In the blink of an eye, another two months passed.
The autumn grain was successfully put into the warehouse, and grain taxes from various places were also paid smoothly.
Although there were some hiccups along the way, overall it went very smoothly.
Knowing this situation, Jia Cong was also very satisfied.
He ordered the troops from all over the country to return to Liaoyang and escort this year's tax and grain back to Liaoyang.
The current business in Liaodong is very backward and underdeveloped.
In order to promote the development of business, Jia Cong established the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce in the name of the Liaodong government.
Let Xue Ke become the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, and invite merchants from Liaodong to join the Chamber of Commerce to develop and prosper Liaodong's business together.
The business was not good and they couldn't collect much tax, so Jia Cong decided to lead them to develop.
Provide some business information to merchants who join the association, and even encourage them to develop maritime trade.
The cake of maritime trade was too big for Jia Cong to eat by himself.
There are currently five maritime caravans on Jeju Island.
Mainly responsible for trade with the barbarians Amin, Goryeo, Japan, and several countries along the southeast coast.
Even if more people participate, it will not affect their own interests.
On the contrary, you can also get more taxes and caravan escort fees.
Jia Cong's fleet has grown to 50,000 people.
In addition to protecting Jeju Island, it also escorts caravans for trade.
There is also the collection of tolls from ships at sea.
After years of development of the South China Sea Fleet, the former small island can no longer accommodate them.
Already in the past two years, it occupied an island near the Strait of Malacca and specially collected tolls.
All fleets passing by must pay tolls.
Those who insist on not paying are not forced, but soon after leaving, they will encounter pirates and directly rob the fleet.
The South China Sea Fleet's earning power is much stronger than that of the Northern Fleet.
Not only did they collect tolls, they were also responsible for being pirates, and they developed quite rapidly.
It almost controls the East China Sea and South China Sea. Anyone who does not accept protection will encounter pirates in all likelihood.
Therefore, Jia Cong is extremely rich now.
The entire tax revenue of Dachu in one year may not be as much as the money Jia Cong makes in one year.
All the income added up is not 20 million, but 15 million.
Of course, the cost is also very high.
In Jeju Island alone, tens of millions of taels of silver have been invested.
The ships, cannons, and shells of the 50,000-strong naval fleet are a large investment, and the military pay, food and clothing of 50,000 people are also a large amount of money.
The five maritime caravan ships, crews, guards, stewards, etc. are also a considerable investment.
There are between 40,000 and 50,000 children on Jeju Island, plus the people who take care of them and the people who train them. Just eating and drinking more than 50,000 people is not a small number.
In addition to 2,000 cavalry, there are 8,000 infantry on the island.
Their weapons and armor, as well as their military pay, are also old and young.
Now the number of people on Jeju Island has exceeded 200,000 and is close to 300,000.
Since the addition of five more maritime caravans, Jeju Island has begun to make profits and no further investment is needed.
After the autumn harvest, Wangcai came to Liaoyang with a boatload of seafood and some overseas products.
One is to visit his master, and the other is to report on the development of Jeju Island.
Seeing Jia Cong, Wangcai quickly stepped forward, knelt down and saluted.
"This servant pays homage to the prince."
Looking at the former boy beside him, he has already gained the ability to stand on his own.
Jia Cong is still very happy. Having a lot of money in recent years has helped him a lot.
It is true that there are too few people around me who I can trust and can use.
"Get up, no need to be polite, you have experienced it over the years."
Jia Cong stepped forward and helped him up.
Wangcai smiled and said: "It's all because of the cultivation and trust of the prince, and the slave also took it hard."
"Don't be too modest. You have done a great job in managing Jeju Island in an orderly manner."
Jia Cong is still very satisfied with Wangcai's achievements over the years.
Wangcai reported the situation of Jeju Island to Jia Cong in detail, and listened to some of Jia Cong's suggestions and the future development direction of Jeju Island.
After staying in Liaodong for seven days, I returned to Jeju Island.
The boatload of seafood brought this time included blue crabs, king crabs, lobsters, and various ocean fish.
There are few people on Jia Cong's side, so he can't finish the food.
He kept enough for himself, and froze some of it. The rest was distributed to the generals in the army, so that everyone could also have a tooth ceremony.
The peaceful life passed by like this day by day.
Liaodong ushered in the first heavy snowfall of the year again.
