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Chapter 319 The mind is fickle (please subscribe)
The so-called time has changed, and some things really do not change according to human will!
Jia Lian came out of Beijing to become an official, and Jia Huan did his best.

Including persuading Wang Xifeng, he personally took action.

However, as the property division of Rongfu Gongzhong was clearly divided, Wang Xifeng's mentality changed.

Her previous plan was to take her children to the place where Jia Lian was an official.

As for the East Courtyard General's Mansion, it was left to Mrs. Xing to take temporary charge.

After Jia Lian returned to Beijing, Wang Xifeng regained control of the internal affairs of the General's Mansion!
But at this time, the General's Mansion had a fixed amount of twenty-four thousand taels of silver in its account every year.

This is no small sum of money!

Wang Xifeng was reluctant to let her go. With Mrs. Xing's temperament, how could she stay in the palace?
In addition, after she took over the power of the East Courtyard, she became completely obsessed with this feeling.

The East Courtyard General's Mansion represents the title of first-class general!

Some of the human relationships, as well as the interactions with the major noble families in the capital, are naturally of a lower standard than those in the Rong Mansion, but the advantage is that they can be fully controlled.

I don't know how much more wonderful it is than when I was a mouthpiece in Rongfu.

Outside, she was treated as the mistress of the general's mansion!
Wang Xifeng is a little addicted and doesn't want to leave Beijing to be an official wife of a back office.

There is another layer of consideration: following Jia Lian as an official's wife outside, Jia Lian is the main one. This is difficult for Wang Xifeng, who has always been strong, to accept.

From now on, we must find out who is in charge of the family!
If he stayed at the General's Mansion in the East Courtyard, he wouldn't have such troubles.

Even some of Jia Lian's political resources in the capital will fall into her hands!

It can be said that the experience during this period has made Wang Xifeng's mentality even more expanded.

After just a few words of meeting, Jia Huan had already seen some clues.

He did not rush to express his position, but looked at Jia Lian who was accompanying him.

Jia Lian looked normal and shook his head slightly at him, signaling Jia Huan to ignore him.

Tsk!
Jia Huan understood instantly and didn't know what to say.

Obviously, Jia Lian has long been aware of the changes in his wife.

There should have been exchanges in private, but judging from the current situation, the result is not very good.

What else is there to say?

Just do what you have to do, just follow the rules, and don't pay too much attention to anything else.

"Come on, these dishes are specially prepared by the famous local chefs I invited!"

Jia Lian pointed to the dishes on the table and introduced: "The taste is a little different from that made in Jingcheng Restaurant. Brother Huan might as well try it!"

"Then I'd rather be respectful than obey your orders!"

Jia Huan followed the good example and started eating and drinking at Jia Lian's invitation.

No official matters were discussed during the dinner, and Jia Huan was not yet officially a member of the officialdom.

What they talked about more was some things that happened to the distinguished family in Beijing. It was quite delicious as a meal condiment. It caused laughter from time to time, and even the appetite improved a lot.

There are many honorable people in the capital, and there are also many weirdos in it.

As long as you are willing to ask, there are all kinds of weird things that are difficult to understand and make people laugh or cry.

For the sake of face, or to gain a breath, anything can happen.

The relevant content recorded in those unofficial histories is less than one-tenth of what Jia Huan knew.

To put it bluntly, if you are powerful and idle at the same time, what’s the point of life if you don’t make some noise? This is the true mentality of those playboys from the Zixungui family, which makes people dumbfounded.

It's not that they are unwilling to do things, it's just that they have been raised useless and they simply don't have the ability.

It was Jia Lian who couldn't help but sigh after drinking a few drinks: "If my brother hadn't entered the officialdom by chance and gone through a lot of experience, I'm afraid he would be one of these guys!"

Isn't it!

Jia Huan smiled lightly. In the original book of Red Mansions, Jia Lian at this time was hanging out with Jia Zhen and Jia Rong and his son. He was having a heated fight with the You sisters, and he directly acted as a "glorious" successor.

At present, Jia Huan is a well-known rookie in officialdom, and is a future star that many big bosses are optimistic about.

Let's put it this way, it was at this time that the Rong Mansion suddenly collapsed, and Jia Lian experienced the disaster of exile in the original Red Mansion. When he is released from prison and returns to the capital, his life will definitely be much more prosperous than in the original work.

After all, he was in the Hubu Yamen and had experience in the local area, so his vision and ability were quite good.

