In the blink of an eye, another two months have passed.

The autumn grain was smoothly put into storage, and the grain taxes in various places were also smoothly paid.

Although there were some hiccups along the way, overall, it went very well.

Knowing this situation, Jia Cong was also very satisfied.

Ordered the troops everywhere to begin to return to Liaoyang, and by the way, escorted this year's tax grain back to Liaoyang.

Liaodong's current commerce is very backward and underdeveloped.

In order to promote the development of commerce, Jia Cong established the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce in the name of the Liaodong government.

Let Xue Ke be the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, and invite merchants in Liaodong to join the Chamber of Commerce to develop and prosper the business of Liaodong together.

Business can't work and can't collect much tax, so Jia Cong decided to take them to develop.

Provide some business information to the merchants who join the Guild, and even encourage them to develop maritime trade.

The cake of maritime trade is too big for Jia Cong to eat alone.

Now on Jeju Island, there are five sea caravans.

It is mainly responsible for trading with the barbarian Amin, Goryeo, Wa Kingdom, and several countries on the southeast coast.

No matter how many people get involved, it won't affect their own interests.

On the contrary, you can get some more taxes, as well as the cost of escorting the caravan.

Jia Cong's fleet has grown to 50,000 people.

In addition to guarding Jeju Island, it is to escort caravans for trade.

In addition, there is the collection of tolls for ships at sea.

The South China Sea Fleet, after all these years of development, the former small islands can no longer accommodate them.

Already two years ago, an island near the Strait of Malacca was occupied, which was dedicated to collecting tolls.

All fleets that pass by have to pay tolls.

Those who insist on not paying are not reluctant, but soon after leaving, they will encounter pirates and directly rob the fleet.

The South China Sea Fleet's earning capacity is much stronger than that of the Northern Fleet.

Not only did they collect tolls, but they were also responsible for being pirates, and they developed quite quickly.

Almost control the waters of the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and anyone who does not accept protection will encounter pirates nine times out of ten.

Therefore, Jia Cong is now very rich.

The tax revenue of the entire Dachu in a year is not necessarily as much as the money that Jia Cong makes in a year.

All the income added up, not 20 million, but 15 million.

Of course, the cost is also very large.

On Jeju Island alone, tens of millions of taels of silver have been invested one after another.

The ships, cannons, and shells of the 50,000 naval fleet are a large investment, and the military salaries of 50,000 people, food and clothing, are also a lot of money.

The ships of the five sea caravans, the crew, the escorts, the stewards, etc., are also a lot of investment.

There are still 40,000 or 50,000 children on Jeju Island, and with the people who take care of them and train them, more than 50,000 people are not a small number just to eat and drink.

In addition to 2,000 cavalry, there were 8,000 infantry on the island.

Their weapons, armor, and salaries were also not young or old.

Now on Jeju Island, it has exceeded 200,000 people, and it is close to 300,000.

Since the addition of five sea caravans, Jeju Island has already started to make a profit, and there is no need to invest any more.

After the autumn harvest, Wangcai came to Liaoyang with a boatload of seafood and some overseas goods.

One is to visit his master, and the other is to report on the development of Jeju Island.

Seeing Jia Cong, Wangcai stepped forward quickly, knelt down and saluted.

"The minion greets the prince."

Looking at this former little guy around him, he already has the ability to take charge on his own.

Jia Cong is still very happy, Wangcai has helped him a lot over the years.

It's really trustworthy around me, and there are too few people who can use it.

"Get up, no need to be polite, you've learned it all these years."

Jia Cong stepped forward and helped him up.

Wangcai said with a smile: "It's all the cultivation and trust of the prince, and the minions are also hard-headed."

"Don't be too modest, you can manage Jeju Island in an orderly manner, and you will also be a great achievement."

Jia Cong is still very satisfied with the achievements made by Wangcai over the years.

Wangcai reported the situation of Jeju Island to Jia Cong in detail, and listened to some of Jia Cong's suggestions and the direction of Jeju Island's development in the future.

After seven days in Liaodong, he returned to Jeju Island.

This time, a boatload of seafood was brought in, including blue crab, king crab, lobster, and various marine fish.

There are few people here in Jia Cong, and he can't finish eating.

left enough for himself to eat, and froze some of it, and the rest was all distributed to the generals in the army, so that everyone could also fight tooth sacrifices.

