Chapter 1437 Coastal War Report
"Besides, after eldest sister ascended the throne, she did not give rewards to the Bai family members. They are already very dissatisfied." Bai Qingjue slowly blew into the tea cup and said casually, "If I don't give them any rewards at this family banquet, I’m afraid there will be complaints in my heart when I get the opportunity to perform. As time goes by...it’s inevitable that I’ll do something that will trouble us to finish it off.”
"Actually speaking... people of the Bai clan who are smart enough should understand that it would be better to stay in Shuoyang and be happier, and then let their son take the exam for fame or something! But he has to rely on his eldest sister to ascend the throne and become the emperor. If you want to ask the eldest sister to give them some kind of hereditary title, or to take care of the Bai clan, it is best to recruit all the people from the Bai clan to serve as officials!" Bai Jinzhao curled his lips, "I simply don't know what to say!"
"You can't overwhelm a whole boat of people with just one stroke!" Bai Qingyan smiled and looked at Bai Jinzhao, who was as angry as a little squirrel, "It's not like there are no good people in the Bai family, except for Bai Qingping. Some have already joined the army, and some have started studying hard!"
She held the teacup, pressed the tea stems floating on the clear tea soup with the cup lid, and thought for a moment: "Nowadays, reading and literacy are promoted in Dazhou to enlighten the people, and most of our Bai clan have already come to Dazhou." In the capital, it’s better to let the clan leader and his fellow clan members speak out and set an example by going to the book school opened by the government.”
"This is good! In the past, women were encouraged to study. Every family has allowed women to invite their husbands to their homes to learn knowledge! Among the common people... there are still only a few who can let women study. The Bai family can set an example. !" Bai Qingjue smiled and said, "Who knows, I can still pick out someone who can be used in the clan!"
Bai Qingqi also nodded.
"Is there any news from Shen Tianzhi? Do you need any help recently?" Bai Qingyan asked Bai Qingyu and Bai Qingqi again.
"Shen Tianzhi is capable!" Bai Qingyu said slowly, "After all, every time Shen Tianzhi's court wants help, it has to go through the Yan State, so in order to avoid the Yan State's talk, Shen Tianzhi will solve it by himself... ”
"So, Yan Guo is causing trouble for Shen Tianzhi?" She raised her eyes and looked at her brother with a slight smile on her face.
"It is expected that the Yan State will cause trouble!" Bai Qingyun rubbed his legs and said with a smile, "The Yan State will cause trouble for Shen Tianzhi, and the third brother can also cause trouble for the Yan State and hurt each other... …”
Bai Qingyan asked Bai Qingqi and Bai Qingyu to be responsible for the affairs of the gambling country. The two divided their labors and cooperated. Bai Qingyu was responsible for the territory of the Great Zhou State on the Yan State, and Bai Qingqi was responsible for the territory of the Yan State on the Great Zhou side.
Bai Jinse was amused by Bai Qingyun's words: "Brother Ninth said this like a scoundrel."
Bai Qingyun's smile grew wider, and he turned to look at his eldest sister: "Eldest sister, when it comes to encouraging people to study and become wise, I think of paper. Now Yan State wants to use papermaking technology to start a unique business in our Zhou Dynasty. , and has already laid out its posture in our Great Zhou Dynasty, it’s time for our Great Zhou Dynasty to counterattack!”
Hearing this, Bai Qingyan shook his head: "Don't worry, wait two or three months for Yan State to invest more before we move again!"
Bai Qingyun learned a lot of things in Luopan Mountain, and papermaking was just one of them. Bai Jintong's papermaking technology came from Bai Qingyun. Previously, Bai Qingyun had been obsessed with transforming weapons to increase their lethality. , now that the war is over, Bai Qingyun has readjusted the papermaking technique, which is simpler and cheaper than the papermaking technique Bai Jintong holds in his hands now.
Bai Qingyun planned to promote it throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, so that he could impact the Yan Kingdom. He turned to Bai Jinxiu and asked Bai Jinxiu about the status of the paper held by the School Affairs Office in the Yan Kingdom.
Bai Qingqi and Bai Qingyu were holding teacups and discussing how to set up a stumbling block for the Yan Kingdom to avoid revealing their traces. Bai Jinse sat aside obediently and listened carefully.
Bai Jinzhi, Bai Jinzhao, and Bai Jinhua discussed the coastal affairs, and they analyzed in a formal way that if the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Dongyi Kingdom really fought, the naval battle would be different from the land battle, and whether the same fighting method could be used.
"Eldest sister, I see that you have read so many naval warfare books collected from Dongyi Kingdom recently. Eldest sister, do you think what I said is right?" Bai Jinzhi asked Bai Qingyan in a loud voice.
"Xiaosi is right!" Her eyebrows and smile deepened, "Xiaosi has been working hard these days, and she borrowed most of my naval warfare books."
"I am learning from the eldest sister! I heard Nanny Tong complain. The eldest sister has to review the textbooks all day long and read the military books. After reading the military books, she asked people to collect naval war books from Dongyi. I can't compare The eldest sister must have half of everything she has, otherwise how can she be King Gaoyi and set an example for her younger sisters!" Bai Jinzhi raised her chin, her voice full of the coquettishness of a younger daughter.
Bai Qingyan smiled and touched Bai Jinzhi's head. She had never felt so relaxed. With her younger brothers and sisters by her side, they took over her burden little by little. This made her feel like she had returned to the time when the Bai family was in its heyday, able to guard her. It's like living with a chessboard.
The sixth day of September is the ugly time.
With the flag on his back, the messenger galloped to the north gate of the capital city. He endured the dizziness day and night and shouted loudly: "Eight hundred miles urgent, coastal battle report! Open the city gate quickly!"
The guard at the north gate of Dadu City hurriedly came down from the city wall. After identifying the true and false, he shouted loudly: "Open the city gate!"
The messenger didn't even dismount, but rushed in with his horse's belly.
At this time in the capital city, it was so quiet in the dead of night that there was no barking of dogs. The clatter of horse hooves and the sound of copper bells all the way from the long street to the direction of the palace.
When Wei Zhong heard that there was an urgent message coming along the coast, he did not dare to delay. He asked people to bring the messenger into the palace and went to invite Bai Qingyan.
After Bai Qingyan heard the news, he got a coat and stood up. He didn't even have time to tie up his hair and hurried towards the study.
The word "battle report" already let Bai Qingyan know that Dongyi Kingdom was at war with Da Zhou. She walked quickly and said: "Go and send people to tell King Hu, King Zhen, King Auxiliary, King Zhong, and King Gaoyi. There are also Taiwei Lu and Dong Situ, enter the palace quickly!"
"Yes!" Wei Zhong responded, turned around and ordered someone to deliver the message quickly.
It was just a battle report, but Bai Qingyan already had a very bad premonition in her heart before she even said what kind of battle report it was.
She didn't dare to stop, and even trotted all the way to the front hall.
The messenger who came back to deliver the battle report knelt outside the main hall, holding the bamboo tube high with both hands, waiting for Bai Qingyan.
She took the bamboo tube from the courier's hand and said while breaking the seal: "Qi Jin and speak! Let someone get him some water and food!"
"Yes!" Wei Zhong responded.
Bai Qingyan pulled out the battle report from the bamboo tube.