The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

At this time, the East India Company, which has absorbed enough nutrients in India, has already set its sights on the East. Obviously, the visit of George Macal and others is to ask for directions. It is better to reach an agreement. If no agreement is reached, they can also find out The reality of the court and army of the Great Chu Kingdom.

Lin Yun was worried about this. The weak coastal defenses in the eastern part of Da Chu from Fujian to Shanghai and then to Tianjin could be said to be completely controlled by foreigners. If Great Britain was not too far away from Da Chu and could not send troops over, their army would be really weak. It is easy to reach the vicinity of the capital.

...

On the pier, Lin Yun was saying goodbye to Lin Ruhai and his wife. Originally, Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun also came to the pier to see him off, but Jia Min worried that his daughter would cry badly, so he didn't allow them to come to see him off.

Lin Ruhai told Lin Yun: "Yun'er, when my uncle goes to Guangzhou to work this time, he will stay there for at least two or three years. You must be cautious in your words and deeds in the capital, and you must not talk about state affairs lightly."

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "Uncle, don't worry, my nephew will remember it."

Jia Min also said: "Yun'er, you should restrain the two younger sisters, and don't spoil them too much. Also, with the old lady, you have to go to see her once in a while, so don't make a fuss about it."

Lin Yun smiled wryly and said: "Auntie, it's not that I don't want to go to the mansion over there, but there are too many right and wrong in the mansion over there. I don't mind if I can't see it. If I do, I want to take care of it. What's the use of it?"

Lin Ruhai agreed and said: "Yun'er is right, as a junior, it is indeed inconvenient for him to meddle in the affairs of the East Mansion."

Jia Min gave her husband a white look, and said angrily, "I don't want Yun'er to take care of the affairs of the mansion over there, I just ask him to find time to greet the old lady and show some filial piety for my wife."

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "Auntie, don't worry, my nephew will follow suit."

Lin Ruhai was bored, so he found an excuse and said, "I'm going to say hello to Count Georges Macart, you two can chat."

After Lin Ruhai left, Jia Min said to Lin Yun again: "This time your uncle goes to Guangdong, he will definitely make use of the connections my father left in Guangdong. You should be careful here and don't make trouble with the mansion over there. It's too stiff."

Lin Yun nodded. Zhou Qiong, the commander of the navy in Yuehai, was an old subordinate of Rong Guogong, and he had figured this out when he was in Jinling.It's just that Jia Min didn't say anything, and he never asked.

He thought for a while, then took out his purse from his bosom, took out a ring from it, handed it to Jia Min and said, "Auntie, this is a token given to me by the leader of the Four Seas Gang. This token, go to them for help."

Jia Min was taken aback when she heard the words, she lowered her voice and said, "How can you make friends with gang members in secret? This is the most taboo."

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "Aunt, don't worry, my nephew just did them a small favor, and the old gang leader owes me a favor. If your uncle encounters an emergency, you can ask someone you can trust to ask him for help. If there is no emergency If you don’t know that there is such a person, you should act as if you didn’t know there was such a person.”

Jia Min worried: "Who else knows about this?"

Lin Yun: "Except for my aunt, no one else knows about this."

Jia Min hesitated for a moment, but still took the ring and held it tightly in his palm.

She looked at Lin Yun with complex eyes and said: "Yun'er, you have to remember that the wind leaves its mark and the rain leaves its mark. There is no airtight wall in this world."

Lin Yun smiled and said: "Don't worry, Auntie, my nephew just wants to live a safe life, and it is my greatest wish to protect the safety of my family."

"That would be the best."

...

Since Lu Mingyuan, Fan Zhonglin and Cheng Daniu were also going to Guangzhou with Lin Ruhai, Ding Yuannan also asked for leave and came to see him off.

He said enviously to the three of them: "A few days ago, Ruoyu persuaded me to go to Guangzhou to take up a post. I also wanted to find an opportunity to ask the three of you who is willing to go with me. Who knows, now all three of you have gone to Guangzhou. But he only let me stay.”

Lu Mingyuan smiled and said, "Brother Yuannan, the emperor must keep you here because he wants to use you."

Fan Zhonglin: "Ming Yuan is right. Yuan Nan, you must have a bright future. Why should you envy the three of us?"

