In the early morning of the next day, the sky was bright, and 800 Jiading sons and daughters stepped on the morning dew and walked out of Suzhou.

Under the east city of Suzhou, Hou Xuanyan and Gu Youde sent each other by the railing, Gu Youde's industries are all over the south of the Yangtze River, and they are also a number of maritime merchants. Hou Xuanyan specially invited him to discuss with Gong Laosan for the last time, and when he got to the sea.

He looked at the crowd in the distance, admiring Hou Xuanyan's gaze more and more, as a sea merchant, he naturally knew how big business opportunities there were on the sea now.

The first batch of Ming Dynasty to feel the Age of Discovery was this group of wealthy merchants on the southeast coast. But Hou Xuanyan is just a showman, and he can even see this step, which has to impress him.

Gu Youde was thoughtful, and asked casually absentmindedly: "Gong Zifang, Wen Yuan, he asked you to go to the sea to deal with Zheng Zhilong, if I come up, I will give you 300,000 taels of silver, how will you spend it?" ”

Gong Zifang didn't think about it, and said: "Give Zheng Zhilong 200,000 yuan first, make a vote, and use the rest to start a business." ”

Gu Youde's eyes were shining, and in a blink of an eye, he saw that Hou Xuanyan was not angry but happy, and his face was complacent. He smiled and said, "If you are worthy of being the person chosen by this little fox, then the old man will really give you 300,000 taels of snowflake silver." When you get to Songjiang Mansion, I'll have someone contact you at sea. ”

Hou Xuanyan laughed, pointed to the east and said, "Although you take refuge in Zheng Zhilong and develop yourself under his wing, it is best to buy the route of the Wa Kingdom."

Also, when you go to the sea this time, if you have something, you can find Zhang Mingzhen from Songjiang Mansion. You tell him that Zheng Zhilong's warships, gunpowder, and guns, I will pay a higher price than the market price, and I will ask for as much as I want. Every time, you can pay the money first and then the goods, don't owe the silver taels, no matter how much I Hou Xuanyan will give. ”

Gong Laosan hugged his fists and said, "Then I'll go first." ”

Hou Xuanyan had a bright smile on his handsome face, and said happily: "Take care all the way, I will send you eight hundred people a word." Although Suzhou is rich, it does not raise idlers, and although Jiading is large, it does not bury waste. If you can't do it..."

"We are all buried in the sea."

Gong Laosan glanced at Hou Xuanyan deeply, turned around and left, and did not look back.

Looking at the crowd going east, until he could no longer see a single person, Hou Xuanyan withdrew his gaze. Gu Youde looked at him with interest and said, "Reluctant? ”

Hou Xuanyan nodded stupidly and said, "No way, the general trend in the future is that those who win the sea will win the world." ”

Gu Youde beckoned gently, and a carriage drove over, stopping steadily beside the two.

Hou Xuanyan and Gu Youde waited for the car at the same time, and after sitting down, Gu Youde asked: "According to what you said, whoever has the sea surface wins the world, then Zheng Zhilong has countless warships and dominates the South Seas, doesn't he have a chance to win the world?" ”

Hou Xuanyan laughed and asked, "Taigong, in your opinion, what kind of character is Zheng Zhilong?" ”

Gu Youde blurted out: "A generation of heroes? ”

Hou Xuanyan pouted: "Phew, he also deserves it." ”

Gu Youde smiled and said, "Is that a strong party?" ”

Hou Xuanyan shook his head and said lightly: "In my opinion, he is a piggy bank made of human flesh. The reason why I did not hesitate to spend money on him was because I knew that sooner or later, I would break his flesh and take out all the money I had put into it. ”

Although it is the end of summer now, the south of the Yangtze River is still hot and hot, but Gu Youde suddenly felt a chill that invaded the bone marrow.

....

Gu Youde's carriage sent Hou Xuanyan to the Hou Mansion, and then returned to the Gu family.

After Hou Xuanyan got out of the car, the guards escorted him to the inner courtyard before resting in the mansion.

