The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

The honeymoon princess and son-in-law haven't come back for more than a month, but Gan Lei has come back.Situ Pan then sent someone to call Feng Ziying to discuss the matter, and asked him to detour to Rongguo Mansion to carry Jia Cong over.Jia Cong didn't dare to be negligent, and honestly packed up a half-new Confucian robe and went there.Situ Pan thought highly of him and let him sit next to Feng Ziying; most of the others knew him and knew that Situ Pan liked him, so they all greeted him with smiles.

Earlier, a female mountain citizen reported to the official that many soldiers and horses suddenly came to their foot of the mountain a few days ago, and they did not sound like the accent of the country of Yan; the trusted county magistrate quickly went to Beijing to report to the king of Yan.The king of Yan was shocked, and ordered Gan Lei, the commander of the imperial forest army, to lead the army to check. Sure enough, there were soldiers and horses stationed who did not know where they came from, and they had fled at that time.Gan Lei only regarded it as training, and pursued all the way. A few days ago, he could be regarded as capturing all the enemy soldiers alive.Co-author Zhong Wei and others guessed wrong.These are not from the king of Chu, but from the king of Jin.They wanted to capture Princess Jian'an near the capital, plant her first to the State of Wu, then demand a ransom from the Rong State Mansion and the State of Lu State using her as a hostage, and finally send her to the territory of the State of Chu to kill her, pretending to be the mastermind of the King of Chu to disrupt the situation. Several countries.

Jia Cong's teeth turned cold when he heard this: "What a wicked idea! Princess Jian'an is also his own niece."

Situ Pan asked, "Do you have any ideas about your family?"

Jia Cong murmured softly, "It doesn't seem to be your family's business." Feng Ziying glared at him.Jia Cong thought for a long time while resting his cheeks, and suddenly realized that this was the Palace of King Yan, so he hurriedly put down his hands and sat up straight.Situ Pan looked at him amused.Jia Cong patted the back of his head and said, "I have an idea, but it's troublesome. Why don't you listen to the adults first."

Situ Pan looked down, and immediately a general said: "The King of Jin has sent troops to the capital, and our country should send troops to fight back."

Gan Lei said, "Didn't the last general catch him?"

The general said: "His heart can be punished!" Jia Cong rolled his eyes.

Situ Pan kept looking at him, and said, "Where is Cong'er looking?"

Jia Cong said: "It's easy to attack Jin. After the battle is over, you can occupy the territory of Jin and not occupy it? Wouldn't it be a waste of money if you don't occupy it? How do you count the money, food and weapons? If you occupy it, all the kings in the world will rise up and attack it." ? Do you think others will listen to our reasoning. Although they were the first to act, the matter was hidden in the end, and we can't tell if they lied."

Situ Pan said: "Since you think it's inappropriate, let me hear your troublesome ideas."

Jia Cong knew that he was waiting, so he didn't keep it up anymore. "The king of Jin is also a villain. To deal with a villain, it is a fool to use the way of a gentleman. It is easy to suffer losses if you use the way of a samurai. It is best to use the way of a rogue. Divorce is good if it succeeds, but it will be miserable if you lose. King Jin This person is not easy to guard against when the world is not divided, but it is very easy to deal with it when the world is divided." He waved his fingers and said, "He is sneaky, we are aboveboard. Don't all the kings have special envoys in the capital? Please ask each special envoy to visit the prisoners of war, and then bring some spies sent by King Jin - if not, train a few temporarily. It is guaranteed that the princes of each family will immediately check whether there are any spies from Jin State in their families, and go to Jin State A spy. Regardless of success or failure, they are wary of Jin, and it will be difficult for them to get friends in the future. We will make this matter known to the world in autumn."

Someone below asked: "Why don't you tell the world right now?"

"We need to give the lords some time." Jia Cong said with a smile, "Otherwise King Jin will withdraw all the spies."

Situ Pan coughed: "Is this the end?"

"Of course not!" Jia Cong said, "Because the state of Jin caused troubles for the state of Yan, and wanted to plant corruption in Yan, Wu, and Chu, the state of Yan joined forces with Wu and Chu to impose economic sanctions on the state of Jin. You can take it with you."

Situ Pan was slightly shocked, and all the staff and ministers clapped their hands and said "good".Although they don't know what economic sanctions are, Jia Cong's words clearly have quietly pushed Yan Guo to the position of hegemony.I just don't know if King Wu is willing or not.Situ Pan asked calmly, "What economic sanctions?"

"For example, don't buy things from the state of Jin." Jia Cong said, "but you can sell things to them. To be honest, this move is the best for the envoy of the state of Wu. The industry of the state of Wu is developing rapidly, and the things are of high quality and low price. They're playing dumping—I'll go to the state of Wu and explain to King Wu what dumping is."

Situ Pan said: "This matter is difficult, how can the common people know that what is on the street belongs to the state of Jin?"

