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Chapter 1286 Island Option
In the study, the head of the family, Dou Xian, smiled bitterly, "Brother Yuan, are you making things difficult for me?"

Dou Xian and Yuansu are both nearly seventy years old. Despite their gray hair and aged faces, they are still working hard for the development of their family.

Yuansu said earnestly, "My dear, truth will come to light sooner or later. Why don't you do me a favor and tell me directly? This is not a small matter. You shouldn't hide it from me!"

Dou Xian had no choice but to nod his head and sighed, "You are right. Truth cannot be hidden. The court will announce it sooner or later. For the sake of our relationship, I can tell you."

The elemental's spirits perked up, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Dou Xian winked at Yuan Xiao at the door, and Yuan Xiao tactfully withdrew. Only Dou Xian and Yuansu were left in the room.

Dou Xian then slowly said, "The exchange of islands started with the Dugu family, and then the Changsun family followed suit. After I got the news, I went to ask the head of the Dugu family, and he told me that the exchange of islands was because the court allowed the establishment of a country overseas."

"what?"

Yuan Yuan's eyes widened. "The imperial court allows the establishment of a country overseas?"

Dou Xian nodded. "The court does not allow the establishment of a country in the Western Regions, but allows the establishment of a country overseas and makes it a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. This is the intention of the regent."

Yuansu was upset. They actually allowed the establishment of a country overseas. Such a good thing was not told to him. Dugu Lie was too unkind.

“How to exchange land?”

"I don't know the details, but there is a reference. The 200,000 mu of land of the Dugu family can be exchanged for an island as big as Jingzhao Prefecture, so the Changsun family also gathered 200,000 mu of manor, and the Dou family also plans to gather 200,000 mu. If Guanzhong is not enough, they will use the manors in Hanzhong and Bashu to make up the number."

Element thought for a moment and asked, "What plans do you three have recently?"

"Have!"

Dou Xian nodded, "The day after tomorrow morning, Dugu Jinyang, Changsun Yao, and my eldest son Dou Ying will leave for Quanzhou. If the Yuan family also wants to go, they should hurry up."

Element said goodbye and left. Inside the carriage, he squinted his eyes and took the matter in carefully.

Every noble family in Guanlong has ambitions, this is a tradition. If they can establish an independent country, no family will give up this opportunity, but it can be said that no family wants to establish a country more strongly than the Yuan family.

Who are the Yuan family? The royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty later split into the Eastern Wei and Western Wei. The Eastern Wei was destroyed by the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the Western Wei was annexed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty. However, the idea of ​​restoring the country has always been in the blood of the Yuan family, and has been passed down from generation to generation.

But Yuansu also knew that it was impossible to replace the Tang Dynasty and restore the country, especially with the emergence of the monster Li Ye, who revived the crumbling Tang Dynasty. But now there was an opportunity to establish a country overseas, and it was a legal opportunity allowed by the court. Why not agree?

"Grandfather, what happened?" Yuan Xiao, who was sitting in the front row, asked in a low voice.

Yuansu smiled slightly and said, "Xiao'er, if the Yuan family has the opportunity to rebuild the Wei Kingdom overseas, do you think it is feasible?"

Yuan Xiao's eyes lit up, and he said without hesitation: "If there is an opportunity to restore the country, our Yuan family must seize it. My grandson is willing to resign and fight overseas!"

Yuan Yuan sighed in his heart, this is the bloodline! My grandsons all want to restore the country, I can't become a sinner of the Yuan family!
At this moment, Yuansu made up his mind that he would raise 500,000 acres of estate to exchange for overseas land.

At the same time, Yuansu also decided to walk on two legs, one leg going overseas and the other leg remaining in the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, the Dugu family, the Changsun family and the Dou family are all like this. It is impossible to bet the fate of the entire family overseas. On the one hand, they need to leave a way out, but at the same time, it is not necessary.

A month later.

On the sea, a huge ship with a capacity of ten thousand tons was sailing against the wind and waves. Dugu Jinyang and Changsun Yao stood on the bow, looking at the endless sea and the seagulls circling overhead, which made them feel relaxed and happy.

Changsun Yao is the third son of Changsun Nanfang. He is in charge of the business of the Changsun family. The Changsun family has a large business in Quanzhou. Changsun Yao has stayed in Quanzhou for half a year and is very familiar with the situation there. He is the leader of the team this time.

