The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

If there weren't so few other people available, Jia Huan would have been immediately transferred back from the southwest, and he would have been sidelined from then on, with no chance of ever being reinstated.

To reiterate, it is the interests of the Prince of Nan'an's mansion that are being harmed, which is why we can maintain a stable mindset today.

If Jia Huan had other demands, such as wanting a title with a real fief, the emperor would probably be the first to try to kill him.

On the other hand, the fact that the Ning and Rong mansions are seemingly unrelated to this matter is also one of the reasons why it has not yet erupted.

Putting everything else aside, at least the attitudes of the Ning and Rong mansions are acceptable!

On the other side, the newly appointed Prince of Nan'an, who had left the palace, and the heads of six founding noble families rushed to the Prince of Nan'an's residence to discuss the division of the southwestern territory.

Soon, they stood in front of the topographic map of the southwest region and clearly divided up the territory they were about to receive.

Among them, the two largest territories, which were the size of three or four prefectures and counties, and were also border territories, were designated as the territories of Ning and Rong Prefectures.

They believed that placing the territories of Ning and Rong prefectures in the border region would definitely hinder their development.

However, the overjoyed nobles were unaware that Jia Huan had already occupied a large territory within the territory of Qianxiang Kingdom, which was connected to the designated territory, making it an extremely rare opportunity.

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"Really?"

In the main study of the Rong Mansion's front courtyard, Master Zheng Er looked astonished: "Our Jia family in the capital has been allocated two prefectures?"

"exactly!"

Qin Keqing chuckled softly, inadvertently revealing her stunning beauty, which seemed to enhance the entire study.

Seeing that the Second Master Zheng was still unable to recover from his shock, she couldn't help but laugh and say, "Uncle, there's no need to be so surprised. Those people didn't have any good intentions when they were dividing up the territory!"

At this point, his tone turned cold and stern: "The two prefectures allocated to our Jia family are quite large, even comparable to three or four prefectures in the heart of the Central Plains!"

"The problem is that it's located on the southwestern border, bordering Qianxiang Kingdom and other small southwestern countries. It's not a good place, and the effort and resources required to manage it well are immeasurable!"

"That's excellent! Let the Jia family govern both prefectures!"

Master Zheng chuckled and asked, "What's the next step, Rong-ge's daughter-in-law? Do you have any plans?"

"At the moment, the idea is still very simple!"

Qin Keqing didn't hide anything and said directly, "The Ning and Rong families each manage a prefecture, and it's quite difficult to encourage their family members to relocate there and participate in the management and construction!"

As she said this, a bitter smile involuntarily appeared on her stunningly beautiful face.

"Yes, it's quite difficult!"

Master Zheng Er sighed and said helplessly, "I'm afraid the young men of the clan cannot endure the hardships of traveling thousands of miles, let alone the difficult environment of the southwestern border!"

This is a very real problem!

To be honest, after the governance of the former Ming Dynasty's Mu family and the century-long management of the Nan'an Prince's Mansion in the current dynasty, the best areas in Tiannan are not much different from those in the Central Plains.

But in remote areas, even a fool knows that the environment is harsh and life is difficult.

The sons of the Jia family in the capital lived a very comfortable life!

Especially since the Ning and Rong mansions were successively restored, they have benefited from the changes and their lives have become increasingly better.

At least it's much better than in the original Dream of the Red Chamber, where one has to shamelessly beg the Ning and Rong mansions for a job.

With such conditions, how could they possibly be willing to go to the southwestern border region to live a hard life?

Let's quietly find out what's going on first and see what the situation is!

In fact, Jia Huan had already addressed this matter in a letter he wrote to Qin Keqing.

Qin Keqing was simply unwilling that such a good thing had been taken by someone of a different surname.

But if the Jia family members themselves are unwilling, then they can't blame her for not giving them a chance.

Although it's tough to run businesses and build things in the southwestern border region, the opportunities are also quite rare.

Moreover, they are all in their own territory. If they perform well, they can obtain an official position recognized by the court directly through certain means without even having to take the imperial examination!

Such convenience is no joke!

Of course, the imperial court would not open up the door wide; it would only allocate a limited number of positions at a time and would conduct regular assessments of these unconventional officials.

Regardless, this is a great opportunity to transcend social class!

If one is truly ambitious and possesses exceptional abilities, after working in their own territory in the southwest border region for a few years, it is not impossible to be transferred to other places or even to the capital to serve as an official.

This is a tacit understanding formed between local warlords and the imperial court!

Such an opportunity was truly rare for the Jia family in the capital.

