A Thousand Hills

Chapter 203

The fifth prince is also a more thoughtful person. Although he wanted to draw Governor Tang into his camp regarding the construction of the harbor, he knew that there was no rush.The fifth prince first ordered Li Jiujiang to check the land around the harbor, who else bought it except his wife.

Li Jiujiang has always been very efficient, so he sorted it out and showed it to the fifth prince the next day.

The fifth prince took a look, not to mention, there are quite a lot of people following the trend, except for Xie Moru who started early, the other families are all big families in Fujian, Yu family, Qi family, Wei family, Xu family and so on, they took the opportunity Buy land.In addition to local families, there are well-informed family members of various officials. In addition to Governor Su, the nephew of Governor Tang also bought a big piece, okay?

The fifth prince suddenly didn't worry about building the harbor anymore, so he didn't want to build it, and these people would push him to build it.

The fifth prince took a closer look, not to mention, Jiang Xingyun also occupies a lot of land here.Oh, and the military, Liu Fufeng also bought a piece of land... Li Jiujiang has also been upgraded to a landlord...

The fifth prince glanced at Li Jiujiang, and Li Jiujiang smiled, "Nowadays, the land in Fujian is very hot, and my ministers have joined in the fun."

The fifth prince looked at it and knew it in his heart.In fact, it may not be that Liu Fufeng and the others are really rare for such a piece of land, even if they got the truth, it's not the way to buy it, sending their subordinates to show up, it's not conspicuous, and they can make a fortune silently.So directly coming forward to buy the land is itself a hint.The fifth prince smiled, "Good buy, good buy." His subordinates are also smart people and know how to give him momentum.

Putting this list together, the fifth prince also had an idea in his heart, and discussed with Li Jiujiang, "For the matter of the seaport, we must first unite our officials from all over Fujian. Last time I signed the seal, The Ministry of Households didn't know how to budget, but it budgeted 700 million silver for us, which scared the court all of a sudden. The princess has asked the governor of Su to redo the budget. You should discuss with Lao Tang more about the garrison after the construction of the seaport. .It’s not bad to prepare for everything early.”

Li Jiujiang agreed, and the fifth prince said again, "I heard that Old Tang has an old son." Old son is the name for the youngest son.

Li Jiujiang knew it in his heart. The fifth prince was planning to save the country in a curve. First, he pulled Governor Tang's son over. Li Jiujiang said, "Xiao Tang is eighteen this year, and he is preparing to take the exam for a scholar. Zhang Changshi will go to the imperial capital from time to time. I'm busy here, and I'm about to tell the prince, please find two people for me."

The fifth prince still asked, "Can Xiao Tang be in charge?" If he was a waste, this was not the only child in the Tang family.

"I've met him a few times, and he looks clear. The prince just asks him to come over, and I have affairs to arrange for them."

The fifth prince patted Li Jiujiang on the shoulder, and the two ministers looked at each other and smiled, showing an indescribable understanding.

The fifth prince discussed with Li Jiujiang about returning to the army, and then ordered Li Jiujiang to go down.

The Fifth Prince called Xie Moru, and the two changed into regular clothes, and took the guards to visit Min'an City.The fifth prince also took his wife to the most famous restaurant in Min'an City for a light meal.Although Min'an City is the capital of the state, it is not particularly prosperous, especially guarding the land of Wu, it is even more obvious that it is poor and destitute.However, the fifth prince has lived for more than a year, and he feels used to it.After all, Min'an City is the state capital, and the governor, governor, inspector, etc., and the yamen are all here, so there are also several famous restaurants.

It was the time when fish and shrimps were abundant, and the fifth prince brought Xie Mo Rulai to Qingbo Tower. This building is facing the water and has a good view. According to the fifth prince, the food taste is not bad.It's just that, in the past, there was a restaurant with private rooms when you came in. Today, after waiting for a while, the shopkeeper respectfully invited the Fifth Prince and his party in.The fifth prince was naturally solemn, and said, "Your business here is good?"

The store owner didn't recognize the Fifth Prince, but he knew he was a great man, so he hurriedly said tremblingly, "Thanks to our lord, we are going to build a seaport in Fujian, hey, there are so many big merchants coming and going." To be honest, my lord, we have never been free from morning to night in this small shop." The shopkeeper smiled and asked what to order.

The fifth prince said, "Just look at the arrangement."

The fifth prince sat in a seat facing the street, looking at the streets of Min'an City, it was indeed much more lively than before.For a while, the dishes were ready, and the fifth prince and his wife had lunch.

The two of them had a meal, and the fifth prince said, "I'm used to eating with the cook in our house, it's not bad to come out for a meal once in a while."

Xie Moru thinks so.

