Chapter Seventy-Five: Disputes

This year, Ye Tao was seventeen years old.

When summer came again, Ye Tao had become the youngest person in Dongping to be attacked by the imperial historians three times in a year, and he was the only non-official in all the people who had ever experienced such treatment.

In the spring of that year, Ye Tao agreed to the application of the Fierce Blood Army and the Fire Qi Army to conduct a live exercise around Danyang. The fierce blood army of the invading enemy country used various harassment battles and sabotage battles to toss the Huoqi army that simulated the guards of Danyang City and the forbidden army into a difficult sleep and defeat. If Dai Yun's tactics tried by the fierce blood army with strong mobility, strong continuous combat capability, and strong reconnaissance and logistics supply capabilities really happened, even if the veteran qualifications such as Zhuo Mang and Tan Xiaopei were not absolutely sure that they would be able to deal with it. As a result, Ye Tao was impeached for the very inexplicable charges of "having a heart of disobedience" and "enlightening the wisdom of the enemy's country". It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who expressed his stance that the exercise had been approved by him, and the Ministry of War and the Forbidden Army had closed all the detailed plans for the drill to the study, so that the matter calmed down.

In March, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a joint venture between the Household Government, Kyushu Trading Co., Ltd., and Nanami Trading Co., Ltd., was established, and this membership-based financial institution already had some banking functions, and at the same time, it issued bills and vouchers for internal settlement of membership-based accounting firms. Yip's Workshop undertook the printing of all the accounts and all negotiable bills using the new accounting standards with a new precision color printing machine. This caused dissatisfaction among some people in the "superintendent" department, who demanded that the printing system and technology be handed over to the department, but Deloitte refused to do so. However, Ye Tao was impeached for "cleverly setting up a name and plundering people's wealth"...... With the support of the two largest business groups in Zhaohua Princess's Mansion and Dongping, a group of officials from the household department dismounted, and Ye Tao was unscathed.

In May, without talking about Weixin, the Ye family and the Du family co-founded a restaurant "Three Thousand Courtyards" with a strong modern taste. Many novel dishes made Sanqianyuan quickly become a popular place for people from all over Danyang. However, a small detail was picked out. In the Three Thousand Courtyards, there is a set of salt and pepper on each table. As for the spice bottle, Ye Tao used a design that he has always liked very much: two small porcelain figures in black and white hugging each other. This warm design always makes people smile. However, the "immoral" bullet appeared. Tan Xiaopei asked Ye Tao to show him a set of small porcelain figures that he embraced, and then the impeachment was over.

It is not unreasonable to be under pressure from all sides. The most critical issue is that the two armies check the government. After the conclusion of the 2nd National Open Marching Chess Championship, a new batch of midshipmen officers were produced. Perhaps it was to see that a significant proportion of the first batch of midshipmen were awarded formal military positions. And the starting point of the position is not low, although they are still appointed by the two armies, but that is only because the military needs to make room for them. This official through train made the donation of the army in the second year more enthusiastic, and felt the strong training effect of the two armies, and the two armies under the two armies were each expanded to 5,000 people. Ye Tao has the command of this elite army that is not stationed in Danyang, but the position is still very sensitive, and he also has the right to use the special expenses of nearly four million taels of silver.

These are too eye-catching. Compared with. Ye Tao has shares in many businesses, and it seems that several of Ye's industries are so prosperous.

As a 2% stake in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and in charge of technical and confidential matters, one of the items on his daily schedule is to attend regular board meetings that occur every few days. And this time, the board meeting held in the princess's mansion was especially long. Because, as Deloitte's business unfolds. With the boom of the basic credit business, Deloitte, which is actually a combination of banks and accounting and auditing institutions, has experienced a shortage of physical silver. Loans are usually given to more reliable merchants, who often have business relationships with Deloitte. Several directors finally raised the issue of the possibility of issuing additional internally circulating notes against physical silver.

Although the tentative proposal for issuance and circulation is only 200 percent of the value of physical silver, this ratio will make many bankers laugh off their teeth in future generations. However, it is still necessary to be cautious about this kind of behavior of issuing money by the household department, which actually puts aside the state finance. In the end, the motion was reluctantly passed, instructing the directors and staff of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to formulate detailed rules to strictly regulate the scope of circulation and the inevitable issue of foreign payment guarantees. Other than that. Tan Weixin also asked Lin Chengze, a resident of the household department, to consider the issue of the household department issuing gold and silver standard currency and establishing a de facto national bank.

