The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 533 A New Impression of the Old Lady

Wei Ruolan first analyzed from the outside, and finally talked about the key points.

"For the world, people's support is of course important, but when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, it depends on manpower, financial resources, and force."

"In terms of manpower, the imperial court claims to have an army of 150 million. However, the armament is slack. Although the past two years have been said to be strengthening military training, the effect is really not optimistic. Let alone Li Yuan preside over the matter , it is very suspicious."

"Not only is there a huge space in each place, but most of the equipment is also very simple. It is doubtful how many people can go to battle, and how many can fight after going to battle. From this point alone, the imperial court does not have much advantage in terms of force."

"In terms of financial resources, the San Francisco has already controlled the tax-heavy areas of Gwangju and Jiangnan, and has already kept pace with the imperial court in terms of financial resources."

"Let's talk about military generals. San Francisco has been plotting for a long time, and there are many generals. On the other hand, the imperial court, those who are good at fighting are mostly guarding the border in the northwest border. People who are good at fighting like Wang Ziteng are rare nowadays. Besides, the murder of Lord Wang is also very rare. It will definitely chill the hearts of the generals, and it is hard to predict whether the soldiers will use their lives to fight to the death."

"In short, according to my opinion, the imperial court is more ominous than good."

"I think what the chief of the army of the guards said makes sense. If the court still had a way, the late emperor would not have summoned Chief Min back to serve as the servant of the Ministry of War. This time, God Bless would not say anything about calling Chief Min back."

"To tell you the truth, don't say that Tianyou didn't call me back, even if I was called back, I also went back to be the servant of the Ministry of War, it was useless. The building will collapse, how can I support it alone? All parties Forces are intertwined, constrained everywhere, killing every step of the way, what can I do in a short time?"

"The final result is to put all the crimes on me alone, and use me as a scapegoat to silence everyone."

The four discussed for a long time, and finally decided to wait and see.But, from now on, start preparing for war.

Jia Min had another personal reason for not taking immediate action.

This is the news that Qin Keqing has not completely escaped danger yet.

Only after Qin Keqing arrived in Beihai safely, Jia Min could give it a go.

However, he has great confidence in Wei Ruoshui's work, and he believes that it is only a matter of time before Qin Keqing escapes safely.

The next day, Jia Min, Chen Yejun, Wei Ruolan, Tamara and others set off for Pingyuan City.

Feng Ziying was left behind to organize the elimination of the remnant Cossack forces in Pliushikin, and presided over the negotiations with Ross. Miaoyu, as an interpreter and assistant, also stayed to negotiate.

Five or six miles past the natural barrier of Mount Suolun is the Nijiabao Fortress.

This military fortress is a place where the military and the people are united.

From a military point of view, it is a fortress.From a civil point of view, it is a town.

This town is currently a settlement in the westernmost part of Beihai, with a population of nearly 1000.

The current mayor of the town is Ni Er, and the military chief of the fortress is also Ni Er.

In addition to ordinary people, more than 1000 Liangbai soldiers can be stationed here.However, because they have been fighting with Rus and Cossacks during this period, the battle line has moved forward to the border area.There are only about [-] soldiers here.

However, it has now become an important military supplies reserve.

When we arrived at Nijiabao, it was almost dark, so Jia Min decided to camp here and leave tomorrow.

Because Nijiabao has an important military defense mission, it has received more official support from the Beihai Self-Government Association in its construction.

Although it started late, the construction progress is relatively fast.Today's street and residential pattern has been initially formed.

At this time, Ni Er led Jia Min and his party to inspect the construction site of a house.

"Officer Min, the construction of this was started last month, and it will be completed in half a month. You see, this wall is a sandwich wall, filled with grass, and it will be much warmer in winter."

This sandwich wall, or hollow wall, is the memory of Jia Min's previous life.

Filling some grass and crop stalks in the interlayer can enhance the insulation effect.

Wei Ruolan has adopted this technique since the time when Wei Ruolan presided over the construction of the first batch of buildings in Beihai.After several winters of wintering practice, it has proved its thermal insulation effect.

Now, as long as new housing is built in the whole of Beihai, this technology is adopted.

"Ni Er, how many vacancies do you have here now?"

"Mr. Min, there are already 66 rooms in eleven buildings, which can accommodate hundreds of people. Now I am waiting for people to come. I am too short of people here. It is best to bring more women so that all the men here can marry Ma'am, otherwise, they will always feel uneasy here."

"Don't worry, it will come soon. Those over there are Rose women, right?"

"Yes, it was the serf who ran over from Ross, so I stayed."

"The one standing beside you is your wife Natasha, right?"

"Yes, I thought she was good, and she was willing, so I married her."

"Have you received my gift money?"

"Received, Aunt Ping'er sent it. On that day, Miss Xue, Miss Miaoyu, Miss Lin, Aunt Ping'er, Aunt Shen, and Tamara all came. They gave me face very much. Everyone envied me." I, said that I have face with Chief Min."

"It's not the face I gave you, but the face you earned yourself. Ni Er did a great job."

"Thank you, Chief Min, for your compliment."

"Ni Er, don't you thank me? Your wife is still my matchmaker."

Tamara was in a hurry.

"Yes, and thanks, too, Tamara. You've found me a fine lady. Natasha's very capable."

