In addition to the imperial court, those imperial merchants who were able to conduct business throughout the country had the best understanding of the living prices of people in various places.
In Jia Rong's opinion, these are all state-secret information.
But Jia Qiang, a ninth-grade official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, could easily understand this information by communicating with representatives of the imperial merchants.
That is to say, Jia Rong has no thoughts and ideas, otherwise it would be really easy to use this to stir up trouble and create huge social crises and waves.
Not to mention anything else, you can also make a lot of profits by selling the information to other businessmen.
Of course, Jia Rong didn't do this.
The Ning Mansion is not so short of money, so the reason why Jia Qiang is asked to collect this information and compile it into a book is just to make it known.
At least, through this information that the imperial merchants did not care about, we can have a general understanding of the people's livelihood level in Daqian.
In the agricultural era of low productivity, people's livelihood information basically represents the general situation of a place.
Qin Keqing obviously didn't know this. She thought her husband Jia Rong wanted to expand Ning's business territory outside.
Jia Rong didn't want to explain too much. It would be best if Qin Keqing had a misunderstanding.
In fact, in his mind, the role of Huangshang and Huangzhuang is quite large.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is even enough to stabilize the people's livelihood in Daqian through their strength.
But it is obvious that not only Huangshang himself, but also the current emperor and the emperor have no such awareness, and Jia Rong feels quite uncomfortable.
It can only be said that that period in the modern world left such a deep impression on him that he would consciously or unconsciously look at the current issues with the thoughts and ideas of that time.
Of course, he didn't want to get into trouble.
Being unwell did not prevent him from collecting useful and useless information in all aspects from the imperial merchants controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs through Jia Qiang.
The Ning Mansion's peripheral forces can be used to the best of their ability. Even if they can't be used, it won't be a big deal. At least he knows what they are.
This is the information Qin Keqing knows, and it is already quite good.
Seeing that her husband Jia Rong was listening with great interest, Qin Keqing hesitated a little, but finally reminded: "Are you giving those princes some face?"
"What kind of face?"
Jia Rong didn't react for a while, but seeing Qin Keqing's hesitant look, she quickly reacted: "You mean, the polo team?"
Qin Keqing nodded quickly and said with a smile: "Those are several royal palaces after all. It is not a good thing if they are too embarrassed!"
"Tsk, the polo team they formed themselves is incompetent, so they want to go through the back door?"
Jia Rong said disdainfully: "So what if we stay in the First Division? Isn't it embarrassing?"
Having said this, he looked directly at the stunningly beautiful Qin Keqing and said slowly: "Don't think about giving face to several princes and tampering with the rules and penalties of polo matches. It might be counterproductive!"
“The polo match is so intense, it’s clear at a glance whether you are capable or not!”
"If the referee sent by the league organizer makes an unfair penalty, then so many spectators will be blind, right?"
"Once the audience doubts the referee's decision, it will be the greatest harm to the polo league. Who will believe that the results of polo matches are normal in the future?"
"It's not like you don't know how many interests are involved."
"Madam, I think if we talk about it, will the families involved in the league organizers agree easily?"
"Just because of the names of several royal palaces, it won't make everyone shrink back in fear!"
Ignoring Qin Keqing, who looked a little pale, Jia Rong shook her head and stood up to leave.
By the way, with the continued popularity of the polo league, the princes and young princes of several princes finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Or, is there also a hint of the current emperor or the emperor in it?
In short, several royal palaces have also formed their own polo teams, and they are eager to sign up to participate in the raging polo league.
After all, it is a polo team with close ties to the royal family, so the organizers of the Polo League were very considerate and allowed them to participate in the qualifying matches as soon as possible.
As a result, in the qualifying matches temporarily formed by the last players in the A-League and the top players in the B-League, the polo teams formed by several princes were completely defeated.
That scene, that situation, made several princes and princes extremely embarrassed.
Judging from the performance of their polo team, being able to participate in the second-division league is already a huge honor. Do you still want to participate in the first-division league?
There are not many distinctions in the capital, but there are many distinctions.
When Jia Rong organized the polo league before, it was only after fierce collisions and competitions on the field, as well as a series of interest disputes behind the scenes, that the teams participating in the A and B leagues were determined.
Even, because of the interest and popularity, the C- and D-level leagues were established and implemented a strict promotion and relegation system.
With a relatively complete competition system and huge profit support, nearly a hundred polo teams in the fourth-level league soon started their journey for a season in late spring.