Ding Yuannan smiled bitterly and said: "It's not like you don't know about my situation in Zuowuwei. I was not favored by General Qin before, and now it's like this again. How can I have a good life in the future?"

Lu Mingyuan: "You can talk to Ruoyu and ask him to transfer you to another place."

Ding Yuannan shook his head and said: "Ruoyu has helped me enough, if I ask him for help again, I will feel like a waste."

Fan Zhonglin: "We are all classmates and friends, so why are you so alienated?"

Just as Ding Yuannan was about to speak, he saw Lin Yun leading a general over, and said with a smile, "Ming Yuan, Zhong Lin, Daniel, let me introduce you, this is General Wu Mingyuan, the vice-admiral of the Guangdong Navy, and you will want to How close."

Upon hearing this, the three of them rushed to Wu Mingyuan, cupping their fists and saluting: "Hello, General Wu!"

Wu Mingyuan hurriedly clasped his fists in return, and said cheerfully, "Since you are Lord Xiaolin's old subordinates, you are your own. When you arrive in Guangdong, if you have anything to do, you can come to my old Wu."

"Thank you General Wu."

Lin Yun called Cheng Daniu aside, and told him: "Daniu, I have already told my uncle that when he arrives in Yuehai, he will appoint you as the commander of the guards, and my uncle's safety will be entrusted to you."

Cheng Daniu puffed up his chest and responded: "General, please rest assured, as long as Cheng Daniu is still breathing, Mr. Lin can take care of it."

"Thank you."

After a pause, Lin Yun continued: "Do you have any other difficulties at home that you need my help with?"

Cheng Daniu raised his hand and scratched his head, and said: "Since I joined Zuowuwei, the family's conditions have improved a lot. I don't have to worry about anything else, but I worry that after I leave, the second brother in the family will be left alone."

Lin Yun hurriedly asked: "What's your second brother's name, and how old is this year?"

Cheng Daniu: "His name is Cheng Erhu, he is 16 years old this year. My father wants him to inherit the craft of blacksmithing, but he doesn't like it, and he wants to join the army with me."

Lin Yun: "Let's do this. I'll ask Zhong Yi to find him later and make him my follower."

"Thank you, General!" Cheng Daniu was so excited that he wanted to kowtow to Lin Yun.

Lin Yun hurriedly grabbed him and said: "We are all brothers, so we should help. If you are too polite, you will be disrespectful."

"The general said so."

At this time, Lin Fu ran over and said to Lin Yun: "Young nephew, I said it's time to leave."

"Ok."

...

The fleet sailed slowly away from the dock. George Macartney stood by the side of the ship, looked at Lin Yun who was waving at the fleet, and said to Colonel Casson next to him: "That young man named Lin Yun is very special. He doesn't seem like a big Chu person."

Colonel Casson: "No matter how powerful a person is, he can't change a country."

"If he is just an ordinary person, he may not be able to change a country, but if he controls the political power in Dachu, it will be difficult to say."

Colonel Kasong: "I heard that Lin Yun was born in a family of merchants. If he wants to get ahead in Dachu, I'm afraid it will be very difficult."

George Macartney: "You still don't understand the Great Chu Kingdom. Their Imperial Academy is the center of power. That young man has already entered, but they have not yet been reused by their emperor."

Colonel Casson was silent when he heard this. He really didn't understand Dachu. The people of this country lived in poverty, but the officials and gentry lived a life of luxury and luxury.

George Macartney: "Casson, I have a feeling in my heart that this boy will become the biggest resistance our British fleet will encounter when it lands on this land."

Colonel Kasong said contemptuously: "But their fleet is dilapidated and their combat power is low. Just give me [-] warships, and I can destroy all the warships in the Great Chu Kingdom."

George Macartney raised his hand and patted Colonel Casson on the shoulder. Without saying a word, he turned and walked towards the entrance of the cabin.

...

Here, after the fleet sailed away, Lin Yun and Ding Yuannan got back on their horses and prepared to return to the city.

Ding Yuannan said emotionally on horseback: "The comrades who fought side by side a few days ago will go their separate ways today. The fate of life is really unpredictable."

Lin Yun hurriedly asked: "Brother Yuan Nan, from what you said, could it be that you want to leave Zuo Wuwei?"

