Chapter 129 Women and the War

"Ba——" A small teacup with golden silk stripes was smashed to the ground and shattered, and the Six Kings paced angrily, "What the hell is going on?"

At the steps, Du Han looked pale and kowtowed repeatedly, his voice trembling: "Yes, I have found out, yes, it was Li Daolin who defected. Each sailor received five hundred silver dollars from the southern rebels. Li Daolin took a lot of different words, about 20,000 silver dollars..."

"Who told you to say this?" The Six Kings stared at Du Han, his eyes as sharp as a blade, "I ask you, how did people get bribed?"

"It seems, it seems, Li Daolin's old acquaintance, a Russian woman, who traveled and talked about Nan Ni several times..." Du Han's voice became lower and lower, and a cold wind blew out of his neck.

"Russians? What's the matter with Russians here?" The Six Kings' eyes suddenly condensed.

Du Han stuttered, "This is the minister, I don't know, so the emperor, this Rakshasa wolf man has to be on guard against them. Who knows what their idea is?"

The Six Kings frowned and said nothing.

Du Han lay on the ground, not even afraid to speak. Jing Xiang had too many tricks, and the one who drilled holes was simply unpredictable. Although it seemed that he had used a huge sum of 500,000 yuan to bribe the British, the military funds plundered this time, and without paying a penny inside and outside, he gave a spoonful of ships that had been purchased for nearly 1.5 million taels of money for two years. Even the two junior ships for training seemed to have received a letter and suddenly fled without a trace. Needless to ask, he must have gone to the south.

In Zhigu, there are only a dozen British sailors left, but they can’t be scolded or killed, which is really a headache.

...

Jinling Maicharson Hotel is a Western-style hotel located in the Embassy of the World. The buildings in this area are almost all European-style buildings with a strong modern atmosphere. The Embassy of the World is also a newly emerging landscape in Nanjing.

Machason was run by an American, but he had nothing to do with Machason, the US Consul General in China. He heard that Mr. Machason was quite adventurous and originally smuggled opium from India - China. In the past two years, he saw that the opium trade was in slightest, so he immediately started an industry in China, owned three or four factories, and raised funds to build the most luxurious European hotel in Jinling.

The Machason Hotel is four floors high, with the second to fourth floors as guest rooms, divided into first, second and third grades, with lights enabled, and ice cubes are even available every day in the summer season.

According to the consumption concept of Chinese people, the Western restaurant on the east side of the lobby divides two VIP rooms. In the VIP room No. 1, Ye Zhao and Sharaba are tasting wine and talking with a Western beauty who looks very similar to Sharaba.

Needless to say, the Russian beauty is Sharaba's mother Marina. She has a gorgeous and huge skirt and a feathered top hat. Sharaba's mother always looks like a European noble lady, but in Chinese, she can be said more authentic than Sharaba.

"Thank you Miss Marina for your help." Ye Zhao raised his glass to toast Marina. He knew the psychology of women, especially women like Sharaba's mother. If you dare to call her aunt or mother-in-law, she will definitely turn against you.

What's more, Russia is now married early, and Sharapova's mother is only in her thirties. She has excessive indulgence in her early years and her eyes are slightly black, but she has a unique seductive style of a beautiful European woman.

Marina's blue eyes were full of charm and said, "We are a family, why should we be polite to me? Li is a waste. He drank my foot wash water in Paris back then. What did I tell him to do? What else did he not do?"

Ye Zhao couldn't help but rub his nose, and Sharaba's mother liked to use Chinese allusions indiscriminately.

Marina said again: "But the more enthusiastic he is, the less I don't want to pay attention to him. In the words of you Chinese, he is too fucked. I don't have any passion to be intimate with him. In the end, I left without saying goodbye. He still misses him. Now, I am re-reported in Tianjin. I want to spend the spring night with me. This dead man who should go to hell..."

When Ye Zhao heard this, he felt a little uncomfortable, frowned slightly, and said, "This is so aggrieved by you. Then Li Daolin, I will teach him a lesson. I, can I help you do anything? No matter what I do, I am willing."

