[Happy New Year, dear book friends]

Different from the smoky fire outside, only a few roads away, is a window of elegant residence, this is a temporary residence for the patriarch in the arsenal, this is also ready to be used when there is a reception, the reinforced concrete structure, and even the use of the factory boiler specially installed a lithium bromide steam air conditioner, the whole Kaohsiung this thing is only three.

On the third floor, you can see the mountains to the west just above the wall, and the view is also elegant under the gas lamp with large glass windows.

What a big spirit!

As soon as Shen Yourong came upstairs, he was shocked by the huge paintings on the wall in the hall.

This kind of color painting that is neither like Gongbi nor like ink painting, but depicts the scenery of mountains and rivers dyed in autumn as if in front of you, which is really a unique look, especially the four big characters of "splendid rivers and mountains" on a corner are even more moving in people's hearts. There is a poem next to the four words, because it is not real, but there are a few vague sentences in it that seem to be very powerful, such as the sentence of "ten thousand kinds of frost and heaven competition freedom" and "dung ten thousand households in the year", I have never seen this one in the past. Looking at this word pattern is like the word card of "Qinyuan Spring", it has always been easy to control by Su Dongpo and Xin Jiaxuan's first-class characters, but I didn't expect that just reading these two sentences is quite impressive, and it does not lose the popularity of these two predecessors.

And after entering the hall, the originally hot and boring weather seemed to be instantly isolated by a door curtain, and the room was suddenly cool, Shen Yourong looked around, but did not find an ice bucket for cooling, and was secretly surprised.

At this time, although there are no prostitutes singing and drinking in the hall, but somehow there seems to be the joy of silk and bamboo lingering, and no one is there, but from this point of view, Shen Yourong feels that this Australian banquet is unique, and there is more leisure in addition to the comfort.

When Shen Yourong arrived at the banquet, he found that the banquet layout was also very different from the general official banquet in Fujian and Zhejiang. Instead of sitting in separate seats, there was a large round table, surrounded by ten circle chairs, and on the table was a slightly smaller round glass, but three feet wide, and there seemed to be an iron frame under the glass, which could be rotated at will.

The serving is not a flowing water like five bowls and five plates, and there is no extravagance of high-end dishes and lion fairy candy (note: the banquet rules of the Yuan and Ming dynasties, with the sugar printed pattern to decorate, because its shape is mostly the immortal riding a lion so it is named) to do the sample, there is no common chef at this time so-called first offering, two offerings, three offerings and rewards These messy rules, that is, pure food, and the people who serve on the side do not talk much, just blindly add vegetables and wine. On the table are some light and fresh dishes, some of which have never even been seen before, which makes people feel a little happy.

What tomato scrambled eggs, golden sand corn, boiled pork slices, and the unheard of braised hairtail fish.

There are many hairtail fish in Fujian, Shen Yourong has not never seen it, the so-called scaleless and fishy, the cheapest of all the fish, the guest is not to board, but I don't know what method the Australians used to cook, the taste of this fish is very mellow, the lips and teeth are fragrant but there is no fishy shame, and these thick sauce red juice.

And the fish tartch that came up halfway was even more breathtaking, it was actually a whole large plate of smoothie bottom, and those fish tartilles even looked very fresh.

Then there are Dongpo meat, fish maw shark fin, braised sea cucumber, garlic scallops, etc., which make Master Shen and his party have a large piece of flowers, and some of these dishes are also available in Daming, but they are still not as delicious as Australians.

After a few dishes, Master Shen also had an intuitive impression of this Australian banquet, although many of the materials used by Australians are also considered delicacies, but neither the utensils nor the etiquette are cumbersome, and even the basket of flower arrangements in the center of the table looks quiet, which makes him feel quite good.

The chilled Lang mother wine, wine and iced black tea were also refreshing, and Shen Shouyao, who was at the table next to him, drank a lot like the two family members.

Finally, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Shen Yourong also touched his slightly bulging belly and moved to the Australian Arhat bed (sofa) in the side hall, Chang Kaishen's personal soldiers served tea to Shen and He, Chang Kaishen and Zheng Jiefu sat opposite each other, and today's matter finally entered the main topic.

"In Xia Zheng Jiefu, Xi Wei is doing official affairs in the imperial city, and is in charge of military and civilian news on the Taiwan Road." The person beside Chang Kaishen took a sip of iced black tea and said unhurriedly, "Master Shen asked about cannons and ships earlier, in fact, as long as your ministry is willing to cooperate with us, then the needs of the military gate are nothing to talk about." ”

Shen Yourong chuckled and said, "Is that what Yang Xiaoniang said about taking taxes?" ”

"Collecting taxes is only one of them, otherwise Miss Yang has already talked about it, so why should we make noise again."

