"Hehe, I thought Mr. Jia had some great ideas, but he just took refuge overseas. What's the difference between this and complete surrender?"
The palace staff sneered and looked at the elder with cold and disdainful eyes.
“What does it mean to live abroad?”
The elder was even more rude: "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. Do you have to force the prince to take a risk and risk your future with your family and life?"
"Jia Enhou, don't talk nonsense!"
After being exposed, the palace staff suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and yelled at the elder.
But even so, Prince Zhongshun couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. He now fully understood what his confidants and staff were thinking.
"I think you are driven by greed!"
The elder said rudely: "Only if the prince takes a risk and defeats you will the best result be achieved. Otherwise, if the prince listens to my advice and establishes a vassal outside Daqi, someone like you who specializes in coming up with crooked ideas will probably be killed."
The palace staff were so angry that veins popped out on their foreheads, and they glared at the elder and wanted to eat him.
Prince Zhongshun ignored the exchange of words between the two. At this time, his thoughts were all attracted by the four words that the eldest master inadvertently said: establish a vassal and a country!
If he really had a chance to establish a vassal and a country, he really wouldn't be so stubborn as to fight against the current situation.
Otherwise, the person in the original book Red Mansions would not have pretended to be crazy and continued to be his prince. Obviously, this person was not determined to risk everything for the throne.
"Your Majesty, please don't listen to Jia Enhou's nonsense. Overseas lands are filled with smoke, snakes and insects. They are not suitable for establishing a vassal or a country at all!"
The palace staff obviously understood Prince Zhongshun's thoughts very well, and directly advised him: "I don't know what Mr. Jia is thinking about, he is really good at it!"
Prince Zhongshun did not speak, but stared at the elder closely to see what he had to say.
"The south of the Yangtze River was also a smog-stricken place during the Tang and Song Dynasties. What's happening now?"
The elder curled his lips and said with disdain: "As far as I know, there are many large islands in Southeast Asia, covering an area of several provinces. The natives on them are too lazy to die, so they just scatter some rice seeds and just bask in the sun every day.
, they still have enough food, even more than they can eat!”
At this point, his tone became solemn: "The southern islands have a mild climate and fertile land, and three crops a year are the norm. Although it is difficult to develop, it is not a problem at all as long as there are enough manpower!"
Glancing at Prince Zhongshun, whose eyes were shining brightly, the eldest master asked, "Your Majesty, what is the most popular thing in Daqi?"
"What's the most?"
Prince Zhongshun was confused by the question, but the expressions of the staff next to him were quite ugly.
"People!"
The eldest master's words were like a thunderbolt. Prince Zhongshun's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, and his heart was filled with the idea of establishing a feudal vassal and establishing a country. It was difficult for him to think of any other thoughts.
By the time the eldest gentleman left the restaurant, Prince Zhongshun in the box behind him was completely smitten and could not listen to the persuasion of his confidants.
Being annoyed, he even said: "Even if you don't go to the South China Sea to seal a vassal and establish a country, how about leaving a way out?"
In just one sentence, he made his close aides lose their temper. Looking back, it really made sense. He knew that fighting today would not end well, but if he didn't leave any backup plan and he was unlucky in the future, there would really be no room for improvement.
The eldest master aroused the ambition of Prince Zhongshun, and temporarily got rid of the entanglement of this guy, and returned directly to the other courtyard. In his opinion, contact with the royal family was too tiring, and it would be better to play with Yingchun and Jia Cong in a relaxed way.
As for him teasing Prince Zhongshun to extend his eyes and hands outside, it was also intentional.
No matter what happened in the world of Red Mansions, the Daqi Dynasty did not exist in normal history, but the environment in Daqi was so consistent with the China he knew.
In the history here, there are also countries such as the Qin, Han, Tang, and Song Dynasties, but something went wrong at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. What was established was not the Ming Dynasty but another Jing Dynasty. However, the Jing Dynasty was very similar to the Ming Dynasty, and both were destroyed by the civil service group.
Complete collapse and frequent natural disasters.
Of course, although the elder did not believe in the rumors about evil and evil in the history books, he did not completely deny it. This is a world where immortals, gods and monks exist, and it is not impossible for evil to appear and cause trouble in the world.
It's just obvious that the official history compiled by Da Qi for the Jing Dynasty deliberately downplayed this point. If it weren't for the records of this aspect in the Rongguo Mansion, it would be difficult for outsiders to know that the Jing Dynasty, which was at its peak, was suddenly defeated by evil spirits.
in hand.
Of course, man-made disasters are also inevitable, but the situation changed drastically after arriving in Daqi.
Although the world has been at peace for a long time, the power of the civilian group still cannot completely suppress the Xungui Group. Even the military generals group is not weaker than the civilian group.
Of course, the current situation has changed somewhat. Nowadays, we are competing for power with the Supreme Emperor. Because most of the nobles and military generals have turned to the Supreme Emperor, today's promotion of civil servants has greatly expanded the power of the civil servant group. I don't know if I have thought about the consequences today.
