On the third day after Li Xiao's eldest son Li Cheng was born, Zheng Zhilong finally came to Chifengwei Longkou Port with a huge team of 50 large ships. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Seeing the many ships in Longkou Port, a busy scene, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhifeng were very surprised and sighed.

"I really didn't expect that in this northern land, there would be such a prosperous port, it seems that this Li Xiao is a good hand in construction and trade." Zheng Zhilong praised repeatedly.

"Yes, I thought that the north had been in turmoil for many years, and the land of Shandong must have been in a depression, but I didn't expect that Li Xiao could run this Chifengwei so prosperously, and this person's ability to govern the government should not be underestimated." Zheng Zhifeng also had an admiring look.

At this time, in Chifeng City, after hearing the sergeant's report that Fujian Deputy General Zheng Zhilong personally led the fleet to come, Li Xiao was quite surprised, he didn't expect Zheng Zhilong to come so quickly, but it was much beyond his expectations.

Subsequently, Li Xiao personally led the officials of Chifengwei to Longkou Port to welcome Zheng Zhilong's arrival.

Soon, the guests and hosts met, and both of them were smiling and greeting warmly, as if they had been old friends for many years.

Seeing Li Xiao's puzzled face, Zheng Zhilong told Li Xiao that he could come over quickly after receiving Zheng Xin's flying pigeon letter, and Li Xiao suddenly realized.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Li was so young and such a talent, when I saw it today, I was very relieved by Zheng's thirst." Zheng Zhilong laughed.

After listening to Zheng Zhilong's words, Chen Zilong, Xu Xiuqing and others next to Li Xiao frowned slightly.

This Zheng Zhilong, whose official rank is below Li Xiao, is not called subordinate or inferior, but calls himself Zheng, as if he is at the same level as Li Xiao.

However, Li Xiao smiled slightly, and did not have any special opinions on this, he made a gesture of invitation, and said to Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhifeng: "Deputy General Zheng, Zheng Guerrilla, the three of you have worked hard from afar, please quickly follow the soldiers into the city, the soldiers have set up a feast, but today they have to get drunk with the two of them!" ”

The two laughed hand in hand and returned to Chifeng City side by side.

After entering Chifeng City, seeing a prosperous scene in Chifeng City, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhifeng sighed again.

However, for Zheng Zhilong and others, who are accustomed to seeing the world, what interests them the most is not the bustling street well atmosphere of Chifeng City, but the large-scale commodity wholesale market in the northeast region.

Zheng Zhilong made a special detour from the central street to the wholesale market, inspecting all kinds of commercial goods with great interest.

The snow-white, soft and good feel, and thick and warm wool; The outstanding material, well-made, and excellent appearance of all kinds of Li brand ironware, the neatly stacked, snow-white and delicate, high-quality Tuan Tuan raw silk, all make Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhifeng two people, their hearts bloom, and they can't put it down.

After inspecting the goods, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhifeng looked at each other with a smile.

Both of them could feel from each other's eyes that this trip to Chifengwei was really worth it.

If these high-quality goods are resold to Japan or the South Seas, the price can at least triple the price, which is a huge profit!

Subsequently, Zheng Zhilong and others followed Li Xiao into the inner city.

Because the banquet was still being prepared, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhifeng, Li Xiao, Chen Zilong, and Xu Xiuqing went to the living room to rest and drink tea first.

"Vice General Zheng, what do you think of the three suggestions of this soldier?" After taking a few sips of tea, Li Xiao said calmly to Zheng Zhilong in a casual tone.

"This person, Lord Li, Zheng decided to agree to Lord Li's suggestion after discussing with his brother and subordinates." Zheng Zhilong replied with a smile.

"Oh, Vice Admiral Zheng is a cheerful person." Li Xiao smiled: "Then next, we can talk about the details of cooperation." This soldier wanted to hear the conditions of Adjutant General Zheng first. ”

Seeing Li Xiao's eyes, Zheng Zhilong coughed lightly twice, cleared his throat, and then said with a smile: "Lord Li, if you want to transfer the place where our army is based in Taiwan, and our army will also quote a real price, the transfer fee will be three million taels of silver, and Zheng will hand over all the immigrants and industries in Taiwan to General Li for governance." ”

After listening to Zheng Zhilong's offer, Chen Zilong and Xu Xiuqing, the two of them changed their faces instantly.

