After Jia Ke left the military aircraft office, he returned directly to his residence. At this time, countless officials were already waiting at the door of Wuyang Hou Mansion. These people all brought various gifts, large and small. As soon as they saw Jia Ke carrying
When the soldiers came back, they immediately made way for him. As soon as Jia Ke entered the house, he immediately ordered someone to close the door.
There has been a lot of traffic in front of the Wuyang Marquis Mansion for a long time. Jia Ke's status is different now, and countless officials want to be by his side.
In particular, there are many officials who are local officials and are born in poor families who have no backers in Beijing. Many of these people are very discerning. Otherwise, they would not have obtained the honors with their cold status and become officials of one parent. Really
Like those nerds, it is difficult to become a local official even if they have obtained the title. You must know that Jinshi is not directly appointed to lower-level officials. Some people must first apply for a job in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If they do not have some connections,
If you have no ability in relation, and because you come from a poor family and don't have the money to manage things, I'm afraid you won't be able to become an official in less than ten years.
Jia Ke never met these people in person, but asked the concierge to collect their business notes, and then watched them one by one when he had time. If it is something that can be done without violating the interests of all parties, the most important thing is
It was only after there were no hidden dangers in the future that I did it for him. Those who succeeded in doing things would secretly send gifts to Wuyang Hou Mansion, but these people all gave gifts in the name of Bing Jing Tan Jing, which was how much the imperial court said.
It has been the practice over the years that every official in the capital has to collect it.
In the past ten days or so, Jia Ke has received tens of thousands of taels of Bing Jing and Tan Jing. No wonder he saw that all those great bachelors in the past were extremely rich.
Let’s just say that the two former bachelors, on the surface, were honest and honest, and both were great scholars. However, when Jia Ke received the list of confiscated homes sent to him by the infantry commander’s Yamen, he was so frightened that he almost threw away the list.
On the ground. Not to mention all kinds of gold and silver jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, each family has two to three million taels of cash alone.
When Jia Ke sent this list to the emperor, the emperor was not as shocked as he expected. He just glanced at it lightly and ordered the items to be rushed into the inner treasury without charging the two with corruption charges.
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At that time, Jia Ke still didn't understand, but after working as the foreman of the military minister for a few days, he understood the mystery. He also understood why the emperor didn't deal with it? Because the emperor knew that almost all the officials in the capital did this, because they didn't
For example, local officials can plunder people's wealth under various pretexts. Naturally, part of the people's wealth and anointment must be sent to the capital. Otherwise, the lords in the capital will get angry and none of them can escape. Therefore, they accept the filial piety sent by the local government.
It's not a fault. This is the unspoken rule of the imperial court, and it is the distribution of benefits for officials all over the world to plunder the people's wealth. Even the emperor dare not stop it, otherwise his throne may not be stable.
After Jia Ke knew the cause and effect, he accepted these gifts with peace of mind. However, the gifts of the officials involved had to be carefully considered.
During this period of time, Jia Ke was busy with court matters. And Jia Zheng was not idle during this period either. He was busy with Jia Ke's marriage. He personally took care of all the steps before Jia Ke's marriage. Now it's time
It was as if Jia Zheng was getting married. With Jia Zheng running to the home of Qin Ye, the governor of the camp, and the servants of the two houses talking about it, everyone in the capital knew that Jia Ke was going to marry Qin Ye's daughter Qin Keqing.
And many unmarried girls envy Qin Keqing's luck. She got engaged to Jia Ke before Jia Ke became famous. Now Jia Ke is in the top position and has not abandoned the chaff (in everyone's opinion, the daughter of Zhongying's repairman is not good at all)
Not worthy of the current Jia Ke), he is indeed a kind and loving son.
Not to mention that the Rongguo Mansion is very busy with Jia Ke's marriage, even the Qin Ye Mansion is also very busy with Qin Keqing's marriage.
Today's Qin Keqing is different from the past. All the relatives of the Qin family came to visit, and the female relatives gathered in Qin Keqing's boudoir, greeting her and doing their best to fawn over her.
Qin Keqing's maid Ruizhu was very impatient with these people and said to their young lady several times: "These people used to be arrogant and had eyes on their foreheads. Now I heard that my uncle is not the best in the world, so he came here one by one."
Flattery, you still have to be shameless."
Qin Keqing seemed to have seen through the world a long time ago. Instead of getting angry like Ruizhu, he comforted her and said: "If you are poor in the busy city, no one cares about you, but if you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives. This is human nature, so what is there to worry about?"
We warmly welcome them when they come, and we are not angry when they don’t come. This is the way to deal with things. Besides, it will not be easy for us to meet these people again in the future. After all, we are relatives."
Ruizhu didn't fully understand what Qin Keqing meant, but she remembered Qin Keqing's explanation clearly, and she never lost her temper in front of these relatives again.
As the wedding approaches, the Wuyang Hou Mansion becomes increasingly busy. In the main courtyard of Wuwei Hall prepared by Jia Ke for Qin Keqing, people from the Qin family have come several times. Everyone in the house has been occupied.
