Palace Flower as Employment [Red Mansion]

Jia Qi didn't know this, but when he found out, he said directly to Jia's mother: "Old lady, you can't blame others for the second uncle's matter. It is a big matter for the imperial court to select scholars through the imperial examination. When the Supreme Emperor was here, he passed away altogether. Of the four queens, one of them caught up with the palace test, and the other caught up with the imperial test. Do you know what the overlord did? The one who caught up with the palace test was given the medicine of wolf and tiger and delayed the palace test. The other The second one kept the funeral in secret until after the imperial examination. Even the mother of the country asked me to make way for the imperial examination, and the second uncle actually caused a fraud case in the imperial examination? Old lady, go ahead and make trouble! The bigger the trouble, The punishment from the higher up is getting worse! Let me tell you like this, Baoyu and Lan'er didn't become official slaves, that's because of the father's sake! Now the Zhang family is looking at the second elder brother's sake, and because The third sister-in-law is a bride, so she endured it. If you continue to make trouble, the patience of the Zhang family will be lost. No, there is no need for the Zhang family to intervene. As long as the students in the Imperial College can't bear it anymore, you can just look at Bao Yulan. A few of them will be dragged to become officials and slaves! At that time, grandson will never say a word for them!"

Mother Jia was surprised and angry: "That's your cousin!"

Jia Qi said indifferently: "The sect is divided."

Their two families have separated, they are nothing but neighbors, and Zhang Shuya is his own sister-in-law.It can be said that if it wasn't for Jia's mother, no one on Jia She's side would be willing to pay attention to anyone on Jia Zheng's side.

Jia's mother was startled by Jia Qi's expression.

The reason she dared to make such a fuss was because Jia She was her son and was filial to her, so she could control Jia She, and then through Jia She control all the grandchildren and daughters-in-law of Jia She's family.But what if the relationship between the grandchildren is tossed by her?

Mother Jia knew very well that her eldest son was not smart enough, otherwise he would not have been suppressed by her for so many years, and his temperament was not strong enough. Even when the contacts in Rongguo Mansion were handed over to Jia Zheng, he didn't say a word.Jia Amnesty himself was useless, but the sons he raised were better than each other. Jia Lian was deliberately suppressed by Mrs. Wang before, but after she broke away from Mrs. Wang's suppression, Jia Lian rose to the top step by step.

Jia's mother was very sure that the more prosperous Jia Lian was now, the more Wang Xifeng hated Mrs. Wang in her heart.Because Mrs. Wang has delayed Jia Lian for many years.

And Jia Cong and Jia Qi,

Thinking of the days when Jia Baoyu was so precious in front of her, and looking at the days when Jia Cong and Jia Qi were no different from invisible people at the beginning, Jia Mu thought that if she changed herself, she would definitely be jealous.

Therefore, unless he can win over Jia Amnesty again, Jia Baoyu's future will definitely be difficult.

Mother Jia is good.

Jia Amnesty brought Jia Baoyu, Jia Huan and Jia Lan to the south to collect Jia Zheng's body.

Although Jia Zheng was cut in half, there are also capable people in Jiangnan. Jia Amnesty found a cobbler, picked up Jia Zheng's body, and tidied up Jia Zheng's remains.

Therefore, when Jia's mother saw her beloved little son again, she saw Jia Zheng lying in the coffin as if he was asleep, and she burst into tears again.

Jia Zheng is dead, but there is still a difficult matter.

Where is Jia Zheng buried?

Although the brothers Jia She and Jia Zheng were originally from Jinling, and even though Jia Daishan was also buried in Jinling, the two brothers Jia She and Jia Zheng have already separated, so naturally it is impossible to bury them in the ancestral tomb of Jinling.

Jia Amnesty is a good deal. He started to buy tombs and sacrifice land when he separated from the family. After several years of picking, he has picked a fairly good piece of land, and even the sacrifice land has about ten hectares of land.

But Jia Zheng can't do it.

