What Shi Ding said was naturally false.
Donghai County has developed very rapidly in recent years.
Almost all maritime trade between the East and the West is carried out on the territory of Donghai County.
After the conquest of Japan, all customs and overseas trade of Japan were monopolized by Donghai County.
So, for the current Wei Dynasty.
Whether it's going south or east.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s Japan or Haixi.
As long as you still want to do cross-border maritime trade, you have to pay a toll to Donghai County first.
Of course, this is also beneficial to maritime merchants.
More and more businessmen even choose Donghai County as their destination to complete transactions here.
Because the territory of Donghai County is much safer than the outer sea.
The maritime merchants on the Haixi side are all armed merchant ships. Once they encounter each other, they may turn into pirates at any time, grab a fortune and run away.
But when it comes to Donghai County, many fleets have learned their lesson.
Because once someone dares to disrupt order, the Black Dragon Fleet will teach you how to behave and let you know what dimension reduction strikes are.
Gradually, once the Haixi merchants arrived in the East China Sea, they all put away their nature and chose to be honest.
It is precisely because the Black Dragon Fleet patrols the waterway day and night to guard the order on the sea.
Even many of the original pirates in the East China Sea chose to wash their hands in a golden basin and turned to serious business.
The Japanese pirates who once caused trouble in the southeast have basically disappeared since the defeat of Japan.
Those organized Japanese pirates, or the prodigals and landless peasants of the Japanese country.
Either they were sent to the silver mines of Japan or to the gold mines of Donghai County.
Some fish that slipped through the net were sent to be fed to the fish one after another.
In short, the outcome is dark.
The only difference is that one is in hell on earth and the other is in hell.
It can be said that now, whether it is people or goods entering and leaving the East China Sea, they must follow the order of Donghai County.
Once we arrive at Donghai County, if it is a dragon, you have to be coiled for me, and if it is a tiger, you have to lie down for me.
Among people who make a living at sea, there are also rumors about the three most terrifying things at sea.
Storm, Reef, Black Dragon King.
The first two encountered each other, and it was more or less possible for them to survive.
But in Donghai County, he didn't abide by the rules and offended the Black Dragon King.
That will only leave you with no place to stand on the sea.
Because of this, some desperadoes who are not even afraid of death have begun to believe in the Black Dragon Cult.
Shi Ding could get a lot of information about this from the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion.
But you know, you know, you can't just accept the marriage without asking.
What's more, no one in the Wei Dynasty knew Donghai County and the king of Donghai County better than Feng Yibo.
By asking today, he not only fulfilled his uncle's responsibilities, but also learned a lot about the details of Donghai County.
"Uncle is joking. I am also my age. The eldest sister asked me for help, but in the end I failed to do it, so I wanted to give the Shi family an explanation."
Hearing Shi Ding's words, Feng Yibo smiled and first explained why he helped Shi Jia.
Then, he continued the topic of the New Deal and replied:
"As for the matter of sharing the land, I think the historians have been loyal to His Majesty for generations. Now the two uncles are still stationed in the southwest, and they have worked hard and made great achievements. As long as they have not committed any taboos, how can they be said to be involved?"
Shi Ding felt slightly relieved after hearing this.
Thinking about it carefully, if the cabinet and the Queen Mother intend to deal with Shi Jia, then Feng Yibo, a small cabinet elder, will not show goodwill at this time.
Although this time it was not a direct marriage with the Feng family, it still tied the Shi family to the Prince of Donghai County who was on the same rope with him!
But just as he was about to say a few words, Feng Yibo changed the subject and said with some meaning:
"However, as a fellow countryman, I have also heard the rumor that 'Efang Palace is three hundred miles away, and there is not enough room for a Shi in Jinling.' After all, the entire Lishui belongs to the Shi family. If the plan continues, I'm afraid the Shi family will suffer a lot of losses, right? "
Lishui is a county in Jinling, with a radius of three hundred miles.
That is, the circumference is three hundred miles and the area is more than one thousand square kilometers.
What is this concept?
Even in the heyday of the Jia Mansion, the Rongning and Rong Ning Mansions together only had more than 100,000 acres, only one-tenth of the Shi family's.
Although there are people with various surnames in Lishui, most of the land has the surname Shi.
"It's just rumors spread by locals."
Shi Ding was startled when he heard this and hurriedly explained:
"The Shi family originally had eighteen houses, ten of which came to Duzhong, leaving only eight houses still in Lishui. These eighteen houses have long been separated and are indeed spread throughout Lishui, but it is an exaggeration to say that all Lishui belongs to the Shi family. .”
When Feng Yibo heard this, he said with a smile but not a smile:
"In any case, the historians of Duzhong and Jinling are also a family with broken bones and tendons. If they object, my uncle will inevitably be in trouble. Besides, even if Lishui is not all the land of the historians, seven out of ten of them belong to the historians." In your name, right?"
