Chapter 44 [Entry]
Xiao Tongguang intended to invade Aunt Bi but was beaten by Han Mo. It was like a stone thrown in the lake. The ripples in the Han family quickly knew about it, but no subsequent storm immediately occurred.
Although Xiao Tongguang was about to recover from his injuries, Han Xuanchang remained silent. However, Mrs. Han wanted to argue with Xiao Tongguang, but was stopped by Han Xuanchang. Although Han Xuanchang was gentle and elegant, he was a noble child after all. He did not attach much importance to his concubine in his bones, and he was even more unwilling to break up with the upper class of the Xiao family because of this.
Mrs. Han took the overall situation into consideration and could only stare at Feng's eyes and swallow her anger.
Fortunately, Han Mo was not punished for this matter, but was just a verbal blow by Han Xuanchang.
The people in the mansion were extremely awe of the fifth young master. After all, there were few people in the world who dared to beat the minister of the Ministry of Revenue to a few days without getting up, not to mention that the minister of the Ministry of Revenue is also a person with the identity of the Xiao family.
So when walking in the mansion, Han Mo felt the respect of men and the admiration of women.
Even after Liu Rumeng learned the whole story of this matter, she occasionally showed a very rare gentle smile to Han Mo.
But there were two nails in the mansion, so practicing the piano was not good. Worried that he would attract the wolf, Han Mo could only move a lot of books from the study to pass the time for Liu Rumeng. In addition, he would write down the "dream" of the previous eve every day and give it to Liu Rumeng to read.
Fortunately, Han Mo was familiar with the story of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". Those hundreds of wonderful stories were enough for him to use for a year. Liu Rumeng became more and more admiring the "dream" of the fifth young master. He knew that the dream was fake, but few people could understand the talent of the fifth young master who weaved stories in a wild way.
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Han Mo was worried that Xiao Tongguang would be unsatisfied and would harass Aunt Bi, so he arranged his two confidants Han Qing and Zhu Xiaoyan on both sides of the outside of Tingshui Garden, no matter which side Xiao Tongguang entered, he would be found. He also gave an order. As long as Xiao Tongguang approached, he would use his set and beat Xiao Tongguang with his black gauze bag to cover Xiao Tongguang's head. Naturally, the two had no objection.
Han Qin knew that her mother was almost insulted by Xiao Tongguang, so she wanted to find Xiao Tongguang several times, but was pulled by Aunt Bi. The mother and daughter often hugged each other and she burst into tears.
Fortunately, Han Qin felt relieved when she knew that her brother was protecting herself and her mother.
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Han Xuanchang led officials from all over the East China Sea to prepare for the matter of going to the sea to collect pearls. The most important thing was to gather people to go to the sea to collect clams and to pick pearls from them.
When collecting bead mussels in the deep sea, there is no modern oxygen tank. The only way is to gather people with first-class water properties and can work at the seabed for a long time. Most residents of the East China Sea have excellent water properties, but it is extremely difficult to be able to work at the seabed for a long time. Such people can only be selected slowly.
The Han family originally had not many people who picked the beads, and there were only twenty or thirty people who picked the clams and picked the beads. However, if they wanted to complete the large-scale collection of clams and beads and take out thousands of pearls, it would take a large number of people. At least one hundred people who went to the sea to pick clams and pick the beads on the boat. Only in this way can the pearl collection task be completed as soon as possible and the pearls are paid to the court on time.
It is difficult for people to pick clams to find, and it is difficult to find the man who picks the beads.
Retrieving beads is a craft. Not everyone can take out small pearls from the pearl clams. Not only are they skillful and meticulous, but they also have to have a certain understanding of the pearls. If you just want to find someone to make up the numbers and are not skilled, you will only hurt a trace of the pearls and even make small traces on the pearls, then the value of the pearls will be greatly reduced.
Han Xuanchang was busy, and Han Mo was not idle either.
According to the instructions of the sect leader, Han Mo and Han Yuan were going to the Donghai Pacification Army camp to take office this day.
The so-called job-taking is the treatment of children of aristocratic families.
The direct children of the nine major families are destined to become officials of Yan State, which is a privilege that the court cannot stop.
At a certain age, children of aristocratic families will go to the power institutions under their clan to serve. This kind of position is different from working in the court's yamen. Local official positions only need family approval, and they do not even need to report to the court. Unless the rank is too high, they need to submit a memorandum to the cabinet for agreement, and then the emperor personally issues an order.
