novelraw Chapter 417 Iron Blood Emperor 33
Chapter 417 Iron Blood Emperor 33
The Yi people who were captured in the siege of Luzon Island wrote letters to their relatives and friends after learning that they could redeem themselves with silver taels.Among the captives were descendants of nobles.After these nobles showed their identities, they received special treatment from Hu Hong, and their food and housing would be better than that of ordinary captives. Of course, their redemption price would be higher.As a result, the nobles who had been hidden among the captives emerged one after another, and after receiving good treatment, the price of redemption also rose all the way.
The captured ordinary Spanish soldiers had no place to pray, and became the group of people who ate the least and worked the hardest.
There are also some employees belonging to the East India Company who signed a statement stating that they were sent by the company.
Almost half of the remaining people are Indian soldiers hired by the East India Company.With the help of interpreters, these people also signed and pressed their fingerprints on the documents that the East India Company hired them and sent them to attack Manila.
It was these two signatures that enabled Luwang and Jia Jing to occupy a strong position in the negotiations with the East India Company.
Jia Jing, a stubborn person, after receiving Jia Amnesty's instruction, sang with Lu Wang, the minister of Honglu Temple, and after half a month of repeated negotiations, he finally forced the East India Company to accept the compensation for Dajing's loss in Manila. losses, compensation for soldier casualties, and ransoms for captured persons.
The amount of compensation was so huge that the sage said directly, "Lu Qing's family, General Jia, if the compensation is in place, both of you will be named viscounts."
None of the ministers and workers such as the six ministries and nine ministers came forward to object.
Jia Daishan suggested: "Saint, the silver is escorted to Luzon, and Hu Hong can release the people. The old minister thinks that it should be sent to General Li Zhun, so he should quickly send more people. lest the barbarians take advantage of the opportunity to do wrong things."
Jia Daishan's suggestion was immediately approved by the sage, recruiting soldiers from Guangzhou to Luzon, immigrating Guangdong coastal people to Luzon, and so on.As for the affairs of Jinghaihou and Hu Xiao, they also sent news every day.The imperial court has been in a hurry, and it has been a month since the distribution and mobilization of all matters are in place.
During this month, the sage was busy every day in the front court.Seldom go to Kunning Palace.Occasionally, the sage would bring his grandson to Wenyuan Pavilion, pick up the books on the sage's desk, and explain them to his grandson.A few times, he even brought a boy slightly older than Tu Gen to Wenyuan Pavilion together.When the saint saw the child's appearance and age, he knew that it was Jia Hu, Jia She's eldest son.It is necessary to call people over to ask a few words, encourage them, and give them the four treasures of the study.
It turned out that after the Supreme Emperor met Jia Hu that day, he immediately fell in love with him.This child is good-looking, with a well-rounded appearance, white teeth and red lips. Compared with Jia Daishan who went to the palace to study with him, he has a little more calm demeanor that is neither humble nor overbearing.Compared with the arrogant little overlord Jia She, not only is he a little more bookish, but also has an elegant and soft style.
He guessed that it should be influenced by the Zhang family.
It didn't work out as expected.Since Jia Hu was four years old, she went to her ancestral home every other day, and was taught homework by Taifu Zhang, Zhang Zan and Zhang Yu.When he was at home, it was Jia Daishan and Jia She who taught martial arts.
Hearing Jia Hu's words, the Supreme Master exclaimed, "Old Jia, the education your grandson received is the same as that of Ming Yun."
Jia Daishan was startled in his heart, since the Supreme Being abdicated, his speech became more and more out of tune.Listen to what this is saying?Said that he taught this child like a prince?Isn't this talking nonsense!
Jia Daishan deliberately confused and complained: "The old minister was taught by the same master as you. Even Enhou, he grew up listening to the same teachings as the sage. Now, it's just the old master who is about to retire. I came here to amuse my grandson. If my old Jia hadn’t been free, I would have been reluctant. It’s not that my old Jia is incapable of teaching his eldest grandson.”
Rare?
I, Jia Daishan, don't care that the grandson teaches my grandson, because the grandson is the grandfather, and he wants to amuse the grandson.
"You, Lao Jia, you're so good at taking advantage of it. So, I'll let Hu'er live in the East Palace for a few days to see if I can get along with my grandson. Alas, Ming Yun and Enhou fought for more than half a year. .”
Jia Dai kindly said, can you say this in front of the child?Are you not afraid that my grandson will be like his father and dare to fight with his grandson?
Tu Gen received the teachings of the Supreme Emperor every day in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. Besides being blessed, he was still a little lonely.Although he played well with his elder brother and younger brother, both elder brothers went to the study and studied with their uncles.In the palace, except for a few days, I can have dinner with my brothers, and during the holidays, I can have a meal with the son of the clan who enters the palace.But for the clan members, the father, the king and the queen mother repeatedly reminded them not to get close to them, and to bring people with them.Moreover, the emperor's grandfather also mentioned himself many times, and repeatedly brought up the matter of having sex when he was a child.Therefore, Tu Gen and everyone in the clan are in a state where they can meet occasionally but cannot hold hands.
Those who don't know will say that the grandson, like the prince, doesn't like being touched by others.
