This time I don’t know whether the Japanese mission took advantage of Princess Huai’an, or whether Princess Huai’an took advantage of the Japanese mission, or the two took advantage of each other. Anyway, the ceremony in Yanjing was very grand.
One characteristic of Chinese-style grandness is that there must be a lot of people and the scene must be very large. For example, today, there are nearly 100,000 people participating in the ceremony in Yanjing, including 35,000 Yanyun guards stationed in Yanjing City.
As well as the urgently mobilized military households, there were 80,000 people, and officials at all levels, petty officials, government servants, and other administrative staff accounted for about 20,000. The main road between the South Gate of Yanjing and the Marshal's Mansion was blocked.
Lin Yuyan just paid it off. The Japanese mission was shocked when they saw such a big scene for the first time. They saw Yan Yunwei with bright armor and swords on both sides of the main road. They were afraid that there were not more than 100,000 people (military troops).
The household was temporarily issued with armor and weapons), and I was shocked at that time. In the eyes of the Wei people, the Japanese were originally country bumpkins. Japan's military strength at this time was also pitifully weak. The two "vassal towns" were engaged in a war, and the total military strength of both sides was
If there are more than 1,000 people, it will be considered a war. Even the two most powerful leaders of the emperor, Minamoto Yoshitomo and Kiyomori, the leaders of samurai groups, can only have 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers at most, and the weapons and equipment are different from those in front of them.
Compared with the Yun family's army, they are embarrassed to say that they are an army.
Prince Akimiya Kiyokouchi said something to a Japanese general outside her carriage. The Japanese general approached Yun Weili and asked in Chinese: "Dear General Yun, the military strength under your Northern Xinjiang Governor is too great.
It’s getting stronger...How many such an army does His Highness the Governor of Northern Xinjiang have in total?”
When did the Governor of Northern Xinjiang become His Highness? Yun Weili despised the Japanese country bumpkin in his heart, but then thought that His Highness sounded pretty good, so he didn't care about this country bumpkin.
Naturally, he didn't have much respect for the Japanese general. He just maintained basic courtesy and said: "There are 250,000 people who can go to the battlefield at any time. If a big battle is to be fought, the commander-in-chief can recruit such an army within a month.
Six to seven hundred thousand, if added up, there may be an army of one million."
The Japanese samurai was so horrified that he suddenly blurted out a sentence in Japanese: "Nani?!" (What?) Looking at Yun Weili's frown, he finally came to his senses, bowed quickly and said, "Ah,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Your words shocked me so much... Although it may be presumptuous, I still want to confirm again: You are saying that if the Governor is willing, he will be able to have something like this within a month
A mighty and majestic army of millions?”
Yun Weili's words were naturally exaggerated. Not only was the number of people exaggerated, but the key point was that he deliberately did not say whether the Yun family could supply the supplies for the million-strong army. He did not say it. The Japanese generals naturally did not know. Anyway, in the eyes of the Japanese
Here, the Wei Dynasty is the richest in the world, and it seems not unusual to be able to raise an army of millions, so he nodded proudly: "The military strength of our Northern Xinjiang Governor's Palace is second to none in the entire Wei Dynasty. In terms of military strength, only the emperor
Your Majesty can surpass us, and when it comes to combat power... Hehe, it seems that no one dares to say that he wants to compete with our Yun Family Army."
Sure enough, the Japanese general believed it at that time. Although he was a "country bumpkin", he also knew that the Yun family was the main force resisting the Liao Kingdom. Think about it, even the entire Liao Empire could not do anything to the Yun family. The Yun family's military strength
How powerful is it? Needless to say? Japanese people naturally worship the strong, so Yun Weili immediately fell into a continuous stream of compliments.
Yun Zheng and Lin Yuyan were naturally polite when they met Yun Lan, so there was no need to say more. Later, Yun Lan, accompanied by Yun Zheng, received the Japanese delegation represented by Prince Akimiya Kiyokouchi. During the meeting, Yun Zheng was able to lead the way.
, explained to Yun Lan one by one the matters agreed with Akimiya Kiyoko last time. Yun Lan was actually still a little confused about Yun Zheng’s true purpose. He went all the way to Japan to give lectures? What if there was a hurricane? Besides, in
Why does a small island country need a fiefdom? Our own territory is probably no smaller than that of that emperor, so why do we need his land?
But Yun Zheng kept hinting secretly, which made Yun Lan think that there might be something inside. After thinking about it, she agreed in principle to these things that had been finalized in advance.
