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Chapter 112 The Troubled Daqian Dynasty (Please subscribe)
Lai Er had been the general manager of the Ning Mansion for only ten years, but he had already amassed nearly 50 taels of silver.

What about Lai Da, how much wealth has he amassed?
You know, Lai Da had already become the steward of Rong Mansion during Jia Daishan's period.

Otherwise, why would the brothers in the mansion call him "Grandpa Lai" when they saw him?
Status is only one factor, seniority is another important factor!
Lai Er's incident had a huge impact. At least Mr. Pardon, who had always ignored things, suddenly came to Rongqingtang and suggested that Lai Er's house be ransacked.

Lai Da's house is also quite famous.

In the outer city of the capital, very close to the inner city, Lai Da owns a mansion with five entrances!
Even though the Rong Mansion is larger and has more grand and strict regulations, excluding some unusable and over-the-top buildings, the real living and living area may not be as large as the Lai family house.

The normal market price of that five-level house alone is less than 10 taels, so don't even think about it.

In a place like Beijing, there is still a price but no market!

Coupled with the furnishings and various arrangements in the house, another 10 taels was lost.

It can be said that Lai Da can completely serve as the ceiling for Ning Rong's second family to have children.

His financial resources are definitely stronger than Laiji's, and much stronger!
Master Pardon's eyes shone brightly, as if he had seen a wild dog of prey, and he couldn't wait to swallow all Lai's wealth as food.

Although he has never been to Lai's house, he has heard about it!

Of course, he was very anxious. Without the support of the old lady, Mr. Pardon would not have the confidence.

Facing Lai Da, he has a very good attitude of mastering the weak and serving the strong!

As a result, he was naturally scolded away by the angry old lady!
Just kidding, beating a dog depends on the owner!
The Lai family is the absolute confidant of the old lady, how could they attack their own confidants?
Lai Da didn't do anything extraordinary!

As for what the old lady was thinking, no one knew.

But no matter what, it has become an established fact that Lai Er was cleared out by the Ning Mansion.

Even the old lady would not be able to criticize Jia Rong, who had just become the head of the family, because of his affairs.

It was just a matter of calling him to the Rong Mansion for a scolding and a good beating.

With things going so smoothly, the cooperation between Jia Huan and Jia Qiang naturally started quickly.

There are precedents from other families, they just need to follow and imitate.

Then, the grain stored by the Ning Mansion in Zhuangzi outside the city was continuously imported into the capital through land and artificial rivers, a transportation route that was both overt and dark.

Naturally, Ning Mansion has a grain store, and the scale is quite large.

Taking advantage of the current surge in food prices in the capital, there was no concealment in shipping goods quickly.

Even if outsiders notice something and want to explore it carefully, when they find out that it is Jia Qiang who is in charge of the external affairs of Ning Mansion, they will only say that she is young and energetic and has no experience.

When it comes to young people, everyone is generally somewhat tolerant.

As Jia Huan said, the net profit from selling grain alone in one month reached a huge 4 taels, which was definitely a huge profit.

Jia Qiang's face was naturally full of joy, and she was very happy to hear that Jia Rong and Qin Keqing were also happy.

The Ning Mansion made 4 taels of silver in their first month in charge!
No matter who you tell it to, the other person will tell you that you are well-managed and there will be no other noise!
Under the guidance of Jia Huan, Jia Qiang made good use of the gossip attributes of the children born in the Ning family.

It was such an exaggeration to let the news leak out 'inadvertently' and then spread directly throughout the Ning Rong Mansion with lightning speed.

No, the sons of the Ning Mansion are not convinced of the new head of the family. At least they don't have so much yin and yang and are secretly engaging in yin and yang.

The new head of the family has a lot of money in his hands and can replace them at any time. A family that wants to be in a high position should not have too many children, as only fools will give opportunities to those who come after them.

Before, everyone was in a wait-and-see mode, so there were loopholes to exploit, right?

Taking advantage of loopholes now would be irresponsible to oneself.

Although Jia Rong did not have a large family to have children and sent them monthly reports for a month or two, the influence of his words was no longer the same.

Not only Jia Rong, but also Qin Keqing and Jia Qiang's prestige also skyrocketed as the rumors became more intense.

It’s really a beautiful group of flowers, and the situation is great!

To say that the people who were most shocked were naturally the people in Rong Mansion.

When I heard the news, I didn't believe it at first, and then I became full of envy.

Especially Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng, their hearts seemed to be bleeding, but they did not dare to speak randomly.

Even the old lady and the second wife, Mrs. Wang, were not as calm as they seemed.

For no other reason, the difference between the silver offered by the villagers outside and the 4 taels is too big.

Naturally, I felt quite unhappy, but it was hard to break out.

Jia Huan saw this in his eyes, but he was quite happy in his heart.

Without a little stimulation, everyone in Rong Mansion would just lie down and have no ambition at all.

If there is no change, how can the luck value in Golden Finger be improved?Jia Qiang was doing business together with him. Ning Mansion made a big profit, and Jia Huan naturally made a small profit.

