The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 344 How can it be so coincidental
Military topics are also old issues.

One is the training of recruits as soon as possible, and the other is the daily production of firearms factories, among which serial guns are taken as a key project.The third is to strengthen the reconnaissance and surveillance of the North Vendura Tatars, as well as the research on their cavalry tactics.

The last point is the daily security maintenance on the South Vendura Grassland.

This point may seem common, but it is actually the most important.The situation in the South Wendula Grassland is unstable, and the battle of South Wendula launched by Jia Min is considered to be in vain.

This is what Jia Min, Feng Ziying and others are most worried about.

Their worries mainly lie in the court officials who will come here in the future.

If it is true that the officials sent to the South Wendura Grassland are all donated officials, as rumored by the outside world, it will be very worrying.

These donated officials are very different from officials from the imperial examinations.

The imperial examination officials are all well-read books of sages, and many of them have the ideal of establishing words, morality, and conduct for the sages.

However, these donors are different.Their officials are bought with money.The purpose of being an official is to make more money.After they take office, whether they will extort money, plunder people's wealth, and fill their own pockets is indeed a worrying issue.

Before Jiang Mingqian came to Bukui, the emperor once told him that if Jia Min was lucky enough to take down one or two counties in South Wendura, the imperial court would not send officials, and just ask Jia Min to take care of it.

However, now that the entire South Wendula Grassland has been beaten down, Jia Min can no longer handle it by himself.

With so many official positions and so many vacancies, it must be the fat meat that all parties are fighting for, so it is better for Jia Min not to intervene.

Although he was going to leave Bu Kui for a while, Jia Min was not too worried about Bu Kui's situation.

With Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun, Wei Ruolan, etc. as generals under his command, Bu Kui's original local forces Zhao Dahai, Feng Kui, Xu Mingtao, Yang Lin, etc. all have the same heart and mind with him. External factors basically pose no threat to Bu Kui.

The next day, Wang Ziteng left Bukui.After seeing Wang Ziteng off, Jia Min and Baochai came back to pack their bags and prepare to leave the next day.

Because Jia Min and Baochai's marriage has been arranged at home, Baochai is not worried about being forced to marry after returning home, so he decided to go back with Jia Min, which can be regarded as an explanation for his escape from marriage. full stop.

Ping'er naturally wanted to follow Jia Min, and Jia Min wasn't used to it without her by her side.Ping'er was also worried that others would not take good care of Jia Min.

Qingwen could go back or not, so she stayed and took care of the business.Around the Chinese New Year, it was the peak season for wine sales, and the wine shop really couldn't do without her, so she stayed.

Miaoyu originally said she was going to Suzhou, but now it's just the opposite. When she arrives at Bukui in the north, it can be said to be the opposite.The Jia Mansion doesn't know about it now, and it's hard to explain it when they go back.

Besides, she is also very busy here now. She has devoted a lot of energy to school affairs, and she is unwilling to leave.

There are Qingwen and Yizhihua here, and Shen Bingyi will come back in a few days, plus her old mother and maid, so the life here is actually much more lively and interesting than the life in the Mantouan in Jia's mansion.

Little girls, Yinger naturally followed Baochai back.Magpie followed Ping'er back to take care of Jia Min, while Huamei stayed behind to help Qingwen take care of the winery.

The staff has been determined, so they started to separate and clean up.

Although it is ready to pack, in fact, there is nothing to prepare.Jia Min was just called back by the emperor, and he will come back later, when the time comes, they will all follow him.

In fact, there is everything at home, and there is no need to move it around.Besides, they didn't take a car this time, but all rode back, and they couldn't bring too many things with them.

The reason why they chose to ride horses is because Baochai and the other female relatives have started training soldiers since the end of the Battle of South Wendura, so they are relatively proficient in equestrian skills now.

The second is that riding a horse can greatly speed up the marching speed, which is much faster than riding a car, and it is easier to adapt to bad road conditions.

Third, this is also an opportunity for exercise.

From Bukui to the imperial capital, there is a journey of eight or nine thousand miles. Even a person who does not know how to ride a horse can ride such a long distance.

Bukuinan City Gate, where people saw off Jia Min and his party.

Feng Ziying and other Bukui military and political officials, Miaoyu, Qingwen, Qu Pianxian, Liu Cheng, Dai Zhi, Cong Xiucai, and some businessmen and civilians who heard the news all came to see him off.

Jia Min's 12 soldiers were all fully armed, each with a long gun and a short gun, a pair of bows and arrows, a pair of crossbow arrows, and a saber and dagger.

Baochai, Ping'er, Ying'er, and Magpie each had a blunderbuss, a pair of crossbow bolts, a saber and a dagger.

Horses, beauties, knives and guns, plus white snow, are correspondingly interesting, and it is also a beautiful scene, quite a heroic aura.

After saying goodbye to each other, Jia Min and his party set off.

It is around two o'clock in the afternoon, and there is no rush for today's journey, as long as we arrive at Mazhuang before dark.It is the closest place, after staying there tonight, we will continue our journey tomorrow.

