"This Natalie is really getting better and better at talking. Could it be that she has been hanging out with Queen Mother Zheng for a long time and learned how to coax men?" Zhuge Weidao thought happily.
Zhuge Weidao, whose IQ has soared now, of course knows that Natalie's words are mostly to make him happy, but they are still very useful. A beauty with Natalie's beauty and status can make her husband happy. That's perfect!
As for the fact that he likes to "share" a concubine with his husband, Zhuge Weidao also figured it out. That is not a problem at all. She doesn't have the organ anyway... According to Confucian standards, that doesn't count. Cuckold. And in a sense, this is to share the worries for the husband!
What makes Zhuge Weidao even more happy is that Natalie said this in front of Zhuge Weixue and Zhuge Yangming today! After hearing this, the two men were quietly giving Zhuge Weidao a thumbs up - well done, he has a good command of his wife, he is worthy of being the youngest strategist of the Zhuge family!
Zhuge Weidao smiled proudly and said: "Natalie, you are really a rare good wife. I am so lucky to marry you! When Xiaokong enters the door of our house, I will definitely let her Serve you well, just like you serve me!"
This is a beautiful thing to say... Xiao Kong belongs to both of us!
Natalie's smile became even brighter, but she did not immediately express her intention to take Song Pingkong (Da Heikong) in. Instead, she smiled and said to Zhuge Weidao: "Husband, Xiaokong is not an ordinary concubine, but a side wife. The status is only slightly lower than that of the slave family, and there is no obligation to serve the mistress. Moreover, the Dahei family will also provide a large dowry..."
As she spoke, she glanced at Zhuge Yangming.
It turns out that when Zhuge Weidao went to Dajin to serve the country and the people, Natalie was also worried about Zhuge Weidao's family business - Zhuge Weidao had a big business and a lot of messy investments, but his income was very limited. And Natalie was married with nothing - that was the tradition of the tsarist royal family. The queen and grand duchess were married with nothing. If the other party was a monarch, they were also with nothing. Of course, now Natalie is not married to the Ming Emperor, but to Zhuge Weidao. However, this marriage has not yet obtained the consent of Nicholas I, so Natalie has no way to get her property back.
Zhuge Weidao spent a lot of money on his previous marriage, and the wife he married did not come with a dowry. In addition, because his stepmother Guo was angry with him for not marrying Daheikong, she cut off the "financial support", so Zhuge Weidao's Money is still a bit tight!
After Natalie married Zhuge Weidao, of course she took over the family's finances and immediately had to worry about the imbalance of income and expenditure at home. So after she learned that Daheikong might bring a large amount of "dowry" (actually it was not considered a dowry, but Daheikong's own money), she became even more supportive of her husband in having this side wife.
So she very virtuously took the initiative to discuss with Zhuge Weixue and Zhuge Yangming about taking Da Heikong (Song Pingkong) as their concubine... According to her wishes, as long as the dowry is enough, From now on, the status of Daikokusora (Matsuhira Sora) in the family can be easily negotiated. According to Japanese tradition, Daikokusora (Matsuhira Sora) can be given the status of a side room.
According to the marriage system of the Ming Dynasty, the status of concubines was still very low. Anyone whose family had some property would be reluctant to let their daughter become a concubine. Of course, with the ingenuity of the powerful and profiteers of the Ming Dynasty, there were still ways to work around it. Their workaround is to "have both ends", that is, to buy a house outside, raise a woman, and live together in the name of the official wife. However, a woman raised outside her home cannot be included in the family tree, nor can the children she gives birth to be included in the family tree, unless she has the permission of the head wife.
But Daheikong's situation is rather special. Although she was born and raised in Daming, and even her father and grandfather were born and raised in Daming, her nationality has not changed and she is still Japanese. This means that she can be officially married into the Zhuge family in the name of a concubine according to Japanese law! However, this relationship cannot be made on the land of Ming Dynasty, but can only be made on the land of Japan.
"Uncle One Hundred and Eight," Zhuge Yangming said to Zhuge Weidao as if he was praising his merits, "Thanks to Aunt One Hundred and Eight who personally came forward to negotiate with Da Heichang this time, Da Heichang agreed to this number. "
As he spoke, he stretched out two fingers and said with a smile: "Two million!"
What did Natalie and Dahei Chang talk about? With Zhuge Weidao's quick thinking, he could figure it out after just a moment's thought - he must have agreed to give Dahei Kong a higher status in exchange for more. dowry.
