However, so much money can't be taken away, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the Luzon General's Mansion business, Liu Ximing left 2 million taels as his reserves, and with the 20 million pieces of cotton cloth should be enough.

Loaded with various Nanyang, European and American specialties purchased from Luzon, Liu Ximing and his entourage officially returned to the mainland on June 13, the 11th year of Chongzhen.

In order to avoid trouble, their group landed in Macao, and before the news reached the city of Guangzhou, under the protection of 500 personal guards, Liu Ximing embarked on a ship to the capital.

Once again, through the waterway of Guangdong-Guangxi-Huguang-Jiangxi-Nanzhili-Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Liu Ximing and his entourage took a month and a half to successfully arrive in Beijing.

When passing through Yueyang, the Qinwei battalion had already sent people back to Liu's house to report Luzon and many other matters and escort some goods back to Sichuan, so he only needed to worry about the test now.

On July 28, more than 200 guards led by Huang Deyi finally returned to Liujia Village.

They came back with not only Liu Ximing's various arrangements and instructions, but also a shipload of various rare goods purchased by Liu Ximing in Nanyang.

On the dock of Liu's house, Xie Chunxi, as the main mother, had a big belly and had to go out to check, and couldn't help covering her mouth when she saw this scene.

In front of her was a boat with a variety of South Sea spices such as pepper, nutmeg, cloves, and sandalwood.

"Is my husband going to rob Nanyang all over again?"

Xie Chunxi couldn't help but sigh at Huang Deyi and asked.

Huang Deyi smiled, "Young lady, what is this, the other ships are full of all kinds of gems, tortoiseshells, and sumu, a total of two million taels of silver, and we will make at least three times the profit when we sell these goods." ”

"Hiss"

Li Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan, Yu Qiaoman and others, who came to investigate the situation with Xie Chunxi, all gasped, and the posture of covering their mouths and patting their chests made the cabin suddenly light up.

Li Xiangjun looked at Xie Chunxi with a smile, "Sister, the concubine said that the husband and the gentleman have their own natural appearance, but my sister doesn't believe it, you see, isn't this a few months of worrying in vain?" ”

Xie Chunxi looked at the three girls beside him with a smile, "Say that I read him, I think there are some talents, who go to the room every day to inquire about the news?" ”

Li Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan and others blushed, and they all pursed their lips and stopped talking.

Huang Deyi and the others hurriedly lowered their heads and pretended not to see this scenery, if Liu Ximing saw this scene, they were afraid that they would immediately exclaim, why is the relationship between the few of you so good.

It's also funny to say, Xie Chunxi was wary of Li Xiangjun and others at the beginning, but after marrying the Liu family for a long time, she found that the entire Liu family was running in an orderly manner like a machine.

Looking at Liu Ximing's various arrangements, Xie Chunxi still doesn't know that her husband has high ambitions, she is a lady from a big family, and naturally understands that capable men can't be chained.

As soon as she figured out this truth, she worked hard to learn the manners of being a housewife, not only humbly learning about village affairs from Liu Xihe and other house supervisors, but also wooing Li Xiangjun and others.

It just so happened that Li Xiangjun and the others also wanted to please the eldest woman, and they naturally became familiar with each other, which saved Liu Ximing a lot of effort.

Hearing that Liu Ximing still had written arrangements to bring back, Xie Chunxi and the others hurriedly counted the goods, and hurried back to the Liu family's mansion to report the situation to Liu Chen's family.

At present, Su Jin, Xun Bowen and others are all presiding over government affairs in other places, and the village is managed by a joint meeting composed of Liu Chen, Chen Yiding, Liu Xihe, Zhou Liangcai, Yu Yongkai and others.

Therefore, as soon as he received Liu Ximing's letter forwarded by Xie Chunxi, Liu Chen immediately consulted Chen Yiding, Liu Xihe, Zhou Liangcai, Yu Yongkai and others.

That night, in the study room of the Liu family's mansion, all the high-level and middle-level cadres of Liujia Village gathered together.

It was still the atmosphere of the meeting, but the person sitting in the main seat was replaced by Liu Chen, who had a kind face, and Xie Chunxi and other women sat beside her with a big belly.

Liu Chen shook Liu Ximing's letter in his hand and looked at everyone:

"Erlang has returned from the South China Sea a month ago, he said in the letter that the trip has been very fruitful, counting the business profits, has received gold and silver worth 11.23 million taels, these silver money has been partially exchanged for goods, is being loaded and unloaded into our warehouse, and when it is sold, the harvest will increase."

