[Qing wear] Harem promotion expert

It's only summer every year, and Jiang Heng begins to look forward to the fruits from Annan.

King Annan would send a large amount of rubber latex and a large piece of preliminary processed water-proof cloth to Beijing every year, and naturally he would also send various fruits along with the chariots and horses.

All the way by sea and then water transport, the volume is large and fast, far better than before.

However, this year, before the fruit arrived, it was an urgent note from Prince Lian and Annan's chief envoy.

Chenla, Annan's neighbor, suddenly invaded Annan aggressively.Because Yingjili provided Annan with many firearms behind his back, Annan couldn't support it. He wanted to ask the imperial court for reinforcements to resist Chenla, or to resist Yingjili behind Chenla.

After so many years of trade deficit, England finally couldn't help it: they went to sea to have more land and money, not to send money to other countries. When making money, it is called free market and free trade. Come and join ;When I lose money, I will squeeze you out of the market.

This kind of robber logic will not change for thousands of years.

However, even if the navigation industry is unprecedentedly developed now, before the steam engine was built, and when there were no giant steel ships, it would be impossible for the two powers entrenched in the East and the West to directly hit the door of each other's homeland.

And England, after several trials, also realized that the land of China will never be as simple as they run over other countries and regions, such as the adjacent Ganges Plain.Although the East India Company was established, it was difficult to establish an East China Company.

"A proxy war."

Minmin is sorting out her new loose-leaf booklet.Hearing what Er Niang said, she couldn't help but sat over and asked, "What war is Er Niang talking about? Is it the current Annan?"

Jiang Heng nodded: "Do you still remember the bedtime story Er Niang told you when you were young?"

Min Min nodded: "Remember! "Yi Tian Ji"!"

Since Min Min was not satisfied with fairy tales, Jiang Heng moved out of classic martial arts stories.And how could it be possible not to tell her about "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" where Min Min's name came from.

It's just that the word "slaying the dragon" had to be hidden.

Jiang Heng said: "On Wudang Mountain, Zhang Jiaozhu and the princess did not fight each other, but each sent three people around them to compete, which is a proxy fight."

Minmin quickly understood: "Annan and Chenla?"

Jiang Heng nodded: "It's just that it's different from the story. Master Zhang wants to protect Wudang Mountain, but I'm afraid many people in the imperial court outside will think that it is unnecessary to mobilize troops for Annan."

This is true.

Just like Daming can be a father to Koryo, but he can't be a peerless father. In fact, the main country is generally relatively scumbag.At that time, the Wa country invaded the peninsula, and Goryeo cried and asked for help. Da Ming saved him out of the mentality of protecting his younger brother, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and he would not help them to go on an expedition to the Wa country to regain the plundered wealth—the vassal state and his own family. The territory is not the same, the difference between a godson and a real son.

Therefore, in the eyes of many courtiers, Annan is completely unimportant.

The next time Hongzhang came to the Yonghe Palace to pay his respects, he brought Jiang Heng a transcribed page: "Er Niang, this is the fourth brother's memorabilia on Annan." I am more concerned, even if I don't bring it, Erniang will know it in a few days - after all, if the fourth brother chooses to submit this kind of public document, all courtiers will know it, and it is not a privacy.

The princes are over 15 years old, even if they don't have a title, it doesn't hinder them from standing up, and they also have the qualifications to be a winner.It's just that between father and son, what can be said in private is fine. Only Chen Shu, who is formal and wants to be known to everyone, will choose to hand over the son and go to the military plane.It was meant to be seen by more people.

Minmin heard a faint voice from the study and said: "What, can't I read it together? I still have a few words to finish!"

Hongzheng said loudly: "I also left a copy for my sister."

However, when Hongzhang handed it to Er Niang, she saw that Er Niang just waved her hand: "No need."

Hongzhang was startled for a moment, and then he smiled and said with a tone of exclamation: "I think Huang Ama has already told Er Niang?"

Just in time, Minmin came out, and when she heard the words, she said: "Then tell me, I don't know yet." He motioned for his younger brother to go out: "It's 25 today, Erniang is busy here, come out with me first , come back when you are eating."

