How do the missions without money live?
Borrow!
This loan was no longer in silver, and it could not be repaid with any amount of money. Instead, it was in the form of land. No matter where the territory was drawn, Dazhao could designate a place and enclose another 300 acres in front of it.
This was something neither Bazel Ackerman nor Iris Roberts had expected.
All along, they had only heard that this great Eastern country was hospitable.
It is especially good to diplomatic missions, envoys and diplomatic countries.
After visiting this place, many delegations from other countries always return with great rewards.
But now...
Although their lives were pretty good, let alone their mood.
Moreover, the Huitong Hall is now cleaning up the rooms. I heard that it is to prepare for the joint delegation of several Mongolian tribes that will soon arrive in Beijing.
And the room they live in now... is exactly where several princes of the former Qing Dynasty lived.
"In fact, it shouldn't be difficult to make that grenade."
Iris Roberts said: "It's the same principle, it's just a matter of size."
“…”
Bazel Ackermann said nothing.
After returning, their weapons experts may indeed be able to research it, but this east..., from now on, they will have no chance of doing so.
The territory that was expected will no longer exist.
He will be nailed to the pillar of shame.
Before, he could comfort himself that they were much better than the Japanese delegation. At least they were received, while the Japanese delegation was still suffering in the prison in Tianjin.
But now...
Bazel Ackerman sighed deeply in his heart.
In fact, this negotiation had failed since they joined forces with the Japanese delegation, right? For Dazhao, Wakoku was their vassal state.
The betrayal of a vassal state is something that cannot be tolerated.
Therefore, before they arrived in Dazhao, they were targeted by all parties.
"When we first came here, weren't we prepared for the Zhao Society to ask for a huge sum of money?"
After a day trip to the Tianjin prison, Iris Roberts resigned herself to her fate. "The most important thing now is their six-shooters."
Get the six-shooter, build something similar, and they can go west.
"I'll go look for the missionary again."
Although they will be treated like monkeys when they go out, they probably don't have much time left.
"Don't look for it. Missionaries are useless."
Bazel Ackerman sighed and said, "Let's go visit Rongguo Mansion together tomorrow!"
What? "Are you going to take action from Lord Jia, the doctor of the Armory Department?"
Iris Roberts had already inquired about everything. "I'm afraid it's useless. The one who was assassinated by the Japanese was his cousin's family next door."
And they have no money.
I can't even give gifts to anyone.
I heard that people from Dazhao always value personal relationships wherever they go.
This favor is giving gifts.
"We don't have anything that can excite him."
"Yes, we do, and we can get our muskets out."
Bazel Ackerman drew his service pistol from the holster at his waist.
…
They stayed in Yangzhou for another day. Chen Ning, who had brought half a boatload of things to Jia Min on behalf of Lin Ruhai, stood on the deck holding an oil-paper umbrella, looking at the misty world.
Jiangnan is beautiful, I’m familiar with the scenery! At sunrise, the flowers on the river are redder than fire; in spring, the river water is as green as blue. How can I not miss Jiangnan?
She really saw the sunrise over the Yangtze River, with the flowers on the river more red than fire, but unfortunately...
Shen Ning looked back at her daughter who was riding a wooden horse in the cabin, and sighed softly in her heart.
If possible, she really wants to leave everything behind and travel around.
Unfortunately, because of the one hundred soldiers sent by the emperor, she didn't even go to her hometown, Luzhou.
Originally, she and Jia Zhen had discussed going there! "Grandma, it's windy outside, let's go back to the cabin!"
Rong Ge'er came out holding an umbrella.
"Reading thousands of books is like traveling thousands of miles. Rong'er, do you think you have gained anything from this trip?"
Shen Ning ignored his words and asked him about his feelings about this trip.
"Yes, I have!"
Rong Ge'er smiled and said, "I feel that I have gained a lot, especially in Jinling. I have learned a lot from my grandmother and father in dealing with the Japanese and the Wang family."
Also in the capital, he learned from letters from home how Uncle She and Fourth Aunt used various means to encircle and suppress the Japanese.
"Grandma, I think there is something worth learning from each of you."
Shen Ning: “…”
"Grandmother, the Japanese envoys have not yet been released from Tianjin Prison."
Rong Ge'er decided to add Magistrate Yu and Madam Yu to the people he admired.
"Do you think we in Dazhao will keep them locked up forever?"
"...If you were Magistrate Yu, would you keep them locked up?"
Shen Ning did not answer him, but asked him, "Or, do you think the emperor will keep them locked up?"
