A Thousand Hills

Chapter 207

In Jiang Xingyun's view, Duan Sihai is quite an arrogant person.

After seeing Duan Sihai's navy, Jiang Xingyun came to the conclusion that although this person is arrogant, he still has the capital of arrogance.

The navy is conducting daily training, and Duan Sihai leads Jiang Xingyun to look around.Jiang Xingyun's ancestors started out by leading soldiers in battle, and she knew what was going on in the army.Jiang Xingyun said, "If Marquis Yongding had been able to train like this with Master Duan back then, I'm afraid they wouldn't have lost so badly."

Duan Sihai said, "The defeat of Marquis Yongding did not lie in bad soldiers, but incompetent generals."

Jiang Xingyun didn't mind what Duan Sihai said. In Jiang Xingyun's view, the status of a politician in Marquis Yongding was better than that of a general. Jiang Xingyun asked, "How does Master Duan compare with Bailang?"

Duan Sihai laughed, "When we compare, we will know the result of Miss Jiang."

With a smile on Jiang Xingyun's lips, he continued, "Bailang is quite mysterious. The Marquis of Yongding was incompetent in leading troops, and he was defeated miserably at that time. However, Marquis Yongding also found out that the navy that defeated him was indeed from Wu. However, I searched all over Wudi, but I couldn't find a person who fits Bailang's status. Mr. Duan has been at sea for many years, so it seems that he knows Bailang."

Duan Sihai glanced at Jiang Xingyun, but didn't intend to answer, and said, "Ms. Jiang has to ask for another price for this matter."

Jiang Xingyun smiled, "How much is Master Duan asking for?"

"What price does Miss Jiang want to offer?"

Jiang Xingyun hadn't thought about what price she would pay for this matter, she continued to say her inference, "I first conclude that Bailang is not from Wudi, let alone from the court, so he must be begging for life at sea. At sea, use But it was Wudi's navy, who was not familiar with the generals, but he was able to defeat Yongdinghou, this man is indeed stronger than Yongdinghou."

"It stands to reason that a talent like Bailang should not be unknown, but he has been at sea for more than ten years, but he really became famous in the battle with Fujian the year before last. I thought that with Bailang, he should at least share equally with Mr. Duan at sea. The world should." Jiang Xingyun stared into Duan Sihai's eyes, Duan Sihai just smiled, "Miss Jiang, you have your own judgment, so don't come to test me."

Jiang Xingyun's tone was full of innocence, "Master Duan misunderstood, why would you try to say it? I am a girl, so what knowledge do I have, but I just said it casually. If you think you can hear it, Master Duan, just listen to it casually." sentence. If you feel that you can’t hear it, just pretend that you didn’t hear it.”

Duan Sihai said in his heart, you can't stop muttering beside me, and I'm not deaf, can you pretend that you can't hear me!

Jiang Xingyun continued to watch Duan Sihai's naval training. Most ordinary women don't like to watch these boring trainings, but Jiang Xingyun watched them with great interest. He and Duan Sihai watched it for half a day, and when they had lunch at noon, there was a table full of seafood. Jiang Xingyun asked, "Master Duan Are you still used to seafood?"

"Is there anything you can't get used to. Miss Jiang came to the imperial capital from Xining, and now she's in Fujian again. Are you used to eating in Fujian?"

"Actually, it's okay in the imperial capital. The climate is similar to Xining. I'm really not used to Fujian. It's terribly hot in summer. It rains all year round and it's very humid." Jiang Xingyun picked up a piece of snow-white shrimp meat and changed his voice. , and said, "Princess likes Fujian."

"Although Fujian is my hometown, the climate is not good and the place is poor." Jiang Xingyun sighed, "The princess does things well. Those people say that the princess should do her job well. If she can't do it well, it's a crime." Unforgivable. Lord Duan thinks that the princess owes you a favor. If it is the moment, what the princess can do is very limited. It is the king of Fujian, and the affairs of Fujian are still good, and there is no way for other places to intervene."

Perhaps because of the relaxed dining environment, Jiang Xingyun picked up the fruit wine in his glass, took a sip, and said these words slowly.

Duan Sihai said, "Thank you, Miss Jiang, for reminding me. I'll toast to Miss Jiang."

Jiang Xingyun didn't care about this matter. Duan Sihai didn't want to talk more with him. The favor that Duan Sihai exchanged for with a neutral attitude is of course not a trivial matter, at least for Duan Sihai, it is not a trivial matter.

Jiang Xingyun just pointed out Xie Moru's difficulties and let Duan Sihai do what he could.

There is nothing in the world that cannot be negotiated.

Even though the two of them who suddenly fell out yesterday were still sarcastic to each other in the morning, they sat at the same table in an amicable manner at noon, talking and laughing.

Jiang Xingyun didn't talk too much about Xie Moru, just a few things, and then he talked about the climate and diet of the island.

Jiang Xingyun has also been to many places, and when it comes to the scenery of various places, he can easily come up with it.Jiang Xingyun spoke with great interest, and Duan Sihai occasionally made comments, which were quite to the point. The two started talking freely after lunch, and Jiang Xingyun talked about martial arts.This is inevitable, she was born in the general family, is she familiar with this?Jiang Xingyun said, "The imperial court is considered to be peaceful, but the military family is not as good as before. Everyone knows that I was born in the general family, and there are many compliments when they mention my Song family. But speaking, my grandfather fought with Emperor Taizu back then, but he was not sealed. Jue. It can be seen that my grandfather was only a mid-level general in the army. I heard from my father that my grandfather said that when it comes to leading the army, Ningping, Yingwei, and the Four Kingdoms are the masters, and the next is Yongan, Yongding, Yongyi, and Yongzhen. Counting the rest, it is Beichanghou’s mansion. Now, the older generation has passed away, and there are only two Dukes of Pingguo and Weiguo in the mansions of Ningping, Yingwei and Siguo. For the war, the four prefectures of Yongding, Yongyi, Yongzhen, and Beichang have all transferred their affairs. If you want to talk about the new military strategist, it must be the Marquis of Nan'an."

