Its daybreak!
Zhuge Weidao, who was sleeping soundly on the table, suddenly heard the voices of Yu Hui and Guo Xiaobao.
"Brother Daozi, it's dawn!"
"Brother Daozi, wake up!"
"Brother Daozi, we have a guest..."
"Brother Daozi, don't sleep, someone is asking you to tell your fortune!"
Zhuge Weidao, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by two good friends. Then he opened his hazy sleepy eyes, looked around, and found Yu Hui and Guo Xiaobao standing next to him.
Zhuge Weidao also asked, "Changfu, Baozhi, were we all drunk last night?"
"Yes, yes, they are all drunk!"
"Yeah, we got drunk together!"
Zhuge Weidao asked again: "The three of us slept at the wine table like this all night?"
"Yeah, we didn't go anywhere, we just got drunk all night."
"Brother Daozi, the same goes for you!"
Zhuge Weidao breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "Well, then... did you just say that guests were visiting?"
"Yes," Guo Xiaobao said, "Fairy Nalan just sent someone to report that there is a distinguished guest who wants to ask Brother Daozi to clarify his doubts."
"Clear the confusion?"
"It's just fortune telling!" Yu Hui said with a smile, "This is what the Jin people believe in, and it's also a method passed down by King Wuzhong. You are the queen of King Wuzhong... Of course they want to ask you if they have any questions they can't solve. Helped."
The visitor was a fat man with a big face, small eyes, and a mustache. He looked like a Mongolian at first sight.
Looking again...Zhuge Weidao, who was good at pinching and calculating, was also confused, because he saw Heshen and Nalandili standing respectfully behind the fat Mongolian!
It doesn't matter if Nalandili is so respectful, she is just a fairy after all. But who is He Shen? He is a bachelor of the Wuji Palace and a minister of the Tianji Department. He is a prime minister and a veteran of the three dynasties of the Jin Dynasty.
In this Jin Empire, it seems that the only person who can allow him to serve him so respectfully is Emperor Daoguang.
But why is this Daoguang so fat? Is it because the cattle and sheep people here in the Fergana Basin are very cheap, and there is no Ministry of Internal Affairs to deceive them, so they eat and drink like this every day? Or has this Daoguang... been subjugated by cruel historical changes? Zhuge Weidao let out a long sigh when he thought that Daoguang, who felt distressed for a long time even after eating an egg, had been "obliterated".
This sigh didn't matter, but it shocked Fat Daoguang.
What does this mean? Do you sigh as soon as you meet? Is it possible that my appearance is not good? I look at myself in the mirror every day, and I am an absolute ninety-five person!
He was worried that Zhuge Weidao had already given him up - he had already asked Guo Xiaobao that Ming envoys did not worship the king of a small country! So when you see Daoguang, just bow your hands and salute.
Of course, officials of the Ming Dynasty generally did not kneel down to the emperor and queen mother of the Ming Dynasty. One is because they basically can't see those two people; the other is that kneeling is only required in extremely important scenes, and not everyone needs to kneel. The heads of the eight major families have the privilege of "not having to kneel", and many Senior officials and senior members of the Council also have such privileges.
After he finished cupping his hands, Zhuge Weidao smiled and said to Fat Daoguang: "You must be a nobleman of the Jin Kingdom, right? Zhuge Weidao is polite." Then he cupped his hands to Heshen and said, "Good morning, senior brother."
Fat Daoguang just smiled faintly and was noncommittal. He brought He Shen over, not intending to hide his identity, but he did not put on a dragon robe, but a Taoist priest's uniform, and a ponytail scarf on his head - a wig, because in the early Qing Dynasty The young Taoist priests also wanted to keep their hair but not their heads, so they invented this kind of wig hat. They put it on during the practice and took it off when checking for baldness. Of course, the current Jin Kingdom does not dare to let Taoist priests shave their heads, but lay men still have to shave their heads. Of course Daoguang also shaved his head, so he could only wear a wig and hat when wearing Taoist robes.
With him dressed like this, it was quite appropriate for Zhuge Weidao to call him a "great nobleman".
He Shen introduced with a smile: "Junior Brother Zhuge, this is Fellow Taoist Jin. He is indeed a great nobleman of our Jin Empire. He came today because of his reputation and wanted to ask Junior Brother to clear up his doubts. If Junior Brother can clear up the doubts in Fellow Taoist Jin's heart, The gold in this hexagram is bound to be very rich."
Yes, this is a fortune teller.
Zhuge Weidao smiled and pointed at the seats in the room, asking Fat Daoguang and He Shen to sit down. He also found a chair to sit down, and then looked at Fat Daoguang with a smile.
As for Nalandili, who is so beautiful that she almost becomes a fairy, she has a long face and serves tea and water as a maid - how beautiful she is! She has been beautiful since she was a child, but I don’t know how many people will miss her when she grows up. But he didn't expect that when it came to "actual combat", he would get off to a bad start and meet Zhuge, who was as good as Long Yang. This is really unspeakably painful!
What made her even more speechless was that when she reported the matter to Daoguang and Heshen just now, they both thought that Zhuge Weidao had figured out his side's conspiracy, so they didn't touch Nalan. Fairy.
"I wonder what confusion Mr. Jin wants to solve?" Zhuge Weidao picked up the fragrant tea sent by Fairy Nalan, took a sip, and then asked half-jokingly, "Is it related to wealth?"
Master!
Fat Daoguang and He Shen looked impressed.
The current Great Golden Kingdom is fine in other aspects. The Wuji Valley (Fergana Basin) is a small world when the door is closed. It is self-sufficient and has no shortage of anything, even salt mines. It is the end of the world outside, and the Golden Empire only needs to defend Good Taniguchi, you can live a small life.
