Ping San's news surprised Jiang Tian, but he only stayed at Cheng Dù, who was surprised, because he already knew that Zheng Chenggong's true identity was the ultimate version of Infernal Affairs, although he didn't know what medicine the surname Guo had taken wrong, and he didn't know if Zhang Tao and him were like-minded and had some kind of spark, anyway, it wasn't too strange for the Zheng family to do business. Because with only an undeveloped island of Taiwan, it would be a joke if it could oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. Thinking that Chang Kaishen held a lot of gold, bought American weapons, and took advantage of the industrial conditions left by the Japanese, he could only look at the strait and sigh, not to mention Taiwan, which was full of primeval rainforests and indigenous people. Since Zheng Zhilong, the Zheng family has relied on trade with Japan to maintain its maritime empire, and now if the Bohai Sea route is developed, then there will be little profit left for it, a transit company. Besides, this kind of cover can also be used to replenish the supplies on the island, anyway, when the time comes, when the ship leaves the Bohai Sea, no one can care whether it will go east to Japan or south to Taiwan. After thinking about this, Jiang Tian calmed down, and then pretended to care very much, and asked about some of the goods that the Zheng family might trade, and at the same time grasped what the commodities that Japan needed most. And Ping San thought that this high-ranking Chinese official really wanted to get rid of the Zheng family's neck so as to eliminate himself as a competitor, so he spared no effort to explain, and even expressed his intention to monopolize certain goods more than once.

"I can't be the master of this matter alone, you can rest assured, China will not let the good people of friendly countries suffer!" Jiang Tian's spoof spirit exploded, and he continued in a tone that the devil coaxed the Chinese people back then: "As long as you contribute more to the friendship between the two countries, the benefits will be indispensable to you!" ”

After fooling the Japanese, Liu Baokai, who had been holding back and didn't speak, finally couldn't help it: "Sir, this is a big deal, if the Zheng family is allowed to land here, it will definitely threaten Gyeonggi!" ”

Just because King Ji commanded a landing battle that shocked the jaws of the people of the whole country, and now even perverts who do not know how to do it know the importance of coastal defense. But even in the heyday of the Zheng family, the army was not satisfactory, not to mention the current situation of withering talents, and he Zheng Damu would attack Beijing only if he ate too much, so Jiang Tian was not worried about this. On the contrary, I found a real problem, that is, there is obviously a trading port in the south, and the Zheng family's ships can trade like Japanese merchant ships, especially as Ping San said just now, Japan imports a large amount of raw silk from the mainland every year for processing and export, which is also the traditional advantageous commodity of the Zheng family, but why did they go to the Bohai Bay to trade? Could it be that they have other purposes? Or do you want to fake the show and really do it, and you want to counterattack?

Although there are all kinds of doubts, Jiang Tian knows very well that he can't interfere in this matter at all, and now there are more important things to do, these ancient books and paintings are much more important than Zheng Chenggong's purpose, in Jiang Tian's view, the change of dynasty has nothing to do with himself, from the perspective of later generations, the absolute monarchy will inevitably be replaced by the people's @ lord society (non-American-style democracy @ lord, before the collapse of the Warsaw Pact bloc, which NATO country dared to call itself the people's @ lord?) This is due to the popularization of education and the widespread spread of the universal value of equality of all beings, which is, in the words of the government, the inevitable law of social development. Therefore, looking at those historical figures from this perspective, he will inevitably have a state of mind that is indifferent, of course, this is also because the other party can't threaten him for the time being, and he will let a high person stand up to everything, and he just needs to complete this task now. So after waiting for three days, everything was finally packed, and the boxes were firmly sealed, and they were loaded on a dozen or two carriages. Surrounded by the cavalry guards who had arrived from Beijing, and on the periphery were the 1,000-strong Shanhaiguan guards, who began to walk in the direction of Beijing.