Ding Yuannan lowered his voice and said: "I went to the Ministry of War yesterday to handle errands, and I heard the news that General Liu Fang was dismissed because of lack of pay. "

Lin Yun smiled and said, "Congratulations to you. The former commander of the armed guards is a third-grade general. The speed of your promotion will make Qin Xiaoting and others jealous to death."

Ding Yuannan said awkwardly: "Ruoyu, don't make fun of me. They only said that Mr. Zhao recommended me to serve in the former military guard, but they didn't say that I should be the commander there."

Lin Yun: "Isn't this obvious? When His Majesty promoted you to be a lieutenant general, he was planning to use you again. Mr. Zhao's recommendation was nothing more than that guy's self-examination."

Ding Yuannan excitedly said: "Ruoyu, you mean His Majesty appointed me to go to Qianwuwei?"

"Although I don't know where His Majesty wants you to serve, I do know that His Majesty wants to use you."

"Why are you so sure?"

"After the martial arts competition that day, my uncle asked the emperor to take you to Guangzhou to serve, but his majesty refused on the grounds that he had other appointments for you. Listening to you now, isn't that a lice on the bald man's head, is it obvious? .”

Ding Yuannan said excitedly: "According to what you say, is it really possible for me to serve as a former military guard?"

Lin Yun said with a smile: "Go, go to my house and have a few drinks to celebrate for you."

Ding Yuannan hurriedly waved his hands and said: "The matter has not been settled yet, so don't be too public, don't end up making people laugh."

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "You are just too cautious."

Ding Yuannan laughed and said, "It's better to be cautious, so as not to make people laugh."

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Chapter 294: Lotus

Lin Yun returned to Linyuan and first went to the west courtyard to visit Daiyu.In the end, it came to nothing, and only Zicuckoo was embroidering in the room.

Zijuan told him that the mansion bought two new boats, and Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun went to the pond to look at the boats.

Lin Yun was relieved when he heard that. Since Daiyu was interested in rowing, it meant that the departure of Lin Ruhai and his wife had little impact on her. It seemed that his worries were a bit unnecessary.

Even though he thought so in his heart, Lin Yun still rushed to the pond, wanting to see with his own eyes whether Daiyu was really all right.

When he arrived at the pond, he saw a dozen maids and women gathered on the shore, pointing and pointing into the pond.

Lin Yun hurried over to have a look, and saw two small boats with black awnings docked by the pond, and a young boatwoman holding a bamboo wormwood was explaining the skills of rowing to the people on the shore.

In the crowd, there were Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun, Ping'er, Xiangling, Pearl, Yingge and their respective maids.

Seeing Lin Yun approaching, Ping'er hurriedly introduced to him: "Third Master, this is the boat lady He Hua sent by Steward Qian. She is good at water and reliable. This servant thinks that she can stay in the mansion for a while. Time, if you work diligently, let her stay in the mansion to work, what do you think?"

Lin Yun was a little hesitant after hearing this. Although he didn't want the mansion to randomly increase the number of people, but Daiyu and the others wanted to row a boat, and he didn't feel at ease without two people who were familiar with water to watch.

Seeing that Lin Yun was silent, Daiyu thought that he didn't want to keep him, so she hurriedly begged: "Brother, you can keep the lotus, and I will ask Sister Ping'er to give the lotus a tael of silver from my monthly bill, which counts as her wages."

Lin Yun: "Let's keep it, and the monthly money will be distributed like the second-class maid in the mansion."

Daiyu said happily, "Thank you brother."

Lin Yun added, "One tael of silver will be deducted from Yu'er's monthly bill."

"Uh~"

Dai Yu said in her heart, "I'm just saying this politely, why did my brother take it seriously?"

Shi Xiangyun hurriedly said: "Brother, I will deduct half a tael of silver to Hehua just like Sister Lin."

Lin Yun nodded and said, "Yes."

Daiyu pouted and said, "Brother is so stingy. He makes so much money, but he still wants to deduct my and Sister Yun's monthly salary."

Lin Yun pretended to be puzzled and said: "Didn't you just say it yourself? Could it be that I heard it wrong?"

"Brother is really hateful."

Ping'er: "Girl, the third master is teasing you. Since the monthly money is distributed like the second-class maid, it is natural to go to the public account."