Chapter 156: Xu Lan and Xu Song

The Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold.

When Zhu Houhuang woke up again, he remembered yesterday's madness and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Xu Lan's arm was exposed as if it was white jade, and Zhu Houhuang pressed it under the quilt.

With this slight movement, Xu Lan woke up, her long eyelashes flashed, and her eyes looked at Zhu Houhuang. Red face, stray hair. Don't have a sense of femininity. made Zhu Houhuang's heart pound. There seems to be a flower in my heart. Quietly open.

"Your Highness, we should get up, otherwise the Queen Mother will be in a hurry. Xu Lan blushed and avoided Zhu Houhuang's burning gaze.

Candle Night in the Cave Room is not the end of the wedding. Rather, it is the beginning of marriage. Xu Lan, who is determined to be the perfect daughter-in-law, does not dare to be a little negligent in front of her future mother-in-law.

Zhu Houhuang woke up suddenly, remembering his full schedule.

I couldn't help but secretly say in my heart: "Zhu Houhuang, Zhu Houhuang, the great cause has not been accomplished, how can you be too affectionate in the personal affairs of your children."

The love between men and women is worthy of being the sweetest fruit in the world. Zhu Houhuang also fell into the gentle township a few times, and at this moment, he woke up suddenly. Immediately got up, Xu Lan stepped forward to serve and dress.

After packing up.

Zhu Houhuang and Xu Lan gave a cup of tea to Empress Dowager Wu. Zhu Houhuang hurried to his own affairs.

Empress Dowager Wu held Xu Lan's hand and sighed: "Lan'er, marrying Huang'er has hurt you." “

Xu Lan said: "Marrying the prince is the blessing of Lan'er's life, how can it be considered hard." “

"My child, can't I not know?" Empress Dowager Wu said: "He is now so bent on his great cause that he can't take care of you at all." A woman's cardamom years are just a few years. If you miss it, a stubble of vixen will pop up. and you fight and you take it. Among them, I am a person from the past, how could I not know? But remember that Israel is a waiter, and the color is declining and loving. Immutable through the ages. “

"So what should I do?" Xu Lan couldn't help but ask.

Yesterday it was lingering, but this morning it was abandoned. The contrast between before and after made Xu Lan full of insecurity. She couldn't help but want to hear about her mother-in-law's experience.

"What kind of beauty in the world is not? Sooner or later, you're going to get old, and you're not in color. Compete with those beauties for the favor of the moment. It's a loss of identity. You are the main room. Your role is to preside over the feed-in and manage the housekeeping. Let the panic have no worries. Of course, he also gave birth to a son and a half daughter for Yu'er. Empress Dowager Wu said.

"Just like that, can you make Your Highness inseparable from me?" Xu Lan was skeptical.

"Men, they're all brutes. Shun donkey. If you want to pull their nose, you have to have special skills. And Huang'er is focused on big things. So if you want to lead him by the nose, you have to follow his direction. Empress Dowager Wu put a token on the table and said: "

That's what worries the nose. “

Xu Lan took it with both hands, but found that there were two seal characters written on it. Shaofu.

"Shaofu?" Xu Lan repeated.

I have been in Yongguo for a while, and I also know that Shaofu is rising. It is the private property of the royal family and an important financial pillar of the Yongguo. She suddenly understood what Empress Dowager Wu meant.

As long as she can hold the Shaofu in her hands. Become a strong pillar of King Yong. King Yong can't do without her. She secretly clenched her hands.

"Zhu Qing, I was a little too anxious yesterday, but the things I explained need to be implemented one by one. Zhu Houhuang said sincerely to Zhu Yu.

"Your Highness, forgive me, the minister is really powerless, please remove the president of the minister's academy. "Zhu Yu doesn't care about any official position. In his opinion, there is no cosmic starry sky in the world, and the art of performing stars is important. The position given to him by Zhu Houhuang hindered this. Zhu Yu abandoned it like a shoe, without the slightest nostalgia.

But among Zhu Houhuang's entrainment, there are not enough talents. to fill in the vacancies. So the position of the head of the prefectural college. He would rather let Zhu Yu stay than let a great Confucian stand up.

"Zhu Qing wait a while, if you have time for this matter, you will naturally go to the mansion to study." This marriage has at least eliminated part of the haze in Zhu Houhuang's heart. At the moment, he understood. The laws of reality do not transfer with human power. He decided that the focus of his future work would be in the water division and the school of government.