Tan Weixin's weak body made her less afraid of the hot weather, but the long and arduous meetings made her overwhelmed. When the meeting was over, Tan Weixin lay on a comfortable recliner, holding the eldest plush rabbit, squinting slightly, looking like she would fall asleep at any time. Talking too much at the meeting made her lips, which couldn't be moistened by drinking too much tea, appear even drier.

When Ye Tao wanted to say something, Tan Weixin fell asleep. Ye Tao sighed. Take out a silk jacquard quilt from the cabinet next to it. Gently put it on Tan Weixin. He knew, close the windows and doors of the room they were in now. It was too hot, but it was getting late, and he didn't want to risk Tan Weixin blowing a cold or something.

And he, sitting cross-legged on the edge of the chaise longue, leaned back on the armrest of the chaise longue, watching out the window as the clouds were painted golden red, rendered lavender, and then cooled into a deep blue. Gradually, he also fell asleep. In this spacious room, only the two of them breathed evenly.

It seemed that it was less than two hours, Ye Tao was gently shaken awake, and Tan Weixin asked him softly, "Why don't you go back?" Not hungry? But the expression on Wei Xin's face can be seen that she likes this kind of silent companionship very much.

"Actually, I'm here to tell you something today. Seeing you're asleep, I thought, just wait. Ye Tao scratched his head and said.

"Oh," Tan Weixin's tone seemed a little disappointed. "What's the matter?"

Ye Tao took a deep breath and said, "Please take leave." ”

"Leave?"

"Hmm. Leave. ”

Tan Weixin said strangely: "What are you going to do?" How can I ask for leave? ”

"You have almost ceded half of the voting rights of the Yi Zhan Building to the military. The two armies wanted to leave for a while, and there had been no major activities recently. As long as you can take over and ask once in a while. The main distribution of the watch company is the Kyushu trading company, and the Kyushu trading company and Deloitte, you are the big manager. Even though I don't usually have much to contribute, I still have to find you as the CEO if I want to take a leave of absence, right? Ye Tao smiled bitterly. He didn't think it would be depressing to see Tan Weixin everywhere in his so many land businesses. In the three years since their lives intersected, their lives have been intertwined. Only, occasionally. Ye Tao will feel that Tan Weixin is always urging his steps, urging himself to do something at a faster and faster speed. Although he worked hard to adjust during these times, trying to catch up with Tan Weixin's progress, he was so tired. Especially with so many things around him that he is not very familiar with, that feeling is really very bad. He wanted to take a break and spend some time sorting out his life and work...... Speaking of which. Even in the original era, it was impossible for him not to take annual leave for three consecutive years.

"You've not been in good spirits these days...... I've been thinking about taking a leave of absence for a long time, right? Tan Weixin asked with a sigh.

"Hmm."

"You're tired, aren't you?"

"Hmm."

"Is it because of me?"

“…… Well. After hesitating for a moment, Ye Tao responded.

Tan Weixin sat up straight. Her weak body makes her, who is the same age as Ye Tao, look a few years younger than Ye Tao now, and the heaviness at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows is more and more incompatible. "I'm sorry. I've made too much of a mess. ”

"No...... It's just a little tired. Burnout. In fact, it's not a complete holiday, I want to go to Yicheng, and now the project has only been completed, much faster than I imagined. I'm going to the scene to direct the installation of the clock room and the clock. Things are simpler there. Simpler, it's like giving yourself a vacation. Ye Tao said.

"Burnout ......" Tan Weixin shook her head and said with a wry smile: "It's a petty bourgeoisie." ”

"Well, just looking for a reason."

"Okay, you're on leave. …… But you should come back sooner. Tan Weixin gently hugged Ye Tao and said softly.

"I wanted to surprise you for a while...... Forget it, I'll let you see it in advance. Tan Weixin said a little helplessly.

"What surprise?" Ye Tao asked.

"It's hard to classify!" Tan Weixin turned her head exaggeratedly. A little smug said, "...... Barely speaking, it's a collection? ”

"Collection?" When Ye Tao asked, Tan Weixin had already walked to the door of the room, poked her head out and said a few words to Sisi and Qiao'er, who were already a little sleepy sitting in the corridor. Afterwards, Tan Weixin also sat cross-legged on the ground, right next to Ye Tao.

After a while, two girls with brown hair in crab blue silk robes appeared at the door, looking at the face. Look at that posture and temperament. The same is true of the Franks.

