Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 271: Life in seclusion
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The Nan'an Concubine waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, she is just a maid from the Rongguo Mansion. She can't cause any trouble."

If it was someone from Ningguo Mansion, she naturally wouldn't dare to provoke him.

As for the Rongguo Mansion, it’s easy to take control.

But she knew that the relationship between the Ning and Rong mansions had always been bad. There was a 95% chance that the Ningguo mansion would not care about a woman from the second room of the Rong mansion, who was also an old maid from the palace.

Even if you are really unhappy about it, the matter is already done and you have to grit your teeth and accept it for the sake of face.

Their Prince of Nan'an has a hundred thousand soldiers under his command and guards the southern border of Yunnan. He is not afraid of Jia at all!

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Northwest China, the Liao royal court.

A celebration banquet is in progress.

The young monarch Yelu Cai was eating and drinking while listening carefully to the reports from his subordinates.

"Your Majesty, the Xihai Jurchen tribe is willing to serve the Liao Dynasty as its leader. Wanyan Akang has specially offered 5,000 elite soldiers, all of whom will obey Your Majesty's command."

"it is good!"

Yelu Qi clapped his hands and laughed, "You have done a great job, Auditor Yan. This king will reward you handsomely."

"Come here, reward the auditor with 100 taels of gold, 1,000 oxen and horses, and 10,000 rolls of silk!"

As soon as Yelu Cai finished speaking, there was a sound of someone taking a breath beside him.

...Too, awesome!

Could it be the good stuff that the Liao Kingdom gained during its last expedition south?
For a moment, everyone was ready to make a move.

Can’t wait to go south again and make my fortune!
At this time, someone else suddenly stood up.

"Your Majesty, the Mongols have surrendered. Tosman personally led 8,000 cavalrymen to follow Your Majesty."

"well!"

Yelucai stood up excitedly.

The Mongols are not comparable to the mere Jurchens.

They are numerous and have many tribes.

Although they are scattered and fighting each other, if they can gather together, they will definitely be a great force.

It is just around the corner to conquer the Central Plains again and drink from the Yangtze River.

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Nanyang, Bactria India Company.

The county magistrate, Jia Lian, held a Persian beauty in his arms, and was touching her all over while drinking.

The Persian beauty was also extremely cooperative.

Not long after, the two of them spent a stick of incense in the living room.

Jia Lian was so tired that he was out of breath and almost couldn't get up from the ground.

Western women are really cool.

From now on, he doesn't want to go back home except for the Chinese New Year... No, he doesn't want to go back home even during the Chinese New Year.

How could it be as comfortable as here at home?
"Second uncle!"

"Is Second Uncle there?"

There are two people outside.

It was Xue Ke and Jia Rong.

Jia Lian quickly tidied up his appearance, waved his hand to let the Persian beauty go down, and then said: "Come in, what's the matter?"

Xue Ke looked around and said with a smile, "Second Uncle is in a very elegant mood."

Jia Lian said sternly: "If you have something to say, say it now! Stop being so sarcastic."

"Okay." Xue Ke said solemnly, "Second Uncle, there is news that the Dutch may come to attack us."

Jia Lian's face turned pale.

He cursed in his heart: "I just got here, can't I be more content and make money together? We must fight and kill."

Xue Ke said, "It will be difficult to stop them with the forces on our island alone. Even if we can stop them, we will suffer heavy losses..."

"Just tell me what to do."

Jia Lian interrupted with a wave of his hand.

Xue Ke smiled and said, "I came to ask for instructions from my second uncle first. After all, my second uncle is the county magistrate."

Jia Lian said with a straight face: "I'm new here, how can I know what's going on? Oh, why are they attacking?"

Jia Yun said, "Because this was originally their territory."

Jia Lian: "...Why?"

Jia Yun: "Why?" Jia Rong: "Why do you want to seize someone else's territory?"

Jia Yun: “…”

Xue Ke explained, "They are also robbing other people's territory. Second uncle, this is Nanyang. There are Westerners, Japanese, and local Nanyang natives. Our Daxia etiquette is not applicable here. Only those who are strong can survive and possess the top wealth."

Jia Lian thought for a moment and said, "What do you mean?"

Jia Yun said, "Our idea is to contact Master Jiao as soon as possible, but right now Master Jiao is still collecting protection fees along the coast of Japan, so it's hard to say whether he can get back in time."

"What should I do?"

Jia Lian started to panic.

Jia Yun said, "Don't panic, uncle. Let's fight first and see if it doesn't work. Then we can retreat to Taizhou Island. That's our territory and no one dares to touch it."

"Okay, let's try it."

Hearing that there was a way out, Jia Lian felt much more relieved.

He was afraid of being thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

At this time, two more people came outside the door.

It was Mr. Shanziye Lao and his apprentice who built the garden for Ningguo Mansion.

Shan Ziye was well versed in geography and metaphysics, and had a wide circle of friends. Jia Rong felt that he was a talented person, so after the garden was built, he kept him and asked him to travel around Southeast Asia with Xue Ke...

"I think there will be a huge storm coming in the near days, so don't go out to sea." Shan Ziye said solemnly.

Xue Ke looked at the clear sky outside and asked suspiciously, "Really? In previous years, strong winds should not have arrived at this time."

Shan Ziye nodded and said, "It's not the time yet, but this year may be an exception. There will be a storm within three days, so all transactions should be banned and the ships should be parked in the harbor until the storm passes."

"Ok."

Xue Ke did not dare to neglect.

When Jia Rong came, he told him that Mr. Shanziye was an otherworldly expert and that he could ask him more questions about geography and weather.

"What should we do? Can we still escape now?" Jia Lian asked hurriedly.

Shan Ziye shook his head slowly: "If you want to be eaten by a fish, you can try to escape."

Jia Lian: "..."

"Hahaha!" Xue Ke suddenly laughed.

Jia Lian asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Xue Ke explained with a smile: "Uncle, think about it, we can stop the ship at the harbor and hide at home. As long as we don't get unlucky, we will be fine."

"The Dutch are in a tough situation. I don't know if they will be completely wiped out."

Everyone's eyes lit up...

Is this God’s help?

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Japanese country.

"idiot!"

"Can't we just drive that fleet away? They have already seriously affected the economic system of our Great Japan!"

A middle-aged man named Xiaogui Yilang stood up and said, "Your Majesty Tianhuang, calm down. That fleet is not easy to deal with."

Having said that, he stopped talking.

Everyone waited for a long time, but there was no further news.

"Little devil Ichiro, please explain yourself clearly." Tian Huang said with gritted teeth, trying his best to be patient.

Xiaoguiyilang: "I have made it clear."

Everyone: "..."

What did you make clear?
Said nonsense.

Tian Huang didn't want to bother with this relative anymore, so he turned to ask the cabinet minister on the other side, "Does Mr. Muramori have any good ideas?"

Muramori thought for a moment and said, "It would be better to temporarily close the country and strictly prohibit merchants and fishermen from sailing out. If we delay for two months, when the rainy season comes and the winds are frequent, they will retreat. Otherwise, they will surely be eaten by fish."

"Ah."

Tian Huang nodded with satisfaction.

This sounds like a serious idea.

"Let's follow Mr. Muramori's advice and temporarily close the country to the outside world and stop all sea travel. Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed along with their entire clan!"

"And," Mr. Muramori added, "We can send envoys to Daxia to lodge a serious protest with them. They are a country of etiquette, how could they have robbers? We seriously suspect that they are stealing from the company!"

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(End of this chapter)