Chapter 271 I found the treasure

Seeing Yang Ling's face smelly, Cheng Qiyun couldn't help but blink and smiled, "What's wrong with her sir?"

Yang Ling touched his nose and said, "Is this considered Wang Zhaojun going out to the frontier to have a marriage kin?"

Cheng Qiyun held back her smile and said, "No..., don't you? If you count, you'll be in the back."

Cheng Qiyun laughed loudly just after she finished speaking, without any restraint, without any pretentiousness, and was very happy. Yang Ling had never seen her laugh like this in front of her, and her voice was extremely crisp. Infected by her, Yang Ling finally couldn't help laughing.'

The personal soldiers and maids at the door looked inside in surprise, and quickly retreated back.

Yang Ling smiled and sat back on the chair, looked at Cheng Qiyun meaningfully and said, "The 'best plan' of Chengda Military Advisor is not desirable. You, although you have many wisdom and tricks, some ideas still cannot escape the shackles of a woman, that is, the national affairs and family affairs are mixed together and cannot be distinguished. Besides, if you don't talk about the dignity of the court, you are the official, and for this purpose... it is also a gentleman who does not do it. What do you think? Is this official not a gentleman?"

Cheng Qiyun wrinkled her nose playfully, stroked her forehead and thought for a while, then turned her eyes and said sly: "Then... I can only do both terror and deception, and do two-pronged..."

"Oh? How do you say this?" Yang Ling looked at her suspiciously.

Cheng Qiyun said softly to him. Yang Ling thought about it after hearing this and said with a smile: "It seems that I can't help but hear any open plan from you. Haha, let's try it..."

Adni is familiar with Chinese, but does not know Chinese characters. It is not surprising that most of the Chinese people who smuggle boats and even go to Western ships to become sailors cannot read. She can learn Chinese so well in just two years of interaction. She is already very smart.

Yangling still has a large amount of official documents to be processed every day, but now Cheng Qiyun has arrived, and many affairs can be done by Cheng Qiyun. All important official affairs were sent to Yangling's study room by the ministries and officials. After Yangling read it, he picked up what had to be handled by himself and left the rest. The rest was transferred to Cheng Qiyun's study room by someone, and this work was handed over to Adni.

Adni was very happy in this matter. Moreover, Adni was obviously tired of living hiding in the boudoir all day without going out. Once she had a job, even the simplest things made her feel energetic, her eyes were bright and full of spirit.

Once Yangling gathered officials from various departments of the military, political, taxation, criminal work, and local ethnic minorities to discuss issues such as politics, military, economics, administration, taxation, employment, etc., Adni listened and paid great attention as long as she was present.

Especially when Yang Ling talked about many more advanced and scientific theories and concepts that transcend the current era, Adni was even more admirable and looked extremely impressed. When there were only two people in the room, Yang Ling reviewed the official documents. Adni was shaking the feather fan lightly and serving tea.

"Well, I didn't expect that such a small thing as the Ryukyu garrison would have such a big response. This was the first time that the Ming Dynasty sent permanent troops abroad. The surrounding vassal states responded strongly. Some hoped to follow this example and asked the Ming Dynasty to station the guards to ensure safety. If there were land, they were extremely nervous. They were worried that the court would intervene too much in them," Yang Ling said, pointing to a secret report from the factory guards.

Adni already knew the geographical location of Ryukyu and the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the countries. He heard this and smiled playfully, "That is natural. The more powerful a country is, the more unwilling to be controlled by others. In fact, the small countries around the Ming Dynasty have been established for at least hundreds of years and have a perfect system. As long as you submit to the vassal state, it is enough. The Ming Dynasty has such a strong national strength and a large population. Why not develop further and develop colonial territories?"

"Collection?" Yang Ling was stunned.

Adni said: "Yes, many places do not have unified countries. They are loose tribal organizations. They occupy vast land and are easy to conquer and occupy these places. They set up governors, even if they do not aim at looting, as long as they use it as their own raw material production and market, they will generate huge wealth for the country."

