Wei Ruolan first analyzed from the periphery, and finally talked about the key points.

"In the struggle for the world, it is important to have the people's hearts and minds back, but when it comes to short-handed combat, it still depends on manpower, financial resources, and force after all."

"In terms of manpower, the imperial court claims to have an army of 1.5 million. However, although it is said that military training has been strengthened in the past two years, the results of the slackening of armaments are really not optimistic. Not to mention anything else, it is very doubtful that Li Yuan is presiding over this matter. ”

"Not only is there a huge amount of space in various places, but most of the equipment is very rudimentary, and it is doubtful how many of them can go into battle, and if they do, they can fight. From this point of view alone, the imperial court did not have much advantage in terms of force. ”

"Financially speaking, the three feudatories already controlled the tax-paying lands of Gwangju and Gangnam, and they were already on a par with the imperial court in terms of financial resources."

"Speaking of military generals, the three feudatories have been planning for a long time, and there are many generals. On the other hand, in the imperial court, some people who could recruit good fighters mostly guarded the border passes in the northwest border. People like Wang Ziteng who can fight well are rare now. Moreover, the murder of Lord Wang will also make the generals chill, and it is difficult to predict whether the soldiers will use their lives and fight to the death. ”

"In short, in my opinion, the court is more than lucky."

"I think what the chief of the guard army said is reasonable, if the imperial court still has a way, when the emperor is dying, he will not summon Chief Min back to serve as a military squire, and this time Tianyou can't say anything about summoning Chief Min back."

"To tell you the truth, don't say that Tianyou didn't call me back at the beginning, even if he called me back, I also went back to be a soldier in the army, which is useless. The edifice is about to fall, how can I support it alone? All forces, intertwined, constrained everywhere, killing every step, what can I do in a short period of time? ”

"The final result is to put all the blame on me alone, and use me as a scapegoat to stop everyone."

The four of them discussed for a long time, and finally decided to wait and see. However, from now on, preparations for war began.

The reason why Jia Min did not take immediate action is also a personal reason.

This is the news that Qin Keqing has not completely escaped yet.

Only after Qin Keqing arrived at Beihai safely could Jia Min give it a go.

However, he was very confident in Wei Ruoshui's work, and believed that it was only a matter of time before Qin Keqing escaped safely.

The next day, Jia Min, Chen Yejun, Wei Ruolan, and Tamara and others set off to return to Pingyuan City.

Feng Ziying was left to organize the elimination of the remnants of Pryushkin's Cossacks, and presided over negotiations with Rus, and Miaoyu, as an interpreter and assistant, also stayed behind to negotiate.

After five or six miles of Solon Mountain, it is the fortress of Nijiabao.

This military fortress is a place where the military and the people are united.

From a military point of view, it was a fortress. From a civil point of view, it's a town.

This town, which is currently the westernmost settlement of Beihai, has a population of nearly 1,000 people.

The current mayor of the town is Ni Er, and the military governor of the fortress is also Ni Er.

In addition to ordinary people, more than 1,000 taels of white soldiers can be stationed here. However, because of the constant fighting with the Rus and Cossacks during this time, the front moved forward to the border. There are only about 200 soldiers here.

However, it is now an important reserve of military supplies.

When he arrived at Nijiabao, it was almost dark, and Jia Min decided to camp here and leave tomorrow.

Because Nijiabao has an important military defense mission, it has received more official support from the Beihai Autonomous Association in terms of construction.

Although it started late, the construction progress was relatively fast. Today's street and residential patterns have taken shape.

At this time, Ni Er led Jia Min and his entourage to inspect the construction site of a house.

"Chief Min, this was built last month, and in half a month, it will be completed. You see, this wall is a mezzanine wall, and if it is filled with grass, it will be much warmer in winter. ”

This mezzanine wall, or hollow wall, is a memory of Jia Min's past life.

Filling the sandwich with some grass and crop straw can enhance the thermal insulation effect.

This technique has been used since Wei Ruolan presided over the construction of the first buildings in Beihai. After several wintering practices, it has been proven that it has a thermal insulation effect.

Now, the entire Beihai is using this technology for new housing.

"Ni Er, how many vacant rooms do you have here now?"

"Sir Min, there are already eleven buildings and sixty-six rooms, which can accommodate hundreds of people, and now I am waiting for someone to come. I'm so short of people here. It's better to have more women, so that the men here can marry women. Otherwise, they will always be at ease here. ”

"Don't rush, it's going to happen slowly. Those few over there, are they Ross women? ”

"Yes, the serfs who came from Rus's side, I stayed."

"There's the one standing next to you, it's your lady Natasha, right?"

"Yes, I thought she was good, and she was willing, so I married her."

"Did I receive my gift money?"

"I got it, Aunt Ping'er sent it. On that day, Miss Xue, Miss Miaoyu, Miss Lin, Aunt Ping'er, Aunt Shen, and Tamara all came, giving me face, and everyone envied me, saying that I had face here in Chief Min. ”

"It's not the face I give you, it's the face you earn. Ni Er did a good job. ”

"Thank you, Chief Min, for the compliment."

"Ni Er, don't you thank me? Your lady is still the matchmaker I made. ”

Tamara was in a hurry.