After Akimiya Kiyoko left with satisfaction, Yun Lan asked about the matter. Yun Zheng didn't hide anything, and told her what he knew about the situation and plan. Although Yun Lan said that he was good at fighting, he obviously didn't understand economics - this
No one in the era understood him. After hearing Yunzheng say that Shi Jian Yinshan had a large output, he couldn't help but ask: "Zheng'er, who did you hear about this Yinshan thing? Let alone hearsay and ghosts and yin and yang."
s things?"
Yun Zheng chuckled: "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, I know this matter well. Anyway, I want to get the land first, and I will not go over there until the construction is complete. I will know if there is money or not. If there is no money, I will just go there."
It’s just a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I didn’t lose much, so I just treated it as a tour around the world... uh, a tour overseas.”
Yun Lan nodded: "Well, that's good."
Yun Zheng laughed: "Father, when my son returns to Yanjing this time, he has two things to give to his father."
Yun Lan was a little surprised. This was the first time that Yun Zheng had something to give to him. "Oh? What kind of rare treasure deserves a dedication?" Yun Lan didn't have a hobby of collecting things, so although it was a bit surprising, it wasn't too big.
Pay attention to
Yunzheng clapped his hands, and Yun Weili and Ning Pengxuan immediately brought something in. The thing was quite big, more than ten feet vertically and horizontally, flat and not very thick. It was covered with a black cloth cover and looked quite big.
for mystery
Yun Lan also became curious: "What is this?" She wondered in her mind: Could it be a large calligraphy painting? Zheng'er suddenly became a "literary man" this year. Could it be that he collected an original painting of so and so and sent it to me? But this thing
Give it to me...
Yun Zheng chuckled and waved his hand. Ning Pengxuan grabbed a corner of the black cloth and lifted it hard.
Yun Lan was stunned for less than two breaths, and suddenly a bright light flashed in his eyes: "Northern Xinjiang Mountains and Rivers Sand Table!" (The sand table existed in the Han Dynasty, but it was very rough, and now Yunzheng's fine version has appeared) It is said to be Northern Xinjiang
, in fact, not only is this a high-precision sand table centered on Yanjing, not only is the ups and downs of the terrain close to the real thing, but even the outline of Yanjing City is clearly visible, covering not only the northern Xinjiang, but also the southern part of the Liao Kingdom.
Even a calm person like Yun Lan immediately became excited and looked around the sand table for a long time. Yun Zheng acted as a temporary commentator and explained to Yun Lan the composition of the sand table and its significance in the military and various industries.
, Yunzheng introduced an important concept in it: longitude and latitude lines
Yun Zheng was very happy and relieved when he praised and affirmed Longitude and Latitude, the number one player in the world. Finally, what he had done was not in vain.
Yun Lan stood in front of the sand table marked "Northern Xinjiang and Southern Liao" and looked down carefully. She couldn't help but sigh: "Good thing, good thing, the sand table of Northern Xinjiang and Southern Liao? What if I could put all the sand tables in the sixteen provinces of the Wei Dynasty?"
It would be great to do it all..."
Yunzheng coughed: "Father, this sandbox looks easy, but it is difficult to make. Fortunately, we are very familiar with the terrain of Northern Xinjiang and Southern Liao, so we can make this sandbox. But this sandbox is already a child's
We mobilized more than a hundred draftsmen to carry out field surveying and mapping in one state, one prefecture, one county and one place, so that we can achieve today's results. If we had completed the mapping of all the sixteen provinces of the Wei Dynasty, I am afraid it would have taken ten years."
Yun Lan nodded and laughed: "My father was impatient for a while. This northern Xinjiang and southern Liao sand table can only be made by our Yun family. If it were made in other provinces, it would be more than ten times more difficult. Moreover,
Speaking of which, it wouldn’t be good to spread the word.”
In ancient times, possessing a map of the world could be considered as treason. The more detailed the map, the more likely it was to be used as evidence of treason. Therefore, Comrade Zhang Song during the Three Kingdoms period gave Liu Bei a map of the mountains and rivers of Western Shu, which is a great contribution.
, the reason is here
Yun Zheng secretly glanced at Yun Lan and saw that there was not much expression on his face except happiness, so he said: "Haier has sent people to conduct on-site inspections of the terrain in other provinces, but the results will definitely be better than this sand table."
It’s much slower.”
"Well, it doesn't matter. Send more manpower and material resources to fully roll out this thing sooner rather than later. It will be of great use in the army. As for keeping it secret, Zheng'er will take care of it himself," Yun Lan said with a smile.
"Father, my son has something else to present. This thing is also of great use in the army." Yun Zheng finally presented the monocular telescope that had been in his arms for several days.
"Oh? What is this?" Yun Lan looked curiously at this iron pipe with one big end and one small end that can be retracted, and there are crystal pieces at both ends.
