The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 499 Liu Xianglian Jiang Yuhan flees
The army Jia Min bought was Mamluk slave soldiers.

This is what he bought from a Persian businessman with half of the high-quality imitation porcelain he brought to France.There must have been 900 people.

Mamluk slave soldiers are some young slaves bought by some Persian and Arab businessmen in Central Asia and the Caucasus, and then sent to the military camp for military training when these young people were 14 years old.When they become adults, they are sold to others, or used as mercenaries to fight for others.

In Europe, Egypt and other places, there are still many Mamluk slave soldiers.

These slave soldiers are generally cavalry, and one of the main means of killing the enemy is to throw a scimitar.

They have strict discipline and have good military literacy, so their combat effectiveness is relatively strong.

Jia Min spent a lot of money to buy such an army because he took a fancy to their military literacy and actual combat experience.

This method is much more cost-effective than recruiting troops and training from scratch, both in terms of time and money.

"Officer Min, you mean, you bought an army?"

This is somewhat beyond the cognition of Feng Ziying and others.

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

So Jia Min told the story again.

"It's really learned, the army can still buy and sell. However, this seems to be a good thing. Since they are slaves, what should we do when they come here? Shall we also redeem them?"

"Don't be in a hurry to redeem yourself. A regulation will be formulated in the future. If you have military exploits, you will be redeemed."

"They fight, but they may not be able to cooperate with us."

"After coming, follow our method and retrain."

"What about the weapons?"

"Just distribute according to our standards, clothing, military pay, etc., are all the same. You have to let them taste the sweetness, so that they can work for us."

"Oh, it's a pity that we don't have much money in our hands. Otherwise, such an army can buy more."

Feng Ziying couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

"Yeah, there's always not enough money. All businesses here are waiting for prosperity, and money is needed everywhere. I've never felt so nervous about the money in my hand."

As for money, Jia Min also has a headache now.Although there are many places to get money, there are more places to spend money in Beihai.

Once a sum of money is brought in, there are many places waiting to be spent.The current financial situation of the self-government association is always in tension.

That is to say, Feng Ziying and the others had done business before, and they barely managed it in the past two years.

"Two days ago, Ni Er said that some serfs who escaped from Ross wanted to come here. He asked if we would take them in?"

"Harvest, harvest, isn't it that we are short of people, so we can harvest as much as you come. When you come, give him freedom, give him land, and lend him seeds and farm tools."

"I'm afraid that the Ross people will find them in the future, and I'm afraid it will cause disputes."

Feng Ziying's worry is also justified.

According to normal principles, the other party's serfs should not be taken in.If it is taken in, and the owner of the other party finds it, it should be returned to them.

"Now I can't care about so much, so I will accept it first. If they find it and really can't stand it, I will return it to others. But I guess the number of people will not be too many, and generally they will not come to the door."

After Feng Ziying and the others left, Jia Min began to write letters to He Jialin.

Tell him to tell Wang Ziteng to be careful of the court and those around him.When you are sick and need medical treatment, you should find a doctor who knows everything about it, and don't trust people with unknown backgrounds.

Then he wrote a letter to Jia Lian, asking him to try to tell his sister Yuanchun to be careful in the palace and not to get involved in the right and wrong of the imperial power struggle.

Now, Jia Min is most worried about Wang Ziteng and Jia Yuanchun.

As for the other people in the house, he wasn't too worried.

Even if the prince succeeded to the throne, he would take some measures to attack or weaken some big families, but he didn't dare to go too far.

Especially when you have just ascended the throne and your position is not yet firmly established, you should not take too radical measures.

If it goes too far and loses the support of these big families, it will definitely not be a good thing for the prince.

As long as you have a little bit of political savvy, you should seek the word "stable" at this time, and use time to achieve a smooth transition.

Then he wrote to Fang Xiucai, asking him to suspend his training in the imperial capital.If possible, come to Beihai with Feng Sanniang.

One is that a large number of craftsmen need to be trained here, and the other is to avoid possible chaos and turmoil in the imperial capital.

Then he wrote a letter to Ping'er, suggesting that she exchange herself, Fenghua and Xueyue in the supermarket in the imperial capital.Go to Pukui or Beihai to develop.

The reason is the same as Fang Xiucai.

At the same time, Liu Tieshan and Wu Hongmei, who were called Xiawazi, also came to Beihai.

Ning'er in Zhili also made the same arrangement, asking him to cash out the business there and move his family to Beihai.If his Yue family is willing, they can come together.

Lujiazhuang's grandma's house is a remote mountain village, neither a strategic location nor a wealthy town, and the general wars have not spread there.It shouldn't be a problem to continue to live a peaceful life there.

Nan'er is now in charge of buses and carriages, which belong to Jia's business.Jia Min believed that Jia Lian would handle it well.

Even if the business can't be done in the future, the big deal is just closing the door.

Over the years, the Jia family has made a lot of money in this business, even if the business is not done, it is just a lack of financial resources.

As for Nan'er himself, although he followed Jia Min when he was in Yeduju, he was just a businessman and had not been involved in Jia Min's affairs all these years.Even if the imperial court is unfavorable to the Jia family, it will not affect him.

