Jia Zhen died just before New Year’s Eve.
Jia Rong and Youshi stood in front of Jia Zhen. Although they were crying heartbroken, they were trying to cover up their guilty conscience.
Ever since he was paralyzed after being beaten so hard by Zhu Jingchun and his two men, his health has been getting worse day by day, but he has not reached the point where he has run out of fuel.
Some scandal was revealed today, so I became furious and died.
Looking up at the bed, Youshi was so frightened that she collapsed on the ground when she saw Jia Zhen's face looking ferociously at her.
"Look, sir, he"
Seeing that her stepmother was frightened, Jia Rong knew that she had to stay calm, otherwise it might cause a big disaster.
"Madam, the master is gone, he has left." Jia Rong stepped forward to support Youshi.
There are other people around at this moment, and Jia Rong can't say some things directly, so she can only emphasize that Jia Zhen is dead and will not get up and point out their bad things.
But because of the guilt in her heart and because she was really frightened, Youshi fainted from crying.
So Jia Rong asked people to help Youshi away, complaining in his heart that women just can't get things done, and would panic when encountering the smallest things.
However, when he saw his father's ferocious face, he was frightened and his heart tightened, so he had someone bring white silk to cover him.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Jia She Jia Zheng and others rushed over.
Everyone looked solemn, not because of Jia Zhen's death, because he had been regarded as a dead person for a long time, and everyone could accept his sudden death.
It’s just that he died at this time, which was really not the right time.
Fang Jia Zheng is also dissatisfied with Jia Zhen at this moment. Death on New Year's Eve may bring bad luck to the family. ”
Although everyone has different thoughts, they are also arranging what should be done, but now that Youshi has fainted, it falls to Mrs. Xing to arrange the funeral arrangements.
Of course, Wang Xifeng, who was not willing to be calm, was not idle, and she was busy with her mother-in-law.
The originally harmonious New Year's Eve was overshadowed by Jia Zhen's death.
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Overnight, the red lanterns of Ning Rong's second house were removed and replaced with white lanterns used for funerals. Ning's house could only set up a mourning hall for the 12th year of Zhengtong. On the first day of the first lunar month, the Jia family sent people to report the funeral to various prefectures.
But there were many sacrificial activities in the court that day, so no one came to pay homage to Jia Zhen. Even Jia She left the house to attend the court. Ceremony.
Only Jia Zheng took leave from his boss and stayed in the house to receive friends and family friends who might come back. Unfortunately, he waited all day in vain
As his legitimate son, Zhu Jinghong also followed. The emperor went to worship heaven together, and it was not until the afternoon that he returned to the mansion in a sedan chair, and then he learned from Baochai that Jia Zhen was dead.
"Yes"
After responding, Zhu Jinghong pointed to a dish on the table and said, "This dish is cooked well. I ordered someone to go to Shanglin Garden to cook it for my fourteenth and fifteenth brothers."
Baochai knew that Jia Zhen's maiming was the work of these two brothers. At this moment, Zhu Jinghong suddenly cared about Zhu Jingchun, and his intention was obvious.
"Do you want to send someone to Jia's house to say hello?" Baochai reminded.
In any case, the Jia family is Yuanchun’s natal family, and Zhu Jinghong should also express his gratitude to the Buddha rather than the monk.
"You can arrange it"
"Okay"
The two continued to eat, and suddenly Zhu Jinghong said, "By the way, I'll ask your brother to come tomorrow. I have something to tell him."
"What do you want to tell him?"
Zhu Jinghong calmly replied, "Didn't I talk about making money the past two days? Of course it was for this matter."
This made Baochai uneasy. If he went to do business in the Prince's Mansion, he would be laughed out of his mouth, not to mention that his family was not that poor.
"You are not joking"
Zhu Jinghong replied, "Of course I am not joking"
"What kind of business are you planning to do? Tea, silk, satin, porcelain, antiques, calligraphy and painting, or"< /p>
After all, the family is an imperial businessman, and Baochai speaks clearly and eloquently.
"Princess, the important thing is not what to sell, but where to sell to whom"
Baochai then asked, "Oh, where do you plan to sell to and what do you want to sell to?" "Who?"
"Sell it to the sea, to foreigners" Zhu Jinghong replied.
It just so happens that among the Xue family's tasks, there is trade with foreigners, but the scale is not too large.
At this time, Baochai reminded, "Sea trade requires the permission of the imperial court."
