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Chapter 313 Encouragement (please subscribe)

The sudden appearance of the monk and the Taoist did not interfere with Jia Huan's normal life.

Do you have the confidence to face it directly? Just wait until you meet and fight directly.

Oh, by the way, the prospective father-in-law Lin Ruhai is on his way to the Central Plains at this time. If he meets the monks and Taoists, he doesn't know if something bad will happen.

He immediately sent three top martial arts experts to protect him.

Since the monks and Taoists could be forced back by Jia Cong, it is obvious that Jianghu martial arts should still have some effect.

On his side, he was waiting for the arrival of the monk and Taoist monks, and at the same time, he made a year-end summary with Prince Zhongshun and explored next year's cooperation plan.

"Hahaha……"

In a private room of a well-known restaurant owned by the Prince of Zhongshun County, the powerful Prince's face was full of joy and he was obviously in a good mood.

Can it be bad?

This year, it can be said that Prince Zhongshun’s palace has gained a lot!
Although most of the peaches traded with Goryeo are picked today, the process of occupying and developing Jeju Island was quite smooth.

Maybe because he was embarrassed to pick peaches, or maybe he was distracted by other things, he didn't even notice Prince Zhongshun's private actions.

As a result, Prince Zhongshun was given a period of silent development for more than half a year, which was quite rare.

At present, Prince Zhongshun has firmly controlled Jeju Island, not only developing port towns, but also opening up many fields inland.

With the replenishment of marine fish, although the material consumption on Jeju Island is not small, it is still within the range of the palace. Once the fields cleared within a year or two can produce food normally, the situation will be completely reversed.

It can be said that the future is bright!
Likewise, at the year-end summary meeting held privately, Prince Zhongshun appeared to be high-spirited and full of energy, with the air of a heroic generation.

The invited clan brothers and juniors looked at him with envy.

Originally, I thought that Prince Zhongshun was just talking big words. Their previous investment was not large, and they mainly focused on overseas trade with Goryeo.

They all indeed made money. Even though it was just leftovers for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was enough for them to be happy.

It's better than running those unattractive industries in the capital and having people poke their backs in the back.

But who would have expected that Zhongshun would actually be serious!

Without comparison, there is no harm; with contrast, the harm is greater.

They are both clan leaders, so why does Prince Zhongshun have a foundation overseas?

According to this guy's introduction, the area is comparable to a county in the Central Plains, which is quite a lot.

Daqian's clan does not have a real feudal territory, and Prince Zhongshun is definitely the first of its kind!

All fools know the benefits of having a solid territory!

Because they learned from the bad governance of the previous Ming Dynasty clan, the Daqian clan, like the nobles, were demoted to nobility.

If there is no special merit, even the descendants of a dignified prince can only inherit for five generations at most, and then become completely ordinary people.

Some of the princes who had been granted the title since the Taizu era were already in dire straits by this time.

Although the clan of Prince Zhongshun is still at its peak, who doesn't have worries in their hearts?

Now, Prince Zhongshun has shown them a clear path!
It doesn't matter if you don't have a fiefdom in Daqian territory. You can go to the outer sea to fight for one yourself!

Now that Prince Chungshun has established Jeju Island, he no longer has to worry about his title being downgraded in the future.

It can even be conferred by the current emperor as a foreign vassal. In the future, the lineage of Zhongshun County Princes will be able to control Jeju Island in the outer sea forever.

This is the century-old foundation of Prince Zhongshun’s Palace!
How is it possible to say that I am not jealous?

They don't know that this is the result that Prince Zhongshun wants!
"Jia Jieyuan, what do you think?"

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Prince Zhongshun looked at Jia Huan with a smile on his face.

As for Jia Jieyuan's title, it is naturally an honorific title.

"It's not bad, we basically achieved the goal we set before!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said: "Of course, if you want to further develop Jeju Island, the transportation of money, food and materials is still indispensable. Developing wasteland is so troublesome!"

"Of course!"

The prince of Zhongshun County said proudly: "The money invested by the royal family in a year is almost five hundred thousand taels!"

"As for food supplies, etc., they are all in large quantities, so we will definitely not miss out!"

