serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 337 News
What a bright sun!

The weather was beautiful and cloudless, and the mood of the people in the capital was as clear as the weather.

Dongshi Street was crowded with people at this time, and a pair of eyes flashed with surprise, all looking at a grocery store with the "Jia Family Chamber of Commerce" sign in front of them.

In the early morning, a news spread throughout the streets and alleys. Today, all the goods in the Jiajia Chamber of Commerce's grocery stores are on sale at a [-]% discount until they close at [-]:[-] am.

In the past two years, the imperial court has been sending troops to foreign countries, and the loot has been transported back car by car. There is more and more money in the treasury, and the taxes of the people have naturally been reduced, and everyone has spare money.

The items in the grocery store are all daily necessities, so everyone wants to take advantage of this time to stock up on more and save them for later use.

The Japanese envoy Da Lao and his grandson Doi, dressed in plain clothes, walked down a stone bridge. Behind them were several guards dressed as entourage and two guardsmen from the Ministry of Rites carrying swords.

Looking at the grocery store full of people, the elder asked Doi, "What's the number of this store?"

Doi had obviously been beaten, and both sides of his face were swollen: "As for my grandfather, this is the third one. I heard that they have twenty or thirty grocery stores like this."

The elder sighed: "This Beining County Prince's Palace is really rich!" As he said that, he looked at the shops on both sides and said with emotion: "Any street here is more prosperous and lively than the busiest street in Edo!"

The light in Doi's eyes flashed and he murmured: "No wonder they sent 20 troops to attack the Ming Dynasty. This place is simply... no, this is paradise!"

The elder nodded, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to him: "Murakami heard about this. Go and buy all the gifts here, and accompany me to visit the Prime Minister's Mansion in the afternoon."

Doi said excitedly: "Yes." He waved to the guard and walked towards a jewelry shop.

The two attendants quickly followed.

The elder looked at the crowded grocery store again, then turned and walked towards a teahouse.
Before dawn, there were soldiers armed with swords guarding the west gate of Ningrong Street, but vendors and people were not prohibited from entering or exiting.

At the beginning of Chenshi, the soldiers began to evacuate the vendors and pedestrians on the street, and the West Street Gate also began to prohibit people from entering.

Brothers Lai Da and Lai Sheng led the steward boy to greet him outside the West Street gate.

After a while, a steward and two boys came running out of breath: "Here it comes! Here it comes!"

Upon seeing this, Lai Da hurriedly greeted him: "Where are you? Why didn't you hear the sound of the gong?"

The steward: "No, no ceremony, Princess Yongchang and Princess Nan'an are here together!"

As soon as these words came out, Lai Da and Lai Sheng looked at each other and did not use the guard of honor to clear the way. This attitude was low enough!
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came, and everyone turned their attention.

Not far away, a group of cavalry escorted a large sedan carrying eight heads and walked towards this side.

Lai Da hurriedly said to a steward behind him: "Hurry up and report to the old lady."

The steward nodded and got out of the crowd.
In Mobei, the sky that had been sunny for most of the month suddenly began to snow heavily.

Looking from a distance, a huge city rises from the ruins of the Kobdo City. Tens of thousands of young Mongolians are braving the wind and snow to reinforce the city wall with huge logs. The new city wall is two feet and six feet high. , the city wall is one foot or six feet wide, with gravel in the middle and tamped soil on both sides. The outermost layer is made of four or five-inch logs densely arranged as a wooden fence. Finally, a moat must be dug.

Suddenly, a low horn sound came.

In the distance, tens of thousands of new troops composed of young men of all ethnic groups stood in formation under the leadership of the military attache of the Yongwei camp.

Under the biting snowy wind, the recruits' ears and noses were red, but they stood solemnly and silently.

Xie Qiong led a group of leading nobles on horseback and walked slowly in front of the queue. His eyes slowly swept over everyone's faces.

Everyone held their heads high and their chests high.

Behind him, the eyes of the leaders and nobles revealed a complex light. It was only the fifth day, and these young men seemed to have been reborn!
In the Chinese army's tent, Eunuch Zhao was sitting by the brazier, holding a pair of pokers with his head lowered and constantly stirring the fire in the brazier. Apparently he was not in a good mood.

Jia Hu was sitting in front of the big case, looking down at the account books.

Finally, Eunuch Zhao couldn't help it anymore, threw away the poker in his hand, stood up, walked back and forth for a few steps, walked to the window and stopped, looked at the falling snow outside the window, and spoke in a very gloomy voice: "This Peter is such a loser! He had tens of thousands of elite troops, but he lost his life because of a word from a woman, and gave those elites to the other party along with him!"

Jia Hu just glanced at Eunuch Zhao and continued to look through the account books.

