Red Mansion Jia Lan: Do you want to run away tonight to visit your relatives? Chapter 63: Discussing trade routes for Kaiyuan, Ping'er considers Jialan's pulse
It’s obviously a way to make money, why don’t you declare it to the palace again?
For no other reason than that since the Supreme Prince came to the throne, the palace's expenses have increased. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has kept a close eye on the profits from these mutual trades, and competition has naturally arisen with the nobles. After all, horses are traded every year on the grassland.
The quantity is also fixed.
In order to avoid suspicion, the nobles publicly stated that they would no longer participate in the mutual market in Liaodong.
Since the nobles gave up the profits from Liaodong, the emperor reciprocated and allowed the nobles to develop trade in the Western Regions.
When Sister Feng heard this, her eyes lit up and she clapped her hands: "That's easy, how about we sell the goods to the Western Regions?"
Jia Lan laughed and said: "If it were the Han and Tang Dynasties, it would be great to carry out trade in the Western Regions, and it would be a great convenience for our Jia family..."
Sister Feng immediately reacted: "You mean my uncle from the Wang family who serves as the governor of the three sides?"
The Governor of the Three Borders, Wang Ziteng, was the original commander of the Beijing camp, the head of the Wang family, and Jia Lan's uncle in terms of seniority. He is now stationed in Yulin, controlling the three towns of Shanxi, Yulin, and Ningxia, and supervising the three kings in the west.
The Ming Dynasty imitated the old practice of the Ming Dynasty and set up nine sides, namely Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Shanxi Town, Yulin Town, Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town, and Gansu Town.
Later, Guyuan and the two towns of Ningxia were entrusted to the king of Liang as fiefdoms, and the two kings of Su and Sai were guarded by them. The king of Xining opened his mansion in Xining and added Suzhou. The two towns of Hami controlled the northwest, and with the addition of the king of Beijing in the east, the Xia Dynasty
On the northern front, a defense system of four kings and nine sides serving as horns was established.
The vassal kings and border towns monitored and restricted each other, and the imperial court made adjustments in the middle. Obviously, this system was better than that of the previous Ming Dynasty. In his early years, the Supreme Emperor was even more satisfied, saying that "the east and west are huge, and the fingers and arms are dependent on each other. It can be said to be in full prosperity."
With the help of Wang Ziteng, it should be very convenient for the Jia family to trade in the Western Regions.
But Jia Lan didn't see it that way, "Even with the convenience of the government, does Auntie know how long the journey is?"
Sister Feng was stunned: "How long? I wonder how we can go back and forth once in half a year?"
Jia Lan shook his head: "Auntie is too optimistic. It is a full 5,000 miles from Shenjing to Jiayuguan. This section of the road is relatively easy to walk, but there is still a full 4,000 miles from Jiayuguan to Beishu Bali.<
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Just the initial section of the 4,000-mile journey from Shazhou to Hamiwei is quite difficult. Not only is there no aquatic plants to be found along the way in the Gobi desert, but even drinking water has to be done by trying your luck to see if you can find frozen ice. This business is
With a team of dozens of people, it’s already a problem just to eat the horse’s chew. Whether the goods can be held is an even bigger problem. I’m worried that if something goes wrong and I lose everything, it’s really a total loss.”
"Really?" Sister Feng frowned and looked at Jia Lan in surprise, somewhat unbelievable.
"Each of these journeys and experiences come from the notes of the Qian Ming Dynasty's mission to the Western Regions, and they are definitely true."
The biggest reason for the decline of trade routes in the Western Regions is the deterioration of the natural environment.
Sister Feng sighed and leaned against the bed with her slightly plump figure, frowning a little: "What should I do?"
Jia Lan thought to himself that as long as you take out a little bit of the silver that has been greedily put into your pocket, the hole will almost be filled.
Although a lot of vitality was hurt due to the marriage proposal, after all, it is the palace of the Duke of Guo, and the family has a big business. This time Jia Qiang went on a tour of Liaodong and even sorted out most of the property in the house. As long as he is careful to operate within his means, he can still support it.
