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Chapter 18: The Red Mansion's Master's Rise 4

In the past, Shi’s cover was too thick for Jia Daishan to notice. But now, through this incident, Jia Daishan feels that Shi is a stupid teammate who is always holding them back.

If you love someone, you want him to live; if you hate someone, you want him to die. Jia Daishan used to think that since Shi was from a wealthy family, even though she was a concubine's daughter, she was taught by the wife of Marquis Shi and should have basic political qualities. Now it seems that she was blinded by greed.

Jia Daishan wanted to find helpers for Jia She and Jia Jing in the court, not a stumbling block. The Jia family had finally escaped from the quagmire, but Shi Shi was about to throw the whole family back in.

At one point, Jia Daishan even had the intention to kill, and put all the love and affection in his family behind his mind. Family inheritance was the most important thing.

Big families have many ways to make people die quietly. Jia Daishan looked at Jia Zheng and Jia Min, but ultimately he couldn't bear to do it.

Shi also sensed the danger and knelt on the ground to cry and admit her mistake to Jia Daishan. Jia Daishan knew what Shi meant. She just wanted to have more say and was after the title.

This is the root cause of family chaos. Jia Daishan repeatedly lamented that illegitimate children are short-sighted.

If the honor and disgrace of a family rests on the ties of a woman, then the family is doomed. If the men are useless, the family depends entirely on the daughters for success.

Jia Daishan now sees hope for the revival of the Jia family in Jia She. Jia She also has a legitimate son, Jia Hu. Anyone who dares to destroy Jia She's future will be torn to pieces by him.

Even though Jia Daishan has lost his military power, everyone in the court has to give him some face. This contribution of good seeds is a good thing that will benefit the present and future generations.

Jia Jing felt the kindness of his colleagues. Sweet potatoes are now being promoted everywhere. They are not picky about the land, and farmers can have enough to eat by growing them.

It can be stored for a long time after being dried, and it is a good food that can survive.

The emperor's prestige is also raised to the highest level. As long as the people have food to eat, no one will rebel, and a rebellion without the participation of the peasants will not be successful.

The emperor's position was stable and the prince became anxious. He had been the prince for more than 30 years. The emperor was in good health and enjoyed everything he ate. Even if the prince could keep the people under his control, he could no longer keep them under control.

The prince was finally going to take action. This year the emperor was going to Tiewang Mountain to hunt, and Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua were also in the accompanying team.

The prince took action at this time. Jia Daishan was seriously injured and Jia Daihua was shot in the back by an arrow from the enemy and died on the spot.

Jia She was stunned. He had already told Jia Daishan and others to be careful of the prince. They had made full preparations, so why did it still turn out so tragically?

People are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless? Jia She hurriedly took out the rejuvenation pill to stabilize Jia Daishan's life.

Even with the help of the imperial physician, he was able to save his life. However, Jia Daishan's health completely collapsed.

Jia She wanted to cleanse Jia Daishan's meridians and marrow, but was stopped by Tongzi because the laws of nature did not allow it.

Jia Daishan forced himself to do a few things quickly despite his frail body.

First, he arranged a marriage for his daughter Jia Min. The Lin family of Suzhou had been a marquis for five generations. Their son, Lin Hai, was well-spoken and of noble character. The fifteen-year-old boy had no concubines to serve him in his room. He was also well-educated.

Second, he wanted Jia Zheng to get married, otherwise he would not be able to see him.

Thirdly, I also told several concubines’ daughters about families with good family traditions, otherwise these concubines would not end up well if they fell into the hands of Shi.

The fourth is to quickly divide the family. Shi was not a pushover. In order to prevent his eldest son from being controlled by Shi with filial piety, Jia Daishan directly divided the family.

After deducting the sacrificial land, the 300,000 taels of silver owed to the national treasury, and the daughters' dowries, the remaining money was divided into 30% and 70%, and the same was done for his own private property.

A large house with four entrances was built for Jia Zheng in the back street. With the newly appointed clan leader Jia Jing as witness, the division of the family business began in Rongguo Mansion.

The new daughter-in-law Wang did not dare to make any trouble. At this time, Jia Daishan was also determined to take care of it. He directly ordered that Shi would be taken care of by Jia Zheng after his death.

The reason is also ready-made: the biological son is always close by.

Wang's teeth were about to break, but she still had to serve her mother-in-law.

After deducting the amount owed to the state treasury, the public account held 500,000 taels of silver, leaving 200,000 taels. Jia She received 140,000 taels, and Jia Zheng received 60,000 taels. The land and shops were also divided.

Apart from the dowry for his daughter, Jia Daishan's private property contained a lot of gold, silver and antiques, and the current silver amounted to 600,000 taels. Jia Daishan decided to give Jia Zheng a full 200,000 taels, an extra 20,000 taels.

The servants were to take their own belongings with them, and any remaining servants could be sent up to the manor.

Jia Daishan's concubines who had children could either go to the family temple to practice Buddhism or live on the farm. Jia She would continue to give them a monthly allowance, and those without children could be given a sum of money to leave the house on their own or live with the concubines who had children.

Jia Zheng had no official title, so Jia Daishan reluctantly submitted a memorial to his father, asking for an official position for Jia Zheng: the sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works.

Jia She took over Jia Daishan's connections and useful servants.

Jia Daishan persevered for two months but finally passed away.

