[Red Mansion] I want to be the chief assistant

Starting from Songjiang Prefecture, there is already a special shipping route and ship to the capital, which is the fastest route.Of course, if you want to enjoy the scenery of this ancient country along the way, it is best to choose the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

The water transport on the original Beijing-Hangzhou Canal played an important role in the north-south transportation of the entire country, but after the opening of faster and more flexible shipping routes, this canal gradually ceased to serve such a purpose.And Chenlong also took his subordinates who had transformed from sailors to sailors, from the rivers to the sea, and officially upgraded from the river-turning dragon to the sea-crossing dragon.

Originally, when Lin Yu ordered to stop the water transportation, he thought of a way out for those men on the water transportation.Shipping is a big part of the future transportation development. Lin Yu established a shipping company and handed it over to Chenlong to take care of it.Originally, there were quite a few men who followed his confidants and continued to live their lives on the water, but now they are not used to the peaceful life of letting these people return to the shore to farm.It just so happens that the emperor still needs them, and the subsidy at sea is better than that in water transport before.Moreover, unlike at that time, they were all nominally under the rule of the puppet governor of water transportation, and they did all the work that could not be put on the table.Now they can say that they are serving His Majesty the Emperor in a serious manner, and they don't have to be precarious, and the benefits are very high.

"It's all the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise, how could a man like us have such a good life." These words come from the heart, after all, since ancient times, we have never seen people who work hard for a living have a good end ,You can't save much money when you are young, let alone when you are old, you can't do work, and it is not a dead end.The middle-aged man who spoke was holding a folder in his hand, and looked at the big and three rough, but he was a literate person, "Not only will we be given a high salary, but we will also be taught to read. When we get older and can't do it anymore, the company will even give us money." Salary, which dynasty can have such a good thing?"

He himself knows what is good and what is bad, and when others only know how to spend money with their salaries, he will attend every class without missing a beat.To say that he is really not a very smart person, he is only able to read newspapers now.However, the teacher who taught also said that at his age, it is already very good to be able to learn this level.Later, I specially paid a little money, signed up for a night shift, and learned to count, and now I don't have to carry bags anymore.Just hold a file folder every day and watch the goods.

Naturally, he was already a veteran of shipping, even if he switched from inland river to sea shipping, he just had to learn.The days are good now. In the past, people had one or two hands, and they didn't want to treasure them up.Now there are many retired sailors on the company's dozen or so large ships, and they have also undergone various night shifts and trainings from the emperor.Naturally, he no longer rejects handing over his abilities.Even if they don't hand it in, they still have ways to learn from other places, so it's better to be a favor!

Therefore, a middle-aged man who can read a few words can be said to be a small steward in shipping, but it is really not much to say more.The middle-aged man is still thinking, after finishing all the courses of the night shift in primary and middle schools, he will go to take a test to get a certificate, and then he can continue to learn the content of middle school, and he can go up a level before he retires. ambition.

"It's not bad for us to do this, but those who go out, that's the salary." The person who answered the conversation was the deputy on this boat. He smacked his mouth and stretched out a hand to signal, "It's this amount! If you find something good, there will be a bounty, but it is really a double gain of fame and fortune."

"He came here by risking his life." The middle-aged man is not envious. He is now leading a family with children and daughters. Don't live a happy life. Why envy those brothers who go out for a living, "If you really envy, Since the call-up order has not been changed this time, sign up!"

Those of them who travel far and wide, and work in the formula of His Majesty the Emperor, know much more information than those ordinary people.The meaning of the middle-aged man's forehead is very clear. The benefits on this first call-up order are the greatest, especially for people like them with special skills.But after a period of time, when the second call-up order is issued, the above benefits will definitely be reduced, and it is possible that the next time will not be as good as the first time.

"Hey, I'll forget it." The deputy laughed. The brothers were used to bickering with each other, and they didn't think it was offensive or not, and said, "Isn't this a drag on the family? The child is still young and can't leave. La!"

The two laughed, and the middle-aged man looked at the folder in his hand, counted the number of goods on board, and said to him, "All the goods are ready." He signed the folder under the folder. After giving a name, he tore off that page and handed it to the deputy next to him—he was supposed to confirm it, and after the deputy confirmed it, he handed it over to the captain for final signature.