Just like the Jia Mansion, even if all ten families of the Shi family came to Duzhong, the land there was still under their names.
Shi Ding earns more than ten or two hundred thousand taels every year just from collecting land rent.
This is just his team.
The ten houses together cost hundreds of thousands of taels.
It's just that the historian has always kept a low profile, only maintaining the basic dignity of the Hou Mansion and never showing off.
Not as spendthrift as the Jia family.
When Shi Ding heard this, he did not answer directly, and instead smiled sarcastically and said:
"Although I have lived in Duzhong for many years, I can still speak well there. This time when I return to the southwest and pass by Jinling, I will definitely ask them to cooperate with the government."
After Feng Yibo achieved his goal, he stopped entangled, nodded, and changed the topic.
"In this case, my uncle prepared a dowry for Sister Shi, and I also wrote to the Queen Mother to ask for the marriage. Once the port thaws, I will send someone to notify the King of Donghai County. Then I will go there with the third sister of Rongfu, and I will also have a companion. Son."
"Okay, okay, it's settled."
Shi Ding agreed wholeheartedly, and then left in a hurry.
He regretted the temptation just now, which attracted Feng Yibo's beating.
But regardless of today's beating or not, the general trend was that he did not dare to let his tribe resist.
In the past few days, Baochai is about to give birth.
Within a few days, the Feng Mansion broke the good news.
However, it was not Baochai who gave birth, but Miaoyu, who had been blessed by the Buddha because of her long-term worship, and finally became pregnant with a child.
The New Year has just passed, and everyone in the Feng family is full of joy again.
Only Sanjie You and Yingchun sent their blessings, but at the same time they felt a little gloomy.
Now, half of the wives and concubines of Feng Mansion have children.
Just the two of them, plus Xiangling is not pregnant yet.
Xiang Ling has her mother by her side, so she has no time to take care of her.
But Feng Lao Niang also saw it in her eyes and was worried in her heart, and she would mention Xiangling from time to time.
On the other side, after receiving the news, Aunt Lin immediately brought Daiyu over to visit.
The two of them first went to the back to meet Li Mengshi, Xue Mu and other elders, and then went to Baochai to have a few words.
Finally, under the leadership of the maid, they came to Miaoyu's small courtyard.
After Miaoyu got the letter, she immediately came out and said happily:
"Aunt, sister, you are here."
Normally, she would stick to her true intentions and would rarely be so excited.
But after becoming pregnant, I couldn't control my emotions when I saw my mother's family.
Daiyu quickly stepped forward, held her arm by her side, and said a little bit angrily:
"Sister, please slow down. It's better to be careful because you're feeling heavy. Why are you still out?"
The concern from her mother's family made Miaoyu feel warm in her heart, and she chuckled:
"I'm not that squeamish. If the female doctor hadn't seen me and said I was pregnant, I wouldn't have even noticed."
Her pregnancy this time is different from Baochai's.
At least there are no pregnancy reactions yet, nor any discomfort.
It was still more than two months since Yue Xin arrived, so while accompanying Baochai, he asked the female doctor to help diagnose his pulse.
Unexpectedly, this pulse diagnosis turned out to be the manifestation of a Bodhisattva.
I don’t even know which time I came to give her a son during the Buddha ceremony.
Aunt Lin looked at her two nieces with a smile, and then said:
"Amitabha! Although I have not given birth, I also know that women need to rest a lot at this time. Your body and bones will be well maintained in the past few years, but don't show off at this time."
Miaoyu smiled and was about to answer.
At this moment, I heard the sound of footsteps outside.
She then winked and one of the maids came over to inquire.
"Let's not continue outside, let's go in and talk."
Here she invited the two of them into the house. Before they could change their clothes, the maid hurriedly came back to report:
"Auntie, it's my wife who's giving birth!"
When Daiyu heard this, her eyes suddenly became complicated.
Seeing Miaoyu looking at her, she said happily:
"Fortunately, my sister is pregnant, so the big house won't be too empty in the future."
Miaoyu laughed and shook her head, then suggested:
"Let's go and have a look too."
Daiyu nodded and was about to get up.
At this time, Aunt Lin clasped her hands together and recited a Buddhist chant:
"Amitabha, one of you is pregnant and can't work too hard, and the other is a girl who hasn't left the palace yet, so it's inconvenient to go there. Just stay here with your sister. I'll just go and take a look."
Daiyu hesitated for a moment, looked at Miaoyu again, then nodded and said:
"Auntie, give me your greetings."
Afterwards, Aunt Lin followed Miaoyu's maid out.
"Go! Come on! Come on!"
