Chapter 1010 Postscript (3) Xue Baochai and Jia Baoyu
At that time, Xue Baochai was in a very bad mood and lost confidence in the future.
Although he is still young, he knows that if the Xue family does not rise as soon as possible, something unacceptable will happen.
How could a mere imperial merchant be ranked alongside the other three major families?
If you have money but no power, you are just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Once the Xue family cannot maintain its position among the four major families in Jinling, the consequences will be really hard to imagine. The best result is to become a vassal of the other three families.
Vassals and money bags at the same level are completely two concepts!
At the same time, Xue Baochai also saw clearly the true face of his aunt Mrs. Wang.
Obviously, in Mrs. Wang's eyes, all family ties are empty, and the Xue family's vast amount of money is what she values most.
Just at this time, a girls' school was opened in Ningfu, and all the girls from Rongfu went to school. Xue Baochai didn't want to hang out with Baoyu all day long, so he finally used money to persuade his aunt to help and sent her to Ningfu Girls' School.
In fact, she didn't think she needed to go to school at first.
She also thought that the Ning Mansion Girls' School was similar to the academies she knew, and it only taught things like the Four Books and Five Classics.
As a result, when I arrived at the place, I realized that this was not the case at all.
The women's school teaches very practical knowledge. Even if Xue Baochai is knowledgeable, he can still learn a lot of useful things from the women's school.
Not only that, the women's school also invited nuns who had left the palace, and Xue Baochai had not given up the last struggle.
However, being in a female school and jumping out of the big dye vat in Rong Mansion made her see some things clearly.
It seems that the dominance of the Jia clan in the capital is not in the hands of the old lady of Rongfu?
When I lived in Rong Mansion before, the family members who gave birth to children always talked about how noble the old lady was, as if the eldest lady in the royal family was the second child.
I will never mention the Ning Mansion next door, except that the old lady is the most noble person in the Jia clan in the capital, and has the most powerful say in the clan.
It gave her the feeling that the old lady was talking about the Jia clan in Beijing.
It turned out that the situation in Rongfu was completely different from what I heard in the women's school.
And Xue Baochai also knew for the first time that the head of the Jia family in the capital was Jia Rong of Ningfu.
The several years of study have been quite enjoyable. Even with Xue Baochai's extensive knowledge, he was surprised by the talents of his classmates.
But as she gets older, the pressure and anxiety in her heart increase.
Until Jia Rong of Ning Prefecture gave female school students the opportunity to participate in the planning and design of Jinmen Port, Xue Baochai saw an alternative opportunity.
Sure enough, her hard work was not only praised by Jia Rong, but also valued by her uncle Wang Ziteng.
Xue Baochai was happy in her heart, and at the same time she also made a decision. The Xue family would turn to the Ning Mansion. There would be no future in hanging on the Rong Mansion.
In fact, this is indeed the case. After Xue Baochai revealed his intention, the opportunity came quickly, and his second uncle and elder brother soon had official status.
Xue Baochai himself also encountered a turning point in his life, which was naturally to go to the Ning Mansion's overseas base to take charge of the situation.
After careful discussion with his family and his own stubbornness, Xue Baochai finally decided to give it a try.
The life of elites working in overseas land reclamation is not only boring, but also quite torturous.
Fortunately, Xue Baochai was mentally prepared and persevered.
Under her leadership, New Jeju Island became the most important transit point for Daegan maritime merchants on the Koryo route.
After that, she was transferred to Ezo Island to take charge of the overall situation!
After she established the town on Ezo Island and settled almost 50,000 Dakan people, the place was officially canonized by the Dakan court.
In a vassal state with a duke level, the highest duke title was naturally obtained by Jia Rong, the head of the Ning Mansion.
This was a real big man, and he immediately gave Xue Baochai the title of Viscount.
The letter clearly states that it is not that she cannot be awarded a higher title, but that she hopes she will continue to work hard and her title will continue to increase as long as she performs well!
But even so, Xue Baochai was quite satisfied.
You must know that the status of the Daqian vassal state under Jia Rong's name was recognized by the Daqian court.
In other words, Xue Baochai's title was officially recognized by Da Qian.
Although the title of a vassal state does not have much value in Daqian, a title is a title, and Xue Baochai can directly enter the circle of powerful people in Daqian.
