Chapter 282 Inside and Outside the Palace (Twenty-three) Father and Son
Gao Yuan has a separate living and resting area in Rixin Building. There are more than 20 rooms in total. They include two bedrooms, two studies, one reception room, one study room, and one maid's room.
, a recreation room, a music room, a painting studio, etc.
The reason why there are two bedrooms and study rooms is an arrangement made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is said to prevent the eldest young master from sleeping in the same bedroom all the time, so as to improve the security level. Jokingly speaking, this is better than Gao Pragmatic's treatment as a father.
, because Gao Pragmatic's bedroom is shared by him and Huang Zhiting, and there is only one bedroom.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
However, Gao Pragmatic may not necessarily rest in this bedroom. After all, several concubines have their own rooms, and they are also equipped with maid rooms, study rooms, music rooms, painting studios, etc.
Before Gao Jingshi built the Rixin Building, there was the White Jade Building in the Jianxinzhai Villa. It was a building complex very similar to the French royal family's Palace of Fontainebleau, with a large building scale and a large area.
Later, when the Rixin Building was built, it was based on his original residence in the capital. Zhu Yingzhen, the Duke of Chengguo, sold the two houses that originally belonged to him to the north of Shangshu Gaofu to Gao Jingshi.
Although the three houses together cover a considerable area in the capital city, they are still not comparable to the White Jade Building complex in Xiangshan outside the city. Therefore, the square in front of the building and the surrounding gardens are also smaller.
A lot.
However, the main body of the building still looks like a European palace, but many elements of the Ming Dynasty have been added to the details, while many religious overtones of Catholic architecture have been removed.
In short, the "corner" where Gao Yuan lives can be regarded as a self-contained entity to a large extent. It is neither completely separated from the main body of the Rixin Building nor fully embedded in it. It is more like a separate part extending from the main building.
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When Gao Pangshi passed by, walking from the main building to the "auxiliary building", there were two maids standing on the left and right of the aisle. They were obviously surprised to see the master coming, and they immediately knelt down and were about to say something.
Words like "I've met the master".
Gao pragmatic immediately stretched out his hand to stop him and asked in a low voice: "The young master hasn't gone to bed yet?"
"Yes, sir." The two maids replied softly at the same time, and the maid on the left added: "The eldest young master brought a lot of documents back to the room tonight."
The clerk? Gao Pingshi was moved in his heart, nodded and said: "I understand." Then he walked towards Gao Yuan's room.
Judging from the light that Gao Jingjing saw outside just now, Gao Yuan was in his south bedroom at the moment. This bedroom was connected to a study room. Gao Jingxing estimated that he might have gone to the study room with his documents before returning to the bedroom.
of.
Walking to the door of the bedroom, Gao pragmatically knocked on the door. Gao Yuan's voice came from inside: "I'm not sleepy yet, don't rush me."
Gao pragmatic smiled unconsciously, but for some unknown reason, he didn't speak, but knocked on the door again.
"What's going on?" Gao Yuan's voice revealed a little dissatisfaction and a little doubt: "Didn't you say stop urging me?"
But while talking, there was a brisk footsteps inside, and the door opened quickly. A young maid who was about the same age as Gao Yuan opened the door with some doubts. The person who came into the room was Gao Pragmatic, and she immediately had a meal.
Shocked, he took two steps back and knelt on the ground, saying with a hint of panic: "This slave has seen the master."
Gao pragmatic glanced at her and saw that she was neatly dressed, nodded: "No courtesy." Then he walked to the room.
At this time, Gao Yuan had heard that his father was coming in person and was getting up in a hurry. Seeing that he really had a booklet in his hand, Gao Yuanshi asked, "You're still up so late, what are you reading?"
To Gao Pangshi's surprise, Gao Yuan seemed a little nervous and hesitated: "This, these are... some files from southern Xinjiang."
His expression made Gao Pingshi even more confused. He frowned and stretched out his hand: "Bring it to my father to see."
Gao Yuan's throat tightened, and he obviously swallowed a mouthful of foam, but he did not dare to disobey his father's order, so he had to hand over the booklet in his hand.
Gao pragmatic took it and turned it over, glanced at it, and said with some confusion: "Registration briefing of the Kingdom of Bago? Why are you nervous about reading this?"
Now it was Gao Yuan's turn to be stunned. He hesitated for a moment and hesitated: "This...this is the household registration book." "Shang Jun Shu" said: Those who can control the world must first control their people. Those who can win.
A strong enemy must first defeat its people. Therefore, the foundation of victory over the people lies in controlling the people, which is like smelting metal and potting clay..."
