Chapter 1880 The murderous aura in Renzijuan condenses into frost, a gloomy scene
Feng Ziying's words also made Shen Yixiu, Xue Baochai, Xue Baoqin and several other maids realize the murderous Ningshuang outside.
This is not a problem of a few people, but someone may take the opportunity to cause trouble and provoke a conflict between the two parties. No matter how you say it, King Shou is still a prince, Zuo Jianguo, and his mother is the Concubine Xu Huang, the head of the Sixth Palace. Something like this is really going to happen. What should we do about the kind of thing Feng Ziying said?
Many times, you have no way of telling whether it was King Shou who did it or someone else put the blame on it? Or in that case, you simply can't bear it.
If you delay a little, the city sergeants may think that Xiao Feng Xiuzuan is afraid of King Shou, and his reputation will fall. If you want to force your way forward, it is hard to say what the conflict with King Shou will turn into. The key point is It may also be that you have fallen into someone else's trick, and others are applauding you.
Mr. Xianggong is no longer the little Feng Xiuzan who had a good reputation but had nothing to do with the overall situation a few years ago. He is now the Prime Minister of Shuntian, and he is also a backbone figure among the officials in the North. Every word and deed represents the North. The reputation and image of the local scholars also have a great influence on the cabinet. They also represent the image of the Feng family and the Wuxun clan who were born in the same family. Their reputation in the military is also growing.
Provoking a fight between Xianggong and King Shou is definitely worth it for those like King Fu and Li who are eager to bring down King Shou. The key is that Xianggong really has this ability.
Thinking about this, at this moment Shen Yixiu, Xue Baochai, Xue Baoqin and even the maids felt more proud, and felt that their faces had a bit more glory.
After marrying a big hero, he is a prince, and he has to conquer three points. Some people want to use her husband to snip a prince and a supervisor.
Although some people want to take advantage of you, as an ordinary person, do you have the qualifications to be taken advantage of? That means competing with someone who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people.
It was Shen Yixiu who helped make the decision: "In that case, sir, let's ask the three of them to live here temporarily. Sister Bao, what do you think?"
Baochai also nodded: "Sister is right, the risk is too great outside, but here at least no one dares to stroke the tiger's beard."
"Well, Yuanyang, you, Qingwen, and Ying'er can arrange to help tidy up this place. Fortunately, the house here may be a little smaller, but the number of rooms is enough." Shen Yixiu nodded happily, "Mr. , several personal maids have also been rescued, so the little maid may have to be arranged separately."
When Feng Ziying had a sponsor, she naturally also guaranteed several of her personal maids. Compared with the sky-high prices of these few, the price of the personal maids was nothing to mention. It was only three to five hundred silver. When these few came in, Only the personal maids were taken in, and the little maids were all released.
"Ms. sir, sister, those little maids all went home when Rongning Second Mansion was sealed off. Now it's difficult to make a living on Rongning Street. It's better to go and bring them back. It's also convenient. There are many acquaintances around these sisters. , and it can also calm their mood a little." Baochai interjected.
After being startled for a moment, Shen Yixiu nodded slowly and looked at Feng Ziying. Feng Ziying had nothing to do but said, "In that case, let Yuanyang handle this matter. The little maids' affairs should be slowed down for now, but how many of them are there?" Let’s settle down in our own place first.”
Baochai glanced at Yuanyang and still had some concerns in his heart, but it was hard to say at this time.
This mandarin duck seems to be deeply trusted by his husband and has a good relationship with Qingwen, but the Ying'er around him seems to be a little unfamiliar with her, so it takes a lot of time to make acquaintance.
Yuanyang naturally agreed after hearing this, and immediately went out to settle down.
"Ms. Zhu, my sister-in-law, my third sister, and my fourth sister are all exhausted physically and mentally from all the hard work they have done in the past few months. They need to have a good life. I would like to arrange some arrangements for the kitchen to replenish their health." ,..." Baochai continued.
Feng Ziying nodded with satisfaction: "Go and say hello to Jin Chuan'er and let her handle this matter. Although I said hello to Long Jinwei's prison, they have lost their freedom after all. In addition, they are nervous and have poor diet." It’s not good either, it looks like I’ve lost a lot of weight, so I should take a good rest.”
After having dinner at her mother's place, Feng Ziying returned to the study, where Gu Dengfeng was already waiting.
Gu Dengfeng also knew that Feng Ziying was taking care of him, so he nodded happily: "Forget it, then I will tell you the important things about my trip to the south and north of the Yangtze River during this period, especially my trip to Dongfan. , the harvest is not small, and the Anfu businessman from Dongfan also followed his subordinates to Beijing."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying was surprised at first, "You went to Dongfan? Isn't it too risky?"