Nowadays, maritime trade is managed by several municipal shipping departments. The municipal shipping department will not allow you to enter the port without the permission of the imperial court. Business simply cannot be done.
As for smuggling, the imperial navy may not be good at combat, but it is more than enough to check smuggling ships.
Even if they can avoid court inspection, it will not be easy for the pirates, so sea trade is really not that easy.
"It's easy for the court to approve it. I'll just ask the old man to approve it," Zhu Jinghong said nonchalantly.
As for convincing the emperor, as long as he wants to make money, it is not a problem at all.
In Zhu Jinghong's plan, making money from sea trade was secondary. His fundamental purpose was to let the court see that the benefits of sea trade were greater than they imagined, and not a little bit greater.
Today's maritime trade market has a trade volume of at most five to six million taels, and including smuggling ships, it only amounts to ten million taels.
But if the trade volume is 20 to 30 million, or even more, the situation will be different.
Everything in the world is for profit. As long as the ocean proves to be profitable, then with a little guidance, naval power will develop.
It’s just that Zhu Jinghong and Baochai couldn’t explain these clearly, so they just stopped there.
As for the Xue family, when night fell, Xue Pan was making out with the maid in the study.
Now that he is the head of the household department, he is busy with corresponding matters every day, so he is only free at night these days..
But before he could go straight in, there was a knock on the door outside the study.
"Who didn't see me busy?" Xue Pan scolded.
"Uncle, someone from the palace is here, please come over."
These words were more effective than cold water, making Xue Pan calm down immediately, and all the things in his mind were gone. Washed away.
Pushing away the girl in his arms, Xue Pan picked up his pants, tied his belt, and hurried out of the study.
Along the way, he was adjusting his clothes and thinking about how to deal with it. Sweat broke out on his forehead in the cold weather.
When he came to the front living room, he saw an old eunuch drinking tea. Xue Pan smiled and welcomed him in.
"It's really hard for my father-in-law to come here at night," Xue Pan said with a smile.
"Uncle Xue Pan is very polite. There is no hard work for us as slaves. We just want to be able to do the master's errands well, and we will be satisfied."
Xue Pan is very polite, the eunuch who delivers the message It's even more polite, after all, the person in front of me is the princess's brother.
"I wonder what matters my father-in-law is here for?"
The old eunuch replied, "The princess ordered my servant to send a message. Please come to the house at midnight tomorrow. The prince has something to tell you."
Taking out a silver ingot, Xue Pan put it into the old eunuch's hand and asked with a smile, "I don't know why."
"This old slave doesn't dare to guess randomly"< /p>
Nodding, Xue Pan took another ingot of silver and said with a smile, "Father, please think about it again."
The old eunuch laughed twice, and then said, "Old slave, it's true." I don’t know, I just heard the princess mention sea trade, and I think it has something to do with this matter.”
“I really don’t know the details,”
Xue Pan surrendered. Thanks, he knew that this old eunuch was dishonest and needed money to pry open his mouth.
After the old eunuch left, Aunt Xue ordered someone to invite Xue Pan again, just to ask what the situation was.
When she learned that it was Prince Xiang’s palace who had summoned him, Aunt Xue warned her son, asking him to deal with it well.
It is the second day of the first lunar month in the twelfth year of Orthodoxy.
The sun is shining brightly today and the weather is quite good. It is very lively outside Prince Xiang’s Mansion. There are more than a dozen carriages parked. Judging from their decorations, you can tell that they are dignitaries in the capital.
The owner of the carriage is a high-ranking lady in the capital. They are here to pay homage to Princess Baochai. The same situation is happening in Prince Rui's Mansion, and the scale and momentum there are even greater.
At this moment, Liu Xianglian arrived outside Prince Xiang’s Mansion.
Tie his horse to a stake on the roadside, Liu Xianglian crossed a row of luxury cars and servants and arrived at the gate of Prince Xiang's Mansion.
Of course he couldn't get in through the main gate, so he walked to the side door on the left, which was also where the royal palace went in and out daily.
He was stopped by the guards before he got close. Fortunately, he had a note from the palace, so he entered through the side door smoothly.
After entering the palace gate and expressing his intention, a eunuch led the way and brought him into the palace.deep.
After passing through the many courtyard walls, Liu Xianglian was taken outside the Cunxin Hall, but saw another person waiting outside the hall, it was Xue Pan who had arrived in advance.