Ni Er led Jia Min and was wandering around, when he met a group of more than 100 people.

The leader of the team is Sun Yuanfei who is now in charge of Beihai construction affairs.

"Are these the newcomers?"

Jia Min asked.

"Yes, I went to Nijiabao to check, and brought 120 people here by the way. Ni Er, I have handed over the people to you, and you can arrange them. In addition, I will be with Chief Min tonight. I will stay here, and I will go back with Chief Min. Chief Min, you have an acquaintance here, and I will show him around."

"Oh, acquaintance, who is it?"

"The one over there?"

"Xiu Tonggui? I heard Chief of Staff Feng said that he came to Beihai, but I didn't expect to meet here. Let's go and have a look."

The two walked over there, and Xiu Tonggui also saw Jia Min, so he came up to meet him.

"Master Xiu, are you safe?"

"Huaiyuan, it's really fate, I didn't expect to meet here by chance."

"Welcome Master Xiu to Beihai."

"Hey, I didn't expect to fall to such a point now. It's a crushing defeat. I'm ashamed."

"Master Xiu, don't mind. I've already heard about you. It must be God's ignorance, which is why this catastrophe happened."

"Oh, this emperor, don't mention him, he's just a fool. They recruited Huaiyuan. If you don't go back, it's right. After you go back, there will be no good end."

"Master Xiu is also a bosom friend. I will invite Master Xiu to have a drink together in a while. Let's have a chat and reminisce about the old relationship."

"Then respect is worse than obedience. I was also looking for Huaiyuan, and I felt depressed."

In the evening, Ni Er entertained Jia Min, Chen Yejun, Wei Ruolan, Sun Yuanfei, Tamara and Xiutonggui.

Xiu Tonggui gave a detailed introduction of the kidnapping of the people from Jia's mansion to Beihai and the situation along the way, and he highly praised the old lady.

Only now did Jia Min know the details.

For the old lady, Jia Min's view has also undergone a major change.

This transformation first started with the matter of the old lady taking in and protecting Qin Keqing and Miaoyu.Then it was the old lady who dealt with Zhang Cai, Nanny Lai, Zhang Wen, Xie Kun and others.

After that, it was this time to fight with the Jinyi Army, turn against the royal family, and then traveled a long distance to Beihai, and subdued more than 1 exiles along the way.

In this major change in Jia's mansion, the old lady has indeed played a mainstay role and has become the spiritual leader and guide of everyone in Jia's mansion.

At the age of more than 80, regardless of thousands of rivers and mountains, he brought the people of Jia's family to Beihai safely, which is indeed a great contribution.

In the past, Jia Min regarded the old lady more as a veteran who only knew how to enjoy herself and was good at house fighting, but only now did she realize that she had been mistaken.

The fact that she dared to take in Qin Keqing and Miaoyu is enough to prove that the old lady is a kind and righteous person.A series of decisive actions since then have further proved that she is a responsible person.

If it was said that the old lady was only respected for the elders before, now Jia Min admires the old lady from the bottom of her heart.

"Oh, when we met for the first time in your mansion, it was because of the bus and horse-drawn carriage assigned by the late emperor. At that time, I knew that Huaiyuan was a great talent. After that, he really became a blockbuster and left many legendary stories. I and When King Beijing, Ji Dashi, and Liu Changfeng get together, they often mention Huaiyuan."

"Master Xiu is being polite, but it's just a small matter, not worth mentioning."

"It's a pity that the former emperor kept suppressing Huaiyuan because of prejudice. Although he repented before his death and wanted to call Huaiyuan back, it is a pity that the former emperor was powerless at that time. The current emperor is also blind. He listened to the slander of the villain and did not recall Huaiyuan. As for today."

"Master Xiu really flattered me, even if I go back, I will be powerless."

"That's true. Now that the emperor is stupid and the treacherous ministers are in power, it is difficult to set things right. This great virtue, I think, is exhausted. It is Huaiyuan who has the foresight to go to Beihai to lay down a piece of heaven and earth."

"Lord Xiu, I'm sorry. This is a helpless move when there is no other way out. Back then, the Army Corps was abolished just to find a place for the brothers to settle down. They have made great contributions, and it really shouldn't have ended like that."

"This is saving others and ourselves. It can be seen that good intentions will be rewarded. Now that Huaiyuan's reputation in Beihai is in full swing, what plans do you have in the future?"

Jia Min naturally knew what Xiu Tonggui meant by asking.

Although he thinks that Xiu Tonggui is not bad, there are still some things that he can't tell the truth to him.

He and Xiu Tonggui can be regarded as good friends, but this relationship is far from reaching the level of his relationship with Feng Ziying, Yang Lin, Liu Cheng, Dai Zhi and others.

There can only be a certain amount of friendship between the two, but it is different from Feng Ziying and others.

These people follow Jia Min not only for friendship, but also for interests, common destiny and experience.More importantly, it is the recognition of values.

No matter what happens to Jia Min, they will follow him, live and die with him, and share fate with him.

However, Xiu Tonggui is not this kind of person.

Essentially, he is a bureaucrat.Now he has been demoted and exiled, Beihai is just a temporary shelter for him.

Once he has the opportunity to be recalled to court, he will happily go back to be an official.

(End of this chapter)