Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 234 Influence
Jia Qiang smiled. What others saw was that he took two million taels of silver and competed with the four princes' offices in business. But who would have thought that he had actually taken back the two million taels of silver and returned the money? Made a lot of money.

It's just that his method of earning money is not bright. If it is an ordinary family, the income and expenditure of so much money may still be noticed, but for a wealthy family like Jiahou Mansion, which earns millions of taels of silver every year, the number of The income and expenditure of one million taels of silver are not conspicuous.

"Four royal palaces were stolen, have you received the news?" Academician Tian asked seemingly unintentionally.

When Academician Tian asked this question, the rest of the cabinet, including Academician Deng, couldn't help but look at Jia Qiang, as if they wanted to see something on Jia Qiang's face.

It was really a coincidence that the four houses were stolen at the same time, and all four families were in conflict with Jia Qiangzheng.

"I also heard about it when I went to court. Four royal palaces were stolen in a row. The five-city army and horse department must be rectified!" Jia Qiang nodded and replied.

He did not intervene in the Wucheng Military and Horse Division. The main reason was that the Wucheng Military and Horse Division sounded like a military department, but in fact it was a yamen that controlled the streets.

There are quite a few of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes in the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division. Taking this opportunity to clean up the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division can also attack the forces of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes.

"Indeed, the Five Cities Military and Horse Division is responsible!" Academician Tian looked at Jia Qiang carefully and found nothing wrong with Jia Qiang's expression. He supported it with a smile.

With Academician Tian, ​​the cabinet will soon come up with a charter, and this kind of thing can be arranged without going through Emperor Jingwen and the Supreme Emperor.

In Xiuguogong's Mansion, Hou Xiaokang frowned as he listened to his second brother's nagging.

The second brother's words were all about not having enough money in the house, so he asked Hou Xiaokang to chase the Ministry of Justice to solve the case and recover the stolen property.

"Everyone in the house has reduced their expenses, and the food and drink expenses have been reduced by 20%!" Hou Xiaokang interrupted his second brother and said in a deep voice.

"What?" The second brother was unwilling when he heard it. He was used to enjoying things, so if he suddenly cut back on expenses, wouldn't it make him uncomfortable?

"Confused, don't you see that someone is trying to deal with our four royal houses?" Hou Xiaokang said angrily.

"Who has the guts to be the enemy of four of our princely houses at the same time?" the second brother asked in disbelief.

"You don't know about your own business?" Hou Xiaokang asked helplessly.

"I heard, it's just some business competition, let the steward handle it!" The second brother nodded and replied.

Hou Xiaokang didn't want to say anything else. He also understood the origin of his second brother's attitude.

Although these businesses are an important source of income for the Duke Xiu's government, due to their self-reliance on their status, their masters will not directly take care of business matters. That is the business of merchants, and they look down on merchants.

Hou Xiaokang closed his eyes and thought about Jia Qiang. This time, he severely offended Jia Qiang for Liu Fang's matter.

He had actually thought about Jia Qiang's revenge, but when he thought about it, with the four government offices and the relationship network of the four government offices, even if Jia Qiang had a high status now, there was nothing he could do about the four of them.

But she never expected that Jia Qiang did not start from the official side, but extended her hands to the properties of the four princes.

If we only take action against the properties of the four Dukes, it would be nothing. Even if all the businesses are at a loss, with the background of the four Dukes, we can still drag on for many years.

But at this juncture, all the banks, warehouses and internal treasuries of the four government offices were stolen, which can be said to make the four government offices even worse.

For example, if you build your own government palace, you need at least two thousand taels of silver every month to maintain it, not counting abnormal expenses.

Abnormal expenses are common in various government offices, such as whether there is a party for a certain master's birthday, friends visiting, entertainment expenses for friends' weddings, etc.

Judging from the past few years, 50,000 taels of silver a year can't stop it.

And even if the expenditure is reduced now, the money in the house will be difficult to maintain even for a month.

"Second brother, do you think there are any properties in the house that can be sold?" Hou Xiaokang asked his second brother.

In the Duke Xiu's Mansion, Hou Xiaokang is the eldest, taking over the title and the entire Duke's Mansion, but he is usually very busy, and his second brother helps with the housekeeping at home.

This second brother's abilities were limited, and Hou Xiaokang did not want him to enter the officialdom, so as not to cause trouble to the Duke Xiu's government.

