The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 328
Jia Min and Jiang Mingqian's joint performance convinced the civil and military officials that the battle of Bu Kui was indeed won.

But then came the question: how on earth did he win.

With just [-] recruits, it is unbelievable that [-] cavalry can be defeated.

"My Majesty, it's not that I don't believe in Jia Min, but I'm very curious about how he defeated [-] iron cavalry. The booklet doesn't say anything in detail, can it be..."

Prince Zhongshun came out and expressed his doubts.

"Yeah, I'm also a little strange, well, tell Jiang Ming to come."

"Tell Jiang Mingqian to see him!"

The chief eunuch Xia Bingzhong shouted in a shrill voice.

After a while, Jiang Ming came in. After seeing Li, he turned back and walked to a corner of the line of ministers. He turned around and wanted to bow to the ministers to see Li, but he saw faces that wanted to swallow him up.

Jiang Mingqian came back yesterday, and there were some people accompanying him.Because it was already night when I arrived in the imperial capital yesterday, so I only came to face the saint today.

He is just a servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and he is not qualified to be in the imperial court, so he can only wait to be summoned.

"Jiang Mingqian, you and Jia Min said in your notes that you brought back the collected tribute silver, is there such a thing?"

Although Emperor Yuanheng's tone was serious, his expression was very kind.

As soon as they heard about Yinzi, the ministers became more energetic and looked at Jiang Mingqian one after another.

"Back to the emperor, the minister brought it back. Excluding the ones left for Bu Kui, there are a total of three hundred and twenty thousand taels, and they are all here. Jia Min said that what he left behind will not be moved for the time being. If the emperor tells him to Give it back, and he will give it all back."

This is the way Jia Min discussed with Jiang Mingqian, to keep the money first, and if the emperor wants it, he will hand it back.If you don't want it, you can use it in Bukui.

Jia Min's bet was that the emperor would take it back in front of his officials.

This was originally a windfall, and no one expected to get it back.If the emperor asked him to hand it back, it would be ugly to eat.After half a year of planning, he worked hard to get the money back. Bu Kui had to spend a lot of money, if he didn't keep some, it would be for nothing.

Earlier, the emperor once said that if the money is collected, it is not necessary to hand it over.However, that is when the silver is less.With less money, others don't need to care.However, now that I have received more than 60 taels all at once, if I don't hand in some, others will probably be jealous.After comprehensive weighing, Jia Min decided to hand in half of the money.

"Since that's the case, it's fine if you don't pay the rest. Bu Kui also spends a lot of money, so let's leave it to them. Xia Bingzhong, take the money back."

Although Emperor Yuanheng said it happily, he felt very distressed in his heart.

This kid from the Jia family was blackmailed for more than three hundred thousand taels in one fell swoop.If something like this happens next time, you can't take advantage of him.

However, with these three hundred thousand taels, little Chang'an's future dowry money can be regarded as settled.

Xia Bingzhong came down and took the bank note from Jiang Mingqian.

What does it mean?Just take the money away and not pay it to the treasury?
The Hubu Shangshu's eyes stared straight, the emperor asked Xia Bingzhong to collect the money under the watchful eyes of everyone, which meant that it belonged to the emperor.

In theory, the world belongs to the emperor.However, in reality, the emperor is still different from the world.

In terms of money, the imperial court has a national treasury, but this money is not spent casually by the emperor. If you want to spend money, you must have a name.

If the emperor wants to spend money casually, it's fine, just spend your own money.The emperor's own money is the palace treasury in the palace, and this is the emperor's private money.

Now that the money has not been handed over to the household department, but in Xia Bingzhong's hands, it proves that the emperor has collected the money into his own small treasury.

And he put it away in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. It can be seen that he doesn't care what other people think at all.

At this time, the Minister of the Household Department finally understood why the emperor asked himself at the beginning, did he count on this money?
"Your majesty is wise, Bu Kui is waiting to be done, and he really needs money. On behalf of Jia Min, I would like to thank the emperor for his kindness."

"Jiang Mingqian, tell everyone how Jia Min defeated [-] cavalry?"

"Back to the emperor, there are so many things about this matter, I don't know where to start?"

"Let's start from the beginning. I'm fine today. I'll listen when I have time."

"Since this is the case, I will start talking about it when I first arrived in Bukui. I just arrived in Bukui that day, and I felt that this place is different. First, the city wall..."

Therefore, Jiang Mingqian described the situation of Bu Kui's virtual city wall.

This is also what he and Jia Min agreed to, the purpose is to prove the necessity of keeping the money.

Otherwise, leaving over three hundred thousand taels of silver at once would easily make others jealous.If a minister questions it, it will be much more troublesome to explain.

"Walking on the streets of Bukui, I saw some slogans. Among them, there are a few that impressed me the most. One is 'empty talk harms the country, hard work rejuvenates the country', and the other is 'loyal to the monarch and love the people, self-denial and dedication to the public'."

"The one that impresses me the most is 'Don't ask what the court has done for you, first ask what you have done for the court'."

"To tell you the truth, the minister was moved at that time. It can be seen that even though Jia Min is far away thousands of miles away, he still keeps the emperor and the court in his heart."

"Is that really written there?"

Emperor Yuanheng's face became serious.

"Back to the emperor, I have seen it with my own eyes, it is absolutely true, and I dare not lie to the emperor."