From Bukui to Shengjing, the road is basically plain, and the official road is also smooth.Every not far away, there are military platforms and government post stations.

It is a peaceful and prosperous age, and generally speaking, law and order are good.Even if there are some road bandits who are strong occasionally, when they meet people like Jia Min, even if there are 80 people, they are not their opponents with strong fighting power and firepower.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about the safety on the road.

After walking for 23 days in a row, Jia Min and his party arrived at the military platform of Yangmingbao in Kaiyuan Prefecture.

On the previous road, the trip was delayed for three days because of the heavy snow, and it was regarded as a three-day rest on the road.

However, due to the faster marching speed on horseback, there is no problem for them to return to the imperial capital before the New Year.

Kaiyuan Mansion is not far from Shengjing. After passing Shengjing, there are two roads to the imperial capital.

One is to go south to Yingkou, get on a boat at Niuzhuang and take the waterway to Tianjinwei, and then return to the imperial capital through Tongzhou.

When Jia Min and Baochai came, they took this road.

Because I don't know if I will catch up with the boat, so I won't go this way when I go back this time.

The other road is from Shengjing to the west, rushing to Shanhaiguan, taking the Liaoxi Corridor, passing through Jinzhou and Tangshan, and then arriving at the imperial capital.

This route is a land route, and I have never traveled it before, so Jia Min decided to take this route, so as to get familiar with the route.

Yangmingbao military platform is a relatively large military platform, and the reason for this is related to the fact that it is relatively close to the Yangmingbao distribution center.

Yangmingbao is also a relatively large distribution center, but compared to Jia Min's Bukui distribution center, the scale is still smaller.

There are also many pedestrians coming and going. Although they are all related to the military, the personnel are still relatively messy.

After Jia Min settled the crowd, he was about to go out, ready to check the layout of the military station and the surrounding environment.

This is a habit he has developed since his previous life.At present, all the members of his government corps have this habit.Whenever you go to a new place, you must first familiarize yourself with the environment.

In case of any unexpected situation, you can choose the most favorable location and route in the first time.

Because the weather is cold in winter, thick cotton curtains are hung on the door.Just when Jia Min opened the curtain and was about to go out, he bumped into someone head-on.

Taking a closer look, both of them couldn't help being surprised.

"Huaiyuan?"

"Fly away?"

After a moment of surprise, the two laughed and clasped their hands together.

"It's such a coincidence that we met here."

The person who came was actually Sun Yuanfei, Jia Min's classmate Wu Jinshi.

At that time, during the examination, Jia Min met two good friends.One is Sun Yuanfei in the northeast, and the other is Ma Qingshan in the northwest.The two of them, like Jia Min, also won the Wu Jinshi of the Bingzi year system.

This guy Ma Qingshan also likes to shake a fan in winter.Later, it was awarded by the Ministry of War as the garrison of Fengxiang Mansion in Shaanxi.Sun Yuanfei awarded the Department of Defense of Kaiyuan Prefecture in the northeast.

The three of them are Jinshi of the same discipline, and they are also close friends. Although they don't spend much time together, they hit it off very well.

Meeting here now is really a coincidence.

The two chatted happily for a while, and Sun Yuanfei suddenly said something, which surprised Jia Min.

"Huaiyuan, you're not mean enough. It's only been a year, and you've been promoted two levels in a row, and you've dumped me by three levels. How dare you tell me to see you in the future? Doesn't this give me a way to survive?"

"Yuanfei, you miscalculated, right? It's only two levels, and there's three levels there?"

"Oh, by the way, it seems that you don't know it because Bu Kui is far away. You are now a guerrilla of the third rank. Because of the victory in the South Wendula Grassland, the emperor gave you a promotion."

At this time, Jia Min didn't know that he had already been promoted.

"How did Yuanfei know about it? I really haven't received the news yet."

"My boss said when he came back from the imperial capital the day before yesterday that the second day after the imperial envoy Jiang Mingqian came back, the emperor ordered you to be promoted. Not only you, but all the officers under your command have also been promoted to a higher rank. I know everything about the battle.”

"Congratulations to Huaiyuan. I told my colleagues that you are my friend, but they still don't believe me. This time, let them meet and see if it's true or not."

"Go, don't stay here, go to my place. My home and the barracks are also very spacious, so you don't have to feel embarrassed here."

"Why bother me so much?"

"What is Huaiyuan talking about? Who are you and me? When they come to my house, even Jiayan and Jiaci will feel honored. They have never met a third-rank official in their entire life."

"My parents are very hospitable. Although the family background is not as good as Rongguo Mansion, it is considered a big family here, and there are many female relatives in the family. It is convenient for your female relatives to go. Besides, when you come here, you can't enter through the door, and you look down on me. "

"If you want to refuse, just resign here and come to my place. You and I can have a long talk by candlelight. Staying at home for two days will not delay your return home."

Seeing that Sun Yuanfei was so enthusiastic, Jia Min couldn't shirk anymore, so he led Sun Yuanfei to meet Baochai and others, and went to Sun Yuanfei's house.

Leave a message here for Juntai. If you meet Jia Lian and come here, go and inform him.

(End of this chapter)