After so many years of family separation, Mrs. Jia Zhengwang and Mrs. Jia Zhengwang did not even buy a cemetery or sacrifice land. Although Mrs. Jia Zhengwang also had some land in her hands, but when I asked, it turned out that it was brought by someone else when he took refuge in Mrs. Jia Zhengwang Now that Mrs. Jia Zhengwang has an accident, these people have sued Mrs. Jia Zhengwang for their own property, saying that Mrs. Jia Zhengwang swallowed their property and forced her into slavery. They also cited many examples, saying that Jia Zhengwang How many things did Mrs. Zheng Wang do to seize their property, how many of them died, and how many families were destroyed.

Coincidentally, the household department also came to Mrs. Jia Zhengwang's house to recover the deficit.

Now it's lively.

Here, Jia Zheng's coffin is still in the main room of the main courtyard, and the people from the government surrounded the house of Mrs. Jia Zhengwang's side to search the house.

Mother Jia was still crying for her beloved little son in the main hall, and the soldiers from the Beijing camp led by the household department rushed in.Jia's mother was dumbfounded at the time, and when she came to her senses, she was already sitting in the main room of her Rongqing Hall, Jia Baoyu, Li Wan, Jia Lan, Shi Xiangyun, Yingchun, and Tanchun were all around her whimpering. Crying, and Aunt Zhao took Jia Huan and stood in the corner of the room wiping her tears.

Mother Jia was startled and angry, thinking that the Zhang family was playing tricks behind her back, she sent someone to call Zhang Shuya in a flurry of voices: "...I want to ask, why is she so happy!"

No, Zhang Shuya didn't come, but Jia She, Jia Lian, Jia Cong, Jia Qi and his son all came.

After Jia Amnesty heard Jia Mu's voice from outside, he immediately said: "Old lady, this has nothing to do with my in-laws. If you want to ask, just ask me."

Jia's mother was stunned, and after a while, she seemed to be dreaming, pointing at Jia She and said: "Could it be, could it be you..."

Mother Jia thought that this was the elder son's revenge.

Jia Lian said: "It's not Mrs. Zhang's family. Of course, it's not my father. It's the second wife who committed too many crimes!" Then Jia Lian began to tell Jia Mu.

It turned out that after Jia Yuanchun became a concubine that year, many people came to vote with their property. At the beginning, Mrs. Wang did nothing, but later, Mrs. Wang heard that someone below was earning 5000 taels outside. Give her 2000 taels, and Mrs. Wang will feel uncomfortable.

Mrs. Wang killed the family by means of means, and sold the daughter of the family into the building, and got 4 to [-] taels of silver for nothing.

Mrs. Wang got the sweetness, so she started to attack these people who took refuge in her, because there are too many green forest heroes outside, and it is common sense that businessmen are prone to accidents, so no one really noticed something wrong at the beginning. Everyone just thinks that family is unlucky.

But once this kind of thing is opened, how can it be stopped?Mrs. Wang's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. At the beginning, she just dealt with those merchants, but later, she actually took the initiative to deal with those rural property.

Those country rich people turned to Mrs. Wang originally in order to pay less taxes, but who would have thought that Mrs. Wang would actually murder her and want to devour all their property?

In this day and age, people live together in clans. If Mrs. Wang killed a family, how could she kill everyone in a village?That is, she really killed people in a village, but many of these villages are located in Gyeonggi, and the officials in Gyeonggi will definitely not watch the people under their rule die for no reason like local officials in other places.

Therefore, the government has long erected a bookcase of files thickly.Now that Jia Yuanchun is dead and Jia Zheng has been cut in half, seeing what happened to Jia Zheng, why don't those people who didn't dare to sue go to Jingzhao Mansion to beg for grievances?

After finishing speaking, Jia Lian said: "It's also a good thing that my second uncle doesn't have two lives. If he has two lives, I'm afraid Long Live will cut him in half again." Saying this, Jia Lian glanced at Jia Mu's arms again. Jia Baoyu, whose eyes were red and swollen and weeping, said: "Old lady, you have to thank the fourth brother! If it wasn't for his sake, how could it be possible to just ransack the house today? I'm afraid it started with Bao Yuzhu's sister-in-law. , the following one by one, will be put in prison, waiting to be sold by the officials!"

