Lu Qiao opened his eyes, he felt still dazed, he felt that there was something pressing on his body, he wanted to raise his hand, his arm was also pressed, he blinked his eyes, his brain slowly sobered up, and remembered what happened.

He hurriedly looked up and looked around, all that came into his eyes were the flesh of the white flowers, and he couldn't tell which of the Dongying girls were the maids of the Zhou Mansion, Yu Wen Zhou Se Gu Tong was buried in the middle of the white flowers, and it took him a little effort to distinguish it.

With a comfortable groan, Zhou Se raised his head from the white flowers, the two looked at each other, Zhou Se looked at his side, and smiled at him a little proudly.

Lu Qiao naturally knew what he meant, but he didn't care about it, he was still looking around, Zhou Se suddenly understood, his face changed slightly, and he also looked up, but no one was found, and the two of them hurriedly got up from the white flowers, and their bodies were cold.

At this moment, the two of them couldn't take care of it, so they called the maid, who had been waiting outside for a long time, and after coming in, they changed their clothes for the two.

The movements of the two woke up the sleeping Bai Huahua, and the Bai Huahua woke up, found their clothes in a panic, and hid to the side.

"What about Lord Liu?" Zhou Se asked first, he was the master here, so he naturally wanted to take the lead.

"Lord Liu has already gone back. The maid replied.

"Go back?" Zhou Se frowned slightly, and Lu Qiao said in a deep voice: "Tell me about last night." ”

The maid was very clever and knew what they wanted to know, so she hurriedly replied, "Last night, Lord Yanagi rested in the guest room with Shizuka and Mika, and early this morning, Lord Liu left. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Se and Lu Qiao breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time, neither of them expected that Liu Han would not like Jin Shisan, but fortunately, this Liu Han did not leave on the spot.

Zhou Se got dressed and came out, ordered Shizuka Mika to be called, and carefully interrogated Liu Han what he said, and the two girls said that it was nothing, just waiting for him to sleep.

Zhou Se looked at the two women, the two women are the best among the Dongying women, young and beautiful, there is no makeup at the moment, the soup is not watery, the thick dark hair is scattered on the shoulders, and there are three points of shyness in the suppleness.

Chu Chu was moving, I felt pity, and Zhou Se couldn't help but have a big appetite.

But last night, he used too much force, and his heart was not enough, so Zhou Se waved his hand to let the two girls go down.

"What, my brother is reluctant?" Lu Qiao smiled slightly, and after freshening up, he became calm again.

Zhou Se shook his head: "What does it have to do with a few Dongying women, what I'm worried about is that he won't want it, besides, what are these women, he doesn't want so many shares in the department store, Brother Lu, what is his idea?

"Thousands of miles of officials are only for money, so there is something you don't want. Lu Qiao sneered: "It's just that the demand is very big, the confiscated fields and rice fields this time, Brother Zhou can take pictures, but the amount is not too much, cotton fields and mulberry fields, don't participate." ”

Zhou Se was slightly stunned at first, and then he was indifferent and didn't take it to heart. This is also the difference between Wu County and other counties in Yangzhou, commerce and its development, land income is not as good as commercial income, so whether it is a family or a scholar gate, there is not much land, of course, this is not much compared with other counties and counties, so buy less or can't buy confiscated land, for Zhou Se, it is not very important.

"Brother planning to get a piece of the pie?" Zhou Se asked, Lu Qiao nodded: "Of course, your brother can also get a piece of the pie, but after Hanhai Trading Company." ”

Zhou Se's expression was a little gloomy, Wu County and Yangzhou County have been fighting for so many years, it is by no means something that can be eliminated by a banquet, Zhou Se is the best relationship between Wu County and Yangzhou in the family, even so, when Jiangnan will fight with the Cao Gang and other Yangzhou families, he will also come out with all his might.

