Ding Guofeng slapped his butt and left, but Zhao Xin was stirred up by his few words and became restless. What did you mean by that just now? Let me touch the plane? He also said that it’s not just airplanes, it’s warships.
To be honest, he could even bring the "Thunder", and it was even easier to touch several warships or aircraft. The problem is that Zhao Xin neither wants to touch the plane nor the warship.
In Zhao Xin's view, there must be a bottom line in everything you do. It does not mean that you can do whatever you want without fear because you have the ability to carry materials between two time and space. On the contrary, with ability, there will be more fear.
It's just like fighting on the street. When you don't know how to do anything, you can only rely on your physical strength to beat people's faces. But if you practice the skill of "killing with one shot", you will be very scared when encountering provocation. It's not that I'm afraid, but the consequences of taking action will be serious.
For things like touching other people's aircraft and warships, you must have the support of someone of the same level, otherwise you will get yourself into trouble, not to mention not being able to sell it. Then it would really be like not eating the mutton, which would cause a lot of commotion. The reason why he has insisted not to touch this kind of thing for so many years and has been doing black market business "properly" is because he doesn't want to provoke those beings.
If something goes wrong, he can slap his butt and run away, but what about others? I brought over 300 people with me! There are many things that cannot be found out if you don't check them out. Everyone came to the 18th century to earn money to support their families. If the lives of other time-travelling families were endangered because of their random behavior, it would be easy to fall out and scold them!
If Zhao Xin can't even understand this and can't control this desire, then he is not qualified to be the leader of Beihai Town.
You must know that whether it is Chen Qingsong and Yu Deli who have traveled through the world, or Wang Zhong, Hong Liangji, and Jiang Fan in this time and space, they are all human beings, but they are just frustrated because of their personalities or other reasons. Why can he make these people willingly stay and serve in Beihai Town? Strength is certainly one aspect, but the leader's vision and self-discipline are more important.
Again, the essence of power is responsibility. Since Zhao Xin is taking the lead in this matter and wants to be a leader who speaks the truth, he must be responsible for the 20 million people under the rule of Beihai Town, the hundreds of time-travelers, and his family.
Touching a guided missile destroyer is quite enjoyable and exciting, but is it of any use in this time and space? Those densely packed electronic components are broken and there is no place to repair them.
But then again, what Ding Guofeng said today was really good at timing. It's like throwing a spark into a pile of dry firewood. From a little light, it turns into a rising flame in an instant, and Liao's heart becomes more and more restless.
Doesn't this grandson have another identity? Having known Ding Guofeng for so many years, he had done the required background checks at least three times. For a moment, Zhao Xin felt that he suddenly had no idea.
But the thought came up and was put down again as soon as it came up. Just kidding, if there was really any background, would he still have to endure it for nine years?
"I've been tossing and turning, but I never thought I would have to take this step." Zhao Xin sighed helplessly.
For him, it is actually easier to touch a warship than an airplane.
In this time and space, except for the need to inform in advance when entering the Edo Bay, the ships of the Northern Navy from other places can go freely along the coast of the island country, and the shogunate and the feudal lords do not dare to let one go. So in another time and space, whether it was Sasebo, Wu Gang, Maizuru and Ominato, or even Yokosuka, Zhao Xin could touch and run away.
The situation on Li Chao's side is even more the same. The southern part of Jeju Island is basically controlled by Beihae Town, and the navy of the Li Dynasty on the peninsula now sees the ships of the North Navy walking around. Therefore, whether it is the Seogwipo Naval Base or the Jinhae Naval Base, he can dodge people at any time.
As for Naha in Ryukyu, it is even simpler. It is the supply station for the Northern Navy going south. The Navy also has a liaison office in the port, which is responsible for preparing supplies in advance before the fleet goes south. So things like DDG, CG67, and amphibious command ships from another time and space are all very easy to touch.
You can also touch Guam, it just takes some effort. Guam at the end of the 18th century was a Spanish territory and a stopover for the galleon trade. If you want to go there, the navy will have to dispatch a fleet to make a trip. However, considering that Lucci and the Viceroyalty of New Spain are negotiating on the cession of the Kinmen area, it would not be a good idea to use force.
