Chapter 214 Chaos in Chang'an
Jinsui is also greedy for food from another pot. He eats a full breakfast at home before going out, but he finds the rice in the big pot delicious.
Especially when she saw that there was a lot of gluten in the stew, she asked her grandfather with a smile: "Why is there so much gluten left in Zhongyuan Restaurant?"
There is no doubt that the main ingredients for the big pot stew on the construction site must be surplus from the Zhongyuan Restaurant.
Grandpa Ling himself found it strange: "I made cold noodles according to your method, sprinkled them with chili oil, and many people like to eat them even when it's cold.
Even the young masters of wealthy families like it. They send their servants to buy cold noodles every day. They can sell hundreds of bowls of cold noodles a day! There is a lot of gluten left over from making cold noodles! It tastes good when stewed in soup, so I asked someone to bring it to the construction site. "
Jin Sui smiled and said, "This stuff tastes better when grilled! We can open a grilled gluten stall. Oh, the more I talk about it, the more I want to eat it. Grandpa, give me a bowl."
As a result, grandpa himself became greedy, and the grandfather and grandson each had a bowl and ate together with the workers, discussing the progress of the project without any airs.
After finishing the meal, Jinsui went to check the progress and was very satisfied. At least the road was well built. The asphalt surface was so thick that there was not even a trace left by the driver.
"We are not afraid of rain or snow! It is also convenient for transporting goods. From now on, the roads in our East District will be the best in the city."
The clerk in charge of the project was named Qiu. Jinsui politely called him Mr. Qiu, but he repeatedly said he was not worthy of the title. So Jinsui changed his address and called him Chief Engineer Qiu.
Qiu Xiaoli didn't know what the position of chief engineer was, but it sounded nice, so he answered with a smile and called Jinsui Ji "Big Brother" like everyone else.
"This is the main gate of the academy. There are twelve branches in three directions. Over there, there is a mountainous area and then a pastoral area. In the back, there is a river, and along the river, it goes straight into the East China Sea..."
Currently, the college only has the foundation, but Jinsui seems to foresee how magnificent such a large school district will be in the future.
She thought about it and asked Chief Engineer Qiu to add one more point: "The areas near the mountains and water will be managed, but the main gate wall will be built in the same way as the city wall, and the urn forts and watchtowers will also be built."
Chief Engineer Qiu was shocked: "This, this is a city within a city, isn't it?"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "How can it be a city within a city? Can I still rebel against the King of Li? It's just to be prepared. This academy is to be passed down for thousands of years, so we have to be on guard against external enemies."
Seeing that Chief Engineer Qiu looked embarrassed, she said, "How about this, I'll let the prince tell you in person."
Chief Engineer Qiu hurriedly said, "That's not what I meant. It's just that we need the military industry to help build these things."
Jin Sui waved his hand: "Okay, I'll have the Black Feather Battalion come when we repair the city wall."
By then, the trebuchet will surely be built, and we will arrange a few for our college. Haha, it can be used as a deterrent! Our college is for technology, and we don't need the leisure and leisure of scholars, beautiful scenery, etc. Everything is based on practicality. It is better to build a large square instead of an artificial scenic spot.
It is suitable for drying crops at the Agricultural College and herbs at the Medical College, and it also allows craftsmen to display the latest industrial and agricultural tools.
Of course, we should plant more trees, and especially more precious and endangered trees. It would be best if they could be kept for thousands of years so that future generations can see them.
It goes without saying that our college has no scenic spots. We do have a lotus pond, but it is mainly used to grow lotus roots. In the farmland, you can see rape flowers in spring and wheat waves in summer, which are also beautiful.
The views of the pastoral areas and orchards would be even better, but we prioritized practicality.
“We don’t need to build so many dormitory buildings for now, but we need to reserve space for additional construction.”
Seeing that Chief Engineer Qiu was still carrying the blueprints, Jin Sui went to his office and found some materials to make a sand table for him.
Since Chief Engineer Qiu was also in charge of the Taoist temple, he made a panoramic sand table of the entire campus and the Taoist temple.
She made it in the space very quickly and took it out that afternoon.
Grandpa Ling liked it very much. He gritted his teeth and asked Jin Sui: "You have such a good thing, why didn't you give it to me earlier?"
Jin Sui said hurriedly, "It was just made today! The military camp has already used the sand table a long time ago, didn't you see it?"
Chief Engineer Qiu was embarrassed to say that of course he saw it, but he didn't expect it to be used in engineering.
When I was going back to the city in the evening, I met a group of unexpected people.
Yan Shiyi led a group of young men riding horses nearby. They came to see the future Lida Wuxian Academy.
They had never expected to run into the fake Li King. They already knew that the fake Li King was a woman, and a great beauty.
But they had never met in person before, so today they bumped into each other unexpectedly. Jin Sui greeted them generously: "Welcome to visit us."
It’s better to have fun and invest some money in this girl.
As a result, the group of young men who were originally screaming and laughing immediately shrank their heads, saluted to her, and hurriedly said goodbye.