Snowflakes were falling, covering the entire earth, and the whole world was completely white.
Jia Cong stood at the door of the room, looking at the two figures chasing and playing in the snow, and couldn't help but smile.
One is all white, wearing a white fox fur cloak, the other is red, wearing a red fire fox fur cloak, and exquisite deerskin boots. They are Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baoqin.
These two girls are full of energy every day, just like two pistachios.
Lin Daiyu came behind Jia Cong holding a cloak.
"I don't need to wear more clothes when I go out, and I don't have to worry about getting cold."
As he spoke, he helped Jia Cong put it on his body, then pulled him over and tied it up for him.
Jia Cong smiled: "I'm very strong and I'm used to the climate here in Liaodong, so I'll be fine."
As he said that, he grabbed Lin Daiyu's hand and held it in his hand.
Lin Daiyu smiled sweetly, let him hold her, and stood side by side with him on the steps, watching Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baoqin play around.
"These two girls have been playing even crazier since they came to Liaodong. You don't care about them. What's this like?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "They are only sixteen years old this year, and they are still mostly children. It is normal to like to play. Let them play more while they are still young. You are not old now, so you can join them. Play, otherwise when you have children in the future, you won’t be able to play even if you want to.”
Lin Daiyu was a little eager to give it a try after being told by Jia Cong.
However, he still shook his head.
"I am a princess after all. It would be bad if people found out about my mischief with them."
"What's the point? In our own family, you are the queen, who dares to say that you are not the queen?"
Lin Daiyu suddenly turned around and asked, "Brother Cong, what will happen to us in the future? Will we live in harmony with the court?"
He glanced down at Lin Daiyu, then looked up at the sky, feeling a little confused in his heart.
To be honest, he didn't want to fall out with the court.
He just wants to live his own life peacefully and comfortably.
I don't want to fight and kill people all day long, which will cause the common people to have a hard time.
But the question is, will the court allow him? Will the emperor trust him?
The lessons of history are right in front of us. Emperor Longqing's ruthlessness made him lose trust in the royal family.
I personally witnessed the chaos in the royal family last year and participated in it.
The most ruthless imperial family has been fully demonstrated.
Although I was kind to the current emperor and had surrendered to him early, I still had no confidence at all.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, the sacred heart is unpredictable.
The road ahead is really unpredictable. You can only prepare for the worst and make some preparations in advance to protect yourself and the people around you. There is no way around it.
I don't want to die, and I don't want anyone around me to get into trouble, so I can only be more careful.
"Brother Cong, let me ask you something
What's wrong with you? "
Lin Daiyu's voice brought Jia Cong back to reality and looked at Lin Daiyu.
"Whether we can live in harmony, I don't know. It depends on the attitude of the court and the emperor. As long as they don't harm me or you, I won't fall out with them.
I just want to be with you and live a happy life. I left behind those backup plans and made all these preparations just in case. I don’t want anything to happen to me, and I don’t want anything to happen to you. I want both of us. Live well. "
Lin Daiyu nodded: "Brother Cong, my sister is actually quite worried. Your reputation is too great, your ability is too strong, and it is too easy for people to be afraid of you. We have to be cautious about the lessons of history.
A few days ago, my father went home, and the senior official sent me a letter. Dad asked me to advise you that you have been in too much limelight recently. In the future, you should try to keep a low profile and not be too conspicuous. He also said that someone is in the court. Impeach you and make you be more careful. "
Jia Cong sighed helplessly: "Hey, of course I know this. I haven't played in Shenyang this year. I have been out playing for several months. I have been low-key enough. If I don't fight in Shenyang next year, the court will probably urge me again."
We can't keep putting off the fight. The imperial court won't be happy if we don't fight. If we fight, the imperial court will be afraid of me again. I don't know what to do. Once Shenyang is captured, the entire Liaodong will be in our hands. Will the imperial court be afraid of me? Will he become jealous and regret it?
When the time comes, I'm afraid all kinds of conspiracies, overt and covert arrows, and all kinds of right and wrong will come towards us. That will be the time to test us, and it will also be the time to test those subordinates. We will be able to see clearly whether they are our own people. . "
Lin Daiyu said with a worried look: "Brother Cong, are you in danger?"
