Heaven's Martial Fate

The Zhong Qiu Banquet in Rong Mansion was quite lively.

Of course, with Rong Mansion's style of work, luxury is for sure.

Just to avoid unnecessary troubles, the Rong Mansion's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is a closed-door banquet, and there are no outsiders, so the Rong Mansion cooks can let go of their performance.

Rongfu's dishes are exquisite and delicious, and they are quite famous in the mansions of the rich and powerful in the capital.

Even, it can be said that it is not worse than the imperial meal in the palace.

It's not that the level of the imperial dining room is not good, it understands everything.

If the food for the emperor is too good, how can I fix it after getting used to it?
Some precious materials are not so well obtained.

In addition, the emperor eats too well and consumes too much, which may attract the saliva of the censors.

At that time, what will happen if the imperial dining room is angered by the emperor?
The emperor of the Han Dynasty is still very embarrassing in this regard, basically one spray is accurate.

Of course, there are also safety considerations. The more precious and special the ingredients for making dishes, the easier it is to be tampered with.

Gossip aside, the Rong Mansion's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the guests ate and drank very happily.

The old lady was flattered by the Gaoming wives from the other families, and she was in a very good mood, the smile on her face never disappeared.

Here, the banquet here for the male guests is over, and the group of people are directly transferred to the big study of the Second Master Zheng to talk about things.

Including the Grand Master She, the Second Master Zheng, and Jia Baoyu accompanied him as an extra head, helping to serve tea and water.

Ning Fu Jia Rong, as the half-master, did not mean to be polite.

As for the guests, Wang Ziteng, the second son of the historian Baoling Hou Shi, and the second uncle of the Xue family, Xue Pan followed the second uncle Xue, all of whom were the core leaders of the four major families in Jinling.

"Brother Rong, do you have any idea of ​​going overseas to develop?"

They were all on their own, and Wang Ziteng was not polite, and he didn't drink tea while holding a teacup, and asked directly.

"There are indeed plans for this!"

Jia Rong smiled and nodded, not hiding anything.

Wang Ziteng and Shijia Baolinghou's expressions changed in horror, and they looked at each other and saw the surprise and anxiety in each other's hearts.

"Brother Rong, is it possible that you still want to learn from the one in the novel?"

The second son of the Baolinghou historian said solemnly: "You know, the foundation of our family is all in the Central Plains!"

The atmosphere in the big study suddenly became a little dignified.

Master She and Second Master Zheng were both dumbfounded, they didn't know what was happening before them, why couldn't they understand a word?
What about going to the sea to build up power, what kind of family foundation, etc. What kind of riddles are you guys playing?
The Second Master Zheng is a self-proclaimed orthodox scholar, so he is naturally not interested in so-called novels, and has never heard of the plot of the novel "Overseas Founding".

As for Mr. She, he basically lives in the East Courtyard of Rong Mansion as an otaku. He occasionally hears about "Overseas Jianguo", but he doesn't care or is interested at all.

As for Jia Baoyu, after entering the big study, he was a little out of his mind, and he didn't put his mind on it at all, so how could he feel that he was angry?
On the contrary, Uncle Xue and Xue Pan had a careful discussion with Xue Baochai before coming here, and they knew what to expect.

It's just that Wang Ziteng and Shijia Baolinghou were so straightforward. Jia Rong revealed his truth without hesitation.

"Haha, it's just an insurance method for the family, so don't be too nervous!"

Jia Rong smiled lightly, breaking the dull atmosphere in the big study, and said leisurely: "Since I do this, I have my reasons!"

"Appreciate further details!"

Wang Ziteng and Shijia Baolinghou looked at each other again, then stared closely at Jia Rong, and spoke slowly.

It's not that the emperor is not in a hurry with the eunuchs, but that some of Jia Rong's ideas are too weird, and it is not good for the future development of their small group.

Seeing that the interest alliance of the four major families in Jinling is quite powerful and important within the founding group, he does not want any unexpected situation to arise in such a good situation.

Jia Rong's ability to control the overall situation is quite good, not to mention that he is also a top existence in terms of operating and making money. It can be said that the four big families in Jinling can have the current situation, and this guy definitely takes half of the credit.

Although Wang Ziteng and Shijia Baolinghou have their own careful thoughts, they feel that they do not have the ability and strength to replace them in a short period of time. I still hope that Jia Rong can continue to be the leader of their small hill, and it is better not to cause extra problems.

