Zongwu: Madam, please respect yourself

"Prince Duan!"

As soon as Yuan Chengzhi got up in the morning, he received a notice from his subordinates.

He didn't even wear any armor, just plain clothes and walked out of the military camp.

He saw it at a glance, the middle-aged man standing at the front

This middle-aged man stood proudly in front of the military camp, not at all impressed by the military aura in the military camp, like a tall and straight pine tree.

His bright eyes showed calmness, and his thick eyebrows made him calm and confident.

The robe is green and black, like old rocks in the mountains, swaying gently.

Yuan Chengzhi noticed carefully that he seemed to be in a hurry to go somewhere. Because his nose was slightly flaring, his breathing was a little faster.

Yuan Chengzhi understood that this was a person who could not be ignored. He seemed sensible, but in fact he was ambitious.

When Yuan Chengzhi looked at Duan Zhengchun, Duan Zhengchun was also looking at Yuan Chengzhi.

The young man is Yuan Chengzhi, the leader of Dashun Camp who became famous in the Southern Song Dynasty recently.

Duan Zhengchun looked at him, his pupils loosened unconsciously.

Although this young man is young, he is elegant and dignified. He exudes the aura of a king, especially his firm and confident eyes, which reveal a sense of calmness and wisdom. His whole person exudes a calm and calm atmosphere. Duan Zhengchun I have only seen this feeling in one person, and that is his brother Duan Zhengming, the current monarch of Dali.

This man named Yuan Chengzhi has the temperament of an emperor.

Duan Zhengchun silently regarded this young man as Dali's rival.

Dali today is not what it used to be. In the past, Dali's only neighbors were the Song Dynasty and Tubo.

Of these two, one is a corrupt official who can be appeased by spending a little money. The other has a very good relationship with Tianlong Temple. The two parties often have Buddhist discussions, so Dali can develop rapidly. That is the development of Dali. golden period.

But since the rise of Mongolia and Manchu Qing, everything has changed.

Although the Song Dynasty was a giant, it was a corrupt giant.

But Mongolia and the Manchus were two evil wolves.

Especially Mongolia.

Because the distance is relatively close.

Over the years, he often wanted to create chaos within Dali, so as to divide and encroach on it until it was completely annexed.

To defend against the Mongols.

Several royal palaces, together with the royal family, exhausted the entire country's resources to support hundreds of thousands of troops.

You know, Dali is just a small country and cannot afford to support so many troops.

Now we are completely chewing on the legacy left by our ancestors.

Once Dali eats up his ancestors' capital one day, he will become a surrogate lamb without any resistance.

Tubo, like Dali, supported armies far exceeding the national strength.

But Tubo was even poorer than Dali, all because Mongolia cut off the Silk Road.

Both countries were tortured to death by this cruel neighbor. For this reason, they discussed a way out together and finally chose Wu Guogong, who was also surrounded by enemies on all sides, to cooperate.

Although Wu Guogong controlled maritime trade, his territory was very small and had no depth.

Once the war is defeated, they can only run overseas and hide on the islands.

Although that is safe, there is basically no chance of a comeback.

For this reason, Wu Guogong also began to take precautions.

He set his sights on the three small countries of Dali, Tubo and Xixia.

Want to form an alliance.

Anyway, he had plenty of money, while Dali and Tubo had large armies beyond their national strength.

As for Xixia.

Duke Wu sent envoys many times, but Xixia ignored them at all.

Later, Wu Guogong learned that the relationship between Xixia and Mongolia was very close, and there was no shortage of money at all.

Even in Xixia, the Mongols sent troops to protect them.

Duan Zhengchun came to Fujian this time to discuss the alliance.

To keep it confidential.

Duan Zhengchun and Jiumozhi of Tubo secretly entered the palace of Duke Wu to conduct close discussions and sign an alliance.

The message sent by Chu Mie was indeed delivered to the hands of the Dali people.

But it was not delivered to Duan Zhengchun because he was discussing the detailed rules of the covenant and was extremely busy every day.

After hearing the news from his subordinates, Duan Zhengchun thought that some guy with ulterior motives was trying to lure him there, so he ignored it.

It was the eminent monk from Tianlong Temple who sent people back to Dali to investigate Duan Yu's whereabouts and inquire about the whereabouts of the messenger.

Only then did he learn that Duan Yu had indeed entered the Central Plains and was now in Mantuo Villa.

Duan Zhengchun hurriedly suspended the signing of the covenant and came to find Duan Yu.

What I didn't expect to see was the Mantuo Villa that had been reduced to ruins.

Looking at the Mantu Villa with a faint black smoke and the smell of burning in the air.

Duan Zhengchun felt uneasy in his heart.

He has countless lovers, but he only has one son in his life.

Therefore, Duan Yu has always been regarded as his lifeblood.

As for Li Qingluo in Mantuo Villa, Duan Zhengchun simply forgot about it.

The son is the most important!

When I learned that Duan Zhengchun came to Mantuo Villa to find his son, Prince Dali.

Yuan Chengzhi's expression was a little strange.

After thinking for a long time, Yuan Chengzhi used a slightly more tactful tone to tell everything that happened that night, and added at the end: "We have searched Mantuo Villa inside and outside. , except for some corpses that had not turned into pus and blood, only a few survivors were found.

But he is not your son, Duan Yu, the eldest son of Zhennan Palace in Dali. "

Duan Zhengchun's heart sank to the bottom of his heart.

