[Red Chamber] The imperial examination life of the great master

Jia Amnesty and Zhang Heng looked at each other, both of them couldn't help laughing.

It can be said that Yu Yihang was tricked by people from the old party this time. All the people from the old party returned the money from the treasury, but he was the only one who didn't return it, and was named by Tu Yuan in the early court. I lost all face.

However, even so, Yu Yihang had to hold his nose and go honestly to collect all the money so that it could be returned to the state treasury.

With Yu Yihang as a precedent, others dare not make mistakes.

Therefore, the raising of military pay was extremely smooth.

In less than half a month, Jia Amnesty raised a military salary far exceeding their expectations.

Most of this batch of military salaries were quickly sent to the frontier area for the army to fight and make "shock thunder", while the other part was kept in the treasury for emergency needs.

Thanks to the blessing of this unprecedented abundant military salary.

The soldiers in Da’an had enough food and clothing, and they had thick clothes and quilts to resist the severe cold, so they all became more courageous on the battlefield. On the other hand, the barbarians, the reason why the barbarians plundered the border in autumn and winter was because when autumn and winter came, cattle on the grassland The sheep have no grass to eat, and the lack of food and clothing. Originally, they used to rob the people in the frontier to survive the cold winter every year. Not a grain of rice was snatched by the barbarians.

The barbarians suffered from hunger and cold, and had no food or clothing, so they were far inferior to the soldiers of Da'an.

Coupled with "Zhentianlei"'s restraint on the war horse, the barbarians can be said to have learned a big lesson this time.

General Huang took advantage of the victory to pursue and led his troops to the north. In just half a month, he recovered the land that was previously stolen by the barbarians.

All of a sudden, everyone in Da'an boasted, and no one in the court was displeased.

Even those old party factions who were stubborn in their thinking and originally advocated peace were speechless in front of General Huang's achievements.

however.

This morning's breath was surprisingly dull.

Uncharacteristically.

There is no other reason.

Tu Yuan was obviously in a bad mood.

After he was furious with several ministers, he waved his hands and retreated from the court, leaving only Zhang Heng and Jia She to go to the imperial study.

Jia Amnesty bent down and said yes.

He was puzzled, and couldn't help frowning, nothing happened in the court recently, why is Tu Yuan so furious?You know, when Tu Yuan was the crown prince, he was not ostentatious, and had a gentle and kind temper. After becoming the emperor, although he was a little more domineering, he was still very generous. I sent him off, but now Yu Yihang is still working as his servant of the household department.

What will happen?

Can you make Tu Yuan angry like this?

"You bastard!" Tu Yuan was so angry that he patted the table, and a box of ointment-shaped things rolled down from the table, rolled all over the floor, and rolled to Jia Shen.

Jia She frowned and bent down to pick up the thing. What is it?

Zhang Heng didn't even look at the thing, because he ordered someone to find it.

Because there were only the three of them in the imperial study, Tu Yuan didn't put on the emperor's airs, he flicked his hands, "Uncle, please explain to Master Jia."

Zhang Heng looked at Jia She, his eyes had a clear meaning, Jia She's heart skipped a beat, and before he had time to ponder the meaning of Zhang Heng's eyes, he heard Zhang Heng say: "This is a collection from the southern Fujian area. Yes, it's called 'Furong Ointment', and it's said to be a good medicine for treating diseases overseas, and those overseas businessmen say it's more effective than ginseng, and it's mostly used by wealthy businessmen in southern Fujian."

Hibiscus paste?

Jia Amnesty lowered his head and looked at the ointment in his hand, it looked dark, isn't this just opium?

Anger flared up in his eyes.

It seems that he really took the right step. Otherwise, the horror of opium/pills will spread from the coastal areas of southern Fujian to the whole country sooner or later. At that time, the situation will get out of hand, because they want to completely destroy these things , even with the power of the whole country, it will get twice the result with half the effort!

If it is only wealthy businessmen in southern Fujian today, the problem will not be too serious.

Zhang Heng looked at Jia Amnesty and said, "But——after I ordered someone to get the pulse of those rich merchants, I found that after they took these hibiscus ointments, not only did their bodies not improve, but they became weaker and more terrifying. What’s more, this stuff is just like drugs, once you take it, you will become addicted, if you lose this hibiscus cream in the middle, those people will be like lunatics, and they will not recognize their relatives.”

After Zhang Heng finished speaking, he looked straight at Jia Amnesty.

Tu Yuan didn't notice the difference, but Jia She and Zhang Heng had been together for so long, they knew each other very well.

With just one look from Zhang Heng, Jia Amnesty understood what he was going to say.

Jia She was silent.

Fortunately, Tu Yuan spoke at this time, breaking the silence, his face flushed with anger, "There are more than that, Uncle, tell Master Jia about other things as well."