Marina giggled: "You still have a conscience, are you jealous?"

Ye Zhao said seriously: "No matter what you want me to do, I promise you, Marina, I'm sorry!" Sharava's mother's private life is indeed a bit unconditional, but this is different from being forced to gamble with others to help her. As a Chinese, no matter what it is for, sacrificing women's integrity, then she is not a man. Ye Zhao heard that Marina and Li Daolin had a date in Paris earlier, but she didn't know that it was like that. She felt ashamed in her heart, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in. What if she didn't want these gunboats? She didn't understand the matter, but it was really unauthentic.

Sharava's mother chuckled and said, "This is what you said. You are the Chinese language and you are the regent, so you can't speak back. But don't worry, the more mother-in-law and mother he is, the less I look down on him. If you throw a charming look, you will be so fascinated by him. He will be able to touch my fingers."

Ye Zhao then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You are not trying to comfort me, are you?"

Marina opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Comfort you, why?" and said: "You don't think I'm lying, are you really jealous?" Obviously, she didn't understand the psychology of the Eastern man.

Sharava gave her mother a blank look and said, "Sweetheart, don't be sorry for this. If she is intimate with a man she doesn't like, she will definitely come back and brag so that she won't hide it from you." She knew Sweetheart's thoughts very well.

Marina giggled twice and said, "Shava, my mom has become your enemy, right?" Now she has changed her words and called her daughter Sharava.

Sharava pouted and went to drink red wine. She didn't care how many lovers she had, but this lover could not be her mother.

"Prince, you don't want to take back what you said just now, right?" Marina glanced at Ye Zhao with charming intentions. Ye Zhao felt even more moved her feet, but she was rubbed by Marina's milky white high-heeled leather shoes.

No matter what, I still feel a little guilty towards Sharapova's mother. Perhaps it is the weakness of the Oriental man. When I think of this woman as a helping me to deal with people with false and false snakes, no matter whether this woman is a watery poplar or not, I always feel a little sorry for her.

"If you don't take it back, tell me, what are the requirements?" Ye Zhao said seriously.

Marina giggled, her charming charming made people feel excited, "Okay, stay here tonight."

Ye Zhao knew that Marina was an amazing person, but she didn't expect that she would be so direct.

"No!" Sharaba hugged Ye Zhao's arm, staring at her mother with a vigilant look as if she was afraid that she would snatch her sweetheart away.

Ye Zhao laughed, rubbed Sharaba's long golden silky hair, and said to Marina: "I'll accompany you around in the afternoon." In fact, Marina, half true and half false, may also tease her cute daughter in this way. She said to Sharaba: "I'll send you to the arbitration yamen later."

Sharava pouted and said nothing.

Ye Zhao smiled, touched her crystal white ear beads, and said, "As long as you are obedient, I will take you down to the yamen tonight."

Sharava became happy, and shed her little head a few words, but then turned back and glared at her mother threateningly. Marina just smiled and looked at her, but didn't say anything.

...

The Embassy District of the All Nations is a prosperous place. On the wide stone road, the most common ones are Chinese wearing round collar uniforms. Their clothes are mainly black, dark blue and gray.

There was just a light rain yesterday and the air was very fresh.

At the eastern end of Wanguo Road, there are a series of vendors who set up stalls, from fruits to needles and threads. Today, in the relatively prosperous towns in the southern country, such street stalls are everywhere, which is an inevitable product of commercial prosperity.

Ye Zhao and Marina walked around Wanguo Road and finally returned to the mall room of Machason Hotel. Most of the people stayed in Machason Hotel were Western characters, but in the southern country, it was no longer as discriminated against as the Chinese people a few years ago. Especially when they saw the tips of the horn silver thrown by Ye Zhao's entourage, the Western waiter nodded and bowed immediately, and was extremely attentive.

However, there are very few scenes of Chinese and European ladies, which attracted the attention of many people in the Danzi room. Ye Zhao's hat was pressed down, and probably no one could see his appearance clearly.

