The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

Chapter 220 The person and gift to Zhang Jing

Master Fourteen not only improved his swimming skills a lot, but also, he got tanned!

The Fourteenth Master, who used to be white and tender like sugar cake, is now a wheat bread.

Not only has my swimming skills improved, but my body has also improved, and I feel energetic, that's right, a little too unrestrained.

Woke up early in the morning, didn't even wash my face, and ran to the beach to grab breakfast.

Yes, I ran to grab breakfast by myself. Master Fourteen was wearing a hurdle vest and big underpants. He was basically the same as everyone in the navy, except for a braid.

There is a fish basket hanging on the waist.

Plunge into the sea from the private beach in the palace. Today's sea is free of any pollution. It was originally a tourist paradise. In ancient times, the sea water was as clear as a sapphire.

After swimming into the sea, he grabbed a few fish with his bare hands and stuffed them into the basket, and then caught a few sea crabs and a few shrimps.

After swimming ashore, he threw the breakfast he caught to Ma Lianying.

He ran to take a shower, and when he sat down refreshed, his breakfast was ready.

Seaweed mixed with sesame oil and garlic, pan-fried conger eel.

Crab Soup Buns and Steamed Egg Custard with Peony Shrimp.

Peony shrimp steamed custard is prepared for the little prince. The child is very close to the fourteenth master. These days, he comes to have breakfast every day. The fourteenth master also likes him very much. Although the child is only three or four years old, he is a Great little guy.

Nian Gengyao also ate with Fourteen.

"Master Fourteen, it's time for us to go back." If he didn't go back again, Nian Gengyao was really afraid that Master Fourteen would hold the little prince and recognize him as his son.

The big and the small are so good.

Well, he is jealous, okay?

"Well, it should be able to stand up here." Fourteenth Master handed Nian Gengyao a seafood bun: "They can't rely on us, let them play a few more games with Spain, and they will have experience."

The firearms were very smooth and sharp, and the soldiers and people of Sulu Kingdom worked hard and cheered up.

"Then we..." Nian Gengyao wanted to say something, but the little prince threw him a steamed sea crab and glared at Nian Gengyao with big eyes: "Bad!"

The little prince understood, he knew that Nian Gengyao was going to take Master Fourteen away.

The prince of Sulu Kingdom can also speak a little Chinese, and he has been working hard to improve his Chinese these days. The little prince also heard some, so he memorized it.

"Well, it's bad." Fourteenth Master was happy: "Children are smart."

Nian Gengyao took the crab and slowly picked out the crab meat, throwing away the shell, and gave the meat to the fourteenth master, not to the children.

This is childish enough.

In the end, the little prince was coaxed by the fourteenth master, and then sent to the queen.

The Fourteenth Lord went to the king and said that he was going to leave. The king sent his crown prince to accompany him to the Qing Dynasty, and brought generous tribute and private gifts to congratulate His Majesty the Qing Emperor on his 60 birthday.

It was worth the trip.

And those merchant ships also made enough business and returned with the navy.

They are satisfied, Haojing City is not good.

Haojing is the foothold of the Spaniards here. It can be regarded as the base camp. As a result, they went to Nanyang to attack several times, but they all returned without success, and now they have lost even more troops.

And Shisi brought his people back to Guangzhou City, almost letting everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

The Fourteenth Master was really important. When he went out, this group of people were worried. What's more, after they came back, they brought a lot of gold and silver treasures, which were spoils from pirates.

Omg!

Pirates!

"Did you really meet a pirate?" Little Pingzi didn't follow, and now he was very greedy: "I'm really unlucky, if I follow you, I can also get a taste of the masculinity on the battlefield."

Probably because they have all become eunuchs, and Xiao Pingzi's pursuit has also changed. He used to pursue money, but he has enough money. The Fourteenth Master also promised to provide for everyone's retirement, so you don't have to worry about suffering when you get old.

However, he still has other pursuits, and this is a spiritual matter.

For example, he also wanted to be like Zheng He in the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately, he got seasick!

I also want to go to the battlefield and make meritorious deeds by killing the enemy. Even if I can't really kill people, I still have to "join the war" and make a start.

It didn't work out!

The Fourteenth Master couldn't laugh or cry: "Okay, okay, you stay at home and share your worries."

There must be someone to take care of the other courtyard here.

The fourteenth master is at sea, and there is a small bottle here, so he can rest assured.

"By the way, Lord Fourteen, Mr. Nian is here." After finishing his nagging, Xiao Pingzi reported that Nian Gengyao had arrived.