On the next page, there are rows of names, which are arranged one by one according to the different cabins, with the names with official titles at the beginning.This dynasty treats officials favorably, and while they are given high salaries, they can be reimbursed for business trips like this.Of course, the amount of reimbursement for people with different official ranks is also different.But these officials who are not short of money will often choose the best cabin, and they will make up for it themselves, and what they want is cleanliness.

"Hehe, you got on our boat!" The middle-aged man cast his eyes down, and said to his assistant, "My boy, you really kept it a secret."

The deputy walked over and took a look, then laughed, and said, "Don't tell me, I really didn't know that these two groups of people collided." Such matters involving officials and even the country are usually directly sought by the customs. Captain, it's a secret.He knew that the envoy from England had boarded this ship because he had always been very familiar with the people at the customs.The affairs of these British people are not considered sensitive, and his friends only revealed them to him.However, he didn't know that there were even envoys from the Wa Kingdom, all of whom were on this boat.

"I heard that the captain's face is great, and the people above have always valued it, it's really unusual!" the deputy said, so that all the envoys from the two countries boarded their ship, isn't it unusual?Presumably it wasn't because of the injury on his leg. At this time, he didn't know what level he had been promoted to in the army.

The middle-aged man put away the folder in his hand. After all, it was not time for the guests to board the boat, so there was no need to announce it loudly.Anyone who has read the newspapers here knows that the Wa country is surrendering. What if there are people from the Wa country who refuse to admit defeat and come to assassinate those envoys?It is best to send people to Tianjin Port safely.

If you want to say how the envoys of these two countries, who are completely out of reach in this world, got together, it can only be said that it was the arrangement of the customs officials.In the eyes of Baron Berne, these people who are very considerate and polite are officials after all. In their eyes, it is only one of their responsibilities to arrange the accommodation and transportation for these envoys during the isolation period, but these envoys have If there is any other request, there is only one sentence: it will not be accepted.

Fortunately, he didn't know about Bourne's male examination, otherwise he could transfer to Hangzhou without any time limit. After enjoying the beauty of Hangzhou, he would go to the capital through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.At this time, although the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is no longer transported by water, such a waste is not in line with Lin Yu's philosophy of governing the country.Therefore, an industry specializing in canal tourism appeared on the canal.

The main branch of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal flows through so many well-known cities, which is a good way to walk slowly and appreciate the country's beautiful scenery.Since the launch of this tourism industry, it has been welcomed by a large number of scholars.

Don't look at these people who disdain the royal family on the surface, but they are very flocking to the ferry on the canal that bears the name of the royal family.With such an ancestor who can make money, if the royal family of later generations can live badly, it will be a ghost.

Baron Berne didn't know this, but Angus did.However, seeing this ignorant Bourne who was still lamenting the efficiency and etiquette of officials in this country, he shut his mouth very wisely.

If this is really enough to respect him as an envoy, he will definitely say it in advance.Even if they need to spend their own money to travel the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Baron Berne, who has just delivered the goods he brought from England and India, is not short of money.

One thing I have to mention here is that all businesses under Lin Yu's name accept banknotes, and even if the cost is large, there will be some discounts.It can be regarded as a personal effort to promote the issuance of banknotes. A rich family like the Chang family also has a lot of business in their hands. As the head of the country, it is only natural to follow Lin Yu.

Not to mention anything else, the salt of an official business and the business sugar of the royal family and the Chang family are two places where a lot of banknotes can be sold.There is still a Wang family in this sugar business, but now Wang Ziteng is the only one left in the Wang family. Even Wang Xifeng, who used to rely on Wang Ziteng as his backer, doesn't like her lonely uncle now.

It's also a rebellion, so Lin Yu can guarantee that his family and even the clansmen in Gusu - naturally they have separated now, but Wang Ziteng has cheated all four families of Jiawang Shixue.The Wang family was even more talked about, all of them were folded in, not even the infants were let go.If Wang Xifeng hadn't followed Jia Lian in Xinghua Mansion under Lin Yu's rule, she might not have been able to escape like Mrs. Wang.

In particular, Wang Ziteng no longer has a position that can be compromised.