"Shava, the bigger it is, the more beautiful it is..."

Ye Zhao and Marina did not go to play basketball, but chose a teahouse and ordered cocktails. This gang room also has the function of a bar.

Marina said with some emotion, slowly taking a sip of the orange and red wine sauce. I wonder if she was feeling that time was urging people to grow old, or she regretted it slightly for not really taking care of this daughter, or, perhaps, both.

"Malina, she lives a good life now, and I will treat her well."

Marina smiled slightly and said, "I believe this." Gently clinked the cup with Ye Zhao and said, "If I met you when I was young, I would definitely be peaceful."

Ye Zhao shook his head and said, "I'm not a good man."

Princess Marina smiled and said, "It is legal to marry many wives in China. Who has no lover in Europe? It's just that they don't dare to marry their lovers home." She smiled and said, "Where am I waiting to hug my grandson?" But suddenly shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, my god, grandma, what a terrible word."

Ye Zhao laughed, raised his glass and touched her gently, and said, "Cheer to the most beautiful grandma in the future."

Marina smiled sweetly: "Your Highness, I can't blame the girls for all like you."

"Shava was very cute when she was a child?" Ye Zhao asked with a smile after giving her dried shrimp.

"Well, I have a few braids and I like to look for me everywhere. I was often not at home at that time, so she thought I was hiding a cat with her."

Marina sighed softly, her eyes a little wet.

Ye Zhao handed her a tissue and said, "One day, go traveling with you two to relax and spend more time with you. Sharapova, I actually hope you love her."

Marina nodded slightly, then put away her thoughts and chuckled, "Your Highness, you have a golden word, you have to count."

Ye Zhao said: "Actuate the numbers, but now I can't move anywhere."

Marina said: "Yes, I can understand that Your Highness will not lose this war."

Ye Zhao smiled and tasted wine.

Marina said: "I heard that our navy may participate in the war?"

This is almost no secret, Ye Zhao nodded.

Marina frowned and said, "Is the commander of the Far East Fleet Vladimir?"

Ye Zhao smiled: "Why, can't he be your old friend again, right?"

Marina gave Ye Zhao a charming look and said, "Disgusting guy, do you think all men are my lovers? I know Vladimir, and Sharava also knows him. He was originally a subordinate of Sharava's grandfather, but according to you Chinese, he was an ungrateful wolf. Alexander became the czar, and Vladimir betrayed Sharava's father's family."

Ye Zhao said oh, saying, "Then tell me about the situation in St. Petersburg and Moscow." Sharaba naturally would not understand the situation in the superstructure of Russia. If you want to inquire about these things, then Marina would be the most suitable. Even Sharaba's father or even grandfather were afraid that she would only see appearances, and Marina, who had a very wide social circle, would have many secrets.

Marina laughed: "I can't provide you with information for nothing..." Her voice gradually lowered and she whispered to Ye Zhao.

...

In the fields, on the muddy road, there were more than a hundred gray military uniforms. This was the Jiang'an area in Rugao County, Tongzhou Prefecture. A few miles southwards are the north bank of the Yangtze River.

The marching force was the whistle of the Second Battalion of the Peacock Infantry Regiment of the Fifth Town of Pingyuan Army. The female whistleman, who was riding on a tall horse, was handsome and heroic in a gray military uniform.

The Peacock Infantry Regiment is the only female unit number retained in the battle sequence of the Pingyuan Army. The Peacock Infantry Regiment has a total of three battalions, with more than 1,500 people. Compared with the conventional fourth battalion configuration of other infantry regiments, the number is slightly smaller. It is mainly composed of Guangxi Hakka women, minority women, Manchu women and female soldiers of the Taiping Army. These women are unwilling to retire or enter the logistics sequence of the kitchen team, service team, and art team. They can only temporarily retain their numbers, but the combat tasks assigned to them are fewer and fewer. Just like in Suzhong, the main task of the Peacock Infantry Regiment is to disperse the units of sentries to carry out the work of comforting the people.

