In the next few days, Wang Pu, Qian Qianyi, and Lu Daqi all stopped going to court due to illness.

Gao Hongtu and others did three major events one after another: the first was to send a peace delegation with Yang Tingjian, the champion of the new department, as an envoy, to Yanjing to negotiate peace with Jiannu; The second major event is to raise taxes, levy taxes on the people of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces for the next three years, and the third major event is to prepare for the selection of draft girls in full swing.

When Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi came to find it, Wang Pu was taking a bath in the fairyland.

After receiving the report, Wang Puping retired Bumu Butai and Hai Lanzhu, who were serving him like a, and then asked Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi to be led into the bath.

"Master Hou."

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi bowed respectfully to Wang Pu to the ground, and then said the three new policies that Gao Hongtu had just done.

"This is really self-inflicted, and you can't live." Wang Pu said in a deep voice, "When Gao Hongtu is convicted in the future, you can add two more items to him, one is to sell the country for glory, and the other is to exploit the people." ”

"Huh." Qian Qianyi said with a smile, "But above the court, Gao Hongtu said it very high-sounding, do you want to hear what he said?" ”

Wang Pu asked, "What do you say?" ”

Qian Qianyi said: "Gao Hongtu said that the envoy and the peace were for the long-term peace of the Ming Dynasty, for the sake of tens of millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River, and for the sake of tens of millions of people in the north of the Yangtze River. ”

"Shameless!" Wang Pu patted the case and said angrily, "This kind of thing can even be said!" ”

"There's also the matter of endowment." Lu Daqi said indignantly, "Say no matter how bitter you are, you can't be bitter, no matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in the palace, and there are also posters on your face asking the people of Zhezhi to contribute to the Ming Dynasty, tighten your belts and suffer for another three years, but God knows what suffering awaits the people of Zhezhi after three years." ”

Wang Pu paced back and forth for two steps, and said in a condensed voice: "The matter of peace is up to him, maybe he can still give Jiannu the illusion, thinking that we are busy with internal friction in the party and have the intention of despising the enemy, but the matter of adding endowments and draft girls must be stopped, and fortunately, Qian Ge Lao and Lu Ge Lao immediately tried to notify the Confucian students of the Fushe Society in Zhejiang and Zhizhi provinces, and asked them to organize the squires and people to resist these two new policies." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Qian Qianyi said, "Now it's time to fight back appropriately, if Hou Ye behaves too forbearingly, it will make people suspicious." ”

Wang Pu thought for a while, and then asked: "Last time, Benhou Dangdian proposed to revise the Da Ming Law, but Gao Hongtu and they haven't reacted yet?" ”

"Nope." Qian Qianyi shook his head and said, "The subordinates and Lu Ge Lao are also wondering about this matter, if you want to say that this is a killer weapon used to deal with Hou Ye, according to the Great Ming Law, you can even kill Hou Ye...... Uh, but Gao Hongtu and they have endured it so far, could it be that they have also seen that the cabinet is just an empty shelf, so they don't dare to act rashly? ”

"Probably not." Wang Pu shook his head and said, "Otherwise, how could Gao Hongtu be deliberately plotting to get the first assistant of the cabinet?" Ben Hou thought that they must not be ready, or they couldn't take care of it for a while, so they didn't make a fuss. ”

After saying this, Wang Pu said again: "Without further ado, the two pavilion elders should hurry up and inform the Confucian students of the Restoration Society in Zhejiang and the two provinces." ”

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi arched their hands and said: "In this case, the subordinates have left first." ”

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Seeing off Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi, Wang Pu was not in the mood to take a bath, just as Aunt Chen, Aunt Li, Li Shiniang, Li Xiangjun, Gu Mei, and Kou Baimen had arrived, Wang Pu asked them to invite them into Yaxuan in the backyard of Wonderland, and these bustard mothers or Qin Huai celebrities are now Wang Pu's business partners.

Due to the joining of Nuan Ge Ge, Han Xiu Zhai and Mei Lou, Xiaoyao Wonderland has unified the high-end Fengyue places in the south of the Yangtze River, and has opened four branches in Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou and Shaoxing.

Wang Pu just checked the account of the general number of the Wonderland, and in less than a year, he actually made a profit of more than 3.7 million taels! After deducting various expenses such as opening a semicolon, paying the girl, and the man's salary, the remaining silver is more than 2.9 million taels! When he saw this number, even Wang Pu himself was taken aback, thinking that the profits of the industry and the gambling industry were really high!

But if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising that 78 out of 10 of the wealth of the Ming Dynasty is concentrated in Jiangnan, and 78 out of 10 of the wealth of Jiangnan is concentrated in Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other prosperous big cities, especially Nanjing.

