After seeing his good son Baby Dancong, he took a boat north on the third day of the first lunar month, planning to rush back to the capital before the second day of February.

And Jia Cong was originally prepared to miss the second sister and the ceremony, but on the seventh day of the first lunar month, he received a holy decree from the emperor, telling him to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the first batch of ships that went to the Western Ocean in Great Xia returned.

At the same time, he brought official envoys of various Mao such as red hair, yellow hair, and blue hair, and formally submitted his credentials to the Zhengdan Dynasty in the tenth year of Yuan You, intending to establish formal diplomatic relations with Great Xia.

"Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Portugal, ......"

Daiyu compared the "Kunyu Wanguo Map" that had been updated several times, and corresponded to the strange countries mentioned in the prince's handwritten letter that came with the holy decree.

"This Holy Roman Empire is really peculiar, everything else is called a king, and its monarch is called an emperor, and it seems that it is the suzerainty of the Western countries."

Jia Cong put down the pen in his hand, leaned over to Daiyu's side, rested his chin on Daiyu's white neck, and rubbed her cheek, explaining to her the tradition of the coronation of the pope of the Xiyang Yi people and the current complicated situation in Xiyi.

Marriages, wars between relatives, the darkness of the Middle Ages, changes in religious status, and so on.

"The fourth brother proposed that I go back to deal with this group of Yi people, probably because no one in the DPRK and China really knows more about the West except me."

Speaking of which, Jia Cong still admires the current emperor and the important ministers of the dynasty.

The Central Plains Dynasty, which has been the superior of the Celestial Empire for more than 1,000 years, was able to soberly recognize the reality after a short period of contact, and did not make a joke that the Celestial Empire was rich in products and everything, and did not rely on foreign goods to get through the jokes.

You must know that in my previous life, the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty issued a holy decree to King George III of England.

"Fengtian carried the emperor, and sent an edict to the king of England to know that the king of Shier was far away in the ocean, and he was inclined to the war, and the envoy sent a special envoy to congratulate the emperor, sailed to the court, bowed to the long life, and prepared the prescription things, and used the general's heart. I read the text, the meaning of the words is sincere, and I am deeply commended for the king's deferential sincerity. ”

Daiyu suddenly said to Jia Cong in surprise: "Brother Huang said in the letter that our people brought back a whole boatload of books from the West and allowed me to borrow and copy them. The lady concubine has been immersed in the sea of books for two days in a row......"

"Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu~ I'm not surprised at all."

Jia Cong gave Daiyu a touch of the head to kill, Concubine Feng is known as a "bookworm", and suddenly there are a whole boatload of books that she has not seen, it would be strange if she didn't indulge in them.

Of course, his own "bookworm" is not far behind.

If you don't believe it, Daiyu's eyes are now brighter than Daystar.

Jia Cong hugged Daiyu into his arms, gently rubbed Daiyu's somewhat cold hands, and warmed them with his own body heat.

"I'll go and tell the thirteenth master and the teacher in a while, let's leave for Beijing tomorrow morning, just as the second sister's ceremony is coming, and I regret that I can't rush back before."

……

With the old thirteen slaughtering in Jiangnan, although the situation has not yet been completely stabilized, with the old man Xia Lingxing in town, it is impossible to have major twists and turns.

Xu Jin was promoted again a year ago, and the emperor made up his mind this time, even if the society was overturned, he would carry out the new policy to the end.

was angry by the repeated troublemaking of the Jiangnan gentry, and officially ordered Xu Jin to be promoted to two levels, appointed as the governor of Liangjiang in the second grade, and added the title of Shangshu of the Military Department and the right capital of the Imperial Procuratorate.

The Governor of Liangjiang was not a permanent official, but was personally appointed by the emperor to oversee the military and civilian affairs of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces.

Coupled with the official titles of the military department and the imperial history of the right capital of the Imperial Palace, it can be said that the military, civil affairs, and officials of the entire Jiangnan Xu Jin have the power to intervene.

