"Are you stupid? That's family power. You give up part of the Xifu so easily. Do you know what this means?"
In the Ningantang Hall of the Ning Mansion, Mrs. Zhao looked at Jia Rong with a look of sorrow and dissatisfaction, or in other words, disappointment.
At the Rongqing Hall in Rongfu, because Jia Rong was surprisingly cooperative, Jia Mu didn't mean to embarrass him, so she naturally didn't stay too long.
As soon as he returned to Ning Mansion, he was stopped by Jia Fu, the chief steward who had been waiting for a long time, saying that Mrs. Zhao was waiting for him in Ning'an Hall.
Jia Rong knew what was going on and naturally had no worries.
Sure enough, as soon as they met, before he could salute him and say hello, Mrs. Zhao couldn't wait to reprimand him angrily, obviously she was extremely angry in her heart.
He did not rush to explain, but waited for Mrs. Zhao's anger to subside before he explained slowly.
"Grandma, clan power is so important, how much help do the Jia clan in the capital have to our Ning Mansion?"
With one sentence, Mrs. Zhao, who had calmed down her anger, was stunned.
If you think about it carefully, the help from the Jingcheng tribe to the government can be said to be minimal.
Of course, the Jia family is prosperous, and it is enough for the side clan members to just help wave the flag and shout.
"Grandma, the current Jia clan rights are actually the interests of the sacrificial fields!"
"Our Ning Mansion hasn't fallen to the point where we need to rely on sacrificial fields to survive, right?"
"Humph, the sacrificial field is the last retreat for the Ning family. If all the sacrificial fields are used up, our family's retreat will become narrower!"
Mrs. Zhao had already reacted at this time and said dissatisfied: "Our noble family is tied too tightly to the royal family!"
"In addition to the outstanding children of the family, whether it is prosperous or not depends on how much the royal family values it. Sometimes you have to do something against your will for the benefit of the family!"
"Once you get involved in something, the final result is likely not to be good. Brother Rong, you should know the situation of the Xungui family whose homes have been confiscated over the years!"
"What grandma said is absolutely true!"
Jia Rong first nodded in agreement, and then changed the topic: "Grandma, even if the sacrificial field is the last guarantee for our Ning Mansion, once we get to that point, can we still keep the sacrificial field?"
The Jia family in Jinling is just a local power that has emerged over the past hundred years, and its foundation is not very deep.
Without the protection of Ningrong and Ningrong in the capital, the Jia family in Jinling would be nothing more than local landlords, not even squires.
The sacrificial fields of the Jia family in the capital are either good fields on the outskirts of Beijing or good lands outside Jinling City. They are all precious resources that can be passed down for a long time.
How could powerful people from other places miss the opportunity to swallow up the Jia family’s sacrificial land and strengthen themselves?
Unless the Jia family of Jinling is deeply entangled in the territory of Jinling and has a very solid foundation, neither the imperial court nor the local powerful would dare to act rashly.
Otherwise, no matter how many sacrificial fields there are, once it reaches that stage, no matter how many trump cards there are, it will be the main target for the forces on the side to compete for.
Without the noble skin, once the noble family falls, it is really doomed and it will be difficult to recover.
Jia Rong's words silenced Mrs. Zhao.
"So Brother Rong, what are your specific plans?"
From Jia Rong's words just now, she, who has become a mature woman, heard some clues.
"The foundation of clan power still lies in the clansmen!"
Jia Rong smiled softly and said confidently: "As long as there are enough talents in the clan, our Ning Mansion's momentum will not only not decline, but will also reach a higher level!"
"Be specific!"
"Grandma is like this. We don't need to pay too much attention to the clan members who are willing to follow Rong Mansion. Anyway, none of the adult clan members at the moment can do it!"
"We only need to spend our energy on the people who are willing to follow Ning Mansion, especially their next generation!"
Speaking of this, Jia Rong said proudly: "There is no need for them to pass the imperial examination or even the imperial examination. As long as they can pass the imperial examination, with the energy of our government, wouldn't it be easy and simple to help them get an official position of eighth or ninth grade?"
"If there are five or six eighth- and ninth-grade officials among the people who are attached to Ning Mansion, as long as they manage well, we can still look forward to the future!"
It is also funny to say that in the story of the Red Mansions, from top to bottom in the Rong Mansion, it seems that local officials have not been taken seriously.
For example, Wang Xifeng casually took advantage of Chang'an Jiedushi for three thousand taels of silver, which was simply stupid to the point of absurdity.
The so-called Chang'an Jiedushi is actually the governor of Guanzhong, a first-class local official.
If we were to risk everything, the Ningrong and Rongfus together might not be able to do as well as the governor of a province.
It seems that except for high-ranking officials of third rank and above, the other officials are unable to gain their discernment.
But in fact, a fifth-grade prefect is considered a pretty good middle-level official.
Just as Jia Mu said in The Story of the Red Chamber, a noble family like theirs really does not need to compete for the imperial examination with those scholars.
As long as you have enough resources, you can still become an official even if you don't have any fame.
If you have outstanding abilities, becoming a second-grade official is not a problem.
Once you are valued by the emperor, it is not a problem to enter the first rank. Wang Ziteng is the best example.
However, if you don't pass the imperial examination and become an official, even if you become a first-class official, you can't even hope to enter the cabinet and become a cabinet minister.
It is said that Wang Ziteng violated this rule and was killed for no apparent reason.
Jia Rong's idea is very simple, which is to cultivate a group of capable clan members.
As long as they can pass the examination as a scholar, the Ning Mansion will help them successfully enter the officialdom and become officials with real power through the channels of the Ning Mansion.
Although doing this will consume a lot of Ning Mansion's resources, the children of these clans can be promoted quickly as long as they perform well.
It can be said that they will basically not have any hindrance before reaching the fifth level.
As long as you perform well, there is no problem at all in becoming a fifth-grade prefect in just a dozen years.
Once there are three or five fifth-grade prefects in the Ning Mansion's pocket, their status and momentum in the officialdom will be different.
Not to mention having a strong foundation, at least it can be considered quite powerful.
If you put it in the court hall, it will be a powerful mountain.
Unless he commits a heinous crime, or is desperately targeted by the emperor or the powerful forces in the court, it will not be that simple to capture all the officials headed by Ning Fu.
If one mistake is not made well, it may cause turmoil in the officialdom, and the consequences are not ordinary serious.
Not only that, during the promotion process of these outstanding tribesmen, they can also arrange for new outstanding children of the tribe to enter the officialdom, paving the way for their future career.
In this way, the Ningfu family will have more clan members to become middle- and lower-level officials...