Jia Ke sat nearby and looked at Jia Yingchun kneeling on the ground, and began to struggle in his heart, whether to let Xiao Yue go and imprison him in the mansion.
But in the end, I gave up this idea. Since I was rebelling, there was no need for any favors.
So Jia Ke stepped forward, helped Jia Yingchun up in a few steps, and then said: "Xianmei, Xiao Yue has committed a major crime against the country by treason. I cannot bend the law for personal gain. My brother is well aware of Xianmei's affairs. From now on, Xianmei's
The treatment is the same as before.”
After Jia Yingchun listened to Jia Ke's words, she was silent for a long time, and tears kept flowing down her face. She knew that Xiao Yue would definitely die this time.
Seeing Jia Yingchun's sadness, Jia Ke could only sigh helplessly, and then persuaded her: "Sister, don't be too sad. A person like Xiao Yue with a human face and a beast heart may not necessarily be a good match for my sister. Wait for a while
When things calm down, this sister will look for a young talent."
Jia Yingchun shook her head resolutely, "A good horse does not deserve two saddles, and a good girl does not marry two husbands. Since I married Xiao Yue, I have no intention of serving anyone else. Brother, I will never mention this again."
After Jia Yingchun finished speaking, regardless of Jia Ke's embarrassment, she walked out of the Yangxin Palace and took the people back to her princess mansion.
Jia Ke looked at Jia Yingchun leaving, with a hint of gloom in his eyes. None of these people could care about him.
On the second day, during the dynasty, Jia Ke publicly announced the news that Xiao Yue had rebelled and had been captured.
The civil and military ministers below were all surprised when they heard this. You must know that Jia Ke was promoted by Jia Ke and was loyal to Jia Ke. Why did he suddenly turn against him?
Everyone was muttering there, not knowing what to say. Only Fan Kang stood there, looking calm, but his face was a little pale.
Fan Kang has already seen that Jia Ke is killing the hero. It seems that the time has come for him to retreat bravely. If he delays any longer, he may not be alive.
So four or five and a half days after the morning court meeting, Fan Kang submitted a memorial, saying that he was in poor health and wanted to return to his hometown after becoming an official.
After Jia Ke received the memorial, he was silent for a long time. Fan Kang was his close strategist. He had been making suggestions with him over the years. He knew all his conspiracies and tricks. Should he let this man go?
Jia Ke thought for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and must not be soft-hearted.
So Jia Ke immediately issued an edict to reject Fan Kang's petition to become an official, and sent an imperial doctor to Fan Kang's house to treat him in person.
Seeing this situation, Fan Kang's face became even darker. He knew that he might die soon.
But the other ministers did not know the tricks of their monarch and ministers, and they were all envious of Fan Kang's favor with Jia Ke. Therefore, Fan Kang's status in the hearts of civil and military officials became even more important, even surpassing that of the head minister of the Military Aircraft Department.
Sun Yan.
But Fan Kang has his own family affairs and knows that he doesn't dare to have any pride at all. He treats others more low-key and doesn't dare to offend anyone. After handling official duties every day, he doesn't drink with friends like before and goes back directly.
The house will no longer accept banquets from others.
Although Fan Kang wanted to keep a low profile here, Jia Ke couldn't agree. In the next few days, Jia Ke made another decree and named Fan Kang the crown prince's Taibao. Although this position was only an honor and had no power, it was
The pinnacle of civil servants.
Fan Kang resisted several times, but Jia Ke refused to agree. In the end, Fan Kang reluctantly accepted the position.
Since Fan Kang took over this position, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty have almost broken down the door of Fan Kang's family, and the foreign officials outside have been sending all kinds of money non-stop, just to take a shot at Fan Kang.
Taibao's flattery.
But Fan Kang is now determined to keep a low profile, and he will not accept any of the money. He does not want to accept it, but the families under him do not have such scruples. As long as someone sends money, they will accept it.
Correct.
In the end, Fan Kang didn't collect much of his money, but his reputation for being a good treasurer spread.
As the situation in western Tibet gradually calmed down, Jia Ke sealed off seven prefectures and counties in western Tibet, and then set up a governor's office to dispatch officials to control government affairs in western Tibet.
After Tibet was completely stabilized, Jia Ke ordered the troops in Tibet to withdraw to the capital.
At this point, all the goals of Jia Ke's Western Expedition were achieved. Not only did he recover the 36 countries in the Western Regions, but he also completely controlled the semi-independent Tibet.
Now that the Great Yan Kingdom established by Jia Ke can finally be said to be the Celestial Kingdom that rules all nations.
Although the country is getting stronger and stronger now, Jia Ke is still dissatisfied, because although the country is said to be rich in financial resources, it has not yet reached the point where he can squander it wantonly, so Jia Ke looks at new ways to make money.
This source of wealth is sea trade. You must know that in modern times, almost all wealth comes from the ocean.