“Haha, my lord, you are serious. The young master of the Xue family can go to Dongfan, so why can’t my subordinates go?” Gu Dengfeng laughed.
“Ah, brother scorpion has gone to Dongfan?” Feng Ziying was also surprised.
This Xue tadpole is really a bit brave.
I told him that although the public security problem in Dongfan is not big, disease, especially malaria, is the biggest problem.
Cinchona himself has already started to take action, asking Duan Xigui to purchase a large amount of Cinchona bark brought by the Francois (Spanish) from the Philippines in Guangzhou. In fact, the Spaniards do not understand Cinchona bark now. However, Feng Ziying knew very well that in the future development of Taiwan and Southeast Asia, malaria would be a major obstacle that could not be overcome, so the cinchona tree must be introduced as soon as possible.
Now he not only asked Duan Xigui to purchase cinchona bark, but also saplings and seeds of cinchona trees in order to introduce them in Dazhou. Currently, he asked Anfu businessmen to try it in Dongfan, Yunnan and Guangxi. kind, the effect is not obvious yet.
However, the effect was good in purchasing bark. In order to purchase it at a high price, many Franconian merchants followed the large sailing fleet from South America to Sulu and Luzon, and then came to Guangzhou to sell these bark, saplings and seeds to Duan Xigui, Duan Xigui has stored a certain amount of cinchona bark there.
In addition, artemisia annua juice is also a way to solve malaria, but it is not easy to preserve and can only be used locally, or multiple varieties of artemisia annua can only be encouraged in malaria-prone areas so that local materials can be used for treatment.
The development of Dongfan is an established strategy. The relocation and colonization by Anfu merchants and the development of the salt industry on the western coast of Dongfan by Fujian merchants are only the first step.
The geographical location of Dongfan determines whether it will be an important barrier and strategic support point for the future Great Zhou Dynasty. From here, it can control Ryukyu, point its sword at Japan, and can also go all the way south to radiate the eastern part of Nanyang. It can be said that once the Great Zhou Dynasty resolves its internal worries In the face of foreign aggression, Nanyang will be the most important strategy direction for the Great Zhou in the future. Its rich tropical products and mineral deposits will make it difficult for the Great Zhou to abandon it.
"When my subordinates returned to Ningbo from Dongfan, they happened to meet the Xue family master who was about to board a ship to Dongfan. It's good to go at this time of year. Once the weather gets hotter, the miasma will rise. Now Anfu merchants are working hard to relocate the people. Reclamation, but disease is the biggest problem." Gu Dengfeng nodded.
Miasma is nothing more than malaria, schistosomiasis, and various types of dysentery. However, people in this era still have no way of knowing the cause of the disease, so they can only attribute it to miasma.
In fact, Feng Ziying also reminded Anfu businessmen that firstly, mosquito nets, long sleeves and other means to avoid mosquito bites, and secondly, the preventive use of raw and stagnant water, can greatly alleviate the threat of "miasma".
But in this era, especially in reclamation, how can we avoid these things? At most, it can be reduced as much as possible, but once contaminated, it is basically a death sentence, so the mortality rate of immigrants is very high.
"It doesn't matter whether he goes or not. Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. Seeing the situation in Dongfan can also lay the foundation for managing Dongfan in the future." Feng Ziying nodded, "Tell me what you saw during this trip. What you hear.”
Gu Dengfeng also gave a general introduction to what he saw and heard during his trip to the south, focusing on the gentry and merchant groups he came into contact with. At the same time, he also gained an understanding of the cost of living and the mentality of the people in the Jiangnan area. In Jinling, he I also met some people quietly and made a general survey of the situation of the puppet dynasty in Nanjing.
"Generally speaking, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River still prefer to rule by dividing the river. They feel that as long as they throw away the burden of the north and do not need to pay so many land taxes and commercial taxes, their lives will be much easier. As for the threat of foreign enemies from nine sides, they are thousands of miles apart. , naturally can't care about so much, and have a strong short-sighted mentality, especially the mentality of some squires who don't know much about current affairs. In addition, there are also people who are dissatisfied with the imperial court's tilt to the north in the quotas for the autumn and spring competitions. This is also a reason. Big factor.”
Gu Dengfeng breathed a sigh of relief: "In comparison, the businessmen group is better. Because they are doing business, they know more about the current situation in the outside world, especially the situation in Liaodong and outside the customs. They also know some about the foreign vassals such as Korea and Japan, although they are also aware of it. There are some complaints about the heavy taxes imposed by the imperial court, but overall it is still acceptable."
Feng Ziying slightly nodded. It was almost as expected. There was still a clear temperature difference between the attitudes of Jiangnan merchants and Jiangnan gentry. This was one of the reasons why the imperial court could win the final victory. As long as the Jiangnan merchants did not cut off food, cloth and other supplies, then the imperial court would win. deal.
(End of this chapter)