Ming Zuo

Chapter 1088 New Road
Just after the Spring Festival, there are two weddings that need to be busy.

One was the wedding of Xu Ruoxin and Pan Xiaona.

As Princess Xia's younger sister, Xu Ruoxin's marriage has attracted much attention.

The Pan family is one of the most wealthy families in the Xia Kingdom, and they don't know much about their relatives and friends.

Such a wedding naturally requires a lot of fuss.

Anyway, the Pan family and the Xu family paid for it themselves, so they would not waste national resources, and Zuo Menggeng had no reason to object.

Although the Pan family and the Xu family are both rich in Songjiang, after discussions between Xu Ji and Pan Yunlong, they decided to hold the wedding in Jinan.

For one thing, Xu Ruoxin was working here, so she couldn't get away, and it was difficult to return to Songjiang, thousands of miles away.

Secondly, Pan Xiaona happened to need to go back to Jinan to report on his work, so the time came together.

Furthermore, it is impossible for Zuo Menggeng to go to Songjiang because of a wedding.If that was the case, neither of them would be scolded enough.

Except for Xu Ruoxin and Pan Xiaona's wedding, the other one was even worse.

That was Zuo Yong and Jin Qiurong's marriage.

This is not only a cross-border marriage, but also involves major political issues, so we must be very cautious.

Xu Ruoxin and Pan Xiaona's wedding can only be regarded as a private matter, and this time the government will have to come forward.

"Because of the status of General Zuo, is it necessary to build a separate mansion?"

At the ventilation meeting, Jiang Wei sent out an inquiry.

In normal times, if you are not in the army, most of the people who are rich, rich, and rich forever will return to live in the Xia Palace.

But now that Zuo Yong is going to get married, it is against the rules to still live in the palace.

And in his capacity, how to arrange it must be carefully discussed.

For his brother, Zuo Menggeng is very generous.

"Which place do you think is good? The mansion will arrange it for you."

Although Zuo Yong has saved a lot of private house money over the years, it is not easy to buy a good place to build a house in Jinan now that every inch of land is expensive.

Since it was a brother's marriage and Zuo Menggeng came forward, no one could say anything.

But Zuo Yong made an astonishing decision after careful consideration.

"There is a suitable house in the family courtyard, which is enough to live in, and there is no need to spend additional money."

Various departments of the Xia Kingdom will provide senior officials with working residences. When they are transferred or die, the residences will be taken back.

This is also considered by many officials whose families are not rich enough.

And many officials with rich and noble backgrounds basically don't like to live in this kind of place.

After all, the houses provided by the public have many restrictions.

Among other things, it is difficult to arrange for all the family members in a single residential area.

Just like Hou Xun's family, with a large population and numerous servants, he built a mansion in the city alone.

Of course Zuo Yong could do the same, but he gave up and still chose to live in the compound.

If the houses provided by the government are compared with ordinary people, they are naturally excellent.

At least a small building with two floors, each floor has an area of ​​more than [-] square meters, and it also has a very spacious yard, and all functions are complete.

But people's levels are different.

The wealthy family did not look down on such a residence at all.

Zuo Yong felt quite good.

"We are just a husband and wife, and it is not convenient to live in a house that is too big. Moreover, we have to consider security issues when we live outside, so it is better to live in a compound."

Zuo Yong is the general and the deputy chief of staff. According to the rules, of course he must be attached to the guards.

When in the army, there are always five guards following him.If it is on the battlefield, it is a company of guards.

After Jin Qiurong married him, as a family member, he would also be assigned three guards.

It looks like a lot, but if you buy a mansion outside alone, it is definitely not enough.

At that time, it will be a huge expense to hire security personnel separately.

It's not that Zuo Yong can't afford the money, but because he lives a simple life as a soldier, he feels it's unnecessary.

After listening to his statement, everyone can only admire.

After all, it is rare to be willing to be mediocre when you can enjoy it.

Zuo Menggeng took a deep look at him, feeling endless comfort for this brother.

Standing in a high position and being self-respecting, introspective, and self-aware, Zuo Yong's future achievements are absolutely limitless.

"At the time of the wedding, there will be many visitors from North Korea, and this is their first visit. The cabinet must do a good job in receiving them."

Speaking of this, Hou Xun and the others also became serious.

This time when Jin Qiurong married to Xia, not only Jin Yu and his family were accompanying him, but also many high-ranking North Korean officials such as Kim Sang-heon, Shen Yan, Song Shiyeol, and Jin Ji.

What is even more unexpected is that the Lord Gwanghae-kun is looking for will also come as a representative of the Joseon royal family.

That is to say, in fact, taking the opportunity of the wedding, North Korea will complete its state visit to Xia.

The term "state visit" was defined by Zuo Menggeng after the North Korean side notified it.

Everyone agrees with this definition and understands its meaning better.

North Korea is now deeply bound to Xia Guo, almost indistinguishable from each other.

However, there are some gaps between the two countries, both high-level and private.

Especially among the high-level people in North Korea, many people have only heard about Xia Guo, but have never seen it with their own eyes.

Therefore, they cannot have a good understanding of Xia Guo's many systems and policies.

And this time through a state visit, going deep into the Xia Kingdom to see it with their own eyes will have a great impact on them.

Xia Guo naturally understood the benefits.

Under Zuo Menggeng's care, various preparations have already begun.

We must let North Koreans take a good look at what an advanced political system and a prosperous and wealthy country look like.

Jinan is full of joy, but the atmosphere above the sea is becoming more and more tense.

"Even if I throw the silver into the sea, I won't give it to Mrs. Zheng. Why do they raise the price when they say it's going up?"

On a merchant ship drifting in the sea, Lin Jiahui was spitting, but his attitude was firm.

Although he was very young, he was already the owner of a merchant ship.

Since his father was ill in bed last year, he took over the work of running the boat and has been busy on the sea.

Thanks to Xia Guo's enlightened business policy, although these ship owners come and go in the wind and rain, they make a lot of money.

However, as a businessman who counts pennies and pennies, Lin Jiahui was furious when he learned that Zheng had raised the toll.

"Today the Zheng family can raise five hundred taels, and tomorrow they can raise one thousand taels. Repeatedly, endlessly, our hard-earned money will be robbed by them."

What he said was not unreasonable, but others were helpless.

"If we don't pay the toll, we won't be able to get through, so how can we run the boat?"

Amidst everyone's depression, Lin Jiahui smiled triumphantly.

"I looked at the map when I was in school. If you want to go to Nanyang, you don't necessarily have to pass through Zheng's territory."

He opened the map in front of everyone and pointed to the waters south of Taiwan.

"Look, as long as you go around here, you can still reach Nanyang."

(End of this chapter)