The fourth generation children of the Jia family have become biological children one after another, and now there are quite a few fifth generations in the Ningrong House.
Even though the old lady showed various dissatisfaction with the elder, she was extremely healthy and energetic. According to the elder's medical skills, she could live to be over ninety or even a hundred years old.
When the eldest man took the position of chief minister of the cabinet, the Jia family's momentum reached its peak. Even if the eldest man resigned inexplicably, because Lian Er entered the cabinet in time, although the Jia family's momentum was not as good as when it was at its peak, it would still be the same.
The top dignitaries in the capital.
The elder was not interested in the external disturbances. By the time he understood all the contents of foundation building and god cultivation in "Xuanwu Zhen Gong", more than half a year had passed.
"I'm going to go out for a walk!"
That day, when Lian Er went back to the government office, the elder sent someone to call him and said straight to the point.
"Master, this is inappropriate!"
Lian Er was taken aback and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid I might make you feel uneasy!"
"What does it have to do with me?"
The eldest man said disdainfully: "I have already resigned, how can I still have to accept today's appointment? There is no such reason, this matter is settled like this!"
"Which junior do you plan to take away with me?"
Lian Er also knew that there was no way to stop him, so he had no choice but to continue asking: "We must be aware of it!"
"Take none of them!"
The elder sneered and said: "Don't think that I don't know what sarcastic remarks those boys said in the back house. I am too lazy to pay attention to them and don't want to be affected by them!"
The wives of the back houses looked at their children as if they were eyeballs, fearing that they would suffer the consequences of the eldest man, who was too lazy to serve him.
Lian Er's face was full of embarrassment and helplessness. When the elder insisted, he stopped persuading him.
Three days later, the eldest master took Mrs. Xing and left the capital directly without notifying anyone, wandering around outside.
It’s not that he has feelings for Mrs. Xing, they have lived together for decades anyway. Mrs.
All were affected.
Anyway, since Mrs.
The eldest master and Mrs.
As time went by, I realized that I was too preoccupied. The elder was very well-behaved. He never used his status as the 'former chief minister of the cabinet' to do anything when he went out. With his strength and martial arts, there was no need to rely on anything.
Identity scares people.
Gradually, now I no longer have the time to be nervous and pay attention. I just asked Xiu Yiwei to keep an eye on him, and did not put too much energy into the old man who was out for fun.
As the elder left the court, the situation in the court began to become chaotic again as time went on, and various interest groups came on stage, striving for greater interests.
They were suppressed too hard by the big boss before, and they also lost a lot of profits. Now that the big boss has resigned, they will naturally jump in to make up for the previous losses, and also gain more profits and benefits.
The originally clear and bright officialdom gradually became turbid, and various monsters began to appear in the local area.
Today, he doesn't care about this. As long as he is willing, he can easily clear up the officialdom. However, the authority of the cabinet will be greatly enhanced in this way. This is a situation that today is not happy to see.
As for the gradual collapse of the situation below, this is not an uncontrollable trouble. As long as it is maintained within a limited range, it is not a big deal today.
It's a pity that Jinjin was too optimistic. During the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival that year, the cruel facts slapped Jinjin and the court several times.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival in Beijing, hundreds of children were missing or abducted in Beijing!
Not only that, most of them were children from wealthy families. The next day, Shuntian Mansion was blocked by anxious and powerful people, demanding that Shuntian Mansion solve the case as soon as possible and recover the abducted children from their families.
This incident still caused an uproar in the court, and even today is alarmed.
Check, we must get to the bottom of it!
Feeling that he had been slapped in the face, he couldn't stop being angry. Jia Enhou had just left office less than half a year ago and had such a big mess. He was really embarrassed.
It's just a pity that no matter how hard the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen traced it, except for a few children from civilian families who were found missing, all the other children disappeared, as if they had never appeared.
For a time, the atmosphere in the mansions of many dignitaries in the capital was gloomy, and the entire mansion was shrouded in a thick haze.
The elder only received the news half a month later. A certain possibility occurred to his mind, but in the end he shook his head and felt that he did not go into details.
He felt very strange that something like this suddenly broke out, as he was not in his position and did not seek to govern. Ordinarily, during his time in power, he cleaned up the dregs of society quite cleanly, and caught all those who had committed crimes.
, at least most of the perpetrators have entered labor camps.
To put it another way, during the period when the eldest father was in power, both the officialdom and the civil society were completely clean. The eldest father spent a lot of energy on governance.
According to his idea, as the emperor's feet, the capital city is naturally the focus of cleaning up. There are several raids and arrests almost every year. Anyone who is too out-tempered is basically sent to the labor camp, even if there are still some fish that escape.
