I'm in the Red Mansion

The candidates for military generals who will lead the troops have already been decided.

Although Jia Huan and Fu Cha Chusheng were unwilling, they had no choice.

Next, everyone began to discuss how to mobilize and transport food and fodder.

For most of this year, China has generally enjoyed good weather and good harvests.

The autumn tax had just been collected, so there was naturally no shortage of food.

There is no shortage of silver. With food and money, it is not difficult to mobilize them.

Many officials in the hall had rich experience and quickly assigned the tasks step by step.

After everything was arranged, Jia Cong dissolved the meeting.

After returning, the officials from various departments were naturally busy and did not mention this matter.

On the second day, Jia Cong took the empress dowager, the queen and a group of concubines to the Tangshan Palace for a vacation.

It is late autumn now, and the Tangshan Palace is covered with fiery maple leaves.

When you see it at first sight, you can't help but be deeply impressed by its beauty.

The air in the mountains is also exceptionally fresh.

Just as Wang Wei wrote: After the rain in the empty mountains, autumn begins late.

They entered the mountain, opened the car curtains and looked out, and suddenly they felt much more relaxed.

Soon, they arrived at the palace.

After getting off the car, the group of little kids couldn't wait to have fun.

Even the Queen Mother and the Empress could not help but walk out of the palace and walk among the mountains.

Seeing their happy expressions, Jia Cong couldn't help but look thoughtful.

Sure enough, only by going out for a walk can people feel happy.

It looks like I'll be fine in the future and I'll just have to go out more often.

However, all of his plans will soon be put on the agenda.

I’m afraid that I may not have much time to spend with them in the future.

However, they can have someone escort them so that they can come here to relax on their own.

Well, maybe we can build a nunnery on the mountain and let them come out under the pretext of worshipping Buddha and fulfilling their vows.

Jia Cong hurriedly chased after him while thinking about his own things.

Everyone was talking and laughing together, it was so lively.

Even the Queen Mother was in high spirits.

He also took the initiative to suggest that such a beautiful scene would be a waste of poetry.

The Queen Mother was also a talented woman who had read many poems and books.

She also knew that all her daughters-in-law were able to write poetry.

When I thought of this, I couldn't help but bring it up.

Naturally, the concubines would not listen to the Queen Mother's opinion.

The Queen Mother then acted as the judge and everyone started to compose poems.

Even Emperor Jia Cong could not escape.

Soon, everyone finished writing the poem.

Jia Cong did not continue to plagiarize poems, but instead wrote a poem that suits the occasion.

Jia Cong has mastered the Four Books and Five Classics to the maximum level and experience, and is at a level that allows him to pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar.

Therefore, even if there is no plagiarism, the level of poetry itself is naturally not too bad.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about not being able to write poetry without plagiarizing.

After it was finished, the Queen Mother and everyone else started commenting on it.

Jia Cong also followed everyone and read the poems written by the women one by one.

Then it was discovered that several concubines selected in the later beauty pageants had good poetic talent and had reached the level of Lin Xue and others.

But this time, Xue Baochai hid her incompetence.

You know, originally in the Grand View Garden, when the girls held a poetry meeting, the two girls competed with each other and refused to give in to each other.

The number of times the two have competed for the top spot is almost the same.

However, the quality of the poems written by Xue Baochai today is much inferior to that of the past.

Jia Cong knew that Sister Bao was hiding her abilities, fearing that she would take the first place and steal the limelight from the Queen.

Soon, the selection was completed.

Emperor Jia Cong won first place unsurprisingly.

However, this was not decided by the Queen Mother, but by all the ladies who unanimously pushed him to the first place.

To be fair, the poems he wrote today were really mediocre.

Writing poetry also depends on the poetic sentiment. Today, his poetic talent is average, so his writing is just mediocre.

But he is the emperor, so naturally he should be ranked first.

The second place is Queen Lin Daiyu. This is not a matter of seniority, but Lin Daiyu is really well written.

The third is Shi Xiangyun, and the fourth is Shen Wei.

Imperial Concubine Xue Baochai failed to get the first place and ranked second to last.

The last one is Xiangling.

Well, there were two other girls, Qingwen and Hongxiu, but they were not very good at writing poetry, so they did not participate.

Otherwise, the two of them, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick, would definitely take the last and second to last places.

