The mentality of going to the country (please vote for me)

Although the weather was relatively cold, Jia Rong and the Jia clan in Beijing still had a very comfortable time on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Especially, when Jia Rong saw in the ancestral hall that the light group representing the family's luck had improved to a higher level, she felt even better.

While having a banquet, when I saw the group of young and strong clansmen with official status, I knew that the Jia clan in the capital at this time was already on the right path to rise.

I believe that soon, the Jia family in the capital will once again become the core and top powerful family in the entire empire.

The boss of Rongfu who also attended the banquet did not feel this way at all.

The old lady even felt that during the Chinese New Year, there were even fewer people than in previous years, which made her feel bad.

Jia Rong was a little dumbfounded. Many of his clansmen had official status, but they still insisted on working at their posts. You couldn't force them to return to Beijing, right?

Just to make the old lady feel comfortable?

If the news were leaked, the clan members would probably rebel on the spot.

Judging from the expressions of everyone in the Rong Mansion, except for Lian Er and Jia Zhu who were slightly embarrassed, the rest of the Rong Mansion bosses looked calm, obviously agreeing with the old lady's idea.

Tsk!

Do you still think that now is the heyday of Rong Mansion and the entire clan will revolve around Rong Mansion?

Even during the heyday of Rong Mansion, Jia Daishan, the second generation of Rong Mansion, would not dare to be so arrogant and domineering towards his clansmen.

Some people are happy, and some are worried. The mood of the current cabinet bosses is definitely not good.

The New Year's Eve is not going well, so we urgently discuss ways to deal with border issues.

There is no other way for now except hard resistance.

After all, it was freezing cold, so it was impossible to send a large army to support.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of the frontier army is still worthy of trust. I just hope that the frontier army will not be too careless and wait until the weather warms up.

Fortunately, the cold and snowstorms of the previous year have passed, otherwise the imperial court would have been in a hurry for a while due to internal and external attacks.

Time passed slowly, and the first month came out in a blink of an eye.

Because of the war at the frontier, the festive atmosphere in the capital was not lively enough.

It is the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Although we are trying to celebrate with the people, there is no excitement like the Lantern Festival.

Ordinary people, as well as the children of powerful people who had nothing to do with themselves, enjoyed the game with gusto.

It's just that the weather is quite cold, and obviously the aftermath of the severe cold weather a year ago is still there.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the entire capital returned to its normal rhythm.

At this time, the people in the capital finally had the thoughts and energy to discuss the border war that suddenly broke out years ago.

No matter who said it, their tone was full of disdain and disapproval.

The Central Empire and the Celestial Empire were so arrogant that they did not pay attention to the Huqi outside the Great Wall. They believed that the frontier troops would definitely win, but it would only take a matter of time.

After a hundred years of peace, the accumulated popularity is still considerable.

The latest battle report Jia Rong received showed that all the frontier troops indeed held their positions and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy.

Even news from the Fifth Army Commander's Office showed that the border army generals had begun to plan a counterattack.

By this time, the specific reasons for the border war had been completely clarified.

Just as Jia Rong guessed, a long period of severe cold weather suddenly appeared at the end of last year, whether outside the Northeastern or Northwest Great Wall.

The capital was unprepared, and there were hundreds of casualties. Not to mention the drought-stricken areas outside the Great Wall. The environment was much worse than that in the capital, and the facilities were extremely crude.

I heard that hundreds of thousands of cattle, horses and sheep alone froze to death!

The cold disaster was followed by the snowstorm, and many tents used by herdsmen collapsed immediately. In that environment, there was only a dead end.

There are many small tribes that have not been heard from since, which makes me shudder when I think about them.

The tribes outside the Great Wall in the northeast and northwest suffered heavy losses. Without the support of external supplies, the entire tribe would have suffered heavy losses.

Therefore, they coincidentally launched a crazy offensive in the winter, which was not suitable for sending troops.

They are all going to die anyway, it would be better to die on the road of looting.

The border troops in both places were indeed caught off guard. Except for the important frontier towns, all the other small strongholds of the border troops outside fell. Many large gathering places for civilians were also destroyed.

The loss of personnel alone exceeded 50,000. The specific number has not yet been calculated, and it is estimated that it will not be calculated.

As for the losses of grain, grass, supplies, and ordnance, if converted into silver, the loss would amount to millions of taels.

Money is not the key, but the population lost.

