Chapter 309: Seeing through the heel, the years are peaceful
Looking at Jia Lan's calm expression, Wang Qiong snorted coldly in his heart, with a cold light shining in his eyes.
[You’re still pretending to be calm at this time? That’s all... I’m just a child after all. If you want to blame me, it’s your fault for becoming famous as a young man and being born into a martial arts family. If that’s the case, then you can’t blame me!]
Jia Lan immediately noticed Wang Qiong's malice towards him.
Although he feels a little baffled by Wang Qiong's hostility, Jia Lan is not someone who just waits to be killed.
He immediately raised his hand and pointed at Wang Qiong's waist.
"Brother Nian, this is boring."
Wang Qiong and Jia Lan still wanted to pretend to be calm and calm, but the anger in his heart became more and more intense. When he was about to speak, he saw Jia Lan smiling faintly at him.
This indifference made Wang Qiong's heart suddenly throb.
It’s as if the person in front of you has completely changed.
When he calmed down and looked into Jia Lan's eyes, what he saw was a flowing and deep sea, with glittering golden waves hitting his eyes.
Wang Qiong felt like the world was hanging upside down, and he became more and more frightened. When he tried his best to pull away his consciousness, what came into his eyes was Jialan's smiling face.
In shock, he looked at Jialan's slowly raised hand, pointing directly at him: "Antlers totem, Brother Nian, the origin of this thing is not simple..."
The slightly teasing words struck Wang Qiong's mind again, leaving him speechless.
【How could it be, how did he see it?】
However, Jia Lan did not choose to pursue and fight fiercely. He only raised his voice slightly and asked, "I wonder if Brother Nian is from the Wang family in Taiyuan?"
Wang Qiong was startled, then nodded and said: "I am from the Jinyang branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan..."
"I'm sorry!" Jia Lan smiled and cupped his hands.
"No wonder, it turns out that the Taiyuan Wang family..." Everyone was stunned for a while and whispered among themselves.
The family business card may seem insubstantial, but sometimes it is so useful.
If you ask which family is most respected in the Three Jin Dynasties, there is no doubt that the Wang family of Taiyuan is the number one.
The Taiyuan Wang family's vitality is rare among all clans. Celebrities have emerged in large numbers in every dynasty. Even in the pre-Ming Dynasty, many famous people still emerged.
The most famous among them is undoubtedly Mr. Yangming, who was granted the title of "Xian Confucian" and was enshrined in the 58th place in the east veranda of the Confucius Temple. In addition, Wang Shizhen, who is said to be the "Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng" himself, is also a Taiyuan Wang family.
To this day, the Taiyuan Wang family still has a large number of talented people active in all walks of life.
Let me mention here that the Jinling Wang family of Jia Lan's great-uncle Prince Teng was not from the Taiyuan Wang family. It is said that the ancestor of the Wang family, Du Taiwei, the county's Bo Wang, lost his parents due to famine when he was just born. He was raised by kind people, so he directly
Give him the surname Wang.
On the contrary, he is the father-in-law of Jia Lan's master Sheng Hong. The former crown prince and grand master are from the Langya Wang family, and they are brothers of the Taiyuan Wang family.
Jia Lan's compliment made Wang Qiong feel a little uncomfortable, but more of it was a kind of fear after being shocked.
The two looked at each other, and the smile in Jia Lan's eyes made Wang Qiong sigh in relief. After calming down, he forced himself to calm down and chatted with Jia Lan. Then he changed the subject and admitted generously that his family was indeed involved in some conflicts.
Trade in the grasslands.
The tribes of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties were scattered in Mobei. People did not cultivate or weave the land and had no other products. The pots, cauldrons and clothes were added to the equipment, and they were sent to China. Especially in recent years, the weather has been extremely cold, felt fur can not withstand the summer heat, and pieces of cloth are rare.
Businessmen in Sanjin have the advantage of being close to each other and can export daily necessities in exchange for horses, cattle, sheep and all kinds of furs on the grassland.
Wang Qiong explained that in order to help his family make ends meet, he had to do some business, and it was because of this that he observed the benefits of trade along the Nine Borders and was able to survive last year's cold winter.
Therefore, instead of forcing a seclusion and starting a war, it is better to further intensify commercial exchanges with the tribes on the grassland and use the products of the Middle Earth to make friends with the tribes on the grassland to achieve the purpose of appeasing the local area.
Most people, including Jia Lan, understand and agree with this, because this is an effective policy that has been implemented for many years since the Ming Dynasty. It can not only achieve peace at the border, but also cultivate some people who are close to the court through mutual trade.
Tribe.
For example, when Sengge Khan went south this time, the relevant tribes provided information to the court, so Wang Ziteng was able to make certain preparations. Even though the casualties were huge, he was able to successfully push back the enemy.
Jia Lan smiled and did not point out anything, just said: "Brother Nian's actions can indeed be called the 'unity of knowledge and action'!"