In the original work of Red Mansions, although the final outcome of the Rongguo Mansion is self-inflicted, it can also be seen as the downfall of the group of nobles and generals.
This is a necessary cleansing, but the great master thinks it is unnecessary. It wastes vitality in vain and eventually leads to the decline of national power. I don’t know if there will be a chance to revive it in the future.
The Xungui Group is in bad shape, but there are still many capable people in it. They are not like Ning Rong's Second Mansion who want to switch from military to civil service, but they are still one of the backbones of the general group.
Not to mention the military general group, although the world is currently peaceful, it only refers to the internal affairs of Daqi. There are still many wars and disputes externally. There are many border wars every year, which is enough to cultivate many capable generals.
Regardless of whether it is the Xungui Group or the Military General Group, it is too wasteful to be purged today. They are not really participating in the blue, but they are just on the wrong team. In the eyes of the big boss, it is too much.
As long as Prince Zhongshun is really moved and takes action, at least Daqi will have one less hidden danger. Today, there is no need to continue to focus on Prince Zhongshun, and there will be fewer conflicts.
Not to mention anything else, as long as Prince Zhongshun transfers all the hidden assassins to the outer sea, he will be a quite amazing force, enough to sweep over one or two small islands and establish political power.
Not to mention, as long as Prince Zhongshun occupies a large island in Nanyang, a lot of labor will be needed to help develop it. Simply opening up fields is a very labor-intensive project.
If it is really implemented, it will at least help hundreds of thousands of poor people in Daqi to solve their livelihood problems, and the number of people indirectly helped will reach more than one million.
This is still just the beginning. When the occupied Nanyang islands are developed to a certain extent, the number of immigrants required will not be a small number. Millions is not too much, right?
There is no other place besides Daqi that can provide such a huge population!
If it can give a large number of poor people a chance to survive or even live a good life, I don't mind doing a good deed.
…
The news that the eldest man was so mad that he offended members of the royal family quickly reached Jia Mu, causing a violent uproar.
"What do you want to do, boss?"
After hearing about the eldest master's arrogance and arrogance, she felt cold in her heart. Such crazy behavior of the eldest master would definitely offend the royal family members, and there would definitely be no good consequences in the future.
"Yuanyang, go and ask Lian Er to come over!"
Jia Mu has learned a lot now, and knows that the eldest master doesn't care too much about her thoughts, so she directly takes up Lian Er's idea.
But before Lian Er came over, Master Zheng Er hurried over. After seeing the ceremony, he said in a panic: "Mother, eldest brother, he beat a member of the royal family, what should we do now?"
"Why are you panicking?"
Mother Jia glared at Mr. Zheng with dissatisfaction and said quietly: "Nothing has happened to the boss until now. Why are you so anxious?"
"But……"
Jia Zheng was not worried about the elder, but worried that he would be implicated.
"Hey, the second brother is afraid of being implicated. How about we completely separate our families, or even separate clans?"
The elder's voice suddenly sounded at the door, and Lian Er walked into the main room of Rongqing Hall with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Boss, what are you doing? If you want to die, there's no need to be so hasty!"
Seeing the eldest master, Jia Mu still couldn't hold back her anger. She said angrily: "How dare you dare to be a member of the royal family? How much do you think you can resist?"
"Yes, brother, this time is quite dangerous!"
Jia Zheng couldn't help but said: "Maybe, if the emperor and the emperor get angry..."
The following words were not spoken, but the meaning was clearly expressed. Confiscation of the house was only the most basic consequence, and there could be more serious consequences.
"If you are worried, dividing the family and clan is not a problem!"
The eldest man smiled and said: "How about it, second brother, I won't take advantage of you. If we divide the family, you will get 40% of the family property. From now on, we will not be in conflict with each other!"
"this……"
Jia Zheng was a little moved, but the most important thing was that he was scared.
The eldest master's behavior of being fearless and making trouble from time to time made the second master Zheng very uncomfortable. The feeling of being frightened was really not good.
Now the eldest master gave him a chance to stay out of the matter, but the second master Zheng was moved but hesitated.
"Boss, what are you talking about? The old lady allowed you brothers to separate the family even before she died!"
Jia Mu was angry and said dissatisfiedly: "Aren't you doing well now? So what if you beat a member of the royal family? Can the royal family be unreasonable?"
She thought that the eldest man came here just to separate the family. She felt very unhappy and looked at the eldest man with displeasure.
"Okay, don't talk about this!"
Seeing Jia Mu's resolute attitude, the elder did not bother to be wordy and directly stated the purpose of his visit: "Speaking of which, it is impossible for a child of the royal family to get through so easily. I may have to be transferred out of the capital soon. I hope you, old lady, are mentally prepared.
!”
"What, boss, you want to be transferred out of the capital?"
Jia Mu was startled, and suddenly felt an inexplicable fear in her heart.