Master Fu frowned and said, "What do you say?" ”

"I heard that my lord, you taught the Jiangbei Army to be stationed here in order to investigate the Yanji on the Jiangshan ship." Yu Moji couldn't figure out Master Fu's thoughts for a while, so he temporarily omitted the part of the collusion between the Jiangshan ship and the merchants, and only mentioned the Yanji that he knew before.

"Exactly." Master Fu said, "The captives you brought back were all privately burned with Chitose gold on the ship. That is the treasure of the Great Qi Empire, how can the untouchables use it casually? It's ridiculous. ”

Yu Moji couldn't help but sigh silently. She thought to herself, Lord Fu, such a high official position, could it be earned blindfolded and with her ears blocked?

If you want to talk about the treasure of the Great Qi Empire, the study of Yanjia can certainly be counted; But Master Fu insisted on pulling the Chitose Gold into it, so it didn't make sense.

Anyone who knows a little about the history of the empire knows that Beiliang and Xiliang, which are really rich in thousand-year-old gold, were originally not the territory of the Great Qi Empire, and now even if the imperial court has set up a consolation division in these places, the locals rarely identify themselves as Qi people.

Does the unique product of a land belong to the last group of people to conquer it, or to those who settled here many years ago? Perhaps Chitose Gold is just the blood of the land, and it is impossible for any force to own it forever.

However, Yu Moji also knew that with the current status of Qiantose Jin, it was not only the bloodline of the land, but also recognized as the lifeblood of the Great Qi Empire. Obviously, the lifeblood of a country cannot be touched by these untouchables with special status. Their ancestors betrayed the Great Qi Empire, and in the end, they were also **** by the Great Qi Empire, leading the Great Qi Empire to give them cheap money and stealing their lives, but they were burdened with a feud with the empire in their hearts, and the imperial court could not help but guard against it.

She had heard Chai Jingliu say in the past that if it weren't for the fact that she couldn't survive, the people on the boat wouldn't take the risk to use the thousand-year-old gold. However, whether these untouchables, who were rejected by the land by the river, can survive is not something that the government will care about. The fate given by the empire to the rivers and mountains is to let them fend for themselves on the Jiayuan River. The courage and eagerness of the people in the boat to survive in a desperate place once moved Yu Moji, but it could not impress Master Fu, who represented the imperial court.

"It is indeed a sin to break the laws of the Empire." Yu Mochen said, "But I want to ask for a chance for them to atone for their crimes." ”

"You've already made a name for yourself." Master Fu's tone was as cold as a piece of iron, but he didn't mean to tell her to stop, "Go on." ”

"As far as I know, the number of roads used on the Jiangshan ship is quite different from that of the cardinal......" These things, if you say these things to Yuan Zhizhi, you can understand it with a few strokes; However, in the face of a layman like Master Fu, Yu Moji could only arrange the language slowly and laboriously, trying to make his narrative easier to understand. She didn't dare to say too much, for fear that Master Fu would lose her patience.

"It is not easy for a pariah to get a thousand years of gold, and it is even more difficult to build a machine, and thrift is an extremely important criterion. The Cardinal, on the other hand, because it has the support of the treasury, can unleash its hands and feet, and when it develops all kinds of armor, the investment is often high. Yu Mojin paused, and raised his eyes to see Master Fu's expression, Master Fu was still looking at her so gloomily, but his brows were slightly tightened.

Yu Moji's heart jumped suddenly, thinking that there might be a drama.

"It's different now." She continued, "The use of Chitose Gold is increasing, but the production may not be able to keep up. The Great Qi Empire tried its best to extract the thousand-year-old gold in various places, but the amount allocated to the Cardinal Council has not been able to increase. I have heard that Master Fu has always been very concerned about the progress of the Cardinal, and I think you must have heard of it. The more she spoke, the more excited she became, and the sparkle in her eyes slowly rose, "At this time, if we can integrate the accumulation of the cardinal's years with the idea of building a machine in a ship, wouldn't it not only further improve the quality of the cardinal's works, but also save a lot of money for the treasury?" ”

"Huh." Master Fu said disdainfully, "How did the Cardinal teach a reserve like you?" The highest temple of the study of the armor, does it still need to ask the untouchables for advice? ”

Yu Mochen was helpless, and only said that the previous big call was simply in vain.

"The Cardinal's establishment was originally to concentrate Yanshi from all over the Great Qi Empire. The most outstanding two cardinals, Xia Jun and Xia Ge, were both civilians earlier. With patience, she quickly flipped through a few sentences from the glorious history of the Cardinal, and continued to try to convince Master Fu, "Although the people in the Jiangshan boat are lowly, they are the people of the Great Qi Empire after all. Instead of putting so much effort into defense, why not put their talents to work for the Empire? Now is the time to put it to use. ”

Master Fu finally had the meaning of listening, he pondered for a while, and finally said, "I'm not an expert, and this matter has to be decided by a special person." ”

Yu Moji nodded, "I can take them back to the Cardinal." ”

"No, I can't. You still have to send Wan Wan to Wei's house. "Master Fu always has a three-point angry face, he is a loving father, and he never forgets his daughter," like this. Pick a few of the captives who know how to learn the art of armor. When the matter of Jiayuanjiang is investigated, I will send them directly to the Cardinal. After you have sent Wan Wan, you will return to the Cardinal Council and explain this matter to Lord Ling, the Cardinal, and leave the rest to him to decide. ”

Yu Moji was noncommittal and asked, "What about the rest of the people?" ”

"According to the original guilt, punish according to the law." Master Fu's expression returned to his previous state of staring at everything, "This is not your business. ”

"No." Yu Mochen thought of the promise he had made before, and he was a little anxious at the moment, "The captives are willing to come back with me precisely because they trust the imperial court to give them a fair result......