It sounds easy to say, but there is still a lot of preliminary work to be done before the actual drawing. The buyer, price, payment method, target berth, delivery location and many other details must be determined before entering the "luck drawing" link. The most important thing at the moment is to discuss it with Chen Qingsong first. As for finding the backer to pay, it is Ding Guofeng. Who gave him the bad idea?
Thinking of this, Zhao Xin picked up the phone and pressed the number directly connected to the red phone on Chen Qingsong's desk. Soon, Chen Qingsong's deep voice came from the microphone: "Hello, who are you?"
"Old Chen, I have something to discuss with you in person. When can you come?"
"Why is it so mysterious? We can't talk about it on the dedicated phone line, but we have to meet in person?"
“The stakes are high and caution must be exercised.”
Hearing Zhao Xin's unusually serious tone, Chen Qingsong was shocked. He asked Zhao Xin to wait a moment, then covered the receiver with his hand, called the secretary outside, asked about the arrangements for the next two days, and waved his hand after listening. Let the other person go out.
"I have to attend the Agricultural Association's meeting tomorrow and I can't make it. I'll leave early the day after tomorrow. Can I see if that's okay?"
"Okay! No need to rush, just arrive at noon, let's have lunch together."
"good!"
The road from Fuldan City to Whale Town is more than 370 kilometers long. Chen Qingsong took a car early in the morning and it took more than five hours to get there.
Zhao Xin then called Ding Guofeng and asked him to come over the day after tomorrow. He didn't say anything about it and just said they would have dinner together at noon. After putting down the phone, Chai Rugui knocked on the door and came in, asking, "Shall I bring you lunch?"
When Zhao Xin saw that it was already 11:30, he took a nap after lunch every day, thinking that he would meet people at 1:30, so he stood up and said: "Don't bother, go to the cafeteria, just deal with two people."
It is said that the canteen of the Government Affairs Courtyard is the most famous among the public canteens in Beihai Town and has the best taste. It offers three meals a day plus midnight snacks, seven days a week, with constant variety. The cooks who are responsible for cooking are the first to follow Zhao Xin and the others. They are well aware of the different tastes in the compound. The ingredients used every day are not overnight, there is no shortage of seasonings, and they are all without additives.
After eating three fresh oysters, a portion of stewed abalone and chicken, a portion of fried kidney, a few green vegetables, and half a bowl of soup, that was all Zhao Xin had for lunch. He ate very slowly, finishing almost at the same time as the head guard Chai Rugui, who had three times as much food as he did, plus five steamed buns.
Anyone who practices martial arts can eat it, especially a big guy like Chai Rugui. In the past two years, his stomach has been full of oil and water, and his appetite has become much smaller. When he first came here, he once finished five kilograms of pancakes and three kilograms of soy sauce beef, plus a large bowl of bean porridge, which made Zhao Xin and A Miao's scalps go numb. At night, there were another two kilograms of rice and piles of braised pork.
Back in the office, Zhao Xin lay on the sofa and took a nap. During this period, A Miao came over to give him ginseng soup. Seeing that he was sleeping deeply, she didn't wake him up. She just gave Chai Rugui a few words and left.
As Zhao Xin's chief of bodyguards, Chai Rugui sometimes secretly smacks his lips. This person wakes up every morning to run and exercise for an hour, and then talks to people. During this period, he also has to approve documents. When he gets home, he teases his children and talks to his family. Sometimes he even formulates battle plans himself and leads troops to fight outside for several months. How can he endure this kind of physical condition? Thinking again of Shen Xuan, A Miao, Tang Xiao and the French princess, all of them are axes to attack one's nature. Hey, being an emperor is difficult!
At 1:10 in the afternoon, Chai Rugui, who had been keeping an eye on the time, entered the room and woke up Zhao Xin. Zhao Xin wiped his face with a hot towel and saw the can of blue and white ginseng soup on the table, knowing that A Miao had been here. When I opened it, I saw a clear yellow ginseng soup with a fragrant aroma. From the first smell, I knew that chicken had been added. After it was stewed, it was filtered through gauze. As for the chicken, it was naturally given to Duofu.
