Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 318
"Really?" Mu Jun's eyes lit up, his face full of hope.

Jia Ying waved her hand and said, "Don't get too excited."

"The imperial court's ban on firearms is very strict, and you know it. Although I want to help, it depends on how much the prince needs. If I want too many, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do to help."

"How much can you take out? New muskets, and gunpowder, as many as you can." Mu Jun asked.

Jia Ying spread her hands, said with a wry smile, "The Weapons Bureau is not the back garden of my uncle's mansion, you can take whatever you want, and don't think things are too simple."

The princess's phoenix eyes were furious, and she wanted to hit someone again, but thinking of Daiyu who was next door, she endured it, bared her teeth and said, "Are you kidding me?" He gestured with his powder fist.

"A rough woman." Jia Ying's eyes flickered, obviously full of fear for those fists, but she couldn't help but despise her in her heart.

"Smuggling firearms is a serious crime against the Nine Clans. Even if I can get them out, would you dare to take over?" No matter how wonderful your heart is, you still have to appease this aunt.

But Mu Jun didn't speak anymore, she also lost her heart. As a courtier, if Jia Ying really took out so many firearms, he might have to go to jail the next day.

"Yang Bi fooled me?" Mu Jun had the words "unhappy" written all over her face.

Jia Ying shook her head and said, "He's not fooling you."

"Nowadays, the firearms and equipment of the Jiangnan Navy, even if you look at the entire Daqian, are all up-to-date. Regardless of the range of fire, or the power performance, they are all top-notch. For a navy, I have expended a lot of energy , Now that he has taken over the past, he naturally has the confidence to promise, and it is no problem to allocate a batch to you through the channel of the army."

Mu Jun also calmed down at this time, her eyebrows condensed into Chuan characters, and said: "Although I am far away from Beijing, after returning to Beijing, I also heard from my family about the situation in Beijing. Now the two kings are fighting for the position in the East Palace. The foundation of the Nan'an Palace is far away in southern Xinjiang, but it is still possible to sit firmly outside the bureau. When he came out of the palace the day before yesterday, he came to me. I was worried that I would bring disaster to the Nan'an Palace, so I refused to agree. Now, it seems that he still asked to come. No?"

After hearing this, Jia Ying shook her head and said, "You think it's easy."

"You also said that the battle between the two kings has become a fire and water situation. Even if Yang Bi allocated you a batch of firearms as promised, wouldn't anyone trouble him afterwards? Maybe he is also a prince because of his status as a Jiangnan naval officer. The king of the county, won His Majesty's trust to escape calmly, but your Nan'an palace has been involved for no reason, if you want to escape, do you think it is still possible?"

In the court, it's not that King Nan'an didn't say anything about the king of Nan'an who held a heavy army and was sitting on one side. It's just that the emperor and the cabinet never made a statement.Of course, this is also related to King Nan'an himself. Although he is in Tiannan, he strictly implements the government's decrees. Fu Donglai's implementation of land reform in Guizhou and Sichuan cannot do without the full support of the Nan'an Palace.

As for why this method was not implemented in Yunnan, one reason is that the power of the Tufu in Yunnan is far from comparable to the two places, and its sturdyness is far superior to that of the two places. Any Tufu in Yunnan can pull up an army that has always been not weak , Up to now, there has been bloodshed between Zhennan Army and Zhennan Army.Secondly, Yunnan is located in a border area, and most of them are prisons. Returning and rebelling are commonplace. It is good to win the fight. If you can’t win, you will go into the smoky forest. So he ran further south, wiped out a foreign vassal at random, and proclaimed himself king and ancestor.Although Sichuan and Guizhou provinces also have many Tufu, after all, there is still the Zhennan Army in the south, surrounded by large and rich lands, and the officers and soldiers are powerful, but dare to say, the army is overwhelming.

Therefore, the last time the chieftain came to Beijing, the heads of the chieftains in Yunnan were surprisingly united, even abandoning the old grievances of generations. It is vaguely based on the Mufu, but his objection is not to directly oppose the court, but only needs to show an attitude of not supporting or confronting.Because everyone knows that in terms of relationship with the imperial court, no family can compare to the Mu family. It has a close relationship with Nan'an Palace, and is still in-law with the Jia family in Beijing. On the second day Tianchi arrived in Beijing, the emperor received him in person.