The peaceful life passed day by day.

Liaodong ushered in the first heavy snow of the year.

Snowflakes fluttered and covered the whole land, and the whole world was white.

Jia Cong stood at the door of the room, looking at the two figures chasing and playing in the snow, and his face couldn't help but smile.

One is snow-white, dressed in white fox fur, and the other is dressed in fiery red, wearing a crimson fire fox fur, and wearing delicate deerskin boots under his feet, it is Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baoqin.

These two girls, full of vitality day by day, are two pistachios.

Lin Daiyu took a cloak and came behind Jia Cong.

"I don't wear more clothes when I come out, and I'm not afraid of freezing."

As he spoke, he helped Jia Cong put it on his body, and then turned his body over and tied it up for him.

Jia Cong smiled: "I'm very strong, and I'm used to the climate here in Liaodong, so I'll be fine."

As he spoke, he grabbed Lin Daiyu's hand and held it in his hand.

Lin Daiyu smiled, let him hold it, stood side by side with him on the steps, and watched Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baoqin playing.

"These two girls, since they came to Liaodong, they have played even more crazy, and you don't care about them, what does this look like."

Jia Cong smiled: "They are only sixteen years old this year, they are still half of the children, and it is normal for them to love to play, while they are still young, let them play more, you are not old now, you can also play with them, otherwise when you have children in the future, you will not be able to play if you want to."

Lin Daiyu was said by Jia Cong, and she was a little eager to try.

Still, he shook his head.

"How can I say that I am also a princess, how bad it is to mess around with them and be known."

"What's this, in our own family, you are the queen, who dares to say that you can't do it?"

Lin Daiyu suddenly turned around and asked, "Brother Cong, what will happen to us in the future, will we get along with the imperial court?"

glanced down at Lin Daiyu, then looked up at the sky, and felt a little more dazed in his heart.

To be honest, he didn't want to fall out with the imperial court.

He just wants to live his little life in peace and comfort.

Those who don't want to fight and kill all day long will not have a good life even for the common people.

But the question is, will the court allow him? Will the emperor rest assured of him?

The lessons of history are in front of you, and Emperor Longqing's ruthlessness has made him lose trust in the royal family.

Last year's royal turmoil, I witnessed it with my own eyes and participated in it.

is the most ruthless imperial family, which has been vividly embodied.

Although he is kind to the current emperor and took refuge in him early, he has no confidence at all.

A companion is like a tiger, and the sacred heart is unpredictable.

The road ahead is really unpredictable, and I can only plan for the worst and make some preparations in advance, so that it is possible to protect myself and the people around me, which is also a matter of no choice.

I don't want to die, and I don't want anything to happen to the people around me, so I can only be more vigilant.

"Brother Cong, let me ask you

What's wrong with you?"

Lin Daiyu's voice pulled Jia Cong back to reality and looked at Lin Daiyu.

"Whether they can get along or not, I don't know, it depends on the attitude of the court, it depends on the attitude of the emperor, as long as they don't harm me or you, I won't turn against them.

I just want to be with you, live happily, leave those behind, make all these preparations, all just in case, I don't want to have an accident with myself, let alone you, I want us all to live well."

Lin Daiyu nodded: "Brother Cong, in fact, my sister is also very worried, your reputation is too great, your ability is too strong, it is too easy to be feared, the lessons of history, we have to be cautious."

A few days ago, my father went to the house, and the old official sent me a letter, and my father asked me to persuade you, you have been in the limelight too lately, try to keep a low profile in the future, don't be too eye-catching, and said that someone has impeached you in the court, so let you be more careful."

Jia Cong sighed helplessly: "Hey, I naturally know this, I haven't hit Shenyang for a whole year this year, and I've been out to play for many months, which is low-key enough, if I don't fight Shenyang again next year, the court will probably urge it again."

I can't keep dragging it out and not fighting, I'm not happy if I don't fight the court, if I fight, the court will be jealous of me again, I don't know what to do, once Shenyang is defeated, the entire Liaodong will be in our hands, will the court be red and regret?

When the time comes, I am afraid that all kinds of conspiracies and calculations, open guns and hidden arrows, all kinds of right and wrong, will come towards us, and that is the time to test us, and it is also the time to test those subordinates, whether they are their own people or not, they will be able to see clearly."

Lin Daiyu said with a worried face, "Brother Cong, will you be in danger?"

