On a hot summer day, cicadas are chirping like weaves.
Feng Yibo, who was busy in the study, was really annoyed by the noise.
I immediately ordered people to catch and drive away all the cicadas in the courtyard.
After thinking about it, he strolled over to Second Sister You again.
Now, Wang Xifeng was born, and so was Yuan Chun.
Soon it will be Sister You's turn.
Feng Yibo and Baochai often come here recently.
I'm afraid there's something missing here, and Second Sister You is embarrassed to say it because of her temperament.
This child is Feng Jiaming's first child.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it attracted the attention of the whole family.
Even Li Mengshi had long refused to let her go to pay her respects, and only occasionally went there to talk.
When Feng Yibo arrived at the outhouse, he stopped the maid to report.
He tiptoed into the back room and saw Second Sister You leaning against the kang with half-closed eyes.
When the heat is unbearable, house girls wear thin and transparent clothes in their own rooms.
When I'm dripping with sweat, I have to take a shower from time to time.
It's just that pregnant women are afraid of cold and wind, so they are squinting at this time.
Even the windows in the house dare not be fully opened.
Therefore, Second Sister You was only wearing a gauze dress as thin as cicada wings, and the bright red tube top was clearly visible underneath.
Dressed in such a seductive manner, Feng Yibo has no evil thoughts at all.
Seeing Sister You still protecting her bulging belly with her hands, she had a satisfied smile on her face.
He approached cautiously.
Second Sister You felt vaguely that someone was approaching.
She opened her eyes slightly.
Seeing it was Feng Yibo, he smiled sweetly and shouted:
"Why are you here at this time?"
As he spoke, he tried to stand up with his hands on his hands.
Feng Yibo quickly reached out to help him and said:
"Stop moving, I'm just here to take a look."
Second Sister You stood up and leaned against the wall on a soft pillow, saying:
"Third sister just left, so I squinted for a while."
When Feng Yibo saw that she had gotten up, he put his head on her belly.
At this time, Sister You's stomach "popped" and her belly bulged slightly.
It hit his stretched out face.
"Haha! What a naughty little boy."
Feng Yibo smiled contentedly and said:
"It's okay, just keep your eyes open. I'm tired of reading. I just took a look at you two and my heart calmed down."
Hearing this, Second Sister You couldn't help but smile reassuringly.
Feng Yibo kissed her forehead gently again and said with a smile:
"You squint first, I'll come back later when it's cooler."
"Um."
It might be the weather, or it might be something else.
Anyway, he's been a little irritable lately.
But just interacting with his unborn child will put him in a good mood.
When I returned to the study, there was no more annoying cicada chirping.
Feng Yibo finally calmed down and spread out the paper.
Prepare to continue compiling teaching materials.
Just then, someone came to report:
"Uncle, Manager Chen is back."
Gouzi's identity in the capital is that of Feng Mansion's manager in charge of overseas business.
It's no secret that Feng Mansion has overseas business, but no one knows how big the business is.
Feng Yibo sorted out the manuscripts at hand and then ordered:
"Let him come."
After a while, the dog came in sweating profusely.
As soon as he entered the door, he held up his hands with joy on his face and said:
"Congratulations, uncle! Congratulations, uncle!"
Feng Yibo was stunned for a moment, unable to react.
Why is this young and shameless dog always congratulating himself?
Wang Xifeng has given birth, but Second Sister You has not yet given birth.
Are you talking about Yuanchun?
But you haven't told him about this, have you?
Fortunately, Gouzi answered directly before Feng Yibo asked:
"A gold mine was discovered on Yinli'an Island!"
Feng Yibo felt relieved after hearing this.
Then he reacted, his eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief:
"You mean gold mine?"
He vaguely remembered traveling to Bali in his previous life.
I was chatting with a big brother there and heard him mention that there were copper mines in Papua, Indonesia.
Therefore, after occupying Luzon, Feng Yibo arranged for people to go there to investigate.
To be honest, he didn't have high hopes at first.
After all, the technology of this era was backward. If the veins were deeper, it would probably be difficult to survey.
Unexpectedly, this matter went smoothly.
The copper mine was found with almost no trouble.
Feng Yibo looked back and thought about it again, and felt that it was natural.
After all, even a non-professional has heard of a foreign copper mine.
This is enough to illustrate the popularity of this copper mine.
Unexpectedly, not only copper mines were found now.
And gold mines were discovered?
"That's right! Master, you've made a big fortune now!"
Gouzi nodded excitedly and said:
"After we occupied the entire island, we started mining copper mines. But last time you asked someone to estimate the size, so they arranged for someone to conduct a careful survey."
