The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 960

It is midsummer, and the stones are flowing with gold, and Shenyang, the capital of the Liao Kingdom, is not cool.The king of Liao has gained weight in recent years, so he made a lot of ice cubes and piled them in the palace, and it was still too hot for the maid to fan.Suddenly the eunuch came to report, saying that Mr. Lu, the old man, asked to see him.King Liao was stunned for a moment, then jumped up from the wicker chair in an instant: "Mr. Lu? Is it really Mr. Lu? Please hurry!"

Not long after, Mr. Lu came in.King Liao saw that it was indeed the one who helped him attack Goryeo back then, and he was overjoyed: "Mr. Lu! I thought you had forgotten the lonely king!" Then he stepped forward and squeezed Mr. Lu's hand tightly. If he didn't let him go, Mr. Lu couldn't even be polite.

The two sat down in the Liangdian, Mr. Lu said: "I see that everything is going well for the prince, and he doesn't need help from others. He hasn't bothered me since he came back from Russia."

The king of Liao shook his head again and again, and sighed: "My Liao country is in a lot of trouble, and my subordinates only know how to fight. Other countries are doing business."

Mr. Lu laughed and said, "The money they got from business is not as cheap as the prince's robbery. Westerners call you ghost knights and devil knights. You know how much they are afraid of you."

King Liao laughed loudly: "Thanks to your early teaching, sir."

Mr. Lu laughed along with him for a while, then said seriously: "I came today to remind the prince of something."

"Sir, please speak."

Mr. Lu said: "A few months ago, Yue State swallowed Wu, and the Federation has won most of the country. It is not far from targeting Liao State."

"What are you afraid of him doing?" King Liao waved his hands, "Do they still dare to fight against the lonely king?"

Mr. Lu said: "If there is a war, the prince can't beat them."

"It's a joke!" Liao Wang snorted, "The lonely king has not lost a battle in 20 years!"

"That's because the lord has been bullying people." Mr. Lu said, "From the time the lord first attacked Koryo to the plundering of the West, he has always bullied people with firearms. The Federation, especially Yan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Taiwan, has stronger firearms than There are many Liao Kingdoms. No matter the range, accuracy or explosive lethality, the prince knows that it only took one day for the Yue Kingdom to destroy Wu, because the Yue Kingdom seconded the Yan Army."

The king of Liao said: "The firearms I bought in Liao are all the strongest firearms, no worse than those in Yan."

"It's much worse than Yan State." Mr. Lu said, "The firearms sent by Yan's army are all custom-made products, which cannot be bought by other countries."

The king of Liao could be regarded as serious and restrained: "Why can't other countries buy it? I will also customize it."

Mr. Lu said: "That's why I didn't find out about it." He apologized, "The Red Bone Book doesn't look down on me. I don't buy goods. Since the prince is a big customer, he can ask people to find out."

The king of Liao saw that he was cautious and believed him the most, so he thought for a while and ordered someone to send a letter to Ping'an Prefecture.Mr. Lu temporarily stayed in the Guest House of Prince Liao's Mansion.

Two days later, Xinying returned from Ping'an Prefecture.Taking out the letter and looking at it, King Liao turned pale with shock.Wu Xiaoxi, the shopkeeper of Red Bones, is currently inspecting the store in Pingan Prefecture.The Department of Purchasing of the Liao State stationed firearms in Ping'an Prefecture, so they asked to see the shopkeeper Wu to inquire about the matter.Wu Xiaoxi replied that the State Council of Yan actually had many customized firearm accessories.

Because Yan State got the firearm blueprints of the current and previous dynasties from the empress dowager of the capital, it had already manufactured firearms by itself many years ago.Now they are both customers and suppliers of Hongguji.It's just that they can't make a few key parts well, so they have to order them from Hongguji and take them back to their own factory to assemble them into finished products.The self-produced firearms of Yan State are greener than blue, and the performance of each color is much better than that of Western firearms.

Wu Xiaoxi also said that Jin, Shu, Chulu and other countries have tried to make their own firearms over the years, but they are not as good as Western ones, and the cost is much more expensive than buying them, so they gave up; Western products are strong and getting stronger.The purchaser of the Liao Kingdom asked why the firearms of the Western army were worse than those of the Red Bones?She smiled and said: "Westerners have three advantages. First, Westerners hate each other. Firearms are better sold to Asians far away than to enemy countries. Second, they love money. Third, Western rulers are not human rulers." It's just the leaders of many small principalities. If the price of selling to Red Bones can be higher than selling to the Western army, they will not even sell a top-quality firearm to their own army. We are really richer than the Western army many."

After reading the letter, King Liao hurriedly ordered someone to invite Mr. Lu and his son to read the letter together.Mr. Lu nodded and said, "I guess it's the same. For more than [-] years, the Taixing Institute of Technology in Taiwan's government, making phonograph washing machines is just a plank road, and making firearms is a secret."

