Chen Yuan, Liu Ruyi, and Xiao Yuan are the same kind of people, who have been mixed in the pile of men since childhood, and are familiar with dealing with men. I know how to mobilize men's emotions, when I can contradict him, when I can be coquettish, and when I must be soft.

Chen Yuan knew that Fang Yuan could find an official or businessman to replace the Xu family at any time, and the only backer for the Xu family and her was Fang Yuan. If Fang Yuan is offended, there are as many rich businessmen who want to carve up the Xu family's big business, and with these orphans and widows, it is impossible to keep the huge family business.

The reason why she contradicted before was that she was dissatisfied with the execution of Xu Hua by the other party's original public trial, and second, she wanted to approach Fang Yuan in a different way. If she was as submissive as her father-in-law and the rest of the Xu family, how could she win Fang Yuan's attention? Maybe in the future, he will be thrown away by Fang Yuan like an outcast.

Chen Yuan pondered for a while, looked up at Fang Yuan and said, "The concubine wants to ask Governor Fang and the princess to accept Xu Cheng, the orphan of her father-in-law, as her son!" ”

As soon as she said this, it was really beyond Fang Yuan's expectations. According to Fang Yuan's estimate, her big deal was to ask for a guarantee such as a gold medal for avoiding death, but she never thought that she would ask Xu Cheng for the title of a righteous son.

Xu Cheng and the princess are of the same age, if you want to keep the status of the Xu family, it should be enough to be commensurate with your sister and brother. Chen Yuan proposed to be commensurate with his righteous son, but behind this title, there is an ambition that Chen Yuan can hardly hide.

The most famous 'mother and son' in history is Yang Guifei and An Lushan. An Lushan considers himself to be the righteous son of Yang Guifei, and how many military and political resources and benefits he has taken from it has long been clearly proven by history. Let's talk about it closer, the ancestor of King Mu's Mansion in Yunnan, Mu Ying is also the righteous son of Queen Ma, and as a result, he has become a king with a different surname who has guarded Yunnan for generations and has more power than any vassal king.

The chaotic times at the end of the Ming Dynasty were also a redistribution of power resources in the world. After the reunification of the world, countless people in power with vested interests will fall, and a large amount of power vacuum will inevitably be vacated. With Fang Yuan's current talent pool, it is also difficult to take over the huge world, so he can't afford to use Qin Zhan to be the governor of Fujian and Guangzhou.

can be the righteous son of Fang Yuan and the princess, you can follow Mu Ying back then, and at least you can become a feudal official who guards one side. Coupled with Xu Jing's status as an official and businessman, the Xu family can be said to be one of the top wealthy families.

Fang Yuan had been silent all the time, because he wanted to see through Chen Yuan, a woman.

Today's view of Chen Yuan is full of twists and turns, at first, he didn't expect that a delicate woman would dare to contradict him; Then, I thought she was fighting for the Xu family; In the end, it was really clear that Chen Yuan was actually an ambitious woman, not satisfied with the status of an official or businessman at all, but wanted to seize greater power from Fang Yuan.

The princess suddenly spoke, "Chen Yuanyuan, the Xu family is closer to Mrs. Yuan. You should go and ask Mrs. Yuan to accept Xu Cheng as her righteous son, it has nothing to do with me. Horse, I'll quit first. ”

Xu Hua's case was personally testified by the princess, and the princess made it clear that she didn't want to get involved with the people of the Xu family, and rejected Chen Yuan's plan with a clear attitude.

Since the princess didn't want to accept the righteous son, Fang Yuan even had an embankment against Chen Yuan, so he pushed the boat down the river and said, "Let's discuss the matter of the righteous son, and let's discuss the matter of gambling again!" Chen Yuan, you go back and wait for the news first, and I will send someone to deliver it to you again. ”

Chen Yuan was stunned, but he bowed down to him and went away.

In the dormitory, the princess hugged Fang Mu and hummed the polls in the capital, and Fang Yuan also entered the house.

The princess handed Fang Mu over to Mama Liang, and snorted coldly and said, "This Chen Yuan, as well as the Xu family, is really ambitious, and he actually calculated to come here with me and the concubine." ”

Fang Yuan sat at the table, took a sip of tea and said, "In troubled times, it is common to win over henchmen by accepting a few righteous sons. Today, when it is time to employ people, every time a province is conquered, a confidant is needed to serve as the governor and governor, and Chen Yuan's proposal is not unreasonable. ”

"What's more, it's not easy to find a suitable rich businessman after leaving the Xu family."