Speaking of local soldiers, compared with those Praetorian Guards in Beijing, it is indeed a lot shabby. Not to mention any bright armor and tall horses, even the military uniform on the body is rustic and does not look so spiritual. Jiang Tian carefully observed, although he was very familiar with this military uniform, basically copied the design of later generations, but because the dyeing technology was not up to par, it became a little faded after washing it a few times, and the grass-green cotton cloth would be a little white. But the equipment on their bodies made Jiang Tian wonder. Generally speaking, it is not new for soldiers to carry muskets or spears on their backs, after all, limited by the technical level of this era, it is still a bit unrealistic to rely solely on firearms to win, but it is such an infantry team, and everyone has a short-handled shovel with a blade hanging on their bodies, which seems to be used to cut people a lot more often than digging in the earth.

"This is indeed their hand-to-hand weapon!" Liu Baokai, who had the most say in military affairs, spoke: "Because this is also the team of King Ji back then, you see that the cavalry of the Beijing camp did not look down on the other party, and even said that if a hundred cavalry met a hundred infantry in the wilderness, it was really difficult to say who would kill them." And this shovel can not only be used to dig trenches, but it is also a capable guy who does not lose to a machete in hand-to-hand combat! ”

Jiang Tian has heard of this, in the battlefield of World War II, there are often cases of picking up shovels and cutting people, and the lethality seems to be above the bayonet, it seems that Zhang Tao has carried forward this glorious tradition. However, Liu Baokai immediately sighed again: "It is worthy of being a soldier of a hundred battles, since we left the camp, the reconnaissance cavalry has been out in all directions, the cavalry is around the Chinese army, and the foot soldiers have advanced and retreated properly, and have never let the Chinese army show its flaws, even if I lead a cavalry of my family to break into the formation, I am afraid that I will not be able to penetrate the queue, no wonder the Tartars hated and fled north back then!" ”

He was so reminded that Jiang Tian observed the formation of the march, which seemed to be very ordinary at first glance, but after listening to the explanation, he found that it was just a simple three-column marching column, but he was just caught in the middle of the team, if the enemy rushed out of the roadside at this time to attack, then the seemingly loose team could quickly form a defensive line in the direction of the attack, if the other party had cavalry, then these Janissaries of the Chinese army could react quickly whether they were intercepting or pursuing. Unless the opponent bombards with artillery, it is really possible to attack, retreat and defend. No wonder Zhang Taoxing sent a cavalry company with the crowd, it turns out that there is such a doorway.

Jiang Tian, who felt that he had gained a lot of knowledge, sighed sincerely: "Hmm...... It is worthy of being a strong soldier! ”

This sentence made Liu Baokai next to him pout: "Our Liu family's cavalry is also terrifying, but it is not the king of Ji!" ”

"If it is really the minions of King Ji, then you will not have a hereditary duke!" Jiang Tian refuted the fallacy of the pervert in his heart, but he also understood that Liu Baokai had the ability to be proud.

His Liu family is also the patriarch of the two dynasties, when Zhu Di rebelled with the army, and now he is following Zhang Tao to fight the world, and the prestige of the Hui cavalry has already spread all over the country, but their team is small in number, and the troops are special, whether it is in the Central Plains or other regions, it is impossible to threaten the security of the central government, so Zhang Tao can rest assured and boldly leave Liu Junding as a guard, which can be regarded as a disguised envelope to win the hearts of the people, and at a critical moment, the ** cavalry in the northwest can also be mobilized. If a general with tens of thousands of elite infantry in his hands said that he wanted to accompany him, it is estimated that it would immediately be reminiscent of a plot with bad intentions. However, what makes Jiang Tian feel strange is that from Qinhuangdao to Beijing, the army is basically marching on the plains, and the security situation here is also quite good, not only are there no large bandits, even ordinary chickens and dogs do not dare to fight the idea of the Qincha honor guard, so why did Zhang Tao send such a gust of battle?