As the planner and organizer of the polo league, Jia Rong was a little surprised when he saw hundreds of polo teams competing in the fourth-level league at the same time.
A polo team must have at least about ten regular polo players and the same number of reserve players to be able to complete many fierce matches in a season.
There were at least twenty fine horses, as well as riders with excellent riding skills and skills.
If you want to raise a polo team and don't have five thousand taels of silver a year, don't think too much about it. It's better not to join in and embarrass yourself.
In Jia Rong's mind, both formal and reserve polo players are quite elite cavalry players.
The capital can easily raise nearly a hundred teams, which means that an absolutely elite two thousand cavalry can be formed at any time through the noble family!
In addition, Jia Rong has other considerations for the polo league.
That would never allow an obviously unfair situation to occur. If any family dared to mess around, he would not mind kicking the other family out of the league organizer.
When the Polo League was first being established, he made his thoughts very clear.
Despite this behavior, it aroused dissatisfaction among the relevant cooperative families, but in the face of the huge interests involved in the polo league, no one was willing to directly conflict with Jia Rong.
The same is true. The league organizers have strict restrictions and supervision on referees and both sides of the game. It cannot be said that there are no abnormal situations, but most of the games are normal and intense.
Those fanatical audiences actually want this.
Otherwise, who would have the time to watch the polo players from the two teams playing softly and in harmony?
The competition income, plus the peripheral handicap and peripheral income, have formed a quite amazing chain of interests.
Coupled with the increasing influence of the Polo Review, a certain amount of public opinion has been formed, and the interests surrounding the fourth-level polo league are quite amazing.
At this time, several princes realized that they wanted to join in and become the contestants to share the cake. How could it be so easy?
If nothing else, let all the league members see the strength of the polo teams formed by several princes first.
As a result, I couldn't even pass the qualifying round.
This kind of strength is at best the mid-level level of the second division league.
Maybe, it’s only the level of teams in the C-League.
After all, a polo team cannot be formed into a strong fighting force just by being formed.
At least you have to go through a lot of intense competitions and slowly improve your strength and level, right?
To put it bluntly, the polo team in the D-League has also experienced hard work on the field.
Maybe the horses they ride on or the riders they ride on are not very good, but their understanding of the polo game is definitely better than that of the novice teams formed by several princes.
This incident caused quite a stir in the capital.
For no other reason than this, for the first time the royal family did not occupy a dominant position in a large-scale event that attracted much attention.
It can be said that this time the royal polo teams were extremely embarrassed.
This is also what Qin Keqing is worried about. Although those princes have no real power, it is still easy to cause trouble for the Ning Mansion. Jia Rong, a core organizational member of the Polo League, why not open a backdoor to save face?
Jia Rong naturally disdained this!
He may not know as much as Qin Keqing about the situation in those royal palaces, but he still sees the current situation in the court very clearly.
The current power struggle with the emperor is naturally the mainstream in the court at this time.
Then, the princes who had gradually grown up started the mode of seizing the heir.
As for those royal palaces, they were all opened by the emperor's sons, so naturally they could only live with their tail between their legs at this time.
Once someone makes any extraordinary move, it will easily lead to joint attacks from current and adult princes, and that is no joke.
Although the polo league is just entertainment, there are too many nobles involved, and the interests involved are also quite staggering.
Not to mention, next year everyone will discover another benefit of the Polo League.
At that time, if several princes are not wise enough, they will probably suffer disaster. It is not an exaggeration at all.
At this time, if you don't give face to those princes, you are taking care of them.
If they really get a backdoor, when the Polo League's influence further expands next year or the year after, they won't be able to retreat if they want.
Although he didn't like Qin Keqing's involvement in such things, Jia Rong didn't mean to be angry and just showed his attitude with actions.
Obviously, Qin Keqing's mentality at this time has not been completely adjusted.
The thinking mode shows signs of long-term training.
This is very bad!
It’s better to touch less on royal matters.
It's not that I'm afraid of the royal family, but I don't want to actively cause trouble.
Even if he wanted to study the royal family's luck, there were plenty of ways to do it, and there was no need to involve himself.
At this time, his energy and blood martial arts strength has not yet returned to its peak state.
The most important thing is that before you figure out the strength of the Jing Huan Fairy, it’s better not to be too frivolous. No matter how bad she is, she is still a serious fairy...