The harbor of Rouen was moored with more than a dozen sea-going ships, five of which were standard naval warships, and the portholes on both sides of the ships were covered with canvas, and the swarthy barrels of guns could be faintly seen.

Jiang Baozhen walked to one of them with a dozen French officers and introduced in fluent French the latest warship built by the Jiangnan shipyard, including the Yuanyou-8 ship-based rapid-fire gun equipped on it.

"Franz, you and I are old friends, we have an old saying in Daxia, call open the skylight and say bright words."

Jiang Baozhen pulled Franz Warren, the king's chamberlain of the Kingdom of France who was in charge of receiving them this time, and whispered: "Let me tell you the truth, we Shaobao are not very willing to sell firearms, which is an important weapon of the country......"

Franz Warren was in a hurry at the moment, although the Warren family had the title of viscount, but in the royal capital of Paris, the viscount was not on the table at all.

If they can get a Great Xia cannon that far surpasses the English this time, the Warren family will gain a higher trust from the king, will the earl be far away?

"Jiang, we agreed before, for this reason I have won you a good port and a fertile land from His Majesty the King......"

"But that's not the land of France, even with the support of your king, if you want to take ownership of it, you still need our warriors of Great Xia to shed blood and sacrifice. You must know that according to the laws of our country, unauthorized provocation is punishable, even if it is thousands of miles away. ”

This Huang Maoyi really dares to say that taking the land of Genoa in exchange for our firearms in Great Xia, Yongfeng Bo is not as treacherous as you...... Will do business!

(Jia Cong, who is petting the cat: Ah sneeze~ Who the hell scolded me?) ）

No matter how eager Franz Warren is, Jiang Baozhen is either helpless or unable to make decisions one by one.

In accordance with the instructions of the commander, the soldiers on the ship brought out all kinds of artillery and muskets on the ship, including huge crossbow machines and three-eyed muskets fired in bursts, all of which were demonstrated in front of the French.

Franz Warren's heart itched even more, and at the same time, his resentment towards Jiang Baozhen deepened.

In fact, he had thought of exchanging France's own ports or lands for these advanced weapons, but he did not have the power, and King Henry IV did not have the courage to do so.

Unlike Bactria in France, the king was nothing more than the most powerful nobleman in the country, and the entire kingdom was actually made up of large and small noble lords.

There were many good ports, and there were many territories belonging to the royal family, but Henry IV did not dare to touch the territories of those nobles or members of the royal family.

It is not uncommon for the king of France to be ousted from power, and perhaps he has just signed a treaty with the Bactrian people, and the next day the palace will be captured by angry nobles, who will take him outside and take him to the guillotine......

Henry IV wanted to use the advanced firearms of Great Xia to overwhelm England and strengthen the kingdom, rather than causing chaos in the country......

When Franz Warren was almost hanged, Jiang Baozhen finally opened his mouth when his mouth was dry and he was about to run out of patience.

"Franz, my dear friend. Although our young lady was not very willing, ......"

Jiang Baozhen took Franz Warren to a secluded place again, and a French gold coin appeared in his hand.

The gold coin was so striking in the sunlight that Franz Warren's eyes shrank.

I saw Jiang Baozhen flick the gold coin, and there was a buzzing sound: "Franz, you have also been to our capital, where these firearms come from, and which adult presided over the manufacture, you should know." What was that nobleman's favorite thing? What to do, do you still need me to say? ”

"The Earl! I understand! ”

Franz Warren thought of the Earl who was always grinning and staring at them with his hands folded.

This Lord Earl is different, and they can't even pay attention if they don't want to.

The costume embroidered with a cat is a memory that every envoy of all countries cannot forget.

Greed, greed at the extreme!

Without silver, they would not have been able to reap the slightest benefit in the East, and they would not have been able to buy a fine silk!

Jiang Baozhen saw Franz Warren, who was caught in memories and entanglements, and smiled secretly in her heart.

Yongfeng Bo is really a good man, even if he is thousands of miles away now, he can help him win greater benefits in the Kingdom of France.

When he returns to China, he will definitely pick an excellent gift and send it to Rongguo Mansion.

What should I give? Royal cats and royal cats, Yongfeng Bo's official robe is embroidered with cats, so bring him a few Western cats back~

……

Shortly after noon, Jiang Baozhen returned from the port to the castle where the Rouen mission was stationed.

Wen Lian was standing on the highest attic of the castle, looking down on the dirty and prosperous city.

He saw Jiang Baozhen panting and ascending to the attic, and asked leisurely, "How is it?" Did it become? ”

Jiang Baozhen poured a sip of herbal tea and handed over the paperwork in his hand.