Apart from having a meal, the two spent half a day shopping in Min'an City. Xie Moru bought some cheap gadgets for the children, such as windmills, bamboo dragonflies, and small wicker flower baskets. The two returned home.

In fact, the fifth prince had been full of emotions for a long time, and when he returned home, he chatted with Xie Moru, "Unknowingly, Min'an City is different. People come and go, and there is a lot of traffic. If it weren't for the sudden thought of going out today Look, I haven't noticed yet."

Xie Moru smiled, "Yes. Whether a place is good or not, it's actually easy to tell, just look at its popularity."

The Fifth Prince said in a low voice, "I think our Fujian region is about to prosper."

"I feel the same way." Xie Moru was naturally willing to see the prosperity of Fujian.

The couple is full of confidence.

I don't know if the fifth prince is indeed in charge of the government well, or what.Anyway, if this person goes well, nothing goes wrong.Even the governor of Su is smiling when he counts the summer tax collected this year. The year is good, and the tax collection is also very smooth.

Jiang Xingyun's place is full of guests during the day. 800 years ago, Mrs. Song from a family came to bring some seafood to Jiang Xingyun. Mrs. Song smiled, "The general ordered someone to bring it quickly, and it was chilled all the way. You here There is a banquet every day, which is in use."

Jiang Xingyun sighed, "Thank you sister-in-law for thinking about me. I don't know where they got the news, so they all come to me to inquire. What can I say, I don't understand the important affairs of the court."

"My sister is always more knowledgeable than us. Sometimes I don't have an idea, and I am willing to listen to my sister's advice." Mrs. Song flattered Jiang Xingyun and said, "Now it is said that we are going to build a seaport here, and there are people who have nose and eyes, but they don't know the truth. Fake."

"This, I really have news about this." Jiang Xingyun picked up a fresh lychee, and Mrs. Song sat up straight without knowing it, and just listened to Jiang Xingyun's next words.Jiang Xingyun ate a lychee, and Fang said, "My lord originally meant this, and the memorial was also handed in, but the imperial court did not approve it. I thought, this matter should not be possible."

"No way..." Mrs. Song scratched her heart and lungs even more, and whispered, "Sister, I heard that the princess bought a lot of land along the coast." She knew it was too late, so she sent someone to buy the land One, the price has more than doubled, and the other is that the first-class land has long been known as the land owner.I had no choice but to choose the first-class land, which was a quick move.Some people are slower than Mrs. Song. In the past, they only had to eat ashes, return land?

Jiang Xingyun smiled, "I don't know about that."

Mrs. Song begged again and again, "If my sister wants any letter, you have to tell me."

Jiang Xingyun hesitated for a while, Fang said, "I just heard that the prince ordered Governor Su to redo the port's budget. My sister-in-law must not say anything about it."

Mrs. Song cheered up, and kept saying, "Sister, just don't worry, don't you know my sister-in-law, there is no one who is tighter than me." She promised again and again that she would never go out and talk nonsense, and said, "So say , the prince still wants to build a port?" The land will not be wasted!

"I don't know about that." Jiang Xingyun has the essence of Tai Chi, but Mrs. Song doesn't know if it's because of her innermost feelings. No matter how she looks at it, she feels that Jiang Xingyun's smile has something deep in it!

Mrs. Song thought she had got the news, and flattered Jiang Xingyun again with satisfaction.

She wished she could come here every day to get close to Jiang Xingyun, but Jiang Xingyun's place is very busy, and there are always people asking to see him.Mrs. Song said goodbye, and Jiang Xingyun got up to see him off.

The second visitor was Xu Shaodong, the representative of Shanxi Merchants. Compared with the end of last winter, Xu Shaodong was a little darker and thinner.Jiang Xingyun smiled, "It's such a hot day, what's the matter, please come to Shaodong personally."

Xu Shaodong smiled, "I'm not afraid of the heat now, but I'm afraid I'll be a step late."

Jiang Xingyun smiled but said nothing, ordered the maid to serve herbal tea, and said, "Try it, this is a herbal tea from Fujian."

Xu Shaodong took a sip, but he was not in a hurry to talk about business, he talked about tea first, "it seems to have honeysuckle in it."

"Yeah, it's the best way to cool off the heat and dehumidify, and it's the best drink in hot weather."

"When it comes to drinking tea, there are many varieties of tea in the south, and most of the tea we eat in Jindi is transported from the south." Xu Shaodong drank more than half a cup and praised with a smile, "This tea is really comfortable to eat in hot weather."

Xu Shaodong said, "Miss Jiang, you are a straightforward person, if you have something to say, I will speak it directly."

Jiang Xingyun said, "Shaodong, please speak frankly." Speaking of which, she still owes Xu Shaodong a favor, after all Xu Shaodong helped her find out about Duan Sihai.

