The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that Li Guopei, the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi Province, suppressed the bandits in Luoxiao Mountain and returned with a big victory.The magistrate Su Tao greeted him out of the city gate in person, the two men, civil and military, raised their arms and smiled.Back at the left of the government office, they just boasted to each other and congratulated each other, and Su Tao threw a big banquet to entertain them.

While playing and drinking, Li Guopei winked at Jia Cong, pretending to attend the briefing.After a while, Jia Cong also slipped out.I saw Li Guopei standing under the eaves of the corridor looking at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and a middle-aged man actually gave birth to a somewhat bright and sad air.Nai stepped forward and cupped his hands: "General Li."

Li Guopei still looked up at the sky and said: "The end will be troublesome."

Jia Cong blinked: "What's the reason?"

"In the prime of life, fighting all over the world." Li Guopei said, "I have just been fighting bandits for a year, and it is like killing a chicken with a knife. Seeing that there is nothing else to do."

"You want to fight." Jia Cong touched his chin and thought, "War is the most expensive thing. You are still under the command of King Yan. King Yan has sent two groups of people to North America. There are gold mines in the west. Send the immigrants there; the east is full of Europeans, Jarvis Lin Daiyu and the two control the killing and don’t care about burying them. Our side encourages bandits and green forest thieves to help, so we don’t need to immigrate for the time being. But it’s only for the time being. In fact, the land in the east of North America is more It is fertile, and because Westerners have pioneered for 150 years, we just need to get rid of them and move our people there. There is a big difficulty in immigrating to the east of North America. General Li has also seen the world chart People, what do you think about it?"

Li Guopei still looks up at the sky, as if a huge world map is spread out in front of his eyes, and the white clouds are regarded as land and the sky as ocean.After gazing for a long time, Li Guopei said: "If we send the army there, our army is well-trained, well-equipped with excellent weapons, and the sea ships are also excellent. They are not afraid of pirates and warships of other countries. If you immigrate to the east of North America, you may be attacked."

Jia Cong nodded: "Warships burn money. Immigrant ships can't spend that much money. In fact, we send bandits there. It's a loss-making business, super loss-making. It's just that the cost must be spent. And the immigration must be large and voluntary, and Most of the people left their homes because their families were poor. The ticket to North America is not cheap." He sighed softly, "How can ordinary people afford it?"

Li Guopei thought for a while, and said: "Although they have to bypass Africa, they will not be able to protect themselves, so it is no problem. Instead, they will pass through the waters near Spain and Portugal in the end."

Instead, Jia Cong talked about other topics: "Have you heard of Egypt?"

Li Guopei was slightly taken aback: "I read popular science books when I was in Taiwan. The history of that country is earlier than ours."

"One of the four ancient civilizations, has experienced several ups and downs. It fell into the hands of Ottoman Turkey more than 200 years ago, and it is now a province of them. A few years ago, the Taoist Master Zhenming and the others assassinated several intelligent figures in the Ottoman Kingdom, and put the heir to the throne Only four children were left, and the oldest was six years old. Last year, Liu Hu’s eldest daughter, Liu Mingqiu, killed their sultan—the ruler of the country. So now the other country is on the verge of splitting. Do you remember that the world chart of Taiwan government specifically Suez and Port Said marked?"

"remember."

"About 4000 years ago, the king of Egypt dug a canal between the two, with a total length of about 1000 miles. After that, several generations of monarchs either repaired or abolished it, until it was completely abandoned about [-] years ago."

Li Guopei suddenly understood what he meant, and frowned slightly: "If it is in my court, the canal four hundred miles away is not troublesome. But overseas..."

"It is necessary to let the local people to repair it overseas. It is obviously inappropriate for us to transport people there." Jia Cong said, "I have already weighed the candidates, but that general is only good at naval warfare, and he is quite young and inexperienced. The fact is too important, there must be a veteran to go with them." He smiled wryly, "We don't have any veterans at all. I was pleasantly surprised when I first met General Yang Guotai, and I felt that this person was a gift from God. However... …he didn't seem like the best fit."

Li Guopei's eyes moved: "Why?"

"If he goes to North and South America or Europe, he is suitable. In his early years, he followed General Shi to roam the northern borders, and he would kill the enemy without leaving any alive. He has also slaughtered cities and killed prisoners. Although he has not been in the army for many years, he has stood on the battlefield. , the old habits will naturally go back. The construction of the Suez Canal is not just about killing people. We can’t transport Lauf there, it’s too expensive. We have to hire local people to work and eat local food.” Jia Cong smiled and said, "Mr. Wan Zhang is quite suitable." He paused, "It's just that fighting in that place is not only about attacking, but also defending. The two of you have defended Jinggangshan for more than ten years, and you also fought with officers and soldiers. I have fought with other bandits, so I must have some experience."