After finishing the poem, everyone felt tired after traveling all the way by car.

He then returned to the palace to rest for a while and have lunch.

Lunch was simple, mostly made from local ingredients.

There are bamboo shoots from the mountains, river fish caught from the pond, pheasants hunted from the mountains, etc.

Jia Cong, who had finally come out, became interested.

He hurriedly asked someone to prepare the oven and requested a dozen river fish, which he planned to roast and eat himself.

As soon as Jia Cong started to fight, Shi Xiangyun couldn't help but follow over and help.

And girls like Xue Baoqin, Qingwen, Hongxiu and others also came over with laughter to help.

This made Shen Wei and other girls feel very surprised.

The emperor is not the same as the one they know!

However, such an emperor is a real husband with flesh and blood.

This made them like it even more.

After dinner, I took a rest.

In the afternoon, everyone prepared to go to the pond to play.

Sitting by the pond and brewing tea is naturally a very leisurely place.

Jia Cong, on the other hand, was preparing to go fishing with a fishing rod.

In his previous life, although Jia Cong was not an experienced angler, he still liked to fish when he had nothing to do.

Xue Baochai and a few other girls also followed Jia Cong to go fishing.

Lin Daiyu accompanied the Empress Dowager for tea.

The little guys were having a lot of fun, running around and having fun.

After a while, they saw their father and others fishing, and they became envious.

And because they are young and don't dare to ask for fishing rods, they are definitely not allowed.

Therefore, they secretly asked the serving palace maids for needle and thread, bent the thread themselves, tied the line, and made simple fishing hooks.

Soon, they came not far from Jia Cong and started fishing as well.

Seeing that there were guards following them closely, Jia Cong knew that their safety was not a problem, so he didn't bother to pay attention to them.

These little guys were just doing it for fun and on a whim.

I'm afraid it won't be long before they lose interest and go play something else.

Today, Jia Cong was unable to catch any fish, perhaps because he had not prepared a good nest or because the fish in the pond were frightened.

But fishing is about the fun of fishing, not how many fish you actually catch. Those who didn't catch any fish all said this, ahem.

At this moment, there was a sudden crash nearby, followed by exclamations and cheers.

Jia Cong couldn't help but turn his head to look, only to find that Prince Jia Cang was actually holding a rope in his hand and catching a big fish!

Well, this fish is actually not that big, only about one or two pounds.

The other princes and princesses couldn't help but applaud.

They didn't have to do it themselves, as the guards would come forward to help catch the fish and put it away.

Something started to look wrong in Jia Cong's eyes.

Oh my god, I've been using a luxury fishing rod here, carefully preparing the bait beforehand, and fishing for half a day, but I haven't caught a single fish.

That kid over there just used a rope and caught a fish in a short while?

You're going to make me look stupid, okay?

Just when Jia Cong was complaining in his heart, Crown Prince Jia Cang actually caught another fish, which was even bigger than the first one.

The group of brothers and sisters surrounding the prince cheered even louder.

There were even some little ones who shouted, "Brother Crown Prince is so amazing, much more amazing than father. Father didn't catch even one fish, but brother Crown Prince has already caught two in just a short while."

Hearing this, Jia Cong's face turned even darker.

Then Jia Cong heard Jia Cang say, "Father is a great sage, toiling day and night. How could he be serious about fishing? He is just here to relax and have fun."

After hearing this, Jia Cong's expression looked a little better.

It seems that this little guy is sensible and knows how to give me a way out.

Then Jia Cang continued, "So it's normal that Father is not as good as me in fishing. Don't laugh at Father."

Hearing this, Jia Cong's face darkened, and he couldn't help but remember Jia Cang in his heart.

Boy, wait a minute, we’ll settle the score when we get back.

After fishing for a while, Jia Cong finally caught a fish, and it was a big one.

It weighs at least seven or eight kilograms.

As soon as the big fish was hooked, the little guys immediately surrounded it.

They all exclaimed in amazement and shouted that their father was so powerful.

For a moment, Jia Cong's vanity was greatly satisfied.

The slight unhappiness just now also disappeared.

At night, Jia Cong went to soak in the hot spring again.

The warm hot spring water made Jia Cong feel completely relieved of all his fatigue. He felt that he had come to the right place.

