Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 193 1 The [-] Great Meeting

But after Jia Qiong left, Jia Zheng sent people to invite Jia Zhen and Jia She to come to Mengpo Zhai to discuss ancestor worship and stock ownership.

In Jia She's room, he and Mrs. Xing were happily counting money, while Jia Lian stood beside him and watched eagerly.

Yun Guang had just sent someone to deliver this silver. There were four large boxes, all containing large ingots worth 100 taels each.

At this time, I heard from a servant that Jia Zheng was looking for him, but Jia She didn't go immediately.

He first counted the silver, gave 100 taels of silver to Jia Lian, and then asked Mrs. Xing to lock all four boxes.

Jia Lian said: "Sir, I will send brother Qiong's thank you gift to you."

Jia Lian didn't mention the thank you gift to Jia Qiong. He planned to give 2000 taels of silver to Jia Qiong, and he could still save 1000 taels.

In the end, Jia She regretted it and said, "You don't have to worry about this matter. I will send it to Brother Qiong myself later."

After sending Jia Lian away, Jia She came to see Jia Zheng happily. By this time, Jia Zhen had already arrived.

"Second brother, what do you want from me?"

Jia Zheng said: "Brother, brother Qiong has been made a viscount. We should open an ancestral hall to worship our ancestors and comfort our ancestors."

Jia She said: "Let Brother Zhen arrange this matter. Why do you ask me to come?"

Jia Zheng said: "One more thing, brother Qiong said that in order to provide disaster relief, the emperor asked him to build a business, and he is now raising funds to invest in it.

We have to support this matter. I came to you to discuss how much money our family will contribute. "

When Jia She heard that he was asked to pay, he immediately felt unhappy.

He said: "Building a business for disaster relief is obviously a money-losing business. No matter how much money you spend, it will be wasted.

Let's do this, don't say that I, as an uncle, don't support him, I will pay 3000 taels of silver, but I don't have more. "

Seeing this, Jia Zhen also said: "The harvests of some of my villagers have not been good in the past few years, and they really can't get much money out.

I'll just pay 5000 taels. If you don't have shares, forget it. Just treat it as a gift from me to Brother Qiong. "

Jia Zheng originally thought that the two of them could each contribute 1 taels of silver, but the total amount was only 8000 taels of silver.

He frowned and said, "This is too little. Brother Qiong is the emperor's official."

Jia She said: "If he wants to sell well in front of the emperor, he can't let us go bankrupt.

Anyway, I only have this little money. If it's not enough, you can pay more yourself. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. "

Jia Zhen also said: "Then I will go and inform everyone about participating in ancestor worship. My nephew will leave."

If Jia She and Jia Zhen couldn't get money, Jia Zheng had no choice but to provide a little more.

July [-]th, the great dynasty.

Before daybreak, there were already people standing outside Chengtian Gate, including clan nobles, civil and military officials.

This dynasty was convened at short notice by Emperor Longqing. None of the ministers knew the purpose of this dynasty, so they gathered together and discussed in low voices.

"Master Zhao, you are well-informed. Do you know why the court is being held today?"

"Eighty percent of it is for disaster relief. The locust plague is so big this time, it's hard to get through."

"This disaster relief matter should be discussed between the Cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue. What's the use of holding a court?"

"I don't know about that. We'll see later."

……

Today, Jia Qiong did not keep a low profile like the last time he went to court. Instead, he put on a bullfight uniform and stood on Xun's side.

He is now a first-grade viscount and ranks high in the martial arts ranks.

Because there were too many officials at the Great Court Meeting, those below the third rank did not even have the right to speak.Those standing in the back may not even be able to hear clearly what the emperor said.

Today he is the protagonist, so he naturally has to stand in the front.

Jia Qiong greeted Xungui, a military general he knew, all the way to the front row.

Standing on both sides of him were Hou Xiaokang, grandson of Duke Xiu, now a first-class son, and Liu Fang, grandson of Duke Li, now a first-class son, who was also Liu Xianglian's uncle.

Jia Qiong met the two of them twice and saluted them first, "I have met Hou Shishu and Liu Shishu."

Hou Xiaokang smiled and said: "Hey, isn't this the newly promoted Lord Jia? When will we serve wine for the host, so that we can go and have a good time together."

Liu Fang also said: "Yes, I haven't seen your post for several days. Could it be that the Viscount is too young to buy you a drink?"

Jia Qiong waved her hand and said with a smile: "Haha, Uncle Liu Shi was joking. The recent disasters have been serious, and it is really inappropriate to celebrate at this time.

Besides, my place is too small, and I can’t use it anywhere. It’s hard to even set up a stage, and I can’t have a lot of fun.

After waiting for a while, I moved to a new house and invited my uncles to have a good meal. "

At this time, Shi Ding and Weinan Boniu Jizong in the front row heard the noise and turned around.

Niu Jizong asked: "Your house is a bit small. Where do you plan to move it to?"

Jia Qiong said: "Second Uncle Shi, Uncle Niu Shi, I plan to go to Qinglongfang."

When Niu Jizong heard this, he frowned and said, "Why do you want to go there? What good house can there be there?"

Shi Ding also said: "If you can't find a good house, it's better to wait. The place is too messy."

Jia Qiong smiled and said, "You will know later."

At this time, the east was twilight, and as the Zhengyang Bell rang, the Chengtian Gate was slowly pushed open.

Everyone hurriedly stood in line and lined up to enter the square in front of Fengtian Hall.

After a while, the Holy Emperor Longqing arrived and sat down on the first floor.

All the ministers bowed together and said, "I see you, Your Majesty. My Majesty bows to Jin'an."

"All the gentlemen are flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

“My dear friends, locust plagues have broken out in many places in Henan, Shandong, and Jizhou. The disaster is like fire, and my heart is burning.

The purpose of convening all the ministers today is to let everyone come up with ideas on how to survive this disaster and prevent the people from suffering.

Gentlemen, is there any good method? "

All the ministers probably guessed the purpose of this meeting, but the scope of the locust plague was too wide and the harm was too great. The Ministry of Revenue estimated that the funding gap would be at least 300 million.

In the past few days, the ministers have been discussing it morning and afternoon. If there was a way, they would have said it long ago. There is no need to wait until now.

So after Emperor Longqing asked, after waiting for a long time, no one came out to reply.

Emperor Longqing frowned and asked, "My lords, is it possible that no one can share my worries?"

As Jia Qiong stood in the queue, she heard the nobles around her begin to rejoice in their misfortune.

Liu Fang whispered: "Those civil servants are usually more eloquent than each other, but at the critical moment they all became mute."

Hou Xiaokang echoed: "Yes, we just lead the troops to fight. It is their job to govern the country and provide disaster relief. What can we do?"

Niu Jizong chuckled and said: "Look, the disaster relief this time is not going well. When there is civil unrest, it is our turn to show our skills. This is all credit."

Jia Qiong shook his head when he heard this. He didn't wait any longer. Under the surprised gazes of the nobles around him, he walked quickly to His Majesty Dan and said loudly: "I have a method that can save millions of victims. I am willing to do it for you." Your Majesty shares your worries!"

(End of this chapter)