"Wow"

Even the high-level and middle-level cadres of Liujia Village, who have experienced many ups and downs, still feel incredible, more than 10 million taels of silver, which the Liu family has not earned in so many years.

Xia Mingzhi swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a grunt in his throat, and said with some tongues knotted: "This, is this Nanyang trade really so profitable?" Old lady, what else are you talking about, our family will have to vigorously develop in the future. ”

"It's not all money from trade," Liu Chen shook his head with a complicated expression.

"Forget it, it's up to Xi'er to talk about this."

Liu Chen's face was solemn and he looked at everyone in the study, "Quiet, Xi'er has a big announcement." ”

The atmosphere in the study was condensed, and everyone didn't expect Liu Chen to be so serious.

Xie Chunxi pursed her lips and stood up from behind Liu Chen, her slightly immature little face trying to put on a posture that was in line with her identity as a housemother.

Liu Chen smiled slightly, as the elder of the village, she naturally took Xie Chunxi's efforts in the past six months to heart.

Seeing that she had learned the government affairs in the village in such a short period of time, and that Li Xiangjun and others were not as jealous as she thought, Liu Chen became very satisfied with her daughter-in-law.

What's more, according to Mr. Gu, Xie Chunxi's belly seems to be a dragon and phoenix fetus, this is a long house sister-in-law, and Liu Chen naturally thinks more highly of Xie Chunxi.

Now that her son is not at home, Xie Chunxi, the main mother, has to take responsibility, and it is only the Liu Chen family that wants to cultivate Xie Chunxi.

Now it seems that the situation is still good.

Xie Chunxi looked at Liu Chen's encouraging eyes, took a deep breath and tried to calm down, what she was going to say next might be a little shocking.

"All of you present today are the backbone of my Liu family, and the concubine has a major event in the letter for us to announce, this matter is very important, it can get out of my mouth and into your ears, so you are not allowed to have any rumors in the village, do you understand?"

Xie Chunxi's little face really had a solemn look, and except for Zhou Liangcai and the others in the room, they were all in their hearts.

"I'll get it."

"You also know that the concubine husband is a person who is blessed by the immortal monarch, he said in the letter, the immortal monarch has already instructed, Zhu Ming has lost his morality, the mandate of heaven has been removed, and the Central Plains will soon fall into the hands of the Jianzhou Tatars, in order to protect the safety of China, the immortal monarch sent the concubine and the husband into the world to save the common people."

Even if he already knew Liu Ximing's arrangement, Yu Yongkai was still a little excited when he heard Xie Chunxi's words.

Finally waiting for this day.

Following his gaze, the other management in the room were shocked, but more were equally ecstatic.

Yu Yongkai suddenly realized in his heart that after going through so many things, these middle and high-level people have long been tied to the Liu family, and they also know a lot about Liu Ximing's magical powers, so they naturally will not resist.

Xie Chunxi obviously didn't expect this reaction from everyone in the room, but this was more in line with her.

She smiled lightly and continued: "It is precisely because of this that the concubine and husband have comforted the displaced people and helped the people many times, but now that the government is dead, my family is powerless if it wants to show its strengths. ”

"But this time to the south of the South Seas, the concubine husband is to find a great opportunity, there is an island in the South China called Luzon, its land is rich, but also not far from China, although there are hundreds of thousands of natives on the island, but the Spaniards from Europe with hundreds of soldiers to occupy this island for decades, it can be seen that its people are weak."

"In such a heaven-sent land, the concubine and the husband have led the army to take all their land, and the silver was taken from their hands. In order to govern the people on the island, the concubine husband established the Luzon General's Mansion in March this year, and placed officials and soldiers. ”

"Wow"

The news was really strong enough to ignite the atmosphere in the room at once.

"Is the second young master going to build a country?"

"Hahaha, God help my family."

"Everyone be quiet, listen to Xi'er's words", Liu Chen's words made the room quiet, and everyone looked at Xie Chunxi again.

Xie Chunxi had already lost his initial nervousness, and his hands were slightly clasped in front of his abdomen and he smiled:

"The concubine husband asked me to tell you in a clear word, Luzon is the place where my Liu family prospers, and at the same time, if the destiny changes in the future, Luzon can also be used as a place for my Liu family to settle down."

"The reason for saying this today is to tell you the goal and vision of my Liu family, and at the same time, let everyone have no worries."