Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 244 Conversation
With Jia Qiang's memory, it wouldn't take long to memorize all 108 Buddhist scriptures.

But memorizing Buddhist scriptures is of little use. What matters is understanding and enlightenment.

He didn't know how a lame Taoist priest could understand the magical powers of Buddhism. Anyway, after reading two Buddhist scriptures, he didn't have any insights.

Perhaps he had no connection with the Buddha, or perhaps no eminent monk had any advice.

He shook his head and put away all 108 Buddhist scriptures, waiting to meet the eminent monk for advice later.

Jia Qiang picked up the Taoist scriptures again and read them. The Taoist scriptures were also extremely obscure and difficult to understand. Fortunately, in order to practice the 'Taixu Jing', he had also come into contact with some Taoist scriptures and learned the basic knowledge of Taoism. This made him still Can understand a little bit.

Of course, the chance that he would understand the Taoism from the Taoist Scriptures was not high, or almost impossible.

Because he has no way to get started, and there is no immortal to lead the way, even if he gets these Taoist scriptures, he will only be a mortal Taoist at best.

However, he did not read Taoist scriptures to become an immortal, but to understand the immortals more deeply. The hatred between him and the immortals is indelible.

Seeing that the time was almost up, his figure disappeared from the spot. This was the teleportation of the 'Close Boots' that was activated. When he reappeared, he was already outside the house.

The 550-turn warriors stood up and stood upright.

When Emperor Jingwen's influence on Daqian's army reaches a certain level, Jia Qiang can be completely separated from his status as a military attaché and become a civil servant.

"Master Tian, ​​what makes you so angry?" Academician Deng asked curiously.

Next, he invited two master craftsmen and personally issued the order, which was handed over to Wu Hou.

"Two gentlemen, I am willing to go out and destroy these Japanese pirates!" Jia Qiang said in a deep voice.

On the first day of October, everything was normal at the court meeting. He had been dealing with the issue in the cabinet for a while, when he heard the sound of Academician Tian slamming the table angrily, which startled everyone.

But if Grand Scholar Tian didn't take the initiative to speak, it would be hard for him to ask questions.

This is not because Jia Qiang does not trust Wu Hou, Wu Hou is a 100% loyal general, but because research institutions such as the Ordnance Department must have a set of strict rules and regulations.

"Wu Hou, you will be stationed here with the artillery troops from now on. In addition, you must lead the sergeants to familiarize themselves with the use of new explosive bombs!" Jia Qiang motioned him to stand up and ordered.

"Your Majesty, please pay homage to the Marquis!" Wu Hou reported with a great salute.

"Why did the Japanese pirates require you, a cabinet bachelor, to go on an expedition? I don't blame you. You killed thousands of Japanese pirates in Jiangnan back then, but there have been no large-scale Japanese pirates in Jiangnan for many years. The Japanese pirates should be handled by Jinling! "Archer Tian waved his hand and said.

Everyone knows the temper of Academician Tian, ​​and it is rare to see Academician Tian get angry.

Perhaps in Emperor Jingwen's subconscious mind, it was more appropriate for Jia Qiang to become a civil servant.

This contradiction shows that Emperor Jingwen was cautious about power. He wanted to use Jia Qiang but was worried that Jia Qiang would have too much power.

As the days passed, Jia Qiang was still busy in the court. Jia Min was there to help manage the affairs, so he didn't need to worry.

"It is indeed related to Academician Jia. The military affairs in Jiangnan are the responsibility of the nine provinces. These Japanese pirates are rampant in Jiangnan, but the Jiangnan army has nothing to do!" Academician Deng shook his head after reading the excerpt.

Jia Qiang nodded with satisfaction. Although he was 100% loyal to the Fengyue Treasure Mirror, after all, these were living people with their own thoughts, so he still had to show up from time to time.

"Each of you is an elite carefully selected by me from an army of millions. I hope you will become the sharpest swords, so have confidence!" Jia Qiang looked at the 550-turn warrior and said loudly.

He didn't know that among the explosive bombs, no one would jump over Jia Qiang and leak the research in the Ordnance Department, even if he got to the Artillery Corps Ordnance Department.

Seeing that the good days are getting closer, nothing major happened in the DPRK.

Wu Hou took Jia Qiang to the newly built training ground, where all the 500 artillery troops gathered.

It became more and more obvious that Emperor Jingwen would remove Jia Qiang from military attachés and enter the civil service system. This was also related to Emperor Jingwen's own increasing influence on the southern army.

At this time, it was getting late, so he summoned Jia Gong, who took him out of the city on a divine war horse.

