Although Daiyu was a little flattered to have a father who was an emperor, she quickly adjusted her mentality.
As smart as she is, she naturally understands that this special honor contains all kinds of entanglements of interests.
At the same time, she also knew that no matter whether this honor would bring her trouble, she must adapt to her new identity as soon as possible to meet the new challenges.
"My wife Jia (Chen Lin Ruhai, Jia Cong) pays homage to Your Majesty. May your Majesty be safe!"
"Madam, please get up quickly. Jia Cong, help your grandmother up. My dear companion, please give me a seat!"
The emperor was in a good mood. He stepped down from the throne and exchanged a few familiar words with the old lady, and finally turned his attention to the graceful daughter.
Daiyu stepped forward and paid homage: "Daughter Daiyu pays homage to my father. May my father live forever and the Great Xia live forever!"
They all recognized their daughter, and the emperor did not avoid suspicion. He personally helped her up and said kindly: "My heirs are not good, my eldest daughter has already married, and only Chun'er is left in the palace. I recognize you as a talented person." My heart is filled with joy for my daughter.”
As he said that, he winked at Lin Ruhai and laughed loudly: "Lin Qing, don't blame me for stealing your daughter. A few days ago in Xiyin Tower, this girl Yu'er made many people jealous. I wish I could take her home and make her my daughter. I thought at that time, it would be great if this girl could be my daughter, and now I have got my wish..."
No matter how true the emperor's words are, his expression is obviously happy to have Daiyu as his daughter.
The atmosphere in the hall is harmonious, and it feels like a close family. The emperor felt extravagant today and once again issued a decree to reward Daiyu with a lot of tribute silks, brocades, gold, silver and jade articles.
As he spoke, the emperor became happy again and insisted on giving the princess a mansion. Daiyu was so frightened that she declined repeatedly, saying that the Lin and Jia families did not lack a place for her to live, so why waste money from the treasury? Why not exchange it for money and food to protect the country and the people, so that the emperor would appreciate this little girl even more.
After someone came from Cining Palace to issue an edict, the emperor let Daiyu go and asked the old lady to accompany her to the harem to meet the Queen Mother, leaving Lin Ruhai and Jia Cong to continue talking.
But today's topic is more about the Ministry of Household affairs, and Jia Cong is just a companion. For about half an hour, Jia Cong sat bored in a chair and fell asleep. Suddenly, a waiter hurriedly delivered a quick music, and he woke up a little.
The urgent note was sent from the west. The emperor opened it and read it, and raised his lips: "After Hong'er arrived in Xi'an, he first led the Shaanxi officials to Huangling in the name of offering sacrifices to Emperor Xuanyuan. On the way back to the city, he cut the mess with a sharp knife and took He dismissed Tan Chunan, the political envoy from the left, who secretly colluded with Qi Wenhua, and other officials. Then he moved to Xi'an and quickly took control of the military and political power of the entire Shaanxi."
Lin Ruhai stood up, straightened his clothes, and bowed solemnly: "I would like to congratulate your majesty and congratulate the Great Xia. The Crown Prince plays the game with determination and is wise and heroic. This is a blessing to the Great Xia and to all the people."
Jia Cong added: "Well, I am the same..."
Ha ha ha ha……
The emperor laughed heartily after hearing this, helped Lin Ruhai up, and handed him the urgent note: "Lin Qing also takes a look. Hong'er said that there is a severe drought in Guanzhong this autumn. Just in case, he wants to Please send more grain from the imperial court. Ai Qing has been busy recently, so you should collect grain and send it as soon as possible. In winter, it’s time to take action.”
"I obey the decree!"
Lin Ruhai finished reading the recital, and suddenly had an idea after agreeing to the promise: "Your Majesty, I would like to request that since there is a severe drought in Shaanxi this autumn, it is better to bring some potatoes there. If the drought situation is relieved next spring, potato planting can be promoted in Shaanxi. By reassuring the people, we can also solve the problem of food shortage in Shaanxi."
When the emperor heard this, he was very happy, but before making a decision, he still set his sights on Jia Cong.