With such a question, the 400-kilometer road actually walked for seven days to see the city wall of Beijing, Jiang Tian, who was a little exhausted by the slow speed, could only walk into the city of Beijing with his head held high, and there were many rumors about what such a powerful guard was protecting, some said that it was a treasure transported from outside the customs, and some said that the box was a artifact refined by Jiang Tian! Some people even say that it is the dowry of a friendly Mongolian princess, but it is not known who this princess is married to. Anyway, no one believed that these people were used to protect Jiang Tian, and even if Zhang Tao announced in public that there were ancient books and paintings here, no one would believe that they would make such a big move for a pile of broken paper. So as soon as this team arrived in the capital, it aroused countless curious eyes, the key is that Jiang Tian, who had disappeared for more than two months, actually entered the city in such a way, just like a general who had returned triumphantly, can it not make the already sensitive people think about it?

However, anyway, this play has also been played to the last moment, no matter how to say that it will also play a happy ending, so outside the Chengtian Gate, the emperor Xià personally greeted, Jiang Tian bowed down to his life, and inspected the seals on the box, opened them one by one in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military to introduce in detail the catalog of calligraphy and painting transported this time, and picked out one or two treasures for display. The generals didn't care about this, and it was completely a matter of making up the numbers when they came out with the emperor, but those civil officials were different, at the beginning, some people had a lot of complaints about Jiang Tian's specifications for returning to Beijing, but when they saw the only books and rare books that they had only heard of and had never seen, their little careful eyes were immediately filled with these books. At this time, absolutely no one is pursuing Jiang Tian's grade anymore, anyway, all the civil officials are thinking about is whether the royal family will open these books for them to read. As for how to classify and register these priceless treasures, it is not something that Jiang Tian has to worry about, according to Zhang Tao's plan, someone naturally has to classify and sort them out, and strictly copy the copies, and finally select some to publish in the world. Leave such a boring job to the old pedants who like to dig into the pile of old papers. He actually had other things to do with Jiang Tian.

"I heard you're in the shipyard!" After only the two monarchs and ministers were left, Zhang Tao had no scruples when he spoke: "This silver has been spent like a flowing stream, when will we be able to build a usable navy?" ”

Jiang Tian, who was originally very tired, heard this question, so he could only cheer up and respond: "The investment of the navy is by no means effective overnight, only by raising the sea with the sea can it gradually grow, during this period, it is best to find a weak enemy and then practice to find some self-confidence, and then you can find a more advanced enemy to challenge." In the end, if this development continues, and when we all die, maybe our navy will be able to dominate one or two oceans. ”

Although he was mentally prepared, hearing Jiang Tian's "optimistic" estimate still made Zhang Taozhi frown. However, it was useless for him to dwell on this matter, thinking that Zhu Yuanzhang would focus on building a naval army back then, which laid the foundation for his son to launch a great voyage. However, when Zheng He went to the West, although China's shipbuilding technology was already at the peak of the world, its navigation ability was still a little backward compared with the Song Dynasty. The Chinese captains, who had already mastered the skills of deep-sea navigation, gradually withered in the Yuan Dynasty, and showed signs of revival in the early Ming Dynasty, but completely disappeared in the long sea ban that followed. Therefore, Jiang Tian not only has to improve shipbuilding technology, but also shoulders the heavy burden of improving the theoretical level. That's why he didn't have the confidence to let the already unsatisfactory navy team find a strong enemy desperately.

"There are some things you can't be anxious about, not to mention our half-navy, even the Zheng family can only rely on the island chain to travel between Japan and the mainland, and if they go a little farther into the deep sea, they won't be able to find their way home, and the huge fleet that went to the Western Ocean in the past really can't be piled up with silver."

After listening to Jiang Tian's explanation, Zhang Tao finally knew that the traditional needle path chart can only be regarded as a reference, and the deep-sea positioning technology has been lost in China. Jiang Tian knew a more advanced positioning method, but it was a pity that it required the establishment of a standard Chinese timekeeping system first, and the manufacturing process of clocks and watches also needed to be improved, which could not be done in a short time.