"The maritime trade at Jinmen Port is getting more and more prosperous. Do you think that the southeast coastal clans who have always dominated the maritime trade will easily give up?"

Jia Rong laughed softly, and said leisurely: "As far as I know, those maritime merchant families basically have one or two pirate forces!"

"No one knows whether they will take the risk and directly use the pirate forces to intercept and kill the ships entering and leaving Jinmen Port in the open sea!"

"In addition, what if they spend a lot of money to invite Jianghu masters to assassinate, or target our family?"

His words caused everyone present to look at each other in blank dismay.

Mr. She and Mr. Zheng felt that something was wrong, and they were terrified when they heard that Jia Rong was a pirate and an assassin.

As for Wang Ziteng and Shijia Baolinghou, their faces were unprecedentedly solemn.

The second uncle of the Xue family and Xue Pan were already pale and trembling.

"Brother Rong, what are you guys talking about? Why do you feel so tight?"

The Second Master Zheng suppressed his fear and asked with a straight face.

It was just a trembling tone, revealing the tension in his heart.

Don't blame him, although he is the head of the Rong family, but he is a self-proclaimed gentleman, he still has a bottom line in his actions, and rarely gets involved in dirty things outside.

It's not that he has never seen or heard of it, but that his own status is there.

As long as he expresses his attitude, the people around him will prevent him from getting in touch with those unscrupulous things.

But right now, it was a pirate and a quack killer, which shocked him quite a bit.

"Brother Cunzhou, have you heard of the novel "Overseas Founding of a Country"?"

Wang Ziteng asked, seeing that Jia Zheng shook his head as expected, he smiled lightly and said, "That novel was written by Brother Rong!"

Jia Zheng was still at a loss, and so was Mr. Pardon, but Phoenix Egg showed a look of surprise, quite unbelievable.

"The content of the novel is very simple. It is the story of an official from Nanming who was born in poverty, and finally established a country in the outer sea due to various reasons!"

Wang Ziteng briefly explained, and then said: "Because I know that the novel was written by Brother Rong, so I am worried that Brother Rong's ambition is not in the territory of Dagan!"

Now, Master Zheng Er and Master She understood, and they both looked at Jia Rong with strange eyes.

Isn't it just writing a novel, so why make such a fuss?
What Wang Ziteng said was that his ambition was not in Dagan territory, they didn't take it to heart at all, and they didn't have such a concept.

Are you kidding me?
The Jia family's foundation lies in Dagan, and it is one of the top dignitaries in Dagan.

Only in Dagan territory can the Jia family's splendor be fulfilled, if not in Dagan, who would know who your Jia family is?

"Then what happened to the pirates and Jianghu killers you just mentioned?"

The Second Master of Political Affairs had served as a deputy envoy in the Department of General Administration for several years, and after a lot of local news washed him away, he was no longer the dumb head he had been in the Ministry of Industry.

It is not easy to have my own views and thoughts on some local matters.

"Brother Cunzhou should know what a certain person did at the Jinmen Taoist platform!"

Wang Ziteng continued to answer: "Jinmen Port is currently developing rapidly, and has even become the center of the northern sea trade!"

"Brother Cun Zhou doesn't know that all the overseas trade in the past was controlled by the big clans in the southeast coast. If we join in hastily, it's robbing the other party's interests!"

"Those guys don't look at their fame, but they all have a long tradition and are powerful, and they act quite recklessly!"

"What Brother Rong said was to guess the other party's possible actions!"

"Do you really dare to do such a big clan in the southeast coast?"

The Second Master Zheng was quite surprised, and asked curiously: "Jinmen Port is not far from the capital, how could they be so bold?"

"Second brother, are you confused?"

At this time, Master Xi couldn't hold back, rolled his eyes and said angrily: "It must be because the interests involved are too huge, so that's why he is reluctant to give up!"

"Don't even think about it. At the beginning, the Wang family only controlled a few city bureaus, as well as the reception power of foreign feudal vassals. You have forgotten how rich they were at that time?"

"Not to mention, direct foreign trade, the interests involved must be even more amazing!"

The embarrassment on Wang Ziteng's face disappeared in a flash, but he didn't feel that Mr. Xi was being sarcastic, but nodded in agreement: "That's right!"

"Only the two trading partners of Korea and Japan, the profits they can earn every year are at least tens of millions of taels of silver!"

Silk……

Even though they knew that foreign trade would definitely make money, otherwise Jinmen Port would have moved the interests of the law, so how could it be possible to be ruthless directly?