This Zheng Zhilong is really a lion's mouth, so a remote place like Taiwan can be sold at such a high price, and this slaughter is too ruthless.

And Zheng Zhifeng, who was drinking tea, listened to Zheng Zhilong's words, and his heart was happy, and he almost squirted out a mouthful of tea.

This eldest brother of his own family quoted the price of three million taels of silver without blushing and heartbeat, which was one million taels more than the two million taels he opened, but his belly was black.

After Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, he looked at Li Xiao with an expectant expression.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiao listened to Zheng Zhilong's words, but there was no surprise on his face, as if Zheng Zhilong's offer had nothing to do with him.

Zheng Zhilong saw that Li Xiao just smiled and picked up the teacup, gently blowing the tea foam and tasting it.

"Lord Li, what does Zheng's offer be?"

After a short silence, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but ask.

Li Xiao put down the teacup, didn't look at him, and said to Zheng Zhilong in a light tone: "Vice General Zheng, maybe you misunderstood the meaning of this soldier." ”

"Oh, why did you say that, my lordship?"

"Vice General Zheng, let's tell the truth, the land of Taiwan, located in a remote area, has a lot of miasma, it is a barren land, and the development cost is extremely high, Vice General Zheng has been operating in Taiwan for many years, I'm afraid it will still be beyond my means."

"This 。。。。。。" Zheng Zhilong's face was embarrassed.

"As a matter of fact, this soldier also wanted to develop some arable land in Taiwan out of the idea of experimentation, thinking that it would be used to supplement our army's military rations. Whether it can succeed or not, it is still two to say. But now Vice Admiral Zheng's transfer price is too high for his soldiers to bear. If Vice General Zheng insisted on such a high price, this soldier could only give up this idea. Li Xiao said with a smile.

Zheng Zhilong's mouth was stunned, and Zheng Zhifeng's face on the side also changed.

"Then, according to Lord Li's opinion, how much is your army willing to pay for this land of Taiwan?" Zheng Zhifeng asked softly.

"One million taels of silver, no more." Li Xiao replied.

Zheng Zhifeng and Zheng Zhilong's faces suddenly looked difficult.

"Lord Li, although the land of Taiwan is desolate and remote, our army has invested a lot in recent years, but this money is not easy to waste. My lord, you are so low, and we are also quite distressed. Zheng Zhilong said with an embarrassed face.

Li Xiao smiled but did not speak.

"Master Li, let's not put up an offensive and defensive ring, our army will also pay a real price, two million taels, and then resell the land of Taiwan to your army, so good?" Seeing that the talks were embarrassing, Zheng Zhifeng interjected.

Seeing Zheng Zhifeng lowering the price by himself like this, Chen Zilong and Xu Xiuqing didn't realize that there was a smile on their faces.

"In this way, the soldier will also calculate a preferential price with the two of you, so please ask the two of you to have a fight with the soldier on this matter." Li Xiao put down the teacup, looked directly into Zheng Zhifeng's eyes and said: "In the opinion of this soldier, it is better to calculate the cost of receiving Taiwan together with the transportation cost of our army. This time to Taiwan, our army plans to transport 20,000 displaced people, 3,000 soldiers, 500,000 stone of grain, as well as all kinds of clothing and utensils for the displaced people's daily life, as well as military weapons, armor, horses, and so on. In this case, the cost of receiving Taiwan, together with the freight of renting a ship, is calculated for a total price of 1.5 million taels. ”

After listening to Li Xiao's words, Zheng Zhifeng wanted to fight more, but was stopped by Zheng Zhilong with his eyes.

