Number of People

  Chapter 1773 The Renzi scroll is generous

  Feng Ziying naturally didn't know that the attacks on the Jia family were not just from the imperial court, there were still other people who harbored deep-rooted hatred for the Jia family.

This is the case for the Lai family, falling from the position of only a handful of people in Rongning Second Mansion, it is really painful for Lai Da, Lai Sheng, their mother Lai Nanny and their son Lai Shangrong. The bone marrow lost the qualification to cling to Jia's family and continue to **** blood, and the family belongings accumulated for decades were almost "looted", which made the Lai family almost lose the foundation to recover in the future.

   What's more important is that the future of Lai Shangrong, whom their family went all out to support, was completely ruined. Without the follow-up support of donating officials, this qualification is almost meaningless, and it will be reduced to a piece of waste paper after two years.

  Back to Lai's house in the outskirts of Beijing, the past two years have gotten worse and worse.

After being pampered by the Jia family for so many years, Lai Da Lai Sheng and the others have long lost the ability to live by working with their hands, and there are not so many people in the country manor. It was very difficult to live, even relying entirely on the remaining old books to support the living.

Every time I recall the beautiful life in the Rongning Second Mansion, and compare it to the present day, the Lai family is full of resentment towards the Jia family. A declining servant family can challenge, so the Lai family can only hide in the suburbs of Beijing silently and wait for the opportunity.

   And now, the time has finally come.

The Lai family inquired about the Jia family's involvement in the case immediately, but they did not dare to act rashly. It was not until the court took action against the Niu Wang family that Lai Da Lai Sheng and Lai Shangrong were sure that the Jia family was doomed, so they took the opportunity to peck at the Jia family. One bite is all the better.

The Lai brothers and their mother, Nanny Lai, have occupied the top position in Jia's family for decades, and there is also a party of confidants under them, who know the roots of the Rongning Second Mansion very well. Uncle and all kinds of gatherings, all of which can't be hidden from the Lai family, mother and son.

   It is also difficult for the Lai brothers to hide the shop fields that Jiamu and Changfang Erfang bought with their private money.

Now the imperial court is going to take action against the Jia family, and even the Procuratorate has issued special reward conditions to encourage the subordinates of each family to report and expose the illegal activities and privately hidden assets of their own masters, and reward them in a certain proportion. This is undoubtedly too exciting for the people below.

  The brothers of the Lai family hated the Jia family deeply, and now they are even more stimulated by such good things, so why not jump out and step on them?

  If we add the cooperation of Jia Rui, who is originally a secret agent of the Dragon Guard, it is conceivable that the Jia family may really be cramped and skinned, and there will not be many left.

  Back to the mansion, Feng Ziying hadn't had time to catch her breath when the people from the military department over there came to recruit him to the military department again.

  Feng Ziying sighed and could only rush to the Ministry of War again.

   It was specially summoned by Zhang Huaichang, mainly to talk about the issue of the Neikha people.

According to the urgent report from Cao Wenzhao in Eastern Liaodong, there seems to be a change in the Jianzhou Jurchens. Although they don't want to look too much like launching an attack this winter, they seem to be saving food and supplies, and they are ready to wait. This makes Cao Wenzhao Some worry that the Jianzhou Jurchens may launch a big offensive in late spring and early summer next year.

  Speaking of which, it is almost December now, and the snow came a little later this year, but it has already fallen.

   It is unlikely that the Jianzhou Jurchen will launch a major offensive in winter, but some small-scale harassment cannot be ignored.

  If the Chahar people are also cooperating in the chaos in western Liaoning, then the situation in eastern Liaoning is still not optimistic.

What Zhang Huaichang is worried about is not this winter, but considering that from this winter to next summer, I am afraid that the main energy of the imperial army will be on the Shandong and Huguang battlefields, especially Shandong, and they will not have so much energy to deal with Liaodong and Jizhen. If there is a problem in Liaodong at a critical moment, it will undoubtedly cause major problems.

  Feng Ziying and Zhang Huaichang also discussed for a long time before they basically reached a road.

   In fact, there is nothing to say, nothing more than the promise of profit.

  Zai Sai is quite an ambitious person, and he is definitely not willing to be a vassal of Lindan Batur or Nurhachi, Feng Ziying is very accurate in this point.

Especially when the southern invasion was a great success last year, Zai Sai not only greatly enhanced his prestige and influence among the tribe, but also received a large amount of ransom, and replaced it with various strategies such as iron, iron materials, grain, and cloth. The materials and strength have also been further enhanced, and they have begun to suppress the tribes of the Wai Khalkhas who were still better than him, and at the same time, the Wai Khalkhas are very jealous.

Following the Jianzhou Jurchen or the Chahar people obviously cannot satisfy his growing appetite. At the same time, Zaisai also realizes that he is still the weakest among the Jianzhou Jurchen, Chahar people and Neikalka people. , the potential is still insufficient, but his position is also more special, more valuable and meaningful.