As soon as she spoke, she immediately felt that what she said was really inappropriate; Sure enough, Master Fu's eyes immediately changed.

"Is it not just to punish according to the law?" Master Fu shouted, "Yu Moji, you are a little reserve, but you have made a little merit, and you actually questioned the laws of the country!" Don't want your head anymore? ”

"My lord is angry, I am in a hurry, and I have lost my sense of proportion." Yu Mojin tried his best to suppress the anxiety and fear surging in his heart, and said, "The justice I speak of is justice between the untouchables and the razor. ”

The people on the boat are lowly, and it is absolutely impossible to treat them the same as the Qi people, but compared with the naturalized people like the Tusu people who have surrendered because of the war, I am afraid that no one is more noble.

Master Fu didn't speak, just looked at her with a serious face.

Yu Moji couldn't judge Master Fu's thoughts, and he couldn't care so much, so he just said, "The Great Qi Empire wanted the thousand-year-old gold of Xiliang, so it set up a Xuanwei Division, a lecture academy, and a lecture hall for the people in the Xiliang region, and sent the most advanced technology and culture of the empire. Why can't the people on the boat also give some comfort to the people in the boat if you want to learn the armor on the boat now? ”

Master Fu said, "The people are not guilty of treason. ”

Yu Mojian said in his heart that the people were not the people of Daqi at all in the past, and they surrendered to Daqi completely because they couldn't defeat the Yanjia army, where did the treason come from?

However, she didn't intend to argue with Master Fu about the details of these things that everyone in the court and China was talking about, but said, "Even if the people on the Jiangshan boat are guilty and can't get the same treatment as the people in places like Xiliang and Dongyi, it is okay to appropriately reduce some punishments." In any case, the people on the rivers and mountains are the people of Daqi; The development of the study of Yanjia on the ship of the country is also the result of the hard support of all of them, and not only those who understand the study of Yanjia have merit. ”

"There's some truth to that." Master Fu finally said, "I'll think about it." ”

Yu Moji breathed a sigh of relief. She nodded, and said, "I have one last word, don't vomit or be unhappy." ”

Master Fu was also a little helpless, "Why are you talking so much?" ”

Yu Mozhen smiled and cheekily continued, "My lord is packing up the rivers and mountains in the Jiayuan River, no matter how complicated the affairs are, I have always been concerned about the safety of the young lady in my heart. After that, I sent the young lady to Linhai, and the adults must always be worried, and when people are not around, I am afraid that the thoughts will be even worse. Comparing hearts to hearts, the people in the country who know how to learn the armor have families, and even if only a small number of people can be sent to the Cardinal Council in the future, please treat their families as well as possible. ”

Before she left the barracks, she went to see the captives again under Shen Meng's company and surveillance. The new prisoner camp was repaired, but the fire burned a lot of supplies for the Jiangbei Army, and the place left for the prisoner camp was even more cramped and crowded than the original, and the people inside were afraid that they would not even breathe too easily.

Yu Mochen felt quite unbearable, but asking Master Fu for permission to reduce the guilt was almost the limit of what she could do. I only hope that these people can survive all kinds of suffering, and wait for the day when the empire will give consolation.

She explained the current situation to the captives, asking them to be patient and cooperate with Master Fu's investigation as much as possible; As for those who knew how to learn the Armor, she hoped that they would not have any resistance to joining the Council in the future. The Cardinal Council was an institution of the Great Qi Empire, but the Yanjia Zhixue never had a surname. Technical exchanges should be something that every Yanshi likes to see.

When she said these words, some listened attentively to her, while others squinted and pretended to sleep. The feud between the Great Qi Empire and the Jiangshan Ship is, of course, not something that can be resolved in a few words; As the core technology of Jiangshan ship, not all ship guards are willing to hand it over. Everyone has their own considerations, and Yu Moji knows that she can't convince everyone, but as long as a few people can listen to her, things after that should be much easier.

At the end, Aman asked, "Why are you helping us?" Because the little captain taught you? Or is it because you made a promise to Chai Jingliu? ”

"It's all there." Yu Mochen nodded, thought for a while, then shook his head, and said, "Actually, no matter who was locked up in the prisoner camp at that time...... I should do both. ”

As she spoke, she felt that this might be a bit too much, and she couldn't help blushing. Aman looked at her quietly, as if waiting for her to give an explanation, or maybe simply for her to finish speaking.

After a while, Yu Moji finally spoke, "Everyone wants to live." We should also try our best to fight for a chance to live. Her voice was low, "Me too." ”