Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

Xue Pan saw off Jia Zhu, who was heading north, and he did come here on purpose this time.Originally, Xie and Xi had agreed to stay in the capital for the last day, to chat and play with Xiao Shizi.But after knowing when Jia Zhu left and where he was going to take office, Xue Pan decided to come and have a look. He guessed that the Jia family must have a bad attitude towards Jia Zhu's decision. No other place can catch up, let alone a small official in a remote place.

However, Xue Pan thinks that the place where Jia Zhu is going to take up the post is a delicate place. He said that it is close to Goryeo. It is better to look up. There is a polar bear lurking there. The area ceded by the "Nerchinsk Treaty" back then The place is exactly where Jia Zhu is going now. Although the history of this world is chaotic and there is no such battle, there are still large and small conflicts between the two countries.

From the intermittent information brought by the Xue family caravan, combined with previous knowledge, Xue Pan deduced that the general situation of the world has not changed much.Tsarist Russia has been expanding in the past hundred years, mainly targeting the Siberia region. After Tsarist Russia successively occupied the two major water systems in Siberia, the Ob River and the Yenisei River, it sent troops from the north and the south. Mangageia and Yenisesk in the south sent troops to capture the Lena River, the third water system in Siberia.

At the same time, Tsarist Russia, not satisfied with the expansion of its territory in the north, also gradually extended its minions to East Asia, and gradually came into conflict with Daqing.

Xue Pan is well aware of the wolf ambitions of that country. He has heard of the "Yellow Russia Project" before, which arrogantly stated that Russia's future lies in Asia. On the map, a straight line is drawn from K[-] in Xinjiang to Vladivostok.And he tried to swallow all the millions of lands north of the straight line into his own mouth.

Although this plan was only proposed in the 19th century, in fact, from the perspective of historical development, the first step was not the signing of the "Treaty of Nerchinsk".Although the signing of that treaty has maintained domestic peace for more than 100 years from the historical point of view at that time, it also allowed Kangxi to let go of many matters in the rear.But no one thought that once he let go at the beginning, the unsettled ambitions of those enemies would ferment in the precipitation of time, and what would eventually come would be his crazier counterattack.

Later, when China's national power was weakening, the brutality of Tsarist Russia could be seen. Successive massacres and tragedies occurred one after another, followed by wars of invasion and occupation of the Northeast.What is even more outrageous is the war between Japan and Russia. The war between the other two countries actually took place on the territory of the Northeast. It is really ridiculous to compete for the territory of China in a grand manner.

"Calpin thinks where Jia Zhu went is very important to Daqing?" Xie and Xue Pan were looking at a map in the study room, which Xue Pan had drawn privately based on the clues of the places the caravan had passed by. In this day and age, it's something that can't be easily shown.When Xie received this item, he was also shocked. This is a military secret, and some places marked on it seem to be clearer than the one in the father's hand. Pan'er is not afraid of changing hands. He sold.

"It is the territory of Daqing. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been a place where many ethnic groups gather. After being influenced by China, how can it be easily handed over to others." Xue Pan knew that this place still looks ordinary now. Constrained by an insufficiently broad continental vision.In fact, it later became one of Russia's soul spines. The Heilongjiang sea-going area is related to its direct connection with the Pacific Ocean, and its connection with Kamchatka and Aleutians. Great strategic significance.

"Fifth brother, just looking at this land simply, there is nothing special about it, but once you make contact like this, everything will be different." - Outer Xing'an Mountains - Sakhalin Islands have been drawn into a line, and at the end of them is a vast ocean. Only Xue Pan knows that he has crossed that ocean, which is the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands. Tsarist Russia, but Alaska was later bought by the United States.Regardless of its importance, it is only possible to pass there and step on the land of America.

Xie looked at this map. In fact, what shocked him the most was not that Xue Pan sent him a confidential map, but the location of Daqing on the map. Unlike the map in the hands of the father, which firmly occupied the center of the entire map, it was The position of Daqing is shifted to the northwest, and the area of ​​the sea is greatly enlarged. In the eyes of some people, Portugal, England and other countries that are just on the edge of Fujian and Guangdong are in the distance. To the west of Daqing, there are many oceans.

"Calpin, is this map based on the copy brought by foreigners?" Xun looked at Xue Pan suspiciously. He also collected many things related to the West in private, and there were a few rough maps in it. , the location of the place marked above is roughly the same as here, and they actually drew a map with Western countries as the center point. This is extremely absurd in the eyes of Daqing people. Is it possible that the whole world is the land of the king? What about Western-centric?

