Chapter 385 Who Is Afraid of Whom (Please Subscribe)

It is definitely a good thing that the Jinling royal family and Jinling historians take the initiative to come forward.

They are all powerful people in Jinling, and their energy is quite impressive.

Jia Cong was deeply influenced by Jia Huan and had a deeper understanding of this!

Facing Jia Lian's confusion, he smiled and explained: "The power of the Wang family and the Shi family is not small, especially the huge population of the Shi family. Once they are all put into operation, how much can they accomplish?"

Epang Palace is 800 miles away and cannot fit into the history of Jinling!

Damn it, just how abundant the population of the Jinling Historians is, it is obvious.

In fact, the Baolinghou Mansion in the capital will never be short of money. After all, the previous Shi Laolinggong was a dignified Shangshu Ling and a prime minister.

Just from the fact that there are two marquises in the Historian family, we can know that even if their family is affected by the deposed prince battle, the impact will definitely not be that big.

But unfortunately, both the historians and princes in the capital pretended to be poor!

There is only one reason, that is, he does not want to be beaten by his fellow Jinling people and end up wiping out all his family wealth.

Of course, these are just views that Jia Huan and Jia Cong said inadvertently when chatting in private.

But Jia Cong felt that this was the main reason!

After he arrived in Jinling, he had a more intuitive understanding of the huge population of the Shi family.

The number of clan members with recorded genealogies alone exceeds a thousand!

What is this concept?

There are no more than fifty members of the Jia family in Beijing who are listed in the genealogy!

Yes, it’s still the so-called eight rooms together!

The population of the Jia family in Jinling is larger, but the total number of clan members who have entered the family tree of the twelfth room does not exceed 150!

The situation of the Wang family is even worse than that of the Jia family.

I don’t know if the number of members of the Wang family in the capital exceeds twenty?

As for the members of the Jinling Prince family, there are no more than fifty!

There are quite a few members of the Xue family in Jinling. After all, they are all wealthy people and can afford to support them.

But the total number of clan members does not exceed two hundred!

The same is true. The living standard of the Jinling Shi family is the worst among the four major families.

The little clan land and sacrificial land they have in their hands is just enough to feed all the clan members.

As for food and clothing, it depends on the ability of the small family itself.

As for the historians in the capital, there is no need to expect too much.

The two historians were not good at running a business. At most, they could only help the more ambitious and successful young men in the clan to join the military.

But that’s it!

Neither of the two Shi Hous were considered powerful military generals. To be honest, their status and influence in the army were not high. At least they were much lower than those of the Eighth Prince's descendants in the army.

The third oldest Marquis Zhongjing is more capable, but he was brave enough to fight when he was young, and he almost paid his life for the title. As for his actual army commanding ability, Jia Huan doesn't look down on him anyway.

"If you want to better purchase various supplies, the more people you need, the better!"

"If nothing else, the Shi family is at least more trustworthy than outsiders!"

"As long as we make good use of it, we won't be the ones who get huge benefits in the end, right?"

Jia Cong easily persuaded Jia Lian, and then Jia Lian came forward to organize the Wang family and Shi family members who were willing to serve.

Speaking of which, seeing the flattering faces of those Wang family members, Jia Lian couldn't help but feel relieved.

It was a pity that Wang Xifeng did not come with her, otherwise she would have seen the face of her family members.

Thinking about the nonsense Wang Xifeng said back then, I couldn't help but feel angry and wanted to hit someone.

The Wang family is so rich that just a little bit of money can be enough to feed and drink the Rong family.

At first, I was short of breath and was frightened by Wang Xifeng.

Now it seems that the Wang family is not that rich!

There is a shortage of white jade beds in the East China Sea, so the Dragon King comes to find King Jinling!

What a loud tone. If the Wang family was so powerful, why would they need to lean in?

"Brother Huan said that the ancestors of the Wang family controlled the Shibosi Yamen, so they are naturally extremely rich!"

"It's a pity, how can the Wang family always control such a good thing?"

"By the time Wang Ziteng reaches adulthood, the financial situation of the Wang family will probably not be very optimistic!"

"The reason why my wife is so greedy for money is probably because she was influenced when she was in the Wang family!"

Jia Cong spoke eloquently and told Jia Lian some of the things Jia Huan had said before.

Of course, he still had something to say.

Jia Huan suspected that Mrs. Wang was greedy for a lot of money, most of which was sent to the Wang family.

The reason for such speculation is mainly because of Mrs. Wang's performance, which really makes people suspicious.

After being in charge of the business for twenty years, I guess I’ve made almost enough money!

You know, when she took charge of the family, it was the twenty years when Rong Mansion was in rapid decline!

There are so many benefits that can be obtained secretly. It is easy to make millions of dollars casually.

But when Wang Xifeng took charge of the family, Mrs. Wang was as greedy as ever.

