On major holidays, the Jinling clan’s gifts are delivered early.
On the birthday of the direct descendants of Ningrong and Rongfu, they also traveled thousands of miles to send heavy gifts.
There's really nothing to say about that attitude.
He was afraid that the Jingcheng clan would become famous by itself and would kick the Jinling clan aside.
Jia Rong found it funny, but the problem was that he had to show off his bad side, otherwise how could he lead a bunch of losers?
On the other hand, the old lady of Xifu has a very kind attitude towards visitors from the Jinling clan.
It is understandable that the old lady has always wanted to expand the influence of Rongfu in the clan, so she naturally hopes that the Jinling clan will pay more attention to Rongfu.
Jia Rong didn't care. He didn't expect much from the Jinling clan, as long as he could be useful and not fall behind.
The Jinling clan obviously has a detailed understanding of the situation on the Capital clan's side.
He was polite to the old lady and the second room was in a similar situation.
On the other hand, Rongfu Dafang's attitude was quite enthusiastic.
Lian Er was in charge of Tongzhou, which had a great influence on the trade between the south and the north. The Jinling clan obviously wanted to get a piece of the pie.
As for the Ning Mansion, they are naturally respectful, hoping to gain Jia Rong's attention and smoothly integrate into the clan circles in the capital.
No joke at all!
At this time, the four major families in Jinling returned to their original positions as the princes left their posts to serve as military leaders.
The Jia family, headed by Ning Rong's Second House, has once again become the boss of the four major families in Jinling.
This is not just a name, but a real benefit.
Previously, Wang Ziteng had become a representative figure of the four major families, and the Wang family's momentum had grown considerably.
Not to mention all the resources of the four major families in Jinling, at least some of them are concentrated towards the Wang family. This is a natural thing.
Not to mention Wang Ziteng's reason, if the four major families in Jinling want to maintain their status, they must have someone who can control the situation in the court, otherwise all the benefits may be lost.
The forces of the four companies come together to provide the best with the ability to ride the wind and waves. This is a natural act of self-preservation.
During this period, the Jia family and the Jinling clan also paid a lot of price.
At this time, the status of the four major families has returned to their original positions, and the Jinling clan naturally wants to get back the price they paid, and can go further.
To achieve this without the full support of the Beijing clan would be a dream.
Prince Teng of the Wang family is still a local military leader, but it is not impossible for the Jinling clan who is struggling in the officialdom to suppress him.
Regardless of gossip, the Jinling clan knew what happened last time and had the clan leader Jia Rong swayed, and they felt dissatisfied.
Later, in order to perform well and at the same time correct his attitude and understand his own shortcomings, he simply became a specialized intelligence collector to help the clan in the capital collect the latest intelligence here in the south.
Jia Rong did not reject their kindness, and indeed needed the latest information from the south, even the most basic price information was good.
Although he is not an official, as a core member of the noble force, the information and materials that the Ning Mansion can obtain are quite amazing.
Through careful research, he found that the situation in Daqian at this time was similar to that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. It can only be said that social stability was better.
But the problems that occurred in the middle and late Ming Dynasty also appeared in Daqian at this time.
The population is growing rapidly, land annexation is serious, and the economy is developing well, but the country's tax revenue is getting worse year by year.
It can only be said that the Daqian royal family controlled the military, the civil service group did not expand so rapidly, and the political situation in the court was relatively stable.
But the problem is that with the rapid economic development in the south, the economic gap between the north and the south has further widened, and the situation has become a bit worse.
As an emperor, he naturally wants to balance the economic gap between the north and the south, and at the same time reduce the sharp regional conflicts caused by different economic levels.
The best means is naturally to achieve the goal through tax adjustment.
It is a pity that the power of the southern gentry has become strong to a certain extent at this time, and it is not something that the royal family can control if they want.
As for taxes, ahem, if I talk about it too much, I will shed tears.
In the Han Dynasty, no matter the emperor or the court, everyone still needs face.
Whenever the court and the emperor want to lose face, the local government has more methods at its disposal.
The most commonly used method is to use public opinion to force the emperor who wants face to compromise. The best excuse is that the royal family cannot compete with the people for profit.
However, as the economy in the south developed and the literary style flourished, the dominance and voice of the scholars gradually fell into the hands of the southern gentry. Naturally, various tax policies were targeted at the imperial court.
Commercial taxes and mining taxes are basically just nominal taxes, and they can collect very little.
If the salt tax were not an important source of revenue for the state treasury, I am afraid that the salt tax would have become a dispensable term.
Under such circumstances, the power of the southern gentry group expanded rapidly, while the power of the royal family stagnated.
This situation is very dangerous!
Anyone who knows something about the history of the Ming Dynasty knows that it is time for change.
When the royal family has the handle, the initiative is naturally still in the hands of the royal family. It depends on how far the southern gentry group can give in.
Combining this information with the disorganized information collected by the Jinling clan, many accurate judgments can naturally be made.
It's just that Jia Rong didn't expect that if he wanted to make changes now, the news had just been released, which would cause a strong backlash from the southern gentry group.
Through the summary of the news sent immediately by the Jinling clan, the content was so exciting that the scholars in the south almost pointed their noses at the current generation and scolded them for their nonsense.
Damn, you are really arrogant and don’t know how to live or die!
As the head of the Ning Mansion and one of the core bosses of the Xungui Group in Beijing, Jia Rong was very careful to avoid content about the battle between the royal family and the court when writing novels.
Whether it is "Chen Shimei's Biography" or "Corucopia" or "Kaifeng Mansion", there are very few descriptions of the battles between the royal family and the court.
Of course, the royal battles mentioned in "Kaifeng Mansion" do not have much universal significance.
Not to mention anything else, the number of heirs today is quite abundant. There are seven surviving princes alone, and the number of princesses is not far behind.
No matter what, it has nothing to do with Song Renzong who has no direct bloodline inheritance.
As for Wuyou Cave involving the battle between the court and the royal family, it is almost like a legendary story. Anyone who really believes it has something wrong with their brains.
In short, the three novels he wrote under the hood were aimed at down-and-out scholars, country folk, and low-life people, who had little involvement with the royal family or the court.
But the scholars over there in the south dared to criticize the emperor's behavior directly. They were simply typical examples of not taking their own heads seriously.
I just don’t know where they got the courage, who gave them the courage...