The King of Liao patted the armrest of the chair and regretted, "It's all right that the King of Jin is short-sighted. How come the King of Shu didn't make firearms when he was born in the army? He should know the pros and cons better than others. If the Kingdom of Shu can make firearms, why let it go?" The Yan family dominates."

Mr. Lu shook his head and said: "Yan State has blueprints, we just need to improve according to them. As for Jia Cong, I remember he recruited a group of Western monks to study science and engineering when he was about ten years old. After the division of the world, he was the only one who built a school of science and technology in Taiwan. In addition, Yan State had old craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry. After several years of work in Shu State, the firearms he made were not only much more expensive than those bought, but also much worse. How can you be willing to invest more? The same is true for other countries. Anyway, Shu is rich and can buy the best." King Liao nodded unconsciously.

The prince of the Liao Kingdom thought about it: "In my opinion, sir, you are too worried. What kind of federation, except for the few places that fell into the hands of King Yan, the rest of the countries are attached to them for some reason, or seek benefits from them. Zhao Guohao Suspended to be annexed by neighboring countries, the kings of Qin and Jin are both young, and the ancestral greed of the Yue country wants to do business with them to make money. Every country is voluntary, and no one can go to war."

Mr. Lu said: "Maybe they won't fight in other countries, but Liao will definitely." He suddenly sat down solemnly, and the Liao king and his son sat upright and listened attentively when they saw him.Mr. Lu said sternly, "When Tianjin found the Dagang oil field, "Yanjing Weekly" once published Jia Cong's statement that there are large oil fields hidden in the territory of Liao. Now the Federation is building a large-scale automobile factory, and in the future it will replace horses with automobiles. The oil field will be very important at that time. They will not let Liao go anyway."

The king of Liao pondered: "It's not a crime for a man, but it's a crime for carrying a jade. If Yan's firearms are really stronger than ours, once there is a fight, it will be really hard to resist."

The son said: "Father, what if we join the federation?"

King Liao glanced at him: "Have you read the laws of the Federation?"

The prince was stunned: "I see what that is for."

"Take a look before you talk."

The son really went back to look for the laws of the federation countries.After only two days of watching, he knew why he couldn't join the federation.Sui also had a headache, so he rushed to Liao Wang's mansion to see Mr. Lu with a sullen face, and asked him for a way to protect the country.

Mr. Lu smiled wryly: "If I had a way, I would have told the prince. But..."

The prince hurriedly asked: "Sir, can you do something?"

Mr. Lu said: "I was thinking last night, can I send a secret agent to Yan to steal the blueprints for firearms?"

The prince shook his head and said, "For many years, our country has made money by plundering, and even if we got the blueprints, there are no craftsmen to do it."

Mr. Lu sighed: "Then there is no other way. Either move to another place, or we can only seek peace."

The prince frowned: "How can you give the land of the ancestors to others."

Mr. Lu said: "It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and her fists can't beat a weapon. What's more, the officers and soldiers of the Liao Kingdom have been used to fighting with firearms stronger than the enemy for more than [-] years. They have never fought a battle with other people's firearms stronger than themselves."

"This..." Shizi also frowned.It is really difficult for the opponent to go from easy to difficult.

The king of Liao convened a group of staff to discuss.After discussing for more than ten days in a row, I was at a loss.

At this moment, the special envoy of the Liao State in Beijing sent a small stack of newspapers, which were published by various countries recently.The headlines in the newspapers were about the same big event: The King of Shu is old and wants to pass on the throne to his son this autumn and become the Supreme King himself. "Chengdu Weekly" and "Dajiala Weekly" reported at the same time that Situ Yan, the eldest son of the prince of Shu, has completed his master's degree from Dajiala Ivy League University, and led a group of friends to return home. He will be the prince this autumn.

When Mr. Lu saw it, he clapped the case and said: "Sooner or later, the Kingdom of Shu will fall into the hands of the Federation."

An aide hurriedly asked, "Sir, what's the reason?"

Mr. Lu said: "The only son of the Kingdom of Shu is this son, and the rest are all daughters. The eldest son has only one younger brother who is a direct relative, and he is very capable. From the beginning to the end, this Third Highness has no intention of competing with his elder brother for the crown of the eldest son. He pointed to the newspaper and said, "Wang Sun Situyan didn't go back alone, but led a large group of classmates back."

The king of Liao understood immediately. "This son is probably the same as Zhao Wang and Qin Wang." Nai slammed his feet, "The ancestral land is scattered. The lonely king suspects that the letter from Brother Wu Wang back then is not fake." Then he was at a loss.

Two days later, Mr. Lu saw the king of Liao and said: "Today, the enemy is strong and we are weak. We can only use Feng Chen's plan of the Three Caves temporarily, in order to wait for the body to be resurrected."

The king of Liao stroked his beard: "I'm afraid that my husband and the lonely king want to go together." After thinking for a while, he ordered someone to contact "Hero Yan".

The daughter of the Liao king is now the Russian princess. The Liao king and several sons and important officials all have territories in that country and are bigger than the Liao country.

