The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 203 Bastard
After just one day's rest, Jia Rong went back to work.

He seldom went to the Imperial Medical Service and spent the whole day at the Ministry of Works.

This kind of thing is not taking responsibility for one's own duties, and sitting in other departments every day giving orders blindly.

Under normal circumstances, this is not possible.

Not to mention in ancient times, it is illegal even in modern times.

But if it is wartime, everything will be fine.

There was no war at that time, but the court officials did not say anything when they knew that Jia Rong was sitting in the chair of the Minister of Works to attend a meeting.

The Minister of Works has long been named Jia.

Not only the Ministry of Works, but also the Ministry of War is full of Jia Rong's people and accomplices.

As long as Jia Rong doesn't rebel, no one cares what he does.

Even if there was a rebellion, everyone remained silent.

Both generations of emperors were bloodthirsty. To be honest, it might be better to change them.

This bastard Jia Rong has a lot of other shortcomings, but he is still very good to his own people and will do things for them even if they are paid.

He doesn't follow rules in life, but he does things in an orderly manner.

Take the exam to become an official in an orderly manner, and be promoted step by step in an orderly manner.

Although he was promoted very quickly, he was promoted from Hanlin, county magistrate, Yuanwailang, Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, Commander of the Beijing Camp, and even the title was promoted step by step. Relying on the loyalty of seven generations, he was successfully promoted from Duke to the imperial surname, and from Prince of a County to Prince.

Jia Rong's personality is not suitable for being an emperor. Everyone thinks he would rather be a Taoist priest and practice Taoism.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has summoned you to the Golden Palace for a meeting."

After hearing this, Jia Rong stood up and said to the craftsmen and more than 30 officials from the Ministry of Industry, "In short, we must quickly increase the output of coal and iron, and then find a way to make better iron tools."

"Whoever makes my rickshaw first can be chosen by any official below the fifth rank!"

Jia Rong just wanted to quickly end his painful daily routine of riding a horse to work and needed a more convenient means of transportation.

Although I can also come up with these things, I am too busy to have the time, so I just spread the technology and let my subordinates do it.

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Everyone in the Ministry of Works, from top to bottom, welcomed Jia Rong more than Jia Zheng, who always disliked everyone and spoke in a boring way.

If it weren't for Jia Rong's sake, Jia Zheng would have been driven away by everyone long ago.

Jia Rong quickly went to the Golden Palace, where the ministers were still discussing matters.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Jia Rong bowed politely.

The emperor looked down at Jia Rong who came in and said with a smile, "Just now someone was sent to the Imperial Hospital to look for my brother. He said that my brother went to the Ministry of Works. Is it about the construction of the palace?"

Jia Rong said, "I am not in a hurry. It's just that we have been expanding and rebuilding the capital since the beginning of the year and found that we are short of a lot of ironware. It just so happens that the Ministry of Industry has been promoting technology in the past two years, which has greatly improved the iron smelting technology under the control of the royal family. The output has increased three or four times compared to before. By next year or the year after, it may be ten times."

The commander-in-chief of the five armies asked, "What do we need so many iron tools for?"

Jia Rong replied, "Anything is fine. For example, if you build a house, it would be good to put some iron rods in the cement. This will make the house stronger and won't be broken by someone's kick."

The commander-in-chief of the Five Armies frowned and soon stopped talking.

There are not many people standing on the side of the royal family now, and the number is obviously different compared with the civil and military officials.

Jia Rong stands on the side of the royal family. Although he is an outsider, he has been given a surname long ago and is indeed more capable of getting things done than ordinary people.

The emperor said, "Thank you for your hard work, my brother. There is no rush for the ironware. We have enough now. I summoned you here because I have something to ask you."

Jia Rong has done a lot of things and is not afraid of being asked.

"Your Majesty, please speak."

Soon, the Minister of War and another minor official opened a box, took out a map and unfolded it.

The emperor walked down from the hall directly and stood with Jia Rong looking at the map in front of them.

The emperor pointed to a small island in the southeast. "I remember my brother saying that some medicinal materials must be grown in places with abundant yang energy. There is an island called Luzon to the south of Taiyuan Island. It is now occupied by foreigners. I plan to send people to open a trade market with these people. Do you think the medicinal materials here can be used?"

After hearing this, Jia Rong said directly: "Why bother with that? These foreigners are cunning and cunning. It is better to just conquer them directly. That way, we can get whatever we want."