Yang Ling thought about it, shook his head and smiled, "Impossible. We Han people have been passed down for thousands of years and have formed a unified concept of state. We do not want to expand outward in our thinking. We can gradually change people's consciousness by opening up seas and commerce. However, in terms of political system, the court will not allow an independent and powerful armed force to exist outside the central government, which is far away from the ends of the earth and cannot be restricted."

Adni frowned slightly: The Han people's idea is really strange. No one in her country will consider this problem. It seems that things that are suitable for the West may not be possible in the East.

But Adni was not convinced. She thought about it carefully and said, "If... the wealth generated by these places is enough to make the court moved, and there is no need for the court to consume a lot of financial and manpower just like sending heavy troops to station in Ryukyu, these places can still be included in the rule of the empire, will the emperor not allow it?"

Yang Ling straightened his waist and said interestedly: "Speak up, what do you mean?"

Adni said confidently: "I just said that there are many places with only many loose tribes, and they are extremely backward. With the weapons and equipment of the Ming army, a small number of troops can be conquered.

These places originally had nothing to do with the imperial court, but now they can be included in the territory of the empire, provide a lot of wealth, and dump the goods produced. I think no emperor with great success will have such short-sighted eyes and will not be moved by it….”

Yang Ling nodded and said, "What about the continuous rule? Since there is vast land there, it is obviously impossible to maintain it by this small number of troops. How can we ensure order there, formulate relevant local laws, transport large amounts of local materials, collect taxes, and implement rule?"

Adni seemed to be interrupted by his questioning. She frowned unhappily and said a little unhappily: "Sir, it is very impolite to interrupt a lady's words."

She was young, although she was knowledgeable, but she was scheming. When she debated, she simply forgot her identity. She never thought that in the Ming Dynasty, women would act extremely rudely.

Yang Ling didn't think it was offended. He raised his eyebrows, nodded in amusement, and quickly closed his mouth and listened to her.

Adni thought for a while and continued: "As for worrying about sending a large number of expedition forces, the ends of the world, it would be like establishing himself as a king, and eventually being backfired. First of all, as long as the central government is guaranteed to be strong and unified, it will be difficult for the colony to rebel. After all, its existence must be dependent on the central government. It takes many conditions to be independent, which is very difficult.

Secondly, since there was no strong and unified regime in those places, there was no need for a large number of troops, a Ming army of one thousand people. With artillery and swords, it was enough to conquer those tribes with simple equipment. Will the Empire be afraid even a team of thousands of people?

In the future, indigenous officials and mercenaries could be recruited locally, and foreigners could be hired to obey their own troops. This is how my country did. In this way, the supreme rulers of the place belonged to the Ming Dynasty, but they accounted for a minority, and they conquered the local area with the power of the empire and did not have the courage to rebel.

Moreover, the governor can be changed every three years, and he will not give him the opportunity to establish a private armed force that is absolutely obedient to his individuals. The local indigenous people are frightened by the empire's force, and at the same time, many of their tribesmen are hired by the empire and become profit-sharing members. Therefore, it is difficult to organize effective resistance. You must know that they did not have a country at first, and as long as they were not treated too hard, it would be difficult to have a common belief to form a powerful anti-government organization."

She said that, and then pulled a chair away, sat opposite Yangling, and continued, "Maybe, they will have strength to resist in a few hundred years. But what does that matter? As the current emperor, he only sent a thousand households, a place that did not originally belong to him, would serve his court for hundreds of years and provide his wealth for hundreds of years. Even if he abandoned it one day, there would be no loss to the Ming Dynasty."

Yang Ling was moved. He pinched his chin and thought for a while, and laughed: "It seems that there is some truth. Now there are Tatars in the north of the Ming Dynasty and Japanese pirates in the south. After these places are pacified, the opening of sea and trade will be effective. Our navy is also stronger. We are familiar with the countries far and near and sea marches and combat. All the conditions are ripe. I will advise Your Majesty."

Adni smiled with a pursed lips and stood up proudly, not paying attention to the flashing expression in Yang Ling's eyes, and a meaningful smile appeared.

Yang Ling often reads official documents while picking up key points to her. At first, Adni pretended to be ignorant, not knowing that a good person who has always been considered honest and simple, is most likely to be blinded without warning.