"Then sell all the losing properties. The restaurants at home are losing money. How can we have the money to supplement it!" The second brother thought for a while and replied.

Hou Xiaokang almost spit out his old blood. Although those industries were losing money, they were all ancestral industries.

The recent losses are due to Jia Qiang's suppression. The location of the industry is the best in the capital. If you sell it and then buy it back, you will probably have to pay a huge price.

"Besides those properties, what else can be sold?" Hou Xiaokang then asked.

"No, that hateful thief has almost emptied the house of valuable things, except for selling the furniture and jewelry that were in use!" the second brother shook his head and replied.

"I still have some face, so go borrow some money to support me first!" Hou Xiaokang said in the end, having no choice but to say.

The second brother showed a happy look, no matter what, as long as he had money.

What happened in the Duke Xiu's Mansion also happened in the other three Dukes' Mansion.

Although the four government offices had almost locked down the identity of the thief, and they all identified it as Jia Qiang, they were unable to accuse Jia Qiang without any evidence.

Nowadays, Jia Qiang is not someone they can sue casually. Her status as a cabinet bachelor alone gives Jia Qiang a lot of say in the civil service system.

Besides, no matter how miserable the four royal palaces are, the civil servants are happy to see that even if they have to take sides, they will stand beside Jia Qiang, who is also a civil servant.

Jia Qiang was summoned to Lin Mansion by Lin Ruhai and came to the study.

"Brother Qiang, you are both a bachelor of the cabinet, and you have achieved a noble title, but why are you still so reckless in doing things!" Lin Ruhai pointed at Jia Qiang and shook his head after Jia Qiang sat down.

He didn't even need to look for evidence to know that Jia Qiang was responsible for the thefts from the four Dukes' mansions.

This is what Jia Qiang did when she was in Jiangnan.

"The teacher guessed it, I just want to make them feel uncomfortable!" Jia Qiang said with a smile.

"It's not just as simple as feeling uncomfortable. I heard that the four princely houses have reached the point where they are selling their properties to make ends meet, and they are still borrowing money from everywhere. It's just that they borrow money and sell their properties. There are very few people who dare to take over. They are all intimidated by you. ! "Lin Ruhai is very well informed, and there are quite a few spies in Dali Temple.

Two of the four princely houses thought of selling their properties in order to get money quickly.

But the problem is that these industries are now being targeted by Jia Qiang. Everyone will think that if they buy the industry now, first of all, will Jia Qiang's competition stop, and secondly, will they become enemies with Jia Qiang because of this matter? .

The key point is the second point. Jia Qiang's actions this time ruined her reputation.

Of course, this is not without its benefits. Anyone who wants to become an enemy of Jia Qiang must consider the revenge from Jia Qiang. Jia Qiang must be repaid. This is another impression that people in the capital have on Jia Qiang.

"It has nothing to do with me if no one takes over. I have no restrictions on those people!" Jia Qiang quickly shook her head in denial.

"No one dares to be your enemy now, but can you consider the reputation of Jiahou Mansion?" Lin Ruhai shook his head and said.

"Teacher, what do you think I got as a cabinet bachelor? Is it a courtier or a saint?" Jia Qiang asked with a smile.

"You want to be a lonely minister, which is not easy!" Lin Ruhai said with a wry smile because he didn't understand what Jia Qiang meant.

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements. To be disrespectful, there is no one in Daqian who can threaten me!" Jia Qiang said with a smile.

He would only say this in front of Lin Ruhai. Because of Lin Daiyu, he and Lin Ruhai were both prosperous and devastated.

"I'm just asking you, if something happens, can you keep Yu'er alive?" Lin Ruhai pondered for a moment and asked.

"Not just Sister Lin, everyone in Jiahou Mansion and Lin Mansion can be saved!" Jia Qiang couldn't tell her his arrangement, but he assured her with confidence.

"I believe you!" Lin Ruhai stared at Jia Qiang for a few seconds, then nodded and said.

He had seen the magic shown by Jia Qiang before, extraordinary force, mysterious and powerful subordinates.

If Jia Qiang was an outsider, Lin Ruhai would definitely investigate clearly, but since Jia Qiang is his uncle, Jia Qiang's strength is his own heritage.

"Your wife went to find a good date. The tenth day of October is a good day. Your wedding to Yu'er will be held on that day!" Lin Ruhai said with a smile.

