Chapter 317: Beaten
What does the emperor want to do?
Jia Zhen was neither good at literature nor martial arts, so Shen Ning didn't think it was a good thing to give him such a high position all of a sudden.
She was just thinking about how to pass on a message to the Queen tomorrow, when she heard him say, "The Emperor also asked his son to go to the negotiation table tomorrow, listen to how those people negotiate, and then tell him everything in detail."
negotiation?
Shen Ning paused, "Then have you asked how those people negotiated today?"
"I asked."
How could I not ask about such a big thing? Jia Zhen said slyly, "Among the people negotiating this time, there is a newly-minted Jinshi named Liu Zhi."
They were away from home for two months and Enkodu was over.
"My son heard that it was he who proposed to let the Rakshasa eat themselves and use 300 acres of land as payment."
Jia Zhen was still very excited to gossip with his mother. "He was a candidate who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination. When the Russian envoys came to Beijing, everyone talked about it. His words made many people despise him. Who knew that Mr. Dong from Shuntian Prefecture was also drinking tea there that day. He was very interested and felt that he could think of things that his predecessors dared not think of, so he recommended him to the emperor.
You know, the emperor came from a poor background. ”
Shen Ning: “…”
She didn't know what to say for a moment.
But...
Shen Ning suddenly felt very fortunate that the emperor had come from poverty.
In those years, it was really great to be poor.
She smiled unconsciously.
"The emperor found several imperial envoys at that time."
Jia Zhen also laughed, "Everyone is still angry about the fact that the Russian and Japanese envoys came together, and when they heard from the emperor that Tianjin Governor Yu used the silver 'contributed' by the two envoys to buy a cannon, they fully supported his point of view."
He is also quite supportive.
"Some people in the court objected, saying that a country of etiquette should be hospitable. They even mentioned the Japanese delegation in a vague way, saying that envoys should not be killed when two countries are at war. The censors responded by saying that they didn't feel bad about using the money from the national treasury, so they could just take them back to their own families."
This time, Jia Zhen also stood on the emperor's side.
They are about to come to your house to fight, so why should you still be hospitable?
A bunch of bastards who have become stupid from reading too much.
Do you know what it means that a penny can make a hero fall? Anyway, Jia Zhen is quite poor now.
He understood the difficulties the emperor had faced.
"Then no one dared to fart."
Jia Zhen said: "When Liu Zhi passed the imperial examination, he was directly brought to the negotiation table by the emperor. Mother, you don't know how powerful this Lord Liu is. He can also speak Mongolian. On the map, he taught them how to move the map to the Russians..."
Chen Ning frowned slightly and interrupted him, "Does Mongolia interact with Dazhao as a vassal state, or as a subject?"
"As a subject, of course."
Jia Zhen said as if it was a matter of course, "If Dazhao doesn't save them, they're doomed. Those Russians still hold a grudge against the Yuan Dynasty."
So that’s it! Shen Ning nodded, "What will they give Da Zhao in the future?"
"Cattle, sheep and horses."
This is what they need.
"Every tribe has to give, but the amount given varies depending on the size of the tribe."
"Then how can we be sure that they will give it honestly in the future?"
"They have guaranteed each other. Not only that, each family will send their heir to Dazhao in the future. As for the other sons of the princes of various tribes, they will also take turns to go to Dazhao to learn Dazhao's culture."
Jia Zhen was very happy. "Lord Liu said that if we learn propriety, righteousness, integrity and honor, we will be less likely to go back on our word in the future. If a tribe is disobedient, the other tribes will attack them together first, show their merits, and then give them the pastures, cattle and sheep of the destroyed tribe."
In fact, there are women.
But Jia Zhen didn't dare say it in front of his mother.
His mother is a woman, and she would definitely be unhappy when she heard that.
"...Then go ahead and learn from this Master Liu."
Shen Ning had a great liking for this Lord Liu, "He is a capable person, so you should be more respectful when you see him normally."
"Oh, my son knows."
Jia Zhen himself is not a capable person.
But both my parents are.
Does he dare to mess with his parents? If they really want to cheat him and get sold out, he might still be complaining that the price was too low.
Jia Zhen had known his own shortcomings for a long time.
"Today, my son helped Censor Xiang, and Lord Liu even nodded to my son."
“…”
Seeing his silly happy look, Shen Ning didn't know whether to be relieved or upset.
She waved her hand, "Are you full? If you are, go find your wife. She must be thinking about you too."
“Hey~”
Jia Zhen didn't know what he said wrong, and his mother suddenly became unhappy, "Then my son, I'll leave!"
He left obediently. In the palace, the emperor and Liu Zhi were playing chess while talking about Jia Zhen.