Speaking of the process of finding the gold mine, Gouzi couldn't help laughing.
"Hey, we didn't expect that the size of this copper mine is far beyond our imagination. What's even more unexpected is that during this survey, another gold mine was discovered near the copper mine!"
From the moment he entered the house until now, the dog's mouth has not been closed.
Speaking of this, Gouzi reluctantly lowered his voice, but his excitement could not be suppressed.
"And the size is definitely not small. What can be surveyed is at least a thousand tons!"
One thousand dan is one hundred thousand catties.
Of course, what Gouzi said was estimated based on ore.
But even if he said it was a thousand tons of gold, he underestimated this vein.
In fact, the Grasberg mine on Yinlian Island is not only one of the top copper mines in the world.
It is also one of the top gold mines in the world!
The gold reserves here are staggering, and the ore is of excellent quality.
More importantly, a large part of these ores are in the surface layer.
That is, an open pit mine!
This means that mining can be done even with limited technology!
In fact, this mine had already been mined before the people from Donghai County arrived.
It's just that the local indigenous people are still in their primitive form of ignorance.
The extent of its development is extremely limited.
But precisely because of this, Donghai County was able to quickly locate and find this mineral vein.
What is unexpected is that after Donghai County occupied Yinli'an Island, it would continue to conduct surveys while conducting large-scale mining.
Originally, I wanted to survey the size of the copper mine, but unexpectedly I discovered that there were gold veins accompanying the copper mine!
This must be good luck!
"This is a good job. You can continue to mine and survey at the same time. I want to know the approximate reserves and I can make calculations later."
Whether it is gold or copper, it is essentially money.
The official currencies of the Wei Dynasty were copper coins and silver taels, but no one would deny the value of gold.
The emergence of copper mines and gold mines gave Feng Yibo, who was already not short of money, a new idea in his mind.
However, we will have to wait a little longer.
It is best to have a rough estimate of copper and gold reserves.
"In addition, there must be a dedicated person in charge of this matter. You choose a person from Zhuangzi's past and let his parents and brothers come to serve him in the capital."
Feng Yibo first made some arrangements for personnel, and also said:
"Also, the garrison in Luzon needs to be strengthened and the fleet must be doubled. All the new manpower will be invested in Yinli'an Island to prevent the Hercynians from interfering."
Having said this, he paused slightly and then said:
"If the opponent makes the slightest move, it will be regarded as a provocation and you can fight back with all your strength!"
Gouzi naturally knew the importance and nodded quickly when he heard this:
"I understand! Don't worry, I will definitely make arrangements!"
Everything went smoothly in Donghai County, even beyond Feng Yibo's expectations.
However, the changes in the Wei Dynasty made him somewhat unpredictable.
In addition to the birth of a dragon in Yuanchun, there is another incident that has caused quite a stir recently.
That is, Wang Ziteng, who was far away in the North, was impeached many times.
Some say he is extremely noble, arrogant and extravagant.
Take full advantage of the business people.
Others say that he committed suicide to cover up his defeat.
Use every possible means.
No matter what it is, this kind of impeachment has never stopped.
But they were all suppressed by Emperor Jingshun.
But after Yuanchun gave birth to a dragon, these impeachments were brought to the table for discussion.
The meaning is really thought-provoking.
The dragon heir had just been born in Yuanchun, so the emperor wanted to deal with her uncle?
This kind of action left the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty confused.
Although Emperor Jingshun was noncommittal from beginning to end, it had already made everyone in Wang Ziteng's family panic.
After the court meeting, the master and apprentice discussed the matter in the study.
"Yibo, what do you think about this matter?"
Li Shouzhong frowned, really confused about this fact.
Feng Yibo heard the question, shook his head and said:
"Teacher, this matter is too strange, and I can't say anything about it."
Li Shouzhong muttered:
"I think it may be that I want to beat him."
"beat?"
Feng Yibo was stunned.
"Um."
Li Shouzhong nodded and said:
"One is to beat Wang Ziteng."
Feng Yibo frowned slightly, but said nothing.
"Since the great victory, the Nine Sides have become more and more redundant."
Li Shouzhong sighed and said again:
"Secondly, I might as well give a pat on the back to the founding heroes."
Yuanchun was born in the Jia family and had close connections with the founding nobles.
Giving birth to a prince now will definitely boost the arrogance of the founding fathers.
Use the uncle Wang Ziteng to scare other families, lest they get carried away.
This is Li Shouzhong's view, and it is considered comprehensive.
But regarding this matter, Feng Yibo felt that it was not that simple.
But when asked, he couldn't tell any more reasons.
