Chapter 370 Are You Out of Your Mind? (Please Subscribe)

The first to return from the southwest were Jia Cong and Three Thousand Buqi!

Among them, there were only one thousand infantry and two thousand light cavalry.

The infantry was naturally a mixture of his original men and broken troops recruited in the southwest.

As for the two thousand Qingqi, they followed Jia Huan from the Beijing camp to the southwest.

During the Southwest War, Jia Cong won the admiration of Jia Huan's Qingqi with his powerful personal martial arts and outstanding military command attainments.

This time, he returned to Beijing early according to Jia Huan's instructions, and took two thousand Qingqi with him!

The remaining two thousand infantry and one thousand light cavalry remained in the southwest deterrent area.

After all, the order in the southwest was destroyed by the war and has just been restored, so it is not so stable.

If Jia Huan takes people away immediately, there might be some trouble.

In addition, the territory of the Southwest Outer Territory also needs to be sorted out by Jia Huan, so he might as well continue to stay.

He would not leave for the north until the situation was completely stabilized, certain arrangements were made at the local level, and the new Nan'an County Prince who came from the capital and representatives of many distinguished families arrived.

Originally, Jia Cong was not very happy, but his wedding was approaching, and Jia Huan had no intention of letting him delay the wedding. Returning early could help him do some things.

This time, Jia Cong and his three thousand cavalry did not march in a hurry, but slowly went north along the river.

It is majestic and awe-inspiring along the way, which can be said to attract countless eyes.

After all, he had just come off the battlefield not long ago, and his body naturally carried the tragic aura unique to the battlefield.

One look at their appearance, and you can tell that they are elites in the army!

However, what attracted the most attention from others were the hundreds of large wooden boxes they carried!

Each of these boxes was extremely heavy, and the wheels of the carriage were deeply sunk into the ground.

If the ground is not solid enough, sergeants may even be needed to help push forward.

When passing Jinling, one of the carriages carrying these large wooden boxes was suddenly damaged. A large box on the vehicle fell to the ground, spilling all the gold and silver inside.

This time, it caused a sensation throughout Jinling!

It turned out that the hundreds of large wooden boxes consigned with the army were all filled with gold and silver. They were half of the seizures from the Southwest War and were to be delivered to the capital to be handed over to the current emperor.

This was already Jia Huan's habit of leading armies on expeditions, dividing half of the spoils among himself and giving the other half to the current emperor.

The current emperor is quite satisfied. There are not many generals in the army who can "observe the rules" like Jia Huan.

The key is that the other generals may not be able to win the battle, but Jia Huan is sure to win every battle. This is the difference.

Since Jia Huan led the army, the current emperor has received more than one million taels of silver just by dividing the spoils of war. It is so simple and unpretentious.

It’s not that no one is gossiping in front of the current emperor about the distribution of spoils of war.

He believed that Jia Huan was too generous and was suspected of being an invitation to buy military morale. The current emperor had to be on guard against this.

Jia Huan made it clear that the chariots and horses should be divided 50-50 against the current emperor. Some military veterans thought this was 'unruly'.

How can we divide the spoils with the emperor 50-50? At least it has to be 30-70, right?

Seven emperors, three soldiers. No matter how much the generals intercepted in private, the emperor's face still had to be maintained.

Jia Huan naturally looked down upon this!

He didn't even bother to play tricks on this, and actually gave the emperor five levels of trophies. Others couldn't do it so openly and transparently.

It's like the government confiscating a house. It's obvious that one million taels of property can be copied, but when it reaches the emperor's desk, it turns into 300,000 taels. This is still conscientious.

For those who are evil-hearted, just give them 50,000 taels or 100,000 taels.

However, most emperors did not have much idea about this, and felt that the official responsible for confiscating the house was extremely capable and a loyal minister.

This time, the trophies snatched from the Qianxiang Kingdom’s army were truly valuable.

Don't forget, these guys have reached the southwest hinterland, and many towns have been looted.

Again, the Nan'an County Prince's Palace has been operating for a hundred years, and the southwest region still has a lot of wealth.

The income from goods alone is simply estimated to exceed two million taels.

When Jia Huan started to finish the work, he divided the portions that the soldiers deserved in advance, and the remaining half was packed and shipped directly to the capital to be presented to the emperor.

The current emperor is quite satisfied with Jia Huan's 'honest' performance.

He is not a fool and is very aware of some bad habits in the military.

After all, it is really not easy for others to deceive someone with such a character that he can endure for twenty years under the pressure of the Supreme Emperor.

During the period of forbearance, it is impossible for the current emperor to do nothing. At least he will have a full or rough understanding of the specific situations in all aspects.

Therefore, for some people with bad intentions, they did not take it to heart at all to impeach and slander Jia Huan on the distribution of spoils.

Damn, every one of them was well-reasoned and well-founded when they spoke, and the flowers were so beautiful.

But when it comes time to take action, everyone is greedy and unable to do anything.