Now Gao Pragmatic knew why his son was nervous - the household registration in ancient Chinese society had always had a symbolic meaning of state power, and could not be checked at will without the emperor's approval [Note: the Ministry of Household Affairs or related officials are not counted, because they hold their positions
It means that the emperor entrusts it to take charge].
Gao pragmatic understood, but found it quite funny. However, he still held back his laughter and deliberately asked with a straight face: "Why do you peek at the household registration board?"
These words were like a question. Gao Yuan's voice was trembling a little. In addition, he was almost in the stage of changing his voice, and his voice sounded a little weird: "My child... My child is just because I want to conquer Arakan during my trip to southern Xinjiang.
The deployment of troops came from Bago, so I want to know how powerful the Bago Kingdom is... I have no other intentions, please father."
"Hmm." Gao Pingshi didn't comment, and sat on the rosewood chair in front of Gao Yuan's bookcase. He threw the Bago household registration briefing in his hand onto Gao Yuan's desk and asked, "What else did you bring?"
Gao Yuan became even more nervous, and even his body could be seen trembling slightly. Finally he said resignedly: "There are also detailed maps of Bago, Arakan and other places, Jinghua's briefings at various companies in Bago, Bago police
Briefings on military establishment, briefings on past competitions and drills of the six major garrison armies, Bago garrison counterinsurgency and bandit suppression strategies, the Nanyang Fleet..."
"It's quite comprehensive." Gao Pingshi interrupted before he could finish: "Since they are all briefings, how many have you read now?"
"Father, I'm sorry, I've... almost finished reading it." Gao Yuan finally couldn't help but knelt on the ground, looking like he was pleading guilty.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The action is very fast." Gao pragmatically nodded and said: "Then I will test you."
"Ah?" Gao Yuan had already planned to listen to his father's "judgment", but who knew it was not the case at all. He raised his head in shock and said, "Take a test, kid?"
Gao pragmatic did not answer, but directly asked: "How many troops does the Bago garrison have? How many reserves? How has the performance of the competition been in the past five years? Who is the name of the two town commanders assigned to your command this time? Can the logistics of this war be done?
Is it all supplied locally in Bago? How long can the current national strength of the Bago Kingdom support the Arakan War?"
Gao Yuan did not answer immediately, as if his mind had not yet recovered from the shock. He tentatively asked: "Father... aren't you angry?"
"Why are you angry? Are you angry that you know you should do some homework before the war? Don't think about those things that are and are not." Gao Pragmatic glanced at him sideways and waved his hand: "However, if you can't answer these simple questions after reading these,
question, then my father might be really angry."
"Yes, father!" Seeing that his father didn't seem to be joking, Gao Yuan immediately perked up. He recalled the question Gao Pragmatic had just raised, and mused: "The Bago garrison has four towns, and the total force should be five.
Ten thousand and eight hundred. Since the northwest of the kingdom must be on guard against Arakan and the north must be on guard against the resurgence of Burma, the Gubegu garrison has always been maintained at full strength.
However, compared with the three armies of Dingnan, Thanglong, and Jinggang, the reservists of the Bago Guard Army are significantly smaller, with only more than 34,000 people, and almost all of them are naturalized Han people, with only more than 2,000 immigrant Han people.
This is because Bago is the farthest among the countries in southern Xinjiang from the perspective of maritime immigrants and absorbs relatively few immigrants. This may cause the combat effectiveness of the Bago Guard Army Reserve to be weaker than that of Dingnan, Thanglong, and Jingang.
However, the performance of the Bago Guard Army in the competition in the past five years has been pretty good, especially in the last two years. It has won the runner-up title both times, beating Thanglong and Jinggang, and second only to the Dingnan Guard Army.
Reliable. The child thought that this might...maybe because the mother had already prepared for the Arakan conquest, so she placed strict demands on the Bago garrison."
When he said this, Gao Jingshi's eyebrows twitched slightly, scaring Gao Yuan so much that he didn't dare to continue. But Gao Jingshi didn't say anything. Seeing him stop, he waved his hand and said, "You continue."
"Yes, father." Gao Yuan sorted out his thoughts and continued: "The two towns of the garrison assigned to fight against Arakan are the second and third towns of the Bago garrison. These two towns are currently under the control of mother.
They were destined to head to the border, but the mother had told the child before that they would stay in Pathein until the child arrived."
In later generations, Pathein was an important port city in Myanmar and the capital of Yinrawaddy Province. It is located in the southwest of Myanmar, on the left bank of the Bathein River in the Yinrawaddy Delta, 120 kilometers south of the river mouth and 120 kilometers east of Yangtze River.
light appointment
150 kilometers.