At the beginning, after Wang Ziteng took the remnant soldiers to join Lin Yu that time, Lin Yu resolutely deprived him of his command right, and did not worry about the so-called mutiny of the army.What kind of spirit did the defeated soldiers have? Even his so-called confidantes bowed their heads quickly in front of Lin Yu who could not resist.This is also one of the reasons why in the original book, Wang Ziteng died of a sudden illness, but there was no commotion in the army.

These soldiers were all dispersed and incorporated into Lin Yu's army, and those who did not want to serve as soldiers were sent back to their original places.As for Wang Ziteng himself, he was already prepared in his heart after choosing another path.After seeing Lin Yu deprive himself of his power without hesitation, he knew that this was the worst situation.His imaginary leading troops to seek refuge was useless at all.However, in the end, Lin Yu spared his life because he made a fuss and bought himself a lot of time.

At this time, Prince Tengkong has a net worth of tens of millions, but he is a loner. He is cruel, especially when he is cruel to others.Therefore, as soon as the call was issued, he tried to find a way to bring his words into the palace through the Chang family who managed the sugar industry.

He is willing to exchange his share for a chance to go to Penglai.

Wang Ziteng's choice can be regarded as expected by Lin Yu. He is now a genuine loner. Who would dare to talk to him from his original relatives? He stayed away, afraid that if he walked in with him, he would arouse Lin Yu's resentment.Under such circumstances, why didn't he try his luck as soon as the call-up order came out.If you can start again outside, being a landowner is better than being blinded by people everywhere in the Central Plains.

This time Wang Ziteng behaved, or in other words, he no longer had the confidence to bargain when facing Lin Yu, who was already in the [-]th Five-Year Plan.The share of all sugars is exchanged for the quota of a draft order.Wang Ziteng was even disturbed, because he was worried that Lin Yu would rather not have these shares but lock him under his nose and die of old age.

Lin Yu really didn't have such thoughts. He no longer took care of the property in his hands, and he still looked at the Baishu overview.Now the overview is still Baishu, but he doesn't even look at it, leaving it to Daiyu to care about.At this point, money doesn't mean much to him anymore.In fact, Wang Ziteng, who still had some relationship with the sugar business, had almost forgotten about it, and Anzi from Beijing kept an eye on the emperor from time to time.

So, when he received news from Daiyu that Wang Ziteng had exchanged a quota, he remembered that there was still such a person.

Wang Ziteng's status is special, even if there is no particularly big commotion, but letting people leave like this is unjustifiable in the court, and it is easy to think that Lin Yu is soft-hearted.But that's all. As far as Lin Yu himself is concerned, he doesn't have much ill feeling towards him.

Therefore, he agreed to Wang Ziteng's request without thinking too much.However, in the same way, Lin Yu made a request:

'Prince Teng' must live in the capital until death.

When he came out of the palace, Wang Ziteng breathed a sigh of relief.In his current situation, even if he is sitting on a wealth of thousands of dollars, it is nothing more than attracting people's attention and avoiding it like the plague.It is a good thing for him to hide his name, especially if the government takes action to change his household registration, he will have no worries.The only thing to worry about is that he uses such a new identity, which means that he will still live under Lin Yu's nose all his life.

However, can the situation be worse than it is now?At least in Penglai, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, he can deliver it faster.

After Wang Ziteng remembered the case, Lin Yu agreed without hesitation. He didn't seem to care, and swallowed the question he originally wanted to ask.It's not that he's not reconciled, but he's also curious. Penglai is so far away from the central government, so is he really not worried about him making trouble there?

It wasn't until he actually arrived in Penglai that he realized why Lin Yu didn't care.Because opening up territories has always been inseparable from force. In that place, there are patrols armed with live ammunition, and the people's homes are always equipped with guns. Speaking of the distant emperor, His Majesty is full of praise and loyalty. .What can you do?Are you courting death?

After more than ten years, Wang Ziteng's youngest son can also run around on a sheep.The feudal kingdom also ushered in their piece of land, and the person who came was none other than Lin Kun, son of Prince Rui Lin Ruhai and nephew of the current emperor.

Wang Ziteng looked at the north and sighed suddenly. It turns out that Lin Yu had already prepared for this.If he didn't choose that path back then, but followed Lin Yu honestly, would he be one of the people who sealed the country?

