Speaking of Zongzhi's marriage again, Ding Youwei asked: "Xiaolang can stay in Jiangdong for a few days this time!"

Chen Caozhi said: "Maybe you will go north in August and September." ”

Ding Youwei said: "When Zongzhi comes back this time, Zongzhi's marriage will be set, Zongzhi is also nineteen years old, the girl of the Yuan family of Chen County, the girl of the Zhang family of Wu County, and the girl of the Wang family of Taiyuan, Xiaolang is the master of Zongzhi." ”

Chen Caozhi originally heard that the Yuan family of Chen County and the Zhang family of Wu County both wanted to marry Zongzhi, but now there is another Taiyuan Wang family, so he was busy asking if it was Wang Tanzhi's daughter or Wang Yun's daughter?

Ding Youwei said: "It's the daughter of Wang Yun, the stingy Wang Fahui." ”

Chen Caozhi's ink eyebrows frowned slightly, he knew that this Wang Fahui, this is also a well-known woman in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, after the death of Emperor Jianwen Sima Yu, the crown prince Sima Yao ascended the throne and was about to be canonized as the queen, Xie An and other ministers thought that the Taiyuan Wang family was prominent, and the five soldiers Shangshu Wang Yun had a good reputation for character, although Wang Yunzhi's queen Fa Hui was three years older than Xiaowu Emperor Sima Yao, but she was still made the queen. Unexpectedly, this Wang Fahui is not only like her father and brother like alcohol, but also irritable, when the emperor Sima Yao was fourteen years old, Wang Fahui was seventeen years old, in the palace Wang Fahui often scolded Sima Yao, drunk and sprinkled and beaten, Sima Yao was miserable, after a court meeting left Wang Yun to complain, Wang Yun was ashamed, sent his family to take his daughter back to the house and severely reprimanded, after which Wang Fahui restrained, the queen who was addicted to alcohol and discontinued in history only lived to be twenty-one years old and one by one

Now, because of Sima Yao; The police are young, not yet at the age of marriage, Zong Zhi is the first young talent in Jiang Zuo, Wang Fahui is also thirteen years old, Wang Yun thought of marrying a daughter to Zong Yiyi-

Chen Caozhi shook his head and said: "Wang Yun is addicted to alcohol, his children are all good wine, and Wang Fahui is not a good match for the sect."

Ding Youwei said: "Last year, Wang Yun's son Wang Gong proposed to Run'er, but he refused because of his disobedience, and now he rejects his daughter, so our Chen family can offend the Taiyuan Wang family." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "You can't let Zongzhi be depressed for the rest of his life because of his greed for the Wang's shadow." ”

Ding Youwei in the car window smiled, Xiaolang was still so straightforward, and he did not become sleek and secular because of the long-term officialdom, and said: "That's still the preference of Zhang's girl, that Zhang's girl is Zhang Tongyun's younger sister, and her appearance is not inferior to Tongyun, and Wei Rui has also seen it." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Okay, then it's decided, I will propose marriage for Zongzhi when I return to Jiankang in July, and if I can, I will get married at the end of this year." ”

Chen Caozhi can do only these for Ling'er and his niece's lifelong events, he can't encourage Zongzhi and Run'er to fall in love freely, free love is not necessarily happy, arranged marriage is not necessarily no happiness, of course, if Zongzhi or Run'er has a beloved, as long as the character is excellent, then even if he is born in a poor family, Chen Caozhi will also be able to do it, he Chen Caozhi pursued the 6 girls of the gate valve with a cold scholar, subverted the barrier that the door valve does not marry with the low-level scholars, and now it is another shocking move. But there is only one Chen Caozhi, and so far no child from a poor family has dared to propose to Run'er one by one

