Chapter 716: The most unbearable thing in the world
Well, the truth of the matter is that Zhao Xin is 1.8 meters tall, and A Miao is 1.58 meters tall, so if he wants to hug each other's waist, he has to bend down.
Even in the past nine years, A Miao has been forced by Zhao Xin to eat beef and mutton, drink milk, and take Centum tablets for several years. She has to jump rope every morning and bask in the sun. The little girl is still less than one meter tall.
six.
This is nothing unusual. Throughout the 18th century to the mid-19th century, the average height of Japanese people was only about 1.2 to 1.4 meters. A Miao's ability to grow to nearly 1.6 meters is already considered an anomaly. Old
As the saying goes, "When a man reaches eighteen and a woman reaches twenty," Zhao Xin feels that there is still a chance for success.
Tell me something fun.
The current "Sea Dog Lord" Tokugawa Ieqi is 1.56 meters tall. Don't underestimate his stature. He is the fifth tallest among the fifteen shoguns in history.
, and was taller than the four successors after him. Matsudaira Sadanobu, who was 1.5 meters tall, was taller than Zhao Xin when he first met him. After he hurriedly fled back to Edo, Tokugawa Ieqi learned that Zhao Xin was taller than
Nearly six feet, my jaw almost hit the tatami in surprise.
"I, I want to go back to my hometown to see." After snuggling on Zhao Xin's chest for a moment, A Miao made a request with a slightly hesitant tone.
Zhao Xin casually said "Hmm". It was a bit uncomfortable to bend his waist all the time, so he pulled A Miao to sit on a double sofa next to him, put his arm around her shoulders and whispered softly: "Go back to the island country?"
There was a glint in A Miao's eyes, and she murmured: "It's been nine years. I want to visit my grandma, mother and brother, give them incense sticks, and tell them that I have lived a good life these years and will do the same in the future."
As long as everything goes well, don't worry about me."
What could Zhao Xin say? Of course he could only agree unconditionally. But when he asked to accompany A Miao back, A Miao's eyes first showed a hint of joy, and then she shook her head and said no. She explained that her mother and brother had
It was washed away by the mudslide, and I don’t know where the body was. Grandma was helped by kind people in the village to bury it and set up a "stele" with wood chips. I went there this time because I wanted to renovate my grandma's cemetery and add to the road.
The round trip takes nearly a month anyway.
Zhao Xin thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask Jishan's sister to accompany you, and then I'll take out a platoon from the guard."
Chen Jishan's sister Chen Erya married Li Wenqing two years ago and was Wu Zhong's matchmaker. Although she married a woman and gave birth to a fat boy, Chen Erya still served as the guard captain of the female family members in Zhao Xin's house.
The child also hired a nanny to look after her, and stayed in the back house of Zhao Xin's house for half a day every day. After careful training by her and Wang Yuanfang's wife over the years, Beihai Town already had a female guard team of more than 20 people.
Those who can serve as female guards are almost all women from frontier Orion families. They have a fierce personality, are straightforward and tough, and do not have the etiquette concepts of Han women. Beihai Town has been promoting equality between men and women in recent years. There are also female soldiers in the army, and their treatment is better than that of male soldiers.
The soldiers are higher. Especially Liu Sheng's wife Wu Xiha, who set a good example among the Hezhe people.
The female guards may not all be as skilled as Wang Yuanfang and his wife, but flexibility is a must. In addition, everyone has good marksmanship, so even Zhao Xin's security company does not dare to underestimate them easily.
"No need, so many people are too ostentatious."
"I have the final say on this matter! Safety first."
Hearing Zhao Xin's tone of voice that refused to refuse, A Miao could only say "hmm" and arched her little head on the other person's shoulder. On a large square stool opposite the sofa, Duofu was lying on a thick cushion and looked in front of him with squinted eyes.
The man and woman showed satisfied expressions, purred, stretched out their limbs and rolled.
The "Miao Ji" next to Zhao Wangdian wanted to return to her hometown to pay homage to her relatives, which was no small matter. When the news reached the Sendai Domain, the elder Ishikawa Murafumi attached great importance to it. He immediately sent an envoy to the "North Sea Resident Immortal".
