Rebirth Farmer Yaomei

Chapter 354
The news that Tieshi and Prince Jinghai captured Ningzhou City and surrounded and wiped out the invading Japanese crown at the mouth of the river soon came back, but people still waited for more than a month before returning to Kashima.

This time the Great Victory Jinghai King got the three big Japanese ships, all kinds of small and medium ships, and countless property. Anmin, what benefit did you gain from handing over the city intact to the court orderer? Not only did you not get any rewards, but the officials participated in countless books."

But Tie Shi smiled and said, "I also felt depressed at first, but when I left the city, I saw the people in Ningzhou sending pots of rice and milk to the seaside, and the grievances in my heart disappeared."

King Jinghai sighed: "Although there were loyal ministers in my family back then, we lacked such strong generals as Brother Lu. Otherwise, we would not have been destroyed by barbarians." .

"The change of dynasties is originally a matter of luck. Now that the prince has established a hegemony in the sea, he is worthy of his ancestors."

King Jinghai sighed again: "Everyone says that Prince Jinghai's mansion was very prosperous for a while, but actually I have more difficulties."

There are many difficulties in living in ordinary small households, especially those who have achieved great careers.King Jinghai is different from other people. His subordinates are all pirates. These people grew up in an uneducated place. They have no benevolence, righteousness and morality in their hearts. The foundation of the kingdom is not stable, and it is very difficult to manage it.

For example, General Dabai, the ship's boss who first dealt with the Lu family, looked more like a pirate than a general to Ning Wan, but he was already good under King Jinghai. Those who ordered, after a few more years under Tie Shi's hands, had restrained a lot of gangster spirit, while others, according to Tie Shi, could not give orders at all.

Especially after King Jinghai's illegitimate son came back to recognize his ancestors and returned to his clan, because his matrilineal lineage was quite powerful in Nanyang, it even stirred up the muddy water in the palace.

But Tieshi's identity, speaking of it, is a guest qing. Although he works for King Jinghai, he has always stated that he is a courtier, and he only stays firmly in Cangzhou and does not participate in the chaos on Ludao.Even if Ning Wan lived in Ludao for a month, she just seemed to see nothing, just enjoying the scenery and gossiping with Aunt Bai.

At this time, Tie Shi persuaded: "The prince is wise, even if there are many difficulties, it is nothing. As long as you make up your mind and have Fujian and Ludao as the foundation, no one will be shaken!"

King Jinghai also knew that Lu Tieshi's position would never change, so he just smiled and took out a piece of edict, "Brother Lu is right, I really can't leave Fujian, and now I have to ask you to take me with you." The soldiers went to Ningzhou and Qingzhou to take over the coastal defense."

Tie Shi took it over and looked at it, his expression changed a bit, Ning Wan glanced at it through his hand, and sighed in her heart.It turns out that since Tieshi came to Fujian and saw the misfortune of the Japanese, he wrote several letters to the imperial court, asking to build water military guards in Ningzhou and Qingzhou to defend against the Japanese crown.Two years have passed, and there has never been any reply, but now the court has issued a document permitting King Jinghai to send sea ships out of Fujian to attack Japanese crowns, and to build ports in Ningzhou and Qingzhou.

The court would rather not use its own courtiers, but has to rely on King Jinghai, which makes Tieshi so embarrassing!
King Jinghai sat on it, laughed and said, "Brother Lu, don't worry too much, it took some thought to get this edict."

"The last time the Japanese invaded the mainland, the Yang family in the south of the Yangtze River suffered a lot. I sent people to lobby in front of the Yang family's patriarch, and promised that as long as I built ports in Ningzhou and Qingzhou, not only would I keep all the population and property of the Yang family, but also Let them participate in the maritime trade, so the officials of their family in the capital have put a lot of effort into our palace, and took your previous letter and Luo Shilang and others' suggestion to build a port in Ningzhou and Qingzhou to train the navy The idea moved the emperor."