In the era of Red Mansion World, there was also the most basic maritime trade, but this was all conducted in the name of tribute.
The general method is that small overseas countries, in the name of paying tribute, bring a large amount of tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty to pay homage to Jia Ke.
Jia Ke gave these small countries silk and other specialties from the Central Plains worth several times and asked them to take them back home. In this way, the trade was completed.
However, this kind of trade can only be carried out once every few years, and the quantity and scale are limited. Another reason is that Jia Ke hates this kind of loss-making business.
Therefore, Xiang Jia Ke decided to change this trade method whose main purpose was to pay tribute. Jia Ke and the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department discussed a method of sea trade.
That is to open treaty ports in several major ports in the southern part of the Central Plains, such as Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Shanghai.
Use these cities as bases, and then expand to the entire south of the Yangtze River, and at the same time, in order to combat the pirates that will soon arise due to sea trade.
Jia Ke also set up naval divisions in these cities in the south. These naval divisions used large ships and mounted artillery on them.
Jia Ke wanted to use the warships used by the West in the Age of Discovery on modern Earth, but no matter how he described it, he could only draw the outline of a sailing ship, but he had no idea of the internal form. He could only have the craftsmen study it themselves.
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These craftsmen are not gods. Naturally, they cannot build such a warship immediately. According to Jia Ke, they have no way to succeed in research without a few years of effort. However, the matter of sea trade cannot be delayed, so it can only be done by
These large fortune ships have temporarily replaced them.
And the news that Jia Ke started a sea trade immediately spread among the wealthy households in Jiangnan.
Everyone knows that sea trade is a profitable business. In the past, the country did not support it and there was no naval escort. Even when they went out, they would deliver food to the pirates. Naturally, no one dared to start sea trade on a large scale.
But things are different now. The country strongly supports maritime trade and has set up a navy. Moreover, they look at the water and use their ships to build strong guns and guns. Those pirates are not at all.
As a result, these people kept in touch with each other like grass. Some people already had merchant ships one month after Jia Ke announced the opening of sea trade, and then they couldn't wait to go to sea with their goods.
Naturally, this first wave of crab eaters did not dare to run far away. They just visited several nearby vassal countries, and thus earned several times the profits from the goods they brought out.
The power of examples is endless. Since some people made a lot of money at sea, countless people naturally followed suit. Soon, in more than a year, there were hundreds of merchant ships doing maritime trade in the south.
These people not only brought endless wealth to themselves, but also brought a large amount of tax revenue to the court.
Jia Ke was able to get 20 million taels of silver in tax revenue every year just by collecting taxes at several trading ports.
This money is enough to support Jia Ke's current navy and support the research of new warships and artillery.
As maritime trade became more and more prosperous, many northern aristocratic families also began to make troubles. They believed that just setting up a few trading ports in the south would be inconvenient for northerners to do business, so they mobilized their power in the court to join forces with Jia Jia.
Ke Jin expressed the hope that Jia Ke would also set up several trading ports in the northern waters.
After receiving these suggestions, Jia Ke was naturally dozed off and gave him a pillow. Soon Qingdao and Dalian in the north were also opened as treaty ports.
As a result, the entire Central Plains changed its pronunciation to "sea trade" and became restless.
But now, those who have some money are all connecting with each other, thinking of buying a boat to go to sea. This time, they can get back all their capital and still have some balance. The second time is when they make big money.
Therefore, the landowners in the north now also began to be restless. Many of them sold their fields to ordinary people, and then concentrated their financial resources to build merchant ships and go to sea to make a lot of money.
Jia Ke also discovered this trend, and through his unintentional intervention, social conflicts were greatly alleviated.
The farmers at the bottom have been greatly improved because the landlords no longer value the output of the fields.
As for the small workers and merchants in the city, their business is getting better and better due to the large amount of sea trade.
Two years after the sea trade began, the court's tax revenue reached a record-breaking 130 million taels.
And because Jia Ke has strict regulations on merchant ships, no matter what kind of goods you want to send when you go out, you must have at least half a cabin of food when you come back.
It was because of this policy that the food surplus in the Great Yan Dynasty began to appear. For farmers, food was rich. Although food prices fell, it could at least keep them full without any complaints. For those small people in cities,
Industrial and commercial people, as food prices have dropped a lot, their living costs have naturally dropped a lot, their lives have also improved a lot, and they are naturally happy.
Only the wealthy businessmen who went overseas were a little dissatisfied. After all, if they didn't need to transport food back, they could make a lot of money from overseas rare treasures.
But after all, their arms couldn't twist their thighs. When their merchant ship arrived at the shore, officials from the imperial court would naturally conduct a strict inspection. If there was no food, their license to go to sea would be revoked immediately. Therefore, although these people were dissatisfied, they could only endure it.
By the 15th year of Kangshun, Jia Ke's Yan Dynasty experienced unprecedented prosperity, and people all over the world began to praise Jia Ke as a holy lord.