It's a pity that everything has passed away.

This is a later story, only talking about the present.Baron Berne gave away all the goods in Songjiang Mansion.Originally, he wanted to take them to the capital and sell them, but after listening to Angus' persuasion, he sold them all with his help.The goods in the hands of this baron were originally on the way. Compared with those who do business seriously, the quantity is very small, and some merchants who specialize in trading may not be willing to accept it.

However, Angus stayed in the country for a long time because of the war at the time, so he still had some contacts, so he found merchants who were willing to accept them and sold them all, and then exchanged them for a large amount of banknotes.

Compared with ordinary people who have doubts about banknotes because of treasure banknotes, businessmen like Angus have a very high degree of trust in banknotes.They didn't know that the government of the previous dynasty had done indiscriminate cutting of paper money.For them, such a powerful and rich country must also be able to trust the banknotes they issue.Especially these savvy people know that with these banknotes, there is a discount for buying things in shops with the royal logo.

Bourne really didn't care about the banknotes brought back by Angus. He didn't bring many gold and silver coins, especially knowing that in this country, when the gold and silver coins of other countries are exchanged here, there is a certain amount of depreciation. Yes, he couldn't bear it.Anyway, he didn't have many coins, so he took them with him and used them when he returned to China.

He repeatedly rubbed the banknotes in his hands, smelled them and then looked at Yangguan, as if the old man who bought vegetables in the future was worried about getting money.After reading it, he had to admit that such banknotes are difficult to counterfeit.

"The craftsmen in this country have the most exquisite craftsmanship in the world." Angus smiled after seeing it. "It is said that the imperial court began to make preparations long before the issuance of banknotes. It is like the national debt issued before the Japanese conquest. It’s not that I’m not qualified, I really want to buy some.” He said to Baron Berne in English, relying on the fact that the Japanese people next to him couldn’t understand what they said.

"That's a pity." Hearing this, Baron Bern sighed, "How much interest would that be!" Judging from the current facts, the defeated country may be severely slaughtered.As for whether this country will default on its national debt, the two Britons never even thought about it.

"It is said that there is a full 5.00% interest rate!" Angus talked about this, wishing that his eyes would sparkle, "However, I heard that this was only when the imperial court was just rising. There is such an opportunity!" He smacked his lips regretfully, if the country still issues national debt in the future, maybe he will have the opportunity to buy it.

Thinking of the tariffs he paid for selling those goods, Baron Berne grinned in pain, then shook his head regretfully and said: "This is impossible, think about it, just how many merchant ships we saw in Songjiang Mansion , How much tax can be collected every day! They will definitely not be short of money anymore." In Britain, it is not surprising that merchants lend money to the royal family and nobles.Especially in recent years, more and more aristocrats are almost borrowing money to maintain their ostentation, and Baron Berne is also ignorant of it.

Because he himself is just a baron, not high in terms of title.But because of the trust of the Earl of Windsor, he recommended him to His Majesty the King, and got such an opportunity to come to the East.

Among other things, the coins he just got after paying the tax are enough for him to live a luxurious life in this country for several years.After he went back, he would bring some goods with him, and this trip to the East would be worth it.

It would be even better if he could get the friendship of the Eastern Monarch, Bourne thought happily.However, he is not a very ambitious person, these are just thoughts.Of course, it's not illegal to think about it, is it?

Unlike the relaxed British envoys, Ito Kogoro and others from the Japanese country are much more serious.What they carried with them were tributes, or apologies, for the shogunate to meet the emperor.

However, Ito Kogoro felt more and more uneasy after watching this Songjiang Mansion for such a long time.This new Han Dynasty is different from the previous Huaxia Dynasty. They put more emphasis on commerce and trade, which is why Songjiang Mansion is now prosperous.You know, just a year ago, Songjiang Mansion was just a little-known mansion.Today, the businessmen in the whole prefecture city are very lively.Where can I still see the appearance of the original small city.Hearing Saburo Sato as a guide said that in this prefecture, ordinary people got a lot of money for selling their houses.

