"The prison is back."

The weather is very hot, the sun is very strong on both sides of the public hall of the Hou Mansion, there are officials from Cao and from the secretary's pavilion on both sides, and there are also officials who work here, especially in the afternoon, the room is full of sunshine, and the heat is terrible, even if people sit still, do not move, and exert their efforts, so they will sweat profusely.

And unlike in the early morning, this heat makes people have nowhere to escape, there is a little sticky feeling, and everyone is sweating.

When Chen Daojian walked into this familiar compound, he saw the officials in the blue and green official robes rushing back and forth with the documents, and also saw several officials in blue robes sitting in the hall to deal with the official documents that were submitted.

It was Li Yi who sat in the hall, and his secretary's pavilion had its own office location, but today Xu Zixian and Fu Qian, Chen Jie and others went to check the situation in the bean field and cotton field, and Li Yi rushed to the Hou Mansion to work, and signed and distributed some official documents that were urgently to be processed first, of course, it was still to be filed, and waited for Si Congcao's people to report to Nan'an Hou Xu Zi to sign first, so that all the official document processes were legally completed.

Seeing Chen Daojian walking into the courtyard, Li Yi was also very happy, he was wearing a light gauze robe, printed and dyed blue, with a round neck, a truncated hem, and narrowed sleeves, and the whole person looked capable.

Although he is the head of the civil officials under the Nan'an Hou Mansion, the Nan'an Hou Mansion now has a population of more than 60,000 and more than 10,000 troops, but this kind of identity is not enough to wear a red robe on the side of the Great Wei, a county has more than 100,000 or 200,000 people, and there will be thousands of troops stationed in important places, so although Li Yi is the head of the civil officials, he will not be dissatisfied with wearing a blue robe.

Although he has only been seen for less than two months, Li Yi's feelings for Chen Daojian have changed slightly.

The beard seems to be longer, very neatly groomed, giving people a clean and flowing feeling, the official robe and clothing are very close-fitting, the body is not fat or thin, plus there is a tall northerner, Li Yi gives people the feeling that he is outstanding and quite mature, as a representative of the civil official group in Nan'an, he is also quite qualified.

"You've worked hard in the country during this time." Li Yi shook the folding fan sold by the Koreans, and said with a smile: "Our Eastern Domain is heating up, and we sweat every day, I heard that this kind of weather will last for half a year, which is really bitter." Fuzhou is also hot in summer, but it doesn't seem to be as hot as on the island. Fortunately, there will be a sea breeze blowing in the evening, and after the sun goes down, it feels much cooler. ”

"It's a pity that you can't take the ice." At this time, Chen Daojian was not so urgent, he sat down, took out a handkerchief on his cuffs, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile: "When I was in Fuzhou, there was always a river that froze in winter, and here in the Eastern Domain, I heard that it will not freeze when it is the coldest in winter." ”

"It should be." Li Yi smiled: "I've inquired about this, but it's really not." ”

In this era, the weather in the south is much colder in winter than in later generations, Fuzhou and Guangzhou will still snow in winter, but the cold time is short, some years may not have a snow, but there is also a winter look, unlike hundreds of years later, places like Guangzhou and Fuzhou have no snow at all in winter, and people wear short sleeves without pressure.

It is different in the Eastern Domain, although it is only a few hundred nautical miles away from Fuzhou, but the climate is completely different, the summer in the Eastern Domain is hot and long, and the coldest winter is just to wear a jacket, the river will not freeze, and of course there is nowhere to get ice.

The ancients were still quite experienced in dealing with the summer, and there was a record of the aristocracy digging ice in the Book of Poetry, and the ice was chiseled and washed in the winter, hidden deep in the cellar, and taken out in the summer, or cooled down, or to cool down the fruits and drinks, which was quite a good enjoyment for the nobles in the summer.

At this time, someone opened the door of the back house, and a group of fat and strong servants came in with buckets, and a group of officials cheered, and even a few blue-robed officials looked at it.