Zheng Zhilong laughed dryly twice, and said loudly: "Master Li, everyone will be partners in long-term business in the future, so don't care about this time." Zheng agreed, and according to what Master Li said, including the cost of transferring Taiwan and the cost of transporting soldiers and displaced people, 1.5 million taels of silver were sold. ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "Okay, then the soldier will make a decision with Vice General Zheng." The 150 taels of silver, our army will use the equivalent value of goods as collateral, our army will pay half in advance, and after all the displaced people and soldiers of our army, as well as food and living utensils have arrived in Taiwan safely, Lord Zheng will send someone to my Chifengwei, and our army will pay the other half of the silver. ”

"Okay, Master Li, Zheng should make you a friend, and it's settled!" Zheng Zhilong put on a generous face and agreed.

After these two important things were negotiated, Li Xiao's recruitment of craftsmen from Zheng Zhilong's shipyard was naturally negotiated.

Knowing that Zheng Zhilong had successfully brought 200 shipbuilders to Chifengwei, Li Xiao was very happy.

For the 200 craftsmen provided by Zheng Zhilong, Li Xiao did not hesitate to agree to the previously promised conditions, giving Zheng Zhilong a remuneration of 10,000 taels of silver, and promising them that he would let these craftsmen and their families live and settle down, and pay them five times the salary equivalent to when they were in the Fujian shipyard.

However, Li Xiao also said to Zheng Zhilong in a half-joking tone: "Vice General Zheng, if you find that the two craftsmen provided by you have fooled your own soldiers, the price of goods in the future will not be discounted for you." ”

Zheng Zhilong's face was embarrassed, and he said hurriedly: "Lord Li, don't worry, among these craftsmen, I have picked a lot of skilled hands for Lord Li, and I will definitely be able to help Lord Li build the shipyard smoothly." ”

After Zheng Zhilong said this, he was quite glad in his heart, fortunately he didn't listen to his younger brother Zheng Zhibao at the beginning, but in these craftsmen, there are more than 20 experienced craftsmen, and with these skilled shipwrights, they will not be easily exposed in the future.

At this point, Li Xiao and Zheng Zhilong reached an agreement, and the room was filled with a relaxed atmosphere.

Subsequently, Li Xiao asked Chen Zilong to write the specific content of the agreement, in duplicate, signed by Li Xiao and Zheng Zhilong respectively.

At this time, the banquet had also been arranged, and Li Xiao immediately invited everyone to join the table.

At the banquet, the guests toasted back and forth, staggered cups, called each other brothers, and drank for more than an hour, but they were all drunk.

Li Xiao then arranged for Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhifeng to enter the high-end hall to rest, and he also returned to the bedroom to rest with the help of the guards.

Li Xiao, who returned to the room, saw in a haze that a maid came forward to help him untie his clothes, and was ready to wait for him to go to bed.

Li Xiao, who was drunk and hazy, thought that this woman was one of Zhu Yujiao's four maids to dowry, and he drank wine and subconsciously hugged her in his arms.

It's just that what Li Xiao didn't expect was that this woman was not the four maids who accompanied the marriage, but the current Zhu Yujiao's personal maid Zhuo Naxi.

When he saw Li Xiao drunk and hazy and entered the bedroom alone, the county lord Zhu Yumei, who was coaxing Xiao Li Cheng to sleep, quietly ordered Zhuo Naxi to serve Li Xiao in person.

Zhu Yumei was smiling, her eyes were full of deep meaning, which made Zhuo Naxi shy, but her heart was beating nonstop.

When Li Xiao hugged her strongly, Zhuo Naxi was taken aback and almost screamed, she subconsciously tried to push Li Xiao away, but found that he hugged her so tightly that she couldn't push it away at all.

Zhuo Naxi's face was as red as a glow, his heart was pounding violently, and for a moment, he felt that his mind was confused.

After finally breaking free from Li Xiao's embrace, Zhuo Naxi hurriedly untied his clothes, helped him wash his face and feet, and served him to go to bed.

What she didn't expect was that when she covered him with a quilt and was about to leave quietly, Li Xiao, who was drunk and hazy, hugged her again.

Zhuo Naxi struggled in Li Xiao's arms like a frightened deer, but as Li Xiao hugged her tighter and tighter, she struggled more and more powerless in Li Xiao's arms.

Immediately, she was forcibly pushed down on the bed by Li Xiao, and when Li Xiao forcibly tore her clothes, she stopped struggling, but two lines of tears burst out of her eyes unconsciously.