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But in front of Jia Lan and Sister Feng, they still have a cooperative relationship. There is no need to make things clear and hurt the harmony. He just smiled and said: "Aunt, how can there be so many things in this world that can be solved overnight? Brother Qiang has freed up so much space for aunt this time."
This is a stage that my aunt works well. After a few years of circulation, if the able ones take the stage and the greedy ones take it, the accounts of this house will naturally be greatly improved.
Moreover, after experiencing this, Zhuangzi in Liaodong must not slack off. From my perspective, these more than ten Zhuangzi can continue to develop and develop, which will bring new benefits."
"What Lan Ge'er said is true, and I'm impatient." Sister Feng's brows spread.
The two talked some more, and half an hour had passed, but Sister Feng still had no intention of giving it away. Jia Lan was also puzzled. He and Sister Feng should no longer have any conflicts of interest.
After a while, seeing Sister Feng unable to speak, Ping'er couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to speak.
It turns out that Sister Feng wanted Jia Lan to take a look at her body.
When she heard at the family banquet that Jia Lan rescued a student who was almost crazy in the academy, she started to think about it at that time. Later, she asked Ping'er to inquire about it and learned that whether it was Daiyu or Baoyu in Xiaoxiang Hall.
My maid, Qingwen, felt a little better after taking Jialan's medicine, so she added some more thoughts.
It wasn't until I was chatting with Jia Qiang a few days ago that Sister Feng inadvertently mentioned Jia Lan's medical skills. After listening to Jia Qiang's praise, I learned that the senior official had a sudden illness and almost died. It was Jia Lan who rescued him, so I made the decision.
Mostly determined.
Seeing Jia Lan's slightly childish look, Sister Feng was a little shy and couldn't say anything.
What's not to say? Jia Lan was wondering, but when she saw Sister Feng's shy and worried eyes, her heart suddenly changed, and she seemed to have caught something.
"Auntie, are you afraid that if your ancestors or grandmothers find out that you are itchy, they will take back the housekeeping rights?"
Sister Feng was asked about the central issue, and she didn't want to admit it at first, but when she met Jia Lan's clear eyes, she slowly calmed down and nodded slightly.
Jia Lan handed his eldest sister to Ping'er and made a gesture of invitation, "In this case, why don't you ask aunt to let your nephew take a pulse first?"
Sister Feng quickly stretched out her hand, and as soon as Jia Lan touched it, she felt her hand was as warm as porcelain jade, and her heart skipped a beat.
Feeling the warmth on her hand, Sister Feng also trembled slightly and quickly lowered her head.
Suppressing his mind, Jia Lan took Sister Feng's pulse carefully and looked her up and down. She looked at Sister Feng until her face turned red, then he looked away, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said: "There is nothing serious about Auntie."
, just..."
The second half of this sentence immediately raised the hearts of Sister Feng and Ping'er.
Ping'er asked anxiously: "But what's wrong with grandma's health?"
Jia Lan waved his hand: "It's not that bad, but it seems that I have worked too much. Since ancient times, thinking too much will make me lazy, and being too busy will make me tired. Auntie is in charge of such a big family, so naturally she is a little tired. I will prescribe some supplements first.
I will take the prescription for replenishing qi, drying dampness and resolving phlegm first, but after that, my aunt still needs to take good care of herself and take good care of her body, which is the right way."
Sister Feng sighed: "Oh, you also said that with this big family, how can I let go?"
After hearing this, Jia Lan's heart moved and he said: "When it comes to this matter, my nephew has a half-formed idea in mind, but he is just afraid that if he tells it, his aunt will misunderstand it."
Sister Feng said hurriedly: "Speak quickly. If there is any misunderstanding, you have to say it. I will listen."
So Jia Lan expressed his thoughts. Sister Feng looked a little surprised when she heard this. Heping'er looked at each other and said: "You mean you want Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Miss Lin, and Miss Xue to come together?"
In addition, Sister-in-law Zhu will accompany me as a housekeeper?
But... is this appropriate without my wife’s nod?”
There was a little emotion in Sister Feng's tone, but more of it was hesitation. Ping'er kept giving Jia Lan glances at the side, making him feel like he should stop or round his words.
Jia Lan shook his head: "It's not the housekeeper, but the helper."