Chapter 984: Jia Rong: There Are Too Many Restrictions
Chapter 984 Jia Rong: Da Gan has too many restrictions
With the power of the four major families in Jinling, it is completely possible to launch a cabinet minister.
Regardless of whether they are in the rank of civil servants or generals, the four major families in Jinling all have officials of third rank or above, and they all hold positions of real power.
But in fact, even with the current development momentum of the four major Jinling families, it is still unknown whether they can achieve this in another ten years.
Lin Ruhai, who is most likely to join the cabinet, is not liked at the moment.
Prince Teng was ambitious and capable, but he was not a purely civil servant, so he was naturally disliked by the elders in the cabinet.
If we really recommend people based on their strength, how could there be so much trouble?
In other words, it is impossible for the power of the four major families of Jinling to fully explode in the Daqian Court.
In the large study room outside the second door of Rong Mansion, Jia Rong made it very clear: "It's not just the backlash from the big families on the southeast coast. There are other factors why I put part of my strength outside the sea!"
"There is no peace here in the capital. As the princes gradually come of age, a new round of battle for the right to inherit the throne is about to begin!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone sitting here changed their expressions.
Especially Master Pardon, there was even a look of horror on his face.
The Ningrong Palace fell from its peak state because of the deposing of the crown prince.
But now there are several princes under his knees, but no crown prince has been established yet. This is a disaster.
In the battle to seize the rightful son, with the momentum of the four major families in Jinling, he must join one of them, otherwise he might be suppressed by all the princes together, and the consequences would be disastrous.
Even the ambitious Wang Ziteng felt a little withdrawn.
It's not that he's afraid of anything, but if he gets the wrong treasure with the wrong person, he won't be the only one to be unlucky, but the entire Wang family will be unlucky.
Wang Ziteng asked himself, he couldn't bear such a responsibility!
On this point alone, Jia Rong's plan of retreat is not unreasonable.
The second master Zheng and the first master She were both feeling heavy at this time.
After knowing Jia Rong's thoughts, he did not refute it, which can explain the problem very well.
"In addition, please don't forget that today we are not friendly to the founding noble group, or even the Taizong legacy family!"
Jia Rong's next words were quite treacherous, but when heard in the ears of those present, it was like a thunderous explosion, shaking the soul.
"We hold part of the military power in our hands, so the emperor is naturally afraid of us!"
"In addition, we are powerful and wealthy, and with some military power, we can even challenge the royal family and influence the world's situation at critical moments!"
"No matter how loyal we appear, anyone who has the ability to shake the status of the royal family must be eradicated!"
This is quite heartbreaking, but it is an outright fact.
The emperor has the ability to control the military power and is confident that he can suppress the Xungui Group, so he treats the Xungui Group relatively loosely.
But when it was time to suppress him, he showed no mercy at all.
With the deposing of the crown prince, not only did Ning Rong and his family fall from the first and second positions in the Xungui Group, but there were also many Xungui families who were unlucky.
Among them, the most unlucky one is the Duke's family whose legitimate daughter marries the deposed prince and becomes the crown princess. If the emperor had not had some sense, he would have directly expelled the other party from the title.
That time, the Founding Group suffered heavy losses and directly surrendered control of the court. It has not recovered to this day.
However, despite this, the Founding Group still controls a considerable number of troops and has a huge influence in the military.
If Jia Rong hadn't intervened, Wang Ziteng would have been the military governor of Beijing.
Of course, according to the development of the story of Red Mansions, at this time Wang Ziteng had already gone to visit the nine sides to add weight to his entry into the cabinet.
At present, Wang Ziteng is not so prosperous, but relying on his ability and the support of the forces behind him, he has still reached the position of right minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Coupled with the potential influence of the Jia family in the army, as well as the status of the two princes of the Shi family in the army, they are not an ordinary strong mountain.
They have always behaved quite low-key, and have only shown sufficient ability in governing local areas and developing people's livelihood economy.
Try to downplay the influence of the military in order to avoid trouble.
The problem is that the emperor does not have the confidence today.
Looking at today's rise to power and the experience of seizing power, it is full of accidents and luck. It is simply a template for children of luck.
Today's mother-in-law is an ordinary palace maid, which means she cannot borrow power from her mother's family.