After measuring it, all kinds of furniture were put into operation within a few days. Not only were these pieces of furniture made of exquisite materials, but they were also beautifully made. Each piece could be called a work of art. Jia Ke went to see it in person and felt that it was
It's breathtaking. Not to mention the various furnishings in the room, as well as antiques, calligraphy and paintings. I'm afraid even the Rongguo Mansion couldn't come up with these things, especially the step-by-step bed, which is even more ingenious.
The Babu bed is tall in shape and has a complex structure. It is like placing a canopy bed on a wooden platform. The platform has four corner pillars and is lined with wooden fences. Tables and stools are placed inside. When people enter, it feels like they have entered a small room, forming a
It creates a feeling of a bed within a bed and a cover within a cover. There are also sleeping bunks, toilet boxes, dressing tables, small cabinets, jewelry boxes, snack boxes, mahjong tables, and various private drawers in the Babu bed. Use it
It can greatly improve the comfort and privacy of the sleeping space.
A few days before Jia Ke's wedding, Jia Ke was like the emperor who took a wedding leave. But then, the emperor's concern for Jia Ke's marriage went beyond an emperor's concern for his ministers.
The emperor could meet with Jia Ke several times a day, ask Qin Keqing in detail, and then grant Jia Ke fifteen days of leave.
After Jia Ke left, the emperor stood alone in front of the window full of him and looked out, not knowing what he was thinking.
Dai Quan, who was standing next to him, saw the emperor standing there in a daze, so he stepped forward and said softly: "Long live Lord, it's getting late. Isn't it time for dinner?"
Knowing that the emperor stood there and did not answer him, but suddenly asked: "You said that if a girl from a relative's family is suffering now, should we help her?"
When Dai Quan heard the emperor's sudden question, his mind turned a few times. When Jia Ke came just now, he accompanied the emperor the whole time. He naturally guessed who this Qin Keqing was? He also guessed the emperor's thoughts.
So Dai Quan replied to the emperor: "You should help, but after all, it is not to help the poor but to save the urgent, so you cannot go too far."
The emperor nodded and said nothing tonight?
In the next few days, something unexpected happened to Jia Ke. Within the next day or two, the items rewarded by the emperor were moved to the Wuyang Marquis Mansion like a flowing stream. These items were either rare treasures, shops in the farm, or just on the farm.
Jia Ke has nearly 100,000 acres of land. In addition, there are shops in various prosperous areas in central Beijing. The income of these shops is nearly 70,000 to 80,000 taels per year.
Jia Ke was still a little skeptical at first, but now after seeing the emperor's reward, he has guessed half of Qin Keqing's life experience. At the same time, he also saw the emperor's concern for Qin Keqing. Maybe this is the emperor's compensation for Qin Keqing. In his heart, what the emperor did back then was
It was too much, and I feel a little regretful now that I think about it.
But others didn't know about Qin Keqing's affairs. They all thought that the emperor was extremely kind to Jia Ke, and they were even more shocked by Jia Ke's status in the emperor's heart.
No matter what, Jia Ke is now completely relieved. It seems that the emperor is well aware of Qin Keqing's life experience. However, he did not take any action and rewarded him like a stream of water. It seems that Qin Keqing's future is unprepared.
It's over.
In Dream of Red Mansions, maybe the royal family already knew about Qin Keqing's life experience, but they just pretended not to know why. In the end, Qin Keqing died inexplicably in Ningguo Mansion. This was an important reason for the decline of the Jia family.
The day after Jia Ke got the holiday, he went to the Qin Mansion under the leadership of Jia Zheng to meet his cheap father-in-law.
When Qin Ye heard that Jia Ke was coming, he immediately opened the middle door and went to greet him personally.
When Jia Zheng saw Qin Ye coming out to greet him in person, he hurried up and saluted Qin Ye: "This is my first visit, and my father-in-law, who is working there, came to greet me."
"My father-in-law doesn't have to be so outgoing. If my son-in-law comes to the house for the first time, what does it matter if I come out to pick him up?"
Jia Ke quickly came over and saluted Qin Ye, "My son-in-law, Jia Ke, has met my father-in-law."
Qin Ye hurried over, helped Jia Ke up, and then looked him up and down. He saw that Jia Ke only had an ordinary appearance, but he had an awe-inspiring aura. At first glance, he looked like a powerful man with high authority and his word.
Qin Ye, Jia Zheng, and Jia Ke greeted them at the door and then welcomed them into the living room.
The three of them came to the living room and sat down respectively. Then the little maid brought tea, and the three of them started talking again.
The three of them chatted happily in the hall, but from time to time a maid came to pour tea and water. Finally, Jia Ke even saw a beautiful figure flashing by the door.
Besides, when Qin Keqing heard that Jia Ke was coming, he kept asking the maids to pour tea and water, and then asked about Jia Ke's appearance and character. After the maids came back, they all reported to Qin Keqing: "My uncle is just average-looking, and his skin is
Darker." If Qin Keqing continued to ask them and they began to hesitate, it must be that they were not very satisfied with Jia Ke's appearance.
Seeing their looks, Qin Keqing understood what they were thinking. Although Qin Keqing didn't care about Jia Ke's appearance, he wanted to take a look at Jia Ke's appearance. So he took the little maid to the door secretly and looked inside.