"Now is the best time. Brother Lu took a short rest and took his family and soldiers north from Cangzhou to Ningzhou and Qingzhou. I will naturally help with sea boats, food and grass."

Lu Tieshi was silent for a long time, and finally said: "The prince is not afraid that I will leave Fujian with my family and never come back!" Ningzhou is not far from Fujian, but Qingzhou already belongs to Beidi, but it is closer to Liaodong Some, if they go north by boat, they can go ashore a hundred miles away from Beining Prefecture.

"Even if Brother Lu doesn't return to Fujian, is it possible that he can still be against me?" King Jinghai laughed and said, "Mrs. Lu wanted to stay on the island before. Brother Lu thought that I really wanted to keep her as a hostage? This king just wants to ask Mrs. Lu is just a guest in our Kashima."

"The reason why I am able to stand out among the pirates is not because I have outstanding talents, but because I have the knowledge and capacity to tolerate others, so I have the support of many brothers. Brother Lu is different from them. I know that you are loyal and loyal. As a human being, I believe wholeheartedly that although you will not betray the imperial court, you will never be ruthless to me either!"

"Besides, I also have selfish intentions. With the previous events in Ningzhou and the full support of the Yang family in Jiangnan, it is not difficult for us to build a port, but we can only succeed in Qingzhou if Brother Lu goes there!" King Jinghai is very fond of Beidi Unfamiliar, his subordinates are all from the south, only Tieshi is from the north, and he is very famous in Qingzhou area, so sending him there will be twice the result with half the effort.Only by building a seaport first can we plan for the future.

Tie Shi got up and thanked King Jinghai for his kindness, and took his wife and children away from Ludao. He didn't make any promises in front of King Jinghai, but Ning Wan knew that he would indeed receive King Jinghai's favor for the rest of his life. It was King Jinghai's design. Although they saw through it, they could only fall into it. It seems that the court is King Jinghai's accomplice.

It seems that King Jinghai has really placed high hopes on Ningzhou and Qingzhou. This time, there are [-] ships in total, and there are countless other ships. Needless to say, the military supplies and supplies, the number of ships is tens of thousands, and the iron and stone can also serve as the army of Cangzhou. , all the way north along the coastline.

Ning Wan said to Tie Shi when she was free, "The imperial court really has no vision, so it's a pity to give up the power at sea like this!"

"They only know that the territory on land is fundamental," Tieshi said, "Actually, when we were in Liaodong, we didn't pay much attention to the vassal states on the east side of Huju Mountain. They came from the sea. We still arrived in Fujian Only later did I realize that there are so many products and land beyond the vast sea.”

"In the future, the imperial court will definitely understand." Ning Wan laughed again: "Whenever I thought about Sophora Hua's marriage before, I found it very difficult to go back to Liaodong, but now it saves me a lot of trouble. It will save more than half of the journey from Qingzhou to Liaodong."

Tieshi knew his daughter-in-law's homesickness, and he was also the same, so he smiled and said, "There is a sea route from Qingzhou to Liaodong, which is very convenient, and it is shorter than traveling by land. You can go back by boat then."

Although everyone hasn't even been to Ningzhou yet, isn't there nothing left to say about Liaodong?But Ning Wan was very happy in her heart, and said that no matter how luxurious the castle of Jinghai Prince's Mansion is, but now she feels more comfortable and at ease only on a very simple boat.She called Huai Hua'er, "We went to the kitchen to make some small dishes, and everyone ate them deliciously."

After the two of you have finished cooking, the big ship is different from other ships, it can sail on the sea for a year or two, so it can store a lot of things, all kinds of ingredients are still available, and there are many fresh vegetables, rather Wan smiled and said, "I'm afraid it was sent by the Shizi's ship." It was indeed a good question.Prince Jinghai still came out with Tie Shi this time. Although he has a noble status, he has been with the Lu family for a long time, and his relationship has long been extraordinary. Every time he gets something good, he will definitely send someone to share half of it.