"It's basically done, the adults have a brilliant plan, and Warren has really hit the trap, and he has hurried back to Paris to report to their king. According to him, France is not short of gold and silver, but lacks the strength to compete with England, Spain and other countries for colonies. ”

Wen Lian casually flipped through the document, and sneered: "Where the palm is bigger, it is like the Central Plains before the pre-Qin period, divided into many countries, and there are constant disputes. Now Spain and Portugal have the upper hand, and England and France have just risen. Conflicts of interest are inevitable. Henry IV was also an ambitious monarch, and he would not miss this great opportunity......"

Spain and Portugal would not sell France advanced firearms, and Henry IV's only chance now was Great Xia, which had no direct stake in France.

Gold and silver only, Henry IV would definitely grit his teeth and buy the firearms on their ships, and he would buy them from home in a steady stream.

"Let the sailor get ready, leave the necessary artillery and muskets, take out as much as you can, let's use these old firearms in exchange for boats and boats of gold coins to return home, Your Majesty is still waiting for the rice to be cooked!"

Wen Lian slapped the paperwork on the table with a snap and laughed.

According to the calculation of unloading fifteen guns per ship, the entire fleet of twenty warships, that is, three hundred guns.

A Yuanyou-8 shipborne breech-fired rapid-fire gun, equipped with the Great Xia Naval Division, is calculated at one thousand taels of silver.

So, it's not too much to sell France for 20,000 taels of silver, right?

300 second-hand guns, plus 10,000 flintlock guns, as well as crossbows, shells, gunpowder and other materials on the ship, in exchange for France's support for Bactria to occupy Corsica, and 10 million taels of silver worth of gold and silver coins, which is simply a "conscience price".

As for whether Fa Lanxi will use these firearms to attack Great Xia......

Joke, it's been two and a half years since the Yuanyu Eight Clan cannon was equipped, and those madmen in the Ministry of Industry may have been casting the Yuanyu Eighteenth Style.

Yongfeng Bo is really a weapon of the town and country of Great Xia, with him, the people of the West and the horses can't catch up with the development progress of Great Xia.

……

Woo woo woo~

Binge eating~

The steam engine was really competitive, the railway from the capital to the Tongzhou wharf was built very quickly, and the stations in both places were only built as a foundation, and the railway was built one step ahead.

In less than eight months, with the efforts of more than 100,000 craftsmen, the monarchs and ministers of Great Xia stood in front of the railway station outside the city walls of the capital before the autumn hunting of the iron net mountain in the tenth year of Yuan You, and saw the steam engine starting.

Jia Cong really wanted to get on the first train directly and reminisce about the feeling of speeding in his previous life.

It's a pity that he is now in the eyes of the emperor, it is an imperial treasure, and he can't miss the slightest.

The steel giant beast pulled ten wooden carriages, on which were full of forbidden soldiers, slowly left the station, the speed became faster and faster, and soon disappeared from everyone's eyes.

"Report ~ Your Majesty, the train threw off the fast horse that was following five miles away, the speed is getting faster and faster, safe and stable, and the war horse can't match it at all."

After the captain of the Dragon Guard finished his report, Jun Chengu was shocked and in an uproar.

Jia Cong smiled and stepped forward to introduce the emperor: "Your Majesty, according to the calculation of the Ministry of Industry, the speed of the Yuanyou 1 type is 1,200 to 1,500 miles a day, of course, this is in an ideal state......"

Hiss!

It's scary enough!

The military department is already rapidly calculating the efficiency of steam locomotives and eight-hundred-mile expeditries.

According to the current system of the imperial court, the highest-level letter newspaper, traveling 800 miles a day is already the ultimate in running to the death.

If the railway is built to Liaodong, Anbei, the Western Regions, and Southern Xinjiang, the troops of Bactria will be able to send them to any place in Bactria within ten days......

"Your Majesty, this steam locomotive is such a good thing! The minister believed that the construction of the railroad must be accelerated, and the sooner the better. It is better to build a railway from the capital to the provinces, including Uszang! ”

Jian Zifang can't bear the heroism in his heart, with the railway, where to disobey the fight, the military department no longer has to worry about logistics not being able to keep up.

Lin Ruhai really wanted to cover Jian Zifang's broken mouth, good guy, the railway railway, that thing must use the best steel, even if the Ministry of Industry tries its best, it can only catch up with the construction output of a railway.

The silver of the household department was sent to the Ministry of Industry like running water, and every time he saw the silver in the treasury shrinking, he felt a heartache.

