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Chapter 160: Gathering Wool (please subscribe)
Faced with the rapidly escalating locust plague, the imperial court would naturally not remain indifferent.

But there are not many ways. There is no one as stubborn as Jia Huan who encourages eating locusts.

All they can do is to hang most of the refugees' lives with gruel, that's all.

In fact, every time there is a wave of refugees, it is when certain forces and certain industries are most prosperous.

The situation is not too bad at the moment, but when the summer harvest comes, it will be the most troublesome joints.

Food prices in the capital began to skyrocket again.

This time, the Ning Mansion still cooperated with Jia Huan, and also established a line with the Xue family. The profit was a little frightening. Jia Qiang personally invited Jia Huan to the Ning Mansion to be a guest and talk by the way.

Jia Huan happily agreed, and when it was almost time for dinner, Shi Shiran came to the door.

In the flower hall in the front yard of Ning Mansion, Jia Rong, Qin Keqing, his wife, and Jia Qiang were all there.

Seeing Jia Huan coming, they all stood up to greet him, not daring to neglect him at all.

After working with Jia Huan for a long time, I realized how powerful this transparent young man from Rong Mansion was.

Just his status as the boss of Ningrong Street should not be underestimated.

The man-made river channel from Tongzhou to Beijing, and the water transport section from Jinmen to Tongzhou are all in the hands of the younger brother. It can be said that he controls the gold and silver.

You can casually summon hundreds of young men who dare to fight and fight. Even the top tycoons in Tongzhou are no more than that.

Even though Jia Huan's men are all green-skinned gangsters, if the government doesn't use ruthless measures, they won't be able to get rid of them at all.

As time goes by, there will be deep or shallow connections with the local government, the household department, warehouse management yamen, and the water transportation yamen, which makes it even more difficult to mess with.

Jia Huan is still so young, who knows where he will develop in the future?
The head of the Ning Mansion was of low seniority and not very courageous, so naturally he did not dare to offend Jia Huan easily.

However, their attitude has made Ning Mansion make crazy money in the past two years. As a result, they are still a little frightened now, which shows how great the harvest has been.

Brothers Jia Rong and Jia Qiang are obviously quite sincere this time.

After Jia Huan arrived at the table, all the dishes served by the maid were the treasures among treasures!

In a top-notch restaurant outside, this table only costs 300 taels, so don’t even think about it.

In addition, Qin Keqing was a master of lively atmosphere with his witty words. Jia Huan was quite satisfied with the meal, and a happy look appeared on his face unconsciously.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Jia Qiang finally said: "Uncle Huan, the price of food on the market has increased significantly recently. Ning's monthly income exceeds 5 taels!"

At this point, I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "To be honest, I've made too much, so much that Brother Rong and I, and Brother Yirong's daughter-in-law are a little worried!"

"Seeing that such good days can last until the locust plague is over and the autumn harvest comes!"

"Look, do you need to slow down a bit? I wonder what Uncle Huan's opinion is?"

After he finished speaking, Jia Rong and Qin Keqing looked over.

It’s not that they are being pretentious, it’s just that the money they earn is so much that it’s hot to the touch.

Last year, with the help of drought, rebellion and floods, the income from grain sales alone reached an astonishing more than 70 taels.

What kind of concept is this? The income from selling grain alone almost fills up the Ning Mansion’s treasury debt!
That was a special situation, and I thought this year would return to the normal situation in the past.

But who knows, the locust plague is coming again!
Food prices, which had recovered somewhat, have started to skyrocket again.

Although Ning Mansion didn't put in much effort, its monthly income still exceeded 5 taels.

Although there was a disaster in the north last year, the harvest at Ning Mansion's farm outside the city was not good, and most of the grain was sold.But don't forget that the Ning Mansion is a branch of the Jia family in the capital and has close ties with the Jinling clan.

Not to mention anything else, the number of sacrificial fields in Jinling alone is not small.

The Ning Mansion can easily allocate a large amount of grain from Jinling. Anyone who can successfully enter the capital can gain a lot of money. When the locust plague is over, they will probably earn another 10 taels.

In less than two years, the money he could earn from selling grain alone would exceed one million taels.

If the news spreads, I'm afraid the royal family will have to take action!
Jia Rong was not a daring person. He knew that making too much money was dangerous, so he suddenly felt guilty.

No, I hurriedly came to Jia Huan to ask for advice!
"Do you want to take the title of Ning Mansion to a higher level?"

Jia Huan didn't answer but asked: "I guess the court is out of money again?"

Since you feel that making too much money is not safe, then exchange your money for a title.

Now is an opportunity. Spending 10 taels to upgrade Ning Mansion's title to a first-class general title is definitely a good thing to honor the ancestors.

The original immortal cultivators respected the great master for this title!
Just because of the sudden incident and the rapid passing of it to Jia Zhen after the deposed prince's death, the gold content of the Ning Mansion's title dropped at an alarming rate.

Now, if Jia Rong can restore the title of Ning Mansion to the rank of first-class general, he will definitely be a hero of the family.

Jia Rong, Qin Keqing, and Jia Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up, and they were obviously thinking about it.

