Jiangnan, Yangzhou Prefecture.

Qiyuan.

Compared with the northern region, the southern province obviously benefits more and the pace of life is much more relaxed.

Not to mention, a wealthy man in the world like the Qi family.

The glass window was clear and clean, there was the first prostitute in Jiangnan playing the piano, and there was an old monk in Daming Temple burning incense and chanting sutras.

Qi Taizhong sat in a clean room with the heads of the nine surnames of Jiangnan, drinking tea and chatting.

The head of the Chu family has the best fragrant tea in his life. At this moment, he was so fascinated by eating Qi family tea. He couldn't help but look at Qi Taizhong and said, "Brother Qi, I dare not say 10% of the famous tea in the world, but I have tasted it. Only you have the fragrance after eating it, and the aftertaste is sweet and fresh. It is oolong tea, but I don't know that there are such oolongs in the world?"

The Ouyang family head smiled and said, "Brother Qi made friends with the emperor with a commoner. I think this good tea comes from the palace."

The head of the Chu family said disdainfully: "What good tea can be found in the palace? I was tired of those tea decades ago. Compared with Brother Qi, those teas are just water for the pot!"

Imperial power is naturally supreme, but it is just supreme.

Unless the capital city eliminates the nine major surnames in a false name, in their eyes, imperial power is just imperial power.

They do not rebel. Within the rules, they can live more freely and more relaxedly than the Tian family.

Jiangnan is the Jiangnan of the nine surnames.

Therefore, there is not much respect for the Tian family here...

Qi Taizhong smiled and said, "This book is not a tea that is circulated in the world. Jia Xiaozi got a few tea king treasure trees from somewhere. He has only produced some in a year. I still have a thick face and asked him to ask for some. It was not enough, so I asked De'ang to ask him for some, and that's all..."

The head of the Chu family clapped his legs and said, "Look, look! I said, who in this world can deduct some treasures from the silver fox?"

Everyone laughed, and the head of the Sima family laughed and said, "The next time you see Ning Hou, you just want to ask for it yourself. Brother Qi's things are not easy to ask for. Isn't Ning Hou's things just casually taken?"

Everyone laughed again, but this time, they all chuckled clearly.

When Jia Qiang did these things, he didn't expect them, but these old men guessed them.

Jia Qiang made such a large plate, no matter in the palace or in the court, it was impossible for him to hold his hands.

But they didn't expect that the palace would be so anxious. They thought that no matter what, they would have to wait for Jia Qiang to put on the air, formulate rules, and clarify the equity.

Qi Taizhong's eyes slowly swept over everyone and asked with a smile: "What do you think? Jia Xiaozi said that the court will send someone else to sign the contract later. Should we sign it or not?"

The head of the Shangguan family frowned and said, "It was not for the purpose of making money if you invest this money."

The head of the Situ family shook his head and said, "This has nothing to do with making money or not. If our money is so good and we drift into the water, then there will be the first time, the second time, the third time."

The head of Helian family smiled and said, "Why must it be wasted? It is also a money house in the Internal Affairs Office, at most it is just a matter of not losing money or making money?"

The head of the Situ family shook his head and said, "Don't lose money or not? Let me tell you, if you really invest in their shares, the money bank will inevitably fall into a state of decline. At that time, they will make us continue to add capital. It is difficult to get out of it if we are involved in it."

The other heads of the family nodded repeatedly and said, "This is the style of the court."

The head of the Shangguan family pondered for a moment and said slowly: "But if we don't do it, the court will look for Shanxi merchants and Guangdong merchants. That's the Tianjia Interior Government Money House..."

The head of the Sima family sneered and said, "The Thirteenth Party in Yangcheng will not be able to do this. It was originally close to Nanyang, and it had long been separated from the place where the family was settled and kept a distance from the capital. As for the Shanxi merchants... the court let the Shanxi merchants go to be the shopkeeper of the money shop, the Internal Affairs Bureau's money shop may really be bigger, but it will take at least ten years. But the court trusts them like this? Besides, what the court is asking for now is not silver, but food!"

The head of the Helian family smiled and said, "If we can go to Siam and Annan, can't Shanxi merchants? They have a special liking for money shop tickets."