But on the second day, Jia Cong was no longer so leisurely.

Although he had left the capital, he, the emperor, still had the final say on important matters at the court.

Therefore, in the court, the three grand secretaries would send people to deliver the affairs that needed to be handled by him every day.

Therefore, although Jia Cong came out to relax and have fun, he also had to deal with official business during his vacation.

Most of the government affairs during this period were related to the subsequent attack on Jiaozhi, so Jia Cong had to act cautiously.

Jia Cong stayed here for a total of seven days before returning to the capital with the empress dowager, the queen and others.

Even when leaving, the girls were still reluctant to go.

A group of little guys were having so much fun and were reluctant to leave.

And he kept asking when he could come again.

……

After Jia Cong returned, he put the construction of the railway on the agenda.

After destroying Jiaozhi, he was not just talking about asking people from Jiaozhi to build the railway, but was really prepared to do so.

However, Jiaozhi actually had a large population, with a total of over 10 million people.

This population number is much larger than that of the Qing Dynasty.

It would be difficult to accommodate all these tens of millions of people if they were escorted to China.

However, it is possible to mobilize at least one-third or even more of the population to come to China.

And there is no need to force them, but let them come to China voluntarily and spontaneously.

China is advanced, prosperous, and its people live an excellent life.

Jiaozhi was simply regarded as a barbarian land by the Central Plains dynasty, and life there was extremely hard.

Therefore, as long as they are given the opportunity, I believe that a large number of people will immigrate to China.

You can set up a threshold openly and strictly prohibit the Jiaozhi people from migrating to China in large numbers.

By secretly lowering the threshold, many Jiaozhi people would be willing to migrate to China.

At the same time, a dock was built in Jiaozhi and people from the Central Plains were relocated to Jiaozhi.

As long as the population lives together, the entire Jiaozhi will be completely sinicized in a few generations.

They will never go back on their ways again.

It is essential to build a railway to Jiaozhi.

In addition to Jiaozhi, a railway also needs to be built to Youzhou and the northeast.

Even in later generations, Northeast China played the role of the eldest son of the Republic during the construction of New China.

In addition, a railway will also be built to the west.

All three routes are extremely important.

Of course, the most important thing is to go towards Jiaozhi.

Next, Jia Cong found personnel from the scientific research institute and asked them to start developing steam locomotives.

He also ordered them to survey the railway route from the capital to Jiaozhi in sections.

The construction of a railway is not something that can be started immediately on impulse.

The railway route must be surveyed and planned in advance.

Construction can only begin after ensuring that the route is feasible.

Surveying and mapping takes time.

Based on the surveying and mapping technology and capabilities of this era, Jia Cong suspected that it would take years to calculate.

Well, it’s probably not much faster than the speed of building a railway.

Of course, Jia Cong would not wait until the surveying was completed before starting to build the railway.

Instead, we plan to adopt the method of surveying and building at the same time.

This way, the progress will not be affected.

……

As for Feng Ziying, he was extremely excited after receiving the imperial edict.

I have to say that the junior brother is really thoughtful and has not forgotten the senior brother.

Before his junior fellow apprentice ascended the throne, Feng Ziying had a very good relationship with him.

But after he went to the south on the emperor's order, he had less contact with his junior brother.

He was unable to provide any help in his junior brother's ascension to the throne.

Now, the only thing that remained between him and his junior fellow apprentice was their relationship as master and apprentice, and the only other thing was that he had married the third daughter of the Jia family.

And now the emperor actually appointed him to lead the troops to attack Jiaozhi, and also sent him 10,000 riflemen and 50 cannons.

The emperor is indeed sentimental!
This is the achievement of destroying a country, and it was delivered into his hands just like that.

Feng Ziying swore that this time, he would not only win, but also win beautifully.

Therefore, Feng Ziying immediately made preparations after receiving the imperial edict.

Leading troops to fight is not a joke or a game of house.

Of course it is impossible to just leave, everything must be arranged properly.

And naturally, I had to say goodbye to my wife.

The person Feng Ziying married was Tanchun, the third daughter of the Jia family.

Tanchun was a very intelligent and capable woman. When she first got married, she was actually a little embarrassed.

Because when she married, although Ningguo Mansion was still thriving, Rongguo Mansion was indeed in decline. (End of this chapter)