Li Wan was taken aback: "That, that, those things of mine..."

What Li Wan was thinking about, of course, was her dowry and her private house.That is her lifeblood, and it is also the basis for her to cultivate Jia Lan into a talent in the future.

Jia Qi said: "Sister-in-law Zhu, don't say that the matter of the second wife has nothing to do with you. Everything you ate in the Grand View Garden was bought by the second wife, so your dowry and private house are naturally not May come back. I advise you not to think about it."

Jia Lan interjected, "But my mother is a chaste woman!"

"A chaste woman?" Jia Qi said coldly, "Brother Lan, do you know what a chaste woman is? If your mother entrusted you to the old lady when your father died, then she was a well-deserved chaste woman." Or, if she honestly went to the family temple or entered the Buddhist hall, then she can be considered a chaste woman. But what about your mother? She lived with Baoyu in the Grand View Garden, and her poems even spread to the streets! She is a chaste woman? Don’t It made people laugh out loud! If she had remarried simply and neatly back then, it wouldn’t have been so ugly! After all, Da Wei still encouraged widows to remarry.”

"you!"

Jia Lan's eyes widened angrily. If Li Wan hadn't hugged him tightly, he might have rushed over to fight Jia Qi.

Jia Cong also knows Li Wan's jealousy hidden under his quiet and virtuous appearance.He had heard from the maids around his wife that Li Wan looked at Zhang Shuya very strangely, and the words he said in front of Mother Jia also sounded weird.And Wang Xifeng also confirmed this point: Li Wan has disliked her "sister-in-law" for many years, but she has never regarded them as relatives!

Therefore, compared to Li Wan, Jia Cong naturally trusts his wife more, and also trusts his own sister-in-law who took care of him when he was young.

Jia Cong stood up and said to Jia Lan, "Don't stare at my fourth brother. It is not my fourth brother who spread your mother's poems and letters everywhere. Of course, the one who let your mother live in the Grand View Garden, It's not my fourth brother, who runs a poetry club, and men and women play together in the Grand View Garden, and it's not my fourth brother. Lan'er, you are the eldest grandson of your second uncle's family. Think about it for yourself. By the way, you guys Now after the sinners, they will not be able to take the imperial examination within three generations."

Hearing this last sentence, Li Wan finally couldn't help sobbing.

What is Li Wan's biggest dream in this life? Naturally, it is to raise his son to be a talent, seal his wife's shade, and bring her glory, so that she can wear a phoenix crown and Xiapei, and appear majestically in front of Wang Xifeng.

Li Wan never expected that Qingyun Road in Jia Lan's life would be blocked like this!

For a moment, Li Wan hated Jia Baoyu, because Li Wan knew that Jia Baoyu was the only one who would spread her poems to the Grand View Garden;

For a moment, Li Wan hated Mrs. Wang, because if Mrs. Wang hadn't wanted to control the power of the housekeeper, she would not have been driven to the Grand View Garden, and those things would not have happened afterwards;

For a moment, Li Wan not only hated Jia Yuanchun, but also hated Jia Mu.If there is no Jia Yuanchun, there will be no Grand View Garden, and naturally there will be no family visits, and naturally there will be no series of events later; or, if there is no Jia Mu, if it is not Jia Mu who wants to play between the two sons No balance, it will not raise the ambition of Mrs. Jia Zhengwang, and there will be no subsequent series of events. The Jia family will be like many other families in Beijing, and they will be harmonious and beautiful, rather than a family fighting against each other. Like black chicken eyes.

If it weren't for Jia's mother, their mother and son would now be able to take shelter under Jia Amnesty's wings and enjoy the shadow of Jia Qi's scenery.

Li Wan resolutely forgot how she was jealous of Wang Xifeng's power, and how she was jealous of Jia Qi being able to worship Lin Ruhai.

It can be said that Jia Qi almost couldn't worship Lin Ruhai as his teacher at the beginning, because he had a lot of relationship with Li Wan.Although Li Wan did it very cryptically, Jia Qi was not a vegetarian either.

Only then did Mother Jia react.