The current status of the Qian Tang Chen clan is very delicate, the fourth floor of the southeast and northwest of the Chen family, in the eyes of outsiders, "Chen Caozhi's west building is a lineage, and it has been recognized by the top scholars in the north and south, so the people who propose to Zongzhi and Run'er are all Langya Wang, Taiyuan Wang, Chenjun Yuan, Wujun Zhang, these high-class scholars, and the other third-floor children of the Chen family are still not taken into account by these high-class scholars, and the children of Chen Xian and Chen Man are still the second-class scholars of the three Wus

Two hundred years ago, Mingsheng Lake and the East China Sea connected, at that time Jiuyao Mountain was a piece of ocean, and then because of the Qiantang River estuary sediment alluvium, Mingsheng Lake and the sea separated, the streams of the Wulin Mountains converged Mingsheng Lake, the lake water from salty to light, forming a large lake with a radius of nearly 100 miles today

Jin Wai Emperor Sima Pilong and the first year, Chen Caozhi's tongue battle Bazhou Dazhongzheng, only to surprise the four, when the great Situ Sima Yu at the request of Chen Caozhi will be given the Mingsheng Lake to the Qiantang Chen, seven years Qiantang Chen's vigorously operate the Mingsheng Lake, the fish, shrimp and crabs of the Mingsheng Lake The breeding scale is expanding year by year, and the dozens of hectares of fertile land reclaimed around the lake are also owned by the Chen, the first year of Xian'an's Sanwu drought, the Qiantang Chen because of the irrigation of the Mingjin Lake, the damage is slight, so the Mingsheng Lake is a cornucopia, Back then, Chen Caozhi's request for the Ming Holy Lake can be described as far-sighted

The day after Chen Caozhi returned to Chenjiawu, Xie Daoyun on the seashore sent someone back to report the news, asking Chen Caozhi to see the dock and the harbor, Xie Daoyun has been in charge of building the sea ship and the port for a year and a half, spending 10,000 gold, Chen Man, Chen Chang and his son, who are in charge of the family property, do not know where Xie Daoyun got so much money, but think about Chen Caozhi is now the history of Jizhou, Jizhou eight counties and 100 counties, millions of people, not inferior to Yangzhou, the richest Yangzhou in Jiangdong, it is not uncommon to have money.

Early in the morning of May 28, Chen Caozhi took the four brothers Wei Rui, Xiaochan, Qin Qin and Bo Zhen

Sister, the former Min ten servants, took one on the south bank of Mingsheng Lake

The big cruise ship, this cruise ship is the new construction of Chen's dock, although it is an inland river ship, but also uses watertight cabin technology, Chen's shipyard hired a lot of shipbuilding craftsmen are experienced, just a little dial to understand the magic of watertight cabin, although the watertight cabin greatly increases the cost of shipbuilding, but this kind of ship is strong and not easy to sink, especially the sea ship using this technology can resist strong winds and waves——

In the middle of summer in May, the weather is hot, but it is cool and pleasant on Mingsheng Lake, the cruise ship has a canopy that shades the sun and rain, and the decoration is gorgeous, Chen Caozhi sits on the boat, the wind comes, the eyes are full of clear waves, the distance is the green mountain with snails piled up, and the wife and childish child are soft and smiling softly, and they are happy, nothing more than this-

Mingsheng Lake is planted with a large area of lotus flowers on the southwest side, May is the time when the lotus flowers are at their peak, but see the lotus leaves to the sky, the lotus flowers reflect the sun, the red petals are clear and waved, and they are extraordinarily enchanting

There are women who pick lotus in the lake soil, are the daughters of the tenants of Chenjiawu, see Cao Zhilang Jun swimming in the lake, then row a small boat to approach, offer the newly picked lotus pod and a few budding buds, there are hanging copper bottles between the walls of the cruise ship, Chen Caozhi and 6 Wei Rui will store a few copper bottles with water, and raise a few flower buds in the bottle one by one

Xiao Bozhen came over and said, "Mother, I haven't written big characters today."

6 Wei Rui smiled and said, "Today's holiday, I will swim in the lake with my father."

"Good!" Xiao Bo was really happy and smiled, and went to peel the lotus canopy with Fangyu.