"If I were Magistrate Yu, as long as the emperor didn't say anything, as long as the two Japanese in Xuzhou were still there, I would keep them locked up and find all kinds of reasons to do so."
Rong Ge'er said, "It's the emperor... The emperor may have to wait until the peace talks with Luosha and Mongolia are over before driving them out of the country."
"Just expel, no conditions?"
Chen Ning looked at him with such a generous expression that Rong Ge'er swallowed his saliva.
You've already made them so miserable, and you're still making conditions?
It was their family who was assassinated, not the emperor.
Rong Ge'er thought for a moment and said, "After you go back, grandmother, go to the Queen's Palace. If you cry to her a few times, the Emperor might ask for some benefits on our behalf. But if you do that, the Japanese will hate our family even more."
So, he didn't want to put forward any conditions.
"So you think the Japanese don't hate our family anymore?"
Shen Ning asked again.
She wouldn't give him any answers.
She only asked him to think.
“…I will hate you!”
Rong Ge'er thought for a moment, his face heavy, "Especially the Japanese envoys, they might hate it very much."
Regardless of whether they were related to the Japanese assassination of Kaneda Shoji in Xuzhou, it was true that they were trapped in Tianjin Prison.
And they were all Japanese officials.
Thinking of this, Rong Ge'er suddenly felt that those Japanese could not be released either.
You can’t let any one go.
"Grandma, is there a way to kill them all?"
"…How do you think they should die?"
"First of all, you can't die in Dazhao!"
Not only will the emperor disagree, but the ministers in the court will also disagree.
"Secondly, you can't die not far from Dazhao."
Shen Ning: “…”
She couldn't help laughing.
The fact that Rong Ge'er can think of so much shows that he really thinks about it.
"Grandma, am I right?"
"Whether it's right or not, go and tell your father!"
Shen Ning said: "There will always be brave men under a big reward."
Unfortunately, she didn't know how Jia Jing was doing over there.
But if he heard about the mission, he would definitely take action over there.
Chen Ning waved her hand towards Rong Ge'er, "Go, find a safe place, and be careful when speaking."
There was wind on the deck, so their voices were not loud, and there was no one around, so no one would know about their conversation between the grandparents and the grandchildren.
"In the face of absolute power, the Japanese also have several faces."
There is no chaos in Jiangnan now because their family was assassinated. From the emperor to the officials of various prefectures, everyone has begun to take it seriously and have locked up those who should be imprisoned.
This doesn’t mean there won’t be chaos in the future.
It will definitely get messy again in the future.
But it depends on whether the news from Japan is timely.
In Shen Ning's opinion, they will definitely jump around again.
But what she could think of, the emperor and some people in the Ministry of War should also be able to think of.
Fighting with precautions is completely different from fighting without precautions.
Especially after the new Japanese could not get help from the lurkers...
Chen Ning was actually looking forward to Xiao Rizi coming over to hang out for a while.
Now that Da Zhao is at war on both sides, others are being promoted and given titles... Aren't the officers and soldiers in Jiangnan envious?
Fight a war, if there are problems, find them; if there are no problems - show off your military power.
It is not only a show of force for Xiao Zi, but also a show of force for themselves, the court and the people.
The Rakshasas can attack us, but can be beaten back by Dazhao. So can Dazhao also go out and see the world?
Shen Ning didn't care what Jia Zhen had to do to kill those Japanese soldiers. She just wanted to know that he had done it.
As for success or not?
It depends on who has better luck!
In a good mood, she gave up the deck and went back to the cabin to write a book.
The Return of the Condor Heroes has not been completed yet.
Of course, because the plot was not as mature as The Legend of the Condor Heroes, she made some changes.
She also changed the fact that Xiaolongnu was raped by Yin Zhiping.
I heard that Mr. Jin was badly criticized for writing this plot.
It was like that back then, let alone now?
Shen Ning herself is a woman and is not willing to write such a plot.
There were many ways for misunderstandings to occur, and she was happy to have her own way.
The days passed quickly, and with stops and starts, her book was completed and the capital city was in sight.
The negotiations with the Rakshasa Kingdom are full of disputes and have not made much progress yet.
The main reason was that envoys from various Mongolian tribes came to Beijing.
Compared to the Rakshasas who look different, Dazhao is of course better.
After half a month of negotiations, the Rakshasa delegation only managed to reach an agreement on a temporary ceasefire among the three parties.
Of course, a team of Rakshasa soldiers also entered Beijing with the Mongolian delegation.
The miserable situation of the delegation had already been spread to Mongolia by spies there.
