Chapter Seventy-Five: The Nemesis of Southern Xinjiang
In the spring in southern Xinjiang, it is already very hot, and the snow is very unsuitable for the humidity and heat here, but there is no ice in this place in winter, so it is not possible to take out the winter ice to remove the heat in the summer like in the capital.
However, there is a good way to get snow.
After she learned that the Queen Mother of Siam City had started to buy ice in Jiangnan, she had an idea and also started to buy ice in Jiangnan. From Jiangnan to Guangzhou City, the distance is a little closer, about two days and two nights can be reached. If sealed, it is easier to ship than to Siam City. So, the price is also a little bit cheaper.
However, regardless of the price, I don't care about the snow. She's really rich.
At the beginning, she brought the dowry of southern Xinjiang, but the people of the entire city of Guangzhou were frightened. Not only the common people, but also the nobles of Guangzhou City were also stunned.
What kind of rhythm is this, not to mention such a huge dowry team, those precious items, many of them are like those who don't need money. Is Da Chu so rich?
At that time, seeing the huge dowry of the snow, the queen's beautiful face became difficult to see.
However, at that time, Rong Xue was still in accordance with the customs of Da Chu, covering his head and face with a red hijab, and everyone could only see that Rong Xue's posture was very good-looking, but they did not see their appearance. However, everyone speculated that it should be good, and I heard that it was the first beauty in the capital.
There are also some good deeds, betting that the first beauty in southern Xinjiang used to be the queen's, and later it was Princess Ram's. However, although Princess Ram is not as good-looking as the queen, she can be regarded as extraordinary, and I don't know that after returning to the first beauty in the capital of Dachu. Will it be compared.
Such a bet spread throughout the city of Guangzhou. When Master Mu Li found out, he just smiled contemptuously.
When Princess Ram found out, she smiled arrogantly. Princess Ram said to people: "Although the county lord of Wen'an is the county lord canonized by Da Chu, I know her actual background. She is just the younger sister of the Duke of Northwest and the sister of the county lord of Wenhui. Actually, she is not the daughter of Lao Zhongyigong, she and the Northwest Duke are half-brothers. In other words, her mother was nothing more than a concubine, and her father was a commoner. She's from such a background. Even if it's good-looking. Can that demeanor, manners, upbringing, and knowledge be comparable to mine? ”
Someone who hears this. I also think it makes a lot of sense. This year. There are a lot of beautiful women. When it comes to looks. Beautiful women can carry buckets. However, if you want to add knowledge, upbringing. demeanor, demeanor, that has become a rarity. Since the background of the county lord of Wending is like this, it is naturally not comparable to Princess Ram, the eldest daughter of the queen and the patriarch of the Bai clan.
When Mu Li Gongzi heard this, he laughed even more. He didn't explain, he just said, the frog at the bottom of the well.
This made everyone feel strange.
Later, after the first month of marriage, Langxue began to appear in normal social occasions, and after everyone saw Rongxue's true face, they understood that Princess Ram was really a frog at the bottom of the well.
Rong Xue is worthy of being the first beauty in the capital, and her beautiful face is not only much better than Princess Ram, but it is not better than the queen back then.
With such a peerless face, it is already very enviable, she is also versatile, can compose poetry, elegant manners, demeanor, demeanor is very generous, noble, and can also play various musical instruments, and her attainments are very superb.
This threw Princess Ram out of the streets.
It really made Princess Ram angry.
Not to mention, soon after Langxue appeared on social occasions, he began to buy shops and granges in Guangzhou City and the surrounding places. Her purchase is not a purchase of one store, one store, but the purchase of an entire street.
Such a generous sale and such a large amount of purchases shocked the nobles in Guangzhou City at once. After buying it, she also asked the steward to renovate these shops, and invited the engineering team from Nanyang. After the repairs, in the autumn, the four streets that were bought by the snow were renovated. After the renovation, the streets are clean and beautiful, and the storefronts maintain the characteristics of southern Xinjiang, but they are much taller and more splendid. The furnishings in the interior are much better.
Most of these shops were leased by wealthy Qin merchants, and only a few were run by Lang Xue himself.
These shops not only sell some specialties of southern Xinjiang, but also specialties of the northwest, Dachu, Nanyang, and everything that can be bought in the world. There are even those that specialize in selling ice.
Soon, it became the most prosperous place in the city of Guangzhou. The ladies love to play here. There are the most complete commodities in southern Xinjiang, the most beautiful clothes in southern Xinjiang, and the best restaurants in southern Xinjiang. There are also many entertainment venues, such as gambling houses, such as green houses, and wine shops.
These shops have brought a steady stream of money to the snow.
At this time, everyone knew that this county lord of Wen'an, who came from Dachu, in addition to his beauty, in addition to his huge dowry, also had extraordinary talent and wisdom.
