Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 369 Returning to Chuanzhou and Getting Married

"It's not possible now. It's better to hold on until we leave Yangzhou. Okay, you have worked hard, take a rest after you finish the work." Liu Changfeng said and left.

That’s right, the reason why Wang Rong didn’t find any silver was because the silver had been sunk into the water long before. He had already expected Wang Shanquan to take this step.

After all, if it were him, he would never give up such a large sum of money.

As soon as he entered the room, Ye Yun stepped forward and asked, "Brother Changfeng, what's going on?"

"Don't worry, nothing happened. We just suffered an unexpected disaster this time. Also, Wang Shanquan has some small thoughts of his own."

"But these are not important now. Now everything is done. Okay, sister Yun'er, you have been worried and frightened for a whole day. Have a good rest. I'm leaving first." Liu Changfeng said

Looking at Liu Changfeng's departing back, Ye Yun finally felt relieved. However, Liu Yuru on the other side did not feel sleepy at all.

Because she guessed a possibility, and that was why she felt a little uneasy. And it was under this circumstance that Liu Changfeng pushed open the door.

"What are you thinking about so intently? I didn't even notice you when I came in?" Liu Changfeng asked

"Ah, sir, I was a little sleepy just now, so I didn't react." Liu Yuru said hurriedly

"Okay, stop pretending. You should have guessed it, right? The money that the Gu family had before is now in our fleet. Do you have anything to say about this?" Liu Changfeng said

"Sir, I really can't hide anything from you. As for my thoughts, what can I think? After all, I'm afraid that even you, let alone me, can't afford this money?" Liu Yuru said

"I was right about you. You are indeed very smart. That's right, I will not touch this money. My father will decide how to use it."

"But what I want to tell you now is not these. What I want to tell you is, are you interested in doing business? I heard that you managed your family's business for a period of time before?" Liu Changfeng said

"No, no, I can't do that, sir. I just looked at the account books for a few days. After all, Aunt Yue was here and she didn't let me touch those." Liu Yuru said

"Haha, just take a look. I plan to hand over all my businesses to you. What do you think? Don't say anything like "no" or something like that."

"After all, I seldom trust people. If I think you can do it, then you can do it." Liu Changfeng said

"Sir, this, this, well, since you trust me so much, I will give it a try. But if I don't do it well, you can't blame me, okay?" Liu Yuru said

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It's getting late. Have a good rest tonight. I'm leaving first." After Liu Changfeng finished speaking, he got up and left.

Time quickly came to the next day, and Liu Changfeng arrived outside Liang Qingyu's room early in the morning waiting.

"Chang Feng, why don't you come in? What are you standing outside for?" Liang Qingyu asked

"Grandma, I'm worried about disturbing you, so I'm waiting outside." Liu Changfeng said

"Haha, you, I know what you want to say, you don't have to say it, although I am an old woman, I am still sensible and know the priorities."

"Some things have to be done, so you don't have to worry about me. But there is one thing you have to pay attention to. You have gained such a great benefit this time."

"Think carefully about your family so that nothing goes wrong." Liang Qingyu said directly

"Hehe, grandma, you really can't hide anything from me. Don't worry, grandma, I will make proper arrangements. Your grandson will take his leave first." After Liu Changfeng finished speaking, he slowly turned around and left.

Time passed quickly, and a month later, Liu Changfeng's fleet finally arrived at Chuanzhou.

He stood on the deck and looked ahead, and he immediately felt relaxed, because this was home, he was home, and he finally didn't have to worry anymore.

In fact, he had been worried every day for the past month. After all, no one knew better than him how great the new attraction of this money was.

Even he himself could not resist the temptation, otherwise he would not have set up such a big plan. Fortunately, everything is over now and he survived.

When they were about to arrive at the dock, they found it quite quiet. Liu Changfeng saw at a glance his parents and several of his brothers standing there.

The fleet slowly approached the shore. Liu Changfeng did not get off the boat immediately, but walked behind to support Liang Qingyu, and then slowly got off the boat.