They didn't know each other, but Xue Pan was very fond of this beautiful man, and he couldn't forget Liu Xianglian after just one glance.
"Xue Pan, the head of the Xue family in Jinling, is now the head of the Household Department"
After hearing Xue Pan's self-introduction, Liu Xianglian was really surprised. The person in front of him was actually He is the uncle of King Xiang, but he still dares to stand outside for some reason.
This person should not be neglected
Thinking of this, Liu Xianglian cupped her fists and said, "I am Liu Xianglian."
As for other news about herself, Liu Xianglian had no intention of revealing it. , firstly, the homeless person really has nothing to say, and secondly, he doesn’t like to talk to others casually.
Of course, the so-called homeless person is because he is self-effacing.
Since Liu Xianglian rescued Zhu Jinghong during the deadly battle with the White Lotus Cult, his life has been reversed.
After observing him for several months, Zhu Jinghong finally determined that he had good character and was fairly upright.
So after being granted the title, Liu Xianglian was used by Zhu Jinghong, and is now responsible for more than a dozen shops in the palace.
Now that she has a regular job, Liu Xianglian can receive more than thirty taels of monthly salary, which is much better than when she was singing opera.
He got the news yesterday afternoon, asking him to come to the palace to give instructions, but he didn’t know anything about it.
"It turns out to be Brother Liu. Seeing how tender-faced he is, I wonder how old he is."
Good guy, Xue Pan really didn't regard himself as an outsider and started asking people about their age directly. .
"In one month, we will be twenty." Liu Xianglian's tone had turned cold, and she obviously no longer wanted to say more to Xue Pan.
Actually, Liu Xianglian is not that stingy, and she is not angry when others ask more questions. The main reason is Xue Pan's tone and eyes when asking questions, which makes Liu Xianglian feel offended.
Liu Xianglian has encountered such a "sexy" attitude in recent years. If he had not taken Xue Pan's identity into consideration, he would have greeted her with his fist.
Xue Pan took another step closer, touched Liu Xianglian's shoulder and said, "Then you are a few months older than me, so I have to call you Brother Liu."
"I am so ashamed that I dare not bear it."
The two people were chatting outside, but at this moment, Zhu Jinghong was meeting Jia Yun in the Cunxin Palace.
To this day, Jia Yun is definitely his right-hand man, and he has managed the Shanglinyuan Workshop in an orderly manner. The key is that he has produced remarkable research results.
Today, after conducting more experiments on the fire gun and having a more stable control over its performance, Zhu Jinghong finally plans to report it to the emperor.
So now, he wants to learn about the situation from Jia Yun again and ask her to write a memorial for him to forward to the emperor.
That’s right, Zhu Jinghong couldn’t write the memorial himself, because the implication of asking for credit is too strong. It would be better to let his subordinates take credit.
"In just these few days, you can just hand over the booklet, and I will help you forward it to the emperor." Zhu Jinghong sat behind the desk and looked at Jia Yun, who was standing in front of him with a bow.
His words made Jia Yun a little shocked.
If you do it yourself, the credit will fall on you
This is incredible wealth
"My lord, everything in the workshop is It is only because of your full support that we have achieved today's great results. This villain is just an errand boy, how dare you"
"There is no need to say more about this matter. This is both a reward for you and a spur for you to do well in the future. Just do things and repay the emperor's kindness," Zhu Jinghong said simply.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love." Jia Yun knelt on the ground again and thanked Zhu Jinghong for his kindness.
After signaling Jia Yun to get up, Zhu Jinghong said, "If you have nothing to do, just go back. There is a funeral in Rongguo Mansion, so don't forget the due etiquette."
"I understand, go back Later, I will sort it out carefully and write down the situation." Jia Yun said extremely seriously, only the funeral of the Jia family was not mentioned.
As a distant branch of the Jia family, Jia Yun has not received much favor from the Jia family, so there is no strong sense of belonging.
Now that he has a great future in front of him, he can't care about Jia Zhen's funeral. Anyway, having him in the house is not too much, and having him in the house will not make him feel less.
"I can rest assured that you are doing the work. Go back."
"It is the villain who resigned."
Jia Yun exited the hall, and Zhu Jinghong took a sip first. Tea, he turned to Yu Hai and asked, "They are all here"
"They are all here, just wait outside the hall"
"Let them in"
"Yes"
Here Jia Yun came out of the hall and saw Xue Pan and Liu Xianglian.
