Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 406 Letter from Qin Zhong
"Uncle! Master Xiao Qin has sent someone to deliver a letter and is waiting for you in the front hall!"

As soon as I got home, I heard the report from the concierge.

In the past, letters from Qin Zhong were delivered to the State Administration Department through Xiyi merchants, and they were never sent directly to his home.

Lai Shangrong immediately rushed to the front hall.

I saw a handsome man with sharp eyebrows and a slightly dark complexion sitting in the hall.

Seeing him coming in, he stood up quickly and said, "Master Lai!"

"Liu Xianglian? Why are you back? What happened to Qin Zhong?"

Looking at the dark man in front of him, Lai Shangrong could hardly connect him with the jade-faced Liu Xianglian.

Although he didn't look embarrassed except for his dark skin, Lai Shangrong couldn't help but worry that something had happened to Qin Zhong.

"Don't worry, sir! Qin Zhong is fine!"

Liu Xianglian said, took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Lai Shangrong.

Lai Shangrong took it, opened the envelope, and unfolded the letter.

"master:
See the word as the face.

Unknowingly, it has been more than a year since I left Beijing. Due to the need for confidentiality, the disciple's previous letters did not mention what he saw and felt, as well as the various arrangements after arriving in Xiyi.

On the way out of Beijing, the mission sailed across the vast sea and passed through many countries. It also allowed the apprentice to see the vast world mentioned by the master.

At the same time, I also saw the cruelty of the Western Yi countries.

Every time they went to a colony, the Western officials who accompanied them were not ashamed, but instead talked about it.

Looking at the boatloads of Kunlun slaves, they were raised and sold like piglets.

Not only the disciple, but also Mei Hanlin was deeply touched and expressed deep admiration for the master's foresight.

......"

Mei Gong admires herself?Lai Shangrong didn't feel anything about it.

However, he was the nominal envoy chief after all, and his change of attitude would at least help Qin Zhong's work.

"Following the master's instructions, the apprentice found local paintings as soon as he arrived in Hong Kong.

Yes, their grasping root is completely different from my Daxia dragon, but they are trying to confuse the two.

After his disciples handed over the painting to Mei Hanlin, he angrily stormed into the Royal Palace of Britain, reprimanded the behavior, and ordered them to correct it immediately.

......"

Confusing root-grabbing with dragons can be regarded as Lai Shangrong's uneasy decision before time travel. Since he had the opportunity to correct it, of course he did it.

“Six months ago, we recruited workers and established Daxia Newspaper to promote Daxia culture.

He also published an advertisement for the craftsman in the newspaper. While waiting for the voyage, he taught some simple Chinese, which he brought back with the team this time. "

The invasion of ideology is often subtle. Lai Shangrong does not seek to affect the overall situation, but only needs to sow some seeds of admiration for Daxia culture within Xiyi.

"After on-site visits and explorations, my disciple discovered that not only were the Western Yi countries not monolithic, but there was also bitterness and hatred between Britain and Gaul.

Perhaps this can be used to achieve the effect of using barbarians to control barbarians.

It was said that when their armies encountered each other, they would start fighting without orders. In order to avoid this situation, they used the Kingdom of Siam as the boundary in Southeast Asia. The Gallic colonies were mainly east of Siam, and Britain planned to conquer the territories west of Siam. country.

……

Hope this news is useful to the master. "

Lai Shangrong was deeply pleased that Qin Zhong could discover this.

He is indeed taking advantage of the hatred of the Western Yi countries. Daxia's industry has just started. Although the Western Yi countries are not big, they have many overseas colonies.

Don't say that Daxia doesn't have the ability to conquer the world with his own strength. Even if he does, he still needs to know how hard it is to survive.

It is a good strategy to pull one to fight one, to make friends from far away and attack close by, and to plan it slowly.

Therefore, during the negotiations for the battle of Qianxiang Kingdom, he decisively won over the newly rising Britain.

Let Britain allocate its energy to deal with the poisonous Netherlands.