Minmin shows Hong to see her Prussian dog.

When she was a child, she liked the first German Shepherd Tutu who came across the ocean to Qing Dynasty very much.

It's a pity that when she was a child, the palace never dared to let the little princess keep such a big dog. The biggest pet the queen mother allowed her to keep was a pair of blue-patterned mandarin ducks in a water tank.

It wasn't until she was 12 years old that she went to the Mulan paddock twice and learned how to ride a horse, let go of hounds and even call an eagle. The queen mother let go, and Emperor Xu gave her granddaughter a puppy. Recognize the Lord.

At this moment, the puppy has grown into a five-year-old dog.It seldom saw Hongshang, and when it saw him standing beside its master, it stood up vigilantly, but after sniffing Hongshang's clothes carefully, it went back to lie down to bask in the sun.

"What did the fourth brother do?" Minmin took out the ball and asked Hongshang to tease the dog: "This morning, the palace people have not stopped talking, and Erniang has no time to tell me in detail."

Unexpectedly, Hongzheng answered the wrong question: "Sister, if you get married in the future, you have to find a son-in-law who is willing to tell you everything."

Then Min Min hit him with a ball.

Hiroshi just smiled.

He was touched only when he thought of Huang Ama'eniang.

Hongzhen knows that he will get married and start a family in a few years, but ask himself, will he tell the other party what he thinks in his heart, especially what is going up?I'm afraid not.The other party was Fujin, but he was a relatively unfamiliar person.He must have a relationship to get along with, and he will only speak after confirming that each other can trust each other.

Comparing his heart to his heart, he knew what kind of affection Huang Ama had for Er Niang.

Eating sweets is a kind of stress release for Hongshang.Now Hongzhang thinks, no wonder Huang Ama doesn't need to eat sweets to decompress, he has a mother!

Hiroshi, who had been hit by the ball, began to talk about serious things.

"Fourth brother wrote a brochure, listing five things to defend against barbarians, and wants to give up Annan and shrink coastal defense."

Jiang Heng picked up a piece of paper that Hong Zhang left on the case just now.

It is completely different from the immature idea written by Hongli more than ten years ago, "Just like the words of the holy ancestor Jin, we should do the act of banning the sea".

At that time, Hongli probably didn't have much political experience. He used the words of Lord Kangxi, which first offended the emperor, and then proposed "resolutely ban the sea, and the boards cannot be launched into the water", which offended many people who can make profits in shipping. courtier.

But now, Jiang Heng has already seen the embryonic form of Emperor Qianlong with good political skills in the same booklet suggesting "closing the country".

Hongli still supported the 'forbidden sea', but this time his wrist was very smooth.

Not to mention that boards are not allowed to enter the water, but it is only suggested to reduce the number of domestic ships going out to prevent foreign barbarians.

Hongli is very smart, what he is doing this time is not the interests of any court officials, but the interests of Annan: instead of spending money and food to help a small country like Annan resist Zhenla, which is backed by England, he can negotiate with England, Since then, Annan has been regarded as a place of trade between the two countries.

All coastal ports in the country were closed, and all business transactions were moved to Annan.

In this way, the ports along the southeast coast ceased to exist, and Japanese pirates and pirates could not go ashore for supplies, so naturally there would be less chaos.As for whether they will go to Annan to cause chaos, it has nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty.

Hongli’s point of view is that it’s okay to give Annan directly to England, and in the future, the Qing Dynasty will only provide goods to make money, reducing or even prohibiting the country’s seagoing ships from going to sea—sea transportation will be done by Western countries, so thieves will continue to run rampant However, it was only the Annan market that was the scourge, and the unlucky ships that were looted were only Western ships.

It sounds like a sweet and harmless plan.

The profits from the sale of the commodities remained in the Qing Dynasty, while the danger was thrown overseas. All the sacrifices were nothing more than Annan.

Not only in the eyes of Hongli, but also in the eyes of many courtiers, Annan's sacrifice was not a sacrifice at all.

