The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

As soon as the battle was over, the doctors on both sides rushed into the arena to bandage the wounds of their own soldiers.

Ding Yuannan felt very depressed, the competition was over before he played,

Cheng Erniu ran over excitedly, and asked Ding Yuannan, "Commander, I captured the foreigner's general, how much reward can I give this time?"

Ding Yuannan scolded angrily: "Fart, you were stabbed in the chest, how dare you continue the martial arts competition?"

Cheng Erniu said aggrievedly: "It was just stabbed on the edge of the chest. If it is a real battle, I can still charge and kill."

Ding Yuannan: "It's useless for you to tell me, just wait for your Majesty's decree."

"OK then."

...

In the middle of the commanding platform, Emperor Zhide rushed to George Macartney, who was sitting at the bottom, and asked: "Mr. Macartney, what do you think of my Dachu's army?"

After listening to the translation, George Macartney rushed to Dedi and complained: "The soldiers of your country don't respect the rules of the game, and they won disgracefully."

Emperor Zhide smiled and said: "Mr. Macartney, don't forget that there are still dozens of soldiers in my Dachu who have no chance to participate in the battle."

When George Macartney heard this, his face immediately turned black. The Chinese soldiers who were looked down upon by them defeated the Royal British soldiers with only half of them. This is always a shame.

After thinking for a while, he rushed to Emperor De and said, "Your country's army is indeed brave and good at fighting, but now it's the age of firearms. No matter how brave an individual soldier is, he can't compare to a cannon and a bullet."

Emperor Zhide immediately retorted after listening to the translation: "Firearms are important, but the courage of soldiers is also very important."

George Macartney stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I hope you are right."

After speaking, he led several members of the British Mission to leave.What happened today was too weird, he had to go back and collect information to see how many such troops Da Chu had.

When Emperor Zhide saw the members of the British Mission leaving in embarrassment, he felt in a good mood. He asked Dai Quan to call Lin Yun and Ding Yuannan over and present rewards in person. Lin Yun was rewarded with a steam car for his meritorious service in training soldiers.Ding Yuannan commanded well and was promoted to lieutenant general.The soldiers of the fourth battalion were rewarded five taels of silver for their bravery in battle, and they were promoted to a higher rank. "

Chapter 292: Steam Car Bronze Boiler

At si o'clock in the morning, the west courtyard of Linyuan.

Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun were sitting in front of the window playing Go, when they saw Xueyan rushing in, and smiled at the two of them: "You two girls, go out and have a look, Your Majesty rewarded the third master with a steam car, That car can run by itself without people pulling the horse.”

Shi Xiangyun: "Xueyan, you didn't lie to us, did you? How can the car run without someone pulling the horse?"

Xueyan said anxiously: "My servant saw it with my own eyes. That car has a small chimney, and when it is driving, it emits black smoke. I heard that it can be driven by burning coal and firewood."

Daiyu put down the chess pieces in her hand, and said to Shi Xiangyun, "Come on, let's go over and see what the hell brother is doing."

After finishing speaking, she said to the maidservants in the room: "You all follow and have a look."

"Yes."

...

After coming out of Zhuxuan, everyone came to the east courtyard, Daiyu asked Xueyan, "Where are they, brother?"

Xueyan: "It's on the side of Dongnuan Pavilion. The third master said that it's spacious and suitable for driving a steam car."

Shi Xiangyun: "Why did Your Majesty reward my brother with a steam car?"

Xueyan: "I heard from Brother Xiaomo that the soldiers trained by our third master in Zuowuwei defeated all the foreigners' soldiers. When His Majesty was happy, he rewarded our third master with a steam car."

Shi Xiangyun: "Brother is really powerful!"

Daiyu: "Since it was rewarded by His Majesty, it must be a good thing."

Xueyan: "I heard that the steam car was brought over by foreigners."

"Oh!"

...

While talking, everyone came to Dongnuan Pavilion, and saw dozens of people standing on the edge of the venue, both men and women, most of them were servants of the mansion.

Seeing that Qin Keqing and Hepinger were also there, Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun hurried over to greet her.

Qin Keqing: "You two came just in time, my husband said just now that he wanted you to come and play."

Daiyu looked at the car that was circling in the center of the field, and asked Qin Keqing and Ping'er: Sister-in-law, sister Ping'er, have you ever taken a steam car?

Qin Keqing: "Your brother didn't allow me to sit in the car. He said the car was too bumpy and not suitable for pregnant women."

Shi Xiangyun: "Then who is sitting in the car now?"

Qin Keqing: "It's Xiangling and Pearl. Your brother said, let everyone go up and sit around the venue today."

Ping'er raised his hand and pointed forward, "Look, they are coming."

Daiyu looked up, and saw the steam car coming with black smoke.

When the car came close, Daiyu was startled, and there was still a fire under the front of the car, which was burning blazingly.

Hearing the sound of fluttering, the steam car came down slowly in front of everyone.