When he was a prince, he was completely transparent and had no power at all.
It was also about deposing the prince, and all other capable and ambitious princes were involved, otherwise he would not be able to take the throne in the end.
Seizing power bit by bit from the hands of the Emperor was a deliberate move by the Emperor.
After all, as he is getting older, he will no longer be able to keep busy if he holds the power of the court.
If you don't know a little bit about the decentralization of power, let alone whether you will be full of resentment towards the emperor now, the emperor's body alone will not be able to support it.
This is nothing at first, but the problem is that the founding noble group has always been on the side of the emperor, and by the way, it has become the emperor's helper in suppressing today.
When the Emperor was in good health, it was nothing. But now that the Emperor's health was deteriorating day by day, it would be embarrassing.
Why is there no distinguished leader in the cabinet? How did the civil servant group suppress the distinguished military general group? There is a lot of effort here.
Even if the thoughts in today's mind have changed recently, suppressing and weakening the founding noble group and seizing military power have always been what today's people are doing.
As the core members of the founding noble group, the four major families in Jinling will inevitably be targeted and suppressed today.
No one knows how far it needs to be achieved today.
If it's just a slap in the face, it doesn't matter, but if you want to touch the core interests of the four major Jinling families now, then there is nothing to say.
What about the emperor?
If you want them to bow their heads and admit defeat, or even destroy their families, how can they be willing to do so without a fight?
However, the risk of doing so is too great.
"You may not feel it!"
Jia Rong's leisurely voice woke up those who were sitting deep in thought. He said slowly: "I have long felt that I can't do it here in the capital!"
Ignoring the look of confusion on the faces of Wang Ziteng and others, he smiled leisurely and said: "I have many ideas, just like developing Tianjin Port. Not only can I make a lot of money, but I can also enrich the national treasury!"
"But the Jinmen Port has already made all the external forces extremely jealous, and it is impossible to give us another chance!"
"Once the clues are revealed, there will be many people picking peaches, and we may not be able to withstand it yet!"
Wang Ziteng's eyes lit up and he asked eagerly: "Brother Rong, what else do you have in mind?"
"If the coastal protrusion over Ludi is developed into a port, its geographical location will be even better than that of Tianjin Port!"
Jia Rong said with a smile: "If we propose development at this time, will we have the opportunity to fully control it?"
Wang Ziteng's face froze and he didn't say anything.
"The protruding area along the Liaodong coast opposite Dengzhou is also a good area for port development!"
Jia Rong said leisurely: "I have already sent people to build a front station and set up a small terminal transfer station!"
"As a result, the military leaders from Liaodong came over every three days to fight against the autumn wind!"
"That is to say, the Ning Mansion still has some influence in the army, otherwise those lawless military leaders who have been at the border for many years will probably rob it!"
"I'm not afraid of making things worse. I can even help repair the disobedient people in the frontier army today. Is it necessary?"
Jia Rong's words made Wang Ziteng and Shijia Baolinghou look at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Besides, a sun-dried sea salt made such a big fuss, but I had no other means to use it!"
What Jia Rong said became more and more alarming: "There are some things that really can't be guaranteed to maximize benefits, so just don't do it!"
"But establishing a foundation overseas is not that easy!"
Wang Ziteng said bluntly: "Don't think pig's feet are so easy in novels. In fact, the risks and costs involved are too great!"
"It's just a stronghold. Ning Mansion's strength can handle it!"
Jia Rong chuckled and said: "There is a big island on the sea not far from Goryeo!"
“It’s about the same size as a medium-sized county in Daqian!”
"Wait until I send someone over to check the situation there carefully. If the situation permits, we will establish a firm foothold there!"
"Don't forget, everyone, there is not much else to do in the country right now, and there are a lot of refugees. As long as you give them a mouthful of food, their lives will be the same wherever they are!"
"At that time, if the environment and conditions permit, the Ning Mansion will be able to control an offshore foundation with a population of more than 100,000, and there will be no need to care too much about the royal family's face in the future!"
"Is there really such a good place?"
Seeing Jia Rong nodding, Wang Ziteng said happily: "If you really want to confirm the development of the situation, don't forget the Wang family!"
"Historians also need to get involved!"