Of course, Ning Wan will never forget her son no matter what she is. After all, she is a junior and he is a good person. She just doesn't want her daughter to get married, it's not that she doesn't like this child.Therefore, the ingredients prepared in hand are in duplicate, and when they are ready, people will row a boat and send them to Shizi's boat.

There was no one else in the small kitchen, so Huai Hua'er whispered: "Mother, in fact, I don't hate Prince Jinghai anymore, why don't we marry each other. I heard that there is a glass house in the castle, it must be very pleasant to live there. happy!"

Ning Wan lowered her face and asked, "Who told you these things?" It was clear that she and Tie Shi hadn't mentioned in front of their children the matter of Prince Jinghai's marriage proposal.

"I just heard it by accident," Huai Hua'er refused to say, and only smiled: "And he doesn't dare to bully me, after all, he is my defeated opponent!"

"Hua Huaer, parents don't need you to be so sensible!" Ning Wan thought that the surname Bai might have let it out, but she didn't reveal it, and just refused, "What's the use of the so-called marriage? You just look at it." The marriage between the Han and Tang Dynasties held back Yidi? Those princesses and princesses brought thousands of craftsmen, books, and treasures out of the fortress, so what happened in the end? Jinghai Palace might change its family because you married? Maybe father betrayed the court just because you married into Prince Jinghai's mansion? Although King Jinghai had this intention, he didn't force it. Even this time, he didn't leave your mother in Kashima with you. The means are useless."

"For example, King Jinghai himself, although he has only one wife in Kashima, he has married several times overseas. The child who came back this time is like this. We thought he was an illegitimate child, but in fact, he was also married by a Ming media over there. , my mother's family also has a lot of influence, and once helped King Jinghai, so they came back to grab the family business."

"I'm not saying that King Jinghai is not good. The sea is different from the land, and the situation is more difficult. He started from scratch, so he will naturally have a lot of helplessness. Even the son of Prince Jinghai, there is a reason why he is willing to marry you now. It's just that we are very good. Daughter's family, it's better not to get involved. Parents will show you a marriage in Liaodong, and they know everything about it. Wouldn't it be better to stay together like parents for a lifetime?"

Huaihua'er heard her mother explain the truth, so she understood, "So I was thinking about it."

"It's also my fault that I didn't make some things clear when I thought you were a child." Ning Wan said, "To tell you the truth, before we left Beijing, someone suggested to send you to the East Palace to be Liangdi to please the emperor. Thanks to you and me Father didn't agree, now that the crown prince has passed away, your father and I are very happy, if we really send you there, I'm afraid you will have to live in a nunnery for the rest of your life."

Huai Hua'er was also afraid after hearing this, "I hate going to a nunnery to listen to scriptures. If I live in such a place for the rest of my life, I will get sick even if I am not sick."

"Getting married is the most important thing for a girl's family, but you have to keep your eyes open and choose the one you like," Ning Wan said, "You should think about it when you're fine."

The ship was sailing at sea, so there was plenty of free time, so Ning Wan took another chance and said to her younger brother, "You have been in Fujian for more than three months, needless to say, you have visited Cangzhou and Huizhou, and even Ludao lives here." After a long time. This time, after arriving in Ningzhou with our boat, go ashore and set off for Liaodong, don’t wait until the weather cools down and the road will be difficult.”

Shitou really gained a lot of experience in Fujian this time, but he also understood the difficulties of his sister and brother-in-law, so he said: "Now that my sister and wife are sandwiched between the court and King Jinghai, it is difficult no matter what, why not find a chance to resign Neptune is back in Liaodong, the family’s business is doing well, and the days are not bad!”

Tie Shi was demoted to Fujian by the emperor, and now he can go to Ningzhou and Qingzhou under the order of King Jinghai. If he returns to Liaodong privately, it may bring disaster to the family, so she just smiled and said: "Your brother-in-law is in his prime. I can go home and live here. Although he has many difficulties in Fujian, King Jinghai is really kind to us, and the trouble of the Japanese people really needs to be guarded, so we can't just leave." He also told his younger brother, "Hua Huaer It’s not too young, but we want to marry her back to Liaodong. After your home, let your wife pay attention to see if there are any suitable young men in Anping and Hutai. He must be of good character, so he wrote a letter and told us.”

