The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Lin Ruhai: "I don't know what you said. It's just that as a subject, I should share the worries of my father. There is no reason to bargain."

Lin Yun took a sip of tea and said, "It's a pity that my nephew can't go with my uncle. If I can be by my uncle's side, I can help you share some pressure."

Lin Ruhai: "Just stay in the capital and help me take care of Yu'er. It's enough for Uncle Youwei to go to the muddy waters in Guangdong and Guangxi by himself. There's no need to bring you along."

Lin Yun nodded, and then asked: "Uncle is going to Guangdong and Guangxi this time, can you bring a group of guards?"

Lin Ruhai: "Your Majesty has his own arrangements for this matter, so you don't have to worry about me."

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "My uncle is going to Guangdong this time to take up his post. He has to deal with foreigners. If he doesn't have a trustworthy army, nothing can be done. My nephew suggests that you ask His Majesty to send Zuowu Wei the fourth Take him to the battalion and be your bodyguard."

Lin Ruhai's eyes lit up when he heard this. The Fourth Battalion of Zuowuwei was trained by Lin Yun himself. If he could bring those people to take office, he would have a bodyguard he could trust, and it would be much easier to do things. . "

He nodded at Lin Yun and said, "Okay, I'll make a memorial later and ask the emperor to transfer 300 people from the fourth battalion to serve as my guards."

Lin Yun felt a toothache when he heard it, and what he could do to send 300 people to Guangdong was not enough for foreigners to fill their teeth.

He thought for a while, and then suggested to Lin Ruhai: "By the way, tell your Majesty that you will build a factory in Guangdong with the steelmaking furnace and Mauser gun production line purchased from foreigners, so that you can equip the Guangdong Navy nearby."

Lin Ruhai asked puzzledly: "The navy mainly focuses on warship artillery, so what is it equipped with Mauser guns for?"

Lin Yun: "That kind of Mauser is the latest European musket, even more advanced than the flintlock in our Beijing camp. If you have the right to distribute the Mauser in your hand, those generals who want to get new weapons will naturally Listen to your greeting."

Lin Ruhai frowned when he heard this, who did this kid learn from, why did he think about some crooked things all day long.

Lin Yun didn't know that Lin Ruhai had any objections to him, and kept chattering: "Our Da Chu Navy currently does not have the strength to go to war with the foreigners. When my uncle goes to Guangdong, he must not rush to fall out with the foreigners. He must first strengthen the construction of the navy. Then use the soft shield between the Portuguese, Dutch and British to let them bite each other, so that you can find opportunities to break the situation."

Lin Yun was talking vigorously when Lin Ruhai stood up with a dark face, stared at him and asked, "Do you want uncle to let you be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi?"

Lin Yun was immediately embarrassed. The excitement he said just now forgot that the man in front of him was not only his uncle, but also a second-rank official in the frontier.

"Uncle calm down, nephew just don't say anything."

Lin Ruhai: "In the future, you should be less involved in the important affairs of the court. Also, you should stay away from the foreigners, so that when you are impeached by the imperial envoy, you will not be able to explain clearly."

"Nephew remembers."

"Take good care of Yu'er for me."

After Lin Ruhai finished speaking, he stood up and walked out the door.

After walking a few steps, he turned back to Lin Yun and said, "Give me the handbook on customs management that you wrote last time later."

"My nephew respects my life."

...

Lin Yun returned to the outer study and saw that Tian Zhuang was instructing Ding Yuanxi and Xiao Qin Zhong to practice martial arts.

Ding Yuanxi practiced well, Qin Zhong seemed to be fishing, and he was as good as Xiao Mo back then.

Lin Yun was feeling unhappy, and now he finally found someone to vent his anger on. He walked over quickly and kicked Qin Zhong's ass.

Qin Zhong was kicked to pieces. He turned around and shouted angrily: "Who kicked me?"

When he saw that it was Lin Yun who kicked him, he froze immediately.

Lin Yun told Tian Zhuang: "If he hides and plays tricks again, just use a stick to whip his ass, as long as it doesn't break it."

Tian Zhuang hurriedly said: "Little one respects your life."

Lin Yun said to Ding Yuanxi again: "And you, don't just focus on learning martial arts. If you have nothing else to do, listen to Master He's lectures with Zhong'er. An uneducated person will only be a big-headed soldier in the future."

Ding Yuanxi said with a bitter face: "Brother Lin, I am most afraid of studying."

"Get out if you don't want to miss me, I don't leave any waste here."

After Lin Yun finished speaking, he walked into the study with his hands behind his back.

After scolding the two troublemakers, he suddenly felt that the depression in his heart was gone.

Qin Zhong stretched out his hand to rub his buttocks, and said in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, what happened today? It seems like a different person."

Ding Yuanxi: "Maybe he didn't have any troops and he felt unhappy, so he took it out on us."

Tian Zhuang yelled loudly: "Don't talk, give me serious training, whoever dares to be lazy, I will beat him to death with a big stick."

Qin Zhong said anxiously: "My sister-in-law just said that you are not allowed to break me."

Tian Zhuang laughed and said: "Uncle Xiao Qin, don't worry, the little one will definitely not hurt you. However, pain is inevitable."

Qin Zhong shuddered involuntarily when he heard this. He thought to himself, "This is no place for people. Go back and tell your sister and go home quickly."

Chapter 286: Battle

The visit of the British envoy made Lin Yun suddenly realize that no matter how hard he tried, he could not make Da Chu defeat the British navy that had undergone the baptism of the first industrial revolution.