Jia She, Jia Jing and Jia Zheng all submitted memorials to express their mourning.

The emperor also issued an imperial decree, posthumously honoring Jia Daihua with the title Wenyong and Jia Daishan with the title Wenzhen. Jia Daishan was even granted an exception to the imperial ancestral temple. The emperor sent two thousand taels of funeral silver to each of the Ning and Rong mansions, and ordered all officials, civil and military, below the level of the princes, to follow his orders and offer sacrifices on the way.

Jia Daihua's title was not downgraded and was inherited by Jia Jing. Jia Daishan's title was hereditary and was inherited by the crown prince Jia She.

Jia She secretly nursed Jia Min back to health before she got married, hoping she wouldn't end up like the Lin family in the original novel, where they were wiped out.

Lin Hai is a talented person and a good helper. There are enough people in the family who hold things back, so we must not have one more.

When Jia Min got married, Jia She gave her ten sets of dowry, filling it up.

He also gave Jia Min a dowry of 10,000 taels of silver, and even did the same to his illegitimate sister Jia She.

At that time, Jia Daishan felt that his eldest son was kind and that his daughters would be married with a beautiful wedding dress that would last for ten miles, and they would be able to hold their heads high and live a decent life in their husband's family!

Because Jia Min was the only legitimate daughter of this generation in the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Daishan gave her a dowry of 60,000 taels of silver, plus the dowry from relatives and friends, and the one prepared by Shi, it was a real ten-mile red wedding.

The dowry alone included a thousand acres of farmland in Beijing and four shops in prime locations in Beijing. There was also a thousand acres of farmland in Jinling, her hometown.

There were a total of 108 loads of dowry, and Lin Jia's voice was hoarse from reading out the dowry.

Jia Min was also particularly grateful for her brother's kindness.

The Jia family began to observe mourning behind closed doors.

Shi and Jia Zheng moved into their new house. Before his death, Jia Daishan gave Shi a share of his private fortune, worth 50,000 taels of silver. After all, she had been with him for so many years. He couldn't bear to see her worrying about money in her old age.

Before his death, Jia Daishan instructed Shi to educate the descendants of the second branch well, to be low-key and not to use girls to gain wealth and status. The men in the family must be responsible and to consult Jia She and Jia Jing if they are undecided. They will not watch the second branch fall into the fire pit.

If we don't split up the family and let you wear out this little bit of affection, She'er won't care about Zheng'er. He will instigate Jing'er to expel the person who is in the way.

Although She'er seems easy to talk to, he is actually a decisive person.

I also want the second wife to live a good life, and I care about both of them.

Even though Shi was unwilling, she listened to it. She was still able to distinguish right from wrong. In this respect, she was better than Wang.

Shi also knew that Jia Daishan was also considering Zheng'er.

Shi and Jia Daishan knew very well what level of ability Jia Zheng had.

Jia She, the elder brother, was like a father to him, so it was easy for him to deal with Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng kept a dozen retainers at home and spent money like water, taking a fancy to a painting today and an inkstone tomorrow. Wang Shi found out she was pregnant just after Jia Daishan died, but now she was pregnant but he dared not care.

Jia Zheng rolled his eyes and always scolded Wang for being narrow-minded and complaining about men's affairs like a woman.

Wang reported this matter to Jia She, who sent a few old soldiers left by Jia Daishan to tie up Jia Zheng.

He was beaten up under the pretext of watching his younger brother study hard and keeping him at home for half a year.

During the past six months, Jia Zheng has finally understood what it means to work hard. His elder brother also tests his homework every day, and he has made real progress in his studies.

Jia She also dismissed all of Jia Zheng's retainers, and only assigned a poor scholar to be Jia Zheng's legal advisor.

He also promised to keep Jia Zheng from getting into trouble and that Jia She would take care of his future.

In the original novel, Jia Zheng also spent so much money, but Wang Shi never cared about it. She thought that it would be a waste if the public money was not spent. Now the money is her own, and Wang Shi feels distressed if she spends a little more.

In the original novel, the servants of Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion were all like devils, trying to get money. Now no one dares to do that.

Wang and Shi were not pushovers. They wouldn't let servants take their money. Now, they paid a large egg for each. Wang's housekeeper, the second wife, would tell the kitchen in advance what the master wanted to eat, and they would cook just the right amount.

They were all the master's favorites, and the portions were small, so there wasn't much left after the master finished eating. The maids divided it up as soon as they could. The family didn't keep idle people, and people like Lai Dajia were now keeping their tails between their legs.

Jia She, Jia Jing and Jia Zheng escorted the coffin back to their hometown, and Jia She and Jia Jing also gave a feast to all the relatives in their hometown in Jinling.

A thousand acres of sacrificial land were allocated to the clan, and the clan school also followed the rules of the capital, with a small test every three days and a big test every five days, and teachers with poor grades were beaten with a stick.

All the income from the sacrificial fields is used to subsidize the clan school.

He also ordered that anyone who dared to do evil would be expelled from the clan.

There were really a few troublemakers who relied on the Jia family's reputation to forcibly buy land. Jia Jing ignored the cries of his clansmen and really opened the ancestral hall to cross out the names of these people from the family tree, and marked them with "expelled from the clan" at the end.

I also went to the local government office to change my household registration.

The entire Jinling Jia clan has to keep a low profile. The fate of these few people is too tragic. Without the protection of their family, they can't take a single step in this society.

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