The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 548

On this day, Jia Lan received a letter from Feige from the south, thinking it was a big deal.He took off the letterbox and saw that it was Jia Huan who asked him to help his third aunt buy a big house, and Princess Jian'an wanted to build a school of science and technology.There are quite a few Western missionaries in the capital, and the Rongguo Mansion also invited a few to teach Jia Lan, so he knows what the word "science and technology" means.Jia Huan made him fanfare again, so he sent people to recruit all the people from the real estate in Beijing to Rongguo Mansion, and hung up a curtain to talk to them for a long time.

All of you went out vigorously to help the Rongguo Mansion find a house, and spread the news all over the capital in the blink of an eye.What Jia Lan said was: "My aunt, Princess Jian'an, wants to build a science and engineering school in the capital, and set a heavy reward for skilled craftsmen who make practical new objects." These words are quite clear.There are many people talking, and if they don't pay attention, it is said that Princess Jian'an wants to hire skilled craftsmen to make novelty objects with a lot of money, and the "heavy" of the money becomes more and more mysterious. From the initial 500 taels of silver, it gradually becomes a thousand pieces of gold.

Although the Rongguo Mansion is rich, it is rarely ostentatious.Jia Lan couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the rumors, so he only explained one thing or two to his friends.Jia Rong then found an excuse to talk.Jia Lan shook his head and said, "Brother Rong, don't listen to the nonsense of people outside. It's just that Princess Jian'an wants to run a school."

Jia Rong asked: "Isn't the princess running a women's school? Why do you want to run a school again?"

"This time we are going to set up a school of science and technology." Jia Lan talked with him for a long time, trying to explain what the school of science and technology is about. "I don't know why the third aunt built this. The third uncle only asked me to buy a good house, and they will prepare to enroll students when they come back." He thought for a while and added, "Second Uncle Bao and Second Aunt Bao also came back with them. .”

Jia Rong was startled.The king of Xining County always thought that the Rongguo Mansion was gradually sending important people to the Taiwan Mansion, why did they come back?After a long while, he asked again: "Are they coming back together?"

"That's right." Jia Lan said, "They're all at Uncle Lian's. Aunt Lin is getting married. They'll be back after watching the ceremony." Jia Rong's eyes flickered, and she changed the subject.

Within two days, Feng Ziying came to ask about this in person, and Jia Lan said it again.Feng Ziying nodded.He knew that the brothers of the Jia family liked craftsman's handicrafts and valued Western items, so he casually told Jia Lan not to be too ostentatious.Jia Lan immediately bought a big house in the suburbs of Beijing, and bought a nearby hill for the school to experiment with.Another craftsman came to recommend him with his own ironware.Jia Lan sent people to record them one by one, and then told them: "What my aunt wants is not obsolete things, but useful things. It doesn't matter if they look good or not. Actually, I don't know what she wants. It's better to wait for them to come back." Anyway, everyone knows that Jia Huan and his wife will return to Beijing soon.Although the king of Xining was dubious, it was not convenient for him to go to Situ Pan for the time being.

On the other side of the Taiwan government, Jia Cong couldn't cheer up after Chen Ruijin went out.Because Wu Xiaoxi, the big shopkeeper of Hongguji, was going to Fujian to discuss business, Jia Cong followed.They were not talking to Dai Xian's official status, so they went to Dai Xian's house in Fuzhou city.

Jia Cong pretended to be Wu Xiaoxi's assistant and followed her out of the carriage, and saw a woman standing in front of the court, wearing a pink dress and holding a handkerchief in her hand.In the past, Jia Cong once heard Tanchun chatting, saying that only the youngest daughter looks good in pink, and it can't be suppressed when she is older; now seeing this girl, she is as delicate and beautiful as a flower branch that has just bloomed.They had long known that the person who lived here was an oiran raised by Dai Xian. Everyone called her a spring lady, and she was about to be in her early twenties.

Wu Xiaoxi had met this woman before, and when they met, Mrs. Chun said, "Our master was waiting for you yesterday." Then he led them to the small flower hall behind.

Jia Cong touched his stomach involuntarily when he saw Dai Xian.He has been fat since he was a child; he has lost a lot of weight after running around in the past two years, and he is still considered fat.And this Mr. Dai Xian was of medium build in the early years, but now he has grown out of shape. Jia Cong must be a thin man when he stands beside him.But Dai Xian stood up and cupped his hands towards Wu Xiaoxi: "Master Wu."

Wu Xiaoxi smiled sweetly, and cupped his hands together: "Your Majesty, you are safe and sound." The two exchanged a few words of greeting and sat down.

Dai Xian glanced at the people brought by Wu Xiaoxi, and immediately recognized Jia Cong. In the early years, Huang Wengang, the governor of Fujian, was kidnapped by soldiers and horses from the Taiwan government. Dai Xian was among the Fujian officials who accompanied Zheng Chaoer, the general soldier, to redeem him.Later, the two sides signed a peace agreement, and Jia Lian, the prefect of Taiwan, invited all his colleagues to meet Jia Cong.He hurriedly stood up again: "Mr. Jia! What brought you here?"