In addition to him and Dugu Jinyang, there are Dou Ying, the eldest grandson of the Dou family, and Yuan Yuan's eldest son Yuan Ce. Yuan Ce is Yuan Xiao's father, and he serves as the General of the Left Guard. Among the few people, Yuan Ce is the oldest.

In fact, their seniority is different. Among the four, Yuan Ce is one generation older. This is where Yuan Ce's cunning side lies. He heard that Dugu Lie asked his eldest son Dugu Jinyang to go.

I also heard that Dou Xian also asked his eldest grandson Dou Ying to go.

He made a prompt decision and decided to arrange for his eldest son Yuan Ce to go. The reason was simple: Yuan Ce was the father-in-law of both Dugu Jinyang and Dou Ying. This was because Yuan Yuan and Dou Xian were both one generation older, while Dugu Lie and Changsun Nanfang were one generation younger.

Yuansu's sister is old lady Dugu.

Dou Ying is the eldest grandson of Dou Xian. He has a close relationship with the Dugu family. His mother is Dugu Hui, the sister of Dugu Lie. He and Dugu Jinyang are cousins.

Yuan Ce is the elder of the three of them, especially since he is also the father-in-law of Dugu Jinyang and Dou Ying, so he naturally becomes the leader of the four-member group.

The two came to the cabin, and Yuan Ce was talking to his son-in-law Dou Ying. What was he talking about?
Yuan Ce saw the two people coming in, waved and said with a smile: "Come and sit down!"

After all, he was his father-in-law, so Dugu Jinyang didn't dare to be rude. He sat down at one side of the table, while Changsun Yao sat at the other side.

Yuan Ce was fifty years old this year, fifteen years older than Dugu Jinyang, who was thirty-five years old. Dugu Jinyang was two years older than his wife.

The marriages of nobles in the Tang Dynasty were all similar. Men got married at around 20 years old, and women got married at 15 or 16 years old.

So the father-in-law is not much older than the son-in-law.

In addition to the relationship between Yuan Ce and Dugu Jinyang as father-in-law and son-in-law, there is another layer of relationship between them.

Yuan Ce’s aunt is the old lady Dugu who passed away a year ago.

In addition, Yuan Ce's niece is also Changsun Yao's wife.

The marriages between the Guanlong nobles were so complicated that they prospered together and suffered together.

There is also an interesting point here. The Yuan family has more yin than yang, and they have more daughters. For example, Yuan Ce only has one son, Yuan Xiao, but he has five daughters.

Therefore, all the noble families in Guanlong were willing to marry into the Yuan family, which made the Yuan family the second largest family in Guanlong after the Dugu family.

The Dugu family is just the opposite. There are more boys than girls. Although there are few girls, they are extraordinary. Dugu Lie's only daughter is about to become the queen of the Tang Dynasty.

Yuan Ce smiled and said, "I just chatted with the captain for a while. He will have a fleet sailing to Southeast Asia next month. I was thinking, should we take this opportunity to go to Southeast Asia and take a look at it firsthand?"

Zhang Sunyao frowned and said, "Uncle, we may not pass through the Luzon Islands when going to the South Seas."

Dou Ying beside him smiled and said, "The islands in the South Seas should be similar. Once you see one, you will know what the others are like."

Chang Sun Yao nodded, "That's true!"

Dou Ying asked with a smile: "What does Brother Dugu mean?"

Dugu Jinyang nodded, "You can give it a try!"

Yuan Ce was overjoyed, "That's it! After we get to Quanzhou, we will contact the military as soon as possible."

The ship continued sailing, and two days later, the huge ship carrying ten thousand stones arrived in Quanzhou.

There were two carriages parked at the dock, one belonging to the Dugu family and the other to the Changsun family.

Of course, the Dugu family also has a trading company in Quanzhou, but the Dugu family does not engage in overseas trade. They purchase goods and sell them inland.

The Changsun family is engaged in overseas trade. Changsun Yao has been to Southeast Asia once and has experience, so he is responsible for external relations.

The four of them took two carriages to the county town and were arranged to stay in the Changsun family's business. The Dugu family's business was not small either, but it was far away, so it was not very convenient to live separately.

As soon as they settled down, Chang Sun Yao heard the news that ten days later, several Tang army warships would escort the trade fleet to Southeast Asia.

The four of them immediately decided to take the Tang army warship to visit the islands in Southeast Asia.

(End of this chapter)