Coupled with the assistance of Xia Lingxing and Liu Ke, Xu Jin's implementation of the new law is a panicked trend, and there is no way to stop the arrival of the king of heaven.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Jia Cong took Daiyu and Tanchun back to Beijing.

The journey of this boat trip north along the canal was extremely smooth, and the Jinling Cao Gang was completely eradicated by the government, which not only did not affect the transportation of the canal, but was more convenient and safe.

The government-run canal management office, which was jointly established by the Caoyun Governor's Office and local officials, made the imperial court feel the great benefits of the canal in just over ten days.

This move not only allowed the imperial court to completely control the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the north-south economic artery, but also earned a lot of silver from it.

After more than ten days of traveling, on the twenty-fifth day of the first month, the ship docked at Tongzhou Wharf.

As soon as Jia Cong and the three of them walked out of the cabin, they saw several people standing on the dock looking forward to it.

Not only did the second brother Jia Lian come, but he was also accompanied by Baoyu, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, Jia Lan, Liu Xianglian and Lin Bai.

"Sister Lin, Third Sister~"

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing two pretty faces.

Daiyu waved her hand at the carriage, and it turned out that Xiangyun came with the girl who cherished the spring.

Brothers and sisters are happy to see each other.

Everyone did not delay, seeing that the Spring Festival and the wedding were not a few days away, and everyone was busy.

The group finally returned to the capital after dark, and Liu Xianglian and Lin Bai did not say goodbye and went back, and were left behind by the old lady.

The imperial court has been open for ten days, and Lin Ruhai's household department is busy in the dark, and the girl can't go home when she returns to Kyoto.

However, the old man is now idle, and he is living a leisurely life again.

After the night banquet, Daiyu was dragged by the sisters to play in the Spring Festival Courtyard. The Rongxi Hall was full of the old lady's children, grandchildren, and sons-in-law.

"In a few days, I will resign from the post of former military governor, Lian'er is now serving in the governor's mansion, our family's prestige in the army is too great, this is not good."

As soon as the old man opened his mouth, it was a shock, and the old lady almost didn't react.

The five major governors of the dynasty were in charge of the military power of Great Xia. Each of them is a high authority, that is, the emperor has to carefully weigh the pros and cons if he wants to change people.

Jia Zheng didn't understand the subtleties very well, so he didn't have any opinions.

In addition to Jia Lian and Jia Cong, in addition to being surprised, several juniors are reluctant to regret.

Master Jing nodded approvingly, this cousin was sharp in his early years, and now he finally understands the truth of being too late.

"Brother Forgiveness is right, you and Lian'er are in charge of the front and rear armies, and they almost control forty percent of the strength of Great Xia. It would be fine if you were still serving outside, but now that you have returned to the capital, Your Majesty will not be suspicious, and the officials in the court will not be relieved. ”

After Jia Jing's analysis, the rest of the people also understood the subtleties in this matter, and nodded in agreement.

One mansion and two fathers and sons control forty percent of the strength of Great Xia, that is, the emperor trusts the Jia family. If it were someone else, it is estimated that the two saints would not be able to sleep soundly.

Jia Lian said: "Father doesn't have to be like this, it's better for the son to write and resign......"

"What kind of stupid words, what did you come from when you were the governor of the rear army?"

Without waiting for the old man to speak, the old lady took the lead in speaking out: "Your Majesty's appointment of you as one of the governors of the five armies is not only a favor to my Jia family, but also a new generation of military commanders for the country. You are the benchmark set up by His Majesty, you can't rely on the old man for the support of the military in Great Xia. ”

"Auntie is right, Lian'er is indeed the benchmark set up by His Majesty, and the old man Zhang told me about this matter, he has written to His Majesty many times and wants to resign from the office, but the court and China can't do without him."