Seeing that he had successfully attracted everyone's attention, Jiang Mingqian continued.

"At first, I also doubted whether Jia Min's actions were superficial. However, after seeing the soldiers of the Fubing Corps, he no longer doubted it. It turned out that those ordinary soldiers always remembered the emperor in their hearts. "

"When you charged and killed the enemy on the battlefield, you shouted long live my emperor. During the Battle of Hongshitan, there was a soldier named Huang Mao who killed nine powerful enemies with two companions in a row. The commander-in-chief died together. At the last moment, he asked someone to carry him to the horse, and the last sentence he said was, Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live my emperor, before he could finish his last words, he died of anger and died for the country."

Jiang Mingqian said, unknowingly shed tears.

The story of Huang Mao was told by Jia Min.To be honest, when he heard it, he was really moved.

After such a long time now, speaking of it, it still made him cry uncontrollably.

Because Jia Min helped him cover up the scandal, he also wanted to take this opportunity to try his best to speak good words for Jia Min in front of the emperor.

It was Jia Min's decision after careful consideration to let the soldiers shout "Long live my emperor, long live" on the battlefield.

First of all, the Fubingtuan is the Fubingtuan headed by the Jiafu, with a strong family color.

Secondly, the Fubingtuan was trained by him alone, and it was marked with his strong personal color.

Now the scale of the Fubingtuan is still small, so it won't attract too much attention from others.However, with the victory of the Battle of Bukui this time and the expansion of the Fubing Corps in the future, it will inevitably attract more attention.

If it was too personal, it would be easy for people to give the excuse that Jia Min was the only one in the Fubingtuan's eyes, not the Ministry of War, not even the Emperor.This point is very taboo.It is easy to arouse the suspicion of others and even the emperor.

That's why there was an act of shouting "Long live my emperor".One is to dilute the personal color, the other is to boost morale, and the third is to instill loyalty and patriotism to the soldiers.

An army that is only loyal to individuals is dangerous to Jia Min, and it is actually dangerous to the soldiers.

Jia Min can't guarantee that he will always lead the Fubingtuan.Therefore, he had to think long-term about the future of his men.

Jiang Mingqian's eloquence was already relatively good, but at this time he wanted to speak well for Jia Min, and the story of Huang Mao was indeed touching.

After these words, even those ministers who were hostile to him and Jia Min were a little moved.

"Jia Aiqing is good at leading troops, always has the country in his heart, and his loyalty is commendable, but it's hard for him."

This is the first time that Emperor Yuanheng used the word "Aiqing" to address Jia Min.

Naturally, the ministers were not stupid. Seeing that the emperor had characterized Jia Min in such a way, those who were planning to question Jia Min all gave up their thoughts.

"To be honest, I didn't understand and opposed Jia Min's war with the four major tribes at the beginning. I thought Jia Min was young and vigorous, and he was very happy."

"However, after Jia Min told Chen his real intentions, Chen realized that what Jia Min did was right."

"Oh? Tell me, what is his real intention?"

Even though the Ministry of War and the emperor had clearly expressed their opposition to war with the four tribes, Jia Min still went to war.This is actually a dangerous move.

Even if he wins, it will leave an impression of disobedience and self-determination.

To dispel this impression, there must be a strong reason.

"Actually, taking back the tribute is not Jia Min's main purpose. It's just an excuse to start a war."

"Jia Min's real purpose is to lay a foundation for long-term stability for Bu Kui from now on."

"The existence of the Wendula grassland cavalry has been a serious security risk to Bu Kui for decades. If the grassland cavalry releases Bu Kui's exiles, it will have a serious impact on the world."

"The South Wendula Grassland is too close to Bu Kui. If the cavalry came to attack, it would only take seven or eight hours to arrive. Bu Kui's terrain is flat and there is no natural danger to defend. Thousands of troops are actually no match for the grassland cavalry."

"If you want to keep Bukui safe, you can't do it without tens of thousands of garrisons. Besides, over time, the military expenditure is a huge sum of money."

"So, if we want to get rid of this confidant's trouble, we can only disarm the grassland cavalry and place the Wendula grassland under the rule of the imperial court."

"Prairie iron cavalry are rebellious and rebellious. If you want to disarm them, it is not enough to defeat them once or twice. You must solve the problem fundamentally."

"Therefore, Jia Min adopted the strategy of defeating the tribal leaders first, then removing the tribal leaders, moving the tribal leaders out of the grassland, separating them from the original tribes, and completely dissolving the personal attachment relationship between the tribes and the leaders. .”

"In this way, even if they want to rebel again in the future, no one will follow him. He has become a loner, and he can't rebel even if he wants to."

"Afterwards, the imperial court set up prefectures and counties there, and directly placed the grassland tribes under the imperial court's rule. They counted the population, surveyed the grasslands, forests, water sources, and acres of land, collected taxes, and opened schools."

"Bu Kui's side is to build cities, develop the economy, create jobs, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. Only in this way can long-term stability be achieved."

When Jiang Mingqian said this, Emperor Yuanheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Isn't this the answer to Jia Min's answer to the "theory" question about reforming the land and returning to the stream when he took the liberal arts examination in the Wuju Palace Examination?

Jia Min's answer at that time left a deep impression on Emperor Yuanheng.Jia Min's answer can be said to be the best among all the candidates.

What Jia Min is doing now in Bu Kui is actually the realistic version of his answer.

(End of this chapter)