Before Han Mo left, Mrs. Han gave a good explanation, just to let him listen to his second uncle's words. In the military camp, he should be cautious in everything, to maintain the dignity and power of the Han family, and not act recklessly, etc. He talked for a long time. It was noon that Han Mo, under Han Yuan's call, each rode a fast horse and led several servants to the Donghai Punishment Army Camp.
From the east gate of Donghai City, you can reach the Donghai Town Fujun Camp within only 40 miles. If you go east for only ten miles, you will be in the vast East Sea.
That is the root of the Han family, the birthplace of the Han family, and the story told by the elderly in the Han ethnic group.
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"Xiao Wu, it's almost here, look at it!" Han Yuan slowed down and pointed ahead.
Less than five miles ahead, a dark area was spreading like a giant beast crawling on the vast land. It was the land barracks of the East China Sea Prayer Army. When it was not in the sea, the soldiers of the Prayer Army were practicing on the land.
In my ears, I could clearly hear the sound of waves coming from the Great East China Sea. The fishy smell floating from the sea was much stronger than that in the East China Sea City.
Han Mo has been here, but his mood this time is different from before.
In the past, I came here with a playful mood and was a bystander, but entering the camp today means I will officially become a member of the Punishment Army. Although I may not be really staying in the Punishment Army for many years, I am also a participant.
"Fourth brother, what kind of official position do you think your second uncle will give us?" Han Mo held his chin, looked at the camp ahead, and asked with a smile: "I won't let you and me be the commander as soon as you go?"
"It may not be the commander, but there is always a captain!" Han Yuan murmured.
Although the Donghai Punishment Army was nominally the imperial navy, it was actually the Han family's private navy, and its establishment was inherited from the time of the Donghai King Han Tianya.
However, military expenditures must be allocated from the court. After all, this army is the maritime defense force of Yan State. Compared with the maritime defense force of Wu County, another Yan State near the East China Sea, the maritime defense force of Donghai County is much stronger.
The coastline of Donghai County is extremely long, hundreds of miles, and Wujun is just a prominent corner. The coastline is still in a narrow harbor. Not only can it not have the marine resources of the East China Sea, but even more than a dozen warships do not have much experience in going out to sea. Moreover, the sea area of Wujun belongs to Wujun is richer than the sea area of Donghai County, which is incomparable. It is also because of this that although the Ximen family controls Wujun, due to the small area and scarce Wujun, the Ximen family has a weak power in the court, so among the nine major families, their power ranks last, and is even weaker than the Hu family, the Han family's in-laws.
The Donghai Jingfu Army had more than 60 warships, including eight large warships equipped with long-distance catapults and powerful bows and arrows, thirteen medium-sized warships, small catapults and longbows. As for the remaining more than thirty warships, they were small warships, with strong mobility and poor configuration.
The Donghai Pacification Army has a governor who is in charge of the entire army, with fifteen commanders and forty commanders below. The commander is qualified to command warships, and the rank of a lieutenant is the deputy general who is in charge of the guards.
This is the basic official position configuration of the tutoring army. As for the sea management and small schools below, they are already grassroots cadres, but they are just official positions that lead soldiers to take action.
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When I rode my horse to the gate, I saw several thick flagpoles erected outside the gate. Banners were fluttering, with words such as "Donghai Shufu Army", "Yan", and "Han", and the handwriting was like a dragon and a snake, with great momentum.
The camp covers an area of dozens of miles, and nearly half of the soldiers of the tutelage army are stationed here on weekdays, eating, sleeping, and practicing.
The other half of the soldiers stayed on the ships parked in the harbor, and some small and medium-sized warships patrolled the sea as usual, and would not go too far, nor would they really attack pirates. It was nothing more than giving pirates some shock to them and letting them understand who is the real king of the sea. The most important thing is to train the navy and increase their experience in naval combat.
The camp was like a beehive, rolling and undulating, and it was endless to see. On the martial arts field in the distance, the soldiers of the Pacifier Army were practicing. The entire camp was solemn and orderly, and the soldiers were even more energetic and strong. At a glance, you could tell that the Governor of the Pacifier Army in the East China Sea was a well-managed general.
The iron-armored soldier guarding outside the door recognized the Han brothers and immediately came up to salute respectfully and said, "The Fourth Young Master, the Fifth Young Master, and the Governor are discussing affairs in the big tent. He ordered that if the two young masters arrive, wait outside the big tent first and then he will receive them!"
"Okay!" the two agreed and ordered the servants to go back to Donghai City first. The servants rode back to the horses, and then they handed the horses to the soldiers and quickly walked towards the governor's tent.
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