Cao Peng's house solemnly requested that the ceremonial affairs should be handed over to the vassal and they would handle it according to the standards for welcoming the general.
There was an island girl in Zhao Xin's family. In fact, the Sendai clan and the Tokugawa shogunate knew about it a few years ago. At first, they thought the girl was just a beautiful maid selected from the refugees; but as time went by, they realized something was wrong.
Miao's status in Beihai Town is extraordinary. You must know that if Miao occasionally expresses an opinion, the naturalized citizens of the island will regard it as an imperial edict, thinking that it is Zhao Wangdian asking her to pass the message on his behalf.
Especially the earliest batch of naturalized residents of the island country in Beihai Town, they have great respect for A Miao. They all now live a life of abundant food and clothing. Not only do they live in large blue-brick houses with two to three floors, but the whole family has a lot of food and clothing.
The feudal lords of the island country were dozens of times better off. Of course, their behavior of eating meat every now and then made the shogunate bosses deeply despise them, thinking that these people were traitors and their souls had long been impure.
In recent years, the shogunate's "Hokkai Advocate" and the Sendai Domain have tried to use several Orchid scholars who defected to Hokkai Town to give gifts to A Miao. However, A Miao has always deeply resented the shogunate's dissatisfaction after the eruption of Mount Asama volcano.
As a result, coupled with the long-term influence of Zhao Xin, no messenger from the Sendai clan or the shogunate was seen, so as not to disturb his peaceful and happy life.
Just in the late autumn of last year, after 180 years of success, the Sendai Domain finally went abroad again and sent the first batch of 300 immigrants to Palawan Island. The hot climate on the island gave way to the cool and humid environment.
The common people in Sendai who are used to living there are not used to it. However, it is the place where Zhao Wangdian rewards three crops a year. There are so many fish, shrimps and various birds that they can catch and eat them all. The news came back,
Everyone in the Sendai clan was overjoyed, and the heads of each family decided to wait for the monsoon this autumn to transport 500 people there.
As the strength of the Sendai clan grew stronger, Ishikawa Murafumi's ambitions also expanded. He was no longer satisfied with just being an old man. He wanted to be the regent, or even Guan Bai. But before taking action
, he must get Zhao Xin's affirmation. Now that he has the opportunity to establish a relationship with "Miao Ji", Ishikawa Murafumi can only dream of it.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "In that case, I have no objection. However, Azuma County is in Takasaki Domain, so I have to inform Edo about this." Cao Peng sat cross-legged.
On the banquet, there was a table in front of him, his arms resting on it, and he spoke very casually.
Ishikawa Murafumi's envoy bowed and said: "It doesn't matter, we will also send someone to inform Edo."
Cao Peng nodded, straightened up and said: "I have to remind you, I have no problem with you fighting with the shogunate, but A Miao came back this time to sweep the family's grave. Don't involve her in other things, otherwise you know the temper of King Zhao."
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The envoy leaned over and saluted and said: "This vassal state owes its existence to the care of King Zhao and Mr. Cao. I will never forget it. I will go back and report it now."
As soon as the messenger left, Cao Peng got up and went to the backyard. Lin Sanyue, with a big belly, was walking in the garden with two nurses. When she saw her husband, Lin Sanyue smiled and waved to him playfully, so Cao Peng
Peng walked over quickly like a pug.
Although this girl may look as demure as a flower in the water, she is actually a stubborn person inside. If she hadn't originally, she would not have confronted County Sheriff Li Chao. When she and her husband returned to Beihai Town to report on their duties a few years ago, it turned out that Cao Peng and Lin Ruoyu were
The intention was to let her stay in Beihai Town to wait for the birth. After all, the medical level in the island country was really not very good. But March refused to agree, saying, "Marry and obey the husband." She would go wherever her husband goes.
Cao Peng was helpless by his wife, and he didn't dare to lose his temper, so he had to go to Liu Siting and beg for a long time, and then the other party sent two of the most experienced nurses to follow her.
"Husband, who is here?"
Cao Peng liked hearing March call him "husband" and said with a smile: "Ishikawa Murun's person."