"But the territory that I assigned to Jia Jieyuan on the island is not developed enough, right?"

As soon as this statement came out, the members of the clan who were secretly attending the meeting looked at him sideways for a while, and felt even more jealous in their hearts.

Is Zhongshun crazy? So many of his brothers would actually give benefits to an outsider?
Of course, everyone has a presence in the city. No matter what they are thinking in their hearts, it is not shown on their faces, but their eyes change slightly.

"The prince must have heard the news. I have already communicated with my family, the Yue family, and the rest of the four major families in Jinling!"

Jia Huan said calmly: "Starting from next year, my support will gradually increase!"

Prince Zhongshun's eyes lit up, he was afraid that Jia Huan would not make any move!
"We have now established a foothold in Jeju Island, is it time to continue to expand?"

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly came up with a long-planned idea: "I'm worried that over time, it may be directly exposed, which would not be beautiful!"

As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy venue suddenly fell silent!
The clan members attending the meeting were a little confused, but they were quite excited.

If there is a chance, they will naturally join forces.

Before, they really wouldn't believe it, but now that there is an example of Prince Zhongshun, they can't help but not believe it.

It was not that he had not considered that Prince Zhongshun would join forces with Jia Huan to deceive them.

The purpose is naturally the huge money and food resources in their hands!

But if you think about it carefully, it’s impossible!

They are not fools, they are both members of the clan. Once Prince Zhongshun does something sorry for them, they will be seen in the clan mansion, and Prince Zhongshun will not be able to bear it.

In addition, they also know that the Rong Palace and the Zhongshun Palace will not deal with it!

Especially the Jia Huan in front of him had lost a lot of face to Prince Zhongshun before, so the relationship couldn't be too close.

No matter what, they are willing to take a gamble on such a great opportunity!

If successful, the benefits will be huge. Who doesn’t want to have a century-old business?
Rather than with the passage of time, because of being demoted to a higher rank, the descendants became ordinary ordinary people, which makes me feel unwilling to think about it.

Especially the fact that the current throne is not so legitimate, it makes the family members even more unhappy.

"It can be turned on!"

Jia Huan said calmly: "It's just that the cost is quite staggering. I wonder if the prince is ready?"

"It's been prepared for a long time!"

Prince Zhongshun chuckled and said: "Recently, I asked for the management rights of several imperial villages from today!" "With those imperial villages, there is no need to purchase food and most of the daily necessities from outside. A considerable amount of money was spent!"

"As for other necessary supplies, the palace is already preparing them!"

"The Xue Family Trading Company helped a lot. It seems that the power of the Royal Merchants cannot be underestimated!"

When he said this, he had such a meaningful idea.

"This is normal!"

Jia Huan didn't seem to hear the implication and said leisurely: "It's just through the Grand Canal that supplies are continuously transported to Jinmen. There is no way to hide it!"

"Then do you have any solution?"

Prince Zhongshun frowned. This was indeed a troublesome matter. A little carelessness could lead to big troubles.

The most troublesome thing is, of course, being noticed by Jin Jin and then picking peaches directly.

I have had the experience of picking peaches once, so I won't be polite if I do it after that.

At the same time, this was one of the reasons why Prince Zhongshun wanted to immediately expand his overseas territories.

The territory of Jeju Island alone is still too unsafe.

Once discovered by Jin Jin, who directly sent troops to the island to seize it, would Prince Zhongshun dare to resist?
The so-called cunning rabbit's three caves must have other territories in the outer sea to offset the impact from today.

"If we open up more coastal port cities, the situation will be greatly improved!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said: "Just like in the south, there are many coastal ports. Don't you know much about the situation there now?"

Prince Zhongshun's eyes lit up and he asked directly: "Is there a specific location?"

"Have a look at the historical data of the Northern Song Dynasty and you will know how to choose!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said: "I don't have to say anything about this matter. It's better for the prince to discover it himself and send someone to check the situation personally!"

"You mean, the Ludden State area?"

Prince Zhongshun was thoughtful and said: "It is not that easy to build a seaport city. It is estimated that it will be difficult for the cabinet to pass it!"

