"They are all civil servants who can only speak loudly and have no ability at all." Fujino Hide said angrily: "The emperor is also a fool."
Fujino took a look at his daughter and felt that he could not say these words before. Could it be that he was led astray by Guo Dajing? He only scolded civil servants, even the emperor.
Fujino Hide didn't notice his father's eyes, looked at the falling heavy snow, and said to himself: "Dajing is right, it's better to rely on yourself than to rely on anyone. When Jinzhou is conquered next year, there will be tens of millions of acres of land for growing potatoes.
With rye and corn, we can almost be self-reliant."
Fujino lowered his eyes, rubbed his hands gently, and said calmly: "With the purchased Western artillery guns, tens of thousands of horses, and sufficient food and grass supplies, there is great hope."
"Everything is ready." Fujino Hide looked confident and said with a smile: "Dajing said that Jinzhou is much better than this small island. It has hot springs and a seaside. I like hot springs, so I will build a house there.
live."
The girl spoke with great energy, turned around and asked her father with a smile, "Dad, you also like to soak in hot springs, right?"
Fujino was patting his daughter's shoulder gently, smiling and nodding.
This child, who speaks loudly and silently, seems to have been taken care of so much that he almost became a member of the Guo family!
Fujino was stroking his forehead, but he wasn't very worried.
When he was in North Korea, he discovered his daughter's strange feelings for Guo Dajing. And at Fujino Hide's age, Fujino Masaru didn't think anything of it. It was a normal thing.
Most importantly, Fujinomasa also admired Guo Dajing. Otherwise, he would not have sailed to the trenches and stayed outside for several months, leaving his daughter in the care of Guo Dajing.
It doesn't matter if a girl grows up, she doesn't care about her father, and if a child grows up, it doesn't depend on the father. Just let nature take its course, as long as she is happy.
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Lin Wan'er got the whale meat and returned to her residence with joy.
When passing by the front yard, she heard a sound coming from inside the house, thought of Gu Yan'er, and ran to tell her the good news.
Inside the house, Gu Sitong and his daughter were carving crystals, working attentively and seriously.
The craftsmanship of jade processing, such as sparring and polishing, has been around for a long time. There is a sentence in the Book of Songs, "It is like sparring, it is like polishing, it is like carving, it is like grinding".
Song Yingxing of the Ming Dynasty explained the process of making jade in "Tiangong Kaiwu": stir the jade solution sand (emery) with water, use a rotatable wheel to drive the plate and the mixed jade sand to throw away the jade material, and slowly
Slowly think about it.
This is also a delicate job. Generally, carving jade into an object requires almost twelve processes and a lot of tools.
"Yan'er." Lin Wan'er pushed the door into the house and shouted loudly, "Just stay in the house, and you didn't even go out to the yard when you came to the island!"
Gu Sitong raised his head and said hello with a smile, then lowered his head and continued his own grinding, that is, rough grinding to make a embryo.
Gu Yaner put down her work and said with a smile: "The tasks assigned by Mr. Guo cannot be delayed. They must be completed before he comes back."
Lin Wan'er moved a stool and sat down, and said, "It's okay to be lazy. Isn't it normal for you to walk around the island for the first time?"
"It's not too late to go out after finishing this work." Gu Yan'er said with a smile: "Second Brother Lin is not here, but you have no one to care about you, running around all day long."
Lin Wan'er laughed and said, "When I first came here, they didn't care about me. It was then that I learned to ride a horse."
The so-called learning is just to be able to sit on a horse and walk slowly. The horse was specially selected, shorter and gentler in temperament.
"I just went to the pier to see tens of thousands of catties of big fish!" Lin Wan'er's face was filled with pride and show off, "I also asked General Liu for fish meat, which will be delivered soon."
Gu Yan'er blinked her big eyes and said to herself: You are a girl who went to watch the excitement, and you still asked someone to ask for meat? Really, don't you feel ashamed?
Lin Wan'er didn't feel anything at all, and still said happily: "I heard that the fish is as tender as veal. Let's try it together when it is delivered."
Although Gu Yan'er was a bit slanderous, Lin Wan'er's closeness to her was sincere. She also liked getting along with this rich lady who had no scheming but was very kind.
Smiling and nodding, Gu Yan'er expressed her thanks again. Lin Wan'er was still interested and told her a lot about things on the island before she stood up and left.
"Yan'er." Gu Sitong finally finished a process, raised his head and said, "As Miss Lin said, you should go out for a walk, and dad will accompany you. Let's go see the big fish weighing tens of thousands of kilograms."
Gu Yan'er nodded and said, "Dad, tomorrow! It's getting late now and it's snowing again."