"Look, there's still ice." Li Yi smiled and put away the folding fan, and said: "The second lady asked the ice from the Houfu Courtyard to be stored in winter, although it was wrapped in straw and transported quickly, it still melted a lot, and the rest was stored in the cellar." I'm afraid I'll have to go to the Minjiang River to get ice this winter, but I spend so much money and don't enjoy it myself, so I guess no one will say anything weird. ”

"Right now, all of this belongs to the Hou Mansion." Chen Daojian said disapprerovingly: "The prince has given a lot to everyone, but I also have to remind everyone not to forget their duty." The prince can give and receive. If you learn from some clan relatives, hardship is everyone's, and pleasure is superior, what can everyone do? ”

"That's right." Li Yi squinted and nodded, obviously quite satisfied with Chen Daojian's attitude and words.

When the servant woman distributed cold drinks to everyone, Li Yi said to Chen Daojian: "When you came in, your face was quite pale, I know something happened, how do you feel now?" ”

"I was a little scared, scared." Chen Daojian raised his head and said: "But all the way I saw the peasants, workers, craftsmen, officials, officials, and then saw the barracks everywhere, and the battalion of soldiers who had been trained came back, I suddenly felt a lot more settled. ”

"Before you came back, Deng Fang of the Military Intelligence Department had already sent someone back in a small boat." Li Yi said: "The sudden vigilance of the Japanese people will never be without a reason. The Great Wei Sailor is now in our hands, and of course they will not be on our side. To be honest, even if we had this kind of thinking, we wouldn't have the ability. For the Japanese people, our short-term and long-term plan is to first win over, and then suppress, the Japanese country is not a threat, under the millennium, they have always been a mess of scattered sand, everywhere the daimyo are divided, the center has no authority, what Emperor Rauszi has no authority, what kind of generals, the authority can not be compared with our two prefectures. We'll talk about it when we rebuild the water division. ”

Chen Daojian faintly grasped Li Yi's thoughts, and now in order to do business with the Japanese people, he might as well look at him. When the sailors are rebuilt, it is likely that the Wa kingdom will be included in the exclusive scope of trade, so that other forces will not be involved.

As for the power of the Kang family, if it can be absorbed and digested, of course, it is the best, otherwise, it is likely to solve the matter together.

Chen Daojian didn't disagree with the center's idea, but when he thought of his mission, everyone without exception told him to have a good deal with the Japanese and Kang Tianqi and establish friendship, but in fact, the Nan'an Hou Mansion was already thinking about the future.

Chen Daojian smiled bitterly and said: "The Japanese seem to be scattered and weak, but I want to explain to Li Gong that their people are quite resilient, the warriors are brave to death, and they are quite proud. I met people from many countries, people from many small countries, such as the people of Champajaya or Srivijaya or Luzon. No matter what their perception of our Great Wei, as soon as they heard that I was a Great Wei person and an official, that kind of inner reverence could not be pretended, they really obeyed our Great Wei, and they may have hatred and hostility towards our Wei people, but they admit that we are strong and dare not offend us. The Japanese people are different, they are very respectful to people on the surface, nodding their heads and bowing their heads, and they are very respectful. But even for me, for our people in Nan'anhou Mansion, they are still very proud in their bones. If there is really any conflict or dispute, if we do not completely subdue the Japanese people, they will not be truly convinced of us, and the war may last for a long time. ”

Li Yi showed a deep expression on his face, in fact, in the future, he planned to conquer the Wa Kingdom, occupy Hizen, Tsukuba, Iwami and other countries is Xu Zixian's proposition, and Li Yi was also quite surprised when he planned the territory of the Wa Kingdom at the beginning of cooperation.

Xu Zixian also analyzed the habits of the Japanese people, and his views were roughly the same as Chen Daojian's, but he had the opposite decision.

The Japanese people have a strong character, are good at learning, can forbear, and have enough pride, after they were defeated by the Tang army, they did not choose to continue the confrontation, but to learn from the Tang Dynasty.

