Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 324

If there were other reasons, Jia Cong would never give in at all.But the people who Wang Chenghai wanted to leave the Jiangnan camp were Japanese who planned to have a small day... and had a good life, so they had to give way.

There are still [-] capable fighters who have retreated from the original Jiangnan camp, and they have not been resettled. Two to one will be added to five, and one person will be half.

As for the money, food and equipment, let Mr. Wen take care of himself.

In Wang Chenghai's secret letter, he repeatedly praised the new Shenwei General Cannon made by the Ministry of Industry, saying that Jinghaiwei's warships lined up to the port of the Satsuma Domain, and only fired one round of artillery. He dedicated the port and the land with a radius of one hundred miles to the great Emperor Daxia.

Wen Tongxuan was picky, but thinking of the boatloads of silver that Wang Chenghai had snatched back from the Japanese kingdom, he gritted his teeth and allocated another 100 million taels of silver to the Ministry of Industry, boldly ordering a large number of artillery and New warships.

However, he specially called the messenger sent by Wang Chenghai and asked him to bring a message to Wang Chenghai. If he could not win half of the Wa Kingdom within two years, he would take a boat there and fight Wang Chenghai himself.

Regardless of Wang Chenghai's background as a pirate, he was recruited not long ago.

But the rewards Jinghaiwei brought to the court were enough to make the center treat him differently.

All the Japanese pirates in the Ryukyu Kingdom were wiped out, and the cabinet had already drawn up candidates for the governor to be stationed in Ryukyu. Together with the [-] garrisons, they had sailed eastward by boat in May and became the strongest protection force for the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Jinghaiwei patrolled the East China Sea and the South China Sea uninterruptedly, and planted the Great Xia Dragon Flag on the royal palace of Manlajia as far as the farthest, declaring the great Xia national prestige.

Now the soldiers have entered the Wa country, and for the first time they robbed Iwami Ginzan of a year's worth of silver.Now it is even more ruthless, the cannon is mounted outside the general's mansion of the Satsuma clan, forcefully forcing the Satsuma clan to offer the best port, sign a treaty, and compensate the military expenses of 50 taels of silver for the expedition of the Jinghai Guards.

Accompanying Wen Tongxuan, Jia Cong listened to the battle strategy relayed by Jinghaiwei's envoy, and gained a deeper understanding of this "pirate leader" who had only heard of his name but had never seen it in person.

This person is worthy of eating the rice bowl of the sea, a born expert in naval warfare.

This cannon diplomacy is really handy, no, after a short period of panic and anger, the Satsuma clan immediately saw an opportunity from Jinghaiwei's powerful firepower.

The messenger came here not only to deliver letters for Wang Chenghai, but also to escort the young daughter of Satsuma General Hisashi Shimadzu and envoys to Beijing.

As for the young girl, of course it is a tribute to His Majesty the great emperor of China. As for whether the emperor will bring her into the harem, it is unknown.

The reason why the envoys came to Beijing was very simple. One was to ask the Chinese government to bestow the imperial seal on Satsuma, and the other was to ask the Chinese government to allow students from Satsuma to study in Beijing.

The third is more straightforward, buy guns, guns, and warships.

After Jia Cong escaped from the Sifang Pavilion, he patted his chest and sighed: "It's too scary. This is the noble daughter of the Japanese general's family? Why is it painted like a ghost?"

That Shimadzu Kumi was very young, just over twelve.Xiaoyuan's face was smeared pale and looked childish.

That's all for nothing, it's just a mouth full of black teeth that almost made Jia Cong's eyeballs fall out.

Is this going to be dedicated to the emperor?Did Shimadzu Hisaji intend to scare the emperor to death in the middle of the night for revenge?
Nie Chaoyi, a member of the etiquette department, looked like this, and held back his smile: "This is the custom of the Japanese country. It is said that all the noble girls of the Japanese country dress like this."

"The Ministry of Rites really intends to let her go to see His Majesty in such a manner? Hurry up and send someone to teach this girl the rules of Daxia, unless your Ministry of Rites does not plan to ask for salary."

