Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2706 Sweet and pleasant
After the discussion was settled, Mu Yuanzuo stood up and said goodbye, saying that he would choose a day to meet His Royal Highness the King of Wei and the Duke of Yue. Li Tai and Fang Jun were also feeling exhausted when they went south and took a boat. They wanted to go to bed early and take a rest. Mu Yuanzuo was not retained, and Pei Xingjian sent him to the ship.

In the side hall of the town office, only Fang Jun and Li Tai were left.

Li Tai took a sip of tea, stretched his neck, felt sore all over his body, and his energy was a little low, so he forced himself to ask: "What the king lacks is money. After all those properties are collected, I can't send people to continue the operation. Can it be resold at a discount to 'East Datang Company'?"

Fang Jun took a sip of tea, changed his knees to sit cross-legged, loosened his legs, shook his head and said, "No, the purpose of 'East Datang Company' was to lead Datang's business outward and monopolize other countries. In the market, they defeated their local workshops one by one, and then dumped Datang products at high prices to grab huge wealth. If they turned to do business internally, it would not only go against the original intention, but also easily lead to collisions between various internal forces. The government has already faced tit for tat, if we touch other people's interests in private, wouldn't that force them to rebel?"

"It's okay for those goods to be sold at a discounted price, but those properties are houses and shops, and it takes a while to find someone to take over one by one. The king can't wait for that much time. .”

"Don't worry, Your Highness, why has this minister been so procrastinating? He has already found someone to take over for His Highness. When the time comes, as long as we complete the acceptance here, the local government will make a record, and as soon as the procedures are complete, someone will be there immediately." Pay to take over."

Li Taiqi said: "Who is so grand? This is Jiangnan. Many of these industries are under the name of the Jiangnan gentry. If anyone eats them all in one go, it will be regarded as offending a small half of the Jiangnan gentry. Houses and shops If we can’t move it away, we can’t guarantee that we won’t be troubled by these gentry when we operate in the future.”

Fang Jun was confident, but he betrayed it, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry, within three days, that family will naturally come to the door, begging to take over our property. If he doesn't come, then I will pay for it myself Buying these properties annoyed Weichen and simply stayed in the south of the Yangtze River, do you believe that they have to cry and spend money to send Weichen away?"

Li Tai firmly believed in this point.

The reason why the Jiangnan gentry now treats Fang Jun like a snake and scorpion, and avoids it for fear of being too late, is that Fang Jun used strong methods to kill him back then. None of them have a good end. If the money suffers at the least and swallows their anger, or at the worst, the entire family will be wiped out and the ancestral hall will be overthrown. Who would dare not accept such harsh measures?
Not to mention that now Fang Jun is promoted to the Duke of Yue, he is an important official of the court, and he holds such a powerful weapon as the Royal Navy in his hand, tightly choking the throat of Haimao, a nobleman in the south of the Yangtze River...

Today's Fang Jun can walk sideways in the south of the Yangtze River, absolutely no one dares to look sideways, it's just so domineering.

Li Tai got up, stretched his waist, waved his hands and said, "Anyway, it's good that you know what's in your mind. I'm really tired, so I'll go back to take a bath and change clothes, and have a good night's sleep."

Fang Jun got up to see them off, and went back to the residence with Li Tai.

Li Tai went to let the accompanying servants boil water to prepare for bathing, while Fang Jun came to the place where the princesses were staying, to see if there were any omissions, they were all delicate golden branches and jade leaves, if it was because of the negligence of the servants It would be a sin to cause inconvenience.

This is a secluded place, some distance from the town office. There is a small river meandering from the left side of the house. The water volume is not large, but the willows on both sides are covered with green grass, which is very elegant and quiet.

Holding an oiled paper fan, Fang Jun stepped on the blue brick pavement that had been wet by rain and looked clean and translucent. He walked to the main entrance, and the soldiers in straw coir raincoats and bamboo hats standing in front of the door were as straight as javelins. The rest were divided into two teams, one on the left and one on the right guarding the main entrance.

Seeing Fang Jun approaching, the soldiers hammered the breastplate under the coir raincoat with their right hands one after another, making a dull sound, and said loudly: "I have seen the commander!"

Fang Jun gave a hum, waved his hand slightly, stopped and said: "This is not Guanzhong, it is inevitable that some petty people will do evil, you should do your best to protect the safety of Her Royal Highness, if anyone does not have a warrant from the official, absolutely not It is allowed to step in half a step, if there is any trespasser, they will be killed without mercy!"

