It was said that they were discussing the return trip, but the first thing to do was to decide on the candidate for the governor of Fuyuan.
During this period of time, the corresponding responsibilities of the Governor of Fuyuan have been placed on Zhu Hongyu.
But the current situation is that Zhu Hongyu will soon return to Luzon with the main force of the Ming army and prepare for the war on the mainland.
He must be unable to bear the burden here in Fuyuan City!
Therefore, who to choose as governor has become the most important thing currently before Zhu Hongyu.
Looking around, Zhu Hongyu asked.
"Do you have any advice for me regarding the candidate for governor of Fuyuan City?"
Zheng Chenggong said.
"Such a major matter should be decided by His Majesty the Supervisor!"
Seeing this, the other people also spoke in agreement.
Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, and then spoke.
"Call here, Liu Daihua, the former Minister of Taxation, will resign as Minister of Taxation and be appointed Governor of Fuyuan!"
"Responsible for everything in Fuyuan and Malacca!"
Zhu Hongyu made up his mind and appointed Liu Daihua, the former Minister of Taxation of the military government, as the Governor of Fuyuan.
Liu Daihua began to follow Zhu Hongyu after the Liberation Army captured Lingayen, and he was considered to be highly qualified.
After Zhu Hongyu appointed him as the Minister of Taxation, he did his job very well.
Especially in matters such as tax collection and the formation of armed tax police, he has demonstrated his ability.
This time he was transferred to the position of Governor of Fuyuan, which was considered a foreign assignment!
It’s even more of a sign that Zhu Hongyu will make great use of him!
In the current military government system, ministers can be regarded as the real powerful officials.
If you want to go further, it is not enough to have experience in central government. You also need experience in external governance.
Only then can you be promoted a step further and enter the cabinet!
Of course, Zhu Hongyu appointed Liu Daihua as Governor of Fuyuan not just to reuse him.
What he valued more was Liu Daihua's ability in taxation!
Zhu Hongyu worked so hard to capture Batavia. Why did he capture Malacca?
In the final analysis, it is to expand the war potential of the Liberation Army!
What is the war about?
To put it bluntly, it’s about making money!
And taxes are money!
Only with money can you recruit and train troops, equip the army with sophisticated weapons, and ensure the daily consumption of the army.
Therefore, no matter how Fuyuan City is developed, there are only two most important things!
One is to recruit soldiers, and the other is to collect taxes!
The recruitment of soldiers was the responsibility of the Recruitment Camp under the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, while tax collection was the responsibility of the Governor of Fuyuan.
Therefore, Zhu Hongyu put some thought into the selection of Governor of Fuyuan.
After determining the candidate for Governor of Fuyuan, Zhu Hongyu issued the transfer order on the spot.
Order people to send the transfer order back to Luzon!
Then, they began to discuss the rewards for this battle and the return journey.
After everything was discussed, the generals of the Liberation Army retreated, and then prepared the food and supplies needed for the return journey.
…
Outside Fuyuan City, the Li family manor.
The original owner of this manor was a Dutchman. During the public trial, the owner of this manor was sent to the guillotine.
Naturally, this manor, which covers a large area, was nationalized.
Then, the Li family spent money to buy a large manor from the military government.
It cost a small 8,000 silver dollars, but compared to the actual value of this manor, it was not expensive.
In the villa at the center of the manor, senior executives of the Li family were also gathering.
The head of the family, Li Weiliang, sat in the top position, and Li Weida, the great contributor to the Fuyuan City incident, sat next to him.
The other senior executives of the Li family are seated according to their seniority and status!
In the final analysis, the Li family is still a family-owned industry, and sometimes seniority is more important than credit.
The most typical example is the old man of the Li family!
The old man is now obsessed with compiling New Confucian textbooks and doesn't care about family affairs at all.
But whenever something important comes up, Li Weiliang, the head of the family, still has to consult his old father for instructions.
Li Weiliang looked at the smiles, pride, pride and other emotions on the faces of the family's senior officials.
He knocked on the table and spoke.
"Everyone is very proud now, right?"
Li Weiliang's voice is very calm, and most people can't hear his emotions or anger.
However, many senior members of the Li family are quite familiar with Li Weiliang, and it is impossible not to hear Li Weiliang's displeasure.
The expression on Li Weida's face calmed down, he looked at his elder brother and asked.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Li Weiliang continued to speak.
“I see that everyone’s tails are almost sticking up to the sky recently!”
"When you meet people outside, they say that my Li family is the imperial merchant of the Ming Dynasty, and that I, Li Weiliang, is a popular figure in front of His Highness the Supervisor?!"
Li Weiliang's third uncle, a very fat middle-aged man, saw this and said.