It should be noted that the number of members of the Jia family's eight branches in the capital who have been included in the family genealogy exceeds two hundred.

Aside from the direct descendants of the Ning and Rong families, even for illegitimate children, it was extremely difficult to become an official without hard work, let alone for other members of the clan.

What's most unique is that in their own territory in the southwestern border region, women can even be appointed as officials!

There's no other reason than the story of Qin Liangyu from the Ming Dynasty, which is the best example!

This might not be a bad way out for the girls of the Jia family!

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that it was really difficult to get away, Qin Keqing would have liked to go to the southwestern border region herself and serve as a female official in charge of governing the people.

This time, Qin Keqing and Master Zheng need to mobilize not only the clansmen in the capital, but also the clansmen in Jinling.

The Jia family has twelve branches in Jinling, and the number of its members has long exceeded one thousand!

In the end, the result of the private mobilization left Qin Keqing and Master Zheng feeling as if they had been doused with cold water, their hearts sinking.

Almost none of the clansmen who reached that age were willing to do so.

Upon seeing this situation, Qin Keqing and Master Zheng immediately changed course, having no other choice.

They secretly gathered orphans under the age of ten from their clan and sent them directly to the Ningrong Street branch for training.

Once the training period is over, the supplies will be slowly transported to the southwestern border regions via the Grand Canal!

The number of orphans within the clan was negligible; the real majority were orphans from outside the clan, gathered through the Ningrong Street branch and other channels.

There was no other way; since the clansmen weren't supportive, the only option was to cultivate talent from a young age to help themselves.

Can a living person really die from holding in their pee?

Jia Huan had already considered these things, and he made them very clear in his subsequent letters.

Currently, with him stationed on the southwestern frontier, he can win over some wounded and disabled soldiers, and after some basic training, appoint them as lower-level officials. This should be enough to manage for a while.

Military control is not a big deal in this southwestern border region.

As long as there are enough benefits to reassure everyone, the hardships are not as exaggerated as outsiders imagine.

Of course, Jia Huan's forces were limited in number; even including Jia Cong's forces, they did not exceed six thousand.

In the southwest, the number of people willing to settle down in the border areas is pitifully small.

For a region to maintain stability, it must have a sufficient Han Chinese base; this is an objective necessity.

Thus, the Ning and Rong prefectures had a new and arduous task: to continuously supply the southwestern border territories with people, so that the order of the territories could be completely stabilized.

Fortunately, the Ningrong Street branch was able to play a significant role at this time.

In the past, Jia Huan built various training grounds in many farms outside the city to train his gang members, and these training grounds have proven to be quite effective.

After all, the Ning and Rong mansions are too conspicuous. If their branches quietly absorb refugees, outsiders won't pay too much attention.

As long as the number of trainees is kept within a certain range, the Embroidered Uniform Guard will keep a close eye on them.

In addition, the Jinling clan's operations also need to be activated to facilitate population relocation.

Establish stable logistical supply stations along the route and ensure the supply routes are well secured.

The manpower, resources, and money required for this are not a small amount!

Whether it was the clans in the capital or the clans in Jinling, they all cooperated fully, and there was not much dissatisfaction!

The clansmen all knew that the two prefectures on the southwestern border were the foundation upon which they could enjoy wealth, honor, and all kinds of good life, and they absolutely could not afford to lose them.

They themselves were unwilling to go and suffer, but this would not stop the clan from sending refugees to the southwestern frontier; in fact, they would strongly support it, and no one dared to neglect it.

It can be said that with the birth of the new Prince of Nan'an, the southwestern territory that originally belonged to the Prince of Nan'an's mansion was quietly divided up by the royal family, the court, and the founding nobles. As a result, most of the Jia family in the capital focused their energy on how to manage and develop their territory.

As a result, the cooperation with Prince Chungshun inevitably became lax!

Prince Chungshun was quite dissatisfied with this!

It should be noted that his fleet of ships in the open sea had already found Ezo Island and established a foothold there.

Subsequently, the current emperor, members of the royal family, and their subordinates flocked to the island to seize land.

Don't forget the well-digger when you draw water!

Prince Zhongshun was a man of his word, and directly gave Jia Huan half of his estate!

According to the geographical division of the Central Plains, it is the size of three medium-sized counties in the Central Plains!

With mountains, rivers, plains, and hills, it's a pretty good place!

The reason for such generosity was twofold: first, to express gratitude to Jia Huan, and second, to hope to continue in-depth cooperation and jointly resist the oppressive forces emanating from the current emperor.