In fact, when he saw the ruins, he already had bad thoughts.

After thinking for a while, he was still reluctant to accept it and said, "I wonder if I can meet those people."

"Well" Yuan Chengzhi was a little embarrassed: "After I found out their identities, those people have been beheaded by me, but one person escaped. He is the Mingjiao Ruijin Banner, the deputy flag envoy, named Wu Jincao, and my people have no After catching up with him, he was in Mantuo Villa at that time."

Duan Zhengchun was silent for a while: "Where did he escape?"

"He ran towards Fuzhou. I have already reported it to Duke Wu and issued the sea arrest documents. I will write another letter later. If you have any news, I will inform Prince Duan immediately."

"Thank you, farewell!" Duan Zhengchun cupped his fists, turned around and left.

He didn't have time to wait, as Fujian was in turmoil.

As the representative of the Dali side of the covenant, Duan Zhengchun knew the details of the covenant - once the covenant was confirmed, the armies of Dali and Tubo would enter Fujian.

By then, the Southern Song Dynasty will definitely start a war.

Duan Yu must be sent back to Dali before the covenant is signed.

The premise is that Duan Yu is still alive

The carriage stopped at the end of the official road.

A city gate towers into the clouds in the distance, looking like a giant standing on this land. There is a huge flow of people at the city gate, including merchants coming into the city and ordinary people walking out of the city gate.

However, before entering the city gate, you must go through strict inspections. The officers and soldiers at the city gate have glaring eyes and will not miss any flaw. There is no scene of corrupt officials like the cities of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Lively and prosperous, full of vitality, but at the same time there is a chilling atmosphere.

This was Wu Gong's first impression of such a city in front of him.

"The city of Fuzhou City was added over the years, and it was expanded on the basis of the original city gate."

It seems that this is not the first time Li Qingluo has come here, so she is very familiar with this place: "Since the pirates were cleared from the sea, Fuzhou City has become an important trade hub in the southeastern coastal area. Many big merchants from the south of the Yangtze River have moved. Came here.

If it weren't for the fact that Fujian was previously poor and the climate was not suitable for sericulture and silk production, the textile workshops in Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou would have moved here long ago.

After all, shipping here is developed, and the woven silk and satin can be shipped overseas immediately, which can save a lot of freight. "

Wu Gong smiled and asked: "Aunt Qingluo, do you have any property here?"

Li Qingluo smiled calmly. She was the worst in martial arts. Although she was knowledgeable, martial arts was not a theory. It still depended on the actual skills of fists and kicks, so she had no say in the process.

Now that she had finally reached her strengths, how could she let go of the opportunity and immediately expressed: "Of course, although Mantuo Villa has been moved to the south of the Yangtze River, many textile factories and mulberry fields have been taken away by the Murong family. .

But the connections were indeed preserved. I had several good friends in the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. When I moved here, Wu Guogong had just obtained this fiefdom.

At that time, there were few silk and satin shops and many maritime merchants.

Often a boatload of silver would be brought in and a boatload of silver would be dragged away, but nothing could be bought.

And I relied on some contacts accumulated in the previous Mantuo Villa to buy a large amount of silk at a very low price, and then sold it to maritime merchants here at a high price.

In three years, I opened fourteen silk and satin shops in Fujian.

In recent years, although business has gradually become difficult, Mantuo Villa can still make ends meet relying on these fourteen silk and satin shops. "

Huang Rong secretly rolled her eyes beside her.

During the time she lived in Mantuo Villa, she finally understood that Mantuo Villa was extremely rich.

Not to mention food and clothing, just for dressing up, rouge and gouache are not produced in Fujian, they are all specially shipped from Jiangnan.

Mantuo Villa has also had so many servants.

Although many of these servants were domestic slaves, they were paid monthly.

Although Huang Rong has never been to the accounting room of Mantuo Villa, she can predict that there must be water-like silver flowing out of the accounting room.

Li Qingluo's foundation lies in these fourteen silk and satin shops.

This is enough to show how profitable these fourteen silk and satin shops are.

Miejie listened silently, but his eyes lit up.

Although the Emei sect has many martial arts, its income comes from land rent and gifts from apprenticeships, as well as some mining businesses.

Because most of them are orphans, they often cannot collect gifts at all. They can only subsidize the sect's income by accepting rewards from some dignitaries in the Bashu region. However, such income is unstable and can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

This also led to the very slow development of the Emei Sect.

In order to increase the income of the sect, Mie Mie has been racking his brains, but with little success.

Today I suddenly discovered that selling silk is so profitable, and I suddenly had many ideas in my mind.

‘If we can open a few silk and satin shops, will the Emei Sect no longer have to worry about money?

He can also quickly expand the strength of the Emei Sect. ’

Wu Gong on the side recalled the gorgeous and luxurious scene of Mantuo Villa, and immediately had some thoughts in his heart.

Although, he has never been short of money so far.

But after all, it was all given by others, so I would be embarrassed to tell it.

‘I have to find a chance to talk to Qingluo and ask her to teach me how to open this satin dress? ’ Wu Gong has full self-awareness. He knows that he has no talent for business.

However, there are ready-made teachers right in front of you, so why bother working behind closed doors?

Oh, the door still needs to be closed.

Otherwise, if you have to pay tuition, others will see you if you don't close the door.