But now, the Supreme Master said that Jia Hu, who was sitting across from him, would stay in the East Palace for a few days, and Tu Gen's thoughts came alive.He secretly made up his mind to keep Jia Hu so that he could have a playmate.According to the emperor's grandfather, Jia Hu's father dared to fight with the emperor, so if he let him go, if he didn't fight him, he would be allowed to live in the palace forever.
When the sage finished his previous political affairs, Jia Hu had already lived in the East Palace for a while.The saint found that the Taishanghuang arranged the time well.Jia Daishan or Jia She will spend one hour every day teaching them martial arts, Taifu Zhang will give one hour a day to give lectures to the two little ones, and the rest of the time will be arranged by the Supreme Emperor to teach civil and martial arts.Tu Gen and Jia Hu get along very well, they don't get along like Yuan Shen and Jia She did when they were young.Jia Hu went home for five days and stayed for one night. On that night, Tu Gen went to Kunning Palace to have dinner, and stayed in Kunning Palace to sleep with Tu Dan.
The sage laughed at the two children in his heart, like primary school students.He told the queen to treat Jia Hu kindly and not let Jia Hu be wronged in the palace.Shi knew that the Jia family's father and grandparents were all figures relied on by the royal family for several generations, and that the grandson and Jia Hu got along very well, so she agreed wholeheartedly.
After midsummer, the East India Company's compensation was in place, and Hu Hong released the captives who had paid the ransom as agreed.When nearly a thousand captives left the city of Manila, they looked back at the city wall of Manila city that they had built in the past half a year, which was much taller and thicker.
It will be difficult to smash down the city walls of Manila in the future.
What made them even more unexpected was that Dajing's warships occupied the strait of malacha, and when they passed by, hundreds of gunboats straddled the Strait of Malacca in a majestic manner.
This not only gave the representatives of the East India Company from the United Kingdom, but also the Spanish nobles who left with them and paid the ransom, to have a new understanding of Dajing's force.Their previous colonial strategy-to test their strength first, and then conquer by force.If you can't conquer it, do business according to the rules.Then look for an opportunity and use force to win the routine, which won't work in Dajing.And it seems that the only way left is to do business on an equal footing and in accordance with the rules.
This is the task of the Nanyang Fleet assigned to Li Zhun by the imperial court.Li Zhun led the fleet all the way south, clearing out the pirates in the sea area they passed, and finally arrived at the location designated by Hu Xiao on the sheepskin map given to him in half a year.
After receiving the news from Li Zhun, the imperial court restarted trade with Western countries, and at the same time started a new round of conscription.
The saint said to Jia Daishan: "Mr. Rong, I think this military service has to be changed."
Jia Daishan also felt that there was not enough soldiers, especially that Annan's side had been in a hurry recently, and Li Zhun and Shi Lang both wanted them.
"How does the sage see it changed?"
"Abolish the original conscription law. Men between the ages of 16 and 25 must serve in the army for three years. What do you think?"
Jia Daishan was dumbfounded by the sage's words.
"Saint, some families have only one son."
"It doesn't matter if you have one son, you can arrange to garrison in the local or nearby county. You can also wait until he has a son before the age of 25 before recruiting."
Jia Daishan stroked his beard and thought for a while, then asked: "According to the sage, in less than 20 years, all the young and strong will have served in the military. If there is a temporary conscription, these people can be used with a little training. .”
The sage nodded, "Duke Rong should consider this book for you."
Jia Daishan: ...
Holy man, don't bring such deceitful people.Obviously you were the one who wanted to revise the military service, but now I, Jia Daishan, suggested it!
The sage waited for a while, but Jia Daishan did not express his opinion.
He said nonchalantly, "If Duke Rong refuses, that's fine." Before Jia Daishan could laugh, the second part of the saint's words didn't scare Jia Daishan, "I will talk to Enhou later."
"Saint," Jia Daishan hastily stopped him, "the old minister will announce this matter at the court the day after tomorrow."
"In this case, please take care of Mr. Rong Guo."
With a sullen face, Jia Daishan left Wenyuan Pavilion where the saint handles political affairs.After thinking about it for a long time, he was not reconciled, and then went to the Taishang Emperor's Compassion Palace, and couldn't help complaining to the Taishang about the saint.
The Supreme Master heard Jia Daishan complain for a long time with his bones in his mouth, and then he opened his mouth slowly.
"Old Jia, Ming Yun is also doing it for the good of Enhou. Think about it, after you take this book, your second child will take the lead in joining the army. Enhou has fought in the northwest for several years. Who dares to say that you have selfish motives! You are All for the court."
Blocked Jia Daishan, I regret coming to the saint to talk about this.
"The old minister is just worried, will this kind of memorial cause people's hearts to fluctuate?"
"Tch!" The saint disdainfully.
"Old Jia, you answered that sentence. The more you run around, the less courageous you become. It's not like all the people of the right age are recruited at once. If there are more than two people of the right age in the family, the older ones will be recruited first, and the older ones will go back. Okay, let’s recruit the younger ones again. I see that what Ming Yun said last time is right, everyone is responsible for defending the family and the country. Don’t tell me that you really don’t understand.”
Jia Daishan deeply felt that he came to the wrong place.But after he left the Compassionate Ning Palace, his blissful appearance made those who watched him enter the palace full of thoughts wonder what the Supreme Emperor gave him...