"Uncle Xue, Happy New Year, why are you here?" Jia Yun stepped forward to greet him.
Ten years of orthodoxy helping Xue Pan settle down was a turning point in Jia Yun's fate. Now that he meets Xue Pan, he will be more respectful, not to mention that this is Zhu Jinghong's uncle.
"It turns out to be Brother Yun. I haven't seen him for a few days. Come to my house for a drink when you have time," Xue Pan said cheerfully.
He and Jia Yun are on different terms. Xue Pan is the elder in the Jia family, and outside they treat each other as brothers.
"I'm just afraid of disturbing Master Xue, so I don't dare to come rashly"
"You and I, brothers, are heretics when we say these things"
The two of them While they were chatting, they saw a eunuch walking out of the palace and asking Xue Pan and Liu Xianglian to enter.
After these two people entered the palace, Jia Yun left. He also had a strong sense of urgency to complete the errands assigned by Zhu Jinghong.
Besides, when Xue and Pan entered the palace, Zhu Jinghong first asked about the Xue family's business, and then asked about some things about Haimao. During this period, Liu Xianglian was also listening attentively.
Liu Xianglian knew very well that there must be a reason why she was asked to listen to these things that Xue Pan was asking at this moment. He did not dare to be careless in matters related to his future.
There was no hope beforeIt was a mess, but now that Prince Xiang is willing to support him, how can Liu Xianglian not seize the opportunity? He also has the idea of reviving the family.
After Xue Pan finished speaking, Zhu Jinghong mentioned the matter of sea trade and made it clear that Liu Xianglian would be responsible for this matter and that some people from the Xue family would help.
Sea trade, of course, has a high technical content, so Zhu Jinghong would use the Xue family.
The scale will definitely not be too big at the beginning. From one ship to five or ten, everything will have to develop slowly.
When the imperial navy gets better and finally dominates the Pacific Ocean, the maritime trade business will be even better.
After finishing speaking, Zhu Jinghong solemnly asked, "Xianglian, can you handle the errand entrusted to you?"
"Even if the villain dies, he must complete the matter for the prince." "
"Okay" Zhu Jinghong nodded with satisfaction.
"Xue Pan"
"I am here" Xue Pan replied with his waist raised, looking particularly humble.
He has now obtained the title of Head of the Household Department, so he can call himself a minister.
And his humble movements and expressions also opened the eyes of Liu Xianglian on the side.
If this were not the case, he would really suspect that Xue Pan was not the uncle of King Xiang, but a servant in the palace.
"You heard what I just said."
"I heard it," Xue Pan replied carefully.
"You guys should talk more after we go down, and we should try our best to cooperate with Xianglian to get the job done, and don't shirk the blame."
"Yes"
"You can go down first. "
"Yes"
Xue Pan has wanted to leave for a long time, and he feels uncomfortable staying here for a moment longer.
After Xue Pan left, Liu Xianglian was the only one left in the room.
After staring at Liu Xianglian for a few seconds, Zhu Jinghong said, "Xianglian is a bad name. How about I change it for you?"
If you want to change someone's name, you must be a close relative. Elders, or masters.
Of course Zhu Jinghong is not his elder, so Liu Xianglian’s name needs to be changed here to emphasize the dependence relationship in life.
To put it simply, this is an obedience test, and Liu Xianglian’s attitude is required.
After a while of silence, Liu Xianglian finally replied, "Thank you Thirteenth Master for your love. I am very grateful."
"There is a lotus character in your name. Lotus and poor Lian It sounds like the same word, so it’s really unlucky, so just get rid of it."
After saying this, Zhu Jinghong calmly said, "From now on, you will be called Liu Xiang."
Liu Xianglian He thought there would be major changes and he was ready to accept it, but he didn't expect Zhu Jinghong would make such changes, so of course he was willing.
Prince Zhu Jinghong cares about the honor of this unknown person. How can he not be grateful for such a favor?
"Little man Liu Xiang, thank you so much for your love." Liu Xianglian bowed solemnly, and of course he would be called Liu Xiang from now on.
After signaling him to stand up, Zhu Jinghong continued, "From today on, you will live a new life."Come back, the previous downturn is a thing of the past. You must cherish the opportunity in the future and revive the lintel of your Liu family."
"The prince's teachings should be remembered by the villain"
"The approval for going to sea will be issued soon. I will come down and someone will be sent to inform you then. You must do your job well."
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