I'm in the Red Mansion

On the next day, Jia Cong remembered something important.

Jia Cong directly appointed his eldest son Jia Cang as the crown prince, appointed Kou Daxueshi as the crown prince's tutor, and Lin Ruhai as the crown prince's grand mentor.

Scholar Kou and Lin Ruhai are now high-ranking officials and are extremely popular.

Jia Cong appointed these two people as the Prince's Tutor and the Prince's Grand Tutor respectively, which shows how much Jia Cong valued the Prince.

Jia Wei was named Princess Ziwei.

Jia Xiao was named King of Xiang, but his official title was unknown.

Jia Xun was made King of Shu, but his official title was unknown.

Jia Qian was named Princess Anle.

After Lin Daiyu learned about this, she couldn't help feeling happy.

Although Lin Daiyu has a calm personality, it is ultimately a matter of parent-child relations.

As the queen and her son the eldest son, she was naturally the most powerful competitor for the crown prince.

However, the fight for the crown prince is not so easy.
And now, the emperor finally appointed Cang'er as the crown prince, and Lin Daiyu's heart was finally at ease.

Of course, even if he was named the crown prince, it did not mean that Jia Cang could sit back and relax and smoothly inherit the throne.

Throughout the dynasties, the chance of a prince successfully ascending the throne to become emperor was only about 60%.

The remaining 40% all died violent deaths.

The prince was originally going to live in the East Palace.

However, because Jia Cang is still young, he is still being raised by Lin Daiyu.

Now that Jia Cang has become the crown prince, Lin Daiyu's control over him has become even more strict.

However, after the court session was dismissed, Jia Cong quickly handled government affairs and went straight to Kunning Palace.

As Jia Cong's time as emperor grew longer, he became more casual.

Now when he went to the palaces, he didn't need a large group of people to follow him, and he didn't even need the inner guards to follow him.

Firstly, the palace was heavily guarded, so even if someone wanted to assassinate the king, it would not be easy for them to get in.

Secondly, although Jia Cong became the emperor, he did not give up his martial arts.

Today he still practices diligently every day, and has basically mastered all his skills to the level of perfection and experience.

Now it is hard for Jia Cong to say that his martial arts are invincible in the world.

But it might not be easy to find someone in this world whose martial arts skills are better than his.

Therefore, when Jia Cong went out nowadays, he sometimes only brought one or two young eunuchs with him.

Sometimes I don’t even bring anyone with me, and I become more and more casual.

He entered Kunning Palace without disturbing anyone.

After entering the courtyard, the palace maids saw Jia Cong and were about to bow, but were stopped by Jia Cong shaking his hand.

When he got outside the hall, Jia Cong saw Jia Cang standing outside looking pitiful.

When Jia Cong saw this, he couldn't help laughing.

This little guy is very naughty. I’m afraid he was punished for some unknown reason and was made to stand outside as punishment.

Jia Cong couldn't help but walk over and ask, "Ping An, what did you do to make your mother angry again?"

Jia Cang looked up and saw Jia Cong, and immediately shouted excitedly: "Father, save me, go and ask my mother to help me to ask her not to punish me anymore."

Speaking of which, in the harem, it is not only Queen Lin Daiyu who is strict.

Other concubines were also very strict in educating their children.

The main reason is that Emperor Jia Cong is very doting on his children.

She even doted on him to the point that all the other girls couldn't stand it. She was even more doting than the old feudal lord, Lady Jia.

Of course, unlike Lady Jia, Jia Cong treats every one of his children almost equally and does not have any particular preference for any one of them.

If I have to say who I prefer, I probably prefer the prince and girls.

But Jia Cang, after seeing Jia Cong, ran over with his hands outstretched, begging for mercy.

Jia Cong also naturally picked up Jia Cang.

Jia Cong looked at Jia Cang and couldn't help asking, "Little guy, tell me first, what trouble have you gotten yourself into?"

After hearing this, Jia Cang curled his lips and said, "Father, I didn't get into trouble. It was just that my mother gave me a homework assignment to recite the Three Character Classic, and I just made three mistakes in reciting it."

Although Jia Cong was still young, he had already started his elementary education.

As for enlightenment education, Three Character Classic can be said to be the best teaching material.

In previous lives, being able to recite the Three Character Classic at such a young age would have made him a child prodigy.

Now, the little guy not only memorized the Three Character Classic, but can also write it down from memory, with only three words wrong.