He could only ponder for a moment and asked:
"Teacher, if I want to beat you now, I feel that I shouldn't choose the king... Mr. Wang."
Wang Ziteng is Baochai's biological uncle, and he is also his uncle now.
Naturally, it was difficult for Feng Yibo to call him by his first name, even behind his back.
As soon as these words came out, Li Shouzhong fell into deep thought again.
He had been thinking about the reasons for Emperor Jingshun's actions, but he forgot one very important thing.
That is the identity of Wang Ziteng.
He is the commander of the nine provinces and the nominal supreme commander of the nine borders!
Hit him once and the ground will shake three times.
If it is beaten, it should knock the mountain and shake the tiger.
But beating Wang Ziteng is like beating a tiger.
so……
"Could it be that...the Holy One intended for him to serve only for one term?"
An official term should last three years.
When Feng Yibo was taking the imperial examination, Wang Ziteng was ordered to patrol the border.
Counting now, isn’t it exactly three years?
"But won't this cause instability on the border?"
After hearing Feng Yibo's words, Li Shouzhong sighed slightly and said:
"Wang Ziteng is indeed a great talent, and he really does everything he can. Today, I am afraid that I love and hate him. It is not surprising whether he stays or is replaced."
Feng Yibo didn't know much about this and said curiously:
"Why?"
Li Shouzhong is the Minister of the Sixth Ministry. When he reaches this position, he needs to be a consultant on major military matters.
After hearing Feng Yibo's words, he said:
"After he went to Jiubian, although he kept making false reports, half of the good reports were true."
Without some ability, Wang Ziteng would not be able to sit still in Liaodong.
Before him, several general officers in Liaodong had died.
He was ordered to inspect the nine borders, and to a large extent he went straight to Liaodong.
As soon as he arrived in Liaodong, he quickly stabilized the defense line.
Later, he took the initiative many times and achieved some results.
Afterwards, he doubled these results or submitted them multiple times to achieve better results.
As for winning and losing, it is no big deal that he covers them up as big wins and small victories.
Not only that, the prince was still nepotistic when he was on the border.
Since he took office, there have been many good news, including the big victory in the twelfth month of last year.
Now that it has been operating in Jiubian for three years, it has already taken root.
Even people from Taiyuan Hospital found ways to join him, let alone others?
Many relatives and friends are rushing to go there, hoping to find a future.
After all, everyone knows that Prince Tengshan wins battles.
Regardless of whether it was a big victory or a small victory, it just didn't matter.
As long as it was recommended by relatives and friends, he would always find an opportunity to take credit.
And if they are not his people, even if they have made meritorious deeds, they will be reduced by half.
Of course, this is Wang Ziteng's method of controlling people's hearts.
Either be his, or be inferior.
In this way, Liaodong slowly became monolithic.
"It's true to say that he takes over the interests of businessmen and people. He took advantage of the opening of the horse market to amass money without any scruples."
To a large extent, this is the reason why Wang Ziteng was impeached.
The horse market touches the interests of too many people.
Countless hands reached out to horse markets such as Xuanda and Gansu.
Everyone made a lot of money.
Only in Liaodong, Wang Ziteng himself accounted for 89%.
No one can reach out.
"But not all of the money was greedy, but a lot of it was used to build a fortress for Liaodong, in order to manage a section of the Great Wall with one fortress."
Come and try it quickly. 】
Speaking of this, Li Shouzhong couldn't help but admire:
"If this line of defense can be completed, the Wei Dynasty will gain another 800 miles of territory."
From this sentence alone, we can tell that Li Shouzhong admires Wang Ziteng more.
But Feng Yibo was a little silent and didn't know how to evaluate Wang Ziteng.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that he is a corrupt official.
After all, he falsely claimed military exploits and monopolized the horse market.
But it seems right to say that he is a capable minister.
Because his duty is to guard Liaodong,
Not only did he do this, he did it extremely well.
With such half-and-half ministers, no wonder Li Shouzhong said that Emperor Jingshun loved and hated him at the same time.
Thinking of this, Feng Yibo asked again:
"Then are you just going to make a few knocks, or do you really want to take the opportunity to make a substitution?"
Li Shouzhong shook his head and said:
"It's also difficult for me to know the true meaning of Your Majesty."
Feng Yibo thought for a while, suddenly smiled and said:
"Teacher, it's actually not difficult to know. I just want to see if anyone in the court can control Liaodong."
Li Shouzhong was stunned when he heard this, and then suddenly said:
"Well done, you are the smart one after all!"
After a pause, he suppressed his smile, then frowned and said:
"You mean...Qiu Luan?"