At this time, everyone realized that not only was the previous estimate of her beauty and demeanor too low, but also her dowry was too low, and the dowry on the bright side, those precious treasures, and extravagant utensils were only a part, and even probably the smallest part, and the real dowry was her huge silver.
Now, Da Chu Bank has also established a branch in Guangzhou City, so Da Chu's silver tickets are also very popular in southern Xinjiang. Some people with good deeds estimated that the dowry brought by the lord of Wen'an was about one million taels of silver.
After Rong Xue learned the news, she smiled and said to the jade bottle: "The people in southern Xinjiang are still very smart, and the estimate is not much worse. ”
In addition to feeling that the dowry of Lang Xue was underestimated, the people of southern Xinjiang also underestimated her wisdom. actually asked her to change the consumption places and consumption habits of the entire Guangzhou City.
In the palace, the queen frowned and said to Princess Ram: "This Wen'an county lord is really not a fuel-efficient lamp. It's only been a long time since I've been in Guangzhou, and I've already made such a big move. Moreover, she also has a good relationship with those noblewomen in Guangzhou City, and holds banquets in her house all day long, anyway, she has a lot of money. ”
"She is in the limelight all day long, either holding banquets in her own house or going to other people's banquets. However, as soon as I asked her to come to the palace, she pushed left and right, which was really annoying. ”
Princess Ram's face turned blue with anger and said, "She made it clear that she didn't take her mother seriously. Not to mention that her mother is the queen of southern Xinjiang, even from her father, her mother is also Mu Li's stepmother, and she is also her mother-in-law. However, do you look at her and treat you as a mother-in-law? Doesn't it say that Da Chu is a state of etiquette? Why doesn't she know filial piety, doesn't she know that her daughter-in-law wants to honor her mother-in-law? ”
The queen said with a little headache: "Master Mu Li didn't treat me as a stepmother in the first place, how could the lord of Wen'an treat me as a mother-in-law?" If Princess Muli marries another woman, I can command her in your father's name, or in the queen's name. However, she is now the county lord of Da Chu, and she has a grade. To be honest, it's not worse than my grade. After all, our southern Xinjiang is still nominally under the jurisdiction of Great Chu. ”
What's more, there are several great families of Da Chu behind her. Don't you see how good those people in the Wang family's land in our southern Xinjiang are to her? There are also people from Nanyang who are the county lord of Wenhui, who treat her like half a master. Tell me, how can I be like an ordinary mother-in-law to learn from my daughter-in-law? ”
When Princess Ram thought about it, it was, and she was even more annoyed.
The queen also had a headache and said, "You are also older, and you are not a vindictive child anymore." To do things, we must think about the overall situation. Although this Wen'an county lord is very angry, we really need her in southern Xinjiang. We have developed rapidly in the past few years. Because of trade with Dachu and Nanyang, there were many fewer Qin people, there were many fewer internal contradictions, more trade, and more money. However, such a family background is still not enough to fight. ”
"If we can give us decades like this, we in southern Xinjiang will not be afraid of Da Chu. Accumulate a little more, and maybe we can defeat Great Chu and become a dynasty that controls the entire country. ”
Princess Ram's eyes lit up when she said this.
The queen sighed and said, "But, this is all fantasy, can Da Chu give us so long?" It is reported that after the husband and wife of the northwest have settled the northwest, Da Chu will start a war with our southern Xinjiang. Hey, how can we be opponents? ”
Princess Ram's face was not good, and she said: "Our combat strength is not weak, it's a big deal to beat the army of Da Chu back like our ancestors, right?" ”
The queen said: "Silly boy, at that time, we were strong and strong, and at that time in the Qin Dynasty, it was already extremely corrupt. Naturally, we can win the war and gain the autonomy of this southern Xinjiang. Later, the Great Chu replaced the Qin Dynasty, because in the face of barbarian pressure, there was no chance to go south. We can only let the Wang family land contain us here. ”
"But now? We are already corrupt. Where can the strength of the army be compared with the ancestors of the year? Da Chu has the tempering of fighting with the barbarians, and has become strong and strong. The only thing that restricts them is that the northwest is still unstable, and there is the emptiness of national strength. There is no money left for war. However, since there was sea trade, Dachu has become rich and strong day by day. The northwest was pacified by the northwest husband and wife, then Da Chu has money and soldiers, can he still do something to us? How are we adversaries? ”
"And most importantly, is our southern Xinjiang now united? The six major tribes, each with their own thoughts, not to mention anything else, are you and Mu Li all of one? ”
Princess Ram thought about it, and couldn't help but be even more angry, why is the future so obscure? Before she met Chen Wenhui, she was the daughter of the queen, the beloved daughter of the patriarch of the Bai clan, with a noble status and a bright future. However, since Chen Wenhui came to southern Xinjiang and made her realize the weakness of southern Xinjiang, she found that the future is getting bleaker and bleaker, which is really annoying. The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, and she hated it and said: "This Chen Wenhui is really our nemesis in southern Xinjiang." (To be continued......)