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

"Something's wrong." Taro said while holding the ronin next to him, frowning.

"What's wrong? Taro-kun is too suspicious." The other ronin didn't take his words seriously at all, shook off his hand, and strode forward.

They were so dazzled by past victories that they didn't notice the looming crisis in the air.

"Where did everyone go?" Takesuke kicked a dustpan on the ground and shouted loudly.

"I guess they're all hiding at home," said the person next to them.

"Then let's spread out and grab it, count as much as we grab, and gather here later!"

All the Japanese pirates were waiting for this sentence, and when they heard this, they immediately dispersed.

Huang Jinzhong and others are also waiting for them to fall into the trap.

The people hiding in the room couldn't help holding their breath, their traps were all ready, and they were just waiting for these people to enter the room.

Zhuzhu has a lot of eyes, and he immediately picked a big house that looked more dignified.

He was also unlucky, he didn't choose so many houses, but he chose the place where Huang Jinzhong and his soldiers were ambushing.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Takesuke kicked the door open, but was choked by the dust and coughed a few times.

He cursed loudly and scratched around with the knife, as if venting his temper.

"Ah! Silver!" Takesuke saw a piece of silver protruding from behind the big jar at the corner at a glance, his eyes lit up immediately, and he ran towards that place.

Before he could touch the ingot of silver, he was punched hard by the knife Qiming who came out of the jar.

This punch hit his forehead, making his eyes stare, his head slammed, his feet became weak, he staggered, and fell directly to the ground.

Dao Qiming wiped the water off his face, and cursed at the Japanese pirate who was lying on the ground.

at the same time.

There were also screams from other rooms.

Those who succeeded did not care about fighting at all, and immediately ran to other houses to help.

Less than half an hour.

All the Japanese pirates were arrested without exception.

"Who are you? What are you going to do?" Taro knew that his premonition was right, and they had fallen into the trap of the Da'an people this time.

"What are we going to do?" Dao Qiming sneered while holding the knife, "We want revenge! Aren't you Japanese pirates very arrogant? Didn't you say that we Da'an people are all cowards? Why are we all trembling now? "

The crowd surrounded the tied up Japanese pirates in skirts three times outside. Some had murderous intent in their eyes, while others had a sneer on their faces.

"If you dare to attack us, won't you be afraid that the emperor of Da'an will be angry? Yes, you must know that we are not from Da'an." Taro is the smartest among this group of people, and of course he is also the most scheming, otherwise he wouldn't After secretly receiving the emperor's order, he asked his subordinates to learn Da'an dialect.

Huang Jinzhong came out from the crowd, with his hands behind his back, looked at the Japanese pirates, and sneered, "Angry? Hehe, His Majesty ordered me to come here to kill you. Do you really think that our Majesty is easy to fool?"

All the Japanese pirates softened immediately when they heard this.

All of them were sweating profusely. The reason why they dared to be so presumptuous here was that the local officials did not pursue it. Now that Emperor Da'an knew about it, all of them turned pale with fright.

Although they keep saying that they want to invade Da'an's territory, they all know that with their current national strength, they will only die against Da'an.

"Come on, shut up all these guys." Huang Jinzhong waved his hand and gave an order.

Everyone answered yes, went up with rags, and blocked everyone's mouths. Many of them took the opportunity to vent their grievances and beat some of their enemies. Huang Jinzhong also turned a blind eye. Anyway, with so many Japanese pirates in hand now, even if there is a war, there are enough witnesses to make the emperor of the Japanese country unable to speak sophistry.

"General Huang has a message." Tu Yuan said with a smile on his face while holding the letter in his hand.

As soon as they saw the smile on Tu Yuan's face, Jia She and Zhang Heng knew that Huang Jinzhong's plan should be going well.

Sure enough, in the letter, Huang Jinzhong did report a series of good news.

He first described how to capture the Japanese pirates, how to question the Japanese emperor as a prisoner, and how to defeat the Japanese pirates with various new weapons. In less than half a month, he had already fought from the coast of the Japanese country to the inland areas.

Although the Wa Kingdom relied on the advantages of the terrain, because the Wa Kingdom had been influenced by Da'an for a long time, many people had long since surrendered.

Jia Amnesty and Zhang Heng finished reading the letter, and couldn't help showing a happy smile.

"General Huang really impressed me this time." Tu Yuan smiled and walked back and forth in the imperial study with his hands behind his back. He was really happy. As a king, the greatest achievement is to expand the territory.