Wang Xifeng, who was sitting next to him, was obviously not interested in the two brothers' topic. He just kept urging him to drink. He didn't know what his plan was.
If you want to get Jia Huan drunk, you have made the wrong calculation.

As long as he is not happy, let alone a private family banquet, no matter how much wine he drinks, it can be directly digested, decomposed and excreted in a short time through powerful physiological functions.

After eating and drinking, Jia Huan and Jia Lian slowly talked about the founding heroes of the country.

"Second brother Lian, are you familiar with the situation at Nan'an County Prince's Mansion?"

"The Prince of Nan'an County has been leading troops outside, and most of the people left behind in the mansion are female relatives. How can I be familiar with him?"

"Forget it, I just heard that this guy is restless in southern Xinjiang and is still recruiting people in the circle of our founding fathers. I'm afraid something big will happen!"

"I've never heard of it. It has nothing to do with us anyway. Why do you care so much?"

"Haha, you really don't need to worry too much!"

As he talked, he talked about the four major families in Jinling.

At this time, Wang Xifeng, who was accompanying him, became interested and suddenly asked: "Brother Huan, you have territory on an offshore island and invited several close friends to participate. Why didn't you call the Wang family?"

These words made it difficult for Jia Huan to answer.

Fortunately, Jia Lian was smart and immediately answered: "Who in the Wang family in the capital can make the decision?"

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "My brother Wang Ren!"

"Do not make jokes!"

Jia Lian said amusedly: "It's true that my uncle is valued, but if he wants to mobilize the resources of the Wang family, can he do it without your second uncle's approval?"

Wang Xifeng paused for a moment, his face looking quite embarrassed, so naturally he didn't look good.

"Sister-in-law Feng, I also saw that there is no one in charge of the Wang family, so I simply didn't invite you!"

Jia Huan took advantage of the situation and said: "When the new year is over, we will have to come up with real money, a large amount of grain and other supplies, and other things. This is no joke!"

"We can't just show off our name to the Wang family when other families have spent huge amounts of money, food and supplies, right?"

"I don't care. Will the other companies agree?"

"The key is that the owner of that big offshore island, Prince Zhongshun, won't agree!"

"Then we can agree first and then send a letter directly to inform the second uncle. I believe the second uncle will definitely agree!" Wang Xifeng retorted: "The Wang family will definitely be willing to participate in such a matter!"

"But no one from the Wang family came forward to follow us to the outer sea territory!"

Jia Huan said with a smile: "You can't. If you really spend a huge amount of money, food and materials, there won't even be anyone responsible for supervision. I don't dare to accept it easily!"

These words made Wang Xifeng speechless, with a rather embarrassed look on his face.

This is the most embarrassing part of the Wang family right now!

Wang Ziteng has risen, but the problem is that none of the core members of the Wang family can keep up.

There is no need to make any excuses, this is the reason for the lack of family background.

Taking the Rong Mansion as a comparison, as long as the opportunity is right, the second master of the government can easily escape from the bench of the Ministry of Industry, but he has not been very active before, and he does not know what direction to operate.

The same is true for Jia Lian!
Seizing the opportunity, he entered the Hubu Yamen, the core of Liubu, and prospered.

His promotion speed is faster than that of the number two and top picks in the imperial examination!
That is to say, the situation of Mr. Pardon is special. It was affected by the battle of deposing the crown prince. If the emperor is still alive for one day, he will have no hope of recovery.

Unless there is a deliberate promotion now, Mr. Pardon would not dare to accept it. That is a standard way to die.

As for Jia Cong, his rapid rise was due to luck. Of course, his status as a descendant of the Rong Mansion also played a role. Otherwise, if you want to lead an army alone at such a young age, do you really think that he is the reincarnation of Huo Qubing?
On the other hand, the situation in the Wang family is different. Wang Ziteng has no confidence.

Otherwise, if a child from Rongfu serves as the governor of the Beijing camp, he would have to take his son or nephew with him to train him. It would be quite good just to accumulate qualifications.

But it is said that the highly regarded Wang Ren was just a white-bodied dandy from beginning to end!
Jia Huan knew all this, so naturally he would not explain it too clearly in front of Wang Xifeng. Wouldn't that be irritating Wang Xifeng's sensitive nerves?
Why is this person so greedy for stewardship? If he were not affected by his family environment, he would not believe it even if he killed Jia Huan.

"I heard that if the territory outside the sea is managed well and the area is large enough, it can pay tribute to the imperial court and obtain a hereditary and non-replaceable title?"

Wang Xifeng was not an ordinary person. He quickly adjusted his mood, changed the subject and asked curiously: "Is this true? Does Huan Ge'er have a chance?"