Li Guopei thought for a long time, but did not say a word.

"I can guarantee two things. First, no one will interfere with the general's achievements and reputation. Second, the general will be immortalized forever because of this, and will always exist in the geography of future generations until the extinction of human beings on the earth in this time and space. It's in the textbook." He smiled, "Are you excited?"

Li Guopei looked at him sideways: "Who did you choose?"

"My fourth sister, Jia Xichun."

Li Guopei was shocked: "What? Your sister?!"

"My fourth sister presided over the establishment of Dajiala City. What is a canal?"

Li Guopei frowned: "If I remember correctly, the weather there is hot and water-scarce, and there are many deserts."

"She traveled all over the country in her early years, including the deserts in the northwest. Besides, before she leaves, she will definitely marry my prospective fourth brother-in-law, and the couple will take care of each other. The young general I was talking about who is good at naval warfare is the fourth brother-in-law Wu You." Jia Cong looked up at Li Guopei intently, "Look, my sister and brother-in-law will go there, and all kinds of supplies are absolutely indispensable. It is too laborious to dig the canal with only civilians. You can blast it with artillery first. I guarantee that the artillery will give you the last Okay. I still need to build a cement factory in the local area later. Well, I am a layman in this area. My fourth sister has never built a canal, so I have to find some experts. After the canal is built, if the general wants to go elsewhere, You can also stay in the canal for garrison."

Li Guopei was silent for a moment: "I have to think about this."

"That's right." Jia Cong said, "Five groups of people have been there for the preliminary survey, and it took four years; the official construction will take at least ten years."

"What do you want the army to do? Just garrison?"

Jia Cong breathed out: "That is not our territory, General! Although we need local civilians to do things—" He paused for a long time, "After we are done, we have to let them speak our words and get rid of their current Believe and convert to religion. Only in this way can they be regarded as their own people. That place will be extremely important in the following hundreds of years, and it cannot be left in the hands of foreigners."

Li Guopei looked at him for a long time: "Then Yang Guotai is more suitable?"

"If you can educate the local people, he doesn't have to go. However, it is impossible to educate foreigners without a strong army." Jia Cong said seriously, "Civilization can only exist under the protection of force forever."

Li Guopei thought for a long time: "Will it be difficult to supply?"

"It's not that difficult. We have the Malay Archipelago, and we have a very good relationship with the Kingdom of Shu. The Kingdom of Shu will continue to advance westward in the next few years. Just use the money to buy things from Tianzhu."

Li Guopei smiled wryly, "Isn't Tianzhu not far away?"

Jia Cong also smiled wryly: "It's better to be closer than me... much closer... maybe."

"I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money. How much money does your family have?"

"Don't worry about money." Jia Cong said with a smile, "Didn't North America discover such a large gold mine?"

Li Guopei was startled, and it took him a long time to realize: "Gan Lei is your man!"

Jia Cong stretched out his hand and made a "V": "It's not only the Mei family who can do things like earning two thousand and reporting five hundred."

Li Guopei laughed out loud.After laughing, he suddenly turned over and bowed down: "My lord." Jia Cong was stunned for a moment.In this life, being worshiped as the lord is still Gong Kun many years ago.He sighed for two seconds, then bent down to help Li Guopei up.Li Guopei said, "My lord is much stronger than all the lords, and I will eventually be willing to do my best."

Jia Cong said modestly, "I just had a few thoughts. The serious things are done by Gong Kun and my sister."

Li Guopei said sternly: "My lord is willing to build canals for his descendants hundreds of years later, but he is still doing it overseas, and it costs a lot of money to build, and it is not for his own benefit. At the end of his vision, he will be so admired."

Jia Cong put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Is there such a thing as vision? It's easy to see clearly from the lower reaches of the long river of history. It's nothing." Li Guopei's eyes froze.

That night, Li Guopei wrote a letter to King Yan, saying that he had been in the mountains for many years and had fought bandits for more than a year. He was quite tired and did not want to join the army.I begged to resign and be an ordinary citizen. I wanted to buy a house to take in a few concubines, and then I wanted to buy a few ships to go to the West to sell seafood and become a maritime merchant.Since Li Guopei was leaving, Yang Guotai had to stay.Anyone who knew him thought he was dead anyway.Su Tao then wrote a letter to the King of Yan, seeking credit for Yang Guotai.In the memorial, it is written: "This person's surname is Yang and his name is Tugen. He recently changed his name to Cathay."

King Yan's eyeballs almost fell off when he received Li Guopei's Zhezi.Passed it to the counselors around, and several of them said: "I am afraid that this person is old and fascinated by wealth. The general has no fighting spirit, and I am afraid that he is useless." King Yan said with emotion.