Even though Duofu is already 13 years old, since he ate chicken stewed with first-class ginseng three years ago, he is almost like a rejuvenated child. He lives in the house, on the tree, on the female cat, and keeps everything intact. Last year, it had another problem. Every day, it would go to the yard next to Ding Guofeng's house to play with the bear he raised for a while. Finally, he would lie on top of the bear to bask in the sun, and then go back at dinner time.
Sometimes one panda and one cat would go for a walk by the river under the guidance of Ding Guofeng or the guard. Duofu would hang out on the bear's back, attracting many people to watch along the way.
Today, it is rare to see large wild animals around Whale Town. They have either turned into pieces of skin, medicinal materials or pieces of meat, or they have gone to the deep mountains and forests to the east; even Dolphin Bay and Whale Bay Nowadays, there are few dolphins and whales to be seen here, so the brown bear in Ding Guofeng's house has become a scene in Beihai Town.
She has been raising him since he was a puppy, and Xue Wu has taken good care of him. Now he weighs more than 400 pounds and almost 500 pounds. Everyone who sees him for the first time is not afraid. The first time Louis Charles saw it grinning at him, he peed his pants in fear. In fact, this bear is very honest and has never hurt anyone yet.
After a bowl of ginseng soup, Zhao Xin felt warm all over his body. The malaise caused by just waking up disappeared without a trace, and he became energetic. At this time, the guard outside the door came to report that Huang Chengji and two scholars arrived and were waiting outside the courtyard door.
"Invite them." Zhao Xin hesitated for a moment, then changed his words: "Take them to the small conference room and meet them one by one. Let Zhao Tingjun come over first."
Not long after, a young man wearing a dark blue brocade robe, with embroidered ruffles on the chest and back, and a black gauze hat with a black spread-legged futon on his head, walked in. After entering, he bowed his hands to Zhao Xin and gave a deep salute, saying: "Your Majesty, Zhao Haishan, comes to see you."
Discussions about what kind of clothing the new civil servants of Beihai Town should adopt have been discussed since last year, and several meetings were even held. The majority of the people who traveled through the country agreed to wear gray Chinese tunic suits, black leather shoes, short hair, and badges on the chest; while Wang Zhong, Duan Yucai and others expressed the opinion of restoring the Ming system, that is, Liang Guan Chishang's court uniform. , a set of Qingluo sacrificial clothes, a black gauze hat, a set of public clothes with a round-neck shirt and a belt, and a set of ordinary clothes with patchwork on the chest, a total of four sets.
You must know that in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the official materials were all silk and satin, and the patchwork uniforms were embroidered with birds and animals. This is how the Weaving Bureau came into being. If all the civil servants under my command were to wear uniforms like this in the future, how much would it cost? Although there is no shortage of money in Beihai Town, it cannot be wasted like this.
However, when Duan Yucai quoted two Confucian classics, everyone in the committee immediately stopped chanting, and admitted in their hearts that what the other party said was so reasonable!
"The Book of Rites" says: "The crown is the beginning of etiquette, so the crown is crowned, and then the clothes are prepared. After the clothes are prepared, the appearance and body are straight, the color is uniform, and the speech is smooth."
"Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan Zhengyi" also said: "China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia; there is the beauty of uniforms, so it is called Hua."
Well, everyone has been struggling for a long time, and one of the important reasons is that they think the official uniforms of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are too ugly! Why wear a flower feather on your hat, especially when there is a pig tail under the hat? Could it be that the country we have conquered is not as good as the Qing Dynasty in terms of crown uniforms?
In the opinion of Wang Zhong and others, the style of the Mao suit is completely derived from the military uniform of the Northern Navy. Officers and soldiers wear it for the convenience of fighting and marching, no one can say; but it is too unscrupulous for scholars who are about to become officials to wear it all day long.
The official uniform without the wide robe and large sleeves is not in line with the "etiquette" that the ancient Chinese people have always followed, and it cannot show the unification of China and the momentum of the uniforms of the foreigners. When the time comes when people from Ryukyu, Annan, Li Dynasty, and the island countries come to perform Hajj, they will see that the Chinese clothes have been changed into this bird-like appearance, and they still don’t know how to laugh at us behind our backs!
