"Miss, we're almost to Zhangzhou Mansion."

Taochun lifted the carriage curtain and looked at the looming city and said happily.

After they came out of Beijing, they traveled all the way and traveled for more than two months before they arrived in Fujian. Originally, Ning Xiu wanted them to go directly to Quanzhou Mansion, but later considered that Zhangzhou Mansion was closer to the Guangdong Political Division, so he asked them to go to Zhangzhou.

Except for the time when she accompanied the young lady to Huguang, Taochun had never been far away, so she was naturally very excited this time.

Qi Ling'er nodded in the center of Taochun's eyebrows; "You are a dead girl, and there is no master in Zhangzhou, what is there to be happy about?"

Taochun stuck out his tongue and said, "Zhangzhou has arrived, will the master be far away?" I heard that Fujian and Guangdong are next to each other. ”

Like thousands of ordinary people, she has a very vague concept of the administrative division of the Ming Dynasty, only knowing that Fujian and Guangdong are next to each other, and she does not know the specific locations of Guangzhou and Zhangzhou.

Qi Ling'er took out a map, nodded carefully with his fingers, and said, "Look, the master is in Xiangshan County, Guangzhou Prefecture, next to Huizhou Mansion, and next to Chaozhou Mansion." Chaozhou Mansion is bordered by Fujian Buzheng Division, and it is Zhangzhou Mansion that borders it......"

The map she was holding in her hand was precisely drawn by Ning Xiu herself. Compared with the simple maps available on the market, the map drawn by Ning Xiu was not only accurately proportioned, but also had very detailed lines.

Qi Ling'er likes to compare with the map the most along the way, and it is clear where she goes.

"Miss, the master said that he has already purchased a house in Zhangzhou Mansion, and asked us to go directly to Yihefang Erxian Street."

Tao Chun began to imagine a beautiful new life again, Qi Ling'er nodded at the center of her eyebrows and said, "You! ”

Soon the carriage drove to the gate of Zhangzhou Mansion, and Qi Ling'er couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart, and opened the curtain to see.

Compared with Jingshi, Zhangzhou Mansion is naturally much smaller, but it exudes a temperament that Jingshi does not have.

It's hard to describe, but it's certainly right to be confident and inclusive.

Qi Ling'er secretly thought in her heart, this is probably because there is the only port allowed by the Ming Dynasty in Zhangzhou, Yuegang.

Since the opening of the sea in Longqing, Yuegang has become the only port allowed by the government, where merchants can go to sea, and merchant ships can also berth here, and only need to pay relevant taxes.

Of course, the prosperity and tolerance of Zhangzhou Prefecture is not only because of the official port of Yuegang. As a matter of fact, long before the opening of the sea in Longqing, Fujian's non-governmental smuggling and maritime trade was very prosperous. Yuegang just gave the sea trade a reason to legalize.

The capital city of Zhangzhou is not near the sea, relying on Longxi in Guo County.

"There is Qishan Mountain in the east, Tianbao Mountain in the west, and Huafengling in the north. In the southeast coast, there are Danxia and other islands in the sea. There is Jiulong River in the northeast again, also known as Beixi, its upper source comes out of Changting and Shaxian, flows into the county boundary, goes down the Longtou Ridge, is called the gorge, goes out of the gorge to the east of the county, is the Liuying River, and there is Nanxi flowing into Yan in the south. It is also the town gate port in the southeast, and enters the sea. There is the Liuying River Inspection Division. To the south, there is the Jiulongling Inspection Division..."

When Qi Ling'er and Tao Chun entered the city, it was close to dusk, so they didn't play in the city, but went directly to Yihefang Erxian Street.

According to the address left by Ning Xiu, they quickly found their yard.

This is a bright and delicate three-entry courtyard, located in the middle of the square, and it is very convenient to go anywhere. Tao Chun and Qi Ling'er were very happy.

What's even more commendable is that Ning Xiu even prepared the servants and maidservants and even the housekeeper in advance, and as soon as the two of them entered the house, they enjoyed the refreshing pleasure of the head of the house.

Tao Chun divided a separate courtyard, next to Qi Ling'er's main courtyard.

According to Qi Ling'er's words, she is a wedding girl, and sooner or later she will be taken in by Ning Xiu, so she naturally has to live better.

Most of the time, Ning Xiu still lives with Qi Ling'er, so Taochun still has to serve the two of them to live, and it is right to live closer.

Tao Chun was busy tending to her small yard, and Qi Ling'er was not idle, she immediately ordered someone to get a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and began to write letters.

She had a thousand words in her heart that she wanted to say to Ning Xiu, but she didn't know where to start when she mentioned the pen.

Qi Ling'er bit her lip tightly and hesitated for a moment before writing: "Husband, the concubine has arrived at the house of Zhangzhou Mansion, and I hope to come and meet as soon as possible." ”

She packed the letter paper, lit wax oil, and then handed it to a family member who escorted her to Fujian from Beijing, and instructed: "Quickly send this letter to Xiangshan County, Guangzhou Prefecture, and hand it over to the master." ”

The family put away the letter, hugged his fists and retreated.

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Ten days later, Ning Xiu received a letter.

That family still walked for ten days, which made Ning Xiu a little surprised.

Zhangzhou is already the nearest provincial government to Guangdong, is it difficult to bring Ling'er to Huizhou?

This is actually a bit of a policy sidekick, which is a bit risky.

After all, the imperial court clearly stipulates that magistrates are not allowed to take office with their families, and it is better for the two of them not to be in the same political department, otherwise it will not be good to provoke the impeachment of the imperial history.

After all, Ning Xiu is now behind Qi Jiguang and Zhang Juzheng, and impeaching him is still very realistic, isn't what Yushi wants to be a false name?

Ning Xiu wrote a reply while thinking about when he would get together with Ling'er.

Don't look at him as the number one in Xiangshan County, but he can't do everything according to his own will. Besides, it will take at least a month to come and go, which is indeed too long.

At this moment, Zhao Guangning suddenly came to visit, and when he learned that Ning Xiu was worried about this matter, he laughed and said, "Why don't you take Ling Zheng to the entrenchment?" That's not overstepping, is it? ”

Ning Xiu said in his heart, how could he forget about Macau.

Macau is equivalent to the concession of the Ming Dynasty, and Qi Ling'er is hidden here, and it is impossible for the imperial historians to know it.

With his current relationship with Silva, the Governor of Franco, he presumably Silva would not refuse this small request.

"That's great, it's just that you have to bother Governor Silva and Zhao Yuanwai."

"It is Zhao's honor to be able to share the worries of the county."

Zhao Guangning squinted his eyes slightly.

"By the way, what is Zhao Yuanwai doing here?"

"Oh, it's for the bandits." Zhao Guangning paused and said: "Recently, a group of pirates robbed Governor Silva's fleet, Governor Silva was furious and ordered to exterminate this group of pirates, he sent Zhao to ask the county if he was interested in sending troops to suppress the bandits. ”

Ning Xiu's eyes couldn't help but light up.

He knew the meaning of the piano, and with Silva's strength, there was no problem in suppressing the bandits alone. So why did he pull himself?

Ning Xiu had previously expressed to Silva his desire to form a fleet, and he also wanted to recruit a large number of Franc mercenaries. But Ning Xiu is a civil official, and there is no reason to do this. Now is not a troubled time, and the hat of supporting the army and respecting itself is not worn indiscriminately.

But what if it's for the sake of banditry? Isn't it justified to do this?

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