Xu Shaodong thought about it, "I'm in Jindi, and I've also heard that Prince Min is going to build a seaport, but I don't know if the news is reliable?"

Jiang Xingyun didn't play tricks on Xu Shaodong, "reliable."

As soon as the two words were written, Xu Shaodong knew that Jiang Xingyun had returned the favor when he said it.

Xu Shaodong also put his heart in his stomach, Xu Shaodong said, "I heard that King Min's paper was rejected by the court."

Jiang Xingyun smiled, "What you want to ask is whether the harbor can be built, not whether the prince's proposal has been rejected, right?"

"Miss Jiang is right." Xu Shaodong smiled, "Is there any place where we Jin merchants can serve the prince?"

"I don't know about that." Jiang Xingyun said, "You Shanxi merchants are rich and powerful, and the business in the Xining market is not enough for you?"

"You also know that our business is nothing more than going from south to north, and then from north to south. If Fujian opens a port to transport goods from north to south, we Shanxi merchants will be very cheap." Xu Shaodong said.

Jiang Xingyun sighed, "If you think about it, the northern goods in Wudi are also the head of your family."

Xu Shaodong's complexion changed slightly, and he quickly recovered, smiling, "Miss Jiang, isn't that the case with merchants? Not only Shanxi merchants, Huizhou merchants, and merchants from the imperial capital, which ones rarely go to Wu. Not to mention us foreign merchants, It's your merchants from Fujian, don't you have less contact with Wu? Merchants are doing business, Miss Jiang, but you have a job, have I ever said anything else?"

"There is nothing else to say, I really have something to entrust to you, Shaodong."

Xu Shaodong smiled, "Just say it."

"In a few days, I'm going to meet Duan Sihai. I hope you, Shaodong, will go with you and be a witness for us."

Xu Shaodong can be considered to have seen many people in the world. He was dumbfounded when he heard this, and it took him a long time to realize, "Jiang, Miss Jiang, you, you are going to meet Duan Sihai." The shock of the matter.

"Yes. Shaodong is willing to go with me?"

Xu Shaodong thought about it or not, but a woman has the guts to shake her head just for the sake of face.Xu Shaodong sighed, "Ms. Jiang is worthy of being a general. Xu admires, admires!" Xu Shaodong said "admire" twice, then cupped his hands and said, "Ms. Jiang invites you, how can Xu refuse, and I am willing to go with Ms. Jiang!"

As long as Xu Shaodong nodded, Jiang Xingyun didn't need to ask him to keep it secret, Xu Shaodong would naturally keep it secret.

Xu Shaodong responded to this matter, and felt that he was getting closer to Jiang Xingyun, so he asked more, "Ms. Jiang went to meet Duan Sihai, but it was for Haimao."

"That's right." Jiang Xingyun sneered, "Fujian's navy is limited, but the pirates don't even think about going ashore now. It's not a bad thing if there is a section of escort at sea. Jingjiang can afford the protection fee, but Fujian can't afford it? It's just, I don't like to hide my head and show my tail. Duan Sihai has been at sea for these years, and he can be regarded as an overlord. Why don't you sign a contract and make a long-term business. This time, I invite you to go there together and be a witness. In the future, your goods An accident at sea is the beginning and end of Duan Sihai."

Xu Shaodong was really convinced by this woman, and he must tell, "Miss Jiang, this matter must be kept secret."

Jiang Xingyun glanced at Xu Shaodong with a half-smile, "Don't worry, since you are witnesses to me, you are like grasshoppers on a vine. If anyone is tired of work, just talk about it."

Xu Shaodong smiled awkwardly, and finally had nothing to say.

About the meeting between Jiang Xingyun and Duan Sihai, Xie Moru naturally told the fifth prince, who frowned and thought for a moment, "You mean, use this to stabilize Duan Sihai." Making a contract is not a trivial matter.

Xie Moru said, "It's not just to stabilize Duan Sihai, but also to use Duan Sihai to find out who is Bailang! It is also necessary to contain several big merchants, otherwise, in the future, it will inevitably cause trouble if people know that Xingyun has formed a pact with pirates .These big merchants have close ties with the DPRK and China. If something happens here, they have to worry about their own lives!"

The Fifth Prince was also a decisive person, walked around a few times, and said, "You tell Miss Jiang to reassure her, I know about this. From now on, I will take responsibility for it."

The fifth prince said, "I will order someone to fetch my seal later."

Xie Moru whispered a few words in the fifth prince's ear, and the fifth prince asked, "That's fine."

"It's just in case, His Highness asked someone to do it."

"rest assured."

"Don't tell your Majesty about this."

"I know."

(End of this chapter)