A night of silence.
When Jia Yuanchun got up, got dressed, got on a sedan chair and left Rongguo Mansion surrounded by people, Feng Ziying just stood behind the east corner gate and watched from a distance.
I don't know how the virtuous concubine felt when she came back from this trip, but Feng Ziying estimated that she might have come here to take advantage of the excitement, but she came back uneasy.
It was neither a disappointment nor a failure, but I returned in a state of entanglement and anxiety.
Feng Ziying felt that this could be regarded as a lesson to Jia Yuanchun, asking him to calm down and avoid getting carried away and getting involved in things that he shouldn't get involved in, causing irreparable consequences.
But he also felt that this virtuous concubine was still a little unwilling, and always hoped that something similar to a miracle would happen, such as luck or opportunity suddenly falling on her, like pie in the sky.
The moment she got on the sedan, Feng Ziying also noticed Yuan Chun's deep glance in the direction where she was standing.
This glance was full of complex emotions, and it was difficult for Feng Ziying to figure out its meaning for a while, but it was not entirely resentment and disappointment, there were some deeper things in it that needed to be carefully studied.
Before returning home, Feng Ziying met with Li Wan and Tanchun again, mainly to discuss Baoyu's wedding expenses.
The Feng family's money has been lent to the Rongguo Mansion through banknotes, but it takes a lot of thinking on how to use it.
The main reason is that the requirements put forward by the Niu family are too high, and the dowry is very generous, so naturally the Rongguo Mansion needs to be treated accordingly. This seems understandable, but for the current Jia family, it is a huge sum of money.
Burdens, such as the maintenance of the entire Rongguo Mansion, are a large sum of money. In addition, the construction of the Grand View Garden last year originally owed some debts to outsiders that have not yet been paid off. Now that they have to be repaired, they will definitely attract those people.
came to ask for debts.
Li Wan's eyes were evasive. Although he tried his best to remain normal, he couldn't do it at all. Fortunately, Tanchun was focused on how to get through Baoyu's marriage and didn't pay too much attention to Li Wan's gaffe.
"Grandma Zhu seems to be a little afraid of Uncle Feng?" After Li Wan and Feng Ziying left, the servant said curiously: "The servant noticed that Grandma Zhu looked ugly, her hands were trembling a little, and she didn't dare to look at Uncle Feng.
Looking at each other,..."
"Oh?" Tanchun was still immersed in calculating the difference in silver. She didn't wake up until Shishu said the last sentence, frowning and recalling.
It seems that something is really abnormal. Although Sister-in-law Zhu usually doesn't talk much, her attitude is graceful and elegant, but today she is a little out of sorts. What's wrong with Sister-in-law Zhu?
Is it because of Lange'er's problem? But even if Lange'er doesn't perform well, it won't make my sister-in-law lose her temper like this.
Tan Chun naturally couldn't think of other aspects and shook his head: "Did Brother Lan make Brother Feng angry?"
"No, I just saw Brother Lang talking to Uncle Feng earlier. I was very excited. Uncle Feng also smiled happily and touched Brother Lang's head to encourage him." The servant shook his head repeatedly.
"At that time, I saw that Grandma Zhu didn't look very good on her face, so she stood aside and didn't say a word."
"Ah?" Tanchun became confused, "Is it because the eldest sister-in-law and Uncle Feng are at odds? It's just that the eldest sister-in-law has a gentle and quiet temperament, so what can Uncle Feng do to quarrel with her?"
"I don't know." Shishu also felt strange when he saw Li Wan's restless appearance before, but Uncle Feng looked calm and normal, so he didn't know what was going on inside.
However, this situation only made Tanchun think about it temporarily. She didn't have much to think about anything else now. Li Wan didn't care about anything, and she had to make arrangements for everything.
Feng Ziying didn't know that the little secret between him and Li Wan would be discovered by Tan Chun's girl. He didn't even notice the ambiguity between him and Li Wan. He didn't plan to do anything in the first place, so he naturally didn't care.
After returning home, Feng Ziying saw the post sent by Prince Zhongshun.
We can roughly guess some of King Zhongshun's inner worries, but Feng Ziying didn't care either.
Emperor Yonglong's trust in King Zhongshun has not diminished, but it is just a warning that it is inappropriate for King Zhongshun to start betting so early. The sudden use of King Zhonghui is probably a decision made by Emperor Yonglong after careful consideration. Faced with several
None of the princes were satisfied with the situation, but competition was surging undercurrents, so he strengthened his control. This was something Emperor Yonglong did well as an emperor who had been on the throne for ten years.
"Who else is there?" Feng Ziying asked casually.
"There are two more posts from Weng Qiyang and Anfu Chamber of Commerce." Baoxiang looked at them and said.
"Anfu Chamber of Commerce and Weng Qiyang?" Feng Ziying sat up straight, "When did you send it?"
"It seems that they were sent yesterday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. They also sent some gifts each." Baoxiang said solemnly: "I have seen them, and they are not particularly expensive gifts, just some Jiangnan and Dongfan gifts.
local specialties.”