Yang Ling initially asked skillfully how to deal with these things in her country, and only asked her to express the facts of the country's operations. In this way, even if she reveals something, it will not be inconsistent with the identity of a village girl. Moreover, Adni is very used to women's participation in political affairs.

As she reluctantly confides and makes a proper statement, until she refutes some of the opinions she showed in angrily, she is led by Yang Ling, a rival who is familiar with others' psychology and is best at debate, and improves her own opinions without any trace. Adni says more and more, without realizing that what she expresses has long been inconsistent with her identity.

Although Adni is knowledgeable, she is a young girl in her 18 years old. She doesn't know so much about the cunning of official figures. What's more, this Eastern country has existed for thousands of years, and its officialdom is much more complicated than that of the West and the small country that is not as good as the Ming Dynasty. Even if Yang Ling is a newcomer in this officialdom, she can handle her with ease.

This is not the first time Yang Ling has discussed political affairs with her. She has unconsciously gotten used to this identity as an almost insider, and is quite happy to show her intelligence.

When Yang Ling heard her talk and talked with something, she often had unique insights. So when she encountered some difficult problems, she would casually say to her. The two of them expressed their opinions, and sometimes they would get overwhelmed in their conversation, and even argued that they were red.

Every time this time Adnie was like a competitive child, completely forgot her identity as a female slave. She pulled a chair and a horse and went to the opposite side of Yangling, and began to mention facts and make basis. She talked endlessly, regardless of politics, economy and military industry. She did not notice Yangling's joking and fun eyes.

After all, Yang Ling comes from modern times, and her thoughts have been more advanced than her for hundreds of years. Sometimes she refutes Adnie's speechlessness. When she thinks about it carefully, she will admit that Yang Ling is right. This frank personality is very popular.

However, many of the overly advanced consciousness were unrealistic under the circumstances and conditions at that time. Sometimes, as soon as Yang Ling thought he was letting go, Adni proposed several basic material conditions and consciousness requirements necessary to realize it and asked Yang Ling. Every time this time Adni raised her eyebrows, her proud look was beyond words, and her expression was indescribable.

Before they knew it, the two became familiar with each other. The relationship between them was not like an adult or a maid, but like a boss and a female employee in the office. They were very easy-going and harmonious. As a foreigner who was alone in a foreign country, without relatives or friends. Although Adni was so independent and self-reliant, her emotional dependence on Yang Ling was still getting stronger and stronger.

This is the Eastern Empire described in Marco Polo's travelogue. After more than two years of surfing the ocean, he finally set foot on its land and became a slave.

Fortunately, this place is more civilized than the world described by Marco Polo. The adults here do not regard female slaves as personal belongings that can be disposed of at will. He... This marquis from the east respects me very much. He has profound knowledge and noble education.

She looked at Yang Ling quietly. Yang Ling wore a silk-woven vest with shirtless shirt and was looking at a document focused on a document. Her thick and black hair, her straight and firm nose bridge, and her smooth face, and her focused and divine eyes quietly stirred up the feelings of Adni's girl.

This is the most handsome oriental man I have ever seen, and he is funny in his hometown. I will never be able to go back again. Will he be the man I will accompany you all my life? Perhaps, for a female slave, there is nothing happier than this, after all, he is such an excellent man.

The governor who commands hundreds of thousands of troops, Oh my God, all the old, weak, women and children in my country are counted, and only one million people. He governed the six provinces. He is six departments larger than our kingdom.

Adni's dream once hoped that a handsome knight could ride a tall horse to her side, kneel on one knee, kiss her gently on her hand, and then take her back to her own manor and castle. Although it is not the scene he imagined now, he should be the prince who is destined to belong to him.

A girl wandered around the wolves until she was so lucky to meet him. Isn’t it God’s will? Such a relationship is really crazy. There is no dance party, no banquet, no date under the moonlight, and no roses he picked for himself. He will become his woman, and... he seems to have really fallen in love with him.

Adni's heart pounded like a deer. She grew up so old that there was never a man in her heart, because she had been learning the etiquette of aristocratic, lady's conversation and dance since she was five years old.

She also learns fencing, horse riding, and shooting. In terms of language, history, and philosophy, she has the best teachers in the country, and is proficient in Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and Italian.