The ruler of Russia, Peter III, was a free-spirited ruler who believed in Lutheran Christianity, so he had a bad relationship with the local Orthodox Church.Soon after he took office, someone tried to get him out of office.Because the former empress, Queen Elizabeth, died in an assassination, the new monarch is very strict with himself.Two years later, when Peter III was out hunting, a general staged a coup and besieged the farm where he lived.In front of the formation of the two armies, someone suddenly cast cold bullets and killed the rebel general, his two sons, and his two deputies in succession.Terrified, the rebels surrendered.

It turned out that a Chinese merchant who came to Russia to do business was selling his goods to Peter III at the farm that day.Hearing that there were rebels rebelling, he immediately led a few buddies to attack successfully.Peter III was overjoyed and asked about its origin.The man laughed loudly and said: "Your Majesty, don't be scared." His surname is Yan, he is the fourth eldest, and he was originally a robber in the forest.The goods sold to His Majesty the Tsar just now were all stolen goods robbed by him and his brothers.His Majesty the Tsar didn't mind, but was very curious about his experience as a knight-errant.And this time he was in danger, he was terribly frightened, so he begged Yan Si to stay in Russia as his bodyguard.Yan Si hesitated for a few days, but when he saw that the emperor had done something dangerous, he agreed.

Yan Si only served as the tsar's personal guard, and did not enter the imperial court. However, Peter III obeyed his words.After the farm rebellion, the tsar was much less timid.Yan Sidao: "The whole country belongs to His Majesty, traitors and thieves deserve to die."

Peter III gritted his teeth and said, "However, I can't kill them."

Yan Si smiled and said: "It's not difficult. Does Your Majesty know who is against His Majesty?" Peter III's eyes lit up.

Yan Siming's staff drew up a green forest post, and it would be good to translate it to the Tsar.This green post is a reward for hidden flowers in the name of Yan Si.After the thieves came to Russia, they followed the posts to find Yan Si's tea shop, gave out the contact code, and someone led them to see Yan Si.Yan Si told them who they needed to assassinate and how many hidden flowers they got.The assassination list was naturally given by the Tsar.Peter III was overjoyed and agreed immediately.Just order him to change the wording of the post to be more elegant.In return, Yan Si's shop does not have to pay taxes in Russia.

Half a year later, people began to receive hidden flowers.Within two years, opponents of the tsar were being assassinated.Everyone knew the Tsar did it, but no one had proof.The church has also lost several bishops.At first, he also protested to the Tsar, who swore that he did not do it himself-indeed, he did not do it, but Yan Si did it.

The king of Hou Liao formed an alliance with Peter III and wanted to borrow a way from Russia to go to the West to plunder.Peter III had already heard Yan Si's stories about the green forest, so he hesitated to agree; but Yan Si was on the sidelines trying to dissuade him.Turning around, Yan Si told him: The rules of the green forest, the excuse is to pay for the road.The next day, Peter III met with the special envoy of King Liao again and asked for money.The special envoy said with a smile: "That's natural. The rules have remained the same throughout the ages." The two sides quickly reached an agreement.The king of Liao also knew about Yan Si, met him several times in person, and called him "Hero Yan".

Because Yan Si hated the power of the Russian church the most, he secretly negotiated with the king of Liao to deal with the church.King Liao's cavalry robbed wealth, and Yan Si's dark flowers killed people.The wealth from the robbery of the church is still distributed to His Majesty the Tsar, and the Tsar is very satisfied.In just five years, the middle and high positions in the Russian church were vacant—if the successor lived less than half a year, the entire country was left with only priests.And the European continent has been fighting for years, and the Holy See does not care about Russia.Without the church system, the power of the tsar was unprecedentedly strong, and the power of the nobility was unprecedentedly strong.

Peter III allowed the nobles to dispose of their fiefs at will. Yan Si and his partners, the Liao King and his sons and grandchildren bought a lot of land in Russia.All they made was money without any capital, so they never collected exorbitant taxes from the people, and the fief gradually became richer and more populous.Yan Si and his partners are all Taoist, and they have built many Taoist temples in the territory.People who believe in the whole family can reduce taxes, so there are a lot of Taoists in their territory.Up to now, the lower classes and the wealthiest families have all believed in Taoism. Only the middle class still believes in the Orthodox Church, neither needing to please the lord nor worrying about paying taxes.Taoism emphasizes quietness and inaction, and avoids getting involved in political affairs, so the tsar was too lazy to take care of it.The king of Liao believed in Buddhism, so he painted gourds and built Buddhist temples in his territory. The whole family believed in Buddhism and could reduce taxes.And sent Confucian children to promote Confucianism.The territories of more than two dozen Chinese lords are in harmony with the four religions of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and the East.

King Liao has been a bandit for 20 years, and he knows the law of the weak and the strong best.Today Yan is strong and Liao is weak, and Yan is eyeing Liao's oil fields.When it is a last resort, it is a good policy to go first.It's just that Yan Si and the Liao Kingdom have been partners for many years, so they have to discuss with him.