Even if it was just to give face to the vassal country, the court officials and dignitaries of Daqian had to give face to Xue Baochai, the viscount of the vassal country.
After this incident, even relying on Xue Baochai's status can protect the Xue family's wealth and reputation.
Not only that, because Xue Baochai was a pioneer in opening up wasteland overseas and taking charge of the overall situation, and received the attention and recognition of the founding noble group and some thoughtful big shots.
The originally awkward marriage has become quite easy and simple!
Xue Baochai changed his mind at this time. He did not have the idea of joining a powerful family, but wanted to marry a direct descendant who he could see in the show and who was like a junior member of a powerful family.
At this time, Xue Baochai was very domineering and thought, "Sister is the powerful one".
It’s no wonder she has changed so much, the Xue family also needs her continued support!
If she marries into a powerful family, her title in the overseas vassal country will definitely fall into the hands of the powerful family, although her descendants are most likely to inherit the title.
After she revealed her intention, it didn't cause any bad rumors.
Even if you feel unhappy, you still have to give face to the big boss behind Xue Baochai, Ning Mansion Jia Rong, right?
Besides, Xue Baochai's request is not excessive.
Jia Rong also publicized his idea early. As long as Xue Baochai does well in the future, he will have a chance to be promoted.
Although Xue Baochai's title has little value in Daqian, it is different overseas. He is definitely a boss-level existence.
Anyone who wants to make a living in the outer seas can't help but give Xue Baochai face.
Not to mention that she must help, at least she can't arouse Xue Baochai's hostility just because of a trivial matter, right?
In this way, Xue Baochai really married a direct descendant of the founding marquis in the 20th year.
The other party was a standard transparent person in the Hou Mansion. Xue Baochai naturally didn't care about this. The key was that he kept to himself, had a soft personality and was easy to handle, and his appearance was also outstanding, and he also had some knowledge.
After returning to Daqian and quickly getting married, Xue Baochai took her husband to the sea to work hard again.
When she was thirty-five years old, Jia Rong promoted her to the title of earl in the name of the lord of the vassal country, and Xue Baochai's reputation suddenly rose.
At that time, the founding nobles of Daqian and some powerful factions had successfully established the country in the outer seas, and the titles of the outer vassal states were not a big deal.
Even if you put it on the dry side, it still has a lot of gold content!
In view of Xue Baochai's great contribution, which can even be said to be Conglong Chongchen, Jia Rong is still very generous.
He even directly stated that a large island matching the earl's status could be arranged for her in the outer sea, and she could directly establish a vassal state, whether it was attached to the country founded by Jia Rong or to Daqian.
This is an excellent opportunity!
It can even completely change the status of the Xue family.
I don’t know what Xue Baochai and the people in charge of the Xue family thought, but in the end they did not accept Jia Rong’s kindness.
Xue Baochai knew in her heart that she felt guilty at that time.
With the power in her hands, coupled with the power of the Xue family in Daqian, it is more than enough to establish an uncle kingdom.
But neither she nor her brother Xue Pan had the ability to maintain the existence of an uncle.
According to the rules of founding a country outside the sea, the territory of an uncle country is almost as large as several prefectures, and the larger ones even have an area of a province.
It is quite troublesome to run such a big place, not to mention facing the coveting of other powers.
The Waihai is not a peaceful place. Even if the people from Daqian do not deliberately target them, the natives from the Waihai and forces from other places are not so easy to deal with.
The Xue family's stall is indeed very large, but they lack elite force!
She had seen the power of Ning Mansion's elite force. The Hundred Cavalry charge was astonishingly powerful, and their combat effectiveness was actually quite powerful.
Just like this, in order to maintain peace and order in the territory, no less than hundreds of elite armed forces are lost every year, and they are all confidants piled up with money.
In this way, Xue Baochai felt that it was good to be an important minister of the vassal state established by the Ning Mansion without worrying about those troublesome things.
But when I grow old and fall back to my roots, I feel a little regretful for no reason.
At this time, the Xue family's strength has expanded a lot, and they still have some confidence and confidence in maintaining a foreign kingdom.
Of course, there is no medicine for regret in the world, and Xue Baochai will never show regret.
With the death of Jia Rong, the relationship between the descendants of the Ning Mansion and the Xue family was no longer so close, and Xue Baochai knew it well.
