The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 497

After Jiao Li and Dai Zhi brought back new firearms, Feng Ziying was going to ask Chen Yejun to go to Beihai to train the autonomous army.

In the past, Chen Yejun was always in charge of the training of the government corps, so calling Chen Yejun to train was the most appropriate choice.

In fact, according to Jia Min's original plan, this was also the arrangement.

After Jia Qiang and Jia Yun came back from North Vancouver, Chen Yejun and Jia Qiang set off for Pingyuan City.

Chen Yejun's original work in Bukui was taken over by Jia Yun.

As for the girls, they will stay in Bukui for the time being.

One is just getting used to staying here, and life is still more convenient than Pingyuan City after all.

The second is the house of the Jia family in Pingyuan City, which has not yet been completed.I went in a hurry, afraid that the girls would be wronged there.

Ping'er plans to wait for the girls to go there after the house is built in autumn.

At that time, Jia Min, Baochai, Miaoyu and Daiyu all came back and took care of each other.

Bu Kui is far away from the imperial capital, Ping'er, Jia Yun and other Jia family members are all here, He Jialin is a relative, and Jia Min has a great reputation here, so the safety of the girls is not in danger.

Xiren, Sheyue, Bihen, and Qiuwen, Baoyu's original four servant girls, stayed in Bukui.

Several people originally thought that Baoyu would come to pick them up after a while, but they were naturally disappointed.

With nothing to do, the few people followed Ping'er to help take care of some winery business and tobacco business matters, and gradually integrated into the circle of Ping'er and Shen Bingyi.

After more than two months, knowing that Jiaoli had returned, Gu Panpan sold out his business in Bukui and planned to open another brothel in Pingyuan City, Beihai.

There is now a large influx of people, most of them are single men, and it is the first one to go there, so the business will naturally not be bad.

Musk Moon and Qiu Wen got closer to Gu Panpan, so they went to Beihai with Gu Panpan.

Most of these maids were bought from outside since they were young. Some of them didn't know their homes at all, and some were sold by their families. Therefore, no matter where they went, they didn't feel much homesickness.

For most of them, Jia Mansion is actually their home.

Third Sister You has been with Gu Panpan all the time, and gets along well with Gu Panpan here.

Gu Panpan was born in Fengyue, and Third Sister You also had a ridiculous life for a while before. The two of them were sick and sympathetic, but no one laughed at the other.

When he came this time, because of the relationship with the second sister You, Jia Lian also brought some silver taels to the third sister You, so he discussed with Gu Panpan and went to Pingyuan City to open a brothel as a partner.

Xiren and Bihen stayed in Bukui and continued to be with Ping'er and the girls.

In the Xinsi year, that is, on July 16th of the [-]th year of Yuanheng, Jia Min took Qingwen and others back to Pingyuan City. They walked for more than four months.

Because there was no cargo when I came back, I rode horses all the way, and moved forward lightly, so the speed was much faster.

It is a little strange that Tamara also came along.

The arrival of Tamara made Feng Ziying and others feel a little strange.However, the locals in Pingyuan City are not surprised.

The Beihai area is originally a place where many ethnic groups live together, with both yellow and white people.

Among them, the Daker tribe where Tok is located are White Tatars, and they are Caucasians.Many other tribes are also Caucasian.

There came Tamara, one of many white people, and nothing particularly conspicuous.

Jia Min entered Jia's mansion from his grandma's house in Lujiazhuang in Zhili in May of Yuanheng's 11th year, and it has been five years since then.

At that time he was 15 years old, now he is 20 years old.

When Jia Min came back, everyone was naturally very happy, and a grand reception banquet was held that night.Important figures from the Jia Min Group and local celebrities such as Wei Song, Toke, and Bogda all attended the banquet.

At this time, Wei Song happened to call the leaders of more than a dozen tribes around Pingyuan City to have a meeting here, so these leaders also attended the banquet together, and happened to meet the president of the self-government association who had long been famous.

At this time, Gu Panpan's brothel was just in trial operation and was about to open soon, so the banquet was held in the brothel.

The brothel has just started its trial operation, and the business is booming. All of a sudden, singles from all over the place flock here.

The name of the brothel has not been finalized yet, and Gu Panpan felt dissatisfied even after choosing several.

It happened that Jia Min came back. Gu Panpan and Jia Min were old acquaintances, and now he is Jia Min's confidant Jiao Li's wife, so he asked Jia Min to give him a name.

After thinking for a while, Jia Min wrote the words "Pingyuanlou".

"Officer Min, it doesn't seem good to be called Pingyuan, will it embarrass Pingyuan City?"

Gu Panpan was a little worried.

"What shame is there? Eating and eating men and women is human nature. The saints say so, what's wrong?"