Jia Huan doesn't need to get involved in this matter.

The debt owed to Yin last year, as well as the matchmaking for Xue Pan, gave Ning Mansion a very close connection with Xiang Daiquan in the Daming Palace.This time, just contact Dai Quan directly and bring the matter to the current emperor!
If another family wants to spend money to buy a title, and it is also a first-class general, it will be very difficult. The royal family cannot afford to lose this person.

This is not the end of the dynasty yet. Any emperor who wants to show off his face will not do this.

Besides, acting like this also means taking advantage of the situation. Aren't you worried about the emperor settling accounts later?
But the situation in the Ning Mansion is different. With Qin Keqing as the head mistress, things will be much easier to handle.

Again, Qin Keqing's life experience is basically an open secret.

If the husband of a deposed prince's daughter who has no chance of getting into the royal family spends money to buy a first-class general, the royal family and other noble families will accept it no matter what.

Of course, if you want to enter the ranks of super-grade knighthood, it is impossible.

Unless Qin Keqing's identity is recognized by the royal family and he officially recognizes his ancestor, the Ning Mansion will have to make a lot of achievements, otherwise there is no need to talk about it.

"Besides, there are more and more refugees outside the city. Don't be stingy when it's time to contribute!"

Jia Huan added another suggestion: "Find a way to give some refugees some ways to make money and support their families. Don't directly give them porridge and benefits. Everyone will see it now!"

It can only be said that Ning Mansion was able to be so arrogant when it was a good time and there was no shortage of money.

Thinking about it, since he has been able to earn considerable profits by selling grain for two consecutive years, he naturally doesn't take money too seriously. The troubles that can be solved with money are naturally not troublesome.

After some pointers, Jia Huan said goodbye and left when it was getting late.

It’s really funny to say!

The Ning Mansion has started a crazy money-making mode again, and Jia Huan doesn't believe that the Rong Mansion won't get the news.

The two families have children, and the current relationship is quite close. It is not an exaggeration to say that you are like me and I am like you.

The situation of many families having children is similar to that of Lai Da and Lai Er, but if something happens in Fanning Mansion, it will soon spread throughout the entire Rong Mansion.

For example, selling grain to make money requires the efforts of many families. How could it be concealed?

As a result, there was no movement in Rongfu, as if such a thing had not happened.

Jia Huan could only say "Niubi", he was simply a typical example of treating money like dirt!

Later I found out that the big bosses of Rong Mansion did not want to make any noise, but the resources in their hands did not allow it.

The main thing is that they can't get enough food, and they have no way to sell all the food.

Since you can't get any benefits, just pretend it doesn't exist.

Jia Huan was speechless. Did he really think money would fall from the sky?
If you do nothing, you will naturally gain nothing!
Although there was a locust plague outside the city, Kerong Mansion continued to sing and dance as usual, without any impact.

I heard that the Rongqing Hall where the old lady was staying was very lively all day long, with people playing horse-drawn games and listening to operas, and all kinds of entertainment.

Mr. Zheng Er was completely free. Whenever he was not at the Yamen, he was in the big study room chatting with the Qing guests. Those who didn't know better thought he was a rich idler.

Naturally, Jia Huan would not let himself be too busy. After entering the mansion, he went straight to the big study.

After the chat between Mr. Zheng and the Qingke masters ended, Jia Huan did not shy away and said directly: "Sir, the locust plague outside the city has been serious recently!"

Mr. Zheng Er nodded: "I know this. The current emperor has a headache because of this!"

"Why, do you have any other ideas?"

He knew that Jia Huan had some crooked talents, but he did not want to continue to participate in the important affairs of the court.

If it's just an idea, that's fine, but if he wants to charge into battle, forget it.

It had only been a few days of Ansheng's life, and the life of being on tenterhooks in the court all day made him really unbearable to look back.

Mr. Zheng Er has no intention of going further in a short time, and his current position is quite good.

If you suddenly change to a busy position, you may not be able to adapt to it for a while.

"Master misunderstood!"

Jia Huan said with a smile: "Isn't there a locust plague raging this year? I'm thinking that I will give the money to the government this year. Is it appropriate to exempt some of it?"

He was also speechless. If he hadn't taken the initiative to speak out, Wang Xifeng would have really dared to ask him for the full amount of money by the end of the year.

Although Jia Huan is definitely not short of this money, he can plunder wool from Rongfu. Why should he pay tribute to Rongfu eagerly? Does he feel that he is noble and upright?

"Well, how much money do you think it's appropriate for the house to waive?"

Mr. Zheng Er was stunned for a moment at first, but then he quickly reacted and said funnyly: "Don't think I don't know, the locust plague will definitely not last long!"

"3 taels of silver, what do you think, Master?"

Jia Huan was too lazy to talk nonsense and directly reported the figures, crying: "It is estimated that more than 3000% of last year's winter wheat harvest will be destroyed, and more than [-] people in the eight farms will have to be fed!"

"Not only that, the government's grain and rice supply, as well as more than 70.00% of the vegetable supply, are provided by the farm for free. The expenses are really too high!"

(End of this chapter)