After more than ten years of confrontation and fighting, the two sides have formed a lot of grudges, if it is said that Hanhai Trading Company enters Wu County, buys land and builds a shipbuilding workshop in Wu County, Wu County can still accept it, but if Lu Yuzhang and Cao Gang and other Yangzhou family gangs enter Wu County, the resistance is not ordinary, even Zhou Se is a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"Brother Zhou, accept the reality," Lu Qiao sighed, and then the maid came over to invite them to dinner, and the two of them walked towards the restaurant together: "This Lord Liu is not an ordinary interest, but this person does not eat alone, and everyone is benefited." ”

"What does he want?" Zhou Se asked, and Lu Qiao smiled: " Brother, you haven't understood this, Lord Liu wants Wu County, Jiangnan will be intertwined in Wu County, this pulls out the radish and brings out the mud, most of the wealthy families in Wu County are involved, and there are also Shanli She people, the entire Wu County is full of fear and worry, Lord Liu is worried about the turmoil in Wu County, so I left you, you should feel lucky, brother, now is not thinking about any land workshop, what you should think about is to stabilize Wu County, if there is turmoil in Wu County, you and Brother Gu are natural leaders, when the time comes, Lord Liu is afraid that he will cut the grass and eradicate the roots. ”

These words made Zhou Se's face pale, and he tried his best to keep himself calm, but the hand shrunk in his sleeve still trembled.

"If Wu Jun is stable, will he still pursue it?" Zhou Se didn't notice, his voice trembling a little.

Lu Qiao smiled secretly in his heart, he shook his head resolutely: "This Lord Liu is different from others, he can't check Jiangnan but the order of the imperial court, let me say this, if there is no order from the imperial court, he will not care at all, Wu Jun is stable, the imperial court can make a difference, he will pull his legs and leave, and he will not stay for one more day." ”

Zhou Se breathed a sigh of relief, and the two of them arrived at the restaurant, although it was only breakfast, it was still very rich, all kinds of food were placed on the table, and the three maids stood on the side, and when they saw the two of them sitting down, they were busy serving them.

"Brother Lu, I'm afraid you are the same. Zhou Se said, Lu Qiao nodded: "That's true, there is no need to hide it, so you and I are lucky, we have saved ourselves and our family." ”

The two were talking and eating, and after a while, Gu Tong and Yu Wen also came, both of them were a little sluggish, and when they saw both of them, Yu Wen sighed and said that he was old, and boasted that he had nine beauties in one night when he was young.

Everyone is happy, in front of these people, women are not worried, there can be a lot of women at any time, women are just condiments, or items to win over relationships.

Lu Qiao and Yu Wen did not leave the Zhou family, they knew that Liu Han's purpose in letting them go to Wu County was to stabilize the Shi clan and Shi Lin in Wu County, according to the law of the Great Jin Dynasty, Liu Han wanted to dispose of the Shi clan, even if it was a small Shi clan, it still had to be reported to the imperial court, and the court could only deal with it after verification, and other civilians and Shu clans were no longer on the list, he just dealt with it himself.

There are not many scholars in Wu County, in addition to the two Zhou Gu families, there are also a few small scholars, these small scholars are not well-off, they have not joined the Jiangnan Society, and their influence is not great, but the scholars in Wu County are relatively large.

Jiangnan Wensheng, the academies of Wu County are no worse than Yangzhou County, there are seven or eight academies inside and outside Wu County, and the martial arts of Wu County are also very prosperous, and the Xiaohan Mountain in charge of Jiangnan Wulin Niuer is in the west of Wu County.

For the people in the martial arts, Liu Han doesn't care, it's just that there is no suitable person to dredge up, but he believes that Xiao Hanshan will not stand up and make waves, unless he wants to destroy the sect, for this kind of Jianghu sect, the court supervision is very strict.

Liu Han believes that as long as the wealthy family is suppressed, Wu County will not be in chaos, and even if the people in the martial arts rely on their courage and kill a few officials, they will not be able to make a big deal.

However, there is a trace of shadow that has not been removed, who sent someone to assassinate Feng Xiao, the lord of Feng Mountain? Who are the people behind the ghost bamboo chasing soul and the pink leopard?