"Yes, and thank you Tamara. You've got a good lady for me. Natasha is very competent. ”

Ni Er led Jia Min around, and met a team of people coming over, with more than 100 people.

The leader of the team is Sun Yuanfei, who is now in charge of Beihai construction affairs.

"Are these the new arrivals?"

Jia Min asked.

"Yes, I went to Nijiabao to check it out, and by the way, I brought one hundred and twenty people here. Ni Er, the person is handed over to you, you can settle it. In addition, I will be with Chief Min tonight, so I will stay with you, and then I will go back with Chief Min. Sir Min, there is also an acquaintance of yours here, and I will show him around. ”

"Oh, acquaintance, who?"

"The one over there?"

"Xiu Tonggui? I've heard Chief of Staff Feng say that he came to Beihai, but I didn't expect to meet here. Let's go, go and see. ”

The two of them walked over there, and Xiu Tonggui also saw Jia Min and greeted him.

"Master Xiu, don't come to harm?"

"Huaiyuan, it's really fateful, I didn't expect to meet here."

"Welcome to Beihai."

"Alas, I didn't expect it to fall to such a point now, and I'm ashamed."

"Master Xiu doesn't have to mind, I've already heard about you, it should be God's blessing and confusion, that's why there is this catastrophe."

"Alas, this emperor, don't mention him, is a faint king. They recruited Huaiyuan, if you don't go back, that's right. After I go back, it won't end well. ”

"Xiu Daren's bosom friend also. After a while, I invited Master Xiu to have a drink together, and we chatted and reminisced about the old feelings. ”

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey. I was also trying to find Huaiyuan, and I vomited the depression in my chest. ”

In the evening, Ni Er entertained Jia Min, Chen Yejun, Wei Ruolan, Sun Yuanfei, Tamara and Xiu Tonggui and his party.

Xiu Tonggui gave a detailed introduction to the abduction of the Jiafu people to Beihai and the situation along the way, and highly respected the old lady.

At this time, Jia Min knew the details.

For the old lady, Jia Min's view has also undergone a major change.

This kind of transformation first started with the old lady taking in and protecting Qin Keqing and Miaoyu. Then it was the old lady who dealt with the affairs of Zhang Cai, Lai Mama, Zhang Wen and Xie Kun.

After that, it was this time to fight with the Jinyi army, turn his face with the royal family, and then come to Beihai thousands of miles away, and subdued more than 10,000 people on the way by the way.

In this major change in Jiafu, the old lady did play the role of a mainstay and became the spiritual leader and guide of everyone in Jiafu.

At the age of more than 80, regardless of thousands of rivers and mountains, he brought the people of Jiafu to Beihai safely, and he really made great contributions.

In the past, Jia Min regarded the old lady more as a veteran who only knew enjoyment and was good at house fighting, but now he knows that he has actually lost his eyes.

Just by daring to take in Qin Keqing and Miaoyu, it is enough to prove that the old lady is a loving and righteous person. The series of decisive acts since then have proved that she is a responsible person.

If the old lady was only in respect for the elders in the past, now for the old lady, Jia Min admires it from the bottom of his heart.

"Alas, when we first met in your mansion, it was for the matter of the bus and carriage assigned by the emperor. At that time, I knew that Huaiyuan was a great talent, and since then, he has become a blockbuster and left many legendary stories. When I get together with King Beijing, Scholar Ji, and Liu Changfeng, I often mention Huaiyuan. ”

"Master Xiu is polite, it's just a little thing, it's not worth mentioning."

"It's a pity that the first emperor was confined to prejudices and kept suppressing Huaiyuan. Although he repented before his death and wanted to summon Huaiyuan back, it was a pity that the emperor could not do anything at that time. Today's emperor also has no eyes, and he even listens to the slander of villains, and does not recall Huaiyuan. Otherwise, where there is today. ”

"Master Xiu really lifted me, even if I go back, I will not be able to return to heaven."

"This is also true, now that the emperor is mediocre and traitorous ministers are in charge, it is also difficult to set things right. However, he had a far-sighted vision and went to Beihai to lay down a piece of the world. ”

"Master Xiu has won the award, which is also a helpless move in desperation. At the beginning, the government corps was abolished, just to find a place for the brothers to settle down. They have made great achievements, and it really shouldn't be that ending. ”

This is to save others and save yourself, which shows that good intentions are rewarded. Now that Huaiyuan's prestige in Beihai is in full swing, what are your plans for the future? ”

Jia Min naturally knew what Xiu Tonggui meant by asking this.

Although he thinks that Xiu Tonggui is not bad, there are still some things that he can't tell him the truth.

He and Xiu Tonggui are also good friends, but this relationship is far from reaching the level of his relationship with Feng Ziying, Yang Lin, Liu Cheng, Dai Zhi and others.

The two can only be regarded as having a certain friendship, but it is different from Feng Ziying and others.

These people follow Jia Min, not only friendship, but also interests, common fate and experience. More importantly, it is the recognition of values.

No matter what Jia Min is, they will follow him and live and die with him and share their fate.

However, Xiu Tonggui is not this kind of person.

At heart, he was a bureaucrat. Now deposed and exiled, Beihai is just a temporary shelter for him.

Once he has the opportunity to be recalled to the court, he will still happily go back to become an official.