Not many people in the court knew about the situation in Xuanfu, except for the Second Saint, the cabinet, and a few big bosses from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. Even though Jia Lian had secretly arrived at Xuanfu City and hung all the generals inside on the gate tower. Even though he was pregnant, not many people in the capital knew about it.
The operation of the imperial court will not change much because of a Xuanfu. Except for the frequency of small court meetings, everything is step by step.
It wasn't until Jia Lian's secret report was sent to the emperor's court that several ministers in the cabinet and the generals of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion began to have toothaches.
Because Jia Cong got into trouble again, not much, but it really gave them toothache...
Among the people in Xuanfu City who resisted Jia Lian's will to seal the city and purge, the Tatars were the largest in number, but the ones who liked to cause trouble the most were the so-called merchants from Korea, about a hundred or so.
After several days of turmoil, Jia Cong became upset and sent people directly to have the heads of the 132 Koreans who had been provoking the most insurrection against the imperial envoys and disobeying the imperial edict, and hung them on their heads when they came to Xuanfu City. On the four doors.
With just this move, Xuanfu City immediately became quiet.
But what followed was the reaction from Goryeo. Goryeo's trade envoy in Xuanfu protested, but Jia Cong ignored it. In anger, he sent a letter to the east. It didn't take long for Goryeo's credentials to be issued. It's time to send it to the capital.
Daxia is not afraid of the small Goryeo Kingdom, but in this matter, Jia Cong did it too roughly.
After all, Goryeo was a "submissive" vassal state of Daxia, and these hundred or so people were also nominal merchants.
The Tatars are obviously the ones causing the most trouble, so why should they only chop off the heads of the sticks? Is Daxia bullying the weak and fearing the strong?
The imperial court is now implementing new laws, its internal affairs have not yet been straightened out, and the south has just been conquered. If there is another war in the east at this time, the imperial court will really be a little powerless.
At least the financial pressure is a bit big, it would be nice if it could be postponed until next summer.
Daxia, which had money, people, and firepower, could easily push Goryeo.
It’s a bit awkward at this point in time…
The emperor really feels a toothache now. He likes Jia Cong's method of chopping off heads to intimidate his subordinates, but the frequency is a bit too high...
"My dear friends, tell me, how should we respond?"
In matters of military affairs, the cabinet's say was obviously inferior to that of the generals of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. Naturally, the top man in the military, the British Duke Zhang Yue, was the first to speak.
It's quite troublesome, but my husband doesn't care.
The old man looked quite relaxed and said meaningfully: "If I remember correctly, the imperial envoy went to Goryeo to announce the decree to let them decide on their own to remove the vassal and establish counties. It must have taken a long time. It just happened. , we might as well use this to test their plans."
ha?
Fortunately for the general, several ministers in the cabinet did not react for a while.
The teacup in Zhou Jiong's hand trembled. If the situation in Xuan Mansion had not been sudden, he would have suspected that Zhang Yue and Jia Cong had colluded before, and this was a deliberate provocation to give Wu Xun this opportunity. Give credit to others.
Going to war again?
"Mr. Zhang, the Ministry of Household Affairs only has less than 10 million taels of silver left. We still have to prepare to support Anbei, the Western Regions, and Southern Xinjiang. We also need to defend against the Western Barbarians. Shipbuilding and firearms will cost a lot of money." of silver..."
This is not Zhou Jiong's objection because of the civil-military dispute. On major military and political matters, the current cabinet and the Fifth Army Governor's Office are still very united.
What he said is true. The imperial court is really stretched thin now, especially as there are foreign enemies that are very likely to appear overseas, and the imperial court has to guard against them.
Zhang Yue smiled slightly, nodded and said: "Mr. Ge is right, but Mr. Ge seems to have forgotten that the imperial court does not only have a bank in the Ministry of Revenue."
After such a reminder, Zhou Jiong and others also understood, and each of them turned their attention to the bewildered emperor.
The emperor only felt that his tooth hurt even more. He pointed at the civil and military officials in the palace with grievance and said angrily: "You...you...want to hit me again!"
…
Xuanfu City finally became quiet.
The soldiers and civilians in the city have long been accustomed to the heads hanging on the four city gate towers. Except for the two dancing Korean trade envoys, even the Tatars who danced happily before have kept their mouths shut.
Unlike other officials in Daxia, there are not many truly kind people in the Jia family, and there is no psychological burden at all when killing people.
What’s more, it’s a stick!
After Jia Lian sorted out the guard posts outside the city, he hurried back to Xuanfu City.
As soon as he entered the house, he grabbed Jia Cong's neck and said, "It's okay. Why are you killing the Koreans? Don't forget that this is one of the non-conquests set by Taizu. The saint was so disgusted by the Koreans that he didn't send troops." Conquest. Provoking a provocation. Do you think your life is easy and you want to find excitement?"
