Chapter 550: Cultivating Feelings

From Anqing to Taizhou, the road was not peaceful. Sun Boping is a thorn in the side of those ministers and local forces who support Daoming Sect, although they can't start with Sun Boping head-on, but it is very easy to contact some Daoming Sect believers, find an opportunity to attack the team, and then let some guys with good skills find an opportunity to attack. It's just that I didn't expect that Sun Boping's side is really a lot of masters, especially a team of the Sect Demon Regiment, even if they really encounter thousands of troops, it is not difficult for them to escort Sun Boping away, not to mention that they are just some chaotic people who have been simply armed. For these chaotic people, the members of the Sect Demon Regiment wearing white robes are like death.

But the attack on the road also revealed that the competition between the forces of all parties in Xiling has also reached a certain level. Once something happens, the situation may become more complicated. Ye Tao was thinking about whether he should do something more and toss Daoming Sect again. But at this time, this degree has to be mastered, if the matter is made bigger, once it becomes a large-scale battle, maybe the entire Taizhou, or even a wider range of forces will be involved, that is not Ye Tao's original intention. If it is not done well, a large amount of military power will have to be involved, which will greatly delay the time for attacking Chunnan. Ye Tao was unwilling to postpone the time of attacking Chunnan for a day, and launched it as soon as spring began, which was prepared a long time ago.

"My lord, don't worry too much about this." Lei Huang is obviously confident about Ye Tao's opinion. "My father-in-law was attacked by the parishioners this time, and it would be strange if I didn't give them some color to see."

Lei Huang quickly deployed a counterattack, and the Sect Demon Regiment attacked at night, destroying four Daoming Sect altars in a row, but not killing a single person. This level of manipulation made Dao Mingzong know that it was powerful, but he couldn't react, let alone take the opportunity to make trouble. The struggle between sects and sects, military confrontation is only one aspect, and in this period of frequent wars, the congregants attach great importance to what kind of security the sect can provide to the congregation. And the performance of the Thunder Yin Demon Sect this time can almost be said to be showing off its might. After seeing Lei Huang's arrangement, Ye Tao was also quite relieved. The hairy boy of the year has now become a strategic general. The whole of Taizhou was well organized under his management, and the various struggle tactics were rich and diverse, but powerful and restrained. Looking at Lei Huang's lazy appearance, Ye Tao felt that it might be time to give him a bigger burden.

Sun Boping hadn't seen Ye Tao for many years, and for a minister like him who was in a high-ranking position in Xiling, it was enough to keep a minimum of contact. Sun Boping never thought of revealing his identity as a spy or using his huge power and network to cut off his relationship with Yunzhou. Sun Boping understands very well how much effort Yunzhou has made to get to where he is today. Just in order to implement his series of financial management measures and achieve good results, Yunzhou invested nearly 15 million taels of silver. Of course, when Tan Weixin was operating these funds, she carefully selected different areas for investment, but it was not purely to help him, so far, there is no loss, and there is a small surplus. It's just that this surplus is really not worth mentioning compared to the Ye's workshop and the various other businesses operated by Tan Weixin. Over the years, Yunzhou has imported more than 40 million taels of funds into Xiling before and after, but none of them have transported the silver back. The annual surplus is either reinvested locally, or it is given to the Thunder Yin Demon Sect at its disposal. And it is precisely because of this economic penetration that Sun Boping knows that once Tan Weixin is happy, she can easily set off a monstrous wave to make the Xiling Imperial Court difficult. Sun Boping came to meet Ye Tao and didn't talk too much, but just roughly exchanged the attitudes of the two sides, and Sun Boping once again declared his loyalty to Ye Tao and Dongping. Such a statement is extremely necessary at this critical juncture. Sun Boping's financial management skills were almost taught step by step by relying on Tan Weixin's "correspondence", but his ability to be an official was much better than that of Tan Weixin and Ye Tao. Being able to be a supreme minister, Sun Boping has also colluded with a large number of power clusters inside and outside the imperial court, and he can at least use two of the six Shangshu of Xiling, as well as one of the forbidden army, one city guard, and all the strength of several families. Sun Boping smiled and assured that even if he really wanted to attack the city at that time, he could guarantee that he would open a city gate and ensure that he could control some of Xiling's courtiers at the first time, or those who spoke his word. With the assistance of the special battalion and other forces, he could even try to control Anqing for a short time. If the Xiling royal family has already surrendered, it is almost guaranteed to stabilize the situation in Anqing within two days. But the attitude of the surrounding gate valve clans is difficult to say. Now, in Xiling's strength, it is basically relatively optimistic. It doesn't look like a coup d'état, but a top-down bullet. With these communications, Ye Tao was satisfied with a little inspection of the various facilities and preparations of the Thunder Yin Demon Sect, and then went back to Danyang.

