The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

"Of course!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "If there weren't enough benefits, why would I bring my family and all of you along?"

"In fact, the territory where the sand table is located is just a transit point!"

"Given the size of that island, you could at most get a viscount's territory, which isn't very meaningful!"

"My plans are quite ambitious. If they can be realized, not only will the families of everyone here be involved, but even all the princes will be more than capable of getting involved!"

Isn't that a bit too arrogant?

The Second Master Zheng said in a deep voice, "Don't lie. If such a good place really existed, would it be your turn?"

"Japan!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "There's a large, sparsely populated island over in Japan!"

"Its area is roughly the size of half a province in the Central Plains, with vast plains that are very suitable for growing grain!"

"There are also mountains, lakes, and rivers. The climate is similar to that of Liaodong, but not as cold!"

"If we can occupy it, it would be perfect as a bridgehead for taking over Japan!"

This time, everyone was truly shocked, their faces filled with disbelief.

Lord Baoling exclaimed in surprise, "Huan-ge'er, are you aware of the Japanese pirates who ravaged the Ming Dynasty?"

"The Ming Dynasty paid a heavy price to quell the Japanese pirates' rebellion, and even produced an incredibly powerful army called the Qi Family Army!"

"Are you kidding me, talking about taking over Japan now?"

Not to be pessimistic, but the military strength of the Great Qian Dynasty is still inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, the Court of State Ceremonial wouldn't have become such a leisurely and unproductive government office.

The Japanese pirates were a problem even the Ming Dynasty struggled to deal with. If the Qianlong Emperor wanted to attack their stronghold, wouldn't that be suicide?

"If I told you that there is a giant silver mountain in Japan that can be mined for a hundred years, and also a mountain of gold with considerable reserves, would you still have even the slightest bit of confidence?"

"What? You mean Japan has giant silver and gold mountains that can be mined for a hundred years?"

This time, even Lin Ruhai, who had always appeared calm and composed, showed a look of surprise.

"Of course!"

Jia Huan nodded solemnly: "If the mining is carried out effectively, we can mine at least five million taels of silver and hundreds of thousands of taels of gold a year!"

"How did you know?"

Lord Baoling asked curiously, "This matter must be a top secret from Japan, right?"

"It was deduced from information gathered by maritime merchants in the south, as well as from the abnormal gold and silver inflows and outflows from Japan, and of course, from some information obtained through very secretive channels!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "To be honest, Japan's area is only about the size of one province in the Central Plains compared to Korea!"

"But why is it that the trade between southern maritime merchants and Japan is more profitable than the trade with Goryeo?"

"Uncle Lin should have heard about this!"

Lin Ruhai nodded to indicate that it was true!

The others were immediately shaken, and their eyes even turned red.

If Japan truly possessed vast wealth, they would undoubtedly invest a significant amount of money, manpower, and resources into it, not to mention the potential acquisition of a substantial offshore territory!

The saying "money can move people's hearts" is that simple!

Next, Jia Huan had Xue Pan give a detailed account of the information the Xue family's fleet knew, which indirectly corroborated Jia Huan's statement that it was not in order, and that was enough.

After confirming that Jia Huan was not lying to them, the group immediately discussed how to get involved.

They wanted to increase their support, but they had to consider the attitude of Prince Chungshun!

After all, Jia Huan's current overseas territory was a part that Prince Zhongshun had carved out from the islands he controlled, and it required his approval or tacit consent.

After the guests had all left, only Master Zheng and Jia Huan and his son remained.

"You're really bold, aren't you afraid the news will leak out?"

"Now that things have come to this, there's naturally nothing to be afraid of. Even if we knew now, what could it do?"

"We can reap the rewards now, just like when we designated the Imperial Household Department to seize the lion's share of the overseas trade with Goryeo. What's wrong with doing it again?"

"If we really act in this way now, I'm afraid the royal family will fall into chaos first!"

"How could that be? Apart from Prince Zhongshun, the other members of the royal family are not very powerful!"

