Chapter 284: Jiao Da’s inquiry on Jia Lan’s ambition
"The old man takes the liberty to ask the young master if he has ambitions to aspire to the throne?"
Jiao Da pursed his lips tightly, and his dim yellow eyes suddenly burst out with strong momentum, staring at Jia Lan motionlessly, so that the latter was startled by Jiao Da's question and did not recover for a long time.
A depressing atmosphere lingered in the room.
Time seems to have completely stopped at this moment.
After a long time, Jia Lan finally asked: "Uncle Jiao, what did you say?"
He still couldn't believe that Jiao Da would ask such a question.
Seeing Jia Lan's incomprehensible look, Jiao Da simply made it clear: "Young master, do you have the ambition to conquer the world?"
This sentence was pronounced more clearly, and it immediately forced Jialan into a corner.
Jia Lan suddenly felt his eyes were a little dry.
He blinked and looked at Jiao Da blankly until he confirmed that the other person was not joking.
"How is this possible?"
"Still trying to win the world?"
"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"
Rather than being shocked, Jia Lan found it a little funny.
His soul originally came from the era of prosperity and freedom in later generations. His respect for imperial power was there, but it was limited.
So he didn't look as frightened as ordinary scholars.
Seeing that Jia Lan didn't have much emotion on his face, Jiao Da became more and more misunderstood.
He waved his fists, stood up, and explored the surrounding area with vigorous steps. After confirming that no one was eavesdropping, he suppressed his voice and the excitement in his heart and said to Jia Lan: "If the young master is really interested in that position, the old man should
I have some sincere words, I hope you will think twice...
The young master is gifted with talents, and seeing that he is about to be named on the gold medal list, there is really no need to rush to provoke Westerners and arouse suspicion in the palace.
If the young master feels that those two foreigners are talents and wants to take them under his banner, the old man has actually not been idle these years. He has been constantly recruiting the old men of the Second Young Master Ning Rong for the young master. In time, he will definitely be able to cultivate a solid team for the young master.
..."
"Stop!"
Jia Lan stopped Jiao Da from talking.
He was really shocked at this moment. Dare Qing Jiao Da gradually recalled the old members of the Jia family. Was this the idea?
I’m not clean!?
Looking at Jiao Da, who was excited and full of fighting spirit, Jia Lan suddenly figured out a lot.
Why did a bad old man who was just a whiner in the original book suddenly become his most reliable arm?
Why did Jiao Da say that Ning Rong, a martial soldier who is considered the best in the world, was perfected through practice?
Why is a talented person like Shopkeeper Zhao willing to stoop to a small restaurant?
"Mr. Jiao, I have no idea about that position."
Jia Lan's serious and sincere tone made Jiao Da's voice stop abruptly. He looked over blankly, but saw that Jia Lan's expression gradually became serious, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and his eyes looked like he couldn't laugh or cry.
For this reason, Jia Lan felt that he could only speak clearly, otherwise it would be troublesome if Jiao Da made any misjudgment.
"The world is in turmoil now. What do you think is the root cause?"
"Reason?" Jiao Da was caught off guard and was asked, and was stunned on the spot for a moment.
"Are they corrupt officials?" Jia Lan didn't care and just threw out alternatives.
Jiao Da thought about it and nodded.
"Is it a natural disaster everywhere?"
Jia Lan asked again, and Jiao Da also nodded.
"I don't think any of them are right..." Jia Lan shook his head, and under Jiao Da's surprised eyes, he repeated what he had said to Liang Yong and Qin Zhong in Yuqiu Station.
"Who lives in the world not just for one bite of food? That's why Tai Shigong said, 'Food is the most important thing for the people.' In this world of turmoil, the root cause is that there is not enough food. Mr. Jiao, please just imagine, if everyone has enough to eat
, does this still require leaving home and wandering around?"
Seeing Jiao Da shaking his head, Jia Lan smiled: "Our ancestors in China originated from the river and spread out to live in all directions. From then on, there were nine states. For thousands of years, until today, the population is a hundred times that of the previous generations. Why?
In my opinion, it means that grain production has increased and more people can be fed by farming.
Nowadays, although there are natural disasters and corrupt officials, and the court is not considered frivolous in taxation, if we can find some high-yielding grain seeds overseas through those two foreigners, it may not be a good deed to save all people.
Since I am working for the people, why should I sit in a position that is full of fights all the time?
With the family of my father-in-law, a few foreigners will recruit them as soon as they are recruited, and others are free to say whatever they want!"
Seeing Jia Lan talking eloquently, Jiao Da's initial surprise gradually turned into admiration.
He felt that he had underestimated Jialan's situation.
"That's why Langeer, you want to focus on building a fleet just to explore overseas like the Sanbao eunuch?"
"More than that."
Jia Lan shook his head.
"It's also to prepare in advance against Westerners."
Jiao Da sat down with a blank look on his face, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. He was stunned by Jia Lan, and suddenly he said that he should rely on the two foreigners, and now he said that he should beware of the Westerners.
Do you want to use this person or guard against him?
Jia Lan knew that he would never believe it when he told Jiao Da that Westerners would slaughter China for hundreds of years in the future. The people of China in this era are naturally proud to be born in China, especially since Zhu Yuanzhang restored China in the Ming Dynasty.
My self-confidence is always full.
They would never believe that China would sink again under the powerful ships and cannons of the Westerners hundreds of years later.
So he chose to express his thoughts from another angle.
"I heard Mr. He say that in the English country in the Western Ocean, one acre of land produces less than a hundred catties of grain every year."
"How is that possible?" Jiao Da was shocked.
This is really ridiculously small.
The average yield of summer, wheat and autumn millet in the north is two dan per mu, while the rice yield in the south can reach four dan. If calculated as 130 catties per shi, the field yield in the north alone is twice that of England.
"The poorer the place, the easier it is for evil people to appear, because survival resources are limited and require force to fight for them. Moral concepts are worthless in remote areas... Then England is considered average in the West, and if it is like this, let alone other countries? The mainland cannot survive.
, it is natural to look for life overseas.
Poverty makes people prone to cruelty, inequality easily makes people hateful. When survival becomes a problem, people can only be unreasonable. Even in England, large landowners forcibly enclose farmers' cultivated land for profit.
A more profitable ranching operation.
A large number of people who lost their land could only speed towards the sea.
Gradually, these people who went to sea mastered transcendent navigation technology, just like the Mongolians on the grasslands. But we in Nanyang are not like in the north, with the Great Wall and Nine Sides...
Facing such an aggressive and enterprising country, the imperial court turned out to be completely indifferent.
What’s even more frightening is that the Western countries have faintly shown signs of dominating the world and using all the countries in the world as pawns!”