Where Yedu lived, Zhang Decai and the others were there looking after the house and brewing wine at the same time.A few people are just ordinary people now, and there will be no major problems.

After writing the letter, call Jia Qiang and ask him to take it back when he returns to the imperial capital.

Then he called Gao Dazhuang and other soldiers, greeted Feng Ziying, and went to Nijiabao.

At present, a military fortress is being built on Sauron Mountain near Nijiabao. Jia Min wants to go there to inspect it.

Since Baoyu and the girls left, Jia's mansion has become much deserted.

For the younger generation of men, only Jia Lian, Xue Biao and Jia Ping are left to support the appearance.

After the girls left, only Li Wan remained in the Grand View Garden.Because it was too deserted there, Li Wan also moved out and returned to live in the original house.

Now, the opera garden of Yuyintang is the most lively place in Jia's mansion.

However, the current situation is a bit dull compared with the past.

Those dignitaries who used to come frequently seem to come less.

One of the main reasons is that the recent performances of the two famous actors Liu Xianglian and Jiang Yuhan here have been a lot less.

The two of them used to sing here often, and in recent months, they were often invited to sing in Prince Zhongshun's mansion.

Today, apart from a few excerpts from my own troupe, what is being performed here is a juggling troupe from Wuqiao.

In the evening, Liu Xianglian and Jiang Yuhan came together.

"Oh, two brothers, why are you free today, and you thought of coming here?"

Jia Lian was quite happy to see the two of them coming.

"Second brother Lian, we brothers are here to treat you to a drink today."

"Where are you talking? Now that I'm here, it's natural for my brother to invite you."

"Today, I came here specially to invite Lian's second brother. One is to ask for something, and the other is to say goodbye to Lian's second brother."

"Where do the two brothers want to go?"

Liu Xianglian looked around vigilantly.

"I would also like to ask Lian's second brother to borrow a step to talk, find a secluded place, and discuss while having a drink."

"Okay, let the two brothers come with me."

After they left Jia's mansion, they came to Xianyuan Restaurant on Ningrong Street.I asked for a private room, ordered food, and began to drink slowly.

"Second Brother Lian, the two of us are leaving."

Liu Xianglian drank a glass of wine and said a little lonely.

"Aren't you singing at Prince Zhongshun? Why don't you just leave?"

"We don't want to go there anymore, it's not a place to be alone, it's full of dirty things all day long."

Jia Lian has heard about this for a long time.

Prince Zhongshun is very masculine, and Princess Yongning is not an honest master, and often harasses Liu Xianglian and Jiang Yuhan.

Some time ago, there was a rumor that the princess consort ordered his family to beat up Liu Xianglian and Jiang Yuhan.

Although no one saw it with their own eyes, the news came from Prince Zhongshun's mansion, so it should be true.

Jiang Yuhan originally belonged to Prince Zhongshun's mansion. Previously, Jiang Yuhan made friends with Baoyu and gave Baoyu a sweat towel. The long history of Prince Zhongshun's mansion once came to Jia's mansion to beg for Jiang Yuhan, thinking that Jia's mansion had harbored him. he.

For this reason, Jia Zheng beat Baoyu severely.

The father and daughter, Prince Zhongshun and Princess Yongning, are more ridiculous than the other, so it's no wonder they feel that they can't stay in the mansion anymore.

Although he hasn't turned against them yet, in the future, if he gets tired of playing with the two of them, it won't be difficult to play tricks on them.

"Where is brother going?"

"I heard that Feng Ziying and the others are all at Bu Kui's place. We want to go there. What does Second Brother Lian think?"

"Bu Kui's place is small and less prosperous than the imperial capital. But the mountains are high there and the emperor is far away, so it's a good place to hide. There's no theater there yet, so it's a good business for the two brothers to sing there."

"The two of us have exactly the same intention. In the past few years, we have earned some money, and now we can't stay in the capital anymore, so we feel that we can feel more at ease when we go to a remote place."

After Liu Xianglian finished speaking, Jiang Yuhan also interrupted.

"That's why the two of us came to look for Second Brother Lian. Second Brother Lian is familiar with him there, and I asked Second Brother Lian to write a letter to him, so that someone can take care of him when we get there."

"Since that's the case, I'll write to you when I get back. Now Chen Yejun happens to be there, and you know each other. In fact, even if I don't write a letter, when you arrive in Bukui, as long as you mention that you are a friend of fourth brother Min, Someone will take care of you."

"Oh, it's a pity that we have never dealt with Fourth Master Min."

"That's no problem. It's the same to go to Chen Yejun. Now Jia Qiang and Jia Yun are there, or you can find someone else. The concubine of Min's fourth brother opened a brothel in Bukui. Go there Singing is also a good place to go.”

"I've heard Jia Yun talk about this, and we have exactly the same intention. If you don't know the place where you live, you should establish yourself there first, and make plans when the future is stable."

The total of several people has been decided, and Jia Lian went back and wrote a letter to them.

The two of them packed their bags overnight when they returned home, and three days later, they quietly set off for Bukui.

(End of this chapter)