The Red Chamber: Lianyufengchai

It means that the Celestial Dynasty has recognized Shang Yiping as the orthodox Akane King.

After Shang Yi was relieved for a long time, Jia Lian was already waiting in Sifang Pavilion.

"Lord Shang, what do you think this is?"

Shang Yijiu took a book from Jia Lian's hand, "This is Kanhe?" He was pleasantly surprised: "Master Jia really is a believer!"

Jia Lian said: "I have spent a lot of effort for this thing in your hand."

Shang Yijiu had a sudden expression on his face, and asked someone to hold out another plate.

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Lord Shang, do you know that last time the pearl ended up in the emperor's pocket, and it almost became evidence of my crime, but I'm curious, how big is the largest orb in your country?"

Shang Yi said with a long smile: "The biggest one is like Dou Da, but most of them are not formed and need to be polished. If Master Jia is interested, the minister will definitely offer one"

Jia Lian smiled and said: "No need to do so. This official came to the court to ask, such a large amount of transactions, worth more than one million, whether it is your spices and jewelry, or our food and cloth, how to transport? Are you coming or we are going? If With few people, I fear that Wang Zhi, Lin Feng and others will make trouble at sea. If there are too many people with them, they may disturb the place and cause sensationalism.”

Shang Yi pondered for a long time and said: "The matter is very important, and the subordinate cannot make a decision. It needs to be..."

Jia Lian waved his hand, "If you wait for you to go back, more than half a year will pass, and the matter will be gone. It's up to you and me, whether it will be successful or not, Master Shang will decide!"

Shang Yi hesitated for a long time and said: "The country is poor and weak, and I really can't make up a fleet to escort..."

Jia Lian interrupted: "How many boats can you come over?"

Shang Yi thought for a while; "The forest is not abundant in the next country, and the largest boat is only a thousand stones, and its size is limited. It can carry no more than twice the tribute this time."

Jia Lian shook his head: "What can this little thing do? It's only tens of thousands of taels, and it must be a lot of work? It turned out to be such a result? It's really" Deputy Chief Disappointed Shang Yijiu's face flashed anxiety "Master Jia, although only tens of thousands of taels. , But for Xiaguo, it is no problem to pay tribute several times a year!"

The things that the Heavenly Dynasty gave back are more valuable than the miscellaneous things you paid tribute. How many times have people paid tribute? Don't you look at your own fineness?" Said, we "think beautifully!" Jia Lian laughed: "The day you Is the court stupid? It is your responsibility to pay tribute, and our return is a heartfelt reward to you. To be honest, Shang Yijiu was a military commander after all, and he didn’t have the thick skin of an ordinary diplomatic envoy, so he was anxious now, “Master Jia, you could have That's not what you said!"

Jia Lian spread his hands, "But you don't have a boat yourself, so you can't get it here, who's to blame?"

"But...but..." Shang Yi was speechless for a long time, his face was flushed red, if such a large amount of grain and cloth were transported back, the turmoil in the country would be eased immediately, and the prince's throne would be imprisoned. Unshakable.

In any case, this transaction must be facilitated. "Lord Jia, what can you do? You must have your element here. So, as long as Lord Jia can help, Xiaguo is willing to supply the adults with half of the market price, how about it?"

The cost was cut in half immediately. Jia still wanted to continue bargaining, but looking at the blue veins on Shang Yi's forehead, he knew that this person was really sincere.

"Forget it, since Lord Shang is so sincere, I will give you an idea."

Shang Yijiu asked anxiously, "What's your idea?"

Jia Lian smiled and said: "It's very simple, you can rent a ship from the Celestial Dynasty! I can guarantee you, and some of your goods will be used as the shipping fee. This step will kill two birds with one stone?"

Seeing Jia Lian's sincere eyes flashing, Shang Yijiu instinctively felt that there was a problem, "With such a large fleet, I'm afraid there will be no ports to berth in the country."

Jia Lian didn't take it seriously and said, "Your country is an island, and you're afraid that you won't have a place to stop the boat? Just build a temporary one, and we'll leave after we have shipped the things. Can you tear it down?"

