[Red Mansion+Qing Chuan] The heroine comes from the last days

Jiang Ling sat on the swing and swayed slowly, recalling what Kangxi said just now, Yangzhou, Guangzhou, Nanyang merchants, and Western merchants, she could vaguely feel that Kangxi wanted to take this opportunity to map out the Nanyang trade routes. Reason, take a look at the outside world by the way.

A young and energetic emperor is always curious about the outside world.

Jiang Ling held the rope of the swing, shook it slightly during the movements of the maids, then stopped their movements, and said: "Okay, don't shake it anymore, I have something to think about, please be quiet , don't bother me."

The maids all stopped their movements, and supported the rope instead, so that Jiang Ling could sit more stably.

Jiang Ling closed his eyes, put his forehead on the rope, and thought about the situation in front of him.Now the merchants in Nanyang are all stabilized by her. For the time being, it is unexpected that the decree promulgated by Kangxi is actually rooted in herself.In addition, she deliberately created a positive image of herself, and even the wife of the Nanyang merchant introduced her as a confidant and told her many things about the past, especially the East India Company.

Jiang Ling tried it. The East India Company is still in the period of exploration and expansion. Although it has been operating in India for decades, it has just taken control of the power of the upper class and has not yet begun to colonize on a large scale.Because Britain opened up another batch of large-scale plantations on the American continent across the ocean, the East India Company was just a small part of the expansion territory for them.

This is actually a good thing, and it can even be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Jiang Ling rubbed the center of his brows, took out his small notebook, and jotted down a few notes on it.The records in the last days show that Britain's overseas expansion did not really come to a stalemate until the nineteenth century, so the current British people should be more cautious than their descendants.What if, she meant if, in this day and age, something interesting could be obtained from the British?

For example, nautical charts.

Another example, firearms.

Jiang Ling didn't learn gun mechanics, let alone create a set of equipment from scratch. After all, thousands of related small professions are needed to cooperate with each other. So now, she can only fight against the British. idea.After all, she really wanted to change something.

Stopping the entry of poppies is one case, trying to get something good from England is another.

Jiang Ling sketched in the small notebook for a while, then stopped the pen after a while, propped his chin on the pen holder, and thought for a while quietly.

The banquet that evening was more exquisite and gorgeous than in the past, and it was different from the past, this time not only the wives of the rich merchants' families arrived, but also the wives of the officials' families.Because many wealthy businessmen had been imprisoned before, the number of people tonight is still a little less than the first and second times combined.She was still sitting on the main seat, and in front of her were the wives of the officials' families, and some old ladies who had been sealed; further away, they were the wives or young ladies of the wealthy businessmen's families whom they had seen before.

Jiang Ling still sat on the main seat as before, chatting with them with a smile, and occasionally mentioned something about goods or cargo ships inadvertently, guiding them to tell the news they wanted.When the banquet was halfway through, a young eunuch hurried up to Jiang Ling and handed her a small note with Kangxi's powerful handwriting on it: Comfort them for me.

Kangxi used the word to appease, obviously he was outside just now and dealt with another group of people.

Jiang Ling asked the little eunuch, and learned that it was Kangxi who just cut the positions of many officials and fined many wealthy businessmen.She put away the note, looked around the ladies from left to right, and sighed faintly in her heart.

It seems that Kangxi wants to let him end it for him.

Jiang Ling thought for a while, then said: "I have been with the emperor for a while, and I know that what the emperor values ​​most is the word 'obedience'. If you don't follow the rules, there is no place for tolerance." Please keep this point in mind, ladies, wives, and wives, and if your husband-in-law asks about it in the future, you can calmly tell me a thing or two.”

Rather than comforting them in advance, it is more reassuring to tell them what to do.

The wives of the official family looked at each other, and the lady closest to her asked: "My lord, this is..."

Jiang Ling smiled and said, "The emperor is not a moody person."

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The official wife was startled, knowing that Jiang Ling was reminding herself, but she didn't know why she said that.

It wasn't until a little maid hurried in and whispered a few words in her ear that the official wife's expression suddenly changed.Although most of the officials who were dealt with outside have nothing to do with her, this is Yangzhou, and Kangxi's actions in Yangzhou always make people feel sad.

What Jiang Ling said just now was just another reassurance.

A king who acts according to the rules is more reassuring than a moody king.

Kangxi's actions these days have already made many people feel sympathetic, for fear that if he is not careful, he will be punished on his head, but if the emperor's behavior style is "'Yi Lv'", those who are anxious At least [-]% of them can sleep peacefully.