Now, even the Mu family is holding a wait-and-see attitude on this matter, and the other families can be imagined.In the end, the cabinet had to suspend the promotion of Yunnan's land reform, and of course it was only a suspension.

Mu Tianchi, who originally agreed to meet his nephew in Beijing, also changed his itinerary, and went south before Jia Ying returned to Beijing.The grandparents and grandsons are in different places, it is better not to see each other, so as not to worry about each other, the imperial court took this opportunity to use Jia Ying to persuade their grandparents, whether they should agree or not when the time comes.

Leaving aside these old sayings for the time being, it is only said that Nan'an Prince's Mansion's position on this matter is completely consistent with that of the imperial court, and even during the period when various chieftains entered Beijing, they had a lot of conflicts with the local Tufu in Yunnan, and hundreds of people died. Number ten.

It is also this clear stance of King Nan'an that allows him to sit in southern Xinjiang safely. Up to now, it is not that he cannot do without the court trusting him to sit in southern Xinjiang, but that the court cannot do without the southern border where he sits.

Jia Ying deeply respected King Nan'an for this point.

It is said that human beings are divided into three classes, and the third class is a pretense of doing what you want to do, and everything goes smoothly, but it actually hurts people a lot. Don’t you know where in this world you can get what you want? You see I don't know how much a price has been paid behind the success of others. Life in this world is originally a struggle.For example, Baoyu.

The second class is to do what you should do, just like those in the officialdom who have no hope of promotion, are unknown, and think they are depressed.Life is not only an art, but also a technical work. If you want to live a wonderful life, you must have unique skills.For example, his father Jia Yan.

The first class, also known as the Tao suits one's body.In layman's terms, it is to let what you do, and the direction you choose to live in order to achieve your goals, be in line with the general trend of the world and the world, follow the will of heaven above, and respond to the hearts of the people below.For example, the king of Nan'an, who has great national power and is in the orthodox position, to a certain extent, the will of the court represents the will of God.Of course, there are also three grades, upper, middle and lower, so there is no need to elaborate on them one by one.

As for Jia Ying herself, speaking carefully, she is still in the second class, not outstanding.

"Actually, Yang Bi's attitude is an adventure in itself. He also understands it. Of course, if he can successfully pull the Nan'an Palace into his chariot, his chances of winning will be increased. From my point of view, his proposal is not worth it." It’s pertinent, not someone who just takes advantage and doesn’t pay.”

"Then why did he ask me to come to you?" Mu Jun asked.

Jia Ying changed her sitting position, leaned against the back of the chair, took a sip of tea and said, "Don't forget how the poor and poor sailors became an army."

"To some extent, most of the new firearms in the Northland today are inseparable from my grace. What you see is the firearm itself, but what I have is the talent and technology for making firearms."

"I really don't have what you want, but I can provide the prince with craftsmen who make firearms. You don't understand the principle of giving a man a fish and teaching a man to fish, right?"

"Really?" Mu Jun's expression brightened.

Jia Ying nodded and said, "It's just that it will take some time to transform the technology into the combat power of the army."

Mu Jun said: "Although they were defeated for a while, the Zhennan Army is not a vegetarian. They have been powerful in Biannan for decades. If they really think that we are vulnerable, then I don't mind giving them an unforgettable lesson. However, You and I are both soldiers in charge, the power of firearms is several times stronger than that of armor, the Zhennan Army cannot always lie on the merit list."

Jia Ying also nodded in agreement. In fact, the moment Jia Ying heard that the Zhennan Army was defeated, Jia Ying raised his heart. Southern Xinjiang was not only his base camp, but also related to whether Tanchun's ending could be changed.Although there is such an outlier like him now, Princess Nan'an will never accept Tanchun as a righteous daughter. She is afraid that the emperor's fate will be difficult, and she has not accumulated enough resistance by then.It is obvious which one is more important in the eyes of the emperor and those courtiers, a king of Nan'an or a concubine of the Jia family.

The best way, of course, is to help King Nan'an increase the combat power of the Zhennan Army, and cut off this possibility from the source.