Jia Cong already felt that it was very powerful.

Therefore, Jia Cong said, "It turns out that you have not caused any trouble. Go down and write down each of the words you made mistakes ten times, and I will help you plead with your mother."

Hearing this, Jia Cang was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, father. Thank you, father."

As she spoke, she happily broke free from Jia Cong's arms and disappeared without a trace.

To the little guy, his father, Emperor Jia Cong, is really good to him, much better than his mother.

However, it is better not to stay here.

At this moment, I’m afraid that my mother has heard the noise outside and will rush out.

Once my mother sees me, I won’t be able to leave even if I want to.

Sure enough, just as Jia Cang ran away, Lin Daiyu came out after hearing the noise.

When he came out, he saw Jia Cong, but found that Jia Cang was nowhere to be seen.

Lin Daiyu could not help but say helplessly: "Brother Cong, just spoil him. How can he become useful if you spoil him like this?"

Jia Cong laughed and said, "How old is he? I think he has worked very hard to be able to recite the Three Character Classic."

"He is still young and at the right age to play, but it is better not to restrict him too much."

"Too much detention would have constrained his nature."

Jia Cong discussed some educational concepts with Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu also felt that there was some truth in it, but she did not agree with the way it treated her son Jia Cang.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, you've come at the right time. The Queen Mother was feeling unwell this afternoon, and I was just about to go visit her."

After hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but ask, "Is the Queen Mother unwell? Let's go together."

Lin Daiyu nodded and went to the Cining Palace with Jia Cong.

When Lin Daiyu traveled, she brought more people with her.

Eunuchs and palace maids surrounded him, looking very impressive.

After all, Lin Daiyu doesn't have Jia Cong's martial arts, so she can only bring more people with her when she goes out.

Soon, the two arrived at the Cining Palace.

Jia Cong and his companion paid their respects to the empress dowager, and then Jia Cong personally took the empress dowager's pulse.

Now Jia Cong's medical skills have long been upgraded to the maximum level.

His medical skills had long surpassed those of all the imperial doctors.

Therefore, he felt more at ease after diagnosing himself.

After taking the empress dowager's pulse, Jia Cong diagnosed that the empress dowager had just caught a cold and it was not serious, so he felt relieved.

Jia Cong sat down and talked with the mother and son, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.

The Queen Mother couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't Ping An come with you?"

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Mother, you don't know that because he made three mistakes in reciting the Three Character Classic, his daughter-in-law punished him by making him stand outside."

"Then the Emperor came, and he secretly begged the Emperor, and then he quickly slipped away, not knowing that we were coming to visit the Queen Mother."

"If you knew, why wouldn't you come along?"

As the saying goes, the youngest son and the eldest grandson are the lifeblood of an old lady.

The Queen Mother was no exception. Among all her grandchildren, her favorite was the eldest grandson Jia Cang. Therefore, after hearing Lin Daiyu's words, the Queen Mother couldn't help but smile and said, "I think that peace is good enough."

"When the emperor was his age, he was not as hardworking as Ping An, nor as sensible as him!"

"When you grow up, you will know how to make progress and no one will worry about you anymore."

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but smile bitterly when she heard this, "Mother, you and the Emperor both love him equally, but you don't know how naughty Ping An is. If you don't discipline him strictly, what will happen to him when he grows up?"

The Queen Mother heard this and laughed, "Come to think of it, the Emperor is also different from others."

"Fathers are always very strict with their children. I have never seen anyone dote on his children as much as the emperor does."

Jia Cong had no choice but to listen and didn't explain much.

After all, he traveled through time from the future, and his thinking is completely different from that of the people in this world.

Which father in later generations does not dote on his children?

Deep down, Jia Cong didn't think that being too strict with himself was a good thing.

The Queen Mother added, "By the way, Your Majesty, the three Grand Secretaries have all come to see me."

"They said that the emperor has been on the throne for some time, and it is time to hold a selection."

The selection of concubines was a large-scale beauty pageant whose purpose was to select beauties for the emperor.

Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "Mother, I have so many concubines around me now. What's the point of having so many around me if I don't have a choice?"

"That's enough. There's no need for another draft."

Hearing Jia Cong's words, the Queen Mother could not help but said sternly: "Absolutely not, the royal family is doing private business."

"The three university scholars also guessed the emperor's thoughts. They said, after the emperor ascended the throne, how could he not hold a beauty contest?"