The results of the negotiations in Danyang are relatively optimistic. The Yin family of the Xiling royal family is almost the oldest family on this road, and the political wisdom accumulated over the years should not be underestimated. The conditions they put forward are interesting. In terms of family assets, the Yin family gave up all their assets in Xiling, and only retained the ancestral temple of the Yin family and the villa to which it belonged. All these assets are exchanged for various industries within the inherent boundaries of Dongping, Yunzhou, Benwolf Plain, and the former Northern Liao Frontier at half prices. Of course, it is certainly not a loss-making industry, even if it can be flat, they are willing to ask for it. The Yin family was later divided into three branches, the core royal family continued to be called the Yin family, and the other two branches became the Yin family and the Yin family respectively, and the three branches that were divided into these three branches also did not take the initiative to intervene in the Dongping Dynasty Bureau for thirty years, and all personnel and industries were reported to the Dongping Royal Family Zongren Mansion every year. As soon as this proposal came out, even Tan Xiaopei was quite shocked. The Yin family is an ancient and noble family, and such a family will of course have internal contradictions, but it must be united externally and make every effort to maintain the honor of the family. If such a family is to divide itself, the attitude of the people who are separated towards the clan will definitely not be much better. Moreover, no matter how united the original was, once the different families were divided, the centripetal force immediately decreased a lot, and the patriarchs of each sect would have their own interests to consider, and they would not tilt the clan as before, and it was really difficult to say how the three branches would develop in the future. The Yin family may not be the healthiest one.

The requirements of assets and this kind of self-restraint made Tan Xiaopei very willing to consider their other requirements. And the request put forward by the Yin family later made Tan Xiaopei a little embarrassed. The requirements put forward by the Yin family are traditional, which is very in line with the style of an old family like them: harmony. The Yin family hopes that Tan Weiming's son can marry the youngest daughter of the lord of Xiling, the four-year-old Yueying princess Yinying. The Yin family explained that Yin Ying does not have to be and should not be the queen in the future, but considering that her family background is not bad, she should also be a concubine with a bit of status, right? And Yinying has already hidden in the mission and brought Danyang together, as long as Tan Xiaopei nods, Yinying will live in Danyang. At the same time, the mission brought a bill of exchange of five million silver dollars issued by the Bank of Yunzhou, which could immediately purchase the mansion, appoint guards and attendants, and build the princess's mansion directly in Danyang. Then wait for the merger of the two countries to be over, and wait for Tan Xiaopei to announce......

But Tan Xiaopei did not agree to this request. Tan Weiming's child, because of the incident that happened to the crown princess, has been registered. Although the crown princess was favored by Chang Ling, she was indeed too fond of power and too vain. Tan Xiaopei discussed this matter with Tan Weiming at that time, Tan Weiming himself felt that his child's personality was not suitable for inheriting the throne, and in terms of the development of this child now, in terms of intelligence and personality, he was more similar to a general than a lord, and he was too reckless to do things. Tan Weiming's recommendation to inherit his position in the future is Tan Weiran's second son, and Ye Tao's eldest son Ye Wenxuan. Ye Wenxuan is now registered in the genealogy of the Tan family, and there is no problem with his identity. It's just that I haven't told Ye Tao about this matter yet, because the three of the Tan family, father and son, plus Tan Weixin and Tan Weiying, all know that Ye Tao will never agree. And talking about Weixin and talking about Weiying, it is almost ironclad that she will stand on Ye Tao's side. In fact, from the perspective of the personality of these children, Ip Man Xuan is the most suitable, he is gentle and generous at a young age, very leading, curious and willing to listen to the opinions of all kinds of people, especially he has no prejudices against anyone and has never been self-conscious. Tan Weiran's second son is now about to become Ye Manxuan's follower. If Tan Weiran's second son inherits the unification in the future, there is no doubt that Ye Wenxuan will definitely become a generation of famous ministers, but it seems to be a better choice to make him the emperor. Tan Xiaopei and Tan Weiming have discussed this matter many times in private, but they finally feel that this matter can't be poked out, otherwise, I'm afraid Ye Tao will be happy to let Ip Man Xuan and Ip Man Ji The two curious explorers run around the world, and they will never catch anyone again. And talking about the family, in fact, there is nothing to do about Ye Tao.

