This Jia Yan's words were a little helpless and a little complaining. gives the impression that the people of Rongguofu in the capital seem to have abandoned them.

"What kind of room are you?"

Jarry asked.

"Have you ever heard of the name Jia Hu?"

"This ......."

Jia Rui really didn't know.

"Alas, it's not surprising that you're young and don't know. Jia Hu is the younger brother of Jia Yan, Duke of Ningguo, and Jia Yuan, Duke of Rongguo. But he is from a concubine, and our branch is from Jiahu's house. ”

I see.

Although this Jiahu is the brother of the two princes, because he is a concubine, he must have gone out separately. It is impossible to stay in the Prince's Mansion.

There will be some contacts and support between brothers, and when it comes to future generations, the difference between sister-in-law and concubine will become more and more obvious.

It is not surprising that the descendants of the sister-in-law are reluctant to take care of the descendants of the concubine.

Coupled with the division of regions, there are fewer and fewer contacts, and naturally more and more estranged. So much so that there has been no communication for decades.

Even Jia's mother herself said that the people in Jiafu have a rich heart and two snobs. It is only natural that they are reluctant to deal with this poor relative.

"Do you have any dealings with the twelve rooms in Jinling?"

Jia Yan shook his head and sighed.

"The door over there is also high, and we can't afford to climb it."

Jia Rui was a little embarrassed, and it happened that at this time, someone from the Hu family came and said that Hu Xingshan's father was back, and asked him to go back, so he was relieved of the embarrassment in front of outsiders.

"I'm actually not a descendant of Rongguo Mansion and Ning Guofu, just a side branch. This time I didn't come on behalf of the two of them. Just went to Jinling for a scientific expedition, waiting for the list to be released, Hu Xingshan invited me to his house, so I took a trip here. ”

"I heard that Rong Guogong used to supervise the construction of warships here, so I was curious, so I came here to take a look, but I didn't expect that there were still people from the Jia clan here."

"My name is Jia Rui, the word Tianxiang, the jade word generation."

"It turns out that we are peers. Hehe, don't pay attention to those words just now. Since you are here, it is fate, go in and take a walk, and see the place of your ancestors. ”

"Although it is not as prosperous as the two provinces, it does not have to worry about food and clothing, and there is a place to live. Now that you're here, it's better to stay in your own home. ”

"People of the same clan and clan are here, living in other people's homes, but making people laugh at us and not recognizing our relatives."

Jia Yan's attitude became enthusiastic, and what he said did make some sense.

Jia Rui was trying to get a good understanding of the situation here, so he followed Jia Liang and walked inside.

After walking a short distance, I came across two stone monuments.

One is engraved with "Jia Jiaying", and the other is engraved with "Jia Jiawei".

According to Jia Wan, Jia Jiaying and Jia Jiawei are actually one.

From the perspective of the barracks, it is the Jiajia camp. From the perspective of the guard, it is Jia Jiawei.

Including the shipyard, it is all within the scope of Jia Jiaying or Jia Jiawei.

"That piece is the original shipyard, which was originally built for official ships. The shipyard was naturally also the imperial court. ”

"Do you still build ships today?"

"The shipyard has long been abolished, but the dockyard is still there, and now it is just to build a few small boats by yourself, in addition to your own use, and occasionally sell them to others. You don't necessarily build a ship in a year. ”

"How many people are there here?"

"Our group had a population of more than 100 people at the beginning, and most of them moved to other places. At present, only three of our brothers remain, a total of 23 people. ”

"Although I am not rich, I can be self-sufficient without taxes and forced labor, and I can grow some land and catch some fish."

"All these paddy fields belong to you?"

"Yes, there is artemisia grass over there, all the way to the official road, here to the riverside, above to the county seat, below to the dock, a total of more than 3,000 acres of land, all of which were fertile land at the beginning, but now most of them are abandoned and left to be barren."

"Since it's all Jia Karwei's, why don't you reclaim it?"

"Although Jia Jiawei's name is still there, it has existed in name only. The former military households have also run away, even if they have land, there is no one to cultivate it. ”

"Now that we are annexed and sacrificed everywhere, we don't have much power here, even if we reclaim it, we may not be able to keep it, but it is better to abandon it there, and no one will worry about it, but it will save a lot of trouble."

When the Dade Dynasty was first established, Emperor Taizu followed the old system of the previous dynasty and also set up many guards throughout the country to serve the people.

The officers and soldiers of the guard post were all military households, and each soldier was given 50 acres of land, and his relatives in his hometown were also exempted from taxes and forced labor.

In peacetime, he farmed, he trained in his slack time, and when there was war, he went out to fight.

In the beginning, the guard system was very successful, and the guards were able to support themselves. So much so that Emperor Taizu proudly declared: I have raised a million troops, and I will not consume a grain of grain for the people.

Later, the world has been peaceful for a long time, and there is no longer a war, and the status of military households is getting lower and lower. The generals also began to squeeze the military households. The soldiers became the free labor of the generals, and the land under their own names was gradually encroached upon by the commanders.

Even if they did not encroach upon, they only distributed to the soldiers those lands that were far away, had poor soil, lacked water, and were not suitable for cultivation.

The military families could not survive, so they fled in large numbers.

Jia Jiawei's military households, in addition to land, can also work in the shipyard to make money. With the shipyard being dismantled, there is no way out. People naturally left one after another, so that by now, only the three families of the Jia family remained. The shipyard was abandoned, and the land was abandoned.

In fact, the situation of Jia Jiawei is widespread in various places, and almost all health centers in various places are in a state of existence in name only.

Now that the imperial court uses soldiers, it is no longer possible to recruit soldiers from the guards. Had to spend money on recruitment.

Actually, Jia Kar-wai is quite good.

Although the military households have run out and the land has been abandoned, the land is still there.

In other guards, the land became private. Even if there were military households and soldiers, they became the family members and servants of the original commanders.

The vast majority of houses in the village are vacant, and the streets and yards are overgrown with weeds. Some of the houses and walls have collapsed, but most of them appear to be in good condition.

"Do these houses still have owners?"

"If no one lives in it, there is no owner, and the houses built by the officials were not built by individuals, and if people don't live here, the houses will naturally not be theirs."

When he got here, Jia Rui realized that there was actually more to the house than to see it from the outside.

"How many houses are there?"

"Not counting the shipyard, there are more than 230 places and more than 800 rooms. At the beginning, there were about 3,000 people living here, and it was only at that time that it was called prosperous. ”

Along a path to the river, standing on the embankment, looking at the general trend of Jia Kar-wai, Jia Rui not only had some associations.

It's actually a treasure land.

Although thousands of acres of land have been abandoned, they have been reclaimed and reclaimed as fertile land.

Originally, it was land, and it would not be too difficult to reclaim, and it would not take much labor.

The houses here are ready-made, and they can be inhabited after repairs, and the problem of living has been solved.

Although the shipyard has been abolished, the dockyard and the house are still there, and it will be much easier to rebuild ships here.

The biggest advantage is that Jia Jiawei's guard system is still there, and in the future, he can justifiably recruit troops and train here.

In troubled times, the world is in chaos, and it is useless to have money, and it may not be useful to be an official. Only with soldiers and horses, guns and cannons can you protect yourself.

If you can take this place down, you can become a foothold for yourself in the future.

The vision is beautiful, but the reality is grim.

To redevelop the place, a start-up capital is required.

Without 100,000 or 80,000 taels of silver, it's just an empty word to want to develop here.

Where can you get such a large sum of money?