Immediately, the door of the steam car was opened from inside, and Xiangling and Yingge ran down from inside with excited faces.

Daiyu hurriedly asked the two girls, "Sister Xiangling, sister Ying, how about the steam car? Is it comfortable to sit on?"

"Very good, just like riding in a carriage."

At this time, Lin Yun poked his head out of the car and shouted to the two women: "Yu'er, Yun'er, you two come up and try this car."

"Come on!"

Daiyu responded, and then took Shi Xiangyun's little hand and ran over, and got into the carriage.

When I went in and took a look, I saw two cork chairs inside the carriage, wrapped with thick blankets, they were soft and comfortable to sit on.

Lin Yun sat in the driving seat in front, turned his head and told the two women: "Close the door of the carriage, hold on to the handrail, I'm going to drive."

Shi Xiangyun grabbed the armrest of the car door and asked Lin Yun, "Brother, can this car go to Rongguo Mansion?"

Lin Yun started the steam car and said while driving: "It's not possible yet. I just learned to drive today. When I get familiar with it, I can take you to go shopping."

Daiyu said happily, "It's really great to be able to drive on the street."

"It's nothing to go to the street. After I get the rubber tires out, it will be fine to drive outside the city."

When Lin Yun was proud, he suddenly heard a creak, and the steam car wobbled to a stop.

Shi Xiangyun hurriedly asked, "Why did it stop?"

Daiyu: "Brother, what's the matter?"

Lin Yun fiddled with the joystick in front of him, and said awkwardly: "I don't know what's going on, I just learned to drive this car, so I'm not very familiar with it yet."

Daiyu: "Is it broken?"

Shi Xiangyun: "No way, I just drove back today."

Lin Yun fiddled with the car for a long time, but the car still didn't move. He said discouragedly, "I would have brought Thomas back if I had known, and asked him to teach me more."

Shi Xiangyun: "Who is Thomas?"

Daiyu: "It's a little foreign boy, about our age."

Shi Xiangyun: "What should we do now? Shall we go down?"

Lin Yun: "I can only go down first, and later I will ask foreigners to come and help with repairs."

Daiyu: "What if the foreigner goes back and the car breaks down again?"

"I made an agreement with Thomas, let him help me to invite two foreigners to come over and help me repair the steam car."

After Lin Yun finished speaking, he opened the door and got out of the car.

When he walked to the front of the car, he suddenly found that the firewood under the front of the car was about to go out.

He hurriedly shouted to Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun who were about to get out of the car: "Don't get out of the car, I've found the reason for the flameout."

After speaking, he got into the driving position again, picked up some firewood, and threw them into the fire below.

After the firewood burned, he started the car again, and the car was able to drive again.

Daiyu leaned over and begged Lin Yun, "Brother, let me have a meeting."

Lin Yun was taken aback when he heard the words, he hurriedly said: "Are you kidding, let you do it, what if something happens?"

Daiyu: "If you can drive it, why can't I?"

Lin Yun: "Sit down obediently, this is no joke."

Shi Xiangyun persuaded Daiyu: "Sister Lin, brother is right. Driving a carriage is a man's job. Can you see that there are women who drive carriages?"

Daiyu: "Horses are difficult to control, and they have to show their faces. Naturally, they are not suitable for women to drive. I think it is quite easy for my brother to drive this steam car."

"That's easy for you to see. I've actually learned it for a long time. Like this turn, if you make a wrong turn on the street, something will happen."

After Lin Yun finished speaking, he pulled the joystick, and the steam car immediately turned a corner and drove back.

When the car returned to the original point, Qin Zhong and Ding Yuanxi came running together, and begged Lin Yun, "Sister-in-law, we also want to take a steam car."

Lin Yun: "If you want to sit, you can wait. Ladies first don't understand?"

Qin Zhong: "Don't everyone say that the husband is the guide for the wife? When did it become a priority for women?"

Lin Yun: "This is our family's rule, your sister-in-law and I set it."

"Ok."

After Lin Yun waited for Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun to go down, he shouted to the crowd: "Sister Ping'er, come up with Yingge."

Ping'er hurriedly said: "Let Uncle Qin and the others sit first."

Lin Yun: "They are not in a hurry. I will teach them later and let them drive by themselves."

Qin Zhong said happily after hearing the words: "Sister Ping'er, please sit down first, we are not in a hurry."

"Ok."

Chapter 293: Farewell

In the late morning, at Dongcheng Wharf, Lin Yun and Ding Yuannan saw off Lin Ruhai, his wife and the British Mission.

The negotiations between Great Chu and Great Britain ended in a breakdown. George Macarty’s five demands were all rejected, and Emperor Zhide only agreed to restore the Guangzhou Shipping Department and allow British merchants to do business in Guangzhou.

In the original time and space, Lin Yun also did not understand the Qing Dynasty's refusal to open exchanges with Great Britain. Only when he was in the middle of the negotiation this time did he understand the complexity of this matter.