"Your Majesty, once the court comes forward, regardless of the efficiency, the loss alone is not something we can afford, so let's figure it out!"

Jia Huan directly voted against it and said angrily: "Although the court and local officials have not yet formed the harsh environment as in the previous Ming Dynasty, it would be quite good if half of the money allocated by the court can be implemented in the end. !”

"I think the prince must have heard about local officials' urinary behavior!"

"To put it bluntly, I just can't trust local officials. If they are not my own people, they cannot be trusted!"

Prince Zhongshun nodded subconsciously. Although what Jia Huan said was unpleasant, it was an outright fact.

If he were in the court, he would also scold Jia Huan for being alarmist. How could the official government of Daqian be so dirty?

But this is our own territory, and we are discussing in private, so there is no need to be so high-sounding.

If he didn't know what was going on outside, Jia Huan wouldn't be willing to talk to him anymore. He couldn't explain clearly at all.

"Then what Jia Jieyuan means is to let our own people serve as local officials?"

"This is just the first step!"

Jia Huan said slowly: "The key is that these local officials sent out must be obedient and follow orders!"

"Rather than the kind of asshole who does one thing on the outside but another behind the scenes, that would be boring!"

"Jia Jieyuan can rest assured!"

Prince Zhongshun chuckled and said: "If an official under his command has the courage to violate the law, I will have the means to make him irrecoverable, even if he joins the clan!"

"But just arranging these places for one of your own people to serve as officials is of no use!"

"What do you mean it doesn't work?"

Jia Huan said angrily: "As long as the port terminal has enough cargo throughput and the local government can collect enough tax revenue, wouldn't it be easy to develop?"

"Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. This is not a joke!"

"As long as there are enough interests, not to mention one emerging seaport town, even ten can be built to a certain degree within a year!"

Seeing that Prince Zhongshun was hesitant, he said with a smile: "Jinmen Port is the best example!"

"In the past, Jinmen was just a prosperous town. Didn't it develop because water transportation was transferred there?"

"But what's the current situation at Jinmen Port?"

Jia Huan said leisurely: "Just because of the overseas trade with Goryeo, Jinmen Port developed into a quite prosperous seaport city in a short period of time. How much money did the imperial court spend during this period?"

"It's just sending officials and local troops to maintain order!"

After saying this, Prince Zhongshun nodded repeatedly. The example Jia Huan gave was so representative.

"That's nice to say!"

At this time, Prince Loyalty, who was present at the meeting, suddenly spoke and sneered: "The development of Jinmen Port did not cost the court much money. It basically relied on merchants to prosper!"

"But that's a huge cargo throughput that can only be achieved with the support of overseas trade with Goryeo!"

"How can the coastal areas of Ludi be compared with the Tianjin Port?"

Jia Huan raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "What the prince said is true, but I just want to ask, are we people strong enough?"

All the clan members looked at each other in confusion, wondering what Jia Huan meant?
"What I mean is that we, the people, unite and directly carry out sea transportation without the court!"

"The size and speed of sea-going ships are much stronger than those of canals!"

"We, the people, can completely develop several coastal areas of Lu as transfer stations for north-south transportation. Can't we easily form a north-south transportation system with huge cargo throughput?"

"Don't doubt whether this can be done. Meng Yuan could do it back then, so can't we?"

“As for possible resistance, what resistance could there be?”

Jia Huan sneered: "First of all, we didn't use water transportation, and secondly, we didn't bother those caravans and merchants who rely on water transportation for business. This is already very polite!"

"If there are still people who can't stand it, how could we beings who grew up on a vegetarian diet?"

After saying this, the clan members present looked at each other in shock, but they were quite excited in their hearts.

Jia Huan's words seemed to open a door to a new world for them. They had never thought about such a thing before, and felt that it was something that the court should deal with.

But now after Jia Huan deceived them, they suddenly realized that it was really possible to succeed.

With their combined energy, they can completely block the attention and pressure from the court and the emperor in a short period of time. When it reaches a large scale, there is no need to be afraid. It is the control of several cities like gold and silver.

(End of this chapter)