This place in the south of the Yangtze River is a paradise on earth for later generations, but it has been a land of barbarians since ancient times. The barbarians such as Liaoren and Shanyue have lived in the deep mountains and valleys for generations, drinking blood like hair, and their wild nature is unruly.Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, although the development of various parts of the south of the Yangtze River has been gradually accelerated, the originally barren land was opened up to grow rice, which greatly increased food production and the population grew rapidly, but it was still regarded as an uncivilized place.

This is not discrimination. Those barbarians such as Liaoren and Shanyue are getting more and more difficult. After seeing the advanced farming methods of the Han people, they came out of the mountains one after another and mixed with the Han people.

Their appearance is almost the same as that of Han people. Except for their respective slang, most of them can speak Chinese, and their hair is tied around the right lapel. It is almost impossible to distinguish among Han people.

But the wildness in these people's bones is hard to tame. They don't read books, don't know loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and justice, and only know that the weak can prey on the strong. Therefore, they often commit crimes and crimes. This is also one of the reasons why the relationship between the Han people and the barbarians in the Jiangnan area has been tense for hundreds of years. one.

The Han people are naturally in awe of the Tang princess, and they know exactly what will happen if they offend such a golden branch and jade leaf, but the barbarians don't know and ignore it. As a princess, Fang Jun can almost imagine how angry His Majesty Li Er will be. If the consequences are too serious, Fang Jun may be eunuched and put into the palace...

The soldiers raised their chests and raised their heads, shouting in unison: "No!"

The morale was strong, Fang Jun nodded in satisfaction, and then stepped into the gate.

A court lady came out with an umbrella and followed Fang Jun step by step. Fang Jun walked casually, looking at the elegant and quiet scenery in the garden, and asked casually: "Are your highnesses still used to living here?"

A court lady replied: "Although it is a little rougher than the palace, the scenery is more charming and more exquisite. Your highnesses are very happy. They just had some meals, and now they are taking a bath with boiling water."

Fang Jun didn't answer, and kept on stepping.

take a bath...

Imagining the beautiful scenery of the four princesses "smooth and cleansing with hot spring water" and "red cotton with powder and jade skin cool", you will feel your heart beating and the load will increase significantly.

The umbrella was collected in front of the rain corridor and handed to the maid beside him. Fang Jun took off his shoes, stepped on the clean floor in white socks and entered the hall.

The decoration in the hall is simple, there is a row of bookcases against the wall, some books and some exquisite playthings are placed on them, a mat is spread in the middle, there is a carved lacquer tea table on it, and there are several small plates on the tea table. With some exquisite pastries.

Sandalwood is burning in the censer, which smells very nice.

The palace maid stepped forward and said to Fang Jun: "The princesses are all taking a bath, please ask the Duke of Yue to stay for a while."

Fang Jun nodded, and knelt down in front of the coffee table, while the maid fetched a teapot of boiling water, brewed a pot of tea and placed it in front of him.

Fang Jun took a sip from his teacup, then put it aside, and looked up at the decorations in the hall.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of water running behind a door on one side, and then a clear and tender voice sounded: "Is my brother-in-law here?"

Fang Jun was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "It's Weichen."

There was no more words behind the door, but the sound of water was rushing. After a while, Princess Jinyang came out from behind the door wearing a thin gauze dress.

The little princess is still young, not yet fully developed, and usually a little thin, she should be an unattractive chaihe girl.But this light gauze was draped over her body, revealing a delicate and white complexion, and her slightly undulating figure was like a young and energetic deer, walking briskly towards him.

A pair of snow-white and slender feet just stepped on the clean floor, a beautiful ankle and calf were exposed, and the toes were slender and neat...

Fang Jun lowered his head, picked up his teacup and drank it in one gulp.

A word popped up in my mind - sweet and delicious...

The fragrant wind was blowing, Princess Jinyang came to the front, but she didn't sit opposite, but knelt beside Fang Jun, her breath could be smelled, a scent like orchid and musk came into her nostrils, she didn't know it was from bathing The smell of soap, or the body fragrance of a little princess.

In front of Fang Jun, Princess Jinyang seems to have never had the idea of ​​"avoiding suspicion". After all, she is a relative who has watched her grow up since she was a child, so what's wrong with being casual?
The gauze was thin, and the white wrist was better than the snow. Princess Jinyang poured a cup of tea for Fang Jun, but found that her brother-in-law looked a little strange, and she couldn't help but wonder: "Brother-in-law, are you feeling unwell?"

(End of this chapter)