Along the way, maids, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law swarmed around the You family sisters, Yingchun, Xiangling and others, all heading towards the west courtyard.
Aunt Lin and others also followed the flow of people and arrived at the main courtyard on the west side smoothly.
Later, Li Mengshi arrived one after another with his mother Xue, Aunt Li, Lao Niang You and Lao Niang Feng.
Several people said hello and waited in the small hall.
After about an hour, Feng Yibo rushed back in a dusty state.
"how's it going?"
He did not work in the ministry today, but went to Honglu Temple to guide the overseas tribute matters.
When the Feng family found him, they rushed back as soon as they got the news.
Li Mengshi asked him to sit down and then said:
"The midwife just came out and said it was still early."
As soon as she became popular, Ying'er hurriedly found the midwife and had someone notify everyone.
But giving birth is not that simple.
Even if it is a normal birth, you have to wait for a while after seeing redness before starting.
Once the amniotic water breaks, it usually takes an average of four to six hours to give birth.
Therefore, although almost an hour has passed, it will still be a long time before delivery.
Li Mengshi and others all have experience, so naturally they are not in a hurry.
Mother Xue and Mrs. You have both given birth to two children and have the most experience.
Seeing this, he also comforted him by saying:
"It's not that easy for a woman to give birth to a baby. Some give birth in a day!"
"You don't have to worry, sir. The midwife said the fetus is in a good position and my wife is strong, so I think it will be fine."
Feng Yibo nodded and relaxed slightly.
At this time, he saw Aunt Lin next to Li Mengshi, and he stood up and bowed:
"When did Auntie arrive? In the rush of coming back just now, I neglected Auntie."
Aunt Lin held a rosary in her hand and was praying for Baochai and her children. After hearing this, she opened her eyes and responded:
"Amitabha! Yibo doesn't have to be like this. I took Daiyu to see her sister. It happened to be the time when my wife gave birth, so I came over to see if there was anyone who needed help. Even if I couldn't help, I could chant sutras and pray for them."
When Feng Yibo heard this, he said gratefully:
"Thank you, aunt. With you here, the Buddha will definitely bless my wife and children."
Everyone here was chatting, and the sound of cheering and cheering came from the delivery room from time to time.
A few hours passed, and even the sounds inside became weaker.
At this time, everyone gathered outside the delivery room, everyone was anxious and worried about Baochai.
"Oh!"
At this moment, I suddenly heard a cry of pain from inside, and then the sound stopped.
Everyone's hearts suddenly rose to their throats.
Feng Yibo also clenched his fists tightly, fearing that something might happen to Baochai.
"Whoa!"
Soon after, a baby's first cry echoed through the night sky.
At this time, the door opened, and the tired faces of several midwives were revealed.
Fortunately, even though he was tired, his face was full of joy.
"Congratulations, Lord Marquis, congratulations, Lord Marquis! Mother and son are safe!"
"reward!"
Feng Yibo grabbed a handful of black dragon coins from the money basket held by Ying'er beside him and stuffed them into the hands of several midwives.
"Thank you, Mr. Hou. Thank you, Mr. Hou! Hehehehe!"
This time, the midwives no longer looked tired at all, and they knelt down and kowtowed happily.
The remaining money was thrown into the courtyard by handfuls by the excited Ying'er.
All the maids and ladies smiled happily and congratulated!
Everyone was relieved at this time and were overjoyed for a moment.
"Dang Dang Dang!"
"The Feng family has a new baby! Madam has given birth to a little prince!"
"gave birth?"
"It's the little Marquis! That's great!"
"Dang Dang Dang!"
"The Feng family has a new baby. Madam has given birth to a little prince!"
"..."
The servants who had been rewarded here went out one after another and began to beat gongs and drums, and the whole house was informed.
Aunt Lin also stepped forward with a smile on her face and congratulated:
"Amitabha, congratulations to Yibo, and congratulations to the continuation of the Feng family's incense!"
"Thank you, aunt!"
Feng Yibo was in high spirits and said with a smile:
"It's fate that my aunt is here today, so why not give the child a name."
Aunt Lin was stunned, then waved her hands and said:
"How does this work?"
"Envoy! Envoy! If Aunt Lin gives me a name, Buddha will definitely bless me."
Feng Yibo smiled and said irresistibly:
"So that my aunt will know that this generation of the Feng family also uses single characters, and the five elements correspond to fire!"
Aunt Lin smiled and stopped refusing. She pondered for a moment and said:
"Why not, how about using the word "Chi"? This child will inherit the incense of the Feng family, so I will use the word "Chi" which means "strong".
Ah, this is a coincidence!
There are so many words next to the word "fire", but "Chi" is chosen!
At this time, other heroes have different opinions!
(End of chapter)