"It's just..." As a military general, he still has one worry that he can't tell. What if you guys come and don't leave? Jia Lian seems to see his worry. "Second, I think you are also a man who has fought on the battlefield, why? Such a mother-in-law? If you are afraid of this and that, how can you win the battle? According to the art of war, as long as there is a [*]% calculation, then you can win a complete victory.”

Which military book is this from? Jia's Art of War!

Shang Yijiu was still hesitating, Jia Lian sighed heavily, and took Kanhe back from Shang Yijiu's hands, "The business cannot be done with benevolence and righteousness, as long as the next tribute to your country is still an envoy, this official will definitely be in the best restaurant in Shenjing. The adults eat flower wine for three days! Farewell!"

He didn't stop at all, he reached the door in three or two steps, stepped over with one foot, and immediately followed with the other foot.

"Sir Jia!" Shang Yijiu finally shouted, "I'm renting from the country"

Jia Lian smiled, turned around and handed the survey to him again, this is what the general did, Shang Yi Jiu Xu said; "You can't be, the rank of lower minister is the general."

"Then you must be a general in the future!" Jia Lian patted his shoulder, "Let's talk about the details?"

The two really started to compare each other, but Jia Lian (Hao Nuo Zhao) is a businessman in official uniform, Shang Yijiu is a rough man in official uniform, even if Lord Shang asks himself very well, how can they be against each other? Jia Lian? The final result is definitely in favor of Jia Lian, no, it belongs to the Celestial Dynasty!

So when Jia Lian came out of the Sifang Pavilion with the contract, he was walking with floating Zhu.

Inside the Daming Palace, the emperor took these pieces of paper to look left and right, and finally decided to show them to professional people, such as the Minister of the Ministry of Housing.

"Jia Lian, how much money do you expect to make this trip?"

The Minister of Rites is not present on such occasions.Because the gentleman does not talk about profit!

Since Jia Lian entered the emperor's eyes, the Imperial Council did not know when it started to become such a philistine.

Jia Lian stretched out two fingers, "At least double it! Sea trade has always been hugely profitable."

"Hey, that's not right!"

The Minister of War, Niu, who had always only made discordant voices, said in surprise, "I said Jia Xiaozi, are you planning to sneak attack on the country of Qianxiang?"

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Nine In Qianxiang Country's rented grounds, there was a peaceful atmosphere, and when he was concerned about how much money he could get back, Sheng Jizong's voice directly stunned the emperor and asked the emperor in a dark voice, "Jia Lian." ,How is this going?"

Before Jia Lian could speak, Niu Jizong pointed to the terms on the paper, "Your Majesty, look, there are so many fortune boats and sand boats. If they are fully loaded with food, they can feed thirty thousand soldiers for two years. The ship is loaded with things, and the soldiers behind it are full of soldiers, tsk, not only can someone lead the way to avoid the reef, but also can directly drive into the port of others, and then we will cut melons and vegetables, and so on, we can take the country of Qianxiang. When it becomes the Fragrant Mansion, all the things there will belong to us, so do we still need to give money?"

Sheng Jizong said with foam, slapped Jia Lian's shoulder with a slap, "I said why the more I look at you, the more pleasing to the eye? It turns out that it's the root cause! Buying and selling. Other people's things are not as good as your own! Sure enough, you are a good candidate at Honglu Temple!"

He opened his mouth, making the emperor and other ministers look dull.

People only came to pay tribute, and the Celestial Dynasty also recognized their king, just waiting for the canonization.The country is about to be destroyed at this time, and there is still a little bit of courtesy, righteousness and shame. Does the French country have the magnificence and bearing? If it is like this, will there be vassals coming to pay tribute next year? "It's just nonsense!" The emperor reprimanded: " Do you think sending troops across the sea is as easy as drinking water?"

Fortunately, Zhang Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was not there, otherwise someone would have killed him, so someone reminded him, "We have no reason!"

Before sending troops, you always have to declare your guilt, not to mention the thirteen hatreds, the ten hatreds, and the eighth hatreds.

Sheng someone rolled his eyes, stepped forward and kicked Jia Lian, "Boy, what about you?"