Build a railway? Okay, the military department will raise money on its own!

The emperor was also frightened by the "arrogance" of Jian Zifang, the railway did have to be built, but the meal had to be eaten one bite at a time.

He gave Jia Cong a look, asked him to explain the cost and difficulties of building a railway, and finally calmed the restless ministers.

When the second steam locomotive was on fire, the kings and ministers boarded the carriage together.

At the beginning, everyone was not used to the shaking of the train, and some people even felt motion sickness.

But soon, the speed of the train slowly came up, and the feeling of galloping made the monarchs and ministers on the train excited one by one.

The capital is only forty-five miles away from Tongzhou, and the speed of the Yuanyou type 1 train is as high as one hundred and forty miles per hour.

About half an hour, the train slowly stopped at Tongzhou Station, which was still under construction.

While adjusting the front of the locomotive, the emperor also visited the Tongzhou Station during the construction period with great interest.

Adjacent to the canal wharf, the railway and the canal are well connected, which can maximize the use of the transportation capacity of the railway and river transportation, which makes the emperor's mood even better.

When he returned to the capital, the emperor summoned the elders of the cabinet and the six Shangshu......

"I said: Fengtian Yiyun pushes Bo Jia Cong of Yongfeng County, God gives its wisdom, assists the fortune of the country, and practices the strange law to repair the town of the country, and I am very relieved...... Jin Qi is the Marquis of Yongfeng County, Fengtian Yiyun, hereditary replacement, 800 households, and the opening of the government. Bestow the Golden Seal and the Book of Dan...... Chin this! ”

"Edict: Niu Geng, a member of the Ministry of Labor...... He was named a man from Changping County, and Langzhong of the Ministry of Jin Industry ......"

"Edict: Qu Maojun, Yu Yigao, Yin Zhengbai, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry...... Named him the master of the country, and gave him gold ......"

The prosperity of this reward is not much worse than the merit of destroying the country.

Jia Cong became the hereditary county marquis of Great Xia, and he was given a golden seal to open a government office.

As for the Danshu iron coupon or something, the Jia family already has two of them, and it is best to use them for Baoyu and them as a board.

The main thing is the right to open a government and build a government, in addition to the British Gong Zhang Yue, Jia Cong is the second nobleman in Daxia who can open a government and build a government.

Except for the four feudal kings with different surnames at the time of the founding of the country, none of the princes of the clan had this right.

Jia Cong was a little stunned when he held the holy decree in his hand, what is the emperor doing this for?

"Congratulations to the marquis, the county marquis who is only fourteen years old, or he is knighted for his merits, not to mention the dynasty, it is to push forward for five hundred years, and they are all unique."

Xia Shouzhong is not wrong, except for those who have been knighted by Enyin and crowned the county marquis with great merit, there has not been a single one in Great Xia since the founding of the country.

How old is the champion of the wolf Juxu?

Jia Cong was not only not overjoyed, but a little worried.

He asked a little puzzled: "Duke Xia, this is the opening of the mansion and the construction of the government......

Xia Shouzhong nodded with satisfaction, sure enough, he was the person that the emperor fancied, and he was not confused by the reward.

He invited him aside, avoiding the others in the Ministry of Industry and said: "The emperor asked our family to communicate with Hou Ye first, since the implementation of the new policy, although there have been many results, Hou Ye should also feel it, the resistance inside and outside the government and the opposition is getting bigger and bigger, and even Zhou Ge Lao is a little powerless......

Jia Cong nodded while listening, this is a fact.

The implementation of the New Deal is now at the heart of what happened, whether it was land reform or taxation, which has offended the interests of too many people.

Those vested interests who were still waiting and watching could no longer hold back, and they were constantly testing the emperor's bottom line and began to fight back against the New Deal faction.

The most obvious example is Liu Shuo's incident......

"Therefore, the emperor discussed with the old man of the sage, and planned to use the name of the Hou Ye to open another mansion, so that the Hou Ye could nominally lead the power of the mansion and fight with those who opposed the new policy!"

Yes?

Jia Cong didn't expect that the emperor gave him the power to open a government and build a government, but he wanted to push himself to the front and let him fight in the ring with those who opposed the new policy!

Can......

Jia Cong was a little confused and anxious, and asked, "Duke Xia, did Your Majesty say how to let me open a mansion and build a government, and who will be under my command." You can't let me go to war alone, can you? That's unrealistic, it's not one or two people who oppose the New Deal, maybe it will be the enemy of the whole dynasty! ”

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That's all for tonight, and we'll continue tomorrow. Good night!

(End of chapter)