Jiang Wan's face was serious and her brows were furrowed, as if she was thinking about this difficult problem.
But he was actually happy now.
From the way Xu Yongzhen made this request to himself coyly, and from the actions of Xu Yongzhen's "uncles" taking the initiative to come to Xu Yongzhen, it seems that, at least until now, the "Three Strategies of Ping Liao" that he and the emperor talked about in the palace that day
"Even these nobles of the Ming Dynasty, who are the most well-informed and most concerned about court affairs in Beijing, know nothing about it.
These distinguished people are Jiang Wan’s best customers for selling land this time!
Those wealthy households and officials in the capital, even if they bought hundreds or thousands of acres of land and built a village outside the Pass, how many armed forces would they have to protect their village in addition to the villagers who farmed and worked?
The nobles are just the opposite of these wealthy households. If they own land, build a farm, and rely on the farm's output to make money for them to supplement their decent lives, then they will be interested in everyone else, and they may lack skills.
farmers, but they will definitely not lack the power to take care of their farms.
The families and mansions of these distinguished nobles are all military generals who are ready to go out to fight for the court at any time and protect the Ming Dynasty. They have family generals in their mansions. They are definitely professional soldiers among professional soldiers. These family generals, young
It's not surprising that some can pull out a few dozen, and some can pull out hundreds.
If a great nobleman like Duke Dingguo were to support himself with all his strength, it would be just a joke to bring in three to five hundred generals.
Just like during the "Seizing the Gate Incident", those who went to seize the Nangong Gate to welcome the old emperor back to the palace were not the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, they were purely noble family generals. However, during the Jisi Incident
, the families of these distinguished nobles will be armed and become a force that cannot be ignored in Beijing.
The honorable nobles enjoy the country's favor and share the same fate with the country. Those civil servants and military officers who are like wheels in the court may ignore the Ming Dynasty and act recklessly for their own selfish desires, but the nobles do not have to do it. The Ming Dynasty is here, and their glory is
Wealth is there, but if the Ming Dynasty disappears, their good days will come to an end.
This is a group of people who are absolutely loyal to the Ming Dynasty and are the last vassals of the Ming Dynasty.
Jiang Wan can use such people with confidence and boldness, and Zhu Youjian is probably happy to see what these people do outside the customs. For Zhu Youjian, if the land outside the customs that is nominally the imperial court is sold to these nobles,
We, that is truly the land of the imperial court!
"Is it difficult?"
Xu Yongzhen said cautiously: "If we are really in trouble, I won't want our Xu family's share. However, the lives of several uncles and uncles are really difficult. The family has such a huge expense and the income is getting bigger and bigger."
Sir, see if you can take care of them!"
"It's a bit embarrassing!" Jiang Wan hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "Of course I want to buy it for brother's sake, but on the market, if you get our land deed now, you can resell it for several times the price.
, if I really give it away and let them sell it, I will be in trouble again, and my eldest brother will not look good!"
"Such a thing will never happen, I promise!" Xu Yongzhen promised, patting his chest when he heard about the drama.
"This is not a matter of whether you guarantee it or not, brother!" Jiang Wan said leisurely: "Money and silk are so touching. It doesn't take any effort. It can be tens of thousands of taels or even tens of thousands of taels of silver. I would have to pay for such a thing."
Think about it, wouldn’t this money come faster than growing food for a few years outside the customs? That place outside the customs is in trouble with the Tartars, who knows how many years the land will be available?”
Xu Yongzhen was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect this, but Jiang Wan had come up step by step from the bottom, and he couldn't have an accurate grasp of these people's hearts.
"Moreover, even if something like this happens, we can still go back and cause trouble for them. Since the land has been sold, it is their business to deal with it. It's great that people remember you as a favor, and you will pay it back slowly in the future!"
Jiang Wan said: "But, it's different for me. The Overseas Zhenfu Division is indeed strong now. However, the bigger the place, the better the public security in each place, whether it is to guard against thieves, or even to temporarily resist the plunder of the Tartars.
A large number of armed forces are needed to guard these places. If it is sold to our family friends, I basically don’t have to worry about these things. Even if they run their farm into a military fortress, I don’t care. However, if it is sold to
Some merchants don’t even know how to use swords and guns, so wouldn’t I be causing trouble for myself?”
"That's all?" Xu Yongzhen sensitively discovered that Jiang Wan's dilemma seemed to be in a different place than he imagined: "Isn't it because there are too many fields and it's inconvenient for you?"
"This is a little inconvenient, but it's not a big problem. A large number of fertile fields are being cultivated over there every day, and as long as there are enough manpower, the number of fertile fields can continue to expand..." Jiang Wan shook her head: "
It’s just a matter of choosing the land, let them choose by themselves when the time comes, whether it’s fat or thin!”
“If the land is not a problem, then everything else is not a problem!”
Xu Yongzhen laughed, and this time he was really happy: "If you don't worry, I will gather all these uncles and uncles together in the past two days to talk to you face to face. Let's talk clearly. We all have something to say.
A well-known portal with a big name, if they don’t talk in front of everyone, their sons and grandsons will not be able to hold their heads high in the capital in the future, because they won’t be tough when talking about this matter in front of everyone!”
"Who said you are my eldest brother?" Jiang Wan spread his hands helplessly: "Whatever eldest brother says, I will do it. Anyway, no matter what, I have given my eldest brother's face. In fact, if
I am really willing to take care of these uncles. Instead of letting these merchants earn this money, why can't it be earned by these people who have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty? We people have fought and died for the imperial court.
, both themselves and their descendants should be rewarded!"
Xu Yongzhen gave Jiang Wan a deep look: "You should work harder to win more battles and achieve more military exploits!"
"What?"
"Our Ming Dynasty cannot be knighted except for military merit!" Xu Yongzhen said with great promise: "If you are knighted, you can truly become one of us. For someone like you who is capable and extremely loyal to the court,
, I think those of us with titles above our heads are very willing to be with you!"
"Brother, you think so highly of me!" Jiang Wan sweated. He knew better than anyone how difficult it was to be awarded a title. At least, Zhu Youjian had never given him a title since he came to the throne.
"As long as your military exploits are enough, you don't have to worry about the rest!" Xu Yongzhen smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "Human relationships always come and go. That's called charity when it comes or goes.
If we can’t bear charity from others, let alone those like us who are born noble.”