After a period of silence, Eunuch Zhao continued: "If that Ivanov didn't lie, then the 20 troops led by the girls will arrive at the northwest border in another month." Hearing this, Jia Hu raised his head and went north. The construction of the Tingduhu Mansion is proceeding as planned. If everything goes well, the army will be able to return to the court in April or May.However, a shocking news came from the sentry camp from Tangnu Ulianghai. Peter was dead. He died on the way back to Moscow and became a lonely ghost!
According to Ivanov, the Rakshasa Queen, now called Yeka, immediately formed an army of 15 people to march eastward after seizing power, setting an ambush on Peter's way back to Moscow and killing Peter. The army was divided into three sections and surrounded, and then by some unknown means, Peter's front army and rear army fell towards her.

The Guards Corps, which had been resisting desperately, put down their weapons after Yeka took out the treaty, and then with a light "Death to the traitor", Peter was sent to the guillotine.

In order to consolidate her throne, Yeka also chose to use troops against the Great Zhou Dynasty, but she obviously did her homework. She knew that the elites of the Great Zhou Dynasty were concentrated in Mobei, and knew that there would be no benefits here, so she led a patchwork of troops. The 15-strong army and the more than [-] elite troops just collected from Peter attacked the Great Zhou Dynasty from the northwest along the Irtysh River.

Due to various reasons, the Zhou Dynasty did not have many troops stationed in the northwest frontier, and its main forces were concentrated in Gansu and other places.

Judging from the current situation, as long as Yeka's army arrives in the northwest, the entire northwest will immediately turn into a pot of chaos, and all kinds of monsters will jump out and kick the Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, this is also an opportunity, a great opportunity to reform the country, completely eliminate the armed regime in the northwest, and completely control the northwest in the hands of the imperial court!

However, this has nothing to do with Jia Hu.

Although Mobei is thousands of miles away from the capital and a quick horse trip takes more than twenty days, Jia Hu knows everything about the court affairs and even more about the affairs in the palace.

Jia Hu's title has come to an end. There is no need to snatch this military honor. Not only will he suffer in vain, he will also offend other frontier generals.

In addition, Jia Hu is going back to get married.

Eunuch Zhao turned around, looked at Jia Hu, and said in a heavy tone: "The Za family knows that it is difficult for the prince. The Za family does not understand the principle of 'high achievements shake the master'. But the matter has reached this point, if the prince does not lead the troops quickly Support the northwest, and by then it will be too late."

Jia Hu raised his hand and interrupted him: "Can you guarantee that the Rakshasa people will not turn around and attack Mobei?"

Eunuch Zhao was stunned, stood there in silence for a long time, and replied, "No!"

Jia Hu: "According to the customs of customs defense, if the army crosses the border, it must be guarded by the Ministry of War." He closed the account book and continued: "You should know that the most taboo thing for kings has always been for generals to mobilize troops without authorization. This risk is too great. I can't afford it! If this thing is done well, it may not be successful, and if it is not done well, it will definitely not end well. The northwest is thousands of miles away from the capital, and the news is not smooth. If someone accuses me of treason, I still have a large family in the capital. "

Eunuch Zhao frowned and replied in a low voice: "The Za family understands."

Jia Hu thought for a while: "I can write a letter to the Gansu General Military Mansion to remind them."

Eunuch Zhao nodded.

At this moment, Lin San appeared at the door: "Your Majesty."

Jia Hu looked at him: "What's the matter?"

Lin San walked over and reported, "There is news from Cullen that the first batch of gold has been mined."

Eunuch Zhao asked urgently: "How much?"

Lin San: "Not much, just over 300 taels."

Eunuch Zhao smiled: "You don't understand, this is already a lot." Then he said to Jia Hu: "This is only the first batch. The gold ore mined in the future will be even better. The Za family estimates that 1 gold ores can be mined a year. More than two, maybe 2 taels.”

Before he could finish his words, a sound of horn sounded from outside the tent.

Jia Hu smiled: "Let's go and watch the new army's drill!"

At this time, thousands of miles away, the side hall of the Grand View Garden was filled with people.

In the side hall, Jia's mother sat on the throne in the middle, flanked by Princess Yongchang, Princess Nan'an and other family friends.

The haircut ceremony is divided into three parts. The first step is to add a bun and a plain skirt. The pure color of the clothes symbolizes the innocence and romance of a cardamom girl; Lively and beautiful; the ceremony has come to the last step.

Lin Daiyu, dressed in a dignified red Jifu, walked towards Jia Mu step by step with Xue Yan's support. When she walked outside the bead curtain, Xue Yan let go of her hand, and Lin Daiyu walked the rest of the way alone.

When she was close to the normal position, Lin Daiyu stopped, knelt down on the prepared kneeling mat, raised her hands to her eyebrows, prostrated deeply on the ground, stood up and prostrated again, and then prostrated three times.

After the ceremony, Jia Mu stood up again, walked to Lin Daiyu with the support of Baolinghou Gaoming Zhang, combed Lin Daiyu's hair again, inserted a gold hairpin with a ruby ​​​​and phoenix pattern made by the palace, and then used her own hands to Fu Lin Daiyu stood up.

Mrs. Zhang: "It's done!"

Princess Yongchang, Princess Nan'an and others looked at each other. Next, the Jia family will prepare for the wedding.
(End of this chapter)