The head of the Sima family shook his head and said, "Do you think it's so easy to do maritime affairs? If I hadn't happened to have some friendship with Yan Ping, the Four Seas King, so I went to letter and talked with him, and sent him money to sail and buy money. If I got the Four Seas Flag, the Qi family's ship might not be able to come back! You ask the Shanxi merchants to try it out to see how many grains of rice they can buy back!"

The head of the Shangguan family, the head of the Helian family and another head of the Taishi family, these three families were originally moved and were ready to still buy the money stocks of the Interior Ministry.

After all, it has nothing to do with them whether Jia Qiang exists or not.

What I originally valued was the signature of the Tianjia Interior House Money House.

But now it seems that the disadvantages outweigh the benefits.

And the other companies obviously don't want to continue...

"So, how should I refuse?"

Qi Taizhong smiled slightly and said, "Didn't Sima say it? The sea gangs are rampant. The Qi family's 100,000 stones of food were all lost half, and the sea storm has sunk by 30%, and countless casualties have been killed or injured. How dare you nine families enter? Unless the court can solve the difficulties of the storm, there is no way to do anything."

"hiss!"

Everyone took a breath of cold air, and the head of the Shangguan family hesitated and said, "These 100,000 stones are said to be urgently used by the court!"

Qi Taizhong shook his head and said, "Everyone must be followed. If the court breaks the rules at will, we will let them go, and sooner or later, let them slaughter the chopping board and fish. Those who do not abide by the rules will have to pay the price."

As for the expensive rice in the capital, and the lack of food for relief, this is the responsibility of the court.

What does the rise and fall of the world have to do with merchants?

The head of the Helian family whispered: "Old Qi, if this matter is tampered with, the consequences will be very serious after being discovered, and it will give the imperial court an excuse to attack."

Qi Taizhong chuckled and said, "What are you doing? The Qi family's fleet is indeed destroyed by pirates and storms, and coastal officials can testify. The Qi family also has children who have lost it, and all have evidence to investigate. The Qi family will not speak, but will still be allowed to be."

The head of the Situ family pondered for a moment and said, "What if... the court recruited Ning Hou back?"

Qi Taizhong shook his head and said, "No matter what, this matter will be abandoned. I was originally lucky, but now it seems that the court still has no credibility in the way of gold and silver, and cannot be affected. Ning Hou will understand our difficulties. Unless he starts a new job, this matter will not be discussed again."

...

The 28th day of the 12th lunar month in the sixth year of Long'an.

early morning.

Early in the morning, before dawn, the Rongguo Mansion was full of people.

Even Daiyu came from Lin's mansion and sent Jia Qiang to the expedition.

Jia Mu, Aunt Xue, You Shi, Li Wan, Feng Jie'er, Keqing, Baochai, Xiangyun, Sanchun, Baoqin, Xing Xiuyan, plus their respective maids, as well as the maids of the East Mansion, the whole house is dazzling.

The males include Jia Zheng, Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Lan, Jia Jun and Jia Cong.

Baoyu was fascinated by the girl who was like a flower blooming in her family.

Thinking about it again, most of these girls are good to Jia Qiang, and at this moment, they only have Jia Qiang in their eyes, and their hearts are like a knife.

Jia Qiang is still wearing a regular dress and is covered with a gorilla felt cloak, which is no different from the past.

He looked at everyone in turn and smiled, "The Xuan Mansion is less than four hundred miles away from Beijing, and the horse will arrive in one day. If I hit pheasants, snow rabbits, or something, I will send them back. If there is a beautiful pony, I will send them back."

Women were originally filled with tears and were worried, but when they heard what he said was light, they all laughed again.

Feng Jie'er laughed loudly and said, "Qiang'er, if you send some pheasants, it doesn't matter if you want to give them some wild horses, don't bring a Tartar princess back!"

Everyone laughed loudly, and Jia Mu scolded, "You can speak, which is a sign of happiness. Could it be that the magpie was born?"

Feng Jie'er's eyes swept over Li Wan's radiant white and red face, laughed and said, "I can't do it, unlike my sister-in-law who has studied, she only calls her better!"

After everyone laughed and made a fuss, Feng Jie'er walked to Li Wan and laughed in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, Lan Er is becoming more and more sensible. She just met me and asked me that my body was more stable. It's great that you were with me last night!"