Speaking of this, Master Jing had to sigh at the danger of the fault line of the generals of the Yuan You Dynasty.

The generals of the older generation are almost unable to lift their swords, and the new generation does not have many suitable talents except for a few representatives.

Think about the gathering of stars at the beginning of the founding of the country, as well as the emergence of famous generals during the Zhaowu period, and in the current army, there are still old handsomes supporting the façade.

The difference between civil and military affairs in the Yuanyou Dynasty can really be said to be that Wenqu Xing does not want money, and Wuqu Xingjun probably forgot that there is still an emperor in the mortal world waiting for him to give him a star mile.

The young generals who can be used today, except for Jia Lian, who can be said to be able to take charge alone, the most capable of doing things is Jia Cong, who is twelve years old.

Even Liu Xianglian, who plays a good sword, and Xue Pan, who is born with divine power, can only say that they can be generals, but they can't be handsome.

The generals in the army are in danger of a fault, which is a major problem for the emperor today.

"After three generations of emperors carefully managed, the dynasty can now be said to be prosperous. The military generals of the prosperous era are not obvious, which is also a common problem in all dynasties. ”

After Mr. Jing sighed, he said to a few juniors in the family: "Our family is a martial artist, and learning literature is just an additive. Except for Brother Cong and Brother Lan, you don't have the brains to learn literature, so don't think about lying on the merits of your ancestors and enjoying the glory and wealth......"

"Uncle Jing, you forgot your nephew~"

Baoyu's grudge finally reached the point where Master Jing remembered Baoyu's crooked nephew, and couldn't help but hold his forehead.

"Yes, and Baoyu......"

was interrupted by Baoyu like this, and Master Jing's expression was not as stern as Fang Cai, and he said in a serious tone: "If there is a big change today, you have also heard about the Yiren." We are not the only ones in this world, the outside world is very big. His Majesty is a male lord, and the male lord will not just stare at this side of the world. The future of our martial arts will definitely be of great use. ”

"From tomorrow, the Ning Rong Jia clan, regardless of their relatives or relatives, will all go to the clan to learn literature and martial arts, and continue the martial arts in the clan!"

The old lady was the first to stand up and express her support, and the pardon lord and the political lord also strongly supported it.

The Jia family is not like the Liguo Mansion, relying on suppressing the Shu branch to protect the interests of the Yan branch.

In the Wuxun family, suppressing the Shu branch will only make the family die, and the defeat of the family is often overnight.

This matter was simply decided in Rongxi Hall, and when the clansmen gathered on the day of the Spring Festival and the ceremony, they would discuss with the clan elders and make a detailed plan.

The Lin family is also an extremely united family, and Lin Bai didn't have much feeling about being suddenly called to participate in the Jia family's plans.

But Liu Xianglian is different, his father was suppressed by the Liguo Mansion, and on the day of Old Man Liu's death, he was kicked out of the Liguo Mansion.

"Brother Liu, after you marry the second girl, you will resign and go to the Martial Arts Academy for two years!"

Yes?

The stunned Liu Xianglian is even more confused, he is twenty-two or three, and he finally got the official position, so he will give up?

And he has never liked to read much, and now he wants him to go to the martial arts academy, isn't it embarrassing for him.

But I heard Master Jing say: "The difference between general and handsome, I don't say it, you should also understand." What you learned before was all wild roads, the army was fighting, and it was not important to say that fist and foot kung fu was important, only by knowing how to arrange troops and lead troops to fight can you go further in the army. And now the way of fighting is different, no matter how good the martial arts are, in front of artillery and muskets, it is just an egg hitting a stone! ”

Hmm, mmmm~

Jia Cong nodded vigorously, Uncle Jing was so right!

He came out coldly and said: "You have miraculous skills, I have science!" ”

Science?

Jia Cong hurriedly explained to everyone: "The manufacture and application of artillery and muskets belong to the way of science, and with the continuous innovation of the way of science, the power of firearms will become more and more powerful. Only by learning how to use these can the war be won. ”

Everyone suddenly realized that this was a novel statement, but the novelty was also in line with reality.