When Liang Wan saw Liang Qingyu, she immediately stepped forward with excitement and said, "Aunt, I finally got you here. You've worked hard along the way. Come on, let's go home."

Liang Qingyu naturally would not object after hearing this. At this time, Liu Changfeng pulled the two girls to Liang Wan and said, "Mother, this is Yun'er, and this is Yuru."

Ye Yun and Yu Ru naturally hurried to pay their respects. Liang Wan had already received news about Liu Yu Ru's matter in advance and knew that this was agreed by her aunt, so she was naturally very happy.

Seeing Yun'er and the others chatting happily with their mother, Liu Changfeng felt relieved and hurried to his father's side and said, "Father, I'm back. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."

"Hahaha, okay, okay, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back, let's go, the welcoming banquet has been prepared for a long time, just waiting for you to come back, let's go." Liu Changfeng said

The group returned to the mansion talking and laughing. At this time, the governor's mansion was extremely lively, both the men and the women.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Liu Xingzhi called all his sons into the study.

"Chang Feng, your previous letter was vague. Please tell me in detail what happened this time." Liu Xing knew

"Father, this is what happened this time. King Liang was interested, so it ended up like this. Although it was a bit risky, I think the result was worth it." Liu Changfeng said

"Although what you said makes sense, what you did this time was still too risky. Don't do this again in the future. Do you hear me?" Liu Xingzhi said in a deep voice

"My son knows about his father. He will think twice before doing anything in the future." Liu Changfeng said

"Okay, it's good that you know. It's good that you know. Okay, let's talk about something happy. Changfeng brought back so much silver this time. You all tell me, how should we use this silver?" Liu Xingzhi asked
"Father, if you ask me, it's naturally to expand the army. After all, the world is about to be in chaos, and we should also plan ahead and make preparations early." Liu Changsheng said

"Father, eldest brother is right. It is indeed time for us to expand our army." Liu Changyuan echoed Taoist Master Yun and Chang He. After hearing this, they naturally agreed with their two brothers.

Liu Xingzhi nodded after hearing this, then looked at Chang Feng and said, "Chang Feng, you got this silver back, so tell me, what are your plans?"

"Father, I think what my eldest brother said is right. We should indeed expand our army, but we need to carefully consider the number of troops to be expanded." Liu Changfeng said

"Well, okay, since you all agree to expand the army, then this is settled. How much do you think we should expand the army by?" Liu Xingzhi asked
"Father, we only have 100,000 soldiers in Sichuan Province right now. Although this number is not small, it is not much compared to other provinces."

"So what I mean is that we might as well just expand the army by another 200,000. If we have 300,000 troops, that should be enough." Liu Changsheng said

"Father, I think we can expand our army to 500,000. After all, there will be a big change soon, and we will definitely be able to seize the initiative by then." Liu Changyuan said

Afterwards, Liu Changyun and Liu Changhe expressed their opinions one after another, but Changfeng did not say a word the whole time, just nodded, which made Liu Xingzhi once again discover his abnormality.

"Chang Feng, why don't you say anything? Do you have any other opinions?" Liu Xingzhi asked
"Father, I don't have any other opinions. Expanding the army is the general trend. However, when expanding the army, we have to consider whether there is enough food."

"Now, we have a slight surplus of grain in Chuanzhou, in addition to supplying the entire state, but I think this is not enough. After all, we need to expand our army, which means there will be fewer young and strong people in the fields."

"By then, grain production will certainly decline, and this has not yet taken into account the refugees and merchant families who will come to our Sichuan Province to seek refuge."

"They will not bring much food with them when they flee. They will definitely bring gold and silver to buy food. The price of food will change a lot because of their arrival."

"Not only will the price be driven up, but there will also be a lot of hidden dangers. So I think we should prepare for a rainy day and use some of our money to buy grain." Liu Changfeng said

Liu Xingzhi remained silent after hearing this, and at this time Liu Changsheng said, "Father, what my fifth brother said makes sense. This is something we all neglected."