Curiosity frightened Jia Cong. He felt that he needed the comfort of the fragrant and soft sister Lin, and after a word of advice, he got on his horse and planned to go home.

Before anyone could walk a few steps, he saw Baoyu lying on the window edge of the second floor of the roadside restaurant and beckoning to himself.

At first he thought that Baoyu was playing with his friends, but when he went upstairs, he realized that this guy had brought Xiangyun, who was disguised as a man, to a restaurant to drink.

Good boy, can play!
Jia Cong looked left and right, and he was relieved after confirming with Jia Shishi that there were guards from the Fuzhong secretly protecting him nearby.

Baoyu was still bragging to Jia Cong how he had cheated his family and brought Xiangyun out of the mansion to play. In fact, the old lady knew about him taking Xiangyun out of the mansion, Wang Xifeng knew, and even Jing Da, who taught in ethnology Master also knows.

The clothes Xiangyun was wearing should be Baoyu's, and the two of them sat together inexplicably alike, Jia Cong sized it up for a while, and couldn't help laughing: "Sister Yun... No, I should call you Brother Yun now, you want to go out like this , I'm afraid it will fascinate many girls on the street."

"Brother Cong, be careful, I'll go back and tell Second Sister to let her deal with you."

Xiangyun has a brisk temper, glaring at Jia Cong, then snapped the folding fan in his hand and shook it lightly, only to see that the paper fan was also a landscape drawn by Baoyu, and there was a poem mentioned.

"It's like a dream for three lives, and now I wake up to wish the new year."

Jia Cong knew why Baoyu took Xiangyun out of the mansion at the risk of being beaten by the political lord. What happened to the historian made Xiangyun feel depressed. Perhaps in Baoyu's heart, the excitement outside the mansion could make her feel better.

"Official Qi will be on stage to sing in the afternoon, why don't Brother Cong go watch it together?"

Jia Cong shook his head, he was not interested in watching operas or listening to music, so he left the restaurant after exhorting the two of them.

When the young couple is dating, he won't interrupt them foolishly.

After returning to the mansion, Yingchun and others covered Xiangyun and Baoyu in front of the old lady. Who would have thought that the old lady knew about this a long time ago and was quietly watching the flawless performance of the granddaughters.

After lunch, the old lady looked at her granddaughters and smiled, and said to Jia Cong: "You send someone to look for Baoyu, let him bring Yun girl back soon after he has had enough fun..."

Hahahahaha...

Jia Cong looked at the stunned sisters and sisters in the room, hugging his stomach and laughing loudly.

……

The largest theaters in the capital are all owned by Prince Zhongshun. Not only is Mr. She a frequent visitor to these theaters, but Baoyu also often goes to listen to operas because of Qiguan (Jiang Yuhan).

Perhaps there is a precedent for taking Xiangyun out of the mansion to play, the old lady tacitly allowed a few girls to go out to play with Jia Cong and Baoyu.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in August is approaching, and there are more and more poetry fairs, literary fairs, and various temple fairs in various parts of the capital.

One day, Baoyu excitedly came to Dongkuayuan with a post, and said to Jia Cong: "The Shimadzu princess from the Japanese country sent me a post, inviting me to Nanchi for a banquet tomorrow. Brother Cong, will you go? Let's go." Together."

"Princess Shimadzu? Brother Bao, Kumi Shimadzu is just the daughter of the general of the Satsuma clan of the Japanese kingdom, not even the lord."

Jia Cong put down the pen in his hand, and looked at the invitation card in doubt. The hairpin flower script was written well, and the words and sentences were quite Central Plains.

But when Jia Cong thought of that pale face and black teeth, he couldn't help shivering.

Baoyu slapped his head and laughed smirkly: "It's not important, the main thing is that it is rumored that this noble lady from the Wa Kingdom is peerless, and what's even better is that she will perform dances at the banquet. I have never seen a dance from the Wa Kingdom."