As Li Xiao violently exerted force in her body again and again, Zhuo Naxi had mixed feelings in her heart, and she couldn't tell whether it was pain or joy.

"Master Li, do you really, like me。。。。。。

Zhuo Naxi's muttering words were completely covered by Li Xiao's rough moan.

I can't tell you how long it took, but Li Xiao, who was exhausted, rolled off Zhuo Naxi's body, and then snored like thunder.

Zhuo Naxi, whose hair was scattered and his face was red, endured the faint pain below, and silently got up and dressed.

Looking at Li Xiao's handsome and sleeping face, the tears on Zhuo Naxi's face unconsciously fell again.

In her heart, joy, sourness, helplessness, happiness, and all kinds of emotions are intertwined, making her speechless, but she is inexplicable.

Who am I?

Dhonahi asked himself softly.

Now that I have finally slept with this man I love so much, but why, I still feel lost in my heart.

After a long time, Zhuo Naxi shook his head and sighed that he was thinking too much.

Perhaps, it is a rare happiness to be able to become his confidant in this way, and warm his bed and sleep with him.

She stared at Li Xiao for a long time, then leaned down gently, imprinted a deep kiss on Li Xiao's face, and then quietly opened the door and left.

Dzonahi stayed up all night.

The next day, Li Xiao slept until dawn and woke up.

When he saw Zhuo Naxi, whose face was as red as a ripe apple, coming in with a basin of water and a towel, Li Xiao suddenly remembered the absurdity of yesterday, and his face was very embarrassed.

"I'm sorry."

Li Xiao's words were like mosquitoes.

There were tears in Zhuo Naxi's eyes, and she didn't speak, just silently handed him the wrung towel gently.

Li Xiao took the towel and wiped it on his face, but his eyes didn't dare to Zhuo Naxi.

"I'm sorry, this soldier was drunk and rude yesterday, Zhuo Naxi, I treat you as a 。。。。。。"

Dronahi held out a finger and made a gesture not to say any more.

Then, she blushed and said in a low voice, "Master Li, don't say it, it's nothing." ”

There was a suppressed silence in the room.

What Zhuo Naxi didn't expect was that Li Xiao stretched out his hand, grabbed her delicate jade hand, and held it tightly in his hand.

Zhuo Naxi trembled and wanted to pull his hand out, but he couldn't because Li Xiao held it very tightly.

Li Xiao looked directly at Zhuo Naxi's embarrassed expression, he pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Zhuo Naxi, I hope that you can always be by my side." ”

Tears welled up in Zonahi's eyes all at once.

"Zhuo Naxi, after all, you were also the princess of the Jin Kingdom, since this soldier has a skin-to-skin relationship with you, but you can't be a roommate girl like this, let me accept you as a concubine, and let you be by my side forever for the rest of your life, okay?" Li Xiao's voice was gentle and sincere.

"I do, Master Li." Dhonahi murmured softly, her face flushed to her ears. "Zhuo Naxi is very willing, always by Lord Li's side。。。。。。"

"Don't call me an adult, in the future, when no one is around, just call me Brother Xiao." Li Xiao walked over with a smile and gently hugged her into his arms.

"Oh, Brother Xiao。。。。。。" Zhuo Naxi snuggled up in Li Xiao's warm arms like a tame little lamb.

Li Xiao's heart was surging, he picked up Zhuo Naxi and strode to the bed.

Like a warm white jade, Zhuo Naxi, who was lying on the bed on his back, saw Li Xiao's hot eyes and surging Adam's apple, his heart was beating wildly and shy.

She shyly used the quilt to cover her face, which was as red as a ripe apple, tightly.

Zhuo Naxi felt Li Xiao's surging passion like a wave, and let out a low and happy moan, but in his heart, there was no longer yesterday's sense of loss, but a heart full of rippling happiness.

A ray of gentle summer sunlight came silently through the window, and suddenly, the whole room was filled with bright and lingering flavors.

(Thank you for the tips of the three brothers of White Cosmic Wind 17, Shadow Cold Wind, and Niu Niu Belt, thank you for your support) (To be continued.) )