In one month, I made more than 3000 taels of silver, which was really great.

This does not include the water pumped by his green-skinned gangsters, which adds up to more than 4000 taels.

Otherwise, a turbulent situation is the best time for the powerful to make money!

Of course, the people in the capital were in bad luck. The prices of food and various daily necessities rose sharply. Their cost of living increased significantly. The savings at home and on hand were quickly lost, and life was naturally difficult.

At the same time, those who are having a hard time include the imperial court and the current emperor!

Prices in the capital are soaring, which has a huge impact on the prestige of the court and the royal family.

Finally, they managed to calm down by mobilizing the surroundings and transporting supplies by water. Next, they sent troops to quell the rebellion. The money spent on food and supplies was as staggering as running water.

But as a result, after the counter-rebellion troops dispatched by the Beijing Camp arrived in the rebel area, they did not have a devastating victory. Instead, they started a confrontation with the White Lotus Sect rebels.

This is incredible. Military expenditures have not decreased at all, but there are more and more signs.

Nowadays, the bosses in the cabinet are very anxious and have repeatedly ordered the counter-insurgency forces to quickly wipe out the rebellion and not waste time, money and food by procrastination. Unfortunately, the effect is not great.

The White Lotus Sect's many years of management are no joke. This is the time when the limelight is at its peak, and they are not afraid at all even if they fight in the field with the army.

As for the officers and soldiers, it is impossible to launch a fierce attack rashly at this time, otherwise who will be responsible if the losses are too great?
Unless the White Lotus rebels reveal huge loopholes, like Bo Cai did during the Yellow Turban War of the Three Kingdoms, they will have to wait until the rebels are less powerful to launch a war.

This requires time and enough patience!

Fortunately, Ma Yuan, the former right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and a large number of officials who were unlucky because of this guy, took out millions of taels of silver as military expenses, otherwise the current cabinet and the cabinet would have been anxious.

And all this money was turned into food and supplies and transported to the front line.

Now, you know why the grain store in Ning Mansion makes so much money in a month. It is because there is a large amount of military purchases. Otherwise, if it is simply sold in pieces, it will be very incense to make 1 taels a month.

However, this situation cannot last long. If the rebellion is not ended in two months at most, the current emperor will have to replenish the money in his own small treasury.

Unfortunately, the house leaked and it rained all night, and the boat was late and encountered a strong wind.

This year is definitely not a good year for the Daqian court, and it can even be regarded as a series of disasters.

During the plum rainy season, heavy rains poured down continuously in various places in the south, causing serious floods.

In a short period of time, many prefectures and counties in several provinces were hit by disasters, and millions of people were displaced. The situation was very critical!
The key is that the government has now noticed that there are members of the White Lotus sect among the many refugees.

The news was delivered to the capital at a speed of eight hundred miles. Now that I heard the news, I almost fainted from depression. The cabinet ministers were also panicked.

There is no way, if it is not handled well, the south will be in turmoil and a broken situation.

Even the country of Daqian may be shaken!
At such a critical moment, how can the cabinet ministers dare to express their opinions easily?
At the same time, I couldn't help but wonder in my heart, is the Daqian Dynasty coming to an end?

No wonder they think so, God has been particularly rude to Da Gan this year.

There was a severe drought in the north in the spring and summer, and it was difficult to hold on until the rain came. Then came the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect in Lu Di, which made a huge splash.

Affected, a cabinet minister, a left minister of the Ministry of Justice, a right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and many middle-level officials in the capital were either about to resign and end their political careers, or they were simply unlucky.

But before the court could breathe a sigh of relief, floods hit the south again, and it looked like it was about to be turbulent.

If he were a more superstitious emperor, he would immediately issue an edict against himself.

Naturally, this is not the case today, and no matter how bad the situation is, it will not be the last resort.

Once the throne is shaken, it is really possible to be directly ousted from the emperor's throne, which would be tragic.

After the emperor reacted, he naturally had to send his capable and important ministers to go south quickly to take charge of disaster relief in the south and to stabilize the situation!

But the problem is, it’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!
It is easy to find important ministers with outstanding abilities, but the corresponding money and food are not available.

Now, I am really anxious.

With no money or food, it would be useless even if he rushed to the south to take charge!
But the warehouse of the Ministry of Finance is really empty. The last bit of money is for emergency use, and the quantity is not enough. Even if it is taken out, it will not solve the problem.

It can be said that in order to deal with the floods in the south, I immediately held meetings with the cabinet bosses and a group of important ministers every day, but they did not discuss a reason.

In the end, they had no choice but to allocate part of the money from their own internal treasury. After the disaster relief work in the south started, they would slowly find a way to send the subsequent money and food there.

The anxious atmosphere in the court quickly spread to the streets of the capital, making the atmosphere in the city also tense.

This was the first time Jia Huan encountered such a thing. He found out most of the facts from Jia Qiang and Mr. Zheng, and he couldn't help but be speechless.

Why does it feel like the time of Emperor Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty?

The Daqian Dynasty has only lasted for a little over a hundred years. No matter how you look at it, it's not over yet?

(End of this chapter)