Zhu Houhuang talked to Zhu Yu and sent Zhu Yu away. Zhu Houhuang once again met with another extremely important Xu Song.

"Minister Xu Song pays a visit to His Highness." Xu Song's face was serious, like a great enemy,

For Lin Dabin, it seems that there is a big man-eating tiger in front of him.

"You and I are dear relatives, why do you need to be like this." Zhu Houhuang hurriedly helped Xu Song up, and after Xu Songfei saluted with a glance, he got up, and seemed to demonstrate the four words "Etiquette cannot be abolished".

The host and guest sit down.

Xu Song still looks at each other, as if he is a robot.

"Some time ago, Francois came to attack. I have to withdraw from the Nanyang route, so there is a huge gap in finances, Brother Xu is a new Shaofucheng, I don't know what to teach me?" Zhu Houhuang stared at the other party.

Xu Song said: "The minister is a young man, and he should do his best." However, the minister has read the Penghu agreement, and although the minister's Nanyang route is not all owned by us, it is not unprofitable. The minister thought that he should divide a fleet and still run the South China Sea route. “

Zhu Houhuang nodded, he thought of another meaning of this matter, Jinyiwei's branch in Nanyang needs financial and material support. Where does this financial and material resources come from? With this Nanyang ship, it will be much easier.

Xu Song saw Zhu Houhuang's nod, and his heart relaxed. He continued, "Before Franc came to Nanshi, Japan was the only big customer. A person who did smuggling business between Ming Japan. Such as the carp crossing the river, countless. Among them, the profits are so large that they are not under the trade with the Francophiles, especially the prolific gold and silver in Japan, and the price of gold and silver is too different from that of the Ming Dynasty. We do not sell goods. Only gold and silver are exchanged, and one trip down is enough to make people full. Is Your Highness interested?"

"Brother Xu, please elaborate," Zhu Houhuang had long wanted to stab the Japanese route.

How much is the value of the Japanese route?

Just look at the Zheng family in later generations, the Zheng family is rich and rivals the wealth of the country. Where did it come from, it was the monopoly of the Japanese routes.

It's such a line, so profitable. How can it be ownerless.

Xu Song said: "The Japanese route was ostensibly ruled by Hui merchants. In fact, these pirates and maritime merchants crisscrossed the sea. It's just a pawn of the Jiangnan family. His Highness wants a piece of the pie. We must be prepared to deal with the backlash. “

"Brother Xu, just do it. The brand of my Yongwangfu is still worth some money. Zhu Houhuang said with a laugh.

In the face of the superiority of the Franc aircraft at sea. Although Zhu Houhuang is not enough. But there was the protection of Emperor Zhengde. The big families in the south of the Yangtze River can't reach out to Dongyong. Zhu Houhuang didn't care about them at all.

"Even so, two things need to be prepared." Xu Song said. "The identity of the envoy of the First Yongwang King. Japan has always admired China. The identity of His Royal Highness, directly intersected with the Japanese aristocracy. It's easier to start a business. The second is to have a sufficient escort force. Wealth touches people's hearts. If there is not enough sea power, it is simply impossible to get a piece of the pie on this golden route. “

"No problem, the envoy paperwork will be prepared for you now. As for the escort force, I let Second Brother Xu. I'll take a trip with you. Zhu Houhuang secretly said in his heart: "It's understandable that you can't fight the Portuguese much." But even the pirates on the route can't be defeated. Then there is no forgiveness for sin. And when I want to reorganize the navy, it is also a good choice to send Xu Dong for a period of time. “

Xu Song said: "With His Royal Highness's guarantee, the minister also dares to assure His Highness that after the opening of the Japanese route, it will definitely be able to guarantee the integrity of the country."

Xu Song has full confidence in this, because behind Xu Song is not only the Xu family, but also the entire Huishang Group. No one is born with a penchant for being a dog. It's just that it's like this, forcing him to be a dog. And King Yong made them see the possibility of getting rid of the master behind them.

Under the hands of these great families. They can't get ahead in their lifetime. And under King Yong, it is possible for them to become the founding ministers? Which is right and which is wrong, and which is more important. Do you still need to choose? As long as it is a normal person, it can be seen.

It's just that now Zhu Houhuang can't see through this back hookup, and said loudly: "Please, Brother Xu."

With this cry of please, the situation on the Japanese sea changed abruptly.