"The name of this object is called a telescope. Although it is an exaggeration, it allows the user to clearly see places that are beyond the reach of the eyes." Yun Zheng raised his eyebrows and chuckled.
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Yun Lan's interest increased greatly, and she fiddled with the long pipe with both hands, but she didn't know how to use it.
"Father, Marshal, you should hold it like this, then aim outside the door and look far away..." Under Yun Zheng's guidance, Marshal Yun used the telescope for the first time. As soon as he put it in front of his eyes, "Ah?!
"Yun Weili and Ning Pengxuan had never seen this thing before, and they saw a motionless mountain on one side.
Yun Shanshuai behaved like this, and his curiosity aroused. He didn't know what kind of magical thing Yun Lan had seen.
"Wei Li, go forward quickly and see if there is anyone walking there. If there is, bring him over immediately." Yun Lan's lips trembled a little: "Remember, look carefully to see if this person has the left temple.
There’s a black mole everywhere”
"Yes, Marshal." Yun Weili obviously didn't quite understand Yun Lan's order, whether it was for him to arrest people or to see the mole on someone else's left face, but he still obeyed the order and led the people away. Yun Lan was still there.
He took a telescope and looked at it excitedly: "Hey, they passed by, oh, they're at the right place... Hey, you found the wrong person, well, fortunately, you also know how to turn people's faces away, by the way! It's him,
It's him..." Yun Lan stood at the door holding an iron pipe and muttered to herself. She didn't care about the commander's demeanor and image. The maid servant in the yard who was alarmed by the commander's voice looked confused.
Staring at his handsome man
Ning Pengxuan came over: "Brother Feng, this thing looks very magical, what exactly is it?"
Yun Zheng chuckled: "Do you still remember the crystal paperweight I bought in the shop next to our store when I was in Huai'an last time?"
Ning Pengxuan also laughed: "Remember?" He was amused in his heart. At that time, Yun Zheng saw the glass body carved into the shape of a beast and his hands were shaking with excitement. He kept saying, "Glass, I cao, this is glass, what kind of bird is it?"
A person who has traveled through time can actually make glass?!" Several people who followed him later told him inexplicably: This is a crystal paperweight.
Then without saying a word, Marshal Yun, who was extremely wealthy, packed up all the crystals in that store and took them back. It is said that he drew some inexplicable drawings the next day and gave them to a few craftsmen...
Ning Pengxuan was startled, could this telescope have anything to do with the crystal?
"Commander, I have brought you here. As expected, this person has a big black mole on the left side of his face near the temple." Yun Weili bowed his hands in an imposing manner, then pointed to a servant behind his butt and said.
"Oh?" Yun Lan ignored the looks of the people around her and rushed to the trembling servant who was kneeling on the ground: "Raise your head and let me take a look."
That servant was just a low-level servant. There was no chance to talk to the Marshal on weekdays. At this time, he was still covered up. He was brought over by the Marshal's cronies for some reason, and was actually interrogated by the Marshal himself. He was already frightened.
I was so distraught that I asked myself that I had never done anything extremely sinful, so how could this happen?
Raising his head with a look of fear, the servant suddenly cried in fright: "Commander, I...I didn't do anything..."
When I looked up, sure enough, there was a black mole on the left side of my face near the temple...
"It's fine if you don't do it, you're scared!" Yun Lan didn't bother to explain, so she dismissed him with one sentence and immediately turned his head: "Zheng'er, come here and tell me how to make this telescope?" Yun Lan's actions
Very nimble, he appeared in front of Yun Zheng in an instant, his eyes bright. Yun Zheng saw his Adam's apple moving up and down for the first time. Ning Pengxuan seized the opportunity and immediately took a telescope to look at it. He was amazed and quickly got it.
I came to the conclusion that this thing is very useful when marching to detect the enemy. Ning Pengxuan knew it, and Yun Lan knew it even better, so he was so eager.
Yun Zheng laughed and told his father honestly that in fact, this telescope is actually carved from crystal used for luxury goods, and the process is not complicated.
"You mean this telescope is just two pieces of crystal and an iron pipe?" Yun Lan opened her eyes wide in surprise, unable to believe that things that were not as valuable as jade could be of such great use.
"That's true." Yunzheng nodded vigorously.
Yun Lan looked at Yun Zheng and suddenly laughed: "Okay, okay, okay! The two gifts that Zheng'er gave to his father this time are the best gifts that his father has received in so many years.
Got off! My son has finally grown up."
--------------------The weather is changing in Changsha. I have a cold, fever, and a terrible headache. I owe a thousand words. I will go to bed first and make up for it after I recover.