Jia Cong smiled: "Don't worry, there won't be much danger, as long as you don't get calculated by your own people, you will be fine." The emperor doesn't turn his face against me, that's the emperor's luck, if you really dare to harm me, I will overthrow him and make you the queen."

"Cut, I'm not a rare queen, I can be with Brother Cong forever, it's better than anything else."

Lin Daiyu said as she rested her head on Jia Cong's shoulder.

She is now following Jia Cong as a Ling official, just to go through the ups and downs with Jia Cong.

On the road of life, accompany him to move forward and struggle together, leaving countless good memories.

Even if the two of them are old in the future, looking back, there will be countless good memories between the two, which are nostalgic.

She didn't care too much about power and status.

"Well, we'll be together forever, never apart, that's my promise."

"Whoosh, whoosh."

As soon as he finished speaking, two snowballs flew over and smashed on the heads of the two people.

"Giggle······ I hit, I won."

"Hee-hee, I hit it too, and I didn't lose."

Hearing this, you don't have to guess to know that the two troublemakers are starting to mess with the moths again.

"Okay, you two stinky girls, you're really cowardly, you want to beg for a beating, don't you?"

Lin Daiyu walked down the steps, leaned over and grabbed two snow balls, and threw them at Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baoqin.

"Bang, bang."

Shi Xiangyun was not in a hurry to dodge, and just hit his head, Xue Baoqin saw the opportunity quickly, turned his head and ran, only to hit his back.

"Ah, don't run, the two of us beat her one by one, what are you afraid of?"

Shi Xiangyun grabbed a snow ball and threw it towards Lin Daiyu.

Seeing this, Xue Baoqin also participated, and for a while, snowballs flew in the yard, and the three of them had a snowball fight in the snow.

Jia Cong looked at this scene with a smile, and his heart was extremely satisfied.

If you are happy so fast for the rest of your life, it is actually very good.

Sometimes he thinks that he can just take his family to live in seclusion.

But he also knows that the seemingly simple happiness in front of him is impossible for ordinary people to have.

An average person has too much, and it will

Attract too many people's eyes and come to you for trouble.

If you want to clean up for a while, you can't do it, and it will make you annoyed.

Therefore, all of this requires strong strength as a guarantee.

If you want to have all this beauty, you must become stronger, make yourself stronger, and no one dares to provoke yourself.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong strengthened his belief.

Whoever wants to ruin everything for himself, he will destroy him first.

"Brother Cong, hurry up and come over to help, and help me teach these two trick-or-treaters together."

Although Lin Daiyu is very powerful, her two fists are invincible to her four hands, and she just dodged Shi Xiangyun's snowball, and Xue Baoqin's snowball arrived again, which made her a little hurried.

Although they were also hit, they were also hit frequently.

Seeing this, Jia Cong also had a lot of fun.

"Here we are."

Leaned over and grabbed a snow ball, threw it out, and smashed it into Xue Baoqin's chest at once.

"Oh, brother-in-law, where are you going to smash it, I will make you pay for it."

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "If you can't smash it, I'm afraid that it will be swollen."

As soon as he finished speaking, a snow ball also fell on his chest.

"Oh, third brother, you are too much of a bully, Baoqin, let's beat him together."

Lin Daiyu chuckled, "Tell you two to bully me again and watch the snowball."

"Whoosh, whoosh."

Two more snowballs flew over, and two people bent down to dodge them.

The two grabbed two snowballs and threw them at Jia Cong.

Jia Cong dodged one and deliberately let the other hit him, causing the two of them to be happy.

"Hit, hit, hit again, hahahaha······

Hearing the movement outside, Mandarin Duck, Qingwen, You Sanjie, Chunlan and others also came to the door to check.

Seeing the four of them having a snowball fight was also a look of eagerness.

Qingwen rolled up her sleeves and said with a smile, "Dashuai, I'll help you."

Seeing that Qingwen was also gone, Shi Xiangyun hurriedly shouted, "Qingwen, we are in a group, hurry up and come over to help us, do you want to be a traitor?" Sister Mandarin Duck and Sister Chunlan, hurry up and come to us, and you will come over too."

Jia Cong laughed and said, "Shout, I know how to call people."

Turning to the crowd, he said, "Let's go out and play for a while."

Everyone laughed and went down, and for a while snowballs flew in the yard, and the exclamations and laughter continued.