"Is it really that bad? What if even his own son is on the opposite side?"

"how is this possible?"

"Why not? Who would want to be a leisurely prince in the capital when they can establish their own kingdoms overseas?"

Jia Huan sneered repeatedly: "There is only one emperor's throne, but the number of princes born to this emperor is quite large!"

"We can't just follow the example of the retired emperor and eliminate all the older, capable, and powerful princes by deposing the crown prince. What impact would that have on the court?"

The Second Master Zheng did not speak to explain, but nodded and got up to leave.

Jia Huan smiled slightly, surprised that things were progressing so smoothly!

Next, I need to have a good talk with Prince Zhongshun and hope he doesn't lose his mind.

On the other side, Yuanyang left first and told the old lady everything that she had heard.

After she finished speaking, she was still unable to calm down and even felt a little uneasy.

She never imagined that Jia Huan would have such great ambitions, far beyond her imagination.

They've been keeping quiet all this time, yet they actually want to establish vassal states in the outer seas?

This was such an outrageous thing to do; she was terrified for a long time after hearing it.

"Good lad, you're really bold!"

The old lady pondered for a while, slowly digesting the astonishing information relayed by Yuanyang.

When she realized what was happening, she couldn't help but chuckle.

She was not without shock, nor was she without intense emotions.

The old lady had lived long enough and had seen enough to barely suppress her emotions.

Even so, she seemed to see her father-in-law, full of vigor and ambition, in Jia Huan.

My impression of my father-in-law is that he was incredibly bold and could chat and laugh with both Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, without being inferior in any way in terms of imposing presence.

The two top generals under Emperor Taizu were not just famous for nothing.

What she never expected was that she saw a similar demeanor to the first Duke of Rongguo in Jia Huan, this inconspicuous illegitimate son!

At such a young age, he has the courage to venture out to sea!

Not only did they carve out a new world for themselves, they even had the crazy idea of ​​establishing their own kingdoms.

That's about establishing a fiefdom and a kingdom! If successful, the Jia family's status and position would be completely different from what they were before.

The imperial family members of the outer vassal states are no small matter in the Great Qian Dynasty!

only……

After hearing Yuanyang's account, the old lady was not so confident!

After all, Jia Huan's current ability to have a territory in the outer sea is due to Prince Zhongshun!

If Prince Zhongshun were to turn against us one day, the situation would be dire.

She had many questions in her mind. She originally wanted to ask Jia Huan directly, but then she thought better of it and decided to wait and see after a while.

This time, Jia Huan has already persuaded three of the four major families in Jinling.

The combined strength of these three entities is no joke.

If used properly, it can still cause quite a stir.

It's unclear whether Jia Huan intentionally avoided calling the Wang family members or if it was unintentional.

He didn't even consider that with Madam Wang and Wang Xifeng around, how could he possibly distance himself from the Wang family?

"Don't leak this information!"

After thinking it through, the old lady instructed, "If you hear any related rumors in the manor, suppress them immediately. You must absolutely not allow any servants in the manor to speak recklessly!"

Yuanyang nodded in agreement, thinking to herself that such things could not be spread casually, as that could lead to death.

Little did she know that the servants of the Rong family were used to being arrogant and domineering. Unless a major disaster was imminent, they wouldn't care about such things and would just enjoy their verbal sparring first.

From then on, the old lady seemed to have a new toy!

Whenever Lin Daiyu and her friends gathered to discuss the planning and construction of the model, the old lady would always listen quietly from the side, her gaze towards the model carrying an unreadable meaning.

At first, Lin Daiyu and her friends were a little reserved and hesitant.

But as time went on, he got used to the old lady's presence and completely opened up, saying whatever he wanted to say, and he put a lot of effort into playing the sand table construction game.

The old lady was also surprised to discover that Lin Daiyu and her friends were not playing house.

That was truly using one's own knowledge and vision to improve the shortcomings of the sand table model bit by bit.