The population of the border area is already sparse. If the large number of people there encounter too many wars, it is estimated that the people in the border area will be lost quickly.

If such a situation really occurs, there will never be peace in the frontier!

Of course, this is something to talk about later. The most important thing right now is to defeat the invading enemies, preferably with a heavy blow.

What the court should really worry about is that the border troops cannot provide a huge deterrent to the invading enemies, and cannot allow the tribes outside the Great Wall to taste the sweetness without paying a heavy price.

All fools know that if such a situation really occurs, it will be a lot of fun.

Although Jia Rong is the core boss of the Founding Group and the head of the four major families in Jinling, it is not easy to rashly intervene in the frontier war at the moment.

In several private gatherings before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, several big bosses from the Founding Group revealed certain ideas.

They wanted to take the opportunity to promote the children and clan members in the army. This was a rare opportunity.

As for the possible dangers of going to the battlefield, that is not considered.

If you want to have a bright future, how can it be possible without paying the price?

Besides, in the two frontier wars, Daqian had a clear advantage. If you could lose your life in such a situation, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck.

Naturally, Jia Rong was not polite and directly expressed her thoughts.

The Jia Family School has trained many middle and low-level officers, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to send them to the border army for training.

No matter what, it's an opportunity, and it's best to take the lead.

Everyone hit it off immediately, and when the Hehe Cabinet made the decision, the Founding Group had already made preparations, and there was no need for the Ministry of Civil Affairs to intervene in personnel transfer.

Even Taizong Yixun's group of people have made adjustments and adjustments in private.

This is the important role that the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War can play in the hands of your honorable nobles.

Once the Ministry of War is controlled by the civilian clique, it would be a fool's errand to think about making arrangements so quietly and privately.

Perhaps, the emperor was also quite afraid, and just letting the civil servants intervene would cause great harm to the army.

You know, the Ministry of War firmly controls the selection power of middle-level military attaches.

At least for now, Jia Rong can't see any signs that the Founding Group is failing. Even with today's full support, Jia Yucun and his ilk can't even think of becoming a great Sima.

After the people were sent to the border army in batches, it was already past the first month.

The weather is gradually getting warmer, and the people in the capital are all relieved. At least they don't have to sit in their houses and warm themselves up by the fire all day.

The streets of Beijing, which were originally somewhat deserted, have gradually returned to their former hustle and bustle.

The water transportation, which had some problems before, has completely returned to normal operation.

As a large amount of supplies arrived from Jiangnan, prices in the capital fell rapidly and returned to normal.

Of course, anyone who cares about it has a relatively full understanding of the short-sea transportation at Tianjin Port.

At critical moments, offshore transportation can replace part of the water transportation function.

However, if we want to completely replace water transportation, the offshore fleet currently operating in Tianjin Port is obviously not enough.

If it had been in the past, Caobang, who felt that their interests were threatened, would have definitely started to cause trouble.

Not to mention that we must destroy the offshore transportation business of Jinmen Port, at least we must firmly grasp the initiative.

It's a pity that Caobang just suffered a heavy blow last year. At this time, it was in the transition period of the alliance. How could the internal chaos have the mind to care about this?

Besides, the Jinmen sub-rudder has long been destroyed. At this time, a sub-rudder standing on its own mountain will naturally not cultivate competitors for itself.

In fact, the impact of Jinmen Port's offshore transportation on water transportation is not as great as imagined.

Water transportation has formed a considerable industrial chain, and the required materials have procurement channels that have been cooperated for many years. As long as there are no problems with the water transportation itself, such channels can be said to be quite stable.

The offshore fleet led by the four major families in Jinling does not occupy the share of water transportation for the southern specialties, grain and other materials that can be purchased in the direction of Jinling.

Compared with Caobang's stable and huge industrial chain, the offshore fleet is much worse. There is no comparison at all at this time.

The powerful families that control most of the resources in the south will not easily allow the offshore fleet led by the four major families of Jinling to develop too rapidly.

They and the Caobang have been in an interest alliance for many years, and it is not easy to gain leverage.

The truth is so fucked!

Under such circumstances, it is really nonsense to talk about the threat of short-sea transportation to water transportation, and it is nothing more than exaggerating antagonistic sentiments.

Those who may really be affected are probably the lower-level members of the Cao Gang.

The existence of Jinmen Port gives them more opportunities.
To be continued...