Not to mention anything else, if the dynasty wants to compete with the Yi people for colonies, isn't it just a clash of cannons and giant ships?

At this time, Master Yu also spoke: "For the application of firearms, in addition to Brother Cong, the first person in the dynasty, Lian'er and Wang Ziteng are the most powerful. The military academy has been tried for a year, and the results are good, and His Majesty has even praised Wang Ziteng many times for this, and the second son-in-law went to the military academy, which is indeed a good idea. ”

You can say that Wang Ziteng is an old yin person, but you have to admit that this person's learning ability and vision are definitely among the best in the country.

It was only in Xuanfu that he officially came into contact with a firearms war, and he had the most objective understanding of the application of firearms.

Moreover, after a short period of two months of detailed understanding, on the first day of the imperial court's seal, Wang Ziteng wrote to the emperor in the name of the executive director of the Royal Armament Academy, urging the imperial court to increase the research on the development of firearms and the application of tactics.

This point is that the old man has to be convinced, at least he is just a taker, and he can't calm down to deduce and develop new tactics.

Damn, people are more popular than people!

……

On the twenty-sixth day of the first month, Jia Cong got up early.

The hall of the Qinzheng Hall has long been full of officials waiting to be seen, including civil servants and military generals, and the most eye-catching ones are those Yiren envoys of all kinds of Mao.

There is no dynasty today, and the emperor has sent an edict, except for a few bigwigs, let the others go back to the yamen on errands.

However, those Yiren envoys were sent to the East Palace to grind their teeth with the prince.

The emperor discussed the new policy with several scholars in the cabinet, and he should not be idle for a while.

He Yaomin, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, pulled Jia Cong to the side hall and complained to him.

"You kid is hiding in Jinling to enjoy happiness, and you have made the old man and me miserable!"

"He Gong, let's be reasonable, am I enjoying happiness in Jinling? It's not like you don't know how difficult Xilin's group of people are. The group of thieves of the Cao Gang alone made me almost bald......"

He Yaomin didn't care about Jia Cong's complaints, raised his eyebrows and said, "For you, cutting your brain and melon seeds skillfully is the same as eating. In the case of the West, apart from you, who else can tell the difference between red hair and yellow hair? The terms they put forward are many things that the old man has never heard of, and no one knows whether what they say is true or false. ”

The Yi people wanted to establish formal diplomatic relations with Bactria and the terms of various trade and trade almost made the people of the Ministry of Rites feel red.

The mere negotiation of trade tariffs was enough to blind the people of the Ministry of Rites.

"Fortunately, you're back, and the negotiation with the Yiren will be handed over to you."

Well?

Old man, I'm a waiter in the Ministry of Works, not a waiter in the Ministry of Rites!

But looking at it like this, Old Man He was also forced to have no choice, it was really not long before Daxia opened his eyes to see the world, and now even Spain and Portugal, what is the relationship between the two teeth, they can't tell the difference.

Jia Cong couldn't help but say with a bitter face: "Leave this matter to me, but you can't keep catching me a sheep and wool, our Ministry of Rites must hurry up to cultivate qualified diplomatic talents." ”

He Yaomin stroked his long beard and smiled slightly, as if he had expected Jia Cong to say this.

"The old man has also noticed this, and as the contacts with the Yi people become closer and closer, the host and guest Qing Officials Division can no longer adapt to the current changes. In this way, don't bother the two masters, Uncle Yongfeng, how do you see how the Ministry of Rites should deal with it, how about writing a note for the old man? ”

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That's all for today, and we'll continue tomorrow.

It's time-consuming, and it's been too busy these days.

From tomorrow, the update will return to normal, and the time will be as much as possible before 12 o'clock in the evening, and there will be a chance to write one or two thousand more words.

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