"Yes, father, there is nothing wrong with what Fifth Brother said. This is indeed a big problem." Liu Changyuan said

"Chang Feng, it seems that handing over this food and supplies to you is the most correct decision I have ever made. What you said is really important."

"Okay, let's do this. First, we need to expand the army. We'll listen to Changsheng's advice on this. We'll expand the army to 200,000, and use the remaining money to sell food and military equipment." Liu Xing knew

"Okay, now that we have finished discussing official matters, let's talk about personal matters. Changfeng, what do you think about your wedding date? Do you have any plans?" Liu Xing knew

"Father, what can my son think? It's all up to you and me." Liu Changfeng said

"Okay, you just came back and you've been tired all day. Go back and rest early. As for your wedding date, I will discuss it with your mother when she comes back." Liu Xing knew

After hearing this, Liu Changfeng naturally bowed and left the study. After he left, Liu Changsheng and others also bowed and took their leave.

After his sons left, Liu Xingzhi did not stay in the study for long. He just got up and walked out. What he didn't know was that Liang Wan was much more anxious than him.

"Aunt, when do you think it would be best to set the date for their wedding?" Liang Wan asked directly
"Wan'er, you guys can make the decision. I have no objection." Liang Qingyu said

On the third day after Liu Changfeng returned, the wedding date was set three months later. Although it was a bit hasty, it was much better than when they had it in Yangzhou.

The most important thing is that the Ye family has just arrived, and they need to continue to gain a foothold in the local area. The best way to do this is to marry their children to the Liu family as soon as possible.

After the wedding date was set, Liu Changfeng was very happy. After all, in this era, whether a man is married or not is a very important criterion.

An unmarried man is unstable. When others come into contact with you, they naturally have a feeling of distrust. He has experienced this deeply before.

According to his original intention, he wanted to take Yun'er to have a good look around the city of Chuanzhou. Unfortunately, they couldn't even see each other before the marriage, let alone anything else.

So he returned to his previous state, checking the warehouses everywhere every day. At this time, Liu Xingzhi on the other side was also not idle.

Since the decision to expand the army was made that day, he began to get busy. After the recruitment notice was posted, there would be no shortage of applicants.

As for food, they did not fall behind, but he did not send anyone to Yangzhou. After all, the incident with Chang Feng had offended Wang Shanquan greatly.

If we send people over there, it would be like throwing meat buns at a dog, and nothing would come back. Fortunately, the grain production in other states around him is also pretty good.

Especially in Lingzhou, although the damp and toxic miasma was quite serious, the grain production was still very high. They were not prepared for Liu Xingzhi who suddenly sent people over.

After all, they also planned to expand their armaments, but they didn't have much silver. Now that they could exchange food for silver, they were naturally very happy to do so. This was a win-win situation for them.

Time passed slowly, and soon it was the day of his wedding. The whole state capital was unusually lively on that day, after all, it was the wedding of the son of the governor.

How could others miss such a good opportunity? Therefore, there was a constant stream of traffic in front of the Jiedu Mansion, and people were coming and going in an endless stream.

After the Ye family arrived, Liu Xingzhi originally planned to give them a mansion, but Liang Qingyu did not agree and bought it directly.

Apart from Liang Wan who complained a little, no one else said anything.

So today, Liu Changfeng went to the Ye family's mansion to pick up his bride. After overcoming all the obstacles along the way, he finally met his wife.

Liu Changfeng was riding on a horse with a smile on his face, looking very proud. After returning to his mansion, everything became even more relaxed. After a set of cumbersome etiquette, Liu Changfeng was taken to drink.

"Fifth brother, you finally got married. It was not easy. But then again, didn't you decide long ago that you want to choose your own partner? I find you are quite smart." Liu Changyuan said

"Second brother, what you said is not right. How could I know before I went there that my wife would be so beautiful? It was all a coincidence, not something premeditated. Please don't frame me." Liu Changfeng said hurriedly

"Haha, you, just pretend. Come on, let's drink." Liu Changyuan said with a smile

(End of this chapter)