Chen Caozhi said: "Bo Zhen is still young, so he doesn't need to be so strict with his studies.

6 Wei Rui said: "I didn't discipline him, but I have to come to the Huashan Tablet every day" Bo Zhen watched on the side for a long time, and also said that he wanted to learn, so he followed him, and now it has become a habit, Bo Zhen is very smart, he generally doesn't ask much, just watch on the side, and he learns, and he can now play Go.

Chen Caozhi laughed and said, "Next year, let Bo Zhen and Fang Yu be officially enlightened, and let Dao Yun go."

Teach them. ”

6 Wei Rui said with a smile: "Sister Dao Yun said the same thing, it's just that Chen Lang is not at home all the year round, and several children miss their father." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "If you are not afraid of hard work, this time you will live with me in Guhebei for a year or two, okay?" ”

Ti Weirui said happily: "Luo, Sister Daoyun and Xiaochan will also go together."

Chen Caozhi said: "I'm afraid Dao Yun can't get out, after two years to wait for the dock and the harbor to be roughly completed, I will eventually go back to Jiangdong, the skillful work and the wise are worried, I can't work hard for a lifetime, climb Jiuyao Mountain, visit Mingsheng Lake, and be with relatives is the most lively thing." ”

Murong Qinchen on the side heard Chen Caozhi say this, but she was a little unhappy in her heart, she grew up in the north, although the small bridge in the south of the Yangtze River is flowing and fresh, but she still likes Yecheng, and likes to fly eagles in the vast plains J1, but Chen Caozhi wants to return to Jiangnan, then she has no choice but to come back, fortunately, in recent years, Chen Caozhi is inseparable from Jizhou

Chen's dock is built on the northeast shore of Mingsheng Lake, has been quite large-scale, there are more than 100 craftsmen, coarse timber piles up like a mountain, are suitable for shipbuilding of pine, cedar, 楫, Nan and other wood, and in the dock near the water, a 20 zhang long sea ship is under construction, this kind of flat-bottomed sea ship is mainly used to carry cargo, using the most advanced tenon and tenon nail technology at that time, there are nine watertight cabins, square flat stern, three masts and five sails one by one

According to Chen Cao's plan, Xie Daoyun also ordered someone to dig a 20 zhang wide canal from the northeast bank of Mingsheng Lake to the Qiantang River, this canal is eight miles long, costing tens of millions, and now this canal has been opened, so that the big ship built on the shore of Mingsheng Lake can sail into the Qiantang River through the canal, and then enter the sea to the Chen's port on the seaside

Chen Caozhi let Wei Rui and them go back to Chenjiawu, he took a few Hu from the boat to enter the Qiantang River by the canal, the Qiantang River in the Eastern Jin Dynasty is far less than the large area after a thousand years, the alluvial plain of Hangzhou Bay is still accumulating and expanding year by year, the Mingsheng Lake at this time is very close to the seaside, it only takes an hour to enter the river and the sea by boat, I see the right port of the sea in the distance, the location here is very good, there is a sandbar more than 100 zhang away from the shore, Chen's seaport is built on the sandbar and the shore, there are hundreds of people building here at present, it is expected to take three years to be initially completed.

Xie Daoyun wears a scarf, wearing a shirt, as if the style of the study tour, see Chen Caozhi, Yanran stepped forward, charming, the couple entered the house with secret words for a long time, then came out to inspect the construction of the harbor, after the completion of the harbor, Chen's merchant ships can go north to Yanzhou by sea, south to Guangzhou, more convenient than 6 road traffic, Chen's rich rival country is not a dream, and Chen's descendants if they encounter irreparable national disasters, they can also raise their families to go to sea to avoid disasters, of course, this is just Chen Caozhi's plan for a hundred years later, in his lifetime, He must try his best to protect the peace of the Central Plains and Jiangdong, "But Chen Caozhi also understands the insignificance of his own power, and what is for the peace of all generations is all self-deception, he can only grasp the current world, and he does his best to do the best one by one."