Fortunately, Jia Lian avoided it in time. "Actually, there are still some reasons. Twenty years ago, Qianxiang Country expelled the special envoy of the Celestial Dynasty. Eighteen years ago, he massacred our overseas Chinese. Pretending to be obedient, but in reality it’s the kind of light steamed in heaven, look for it carefully, and then let the great Confucians in Guozijian polish it up…”

In fact, what I said above has nothing to do with him at all. One of his biggest reasons is that he can't remember which sea king the third sister will force to marry in the future. In order to prevent this from happening, no matter which one it is It's better to remove the root early. "That's it, it's a heinous crime, and it's not enough for the people to be angry if he doesn't die!"

But ministers are still awake.

"Sir, now that the world is at peace and the people live and work in peace and contentment, how can we start the war lightly? Once the war continues, it is the people who suffer."

"Yeah, not to mention whether the sneak attack can be successful or not, even if it does, how many soldiers will it take to quell the rebellion? The sea is vast, and it's not easy to get there. A little flash will not only kill the teacher, humiliate the country, but also affect the reputation of the Celestial Dynasty! It's absolutely necessary!"

"I still remember the former Ming Dynasty expeditions and friendships, poor for [*] years, and I was close to you, but I still couldn't succeed in the end, let alone in the East China Sea? Yin Jian is not far away, it is absolutely impossible!"

There were naturally many opponents of the former ministers, so King Zhongshun smiled and said, "Bi Young is no longer a problem, thinking that the war is a family game, let's just treat it as a joke that Master Jia told us, let's have a good time."

So everyone laughed and said yes.

King Beijing also smiled, "Let's talk about grain and jewelry."

In their eyes, Jia Zhu only competes with Yinzi, and Shiliyou's name is not for nothing, but Niujianzong is a stubborn temper. The country has not been seen in Ge for [*] years. These slaughtering men are useless.Right now, there is no movement in the south, east, and northwest. I finally found a suitable size. How could I just let it go? He looked at Jia and said, "What do you say?"

That look is simply saying, if you are cowardly, I will never stop with you.

Jia Lian smiled and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the place in Qianxiu Country is not very big, the people are weak and weak, although it claims to be thousands of miles, but its strength is limited, it can't be compared with that of Jiaozhi back then. And I have heard that the country has had many coups this year, all because some people in the country colluded with the strong neighbors in the north. If we don’t take measures, I’m afraid this country will become the food of others sooner or later.”

Sheng Jizong listened with great relief, "Isn't this the truth? With (bcdf) it's let others take it, it's better to take advantage of us!"

Unexpectedly, Jia Lian immediately said again: "But everyone's considerations are very reasonable..."

Sheng Jizong said angrily, "Which side are you from?"

The emperor knocked on the imperial case, "Let him finish!"

Sheng Jizong just shut up.

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Since we can't make an explicit annexation, we can take it slowly and take a few steps. The first step is to find any reason, the ship is broken, the typhoon, and the second step can't be taken in their port. , rent a place for our people to go ashore and rest in the third step, that place is ours."

Why does this set of tactics sound familiar? "The reasons are all ready-made, defend the trade routes, and arm the overseas Chinese!"

King Zhongshun sneered and said: "What's the point of you doing this? Occupying other people's land, they have more reason to be close to the north, you are not forcing them to turn their backs on them? What's more, people come to lead the wolf into the house, drive the tiger to eat the wolf, let the We lose both, but it's cheaper for them."

Jia Lian smiled and said: "What the lord said is very true! First, if we do nothing and sit back and watch the demise of Qianxiang Kingdom, it will be detrimental to the national prestige. Second, they are not monolithic in the country, and they can always find an alliance. The Shang Yiping of the Celestial Dynasty is weak, we are there to deter and restore balance. If the emperor and the adults think that this country is not worth mentioning, then it is nothing, we will finish the transaction in a proper way and make some money. Quick money is enough."

King Zhongshun sneered: "You still haven't answered me. If the Xiang Kingdom falls to the enemy and joins forces to attack us, what should we do?"

"Then fight!" Niu Jizong said with a smile: "My lord, what else is there to say?"

King Zhongshun sneered: "It's easy to say, naval battles are no better than land battles, and it is still unknown whether the Imperial Navy can support a big battle! If you can't even think about this, the Minister of War will really need to be replaced!"