The dance of the Japanese country, the Kagura performed by the priests, or the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss?
Jia Cong shook his head, and expelled the above music from his mind.

When he was about to reject Baoyu's invitation, he heard Baoyu continue: "I have already told my ancestors that I will take my second sister and younger sister Lin with me. But my ancestor said, if you don't follow, you won't let me go." Second sister and the others go out."

"Then the banquet girls can go too?"

Baoyu nodded: "Yes, I heard that this noble lady of the Japanese country sent invitations to all the noble ladies in the capital, and booked the Xiyin Building next to the South Pool. The lord of the Ministry of Rites specially sent someone to help, and someone It is rumored that this is a noble girl from the Wa Kingdom that His Majesty favors and will soon enter the palace as a concubine, and specially instructed the people in the Ministry of Rites."

Huh~
Would the emperor spoil a 12-year-old Japanese woman?Unless it is a statue of Kumi Shimadzu cast in gold.

Jia Cong was also curious about the purpose of Shimadzu Kumi's banquet, so he nodded, "Okay, I'll go and see when the time comes."

……

The Xiyin Building occupies the best location in Nanchi, and the Jia family's carriage cannot move forward shortly after entering Nanchifang City. There are too many carriages ahead and the road is blocked.

It seems that there are really many people who are interested in Shimadzu Kumi. It is estimated that almost all the people who received the invitation sent someone to come over.

Ningrong Jia's family is now the top honored family in the capital, and the people from the Ministry of Rites specially arranged a private room for them.

Jia Cong stood by the wooden railing and looked down at the lobby on the first floor and the high platform in the center, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.Xiyin Building is the property of Prince Zhongshun, and it is also the site where the Dragon Guards collect information.

The layout here is still the sketch drawn by Jia Cong last year. Liu Ke poured in tens of thousands of taels of silver. Every box here has a copper pipe to listen to.

Every word said by the people in the private room will be recorded by the secret agents of the Long Guard and sent to Beizhen Fusi in a small book.

The Ministry of Rites specially arranged the banquet here, and Jia Cong didn't believe that there would be no plan at all.

dong dong dong~
There was a knock on the door of the box, and everyone who came in knew each other. They were the confidant eunuchs next to the emperor.

Jia Cong was led to a box not far away, and was thrown down by a big cat as soon as he entered.

Hao Xuan was almost slobbered, Jia Cong struggled to break free from the embrace of the big cat, and sitting in the box were the Supreme Emperor and the emperor and his son.

"Little fat man, how have you been reading recently?"

Jia Cong bowed obediently, followed the old man's gesture and sat in front of him.

"Returning to the saint, next year's Qiu Wei, not to mention that you must win the Jie Yuan, at least you can win the Jing Kui Ya Yuan."

Jia Cong is still confident in this point. After being honed in the boy's examination, Jia Cong is now very good at writing policy theory with a touch of new ideas in a stable manner. good grade.

The old man smiled, asked a few questions about the choice of governance and other academic issues, and then changed the topic to the issue of the Construction Corps.

In particular, the "Great Xia Construction Corps and National Integration Strategy" that Jia Cong presented to the emperor aroused the old man's interest.

"You only have a chance to implement this strategy now. Otherwise, the ten household departments would not be able to withstand the consumption just by spending money like flowing water."

The Emperor Wu saw the advantages and disadvantages of this strategy at a glance, and Jia Cong cupped his hands and said: "The sage's eyes are like torches, if it weren't for the country's current silver, which is enough to support the migration of a large number of people, this strategy can only be achieved." It’s hard to put it into practice if it stays on paper.”

The sage smiled gratifiedly: "However, the national integration you mentioned is indeed an issue that the imperial court must pay attention to, whether it is the Jimi Prefecture in the southwest and northwest, or the grasslands in the north. If it is possible to achieve national integration as you said , That’s Qianqiu’s great cause. After you go back, think about it carefully, bring up ethnic integration separately, write a memorial and send it to Longshou Palace, and I’ll show you if there are any omissions.”

