The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 148

The news brought by Qiu Liang caused a commotion in Jia's residence.The cheerful and relaxed atmosphere suddenly eased a lot.

Young masters, still don't know the weight of this news.However, the elder masters realized the seriousness of the news.

Another heavy task is about to fall on Jia's house.

At this time, a group of people walked into the champion building.There are old and young, men and women.

It turned out that it was Niu Jizong and Liu Fang who came.

It turned out that it had already been rumored that it was impossible to speak, but unexpectedly, it came again now.

What do they want to do?
No matter what you do, you still have to talk about the minimum etiquette.The visitor paid a visit to Jia Mu, Jia She, Jia Zheng and other elders. After greeting for a while, they began to sit down and eat wine.

"Brother Min, I am very impressed by how well this errand is handled. This time, brother admits to failure. However, next time, Brother Min may not have such good luck."

Niu Jizong sat there with a big grin, the frustration in the morning was swept away, and now he seemed to be refreshed.

"Brother Niu, you are being polite. In business, you are just trying your best. If it were you, you would do the same."

Jia Min said calmly.

"Last time we pushed you out, this time you slaughtered us mercilessly and made us lose face in front of the world. This is considered even. However, this time, Brother Min is afraid It’s no good to give us face.”

"I don't know what Brother Niu is referring to, please explain clearly."

Although Niu Jizong didn't say it clearly, Jia Min also knew that this matter must be related to this time's military training.

"Haven't you received the imperial decree? Oh, I remembered, your mansion is not as good as it used to be. Even if you receive the decree, you will still be behind us. Since Brother Min is asking, I might as well say it directly."

Niu Jizong deliberately paused, took a sip of his wine, and then spoke slowly.

"Our four families have received the emperor's imperial edict to train the soldiers. From now on, we will start training the imperial soldiers. You haven't received the imperial edict yet, obviously you will be in the back. It can be seen that if there is a war, the emperor will think of us first. Yes. But don’t worry, you will also receive the imperial decree, but you will be behind in the queue.”

Although Niu Jizong didn't say it directly, people still understood what he meant: When it comes to training soldiers, your Jia family is not as important as us in the eyes of the emperor.You may be able to make money, but when it comes to military training, you are no longer your opponent.We just want to overwhelm you in the matter of training the soldiers.

Jia Min couldn't help feeling a little sad for Niu Jizong.

Niu Jizong, Niu Jizong, are you all mentally ill?
Just this thing, is it worth showing off?It's in vain that you are still a military officer.

Soldiers are the great evil of the country.When the war ends together, that is when blood flows into rivers and the people are in dire straits.Even if it is just training soldiers now, it is a heavy job.Do you think this is a good thing?The more the emperor values ​​you, the more you need to pay.Just because of the emotional dispute, don't you even understand this point?
So what if the imperial decree from the emperor is late?It's better if you don't come to the imperial decree.Today, the military strength of the Dade Dynasty is 80 million.In terms of personnel, this is a huge number, and there is a shortage of government soldiers there'

Now, instead of thinking about rectifying the army, improving the level of equipment, training and combat effectiveness of the army, but asking these aristocratic families to set up government soldiers, it is purely a waste of money, and I don’t know who came up with such a bad idea. It is purely a waste of people and money. Well.

Besides, if you really want to train soldiers, if I'm here in Jia's mansion, how can you speak?It is also true that the ignorant are fearless.

Niu Jizong dared to despise the Jia family, in fact, there is still a reason.

Niu Jizong is the grandson of Zhenguo Gong Niuqing, and he is now a first-class uncle.Liu Fang is the grandson of Liu Biao, Duke of Li, and is now the first-class Viscount.Chen Ruiwen is the grandson of Chen Yi, Duke of Qi, and a third-rank general Weilie.Ma Shangde is the grandson of Ma Kui, the ruling male, and a third-rank general Weiyuan hereditary.

Here, Niu Jizong and Liu Fang are hereditary, while Chen Ruiwen and Ma Shangde are hereditary.

Although the current inheritance and the hereditary are both inheritance, there is still a big difference.Active raids are those who currently have military positions and belong to active military officers.

Hereditary is only a kind of honorary title, and there is no military position.Naturally, it does not belong to the military sequence.

On the other hand, it is a different situation in Jia's house.

In today's Jia Mansion, Jia She has the highest title.Hereditary first-class general.Although he is a military officer in honor, he does not have a military position. Although his title is relatively high, it is not higher than the first-class uncle Niu Jizong.It's just a reputation, nothing really.

Next is Jia Zhen, the hereditary third-rank General Wei Lie.If you just talk about rank, it is probably equivalent to a teacher, but like Jia Amnesty, it is an honor.

Jia Zheng was a civil servant, he had no title, and he wasn't even a Jinshi. He was just a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, equivalent to a deputy director, and had nothing to do with the military.

Jia Jing could have taken the title, but he gave it to his son Jia Zhen, and now he has no official position.