Sheng Jizong was not angry, "Your Highness is right, in fact, I don't think I'm suitable for this position. I don't understand anything other than fighting. But there is no one more suitable than me. King Zhongshun gave him a deep look. .

"Jia Lian, do you know that there is a real fight, what will be the consequences?"

Jia Lian replied calmly: "If you win, you will dominate the two oceans in the southeast, communicate with the western oceans, and you will spread the country's prestige in the wilderness; if you lose, you will lose all the vassal states of the sea and borders, and Lang Ting will be disgraced.

The emperor tapped his fingers gently, weighing it repeatedly in his heart.

At this time, King Beijing smiled and said, "It's not like this. This country of Qianxiang is a tasteless country, it's tasteless to eat, and it's a pity to abandon it. No. The sage pays more attention to education, and does not focus on merits and causes misfortunes, especially not! It is better to cultivate internal politics and convince people with virtue!"

With a smile on his face, King Zhongshun said, "What King Beijing said is very true! It's better to be quiet, just wait for them to pay tribute every year, and come to court every year." It's divided into three factions, and there is a quarrel!

The emperor said angrily: "This matter does not need to be discussed again, I have a clear decision!"

He suppressed the restlessness in his heart and said softly: "Dai Yi of the Ministry of Rites has disappointing expectations, and Lianhe intends to order him to go on a tour of Yunnan and Guizhou. Let's discuss who can take over as the servant of the Ministry of Rites?"

Chapter [*] Jia Shouzhong, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, has not been flattened again and again.

Dai Shilang's move to the left is also due, and a position of Shilang has been vacated, and all parties have already made a case.

In particular, King Zhongshun proposed three candidates at once, and Deneng Le Jilian was selected.

It's no wonder that the Ministry of Rites was already in his pocket, and he couldn't slip it off today, while the King of Beijing was rubbing his hands, and he must make this matter a mess.

They were peaceful, calm and unyielding, and the discussion situation returned to the familiar track that it should have. Remember that there is no partisan struggle in China, and it is not allowed.

It's just that people who eat whole grains must have different opinions, which is inevitable.

So Niu Jizong quietly pulled Jia Lian; "Brother Lian, tell me the truth, this Qianxiang country can't fight?"

Jia Lian and him retreated to the corner, "Uncle Shi, it is not difficult to fight, the key is the determination of the emperor. The matter of Qianxiang country is small, it is related to national policy."

"You mean, if the emperor wants to expand his territory, he must fight overseas, and if he just wants to defend and protect the people, he doesn't need to fight?"

"That's it!" Jia Lian laughed, "Uncle Shi, I'm only responsible for making ideas. Don't ask me for war!"

Sheng Jizong said angrily: "You bastard, if it wasn't for your grandfather's face, my uncle would give you a point, this man, you should fight for what you should fight for, you have no idea, and others won't care about you. of!"

Jia Lian blinked, "Uncle Shi is asking me to compete for the Minister of Rites?"

He held his chin, "In terms of knowledge, I am also a third-rank jinshi. In terms of qualifications, I have also gone through places to reach the imperial court. In terms of rank, I am a dignified one..."

Waiting for your little concubines and little girls, I will help you take care of them! When you go to fight, "Bah!" Shengzong interrupted him: "If the slow Jialian suddenly gritted his teeth, he whispered: "Be careful of me Turn around!"

Sheng Jizong smiled and said: "Knowing that you and your father have the same hobby, at that time, your father dared to compete with me for the courtesan of Cuiyun Tower! Then I will naturally not be polite, and it will be three or two... Jia Lian said angrily. : "Master Niu, is it okay to criticize his father in front of other people's sons? Sheng Jizong glanced at him, and suddenly whispered: "Your grandfather was the one of our martial arts." He gave a thumbs up.

"The old king of Beijing is Wen Li, because of the merits of the book..." It's hard to say what's underneath.

Jia Lian looked at Niu Jizong, his rough appearance looked like Cheng Yaojin who only had three axes, but in fact, he was cunning and cunning like Xu Shiji. Only from the fact that he dared to say in front of the emperor and King Zhongshun that no one could replace him as the Minister of War, it was enough to show his ability. Either make everyone afraid, or convince them all.