After entering the palace, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and others got off the carriage. Seeing the scenery in the palace, its luxurious style and beautiful environment, everyone could not help but marvel.
Xichun said: "Brother, shall we live here? Compared with the Grand View Garden, this place is much more elegant." Jia Cong smiled, after all, this is also a palace, but it is not comparable to the Grand View Garden.
Although it is not as big as the Imperial Palace in Shenjing City, in terms of luxury, elegance and beauty, it is not bad at all, or even worse, because this place is based on the Imperial Palace as a blueprint. After deletions and changes, some of my own are added. Built with the concept in mind.
The architectural facilities of this palace and the facilities in the city are more advanced, more convenient, and more comfortable than the current city.
After all, this place is built for you, so you can build it as you like. Jia Cong said: "Well, we will live here for a while." Shi Xiangyun rolled his eyes and said: "Third brother, are we the only ones living in this palace?" Jia Cong nodded and said: " That's natural, it's just us, and of course there should be some maids."
"Oh, I understand, third brother." Shi Xiangyun looked thoughtful, not knowing what he was planning.
Jia Cong glanced at her but didn't say anything else. At this time, a group of maids, about a hundred or so in number, came forward. They came to the crowd and bowed down to salute.
"This slave is here to pay my respects to you, sir." Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please get up."
"Thank you, sir." After the girls stood up, the leading maid continued: "Sir, we are the maids of this palace. We are responsible for the daily maintenance and cleaning of various palaces. We also invite you and your ladies to enter the palace." After hearing this, Most people didn't pay much attention.
Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai didn't say anything. They were both righteous gods. Apart from them, no one else had this qualification.
Tanchun's eyes turned, remembering the relationship between the two, and chose to remain silent. Yingchun, Xichun, and Shi Xiangyun blushed, with a hint of shyness on their faces.
He wanted to refute, but seeing that no one spoke, he did not speak hastily. However, his eyes glanced at Jia Cong inadvertently, showing a complicated look.
Yingchun thought to herself that her younger brother was becoming more and more invisible to people. From the observation all the way here, it was obvious that the people here listened to Cong Di's advice. He and others even lived directly in the palace. This palace was obviously newly built and no one else had ever lived there.
There is also Wangcai, who is obviously Congdi's servant, but he seems to have a very high status here. From this point of view, Congdi is the master of this place, which is really unimaginable.
For a moment, the look in Jia Cong's eyes became more complicated. Jia Cong ignored everyone's looks. Since he brought them here, he didn't care about anything else. He took a look at the person and found that regardless of their figure or appearance, they were the best choice. They should be the stewards among this group of maids.
Then he asked: "What's your name?"
"To my lord, my name is Yuhuan, and I am the steward of this palace for the time being." Yuhuan? Yang Yuhuan?
Concubine Yang? Jia Cong took a closer look at the girl again. Although she was good-looking, she was on the thin side and not as plump as Concubine Yang. In this regard, she was far inferior to Sister Bao.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Xue Baochai subconsciously, and seeing that she was looking at him, he smiled at her.
Among the several sisters, Sister Bao is the plumpest one. She is as convex as she should be and as big as she should be. She has a plump figure and is comparable to Yang Guifei, who is shy of her beauty.
Of course, Ping'er, Yuanyang, and Xiren are not much different, and they have all been developed by themselves.
Lin Daiyu, Qingwen, Qin Keqing, Xiangling, Ruyan and others are all slim and enchanting.
Turning his head, he thought for a while and said: "Sister Lin, you will be the lady of Ningguo Mansion from now on, and you will need to be in charge of everything in the palace. From now on, you will be in charge of this palace. Let Sister Ping'er help you, and let Zijuan and Xiao Hong is also involved, Yuhuan, you will also listen to Sister Lin in the future." Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Cong and blinked, then nodded.
"I understand, Brother Cong, but I don't want to put too much thought into managing these mundane things. I mainly let Sister Ping'er take care of it. She has always been a housekeeper and is more familiar with it than me. Just tell me about important matters. ." Hearing what Lin Daiyu said, Jia Cong didn't force her, just let her do whatever she wanted and just be a hands-off shopkeeper.