She looked at Jia She, then Jia Lian, Jia Cong and Jia Qi, and suddenly realized that even if she could force Jia She to take care of Jia Baoyu, what would happen to Jia She in the future? He will definitely not continue to take care of Jia Baoyu, especially Jia Qi. His daughter-in-law is missed by Jia Baoyu, and he lost his temper several times, but he was young and suppressed by himself.In the future, when he gets old (i.e. passed away, old age is another euphemism for the death of an old man), Jia Qi will be full-fledged and in power again. If he hears that Jia Baoyu misses Lin Daiyu again at that time, he will Jia Baoyu will never be let go.

Similarly, Jia Lian and Jia Cong must help their younger brothers first.If there is a conflict between Jia Baoyu and Jia Qi, Jia Lian and Jia Cong will definitely help his younger brother clean up Jia Baoyu.

Therefore, even if it was for Jia Baoyu, he had to grit his teeth and persevere.

This child has no parents, if he does not have his own protection, he will be unable to move forward in the future.

Thinking of this, Jia's mother immediately regained her spirits.

Probably because she understood that Jia Baoyu could only rely on herself in the future, Jia's mother was not confused.She didn't even decide to leave the yard she lives in to Jia Baoyu as Jia Lian, Jia Cong and Jia Qi had expected. She just took the money and asked Jia Amnesty to help buy two yards in this back street of Chongdeli In order to prepare it for Jia Baoyu and Jia Lan's marriage in the future, he sent someone to clean up the backyard and back room of his yard.

Jia's mother said: "I'm old, and I always like to have a lot of fun in front of me. Baoyu and Lan'er are young, and Zhu's daughter-in-law is a widow. They will live with me for two years, and then move out when they all get married. The second girl He Sanyatou first lived in the east-west wing room here, Yunyatou lived in the Bisha cabinet here, Baoyu lived in the back yard, and Zhu'er's wife lived with Lan'er and Huan in the back room at the back. Their marriage , I naturally have the ability to take it out myself, and I don’t need you to pay money.”

Jia Mu tried her best to give some instructions, and then let the crowd disperse.

Mrs. Wang caused Jia Zheng to be cut in half, and the people in front of her were naturally unlucky. The few who followed to the south were sold by the officials, and those who were still in the capital were in constant panic.

No, just after Jia Qi walked out of Jiamu's main courtyard, she saw Caixia sitting on the threshold of the second gate. When Caixia saw him, she stood up.

Seeing that this girl was obviously coming towards Jia Qi, Jia Amnesty immediately frowned: "This girl is so strange, where did she come from?"

Jia Qi said: "Father, it's okay. Although she is the big girl in front of you, but he gave her to Jia Baoyu a long time ago, but she pretended to be Brother Huan in her heart, and she once made a piece for her son. In exchange for Huan'er's opportunity to go to Qi's family to learn to study. This time, she must have come here for Huan'er again."

"So it's because of Huan'er." Jia She nodded.

Although he has a lot of grievances towards Mrs. Jia Zheng Wang, Jia She never angered the children below. Even Jia Baoyu, Jia She only thought of Lin Daiyu when Jia Baoyu was instigated by Mrs. Wang. Therefore, Jia She He just hated Mrs. Wang, but never really got angry with Jia Baoyu.

This is still the case with Jia Baoyu, let alone Jia Huan.

Jia She said: "Since that's the case, you can figure it out. But don't be self-absorbed."

"Yes, father."

Jia She quickly left with Jia Lian and Jia Cong, and after Jia She had left, Caixia said in a trembling voice: "Fourth Master, I know you are busy with work, but I have two things to do. One is related to Brother Huan, and the other is for Caiyun. The maid wants to beg Fourth Master..."

Jia Qi said: "If it's brother Huan, I can only say that unless he is adopted to someone else, he will never have the day to take the imperial examination."

"How, how?"

"Do you know what the imperial examination fraud case is?" Jia Qi said, "The imperial examination fraud is to ruin the future of thousands of scholars in Jiangnan! Not to mention, this time, several famous talents in Jiangnan died. Do you know who is standing behind these talented people? Those who can cultivate talented people all over the south of the Yangtze River are generally famous and respected families in the south of the Yangtze River. And such a family has no power at the moment, and no one in the family is an official , their influence on Jiangnan is also not weak."