Since Emperor Jingwen got more power from the Supreme Emperor, Jia Qiang's nine provinces were inspected, which was more to show Emperor Jingwen's control over the army, but he did not want Jia Qiang to completely control the southern army.

Academicians Tian and Deng looked at each other. In fact, they still preferred Jia Qiang to control the army. At least Jia Qiang, a famous general, had never been defeated.

"No courtesy!" Jia Qiang said in a deep voice.

Jia Qiang was startled. He really didn't expect that something would be related to him and would make Master Tian so angry.

The news of Jia Qiang's arrival was quickly reported to Wu Hou by the sergeant, and Wu Hou hurried out to greet her.

Afterwards, the artillery force will train new explosive bombs in the Taihang Mountains. If there are any problems, it will be convenient for the two masters to make improvements.

"This matter has something to do with Academician Jia!" Academician Tian handed the fold to Academician Deng and said.

The armies of the nine southern provinces are also controlled by the Ministry of War and each province, and are managed by multiple parties.

In Jia Qiang's view, Emperor Jingwen was still assured of him, but the emperor was naturally cautious and did not want him to really control too much military power.

With Jia Gong's speed, he arrived at the Artillery Corps Ordnance Department in a short time.

"Greetings to the Marquis!" the 550th rank warriors all saluted and said.

When these collections are received, they are all sorted, and the particularly important ones are handled by the two cabinet masters. The rest are distributed to each bachelor, each of whom is responsible for his or her own collection, and is managed by the two cabinet masters.

Just like when Jia Qiang was appointed as the capital of the nine provinces, according to Jia Qiang's performance in the northern army, the best jurisdiction was the nine northern provinces, but Emperor Jingwen chose the nine southern provinces.

"Yes!" the 550-turn warrior shouted back.

"Master Hou, the bid will definitely live up to expectations." Wu Hou solemnly promised.

No matter whether the enemy is strong or weak, even as strong as the Tatar tribe, they are still vulnerable to Jia Qiang's hands.

In addition, he was assigned to work in the cabinet by Emperor Jingwen of the nine provinces, and the meaning of this is interesting.

He did not shirk his responsibilities. In fact, if you look at how often he is in the cabinet, you can see that the influence of the nine provincial governor's offices on the military affairs of the nine southern provinces is not very strong.

But without Jia Qiang's Daqian army, they were powerless against the small Japanese pirates, which was really helpless.

When Jia Qiang heard that Master Tian had made a decision, he did not refute anything.

He knew the Japanese pirates very well. The reason why these Japanese pirates were able to run rampant in Jiangnan was not because the Jiangnan army was incompetent, but because there were wealthy families in Jiangnan who had liaison with the Japanese pirates, making it impossible for the Jiangnan army to fight the Japanese pirates head-on.

Today's Daqian army has a large number of powerful generals, which makes the combat power of Daqian army far different from what it used to be.

Academician Tian asked Jinling to deal with the Japanese pirates. He was afraid that it would be difficult to achieve the desired effect if he could not find the wealthy families who secretly colluded with the Japanese pirates.

In his heart, he had murderous intentions towards the Japanese pirates or the people on that island. If it weren't for the fact that they were separated by an ocean, he would have thought about going to that island and using the lives of the people on that island to gain experience on the game board.

"You don't need to think too much. The nine provinces all have this power. If any problems arise, they will be responsible for it!" Bachelor Deng continued.

Jia Qiang nodded. If the Japanese pirates incident was truly discussed, it was indeed related to him.

After coming out of the cabinet, he did not go back to his hometown, but went to the Daming Palace.

This was the day he had made an appointment to accompany the Emperor in the Daming Palace. When he entered the hall, he felt a slightly malicious gaze.

Jia Qiang's eyes swept over the little eunuch. He didn't remember any grudges he had with this little eunuch.

He didn't pay attention to such little people and saluted the Supreme Emperor with a smile.

"Here you go, sit down!" The Supreme Emperor waved his hand for him to level up and pointed to a place aside.

Jia Qiang was not polite, walked over and sat down.

"Were you criticized by the two central ministers in the cabinet today?" The Supreme Emperor drank a cup of tea and asked with a smile.

Jia Qiang was not surprised that the Supreme Emperor knew so much about what happened in the cabinet. The cabinet itself was in the imperial city, and there were eunuchs serving on the side. Whether it was Emperor Jingwen or the Supreme Emperor, it was easy to know what happened in the cabinet.

"The two masters of the main hall do not mean any harm. I am a junior and I have to obey you!" Jia Qiang replied with a smile.

"They are not talking to you, they are talking to me and Jing Wen!" The Supreme Emperor shook his head and said.

Jia Qiang did not expect this. Recalling the words of the two cabinet bachelors, she found that it was indeed strange.

