"How I choose, it's not your turn to tell me what to do!"
Now, with a displeased look on his face, he waved his hand and said, "Step back!"
He immediately drove the elder out of the palace, but his current mood was extremely bad.
Sometimes telling the truth is really uncomfortable.
"Boss is back. How long do you plan to stay at home this time?"
On the other side, the Rongqing Hall was bustling with activity. It could be said that four generations were living under one roof. When the eldest gentleman came in, they all came forward to greet him, but the old lady asked directly without being polite at all.
"I'll probably stay for about half a year!"
The elder smiled and said: "Seeing the prosperity of the mansion, I finally feel relieved!"
After joking for a while, the old lady waved her irrelevant descendants and daughters-in-law to leave. Only Lian Er, Zheng Er, and Jia Zhu were left in the house. Even her beloved Baoyu was driven away. She wanted to tell the elder
When it comes to business, it's a pity that Jia Huan is not in the capital, otherwise he would have a place here.
"Boss, I'm not embarrassing you now, right?"
The old lady is finally not confused, and she is quite sharp when she is not biased.
The eldest master got together with Prince Zhongshun and Prince Yizhong, and the three parties jointly formed a large and powerful fleet of ocean-going warships. They have been wandering off the coast of Tongzhou and made the court uneasy. How can they look good today?
That's weird.
Seeing the expressions of the people sitting next to him change, the elder chuckled and said: "Don't worry, old lady, Prince Zhongshun and Prince Yi Zhong are leading the charge this time. I'm just a soy sauce existence, even today."
If there is any anger, I will also look for them two, even if the anger is really directed at me, I don’t have to worry about it!”
Having said this, the elder paused and said proudly: "To put it bluntly, if I were really presumptuous, what can I do now?"
Domineering and arrogant, he is still the man who dominates the world!
"Don't talk so much!"
The old lady was dissatisfied and said: "You are not afraid of being targeted today, but the government and Lian Er cannot bear to be worried about them now!"
"Don't worry, old lady, as long as your brain is not confused now, you won't do such stupid things!"
The elder smiled and said: "Today is different from the past. Both the two princes and I have established a solid foundation outside. If we don't want to lose face, we won't attack us easily!"
"Let me tell you clearly, boss, what exactly is going on in the overseas territory of you and the two princes?"
The old lady waved her hand. She would not be reassured by the big man's bragging. She said angrily: "How far can the barbarian land in the outer sea develop even if it develops?"
The arrogance of the Celestial Kingdom has penetrated deeply into the bones of the people of the Central Plains.
Whether it is today or the old lady, when talking about the two princes and the eldest master's overseas foundation, their tone naturally carries a kind of condescension and arrogance, which makes the eldest master both angry and funny.
To be honest, the living environment in the Central Plains is actually not the best. The centuries-old environment and resources in the South China Sea and the United States are much better than those in the Central Plains.
Of course, the elder will not tell these truths easily. Even if he tells them, no one will believe them, so why waste his words and make people laugh at him.
The eldest man simply told the two princes and his overseas business, and finally said with a smile: "Although the population is not large, the two princes and the business I have built together are quite powerful, especially in the
With the strength on the ocean, there is no problem in overpowering the Daqi Navy and beating them up like crazy!"
Although the words were said in a domineering manner, the elder also thought so in his heart, but it was obvious that the old lady and the others had different thoughts.
He probably felt that the population in the Grand Master's territory was too small, and even if all the manpower was mobilized, the power that could be exerted would be very limited.
It can only be said that the environment of Daqi and the history of the Central Plains limited their imagination.
Naturally, the elder would not argue with the old lady about this, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, old lady, if the three of us are not sure, we will not return rashly this time!"
"That sounds a bit like that!"
The old lady nodded and said: "Boss, do you think the emperor will agree to your request?"
As soon as these words came out, Lian Er, Mr. Zheng Er, Jia Zhu and others who had been sitting next to them all gasped for breath and looked over with eager expressions on their faces.
“I can’t say that it will definitely succeed, but I’m at least about 70% certain!”
The elder said thoughtfully: "The main thing is to see how much people value Daqi today and whether they are willing to continue to develop Daqi, otherwise there will be no need to discuss anything!"
"Boss, what do you mean?"
The old lady looked confused and didn't understand what the elder's words meant.
Not to mention the old lady, even the cabinet ministers like Lian Er looked confused at this time and also expressed that they did not understand.
According to his thinking, the faster Daqi develops, the better. He can't think of a reason to refuse now.
"Can't you see?"
The elder said calmly: "If Daqi's economy continues to develop, the industry and commerce will benefit the most. The gentry and landlords who are the foundation of the dynasty will be greatly affected?"
Lian Er was stunned for a moment, then nodded silently when he realized what he was doing.
After all, he was the cabinet minister. He only needed a brief reminder and he realized what was going on.