"Sanctions by the common people are just a meaning, and it doesn't matter; the important thing is the sanctions by the officials. King Jin, his mother's family, his wife's family, and important confidantes all have many Zhuangzi shops in the capital, Wuchu, Luzhou, and Pingan. Yes." Jia Cong winked and said, "The business district management offices in Ping'an Prefecture have a list." A staff member surnamed Luo chuckled, and Situ Pan also had a smile on his face.Jia Cong went on to say, "These families account for more than [-]% of the wealth of Jin, maybe [-]%. The four countries of Yan, Wu, Chu, and Lu can increase taxes on these Zhuangzi shops alone, and I will try to persuade Uncle Prince Teng to add Guangdong and Guangxi." Situ Pan Immediately laughed.

An official below was about to open his mouth when the person next to him stepped on him hard and shook his head slightly.The man hesitated for a moment, but at this moment Jia Cong spoke again: "Wu Wang is fine, after all, he is rich; Chu Wang is much poorer, if he fails to keep it, he will directly search those shops to vent his anger. If other kings are greedy and fight Taiping Boxing , raising taxes in the name of being brave, or stealing money in the name of 'Hello shopkeeper, I am the chief manager of the palace. I think your shop is good, why don't you give it to me?'" He slapped his hands, "We can't control it~ ~"

Situ Pan laughed loudly, and nodded at him: "You boy!" Feng Ziying sat beside him and pinched his cheek.

Just now, the one who stepped on the foot said in a low voice to the one who was stepped on: "Don't compete with him. He can persuade Wang Ziteng, and he can also lead Lu Wang, who has such a great achievement?" The man was stunned for a moment, and honestly closed Mouth.

Jia Cong laughed a few more times: "The ancients said that if a dog bites a man, a man cannot bite a dog, but he can give the dog a stick. If one stick is not enough, you can add another stick."

Feng Ziying was smiling, and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Situ Pan smiled and said, "Ziying, let him talk." Then he asked, "What kind of stick does Cong'er have?"

Jia Cong made a face at Feng Ziying, turned his head to Situ Pan and said, "Isn't it just officers and soldiers pretending to be bandits? He can, can't we? Specially pick on corrupt officials, get a lot of money, and the people are even boasting." Acting on behalf of the sky', by the way, pick some strong men and accept them."

Situ Pan said: "Corrupt officials can never be dealt with. Once robbed once, they will intensify their search for the people's fat and anointment next time."

"Very good! The King of Jin has lost money outside, so he has to increase taxes. The King of Jin must also have capable people, and seeing this situation will definitely hinder it. But if the tax is not increased, the King of Jin is tight~~ Loyalties are indispensable Disappointed." He sat down solemnly and waved, "Yan Kingdom welcomes you." Some of the servants laughed.Jia Cong also laughed and said, "Corrupt officials and a layer of exploitation will make the people of Jin unable to survive. You are welcome in Yan. If you lose money, lose talents, and reduce population, Jin will suffer greatly." .”

Feng Ziying said: "It's just that we have to prevent the Jin State from sending people to our country to pretend to be bandits and rob us."

Gan Lei said: "Lord Feng, don't worry, the last general is not just waiting for nothing."

Situ Pan nodded: "Thank you, generals."

All the generals clasped their fists together: "Die for the prince!"

One of his staff, Mr. Luo, said: "Speaking of looting, the King of Liao made an alliance with Russia to fight against Prussia in the West." Fighting wars with Russia is just borrowing Russia's way to go to the West to plunder."

An old gentleman sitting below said: "It is because of King Liao that the people of our dynasty have a bad reputation there, just like Japanese pirates."

Jia Cong clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Good work! Does the old man know that people in the West have robbed money from the Americas? It's just black and white."

Feng Ziying went on to say: "I just got the news from Qin Sangu from Qiongzhou yesterday."

Jia Cong blinked: "Huh?" She has clearly been abducted by my fifth uncle... Who is it that sent the message.

"Huo Sheng has gathered troops, horses and ships to conquer Australia." Everyone was in an uproar.Australia is different from Japan's Koryo, it is too big, not much smaller than the whole country of my dynasty.

Jia Cong clicked his tongue and said, "I said, why does he fight against the small countries in Nanyang without occupying them, and ran away after grabbing the money. He despises those small island countries."

Situ Pan frowned: "He is always ahead of the curve. He was also the one who hit Dongpu first."

"Yeah." Jia Cong nodded, "Run after the fight. Thinking about it, he is actually very wise. Unlike other princes, he has no territory in his hands—even if Qiongzhou is counted, Qiongzhou is also a deserted island, small and birdlike. If he doesn't lay eggs, there are not many people at all. If he establishes a country in Qiongzhou, even if Uncle Wang wants to turn a blind eye to it, he won't be able to."

An aide said: "Since the division of the world, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Prince Teng, has never cut off the tax money paid to the treasury, and Qiongzhou has never paid a penny."

