Chapter Seventy-Five: The Rose
Cantonese, prosperous, novelty. The entire city is basically newly built. The architectural style of the city is full of maritime elements.
Huaichun combed his regular round bun, and the charm of his face was hidden in a dignified expression, and only inadvertently he could see the charm of not long ago. She sat in the box on the third floor of Fuyuan Restaurant, looking out the window at the bustling street. All kinds of business on the street are very prosperous, there are many merchants coming and going, there are not only many men on the street, but also all kinds of women, and the city of Canton is an open city, and women can also come out to work.
Huaichun said to a middle-aged Confucian sitting next to him: "My lord, this Guangfu is really prosperous. This is the city that exists to do business. It's really different from other places. ”
The middle-aged Confucian looked very familiar, and if he looked closely, it turned out to be one of the two strategists who followed Mrs. Mixiang at the beginning, his name was Fang Hong, and he was born in the Star Picking Building and Washing Star Hall. The two strategists who followed Mrs. Mixiang to Dashang at the beginning, one was Fang Hong, and the other was Leng Ming.
Fang Hong and Leng Ming made great contributions because they followed Mrs. Mixiang to Dashang, and after they came back, both of them were promoted. Enter the court as an official. Among them, this Fang Hong served as the governor of Guangzhou Province of Zhengsanpin, and Leng Ming was transferred to the capital as the counselor of the Sanpin Military Department of the capital.
These two people are now full of ambition, and they are naturally very grateful to Huaichun and Mrs. Mixiang, after all, they are friends who share hardships together in Dashang.
Huaichun came to Guangfu, and Fang Hong personally received him even though he was the governor. Today, he invited two people, one was Huaichun, who came from Hunan Province, and the other was Mrs. Mixiang, who stayed in Guangfu, and Qin Mingzhu, who is now named Mrs. Rose.
Fang Hong smiled and said to Huaichun, "Mrs. Ji, it's your first time in Guangfu." The city is a new city, because of the prosperity of maritime trade in these years. Because of the many people from overseas countries, plus the people of Shanghai trade business, the merchants from all over the world who come to buy and sell goods gather, so the city is very open, which is completely different from many cities in the Central Plains. ”
Huaichun, who is now Mrs. Ji, praised: "This is really a good place, no wonder my sister chose to settle in this place." ”
As he was talking, a gust of fragrant wind hit, and a middle-aged beauty with all kinds of charms entered the box. Even Fang Hong, who used to get along day and night, lost his mind for a moment. The person who came was Qin Mingzhu, the Rose Lady who suddenly became famous in Guangfu now. Of course, Madame Rose's fame has gradually become famous in Guangfu, but few people know that her real name is Qin Mingzhu.
Huaichun hurriedly stood up and shouted happily: "Sister is here." My sister is getting more and more beautiful. ”
Madame Rose looked Huaichun up and down, although there was joy in her eyes, but the corners of her mouth were pursed, and she said, "Look at you, it's only been four or five months, how did you become like this?" What kind of bun are you wearing? Look at you wearing this dress, it doesn't matter if it's wrapped so tightly, what kind of old style is this? And this color, how to wear sauce purple? Is this an old woman's dress? What do you want to do? ”
Huaichun disagreed: "Sister, the two of us are taking different paths now. I just love life like I am. Isn't that what I'm living like this now? Can my sister not know who I am now? I'm the aunt and grandmother of the Ji family, a widow, so I can only dress like this. ”
Madame Rose was a little impatient, her thin clothes revealed a beautiful and thrilling white, even Fang Hong, who was used to seeing it, was a little frightened. Hurriedly sat up.
Madame Rose sat down and said, "I really don't understand you if you want to choose such a boring life." See how good I am now? How nice is it to be busy all day and be free? ”
Huaichun smiled gently and said, "My sister's life is also very good now. Lord Fang is taking care of you in Guangfu, you have already received the silver given by the National Teacher, I heard that you used this silver to build a very large and luxurious green building, the name is Rose Depths? ”
Madame Rose smiled smugly and said, "Isn't it?" Speaking of which, I would like to thank Master Fang, if it weren't for him, no matter how rich I was, I wouldn't have been able to buy such a large area of good places with good geographical locations, big places, mountains, rivers and lakes. Master Fang also found someone from the Daomen for me to come over, looked at the feng shui, and arranged it. I also found a master to design a yard for me. Let me tell you, when the depths of my roses are all completed, this will not only be the largest green building in the entire Guangzhou Province, but also probably the largest green building in the entire Great Zhou. ”
Huaichun smiled: "That's really congratulations to my sister for her wealth." ”
At the words, Madame Rose's smile froze, and she sighed and said, "Hey, what are you talking about?" To this day, I still spill out the same amount of silver as the sea every day, and I haven't looked back at all. In fact, building this deep rose is just my boring time. Anyway, why don't I spend the money I earned with my life? I don't have a family to support, I don't have to go hungry to feed my family, and I just spend money and play to live. ”
Huaichun frowned.
Fang Hong hurriedly interrupted and said, "Okay, okay, don't say this." This is the first time we have met since our group withdrew from Dashang one after another. Mrs. Ji is so easy to come to Guangfu, we must treat it well and taste the most famous food in Guangfu. ”
Huaichun smiled and thanked him.
Madame Rose ate for a while, then put down her chopsticks and asked Fang Hong: "Lord Fang, you are busy with things on weekdays, and I haven't asked you, now it's so easy to meet, you can also tell us, how happened to Dashang later?" ”
Huai Chun also showed a curious look.
Fang Hong smiled and said, "On that day, we sent out the big business in phases and batches. First of all, Mrs. Ji took some of her hands and most of the property of our people, and went out of the big business first. After several twists and turns, the property was left in Ba Province, and Mrs. Ji went directly to Xiang Province. It didn't take long for Madame Rose and I to go to the palace outside the capital of the Great Shang King. After a while, the illusion of the death of Mrs. Miyaka was created, and we fled. ”
"After we left, Madame Mixiang became Madame Rose and arrived in Canton. After I arrived in the capital, I rushed back to Guangfu to take up my post. In the past few months, Dashang has not noticed what is happening to us. They all thought we were all dead. In fact, there are still many flaws in our plan. However, now the big businessmen are panicking, where do they have the heart to scrutinize our affairs? They finally sent their troops, and as soon as they arrived in Ba Province, they were surrounded by the army that was lying in ambush there. Heavy losses. At this moment, the big merchants can only shrink out. ”
"Our Great Zhou has withdrawn our troops again and attacked Dayu with all our might. In the past few months, Dayu has been captured for most of it. ”