The Weng brothers are the leaders of the Dongting Business Gang and have always been in contact with Feng Ziying. After entering the Northland, they also cooperated with businessmen from Shanxi and Shaanxi. They are a major partner in the industrial path of north-south cooperation promoted by Feng Ziying.
The Anfu merchants were the backbone of the merchants in Jiangyou (Jiangxi). After Feng Ziying granted the development rights to Dongfan to the Anfu merchants, the Anfu merchants stood firmly behind him.
A gold mine had been discovered in Dongfan Mountain, and the Anfu merchants carefully reported it to Feng Ziying, and Feng Ziying directly and boldly stated that they should dig it first and talk about it later.
In view of the special situation of Dongfan, neither the Fujian Chief Minister's Department nor the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Households or the Ministry of War seem to have direct jurisdiction. However, the Zhongshu Section, which originally contacted Babai and granted the reclamation rights to Dongfan, has already been established in the Ministry of Commerce.
After that, the authority returned to the original question-asking responsibilities.
As soon as Guan Yingzhen left Zhongshuke, he took away all the people and materials who were originally responsible for the sea-opening plan in Zhongshuke. Therefore, Dongfan now only needs to pay a fixed amount of stipulated silver, and then receive defense support from the Fujian Navy and Penghu
Just ask the Inspection Department for guidance.
With the skills of the Anfu merchants, they have naturally already settled the matter with the Fujian Navy and the Penghu Inspection Department, but when it comes to major policies, the Anfu merchants are still more inclined to follow Feng Ziying's opinions.
After all, Feng Ziying was the one who made the first contribution to granting them the right to colonize. This relationship is unbreakable. At the same time, Feng Ziying has risen through the ranks and is now a fourth-rank official. Everyone knows that in less than ten years, at the age of thirty, Feng Ziying will definitely become a leader.
When you step into the position of minister, you can truly be called an important minister of the country.
You can't tell anything from the post, but if you are giving a gift during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you only need to attach a gift note to the gift, but if you solemnly present it with a post, it has a different meaning.
This means that the other party wants to meet.
However, both Weng Qiyang and the Anfu business representative just sent the post and left without indicating that they would visit, which meant that the other party wanted to meet in secret.
Feng Ziying knew very well that since she became the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, she has been targeted by many people, whether it is from the imperial court's Long Jinwei and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or from outside the territory such as Jianzhou Jurchens and Mongols, and perhaps even internal ones such as
People like Yang Yinglong from Bozhou or the White Lotus Sect, I am afraid someone will calculate who comes to visit and how long they stay in their house, and then analyze and judge.
Feng Ziying was silent.
On the Weng side, he tried his best to win over Shanxi businessmen to cooperate in mining coal and iron ore in Yongping Prefecture and Shuntian Prefecture, and was in the final stage of negotiations with the Ministry of War on the acquisition of Zunhua Iron Works, hoping to bring Jiangnan businessmen into the fold.
To prevent the worst situation from happening, Jiangnan will become an iron plate. Even if Huguang can be brought in by then, Jiangnan will still rely entirely on its control of the Yangtze River and the South Canal, making the entire Northland
The material supply is in trouble.
As long as the merchants in the south of the Yangtze River can be divided, it will be difficult for the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River alone to complete the blockade of the north. But this is also not easy. The merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have a very close relationship with the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. Many of them are even gentry and merchants, so on this issue
I need to be cautious, but I can't just scratch the surface and just make superficial remarks. I must have some businessmen with great influence in Jiangnan for my use.
"In addition, Miss Busia Mara is also back." Baoxiang added.
"Oh? Bushiya Mara is back?" Feng Ziying was delighted, "When did you come back?"
"I came here yesterday, but I heard that I wasn't here, so I left." Baoxiang knew very well that Bushiyamala's master had an unusual relationship, but he had to pretend to be unaware of it.
"Well, like this, Baoxiang, you find someone to take a message to Mr. Weng and the people from the Anfu Chamber of Commerce and ask them to go to Busia Mara. I will go to Busia Mara first." Feng Ziying thought for a while.
Then he said: "I will take people out through the back door of Hulunhou Mansion later."
Now Hulunhou Mansion, Yunchuan Bofu and Shenwu General Mansion are juxtaposed and connected to each other. Feng Ziying usually works in Shenwu General Mansion, but stays at night in Hulunhou Mansion or Yunchuan Bofu.
The mansion has front and rear doors and side doors, so the one who really keeps an eye on Feng Ziying’s movements is the front door of General Shenwu’s mansion. After all, there are so many doors in the three mansions. If you have to keep an eye on them every day, unless you really want to dig out something,
It is impossible for ordinary stalkers to take care of them all.
Busia Mara has been gone for more than two months. Feng Ziying really misses this strange woman who left a different impression on him. Sometimes he dreams about whether she can make the world prosper or destroy it.
He didn't know what it would bring to him, but Feng Ziying was too lazy to think about it so much. He simply liked this person and Busia Mara's character.
This chapter has been completed!