Of course, the smarter people will not sell it. After all, the land in Songjiang Mansion is priced one a day, and it looks like it will rise in the future.Quite a few people regretted selling it too early, and if they told Lin Yu to read it, they probably felt that the second generation of demolition had appeared in this world hundreds of years earlier under his rule.

Because of this, Ito felt uneasy when he heard about the wealth of the royal family and the rumored family history of the royal family.He always felt that, based on the behavior of this country, it might not be like the previous dynasty, where gifts and surrender would be easily let go.

He, including the shogunate he represented and the entire country, had absolutely no disrespect towards this new Han, especially after seeing such a prosperous scene.

Although it is said that scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants in Japan during the shogunate period were strictly speaking farmers and merchants were at the bottom of society. Specifically, there is actually not much difference.They are not so deeply influenced by Confucianism that Lee's Chosun secretly muttered in his heart, firmly believing that the development of commerce and trade will lead to "the country will not be the country".For them, anything that brings prosperity is a good idea.

As the envoy this time, Ito wrote down what he had seen and heard since he landed in the Han Dynasty under the bright light of a kerosene lamp.After finishing writing, Kogoro Ito carefully fiddled with the light under the lamp, turning down the light a little.

Such kerosene lamps are not very popular in the whole country. At least at this time, ordinary people's homes still use traditional candles or oil lamps.But it's not that the glass cover on the kerosene lamp is too expensive, it's just that the technology has not been popularized in time, and the output of kerosene is not high enough.When the steam engine is fully popularized, with the increase of coal production, auxiliary products such as kerosene will also increase.The larger the output, the sooner the price will come down.

Before electricity was invented and brighter electric lights appeared, such kerosene lamps still had to occupy the world for a period of time before gradually withdrawing from the mainstream of the world.

At this time, such a kerosene lamp could only be afforded by rich families, because it was a living room for envoys, and there were all kinds of utensils in it, including such a kerosene lamp.Ito Kogoro had never seen such a thing, and Sato Heisaburo, who often travels in the middle school, taught them how to use such expensive objects.

"Presumably His Majesty's room will be as bright as daytime with such utensils!" Ito sighed, "I don't know how the Emperor's family is now." It was not the one who told the story of this family, but in the mind of Ito, who was loyal to the shogunate, since this family was captured, they should kill themselves cleanly.It should be noted that every day they survived is a shame, and it also brings shame to the Yamato nation.

He would never have thought that if all of this family committed suicide, the so-called emperor's line would be cut off here. However, the so-called emperor's eternal line was originally something that was blown out by later generations.Although the emperor at this time had already relied on the gods, there were still very few nobles and ministers who really took this approach.Otherwise, the Tokugawa shogunate would not be able to do anything to empty the entire family.

Although the Tokugawa family still insisted on the so-called general who conquered barbarians, this was just a piece of skin.Now, Lin Yu has come to such a trick, directly taking the emperor's family captive into Beijing, which is tantamount to peeling off the last skin in front of the Japanese people.

People make mistakes, horses make mistakes, even Lin Yu didn't expect that he would expose the emperor's family so thoroughly that these envoys from Japan were willing to accept Lin Yu's proposal various terms, but he is not willing to pay a high ransom for his family.

Lin Yu figured out what these people were thinking, and couldn't laugh or cry for a while.I had no choice but to half sell and half give away, and returned the family to these envoys at a low price.What is he doing with it? He is raising it for nothing and wasting food, that's all!It was said that the rewards for the soldiers were finally paid by Lin Yu himself, making up for the shortfall other than the ransom.

But in this way, the original high price became cheap, but the face and dignity of the so-called emperor, no, and the Japanese slave king were trampled on the ground even more.So much so that the family committed suicide shortly after returning to China.I don't know if he was committed suicide, but considering the ransom incident in the capital, both possibilities are quite high.Later generations of Japanese historians argued fiercely about these two statements, and some even said that Emperor Shengyuan sent a secret agent to succeed, and was sprayed back by the other two factions temporarily unanimously.The public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right, which eventually became a big mystery.

Originally, Ito didn't think much of the group of foreigners from the West who were open to money, but now that it was the arrangement of Shangguo officials, they had no choice but to obey.And at this time, they were still worried, and they didn't have the heart to pay attention to the foreigners next to them.