"It's not a problem when I can send these people to southern Xinjiang, even if I pick them up in person." Mu Jun said impatiently.

Jia Ying didn't reply in a hurry, but was silent for a moment, then stretched out a finger and said, "No hurry, no hurry."

Mu Jun didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd, but now she had something to ask for, so she could only suppress her restless heart.

Jia Ying was thinking about how to speak to Mu Jun. To be honest, Mu Jun treated him well. Over the years, whenever there was anything that needed to be done in Southern Xinjiang, he would write to Mu Jun as soon as possible. The identity of the princess, and the prestige in the army, nothing can't be done.

But at the moment, it is not a matter between him and Mu Jun, but a dispute between him and King Nan'an.

Even if the two families had old friendship, it was between King Nan'an and his father, and three points would be lost every generation. He couldn't always be a well-behaved junior in front of King Nan'an.

It's just that Mu Jun is standing between him and King Nan'an now.

"Sister Jun."

"Ok?"

"You know, it's not easy, and there's no such thing as a free lunch."

Sooner or later, the left and right had to talk, but Jia Ying spoke out happily.

"Are you making a deal with me?" Mu Jun's pink fists were clenched and clicked. If it wasn't for Daiyu's home court in Xiaoxiang Pavilion, she would have already exploded.

Jia Ying shook her head and said, "It's not with you, Sister Jun, but with the prince."

But Mu Jun couldn't listen to it at all, only Jia Ying's words "There is no free lunch" came to mind.

"Is there a difference? I won't mention anything else, but don't forget, who saved you when you were in Huguang. Without your father nodding, you think I can make the Zhennan army travel thousands of miles away Going north?"

"Also, isn't the Nanwang Mansion's preferential treatment for the Mu family not enough? Last year, the Naxi First Division joined forces with several other families to openly resist reforming the land and returning the locals, and tied and hung the officials sent by the imperial court. Our Zhennan Army died. It took dozens of sons to put down the chaos, if there is no secret promise from the Mu family behind this, no ghost will believe it!"

Mu Jun threatened: "Are you trying to make the Nanwang Mansion and the Mu Clan settle old scores?"

Jia Ying seemed to be conscious of not being threatened at all, and said with a smile: "You can figure out the bullshit things about your Nanwang Mansion and the Mu Clan by yourself, don't rely on me, one yard is worth one yard, my grandfather's The chieftain position will never be passed on to my grandson, will it?"

He really doesn't worry about this, the future may eventually perish in the Tufu, but at least he won't be able to see it in his lifetime. , and then want to completely solve this matter, how difficult it is.Maybe let alone him, even his son might not be able to see that day.

Everything needs a process. The imperial court's policy of land reform in Sichuan and Guizhou has not been smooth, and it may have to wait until the year of the monkey when it is Yunnan's turn.

As long as the Tufu is not destroyed, the stability of the southern border cannot be separated from the Tufu.Furthermore, even without the Tufu, the Mu clan is still the patriarch of the Naxi clan. The rules that have been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years have been imprinted in people's bones, especially those that can be changed every day?Looking around the world, there is no one who has both courage and wisdom like the previous Shenzhou Taizu.

"Jia Ying never dared to forget how the prince sent troops to rescue him back then, but sister Jun, don't forget, just for Tong Sihai's place, how much money is donated to the prince of Nan'an every year. After all these years, isn't it worth it? The prince will mobilize an army for me?"

He also tinkered with some things in southern Xinjiang earlier. The most important thing is that he borrowed the resources of the Mufu, the power of the Nan'an Palace, and the ability of Tong Sihai to open up a new relationship with the Guangzhou City Shipping Department and the Tainan Kingdoms. A stable business route, relying on this item alone, the money shared by the three families every year is not a small amount, not to mention, he still has to throw money into the Hunan Army Camp and Jiangnan Navy until now, just relying on Yunji and Xishan Coal Mine, at most, can be regarded as subsidies, but they can't take up the bulk.

As for what he paid for himself, is the intellectual property rights enough?And Tong Sihai is one of his people. He has been nailed to Guangdong all these years, not just to take care of this mess, but also one of the basics that Jia Ying relies on.