As soon as Hou Xuanyan entered the inner courtyard, he saw a strange figure, under the elegant clothes, he couldn't block an arc drawn between his waist and thighs.

The beauty heard the footsteps, looked back and saw that it was Hou Xuanyan, stammered forward and saluted, "I've seen my brother." ”

Hou Xuanyan then remembered that he recognized his sister in Kunshan, which was also to give her an identity, so that she could marry Xu Yuanbao as a beloved.

Since he recognized him as his sister, Hou Xuanyan nodded and asked in a kind tone as much as possible: "How is it, are you still used to living?" ”

Yun'er still can't let go, although Hou Xuanyan recognizes her as her sister, but their identities are very different. Coupled with what happened in the past, it made her even more inferior. She lowered her head, pinched the corners of her skirt, and said, "Habit, everyone is very good to me, and my sister-in-law is also very good to me." ”

What she said was Wu Nong's soft language, and her sister-in-law's pronunciation was a little biased, Hou Xuanyan stared at her eyes, and said in her heart: In my courtyard, who else uses such a unique nickname as Xiao Sao?

Yun'er is used to observing words and feelings, and immediately explained with a red face: "It's Ling'er's sister-in-law." ”

“......”

Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "What kind of sister-in-law is she, a troublemaker, uh, speaking of which, you really have to call her a sister-in-law." I've been busy with business these days, so I haven't asked you what your name is? Haha, this brother is incompetent. ”

"Back to my brother, Yun'er was sold into Miaoyun Pavilion since she was a child, and my mother took a cloud character of "Miaoyun Pavilion" to give me a name, and there was no surname. ”

Hou Xuanyan sighed in his heart and said softly: "Since this is the case, you will follow my surname Hou in the future, our generation is a Xuanzi generation, you can call Hou Xuanyun." ”

Yun'er's heart was extremely moved, and she was no longer afraid of this powerful governor. On the contrary, there is a sense of closeness, maybe I will have relatives in the future.

After Hou Xuanyan finished speaking, he hurried to the study and asked Yang Shu to invite Zhang Huangyan, who was staying in Suzhou.

After Zhang Huangyan returned to the imperial court from Shaoxing, he refused to leave. With his qualifications and prestige, he went to Fuzhou to mix up a big man, but he decided that Suzhou was the place to oppose the Qing Dynasty.

This person gave birth to a seven-trick exquisite heart, which is different from those fake Taoism that sells fame and reputation, and is a really learned and resourceful talent. He knew very well that when he went to Fuzhou, the emperor had no real power, and could only be a nominal official in the imperial court.

Hearing that Hou Xuanyan wanted to see him, Zhang Huangyan happily went straight to the Hou Mansion, he was only twenty-five years old, and he had energy and ambition.

People who come to Hou Xuanyan's study for the first time are always attracted by the huge sand table in the study, and Zhang Huangyan is no exception.

Hou Xuanyan got up to greet him, and carefully looked at this young man who was called the Three Heroes of West Lake along with Yue Fei and Yu Qian. I saw that he was burly, and he didn't look like a bookish person, but was very heroic.

Hou Xuanyan still went straight to the point, and didn't say much nonsense: "Zhang Huangyan, I want you to go to Jiangyin and Changshu to set up shelters along the river." Ships were built to and fro on the river, and refugees on the other side crossed the river. Collect the defeated soldiers who fled south, and shelter the people who fled south. Recruit young and strong, drill soldiers and horses, if there is a change in Jiangyin and Changzhou, you don't have to wait for the order, you have to make your own decisions, timely support, okay? ”

"The subordinate obeys." Zhang Huangyan said loudly.

Hou Xuanyan squinted his eyes and asked, "You once worked as a military secretary in the Hongguang Imperial Court, don't you think you have a small official character and heavy responsibilities?" ”

"Anti-Qing is not afraid of small officials, and Fuming is not afraid of complicated things. Lord Xiaohou turned the tide in Suzhou, went against the general trend and went on a northern expedition, don't underestimate me Zhang Huangyan. Xia Guan is not a villain who sells his reputation and exploits his official position. ”