The corner of Situ Pan's mouth curled up again: the treasury was already in his own hands, and Wang Ziteng was really paying taxes to the Yan Kingdom.Although there must be a lot left behind by him, he always has a surrender attitude.Nai said, "Isn't his salary also from the treasury?" All the officials laughed.

Jia Cong laughed for a while, and then said: "It is true that he fought Dongying first. But at that time, he joined forces with King Chen to rob. He was the minister of King Chen and the prince, and Dongying couldn't turn to him. Later, King Chen didn't know what happened. After returning home due to illness, King Wu sent Wei Ruoheng to Dongying, and then there were Lu Guo Liu Tong and General Feng Tang. Although Dongying is now divided into three genus, which one does not have a solid backing? Even if Huo Sheng took the entire Qiongzhou How much can the population move to fill in? Will Wang Ziteng give it to others? In the end, he didn’t make wedding clothes for Yan, Wu and Liu. Therefore, he doesn’t want Dongying or other Nanyang islands, he just wants money.”

Situ Pan thought: "He has big ambitions, Australia is huge."

Jia Cong said: "Australia doesn't have a large population yet, and they are all savages. You don't need to fight, just go there."

Situ Pan was taken aback: "What?"

Jia Cong said again: "Australia has no immigrant population at this time, only some Western officials and robbers... Ah, pirates, built some strongholds to rob the savages of their population and money, and the Westerners have not yet immigrated. Any ** team can kill them in the past, and so can Huo Sheng. He doesn't need to work hard to kill the natives in Australia, because there are too few, and Australia's territory is too big, just avoid it when he first goes. There is no prince to compete with him for the land, he can just move people there to open up wasteland and breed. Well, Australia is a piece of open land, whoever occupies it."

Feng Ziying said: "I remember that it was written on your last sea chart that this place was owned by the Western Kingdom of England."

"That's right, that's what the other country said." Jia Cong blinked, "Does it matter what they say? Huo Shengfei said it was his, Yingjili has the ability to snatch it! They are still at war with France. Wait for them After the fight, Huo Sheng also moved a lot of people there."

Feng Ziying said: "Where did Huo Sheng get so many people?"

Jia Cong said: "Even if he moved the whole Qiongzhou there, it would be a good deal for him. He can establish a country there. As for the population, it will not take long to reproduce. The difference between Australia and Dongying is that no one will compete with him!"

Situ Pan frowned: "Why don't Westerners immigrate there?"

"Because most of the land is barren." Jia Cong said, "There are not many water sources, and there are many wild animals. It is hot in winter and cold in summer. When it is hot, you can boil water in a basin under the sun. Compared with the vast and fertile land in North America, the people in the West I don’t want to go to Australia. And there is no one. North and South America have populations and countries, and the Westerners wiped out the other countries and occupied their territory. The whole of Australia is wasteland, no houses, fields, roads and bridges, nothing, just building It took a lot of effort to open up the wasteland for the house. In the past, if we couldn’t keep it clean, we had to live in caves and hunt for food. In fact, most of the small island countries in Southeast Asia are barren. Since they are all barren, of course it’s better to choose the big one.”

"I see." Situ Pan nodded and said, "For Huo Sheng, it is indeed the most suitable place."

Jia Cong said: "There is no detailed chart of that place. Huo Sheng must have sent people to investigate in the past few years, otherwise he would not even be able to find the port. It took some thought."

Feng Ziying said: "I'm afraid he made that idea many years ago."

"No way." Jia Cong lifted his chin unconsciously, "My brother Baoyu is very familiar with him, and I knew him when I was a child. He is not the kind of person with great ambition. I think it should be from him The collapse of King Chen started. That little boy had a good relationship with King Chen. If the world is not divided, he should help King Chen win the heir. After a trip to Dongying, Huo Sheng realized that he was blind in the past. Wang Chen is not only a banker himself Like the pewter gun head, he didn't listen to people's persuasion, so he became self-reliant."

An official said: "The place is so big, why not take it for the prince? Could it be that I, Dayan, can't beat Huo Sheng?"

Situ Pan asked Gan Lei, "Maybe General Gan beat Huo Sheng in 20 years' time?"

Gan Lei said: "Huo Sheng is just a naughty child, how can he be the last opponent."

"Then let Huo Sheng help the lonely king open up wasteland and build a house first." Situ Pan said, "It won't be too late to accept it in the future." Jia Cong laughed with a "puchi".

Situ Pan then said to the crowd: "Now Dongying is stable. Since there is still a vast and fertile land, the Westerners are fighting a civil war, and the Liao King is free to rob and play, it's time for us to send troops to North America. "

Jia Cong immediately applauded.Xindao, hey, people of the previous generation still lack the pioneering spirit.If it hadn't been for Huo Sheng's prodding, my lord, my lord may not be able to make up his mind if I say my tongue is dry~~