Jia Cong, who was being grabbed by the neck, shrank his neck and raised the things he had prepared long ago: "Now, second brother, take a look at this first?"
Jia Lian took a glance at it, immediately let go, grabbed the piece of paper and read it with a frown.
It turned out that the Koryo people colluded with the Tatars to plot information about Liaodong.
The source of this information is very strange. It was provided by a Tatar merchant in the city.
"Oara and Ryukyu were merged into Daxia, and now southern Xinjiang has also been conquered. Goryeo feels threatened by the imperial court, and the Tatars are almost the same. These two families do not want to be the tail of the phoenix, but insist on being their chicken head. They have long been announcing The government secretly colludes with each other, planning to take advantage of the opportunity this winter when the main energy of the court is still in southern Xinjiang to raid Liaodong."
Jia Cong handed over a stack of paper on the table again and explained: "Tatar is different from Goryeo. Goryeo is a typical centralized power, but Tatar has tribes of various sizes. Tatar Khan Gulu only wants to fight against the great power." Xia Baoquan wants his power, glory and wealth, but the leaders of other tribes don’t think so..."
This matter is still very simple. Gulu only wants to be his Tatar Khan and does not want to have an extra father above his head.
However, other Tatar tribal leaders enjoyed huge benefits from the mutual trade with China.
The huge Celestial Market allowed grassland herdsmen to exchange wool, beef and mutton for sufficient grain, salt, precious ironware, silk, tea, etc.
Coupled with the vitality that burst out after Oara merged with Daxia, these tribal leaders who had been squeezed by the sweat tents saw a new path.
That is to form a good relationship with the Celestial Dynasty, or even formally merge into Daxia like Wala.
After all, we are all treated as sons, who should we treat as sons?
The Celestial Empire can also bring them huge benefits and allow them to enjoy a refined and prosperous life. What's the use of following Gulu? Starve, freeze and give away someone's head?
After they noticed the exchanges between the Khan's tent and the Korean people, the minds of the tribes closest to the Celestial Dynasty became active, and then they began to secretly send information to Jia Cong.
It happened that at this time Jia Cong was troubled by the Tatars and sticks in Xuanfu City, and he started beheading him in anger.
In order to prevent accidentally beheading the wrong people, I cut off the few Tatar tribesmen who had their hearts set on the Celestial Empire. Fortunately, they all stewed the sticks in one pot.
Not to mention, the whole Xuan Mansion was a lot cleaner with this one chop.
In the days before Jia Lian came back, Jia Cong's people had already contacted several tribes that wanted to surrender.
The Dragon Guard's spies on the Tatar side also sent news that the secret collusion between the Tatars and Bangzi was true, but it was not just these two countries, there were other forces involved.
Jia Lian quickly read the information at hand and frowned. After a long time, he asked, "This is quite troublesome. What do you think?"
"With Daxia's current national and military strength, it won't be a problem to win over the Tatars and Goryeo, but it's just not a good time."
His family knew about his family affairs, and his father-in-law was the Minister of Household Affairs. Jia Cong was very aware of the huge financial pressure of Daxia.
Again, the stall was too big, and it was really overwhelming for a while.
However, this matter is not impossible. The Ministry of Revenue has no money, which does not mean that the court is really poor.
Not to mention anything else, the emperor still has tens of millions of taels of silver in his pocket, and Daxia is now a strong country and a prosperous people. As long as the people's wealth can be mobilized, making the whole world an enemy is not a big threat.
According to Jia Cong's rough estimate, the chicken farts in Daxia currently account for at least 40% of the world's total. This is still based on the lowest estimate.
Of course, this matter still depends on the central government's intention, especially their cunning emperor...
"Send these to the capital first. This matter is too big for us to specialize in. By the way, second brother, I think we can take action on these traitorous businessmen first!"
…
The incident in Xuanfu did not affect other places. Daiyu and his party, who had left Beijing to inspect the prefectures and counties in Northern Zhili, had already arrived in Baoding Prefecture adjacent to Shanxi in the middle of winter.
After arriving in Qingyuan County, the group settled in the Baoding government office. Daiyu first took Tanchun and Baochai, two masters of Zanshan, to inspect the expenses of the Baoding government.
"Eh? Sister Lin, look, the situation in Baoding Prefecture is much better than that in other prefectures. It even has a special school for girls."
As soon as Baochai opened the account book, he saw something unique in this account book.
Among the schools recorded in the account books, there is an extremely eye-catching school name: Yizhou Chunyuan Girls' School.
What's new and strange is that the country actually has a school specifically for women.
We must know that among the many prefectures and counties that Daiyu and his party visited, less than one percent of women were enrolled in school. The number of female students recorded in Chunyuan Women's School alone was over a hundred, which really exceeded everyone's expectations. .