Gao Yuan originally planned to continue answering follow-up questions, but at this time Gao Pingshi intervened and asked: "From what you see, why did your mother let the two towns stay in Pathein?"
This question slightly disrupted Gao Yuan's train of thought. He paused before saying, "My child thinks this is because Pathein has several advantages suitable for garrisoning a large army."
Gao pragmatic nodded and said, "Let's talk about it."
"Yes, father." Gao Yuan said, then walked to the bookcase and found a map. He spread it out and pointed at the location of Pasen and said: "Father, please see, Pasen is more than 200 kilometers away from the Arakan border.
Here, it is difficult for the Arakanese to detect changes in our troops stationed here, but it is not far from the port of Pathein, and there is a relatively wide river that can be used to transport troops..."
"Ship it to Hekou Port?" Gao pragmatically asked.
"Yes, transport it to Hekou Port." Gao Yuan nodded and said: "My child, I have thought about it carefully before you came. Mother's intention of transferring these two towns to Pathein is actually that she does not intend to do what the Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar did in the past.
Attack by force from the center of the Arakan Mountains, that is, we do not intend to attack by land.
Otherwise, mother should transfer her troops to western Myanmar, such as Pyay or Linhan further north... Those two places are the closest to the canyon in the middle of the Arakan Mountains that can be attacked by force."
Gao Pragmatic finally showed a smile and nodded: "So, your mother transferred these two towns to Pathein. What considerations do you think she took?"
"Haier thought that since he was being transferred to the port, he was naturally planning to abandon the land and go to the sea, and take advantage of the sea superiority of our Nanyang Fleet to attack Arakan by sea. As for the advantages of Ba Sheng, what Boyer has seen so far is at least the following:
First, although Pathein has not built a shipyard in recent years, because there is a lot of high-quality teak here and nearby, two relatively large sawmills and an important ship repair shop were built.
This will be very convenient for emergency repairs of the Nanyang Fleet's normal losses and wartime losses, and therefore it will also be convenient to ensure the operation. Boy even believes that these two sawmills and a ship repair yard may have been stored at the beginning of their construction.
Such a purpose.”
When Gao Yuan said this last sentence, he kept paying attention to his father's expression. Gao Pragmatic did not hide anything. He nodded and simply replied: "Yes."
"Father is far-sighted." Gao Yuan showed an expression of "Sure enough," and continued: "Secondly, Pasen is surrounded by a large delta area, which is one of the main grain-producing areas of Bago, and its rice output is quite large.
to be sufficient.
However, since the food was transported from Pathein to the Ming Dynasty or North Korea, the Japanese country was far away and needed to bypass the Longya Strait (Strait of Malacca). Therefore, it was far inferior to transporting food from Annan and Cambodia, so it has not been done in these years.
This makes Bago’s current rice reserve very sufficient. It can be said that the warehouse is full of millet. It is completely possible to launch a war from here and ensure transportation through the Nanyang Fleet... It can be seen that my father and mother have already planned this."
"My father knows about this, but the specific arrangements are all handled by your mother." Gao pragmatically replied casually, and then asked: "Besides maritime advantages and food reserves, have you seen anything else?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Others..." Gao Yuan scratched his head. He felt that since his father asked this, it meant that there must be other aspects, but for a while he actually saw
He couldn't come out. Gao Yuan couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Although Gao Pragmatic didn't urge him, it only took a short while before Gao Yuan's forehead even started to show some sweat.
It can be seen that he cares about his father's evaluation of him.
Gao Pragmatic didn't blame anything, but warned: "War is not just a war. Do you still remember that sentence: 'War is the continuation of politics'. Since it is no longer possible to think of putting the armies of these two towns in the war, there are still
There’s no obvious intention, so why not think about the political aspect?”
"Political aspects?" Gao Yuan didn't understand. After all, he was only thirteen years old. Military issues were more intuitive to him. Through the words and deeds of Gao Pragmatic, Huang Zhiting and even Liu Xin, he could learn faster, but political issues
... This is an exaggeration. It can be learned for a lifetime. How can he have a deep understanding now?
After waiting for a while, Gao pragmatically saw that his son really didn't expect it, so he asked again: "What is the current political situation in Bago? It has been so many years since Myanmar was defeated in the war, and the compensation has basically been paid off. What is the situation now?
The two parties can maintain a certain delicate balance under the current situation, so once the security forces of the two towns leave Bago, will there be any changes? If there will be any changes, then what will happen to the two towns?
Is there any connection between sending troops everywhere and this change?"
Gao Pingshi didn't wait for his answer, but stood up and finally said: "Let's go here tonight and rest first. You can think about it carefully tomorrow, and then come and tell me your thoughts tomorrow night.
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