Jicanghai

Mingran's expressionless face was blank.Ming Fuzhu thought for a moment, then said: "Young Master, since this matter has been announced to the world, we naturally have to make a bigger move. Try not to move the things in the storehouse, but we have to pick up a few pieces of the wife's dowry, and then we have to do something else." Sell ​​more of the land outside Yunjing, sell a few more shops in the city, and leave a few shops for the goods returned from the sea. It will be declared to the public that the family property is exhausted, otherwise the lord of the country will make a good promise now, saying that the military pay If he goes out, maybe he will renege on his debts after knowing the family background of the Fuchu. The military salary is a bottomless pit, and it will never be filled."

She immediately settled the accounts with Ming Zhuohua, and Mingran nodded: "If it's not enough, I'll sell off all of Madam's dowry, Zhuang Zi, and don't need to keep any of them."

The three of them thought about it for nearly an hour, and Ming Fuzhu suddenly said: "It's not a good time to ship goods in the East China Sea. It is said that there are too many pirates and there are no escort ships, so these merchant ships dare not pass. Young Master Since you are rebuilding the navy this time, can you bring some to the sea? If you escort the merchant ships, you can extract some of their fees. If this is not possible, then it is okay to send out a few ships for the ships that carry the goods for us. Fuzhu, go and discuss with them to see if the profits can be increased by [-]%. In any case, we have to find a way to earn back the money that was thrown in. But we have to live a little tighter for a while.”

Ming Zhuohua glanced at A Yan who was standing on duty on the porch outside the room, and said loudly: "We have to cut down on expenses. Let's start with A Yan's daily snack money. The servant girl suggested removing this item first."

Ah Yan squatted on the side immediately, saddened, Mingran said: "Don't tease him if you have nothing to do, be serious. There are indeed a group of ships that have to go to sea. On the river outside Yunjing, people will not allow so many warships .”

Yu Jinfeng couldn't help being a little dumbfounded when he heard the tone of the three masters and servants.Suddenly remembered that on the day of Mingran's birthday, I had tugged his hand and asked if your family property was more than mine. At that time, Mingran just smiled "hehe" and changed the subject.Looking back now, it's no wonder he laughed, he was indeed asking a ridiculous question.

It seems that Yunjing is not easy to mix, and the beach is dangerous and the water is deep. Even the Lord Master always surprises him unexpectedly.It's a pity that the leader of the horse thief is also a person who becomes more and more courageous with frustration, and his determination to hang around in Yunjing has become more and more firm.Do princes and generals care about each other?You have it, why can't I have it, even if I tried my best and still don't have it, then if I... Hehe, isn't yours mine?

Yu Jinfeng originally thought that Mingran's move was deliberate, and he wouldn't be too distressed.It was only later that I found out that maybe this was not the case. Ever since I and the two girls teamed up to squeeze him out once in the study, he became more taciturn than before. He often sat alone next to the beauty in the perfume pavilion in the back garden, staring at the lake in a daze.Until one day when the boy came to report, Wen Jiaxiu brought Feng Chengzhu, the former left commander of the Longxiang Army, and several lieutenants to visit, but Mingran instantly returned to normal, and went out to greet her with a huff of sleeves.

Feng Chengzhu, who had been on the water for a long time, was a dark and thin man, but his temple hair was already grey. When he saw Mingran, he burst into tears. He wanted to bow down immediately, but he wished he could hug his thigh and be lifted up by Mingran. After that, she accidentally rubbed her tears and snot on his shoulder.Mingran accepted it without changing his expression, and immediately ordered a banquet in the water pavilion in the back garden to entertain several distinguished guests.However, Yu Jinfeng on the other side was so disgusted that he couldn't do it. He just felt that this person was disgusting, his words were tasteless and his actions were impolite. Sooner or later, he would have to replace him. It was necessary!

During the banquet, everyone exchanged cups for a happy meal, and Feng Chengzhu repeatedly apologized for his previous decadence, and solemnly promised that he would quickly reorganize and report Long Xiang's old department to him, so that he would start practicing again, so that he would not fall down and ruin his life.Mingran smiled and said: "I can't blame you in the past, it's nothing you want, so what if you don't hide your strength and bide your time." He used such subtle and elegant words to describe Feng Chengzhu's previous bad behavior, and immediately moved General Feng to death, wishing he could Immediately go back to pack up soldiers and horses to practice.

When the banquet was over, Feng Chengzhu refused to let Mingran see him off, so Yu Jinfeng sent everyone out of the gate of the Marquis Mansion on behalf of the host, and then turned back with a gust of wind, thinking of everyone's high-spirited talk just now, he felt feverish all over his body, and there seemed to be a lump in his chest The fire is burning like a raging fire.With such a footsteps, he lost his restraint, insisted not to go to the house where he lived, turned around to the vicinity of Mingran's yard, grabbed a young man and asked, "Is your young master asleep?"

The young man said: "The young master himself is still in the water pavilion in the back garden, sent us all out, let us play by ourselves, don't worry about him."

So Yu Jinfeng went to the Perfume Pavilion again, and the wine and banquet in the Water Pavilion was quiet and there was no one.But Mingran was the only one sitting on the side of the beauty by the water, slowly pouring himself a drink, with a jug of old wine beside him.A gentle breeze blew across the water, blowing his forehead hair a little messy, half covering his curly eyelashes, maybe he was a little drunk, even Yu Jinfeng didn't notice when he arrived.

Yu Jinfeng stood at the door and watched silently for a while, finally approached slowly, and said softly, "Why are you still drinking here?"