Jia Cong smiled: "Don't worry, there won't be much danger. As long as you are careful not to be plotted by your own people, you will be fine. It's your luck that the emperor doesn't fall out with me. If you really dare to harm me, , I overthrew him and made you the queen."
"Tch, I don't care about the queen. Being able to be with Brother Cong forever is better than anything else."
As Lin Daiyu spoke, she rested her head on Jia Cong's shoulder.
She is now with Jia Cong as a junior official, just because she wants to experience the ups and downs with Jia Cong.
On the road of life, accompany him to move forward, struggle together, and leave countless beautiful memories.
Even if the two of them are old in the future, looking back, there will be countless good memories between the two that people will cherish.
She doesn't care too much about power and status.
"Well, we will always be together and never be separated. This is my promise."
"Whizzing."
As soon as he finished speaking, two snowballs flew over and hit the two people on the head.
"Giggle..., I hit it, I won."
"Hehe, I hit it too, and I didn't lose either."
Hearing this sound, you knew without guessing that the two troublemakers were causing trouble again.
"Okay, you two stinky girls are really cowardly. You want to be beaten, don't you?"
Lin Daiyu walked down the steps, leaned over and grabbed two snowballs, and threw them towards Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baoqin.
"Bang, bang."
Shi Xiangyun did not evade in a hurry and was hit on the head. Xue Baoqin saw the opportunity quickly and turned around and ran away, only to be hit on the back.
"Yeah, don't run away. Let's beat her one by one. What are you afraid of?"
Shi Xiangyun grabbed a snowball and threw it towards Lin Daiyu.
Xue Baoqin saw this and joined in. Snowballs were flying in the yard for a while, and the three of them had a snowball fight in the snow.
Jia Cong looked at this scene with a smile, feeling extremely satisfied.
It would actually be pretty good if I could be this happy for the rest of my life.
Sometimes he thought that he might as well live in seclusion with his family.
But he also knew that the seemingly simple happiness in front of him was impossible for ordinary people to have.
If an ordinary person has too much, he will
It attracts the jealousy of too many people and comes to trouble you.
If you want to be clean for a while, you won't be able to do it, and it will make you extremely annoyed.
Therefore, all of this requires strong strength as a guarantee.
If you want to have all this beauty, you must become stronger and make yourself more powerful. No one dares to provoke you.
Thinking of this, Jia Cong strengthened his belief.
If anyone wants to destroy everything about himself, destroy him first.
"Brother Cong, come here and help me quickly. Help me teach these two troublemakers a lesson."
Although Lin Daiyu was very powerful, she couldn't beat four hands with her two fists. She just dodged Shi Xiangyun's snowball when Xue Baoqin's snowball arrived again, making her a little confused.
Although he also hit them, he was hit frequently.
Seeing this, Jia Cong became very playful.
"coming."
He leaned over and grabbed a snowball and threw it out, hitting Xue Baoqin's chest.
"Oh, brother-in-law, where did you hit it? If it breaks, I will let you pay for it."
Shi Xiangyun chuckled and said, "If you smash it, it won't break. I'm afraid it will get swollen."
As soon as he finished speaking, a snowball fell on his chest.
"Oh, Third Brother, you are too bullying. Baoqin, let's beat him together."
Lin Daiyu chuckled and said, "If you two bully me again, look at the snowball."
"Whizzing."
Two more snowballs flew over, but two people ducked to avoid them.
The two of them grabbed two snowballs and threw them towards Jia Cong.
Jia Cong dodged one and deliberately let the other hit him, causing both of them to burst into joy.
"I hit it, I hit it, I hit it again, hahahaha..."
Hearing the noise outside, Yuanyang, Qingwen, Third Sister You, Chunlan and others also came to the door to check.
Seeing four people having a snowball fight, they were also eager to give it a try.
Qingwen rolled up her sleeves and said with a smile, "Commander, let me help you."
Seeing that Qingwen was also dead, Shi Xiangyun quickly shouted: "Qingwen, we are in the same group. Come and help us quickly. Do you want to be a traitor? Sister Yuanyang, Sister Chunlan, come to our side quickly, Cuilu You come here too."
Jia Cong laughed and said, "Shout, you know how to call people."
He turned to look at the crowd and said, "Let's go out and play for a while."
Everyone ended up laughing. For a while, snowballs were flying in the yard, and there were constant exclamations and laughter.