If you really have the ability, you can learn from Jia Huan and keep winning battles and harvesting trophies.

By then, let alone 50 or 50 points, I won’t mind even if it is 4 or 6 points!

At least, Jia Huan handed over a lot of money, and there was no trick on it!

This alone makes him infinitely better than those old foxes in the court.

This time, Jia Huan is ready to give Jinjin a big gift again!

Millions of taels of silver entering today's internal treasury can play an important role!

If he wanted to take it out again, he would have to at least leverage millions of taels of silver from the household department and the local government, otherwise it would be a complete failure.

Jia Cong took 3,000 cavalry and escorted goods worth one million taels of silver to the capital. His traces were revealed in Jinling, which naturally caused a great sensation.

Some people's eyes turned red with envy after hearing the news.

In particular, the prefect of Jinling, who didn't know if he was out of his mind, even suggested to Jia Cong that the Jinling Yamen send officers and soldiers to escort him. Jia Cong could quickly go to Beijing for business in a light vehicle.

"This is a spoil of war for the army, not a local tax!"

Jia Cong didn't know what to say, so he said angrily: "I won't bother the local government for this matter, it doesn't take much effort!"

Unavoidably doubtful, he quietly asked the main Jinling sect to find out.

The Jinling sect of the Jia family was also baffled and found it very strange.

If something goes wrong, it’s a monster!

Facing the inquiry from Jia Cong, a young general from the same clan who has gained a great reputation, the Jinling clan did not dare to neglect at all and must give a satisfactory answer.

Otherwise, wouldn't it appear that the Jinling clan is too incompetent?

Otherwise, a local snake is a local snake!

Jinling is the home of the Jia family, and the other three of the four major families are also very powerful here. As long as it's not a secret matter related to the rank of chief envoy, it's still easy to find out.

But the result of the inquiry was that the Jinling clan felt incredible.

"The Zhen family? Are they crazy for wanting to seize these trophies?"

When Jia Cong heard the news, he felt incredible and felt that such a thing was unlikely to happen.

"I heard that the Zhen family's deficit is so huge that they have to find ways to raise money to tide over the difficulties!"

The person responsible for delivering the information was the head of the First Fang of the Jinling clan. His tone was quite unstable when he spoke, and he obviously felt incredible in his heart.

But he still told the news he had found out: "When the emperor went south to the south of the Yangtze River, the Zhen family was responsible for the reception four times, and they spent money like water."

"I heard that the deficit after the reception alone reached a huge amount of three to four million taels!"

Speaking of this, his tone and look were full of envy, obviously yearning for the infinite scenery of the Zhen family.

Very.

"Of course, the emperor did not treat the Zhen family badly afterward!"

"Not only did he not go through the normal palace entry process, he directly adopted the eldest daughter of the Zhen family as his concubine, and he also let the Zhen family control the Zhizhi Mansion for more than ten years!"

"That's the Zhizhi Mansion. Every year, at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver can be made from it. The total harvest of silver is probably not less than ten million taels!"

"It's a pity that the Zhen family thought it was a reward from the emperor and pocketed the silver they received from the Zhizao Mansion, but they had no intention of paying back the shortfall they borrowed from the treasury!"

"Last time, the imperial court pressed for money due from the treasury, and the emperor helped to speak. The current emperor does not mean to be too harsh on the Zhen family, he just asks them to pay back the money slowly!"

"What a pity. The money is all in your pocket, how can you be willing to take it out?"

"Besides, for a stall as big as the Zhen family, the annual expenses alone are not a small amount. How can it be possible to collect the money owed to the national treasury when each house is unwilling to dig into their private treasury?"

"Their idea is very simple. With the support of Concubine Zhen and the help of the prince who gave birth to the concubine, the current emperor still needs to give him some face!"

The rest of the matter is very simple. The Zhen family has not paid back the money, and the delay has continued until now. Seeing that the emperor's body and bones are getting worse day by day, Concubine Zhen is also often sick.

In addition, the prince who was born to Concubine Zhen was also involved in overseas trade at this time. It can be said that he was at odds with the current emperor.

That prince is also ruthless. He does not pay for his own participation in overseas trade. All the funds are taken care of by the Zhen family. This is a gold-eating beast that requires large investments for many years.

In a few years, at least one million taels of silver will be spent.

At this time, the Zhen family felt the danger and had begun to secretly raise money, planning to pay off the money owed to the treasury first, without giving the current emperor an excuse to act openly.

According to this Jinling clan leader, the Zhen family is already quite dissatisfied with the Jinling Weaving Mansion and the affairs of the Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor.

Unfortunately, the entire Zhen family has become accustomed to a life of extravagance and extravagance.

Coupled with the official blow, normal or abnormal income will be greatly affected. It is not that easy to quickly raise millions of taels of silver.

No, seeing Jia Cong leading his army to escort the loot across the border, he had some bold ideas.