"In the future, when Mr. Nian comes, he will be brought in directly, and there is no need to report it." The Fourteenth Master felt that he had nothing to do, and he was hiding it from Nian Gengyao.

"Yes, I have remembered." The little bottle went out and welcomed Nian Gengyao in.

Nian Gengyao saluted the fourteenth master, and the fourteenth master waved his hand: "Lianggong, this is not in the capital, so don't be so polite."

"Courtesy is undeniable, Lord Fourteen, the big merchants are very satisfied with this business, but they want to give you [-]% of the profit in return." Nian Gengyao said: "Also, their Nanyang relatives , It seems that I have come and gone with them a lot.”

Now in Nanyang, there is also a place for Han people, but life is very hard.

Originally, only local aborigines competed with them for survival resources, but later outsiders and pirates were added.

The pirates were brutal and the Spaniards were not very friendly.

"I don't want [-]% of the dividends. Let them exchange them for rare treasures and present them to the Lord Long Live. Next year will be the [-]th birthday of the Lord Long Live." The Fourteenth Master said: "Although the Han people in Nanyang are not from the Qing Dynasty The people are also old friends, so in a few days, I will go out again and go to Nanyang to see the Han people."

Nanyang is too big, there are few Han people, and they only occupy a few small islands to live. In fact, in this world today, there are many natural resources, but also, the technology is low, and the living conditions are naturally worse. In addition, those Han people have no backing, and the local people , Pirates and foreign colonists are all hostile relations.

The life of the Han Chinese in Nanyang is not easy.

"Alright." Nian Gengyao said, "Everyone is preparing for the 60th birthday. Fourteenth Lord, you should also get ready."

"My master has already prepared it." The fourteenth master smiled mysteriously.

Nian Gengyao felt itchy, but he couldn't continue to ask questions, so he had dinner with Master Fourteen. After dinner, Fourteen Ye took a walk to digest food, and the two chatted about the Han survivors in Nanyang.

"Han survivors?" Nian Gengyao thought for a while, "Aren't they fugitives from the Ming Dynasty?"

"No, that's not right." The Fourteenth Master shook his head: "Those Han people, since the Song Dynasty, some people went to the south because they avoided the war. By the time of the Ming Dynasty, many people fled from Daming because they offended others. When our Manchus entered the customs, there were also many people from the former Ming who were unwilling to bow down and ran to the south; For various reasons, they ran to Nanyang, but after so many years, they are only the survivors of the Han nationality, not the survivors of a certain dynasty."

Nian Gengyao thought for a while: "The Fourteenth Master is quite right. Those from the Southern Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are not as good as those from the Han nationality."

Remains of the Han nationality, a very good title.

After slipping away to digest food, the two of them went to the study. The Fourteenth Master was going to write a letter to Jingzhong, and Nian Gengyao was also going to write a letter to Nian Shi.

The two occupy the desk, you write yours, and I write mine.

Nian Gengyao didn't write much, just two letters, one to Nian Shi and one to Fourth Master, which were regarded as family letters.

The Fourteenth Master wrote a lot, but the last one he wrote was a letter to Kangxi, and the shark fins he brought back had to be transported back to Beijing together.

He has to be sent back to Beijing, and the envoys also need to be sent.

Nian Gengyao couldn't leave, but Cao Yong could. He was going back to Beijing to report on his duties.

In addition, there are a lot of things to do with the envoys and the escort of taxes back to Beijing. If they leave, there will be a lot of escorts.

This has to be arranged, Nian Gengyao is busy.

The Fourteenth Master rested at home for a few days and went out for a stroll. Nian Gengyao had already arranged everything. The Fourteenth Master boarded the boat again and went to sea again, but he couldn't wait for Beijing to reply.

When Kangxi received the letter, he was already in Changchun Garden.

The Changchun Garden in early summer is very beautiful. Kangxi is under an apricot tree, sipping refreshments, watching the early summer evening wind blowing down the apricot blossoms, and reading the letter from his fourteenth son.

"Yo Yo! On the [-]th, you went out to sea and cut the shark's fin yourself?" The person next to Kangxi was Liang Jiugong.

"Ah?" Liang Jiugong was taken aback: "No wonder there are more than 100 shark fins in the delivery, which are placed separately and kept from being touched by others. Master Fourteen...cut them with his own hands?"

"Yes!" Kangxi was very happy: "He said that he didn't bring any gifts to me when he went to sea, and he only had more shark fins. It was all green, and he said he wanted to avenge himself, well, he reported it on the spot!"