Now Bazel Ackerman and Iris Roberts are also tasked with negotiating with the Mongolian tribes.
Their goal was simple: since they had come and some people had died, they couldn't just leave in disgrace without taking anything.
The war of words continued as both sides went back and forth.
On May 29th, the family got off the boat at Tongzhou Wharf. Before they could even take a break, several horse-drawn carriages were waiting for them.
Jiao Da personally brought people here and had actually been waiting here for two days.
Now that they have received the gift, the whole family is overjoyed.
"Madam, sir~"
The old man looked at them all carefully and was about to say something when he saw little Yue'er, who was often carried to the outer courtyard by Jia Zhen and Rong'er, stretch out her arms towards him.
Oh my!
The old man was suddenly very excited.
He thought the little girl had forgotten him long ago.
He quickly reached out to catch it, but before he could be happy, he cried out "ouch" and his beard was pulled.
"Yuer?"
Shen Ning threatened, "Don't pull your Grandpa Jiao's beard."
Jia Yue looked at her mother's expression, then looked at Jiao Da who was glaring at her, and finally opened his chubby little hands.
When she first started, she didn't actually remember Jiao Da, but she remembered Jiao Da's beard.
Now that she couldn't pull her beard anymore, she curled her lips...
"Don't cry, Grandpa Jiao's beard is growing just for you to pull."
Jiao Da hurriedly put his beard to the little girl.
Jia Zhen, who was originally trying to coax his sister, twitched his mouth when he saw the old man's partiality.
Even Rong Ge'er wanted to sigh when he saw his little aunt being laughed at by Jiao Da.
No matter whether it is the hard-working Rong Ge'er or the bad-tempered Jia Zhen, neither of them has ever received many smiles from Jiao Da since childhood.
Especially Jia Zhen. This old man beat him many times on behalf of his grandfather when his grandfather was still alive.
But now...
"You can't get used to it!"
When her daughter was in Yangzhou, Shen Ning pulled Lin Ruhai's beard a few times, but gave him a severe lesson on the boat.
"Although she is young, she is very perceptive. The more you spoil her, the better she will be..."
"Madam~"
Jiao Da held Jia Yue and turned around, not letting the little girl look at her mother. "You also know that the little girl is young? We only have this little girl in our family. What's wrong with me spoiling her for the old man?"
Shen Ning: “…”
It's her fault. She forgot how choking this old man's words were.
"The carriage is ready and has been checked several times. Hurry up and get in. We'll go home quickly."
Jiao Da urged them, "The old slave will hold the girl, I will take her for a ride on the horse for a while."
He took out a small, thin cape from his arms and said, "Come on, Grandpa Jiao will take you on horseback."
"Grandpa Jiao~"
“Hey~~~~”
The little girl called out "Grandpa Jiao" in a baby voice, which made Jiao Da's eyes red with excitement. "Grandpa Tian, you can call me grandpa now? Haha! Hahaha..."
The old man was agile and took Jia Yue to the horse. "Let's go. Grandpa Jiao will take you to play."
Upon hearing that a family was assassinated in Xuzhou Prefecture, the old man was worried and went to the black market overnight, hoping to find a few more gangsters to take revenge.
However, he did not expect that those people helped in the revenge and dumped several corpses in Shuntian Prefecture, but none of them asked him for reward.
Having saved the money, the old man went to the ancestral hall and drank with the old grandfather for a long time.
Anyway, all the wine that Jia Zhen had secretly hidden was consumed by him.
"Hehe~ Grandpa Jiao~~~~"
The little girl was super happy.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Every night when they went ashore, either her brother would carry her on horseback or her eldest nephew would take her on horseback riding.
She especially likes horse riding.
What's more, at this moment Grandpa Jiao was running.
Shen Ning looked at Jia Zhen and Rong Ge'er enviously, both of them riding horses to catch up, and hurriedly got on the carriage.
Alas, if she were a man, she would definitely whip the horse and ride around.
Wen Peilan, who got in the car with her, heard her sighing one after another and didn't know whether she should laugh.
"Don't we have a farm in Tongzhou? Come over someday and I'll teach you how to ride a horse!"
When he was a bodyguard, Wen Peilan traveled all over the place.
It’s really not that fun out there.
A person alone can be robbed, and a group of people have no freedom.
Not to mention food, drink and accommodation.
Wen Peilan was already tired of that kind of life.
Until this time I traveled with my wife.
Except for the slight shock in Xuzhou Prefecture, everything else... she felt that everything was really fine. (End of this chapter)
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