Sure enough, the Netherlands was weakened by the poison, and together with Gaulji, turned its attention to the Japanese and Xian Kingdoms. This also gave Lai Shangrong an opportunity to plot against the two countries. "During more than a year in Xiyi, this disciple has seen many different scenery from Daxia.

Although they do not have our cultural heritage, they have developed commerce and trade, and factories like state-owned companies are spread all over the country.

Especially in navigation technology, we are indeed far behind the Western Yi.

Thinking back to the grand scene of Zheng He's voyages to the West, it was only about three hundred years ago.

......"

Only by being able to see shortcomings can we make up for them, Lai Shangrong is very pleased about this.

"Most of the pirates here have national backgrounds. Along the way, my disciple and Brother Liu not only learned the Western language, but also secretly learned their navigation skills and naval combat skills.

Brother Liu is very skilled in martial arts. During the more than a year since he came to Xiyi, he lurked among the pirates. Not only did he gather a group of men, but he also became familiar with naval warfare techniques.

The disciple discussed with Brother Liu and wanted to ask the master to provide funds to form our own navy to prepare for emergencies.

Those who went back with Brother Liu this time included the subordinates he gathered, as well as the sailors and navigation personnel recruited by his disciple.

The accompanying ships have all been greeted in advance, and as long as the master agrees, they can be put into use immediately after payment. "

Seeing this, Lai Shangrong raised his head and looked at Liu Xianglian.

It turns out that this dark skin is the result of being exposed to the wind and sun at sea.

Asked: "How many ships did you bring back with you?"

Liu Xianglian immediately replied: "Sir, three nine-masted ships can all be used as flagships, and there are six five-masted medium-sized sea-going ships. They are all carefully selected from humble positions. They are enough to form a sizable navy. Team up.

It is currently parked at Jinmen Port, waiting for orders from adults. "

After a pause, he hesitated and said: "It's just that these nine ships may not have two to three million taels of silver..."

"Don't worry! Money is not a problem, I still have some people to hand over to you."

Xianguo could still transport women and children by land, but Japan had to transport them by sea. Although these ships lacked transportation capacity, as long as they were equipped with new cannons manufactured by firearms factories, their protection would not be a problem.

It just so happens that you can also get familiar with sea navigation.

Qin Zhong also brought back shipwrights, but it was not difficult to make a ship capable of transporting people.

Originally, he planned to put all the orphans he recruited into the security department, but now he planned to allocate some of them to Liu Xianglian.

After all, the amount involved is not small, and it is a major matter to form a private army. Liu Xianglian originally thought that Lai Shangrong would at least hesitate, but she did not expect to be so decisive.

"Don't worry, sir! I will definitely live up to my humble duty!"

"Do you have a place to stay when you come back?"

"My home has been ruined for a long time. Now I live in the Tongfu Inn across the street."

Lai Shangrong nodded slightly and said, "It's getting late today, and you're tired of traveling and traveling. Go back and rest first. You can come find me again tomorrow afternoon."

He sent Liu Xianglian away and continued to read the letter.

“The more I see, the more I admire your vision, Master.

Although Mei Hanlin received a letter from his family, he still expressed regret to his disciples several times, hoping to gain forgiveness from his master.

......"

This result was unexpected by Lai Shangrong.

Originally, in the previous content, Qin Zhong said that Mei Gong admired him a little, but Lai Shangrong just pretended that he didn't know that he would take Xue Baoqin as his concubine.

As an apprentice, Qin Zhong could not speak openly about private matters such as taking concubines, so he received a letter from Mei Gong from home and informed himself in a vague way.

The remaining two letters were letters from home to Qin Keqing. They simply expressed the joy of being an uncle and talked about some customs and customs.

Lai Shangrong put the previous content in his arms, took the remaining two family letters, rushed to Tianxiang Tower, and handed them to Qin Keqing.

Qin Zhong's letter contains his own personal feelings. He plans to pass it on to Jia Lan and Jia Jun, and then destroy it.

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(End of this chapter)