This situation seems to be very wrong.

Ordinarily, after the transfer of power, it is time for Mrs. Wang to retreat behind the scenes and take care of herself.

But unfortunately, Mrs. Wang has no intention of stopping!

Whether it was the loss of the Lin family's property or the fact that Wang Xifeng had loaned us loan money in advance, it was very unbelievable and felt a bit weird.

Jia Huan felt that the reason why Mrs. Wang was as greedy as ever was not only because of her personality, but also because of her private life, which was not as rich as imagined.

Then where did all the money she earned go?

Considering Wang Ziteng's rapid rise in the army at that time, we can make a bold guess.

In peacetime, Wang Ziteng's rapid rise in the Beijing camp must have cost an astonishing amount of money.

Judging from Wang Ziteng's performance since he was promoted to the post of governor of the nine provinces, it is obvious that his level of military command ability is quite average.

Moreover, at this time, the momentum of the Wang family in the capital also plummeted!

To Jia Huan, this matter was almost like a joke.

Did you make a mistake? Wang Ziteng was promoted. The grade inspected by the nine provinces is the second grade, which is half a grade higher than the Minister of War.

But after Wang Ziteng took this official position, he seemed to be demoted openly and secretly.

Otherwise, why would the Wang family in the capital have ceased operations? It seems that without Wang Ziteng in charge, it would have become a ruined settlement. Is this logic normal?

Regardless of whether it is in the original work of Red Mansions or the same time period when Jia Huan traveled through time and was reborn, the situation in the Rong Mansion was much worse than that of the Wang family, but it was not seen that the Rong Mansion simply closed its doors?

It's still noisy when it should be, and Rong Mansion is still a famous and powerful family in the capital.

Anyway, the feeling given to Jia Huan by the Wang family and Wang Ziteng is quite hollow!

Without further ado, the two brothers Jia Lian and Jia Cong, with the strong support from the four major families in Jinling, promoted the procurement and collection of materials behind the scenes, which went very smoothly.

This was true at first, but it didn't take long for problems to arise.

"What, the prices of all the materials we purchased are increasing?"

Jia Lian's face became very ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "What is going on?"

"Second Master, those farmers and weavers are very peaceful. They sell their output at about the same price as before, without much fluctuation!"

"But when it comes to the local squire and landlords, there is a big problem!"

"These guys not only raise the prices of the goods they hold, but also force the farmers and weavers they can control to resell the materials they have to them at low prices!"

"This is really unreasonable!"

Jia Lian was furious when he heard this and said unhappily: "You are trying to make things difficult for us, right?"

"Why did it happen suddenly? Do you know the reason?"

Jia Cong, on the other hand, was much calmer. After Jia Lian spoke, he asked: "They have been cooperating with us for several years, why can't they suddenly start targeting us?"

"Besides, these landlords and squires who have cooperated with us should know our identities!"

After saying this, he paused and said leisurely: "Knowing our identities, and still daring to use such methods, this means that there is a more powerful backer behind us, and they don't take us seriously!"

"Yes, yes, the situation inside is probably not that simple!"

Jia Lian also reacted at this time and sneered: "It seems that this is a deliberate plan!"

"Ignore these for now, let's complete our purchasing plan!"

Jia Cong looked calm and said calmly: "Let the members of the four major families in Jinling come forward, and let's use local snakes against local snakes to see which side is stronger?"

In fact, he already had a vague guess about the person behind the scenes.

Of course, it was some of the things Jia Huan said when chatting with him privately in the past that reminded him.

If something goes wrong, it becomes a monster!

Within Daqian, there are definitely not many forces that dare not give face to the Founding Group.

And because of this kind of material procurement, many royal family members are allies, so they can be excluded directly, and the result will be quite obvious.

I just don’t know why they suddenly took action?

Could it be that they really thought that the Founding Group had become a soft persimmon for them to manipulate? I really don’t know what to say!

Also, what is their purpose in doing this?

Jia Cong knows these guys very well, how can any of them have the courage to venture outside?

Of course, with their energy and strength, if they really want to stab them in the back, the Founding Group and even the royal family will have no good way to deal with it.

But if you do this, aren't you afraid of triggering a fierce backlash from the founding noble group and the royal family?

Unable to think clearly, Jia Cong temporarily put down his thoughts.

Otherwise, the local snake's energy is quite impressive.

The members of the four major families in Jinling all mobilized, and the commotion was quite big.

They all act very domineeringly, and they will not talk nonsense with the landlords and squires. If they dare to interfere, they will start a fight without being polite at all.

In this way, the southern procurement matter, which was presided over by the two brothers Jia Lian and Jia Cong, was completed easily despite some troubles.

Of course, just because it went well this time doesn’t mean it will go well next time, there’s still work to be done!