"How did the old man agree to this?" Shen Yourong raised his eyebrows, not forgetting to deny it.

Zheng Jiefu smiled slyly, "Didn't the military gate refuse?" ”

Shen Yourong thought about it for a while, and said lightly: "Actually, the old man has something unclear, and I hope Your Excellency will solve my doubts." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Your ships are strong and sharp, and the old man is better than my officers and soldiers, what do you want the old man to cooperate?"

In fact, even if there is no tax, Shen Yourong is not confident that Fujian's water mark can interfere with the Fujian people crossing the sea without permission, especially after seeing the Fubo army's cruise in Dongfan. As long as they are more domineering, no one can hinder the Australians, because they really can't understand what is revealed in this charter.

Zheng Jiefu no longer concealed it, "No matter how strong the ship is, it can't control the ground in Liaodong." ”

This time, Shen Yourong finally showed a hint of surprise, "Liaodong? How could you have the idea of being there? ”

"It's not that we want to fight Liaodong, but to build slaves, otherwise what will happen to the Ming Dynasty to transfer troops to the north?"

Shen Yourong didn't seem to accept this statement, "In the bitter cold land of Liaodong, I don't know how to get the attention of the nobles, but I don't believe your Excellency just talking about Jiannu." ”

Zheng Jiefu and Chang Kaishen exchanged glances, "Didn't the military gate also see it?" I am very short of people on Taiwan Road. ”

This is it, Shen Yourong heard that this was indeed the case, "The lack of people is true, but what does this have to do with Liaodong?" You won't want to find some fish skin tartars (note: the savage Jurchen is clothed in salmon skin, hence the name) to work here. ”

"It's very relevant, if I expect it to be true, after the beginning of spring next year, Shenyang is estimated to be unable to be saved, if Shenyang is lost, I'm afraid Liaoyang is not easy to say, if Liaoshen falls, this is hundreds of thousands of refugees, if there is no military support, this matter is not easy to do."

He said it bluntly, this Australian seems to want to cover all the refugees in Liaodong. But then again, Liaoshen is the most important place to go outside the Guan, and Liaoyang is where the cardinal outside the Guanwai is located, where do the Australians get the confidence to think that Jiannu dares to use troops there? And the officers and troops must not be able to hold it?

"Now Xiong Xianggong has passed through Liaodong, which has been stabilized, and now there are soldiers and horses from all walks of life to help Liao." Shen Yourong first gave himself a strong momentum, and then questioned, "What's more, if there are really refugees, how can the imperial court let them flee overseas, and they will be resettled elsewhere." ”

"Elsewhere?" Zheng Jiefu was also not polite, as if he had heard a joke, "The military gate used to work under the command of Ning Yuanbo, there are many old letters, two years ago Fushun fell, how the Liao people in the city did the military gate must know, and how the people of the border wall forts moved into the interior of Liaodong and how the military gate was treated. ”

How could Shen Yourong not know that when Fushun City fell, Li Yongfang opened the city, but the soldiers and civilians in the city did not resist, and many of them also set up incense cases when Jiannu entered the city. Naturally, this can also be explained as a measure of self-preservation, but in Liaodong, Shen Junmen also understands that in fact, because of the collapse of the gate, the people of Liao are not welcome to the officials and soldiers, and sometimes they are afraid that they are more similar to Jiannu.

Since the establishment of the slave army, it has relied on careful work and internal destruction of the city, which is still due to the fact that some people's hearts are 'turned back'. When it comes to people's hearts, the Liao people inside and outside the border wall and the Ming Dynasty are very far from morality, and the people in both Guannei and Liaozhong in western Liaoning are somewhat disagreeable to each other, including the entanglement of interests such as land, as well as the reasons for regional discrimination in the northeast's own 'belly' and 'border', which is really complicated.

Chang Kaishen saw that the words had been spoken, so he also interjected on the side: "Actually, we are just assuming, if Liao Shen is really lost, the people will flee in the hundreds of thousands, and at that time, not only the people inside the customs are unwilling to accept, but I am afraid that no one outside the customs is willing to respond. As for whether Jiannu can capture the land of Liaoshen, he is willing to make a bet with the military gate. ”

Shen Yourong still wanted to fight for two sentences, but his momentum was weak, and he didn't have any support for the things in the north, so he thought for a moment before saying: "You might as well talk about the charter, although the old man doesn't believe what you just said, but it is a matter of tens of millions of lives, and it is not impossible to be prepared." ”

In his opinion, although Taiwan is in the east, it is also close to Fujian, and it is under the hands of the Australians, at least the refugees work for the Australians than for the Jiannu and take them as slaves. Even if he didn't believe that Jiannu could 'get things done', he always had some pity for the people, and he still said it because he was guilty of some taboos.