"Have Brother Wu read their album, you should be able to see from it that the distance between them and Daqing, as well as the sea area of ​​the world, is not what many people in Daqing imagine." Xue Pan knew Most things like the world map are circulated secretly among the royal family, and the rest of the people are not very accessible. Although big merchants will also draw their own business maps, there is no overall concept after all.

"It's completely different from the maps that we have handed down all the time, which are based on China as the absolute center, with less sea and more land. Their atlases show a very wide range of oceans, and Daqing is no longer their center. How can this be intimate with the map? It’s not what Westerners really think about. Although they are separated by the sea today and seem to be living in peace, no one can guarantee that there will be no conflicts between the two during the whole dynasty. You know, up to now, Western countries have boarded the ports of Daqing, not Daqing can also board the ports of the West."

Xie closed his eyes. He is a prince. In the education he received since he was a child, he inevitably incorporated the idea of ​​the heaven and the kingdom. He can judge others by himself. Rights are also up for grabs.So does that mean the same goes for the country.This shock was really not ordinary, and those things that he thought were absurd and grotesque things that he had peeked at from a small thief seemed to become reasonable because of this thought. "Calpin, don't tell others, even Mr. Song, don't talk too much. It's always bad to be too sober."

Xue Pan smiled gratefully at Xun Shi, how could he not know, from the beginning to the end, he and Xun Shi were the only one who spoke clearly, and he still had to bear the risk of being suspected in the future, but someone had to speak out.There is no Ming Dynasty here, nor is there Matteo Ricci's "The Complete Map of Kun Yu Wan Guo", but there are still such similar books appearing, breaking the concept of the round sky and the earth for the first time, but I don't know whether to cater to the royal power or let the people under their feet The land is firmly at the center, and rightly so.But even so, this has not been recognized by most people, and such an atlas is only considered a ridiculous conjecture.

"Fifth brother, I'm not that stupid, I know how to measure." Xue Pan's words just made Xie shake his head in his heart. This man is not stupid, but he knows too much beyond a certain point. Are you stupid?However, after thinking about it, this is also an expression of Pan'er's great trust in herself, and there is actually nothing wrong with this.It actually made Xun Shi secretly happy for a while.

Xue Pan didn't act rashly, but after several years of correspondence, he gradually learned that Xun is this person, who is different from many people in this era, and different from Chinese people who are trapped by mainland thinking. There was an oceanic awareness and no idea where that came from.

"Let's not talk about this first. Jia Zhu went to the Northland this time. It's not clear how long he will stay there, and whether he can stand on his feet. For now, let's take care of your courtyard exam. I will leave the capital in the afternoon. , Is everything ready?" The time of reunion is always too short, and in the blink of an eye there is parting again, and Pan'er is about to leave.

Xue Pan signaled that Xun was relieved, "It's all taken care of, Fifth Brother, don't worry. This time we got together in a hurry, and I haven't been able to take a good tour of the capital with Xiao Shizi. I will definitely spare enough time next time."

"Then it's a deal. He has read all your story collections. He has wanted to meet your brother for a long time." In recent years, Xue Pan has also sent many books to the capital one after another. There is a special trip to bring it to the little prince Xie Min, which is also a precautionary measure, although he doesn't know why Xie Shi's mansion is always so cold, it seems that his relationship with the fifth prince and concubine is not so good, and there is only one child, Xie Min .Then if Xie can get the uncle, Xie Min's position is very important. From a young age, it is best to instill something.

Xun personally sent Xue Pan to the pier in casual clothes, watched the big ship set sail, and the shadow of the sail faded away, but there was not much sadness on his face, although he didn't know why he trusted Xue Pan so much, although he didn't quite understand this They have strange feelings, but although they are separated from each other, they are still fighting for the common goal, and they feel safe when they think about it.

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Nanny Qiu hurriedly returned to the mansion from the outside, just as she was about to go back into the house, she was stopped by Jia Min, "Mommy, are you going out again?"

She paused for a moment, then turned around, and looked at Jia Min without any strangeness, "Ma'am, it's not that I've heard about the spirituality of the Nanmen Temple, and wanted to inquire about it, but the girl's body is always worthless." Well, are you also asking for the blessing of the Bodhisattva?"

Jia Min nodded in relief, but she was also aroused. Two years ago, she finally gave birth to a child, a girl named Daiyu.Although she is a daughter, she is deeply loved by Lin Hai and her.It's just that if it's a daughter, it's not enough to make Lin Hai have his own incense, but she doesn't want Lin Hai to think about it.Although Lin Yu was adopted, they have been together for more than five years. He is smart, filial and sensible. There is nothing wrong with having such an older brother to take care of Daiyu. If it's too much, I can't keep it now.

It's a pity that they think so, and some people don't have the same heart.