"If you have any difficulty or are undecided, just ask Jia Zhen. If he doesn't understand or can't answer, he will definitely go home and ask his mother."
"…I also have this idea!"
Liu Zhi couldn't help but smile, "However, once or twice is fine. After three or four times, Madam Shen will probably be able to guess what Your Majesty means."
"Guess what you want!"
The emperor didn't care, "It's a pity that Madam Shen is not a man, otherwise, I would definitely invite her to the court. It's a pity for both her and Jia Jing."
“…”
Liu Zhi sighed softly.
"The land beyond the Aldan River is bitterly cold, so it will be a problem to station troops there in the future!"
"Your Majesty, if Kou can go, I can go too!"
Liu Zhi pressed down a black piece, and ate a large number of the emperor's white pieces on the chessboard. "Although it is a bitter and cold place, it is not a barren land. If the Russians want it, why can't we?"
He picked up the white pieces one by one and put them on his side. "Besides, Dazhao has been recuperating for these years, and its population has increased dramatically. There will be more and more people without houses and land in the future. It is better to relocate them there and give them some subsidies than to suffer a natural disaster and become refugees."
“…I didn’t say anything.”
The emperor was speechless.
The lessons of the previous dynasty are still there, so of course he must learn from them.
If Dazhao wants to prevent possible refugees in the future, it must ensure that the people have food in their mouths and clothes on their backs.
But after the population surge, there is still only so much land. If there is a disaster, if you still can't survive, you have to sell your children...
"When negotiating with the Rakshasa people, you take the lead. If you think it is feasible, then it is feasible."
It's okay if not.
Anyway, come over and talk about it.
First bury the boundary markers, station troops and border residents, and then think of a solution! "yes!"
Liu Zhi pressed another piece and smiled as he looked up, "Your Majesty, you lose again."
"No more."
The emperor accepted his fate and said, "Liu An, bring me two taels of silver."
They play chess for a jackpot.
Although two taels of silver nowadays was nothing to the emperor, he still felt a little distressed as he had been poor before. "How about we give one tael in the future? Two taels is still too expensive for me."
This is enough for an ordinary family of six to get through a comfortable month.
"emperor!"
Liu Zhiting was speechless. "You have already reduced the price from 10 taels to 8 taels, 6 taels, 5 taels, 4 taels, and 2 taels. If you still reduce the price... I will not play with you anymore."
"No, no, no, two taels is fine!"
While playing chess, they could also discuss state affairs and gossip about court officials.
The emperor tried to save his dignity: "You are saving so much money, are you going to get married? I heard that a matchmaker has already found you."
"I don't want to get married for the time being."
The whole family went to Beijing with great difficulty to look for him, but he was gone.
Liu Zhi couldn't get over this hurdle for the time being, "but I still have to save the money I need to save."
What if the emperor gets old and becomes confused like the emperor emeritus, and if he does something bad, won’t he have to run away?
Looking through history books, few good things happened to long-lived emperors when they got old.
When Emperor Minghuang of Tang was young, he created a prosperous era. But when he was old, he killed three sons in one day and even took his daughter-in-law as his concubine.
A horse gallops in red dust and the concubine smiles, no one knows it is the lychees coming.
So is lychee really what Yang Guifei loved? It was obvious that the old bastard wanted to eat it himself.
With a distorted mentality and after he overthrew many of the emperor's sons who were granted the title of prince, Liu Zhi lost his awe of the royal family.
Anyway, if the emperor is good, he is good. If the emperor is not good, then I’m sorry. Let the younger one take over!
Liu Zhi accepted the silver peanuts Liu An handed over, bowed and said, "I'll take my leave!"
The emperor waved his hands.
Go away! Go away!
He had originally thought that if this guy got married, he would give him a bigger house and a farm.
Humph~ His two taels of silver are the only thing in your mind and eyes, right?
That silver...came from the farm given to him.
After doing the math, the emperor found that he had made a profit.
He slapped his thigh and said to Liu An, "The manor I asked you to find that day, how much money can it earn in a year, excluding food and drink?"
"From the income over the years, in addition to providing the owner with 30 dan of grain and a number of chickens, ducks, geese and sheep, the annual income is about 1,500 to 1,700 taels."
"Hehe, Liu Zhi has been so smart all his life, but he can be confused sometimes."
The emperor stood up happily and said, "Let's go find the queen and have a good meal."
What is two taels of silver? Mr. Liu doesn't want to marry, so this money should be given to his wife to spend.
So that day, the queen received a stack of ten-liang silver notes.
"Why did you suddenly think of giving me this?"
The Queen was just about to give some small-denomination silver bills to the palace maids, but unexpectedly, the Emperor delivered them the next moment.
