Chapter 1910: Inside the Renzi scroll, Ziying guides the way
Baoqin's eyes were slightly red. Looking at his brother, his lips were almost bitten with blood by his teeth, but the unyielding look on his face still did not fade away: "As soon as my brother came back, he scolded the little sister indiscriminately, for outsiders. Zhang Mu, are you turning your elbows outward?"
"Blood is thicker than water. Don't I, Xue Biao, even understand this truth?" Baoqin, you are married as a woman, you should understand the truth, you must understand your own identity now, you are the wife of the Feng family, you can no longer act as willfully as you did before you left the cabinet."
"What happened to the little sister that prompted such a stern reprimand from my brother?" Baoqin choked, still unwilling to give in, but there were more tears in his eyes.
Xue Biao sighed softly. He knew that his sister was shrewd in small things and not confused in big things, but she was a little willful, or too arrogant.
This kind of temperament would be tolerated if someone from other small families were to be a big wife, but this was in the Feng family, a family that was rapidly rising in the court, and was also huge among the gentry and merchants in the north and south of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In an influential family, Bao Qin is just a nun, and the eldest sister doesn't even show up. If you try to stand out, aren't you asking for trouble?
“What’s wrong with you? Don’t you understand in your heart that you still have to tell me?” It’s not easy to be a wife or a mother-in-law. Now that the second sister is pregnant and the third wife is about to get married, there will definitely be some turmoil in the Feng family, but how to deal with it, the eldest sister and you should be more cautious..."
"I'll say it again, the Feng family is no longer what it used to be. It's even different from when you and the eldest sister got married a year or two ago. Brother Feng's mind is all about court affairs, and the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture is just him. A resting point in his official career, he may soon enter a higher and more challenging position. Feng Shibo is currently fighting a rebellion in Shandong, and he is also facing a critical moment. At this time, if the back house is restless, their efforts will be distracted. Your energy affects your future, tell me, can you shoulder this responsibility?"
Baoqin's cherry lips were slightly parted, her expression was not very good-looking, but her eyes were lowered, as if she was frightened by Xue Biao's chilling words, but she didn't say anything for a while.
"Over there in the third room, I don't know why you can't get along with Miss Lin, but you have to know that this is the marriage that Brother Feng decided many years ago. No one can change it. Miss Lin, Sister Lin, and even us, can't change it." Even if you are related to her, even if you and her have different temperaments, you won't become enemies, right?" Seeing that Baoqin didn't say anything, Xue Biao also softened his tone and said, "Take a step back and say, you just don't want to wait. When meeting Sanfang and Miss Lin, if you want to be competitive, you should be yourself instead of provoking others..."
Xue Biao's last words made Baoqin's nose sore and tears fell, "I didn't want to compete with her, but she was too bullying!"
Xue Zhu frowned. The fight between women's families was completely unreasonable. It would go on forever, and it was difficult to distinguish right from wrong.
"She usually pretends to be arrogant and arrogant in front of others, but she often targets me. Didn't I just choose a senior official who looks a bit like her to be my personal girl? She looks like that and is born like that. What does mother give her have to do with it? She can be born like this, but others can’t? "
Bao Qin finally found an outlet where he could pour out his feelings. Maybe he had been depressed for a long time, maybe he was too aggrieved. In short, someone was finally willing to listen to his inner thoughts.
"I have a weird temper all day long, and the same is true in front of other sisters. I say a lot of mean words. Do you really think I can't hear it? Every time, the eldest sister tells me to endure it and to reflect on myself, but I don't want to endure it. As my brother said, She said that the second and third bedrooms are in charge of their own families. She is not my sister, so how can she control me? Do I have to listen to her instructions on what to do in my own room? Do I have to control my age? Is it true that the official is chasing her out? No, I won’t! If I have the ability to ask my husband to divorce me, I will admit it!"
Xue Biao had a severe headache, and of course she felt sorry for his sister. Seeing Bao Qin's face bursting into tears and her eyes red and swollen, how could he bear the heart to scold her again?
It's just this kind of thing, he doesn't want to get involved in it, and he doesn't think it's appropriate to ignore it, but how can he say it?
After thinking for a long time, Xue Biao just said in a deep voice: "Baoqin, I still say the same thing, even if there is discord, you must also control it to a certain extent. Even if you are competing, you should be yourself and don't care too much. How about others, to be honest, Miss Lin’s temperament is not much better than yours, but she can assess the situation and have a few good helpers, which you need to learn..."
Xue Biao didn't say any more. If he continued, it would sound like interfering in the affairs of the Feng family's inner house. This was not good. His sister was also a shrewd and discerning person. The Feng family's inner house would become increasingly large in the future, and conflicts of interest would inevitably arise. It seemed that they were collaborating with each other. There may not be a market for technology. As long as Bao Qin understands it, he will know how to do it best.
