Chapter 487: Prince Nanans visit, the current situation of Dakang
"Master Marquis, the Crown Prince of Nan'an County is here to visit!"
In the study, a quick glance at the half-open window revealed the green screen covering this year's letter paper. Outside, the crickets and crickets began their daily routine again.
Originally, such a sound could not be heard in such a big house, especially the area outside Jia Qi's study, which had been cleaned countless times by the servants.
But later, Jia Qi told him to just let nature take its course, and there should be more cicadas chirping in summer.
The boys rarely touched those little things. When summer first came, Cai Luan planned to kill these little things with poison. However, after hearing what the boys said, she finally stopped and gradually got used to it.
The sound of insects in the night.
The moonlight is very good tonight, but the time is exactly fifteen, and the full moon has not yet reached its zenith, but its outline has become increasingly clear.
Erniu stood outside the study room with a deep voice.
Jia Qi raised his brows. This prince is quite interesting. How could anyone choose this time to visit him? Is this prince afraid that he will not offend the prince of Nan'an County? That's why he deliberately chose such a time.
"Old Monster Xu, do you think I want to meet this person?"
There were two people sitting in the room, one was Jia Qi who had just returned to the Hou Mansion, and the other was Xu Yuan.
During this period of time, Jia Qi was no longer in the capital. Although Cai Luan was handling many matters in the house more and more skillfully, she still lacked an adviser after all, so she invited the old fox in.
Now the two of them are talking about how much impact the things Jia Qi brought back will have!
Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin appeared on the way.
"Master Hou, didn't you just want to know what impact that thing would have on the world? This is it!!"
Xu Yuan heard Jia Qi's words and said casually, but judging from what the other party meant, it seemed that he meant something else.
After a moment of silence, Jia Qi spoke up again: "These vassal kings don't seem to be honest, but they seem to be too hasty!!"
"urgent??"
Xu Yuan's voice became a little weird, as if he didn't quite agree with what Jia Qi said.
Later, he added: "It has been three months since the Marquis left the capital. Do you know what the current situation in the world is like?"
"oh?"
Jia Qi said softly and looked at the old fox again.
"Listen to what you mean, did I miss something?"
Xu Yuan chuckled.
"It's not much. There are just several times more people rebelling in various places, but most of them have been suppressed. The imperial court even set up a counter-rebellion force, which has been touring all over the country to counter the rebellion!"
Hearing what the other party said, Jia Qi shook his head slightly. He had never noticed this matter, and Cai Luan never mentioned it to him in his letter. He only mentioned one thing: the imperial court was trying every means to make money!
They even began to settle the old accounts between the four princes and eight princes and other distinguished nobles and the imperial court. The matter of the imperial concubine's marriage had cost nearly 800,000 taels of silver just to settle the old accounts.
This shows one thing that the imperial court is very short of money now, and even resorted to such disgraceful means to obtain it. Of course, it also shows that in terms of the imperial court, they are actually determined, but the current effect does not seem to be very good.
good.
"Master Hou, you and I have been staying in Liaodong Town for three years. What kind of ethics do you think the officials below have? You and I know very well!"
"The imperial court tightened their belts, scrimped on food and expenses, and tried every means to get money. They distributed batches of disaster relief materials, but it is probably impossible to determine how much will fall into the hands of the victims!
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"It's such a time of year now. It doesn't have much impact on the Marquis Mansion. In fact, it doesn't have much impact on the entire capital!"
"But for those people who rely on the sky for their livelihood, it is a big disaster!"
"When the Marquis returned to the west, he should have seen a lot of them along the way! For the whole of Dakang, those fleeing victims are just a drop in the ocean!"
"If Heaven wants to destroy it, it must first make it go crazy. This disaster is probably the biggest disaster since the founding of Dakang. The root cause of this disaster is not the foreigners outside, but the people of Dakang!!"
"If they can't even eat enough, then for the common people, what do they care about the country, and what is the court's attitude towards them? There is nothing they can do about it. After all, if a country and a court want to pass on, they must rely on it.
Are all these people killed? That will only lead to self-destruction!!"
"So, the value of these things you brought back cannot be measured simply by some cold-resistant crops!"
"For Dakang, this is life-saving medicine and a timely rain!"
"Nowadays, under such a situation, it is normal for those people to be unable to sit still. Once someone rises up, the people who have no food to eat will become their most loyal and reliable supporters!"
"Kill all the rich people, pull down the dignitaries, and divide their food so that you can survive. This temptation is difficult to resist for those people who have never accepted the teachings of the saints!"
"The eldest sons of the four princes recently came to the capital. I guess their idea is that they came here to find out the truth on the orders of their fathers!!"
"If what the Marquis brought back is true, the world will soon be settled. If they rise up at this time, the chance of success will be greatly reduced!!"
"Rebellion is, after all, a job where you have to tie your head to your belt. If you can survive, generally no one is willing to do it!!"
"Of course, if they have other plans, it probably doesn't mean much."
"The imperial court can't eat, and their vassals can't eat either. The situation is the same. At most, it's only a few provinces in the south. They are less affected by climate change, but don't forget, the taxes there have increased.
It’s nearly doubled, and the imperial court is also counting on the southern provinces to collect more taxes to help the northern provinces tide over the difficulties!”
"So, nowadays, the lives of people in various places in Dakang are very unsatisfactory, and the situations are mostly the same!"
After listening to Xu Yuan's analysis, Jia Qi sighed softly. If he continued on the original track, how many lives would this cold wave take away?
"Everything will pass. When did I lie?"
Hearing Jia Xi's answer, Xu Yuan nodded silently. As a counselor, he may think about things differently from ordinary people, but one thing is that he is not the kind of person who has no conscience, otherwise he would not be with Jia Xi.
Come together.
"Then do we plan to meet His Royal Highness?"
Xu Yuan thought for a while and said.
Jia Qi waved his hand.
"It won't do much if it's gone, and it won't do much if it's seen. Once the time comes, you'll see for yourself, and you won't bother arguing with them!"