"What do you think of this proposal? I remember you said before that potatoes are quite cold and drought tolerant. Can they be promoted in Shaanxi first?"
ah?
Jia Cong thought for a moment and nodded: "Potatoes are indeed resistant to cold and drought. If planted in Shaanxi, although the yield is not as high as the intensive farming in Gyeonggi, it can produce at least ten or twenty shi. I think this plan is feasible."
"Then it's settled. Lin Qing will arrange as soon as possible for the Ministry of Revenue to send more experienced people there. It is best to breed more seedlings next spring and expand the scale of potato planting."
The emperor looked at Jia Cong several times while speaking, and finally resisted sending him to Shaanxi to be responsible for promoting potato cultivation.
However, he still asked Jia Cong to take away more than a dozen good farmers in Rongguo Mansion to ensure that the matter would be completed immediately.
Although the emperor didn't mention anything else, Lin Ruhai still called Jia Cong aside after leaving the palace.
"Forget it this winter. Please request an order to go to Shaanxi before spring next year. Since you are the uncle of Tudu, you have to do your best. Anyway, next year's provincial examination will be in August, which is enough for you to arrange things in Shaanxi."
…
This year's Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet is extremely unique. The conferment ceremony of the emperor's adopted daughter, Princess Wen'an, is arranged in front of Fengtian Hall.
The emperor personally gave him a gold book, and Shaoqing Zongzheng recorded the name Huang Jia Yudie. The royal relatives in Beijing sent congratulatory gifts one after another, giving Daiyu the utmost honor.
Even at the palace banquet, Daiyu's position was only behind the eldest princesses and the emperor's daughter born to the imperial concubine Yang, and even in front of the little princess Chun'er.
While the Fengtian Palace was enjoying a feast and a feast of wine, the Supreme Emperor even asked the question on the spot and ordered his chamberlain to send it to Cining Palace.
When the chamberlain returned to the palace holding Daiyu's poem manuscript, the old man directly started the show-off mode.
"Qionglou Yuyu.
Clearly not affected by human heat.
Is it ordinary that there are no three or five?
Surely tonight, all the bright colors will be the same.
I have read all the present and past.
Why don't you stop and listen to what I have to say.
Back then I was doing whirling dance.
Although wonderful songs are passed down, what kind of people are there after all? "
Ha ha ha ha……
"Old man Wei, how about my granddaughter's Mid-Autumn Festival poem? Can your kid write it?"
While Mr. Wei admired Daiyu's talent, he was speechless at the Emperor's act of showing off his baby.
"Ah, yes, yes, the sage is right, the grandson of the old minister is not as far away as Princess Wen'an!"
Ha ha ha ha……
Lord Shofu immediately admitted defeat, but the saint's behavior of showing off his baby not only did not end, but intensified.
"Jia Cong, my granddaughter has already written a poem, why don't you hurry up and write one!"
ah? oh!
Jia Cong put down the chopsticks in his hand with a wry smile, thought about it, and stepped forward.
One step, two steps...seven steps make a poem.
"The jade stone is placed under the moon wheel, and it is found in front of the palace to reveal its new beauty.
So far, there are no affairs in the sky. It should be Chang'e Zheng and others. "
Bang!
Those who had seen Jia Cong drunkenly reciting poems in front of the palace gate during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year were fine, but the envoys of the Satsuma Domain who were invited to the banquet were shocked.
A poem is made in seven steps, a poem is made in seven steps!
Is Uncle Yongfeng of Daxia the reincarnation of Cao Zijian?
Hahahahaha...
The saint started laughing again and called the old ministers' names one by one.
"Old man Wei, what do you think of the term "my grandson-in-law"? Does it catch your eye?"
"Qi Aiqing, do you think these two poems are good?"
"Hey, old cow, don't just drink. Come and taste the lyrics, written by my granddaughter and grandson-in-law. What, you say you are a bigot and don't understand? It's okay, I understand, I will give you a review."
Ha ha ha ha……
Ha ha ha ha……
Ha ha ha ha……
The saint's laughter echoed throughout Fengtian Hall, and even the birds on the roof of the Golden Hall began to chirp in response.