Duan Sihai said, "The Marquis of Nan'an has been famous for a long time, needless to say. The Liu Fufeng you are supporting is quite a military strategist."

"General Liu was born in the Duke of Ping's Liu Mansion. His maternal family is the royal family of Duke Ning. He is a legitimate son and grandson. He probably has military blood in his blood." Jiang Xingyun smiled, "What's more, the awl is in the bag, and the end is there. Liu Generals have their own talents, so it’s hard to say whether to support them or not. Otherwise, the King of Min would like to support many people, and most of them would not be able to mention them.”

Duan Sihai said, "I heard that the downfall of the Duke of Ning was due to the methods of the Duke of England and the princess of Fuguo. This General Liu defected to King Min?"

"It's irrelevant. How many grandparents in the world have had their heads chopped off, and their children and grandchildren continue to serve the court. Enmity and enmity depend on whether it's worth it or not." Jiang Xingyun is not afraid that Duan Sihai will talk less, even if he talks less, Since we can discuss these political affairs in the court with her, Jiang Xingyun can roughly guess Duan Sihai's family background.Jiang Xingyun said with a smile, "Is he still as tall as Princess Ningrong? I don't know how much Fusheng Princess has been aggrieved. Now that Fusheng Princess has no descendants, only our princess can barely be regarded as Fusheng Princess It is enough for the eldest princess Ningrong to be eccentric when she sees our princess. To be a human being like the eldest princess Ningrong..."

Jiang Xingyun shook his head and smiled, "It's strange that the Empress Shizu has two sons and two daughters, but she is the worst."

Jiang Xingyun's words are not polite, at this time in Duan Sihai's territory, criticizing the people in the court can be regarded as vicious, Duan Sihai also smiled when he heard it, and said, "I don't care about myself if I have a son like the Marquis of Nan'an. At least Princess Rong can die well."

"Yes." Jiang Xingyun felt emotional, not only Princess Ningrong, but also the Empress Dowager Hu in the palace. Talent is to give birth to the only son of Emperor Taizu.So, a rich life.

Jiang Xingyun sighed, "Princess Fusheng just doesn't have a good son."

Duan Sihai smiled slightly, noncommittal.

Jiang Xingyun couldn't see Duan Sihai's pretentiousness the most, and said, "Speak up if you have something to say."

Duan Sihai said, "Princess Fusheng's failure is not due to whether she has a son. Princess Xie has no son, and I think her seat is quite stable."

"Why, you are expecting bad luck for our princess."

"Where, I hope that your princess will last forever."

Duan Sihai didn't talk too much, because he knew it in his heart, he didn't talk much just now.Otherwise, Jiang Xingyun's move of counting the rich and powerful families in the imperial capital is probably a deliberate temptation.If it were someone else, Duan Sihai might not be so careful, but Jiang Xingyun was too quick-witted, and if this woman catches a little loophole, I'm afraid there will be no peace in the future.

Jiang Xingyun saw that Duan Sihai was half-spoken, so cautious, she had nothing good to do.After easing the relationship between the two parties, they returned to the post house in the evening.Thinking about this old thing is really difficult to deal with.

On the contrary, Xu Shaodong, Huang Yue, Ning Zhiyuan and others negotiated the sea trade contract very smoothly. In the evening, they talked about the progress of the negotiation with Jiang Xingyun. Jiang Xingyun calculated the time and said, "It seems that the negotiation will be completed in two days."

Huang Yue smiled, "Miss Jiang should be the first to contribute to the success of this matter." If Jiang Xingyun hadn't had the courage to turn his face, Duan Sihai's side might not have gone so smoothly.

"That's right, when Jingjiang and Mr. Duan talked about the maritime trade, it was not as smooth as ours." Xu Shaodong is also a person who knows the inside story.

"Okay, let's stop flattering each other." Jiang Xingyun smiled, "Everyone deserves credit for everything that has been settled."

Xu Shaodong and Huang Yue complimented Jiang Xingyun very much. Both of them are merchants, and their level of flattery is really top-notch.Being able to flatter Jiang Xingyun like this is not because they get more from it than the business in Jingjiang. It's just that they will discuss this matter in person, even now they won't talk about it, but a man who has this experience has a great sense of accomplishment Non-gold and silver are measurable.What's more, there are still places to use them later.

The two of them conscientiously showed Jiang Xingyun the regulations negotiated today and explained them for a while. Then, after talking for four consecutive days, they finally negotiated the various detailed rules.

When it came time to sign the contract, it was Jiang Xingyun who came to sign it.

Jiang Xingyun and Duan Sihai signed a contract with each other. After the banquet, Jiang Xingyun proposed to return to Fujian.This time, Duan Sihai didn't ask to stay, but said, "I have a letter, and I ask Miss Jiang to pass it to Princess Xie."

Jiang Xingyun was very talkative, "I will help Lord Duan forward it." That's right, Duan Sihai can discuss this matter with Xie Moru, but Duan Sihai can't directly ask Xie Moru to come to the island in front of Jiang Xingyun.Especially since it was just helping Duan Sihai to deliver a letter, there is still talk about this matter.

On the second day, Jiang Xingyun returned to Fujian with the signed contract. At this time, Jiang Xingyun did not know that the construction of the seaport in Fujian had once again caused endless disputes between the DPRK and China.

(End of this chapter)