to strengthen his muscles and bones for a long time. Now he has a solid foundation and strong Qi and blood. He is not afraid of getting close to women occasionally."

"Bragging." Sun Chi chuckled and said, "The journey of martial arts is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. People's minds have no distractions. Brave and diligent progress may not always be what you want. You are practicing and stubborn at the same time. What can you do?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "You might as well give it a try."

"I've had this intention for a long time!" Sun Chi laughed and stood up.

The two men waved to someone to fetch the big gun.

Everyone wanted to persuade them, but they couldn't persuade them. They could only come out and watch, and they were all frightened, fearing that some accident would happen and no one could afford it.

Jia Cong and Sun Chi confronted each other outside the hall. Suddenly, he heard Jia Cong yell loudly, and took the lead to take action. With a flick of his wrist, the three-edged tiger-head armor-piercing spear immediately bloomed with thousands of spear flowers, covering Sun Chi's upper body.

"Okay!" Sun Chi shouted and returned the gun. The two large spears were as powerful as snakes. Sometimes they took advantage of the opportunity to attack in the air, and sometimes they faced each other head-on. They were evenly matched and evenly matched.

"Vice Shou Wang, do you think this is serious?" Rong Liu nervously asked Wang Jin in a nervous voice.

Wang Jin was also a little nervous, holding the gun barrel tightly in his hand, staring at the two people in the field, ready to rescue at any time. Now that the two people's martial arts skills are getting more and more intense, even he is not completely sure that he can be saved, so how can he dare to answer distractedly.

However, I am also somewhat gratified in my heart. Brother Cong is really a genius. In just a few years, he has broken through the level of "a spear shoots out like a dragon and thousands of pear blossoms", and has clearly understood the realm of "using clumsiness to defeat skill and returning to nature."

I saw Jia Cong's big gun flying. It was rare to meet a master. He was so excited that he made clever moves one after another. The power of his muscles and bones gradually burst out. The shadow of the gun was actually mixed with the sound of wind and thunder, without any disadvantage.

Sun Chi concentrated on the challenge. He had trained hard with famous teachers since he was a child, and because he was one or two years older than Jia Cong, he had seen Jia Cong's skills many times in the past, so he thought he was slightly better.

Unexpectedly, after so many years of separation, in today's battle, the opponent's martial arts skills have greatly improved, and he is evenly matched. His marksmanship, physical strength, experience, and adaptability are all the best choices. I can't help but secretly admire him.

They fought against Li Baihe again. The two of them had great strength and showed no sign of exhaustion. However, Wang Jin was a little worried. He was afraid that he would be exhausted and exhausted under the fierce fight. If he made a mistake, it would be a disaster.

Sister Wanyanshan also bit her fingers nervously. She didn't expect that the prince from Shenjing could be so powerful. She couldn't help but whisper: "Master, please tell them to stop fighting."

Wang Jin nodded, stepped into the battle circle, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness and your Excellency have similar skills, so there is no difference between the winner and the loser." As he spoke, he stabbed the two of them with a spear, shook his arm, and fired two shots at the same time. Separate the two.

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time: "It's really amazing!"

Jia Cong threw away the gun, took Sun Chi's hand into the room and sat down. He couldn't help but feel a little proud. The battle just now seemed to be a draw, but he knew it well. After two hundred rounds, Sun Chi lost his edge and his offensive turned from strong to weak. It was obvious that he was unable to follow up, but he still had one or two strength left that was useless.

After two years of hard training, he finally gradually stimulated his natural power. In the future, the gap between the two will only become wider and wider.

(End of this chapter)