The princess said displeasedly, "What does it matter about that betting, isn't it just a matter of a few taels of silver?" You have been thinking about it since you came back from Guangdong. Also, Fourth Uncle Qin has made such a big mistake, you still want to mention him as the governor of Fujian and Guangzhou, how can you calm the mouth of public opinion? Also, how could the horses condone the Xuanjia Army to massacre officials and wealthy businessmen in Guangdong, so that everyone in Zhejiang was in danger. ”

Fang Yuan explained earnestly, "My princess, opening this lottery, appointing the fourth child as the governor of Fujian and Guangzhou, and carrying out a major purge in the officialdom of Guangdong, are all for the long-term peace and stability of the world!" ”

The princess smiled and said, "Anyway, whatever the colt says makes sense, and I will listen to you!" ”

Fang Yuan continued, "Why is there a lot of gangsters in the world? It is nothing more than that the agricultural tax is too heavy, and the people cannot afford it, so they can only rise up and rebel. If we want to maintain peace and stability in the world for a long time, we must inevitably lower agricultural taxes and give the people a chance to breathe. However, when the government and the army operate, every move is silver, and the silver needed for the annual treasury is there, and if the agricultural tax is reduced, the commercial tax must be increased. ”

"I destroyed the Zheng pirate group and carried out a major purge in Guangdong officialdom, which is to severely crack down on foreign trade smuggling, so as to levy a tax on the city, and this alone is at least 10 million taels a year; Open a gamble, that is, in order to overcharge taxes, this piece has at least three million taels of silver a year. Coupled with other goods taxes and customs duties, the commercial tax that can be received in a year is close to 20 million taels. With this huge amount of commercial tax revenue, I can reduce the agricultural tax by at least half, so that the common people are well fed and warmly clothed, who will rise up to rebel?! ”

"So this gambling business, I still have to let the Xu family take over. Xu Cheng's kid is still a good thing, and now it is the time to employ people, and it doesn't hurt to accept him as a righteous son. ”

The princess didn't expect that he still had such a grand blueprint, and everything he did was actually to solve this rogue rebellion from the root. is not like my father, either treating the symptoms but not the root cause, or blindly suppressing it. The result is counterproductive and chaos in the world.

The princess suddenly smiled and said, "Donkey, I think you are a high-sounding fake public servant. ”

Fang Yuan was stunned and asked, "What fake public and private?" ”

The princess looked at him with a smile and said, "There are so many rich businessmen in the world who are quite official and businessmen, and the concubine has to dominate the Xu family, I think it is the beauty of the Xu family." ”

She pulled it back and forth on Chen Yuanyuan's head, Fang Yuan was speechless, and said with tears and laughter, "What's so good about Chen Yuanyuan, it's not as good as my princess." ”

The princess laughed and said, "The concubine is insincere, do you say that Chen Yuanyuan is beautiful, or I am beautiful." ”

Fang Yuan wanted to cry without tears when he heard it, it seems that it is a woman's nature to like beauty, whether it is ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, or princesses and daughters.

This is really difficult to answer, purely in terms of appearance, although Chen Yuanyuan is the first beauty in the south of the Yangtze River, Fang Yuan has never seen a more beautiful woman than Chen Yuanyuan in the north, and she deserves to be the first beauty in the world.

Fang Yuan said in a roundabout way, "It doesn't matter what others think, in my place, of course, the princess is more beautiful." ”

The princess said unrelentingly, "If you don't come to perfunctory, I will say to the horse, just in terms of posture, who is more beautiful." ”

Fang Yuan was forced into a corner by her, and could only sigh and say, "The princess is not good at what she said, a woman's beauty is only the beauty of her appearance, and she has a temperament from the inside out." For example, Tian Guifei, of course, is more beautiful than your mother in terms of appearance, but your mother's temperament in the world, Tian Guifei will definitely not be able to learn it overnight. ”

Chen Yuanyuan is indeed beautiful, but apart from beauty, there is nothing left. And the princess's grace and luxury, demeanor, and mother's demeanor in the world were polished in the palace for more than ten years, bit by bit, overnight, and Chen Yuanyuan couldn't learn it. ”

His heartfelt words made the princess happy, smiling, and no longer asking the bottom of the matter, "For the sake of the pony speaking so well, accept Xu Cheng as a righteous son, so decided!" ”