The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 343 Recalled
Wang Ziteng was silent for 10 minutes, then sighed.

"Brother Ming, I understand what you mean. However, it is still impossible for you to preside over the overall situation. You are still young and have insufficient qualifications, so it is difficult to convince the public. Even with the record in the battle of South Vendura , is also impossible."

"I understand. If we go to war now, I'm not willing to preside over the overall situation. Even if they all listen to me, I can't win."

"Tell me about your two conditions?"

"First, at least 3 horses. Second, train according to my method for one year. Of course, the exception is for the elite troops in the northwest frontier."

"It is impossible for the division from the Northwest to come here. One is that the journey is far away, and the other is that the situation there is also tight."

"Therefore, it is not appropriate to start a war here at this time. The reason why I launched the Battle of South Wendura is to stabilize this place. As long as South Wendura is controlled, at least ten years of stability can be guaranteed for Bukui."

"Some people think that I am very happy. Tell my uncle the truth. I am only 16 years old. I have already achieved such a high position. Why should I be so eager to make achievements? I think that the court should focus on the southwest."

"In the southwest? What do you mean? You mean, focus on San Francisco?"

"Uncle, think about it for yourself. I'm just saying it casually, and I don't have anything in particular."

Jia Min once wanted to tell Wang Ziteng about the French letter from the Duchess of Tamar intercepted by Yang Lin.

However, after thinking about it again and again, I finally gave up my plan.

Although there was this letter, the matter was not successful. It was just a letter, and it was just an isolated evidence, which did not have much lethality.

Secondly, although a high-ranking person like Wang Ziteng is still a member of the four great families of King Jia Shixue, his interests and network of connections are definitely not limited to these four great families.He must also have intricate interests with other big shots.

It is undoubtedly a risky move to hand over this letter to Wang Ziteng without clarifying Wang Ziteng's interests.

In case Wang Ziteng had any interests with Han Tiankui and San Francisco, handing over this letter would be a suicide attempt.

For the sake of profit, husband and wife turned against each other, and father and son became enemies, which abounded.What's more, Jia Min is just his nephew who has no blood relationship.

Seeing that Jia Min didn't say anything, Wang Ziteng didn't ask.Although he didn't get to know Jia Min much in person, his impression of Jia Min was far beyond his impression of Jia Min's age.

During these days of inspections, he still left a deep impression on Bu Kui under Jia Min's governance.

This level of governance has indeed exceeded his expectations, and it does not match Jia Min's age.

It was hard for him to imagine that these governance ideas came from the hands of a 16-year-old boy.

However, if it is said that there is some expert behind Jia Min's advice, judging from what he knows, no such trace has been found yet.

"Brother Ming, uncle has something that I want to entrust to you."

"Just ask uncle to order."

"I want to bring our Wang family's government army to you, do you think it's feasible?"

"Since it's my uncle's order, there's no reason for me not to follow it. It's just one thing, when you come to me, you have to train according to my rules, and even uncle can't interfere."

"This is natural. In addition, a letter from the sage today, calling you back to court, I think, may be to inquire about North Wendura."

"The holy majesty called me back to court?"

"Yes, I'm leaving tomorrow. You should also arrange the affairs here as soon as possible. Set off as soon as possible, and try to get back before the New Year, so that you can go home for the New Year. After the New Year, the Holy Majesty will probably summon you."

"Understood, uncle will take a step first, and I will set off as soon as possible."

"If the Holy Majesty summons you, you have to be careful about what you say, and don't be arrogant."

"Thank you uncle for your teaching."

"I can't talk about teaching. After all, I am your elder. I will tell you what I have to say. We are always relatives. During the Chinese New Year, Baoyu and I went to my house to have wine."

"In addition, I also know Baoyu's disposition. Your mother has a deep love for the calf, and the old lady is too spoiled to him. I also heard about what happened when you came to Jia's mansion. Right and wrong can be judged by oneself."

"But after all, it's a family, and we still have to get along together. Brother Min has a bright future, and he still needs to be tolerant. If he can tolerate them, he should try his best to be tolerant."

When Wang Ziteng said this, Jia Min understood.Wang Ziteng knew about his previous conflicts with Mrs. Wang and Baoyu.

It's just that Wang Ziteng has his own judgment, and he doesn't listen to it or believe it.At this moment, when I told Jia Min so, I didn't mean to blame him.Instead, Jia Min wanted to take care of Baoyu.

For Baoyu, Jia Min also has a headache.It is not to be cruel to him, nor is it not to be cruel.Although he couldn't argue with his anger, if Baoyu was really in trouble, he still wouldn't sit idly by.

"I will. I have to leave tomorrow. Uncle should rest early. My nephew is leaving."

After returning from Wang Ziteng, Jia Min went to his office and began to think about his next move.