"Xiao Liang, what are you talking about? Isn't what everyone said the truth?"
Li Weiliang just snorted and said.
"What? Do you think this is true?"
"What kind of imperial merchants are my Li family? At most, they are just spokespersons promoted by a group of businessmen!"
This time, the Li family organized a fleet to prepare food and supplies for the Ming army's southern expedition.
Although the Li family put in a lot of effort, almost all maritime merchants under the Ming Dynasty were involved.
Although Li Weiliang was elected to take the lead, it would be nonsense to say how significant his presence is.
As for saying that he, Li Weiliang, is a popular figure in front of the Supervisor, it is even less reliable.
"As for what to say about the celebrity in front of His Royal Highness, you really dare to say it!"
"I have only met His Royal Highness Jian Guo once, and he volunteered himself and said that he was willing to instigate the Chinese uprising in Batavia for the Ming Dynasty. That's why I met His Highness Jian Guo."
"After that, I won't be able to get in front of His Highness Jian Guo at all!"
Not to mention a celebrity, not even an acquaintance!
Li Weiliang was very dissatisfied.
When he learned that his family was bragging outside, Li Weiliang felt uneasy from the bottom of his heart.
He felt that if his family continued to dance like this, something would happen sooner or later!
Any tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind!
These people don’t know how to keep a low profile at all!
"What does my Li family have now? How high-profile is it worthy of you?"
"Is it the property of a country that is extremely wealthy? Is it a high-ranking official in the DPRK? Or is it a general in the army?"
"I am here to tell you clearly that there is nothing!"
"Nothing at all!"
"My Li family just seized an opportunity and made a slight improvement. It is far from being worthy of everyone's high profile!"
"At this time, what we need to do most is to lay a solid foundation and develop in a low-key manner!"
"Rather than go out and promote it in a high-profile manner?!"
"Can you understand what I mean?!"
Li Weiliang's third uncle seemed to be awakened by this sentence, nodded and said.
"Xiao Liang is right, it's us people who are superficial!"
"Our Li family is like a big ship. If we want to ride the wind and waves, we still need you, Xiaoliang, to be the captain and steer the rudder well!"
"Don't worry, Xiao Liang. From today on, the family will never hold you back. If anyone dares to talk nonsense outside again, your third uncle will personally break his legs!"
On the side, Li Weiliang's uncle also spoke.
"Xiao Liang, tell us how the family will develop next!"
Li Weida also spoke.
"Yes, brother, you still need to be in charge of the family."
When Li Weiliang saw this scene, his expression improved and he spoke.
"First of all, and most importantly, we must follow the footsteps of His Highness the Supervisor!"
"We will do whatever business His Highness Jian Guo asks us to do, and we will do whatever business His Highness Jian Guo wants us to do!"
"Profits and other things should come second!"
"Our Li family wants to become a true imperial merchant, and this is the best way!"
"Secondly, although His Royal Highness the Supervisor of the Kingdom has now abolished the division of the four civilians and the abolition of the lower classes, merchants are still in the lowest profession after all, and the family will still have to transform into a military and political one in the future."
"The children in the family must work hard in two directions in the future!"
"First, study hard, take the military government's official recruitment examination, and become an official!"
"The second is to sign up to join the army, whether you start as a soldier at the bottom or directly apply for a martial arts school."
"In the future, my Ming Dynasty will make a northern expedition to the Central Plains and regain the rivers and mountains. War is inevitable."
"During war, the military is the easiest place to make meritorious deeds!"
"If you join the army, you will definitely have the greatest chance of getting ahead!"
"If anyone in my Li family can earn a title for the family, that will truly bring glory to our ancestors!"
Affected by traditional concepts, Li Weiliang believed that merchants were just a humble business, and no matter how big their business was, they would never be able to get on the stage.
Only by obtaining a title and retiring with the country can one truly honor his ancestors.
"The Imperial Court's Southern Expedition is an opportunity, and our Li family has seized it, but there are many people who have seized this opportunity. Even if I am promoted as a representative, my Li family will be half a step ahead of others at most."
"But this is not enough!"
"If our Li family wants to really get ahead, we have to continue to work hard, and we have to risk our lives to fight for it!"
"Okay, that's all I want to say, everyone can leave if it's okay!"
Seeing this, everyone in the Li family also stood up and dispersed.
…
Kunming, Wuhua Mountain!
After the Shan State was defeated and the Qing army withdrew to Yunnan and solved the siege of Kunming, Wu Sangui took refuge in Wuhua Mountain.
Take off your crown and robes and hand over the tiger seal talisman!
He also submitted a written apology to the Qing court!
