Feng Ziying is not sure how the situation will change in the future, because there is no past history to follow. The Zhou Dynasty was a chaotic dynasty without any trace. Although it is somewhat similar to the pattern of the late Ming Dynasty, it is different in many ways.
From the perspective of foreign aggression, the Jurchens and Chahars in Jianzhou, the Yang family, the Shuixi'an family, and the She family in Yongning in Southwest Bozhou are basically consistent with those in the late Ming Dynasty. However, the movements of Japanese pirates and the rampage of the White Lotus sect seem to be relatively late. It was worse in the Ming Dynasty, but of course these are secondary. The most important thing is that the internal disputes in the Zhou Dynasty were no less than the chaos in Donglin, Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Xuan, Qin, Kun and the eunuchs in the late Ming Dynasty.
The struggle between the north and the south, the civil and military struggle, the struggle between the imperial power and the prime minister's power, coupled with Zhang's own more intense brotherly rebellion, the secret fight between father and son, and the Wu Xun siding involved in it, all show the characteristics of this era. The turmoil of the Ming Dynasty was no less than the great chaos between King Fu, King Lu, King Tang, and King Gui in the late Ming Dynasty and even the Southern Ming Dynasty. It was just short of the emergence of the Dashun Dynasty.
I do not yet have the strength to change this historical trend, and I can only rely on my own observation and understanding to make assessments and judgments.
Now it seems that Emperor Yonglong is on the right path. As long as this continues, Feng Ziying believes that Prince Yizhong will not have much chance. However, Emperor Yonglong's physical condition is another big worry. If Emperor Yonglong becomes ill recently and cannot afford it, Or woe, then Prince Yi Zhong's comeback is not yet almost unstoppable. Look at the performance of the unreliable sons of Emperor Yonglong, coupled with the ambiguous attitude of the Supreme Emperor, and Jiangnan who himself is inclined to Prince Yi Zhong Gentlemen and fools all know what the outcome will be.
Feng Ziying also considered whether to warn Emperor Yonglong, Qi Yongtai, Qiao Yingjia, and Chai Ke, but then she thought about it. These people are all human beings. How can they not feel these changes in their demeanor? The key is whether they will believe it. , or do you think that this situation will develop in the worst direction, or even become uncontrollable.
Who dares to say that Emperor Yonglong's health will soon fail? Who can say that Emperor Yonglong's sons are helpless?
Who can say that Jiang Nan is really planning to rebel? Do they have the strength to rebel?
The elites of the Zhou army are all in the north. Any one of the nine-sided armies can sweep across the guards in the south of the Yangtze River. And the key is that righteousness lies in the capital. Unless Emperor Yonglong dies suddenly and the Supreme Emperor supports Prince Yi Zhong, otherwise the cabinet and the court will All the princes in the country are interested in reputation, and it is impossible to support Prince Yoshitaka.
Precisely because of this confusing and difficult-to-judge situation, Feng Ziying could not predict what the outcome of this treacherous situation would be.
What he can do now is to grow his strength as quickly as possible and accumulate more prestige and reputation. In the end, no matter who is the winner, he will always be unable to avoid dealing with the important officials of the court. If Feng Ziying can achieve this goal as much as possible, by then In the end, whether it was Prince Yi Zhong or one of Emperor Yonglong's sons, they would all take the initiative to win over him.
This is the confidence to be a civil servant. In the end, no matter who becomes the emperor, he will still use civil servants, and these civil servants are extremely united and may fight endlessly over differences between regional and rural parties, but once they touch others, they will quickly Unanimously treat the outside world, including the imperial power.
During the wedding vacation and the spring break, Feng Ziying was wandering between the two houses, and she had begun to feel that one more house meant more responsibilities and distractions.
This kind of responsibility is all-round, including energy, emotions and daily affairs, and of course involves the distribution of the entire Feng family's property and business.
Both the big and small Duans intend to completely separate the eldest house, the second house and the third house. Each housewife has control over the assets of each house. As for how to manage it and who to manage it, that is also the responsibility of each housewife. Power also includes responsibility.
"My husband, there is actually no need for you to come here every day. The Xue sisters are newly married. I definitely hope you can spend more time with them. And Eryou, I don't know that my husband has noticed that the second sister You is not in a good mood. What?"
Shen Yixiu took his daughter from Feng Ziying. Her daughter was already asleep. Unexpectedly, her husband really took a long time to coax her to sleep. Earlier, her daughter was still crying, but now she was coaxed by her husband after just one stick of incense. He fell into a deep sleep.
"Well, I know what the second sister is thinking. She is just worried that when she returns to Yongping Mansion after the spring break, the Xue sisters will go there and they will be left out." Feng Ziying said with a smile: "I was so relieved last night After talking to her about it, she said that having children requires fate, and that you never expected that you would get pregnant so quickly..."
Feng Ziying's words made Shen Yixiu understandable, "Ms. sir, it's not easy for the second sister. I followed you to Yongping for more than half a year, but there was still no movement. Now the Xue sisters are going with you, and they are newly married and passionate. When the time comes, it is inevitable to be left in the cold..."