Ye Tao was stunned. He was familiar with both faces, just as he had left Sophie alone with him from the group of dancing girls. These two Frankish maidens. and the faces of the two French stars that Ye Tao once knew so well in the depths of his mind can also coincide almost perfectly: one is Isabella Adjani, and the other is Ellie. In Dongping, where the map of this world is very different from the time and space where Ye Tao came from, but it seems to be even more distant from that distant civilization system, I really don't know how Tan Weixin found such a cool character.

The expressions of the two girls were a little nervous, and they obviously couldn't understand why Ye Tao looked at them with such strange expressions. They should be accustomed to others being intoxicated and confused in front of their faces, but what they saw on Ye Tao's face was shock...... Even a little frightened.

"It's not easy to find them." Tan Weixin smiled and said, "I'm looking for a teacher to teach them Chinese." Originally, I sent it to you after the problem of preparing Chinese was solved. What do you think? It's a great sense of accomplishment to be able to collect three French national treasure beauties, right? ”

Ye Tao's expression obviously didn't contain any excitement, and his brows were tangled. Tan Weixin waved her hand to make the two Frank girls stand back, and asked, "What's wrong?" Not satisfied? ”

Ye Tao sighed, put his hands on Tan Weixin's thin shoulders, and said as gently as possible, "Sophie is a matter of ...... We haven't talked about it properly, have we? ”

Tan Weixin asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?" I've known for a long time......"

Ye Tao said helplessly: "I don't want to say that this time and space gave me that right, and with Sophie, I don't feel like I made any mistakes." Yes, I feel a little sorry for you. It is precisely because of this that I have never talked to you about this matter. We...... It's too busy, too. But don't you belittle Sophie in that way, okay? Maybe Sophie can't be like you, but she's not in my collection. ”

"I didn't mean to discredit Sophie, really." Tan Weixin understood why Ye Tao had such an expression, but before her explanation could be spoken, what Ye Tao said next angered her.

"I'll marry you. It's true. Ye Tao said.

Tan Weixin took a step back and broke away from Ye Tao's hands. She turned around and turned her back to Ye Tao, and tears flowed down unconsciously. Being misunderstood is nothing, but for Tan Weixin, being sympathized in this aspect is too unbearable.

Tan Weixin sneered with a bit of self-pity: "I know, my medicine jar is very difficult to raise. But I don't want you to give me a marriage. I don't want you to pity me, pity me. ”

Tan Weixin's tone calmed down, and she tried to control the tremor in her voice, whether it was caused by sadness or anger: "I like to talk to you about topics that only the two of us can understand, I like to see you turn so many bizarre ideas into reality little by little, and I like you to make meat floss and all kinds of other snacks and preserves in order to make me eat more meat and eat more...... I can't help but see how many tricks you can conjure. Remember what we said about our dreams? Make the world a little more like the world we were, that's all. I don't know when I'm going to die, and the imperial doctor doesn't dare to say it. Perhaps, I did ask for too much, too quickly. …… Because, because that's all I can do. I don't have a good body like you, maybe not in general, and I can't do anything but dig out my mind. ”

"I may envy Sophie, but I don't denigrate her. I know how my body is doing, and I know what this day and age is all about. Isabella Adjani and Ellie just want you to see that I love that world as much as you do. Well, I was wrong. ”

Tan Weixin wiped away her tears with her sleeve and turned around. Say, "You go." There's no need to rush back. ”

Ye Tao was stunned. He saw Tan Weixin straighten her shoulders, and at that moment, Tan Weixin's figure seemed to be taller in an instant because of her strength. "Believe me, I really want to marry you and be a wife who can't do anything. However, compassion and charity seem a bit redundant to me. Tan Weixin seemed to have returned to her faint emotion of not caring about anything, and she calmly ordered: "Now, you can go." There is no need to rush back. ”

Ye Tao felt that what he said was indeed a bit excessive, and when he just wanted to explain. Tan Weixin turned around with an arrogant smile and stepped out of the floor-to-ceiling window leading to the balcony. Her hand rested on the handrail of the balcony. As she walked up the balcony to the edge, her hand was dragged across the handrail. This scene seemed so helpless.

There will inevitably be a sincere, calm conversation between them to resolve the matter. There will be. Once or twice, some differences of thought were too small compared to the secret commonalities between them. But this conversation, I'm afraid, won't be now, and it won't come soon. Ye Tao watched Tan Weixin walk into the next room, and he knew that today's visit to the princess's mansion did not end well.