"It's okay, think carefully for my father." Father Chen listened to Chen Fan's words and nodded slightly.

"Father, this salt production needs to find a suitable beach by the sea, if you use a boat down the river and along the coast to find it, does your father have a chart?"

"Charts?"

"Yes, it's a map, a map of the coastal situation, showing where there are reefs, where you can park your boats, and then add information on this map about where you can boil salt, where you can build docks, and draw a map of the distribution of the coast." Chen Fan felt that there were some things that he still had to mention to his father.

"Okay, I can tell someone to do this."

"Father, can you also have this map of Hudu County? From the county seat to the east to the sea, where there are swamps, where are hills, rivers, can be clearly marked. ”

"This father went to the county to check, there should be one, if not, let the father draw it."

"Okay, Father, the person who draws this picture, you have to choose it well, you have to find someone you can trust, and pay attention to confidentiality."

"What else does this father know?"

"In the future, we will build a dock fort or a village outside the city to make iron and store grain, and it is best to consider it in combination with the dock, but these are not in a hurry, and we will talk about it when we have a map." Chen Fan still hasn't said the key thing, that is, how to find someone, but this is not urgent.

"Well, for the sake of the Father, I know."

"There is another thing I want to ask my father, but I don't know whether to ask or not."

"If you have anything to say, you can ask, father and son, there is nothing you shouldn't ask."

"Father, this time to buy a house, Ah Qing took out so much money at once, does Father know where Ah Qing's money came from?" Chen Fan pondered the wording and asked, after all, his parents may have talked about Aqing's identity before, but Chen Fan estimated that he would definitely not say how much money Xiao Qing had, so starting from the matter of buying a house this time, it would not reveal a flaw.

"Well, even if you don't ask, my father wants to tell you about Aqing in private, after all, you are going to school with Aqing now, and there are still some situations that you need to know." Chen's father thought for a while and continued: "Aqing's mother is the sister of your mother's mother, the two have a good relationship, three years younger than your mother, in the year your mother married me, your aunt was favored by the emperor Xiao Baojuan at that time because of her outstanding appearance, and was forcibly included in the palace. In addition, your aunt has outstanding appearance, not only did she not condemn herself because she was Xiao Baojuan's concubine, but she was pampered as a girl, but she didn't expect that not long after Lin Xing, your aunt became pregnant with Aqing. After giving birth to Aqing, rumors spread in the palace, saying that Aqing was not born by His Majesty today, but the widow of the former emperor Xiao Baojuan, but this kind of thing cannot be proven, and Aqing happened to be born in the tenth month of Xiao Baojuan's killing without two days, Xiao Yan pampered your aunt's two hundred and ninety days, but your aunt claimed that she had not been fortunate by Xiao Baojuan for half a month, and there was a palace maid around her to prove that this saved Aqing's life, but it was always a thorn in the emperor's heart, so he kept Aqing in the deep palace and never let him come out. Your aunt died of illness last year, and before she died, she asked the emperor to release Aqing from the palace and let him live an ordinary life, and handed it over to his aunt, that is, your aunt to take care of. The emperor thought of family affection, asked Ah Qing to keep filial piety for 100 days, and lived in the palace for a while, until he was fifteen years old, and then arranged for Huang Shi to take Ah Qing to Hudu to live with us. Although His Majesty let him out of the palace, he did not issue an edict to abolish his status as a prince, and he must have made some arrangements in his life, but in order to let Aqing live an ordinary life outside, he was not allowed to mention his status as a prince outside, and he was not allowed to return to Jiankang without an edict. After Xiao Qing came, he named himself Xiao Qing, and Qing Qi started his life again, as for the original name, he didn't say it, and he didn't mention it as a father. ”

I see, it's so complicated, Chen Fan sighed in his heart, and at the same time felt a little sympathy for Aqing, at such a young age, he had no mother, and he didn't know how he survived this time, Chen Fan decided to pretend not to know, just maintain his current life.

"Father, I know, just because I didn't ask today. However, with this matter, it is impossible for Ah Qing to go to Jiankang as an official, Ah Qing's every move, if you want to come to Your Majesty, you will pay attention to your father's actions, about the matter of drawing charts along the coast, let the eldest brother personally handle this matter, just say that for the sake of fishing safety, draw the coastal sea chart of Hudu County, the dock will not be considered for the time being, and it cannot be built privately, it is necessary to apply upward, and the county guard will agree to it, and hand it over to the county order, and the father should not interfere on the surface. Chen Fan thought about it and decided not to arouse His Majesty's suspicions, after all, there must be the emperor's eyes and ears in the army, who called Aqing to blaspheme? A prince is restless? It must have been the emperor's concern. It's just that in this way, if you want to hide the matter of boiling salt from Your Majesty, the difficulty factor will increase suddenly.

"Fa Sheng, your words are very reasonable, let me tell your eldest brother, as for the matter of boiling salt, do you still have to do it?"

"This naturally has to continue, and the matter of building Zhuangzi still has to be considered, but you can't use your father's power in the navy, on the surface, it has nothing to do with us, and secretly there are rural people under our control to do it, I don't think it will attract Your Majesty's attention, but this person is not easy to find, you need to be looked forward to, and you need to know the roots, easy to control, I don't know if my father has a suitable candidate?"

