Chapter 1225: Gengzi Volume’s Incentives
"Ziying, don't marry a Xue sister and ignore the eldest brother Wanjun. You have to go." Little Duan looked at Feng Zi's heroic appearance and became more and more happy. " But the most important thing is to give birth to a son as soon as possible, whether it is the eldest son or the second son, whether it is the legitimate son or the concubine, as long as you can give birth to a son, it is excellent."
Feng Ziying glanced at her aunt, "Didn't my aunt say before that it would be best to have a legitimate son first? Why has her attitude changed again now?"
"Of course the legitimate son is the best, but Wan Jun has just given birth to a child, and he will have to rest for at least a year. Your two aunts have been with you in Yongping Mansion this year. Why haven't they seen anything?" Xiao Duan was also a little hesitant, "This time Baochai and Baoqin will accompany you to Yongping. It would be best if Baochai can get pregnant as soon as possible. If Baoqin gets pregnant first, that's not a bad thing. As for other people who can really Being pregnant is fate."
The other people Xiao Duan refers to actually refer to the maids around him, such as Jin Chuan'er, Xiang Ling, Yun Shang, and Ying'er and Lingguan brought over by Baochai Baoqin.
According to the rules, these girls are all personal girls, and it is inevitable that they will have to stay in bed sometimes. However, before the mistress has given birth to a child, she will usually deliberately prevent pregnancy. However, the situation of the Feng family is special. Shen Yixiu was the first to become pregnant, but But she gave birth to a daughter. There has been no news about Eryou so far. It doesn't matter who is pregnant, Baochai or Baoqin, in the second room. But if there is no news, what if the other maids accidentally become pregnant, and they are really pregnant? It’s hard to say whether I should give birth to a boy and a half girl.
I guess these maids are also beating the drum in their hearts now, that's why Xiao Duan said this. The Feng family really hopes to have an heir to inherit the incense earlier.
Feng Ziying did not comment on Xiao Duan's words.
To be honest, he also found it difficult. If girls like Jin Chuaner or Xiangling were to give birth to a son before Shen Yixiu and Baochai, he was afraid that the pressure would put Jin Chuaner and Xiangling down. Unfortunately, they would rather wait until the mistress gives birth to an heir before they can consider this matter without any pressure.
"Auntie, let this happen as it happens. Wan Jun is recovering well. Baochai and Baoqin here are also strong. They will probably make mother and aunt feel at ease soon..." Feng Ziying smiled, "Let's talk about it. , the father’s letter did not urge this matter in a hurry. The son is still young, only twenty years old. In the future, he may have ten or eight daughters to surround his mother and aunt. When the time comes, the mother and aunt should not be troubled. Got to be upset.”
Both the eldest and younger Duans laughed, "Ziying, if you can really have ten or eight children, my mother will be able to wake up laughing when she falls asleep. If my mother marries into your Feng family, and the eldest and second uncles have no children, this pressure will be great." In my mother's case, it is finally the merits of the Feng family's ancestors. With you as the only child, I hope to have grandchildren. To be honest, my mother does not care about the direct descendants. As long as they are of the blood of our Feng family, my mother likes them. , who can tell clearly what their future prospects will be, whether they are studying or joining the army, the children of the Feng family have never been bad, maybe there will be a few more ministers and generals?"
Feng Ziying was a little moved by Duan's words. He didn't expect that his mother would be so open-minded now. This was not the case before. It seemed that the marriage of Shen Yixiu's daughter and the Xue sisters had increased her mother's confidence. What he said earlier also pleased her, so she became so open-minded.
"Don't worry, mother and aunt. The son knows what he wants. He will satisfy his mother and aunt in the end. Wanjun's body and bones are also very healthy, so it will be much easier for him to be reborn in the future. As for Baochai and Baoqin, they will probably be able to give birth to grandchildren for their mother and aunt. Let mother and aunt come around to celebrate." Feng Ziying could only pat her chest and take care of everything.
While mother and son were talking, a message came from outside that Master Duan was here.
Duan Xigui also came to say hello to his two aunts. Of course, it was more of an opportunity to talk to his cousin Feng Ziying.
"The climate in Guangzhou is very hot, but the products are extremely rich. The Nanyang side has particularly close exchanges with Guangzhou. Once the Haitong Yinzhuang Guangzhou was established, it became very popular, especially among foreign merchants. I think the focus of sea trade will shift to this sooner or later. Guangzhou, whether it is Ningbo or Quanzhou, I am afraid that it will gradually become inferior to Guangzhou..."
Duan Xigui and Feng Ziying lingered for a while at the Duan family's place, and then they came out to say hello. Duan Xigui followed Feng Ziying out and introduced the situation in Guangzhou.