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Master Dai, what are you doing standing up? I want to save the need to salute back and forth." He rushed to bow to him.Dai Xian returned the gift without falling.Jia Cong said, "I've been bored these few days, so come and take a look. You guys chat, and I'll watch."

Dai Xian said with a smile: "Mr. Jia, don't coax me. How can you be 'bored, just follow along.'"

Jia Cong spread his hands: "Look, this is the disadvantage of being famous. People will be suspicious if you tell the truth." Dai Xian looked at him but smiled, knowing that this person would never believe him, so he had to say, "I'm right. The slave trade is also very curious, so I want to hear about it. Talking about business is really not the director of Jia."

"What are you talking about?" Dai Xian immediately shook his head again, "Such a trivial matter will definitely not alarm Mr. Jia." Nai looked at Wu Xiaoxi and said, "Master Wu?"

Wu Xiaoxi smiled slightly: "It's true that there are other things. But today my business comes first, let him wait." Dai Xian clasped his hands.

Jia Cong then sat and watched, listening to Wu Xiaoxi and Dai Xian discussing the sale and purchase of firearms and artillery for half a day.The various rules of the Red Bone Story are clear and uncompromising, and Dai Xian has long known it.Therefore, the two of them talked very quickly.After talking roughly for a while, Dai Xian ordered all the servants around to go out, leaving only one master, Jia Cong and Wu Xiaoxi, in the room.While arranging the copywriting in his hand, Wu Xiaoxi indicated to Jia Cong that he could speak.

Jia Cong coughed, and said, "Mr. Dai, do you know that your Master Huang Wengang has obtained a secret order from the imperial court recently, or will receive a secret order from the imperial court in a few days to let the Fujian navy fight with the Taiwan government?"

Dai Xian was shocked: "What?!"

Jia Cong shrugged and said, "I don't know how quickly their secret order was passed on, and whether Mr. Huang has received it. At first, I wanted to remind Mr. Huang, because the secret order is fake."

Dai Xian stood up in shock: "What?!"

Jia Cong slapped his hands twice: "There is a very courageous and blind-minded idler, in order to prove that the Taiwan government has a naval force, he sent a false secret order to Mr. Huang and Mr. Zheng. Does Mr. Dai have any news?"

Dai Xian suddenly darkened his face.Now his business is getting bigger and bigger, and it is by no means comparable to ordinary people.If Fujian goes to war with Taiwan, it will be very difficult to win by seeing the armed police all over the streets in Chengtian Mansion.This Jia Cong is a man who has no sense of benevolence and righteousness. It is hard to say who will own his family's property at that time.Besides, the most ruined thing in war is commerce.Thinking of this, Dai Xian's face turned black and white.

Jia Cong took a sip of tea and said, "That's why I came to see Master Dai, and I want to work together with Master Dai to get what we need."

Dai Xian squinted his eyes: "What does Mr. Jia want?"

"I want to invite Mr. Dai to be the governor of Fujian."

Dai Xian opened his eyes suddenly and shouted loudly: "Bold!"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "By the way, Mr. Dai, it seems that your prefect named Dai is in Qiao County?"

Dai Xiandao: "Among my official family, the prefect is in Guangling."

Jia Cong said "Oh": "It's different from Dai Quan. Dai Quan is in Qiao County. However, it was a family 500 years ago, and he still respects Mr. Dai."

Dai Xian asked with a smile: "May I ask who this Mr. Dai Quan is?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Dai Quan, Eunuch Dai, in his early years he was a confidant of the Supreme Emperor, and was in charge of the inner eunuch of the Daming Palace." Dai Xian took a deep breath.Jia Cong still smiled, "Didn't I just come back from the capital? Eunuch Dai is now beside the Empress Dowager, in charge of all affairs in the Forbidden City, and what's more—" He took a sip from the teacup, " Also, the Empress Dowager said a few years ago that common people and officials can buy titles with money. Everyone can buy titles, but not everyone. Look at my cousin Xue Pan Xue Hou, who is Zhongming Hou..." Dai Xian A trace of disdain appeared on his face.Jia Cong shrugged, "At first he wanted to buy the prince and the empress dowager, but he refused. He thought he was born a merchant and his status was too low; he also thought he was a broken sleeve."

Dai Xian was smart, and immediately guessed what happened afterwards, and said: "Needless to say, Mr. Xue must have followed Eunuch Dai's path."

"It's not a way to go." Jia Cong said, "I just trouble him to help persuade a few words."

Dai Xian smiled coldly, but Jia Cong looked at him and smiled without saying a word.Dai Xian looked at him, his mind spinning like a spinning top.Jia Cong mentioned that Eunuch Dai Quan and the Empress Dowager sold their titles for no reason, obviously it was not unintentional.He also said that the order to attack the Taiwan government passed on to Mr. Huang was false.It must be true that Jia Cong and Dai Quan colluded.Could it be that the dispute between the little sage and King Yan is also involved in this matter?Didn't Jia Cong help King Yan all the time?

Jia Cong seemed to know what he had guessed, and said: "By the way, the one who faked the military order is another spy leader under King Yan. When I said 'another', I meant 'not Feng Ziying'." Right now there is no Internet and TV stations, the capital city of Fujian is thousands of miles away, and the news that "Xining County King is another spy leader of King Yan" has not yet spread.