However, this Wuji Valley has become increasingly poorer and poorer since the Silk Road was changed to the sea route. After the arrival of Kangxi's "Immortal Dynasty", there was no improvement. Not to mention the money, cultivating immortals is quite expensive. Now that we have to do business and train new troops, it costs even more money. Fat Daoguang has become a poor Daoguang, and the kind that is so poor that there is no hope.
What's even worse is that, looking at Central Asia, the Wuji Valley is still the richest place. Kazakh grasslands, Khorazm Oasis, Samarkand, and Bukhara are not as good as the Wuji Valley.
At least the Wuji Valley has fertile land, is rich in food, and has melted snow from the Tianshan Mountains to replenish water. Basically, it is a good place where you can't go hungry. If you weren't stuck in traffic, this area would be pretty good.
As for the Mongolian tribes on the Kazakh grasslands and the Tianfang believers in the Khorazm Oasis, Samarkand, Bukhara and other places, they all surrender to Dajin. Although they cannot pay a few tributes, they do not cause much trouble—— It can’t beat the Golden Empire either. The military power of this Jin Empire might be stronger than that of the Qing Dynasty in history! Those cultivators are all proficient in mathematics, physics and chemistry. With just a few calculations, the cannon's shooting elements are ready!
Therefore, besides being poor, Fat Daoguang has no immediate worries at the moment.
But Fat Daoguang had already calculated the fate of "dying poor" when the Kingdom of Jin was passed to Emperor Xuantong. He wanted to change his destiny against the will of heaven, and also wanted to live a wealthy life for a few days, so he was frowning every day, and now he was asking questions at every turn. I came to see Zhuge Weidao, the "amnesia Zhuge".
"Junior Brother Daozi, do you have any good tips to solve it?"
"Then let me do the math..."
Zhuge Weidao pinched his fingers and started to forget it.
There are oil, gas, and uranium mines in Central Asia. After the second industrial revolution, we might be able to sell them for a few bucks. But no one wants it now, and the cost of mining and transportation is estimated to be quite high, which will definitely cost the money.
If mining doesn't work, then it counts as robbery!
Rob a Rakshasa?
court death!
Rob the Ming Dynasty?
go Ape!
Rob...India?
That's the territory of the British Empire!
Steal Persia?
It seems that Britain is also protecting Persia.
Grab Afghanistan? forget it......
Since grabbing is not an option, the only option is... to beg for food!
Not to mention, Zhuge Weidao's brain is really good now, and he came up with such a genius idea as soon as he thought about it.
"Yes!" Zhuge Weidao smiled, "We already have a way!"
Fat Daoguang and He Shen were overjoyed when they heard this, and they all looked at Zhuge Dao.
He Shen asked, "I wonder what my junior brother has in mind?"
Zhuge Weidao held out two fingers: "Just two words, beg for food!"
"What?" Daoguang was stunned.
He Shen was also anxious, "Junior Brother Daozi, what are you talking about? Mr. Jin..."
Nalandili on the side looked gloating.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious." Zhuge Weidao waved his hand, "Mr. Jin, and senior brother, don't be anxious. When I say begging for food, I don't mean that you should just take a bowl and go to the street to ask for it."
He Shen still shook his head: "You can't go anywhere to get it! I am a great gold, that is also a fairyland on earth, the emperor of the fairyland..."
Seeing that his identity was about to be exposed, Fat Daoguang coughed a few times and interrupted He Shen.
Zhuge Weidao pretended to count his fingers again, "Mr. Jin, you have to recruit more people, preferably the Mongols in the north, the vassal kings of Bukhara, Khiva, and Samarkand in the south. Everyone." Gather more people and go to Persia and India in the south to beg for food!"
"Junior Brother Daozi, do you mean to go to Persia and India to rob them?" He Shen shook his head, with a look of fear on his face, "That is the land under the protection of the British Empire!"
It turns out that Heshen is also afraid of Daying!
Zhuge Weidao looked at Fat Daoguang again, and saw that his brows were furrowed and his face was solemn. He was obviously a little afraid of Daying - there were bad things about the world when he opened his eyes, and he got scared just by looking at it.
Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "Senior brother, what is Dajin afraid of Da Ying? Can Da Ying's Royal Navy sail to Wuji Valley?"
"That won't happen."
"Then the British Army can come?" Zhuge Weidao smiled, "How many armies do they have?"
He Shen said: "The East India Company has a lot of soldiers!"
Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "Brother He, I didn't ask you to conquer India and Persia. That's impossible. I just asked you to harass India and Persia, and by the way, ask for annual gifts and market flowers from the British Empire. .This is begging for food! Those beggars cry, make noise, sing and dance in front of merchants in groups, just to ask for money? They don’t really want to break into the house and commit murder.
The British Empire is so rich. Isn’t it a piece of cake to reward you with hundreds of thousands of pounds a year? Although the East India Company's army has a large number of troops, its strength is very sparse. It may be able to show some ferocity on the plains of India, but it will not be enough to see it on the Afghan plateau. As long as you can win over the Afghans and make a fortune together, you won't have to worry about not being able to get the rewards. To put it bluntly, even if the British really invaded Afghanistan, they would not dare to invade the Wuji Valley... Dajin is the buffer between the Ming Dynasty and the Rakshasa, how dare they, the British, get involved? So you can continue messing around with the British on the Afghan plateau. I have already calculated that as long as you continue to cause trouble with the British, they will eventually go bankrupt and avoid disaster. "