If Huang Jinzhong can completely defeat the Wa Kingdom, then Da'an's territory can be expanded a lot in the future.

"Your Majesty, such happy events should be shared with the courtiers." Jia She said.

"I also have this intention." Tu Yuan nodded and said, he originally learned the art of balance, Emperor Jianming taught him that at any time one party should not be too powerful, while the other party is too powerful, but Tu Yuan He soon discovered that the ministers of the old party had no intention of making progress at all, and only wanted to rest on their laurels. Even if he intended to promote them, they would not be as willing to work hard as young people.

"However, I still have an idea now, and I am afraid that the courtiers will object." Tu Yuan paused and said.

Although he said so, it could be heard from his tone that he had already made up his mind and would never allow anyone to refute.

Zhang Heng asked clearly: "What is your majesty's idea?"

Tu Yuan returned to the dragon chair, he opened his robe and sat down, and said with a serious expression: "I want to reopen the sea trade."

Da'an followed the system of the previous dynasty, and the closed country was also among them. Although there was maritime trade among the people, it was a small business after all, and it couldn't make a difference. What's more, it was rectified every once in a while. Like mice.

It is not an easy task to reopen the sea trade, after all, this matter involves too many interests, once the sea trade is opened, it means that not only the goods in Da'an will flow out of the country, but also the goods from abroad will flow into Da'an.

For the scholar-bureaucrat class in Da'an, their families more or less have some businesses, and the reopening of maritime trade will naturally affect their interests.

The reason why most officials are unwilling to reopen the sea trade is that Da'an has a vast territory, and just Da'an's business is enough for them to make money, and their status will also provide convenience to their family.

If the sea trade is opened, it will do more harm than good to them.

For ordinary businessmen, their competitive advantage is relatively weaker than that of officials, but the victory lies in their courage to fight. These talents are the ones who will really benefit from maritime trade.

"Your Majesty has made up his mind?" Jia She asked.

"I've already decided." Tu Yuan said firmly. Reopening the sea trade is a benefit or a disadvantage, and it is by no means clear for a while. The idea of ​​profiting from maritime trade.

"If His Majesty decides, then I have some advice." Jia She said.

"Jia Qing's family, please tell me." Tu Yuan suddenly became interested, and he looked at Jia She.

Jia She said: "If the sea trade is reopened, many adults will oppose it. Your Majesty may wish to propose a comprehensive reopening of the sea trade. Presumably there will be many ministers who think it is impossible. Your Majesty can make it difficult and pretend to take a step back. , to open sea trade in places along the coast where shipping is well developed. No one dares to refute this, and reopening sea trade is a big deal. Try it in some places. If it is possible, it can be greatly promoted. If not, then This can be adjusted so that it doesn’t have too much of an impact.”

Tu Yuan nodded while listening, a little smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Lord Jia, this is a good idea, let's do it like this."

Zhang Heng couldn't help but glance at Jia Amnesty.

Jia Amnesty met his gaze and blinked.

"Enhou's method is really better than blue." Out of the palace gate, Zhang Heng said to Jia She with a smile.

Jia Amnesty smiled, "Master Zhang's words are flattering me. If you want to be a teacher from Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid the students are still too early."

"Where did you say that?" Zhang Heng asked jokingly. "If you know Enhou's trick just now, even I feel astonished."

"It's just a fluke," Jia She said frankly, "Compared to the adults, it's far worse. It's like the thing that the adults owed me, but until now, it hasn't been settled yet."

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Zhang Heng's eyes could not help but drift away.

He coughed and said vaguely, "That's it."

"Isn't that the case?" Jia She blinked, "The Japanese pirates will be defeated by General Huang sooner or later, so Mr. Zhang should keep his promise?"

To be honest, Zhang Heng didn't try to procrastinate, but every time it came to this point, his heart was in a state of ups and downs, he was not as calm as usual, and he was not as decisive in doing things as usual.

Any smart person will be confused when they encounter the word love.

Otherwise, with Zhang Heng's intelligence, he should have sensed Jia She's intentions from his attitude.

It's a pity that Mr. Zhang's usual scheming encounters this kind of thing, and he is no different from ordinary people immediately. He is a fan of the authorities and clear to the bystanders.

"It's probably difficult for Mr. Zhang to speak here." Jia Amnesty thoughtfully blocked Zhang Heng's retreat, "How about this, nothing will happen tonight, I'll have a cup of tea with Mr. thing."

Zhang Heng had no choice but to nod his head.

Stretch out your head, shrink your head, and just say it straight!