"On the tenth day of October, there are still two months to prepare. I have no experience in this, so I need to ask my wife for help!" Jia Qiang counted the days in her mind and begged again.

Daqian's marriage, especially the Jiahou Mansion and the Lin Mansion, are not ordinary families, and their wedding ceremonies are extremely complicated.

Jia Qiang has no elders, so the only elder she can rely on is Lin Ruhai.

If Lin Ruhai hadn't been a teacher, Jia Qiang's request would have been considered rude. Who would have asked the woman's mother to help arrange the marriage.

But precisely because Lin Ruhai is Jia Qiang's teacher, once a teacher, always a father, the matter of marriage is the matter of Lin Ruhai, the teacher, without her elders.

"There's no problem with your wife, but you and Yu'er won't see each other for the next two months!" Lin Ruhai explained again.

Jia Qiang nodded, he knew this was the rule.

At night, Jia Qiang activated the ability of "Close Boots" and used teleportation to leave the house.

In a deserted place, he summoned Jia Gong.

Jia Gong summoned a divine war horse, and Jia Qiang sat behind Jia Gong.

The divine war horse accelerated. Although it did not reach the top speed, it was still invisible to people in the dark night.

After leaving the capital, the divine war horse accelerated again, this time at full speed. With an explosion in the air, the divine war horse exceeded the speed of sound.

Jia Qiang went to the border this time, and he met up with the 550-turn warriors led by Wu Hou.

The 550th rank warriors came to the grassland. After a period of training, they have formed a fighting force.

The news was sent back through the military town. As soon as Jia Qiang received the news from Wu Hou, she came over overnight.

Five hundred rank-5 warriors, working in pairs, carried a Franco machine artillery. This was a unique artillery force in Daqian and even the entire world.

During this period of training, the fifth-level warriors have become proficient in using two hundred and fifty Franco machine artillery pieces, and have also mastered the ability to use human control to aim the Franco machine artillery.

It has to be said that the general's body-refining technique can not only improve the strength of the generals, but also improve the overall abilities of the generals. This allows the generals to have extremely strong learning abilities.

Most of the ordinary warriors in Daqian use this learning ability in the use of cold weapons, which makes the warriors have strong combat power in close combat.

After this period of training, the 500 fifth-level warriors selected by Jia Qiang cannot reach the ability of a magic gunner, but they are no different from experienced gunners.

"Greetings to Mr. Jiahou!" Wu Hou kneeled on the ground and saluted.

"Thank you for your hard work, but have you formed a fighting force?" Jia Qiang waved Wu Hou to stand up and reply.

"This is the strongest army in the world. Whether it's a city or an enemy camp, it can win in a single battle!" Wu Hou replied proudly.

"I heard that you have chosen a target, let me see the combat power of this army!" Jia Qiang nodded and ordered.

Being strong is a given. Not to mention the gathering of 550-turn warriors, even two hundred and fifty Folang machine artillery pieces, which is worth millions of taels of silver, can last for several months. The number of people A big battle involving more than 100,000 people.

"The Tatars have a camp a hundred miles away. It is a large camp with more than 150,000 people. Our target is this camp!" Wu Hou waited for Jia Qiang's test and immediately replied.

They are waiting here just for the camp, and at the same time they are also waiting for Jia Qiang's arrival.

Now that Jia Qiang is here, they are going to attack the camp.

This will also be a test for them. No matter how strong they have been trained before, they need to prove it through this battle.

Jia Qiang was still very moved when he heard that there was a camp of 150,000 Tatars, but this time it was to test the artillery army, so he did not take the initiative.

However, he also thought about it. Two hundred and fifty French artillery pieces would be enough to break through this camp. If he wanted to kill too many Tatars, he might not be able to do it.

It's not that the two hundred and fifty Franco machine guns are not powerful enough, but that the artillery of this era cannot fire continuously, and the shells cannot explode, making the two hundred and fifty Franco machine guns more used to siege cities and plunder strongholds. Open enemy lines.

Once the enemy begins to flee, the lethality of the Franco machine gun is greatly reduced.

Jia Qiang's idea for this artillery army is to use it to attack difficult situations. He cannot be the first to do everything. With this artillery army, he can mobilize reinforcements to deal with every crisis.

Of course, the most important thing is to support his 100% loyal generals. Those 100% loyal generals are distributed throughout the country.

With the support of the artillery force, the 100% loyal warriors will have their military exploits and will be able to wield greater power.

(End of this chapter)