Jin Sui was speechless: "If I were a tiger, would I eat people?"
Only Yan Shiyi stayed: "To them, you are scarier than a tiger!"
Jin Sui spread out her hands and let him see her ordinary riding clothes: "How can I be so scary for a weak woman like me?"
Yan Shiyi almost fell off the horse: "Weak, girl!"
Does it have anything to do with you? "Boss Ji, have you lost your memory? Have you forgotten how you burned the Tartars, stabbed Zheng Yun, and hung a group of bandits in the woods to feed the wolves?"
Jin Sui scolded him: "You are sick! That was done by the King of Li, why do you blame a weak woman like me? What does it have to do with me, Ji Sui? Did you say bad things about me in front of them? Really, I will be a teacher in the future, and you have ruined my reputation."
Yan Shiyi was speechless. This statement might be useful to fool outsiders, but you can’t fool us, the people of Yan!
"By the way, what are you doing in such a deserted place?"
Yan Shiyi pulled out a mess of papers from his arms: "We are here to pick up the poems that flew from the hot air balloon. I didn't expect it to fly so far!"
Jin Sui: "... You guys are so idle! You can't use your energy far, why don't you come and help me move bricks for a few days? The construction site is short of manpower!"
Yan Shiyi immediately galloped away, "Boss Ji, goodbye! By the way, besides Jin Zilin, two more people want to invest 50,000 taels of silver in the academy. You don't need to ask them, they will talk to Master Ji."
Jin Sui watched them run away, and was once again shocked by the wealth of the Yan gentry. A group of dandies with generations of wealth could actually come up with so much silver! This was just the Yan gentry, not to mention the great gentry in Chang'an. As Gu Changxiao said, if the expansion of the gentry was curbed, the Great Xia would be swallowed up by them.
Land reform is imperative and must be accelerated! Fortunately, the population of the border town is increasing. The stronger our capabilities are, the more effective the implementation of the new policy will be.
She stroked her chin and thought, "We should use courtesy before force, but we also need to let the Yan nobles see that today's King Li is no longer the exiled King last year, who was penniless and had only a group of soldiers who couldn't even get their pay!" We need to let them see the strength of the border town. The so-called truth is within the range of the cannon. Although we are still building the cannon, the truth can be spoken first!
By the way, we can hold an exercise for the new refugee soldiers and invite all the nobles in Yan to watch the ceremony. Let them see our military strength, so that when we promote land reform, they will have to think twice before resisting.
Jin Sui was going to go back and discuss it with Gu Changxiao, and decide to schedule it after the summer harvest. At that time, trade with the northern border would be in full swing, and the summer harvest would be a bumper harvest.
Let’s start with something milder, and let the nobles see the high-yield crops in our border town, and the side dishes that can be turned from the crops.
Potato flour, sweet potato flour, strong liquor made from potatoes and sweet potatoes, tomato sauce, chili oil, dried vegetables, canned fruits, these side dishes are not only popular in Yan area, but also receive a lot of orders from northern Xinjiang.
After the warming up, they will start to see their favorite new models of textile machines, cotton seed threshers, various assembly line machines, especially the latest feed machines. They are sure to be very popular.
It is an assembly line that combines steaming, frying, compressing and cutting of crops. Only dozens of workers are needed to produce tens of thousands of kilograms of feed a day, including different feeds for cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, chickens and other livestock.
This is a variant of the military ration compressed biscuit machine, which is more rugged and easier to operate.
Finally, the main course is the military exercise. Let's make it lively and sensational. We won't let them see gunpowder first, but we can let them see fish oil and petroleum.
Realizing the strength of the border town, with plenty of grain to make fodder, and plenty of wealth to build all kinds of machines, which are beyond the reach of even the most skilled craftsmen you hire.
And the army was so strong that the Yanzhou Army, which they were so proud of, was completely crushed!
After the exercise, we will bring up land reform again, first piloting it in Yanzhou, giving the other fifteen states some buffer time, and then reforming it state by state...
After returning home, Jinsui started writing a business plan in the study. Jinan brought her dinner, which she ate quickly.
After I finished writing, I wanted to move the ladder, but then I remembered that my grandfather had inserted tiles into the wall. I had some hope that the tunnel could be repaired quickly.
It was late now, and she couldn't go to the palace. She didn't explain this to Gu Changxiao in person. Gu Changxiao was tired of looking at it, so she decided to go to the palace to see him tomorrow morning! Unexpectedly, the next day, Jin Sui learned that the King of Li had not returned home all night and stayed in the military camp.
She didn't take it seriously at first and continued to go to the construction site with her grandfather. She also discussed the construction process with Mr. Qiu, and the speed of the project was greatly improved.
But he always felt that something was wrong, so he rushed back home at noon and asked Li Linfeng to go to the palace to ask, but it turned out that Gu Changxiao had not returned yet.
Jinsui didn't plan to wait any longer and immediately rode towards the military camp.
