The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 9
At six o'clock in the morning, the Western clock struck six, and Jia Min woke up.

In this era, some western goods such as clocks, pocket watches and wine have already come in. However, things like western clocks are still luxury goods, and only wealthy families like Jia's mansion can afford them.

Gwangju has been opened as a port, and the business of the imperial court's thirteen official merchants is also booming.However, the scale of foreign trade is still very limited, and it is still under the strict supervision of the imperial court.On the whole, this is still a self-sufficient closed small-scale peasant economy society.

Fenghua and Xueyue were still sleeping, but Jia Min didn't call them.

Last night, because it was the first time he came to Jia's mansion, he was given a jug of wine in the kitchen.

Because it was low-alcohol rice wine, it tasted bland. Jia Min only took a sip and gave it all to Fenghua and Xueyue.

In today's society, wine is still a quasi-luxury.Ordinary small households cannot afford alcohol.

Jia's mother is very good at drinking, and under her example, the female family members of Jia's family are also relatively good at drinking.Girls in their teens like Tanchun and the others can drink a few glasses.

Therefore, Jia Min didn't find it strange that the two little maids could drink.

Last night, Jia Min dreamed about his previous life, and then couldn't fall asleep, and fell asleep in a daze until it was almost dawn.

Feeling a little anxious, I hurried to the toilet to get out of the house, and when I came out, I played military boxing and martial arts in the yard.

Fighting Jia Huan and Qian Huai yesterday was just a small test.Like them, there are ten or twenty, and they are not his opponents.

It's just that Jia Min's current physical fitness is still a little weak. He decided to strengthen training in the future to improve his physical fitness.

As for the issue of alcohol, the first pot of gold of the parents in the previous life was to make distilled alcohol at home.That's a high-grade wine, with the head down, it's more than 70 degrees.The method is not difficult. In the next step, Jia Min included wine making as one of his fortune plans.

Now, all he was waiting for was the right time.

As for Jia's family property, he didn't pay attention at all.If you don't make a fortune in this world, it's simply too much for heaven's sake.

Besides, Sister Feng is very greedy for money. If I use money to deal with her relationship, I think it won't make things difficult for me in the future.She is a relatively key person in the Jia Mansion, if she plays tricks on me, it will be very detrimental to my future survival here.

It is not a good thing to create too many enemies when you first come.

Don't be too greedy now, set your goals lower, and first gain a firm foothold here.

Qin Keqing, Miaoyu, Baochai, and Daiyu, these young white-collar workers, all have a certain degree of literary and artistic accomplishment, groaning without illness, expressing their worries about writing new words, and playing with petty bourgeois sentiments all day long, which is their normal state.

It seems that it is inevitable to cheat like other traversers by copying some poems or something.The words are not shocking and endless, so that these people will not look down on them.

Alas, it is really helpless to ask a soldier king to become a literary youth!
Just as Jia Min was thinking about how to get along with the people in Jia's mansion, Qin Keqing's maid Baozhu came.It turned out that it was Jia Rong who asked her to pass on the message that Jia Min was invited to his house for a drink at noon today.

Jia Min had a deep impression of Qin Keqing in his previous life, but now, he is very curious about who this Qin Keqing is.

I don't know if Jia Zhen is still thinking about her now. If that's the case, her husband Jia Rong can't protect her, which would be a tragedy.

This Jia Zhen really has no bottom line in her work.Do you know that doing this kind of thing is punished by God.Li Lingzhi was simply stunned.

This world has both advantages and disadvantages.

The good thing is that it is backward here. As a modern person, you can have many advantages.

The disadvantage is that it is backward here, and there will be many conflicts in concept with people in this world.The economy and culture are backward, and when we do things, we must conform to the rules of this world, otherwise we may run into walls everywhere.

I'm going to see Qin Keqing today, so I can't go out.Tomorrow, I will go out to the city for a stroll, to investigate and get acquainted with the situation.

Of course, Jiaofangsi must be visited, and places such as markets and shops must also be visited. It is still necessary to understand the most basic business ecology here.

In addition, the traffic, architecture, imperial examination system, and customs here are all things that must be understood. Knowing yourself and the enemy can win all battles.Otherwise, the eyes will be darkened, and you will not know anything, and it will be difficult to move an inch here.

The situation in Jia's mansion is also very complicated. The relationship here is intricate, even a little bit like swords and swords. If you are not careful, you may stumble.

As a traveler, it is actually not easy to survive in this strange world.

"Fourth Master, dinner is set."

Fenghua was holding a food box in her hand, and suddenly spoke, which startled Jia Min who was immersed in reverie.

After breakfast, Jia Min nestled in the room and started reading.

Although everyone in the house thinks that he is illiterate now, there are still more than a dozen books placed in his room, probably for the sake of appearance.

As one of the masters of the so-called House of Poems and Books, the girls all want to read some books, how can the young master not read?I can't afford to lose this face.

However, in the current Rongning Second Mansion, there are no men who are well-educated.

Jia Jing was born as a Jinshi, so he is considered a genuine literati, but he just disregarded the world of mortals, and now he is devoted to cultivating Taoism.

Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Rong, and Jia Huan were not expected to study.Jia Baoyu didn't like reading at all. Even if he did, he only liked to read some extracurricular books, which were all small pornography such as "The Romance of the West Chamber".

Jia Lan is a seedling of studying, but he is still young.