"Let me think about it, is it okay for the dockyard to do this?"

"Father, the dock is not good, the dock is not the same as Zhuangzi, the scale of building the dock is too large, and it involves national weapons, it will definitely attract Your Majesty's attention, I originally wanted to build a dock fort, this Zhuangzi can only be built ordinary, used to store some grain, can not make Your Majesty feel more than the right, so even if it is discovered by Your Majesty, it is not a big deal, in case it is discovered, we say that it is to make some money, and in the future, it will be a rich man and handed over to others to do it, and Your Majesty will not be blamed." As for salt production, there is no hurry in this matter, I will talk about it after the chart is drawn, I will go back to Gusu the day after tomorrow, Layue's chess match in Gusu, my father brought the participants over, can you bring my two friends Gong Qing and Feng Can with you? I will join you in Gusu. ”

"Okay, the competition on the twelfth day of the lunar month, we will set off on the tenth of the lunar month, and then I will ask people to call the two of them to go over together, and when they arrive in Gusu, let your eldest brother contact you."

"Okay, thank you father, Gong Qing and Feng Can have to worry about the food and lodging on the road, and you can stay with me when you get to Gusu."

"You don't have to worry about the affairs of the two of them, arrange it for the father's meeting. When I get to Gusu, I still have to go to your place to have a look, I heard your eldest brother say that the house is not bad, and I still have to see it with my own eyes as a father. ”

"That's natural, why don't you take your mother with you and go over to live for a few days."

"Forget it, let's stay at home, there are a lot of things in this family, and I can't do without her."

"It's okay, after the chess match, I want to go back with you, but I'm not sure yet, the main thing is that there is a clear talk in Xuanmen, I don't know if I want to participate, and when it will be held."

"It's okay, we'll see when we do."

"Okay, so is there anything else that Father has to do?"

"No, you go see your mother."

"Yes, Father." Chen Fan got up to say goodbye, walked out of the study, and walked to his mother, even if Chen's father didn't say it, Chen Fan was going to see his mother, after all, I hadn't seen him for a long time, when I was eating just now, Chen Fan was talking, my mother was listening, and the two didn't communicate much.

"Mother." Chen Fan saw that Chen's mother hadn't gone back to rest, and was asking people to put things in a box in the lobby, and when he saw Chen Fan coming, a smile appeared on his face.

"Son, come, let's see if you like what your mother has prepared for you."

Chen Fan stepped forward to look, and saw that the box was almost full of things, there were several sets of new clothes, and a white velvet leather coat, "Mother, what is this?" ”

"It's made of fox skin, snow-white fur and fur, lining your skin."

"Why doesn't my mother keep it for herself, I won't need it when I go to cultivate." Chen Fan was moved in his heart, the fox fur coat in this world is not an easy thing to get, especially the pure white one, not only is the price not wasted, but it is not sold at all.

"This skin is still given by your aunt, I think it's not good to let the time go for a long time, and I can't use it, so I made you such a dress, can you try it to see if the size fits?"

"Mother, I'm still growing, so it's a waste for me."

"If there is anything wasted, I will change it when it is too small in the future, let's try it."

"Okay." Chen Fan picked it up and put it on, and found that the size was just right, and white brocade was added to it, which was soft and comfortable to wear, "Thank you, Mother, it fits perfectly." ”

"Well, Wu'er is so handsome in her body, and she will fascinate many girls in the future."

"How can my mother make fun of my son, if this is too handsome, my son won't dare to go out, has my mother ever heard of killing Wei Jue?"

"Don't talk nonsense, he was sick at that time, how could he really be seen to death, you go to learn the Tao now, you must live a long time."

"Mother Xie, I will. Mother should also be well. ”

"Well, we're all going to be fine."

"By the way, Ah Qing is now studying with me, has Ah Mu prepared clothes for him?"

"Of course I prepared it, my mother has worked hard this time to prepare a tiger skin cloak for him, the dress you have now was given by his mother, and I will also prepare one for him, don't be unhappy."

"Why, Mother, I'm not a child anymore. If you don't let go of this dress, we will come back for the New Year and wear it again. ”

"When you go to a place like Gusu, you have to dress decently, and you have to participate in a chess game, and the weather is cold at that time, so it's just right to wear this dress."

"Okay, Grandma Xie. I plan to get together with Gong Qing and them at noon tomorrow, and it is likely that Ah Qing will be shouted at that time, so you don't have to prepare our meal. ”

"Okay, you can do it, is the money enough? I heard that Aqing took the money out, it's not good to use him all the time, I discussed it with your father, and I will give you a thousand living expenses every month in the future, there are four of you, and you also hired a cook, and the necessary expenses are still required. ”

"Okay, thank you Grandma, the money is enough for the time being. It's not early, don't be tired, don't get tired, rest early. ”

"You should also rest early, after a day's journey today, go back and rest."

"Mother Xie."

Stepping on the cold evening breeze, Chen Fan returned to his residence, and Ah Chun was already waiting in the room, "Lang Jun is finally back, I'll go fetch water for Lang Jun." ”

"Okay, thank you." Chen Fan sat at the desk in front of the window, and through the window, he saw Xiao Qing reading a book in front of the opposite window, and felt that he was back in the past.