She was Agave's pride, the most prominent lady in the Portuguese upper class, countless handsome knights, young barons, and viscounts circled around her pomegranate skirt, treating her like the noblest princess, but now she has become a slave girl.

Adni sighed softly, she noticed that Yang Ling's eyebrows were locked, and there was an uncontrollable anger on her face. The hand holding the official document was shaking gently. She couldn't help but stop the fan in her hand and asked with concern: "Sir, what happened?"

Yang Ling did not talk about the contents of the official document to her as before. Looking at her, she even had a hint of disgust and hatred. Adni couldn't help but take a step back in surprise. Yang Ling lowered her eyes and suppressed her anger. After a while, she said coldly: "Leave this official document to Lord Cheng and ask her to read it immediately."

Adni obediently did not ask again. She agreed to take the document and hurried to the door. She heard Yang Ling call out, "Wait, um... If Mr. Cheng is not too busy, ask her to read the document and then meet me."

"Yes, sir." Adni agreed in a panic and quickly slipped away.

Two officials in green robes sat in Cheng Qiyun's room, as if they were talking to her about business. Adni has always been afraid of Cheng Qiyun's eyes that seemed to be intimate. She may not have as profound knowledge as herself and knows so many skills. However, her understanding of human nature and clear-headedness often make Adni feel like she is invisible in front of her. So she often unconsciously avoids Cheng Qiyun.

After repeating Yang Ling's words, Adnie silently exited the room. Yang Ling had never spoken to her in such a cold tone, and the look of looking at her would be disgusting. If Yang Ling had regarded her as a female slave who was begging and never respected her, she might not have cared about Yang Ling's attitude so much, but now she felt very sad.

As soon as Adni walked out the door, she heard Cheng Qiyun shouting angrily: "Beast!"

Adni was startled, and she couldn't help but stop. She looked around and saw that there was no one outside the door, so she quietly flashed to the side, holding the grape trellis and listening. Only an official in the room asked in surprise: "Sir Cheng, what happened?"

Cheng Qiyun seemed to be still angry. She scolded coldly: "The pirates of Mantayao and the pirates gathered troops to sweep away the Japanese pirates, took advantage of the slightest attack on Tuen Mun Island, attacked Dongguan County, and robbed women and children. Those who were born to humiliate women and eat children were really a group of devils!"

Adni was shocked: The pirates of Folangji sneaked into the Ming court? She knew that these pirates from her own country were cruel and invaded and humiliated those small countries along the way. Killing people was common. However, as for the pirate ship where she was, she had never figured out the true strength of this huge empire, so she was afraid of the Ming Dynasty. She rarely took the initiative to provoke the Ming Dynasty. She didn't know how many pirates in Manshijia dared to directly attack the Ming Dynasty.

However, when it comes to eating raw children, Adni felt quite wronged. The Ming people have always regarded them as wild life anime, but they didn't know that they had been going east and were always worried that those indigenous countries with weird appearances would be cannibals.

The pirate ship she was in was employed by the people of the Ming Dynasty. Those people often said that they had wrongly blamed the barbarians in the past when they talked and laughed. Seeing their appearances, it was said that they came from a cannibal country, and they also vividly said that they were the best children. They often steamed the children in an iron pot and steamed the children and then used the iron brush to remove the bitter skin. At this time, the child was still alive, so they opened their stomachs and cooked them. Adni was so sick that he heard it.

But she didn't dare to turn back to defend herself, because the abducted women would inevitably be humiliated and were eventually sold to India or the West as slaves with those children. This is the main purpose of pirates' trafficking in population, and it is also full of sin. What can she have to defend herself?

No wonder Lord Yang looked at himself with such a look, it turned out that it was because of this reason.

Adni felt even more wronged. Their country was not like the Ming Dynasty. There were many countries there and there were many races. Because of their different religious beliefs, they were always fighting. Therefore, the nobles paid the most attention to family groups and did not have the strong national consciousness and ethnic consciousness of the Ming Dynasty. So she would not feel friendly because the pirates were Folangji people, nor did she feel that she should take responsibility for the pirates who were born with Folangji.