"What's the matter?"
"Hey! Boss Zhao's little wife comes back to visit her grave, and these guys all turned into bastards and moved away."
"What does this have to do with the bastard?"
Lin Sanyue had been living with her father in Hunchun City before, and came to Sendai Domain after getting married, so she was confused about many people and things in Beihai Town, and Cao Peng rarely mentioned it. When she heard "Boss Zhao's
"Little wife", her first reaction was "Ms. Shen", but then she thought about it, she was almost thirty, so she couldn't be considered "little".
"I can't hold it in any longer!"
March and the two nurses couldn't help being stunned. When they reacted, they covered their mouths and laughed. Then the two nurses excused themselves and left, leaving them to talk.
"Did your husband say that Empress Shen is coming?"
Cao Pengxin said that I was dizzy, and this was all going nowhere! So he told his wife what he knew about A Miao. In March, while looking at the flowers and plants in the yard, he said "Uh-huh" and waited.
Wanbian said: "So, that wonderful girl's life experience is indeed pitiful. But she was also lucky enough to meet King Zhao."
Cao Peng said casually: "Haha, I was talking about Ashin at first, but it turned out that he was cultivated through play, which is really good."
Yue Yue was shocked when she heard this. She quickly turned around, glanced twice, and said softly: "Husband, don't say such nonsense, especially if it concerns King Zhao."
"Don't worry! Boss Zhao is not such a petty person. To be honest, I still admire him."
The couple walked a few more steps, then Yue Yue suddenly stopped, tilted his head and glanced at Cao Peng and joked: "Husband, will you also take in a little girl? Wait a few years..."
Without thinking, Cao Peng took the other person's hand and said, "I, Cao, swear to God that I will be kind to Yue Yue in this life. If you violate your oath, call me..."
"I am joking with my husband!" Yue Yue hurriedly raised her hand to cover her husband's mouth, with smiles in her eyes.
After lunch, March felt a little tired, so he went to rest. Cao Peng got up and went to the front yard. He looked around and saw that everything was quiet, so he went to the concierge and coughed lightly.
A middle-aged man came out with a smile on his face.
"If you have something to do, why bother coming here in person? Just ask someone to call the younger one."
"Kakunosuke, what I told you last month..."
"Oh! Don't worry, sir. Someone will be sent over at noon to tell me to go see him in the afternoon." After Kakunosuke said that, he leaned into Cao Peng's ear and whispered softly: "I heard that she is the daughter of a businessman! She is well-educated and sensible.
The appearance is also based on your requirements."
Cao Peng said with a straight face: "I have thought about this, so I won't see you for now."
Kakunosuke looked at Cao Peng in surprise, wondering why this guy changed his mind? But how could he, a handyman looking after the door, dare to say "no", so he had to bow and said: "Yes. This little guy can take care of it."
It’s OK, sir, please rest assured.”
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In May, the war in South Asia continued. Mysore, Maratha and Hyderabad, which had received large amounts of material aid from Beihai Town, were fighting fiercely.
Governor Leclerc was very fond of the Seris people who helped him return to the governor's throne. In order to go to Beihai Town to meet the Crown Prince Louis Charles as soon as possible, he simply made a big move and left all administrative affairs in the city under his own control.
, all military affairs were delegated to Ding Guofeng.
As this war, spearheaded by the British East India Company against the French, has developed, Lord Cornwallis is already in a difficult position. It would be fine if the French have not been solved. If only Mysore could take back the territory it had ceded.
, the prestige of the East India Company must have suffered a serious blow.
Starting from February, except for the Manchu Qing Dynasty who occupied Gorkha in the north and did not intervene, all the other princely states in Hindustan took part in the war. In some places, the war has already begun, and in some places it is about to begin.
In the last Anglo-Mysore War, the East India Company's troops attacked Mysore in three directions. Hyderabad and Maratha, as an alliance of the British, took advantage of the situation and Mysore was defeated.