“…… Therefore, if you want to gain the ability to sail far, you must first improve the clock, and the premise of improving the clock is to make the craftsman master the structure of the existing clock, rather than worrying about whether it can build a huge warship, it is better to focus on these small aspects. At that time, it will be a matter of course, and you will be able to build any kind of fleet you want. ”

After explaining to Zhang Tao for a long time, Jiang Tian returned to his house under the sunset, needless to say about the feeling of exhaustion, the key is that he felt that trying to convince a powerful layman was more tiring than drawing piles of drawings by himself. At this moment, he completely understood the danger of a layman commanding an insider, but fortunately, Zhang Tao had also seen the world and knew that some things would suffer if they violated the laws of science, so he did not force him to do anything that would win the day. Jiang Tian, who was thinking about his future work, slowly swayed back to the front of his house, but saw that the teahouse opposite the door was surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time, obviously the cross talk performance gathered so many people to watch, but it seemed to be more popular than when he was performing, Jiang Tian, who was curious, walked over quietly, pricked up his ears and listened carefully, but couldn't help frowning. Jiang Tian, who shook his head, did not alarm the audience but turned around and went home, but this action did not hide from Boss Zhao, who was watching Liulu, he just glanced at it and continued to greet the guests, but after Zhao Zhi finished saying this cross talk curtain call, he called him over and pointed to the gate across the street, and Zhao Zhi's little face, which was not white, instantly became a little pale. His fear was not superfluous, it was different from the traditional feeling that the apprentice was afraid of the master's punishment, he just felt that if he couldn't satisfy his teacher, it was more unacceptable to him than anything.

Jiang Tian didn't know this, and when he dragged his tired body back to his home, the whole house had a good meal. First, Xinyue stood at the door with servants and maids to greet him, and then Xiyun, who gradually became a big girl, looked at him from a distance and didn't dare to come over. Xinyue knew that Jiang Tian's habit was to take a bath to relieve fatigue, so she didn't arrange a banquet immediately, but ordered her subordinates to prepare bath water, and the Qingyou sisters prepared early, so as to serve their master to bathe.

"What's wrong with that girl? When they saw me, they ran away! Jiang Tian, who was undressed and undressed, remembered Xi Yun's abnormal behavior, and was really puzzled, under normal circumstances, even if the little girl was a little shy in front of everyone, she would come over and ask for warmth.

For this question, Qingshuang just smiled shallowly and did not take the initiative to answer, but Youlan frowned and said with some jealousy: "What else, of course it is the reserve of the girl's family!" ”

Jiang Tian soaked in the bathtub and felt a little funny after listening to this explanation, that little radish like a girl now knows how to be reserved, it seems that the environment is still changing, although this house is still leaning on the original pattern of the Red Mansion, but it has become a solemn official mansion, presumably Xinyue They have instilled "feudal dross" such as "Women's Training", so the little girl seems to have a lot of life. It's no wonder that Jiang Tian thinks about this, he originally thought that Xiyun was just a child, so he definitely couldn't think of the mixed feelings in the girl's heart.

For such a big thing as the old man's return to the mansion, the entire Jiang Mansion will naturally run at high speed, don't look at Jiang Tian has been away for more than two months, but there is a super-first-class housekeeper like Xinyue, so not only is there no slackness in the upper and lower parts of the Jiang Mansion, but it is more similar to the wealthy families of this era. It's just because there is no Jiang Tian's anachronistic idea of equality, but the subordinates work with peace of mind and get money, and they don't have to worry about what the main family will play one day. It can be seen that the so-called universal values have not yet been promoted in this general environment of the old society. But there are still changes, at least there is no phenomenon of beating and scolding subordinates at will in the Jiang Mansion, and there is no exploitation of bullying, in the words of this era: the master is kind-hearted.

In a busy figure, Zhao Zhi craned his neck from time to time to see when his master finished bathing, in fact, he couldn't see anything, after all, there were Qingyou sisters who served Jiang Tian to take a bath, so it was impossible for Xinyue to let him get too close, as for why this kid was trembling, Xinyue could guess a little, she didn't think Jiang Tian was angry, anyway, when she returned home, her expression was no different from before, but she also knew that Jiang Tian definitely didn't like Zhao Zhi's performance, as for the reason, it was self-evident, So she sympathizes with Zhao Zhi, but sympathy is sympathy, and she still feels that this kind of deviant behavior should be punished.