"What's more, what I provided to the Nan'an Palace was not a few broken guns or cannons, but even the technology of man-made firearms. If you use it well, it will be an income, and it will be consolidated. The foundation of Zhennan Army is also the foundation of Nan'an Palace, isn't it worth mentioning a condition?"

Mu Jun sneered and said, "Ask yourself, what request have you made all these years that I have refused?"

Jia Ying sighed helplessly and said, "Sister Jun, you have to know that you are you, and the prince is the prince. If you are the master of Nan'an Palace in the future, just pretend that I didn't say anything, will it? It's believable, but I used my friendship with you to make wedding clothes for others."

Jia Ying has been in Beijing for three years, and the eldest son of King Nan'an lives in the middle of the capital, but they are close to each other without knowing the relationship. Even the things Yunji said a while ago were instigated by the Nan'an Palace in Beijing, but these things , he cannot be counted on Mu Jun's head.

Again, one size fits all.

"What conditions do you want to raise?" Mu Jun also calmed down now, and asked in a deep voice.

She also understood that what Jia Ying said was the truth, and what Jia Ying told her to do in the past was only the love between her and Jia Ying. Compared with his father, Jia Ying was always just a junior, taking care of more and more friends. Dialogue on an equal footing, but maybe even his father and king would never have imagined that the son of an old man in those days had already made his debut.

"Also, you also admit that you owe me the favor, so how should you repay it?" As he spoke, he glanced at the back room where Daiyu and the others lived.

Jia Ying seemed to be prepared, and said, "Let's talk about the first one."

"My conditions are also very simple. They are my people. They are only lent to the prince and must be repaid."

"Can"

Just as Mu Jun was about to agree, she heard Jia Ying say again: "Listen to me first before it's too late."

"What's more, firearms have always been formed alone to deter cavalry. The newly formed firearms battalion must be in your hands."

Mu Jun was taken aback when she heard the words, but she didn't expect that Jia Ying's conditions would include her.

She suddenly smiled and said, "You really think highly of me."

"It's just that you don't have to forget what a 'king' is. My father has never been in the hands of others when it comes to military power. The command of the Zhennan Army is in the hands of Old General Luo. He is my father's most trusted general. , even I have to obey orders, do you think the father will let you dictate to his army?"

Jia Ying said with a smile: "Isn't this just a discussion? I'm asking prices all over the sky to pay back the money. Besides, I'm just a suggestion. It's up to the prince himself whether he listens or not."

"In fact, even if the Northern Expedition is over tomorrow, the cabinet will continue to press the prince's papers. It has nothing to do with whether the Military Bureau has survived or not, but the balance of the court. The Northern Army is the foundation of the court. If one day the southern army surpasses the northern army, do you think the prince can stay in the southern border for more than ten years without once?"

"Since you know it well, why take the risk?" Mu Jun asked back.

"That's because what I see is not just checks and balances, but also the general trend of the times."

"I am well aware of the strength of the Zhennan Army. Don't tell me that they were defeated because they carelessly underestimated the enemy. The prince has also seen the power of firearms of the Taixi people. In fact, this is still second. The most fundamental thing is to miss me. Why would there be an army of Thais and Westerners in a foreign vassal that has become a vassal?"

"I am rich in land and resources, which is an advantage, but it is not a cage, so that the eyes and even the thinking of the officials of the court are limited to the Kyushu, who knows the vastness of the outside world. The Taixi people are ambitious and seek business profits. Regardless of traveling across the ocean, the southern barbarian countries are full of spices, which are their favorite things. As long as they are transported back, the profits can be multiplied several times.

Right now, it is just a prelude, in the land of Tianzhu to the west of Bangla, it has now become the front station of the Taixi people, where they defeated the local aborigines, as well as the Mughal Dynasty, and established the East India Companies, companies are similar to the system of commercial firms, but they are different from them. They have their own army, law, trial and management institutions. Whichever one you have encountered is under the command of the Frangipani East India Company.Frangji is just one of them, and Frangji is actually two countries in our dry population, which are always divided into big and small. "

"Besides that, there are França, Red Fan, Ameliah, and Italia."

"Now, the strong ships and guns of the Taixi people have reached the land of the southern barbarians. Do you think it is still far away from them going east?"