Half a month later, Man Tong came back with the fleet, and he returned with a full load, and the more than two million taels of silver and a large number of treasures hidden in the outer islands of the Jiangnan Society were all recovered.

Man Tong sent a bucket full of pearls to Liu Han, these pearls were large and exuded a faint brilliance, and the other small box contained jade jewelry.

"My lord, this is a matter of honor to you. Man Tong was very nervous, I don't know if this adult will accept it, he has gained a lot from going to sea this time, and the whole army has a lot of income from top to bottom, but he doesn't dare to swallow it alone, although Liu Han didn't go, but the big head has to be given to him.

Liu Han picked up a pearl and played with it in his hand, and said with a smile: "These are all South China Sea pearls, well, that's right, they are the best among pearls." ”

Man Tong smiled cautiously, and Liu Han asked again: "How are the brothers?

"Fortunately, the puppies left people on the island, and we were killed and wounded a dozen. Man Tong replied, how could it be that so much silver was placed on the island without being guarded, and when they came to the island, they encountered very stubborn resistance, and finally they killed the entire people on the island.

"Is the wounded brother settled?" asked Liu Han with concern.

"Don't worry. Man Tong hurriedly said: "It's all settled." ”

"What about the brothers who died in battle?" asked Liu Han again.

Man Tong was stunned, according to the practice in the army, the dead soldiers are all buried in the dead and buried, and the sailor is no exception, the dead soldiers are buried on the island.

Liu Han understood, and sighed softly: "The imperial court pension is not much, alas, in this way, I will allocate silver, and all the soldiers who died in battle, the pension, two hundred taels of silver per person, will be given to their families, and the wounded soldiers will be rewarded with fifty taels each." ”

"Thank you, sir. Man Tong was overjoyed and bowed deeply.

"This is two words, one is strict, the other is love; strict, it is easy to say, this love is much broader, and how to treat the fallen soldiers is one of them. ”

"The humble duty understands, and the humble duty is for the brothers who were killed and wounded in battle, and I thank my lord. Man Tong sincerely gave the salute again.

"However, there are other things, and not a single cent of this silver is to be touched, and all of it must be handed over to the court. Liu Han said.

Man Tong was happy: "My lord, we are not stupid, this silver is worth pearl jewelry, rest assured, this silver has not moved a penny, it is all there." ”

"Okay, turn it in. Liu Han nodded, and then signaled to the pearl fighter: "These things, take them down, give them to the brothers, this way, Brother Shui, I ran overnight, and then I didn't stop, and then I went to Yuhang, and then I went to the sea, it was too hard." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Han sighed: "The imperial treasury is empty, and there will definitely be no rewards, and besides, those nobles in the court are high up, how can they know the hard work below." ”

When Man Tong heard this, he suddenly felt like a confidant, and nodded again and again: "The adults understand the hard work below, and it is our luck to be able to serve the adults!"

Man Tong saw that Liu Han didn't command again, so he picked up the pearl and went down, and came in again after a while, this time holding a small box, he put the small box on the bookcase, full of a box of pearls.

"My lord, these are all fine South Sea pearls, adults don't want them at all, and we don't feel at ease. ”

Liu Han glanced at him and nodded, reminding: "Remember, when dividing the spoils, the share of the fallen brothers is indispensable. ”

"Humble duty understands. ”

Man Tong put down the small box and went out excitedly, even if Liu Han didn't mention it, he planned to do so, this is a matter of the army's heart, treat the fallen soldiers well, and these living people will not serve him in the future.

For these grassroots officers and soldiers, this trip to Wu County has gained a lot, everyone has earned at least two or three more years of military salary, this overseas trip is not counted, Wu County also copied so many homes, with Liu Han's character, he did not deduct some as a reward.

Man Tong is back, Liu Han can start counting the results, and is ready to report to the imperial court, but he never expected that this recital has not been written yet, Feng Sheng came to report that something happened to Yu Hang.

Dongying people are making trouble in Yuhang!

(End of chapter)