Dai Xian suddenly thought that this matter was caused by the internal struggle of King Yan, so he couldn't help but frowned.If he didn't know who the "other" was, he wouldn't dare to stand aside with his eyes closed.

Jia Cong sighed: "I really don't want to fight with Mr. Zheng. Although he can't beat us at all, this matter hurts the people too much, and it also hurts free commerce. Boss Dai, I think it's better not to fight with your own people. Be yourself, what do you think?"

Dai Xian followed Huang Wengang for many years, and it was originally Huang Wengang who single-handedly promoted him.Therefore, even though his family's business was huge, and the youngsters in the family and his subordinates gradually ignored Huang Wengang, Dai Xian still respected Huang Wengang the most.Therefore, he was silent for a long time and refused to speak.

Jia Cong said again: "Master Dai, do you know why the Empress Dowager still sells her title blatantly? This is not a good thing. Even a foolish prince would not agree, not to mention that King Yan is a wise master."

Dai Xian followed him and asked, "Why?"

Jia Cong said solemnly: "Because the Empress Dowager wants some money to spend~~Who doesn't like money in vain?"

Dai Xiandao: "The Empress Dowager is afraid that even her life will be in the hands of the King of Yan. What can I do if the King of Yan refuses to agree to her?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Master Dai, have you ever heard of Ouchi guards? Tsk tsk, I don't know how many there are, at least hundreds of them. Just like the Yinniang red thread girl in the legendary story, she appears and disappears in a blink of an eye. Then you can take someone's life." Dai Xian's eyes widened again.Jia Cong breathed out, "As the saying goes, when gods fight, little ghosts suffer. Mr. Dai, maybe it would be better for you to be the governor of Fujian than Mr. Huang Wengang. Mr. Huang is a pedant. It can be seen that if he recuperates due to illness and finds a comfortable house in Fuzhou City to rest for a few years, he will always be alive, right?"

When Dai Xian heard him say, "Master Dai, please be the governor of Fujian," his heart jumped wildly for a long time—who doesn't expect to be a high-ranking official?It's just that I have respected Huang Wengang for many years.Hearing Jia Cong's words again, he thought to himself: I'm afraid Feng Ziying was fighting with others in Yan Wang, and Jia Cong and Feng Ziying were in the same group.And Jia Cong hooked up with Dai Quan, the in-house supervisor of the Daming Palace, and Dai Quan was able to control the Empress Dowager.The Empress Dowager had hundreds of inner guards in her hands, relying on these people to maintain an equal position with the King of Yan.Now that "other person" falsely passed on a secret order to make Fujian and Taiwan government go to war, obviously wanting to tear up the pretense of Taiwan government's desolation and poverty, in order to bring down Feng Ziying and Jia Cong.Fujian really can't afford to mess with both ends.Now that such a big accident happened, it can be seen that the "another person" and Feng Jia's family are incompatible.Jia Cong recruited Dai Quan and the Empress Dowager as helpers. He would rather have the big inner guards kill Huang Wengang, governor of Fujian, than lose the internal struggle.

If he didn't agree, Huang Wengang would be killed by the Ouchi guards.No matter who wins between Feng Ziying and "the other person", his own business will inevitably suffer heavy losses in a fight, and it is not yet known who the next governor of Fujian will be.If he agreed... Dai Xian thought about it, whether it was for his own family or Mr. Huang Wengang, it seemed that he should agree.

Before he had made up his mind, Wu Xiaoxi suddenly said leisurely: "By the way, I want to remind Mr. Dai of one thing."

Dai Xian hurriedly looked at her with a smile: "What's the matter?"

"Master Dai, turn around and pay attention to your beautiful lady." Wu Xiaoxi said, "I also know that she was bought by Mr. Dai, and she may not be willing. Since she is unwilling, she cannot be bought easily."

Dai Xian's face suddenly darkened: "What does shopkeeper Wu mean by that?"

Wu Xiaoxi said indifferently: "There is no malice. Anyway, Mrs. Chun doesn't have Mrs. Dai in her heart. Naturally, she can't help but say something nice in front of Mr. Dai. I have also recited such words as concubine's love and concubine's love forever. , It's not difficult to memorize. I didn't intend to expose this. It's an important matter today, and it's in her territory, so I have to remind you to be more careful."

Dai Xian's face was like gold paper, and it took him a long time to say, "Where did shopkeeper Wu see it?"

Wu Xiaoxi lowered her eyebrows and smiled: "A woman can tell clearly from her eyes whether she likes a man or not." Nai lowered his eyes and drank tea.

Jia Cong didn't pay attention to the woman.Dai Xian is already over half a century old, even though he was handsome in his early years, now he is so fat that even Jia Cong looks skinny; Miss Chun is only in her early twenties.If it is said that the woman does not have him in her heart, Jia Cong will believe it.Then he shrugged and glanced at Dai Xian, as if looking at a fool.Dai Xian was only a little shocked at first, but when he saw Jia Cong's eyes, and because he saw it too, he became suspicious.