Liang Jiugong laughed: "Master Fourteen is still childish."

"Yeah, this kid, naughty!" Said naughty on the mouth, but was very happy in his heart, Kangxi wanted to continue reading: "Oh, and went to Sulu country."

The Fourteenth General Su Luguo and his party wrote in detail, especially his "friendship" with the little prince.

Although what is the so-called "friendship" between a 23-year-old man and a three- or four-year-old kid, the Fourteenth Master said that he has a good relationship with the crown prince, but it's not as good as being with the little prince. The prince is so cute.

Kangxi couldn't laugh or cry when he saw it. If Fourteen had any ambitions to develop overseas, he should also make friends with the crown prince, but he actually liked the little prince.

"In this way, arrange someone to take good care of them. Find a time. I will see the crown prince. I heard that they have no shortage of food. They trade a lot of food with the navy every year. The navy trades cloth with them. By the way, this time the guns I gave them all the guns, that’s right, they also want to repay their kindness.” Kangxi thought for a while: “Let someone teach them etiquette again, I know that their seniors have a good relationship with Daming, but I want them to know, Their relationship can also be better."

"Hey!" Liang Jiugong remembered it in his heart.

He turned around and arranged it himself.

Just because of his personal arrangements and intervening, no one dared to neglect Su Luguo and his party, which surprised the crown prince. Prince Heng was in charge of this matter, and Prince Heng told him that it was because they had a good relationship with the Fourteenth Lord , will be treated like preferential treatment, and the crown prince can't help but be more grateful to the Fourteenth Lord, who is thousands of miles away.

Prince Heng is a kind person, because he has no ambitions, and the Empress Dowager is here. He has a good relationship with Mongolia and is in charge of foreign affairs, especially he is not short of money. The share given to him on the [-]th is enough to spend, and Wufu Jin also has bonuses. .

The couple had a good life, and they were also grateful to Fourteen for their generosity. Knowing that these people were sent by Fourteen, they took good care of them. Later, Liang Jiugong also ordered them to take care of them more openly.

Kangxi met the crown prince in person half a month later.

He went to Qianqing Palace, and the crown prince had gained some insight.

As a result, Kangxi was shocked when he saw the crown prince. The crown prince was too dark, like a peasant boy, and he was not gorgeously dressed, but cool enough.

The crown prince was very excited. He kowtowed and cried to Kangxi. The translator said that the crown prince was so excited that he couldn't help himself because he had to see the sky. It was a little rude.

However, Kangxi looked at the crown prince with a slightly strange look: "Ask him, is the fourteenth over there, is it also tanned like brown sugar cake?"

His fourteenth son has been white and tender since he was a child. If he was sun-dried into a brown sugar cake, it would be a disaster.

Concubine De must wash him with tears.

After all, she is his own woman, but Kangxi knows that Concubine De likes people who are white and tender, especially Fourteen, when Fourteen was a child, she was white and tender, chubby, soft and very cute.

In the end, the crown prince nodded honestly, and the interpreter told Kangxi: "The Fourteenth Master can catch seafood by himself to eat, he can also barbecue, and sing their folk songs in minor tunes..."

In addition to Kangxi receiving the letter, Concubine De and Concubine Min also received the letter. Along with the letter came shark fins and some special products from the seaside. There were several sea pearls alone.

Concubine De touched the pearl and said with a smile: "I don't have to worry about having no pearls this time. Let's wear a necklace, a bracelet, and two pearl flowers."

Concubine Min also smiled and said: "Master Fourteen, I also sent some back to the princesses in Mongolia. There are so many people thinking about this child."

The fourteenth master's comprehensiveness is what people like the most.

"They are all his sisters, I think the red pearls are not bad." Concubine De felt that there were at least twenty red pearls inside, and her eyes almost disappeared from laughter.

There are plenty of pearls in the sea, but Shisi didn't go fishing for pearls, but he hunted a group of pirates, and those pirates got a lot of money. Among them, there were five large boxes of pearls, all of which Nian Gengyao gave to Master Shisi.

The fourteenth master has a lot of shares, and almost all the female relatives he knows have a share.

Even Princess Chunxi, who is far away in Mongolia, has a thumb-sized pearl, which makes Bandi jealous a lot.

Those concubines in Bandi were even more jealous, but unfortunately, Princess Chunxi didn't give them any, and it was impossible for Bandi to ask Princess Chunxi for pearls for the sake of concubines.