The poor ministers were forced by the sage to think of words to praise, and even the words of praise were exhausted. After the generals were named, they could only raise their glasses and take a sip, saying the same thing about me.
…
As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passes in August, the maple leaves turn red and the autumn tiger disappears completely.
Daiyu, who was adopted as an adopted daughter by the emperor, did not seem to have changed much. In addition to going to the palace to pay respects to the Second Saint, the Queen Mother and others from time to time every month, she always immersed herself in the study and continued to improve the maternal and child assistance plan.
Jia Cong helped make a lot of suggestions, but in Daiyu's opinion, his ideas were too advanced, and many of them were not suitable for Daxia's actual situation.
Finally, he went to the palace to consult the imperial concubine Yang who was in charge of the harem, and sent messages to the houses of the eldest princesses and princesses.
With the support of the palace, Daiyu's plan progressed slowly but steadily in an orderly manner.
The noble ladies from various houses in the capital soon heard about this matter. Even if some people privately said that Daiyu had an eyelid, they did not dare to complain at all and followed the trend and joined Daiyu's organization.
Jia Cong did not disturb Daiyu's busy work. After the corn in Zhuangzi was ripe, although the yield per mu was not as good as potatoes, it still had an output of ten stones per mu. Wen Tongxuan happily went to the palace and learned from the emperor. Eight hundred thousand taels of silver were taken away from his private treasury.
Of course, Lao Pixiu was Lao Pixiu, and 300,000 taels were used to purchase corn seeds and methods of planting and cultivating them. The remaining 500,000 taels were put into the secret room of the household bank.
After Jia Cong finished handing over the corn matter to the Ministry of Household Affairs, the envoys from various Japanese vassals finally arrived in the capital.
It was already early October, and the master craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry had already played with the castrated version of the Shenwu General Cannon.
Jia Cong released his hands covering his ears and grinned. Nie Chaoyi, the official of the Ministry of Etiquette, said: "Okay, let's go and see if these Japanese people understand technology!"
Shimazu Kumi became a palace concubine, so it was naturally not suitable for her to be seen in public.
The deputy envoy of the Satsuma Domain was Goichi Chida, a retainer of the Shimazu family. He was called by the Ministry of Rites to go outside the city and watch the test firing of the artillery. He was completely conquered by the power of the castrated version of the Kammu Daishogun's artillery.
The thunderous sound was like thunder from the gods, and the sheep in the distance were bruised and bloody by the shells, which made Chida Goichi unable to help but have a daydream.
If such cannons were used by the Satsuma clan on the battlefield, who in the entire Japanese country could be their opponent?
The emperor of the eternal line? hehe!
General, I will definitely put a yellow robe on you!
Back in the capital, Qianda Goichi finally calmed down and planned to have a good talk with Jia Cong about purchasing artillery.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door of the Ministry of Etiquette, Qianda Qianda was quietly pulled by his clothes by someone under his command.
He pointed at the corner of the corridor in front of him and whispered: "Master Chida, look over there..."
The figure at the corner of the corridor made Goichi Chida shrink his eyes, because that person was his acquaintance, Kitaoka Takanobu, a retainer of the Imagawa family of Hizen Domain.
The Hizen Clan was the bitter rival of the Satsuma Clan. In order to compete for maritime trade rights with Goryeo and Daxia, the two families were almost at war with each other at sea.
This was the reason why Satsuma Domain's naval force was slightly stronger, so they won the most profitable trade in the direction of Daxia.
What are the people of Hizen Domain doing in Daxia Capital at this time? Are they also after Daxia's firearms?
If the Imagawa family possesses the Shenwu General Cannon...
Hiss, absolutely not!
Chida Goichi's heart was not at peace anymore, and he immediately quickened his pace and walked towards Nie Chaoyi's room.
As soon as Chida left here, Kitaoka Takanobu, who had just left Nie Chaoyi's room, walked out from the corner of the corridor.