As a result, he found that Li Heng and Yan Jiu's carriages were also there, and his heart tightened. What happened? Normally, Gu Changxiao would not let them come to the military area!
The further he walked inside, the more complicated things seemed. Gu Changxiao's tent was heavily guarded by his personal guards, and angry voices could be heard from inside the tent.
Hearing that Boss Ji was coming, Gu Changxiao hurriedly asked Jin Sui to come in. He saw that there were not only Li Heng and Yan Jiu, but also several officials from other states in Yan area, and two exhausted Meteor Horses lying on the ground.
Without waiting for Jin Sui to ask, Gu Chang Xiao took the initiative to tell her: "Something happened in Chang An."
Jin Sui was shocked. What made everyone so nervous and angry? Could it be that the emperor was dead? Or someone was plotting a rebellion? Was it a coup by the nobles because the queen was deposed?
The result was beyond her expectations, or rather, completely beyond everyone's expectations.
"Several Hu armies from the Western Regions broke through the Northwest Pass and marched straight into Chang'an. Prince Yu abandoned the city and fled south."
In just one sentence, many historical terms emerged in Jin Sui's mind, such as "An Lushan Rebellion", "Five Barbarians' Invasion of China", "Eight Kings' Rebellion"...
The foreign enemies she cared about were the northern border and Japan.
Even small countries like Goguryeo which are very close to the northern border, she didn't take them seriously for the time being. These small countries are extremely weak now, and she will free up her hands to deal with them all later.
She also heard Gu Changxiao talk about the enemies that they had fought against for many years on the northwestern border, Tubo and the Western Regions, but she didn't take them seriously.
Because it is far away from the border town, I haven't taken care of the border town's affairs yet and haven't thought about the situation there at all.
I didn't expect the chain reaction to be so big! If the Hu people in the Western Regions were previously sandwiched between the northern borders of Daxia, they had been looking for a breakthrough between the two great powers.
Gu Changxiao went to the northern border to help King Bater kill King Zuo Xian, which also helped the Hu people get rid of a powerful enemy.
Although Zuo Xian Wang was a rebel king in Bater's eyes, he was a powerful deterrent to foreign enemies, especially the Hu people.
If Zuo Xian Wang was alive, the Hu people would never dare to set foot on the northern border. But now the northern king has been replaced by Bater, who has just come of age and is impulsive.
The Hu people immediately became bolder.
At this time, Daxia also made many stupid moves. In order to suppress King Li's old subordinates, Prince Yu actually sent a group of incompetent people to the northwest border.
First, they severely reduced military pay and rations, then exploited the people, causing them to flee the northwest. They also suppressed veteran soldiers and generals. Some of them were secretly brought to the border town.
Jinsui only thought about the growing power of the border town, but he did not expect that the northwest border suddenly weakened and what that meant to foreign enemies.
The scenes of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China as recorded in history books emerged in her mind, and she felt her hands and feet go cold.
He asked in a trembling voice: "How is Chang'an City?"
"The Hu people only wanted to plunder, but Prince Yu did not lead his army to resist, but fled south to Shu. Thirty percent of the people in the city have been slaughtered."
"No troops to rescue?"
"Yes, but Prince Yu only sent reinforcements to cover his retreat and help him escape to Shuzhong. He completely abandoned Chang'an City."
Jinsui understood everyone's grief and indignation. Prince Yu deserved death just like the Hu people! He took away his confidants and soldiers, leaving the people of the city to be slaughtered like lambs by the Hu people.
She looked at Gu Changxiao and said nothing, but Gu Changxiao understood what she meant: "I received the news this morning. I have already called up the troops. In one hour, they will be heading to Chang'an."
Jin Sui hurriedly said, "I'll go with you!"
Yan Jiu's hand tightened, and before he could say that Miss Ji couldn't go, Gu Changxiao took the lead in refusing: "No, Border Town needs Boss Ji more."
He whispered to Jin Sui, "Besides, I also need Sui Sui to provide backup."
Time was too short and there was no time to say more. If Gu Changxiao had left an hour later, many more people would have died in Chang'an.
Jin Sui came to Gu Changxiao's bedroom, closed the door and entered the space. She no longer cared whether she would be suspected.
Almost half of the space was emptied, and all the stockpiled medicines were taken out, as well as fish oil, firearms, and gunpowder.
When Gu Changxiao came in, he was startled, but he didn't ask anything. He just said, "I'll arrange for someone to take you away right away."
Jin Sui said softly, "If you want me to go, you don't have to let anyone else take you."
Gu Changxiao sighed softly. He originally just wanted to go forward and hold her hand, but Jin Sui hugged him. After being stunned for a moment, he also hugged Jin Sui backhand, hugging her very tightly.
"I'm not afraid that you'll be in danger, but the border town now is no longer the border town we went to the northern border. Cheng Yu alone can't defend against those nobles.
I am more afraid of being attacked from the front and back than from the Hu people. So Sui Sui, you have to stay. "
"I only trust you."
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