Jia Cong said: "You can make the decision yourself about the matters in the backyard. With sister Ping'er here, it's okay if you want to be lazy." Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes and said, "When did I become lazy? I still have to do it in the morning." How can I have so much time to practice martial arts?" Ping'er smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, I don't need to trouble Miss Lin for some small things. I just have Xiaohong, Zijuan, and this girl Yuhuan to help me. What's more important is , I will discuss it with Miss Lin first." Although Jia Cong had told her before that he would let her take care of the house in the future, he still felt a little uneasy.
I wonder if Lin Daiyu will agree. After all, Lin Daiyu is the mistress of Ningguo Mansion. She knew that Jia Cong would not treat her badly even if she stopped caring about the family in the future, but for so many years, she had always been in power, and once she stopped caring about her family, she still felt a little disappointed.
Now it's okay, Jia Cong said it directly in front of everyone, and Miss Lin also expressed her position. From then on, she almost still manages the house by herself, but there is another Miss Lin above her head.
Miss Lin doesn't like vulgar things very much. From now on, it's almost all her own business, no different from now.
Thinking of this, I felt completely relieved. Zijuan, Xiaohong, and Yuhuan also quickly agreed.
"If the slaves and others know this, they will definitely assist Sister Ping'er." Jia Cong nodded. After all, he and others do not live here all the time. After returning to Beijing, someone will need to manage this place. From now on, this person will still be called Yuhuan. Manage it.
"Well, that's good. It's my first time to come to this palace. I'm not familiar with it. You go and have a look around first. Decide where you want to live and be responsible for the arrangements." Lin Daiyu said: "Cong Brother, you don't have to worry about this matter. My sister Heping'er will arrange it." Jia Cong looked at Yuanyang again and said: "Yuanyang, during this period, you should focus on taking care of my affairs and take good care of me. Yes." Yuanyang smiled and said: "I know, it's like I didn't serve you well before." Jia Cong smiled, Yuanyang's ability is naturally good, if Ping'er didn't come, he would naturally let her take care of it, now Ping'er is here, so let's leave it to Ping'er so that Lin Daiyu can slowly get involved.
As for Yuanyang, just be your own personal secretary and take care of things around you.
When I came to Jeju Island, in addition to accompanying these sisters to play, my main purpose was to sort out Jeju Island and lay down a foundation so that Jeju Island could develop faster and become my true backing.
Jia Cong said again: "Okay, that's it. Everyone settles down first and has a good rest for a few days. Then, I will take you to have a good tour on the island. We have plenty of time, so don't be too anxious. Chen Sanmei, you take the people. Take over the guard work of the palace and don't let other people enter." Chen Sanmei bowed her hands and saluted: "Yes, I obey your orders." Then, under the leadership of Yuhuan, everyone first walked around the main halls of the palace, and assigned Have their own palaces.
Although this palace is not as big as the Royal Palace, it is not much smaller. If you really want to visit it carefully, it will take at least a day.
Jia Cong lived in the main hall, Lin Daiyu lived in the main hall of the East Sixth Palace, Xue Baochai lived in the main hall of the West Sixth Palace, and everyone else also lived in other palaces, and they were completely settled.
I have to live in this palace for a long time. ·······Everyone rested for seven days in a row, mostly playing and chatting in the palace.
In this new environment, everyone was full of enthusiasm and interest, and they never felt bored.
During these seven days, Jia Cong also met with middle- and high-level management officials on Jeju Island, as well as middle- and senior-level generals in the military.
I also inspected the Jeju Island and visited the farmland villages, fishing villages, pastures and other places everywhere.
At the same time, we also went to inspect the army and navy. The purpose of doing this is also to declare sovereignty.
Let them know who is their master, who is their allegiance, and who they are working for.
Jia Cong is not worried about two thousand marines and two thousand Mongolian cavalry. The main backbone personnel of the Marine Corps are all our own soldiers. With these people around, there will be no problems.
Those two thousand Mongolian cavalry can also be regarded as Jia Cong's men. They have participated in several battles with Jia Cong, and they know Jia Cong's reputation, so they will not have any problems.