This time, with the help of Beihai Town, Tipu Sultan reached an agreement with Ding Guofeng, and Beihai Town watched over the British troops in Calcutta and Madras, while he himself led an army of 50,000 in the Carnatic, Malaya and
Rabal concentrated on dealing with Hyderabad and Maratha on the Deccan Plateau. The fighting between the two sides so far mainly revolves around the area between the Krishna and Penna rivers in eastern India.
After the Treaty of Seringapatan was signed two years ago, the Nizam family, the rulers of Hyderabad, obtained this land. Especially Kadapa and Gandikota on the south bank of the Penna River.
The fort is of great military significance to Mysore.
Awed by the presence of the Northern Navy, the British East India Company, which had been beaten down before, took action against the enemy. The troops were ensconced in Madras and did not dare to go anywhere. They were afraid that as soon as they left the front foot, they would be taken out of their nest. They had many fights with the Northern Navy.
, Cornwallis, who was born as a soldier, has been vaguely aware of a terrible fact; the reason why his side has been repeatedly crushed by opponents on the battlefield is not only the issue of weapon generation differences, but also contains the collision of different military systems.
Since he couldn't win, Cornwallis could only solve the problem through negotiation. He asked Dundas, who was in charge of the Indian colonial affairs officials, as his secret history to go to local governance and contact with Beihai Town. Unexpectedly, the two sides had just sat at the negotiating table.
As soon as Dundas finished his opening remarks with a smile on his face, Ding Guofeng laid out Beihai Town's conditions.
First, the East India Company recognized the legal rule of Mysore France over South India, and any future war against the Kingdom of Mysore would be regarded as a declaration of war against Beihai Town; second, the East India Company was not allowed to attack Guangzhou, including Borneo.
Opium was sold in Southeast Asia, including the Chinese gathering places such as Chau, Bacheng, Malacca City. Once seized, Beihai Town had the right to arrest merchants and sailors, punish them in accordance with its own laws, and confiscate ships and all goods as fines.
After hearing this, Dundas whispered to the secretary next to him, and then pretended to be puzzled and said: "General Ding, we didn't sell a lot of opium to Guangzhou. That was all done by the Portuguese. They secretly
Opium from the Ma Wa area is sold to Macau."
Ding Guofeng sneered: "Mr. Dundas, put away your cleverness! Last year alone, you sold 2,600 boxes of opium to Guangzhou. If you can no longer control those private traders with licenses, we will not
Mind taking care of it for you. The only way we can do it is to take them to the gallows and hang them outside Malacca for all the passing merchants to see!"
When Dundas heard this, his expression changed and he crossed himself on his chest. He said to himself that they were really a group of "barbarians". How could the company have such an opponent?
That is to say, starting from the year Liu Zheng went to Guangzhou, due to changes in the simple method of smoking opium, the amount of opium imported into Guangdong increased dramatically, from 1,500 boxes to 4,000 boxes, with an average annual growth rate of 10.3%. Today's Guangdong
, opium consumption has become a situation where "among the four people, only farmers do not taste it".
Of the more than 4,000 boxes of opium entering the Guangdong market, 2,600 boxes came from Bangladesh, and the other more than 1,000 boxes came from Mawa. The traffickers were Portuguese, and they smuggled the opium into Guangzhou through Macau.
After the Battle of Changxing Island, Deng Fei warned Macartney when he met him, and then the East India Company, under his advice, banned company ships from carrying opium to China. The problem was that the official trafficking stopped, but
However, the EIC continued to issue licenses to private traders for trade with China, and did not take measures to prevent private traders from importing opium into China. As a result, Bangladeshi opium was still continuously shipped to China by private traders.
As for Beihai Town, the war with the Dutch just ended last year, followed by local governance. As a result, the navy's deployment in Malacca was not perfect. Although a ban on smoking was issued, the inspection of private merchant ships was not in place and it slipped through the net.
There are too many fish.
On the Manchu and Qing Dynasty, after discovering this situation, the Guangdong Customs reported it to Qianlong, but Qianlong ordered to increase the import tax on opium, and even asked the Guangdong and Fujian governments to impose taxes on those who boiled opium as ointment and set up shops to sell it in order to fight in the Beihai Navy.
The final harvest was completed before entering Guangdong. As for the opium poisoning mess, the court no longer had the energy to worry about it.