Obviously, these words were very attractive. Even Jia Lian couldn't help but widen his eyes and looked over curiously.

"Of course it's true!"

Jia Huan laughed and said leisurely: "If there are not enough benefits and benefits, who will take huge risks and toss in the sea? Do you really think that the money and food taken out are all blown by the strong wind?"

"Is such a good thing really possible?"

Wang Xifeng's beautiful eyes widened and she said in surprise: "So, brother Huan, you also have the possibility of obtaining the hereditary title from the imperial court?"

When he spoke, his eyes were shining, and his eyes were full of greed and envy.

Even Jia Lian couldn't help but put down his wine glass. His eyes were red and his breathing was rapid. The look he looked at Jia Huan was quite complicated. In short, everything was in his eyes.

"The benefits are indeed considerable!"

Jia Huan chuckled and changed the topic: "It's an investment, and the risk is huge!"

"Brother Lian and Sister-in-law Feng may not know that this year alone, the amount of money I invested here is almost more than 300,000 taels. If personnel, materials, etc. are added in, it will not be enough without 500,000 taels." Stop, I almost got ripped off!"

Having said this, he spread his hands and said helplessly: "Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked for help from my family and several close relatives. I really can't bear it myself!"

Seeing Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng take a breath, he continued: "This is just my expenditure. The total of the Zhongshun Prince's house and the total sum of it will not be able to support it without the contribution of one million taels of silver!"

"Not only the huge expenditure on money and food, but also the storm on the sea!"

"The biggest variable is the current emperor!"

Jia Huan said in a deep voice: "No one can guarantee that we will act according to our ideas today!"

"If he really wants to pick peaches, we will be quite passive!"

These words directly dispelled the idea of ​​Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng to get involved quietly in private.

They really envy Jia Huan's ultimate goal, but the investment and the reward are directly proportional!

As Jia Huan said, the risks during this period were too great. They could not afford to lose millions of taels of silver if they were not careful.

"Brother Huan, you are really amazing. How many years have you been out of the government?"

Wang Xifeng reacted quickly and complimented with a smile: "I have already accumulated a fortune of five hundred thousand taels!"

"Okay!"

Jia Huan was not modest, he laughed and said: "I have some talent in management and business!"

"Second brother Lian should know that the power of my subordinates has spread from the capital to Tongzhou!"

"We even directly controlled the artificial river channel from Tongzhou to Beijing, and the profits during the period were quite astonishing!"

Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up and she opened her mouth to speak.

However, Jia Huan reached out to stop him in advance, signaling Wang Xifeng not to speak yet, as he still had something to say.

"Sister-in-law Feng, you'd better not get involved in these Jianghu businesses, or even get involved easily!"

"Why, if your kid did it, I can't participate in it?"

Wang Xifeng was naturally very unhappy and said angrily: "Why, you are looking down on your sister-in-law because your wings are stiff?"

"That's not the case!"

Jia Huan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Feng, you don't understand the affairs of the world!"

"In order to compete for profits, they always put their heads in their waistbands. Desperadoes are not uncommon!"

"What they believe in is that fists are the last word, not the so-called reputation of power. If they make them anxious, they will immediately use the knife!"

"As for the consequences without consequences, the worst case scenario is that you will end up on the run!"

"So if you want to participate in the struggle for interests in the world, you must first have someone who can fight!"

"Sometimes you not only have to be able to fight, but you also have to be ruthless enough to kill with heartache. That means you have to have desperadoes at your disposal. Otherwise, the conflicts and disputes in the world alone are enough to make you unable to accomplish anything!"

"Isn't the name Rongfu useful?"

Wang Xifeng always felt that Jia Huan was being alarmist and questioned, "Are you kidding me?"

"Unless they are in charge of the yamen, why should those guys who are used to licking blood from the edge of a knife keep themselves low?"

Jia Huan said calmly: "Of course, if Sister-in-law Feng doesn't believe it, you can try it in private!"

"Of course, Sister-in-law Feng will bear all the subsequent troubles!"

He didn't say much or dissuade or anything. Wang Xifeng is an adult and naturally has his own considerations when doing things. Why is he talking so much?
Today, I am here to attend the family dinner hosted by Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng. I should be happy and harmonious. There is no need to talk too much about other things.

Jia Huan did the same thing. After giving thoughtful gifts to Jia Lian's children, the family dinner was considered a feast for both the host and the guest.

As for the rest, neither he nor Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng paid much attention to it.

(End of this chapter)