What if one day the Li Chao or Annan gang come up with the idea that "Liang Guan Chi Shang" was their invention? Well, it's not enough to be disgusted by others on the other side, you have to be disgusted by others here, then Too bad!
In the end, Zhao Xin made the final decision and decided to adopt a compromise plan, that is, the court and sacrificial robes were retained, the public and regular uniforms were merged into one set, and the "zhanfutou" on the official hat was retained; at the same time, the soap boots were cancelled, and all were replaced by leather shoes. In addition, Chinese tunic suits will also be retained as regular clothes, and those who are willing to wear them are encouraged to be issued two sets a year, plus a wool coat.
With one year of preparation time, what kind of clothes cannot be made in another time and space? When Zhao Xin's cousin placed the order, he only said it was for filming, which made the clothing factory owner sigh, saying that it was rare to see a crew that was so attentive.
"Sit down." Zhao Xin nodded and motioned to the chair opposite the table.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhao Tingjun saluted again, then carefully walked to the chair with small square steps and sat down. His buttocks were only halfway touching, looking very reserved.
Before coming here, Huang Chengji specifically told him not to kneel down when meeting King Zhao, but to bow and salute; and not to say words such as "Blessings to the Lord" and "Long Live Thousand Lives".
"Does the official uniform fit you well?"
When Zhao Tingjun heard Zhao Xin's question, he quickly stood up and cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness has even prepared official uniforms, shoes, hats and other items for me. I cannot express the gratitude in my heart."
"Sit down and talk." Zhao Xin said with a smile.
"I have something to tell you first. Sit down." When Zhao Xin saw Zhao Tingjun sitting down and about to stand up again, he asked him to sit down and asked him to sit down. Then he said: "Keep the official uniform well when you get back. To work here, just wear regular clothes to work. A wide robe with long sleeves is inconvenient."
Zhao Tingjun was stunned for a moment, and then said yes.
"How is Mr. Ou Bei's health? Have you written to you recently?"
"The last letter from my father was last month. He is still in good health. Brother Chen serves you and does not dare to slack off for a day."
Hearing Zhao Xin mention his father, Zhao Tingjun had to stand up again to answer. No problem, this is the rule of the day. Whenever you are asked about your parents, teachers and other elders, you must stand up and speak. Zhao Xin saw him sitting up and down, and was too embarrassed to let him sit down again. What a hassle!
"Your second brother's name is Zhao Tingwei?"
"Exactly. There are five brothers, but the eldest brother died early. In order to save my mother from being sad, my father rearranged the seniority. In fact, my two elder brothers are far better than me in talent and learning, but the eldest brother has to stay in Changzhou to take care of his mother, and the second brother has to stay in Changzhou to take care of his mother. I have to serve my father all the time, so my father sent his ministers to do the work for His Highness."
Zhao Xin chuckled and said, "You don't have to be modest. I heard that when you were studying in Anding Academy, you could write ten thousand words in regular script every day without making any mistakes. Oubei Gong is very good at teaching his children!"
Zhao Tingjun thought that the conversation with Zhao Xin would end soon, but he didn't expect that the other party would chat with him for almost ten minutes. This made him scared and moved at the same time, but he was still very careful in his reply.
He had heard his father Zhao Yi lament in private before that the man in front of him was a hero far superior to Kang Qian of this dynasty. You must know that by looking through the history books, you can build a huge foundation in just ten years based on a desolate and remote land, and expand the territory far beyond the Han and Tang Dynasties. I am afraid that only the Yuan Taizu can talk about it. The key is that this man is not a barbarian, but a serious Han Chinese, which is really unimaginable.
"Good job."
Zhao Xin ended the conversation with Zhao Tingjun with three words. The reason why it took so long was actually to give Zhao Yi face. In fact, what he was really curious about was the next person.
A few minutes later, the door of the house was knocked twice from the outside, the sound was brief but strong. After getting Zhao Xin's response, the door opened, and a man also wearing the Qi Qi mending suit walked in.
(End of chapter)