"If the emperor is not greedy for the pleasures of men and women, he should just select fewer women during the selection."

Well, even if you become an emperor, it is not necessarily possible for everything to go smoothly and be free.

In desperation, Jia Cong had to agree.

At this moment, a palace maid came in to report that it was the Imperial Concubine, Concubine Qin and other imperial concubines who came to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.

The Queen Mother hurriedly invited all the ladies in.

For a while, the girls were chatting and laughing together, and it was quite lively.

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Naturally, Jia Cong didn't have to worry about the selection of concubines, as it was all handled by the Ministry of Revenue.

There are also thresholds for the selection of talents, and only wealthy families are qualified to send their daughters to the palace.

At the very least, you have to be from a poor family. Ordinary people don't have this qualification.

Moreover, not all families are willing to send their daughters to talent shows.

Once chosen but fails to gain the emperor's favor, it is very likely that she will end up living alone in the palace.

Therefore, in order to avoid sending their daughters to the palace, some families would try all kinds of methods, and it was even common for daughters to commit self-harm as a result.

Of course, this kind of self-mutilation only needs to leave scars on the body, and there is no need to cut off hands or feet, or directly disfigure the face.

Jia Cong doesn't need to worry about these things.

Jia Cong summoned Ni Er and asked him to arrange personnel to secretly investigate the land measurement situations in various places.

Land measurement is the first step in implementing the new policy.

The new policies such as the equalization of land tax and the unified tax payment for gentry will not be effective until the tax collection in autumn next year.

However, Jia Cong was certain that some local officials must have played tricks in the land measurement process.

He would never tolerate such officials.

As long as the truth is uncovered, Jia Cong will punish them severely.

Today, the Jinyiwei is developing rapidly, and under the leadership of Ni Er, it has spread throughout China.

After Ni Er arrived and received the task, he patted his chest and promised to complete it.

Jia Cong asked again: "Ni Er, how is the investigation of the eight major salt merchants in Jiangnan going?"

Ni Er reported: "Your Majesty, I am personally following this matter, and now the evidence is almost complete."

"It will take at most another ten days or half a month to collect enough evidence."

After hearing this, Jia Cong nodded.

Ten days or half a month is just the right amount of time.

By that time, the 10,000 troops of Senior Brother Feng Ziying should have arrived.

By then, we can raise the butcher knife.

At this moment, Jia Cong was already calculating how much wealth the eight major salt merchants in Jiangnan had.

And after he has all this wealth, he can do so many things.

Now, Jia Cong is somewhat looking forward to it.

In fact, there is not much silver in the treasury now.

However, Jia Cong's treasury was not short of money.

The inner treasury is Jia Cong's own small treasury.

Now he has his own chamber of commerce, and it sells more than just cosmetics.

There are also goods in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, most of which are Jia Cong's private property.

Now, he has at least five or six million taels of silver in his treasury.

But public is public and private is private.

Even if all this money was taken out, there wouldn't be much we could do.

And there is no particularly urgent matter such as disaster relief now, so Jia Cong is naturally unwilling to take out his own small treasury to subsidize the court.

His own chamber of commerce, including his own slush fund.

Jia Cong has his own ideas.

These could be used as relief for the royal family.

During the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly generous to his descendants.

As a result, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the number of royal descendants in the world reached one million.

And each of these royal children can also receive subsidies from the court.

These royal children became parasites that sucked blood from the Ming Dynasty.

These royal descendants should have contributed to the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

Jia Cong naturally didn't want to see this scene.

Therefore, he was not prepared to give too much preferential treatment to the royal children.

For example, the first generation of princes were all given the title of king, and the next generation were given the title of prince of a county.

Then, by analogy, after the last title, one will become a commoner.

No subsidies could be received from the court.

In this way, although it is a bit cruel to the royal children, they will not become parasites that only suck blood from China.

Now, for Jia Cong, China is getting back on track step by step.

In the following days, Jia Cong began to take the issue of the prince's education seriously.

The princes and princesses all studied in the Wenhua Palace.

And in order to allow these princes and princesses to come into contact with more people from an early age.

Jia Cong also asked the children of important officials in the court, who were of appropriate age, to come and study with him.

Many ministers were naturally very happy about this.

It is a great honor to be able to study with the prince.

While studying in the Wenhua Hall, students not only read the Four Books and Five Classics, but also studied mathematics.

However, this mathematics is not just about the content of the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art. (End of this chapter)