In terms of personal relationship, Wang Ziteng sent him a clear signal that he recognized his nephew.

As the head of the four major families, Wang Ziteng's approval can save Jia Min from many unnecessary troubles in the family in the future.

Handing over the Wang family's military regiment to him is not only trust in him, but also recognition of Jia Min's way of governing the army.As a military leader, Wang Ziteng seems to have some vision.At least militarily.

As for Wang Ziteng's lack of interest in Bu Kui's immigration and economic affairs, it seems understandable.

After all, this is not his domain, and he came here this time mainly for the North Wendura matter.If you talk too much about exile affairs and economic affairs, you will be suspected of interfering too much.

It is understandable for Jia Min that Wang Ziteng did not express his attitude towards starting the war.

He can have today's status, and he is also an old fritter in the officialdom.It is also right not to express an attitude at this time.If he directly clarified his position with Jia Min, because of the relationship between his nephew and uncle, he might be suspected of collusion.

However, as Bu Kui's chief officer, since Wang Ziteng asked, Jia Min had to express his opposition to the war.Now it's easier to express your attitude.

As for the reason why the imperial court wanted to start a war with North Wendu, Jia Min also analyzed it.

One is that under the influence of his victory in South Wendura, he had the idea of ​​​​underestimating the enemy.

The second is for the benefit of tribute and the establishment of prefectures and counties.

The third is that there may be some interests of the main combat faction.

However, Jia Min was still a little surprised that the emperor called him back to court.

It's fine to have already expressed your attitude through the imperial envoy. It seems that there is no need to go back and explain yourself.

He didn't believe that his opinion would be so important to the emperor.

After all, there is still a huge distance between a small capital and the emperor.This point, Jia Min is still self-aware.

Jia Min never thought that he was the only smart person in this world.Regarding the war with North Vancouver, he does not think that he will definitely lose.

The question is how determined and how much power will the imperial court make.If you send elite troops, equipped with firearms, and have a superior force, you can still win.

It is obviously unreasonable to use the power of the Dade Empire to deal with [-] grassland cavalry. If they cannot win.

The problem is, Jia Min judged that the court would not invest enough power at all.This is why he judged that the war must be lost.

Now, Jia Min needs to make a careful assessment of what impact it will have on Bu Kui if a war breaks out.

Jia Min had made up his mind, so he called Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun, Feng Zijing, Chen Yeqing, Zhao Dahai, Yang Lin and others to hold a meeting overnight to assess the current situation and study future countermeasures.

In the end, it was decided that no matter whether the war started or not, all affairs would be continued according to the original plan and rhythm.

The existing reform achievements in exile affairs must be maintained, and the ongoing reforms must continue to be promoted.

Regarding the reform of the exile commutation system, Jia Min will communicate with the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple when he returns this time, and strive to achieve results.

Now, whether it is the Fubingtuan or the local officials of the Bukui Yamen, they are very supportive of the reform of exile affairs, which makes Jia Min feel very relieved.

In fact, this is not only a recognition of Jia Min's authority.The more important reason is that they have seen the benefits brought about by the exile reform.

Just taking the improvement of the food and living conditions of the exiles as an example, the thoughts of the exiles have been greatly stabilized compared with the past, the number of violators of the prison regulations has been significantly reduced, the enthusiasm for work has been enhanced, and the labor efficiency has been greatly improved. The benefit is also high.

There is actually a complex game relationship between officers and soldiers and exiles.

On the surface, officers and soldiers can issue orders to exiles, and exiles dare not refuse to listen.

In fact, exiles also have many ways to deal with officers and soldiers.

He can do what he wants and do what he wants, and when you ask him to work, he can pretend to be sick, or he can be passive and sabotage.Production tools can be intentionally damaged.

When harvesting grain, if he doesn't want to recycle it, he can dig a hole and bury the bags of grain in the ground, saving himself from carrying it back.When feeding livestock, you can deliberately not feed them enough, etc.

It is impossible for officers and soldiers to implement all-round and full-time supervision and control over every migrant.

The reason is also very simple, that is, officers and soldiers do not have so much manpower and energy to carry out such monitoring.

Economic affairs are also proceeding according to the original plan.

The city wall project led to a large number of foreign populations entering, followed by a large number of housing needs, which triggered an upsurge of housing construction.The demand for land has increased significantly.Bukui Yamen's income from selling land suddenly became a major source of income.

Due to the entry of merchants from other places, the tax revenue of the Yamen continued to increase.In addition to the tribute money left before, Bu Kui's current financial situation has also continued to improve.

Zhao Bancheng and Huang Xide's bank is under construction and will open after the Chinese New Year.The entry of private capital will also inject fresh blood into Pukui's economy.

(End of this chapter)