Caixia panicked: "Then, what should Brother Huan do?"

Jia Qi said: "You, you just wait. Sister-in-law Zhu, hehe. You should redeem yourself as soon as possible. Now the old lady is still sad about the death of the second master. When the old lady finds out who you are, I will definitely vent my anger on you."

Caixia smiled wryly: "Where else can I go?"

She was originally a child of the Jia family, and her parents and family members were not outstanding at first, but when Jia Qi sued for impeachment, Mrs. Wang's confidantes were cleaned up, so her family members were also brought up.Although Caixia has mentioned it to her parents, brother and sister-in-law, she can't do things like murder for money.But how could Caixia's parents, brother and sister-in-law not fall into Mrs. Wang's virtue in the end?

Now, isn't Caixia here alone?

Jia Qi said: "I have already bought Caiyun, and placed it in a small courtyard with three entrances behind Kaixuan Street. I originally planned to give that small courtyard to Brother Huan. If you have no place to go, You can go over there to be with Caiyun first."

Caixia thanked again and again.

She knew that Jia Qi had already seen what he had done for her.There is something wrong with his parents and family members, so Jia Qi will naturally not go out to get them.

Jia Qi was very busy, because the emperor accidentally learned that the maritime merchants in the previous dynasty were very extravagant, but the tax money collected by the Shipping Department of Jinling City and the Shipping Department of Guangzhou City was not a lot every year.

Jia Qi said: "Long live, the reason for this is very simple. It is nothing more than the fact that the officials of our Great Wei are not clear about overseas affairs, and there is also collusion between officials and businessmen."

The emperor looked at Jia Qi, and suddenly said: "You also want to do business with overseas barbarians?"

Jia Qi bowed and said: "Yes, long live. There are countless fabrics piled up in the workshop of the minister's house. I need to exchange these fabrics into money to pay the wages of the people below." Head, said: "I also know that every year there will be a large amount of silk and satin sitting in the palace for nothing, waiting to rot."

The emperor was taken aback, and said, "Oh? Are you sure, you can do it?"

Jia Qi said: "I do know. All I need is Long Live to give me a letter to let me set up a city ship department in Songjiangkou."

"Songjiang Estuary? Isn't that the mouth of the Yangtze River?"

"Yes, there is a natural harbor there."

The emperor glanced over Jia Qi.

Of course the emperor knew the financial situation of Jia Qi and Lin Daiyu.The emperor also knew that those refugees in Jia Qi's hands had an annual per capita tax of tens of millions, so Jia Qi and Lin Daiyu paid them at least twice the annual per capita tax!

In other words, Jia Qi and Lin Daiyu have to pay more than 2000 million in money and food to the servants, hired workers, and tenants below.

2000 million, can catch up with the sum of the imperial court's taxes for half a year.

Both Jia Qi and Lin Daiyu also confirmed to the emperor that if the people left the land, it would not mean that they had lost their livelihoods. This sentence was correct.

Of course, the emperor could also cut off the capital chain of Jia Qi and Lin Daiyu, but in that case, it would be tantamount to forcing those under Jia Qi and Lin Daiyu to rebel.

The emperor looked at King Yi and saw that King Yi nodded to him, so he said to Jia Qi: "Forget it, since this one is here, I agree. I will give you three years. Within three years, your Songjiangkou city ship The tax revenue of the shipping company must exceed the sum of the tax revenue of the Jinling Shipping Department and the Guangzhou Shipping Department."

"I obey the order." Jia Qi said, "However, I want to borrow someone from Wansui."

"Who?"

"Court painter, Castiglione."

Castiglione, the court painter, was actually a Catholic missionary.It's a pity that the Supreme Emperor doesn't like missionaries, but he is very satisfied with his paintings and the western scientific knowledge he has mastered, and the current emperor regards him as a royal painter for firing palace porcelain, so Jia Qi wants to borrow Castiglione as a missionary The emperor nodded immediately because of the scholar's multilingual ability.