There is no need to go too far. Such a situation has long existed in the coastal area of Daqi. It’s just that the coastal provinces have either many mountains or tidal flats, and the fields are scarce. The landlords and gentry groups are not strong. On the contrary, with the prosperity of maritime trade, industry and commerce
Prosperity and influence naturally increase day by day.
Due to geographical environmental factors, these places have not caused much commotion for the time being.
However, if this trend spreads to major inland grain-producing provinces, conflicts will inevitably arise, and which side the emperor and the imperial court should take will become a headache.
Everyone is right, and they have not violated national laws or anything. It is just a fundamental conflict of interest that cannot be reconciled. The attitude of the court is crucial.
"Master, it's really hard to make such a decision easily!"
Lian Er smiled bitterly. Whenever he thought about the trouble he would encounter in the future, he couldn't help but feel a headache.
"Hmph, how did you become a cabinet minister?"
The elder said angrily: "Don't say that you have to dare to be the first in the world. At least you must have advanced vision and awareness. If Daqi can cross this threshold, its future development will be limitless. If it cannot cross it, the current situation will be over.
This is the pinnacle that Daqi can reach!"
Everyone present, including the old lady, was stunned.
They were a little dissatisfied with the elder's words, but thinking of the "great achievements" of the elder, they didn't have the confidence to refute.
"If Daqi has a good relationship with the three of us and communicates with each other, we can continue to maintain the current prosperity for a long time!"
The elder said proudly: "But if we don't agree now, Daqi will turn from prosperity to decline!"
"What a loud tone!"
The old lady said angrily: "I'm not afraid of the strong wind blowing my tongue!"
"The old lady doesn't know, but there is a reason for what I said!"
The elder explained calmly: "The reason why dynasties have always changed from prosperity to decline is because of the imbalance in the relationship between land and population!"
After saying this, he paused, and after seeing the old lady and others expressing their understanding, Jinxiu said: "But the existence of our three families can divert the excessive number of people from Daqi and delay the outbreak of conflicts between people and the land, or prevent them from happening at all.
!”
Now, let alone the old lady and Lian Er, even the slowest Mr. Zheng realized that he really didn't have any big words.
Although the combined territory of the three families in the outer sea is not as vast as that of Daqi, there are many fertile lands comparable to those in the south of the Yangtze River, which can at least absorb tens of millions of people without any difficulty.
The entire population of Daqi is only a little over 200 million. If tens of millions are diverted by the three families, the conflict between man and land will be greatly delayed, which means that Daqi can maintain its prosperity for a longer period of time.
Thinking of this, the atmosphere in the room relaxed, and the old lady and others became more relaxed.
They feel that as long as they are not confused now, they will basically agree to the request of the three families. It is just a title ban, and they do not require the court to provide money or effort, so why not agree?
It's a pity that the imperial court was planning to relent, but there was no response from the other side.
The elder was able to keep his composure, but the representatives of Prince Zhongshun and Prince Yi Zhong were quite dissatisfied and frequently visited the palace, hoping to give an answer as soon as possible.
Regardless of whether they agree or not, they must give a correct answer. Anyway, the three families do not expect to live together together.
The affairs of urging the imperial court were handled by his own men, while the eldest master was free and had the time and thought to examine the inner details of the Jia family.
Here, the elder found a strange mirror in the residence of the master of ethnic studies.
It was originally just a bronze mirror with an ordinary shape. Now everyone is using glass mirrors. The previous bronze mirrors are about to disappear from the stage of history.
However, the elder actually sensed a strange aura from this simple bronze mirror.
Picking it up and taking a look, a skull appeared strangely on the yellow mirror in front, moving with the movement of the big master's head.
Damn it, this is actually the skull of the great master!
Fortunately, the old man has a strong psychological quality and did not react much to the white and oozing skull in the mirror. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably scream out of fright.
With a thought in my heart, I remembered a famous mirror in the world of Red Mansions. Didn't it reveal such a strange and strange phenomenon?
Turning over the mirror and looking at the back, sure enough, a enchanting woman with various poses appeared in the mirror soon, with every smile and every frown carrying a myriad of charms.
That is to say, the old man’s heart is as calm as water, and he has experienced countless film viewings in the modern era. He has long been able to be indifferent to such scenes, but I am afraid that the gentlemen of this era do not have this kind of concentration.
Feng Yue Bao Jian!
After looking carefully, I found these four words in the pattern decoration on the edge of the bronze mirror.
Monk said, haven't those two idiots given up on the idea of harming the Jia family?
The elder's face was calm, but his heart was boiling with murderous intent.
I really don’t know whether to live or die!
The owner of this bronze mirror turned out to be a scholar of the Jade generation trained by the Jia Family School, who was hired by the school to teach middle school students.
Seeing that his face was pale, his eyes were bloodshot, and his body was weak, it was obvious that his energy had been damaged.