What the official wife can think of, others can naturally think of it, so many people came to Jiang Ling one after another, saying thank you for the little master's suggestion, and some hoped that she would mention more. Just a few words.Jiang Ling smiled and resigned.

If I mention it any further, I will make it up.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Ling nodded to the little eunuch, indicating that the matter had been settled.

After the little eunuch left, Jiang Ling asked: "There is nothing serious here right now, just talking about gossip. I have been thinking hard these days, and there is always one thing that remains unclear: whether the current merchant ships want to go to sea, is it safe or not? If there is a big storm, do you have to resign yourself to fate?"

A lady smiled and said: "I don't know something. Skilled boatmen and charts can avoid most of the wind and waves."

Jiang Ling looked interested: "Oh?"

The lady had already opened her mouth, and when she saw that Jiang Ling was interested again, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "How many times have I traveled these routes, and the old boatmen have passed them by word of mouth, and they are almost the same. But we Most of the ships can only travel close to the sea, and if they go three or four hundred miles away, it may be difficult to return. Unlike Western cargo ships, which can travel thousands of miles.”

Then the lady said that their family is in the silk business. In the past two years, just after the sea ban was lifted, many Westerners bought su brocade from them at a high price. Machine country, for the nobles there to enjoy.Westerners' boats board much faster than theirs.

Before the words were finished, the wife of the Nanyang merchant also said: She had seen this kind of huge cargo ship in the Indian country of Nanyang, but it belonged to Great Britain.But it is a pity that these charts and routes are confidential and cannot be seen by ordinary people.

Jiang Ling paused, then lowered his head, and took a shallow sip of tea.

Should she mourn?

After talking with his wife and wives for a while, she inquired about all the things that Kangxi asked her to inquire about, then left the banquet and went back to the house to rest for a while.It was still early today, and the maids were preparing hot water outside again. Taking advantage of this gap, Jiang Ling pulled out the water chestnut mirror from under the pillow, and went back to the end of the world.

It was still a dark nuclear winter, and the sky was covered with dust that obscured the sight.

She landed in a small library. Although the power system was still unavailable, since it was dawn, the temperature was a little lower, but there was plenty of light.Jiang Ling searched for a while on the second floor of the library, found the sign, went directly to the historical books library, took out a history book about the Age of Discovery, and slowly flipped through the pages.

Flipping through, she suddenly felt a little depressed again.

The power of one person is really meager. Apart from other things, she can't copy all the divided subjects in the UK.Although it is possible to introduce some bits and pieces and add up to make a good start, it is still difficult to really change something.

Like nautical charts.Even if I have a clear route in my hand and can lead a ship from here to England, the most important thing in the vast sea is not the chart, but the boatman who can recognize the starry sky and the direction through the starry sky.These skilled boatmen must have been trained for many years. How can they have what they want?

After all, they are humans and not gods.

Jiang Ling laughed at himself, gently put the book back on the shelf, and was about to leave when he suddenly found a clump of light blue moss growing in the corner of the wall.She has seen a lot of moss and experimented a lot, but she has never seen light blue moss. Could this be a mutated species?

Might as well pick it up and give it a try.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ling took out the pair of gloves from his arms, carefully collected some moss, and took it to the corridor outside to burn it.Like many times before, some light blue crystals appeared in the ashes, with an ice blue color in the hazy skylight, magnificent and strange, the only difference was that these crystals were not at normal temperature.

Not only is it not normal temperature, but they are also very cold.

Jiang Ling thought for a while, then collected these crystals into a small porcelain bottle, bringing out the apocalypse.

When we got back to the house, it was just over two quarters of an hour, and the maids were still preparing hot water outside, quietly, for fear of disturbing Jiang Ling's rest.Jiang Ling uncorked the bottle, and a faint cold fragrance overflowed from the bottle, giving off a fresh breath after the rain.She glanced outside, and then smeared all the little liquid on the back of her hand.

A moment of icy cold.

Jiang Ling was so cold that she was about to suffocate. At that moment, almost all the blood vessels in her body were frozen, and she clearly felt a tiny bit of energy, along her blood vessels and veins, gradually spread to all parts of her body.She raised her hand stiffly, even a thin layer of frost formed on her nails.

A maid outside knocked softly on the door: "My lord, the hot water is ready, please take a bath."

Jiang Ling moved his lips with difficulty, wanting them to wait, but was unable to make a sound.

The maid knocked lightly on the door again: "My lord?"