There was a trace of ridicule in his eyes, and he said to the deputy beside him: "The Shimazu family people think that they are the only ones who are smart, but they don't know that among their people are our spies, and everything is under the control of the General. You immediately send a message to Dengzhou and bring the money over as soon as possible. We must send the cannon back to Japan before the Shimazu family does."
…
After Jia Cong listened to the report of the Dragon Guard spies, he couldn't help laughing.
In fact, the chance encounter scene between Chida Goichi and Kitaoka Takanobu was not just that one scene.
Within four days, Jia Cong and Nie Chaoyi arranged the people who came to Daxia from more than a dozen Japanese feudal towns, including Satsuma, Hizen, Higo, Okuma, Nagato, Iwami, and Izumo. fall.
They work in pairs, and whenever there is a conflict between them, a chance encounter is arranged.
As a result, the price of a cannon that was originally priced at two thousand taels was quickly sold to two thousand eight hundred taels, and it is still growing.
Qianda Gou initially complained to Jia Cong that the price of Hongyi's Folangji cannon was only 1,600 taels, and he wanted to use this to lower the price.
Jia Cong directly threw out an order receipt. Hizen Kingdom had ordered 100 Shenwu General cannons from the Daxia Ministry of Industry at a price of 3,000 taels per gun.
This was only the first batch. Jia Cong said directly: "Qianda, I have told you clearly that the Hizen Domain intends to order two hundred cannons, and they have sent the deposit to the capital. If His Majesty hadn't said that the Satsuma Domain He is Daxia's in-laws, and I actually sold the only two hundred cannons to the Hizen clan."
"There are only two hundred cannons in China?"
Jia Cong nodded: "The craftsmen of the Ministry of Works are working day and night on the Shenwu General Cannon, and the output is limited. These two hundred guns were originally intended for your Satsuma Domain. But the people of the Hizen Domain are really good at technology. Knowing how difficult it is to live in Daxia, I directly raised the price to three thousand taels per door, and I couldn't refuse it."
This damn little bastard!
Chida Goichi secretly scolded Jia Cong for his shamelessness. Could it be that the more money he was given, the more skilled he was?
But he did not dare to offend Jia Cong, so he said with a heart: "The remaining one hundred cannons were bought by Satsuma Domain. Three thousand taels is three thousand taels..."
"Chida, you really understand technology!"
When Jia Cong heard that he had received the money again, he grinned: "But after all, the Satsuma clan is my in-laws in Daxia, different from the Hizen clan. I have the final say. The Satsuma clan's artillery is 2,800 taels each, and the two One hundred taels should be regarded as the friendship between Daxia and the Satsuma clan!"
…
Goichi Chida pinched his nose, signed the contract and left the Ministry of Etiquette. Nie Chaoyi walked out from behind the screen, looked at the contract on the table and said, "Uncle, as expected, Goichi Chida did not dare to let the Hizen clan buy it. The remaining one hundred artillery pieces."
"The Ministry of Works will always have a hundred guns left."
Jia Cong chuckled and shook his head: "The Ministry of Industry has refurbished five hundred old cannons that were retired by the Forbidden Army. Anyway, the Japanese don't know the technology. As long as they can be sent to the Japanese country, they can be used. I will use these five hundred cannons. Clean the pockets of these dozen vassal towns so that we can forge the most advanced cannons for our Daxia soldiers!"
ah?
Can you still play like this?
Nie Chaoyi was shocked, and it took a long time before he smiled with a complicated expression.
"Uncle, you are the one who knows the most about technology!"
Monthly ticket recommendation ticket
Forgive me for not being able to write poems, so I had to "borrow" two poems from my predecessors. (You can’t say that scholars copy things, they just borrow them. That’s right, they borrow them!)
One is "Drunk and Lost·Bingyin Mid-Autumn Festival" by Guo Yingxiang of the Song Dynasty, and the other is "Guizi on the Night of August 15th in Tianzhu Temple" by Pi Rixiu of the Tang Dynasty.
As for the price of cannons, we refer to the selling prices of Folangji cannons in the Ming Dynasty.
I will update here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night
(End of chapter)