"Yes." Zhang Heng nodded, and continued calmly following what he just said, "At the same time, the men I sent to the coastal area also found that the Japanese pirates' rebellion had already become a disaster in the coastal area, and there was even a Japanese pirate massacre." Village, looting of food and women, but the governor and admiral of Fujian never mentioned this matter in the memorial. I'm afraid my people won't come back."

The emotions in Jia She's heart were suddenly overwhelmed by anger.

He clenched his fists, and the veins on the back of his hands were bulging. It is not uncommon to conceal the truth of the place for the sake of assessment, but knowing it is one thing, and hearing it with one's own ears is another, if it wasn't for those officials who concealed the truth for their own assessment , Those Japanese pirates may not dare to be so bold!

"Listen!" Tu Yuan was so angry that he even had the idea of ​​killing someone. He originally thought that what was written in the "Book from Heaven" might not be true, but right now, everything has been verified.

He wouldn't believe the nonsense that those Japanese pirates who went ashore to slaughter the village were all done by individuals.

As a ruler, how can Tu Yuan not be able to tell what is the truth and what is a lie?

These words are nothing more than excuses!

How could those pirates be so bold without the support of the Japanese kingdom?So reckless?

"Your Majesty! I will never allow these things to happen again." Jia She said categorically, he didn't care whether he would be exposed, anyway, now, Zhang Heng probably knew the truth, "Both hibiscus ointment and Japanese pirates must be obtained. Solve it, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

"It is with this intention that I keep you two here." Tu Yuan forced himself to calm down his anger. If you want to say that he is the most angry, nothing is more angry than the Japanese pirates slaughtering the village. The Japanese country sends envoys to Beijing every year Seeing you, every year Da'an also presents a lot of gifts, but in the end it is raising a tiger to cause trouble, and raising a vicious tiger that secretly wields a knife behind its back!

"What does Your Majesty want?" Jia She secretly guessed in his heart what Tu Yuan wanted to do.

He was also very grateful that Tu Yuan was still young. Although a young monarch lacked experience, he had more energy and ambition. If it was Emperor Jianming, even if he was furious, he might not take measures.

"Confucius once said a word, repay kindness with kindness, and repay grievances with honesty. Since the Japanese pirates slaughtered my people in Da'an, I will let them have a taste of it!" Tu Yuan said angrily.

"But I'm afraid the court ministers won't agree." Although Zhang Heng was also furious in his heart, he still maintained his reason and said calmly.

Now we are still at war with the barbarians. Although the chances of winning are high, the war is a waste of money after all. Even if the chances of winning are great, there will still be a lot of financial resources consumed and soldiers sacrificed. A piece of sea, financial resources is a big problem.

Tu Yuan nodded, "I know what uncle means, so I have one thing to ask you to keep Mrs. Jia this time."

"Your Majesty's words offend this humble minister. The humble minister is a citizen of Da'an, and it is his duty to be loyal and do his best for the country." Jia She said hastily.

"Lord Jia, these are pictures of some overseas species. Master Jia and the eldest son of the Chen family are close friends. I want you to let the Chen family collect these species overseas. Once collected, they will be sent back to China immediately." Tu Yuan will A stack of papers was handed out.

Jia Amnesty stepped forward to take it, and as soon as he took it, he saw the picture of sweet potatoes on it.

This is probably a copy of the painting in his book, probably also painted by Tu Yuan himself, the painting is really [-]% similar.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I must instruct the Chen family to collect these species as soon as possible." Jia Amnesty nodded.

The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass will go first.

Tuyuan's step is indeed good. Da'an's products are abundant, but if these overseas species are added, such as sweet potatoes, corn and cotton, etc., there must be a war, and the supply of food and grass in the rear will definitely not be cut off.

"Also, uncle." Tu Yuan turned around and said to Zhang Heng, "I hope you can find some skilled craftsmen, carpenters and blacksmiths, preferably from the coastal areas who can build ships. The better."

Fighting against the Wa Kingdom is probably going to be a fight at sea.

It is a pity to say that Da'an follows the closed-door policy of the previous dynasty. Officially, the ports are not allowed to be opened for trade. In private, although there are many people who venture out to sea for trade, they just turn a blind eye and close their eyes to bribe the officials. The reason is that after all, it is a small fight.

This time I really want to fight, if I don't have all kinds of skills in "Book of Heaven", Tu Yuan would really feel a little timid in his heart.

However, with "Book from Heaven", it will be quite different.

All the technologies in the "Book of Heaven" are all amazingly powerful, and the pirates of the Japanese country used only ordinary sea ships. Facing the beast-like giant ships in the "Book of Heaven", they are undoubtedly hitting stones with pebbles. .

Tu Yuan's ambition is far from that. His plan is to capture the Wa country first, and then open up overseas trade. Although he does not have the ambition to dominate the world, hemisphere domination is enough.