"However, there are many small states in Nanyang, and they change frequently. In many places, you sing and I appear, which is dazzling and overwhelming. But judging from the current situation, although the Folangji people are outsiders, they are still in the The status of Luzon is becoming increasingly stable, and even we Han people there have to be ruled by it. Even some local tribes are dissatisfied and there are still fights, but it is difficult to shake the overall situation; the red-haired fan is gaining momentum, and Johor on the other side of Srivijaya , and on the Java side, the red-haired fans have the advantage,..."
Although Duan Xigui has been in Guangzhou for less than two years, he has become a Nanyang connection.
Feng Ziying also specifically explained when he went to Guangzhou that the development of Haitong Yinzhuang Guangzhou is important, but the most important thing is to use Haitong Yinzhuang Guangzhou to establish extensive business relationships with merchants in Nanyang. Among them, this One of the important responsibilities is to use the radiation and influence of Haitong Yinzhuang in Dazhou to tie these merchants to Haitong Yinzhuang as much as possible. At the same time, we must actively use the contacts and intelligence networks of these maritime merchants to understand Nanyang. All kinds of intelligence information in the region, including sea charts, climate, products, population, the relationship between various tribal forces, and the basic information of some important figures must be collected and filed one by one for future use.
Although Duan Xigui didn't understand some of his cousin's thoughts and intentions, some thought it was unnecessary, and some didn't take it seriously, but looking at his cousin's development pattern in the past few years, Duan Xigui knew The gap between oneself and the other party cannot be based on reason, so they are all implemented to the letter.
“How is the situation in Sulu?” This is something Feng Ziying is very concerned about.
"It's not good. The Folangji people are encroaching, but the Sulu people are resisting very tenaciously. In addition, Bo Ni has also made some moves in the south, but the specific situation is difficult to say because the time is too short and there is no more information. .”
Duan Xigui shook his head, and Feng Ziying also felt a little regretful, but he knew that it was very rare for Duan Xigui to achieve such a situation in just two years.
As for the situation in Nanyang, although there has been a tradition of maritime trade and refugees going to Nanyang from the Ming Dynasty to the Zhou Dynasty, it is still more sporadic, and local officials have always been resistant to contact with Nanyang. and opposition because they were worried that more refugees would flee to Southeast Asia, causing a massive loss of population.
Although in a disaster year, local officials would be troubled by the refugees, but if you ask them to take the initiative to allow these refugees to flee to Southeast Asia, they firmly oppose it, fearing that this is a loss of population and will be punished by the court. Therefore, this ambivalent mentality makes local officials The government is more like an ostrich with its head buried in the sand.
"Cousin, you have done a great job. Nanyang may be a direction that the imperial court focuses on in the future. The products of Nanyang can complement our Central Plains. And I have never thought that it is a bad thing for the people of the Zhou Dynasty to go out. Nanyang is inherently Most of them are ownerless lands. If the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty can establish a foothold there, it may not be considered as the expansion of the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even the imperial court should reward it..."
Feng Ziying's words made Duan Xigui's eyes light up, "Brother Keng, does the court have a clear policy order to deal with this kind of situation? If three to five hundred people occupy a piece of land and donate land to serve, what is the reward?"
"The imperial court does have some ideas, but it will take a while to implement them into specific policies. And you also know that the imperial court is not thinking about this yet. The war situation in the southwest is not going well, the imperial court lacks financial resources, and there are still other things in the East China Sea. Japanese pirates are attacking, the Liaodong Mongols and Jianzhou Jurchens are still ready to attack. There is no peace anywhere, and the court must be given a chance to breathe. After a few years, the court can focus on these matters." Feng Ziying He said very firmly: "If my cousin also wants to take this opportunity to gain fame, it might not be an opportunity."
"Brother Keng, I have always trusted your words to the letter." Duan Xigui said happily: "I dare not say anything else, but I know that if the people in Nanyang want to donate their land to serve for their fame, I think this is not a problem,…"
"Well, cousin, there are rules. You can't just find a few people to bring a map, and then bring an island as big as Sesame to fool the court. Don't treat the court as a fool. The Ministry of Revenue also sent people to check and understand. According to the situation Come on, to give you a simple example, if you, my cousin, can find a large piece of land like Dongfan to donate to us, then I can guarantee that a prince will definitely not be able to escape in the future."
Feng Ziying said with a smile.
Duan Xigui’s eyes shone and he couldn’t help but lick his lips.
It is simply impossible for merchants like them who cannot study well and cannot fight to strive for fame. But now that they have such an opportunity, it is undoubtedly pie in the sky, but for a land as big as Dongfan, Duan Xigui also He knew that no matter how big Nanyang was, it would be hard to come by, but after all, he had a hope. Even if it was smaller and he could become a false general, he would still be able to pass on his legacy to future generations. In his situation , money is no longer too important, what is missing is fame and title.
(End of this chapter)