When Wang Qiong heard this, she laughed and silently returned to her seat.
For someone like him who believes in Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, being praised by Jia Lan with Yangming Xinxue is no better than a direct slap in the face.
But because of what Jia Lan said just now, Wang Qiong had no choice but to remain silent.
After sitting down, he secretly touched the jade pendant around his neck and looked at Jia Lan with a confused look.
[It’s scary that he can actually see the details of this jade pendant at a glance...]
This is just an ordinary jade pendant.
At first glance, this piece of jade is unremarkable, with a simple shape at most, and seems to be an antique. However, Jia Lan, who has a keen eye, can tell at a glance that the jade pendant is carved with a white deer pattern.
The gray wolf and the white deer are the two most important totems of the Mongolian people. The opening chapter of "Secret History of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty" clearly states: "The ancestors of Genghis Khan are the born Bole Techina (the gray wolf) and his wife Huoai
Malangle (pale white deer), they crossed the Tengjisi River to Burhan Mountain at the source of the Onan River, and gave birth to a son named Bata Chihan."
The Onan River and the Burhan Mountain are both holy places in the hearts of the grassland people, and the gray wolf and white deer have become the most important totems on the grassland.
The shape of Wang Qiong's jade pendant does not look like something from China at all. Jia Lan boldly speculates that this jade pendant must be some kind of token, used as a certificate of identity when trading with a specific tribe.
It is definitely not a small tribe that can give such a jade pendant.
And Wang Qiong, who can participate in this kind of trade, will definitely not be a person with only a few hundred acres of land.
Not only was he involved in the West Exit trade, he was definitely a core figure in it.
The reputation of Sanjin merchants has been mixed since the late Ming Dynasty.
Learn about the eight major imperial merchants.
But history aside, the merchants of the Three Jin Dynasties had their own unique insights and experience in the west entrance trade. Even though they had a very bad impression of them, Emperor Gao did not kill them all. Instead, he selected a group of local merchants to be absorbed into the royal house.
In the house.
These three Jin merchants assumed a similar function to the eight imperial merchants in the past, which was to provide various supplies along the Jiubian line.
However, Jia Lan had no intention of pursuing Wang Qiong any further, and he would only point out what needed to be said.
And he feels that if he really digs into it, he may get himself into trouble.
Who knows if the Ministry of Internal Affairs is behind Wang Qiong?
Indeed, only a behemoth like the Ministry of Internal Affairs has the confidence to make suggestions to the emperor to postpone the use of troops.
In the Xiuzhu Pavilion, Changbai and Minglan, who felt that the atmosphere had greatly relaxed, and Luo Shiniang in the distance, secretly breathed a sigh of relief for Jialan.
In their eyes, Jialan has obviously completely turned the situation around.
Especially Chang Bai. He could clearly see Wang Qiong's sudden change of expression. Seeing that Jia Lan was not chasing after him made Chang Bai feel more at ease.
At this time, Jia Lan smiled at Wang Qiong. Although he didn't take Wang Qiong's targeting seriously seriously, there was one thing he felt he should make clear in person.
"I don't agree with one thing about what Brother Wang just said."
Jia Lan said in his slightly immature voice: "The reason why a country is safe is not to rely on soldiers. Therefore, to punish violence, the country must use troops, and to ban and expand the people, punishment must be used. However, soldiers use external violence to punish internal violence.
To prohibit evil. Therefore, soldiers respect the scriptures that govern the country and cannot be abolished.
However, the people are the foundation of the country, and grain is the life of the people. In ancient times, those who were good at using troops must first store grain.
Looking at Mr. Tiantai's political practice, the first priority is to implement the Nine Borders. How to implement it? Tian Zhengye.
The population of the country is increasing day by day, the land is small but the people are large, and the water and soil on the nine borders are not abundant, especially the water and soil. Mr. Tiantai has been ordered to patrol the border several times, always with the first priority to verify the acres of land owned by military households.
In Jiubian and other places, there are many incidents of Shangguan encroaching on the fields of military households. Enforcement officials will use it to correct the evildoers, suppress both China and foreign countries, and enforce discipline.
Only in this way can the three armies obey their authority, the soldiers serve their lives, and the borders are safe."
Jia Lan tactfully refuted Wang Qiong's accusation of Li Xuanzhu's militarism, and finally said: "The people are suffering, and the soldiers at the border are suffering even more. Today is the Lantern Festival, and you and I are gathered together, but the soldiers patrolling the streets and keeping vigil are even more miserable."
, Braving the severe cold, how can it not be bitter? The soldiers who braved the severe cold to defend the border, how can they not be miserable?
A soldier either dies in battle or returns to his hometown. For soldiers at the border, their hometown is still the border.
All living beings suffer, and no one will be particularly favored by fate. You think the years are peaceful, but it’s just that someone is carrying the burden for you."