The thieves can squeeze out tens of millions of huge silver from Yanjing City, and the wealth of the entire Jiangnan is even more terrifying astronomical, more than 3.7 million taels is just a little drizzle.

The sound of the warbler and the words of the swallow sounded from outside Yaxuan, Wang Pu greeted the door with a smile on his face, only to see Li Shi Niang, Li Xiangjun, Gu Mei, Kou Baimen and other Nanqu celebrities and Chen Da Niang, Li Da Niang The two bustard mothers had already arrived, Gu Mei, who was walking in the front, smiled at Wang Pu Yanran, and said with a salute: "The little woman has seen the Hou Ye." ”

The rest of the girls and grandmothers also stepped forward to salute, Wang Pu snorted and said, "No need to be polite, a few girls and grandmothers are invited." ”

A table of sumptuous wine and food had already been set up in Yaxuan.

Wang Pu invited a few girls and grandmothers to sit down, poured a glass of wine and smiled: "Before the banquet, please allow Ben Hou to give a glass to the four girls and the two grandmothers to thank the four girls and the two grandmothers for their contributions to the Wonderland!" ”

After saying that, Wang Pu drank all the wine in his arms and bowed deeply.

The girls hurriedly got up and saluted back, and said in a loud voice: "I can't help it, Master Hou can't do it soon, and I'm torturing the slave family." ”

"Make." Wang Pu bowed three times in a row before he got up and said, "Because you have created a huge profit of millions of taels of silver for the Joyful Wonderland!" This millions of taels of silver is not a small amount, it can train an army, buy a large number of weapons and ammunition, and even buy millions of stone rice, which is enough to save millions of victims! ”

Aunt Chen, Aunt Li and several girls looked at each other silently, but there was a trace of emotion in their eyes.

The high-ranking and powerful Hou Ye bowed to several bustard mothers and wind and dust women in public, which was a shocking event at that time! If this matter spreads, Wang Pu will be labeled as a bad person by those defenders of science, and may even incur infamy for thousands of generations, which requires courage.

Aunt Chen and Aunt Li are especially emotional, although they have red shares in the Wonderland, but Wang Pu is the real big boss, and if they are replaced by other relatives, even if they are not called as slaves, it is absolutely impossible to have a good face, Wang Pu is the only man who really treats these hard-working women as people.

"Master Hou."

Gu Mei suddenly poured a glass of wine for herself, raised it to Wang Pu Yaoyao and drank it all, and said, "The sisters are all hard-working women, and we never thought of saving the world and helping the people. ”

Gu Mei was already hinting, how could Wang Pu not hear it?

Wang Pu poured wine for himself again, then walked up to Gu Mei with a wine glass, and said with a smile: "Mei Niang's intentions Xiaohou naturally understands, today Xiaohou might as well be cheeky and make his words clear, if a few girls are willing, they will continue to do it in the Wonderland, Xiaohou will never disappoint you, if you have a better home, Xiaohou will definitely prepare a rich dowry." ”

"Yo." Aunt Li said in a flattering voice, "Master Hou, you really dare to think about it, you have already married the round girl and the Xiaowan girl back to the Hou Mansion, and you have made the girl go to the army to be a confidante, this is not counted, dare to love and still want to take Mei Niang, Shi Niang, Baimen and Xiang Fan Pendant all away?" ”

"Yes." Aunt Chen also smiled, "Eight Qinhuai celebrities from Yujing Dao are all together, and they can all put together two tables of mahjong, giggle......"

"Hey, hey." Wang Pu smiled shamelessly, "The sisters are not only lively together, but they also take care of each other, right?" ”

The meaning of Wang Pu's words was already very straightforward, and the pink faces of the four girls, Gu Mei, Kou Baimen, Li Shi Niang and Li Xiangjun, turned red in an instant, but their expressions were different.

Gu Mei's beautiful eyes were as hot as fire, and she looked at Wang Pu for a moment, the incense fan pendant was shy, after all, she was still young, and it was not yet time to talk about marriage, but in Li Xiangjun's heart, Wang Pu was undoubtedly a perfect hero and the most ideal husband candidate.

Kou Baimen and Li Siniang's mood is the most complicated, to say that they are not moved by Wang Pu is false, it is normal for men to have three wives and four concubines, but the problem is that there are too many stunning beauties around Wang Pu, and it is difficult for them to accept the reality of competing for favor with others, especially Li Siniang, she was originally a deep sisterhood with Chen Yuanyuan, and when she thought that she was going to compete with Chen Yuanyuan for favor, her heart was quite unpleasant.

Wang Pu appropriately expressed his intentions, and immediately changed the topic: "Let's start the banquet first, and talk while eating, otherwise the wine and food should be cold." ”

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Wuchang, Admiral Xingyuan.