The representatives of Tan Xiaopei and the Yin family can't say the same, his argument is that the Tan family starts from his generation, and everyone in each generation chooses a partner who is in love, rather than arranged by the family. If it is a noble lady of the right family, it is good, but even if it is an ordinary person, they will not interfere. Since Dongping's education level is generally very high now, in fact, they are more willing to enter the royal family with a good character from ordinary people, which is really not good to interfere with children. Especially now that these children are very young. But Tan Xiaopei did not refuse, he agreed to let Yinying live in Danyang, and then receive education with the children of the Tan family, the Ye family, the Zhuo family, the Dai family, and the Li family of Northern Liao, get along with each other from an early age, and cultivate feelings. If Yinying has a close relationship with anyone in the future, these parents will try their best to facilitate it. Danyang Royal Family Kindergarten ...... I'm afraid the lineup will be relatively large, and there will be a training mechanism that will come up all the way in the future......

The Yin family agreed. As for the construction of the princess's mansion, Tan Xiaopei was not embarrassed to really let Xiling invest a lot of money in the active real estate market in Danyang, but after soliciting Tan Weiying's opinion, he gave the embroidery garden to Yinying. This exquisite small garden designed and built by Ye Tao back then, after so many years of careful maintenance, is like a beautiful jade that has been warmed for many years, and it has become more and more beautiful. When the yard was built, as the core of the garden, the planting of flowers and trees was still a bit hasty, and now, almost every flower and tree in the entire embroidery garden is a rare species, and every piece of mountain stone is carefully selected, and even replaced many times, in order to make the whole garden consistent...... The Yin family just accepted it at first, but when they took Yin Ying into the embroidery garden, they were all stunned. Not to mention the garden itself, just those flowers, trees, mountains and stones, as well as the supporting design, add up, I'm afraid it will cost five or six million silver dollars. The garden has recently undergone a renovation to replace a few of the rocks with a whole piece of jade, the quality of which may not be too high, but the electric light is hollowed out in the middle, and the light is turned on at night, and the light is filtered by the jade, sprinkling the light of harmony and beauty throughout the yard, like a fairyland. According to him, Ye Tao, Sophie, Tan Weiying, and Dai Qiuyan have changed their drafts several times, fully considering the location and characteristics of each flower and tree. During the construction, 33 technicians and gardeners from all walks of life were convened, and those who were qualified to enter the embroidery garden to participate in the garden renovation were all top craftsmen in Dongping. Not counting the cost of materials, just calling these people together, busy here for a month, the cost is 500,000 taels of silver. In addition, the collection of books in the study, the calligraphy and painting rulers hanging in the corridors of the various palaces, and the small pieces that have been carved into stone or directly packed in vacuum-sealed glass enclosures will continue to increase in value. In addition, three four-wheeled carriages with a full set of the latest designs are also accessories, and as for the horses, the horses kept by the embroidery garden are not the best. After all, Ye Tao's family doesn't have much time in Danyang now, so there is no need to waste it. The embroidery garden, which looks simple and low-key, is undoubtedly the most valuable property in the entire Danyang except for the palace.

Unlike any other property that can be bought, the Embroidery Garden is a registered yard in the Yip's workshop system. If there is any equipment, design, etc. that helps to improve the quality of life, the technicians will make a plan and implement it according to the specific situation of the embroidery garden as soon as possible. Purely in terms of living comfort, Xiuyuan can be ranked in the top ten in the whole world. The first place is naturally Yejiabao, the second is Gangduo's Jingluo Mansion, the third is Yicheng Chunnuanju, the fourth is the Zhenhai Pavilion newly built by the old man Qi in Yazhou, and the fifth is the Dongping Palace, the embroidery garden and the Lingyun Pavilion used by several elders of the Dai family in Tianlingbao to support the elderly, which is the sixth and which is the seventh, is debatable.

This kind of garden, these people from Xiling didn't expect it at all. And Yinying, a little girl who is powdered and jade, is even more happy to run around, and she can't get enough of it. What made the Xiling Mission feel even more was a good sign that the kittens raised by Xiuyuan liked Yinying very much, and they played with this little girl who didn't know what was going on at all in less than an hour.

Taking the embroidery garden as a gift also greatly enhanced the persuasiveness of Tan Xiaopei's so-called rhetoric of cultivating feelings. In Xiling's view, Xiuyuan ...... It's like giving the dowry to Yinying in advance. No one can estimate how much this garden is worth.

The Yin family and Tan Xiaopei are still continuing to have more detailed consultations, but since they have reached a rough agreement, they can make actual arrangements. The military representatives of the Yin family began to discuss with Tan Xiaopei various details of controlling the entire territory of Xiling, but their industrial exchange plan could not be started quickly. This is a matter that only Tan Weixin and her subordinates can talk about, and it can be discussed well, but now Tan Weixin's entire team is helping to prepare for war, and there are too many messy things. Tan Weixin's energy is limited, and everyone knows that Representative Xiling is very open on this point and is not in a hurry at all. After all, in addition to this one, even the clause that allows children to cultivate feelings from an early age has begun to be implemented.