Jia Lian is a fellow confidant, and he is a fifth-rank official in terms of rank. If he is an official, he can be the deputy mayor of a prefecture-level city.However, his acquaintance was bought with money, it was just a false title, and he had no real job.In terms of power, it is not even as good as a county magistrate.The two are not even comparable at all.

Finally, there is Jia Rong, the forbidden captain of Wupinlong.In terms of rank, it is roughly equivalent to a regiment leader.It seems a bit pretentious, but this is a false title he bought for 1200 taels of silver, and it is just a reputation.

The other men, Jia Min, Baoyu, and Jia Huan, were all white, without titles, official positions, or fame.

In the past, the Jia family was not as rich as Niu Jizong and the others.After the birth of Jia Min, there is a tendency to surpass Niu Jizong's family in terms of wealth.

In terms of power, when it comes to official power, there are relatives like Wang Ziteng, and in the harem, although there is Jia Yuanchun, Jia Yuanchun is far from being successful.The two sides barely drew a tie.

In terms of power in the military, Niu Jizong's family has an overall advantage.

This is why Niu Jizong dared to come to demonstrate against Jia's mansion today.

Therefore, Niu Jizong's purpose today is very obvious: I lost a game to you in the business war, but next, I will completely crush your Jia family in terms of military training.

This made Jia Min feel both speechless and funny.

You have nothing to do for a day and do something serious, okay?Why do we have to compare each other day and night?Your mannerisms are exactly the same as my Jia's scumbag teammates.

Even if we have all trained our troops and will return to the battlefield, we are also allies, so why do we have to act like enemies?If the relationship between the two armies is too bad, they will not cooperate well on the battlefield.Have you studied military psychology?
Oh, of course he didn't learn it.It's time difference and concept difference again.

The information in Niu Jizong's report is not accurate, and Jia's mansion was actually the first batch to issue imperial edicts.It was just because the eunuch who passed the decree didn't know that everyone in Jia's mansion was here, so he went directly to Jia's mansion.

When I arrived at Jia's mansion, I couldn't see anyone, so I came here again.Therefore, the Jia Mansion accepted the order in the Zhuangyuan Building.

The eunuch Dai Quan delivered the decree, followed by several young eunuchs.There is also Princess Chang'an, who is disguised as a man, and her two sisters promised Lichun and Lixia.

Princess Chang'an not only came out to play with Dai Quan, but also came to collect money from Jia Min.

She has invested in dry stocks with Jia Min, and today is the first day of September, and the first payment of 3000 taels of silver is due to be collected.

Jia Min originally wanted to stay with Dai Quan for dinner, but Princess Chang'an couldn't wait to leave after getting the money, saying that some shops called supermarkets opened in the city today, they were very fresh, and she wanted to go shopping there.

Dai Quan wanted to stay and chat with the people of Jia's mansion for a while, but he was worried about Princess Chang'an, so he had no choice but to go along.

Dai Quan was already familiar with the people of Jia's mansion, so he brought some bank notes to Jia Yuanchun, and also brought news of Jia's mansion, and left in a hurry.

Except for Niu Jizong, Liu Fang, Chen Ruiwen, and Ma Shangde, the women from these families were all elders' wives.Although they were here to vent their anger, they were still polite and even cordial on the surface.He was not as aggressive as Niu Jizong, but instead he was full of greetings and short words from his parents.

Therefore, although it is a rivalry in secret, on the surface it is a harmonious atmosphere.

At the end of the day, the guests left one after another, and everyone in Jia's residence naturally returned home.

Now that the emperor has issued an imperial decree, this has become a top priority for the mansion.As soon as she returned to the mansion, Jia's mother called her masters and children to come to Rongxi Hall to discuss matters.

"You all know the imperial decree of the emperor, so tell me what to do?"

"This errand is very difficult. There are 600 people in our two prefectures. It is enough to take away more than half of our men. If everyone is taken away, who will do this job?"

Jia She was frowning, and spoke first.

"No one has said this, where did the money come from? Just such an imperial decree, neither giving nor giving money, if it is dozens of people, it can still handle it. Now there are 600 people, which is difficult. gone."

What Jia Lian said is true.To support 600 people at once, not only does not work, but also needs to be provided with food, lodging, equipment, clothing, and usually training. Even for a family like Jia's, it is a huge burden.

"Besides, even if you find someone and have money, who will lead this soldier?"

Jia Zhen was somewhat self-aware. Although both he and Jia Rong had won titles, it was okay to bluff laymen with that thing, but it didn't work at all if you really wanted to train and lead troops.

"At that time, I will have to go outside to invite some people. It's just that there will be an extra expense in terms of silver."

Although Jia Zheng didn't want to take care of these things, he had to say a few words now.

"Brother Ming, you've always had an idea, let's talk about it."

Mother Jia directly named Jia Min.

Old Ancestor, why are you following me again?
(End of this chapter)