Looking at Su Tao's notes again, he thought that Su Tao wanted to lure Yang Tugen into his official career, and specially helped him change his name.He did remember Yang Guotai.It's just that the name is really vulgar, and I didn't think too much about it.But Feng Ziying smiled and said: "I heard that the Yang family in Yuzhang is a big family in the green forest, and there are many thieves." King Yan gave him a smile and ordered him to investigate this person.

Later, Feng Ziying sent the news that Yang Tugen really came from the Yang family in Yuzhang. There was an older brother named Yang Shuigen who ran an inn.Yan Wang nodded: "Su Tao recommends this person, I'm afraid it's also to appease the local government." It's just that he doesn't have many generals, and North America needs the most manpower.Since this Yang Tugen was able to defeat [-] bandits with [-] soldiers in charge of grain, his ability is obviously not small.So he gave a title of deputy general and ordered Li Guopei to take him with him first, and the matter of resignation will be discussed later.

These are all things for later.

The Jiangxi affairs were almost settled, so Jia Cong discussed with Chen Ruijin and others that it was time to go back.Chen Ruijin said lazily: "That Miss Li Tao, should I make an arrangement for her?"

Jia Cong was taken aback: "Huh? She hasn't returned to vulgarity yet... Uh, is she a good man?"

Chen Ruijin glanced at him: "The great service she has made is only being good?"

"Isn't she unwilling to be our spy. How about...ask her family what's going on, and ask Senior Brother Su to jump in the line for her family when handling the case?" Jia Cong tapped the table a few times with three or four fingers, "She doesn't Is that why you reported the letter?"

Chen Ruijin said solemnly: "I thought about it from the beginning, Li Tao is probably the one who has contributed the most, but I can go past Yang Guotai. We can control the rest of the matter; what will happen if she is not in the bandits' sudden attack on the city? It's really hard to say. .I want to meet her tomorrow and ask her what she wants."

Jia Cong thought for a while and frowned slightly: "Don't make wishes casually. Since she wants to marry someone, she must want to be a woman from a good family. This is not Taiwan, and it is very feudal. Ordinary better people probably don't want to marry a fan. She has to go to a foreign place where no one knows her origin, and make up a good-looking identity at random, so that she can live in peace. Otherwise, if the former benefactor bumps into her when relatives and friends are gathering, there may be troubles."

"I know. I just want to persuade her to go out of town." Chen Ruijin said, "If she has a bad life, I'm sorry for the great service she has made, and I can't bear it."

Jia Cong did not expect this to be the reason.Feeling hot in his heart, he leaned forward and hugged her, buried his chin in the back of Chen Ruijin's neck and rubbed it lightly, and murmured: "Daughter-in-law, you are such a good person..." The corners of Chen Ruijin's mouth curled up slightly, and his body relaxed.He went on to say, "I really have vision, and I married such a good wife." Chen Ruijin chuckled.

The next day, Chen Ruijin wrote a post to Li Tao, asking her to meet at a tea shop.Li Tao arrived on time.Hearing Chen Ruijin's explanation of his intentions, he lowered his head slightly and said, "I've thought about it. Why don't I just marry Old Hutou. That day he saw that I was still alive... He was really happy."

Chen Ruijin frowned: "He really likes you, but he's too old. Besides, do you like him?"

Li Tao smiled wryly: "Am I young? What else can I choose with my identity?"

Chen Ruijin thought for a moment and said: "I thought you were a very confident woman. It turns out that you didn't understand your strengths, but only your weaknesses. If you use your weaknesses to think about yourself, you must look down on yourself. Miss Li, I sincerely I advise you to stay in Dajiala for a while. It doesn’t need to be too long, half a year is fine. Otherwise, you will be a pity.” She took out an object from her pocket and handed it over.

Li Tao took it over and saw that it was a copper plate with the words "Pass Pass" engraved on it, and the first three lines were twisted and twisted in an unknown language.On the back is a whole side of weird patterns, which can't be seen at all.Chen Ruijin handed over a few more bank notes: "The pass allows you to enter many schools in Dajiala. This is [-] bank notes, enough for you to go shopping for more than half a year. Go and have a look, go to the school to listen to the teacher's lecture, and visit the school. Museums, art galleries, and concerts at concert halls. By the way, they were playing dramas and musicals last year, and I saw the rehearsals, which were quite interesting. It’s probably already officially staged.”

Li Tao held the bronze medal and rubbed it for a while: "I... want to change my name."

"This is easy." Chen Ruijin said with a smile, "Open a back door for you, and it will be done tomorrow."

Li Tao looked up at her, and said softly: "The third grandma is really a good person."

Chen Ruijin suddenly remembered what Jia Cong said yesterday, and laughed: "I just want to try my best to be fair."