Mingran was silent, just sipped the wine in the glass slowly.Yu Jinfeng sat down beside him, and reached out to snatch his wine glass, but Mingran didn't resist, so he let him take it.The two were silent for a moment, and Yu Jinfeng said: "Anyone who throws away most of the family property at once will feel distressed. I also admire your courage. If it were me, it would be so damn reluctant. I wouldn't even cut my flesh." This hurts."

Mingran let out a sigh, and sighed: "If the spirits of my father and mother in the sky knew, they would call me a prodigal."

He seemed drunk, and his tone was vague, Yu Jinfeng said: "No, your parents won't be willing to scold you, they are just a sweetheart like you, or just some money, they will definitely make you happy. But ... If you are really reluctant, since the money hasn't been sent out anyway, do you dare to deny it? I think your aunt dotes on you very much, so even if you go back on your word, it's fine, right?"

Ming Ran hummed, as if he was a bit overwhelmed, and after a long time, he muttered: "My family is all in Yunjing."

Yu Jinfeng said in a low voice: "What kind of family do you have, aren't you just yourself? I know that there are too many people laughing at you and questioning you these days, so you are very sad, and you may even suspect that you have done something wrong. Don't worry , I ridiculed you that day, and I just felt sorry for you. Right and wrong, I can only talk about it later, as for now, don’t care what those people say." He put his hand on Mingran's shoulder: "You seem a little drunk , I'll take you back to sleep."

Mingran was still silent, so Yu Jinfeng helped him up, comforted him in a gentle voice, and helped him all the way back to the bedroom, then carefully removed his coat, loosened his hair, and waited for him to lie down.Mingran was probably really drunk and soon fell into a deep sleep.Yu Jinfeng looked at him for a long while, then stretched out his hand to tuck him in the brocade quilt: "Sleep peacefully, everything will be fine."

Here, the Marquis of Yongjiang sells shops, land, and dowries every day, and everyone in Yunjing knows about the sales.Over there, Mingran begged to see the king again and again, begging him to fulfill all the promises as soon as possible. The king was a little confused by his boldness, but he also became bolder. Army, canonized Yongjianghou as the commander of the Mingxiang Army Capital, with two deputy capital commanders from the third rank, four Yuhouhous from the fourth rank, and several school lieutenants.The above-mentioned official positions allow him to choose his own candidates, and he only needs to report to the Ministry of War.

So Mingran proposed Wen Jiaxiu and Feng Chengzhu as the commanders of the left and right deputy capitals, and Wen Renyu and Yu Jinfeng were both appointed as the Marquis of Yudu. Yu Jinfeng immediately became unhappy, and went to the study to argue with him: "Why should I A layer of official position away from you? Even if I'm not as good as Wen Jiaxiu, am I not as good as that bad old man surnamed Feng?"

Mingran has been so busy these days, it was hard to catch his breath, so he had to patiently explain to him: "First of all, Feng Chengzhu is not a bad old man, but he just looks a little old after being on the water for a long time. Besides, Long Xiang's army was defeated like this Don’t give up and support hard, how can you abandon it casually. Secondly, the commander of the deputy capital is from the third rank, and you were born in the second rank of martial arts, but you can’t be higher than the fourth rank. If you find a good way out, you have to take them with you personally, if there is a layer in between, you are well aware of the inconvenience, so I don’t need to say more.”

Yu Jinfeng sneered: "When it comes to the horizon, you just look down on me, and you just look down on my background."

Mingran said: "You are here again, you are a person of unknown origin, someone else would take care of you? Don't come looking for me every day to make trouble. Next, everyone will be in place, and I will follow Wen Jiaxiu and Wen Ren Yu Jian builds warships, follow Feng Chengzhu to quickly train your men, he is very good at training sailors, you should learn more. Have all your men come here? Is there any embarrassment?"

Yu Jinfeng nodded, then shook his head again: "Everyone is here, just the remaining people left behind in Eagle Fort. I have also discussed with Wan Nianqing and the others about joining the army a few times, but they didn't say much, because they were afraid that people would have different opinions. Strange, it is easy to cause trouble. Besides, they came from thousands of miles away, and their temper is wild, and they don’t understand the rules of your Yunjing.” He stared at Mingran, his eyes full of eager hope: “Although they trust me, after all... I'm also thinking, how can I tell them so that they can believe that being incorporated into the Mingxiang Army is better than being a horse thief. What do you mean?"

Mingran said: "I don't mean anything, you can figure out what to do with your people."

Yu Jinfeng frowned and said: "Then they voted for your Mingxiang Army, so they are not yours? Even me...is yours, how can you treat me so indifferently?"

Mingran couldn't be bothered, so she slapped a book in her hand on the desk: "You are so annoying."

Yu Jinfeng said confidently: "You invited me to Yunjing when you left Northwest, and you didn't think I was annoying at that time."

Mingran said: "I said that politely, who taught you to take it seriously? Thanks to the two generals in the Northwest who praised you for your eyesight all day long, but you couldn't even hear the polite words. Where is your eyesight? "

Yu Jinfeng was furious when he heard the words, and sneered: "Even if I don't have eyesight, what did you bring me back when I was a beggar in the south of the city? I won't come with you, and you even arrested Yi Tan and threatened me. Who do you think I am, who has always been reckless and abandoned all the time?"

Mingran said: "I never abandoned you..." He suddenly coughed twice, put his sleeve against the corner of his lips, bowed his head and stopped talking, a faint blush appeared on his cheeks.Yu Jinfeng was about to have another attack, when he suddenly saw a change in his face, he immediately stopped his flag, ran over in two or three steps, and asked earnestly, "What's wrong with you, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

He reached out to touch his forehead, Mingran shook his hand away in annoyance: "Don't worry about it."