Li Wan's pretty face turned red immediately. She wanted to explain something. Feng Jie'er had already walked away and went to Jia Qiang and Daiyu to speak.

In fact, it was just a reminder over and over again. I had already said a lot of replies during dinner last night, but where did I say enough?

Jia Qiang was patient and nodded countless times, which made them feel addicted...

Until someone came forward to spread a message, ten founding ministers including the Duke of Zhenguo, Duke of Liguo, and the Wang family Wang Ziteng came to see him off.

When everyone in the court and the country cursed Jia Qiang and shouted to kill him, Wang Ziteng did not come out to take advantage of the situation, but he had never spoken for Jia Qiang, and he also called on his two concubines, Wang An and Wang Yun, home...

Although Wang An and Wang Yun were released again afterwards, Wang Ziteng never showed up.

I don't want to show up today...

Finally, after repeated instructions, the women still knew that the time for parting was coming.

It was Xichun who started crying first, and this cry evoked tears from the crowd...

Jia Qiang couldn't stand this, and smiled and bowed to the people in the hall. His eyes were condensed with Daiyu's tearful eyes, and finally turned around and walked away.

...

Ning Mansion front hall.

Seeing Niu Jizong, Liu Fang, Hu Shen and others standing to greet him, Wang Ziteng stood alone, but Jia Qiang was not dissatisfied with a strange look and said with a smile: "Why should we mobilize the troops like this?"

Niu Jizong sighed: "Last time, Ning Hou advised me not to go to Jiubian. Unexpectedly, Ning Hou had to leave after turning his face. Without further ado, there were still a few veterans in the family who had been on the battlefield and were not very capable. If Ning Hou did not dislike him, he would accept his command."

Liu Fang smiled and said, "This is just a little bit of intention. There are six or seven in our mansion. I can't guarantee how big it is, but I must be loyal!"

Others also donated generously and gathered fifty people.

Finally, the prince vacated and bowed, "Mr. Ning was not handsome, but Wang An and Wang Yun had no food or drink for three days. He could not disobey my father, and he was also ashamed of Ning Hou's cultivation. It was hard to be loyal and filial, so he could only die. I asked, these two children voluntarily join the Jia family as their own soldiers, and live and die. Although the Wang family was not a good weapon, I would like to ask you to pity these two foolish sons."

After hearing this, everyone was moved when they saw Wang Ziteng's face full of shame and turned his head to face her face without any face.

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "No need to do this. Wang An, Wang Yun, I am very optimistic. I can become a great player in the future, so let them come."

When Wang Ziteng heard this, his face became more and more ashamed, and he bowed and said, "It's right outside the door! Ning Hou, these two sons will be born and died in you in the future, and the Wang family will not ask about it."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Niu Jizong looked at his back and sighed, "If this person is not burdened by the family, he is also a person, which is a pity."

After saying that, he said to Jia Qiang: "Mr. Ning, I don't know when I will see you again this farewell. The letter from us who sent us should be coming down soon. If Ning Hou left Beijing before and met again, it would be a few years later. We will definitely remember Ning Hou's affairs about coastal defense and naval affairs and do our best! From then on, Ning Hou will be alone among the heroes of Yuanping, and take good care of himself!"

"Ninghou, take care of yourself!!"

After Niu Jizong said that Liu Fang, Qi Jianhui, Hu Shen, time-consuming, Jiang Zhihai, Xiong Long, Chang Zuo, Yu Rong and eight others also held their fists and bowed to each other and said goodbye.

Jia Qiang nodded, bowed and bowed, and the guards followed him and turned over to the horses and headed to the firearm camp outside the city.

At this time, he and Niu Jizong and others did not know that after Wang Ziteng returned home, he wrote to the court to resign as the commander general of Fengtai camp, and recommended Niu Jizong, the second-class mansion of Duke Zhenguo, to take over.

Emperor Long'an transferred this book to the Duke of Zhao's Mansion. During the clearing period of Jiang Duo who was unconscious in daily life, he barely wrote the word "ke".

In the capital and capital, different forces are needed to protect the capital.

Jia Qiang joined Dong Chuan, the son of Xuande Hou in Fire Art City, and the leader of Zhuque Camp Zhao Polu, and a group of thousands of people drove towards the Xuanfu direction...

...
Chapter completed!