The emperor laughed, "Comparing a hundred pieces with one piece, the hundred pieces are definitely more festive!"
It’s fun to count.
…
Ningguo Mansion, Chen Ning heard Jia Zhen talk about the Aldan River today, Abakan tomorrow, and Lake Baikal the day after tomorrow...
She didn't know about the Aldan River or Abakan, but when Jia Zhen mentioned them, she asked them to move as far forward as possible.
But Lake Baikal! Shen Ning is as famous as thunder.
During the Tang and Yuan dynasties, Lake Baikal was on this side.
It was only cut off during the Qing Dynasty.
"Didn't the area around Lake Baikal originally belong to us? It belonged to us during the Tang Dynasty. Why are you only talking about this area now?"
"During the Tang Dynasty, this place was called Xiaohai."
Jia Zhen pointed to the simplified map he had brought from Liu Zhi and said, "Now it is in the hands of the three Khalkha Mongols. The Khalkha were the first to fight the Russians and lost the most. Now we are talking about moving Xiaohai forward 50 miles as compensation, but the Russians are asking the Khalkha to compensate them with something.
They even came to us privately, saying that after all they had been busy and many people had died, but Dazhao had gained so much for nothing, and they wanted us to give way. ”
"...Then will you give in?"
“That’s where the negotiations are stuck.”
Jia Zhen looked at his mother. "Mr. Liu has not given in yet, but the others have already loosened up a bit. Mother, what do you think..."
"Support Mr. Liu!"
Chen Ning did not hesitate, "Are we afraid of delaying time? We are not afraid, right? Khalkha already belongs to Dazhao. Since it belongs to Dazhao, then the people of Khalkha are the people of Dazhao. They invaded Khalkha, hurt my people, and robbed my pastures, cattle and sheep, so naturally they should pay compensation.
If you don't agree to move forward 50 miles as compensation, then move forward 100 miles.
Tell them, if they don’t give it to us, we will get it ourselves! ”
Jia Zhen: “…”
Well, I knew his mother would have this attitude.
"Why? You don't think it's okay?"
"No, no!"
Jia Zhen hurriedly shook his head, "Lord Liu has threatened them in the same way."
"Are they not afraid? Or... just treat it as an ordinary threat?"
"It may be related to the senior officials involved in the negotiations."
Jia Zhen thought for a moment and said, "No one immediately showed support for Lord Liu."
"What about you?"
Shen Ning asked urgently.
Jia Zhen: “…”
Pah~ As soon as she saw his expression, Shen Ning knew that he hadn’t done what he was supposed to do.
"Someone come!" Shen Ning's eyes were sharp, "Call Jiao Da!"
ah? Seeing Xiaodong running to call for help, Jia Zhen was frightened, "Mother, what are you...what are you going to do?"
"Jia Zhen, do you know how your great grandfather and your grandfather fought?"
Chen Ning looked down on Shou'er and Xing'er, who had been accompanying him and keeping their necks shrunk, and said, "Go, find some soldiers and spread some rumors. Just say that your uncle was beaten by me in the ancestral hall today. As a descendant of a military family, he cannot follow his ancestors' wishes and shed blood and sweat for the expansion of Da Zhao's territory, and he can't even speak well.
They are hopelessly stupid. The Russians should pay compensation to Khalkha, but they don't fight for it. It's better to be dead than alive. ”
Jia Zhen: “…”
Shou'er, Xing'er: "..."
"What? My words don't work?"
"……yes!"
Shou'er and Xing'er didn't dare to say much, nor did they dare to plead for their uncle, and hurried off to spread the rumors.
That day, Jia Zhen was indeed beaten with ten boards by Jiao Da in the Jia family ancestral hall.
The next day, he could not ride a horse or sit in a sedan chair. He was carried to the palace on his stomach by servants and limped to court.
All the civil and military officials in the court turned their heads away silently when they saw his pitiful look.
Even the emperor swallowed his saliva quietly when he saw him like that.
On this day, everyone worked extremely efficiently and left court much earlier.
Deputy Prime Minister Bazel Ackerman and Admiral Iris Roberts of Luosha sneaked around on the road he had to pass and watched him being carried home again. They felt very heavy-hearted!
I heard that Madam Shen of Ningguo Mansion was not only sharp-tongued, but also nimble with her hands, and she had even killed several people.
The Japanese delegation suffered misfortune mainly because of her.
And before that, it was also her who caused the Qing Dynasty, which originally had an equal relationship with Dazhao, to completely cease to exist.
Hiss~ If we don't give in during tomorrow's negotiations...
Bazel Ackerman and Iris Roberts felt that the eyes of the people of Dazhao around them were full of murderous intent.
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