"Let me see……"
Daiyu and Tanchun both came over, and the three of them flipped through the account book. The surprise to them was not this one. There were already four girls' schools in Baoding Mansion, with a total of more than 370 students.
Moreover, these women's schools not only received financial allocations from the imperial court, but also had several gentry and businessmen who donated money for education.
According to the records in the account books, these four women's schools were built with donations from gentry from various states and counties, and were specially used to teach women poetry, calligraphy, female beauty, etc. Not only were they exempted from tuition and book fees in accordance with the rules set by the imperial court, but they also provided free meals. Accommodation fees.
Moreover, the prefecture and county yamen signed contracts with these gentry and businessmen who donated money for education. After these women graduated from school and their families were in poverty, if they wanted to, they could work in the shops and workshops of these companies.
"Putting what you have learned into practice, this Baoding Mansion really surprised me."
What is her purpose in promoting compulsory education? It’s not just about letting people learn something and apply what they have learned.
Unexpectedly, Baoding Mansion gave her a big surprise just as the century-old plan had just begun.
The smile on Daiyu's face became sweeter at the thought of blossoming and bearing fruit so soon. She pointed to a girls' school in the account book and said with a smile: "Mancheng County is not far from Qingyuan County. Let's go and see what the girls' school looks like in a few days."
…
On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, the snow in Gyeonggi finally stopped.
Delayed by the heavy snow, Daiyu and his party left Qingyuan County with the courtesy of an official from Baoding Prefecture, and slowly headed north towards Mancheng.
After four days of travel, we finally arrived in Mancheng County before Laba. The county magistrate Fan Bi, the county prime minister Pei Zhongyong and other county officials as well as the old gentry in the city had already received the news and greeted him at the city gate.
The princess' guard of honor and the thousand imperial troops guarding the phoenix chariot put a lot of pressure on the people of Mancheng County. Even though the winter was freezing and everyone was shivering from the cold, no one dared to complain.
This princess is not the emperor's biological child, but she is more noble than her biological daughter.
One father is the emperor, and the other is the God of Wealth in Daxia.
Not to mention that the future father-in-law is a pardoner with no taboos. If he offends the emperor, the rules of the country prevent him from suffering too much. If he offends this man, it is really too late to cry.
Don't you see, the Jia family is protective of their shortcomings. They like to smash the eaves of other people's homes and beat people with their fists.
Before the phoenix chariot stopped, Fan Bi, the county magistrate of Mancheng, led a group of officials and gentry forward quickly.
"I and others (the grassroots people) respectfully welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Wen'an and Her Royal Highness Jin An."
Xue Yan lifted a corner of the car curtain, revealing a red crown embroidered with a phoenix pattern.
Daiyu's soft voice came from the carriage: "Everyone, please get up. It's a very cold winter, so I'd like to trouble you to wait here."
Fan Bi bowed and responded: "This is what I should do. Your Highness, regardless of the cold winter and hard work, inspected the capital for a century-old plan. I admire you deeply..."
The snow cleared up after heavy snow, and the snow melted and took away a lot of heat, making the day even colder.
After everyone exchanged a few words in front of the city gate, the phoenix chariot was welcomed into the city. The Mancheng County Government Office is not a big place. Fortunately, a wealthy businessman in the city donated his garden, and Daiyu and his party were welcomed to live there temporarily.
Daiyu refused the reception banquet proposed by Fan Bi, but only invited the county government officials, the teaching minister and several elders to have a meal in the garden.
In the next two days, Baochai and Tanchun were responsible for checking the account books, while Daiyu personally visited the county school and the city academy.
After these procedures were completed, the three of them made an appointment with Fan Bi to visit the girls' school in Mancheng County - Yutong Hall.
The biggest difference between the women's school and ordinary schools is that it not only teaches poetry and calligraphy, but also teaches women's clothing, textiles and even cooking. It is a combination of culture and technology, which is an eye-opener for Daiyu and the others.
Fan Bi also invited several gentry businessmen who donated financial aid to the women's school to accompany Daiyu on her inspection tour.
Daiyu personally received these gentry and businessmen, and even promised to report to the prince after returning to Beijing, and the Ministry of Rites would award them with rewards, which was regarded as recognition of their good deeds.
Originally, Daiyu was very happy when she got here. The seeds she planted not only sprouted but also bore fruit. It was really a happy event.
But that night, she received a secret report from the soldiers.
There seems to be something strange going on in the girls' school in Mancheng County. A student died unexpectedly in a well in the school, and his parents were imprisoned in the county jail...
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Sorry, I fell asleep last night.
I’ll update one chapter first to make up for yesterday’s, and then I’ll update another chapter tonight.
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