Chang Kaishen said again: "If there is nothing to do in Liaodong, it is naturally the best, and all we want is to open up a place for trade." But if there is something in Liaodong, I still want the military gate to help us save the people of Liaodong from fire and water, after all, the situation in Liaodong is complicated now, so it is better to say hello to the military gate first, so as not to have a misunderstanding at the time. ”

"What do you want to do?"

"In fact, it's also simple, if there is nothing to do in Liaodong, we will only open up a port for trade, and then we only hope that the Dengzhou Sailor will be accommodating. If there is something to ......" said here, Chang Kaishen said solemnly: "If there is something in Liaodong, we will ask a guide to go to the mainland to recruit refugees, and if the refugees are willing to enter the customs, they will be allowed to enter the customs, if they are unwilling, they will have to rely on the military gate on the sea route at that time." ”

Shen Yourong secretly said, if this is the case, it is not a difficult requirement, first of all, he does not believe that Jiannu can capture Shenyang, and secondly, he does not think that the Liao people are willing to flee overseas. In addition, he also thought of a layer, if it is really as the Australians say, Jiannu wants to use troops against Liaoshen, it is estimated that it will be around the beginning of spring, even though the war in Liaodong has started, but the sea is still frozen, and the Australians can only take the sea route to collect immigrants, so it will be difficult, no wonder he will come to discuss with him in advance. If you are trapped on land, there are few Australians after all, and it is difficult to succeed even if you are sharp.

Thinking of this layer, Shen Yourong became calm, "I don't know where you want to set up the port?" ”

"Naturally, it is appropriate to be the defense area of the military gate, and we plan to choose the place in the central left of Jinzhou."

As soon as Shen Yourong heard this name, he thought in his mind, he had heard of this place, in southern Liaoning, in terms of geography, it should be the southernmost point of eastern Liaoning. It seems to be only a sea away from Dengzhou, but it is indeed the defense area of the sailors, and the Australians will really choose.

Before he could think about it, Zheng Jiefu had already spoken again, "In order to show sincerity, I am willing to go north with the military gate, thinking that it is the duty of praise and painting." ”

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Two days later, a fortune ship departed from Kaohsiung and crossed the strait to Fujian.

The next morning when the sun rose in the east, He Qiaoyuan sat in the cabin early, with a copy of "Optical Preliminary Exploration" in his hand, and a pair of glasses on the bridge of Master He's nose, the glass lenses shining under the refraction of the morning sun shining into the cabin.

A few years ago, he also asked someone to go to Yimeizhai in Nanjing to find a pair of crystal glasses, which is said to be made of Aisui (note: Arabic al-un-wainat or Persian ainak, which is the transliteration of the crystal lenses of the Ming Dynasty shipped from the Middle East), and the price is high. But the glasses and the Australian sent this is a heaven and an earth, not only a more convenient way to wear, in addition to the metal lining on the bridge of the nose, there are also pile heads and temples on both sides of the lenses, which can be hung directly behind the ears, no longer need to be tied with silk, very convenient. What's more, Australians also have a secret method of mirroring, and this pair of lenses is just right, and the original discomfort from far and near is gone.

And Shen Yourong was standing at the bow of the ship at this time, holding a clairvoyant mirror sent by Chang Kaishen and looking into the distance, this clairvoyant mirror seemed to be able to see farther than what Taixi had just introduced, but the most valuable thing was that the vision was no longer upside down, and it was really a great benefit in naval warfare.

At this time, on his side, in addition to Shen Shouyao and the family when he came, there seemed to be another Confucian student. This person is quite old, his face is like a crown of jade, and the weather is quite hot at this time, and even the bun under the towel looks very real when you look closely, it is Zheng Jiefu who is dressed in disguise.

He looked indifferent, and reminded Shen Yourong again, "I hope that the military gate will be dealt with as soon as possible in the matter of taxes and anti-smuggling, as long as this is certain, the military gate will do its best to add ships and artillery to the Dengzhou water camp." ”

[References]

1, "Daming Huidian"

2, "Records of Emperor Mingshen Zongxian"

3, "History of the Late Ming Dynasty" Fan Shuzhi

4, "Wanli Ye Ed" Shen Defu

5. "Examination of the Origin of Science in Fujian, Volume 75, Mr. Situ He Jingshan, Qiao Yuan"

6, "History of the Ming Dynasty • The Biography of Shen Yourong"

7, "History of the Ming Palace"

8, "Da Ming Law"

9. "Research on Folk Literature in the Ming Dynasty" Zhang Bo

10, "Book of Min" He Qiaoyuan

11, "The Book of Diseases of the World and the Country" Gu Yanwu

12, "East and West Examination" Zhang Xie

13, "The Temple Stays in the Middle Song to Collect the Essentials" Dong Qichang