"It's not that exaggerated. Does Mr. Wan think that I like the new and hate the old?" Feng Ziying also feels that this topic is difficult to explain. When she returns to Yongping Mansion after the spring break, she will inevitably have to go to the second room to rest more. This is okay. As expected, Eryou is a concubine, and Erxue is a legitimate wife and concubine. The importance is self-evident when Shen Yixiu does not go to Yongping Mansion.
Fortunately, Eryou is also a woman who knows the importance of things. She is aware of the gap between the two parties and will not care too much about it. However, Feng Ziying cannot be too overly favoring one and favors the other, and naturally has to find a balance.
Shen Yixiu glanced at her husband with a smile, "My husband is not the kind of person who is unkind and unjust, but he is just newly married, so it is inevitable that he will hang out with the Xue family sister. This is human nature, so I am just reminding my husband, especially My sister, I have also told them that my husband has taken time to comfort and comfort me these days, and my sister You will naturally be satisfied."
Facing Shen Yixiu's semi-ridiculous advice, Feng Ziying found that she couldn't find a suitable explanation in words. The other party knew her well and the suggestions were reasonable. What else could she say?
Seeing her husband sitting aside in embarrassment, Shen Yixiu found her husband more and more interesting.
How could any other man be so considerate of the feelings of the women around him? Let alone Eryou, he is the wife of the first wife. Now that the eldest and second bedroom are both his wives, there is no problem for him to get close to anyone, not to mention this is still a wife. During the wedding, who do you need to explain to?
This kind of humane temperament, even for the women around him, is enough to explain a lot, and Shen Yixiu feels very at ease.
After lingering in Shen Yixiu's room for more than half an hour, Feng Ziying didn't leave until her daughter needed to breastfeed.
Although she hired a wet nurse, Feng Ziying still encouraged Shen Yixiu to breastfeed more by herself. Although Shen Yixiu came from a wealthy family, he did not refuse to breastfeed her daughter, which also made Feng Ziying very satisfied.
Feng Ziying took the time to have a good talk with Xue Biao.
Now that the other party is his brother-in-law, the friendship is naturally not as good as usual. Xue Pan is like that, but Xue Pan is a useful talent.
"Everything in Denglai is still proceeding step by step. Because my uncle went to Huguang and took away most of the money and food, Master Shen's naval fleet construction was also relatively slow. However, after the shipyard received the support of Haitong Yinzhuang Linqing, the construction accelerated. It is expected to be fully completed after the new year, and the shipwrights and craftsmen have actually started to take on some work of repairing fishing boats and cargo ships in the second half of this year. We have also booked three ships, which is the first batch of business for the shipyard."
Xue Biao did some things. In the year he arrived in Denglai, although he had no ships, he still bought two second-hand old ships, mainly running the route from Dengzhou to Dagu. Later, Yuguan port was opened. That is the route from Dengzhou - Dagu - Yuguan. Because from Dagu you can go directly to the canal along the Wei River, the transshipment of goods from Dinggu on the canal to Yuguan has become a popular route, and the business has become more and more prosperous. .
With the opening of the Yuguan port, and the fact that Liaodong Town has also begun to follow the example of Yuguan in building wharf berths based on the original crude wharf of Jinzhou Zhongzuo Institute, Xue Biao's two ships have begun to run to Dengzhou. The route between Jinzhou Zhongzuo.
However, because there is not much demand from Jinzhou Zhongzuo Institute, Jinzhou Guard is still north of Qingniwa further north, and Fuzhou Guard is still east of Yangguan Fort further north, so the demand for goods trade is relatively scattered. It's not that big, and I can only go there every now and then, but it's still profitable.
With Feng Ziying's help, Liaodong Town's supplies for Jinzhou Guard and Fuzhou Guard were basically contracted to Xue Biao. It turned out that the biggest concern for this line was not the wind and waves, but the Japanese pirates and North Koreans at sea. The main threat was pirates, but with Shen Yourong's Denglai Navy fleet cruising between Liaodong and Shandong Peninsula, this situation was basically contained, which also made Xue Biao's transportation business nine It has become a regular business that guarantees profit and no loss.
"Now I have bought two more old ships from Ningbo. They are larger in size and can be used for transportation from Ningbo or even Zhangquanzhou in the south to Shandong and Liaodong. However, because the ships are older, the hulls are They are older, and although they are cheaper, they may only be used temporarily for three to five years before being dismantled.”
Feng Ziying laughed and said, "Brother Tadashi, it seems that the expedition and search you told me before have been put aside, and you are focused on engaging in transportation trade."
Xue Biao was also a little embarrassed.
When I was ambitious to go to Denglai, I was also attracted by Feng Ziying's words, thinking about opening up territory for the Zhou Dynasty and finding new shipping routes. However, in the past year, my ambition turned into how to expand my own business. From Denglai to Dagu and then to Yuguan and Jinzhou, we are now even more thinking about operating the transportation routes from Jiangnan to Shandong and Liaodong. All exploration and expansion have long been forgotten.