Gu Sitong said: "Ms. Lin just said that there is a library on the island. Let's go and have a look tomorrow. Even if you just borrow a book to read, it will be a pastime and not boring."
Gu Yan'er pursed her lips and said, "I didn't expect that this remote island has things that are not found in prosperous places. The library does not cost money to borrow books, which is really a good deed."
After a pause, she said with some anticipation: "I hope there are books on music. When I left home in a hurry, I left behind a few good books. Fortunately, Qin brought it out."
Gu Sitong sighed helplessly. He was lucky to be able to escape the entanglement of that scoundrel son of an official. Thanks to the help of the Lin family, he had a place to live.
When Gu Yan'er saw her father sighing, she realized that she had said something wrong and brought up this frightening and embarrassing matter again. She quickly changed the subject and talked about pondering crystals.
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After the snow passed and the sky cleared, the ship slowly docked at Pidao Pier.
Guo Dajing stepped on the springboard onto the land and looked around, feeling the familiar yet unfamiliar environment.
Lin Tianyou forced a smile and followed Guo Dajing.
There was no need for him to come in the first place. To get any flag or token from Mao Wenlong and make the sea route smooth, Guo Dajing could do it just by asking.
But in order to lie for Guo Dajing, Lin Tianyou had to come.
Although Mao Wenlong would be grateful for his reputation as a righteous businessman, and obtained many benefits for the Lin family, but for Lin Tianyou, it was dispensable.
Ping Liao happened in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse. We got free shops in the towns occupied by Dongjiang Town and underwrote half of the Liaodong specialties in Dongjiang Town...
In the past, the Lin family might be tempted. But now that the mirror business has just started and the sea trade of Japan has been opened up, who cares about those pine nut furs?
"Master Guo!" Lin Tianyou tightened his tight fur and said to Guo Dajing with a little helplessness: "As for everything, I'd better leave it to you. How about waiting for Marshal Mao to see someone before going to see him?"
Guo Dajing glanced at Lin Tianyou and said, "Okay, leave everything to me! Marshal Mao will definitely treat you to a banquet, so you should act happy when the time comes. Don't smile so fakely like now."
Lin Tianyou smiled bitterly and nodded, saying: "I understand, I will definitely satisfy you."
The Lin family also had a store in Pidao and left a few clerks there, so he went there to rest. Guo Dajing asked the soldiers on the dock to report on his behalf, and then took a few soldiers and headed for the Pidao military camp.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the military camp, Guo Dajing saw Chen Jisheng leading someone out and hurriedly stepped forward to salute him.
"You don't have to be polite." Chen Jisheng stretched out his hand to help him, and said with a smile: "You came at the right time, which saved Marshal Mao and me from sending people to Guanglu Island."
"I wonder what Commander Mao and Deputy Commander Chen have ordered?" Guo Dajing was stunned for a moment and asked with some confusion.
Chen Jisheng extended his hand and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's talk first in camp."
Seeing the expression on Chen Jisheng's face, which seemed to be very happy, Guo Dajing felt that it was not bad news. Moreover, although there were not many soldiers and civilians seen on Pi Island, they were in pretty good condition.
I have donated a lot of food, and I have also distributed and resettled the people on the island. According to estimates, I should be able to survive, right?
"Shuai Mao went to Yuncong two days ago and is expected to come back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Chen Jisheng said as he walked, leading Guo Dajing to his residence. After sitting down, he asked his men to make tea and pour water.
Guo Dajing thought that this time could wait, so he just communicated with Chen Jisheng first. With his help, the meeting with Mao Wenlong would go smoothly.
"You did a great job in Guanglu Island. Marshal Mao often praised you!" Chen Jisheng also did not hide his appreciation and said: "Especially when I made friends with righteous businessmen like the Lin family, I gave you great help when Dongjiang Town was in the most difficult time.
"
Guo Dajing said modestly, and then said: "General, I came here mainly for the Lin family. If there is no benefit, I can't afford to leave early, so the Lin family has selfish motives for providing help. General felt that the conditions were not too harsh, so he came to ask Shuai Mao
Report to Deputy Commander Chen."
With that said, Guo Dajing took out two pieces of paper and presented them to Chen Jisheng. They were jointly compiled by him and Lin Tianyou. They were all looking at the long term, so they were not worried that Mao Wenlong would not agree.
Chen Jisheng took the paper and read it carefully. He looked surprised and glanced at Guo Dajing doubtfully.
The Chen family has such a long-term vision and has so much confidence in Dongjiang Town that they have made such a large investment for the future in a few years, or even for an unlikely goal?
Guo Dajing explained at the right time: "Actually, the main purpose is to use the passage to go to the Japanese country for sea trade. On the Liaodong sea, I hope our navy can help. In addition, investment, the greater the risk, the greater the return.