"Besides, this is the first brothel in Pingyuan City, and there will be more in the future. This is also a signboard of Pingyuan City. It is easy to attract more men to invest here, start a business, and settle down."

"It's called 'Pingyuan', and it also means that all men from far away can be dealt with here, isn't it just what you want?"

When Jia Min said this, everyone applauded regardless of whether it was indecent or not.So the name was settled.

The next day, Jia Min held his first meeting back.

Attending the meeting were Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun, Wei Ruolan, Lin Dajiang, Jiao Li, and Dai Zhi.

Liu Cheng, one of the original core of eight people, was absent because he had not yet arrived in Pingyuan City with the boat.

Given that Yang Lin, Cong Xiucai, and Sun Yuanfei have also become core figures and played extremely important roles in Pingyuan City, they already know Jia Min's intention to build a country, and they are extremely reliable figures, so they also participated in the meeting .

Everyone reported the work they were responsible for, and finally Jia Min spoke.

"Everyone's work has been fruitful and has exceeded my expectations. Next, I will talk about a few plans."

"First, Feng Zijing is now training at sea, and ordered him to occupy the port of Horna, garrison troops at the port, and control the area of ​​Horner. In the future, Horner will be our seaport, and this will be our North Sea's gateway to the whole world. this point is very important."

"Second, from now on, reform the military system. In addition to weapons and training, there are two main things to do now. One is to make and distribute new military uniforms, and the other is to implement the military rank system. Regarding these, Wei Ruoshui has already Once there is a plan, when the time comes, we will implement it according to that plan.”

Wei Ruoshui's plan was formulated by Jia Min and Wei Ruoshui with reference to the French army's system when they were in France, and everyone already knew about it.

"Thirdly, the arsenal has been built, and we must hurry up to produce and store more guns and ammunition. Although Ross has not taken us seriously, it will not take long for them to notice our rise. Therefore, we must Get ready for a war with Ross. This battle will be fought sooner or later."

"Fourth, Mr. Sherman has found iron ore. The mining of iron ore must start immediately. We must solve the problem of self-sufficiency in pig iron. We cannot always rely on imports from other places."

"Fifth, the current situation of the Great Virtue is very delicate. Once the present dies and the crown prince succeeds, or there is a situation of scrambling for the unification, it will cause chaos in the government. This is not the main thing. What I am most worried about is that the San Francisco may They have been preparing for a long time to make trouble, and this time is a good opportunity for them."

"What we have to do is to arrange a way out for our family. That's why I asked you to make the house here bigger."

"After you go back, you arrange reliable family members to rush back to the imperial capital and prepare for contingencies. The girls in my family have already evacuated to Bukui. I think that the mansion must have discovered some bad omens for such an arrangement."

"Sixth, regarding the cigarette factory, we must make good preparations for the construction, and put it into production as soon as Liu Cheng comes back. Next year's tobacco planting area will be expanded. From now on, cigarette production will become one of our main sources of income. .”

These plans, in fact, have long been in Jia Min's planning, including many details, and I don't know how many times I have pondered them in my heart.

Now it is at your fingertips, like a few treasures, clear and clear.

Jia Min said a dozen or so things in one breath, and then everyone started discussing, and some things were settled on the spot.

After two years of operation, the foreign forces centered on the Fubingtuan have now established a firm foothold in Beihai.

The local aborigines have fully accepted them and acknowledged their dominant position here.

Although these outsiders took some of the resources here, they brought more.

The influx of a large number of foreign population has brought commercial prosperity here.

Large-scale urban and rural construction has provided more employment opportunities and business opportunities for local people.

These outsiders brought advanced production technology, production methods, construction technology and culture, which is also a great boost to the local area.

Since the Fubing Corps defeated the Cossacks twice here, it also brought a safe environment here.

Of course, the force of the Fubing Corps is the favorable guarantee for all this.

Without the backing of the Fubingtuan, it is still unknown whether the situation like today can be achieved.

Yang Lin has worked as a historian in Bukui for more than 20 years, and he can be regarded as an administrative expert.

The period when Jia Min was in power under Bu Kui was considered to be the peak period of his yamen career.

Seeing people from Jia Min Group coming to Beihai one after another, he realized that Jia Min would plan big things here.

So I came here decisively, and even brought my family members along.

Not long after arriving here, he understood Jia Min's intentions.

Feng Ziying and others are old acquaintances, and they cooperated harmoniously during Bu Kui's era.Once I got here, I did my best and dedicated myself.

Seeing Jia Min come back now, he couldn't help feeling excited.After holding back the words in my heart for a long time, I finally said them.

"Officer Min, why don't we establish a country and a dynasty now?"

In fact, everyone has known about this plan for a long time, and they have discussed in private many times when they can start a dynasty and establish a country, and they feel that the time is ripe.

Now when Yang Lin asked, he all looked at Jia Min.

(End of this chapter)