I can't afford many waves.
But hundreds of children were abducted in the capital in one night, and the implications were not simple.
It's just that the eldest master is currently in Jiangnan, and even if he wants to find out what's going on, he's unable to do anything. Besides, he probably won't be happy for him to come forward now.
Forget it, these matters can be handled by the imperial court and local officials. If it doesn't have a good relationship with me, it's better not to irritate today's sensitive nerves.
The elder did not just come to Jiangnan casually. His destination at this time was Jinling, intending to gather the power of the Jinling people and start the prelude to foreign development.
At this time, the area south of the Yangtze River had a very prosperous and splendid commercial atmosphere, and there were a dazzling array of products on the market. Businessmen from all over the world gathered together, and it felt like a prosperous gathering of all nations.
It's a pity that the great master's follow-up governance methods have not yet been rolled out, and the pattern of Jiangnan has not completely transformed into industrialization. It can only be said that the beginning of industrialization has begun. As for whether the follow-up can go further, the great master has no control over it.
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Aside from gossip, after arriving in Jinling, there was no such bullshit struggle among wealthy families for power. The eldest man easily took control of the power of the Jia family in Jinling.
Of course, after private inquiries, the elder also confirmed that these wealthy tribesmen have completely lost their ambition to develop overseas. They are very satisfied with their current wealthy life and do not want to take any further risks.
After all, Jiangnan is now prosperous and beautiful, and it is indeed difficult for them to give up their good life. However, it is a bit difficult for them to go overseas to overcome all obstacles and start over.
In this way, the elder has basically determined the thoughts of the Jinling tribe, and has also set his future policy. He can only rely on himself to fight at sea, and the tribe can only help transport logistics supplies. As for other things, don't count on it.
The elder is not discouraged, as the people of the Jinling tribe have chosen to save him trouble in the future.
When we occupy the islands outside the sea and establish a country, we don't need to give any benefits to the tribe. The troubles that can be solved with economic benefits don't need to be paid for titles and land at all, which is a good thing.
The eldest master settled in Jinling and began to command the fleet controlled by the Jinling people, and began to slowly penetrate into the South China Sea islands he was interested in.
At the moment, he has not thought about going to sea, so naturally there is no need to make too much noise. He will first build a few large manors in the fertile land along the coast, and then use the manors as a base to slowly expand outward.
As the saying goes, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, the old man cannot really enjoy peace.
It seems that a large-scale interest group specializing in abducting children has emerged in Daqi. It started in the capital during the Mid-Autumn Festival and then spread outward. First, cases of child abduction occurred frequently in towns in the north, and then quickly spread to the south, causing panic and uneasiness.
Extremely.
The eldest master received Lian Er's letter from home, and there was a sense of frantic rush between the lines. It was obvious that the sudden outbreak of the kidnapping wave had put great pressure on the court, especially the elders of the cabinet.
With today's temper, we cannot tolerate the spread of such things that ignore laws and regulations.
Not to mention, when something like this happened after the eldest father resigned, it was inevitable that people would be kidnapped. The man behind the scenes was afraid of the eldest father, not the current and the imperial court.
Isn't it? How could such a thing happen when the elder was in power? As a result, just over half a year after he resigned from office, such a difficult matter occurred that the government and the court could not solve for a while.
Supposedly, it was just a matter of kidnapping and selling children. In fact, it had no real impact on Da Qi's government and national power, but it had a huge impact on people's morale.
In particular, most of the abducted children were from wealthy families. Not only were the families of the powerful officials in the capital panicked, but this uneasiness had quickly spread to the entire north. If it could not be dealt with properly, it would have a great impact on the reputation of the present and the imperial court.
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In the letter home from Lian Er, he mentioned in a subtle way that he was currently very angry and had sent people to strictly investigate the frequent child abductions in various places. Unfortunately, there have been no good results so far. The atmosphere in the capital was very depressing. He suggested that the elder
Don't go back to Beijing Yunyun for the time being.
Wouldn't the eldest master eagerly return to Beijing at this time and hinder the present?
Although he is not afraid of current revenge, he still has to think about his children.
That day, an invitation was suddenly delivered to the door. It turned out to be an invitation from the Jiangnan Zhen family, inviting him to attend the wedding banquet of a direct descendant of the Zhen family.
The eldest man didn't want to pay attention to it. The Zhen family is now a grasshopper after the autumn and will not be able to survive for long. If Jiangnan's business is booming and there is no shortage of money in the private treasury, I am afraid that the Zhen family would have been captured long ago.
But he suddenly felt something in his heart, as if something happened at the Zhen family's wedding party, and he had to make up his mind again.