Shi Jia Baolinghou spoke next, with a look on his face.
As for the two people from the Xue family and the others from the Rong family, they were all confused and at a loss.
What did they hear and how did they make the decision so quickly?
Regardless of what Mr. Zheng and the others thought, this gathering at the Rong Mansion was successfully concluded. When Wang Ziteng and Marquis Shi Jia Baoling left, the smiles on their faces did not diminish.
"Brother Rong..."
Mr. Zheng Er wanted to take Jia Rong and go to Rongqing Hall to talk to the old lady.
"Second uncle, just make your own decision if you have anything to do!"
Jia Rong didn't answer, smiled and waved her hands and said: "Old lady, I won't go, so as not to cause any unpleasantness!"
Are you kidding me? Can you talk about things like pioneering and enterprising to an old man who has gradually become conservative in his thinking?
I'm afraid that the old lady won't listen at all and will reprimand her vigorously.
Will the decision made by Jia Rong be easily changed?
He waved his hand, said goodbye and turned around to leave.
After the lively banquet dispersed, Mr. Pardon and Mr. Zheng took Jia Baoyu to Rongqing Hall and explained the proceedings in the big study to the tired old lady.
Sure enough, the old lady looked quite displeased and snorted: 'Brother Rong has such a big tone, Daqian can no longer tolerate his ambition!'
"Since he wants to make trouble, let him make trouble on his own!"
"Didn't I say that the strength of the Ning Mansion is enough? Let's not join forces with the Rong Mansion!"
"Old lady, I want to see what he's really capable of!"
As for the fact that Jia Rong was "overwhelming", although it was a bit unexpected, the old lady didn't take it to heart.
In her opinion, it was just Jia Rong's playful behavior.
Even if some of Jia Rong's novels become famous, what benefits can they bring to the family?
Obviously, the old lady's influence on "Overseas Founding" is seriously underestimated.
As many forces have determined the huge profits of overseas trade, many forces have made it clear that they will participate.
Including the Ministry of Internal Affairs controlled by the royal family, they all planned to purchase sea-going ships or build their own sea-going ships to participate in the lucrative overseas trade.
From north to south, any force that feels that its own strength is not weak has no intention of hiding it at all.
Now, it was the turn of the wealthy people on the southeastern coast to feel the tremendous pressure.
They didn't expect that a novel could be so powerful.
Although they had found out that the person who wrote the novel was the head of the Ning Mansion, the first-class general Jia Rong, they didn't have much thought or energy to teach him a lesson.
For a time, the momentum of overseas trade actually overshadowed the great flood in the south, making people really dumbfounded.
Of course, as many forces prepare to form fleets, they naturally recruit many refugees who have been displaced by floods, which can be considered a good thing.
After all, relying on government relief has too many loopholes and is somewhat unreliable.
Here, Jia Rong kept his promise and quickly sent out his men to board a sea ship and rush directly to the big island near Korea. Yes, it was Jeju Island that many people who traveled through the country missed.
Things went very smoothly. The troops sent there successfully landed on the island for the first time and had a preliminary understanding of the entire island.
When the news came back, Jia Rong naturally knew what was going on.
Finding an opportunity to celebrate the junior's birthday, he called Wang Ziteng, Shi Jia Baolinghou, and Uncle Xue to get together and explain the situation clearly.
Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia Baolinghou saw that the situation was indeed similar to what Jia Rong had described, and they were immediately overjoyed.
There is nothing to discuss at all. The big island is not far from Korea and not far from the border of Liaodong. You can reach the Daqian area by boat in a few days.
But it doesn't belong to Daqian. As long as they occupy and establish a firm foothold, it depends on their own ideas what they want to do.
When Jia Rong expressed his thoughts and decided on the future layout of the big island, Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia Baolinghou's eyes immediately lit up.
It can only be said that Jia Rong's idea is very bold, but for the four major families in Jinling, it is an operation to maximize profits. They all agreed without thinking.
As for Uncle Xue, he has no right to speak at all.
What the Xue family has to do is to organize the fleet to contribute. Once the goal is achieved, see if they can get a share of the pie. That's all.
But that's it, Uncle Xue is quite satisfied. At least the other three families are willing to take them to play. The reality is so cruel...