This epiphany made him feel very uncomfortable, he was jumping up and down like a monkey, probably doing too little.

Maybe I should really abandon everything, go to the Guangdong Sea to be a pirate leader, go overseas to build a territory, and make my own decisions.

...

Lin Yun was introspecting in the study when he saw Xiao Mo rushing in and hurriedly said to him, "Third Lord, Your Majesty is here."

Lin Yun quickly stood up and asked, "Is Your Majesty here to see Uncle?"

Xiao Mo raised his finger and pointed to the door, indicating that the emperor was outside.

Lin Yun ran out quickly, and saw Emperor Zhide walking towards the study, accompanied by Dai Quan, waving a bamboo fan.

He rushed forward to greet him, bowed his head and said: "I don't know His Majesty is coming, so please forgive me for being late."

Emperor Zhide pointed to the study room with his fan, and said with a smile: "That's right, I can still calm down and study after being in high school. Come in."

"I am ashamed."

Seeing Emperor Zhide walking towards the study, Lin Yun hurriedly followed, "Your Majesty, are you here to summon my uncle?"

Emperor Zhide: "I'm a little free today, so I'll come to talk to you."

Lin Yun thought: "It's weird if I believe you."

Emperor Zhide sat down on the chair in front of the book case, picked up a book on the table and looked through it, only to find that he didn't know the words in the book.

Lin Yun hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, these are the books brought by the British Mission. I plan to translate them first, and then send them to Yichen Academy as textbooks."

"Oh, what is this book about?"

"The title of this book is Blood, Inflammation, and Gun Wounds. It was written by Mr. John Hunter, the most famous surgeon in Great Britain. It talks about medical surgical knowledge."

Emperor Zhide asked curiously: "What is surgery?"

Lin Yun: "Reporting to your majesty, medicine in the West is divided into surgery and internal medicine. For example, if a soldier suffers a knife wound or a gunshot wound on the battlefield, this is a surgical trauma. Diseases such as typhoid fever and lung disease are all internal medicine."

"Could it be that you want to open another medical course in Yichen Academy?"

"This is what I mean."

Emperor Zhide said with a dark face: "Nonsense, Yichen Academy is to train governance talents for the country."

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "If Your Majesty thinks that Yichen Academy is not suitable, can you build a separate medical academy?"

Emperor Zhide put down the book in his hand, "I'll talk about this later. I'm here to ask you, King Xuan wants to send a hundred soldiers from the Fourth Battalion of Zuowuwei to compete with the soldiers sent by Great Britain. I want to ask you, the first What is the probability that the soldiers of the Four Battalions will win?"

Lin Yun said without hesitation: "If the two sides just fight, the death squad of the Fourth Battalion of Zuo Wuwei has an [-]% chance of winning."

"Oh! Are you so sure?"

"I have confidence in the soldiers I have trained."

"Okay, I will remember your words. If you win this battle, I will reward you with a steam car. If you lose, you will go to Yichen Academy to dig out toilets for a month."

"Does your Majesty want to come to the competition ground to watch the battle in person?"

"Exactly. The envoys of Great Britain are too arrogant. I hope that the soldiers you train can teach them a lesson, so that they will retreat in spite of difficulties."

Lin Yun hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your servant, please go to the fourth battalion to pick people to participate in the competition."

"allow."

As soon as Emperor Zhide's words fell, Lin Ruhai hurried in and saluted him: "I didn't know your Majesty was coming, so I was far away to welcome you. Please forgive me."

Emperor Zhide smiled and said: "Lin Qing doesn't have to be like this. I just came here to ask my nephew a few words. Now that I have finished asking, I should go back to the palace."

Lin Ruhai: "I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."

...

In the evening, Honglu Temple.

In an elegant room, George Macartney gathered all the important figures in the British Mission to discuss what to do next?

George Macartney said dejectedly: "Everyone, it seems that we all lack understanding of the Chinese. I'm afraid it will be impossible to ask them to fully agree to our request,"

When Francis Baring heard the words, he said urgently: "Macartney, you can't give up easily before things get desperate."

Deputy envoy George Staunton said: "Macartney, I suggest that you talk to the chief minister in private and persuade him to support our request."

George Macartney: "That Mr. Zhou is very stubborn. Trying to persuade him to support our request will be in vain."

Francis Baring: "We have to try. We worked hard to get here. We can't leave empty-handed."

George Macartney: "Then try again."

...

At this time, a Chinese translator ran in and reported to George Macartney: "Mr. Earl, Mr. Zhou, the Shaoqing of Dachu Honglu Temple, has come. He said that he has something to discuss with you."

oh!Invite him in quickly.

George Macartney greeted him outside the door, and saw Zhou Fang walking over with a smile, took out an official document from his arms, handed it to him and said, "Mr. In the post you posted, Prince Xuan invited your troops to a public contest with our soldiers from Great Chu."

"Oh!"

After listening to the introduction of the translator, George Macartney quickly took the letter and saw that it was written in English, so he read it carefully.

After George Macartney finished reading it, Francis Baring asked eagerly: "Macartney, what does this letter say?"

· George Macartney: "Prince Xuan of Chu heard that our British soldiers were well-trained, and proposed to compete with us. Each side would send out a hundred soldiers to fight with sticks, or compete with bare hands. .”

George Staunton said happily when he heard the words: "Macartney, promise them that our soldiers will give them a hard lesson and let him know our strengths and weaknesses."

George Macartney said worriedly: "If the Chinese lose face, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to negotiate in the future,"

George Staunton: "Then let the soldiers be gentle and let them know our interests."