Not only can you flank the Jianzhou Jurchen to the east, but you can stab the Chahar people to the southwest, and you can suppress or win over the Waikha people to the northwest. Undoubtedly the most sought-after, it is completely up for grabs.

"Master Zhang, don't think that I'm asking for the price for the Nekalka people. I want to correct a point of view of you and the cabinet ministers, that is, the Nekalka people are not stupid, and Zaisai is even more human. From a certain In a sense, his ability to observe the situation and bargain is stronger than his ability to fight, so you always have to throw two pieces of meat casually to make the Nekhka people follow the baton of Da Zhou, The idea of ​​working our lives for Da Zhou, we will suffer in the end."

The discussion basically came to an end, and Feng Ziying felt that Zhang Huaichang was not satisfied, so she could only patiently explain: "Think about it, if we delay him, he may also come to us at a critical moment, and we dare not take this risk. "

Zhang Huaichang sighed, and glanced at Feng Ziying: "Ziying, do you know how many times I quarreled with Ming Qi in order to ask for this little money? Now when Ming Qi sees me, he turns his head and leaves, and doesn't want to say a word to me." explain,…"

"That won't work. Mr. Huang is the minister of the household department, and your duty is to find money. You are the minister of the military department, and your duty is to spend the money. Spend the money on the blade. If the foreign enemy invades and fails to suppress the rebellion, that is your responsibility. You should be held accountable." You have to pursue it, but if you want to spend money and his household department can't satisfy, then you should be held accountable!"

Amused by Feng Ziying's upright words, Zhang Huaichang burst out laughing, and said with a smile: "Ziying, you speak lightly. Even so, don't you understand the current situation of the court? It's not easy to get some silver, and I didn't see that my temples have turned white a lot? I should save a little more."

"Increasing income and reducing expenditure, increasing income and reducing expenditure will always come first. The Ministry of Household Affairs can't always think about reducing expenditure. The economy can only flow if the money is spent. Everyone hides money in the cellar and stores it in the silver village. If the economy does not flow, it is stagnant water." There is no hope." Feng Ziying said angrily, "Instead of doing that, I would rather spend all the money in the inner treasury, that's better!"

"Okay, Feng Ziying, you speak so loudly that you still want to spend all the money in the treasury..." A clear voice came from a long way outside the hall, it wasn't Huang Ruliang: "I said who is talking big here, it turns out it's another You, Feng Ziying, don't say anything else, quickly find me two million taels of silver, I won't say anything, if you can't find it, don't yell at me in the court, it's breaking the rules!"

"Master Huang, finding money is not my responsibility. I am the Chancellor of the Shuntian Mansion, not from the Ministry of Household Affairs." Feng Ziying said with a smile. The Imperial Academy affairs, the relationship is also good.

"Hmph, you also know that you are not from the household department, and you are still pointing fingers?" Huang Ruliang said angrily, "Don't tell me so much, aren't you so arrogant? Get me two million taels of silver first. It doesn't matter what method you think of, it's up to you to steal, rob, cheat, borrow, as long as you have the means."

   "Master Huang, I have a lot of knowledge here, and I can give it to you, but I'm afraid you can't afford it." Feng Ziying still had that half-smile posture.

   "Oh?" Both Huang Ruliang and Zhang Huaichang became interested.

   "Listen, I want to see what doorway I dare not touch." Huang Ruliang snorted softly, of course he knew that there were some paths that he couldn't go through.

"Then I'll tell you." Feng Ziying smiled, "It's actually not difficult to borrow money. Haitong Yinzhuang can borrow whatever you want, as long as there is a mortgage; at least there are more than a million taels of silver in the Jieshen Treasury of the Ministry of Industry. Whether you want to borrow or embezzle, it depends on your ability, Mr. Huang. In addition, I really feel that Haitong Yinzhuang is not easy to handle. The emperor is not awake at the Jieshen Treasury of the Ministry of Industry and I am afraid that people will gossip. I can help contact the Shanshan merchants. One hundred thousand taels of silver is not a problem, of course the other party will have conditions,..."

   "Oh?" Huang Ruliang was very moved. He didn't expect Feng Ziying to have such a big face, and a million taels of silver was nothing to worry about. "What conditions?"

"Simple. They hope to sign a contract with the imperial court for the purchase of firearms and ordnance for the entire frontier army in the next ten years, and the Gyeonggi Arms Works Consortium will provide the imperial court with firearms and ordnance for the frontier army." Feng Ziying said lightly: "If the imperial court can make a public promise, They are willing to lend to the imperial court, whether it is one million or two million, it is not a big problem, and there is no interest."

Such a condition was casually offered, which made Huang Ruliang's heart skip a beat. He understood what the other party meant, that is, if he wanted to win the ordnance contract that the entire imperial court would provide to the frontier army in the future, it would take ten years, at least two or three. Purchases of more than ten million taels of silver.

  (end of this chapter)