Before Jia Qi left the capital, he asked Castiglione to send letters in Chinese, Latin, Italian, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese to several known Western merchant guilds, and asked these merchants to go to Songjiang in half a year. Mouth collection.

In fact, Songjiangkou at this time was just a small fishing village. Fortunately, the people in Jia Qi's hands were all used to construction work.

Soon, a ship of standard modules was sent to Songjiangkou. The Lin family construction team, who arrived earlier, had already planned Songjiangkou. In just over a month, two-story or three-story buildings Small wooden buildings rose from the ground.

At the same time, a huge lighthouse was also erected by the sea.

Lang Shining was very surprised by this: "Master Shizhao, you are really a genius! In just two short months, you have made a bustling town here! No, it shouldn't be called a small town. My Your Excellency! It should be said that this is a city! Moreover, according to your plan, a large city with a population of more than 20 will soon appear here!"

Jia Qi said: "No, this is not my credit, I just provided the idea. However, in order to take care of those refugees, my subordinates have long been familiar with this kind of work."

"Look at this neat and orderly house, and this flat concrete floor, the driveway for driving, the sidewalk for people walking, oh, and this zebra crossing, and this overpass, is this an overpass?"

"According to the old saying, he should be called Langqiao. However, you can call him Tianqiao if you like."

Songjiangkou has just begun to take shape, and there are already anxious Western businessmen running here.When the businessman named Louis saw that he was wearing the standard attire of a Catholic missionary, he hurried over and shouted in French: "Father, my God, I read it right, it is really a priest! Excuse me from your church. Where? Where should I go to Mass? My God! Good God! Please forgive my sins! Churches are hard to find in this land!"

Then he pointed to Jia Qi and said, "Oh, is this child your adopted Dongfang follower?"

Castiglione quickly apologized to Jia Qi, held down the excited businessman again, and said: "My friend, you are too rude, this is not my entourage. He is from a great oriental nobleman! He is also a high-ranking official!"

"What? But he's only a little tall! Is he a dwarf?"

Just listen to Jia Qi saying in French with an obvious Italian accent: "I'm not a dwarf, I'm only 13 years old this year."

"What? Only 13 years old?"

Castiglione said: "This is a tradition in this land. More than 2000 years ago, they had a 12-year-old prime minister."

The businessman apologized profusely and introduced himself quickly.

It turned out that he was also a nobleman, the youngest son of a baron, because his family's territory was destined to be inherited by his elder brother, so he went to the east, the legendary golden land.

Jia Qi looked at Castiglione, and then said in Chinese: "For you, this is indeed a land full of gold. However, if there is no trick and no one to guide you, you can only take a few grains of gold sand in front of Jinshan .”

After listening to Castiglione's translation, Louis' eyes lit up: "My lord, can you give me some advice?"

Jia Qi handed over the folding fan in his hand.

"Oh, is this a gift for me?"

"No, this is not a gift for you, I am asking you to pay attention to the material of this fan."

"Material?"

"Yes, you haven't noticed that the fragrance of this fan is not dyed later, but natural?"

Louis was taken aback for a moment, then put the folding fan under his nose and sniffed fiercely.

His tall nose was poked by the folding fan from time to time, making the servants behind want to laugh but dared not laugh, so they could only hold back desperately.

"grown ups?"

Louis stared blankly at Jazzy, and with his brown hair, he looked more and more like a fluffy teddy.

"This kind of wood is called sandalwood, and this kind is red sandalwood. It is very popular among the nobles in this land." Jia Qi said, "Not only red sandalwood, but also agarwood, Canaan incense, huanghuali, etc. Wood itself is a very popular high-end furniture wood, and after special craftsmanship, they are also precious spices. Unfortunately, after thousands of years of logging, these trees are rare in this land. As far as I know You know, in India and many small islands in Southeast Asia, there are large areas of this kind of trees growing. I heard that in India and Southeast Asia, you burn the entire forest, and then plant the trees that we don’t need at all. coffee?"

Louis was dumbfounded: "You mean, those logs, those burned trees, are very valuable?"