It was originally a non-Chinese land!

As soon as this "Five Things Against Barbarians" was published, many officials at the court responded: without losing money, disasters can be eliminated without using troops and horses. Everyone is very trouble-free.

Just when the courtiers thought that the emperor would accept this "perfect" suggestion, the sixth elder brother Hongzhang also wrote a memorial, which was completely opposite to the fourth elder brother's advice-force Chen to send troops to keep the land of Annan, continue to train the navy and Anti-foreigners!

This was the first year of Hongzhang's court, and it was also the first time he stood in front of the courtiers to speak, and he left a deep impression on the courtiers.

Not only his words, but also his actions. Before he spoke, Hong Zhang initiated the 'Flyer'.

Hongzhang not only wrote the booklets, but also went to the book repairing office of the Hall of Martial Arts, which was in charge of printing books, and printed many simple maps hand-painted by himself, using circles of different sizes to represent various countries.

There are not many courtiers who can participate in national-level war discussions, and Hong Zhang sent a sketch map alone.

Of course, there is also a piece of the emperor's—it's in the booklet.

Hongli also received it, looking at the simple map in his hand with a complicated mood, and listening to the sixth brother.

Although it was the first time to speak in front of important ministers, Hongzheng’s voice was very devoted and calm, and he was not distracted when he explained the map: “The land of Annan is very important. There is Champa and Chenla nearby, and Sumatra, Java, etc. are far away. China." He pointed to a bunch of small circles he drew on the simple map and the corresponding long coastline outlined with a dotted line: "If you have Annan, the land of the South China Sea is clear and clean."

Holding this fresh map in his hand, Zhang Tingyu, who had been listening quietly, suddenly felt that this sentence was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it before...

He couldn't help but looked up at Brother Six.

Hongzhang noticed his gaze, nodded and smiled at him, "These words were originally the words of the former Ming Chengzu."

Zhang Tingyu smiled at the sixth elder brother, and was delighted at first: "Oh, it's really me. As expected, Bowen has memorized it. Look, the sixth elder brother nodded to me."

Besides, it is not a taboo thing for Hongshang to quote the remarks of the former Ming Chengzu Zhu Di.

The emperors of the Qing Dynasty were generous with their praises for the former Ming emperors, especially the first few emperors who had no intersection with them.

Even for the last Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Shunzhi personally presided over the construction of the imperial mausoleum and named it Siling.There is respect for Emperor Chongzhen who died for his country, and it also has the meaning of winning people's hearts: it is intended to tell the world that the Manchus took the world from the thief (Li Zicheng), not from the Ming.

This is true for the last emperor, and for the fierce emperors before the Ming Dynasty and the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.

Speaking of it, this is a big old book. In short, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's reputation is strong enough, and his strategic remarks as a war wizard are enough to attract the attention of courtiers, and a voice rang out from the bottom of my heart: If the former Ming Chengzu said this If so, then Annan's strategic position must be extraordinary!

And Zhang Tingyu, in the smile of the sixth elder brother just now, felt that he could not live up to his reputation of "knowing the annals of history", so holding the map in his hand, he added: "As the sixth elder brother said, Ming Chengzu's dynasty was indeed a strong one. It is a pity that the future emperors did not keep it."

Hongxuan smiled at Zhang Tingyu again: "In order to write the memorial, I consulted a lot of historical books and classics, but the bachelor was able to read the history and literature at his fingertips, and he was really knowledgeable."

This time, Zhang Tingyu didn't hold back his laughter from the praise, and quickly said modestly: "My elder brother praised me a lot, but it's because my elder brother brought this up before me, so I have something to say."

Seeing Zhang Tingyu's situation, Hongli was greatly shocked: ... What are you doing, is this a blatant start to use 36 tricks of beauty tricks? !

Of course, after the shock, the debate should be debated.