"Although they want to recruit you, a famous general, into the civil service system, Daqian still needs the support of you, a famous general. They are showing me and Jing Wen that they hope you will maintain military power in your hands, rather than completely become a civil service official!" The Supreme Emperor explained in detail! road.

"It doesn't matter, I. Military and civilian officials all work for Da Gan!" Jia Qiang said.

The Supreme Emperor looked at Jia Qiang, and there was no falsehood in this sentence from Jia Qiang's face.

He shook his head, really unable to understand what Jia Qiang was thinking.

Ordinary military attaches, after taking charge of half of the army, will have a desire to control and cannot let go of the military power in their hands.

But judging from Jia Qiang's appearance, she didn't seem to care about military power or anything like that.

Little did he know that after several years of arrangements, Jia Qiang no longer needed any military power to control the army, so he acted so indifferently.

"What do you think of today's Daqian?" The Supreme Emperor changed the subject and asked a particularly big question.

Jia Qiang pondered for a moment, thinking about how to answer.

If Emperor Jingwen asked this question, he could answer with words of praise without even thinking.

But facing the Supreme Emperor, he didn't want to tell lies.

"There are many long-term problems in Daqian. There are foreign enemies looking at it, officials and businessmen colluding to bully the market, and land annexation is serious!" Jia Qiang hesitated and replied.

If we really expand on this issue, he could say a lot, but he still only said part of it.

"You can see it clearly!" After the Supreme Emperor heard that 'land annexation is serious', he knew that Jia Qiang had a certain level of understanding of government affairs. He was not angry because of Jia Qiang's answer, but said with a smile.

"Because I am also a vested interest. My business is spread all over Daqian, and I have thousands of acres of fertile land in Jiangnan!" Jia Qiang said truthfully.

If he didn't say these things, the Supreme Emperor knew it, so it would be better for Ming to speak out openly.

"You are honest enough, can you tell me what solution you have?" the Supreme Emperor asked with interest.

"Foreign war!" Jia Qiang said four words.

The Supreme Emperor looked solemn. He did not expect that Jia Qiang's solution would be this.

Daqian is mainly based on Confucianism, so Daqian adopts gentle methods when dealing with the outside world. When gentle methods fail, they will consider using force.

Starting a foreign war was something Da Qian had never considered.

"Do you know how much consumption a war costs? Daqian's finances cannot withstand the consumption of war!" The Supreme Emperor shook his head and retorted.

"Your Majesty, foreign wars do not necessarily consume Da Qian's finances, but can bring a steady stream of income to Da Qian and expand Da Qian's territory!" Jia Qiang saw that the Supreme Emperor was very interested today, so she started a discussion with him.

"I have fought countless wars in my life, but I have never heard of a war that can bring a steady stream of income to Daqian!" The Supreme Emperor didn't believe it this time.

"Take the hometown of the Japanese pirates as an example. It is composed of many islands. Although it is poor, it has the richest silver mine in the world, which is enough to consume it for a hundred years!" Jia Qiang replied lightly.

The Supreme Emperor's eyes flashed, and he was greatly surprised when he heard the news.

He wanted to stand up, but was greeted by a fit of coughing, which made him sit back down weakly.

"If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely lead an army to occupy that place!" The Supreme Emperor said helplessly after coughing.

He looked at Jia Qiang with an unexplainable meaning in his eyes, and then let out a long sigh.

The current emperor is Emperor Jingwen. Emperor Jingwen was deeply influenced by Confucianism, and it was almost impossible for him to go overseas.

"Your Majesty, it's just a small talk, don't get too excited!" Jia Qiang quickly comforted.

"Foreign war, more land, more minerals, more money, this may be the right path!" The Supreme Emperor murmured softly.

He has seen too many things in his life, and he has also studied the rise and fall of dynasties.

The important reason for the change of dynasties is that there is not enough land. All the land in the world is in the hands of a few people, and the population continues to increase, which will eventually lead to chaos.

The foreign war that Jia Qiang talked about was just an idea in the mind of the warlike king.

In fact, the foreign wars mentioned by Jia Qiang were the key to the subsequent rise of the West. They occupied countries one by one and treated these countries as their own subsidiaries. Their domestic resources became their own resources, helping their own countries to become stronger and stronger.

Of course, Jia Qiang just said that. He also knew that the communication with the Supreme Emperor was just a private discussion and would not affect the direction of Daqian.

With Emperor Jingwen and the cabinet present, there was no possibility of launching a foreign war. The cabinet alone would not agree to a foreign war.

Jia Qiang stretched out her hand to gently smooth the Emperor's energy, and blessed the 'Healing Technique [Advanced]', extending the lasting effect of the healing energy.

(End of this chapter)