The interruption of communication with the Great Wei was due to the decline of the Great Wei sailors, and this nation was afraid of power and not virtuous.

When the Nan'an Hou Mansion revitalizes the water division, the first thing to be attacked is the Wa State, so that they can get their all-round cooperation, and the Nan'an Hou Mansion can get greater and more benefits in the Wa State.

"It's not something that can be done in a year or two." Li Yi made a hand gesture and said to Chen Daojian: "Don't be in a hurry now, let's enjoy the drink first." ”

Wei people like to drink seeds, and the time trajectory of historical development overlaps, but in recent decades, the general trend of the world has not been the same as a year, and the way of soup drinking is no longer so exquisite, plus Xu Zixian's favorite is Sydney drink and sour plum drink, which is also the easiest to get in this season, and the soup drink in the Hou Mansion is probably a similar juice drink.

As for all kinds of medicinal drinks and soup drinks, Xu Zixian didn't like it, but it was abolished in the Hou Mansion.

The servant came up with the cup, there was water vapor on the cup, and there was a water cup hanging on the wall of the cup, and after starting it, he felt a burst of coldness, and the person who was suffering from the heat suddenly felt a thrill on his body, Li Yi smiled and took a sip, feeling that it was a cold feeling in his throat, and after a few sips, the heat on his body was eliminated a lot.

"In addition to sending drinks, the second lady usually sends tents, big umbrellas, and mosquito repellent coils," Li Yi put down the cup and said to Chen Daojian: "Although it is a small matter, there are many people who are grateful and think of good." ”

"Hmm." Chen Daojian rarely sees people in the house, and he has no impression of the second miss, but he feels that the second miss is indeed a good helper, but unfortunately she is going to get married after all. nodded at the moment and said with a smile: "The future housemother should not be bad, in two months, we will be able to drink the drink sent by the housewife." ”

"To put it mildly, I'm happy for the old marquis." Li Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, and a look of extreme joy appeared on her face.

Li Yi was recruited to Nan'an Hou Mansion more than ten years ago, Xu Zixian waited for him to grow up, and he and the old Nan'an Hou Xu Yingbin also had a deep friendship, when the two played chess in the big tree of Fuzhou Hou Mansion, Xu Zixian ran around the grass barefoot, more than ten years have passed, the naughty boy of the year can create the current foundation, Li Yi has also reached the peak of his career, Xu Zixian wants to marry a beautiful girl, family background, personality, appearance, are all good choices, Li Yi is also happy for the old Nan Anhou.

Chen Daojian didn't quite understand this expression of affection from middle-aged and elderly people, so he just smiled and nodded.

"You think about the good things of the Hou Mansion all day long," someone lifted the curtain and walked in from outside, bringing in a stream of heat, and after entering the door, he shouted first, and then said: "It's so cool, it's really hot outside." ”

"I've seen the prince."

Li Yi, Chen Daojian and others stood up one after another, and each of them greeted Xu Zixian, who was sweating profusely.

Xu Zi first wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, and there were obvious traces of sweat on his chest and back. The robe he wears is a light muslin cloth, Xu Zixian doesn't like to wear a gauze robe, too thin and translucent, a robe cut out of satin, light and thin, breathable, it is very cool to wear in summer, but the disadvantage is that it does not absorb sweat, once it sweats, it sticks to the body, and it is not comfortable, it is only wearing this kind of muslin, and the summer clothes are slightly looser than the autumn and winter robes, breathable, not close-fitting, even so, after going out for a run, the body is still wet with sweat.

This has a rather good counter-effect, the owner of an island, the prince of 10,000 households, and the cousin of today's son, run around every day in a poor cotton robe, without a shelf, every day either at the construction site or in the port wharf, or in the salt works, or in the fields.

Barracks, temporary resettlement sites, isolation points, as well as hundreds of households, pastures, Xu Zixian ran around every day, without stopping.