Mu Jun frowned from time to time, but felt very knowledgeable, and asked Jia Ying, "Why do you know so much?"

Jia Ying smiled and said: "Unfortunately, when I was suppressing the Japanese in the south of the Yangtze River, I met a França who escaped from the colonial territory. He was a senior executive of the França East India Company and learned a lot about it. , The new firearms you want are one of the items I traded with them. Although the gunpowder was made by our ancestors, in terms of firearms, they have come from behind and are qualified to be our teachers. "

"You should know what the Nanwang Mansion is facing. If not, then send someone to catch a few red-haired fans and bring them back. There are many people in Guangdong who understand Europa. Ask Tong Sihai to bring you one back." , just ask and you’ll know if I’m scaremongering.”

In Cao Gong's original writing, the King of Nan'an was defeated by the Southern Barbarians, but those half-civilized savages and descendants of the Han people could defeat the elite Zhennan Army. Jia Ying couldn't figure it out.

Unless there is a possibility, that is, with the advantage of the strong ship, the Taixi people who are full of firearms participated in it.

"As for how to repay the favor owed to you"

"Does it count as helping you build an invincible firearms battalion?"

At the end, Jia Ying smiled and said, "Of course I'm joking, but I haven't thought it through yet. If you have any requests you want to make, you can come to me. The premise is that it's your own business."

Mu Jun glanced at the inner room again, eager to speak, but Jia Ying took the lead and said, "Three matchmakers and six hires, you have made a big deal, if you don't catch up with the national funeral, you are already married now, don't think about it." Now, and I don't have any intention of eating soft food right now."

Of course, if things fail in the future, maybe he really ran back to southern Xinjiang to see if he could pick up this bowl of rice.

Let Mu Jun have more right to speak right now, it should be considered as an extra way of retreat and security in the future, otherwise he really has nothing to ask the King of Nan'an.

Mu Jun left, such a big matter, of course, is not something she can decide, even if King Nan'an spoils her again.After hearing Jia Ying's words, she was not in the mood to continue to stay in the capital, and planned to set off for the south on another day, and deal with the affairs in the south before she had time to think about other things.

Compared with the girls in the deep house, she has less love for children and more family and country. This has something to do with everyone's environment, and it's hard to say which one is good or bad.

Before leaving, Daiyu and Lvrong also came out to see them off.

Unlike the silly girl like Lvrong, Daiyu noticed the worry in Jia Ying's eyes under the smile.

In fact, it was the same in the first place. Don't look at Jia Ying who was conferred a title when he was young, and other people's eyes are high-spirited, but since he entered Beijing, he has never let down his vigilance for a moment. To fight for one's life is of course not to fight for one's future.

If it's only for the future, wouldn't it be good to stay in the Hanlin Academy safely?Just like Fu Sinian, he is now at the fifth rank, and I heard that he is about to go to a foreign post. With the nobleness of the Hanlin, he is also a magistrate of the fourth rank at the beginning. Most of the three grades will have the word "cong", but compared with most scholars, they still have to sigh "the good wind sends me to Qingyun by virtue of its strength."

Before he becomes strong, he can only pretend to be a grandson. It's not that he doesn't want to be a literati, loyal minister, but it doesn't fit his original goal.

"what are you worried about?"

Daiyu's soft voice suddenly sounded from beside her, and Jia Ying came back to look over.

"Why did you ask so?"

Daiyu said, "I heard some of your conversations."

"It's not intentional, it's because you guys are speaking too loudly, and there's only one wall between you."

Jia Ying smiled and said, "It's nothing to hear, you and I are one, so there's nothing to hide."

"Although I don't know how to be an official, I also know that you can easily help the King of Nan'an to form a firearms battalion. The purpose, but I still can't figure out what it is for." Daiyu frowned from time to time, as if she was thinking about something seriously.

Jia Ying gently stroked the other person's hair, and said, "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. You shouldn't worry about these things."

"Do you have to do it?" Daiyu raised her head and looked at Jia Ying slightly and asked.

Jia Ying nodded and said: "For myself and the country, there are reasons that have to be done. People in prosperous times, dogs in troubled times, the world is peaceful, and good bows are hidden. For people like us, the destiny and the country's dynasty are actually integrated. No contradiction."

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