Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 638 Planning (seeking a monthly ticket)

"Are you stupid? That's clan power. Do you know what it means to give up a part of Xifu so easily?"

In Ning'an Hall of Ning Mansion, Mrs. Zhao looked very sad, and looked at Jia Rong with dissatisfaction, or disappointment.

At the Rongqing Hall in Rongfu, because of Jia Rong's amazing cooperation, Jia's mother didn't mean to embarrass him, and naturally she didn't stay too long.

As soon as he returned to Ning Mansion, he was stopped by Jia Fu, the big housekeeper who had been waiting for a long time, and said that Mrs. Zhao was waiting for him in Ning An Hall.

Jia Rong knew it well, so naturally she didn't feel any anxiety.

Sure enough, as soon as we met, before he saluted and greeted him, Mrs. Zhao couldn't wait to reprimand him angrily, obviously she was extremely angry.

He was not in a hurry to explain, but waited for Mrs. Zhao's anger to subside before opening his mouth to explain.

"Grandmother, clan power is so important, how much can the Jia clan in the capital help us in Ningfu?"

In a word, Mrs. Zhao, who had calmed down, was dumbfounded.

Thinking about it carefully, it can be said that the help of the people in the capital to the mansion is minimal.

Of course, Ding Xingwang, a member of the Jia family, and the people of the Punzhi tribe are enough to help wave the flag and shout.

"Grandmother, the current clan power of the Jia clan is actually for the benefit of offering sacrifices to the fields!"

"Our Ning Mansion has not been reduced to relying on the sacrifice fields to survive?"

"Hmph, Jitian is the last way out for the Ning Mansion. If the Jitian is all distributed, our mansion's way of retreat will be narrowed!"

Mrs. Zhao has already reacted at this time, and said dissatisfiedly: "Our honorable family and the royal family are too tightly bound!"

"Prosperity is not only the excellence of the family's children, but also the importance of the royal family. Sometimes you have to do something against your will for the benefit of the family!"

"Once you get involved in certain things, the final result may not be very good. Brother Rong, you should know what the status of the noble family has been ransacked all these years!"

"Grandma's words are true!"

Jia Rong first nodded in agreement, and then changed the subject: "Grandmother, even if the sacrifice land is the last guarantee of our Ning Mansion, once we reach that point, can we still keep the sacrifice land?"

The Jia family in Jinling is nothing more than a local tycoon that has emerged in a century, and its foundation is not that deep.

Without the protection of the Ningrong and Ningrong prefectures in the capital, the Jia clan in Jinling would be nothing more than local landlords, not even country gentry.

As for the sacrifice fields of the Jia family in the capital city, they are not good fields in the suburbs of Beijing, or good lands outside Jinling City. They are all precious resources that can be handed down for a long time.

How can the tyrants in other places miss the good opportunity to swallow the Jia family's sacrifice fields in one go and strengthen themselves?
Unless, the Jia family in Jinling is deeply rooted in Jinling, with a solid foundation, the kind that no matter whether it is the imperial court or local tyrants, they dare not act rashly.

Otherwise, no matter how many sacrifice fields there are, once that step is reached, no matter how many hole cards there are, it will be the main target for the other forces to compete for.

Without the layer of rich and powerful, once the Xungui family fell, it would really be over, and it would be difficult to recover.

Jia Rong's words silenced Mrs. Zhao.

"Brother Rong, what are your plans?"

From Jia Rong's words just now, she, who is old and mature, can hear some clues.

"The foundation of clan power lies in the clansmen!"

Jia Rong smiled softly, and said to herself: "As long as there are enough talents in the tribe, our Ning Mansion's reputation will not only not fall, but will also be raised to a higher level!"

"Be specific!"

"Grandmother is like this. We don't need to pay too much attention to the clansmen who are willing to follow Rongfu. Anyway, among the adult clansmen right now, none of them can do it!"

"We only need to spend our energy on the clansmen who are willing to follow the Ning Mansion, especially their next generation!"

Speaking of this, Jia Rong said proudly: "It's not necessary for them to pass the examination for Juren or even Jinshi, as long as they can be admitted for scholar, with the energy of our mansion, wouldn't it be easy and simple to help them get an official position of eighth or ninth rank?"

"If there are five or six officials of the eighth and ninth grade among the clansmen attached to the Ning Mansion, as long as they manage well, they can still look forward to the future!"

It's funny to say that, in the story of the Red Mansion, from top to bottom in the Rong Mansion, it seems that the local officials have never been taken seriously.

Like Wang Xifeng, for 3000 taels of silver, he casually took the favor of the Changan Jiedu envoy, which was so stupid that it was ridiculous.

The so-called Chang'an Jiedushi is actually the governor of Guanzhong, a first-class local official.

If it was really desperate to touch it, the Ningrong and Rongfu at that time combined might not be able to do more than a dignified governor of a province.

It seems that except for the officials of the third rank and above, the rest of the officials have not been able to get into their eyes.

But in fact, a fifth-rank magistrate is considered a pretty good middle-level official.

Just as Jia's mother said in the story of the Red Chamber, honorable families like them really don't need to compete with those scholars in the imperial examination.

As long as the resources are enough, even if you don't have any fame, you can still be an official.

If the ability is outstanding, it is not a problem to become a second-rank official.

Once valued by the emperor, it is not a problem to enter the first rank. Wang Ziteng is the best example.

It's just that if you don't pass the imperial examination, even if you become a first-rank official, you can't even think about entering the cabinet and becoming a cabinet elder.

It is said that Wang Ziteng violated this rule and was killed for no reason.

Jia Rong's idea is very simple, that is to train a group of able children from the clan.

As long as they can be admitted as scholars, we will help them enter the officialdom smoothly through the channels of Ningfu and become officials with real power.

Although doing so would consume the resources of the Ning Mansion quite a lot, the children of the clan who have been cultivated can be promoted quickly as long as they perform well.

It can be said that they will basically have no hindrance before the fifth rank.

As long as the performance is good, there is no problem at all in becoming a fifth-rank magistrate in just a dozen years.

Once there are three or five fifth-rank magistrates in the pocket of the Ning Mansion, the status and momentum in the officialdom will be different.

Not to mention a solid foundation, at least it can be considered quite powerful.

Putting it on the court hall, it is not a weak mountain.

Unless he committed a heinous crime, or was recklessly targeted by the emperor or a powerful force in the court, it would not be that simple to take down all the officials headed by the Ning Mansion.

A bad one may cause turmoil in the officialdom, and the consequences are not usually serious.

Not only that, but during the promotion process of these outstanding members of the clan, they can also arrange for the outstanding children of the new clan to enter the officialdom, paving the way for their future official careers.

In this way, the Ning family will have more clansmen who will become mid-level and lower-level officials...

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(End of this chapter)