Feng Ziying came back and saw Xue Biao coming. She was very happy and left the meal.
Feng Ziying was not as evasive as the others in the second room of the family, so he invited Baochai, Baoqin and Yingchun to eat with Xue Biao.
Xue Biao's personality has changed a lot compared to the past few years, and he has become very talkative. Perhaps it is because he has been traveling all year round, exposed to too many people from the outside world, and has experienced too much. Naturally, his self-confidence has slowly built up. This change has continued. Baochai and Baoqin were both aware of it.
While eating and talking, Xue Biao focused on the current situation in Dagu.
Compared with Yuguan, the advantages of Dagu are becoming more and more prominent. Especially when the army on the northern front begins to launch its southward offensive, the demand from all parties is as great as the tide. The demand for civilians has increased sharply, which has also made Shuntian and Yongping , Hejian and other three prefectures are all facing tremendous pressure.
Recruiting civilians also means greater consumption. The daily expenses of tens of thousands of civilians are not a small amount. This needs to be added to the military expenses, which adds to the pressure on the court and the Ministry of War.
In contrast, food, cloth, medicinal materials and other materials from the south can be directly entered into the northern section of the canal through the Wei River, and then transferred south and transported to the Hejian Prefecture line, which can greatly reduce the demand for civilians, which makes The status of Dagu and Tianjin has also risen rapidly.
"A few days ago, I took a batch of grain and medicinal materials to Cangzhou. When the goods got off the ship, I came to tell you that Lord You's Jizhen Army has gone south and will be transported to Dongguang. In addition, the Jingying camp Lord He's troops have already diverted westward to Fucheng. If arrangements had been made earlier, a batch of supplies could have been disembarked at Botou Town and then diverted to the Zhuhai River. This would have saved a lot of manpower, but there was a lack of scheduling. A lot of manpower was wasted,..." Xue Biao said while shaking his head: "The logistics and transportation planning of the entire Northern Front Army is very chaotic, lacking an overall arrangement,..."
Feng Ziying listened and thought silently, and even the rhythm of eating was slowed down.
Baochai noticed this and said with some annoyance: "Brother, Ziying has been busy all day and has just come back to have a meal. You can just have a meal in peace. After the meal, we can discuss it carefully." Late."
Xue Biao quickly apologized, but was stopped by Feng Ziying with a wave of his hand, "It's okay, just talk about you. It's easier to talk while eating this way, and it's a rare adjustment. Well, by the way, judging from what you said, do you think this is the case?" The logistics support of the front line army is still somewhat insightful.”
Xue Biao was stunned and hesitated. He probably didn't quite understand Feng Ziying's intention, but when he saw Feng Ziying's encouraging eyes, he nodded and said: "The army on the northern front is a little different from other situations, because it involves multiple departments. Jizhen Army, Jingying, Xinxuanfu Army, and Northwest Army, but the exports are still from the same place. They are basically shipped from Gyeonggi. Of course, most of them are transshipped, from Yuguan and Dagu, and some are from Tongzhou and Xianghe. Waiting for local procurement of supplies, but because the Northern Front Army is now scattered, I don’t know much about the specific war, but I think it is completely feasible to make centralized and unified arrangements at the top and moderate and flexible deployment at the middle and lower levels. It can not only ensure efficiency, but also reduce Levels can also save manpower and material resources to the maximum extent, but the supply support of the northern front army is not very good now."
"Well, after all, they were assembled in a hurry and will be integrated into the battle in one or two months. No matter how talented Mr. Sun is, he still doesn't have that ability, especially in terms of logistics and transportation support. It is not the same as fighting. It requires It will be more effective if professionals who understand this field operate it." Feng Ziying said casually: "Brother, are you interested in doing this?"
"Huh?" Xue Biao, Baochai, and Baoqin all said in surprise. Even Yingchun, who had not interrupted much, raised his eyes and looked at Feng Ziying.
“Brother, you mean that I go and help Mr. Sun do this?” Xue Biao was surprised, happy and a little worried.
"Well, I can still speak to Mr. Sun more or less. If this thing is done well, it will be considered a credit. Brother Tao is a good hand in business. In the past two years, he has done business in shipping, ports, terminals and even shipbuilding. My dabbling involves the logistics and transportation arrangements, and I am proficient in the double-entry bookkeeping method. I think I might as well polish it. Logistics support in the military is a branch of science. It is not simple. If you do it well, the court will also do it. If he can remember his contribution, Mr. Sun will be of great use to the court in the future. Maybe he will be the next minister of the Ministry of War. If he forms a good relationship, Brother Sun may not be able to make progress in his official career in the future."
Xue Biao almost jumped up in love with Feng Ziying's words, and Bao Qin was even more excited and couldn't contain himself. Does this mean that the Xue family can also have an official?
(End of this chapter)