The spring cold is steep, the night wind is like a knife, Zhao Xin stood in the gazebo in the backyard with his hands in his hands, looking at the dark night sky in the distance in a daze, and the words of the mysterious middle-aged man echoed in his mind over and over again.

To say that Zhao Xin was not at all moved by the words of the strange middle-aged man, it must be false.

People have ambitions, unless it's a tendon like Scarface and Monk Zhang, who doesn't want to gain greater power and fame? If he can really be a prince of one side, why wouldn't Zhao Xin?

But the question is, is this possible?

That's right, Wang Pu became the prince of the separatist side with 4,000 elite soldiers, and then took the opportunity of the fall of Yanjing and the entry of Jiannu into Beijing to achieve the achievement of the decision, and thus became the governor of the five provinces, but is it possible for him Zhao Xin to become the next Wang Pu?

It seems that Zhao Xin's foundation is not bad, he has 30,000 elite central troops under his command, and a musket battalion, and his family background is much thicker than the original Datong general soldier Wang Pu, but this is only the surface after all, Zhao Xin is a smart person, he knows very well that these 30,000 central troops can only be loyal to Wang Pu!

If Zhao Xin dares not to listen to Wang Pu's reprimand, I am afraid that the 30,000 central army will immediately turn around and kill him!

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the 30,000 Central Army is loyal to Zhao Xin, Zhao Xin will not dare to betray Wang Pu, not only because the Central Army and the musket battalion are too dependent on logistics supplies, as long as Wang Pu cuts off the logistics, the 30,000 Central Army under Zhao Xin will be in trouble, but also because Zhao Xin has a heartfelt reverence and fear for Wang Pu!

For loyal subordinates, Wang Pu is like a brother, but for traitors, Wang Pu will never be merciful!

"Hoo ......"

Zhao Nobun breathed a long sigh of relief and said loudly, "Someone! ”

In the sound of hurried footsteps, the captain of the pro-soldier hurriedly entered the pavilion, saluted Zhao Xin with a military salute, and said loudly: "What does the general command?" ”

"Go." Zhao Xin waved his hand and said, "Invite that gentleman to the signing room, and then invite Miss Liu Qingyan over." ”

"Yes!"

The captain of the pro-soldier saluted again and turned to go.

Zhao Xin pulled the hem and straightened the admiral's dress on his body, then turned around and snapped his legs together, saluted a standard military salute to the east, and said solemnly: "Master Hou, Zhao Xin has followed you in this life, no matter whether it is Daoshan or oil pot in front, Zhao Xin has made up his mind!" ”

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Nanjing, the backyard of Wonderland.

After three rounds of drinking, the staggered bargaining, the white faces of several girls were already flushed, the red and simple was tempting, Gu Mei borrowed the strength of the wine, and asked boldly: "Master Hou, I heard that in seven days you will be married to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess?" ”

Wang Pu was also three points drunk, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, what's the matter?" ”

Gu Meimei looked at Wang Pu with burning eyes, and asked: "I remember that Hou Ye made a promise in Wujiang County Ya and Nuanxiang Pavilion, saying that if he returned to Jiangnan in the future, he would use red felt to pave the ground and marry a round girl in a sedan chair. ”

"I haven't forgotten, of course I haven't." Wang Pu waved his hand and said loudly, "One day I really marry Princess Changping, I will prepare three eight-carrying sedan chairs to parade the streets, one princess's, one round, and one Xiaowan, hehe, if you are willing to be sisters with Yuanyuan and Xiaowan, I will prepare an eight-lift sedan chair for each of you." ”

Gu Mei's eyes were full of brilliance when he heard this, while Kou Baimen, Li Shi Niang and Li Xiangjun were full of shyness.

Wang Puzi drained the wine in the cup, and said with the meaning of wine: "Mei Niang, you like business, you can be my business secretary, responsible for business affairs, Shi Niang likes account books and abacus, you can be my financial secretary, Baimen girl is full of martial arts, likes to be chivalrous, can be my security secretary, as for our little incense fan pendant, hehe, you can be my state secretary, help me arrange daily work items......"

"Yo." Aunt Li shouted in a flattering voice, "The marquis has long been thinking about our family's ten mothers and incense fan pendants, and even what to let them do has already been planned." ”

"Auntie." Wang Pu salivated and smiled, "Why don't you ...... What kind of secretary will you arrange for you? ”

"Phew." Aunt Li said coquettishly, "In front of several girls, Master Hou, you really dare to say anything." ”

Looking at Aunt Li's face full of peach blossoms and shyness, Wang Pu couldn't help but feel excited, although this Aunt Li is already a bustard mother, but unlike Aunt Chen, Aunt Chen is already in her fifties, but Aunt Li is only in her early thirties at most, with plump breasts and fat buttocks, and a slender waist, not to mention how tempting.

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(To be continued)