Shi Shi said: "Actually, Prince Jinghai is not bad, he is very attentive to me, although it is for the sake of my sister and brother-in-law, but when we are playing together, I see that he is very attentive to Sophora japonica."

Tie Shi said: "You don't know about the chaos in Prince Jinghai's mansion. A few days ago, King Jinghai had an illegitimate son who came back to meet him, and now his son's status has been shaken."

Shi Shi stuck out his tongue and said, "I also lived in Ludao for a while, why didn't I hear anything?"

Ning Wan said: "How can these things be discussed? After all, you are an outsider and have nothing to do with them, so I won't tell you, but you feel at ease."

"No wonder my parents always said that it would be good if I was a scholar, and I don't need to be a scholar to become an official. They know that I don't have such a brain!" Shitou laughed at himself, "It seems that I still do business at home. Enough."

Ning Wan smiled and patted her younger brother, "Who said you have no brains! It's just that you didn't know it when you first arrived in Fujian. But what your parents said is good. How easy is it to be an official? It is also difficult. Now that your parents are getting older, you should take care of the family affairs. It is good to be able to continue to study, but it doesn’t matter if you can’t. If you take good care of your children, the Ning family may not be able to change their families after a few generations. This time I brought you the fine overseas seeds, you must try to grow them carefully after you go home, I see that the yield of these things is really high, if it succeeds, not only our family will benefit, even the people of Liaodong will be able to follow suit. "

The parting is imminent, so there is naturally a lot to say between the siblings, and Ning Wan has arranged gifts for her relatives and friends in Liaodong, especially the ones from her parents, which are extraordinarily generous. There are two big bags of various rare treasures from overseas for the elderly to see. happy.In addition, Jinghai Palace sent someone to send Cheng Yi off. Seeing that his younger brother had a lot of luggage, he sent a few soldiers from his family to accompany him.

When we arrived in Ningzhou, we didn't mention the river boat that sent the stone to the government. Tieshi discussed the port with the Ningzhou guard. Because of the edict and the previous friendship, the matter went smoothly.

Shitou returned to Liaodong, and sure enough he inquired about several young men for Huai Huaer, including the young master of the Lu family in Beining Prefecture, the grandson of the commander Xu's family, the son of Duolun Chen Qianhu's family, and the shopkeeper of King Ruihongfeng. Boys, they are all about the same age as Sophora Hua'er, and they all have good family backgrounds.

Ning Wan thought about it one by one, and felt that everything was fine, but she couldn't make up her mind. Seeing that Tie Shi couldn't make up her mind, she finally said: "This kind of blind marriage is still not possible. I want to take Sophora japonica back to Liaodong. Her marriage has been settled!" Huaihua'er is now fifteen, if she doesn't rush to get engaged, I'm afraid it will be delayed.

Now Tieshi is busy at the port, and it is impossible to leave, so he can only nod his head, but he sighs, "If we meet each other, I'm afraid we will have a marriage. I can't see my daughter getting married!"

It would be impossible for the man's family to travel thousands of miles from Liaodong to Ningzhou to welcome the bride. Ning Wan also wanted to marry his daughter in Liaodong's family.At this time, he smiled and said: "No matter who we send our daughter off, the most important thing is that she marries well."

Although it is not that easy to meet and get engaged, just thinking about this, the Lu family feels heavy in their hearts, the family is about to be separated, and Huai Huaer still has to marry, it will not be easy to meet again.Only recently, because King Jinghai's ships went out of Fujian and took control of the coastal area, the defeat of the Japanese several times can bring some comfort to everyone.

It is also because of this that Ning Wan's original plan to bring Sophora japonica back to Liaodong by land has also temporarily stopped.Since the construction of the port in Ningzhou went smoothly, Tieshi decided to hand over this place to his subordinates, and he took his people north to prepare to build a new port in Qingzhou.

(End of this chapter)