He imprisoned himself in Wuhua Mountain and declared to the outside world that he, Wu Sangui, would never leave his cell until the imperial edict from the Qing court came down to punish him.
Of course, if Wu Sangui had not transferred all his Guan Ning cavalry to station at the foot of Wuhua Mountain, and let the Yi Ding cavalry be responsible for the defense of the Wuhua Mountain Villa.
The credibility of this statement is higher!
Wu Sangui was lying on a lounge chair, with a large dense shadow cast by the trees above his head.
The sun in the sky is very fierce, but the back garden of the other courtyard is full of birds singing and the fragrance of flowers!
The weather in Kunming in June is very hot, and Wu Sangui, who was born in the Liao Dynasty, cannot adapt to the heat and humidity in Kunming.
We can only hide in Wuhua Mountain to enjoy a moment of coolness!
Chen Yuanyuan was carrying a pot of scented tea, and walked to Wu Sangui's side and poured a pot of tea for Wu Sangui.
This scented tea is Chen Yuanyuan's own formula, brewed from the finest West Lake Longjing tea, and then seasoned with nourishing and health-preserving products, Liaodong honey and some flower petals she picked herself.
It's fragrant and sweet, and it's a great way to relieve the heat in the summer!
Sailor Wu Sangui picked up the scented tea and took a sip, with an expression of enjoyment on his face.
Although the Shan State was defeated and the entire army of two thousand Zhenghuang Banners was annihilated, Wu Sangui was worried about whether the Qing government would settle the score with him.
But it was just a little worried. It was impossible to say that he was really worried that he couldn't eat or sleep.
From Wu Sangui's point of view, he held military power, and the most the Qing government could do was to exempt him from the title of prince he had just acquired due to the capture of Yongli, and reduce him to a county prince.
Or simply drink three glasses of wine as a penalty!
There is no way the Qing court would really punish Wu Sangui severely!
Therefore, during the period when Wu Sangui claimed to be "imprisoned" in Wuhua Mountain, he still had to eat and drink.
Every day I drink wine and listen to music with Chen Yuanyuan, enjoying the beauty's tenderness, and my life is quite comfortable.
Chen Yuanyuan walked up behind Wu Sangui and massaged his temples gently.
Wu Sangui drank all the scented tea in the cup and then asked.
"Yuanyuan, what do you want again?"
"Is it the Shu brocade in Sichuan? Su embroidery in the south of the Yangtze River? Or pearls in the South Seas? Dongzhu in Liaodong?"
Although Wu Sangui is not a good person, he is still very good to Chen Yuanyuan.
Usually everything is answered!
Wu Sangui never cared about some of the clothes and jewelry that Chen Yuanyuan wanted, and gave them to her if she wanted them.
After all, Wu Sangui was also the prince of the Qing Dynasty, and he had a large military force in a vassal town, so he would not care about such a small thing.
Chen Yuanyuan asked him for something, but in Wu Sangui's opinion, it was a little fun between them as husband and wife.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Unexpectedly, Chen Yuanyuan's answer surprised Wu Sangui.
"Your Majesty, I am not short of clothes now, nor am I short of jewelry."
"It's just that the perfume I've been using recently is almost gone. I'm a woman and it's hard for me to go out and show my face. I can only ask the prince for help."
Wu Sangui frowned and asked.
"perfume?"
"Is it the perfume flowing in from Macau?"
Although Chen Yuanyuan is no longer young, she takes good care of herself.
The lingering charm of a MILF is more attractive to an old man like Wu Sangui than some young girls.
"Hmm~"
Chen Yuanyuan responded with a whisper, while Wu Sangui began to think deeply.
What is the situation in Macau? Wu Sangui has a clear conscience. To put it bluntly, there are Ming thieves behind Macau.
As Shang Kexi regained Macau, the business in Macau naturally stopped.
Now that Wu Sangui wants perfume, doesn't he have to contact the Ming thief?
This is a bit troublesome!
Seeing Wu Sangui's hesitation, Chen Yuanyuan snorted again and spoke.
"My lord, if I were to wear perfume, wouldn't you be the one enjoying it?"
Chen Yuanyuan's words made Wu Sangui's heart tremble.
When he thought of Chen Yuanyuan's body, that kind of fragrance that lingered for a long time after spraying perfume, his lower abdomen felt hot.
He thought about all these things, but he still had concerns.
"The trade in Macau is cut off, and I have nothing to do!"
Then, in the next moment, Chen Yuanyuan came up to her, pillowing Wu Sangui's head on her chest, and her tone became softer and softer.
"Your Majesty, if I want it, please think of a way!"
"You are King Pingxi of the Qing Dynasty. I believe there is nothing in this world that you, the prince, cannot do."