It seems that in the future, I really need to work on this aspect, so that others will believe that I wrote the poems I copied out.

Who would believe that an illiterate could write those famous articles through the ages?To show off.

However, what Jia Min read first was "Shi Tong", which talked about the history of the rise and fall of dynasties in the past.

The book is naturally written in traditional Chinese characters. However, Jia Min had a good foundation in ancient prose in his previous life, and there are basically no obstacles in reading.

Start with the table of contents and learn about the entire history.One main direction is to check whether the history of this space is consistent with the historical context of your previous life.

The purpose, of course, is to see if there is a dynasty that does not have this space. If not, you can copy the articles and poems of that dynasty.

As a result, two major discoveries were made.

One is the history of this time and space, which changed after the Tang Dynasty.Although there were five dynasties and ten kingdoms after the Tang Dynasty, in the Five Dynasties, the original world was Houliang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou.In this world, there is no Later Tang, but the Later Sui.

Among the Ten Kingdoms, there is no Southern Tang, but Southern Wu instead.The Southern Wu in this time and space is the regime of the Liu surname.It turned out that the Southern Tang Dynasty in that time and space was a regime surnamed Li, and the founding emperor was Li Sheng.

Li Sheng is not well-known, but the third emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty is famous in history. He is Li Yu, the "eternal emperor of poetry" who is called Li Houzhu.

Li Yu inherited the tradition of Huajian Ci in the late Tang Dynasty, and carried it forward. He has high attainments in poetry, articles, paintings, and music.

Especially his words, how many people dare to compare with him.

What's even better is that Li Yu's poems before the fall of the Song Dynasty were mainly about court life and love. If he wrote such poems, it would be more in line with the declining identity of the children of Jia's mansion, who are all about pursuing pleasure.

Using Li Yu's words to flaunt everywhere, it is estimated that he will soon become famous.In this era, poetry and articles are very important.

This is really God's will.Just copied Li Yu's!
The second major discovery is that after the Ming Dynasty, it was not the Qing Dynasty, but the present Dynasty.In this time and space, the Qing Dynasty has not yet appeared.Thinking about the description in "A Dream of Red Mansions", it is indeed not what the Qing Dynasty looked like.

The current dynasty is called the Daedeok Dynasty.The Dade Dynasty has been on behalf of the Ming Dynasty for more than 100 years, and it is now the fifth emperor.The reign title of the current emperor is Yuanheng. Emperor Yuanheng ascended the throne in the year of Yichou. This year is the year of Bingzi. According to the chronology, this year should be the 12th year of Yuanheng.

Jia Min asked Fenghua, and confirmed that this year is indeed the Year of the Bingzi Rat.

This is right, at least it proves that there is no such thing as Li Yu in the Southern Tang Dynasty in this time and space, and it is also true, and you can copy it without any worries.

Now, what I have to do in terms of poetry is to pretend to read books for a while, and then turn out as a child prodigy, sweeping the world's literary world.

This is a major phased victory.

After solving the problem of historical context, Jia Min focused on the history of this dynasty.

Regarding the history of the Daedeok Dynasty, this "Chronicle of the Dynasty" is more detailed.

This is a chronicle book.That is to say, the history is narrated centering on each specific event, and the chief editor is the famous Confucian scholar Ji Mingluan.

The first article "Feng Li Si Fan" caught Jia Min's attention.

This article is about the four vassal kings of the opposite sex who were enfeoffed when the Dadek Dynasty was first established: King Dongping, King Nan'an, King Xining, and King Beijing.

This is the so-called four kings among the four kings and eight princes. The Jia family's Rong Guogong and Ning Guogong belong to the second of the eight princes.

Among the four kings, King Beijing made the most contribution, and his fiefdom was in Beizhili, where he defended the imperial capital.

The other three kings, although they all have palaces in the emperor, their fiefdoms are in the southwest border, and they are responsible for guarding the southwest border. The world is known as the "San Francisco".

This immediately reminded Jia Min of the "San Francisco" in the later Qing Dynasty.

When Emperor Kangxi of that time and space withdrew the feudal clan, Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong's San Francisco were reversed.After more than ten years of war, the imperial court put down the rebellion.

So, what is the current situation in San Francisco?
The four princes and Jia's mansion are also considered family friends, and they still have contacts from time to time. From this point of view, they have not turned against each other.The reason is simple, if they had rebelled before, they would have been wiped out long ago.

Is Southwest San Francisco still there?If so, will it be reversed?
In "A Dream of Red Mansions", the prince's fight for the throne is an important metaphorical background.If it is placed in this time and space, is there also a background of fighting for imperial power?

You know, no matter which dynasty or generation, the battle for the throne is very fierce.

Falling on San Francisco, what role will they play in this time and space?

Is it a rebellion, and you want to be emperor?Or even though he didn't rebel, but participated in the battle for the throne and supported different forces to take the throne?In the struggle for imperial power, it is difficult for all parties to stay out of the matter, and basically they all have to stand in line and choose sides.

The Rongning Second Mansion was ransacked later, is it related to this?Jia Yuanchun fell out of favor later, is it because he was on the wrong team?
It seems that poetry alone is not enough.The wrecked ship of the Jia Mansion is still in a precarious state.

If you don't solve this problem, how many poems you have written, how much fame you have created, and how much money you have earned are also prepared for the execution of house raids.

(End of this chapter)