Zhuge Weixue added: "After the great military advisor knew about this, he praised his younger brothers and sisters for being virtuous and taking the overall situation into consideration... In the current situation, our family really wants to hold the Dahei family back and let them serve as our guardian in the future. An agent in Japan. That’s why the Great Military Advisor decided to disclose your identity as a military advisor, so that it can be considered a surprise to the Daikoku family.”
With Daheikong's beauty and status plus a dowry of two million to be married to Zhuge Dao as a side chamber, no matter how you look at it, this is a loss for Dahei's family. But once Zhuge Weidao becomes a military advisor, the Dahei family will make a lot of money.
Because the military advisers of the Zhuge family must have more power than the Japanese shogunate!
Zhuge Yangming said: "Uncle One Hundred and Eighth, what is the intention of the great military advisor? You are going to Japan this time to meet Daheikong. Oh, now your name is Songpingkong. The matter of you and Songpingkong getting married in Japan is also something we want to express to Japan." This is an opportunity for the rich and powerful businessmen of the country to show their intention to win over and help, and at the same time, it can also explore the background of the Tokugawa family. The great military advisor feels that since the Tokugawa family is willing to accept Matsudaira as their adopted daughter, he should have the idea of joining the Ming Dynasty. "
Zhuge Yangming is also a military advisor. He is conveying the decision of the military advisor group to Zhuge Weidao!
Zhuge Weixue added: "Daozi, during the days when you were not in Beijing, the military advisor and others had secret meetings with several officials of the Zheng family several times, and they all felt that East Asia should still be united... Once we Breaking with the British, the scale of the war will be unprecedented. The Ming Dynasty needs low-cost cannon fodder! If the Tokugawa generals can bring Japan to surrender, they will be happy to allocate some of the territory they snatched from the Westerners to them in the future. Oh, that's right. You will definitely meet General Tokugawa this time when you go to Japan, and you must clearly convey this intention to the general."
"It is indeed a marriage for the country and the people!" Zhuge Weidao thought to himself: "But what territory can the Ming give to Japan? The remaining territory in Nanyang in the hands of Westerners cannot be given, and Australia cannot be given , is it to give the territory on the other side of the Pacific Ocean? It seems impossible, the Ming Dynasty is already supporting the Mexican Empire... Is it to give the Japanese a piece of territory in India or Africa? "
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao thought deeply and said: "General Tokugawa may be easier to talk to, but the people below may want to bet on the fate of the country, and he can't stop him... By the way, I won't go to Japan this time. Is there any danger? I heard there are many assassinations in Japan!"
He doesn't want to be punished by God!
"The risk is not great," Zhuge Yangming said, "Jia Qi has already adopted Song Pingkong as his adopted daughter... This marriage has become the marriage between our Zhuge family and the Tokugawa shogunate. And Edo is the Tokugawa family after all I believe Jiaqi is still capable of keeping you safe, Uncle One Hundred and Eighth."
Zhuge Weidao was relieved now. It was not the end of the Tokugawa period after all, and General Tokugawa still had the ability to control the security of Edo.
Zhuge Yangming added: "In addition, the military advisor also considers your safety on the way to Japan, so he will arrange for you to be the captain of the latest fast cruiser Lushun, and will also arrange for another fast cruiser to be composed of the Lushun The two cruiser formations set out for Japan together in the name of the Kushiro base in Hong Kong. According to the agreement signed between Ming Dynasty and Japan, the two cruisers can berth at Mito Port in Japan for a few days to rest, which is enough for you to get married. You and Ah After the stewardess's wedding is completed, he will return to Mito with her. The Daikoku family will arrange a yacht to take the stewardess to Kushiro... The Ming Dynasty Navy has built a hot spring resort near the Kushiro base. Miss Akong and I can spend our honeymoon there."
I have to say that the military strategists of the Zhuge family made very thoughtful arrangements for Zhuge Weidao.
Zhuge Weidao pretended to think for a moment, and finally nodded, smiling and saying to Natalie, Zhuge Weixue, and Zhuge Yangming: "Since it is beneficial to the country and the people when I marry A Kong as my concubine, and A Kong is indeed a good woman, then I will enjoy the blessings of this group of people... and I can be regarded as serving the country and the people!"
To enjoy the blessings of the people for the country and the people... Zhuge Weidao felt a little embarrassed when he thought about this. This Zhuge military advisor is really becoming more and more interesting!