Jia Cong turned his eyes to the emperor, and bowed to promise after seeing the emperor nodded.

The sage master caught a glimpse of Jia Cong's movements, curled his lips but said nothing.It was Liu Heng who explained it to Jia Cong. It turned out that the sage master had seen Jia Cong’s lack of strategy a few days ago, and thought it was a good way to completely conquer the grassland, so that the old man’s heart to conquer the north was revived, and he almost put on his armor and rode his horse. go north.

Yes, this is the ruthless emperor of Wuzheng Mobei. His lifelong wish is to flatten the grasslands and completely bring the vast land north of the Great Wall and south of Beihai under the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Jia Cong looked at the twilight years and was full of ambitions, so he stood up and said: "Don't worry, the saint, I will think about it when I get back, so as to contribute to the great cause of Dingbei of the dynasty."

In fact, the best way to deal with prairie cavalry is Nanmo Gatling Bodhisattva. Unfortunately, it cannot be manufactured with the current industrial level, so we can only continue to strengthen the improvement and research of firearms.

Jia Cong talked about the advantages of firearms against cavalry, and the sage, who has dealt with the Tartars all his life, has already deduced several times in his heart.

"I have already deduced the power of the flintlock gun, but it is a pity that the grassland is so vast that it is difficult to make full use of it. Fourth, let the Ministry of Industry study the Gatling Bodhisattva Jia Cong said...it is called Shenwu Continuous Fire Gun. If it doesn’t work in one year, it will be ten years, and if it doesn’t work in ten years, it will be 20 years. One day, we will let the cavalry on the grassland try the fear of covering fire.”

Isn't researching firearms a waste of money? The emperor now only has money left.With a wave of his big hand, he promised Jia Cong 200 million taels of silver, and let him take the title of minister of the Ministry of Industry, responsible for the research and development of firearms.

After chatting for a while, it was almost noon.

Jia Cong looked at Shimadzu Kumi who was walking towards the high platform. Today's Shimadzu Kumi didn't wear the makeup of the female ghost. It should be someone from the Ministry of Rites who sent a special person to teach her. She has light makeup and fine attire. Even though she is young, she is quite feminine.

I have to say that the aesthetics of the Shimadzu family is not bad, and the selection of women who pay tribute is not bad.

Jia Cong couldn't help but asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, there is a rumor in Beijing that this woman is quite favored by you, so I sent people from the Ministry of Rites to help hold this banquet. Do you really plan to bring this woman into the palace?"

"Nonsense, why would I go to such lengths for a woman? Hisashi Shimadzu wanted to let Japanese people study in our Daxia Academy, but I felt that this was inappropriate, so I rejected it. But Wang Chenghai sent a letter saying that the major forces in the Japanese kingdom I have already heard about the Satsuma domain, and they have actually stopped the conquest, and they are unanimous to the outside world..."

It turned out that the emperor had allowed Shimadzu Kumi to hold this banquet, one reason was to paralyze the Wa people and buy time for Wang Chenghai.The second is that Shimadzu Kumi saw that the imperial court did not allow the Japanese to study in Daxia, so he said that it would be better to hold a competition.

The Japanese students played against the Daxia scholars, and the winners and losers were discussed in poetry.If the Wa State wins, Daxia will allow the Wa State to study abroad.

Liu Heng looked at the beautifully dressed woman on the high platform with disdain, and sneered: "Hijimazu thought I was King Zhou You of the Fenghuo opera princes, and he resorted to beauty tricks. Am I a person who has lost his head for women? What's more, she's still a young girl."

Jia Cong hadn't called out His Majesty the Emperor's sage, when the sage at the side suddenly said, "It's not right if you don't accept it. It's easy to make the Satsuma clan more vigilant. In this way, send this girl to the Dragon Head Palace!"

what?
Ok?
Liu Heng was dumbfounded, and Jia Cong also opened his mouth wide.

Master Saint, don't make trouble~
　Let’s stop here tonight and continue tomorrow, good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)