But even though Adni thought so, she knew that the Orientals did not think so. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as the Nine Clans that could not be understood and could not exist in their local criminal laws. This is the legal basis created by different ideas and consciousnesses accumulated over thousands of years of social systems in the East and the West. Adni had to return to Yangling's room in a depressed mood.

On this day, Yang Ling was extremely cold to her, and all the servants and the people in the mansion who came and went to her were quietly changing. As a human being who needed a group life, she had gradually adapted to the environment and atmosphere here. This indifference that was abandoned by everyone made Adni feel depressed and could not even eat supper.

On the second day, Adni took care of Yang Ling in every detail, serving tea, water, and fanning a hand towel. However, although Yang Ling was very polite to her, she disappeared from the kindness she used to be. It was almost noon when Cheng Qiyun suddenly rushed to the room and said happily: "Sir, Folang Ji..."

She noticed that Adni was also there and hurriedly said to her: "Adni, you leave first, I have important things to talk to with the adults."

Adnie gave a silent salute and quietly retreated. She turned the door and walked a few steps along the corridor. As soon as she left the sight of the door, she stepped over the railing, tiptoed to the base of the window, holding her skirt and squatted down. This place was full of vines, and there was the place where Yang Ling's desk was placed. If Cheng Qiyun wanted to talk to the adults, she should be the clearest here.

When she heard Cheng Qiyun mention Folangji, she had been neglected by others in the past two days because of this matter. How could she not care about her in the future?

Adni squatted under the window, and Yang Ling asked, "What news is there?"

He only heard Cheng Qiyun say, "Sir, my secret agent pretended to be a merchant. He has contacted the Ming people on the pirate ship of the Folang pirate ship, and has made great contributions to them. They have promised to escape from the pirate ship by boat tonight. If it is convenient, it doesn't matter. They have understood the principles of making and using guns, and can be made with our cannon craftsmen."

"Okay! Great!" Yang Ling said excitedly: "Arranging heavy troops to support, we must ensure that these sailors are safely on theshore. Although our warships and artillery can deal with this group of pirates who do evil, the firepower is slightly inferior. If we are familiar with the structure and power of their artillery, it will be much easier to win, hahaha..."

Adnie Yiqi: "It turns out that the lord sent a spy to bribe the sailors on the pirate ship and wanted to steal the secret of the cannons. He... he asked me that day if I was familiar with Western artillery. Is it because of this reason? I... thought he had doubts about my identity..."

Adni was thinking, and then Cheng Qiyun said again: "Sir, you already know that Adni knows how to use swordsmanship and muskets. Could a folk girl know these things? A trafficked slave, if it is natural to say that pirates keep her virgin body in order to sell it at a high price, it is natural that the pirate ship came to the Ming Dynasty and allowed her to stay on the ship for two years before selling it, how is this possible? Now we are going to start a war with the Folang Jiren, she is the Folang Jiren, and it is too dangerous to stay by the Folang Jiren."

Adni almost called out: "What does it have to do with me when those pirates were killed? Despicable, she wants to drive me away from the adults."

Yang Ling's hesitant voice said: "I see... Adni is innocent and kind-hearted, not like a malice person. Besides, those pirates do many evil things. She is also a victim of pirates. How can she doubt her?"

Adni felt warm in her heart, and a warm current of gratitude and happiness surged throughout her body.

Cheng Qiyun snorted coldly, "Sir. Since she is good at using muskets and long swords, how could she be completely ignorant of artillery? That day, the lord asked her why she had to hide from her? Since she was a victim of being accused by pirates, why should she hide her true identity from her?

The adult is responsible for the safety of six provinces. The so-called son of a thousand gold medal cannot sit in the hall. He is responsible for the safety of his humble position. How can a person who is in a mysterious state of life and may be in danger to the adult stay with the adult? Regardless of whether she is a spy or not, such a person cannot stay with the adult. Please think twice.”

Adni bit her lip and was secretly annoyed in her heart: This woman must be jealous. She had long seen that she liked adults, but she had never imagined that she would frame me. My identity was really special, but I... I never thought of harming adults. I dare not tell my identity.
To be continued...