"I think we should not only fight in Luzon, but also send people to manage Taiyuan Island, so that when we go south, we won't suffer from acclimatization or these people will be disobedient and cause trouble."

Jia Rong is not afraid of death, he will beat them if he is asked to.

The emperor thought for a second and said, "This place is too far from the Central Plains. I don't know how long it will take to get there. It will take too long to go back and forth."

Jia Rong said: "Don't be afraid. If no one else goes, I will go. I am a good swimmer and I have never fought in a battle in my life. I really want to give it a try."

The Minister of War quickly said, "Your Highness, please do not be reckless. War is not a joke. Swords and spears have always been blind. If something unexpected happens on the battlefield, what will you do?" The five military commanders also advised, "Prince Zhongxiao is not a warrior, and he does not know how to lead troops in war. Besides, it is just a small foreign country, so there is no need for Prince Zhongxiao to go there."

The Grand Secretaries also advised him.

"This place is a long way away. If Prince Zhongxiao doesn't come back for two or three years, what will happen if something happens in the court?"

Jia Rong said, "Forget it, but I can donate a million, so let me do my part."

The others did not follow.

The emperor did not care about such things. He originally just wanted to attack a small country nearby, but he saw that Jia Rong wanted to attack Luzon.

Then fight.

It doesn’t matter if you lose, since you have more money and more people anyway.

"Who do you think is suitable to lead the troops to conquer Luzon?"

The emperor asked everyone.

The Prince's Junior Tutor quickly said, "Your Majesty, Luzon has not invaded our territory, how can you invade another country for no apparent reason?"

Jia Rong said, "I understand Master Gao's concerns. Since the journey is long, I suggest that we do not use the Beijing troops, but instead recruit sailors directly from the coastal areas of Jiangnan."

"First, it is to train the troops, and second, these people are more familiar with naval warfare, and many of them know the local waters."

"By the way, let's see whether the guns and cannons outside are more powerful or our long-tested firearms are more powerful."

The emperor was extremely angry when he heard this. He had been bombed all these years, but those bastards still couldn't make the kind of explosives used by assassins.

Especially the firearms that blew up King Zhongxiao's family to the sky, which completely refreshed the Chinese people's concept of firearms.

The court was soon adjourned, but the emperor insisted on fighting.

The emperor will beat anyone who disagrees.

The civil officials are not that strong either, mainly because they lack leaders.

Several major incidents brought down the leaders, and now Jia Rong is recognized as the leader by everyone.

Jia Rong wanted to fight, the emperor wanted to fight too, and the others didn't want to be isolated, so they all agreed to fight.

In the past, people couldn't tell whether Jia Rong was a clear stream or a turbid stream.

But today, seeing that Jia Rong was willing to pay to stir up trouble, I quickly realized that this guy is a bastard who likes to get involved in trouble and does things without using his brain at all!

What good will war do him? He will fight even for the money he donated!

Every dynasty has a mechanism that will never allow such an idiot to ascend to a high position and be the helmsman.

But now that there is no problem with the mechanism, there is no way to stop this bastard who is trying to do bad things.

There are smart people not only in the civil service group, but also in the military group.

Smart people don't fight in wars, and don't take on the job of fighting in remote and remote places.

It is not the first time that every family in the capital has been in mourning. No one is interested in making achievements.

If there is interest, then most of them are people who have been screened through various levels and have some ambition.

There are many smart people among the craftsmen, and after a series of explosions, they would ask people from the Firearms Department to check the situation. Nowadays, the technology of artillery and muskets has made great progress.

All the civil and military officials in the court didn't care about this southern expedition. There would be no reward if they won, and it didn't matter if they lost either.

No matter how tragic it is, it cannot be as big of an impact as the death of twenty princes a few days ago.

It was nothing compared to the smallpox outbreak today that killed tens of thousands of people, including thousands of meritorious nobles and high-ranking officials of the imperial court.

From the emperor to the civil and military officials in the capital, no one cared about the outcome of this victory or defeat.

There is nothing to be afraid of anymore.

The emperor has encountered so many things since he ascended the throne this year, but he sits on the throne firmly.

Not to mention the prince's rebellion, there wasn't even a civilian uprising.

***
At night, Jia Rong took out the fried eggs he had made during his retreat.

One of the unselected ones was given to the Ministry of Industry for research, and the other one was given to the home of the Minister of War.

"This is my last fried egg!!"

boom!
(End of this chapter)