Jia Qi said: "If you can bring me those trees, I'd be happy to exchange them with you in silk and tea. Some of these silks and tea are exclusively for nobles, and some are even for royal families. Even in our Great Wei, it is not Common merchants can get it."

"really?"

"Of course. If you don't believe me, you can ask him."

Louis quickly pulled Castiglione aside and said in French, "My dear priest, is this oriental nobleman a fake? Don't their oriental officials really hate talking about business?"

Lang Shining hurriedly said: "Don't underestimate him. He is a well-known child prodigy in Wei, and he is also the confidant of Emperor Wei! If it wasn't for the large-scale famine in Wei, if it wasn't for the large sum of money He will not talk nonsense with you if the money and food are used to help the victims!"

"Then, that wood..."

Castiglione had to explain to Louis the various woods and spices that the nobles of Wei Dynasty liked.

These, when he was in the palace, he had come into contact with.

After this Louis left, Castiglione wiped his sweat and walked to Jia Qi's side: "My lord, your task is not easy."

Jia Qi said, "Is it my task, or is it my task?"

"Both."

Jia Qi chuckled, and said, "Lang Shining, do you think I don't know anything? You western aristocrats are chasing our oriental tea, silk, and porcelain like crazy, but we don't need your cotton cloth and coffee. In this trade, you are burdened with a huge trade deficit, and finally, input *blocked keywords* to my Dawei..."

"No, my lord, this is nothing..."

"Can you deny it? Or, can you guarantee that your compatriots, those Westerners with white skin and high nose bridges, did not plant poppies in large quantities in India and Southeast Asia? Money worship, am I right?"

Castiglione smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, do you want to expel me?"

"Expulsion? That's the right of Long Live." Jia Qi said, "I don't have such authority now. But, you'd better not expect your compatriots to make such a mistake. By the way, you know, there are Western pirates have attacked our Great Wei's East Sea Navy."

"Donghai Navy? Are those ships transporting grain and malachite?"

"Yes. I think you understand what to do?"

"But I'm Italian. Spain and Portugal are the masters of the seas."

"But you are a priest, the messenger of God in the world, aren't you? I heard that your Catholic priests have great power in the West, and can even abolish the king."

"You know all about it?"

Jia Qi said: "Otherwise, why do you think the Supreme Emperor does not allow you to preach? I don't care about other places, but here, I will not let you build a Catholic church. Unless there is an order from the Supreme Emperor or Long Live."

Lang Shining's face became even more bitter.

In the West, the power of theocracy is typically higher than that of kings, and Catholicism is more about purity.Like the East, offering sacrifices to their ancestors?In Catholic doctrine, it is absolutely heresy.

In the East, the imperial power is above the divine power. If the Pope and Rome insist on letting the Easterners abandon their traditions without the emperor's orders, those Eastern people, those who can't read a few big characters, will definitely smash the church spontaneously. .

You Ruo, who disguised herself as a man and followed Jia Qi all the time without making a sound, suddenly said, "My lord, why did you tell that savage about the lumber? Isn't it good for us to earn the money ourselves?"

Jia Qi said: "Do we have this boat? To put it bluntly, the Yantie official camp is not only at the mouth of the Songjiang River, but also at the gate of the Yellow River and Yumen. Obviously, having a track can speed up the speed, but I still dare not use it. I need a ship to go to the ocean. Do you think the imperial court will allow me to own a sea ship? I need a lot of money, a stable channel to exchange the silk in my hand for a lot of money. Westerners can give me these. People have this way to obtain a large amount of high-grade silk, and their behavior of planting poppies and smuggling *blocked keywords* to our Great Wei can also be curbed. This is not bad for our Great Wei."

"Poppy? *Blocked keywords*? Could it be the black hibiscus paste written in "Compendium of Materia Medica"?"

"Yes. A small amount of drugs can relieve pain and refresh oneself, and a large amount of drugs will cause addiction and cause heart failure and death."

You Ruo has seen how those addicted to gambling ruined their families, although they are not very clear about *blocked keywords* addiction, but as long as it is like gambling addiction, it makes people psychologically dependent, then , which followed, must be the destruction of the family.