Baron Bern and Angus knew that these people were from the defeated country, and they were about to make amends to the Emperor, so they had no intention of making friends. These Westerners are not stupid.That's why, this road is pretty clean.

The deputy who had taken over the responsibility of the guests on this ship from the captain was relieved to see that they each had their own circles.It's not that he was afraid of anything, it's just that he didn't want to mess things up and disappoint the captain who was jealous of promoting him.He really doesn't really care much about these people themselves. At this time, the pride of the Han people is very strong.They also have reasons to be so proud of living and creating this great country, and Lin Yu is also happy to cultivate these prides more intentionally.

China is a country of etiquette, and humility is a virtue, but Lin Yu told the editors of those newspapers very bluntly that humility is okay, but only after showing force.Only the strong are qualified to be humble, and the modesty of the weak is just cowardly and easy to deceive in their eyes.As with people, so with countries.

Therefore, talk less about the useless courtesy of a gentleman in the newspaper, and report more on the powerful side of some countries.Of course, real strength is not achieved by bragging, but by soldiers fighting with their lives.However, it is the job of the newspaper office to report these great victories for the whole world to see.

Ito can understand Chinese. He was born as a public official and a boy. He received an elite education when he was young, and Chinese is a part of it.However, because of the influence of the previous Jing Dynasty, and because of the close relationship between the two countries for nearly a hundred years, the teaching of Chinese among the top leaders of the Japanese country has gradually been ignored in the past ten years.

But the Ito family is a noble family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it is said that their ancestors have the blood of Genji.However, when he thought of the so-called Emperor's family today, the bloodline he was so proud of turned into a shame that Ito was extremely unwilling to admit now.Of course, no matter how he feels about this lineage, these hundreds of years of inheritance have made his family's Chinese language a part of the inheritance.Ito has to admit that now he is very thankful for his serious habits and has learned this language.That's why this mission came about.

In the country of Wa, there are not many businessmen who can speak Chinese well.However, it can be predicted that Chinese language will reappear on the stage due to the appearance of Chinese envoys in the near future.

Ito carefully compared the gap between the two countries, and the result made him sigh.During this period of time, he has not been able to move around much, not because of the permission of the officials of the Han Dynasty, but because of time constraints.But as far as he can come into contact with and what he has learned from Sato Heisaburo is enough to make him feel beyond reach.

He sighed and rarely walked out of the room to blow some air on the deck.At this time, the wind was calm and the boat had stopped.It is also the time when the sun is setting and the scenery is pleasant.However, as far as the eye can see, the number of sailors who were bustling and walking everywhere is now much less, and the remaining few are also hurriedly walking in one direction.

He stopped one of the stewards, apologized first, and then asked, "Did something happen on this boat?"

The one who was stopped happened to be the middle-aged man who was in charge of the cargo and the guests on the ship. He heard the Chinese with Japanese characters and said with a smile: "Guests, don't be nervous, this is Mr. Xun on the ship who is giving a lecture to everyone What!." They didn't know who this Mr. Xun was, but compared to those officials and envoys from other countries, he was personally assigned the best cabin by the captain.However, Chenlong's subordinates were originally from water transportation, so they were clear about what to ask and what not to ask.

Ito thought that this person must be a master, and said: "It's abrupt, I just wonder if I can listen to it too?"

The middle-aged steward looked at how polite the envoy was to them who were sailors, and he believed in the propaganda in the newspaper a little more, and said, "It's just something simple, and the guests don't mind it." If so, let’s listen together!”

Ito hurriedly dared not dare, and followed the people to the largest hall on the ship.Ito knew that this place was originally an activity room. When everyone was free, they would come here to chat with each other. There were also books, newspapers, go and chess, etc.But at this time, the entire hall was already full of people, and people from the entire boat had gathered here.

The crowd stood together in twos and threes. The one in front was a white-faced and beardless young man, wearing the most common dark clothes these days. Seeing that people were almost here, he nodded and said, "I have already talked about several types of numerology for a while. Different algorithms, today just talk about how to use them quickly and effectively in daily life."

This person is none other than Xun Changlin, one of the members of the envoy that Guan Yunfei dug out from unknown place, one of the members of the envoy to Europe that Guan Yunfei dug up.