The higher the income.”
Chen Jisheng chin slightly, lowered his head and continued reading. After reading everything, he let out a sigh of relief.
All conditions can be agreed to, and Dongjiang Town’s contribution is not much. For Liaodong specialties such as pine nuts, ginseng fur, etc., it will not be a loss to give the Lin family a certain share, as they will pay money.
As for shop properties, if Dongjiang Town can build a site, then what does it matter?
"You must have convinced the Lin family." Chen Jisheng smiled and said to Guo Dajing: "Otherwise, how could the Lin family be willing to help generously."
Guo Dajing bowed and said: "Although the general exaggerates, his determination to eliminate slaves in Pingliao is unswerving, and he absolutely believes that he can succeed."
"It will be successful, for sure." Chen Jisheng couldn't say anything discouraging, and said with a smile: "After you have finished talking about your business, I will tell you the good news."
Guo Dajing made a respectful gesture and listened attentively.
It turned out that Sun Guozhen, the governor of Denglai, knew that the food and salary in Dongjiang Town had been cut off, and Mao Wenlong's letter also complained about the situation, which moved this fellow countryman. A few days ago, Sun Guozhen sent a ship to bring 30,000 shi of food.
These 30,000 shi of grain did not belong to Sun Guozhen personally, nor did they belong to any righteous merchant, but belonged to Dongjiang Town.
You should know that Dongjiang Town's food and salary are divided into two parts, one is Tianjin transportation, and the other is Shandong Jiabai.
Shandong's share is 100,000 shi per year, but only 60,000 to 70,000 shi can actually reach Dongjiang Town.
After this year's autumn harvest, all the extra grain had been collected. However, the imperial court suddenly cut off food and salary, and even Sun Guozhen didn't know what the new emperor meant.
Seeing that Dongjiang Town was showing signs of being in dire straits, Sun Guozhen became careless. Anyway, the court did not have a clear order on what to do with the received extra troops, so they simply pretended to be stupid and followed the practice of previous years.
But Sun Guozhen was also worried about the imperial court's wrath, so he only managed half of it, leaving room for change in the future.
Hehe, this Sun Guozhen is also an interesting guy. Either he won't give you a grain, or he will give you the full amount. Give him half? There is dissatisfaction here in Dongjiang Town, and when the court punishes him, can he be treated leniently?
But no matter what, these 30,000 shi of grain greatly alleviated Dongjiang Town's embarrassment and saved Guo Dajing a lot, and he was very happy about it.
To transport 3,000 shi, not only do you not have to unload the ship, but you also have to load up another 2,000 shi and transport it back. Very good, a profit.
"How prepared are you for the action to regain Jinzhou next year?" Chen Jisheng asked with a smile while drinking tea: "In addition to being fully prepared, it also depends on the situation on the Jianlu side."
Guo Dajing cupped his hands and said: "I will save it in the end. If the time is not ripe, I will never take risks."
"What kind of help do you need from this department?" Chen Jisheng continued to ask.
Guo Dajing thought for a while and said: "It's not sure yet. I dare to ask Chen Shuai, how many troops can be dispatched at any time?"
Chen Jisheng pondered for a moment and said: "About five thousand! But including the preparation and transportation of grain and grass supplies, I'm afraid it will be delayed for at least two or three days."
Guo Dajing cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."
Lushun Fort has 3,000 troops, and if Guanglu Island is fully mobilized, it will be nearly 4,000; plus the troops from neighboring islands, there will be almost 15,000 to 15,000 troops, which Guo Dajing thinks is enough.
According to his historical knowledge, Huang Taiji will use troops from the Four Banners to conquer the Chahar tribe next year. Excluding those left behind in the ruling area, he can use up to three banners. Or even only two banners or one banner.
Of course, he could not be sure how many Jianlu would come now. If few came, he planned to ask for help from his headquarters and use his overwhelmingly superior force to deliver a annihilating blow to Jianlu.
In terms of defensive counterattack alone, Jianlu could attack or retreat, and he had the initiative. Injuring ten of his fingers would be worse than cutting off one of his fingers. Guo Dajing did not think that repelling the enemy and holding the territory was victory.
Guo Dajing also understood what Chen Jisheng said. Before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Whether in ancient times or in modern times, logistical support is necessary.
"The general may need help from the navy." Guo Dajing thought that we should take precautions first to avoid being caught off guard when the critical moment comes.
Chen Jisheng nodded and said, "How many people will be transported at one time?"
"At least around three or four thousand." Guo Dajing replied.
"It should be no problem." Chen Jisheng answered affirmatively with a smile, "But we must inform you in advance in case the navy is not on Pidao."