Fortunately, the Xue family's foundation as a vassal state outside the sea is not just a joke.
As long as he doesn't bother himself, the descendants of the Ning Mansion will not rashly target him.
In short, Xue Baochai is quite satisfied with his life.
She had kept all the promises she had made to her father, and she had done well.
The Xue family is in Daqian at this time, and it is also a famous existence. At least, there is no need to worry about losing its status as one of the four major families in Jinling.
In my heart, there is basically nothing that is difficult to resolve.
I'm just getting older, and I've been having all kinds of hallucinations lately, but I just don't know what the signs are?
When she finally passed away and closed her eyes and opened them again, she suddenly found herself in a strange and familiar environment. Looking carefully, wasn't it her, her mother, and her brother who were on their way to Beijing in panic?
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In his old age, Jia Baoyu is still charming and suave, and is a well-known wealthy idler in the capital.
Even though he is older, he is still a frequent visitor to the brothel, and he has no intention of giving up or seeing through the world of mortals.
He lived a carefree and happy life with basically no regrets.
When I was young, I was severely disciplined by my father, and I felt uncomfortable every time I saw him.
Later, when he went to school, his father was no longer very strict in discipline, and Jia Baoyu's life became more and more free and easy.
I made a few friends in the clan school and a bunch of friends outside.
Everyone is a romantic figure, and they are all frequent visitors to Chu Guan, a brothel in the capital.
He had never thought before that there was such a good place as Brothel Chu Hall in the capital.
The sisters here are all very good-looking, nice to talk to, and gentle and approachable. Jia Baoyu likes this tone.
If the old lady and his mother, Mrs. Wang, hadn't allowed him to stay outside, he probably wouldn't have come out of the brothel Chuguan for many days.
Here, he felt extremely happy.
Chatting with the beautiful sisters and commenting on poems and songs, all I saw were delicate faces, and the scent of powder lingered in my nose.
The only thing she regretted was that Sister Lin got married.
I don’t know why, but when I see Sister Lin, I feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if I’ve seen her before somewhere before. It’s really interesting.
Moreover, Sister Lin is the only beautiful sister who does not put pressure on him because of studying.
When I suddenly heard that Sister Lin was getting married, I felt a little sad, but I recovered quickly and didn't dwell on it for too long.
It's not that he is too scumbag, it's just that he hasn't had many opportunities to interact with Sister Lin since he was a child.
When they got older, sister Lin went to Ningfu Girls' School, while he went to ethnic studies, and usually didn't have time to see each other.
Occasionally I see her at the old lady's place, surrounded by her sisters and sisters, so there aren't many opportunities to be alone.
Not to mention, he didn't know what was taught in the women's school. Anyway, every time he heard his sisters discussing, he would feel inexplicably bored.
He couldn't get a word in, and he didn't like the incomprehensible things taught by women's schools.
In Jia Baoyu's opinion, beautiful older sisters should stay at home and play, without paying attention to things outside.
Who knew that not only Sister Bao, but also a fragile-looking sister like Sister Lin, would interfere in external affairs at such a young age, which he couldn't understand.
Speaking of Sister Bao, I originally thought she was a gentle and approachable elder sister.
Who would have known that after attending a girls' school, his whole person changed and he became a powerful character with a strong ambition.
Just hearing her rumors made Jia Baoyu feel uncomfortable.
Such a beautiful big sister should play with him!
There are also sisters Xiangyun, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun. After each of them went to a girls' school, they all became unknown to Jia Baoyu.
Fortunately, he has many confidants and caring friends in the brothel, so he doesn't care much about the changes in the sisters in the house.
When he was eighteen years old, he also got married.
His wife is Wang Xiluan, the daughter of his uncle Wang Ziteng. She is very beautiful and the type he likes very much.
The only bad thing is that, like his sister-in-law Wang Xifeng before him, his wife has too little education and has a strong temper, so she doesn't allow him to play with his beautiful sisters.
Several of the maids originally in the room were taken away by his wife.
In the end, if his mother hadn't come forward, he might not have been able to keep a familiar personal maid by his side. For a while, he avoided his wife.
Of course, the unhappy marriage did not affect his romantic and joyful life outside.
Jia Baoyu liked the image of being a wealthy and idle person given to him by the outside world, and did not mind such a statement at all...