In fact, these women who are willing to stay in the battle sequence have great combat experience, and the combat power of the Peacock Infantry Regiment is not necessarily a slight difference compared to other infantry Regiments.

Yang Qing is an orphan. She grew up with the matchmaker since she was a child. Her name was also given by the matchmaker. In her eyes, the matchmaker is a kind mother and a strict father, a noble spiritual leader, and a sister deep in her heart.

After conquering Tongzhou, the Pingyuan Army did not go straight to find Zuo Zongtang's new army to fight. Instead, after maintaining the main force of about 20,000 people stationed in the northern border of Tongzhou, the remaining troops were scattered in infantry regiments, divided the areas with battalions as basic units, suppressed bandits and safeguarded the people, and promoted the new policies of the Southern Dynasty.

Yang Qing didn't know a few words, but she remembered clearly every sentence conveyed by the documents from the camp. The deputy commander said in the letter of communication that the entire army was very different from the past. When the rebellion was wiped out, all the people were celebrated. The people who lost their land were all the people of the Qing Dynasty, and they regarded the officers and soldiers of the Southern Dynasties as their support.

The people of Jiangbei were deceived by the Yi bandits and regarded the officers and soldiers of the Southern Dynasty as bandits. The battle in Tongzhou was about winning the hearts of the people.

He also ordered all officers and soldiers to abide by military discipline and protect the people. Each county opened warehouses and released grain, suppressed and organized gentry gentry. While destroying the stubborn and rebellious gentry training, do not be ruthless and do not be implicated, and will never be implicated in the suppressed gentry. The relatives of the gentry brave will be followed by the laws and regulations of the Southern Dynasty.

At this moment, rice and flour were pulled on the wheelbarrow and ox cart in the middle of the team. Yang Qing's target was Jiangmen Village and Xiashui Village not far ahead.

Rice, flour and other items were taken from the granary of Mr. Li, a wealthy man from Jiang'an Town. Mr. Li organized a group to kill the township head and the township captain sent to Jiang'an Town. He was immediately defeated by a sentry from Pingyuan Army. Mr. Li was shot dead. According to the "Wartime Law" of the Southern Dynasty, if the gentry and landlords of the northern country organize a group to resist the officers and soldiers of the southern country, they will be punished for war crimes. Those who are extremely guilty will be confiscated.

Mr. Li became the first landlord to be suppressed by the Southern Kingdom and confiscated land and property.

On this point, Ye Zhao and Su Hongniang said it very clearly in private discussions. How to win the hearts of the people in the north as soon as possible? Talking about big principles and new policies, no one will listen to these things. Life is getting better and better, and life is getting better and better, and it is not something that can be seen in a moment. Therefore, appropriate robbery of the rich and helping the poor is inevitable. Poor people often depend on your actual actions.

Of course, you must be cautious when confiscating land and land. As long as you have no major bad records before, you will be regarded as a citizen of the Southern Kingdom, and your private property will be registered and registered. From then on, you will be protected by the laws of the Southern Kingdom. Those who are suppressed are those stubborn and unscrupulous local tyrants who have been fighting against the Southern Dynasty or have had bad records before.

As for the small landlord, to be honest, many people are no different from tenant farmers. They may have spent dozens of acres of land in their hard work for several lifetimes, and work with long-term workers, sharing the same taste. They are even afraid that the villagers will ruin their fields. How can anyone be arrogant? Not to mention oppressing people and oppressing people.

There are about forty or fifty families in Jiangmen Village. Almost all the village is farming the Li family’s fields. When Yang Qing led the infantry team into the village, every household was closed. If it weren’t for the plains here, there would be even more dense water networks, and I’m afraid that the whole village would run to the mountains and forests to take refuge.

Yang Qing was illiterate, but when he came, he remembered it very clearly. According to the instructions of the Li family's widow, the second household on the east side of the village was the village where the Li family was in Jiangmen Village, responsible for collecting rents and lending money and other chores.
To be continued...