Even the power of the cabinet boss can't act so domineeringly!
After all, Jinmen Port involves the interests of many dignitaries in Beijing, and once it is forcibly destroyed by force, it will be a lot of fun.

Now I understand that the interests involved are too amazing.

A profit of more than ten million taels is indeed worth the other party's desperate madness.

However, if the other party acts so rampantly, it will easily cause disaster. I really think that the dignitaries in Beijing are soft persimmons.

"That……"

The Second Master Zheng really wanted to continue asking Wang Ziteng if there was any way to deal with it, but it was hard to say it out, as if he was very scared.

"Brother Cun Zhou, don't worry!"

Wang Ziteng saw what Master Zheng Er was thinking, smiled lightly and comforted him.

Originally, the Second Master Zheng was his direct brother-in-law, so it seemed inappropriate to keep Brother Zhou one by one.

He called it so, which just shows that this gathering is a dialogue between the core leaders of the four major families in Jinling, and the status of relatives is put aside first.

Otherwise, if it involves the distribution of benefits and there are relatives involved, it will be very difficult to deal with.

"Brother Rong's novel has already helped us out of trouble!"

"How do you say that?"

The Second Master Zheng looked surprised, and it was incredible to pardon the Grand Master.

Just kidding, can a novel help resolve such a big interest dispute?
If this is the case, then Jia Rong is an out-and-out god-man.

"Hehe, the two of you don't know, after the promotion of Brother Rong's novel, it has attracted many powerful forces and plans to participate in overseas trade!"

At this time, the historian Bao Linghou explained with a smile: "As long as this kind of momentum rises, the eyes of the southeast coastal clans will not be able to completely focus on us, the instigators!"

"After all, our strength is not invested in much!"

"If we are annoyed, and they directly spend their money to participate in foreign trade, they will not be worth the candle!"

Just kidding, the background of the four major families in Jinling is probably not as good as that of the big families in the southeast coast.

But in terms of power and the resources that can be mobilized, the four major families in Jinling at this time must not be underestimated.

Even, as long as Jia Rong is willing to put in the effort, and even exchange the coal mine resources of Jin Province, it is estimated that the founding Xungui Group can be completely dragged into the water.

If this is the case, with that momentum and strength, what can the big clans along the southeast coast do?

The most feared thing about the opponent is its influence and actual force at sea. No matter how tyrannical the opponent is on land, it is impossible to be an opponent of the court and the government.

The Second Master Zheng and the First Master She opened their eyes wide, and their faces were full of disbelief: Is this possible?

At the same time, I feel a little bit reluctant, how can such a big benefit be publicized to the world, wouldn't it be nice to quietly get a share of it?
A profit of more than tens of millions of taels a year, even if only one million taels, would be a huge fortune.

If Jia Rong knew what the two of them were thinking, she would definitely sneer, and it really wasn't that one family didn't enter the other.

It is indeed a good idea to quietly take a share of the pie, but the problem is that the southeast coastal clans are willing to share the profits.

These guys are used to being domineering at sea, do they really think that the signboard of Ningrong Second Mansion can scare the opponent?
"Then what are you talking about now?"

Although he was very regretful in his heart, but the matter had come to an end, the Second Master Zheng quickly returned to normal and asked curiously if he had seen the white money with his own eyes.

"We are a little worried that Brother Rong will devote most of his attention and resources to the outer sea!"

Wang Ziteng smiled wryly: "Seeing that the situation of our four big families in Jinling is getting better and better, I don't want to distract my energy and attention at this time!"

"Brother Rong, don't think that it's just a one-off!"

Master Xi opened his mouth, and he asked curiously, "What are you thinking?"

"Nothing!"

Jia Rong chuckled and said, "Ask yourself, if the power of the four major families in Jinling is fully exerted, is it just the current momentum?"

Wang Ziteng and Shijia Baoling Hou Qiqi shook their heads, isn't this nonsense?

In the story of the Red Mansion, the Rongfu at that time was not as good as it is now, and it was easy to help Jia Yucun to reinstate his post, and he became the third-rank prefect of Jinling.

That's a standard feudal official!

In the future, he could easily get the position of general judge in Shuntian Mansion for his disciple Fu Shi, so one can imagine how powerful he is.

The rest of the Ning Mansion, the Wang family, the historians, and the son Xue's family all have considerable influence in the officialdom.

The current four big families in Jinling are stronger than those in the story of the Red Mansion, but they are not as powerful. After all, the position of the Jingying Jiedushi is too important...