Hongli also stood up and retorted: "Even if the land in the South China Sea is stable and stable, it is actually useless. Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, since ancient times, no kingdom has ever perished on the sea. Now instead of spending its troops on the vast sea, It's better to spend it on the land that can be seen - Junggar has been recuperating for several years, the wolf's ambition has not disappeared, and the military defense in the northwest must not be neglected. And there is Eros staring at the north. Isn't this more important than the sea? England is separated by oceans, isn't it? Is it really possible to transport a large army across the ocean? However, the cavalry from Junggar can arrive sooner or later."

What Hongli grasped was very practical interests.

Hongzhang didn't argue for the time being, but started sending out a new round of maps.

Hongli: ...

The map I received this time was no longer the South China Sea, but the Northwest Territory, as well as the countries outside the Northwest.

"Yingji is not just watching and coveting at sea, there are already troops stationed by my side." Hongzhang refers to the hinterland of India on the Ganges plain: "The fourth brother is right, the Heshuo Te tribe in Tibet has surrendered, we There will eventually be a battle between North Korea and Junggar. But after the Junggar is pacified, there is no need to wait for the sea. On the land as far as the eye can see, the Qing Dynasty and the British garrison are about to meet."

While Chaoshang Hongli was arguing with Hongzhang, Jiang Heng was also looking at the map.

With the development of technology and armed forces, the world keeps getting smaller.

In this era, the two hegemonic countries in the Eastern and Western worlds, England and Qing Dynasty, will finally meet.

Annan is separated by sea and the Himalayas are separated by land, but they finally meet.

The Thirteen Library has been in her hands for a long time. Whether it is the map or the globe sent by Xiyang, it has been placed in the Yonghe Palace all the time.When Hongzhang was very young, she held her son and pointed out various countries to him, and told stories about Westerners invading various places. No, it can’t be called a story, it’s just a fact.

In the hall, Hong pointed to a small circle that was specially painted black: "This is the Gurkha tribe, a small country closest to the border with Tibet."

"Just like Yingjili controlled Chenla to occupy Annan, Yingjili also occupied this country." Hongzhang looked at Hongli, calmly and sincerely said: "Fourth brother's word "anti-barbarian", I agree very much. But only retreat and defend If you tighten the door, you cannot agree."

"Is Annan and Gurkha only what England wants?"

"I'm afraid not." What they coveted and peeked at has always been the rich and mysterious land of China.

Hongzhang's voice was not loud, but he was very firm: "Annan's land is not vast, and twenty years ago, it was not the land of our dynasty. But we must not give up in England without a fight!"

"Otherwise, wouldn't it be 'cut five cities today, cut ten cities tomorrow, and then have to sleep overnight. Starting to look at the four realms, and the Qin soldiers are coming!'"

Not only Hongli, but even the courtiers couldn't help but feel shocked: If the sixth elder brother threw out this sentence at the beginning, they might not take it seriously.

It's just Annan.

But now looking at the simple map in his hand, looking at the color blocks painted in black, which represent that England is gradually approaching the Qing Dynasty, all the courtiers with far-sighted eyes have to admit their wolfish ambitions.

Will England stop outside the Qing Dynasty?After giving up Annan and shrinking shipping, perhaps the answer now is yes.

But in the end it will show its fangs again, and the next time it will bite, it will no longer be the neighboring countries, but the fertile land of the Central Plains. It is like that the wolf will not be satisfied with the voles, but still wants to bite the fattest deer.

Maybe they came from Annan in the south, maybe they came from Tibet in the west, or maybe they came from the sea, which they thought was the most impossible.

But it will come.

Hongzhang saluted upwards: "Huang Ama, the son's memorial is finished."

The Mid-Autumn Festival in the 20th year of Yongzheng was very simple.

Firstly, during the three-year filial piety period of the empress dowager: the emperor has already decided that there will be no joy or banquet for three years; banquet.

The two phases are superimposed, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is just a very simple distribution of moon cakes.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Concubine Xi came to Yonghe Palace to ask for an audience.

When Qiu Xue came in to report, she was a little bit surprised.

Jiang Heng didn't know what Concubine Xi was here for for the time being, so he asked with some curiosity: "It's really a rare visitor."

Qiu Xue muttered next to her: "I'm afraid it's better not to be a villain."