This North Sea Fleet is different. They almost don't know who they are. Only the ten special forces members of Water Monkey know about him.
This entire fleet can be said to have been developed and grown by Water Monkeys and the others, and most people only recognize them and cannot tolerate others.
Therefore, they must know that they are their masters and the masters to whom they need to be loyal.
After a few days of understanding, Jia Cong is quite satisfied with the form and development of Jeju Island.
After all, it is an emerging force, and there are no old fritters. Although the officials below have average abilities, they do not have the bad habits of those old bureaucrats, and everything is prosperous.
These officials at all levels were also selected from the refugees who were recruited and selected generals.
As the number of people increased, there were many people from all walks of life, and there were many scholars among them.
After an inspection, Jia Cong summoned Wangcai, Zhang Dakui, and Water Monkey, the three giants on Jeju Island, to adjust and plan some things.
The first is the military. Currently, there are two thousand marines and two thousand Mongolian cavalry on Jeju Island. They are all led by Zhang Dakui and are responsible for protecting the security of the island.
In terms of the navy, the North Sea Fleet now has 6,000 sailors and more than 100 large and small warships. They are led by Water Monkey and are responsible for the security of the waters around Jeju Island.
In addition, the South China Sea Fleet is close to more than 5,000 people, and there are 70 or 80 large and small warships. The reason why it expanded so quickly was mainly because it annexed several pirate forces and absorbed their personnel.
Therefore, the navy has a complex personnel structure, numerous factions, and many insecurity factors. Jia Cong didn't have a good way to deal with this situation. He wanted to consume them, but he didn't have a good chance. He couldn't start a war just for such a small thing.
At present, Jia Cong does not have this idea. Now he is still focusing on development and growth, and he can only digest this slowly.
These people are enough for the time being, and there is no need to expand the army in the short term. However, for the sake of the future, we still need to have a reserve of soldiers.
The last few people discussed it and recruited children around ten years old and slowly trained them. After three or five years of training, they would definitely be considered elite soldiers. This way, training them from an early age would ensure their loyalty and combat effectiveness.
A ten-year-old child can't help much at home, but just plays wildly at home. Organize them yourself, take care of their food and housing, teach them reading and literacy, and teach them learning skills. Most families will probably agree.
In addition, in the past two years, there has been a drought in the mainland. Disaster victims are everywhere in Shaanxi, Hebei, Shandong and other places, and there are people selling their sons and daughters everywhere.
Likewise, there are countless orphans who have lost their parents. Few people are willing to take in these orphans because they have no value.
Of course, those pretty girls, or those beautiful women, are naturally not included in this list. These people are still very popular, and brothels and wealthy families all over the country are rushing to get them.
Of course Jia Cong doesn't need this. What he needs is those boys to train them into future elite soldiers.
Doing this can save the lives of children who are often starving to death. On this occasion of natural and man-made disasters, although I can't save everyone, I can still do my part by saving some children who have no ability to survive.
Of course, if anyone is willing to immigrate to the island, I will not refuse. Jeju Island can accommodate four to five million people, which is more than enough. Currently, there are only about 100,000 people, which is still far from enough.
Even more so, he has stored millions of loads of grain to feed hundreds of thousands of people without any problem. It's just that the local government and local gentry will not agree to large-scale immigration.
If everyone left, there would be no one to serve as tenants for them and no one to help them farm the land. There are more than 130,000 people in Jeju Island, and nearly 60,000 people have moved from Mongolia. Over the years, the Water Monkeys have looted and recruited various people, and there are more than 10,000 people. Including the indigenous people of Jeju Island, there are nearly 20,000 people. There are already 90,000 people.
Last year, only 40,000 people actually immigrated from Dachu. Jia Cong didn't have a good way to deal with this. He couldn't come forward, otherwise Emperor Longqing would find out and he wouldn't be able to explain it.
When other people came forward, they seemed a little powerless in the face of local obstruction. However, as the disaster becomes more severe and the number of victims increases, it will be easier to recruit refugees.
