The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 344 Candidate for Fuyuan Governor

It is said that it is to discuss the return trip, but the first thing is to determine the candidate for Fuyuan governor.

During this period of time, the corresponding responsibilities of Governor Fuyuan have been placed on Zhu Hongyu.

But the current situation is that Zhu Hongyu is about to return to Luzon with the main force of the Ming army and prepare for the mainland war.

He must not be able to bear the burden of Fuyuan City!
Therefore, who is the candidate for the governor has become the most important thing before Zhu Hongyu.

Looking around, Zhu Hongyu asked.

"Do you have any suggestions for the governor of Fuyuan City?"

Zheng Chenggong said.

"Such a major matter should be decided by His Royal Highness Jian Guo!"

Seeing this, the rest of the people also opened their mouths to agree.

Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, then spoke.

"Decree, Liu Daihua, the former Minister of Taxation Department, resigned as Minister of Taxation Department, and changed to Governor of Fuyuan!"

"Responsible for Fuyuan and Malacca!"

Zhu Hongyu made up his mind and appointed Liu Daihua, the former Minister of Taxation of the military government, as the governor of Fuyuan.

Liu Daihua started to follow Zhu Hongyu after the Restoration Army conquered Lingayen, so he has a lot of experience.

After Zhu Hongyu appointed him as the Minister of Taxation, he did his job very well.

Especially in matters such as tax collection and the formation of armed tax police, he has shown his ability.

This time he was transferred to the governor of Fuyuan, which is regarded as a foreign release!
It's even a sign that Zhu Hongyu wants to make full use of him!
In the current military government system, a minister can already be regarded as a real senior official with real power.

If you want to go further, it is not enough to have the experience of the central government, you also need to have the experience of the external party.

Only then can he be promoted to go one step further and enter the cabinet!

Of course, Zhu Hongyu's appointment of Liu Daihua as Governor of Fuyuan was not only for the purpose of reusing him.

What he values ​​more is Liu Daihua's ability in taxation!

Zhu Hongyu tried his best to win Batavia, why did he win Malacca?
In the final analysis, it is to expand the war potential of the Liberation Army!
What was the war about?
To put it bluntly, it is money!
And taxes are money!
Only when you have money can you recruit soldiers and train them, equip the army with excellent weapons, and ensure the daily consumption of the army.

Therefore, no matter how Fuyuan City is developed, there are only two most important things!
One is to recruit soldiers, and the other is to collect taxes!

The recruiting battalion under the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion is responsible for recruiting soldiers, and the tax collection is the job of Governor Fuyuan.

Therefore, Zhu Hongyu wasted some thought on the candidate for Governor of Fuyuan.

After confirming the candidate for governor of Fuyuan, Zhu Hongyu issued a transfer order on the spot.

Order someone to send the transfer order back to Luzon!
Then, they began to discuss the rewards for this battle and the return journey.

After everything was discussed, the generals of the Liberation Army retreated separately, and then prepared the food, grass and materials needed for the return journey.

……

Outside Fuyuan City, the Li Family Manor.

The original owner of this manor was a Dutchman. During the public trial, the owner of this manor was sent to the guillotine.

Naturally, this manor, which covers a very large area, was nationalized.

Then, the Li family spent money from the military government to acquire a large manor.

It cost around 8000 silver dollars, but compared to the actual value of this manor, it is not too expensive.

In the villa in the center of the manor, all the senior members of the Li family were also gathering.

Patriarch Li Weiliang sat at the top, and Li Weida, the hero of the Fuyuan City incident, sat next to him.

The rest of the senior members of the Li family are seated according to their seniority and status!
In the final analysis, the Li family is still a family business, and sometimes seniority is more important than credit.

The most typical example is the old man of the Li family!

The old man is now obsessed with the compilation of New Confucianism textbooks and cannot extricate himself, and he doesn't care about family affairs at all.

But once there is any important matter, Li Weiliang, the head of the family, still has to consult his old father for instructions.

Li Weiliang looked at the smiles on the faces of the senior members of the family, showing complacency, pride and other emotions.

He knocked on the table and spoke.

"Everyone is very proud now, right?"

Li Weiliang's voice is very flat, most people can't hear his emotions.

However, many senior executives of the Li family were quite familiar with Li Weiliang, so it was impossible not to hear Li Weiliang's dislike.

The expression on Li Weida's face was restrained, he looked at his elder brother, and asked.

"Brother, who are you?"

Li Weiliang continued to speak.

"I see that everyone's tails are almost up to the sky recently!"

"When I meet people outside, they say that my Li family is the imperial merchant of Ming Dynasty, and that I, Li Weiliang, are a celebrity in front of His Highness Jian Guo?!"

Li Weiliang's third uncle, a fat middle-aged man saw this, and said.

"Xiao Liang, what are you talking about? Isn't what everyone said is true?"

Li Weiliang just said with a cold snort.

"What? Do you think this is true?"

"What kind of imperial merchants can my Li family be? At most, it's just a spokesperson for a group of merchants!"

This time, the Li family organized a fleet to prepare food and supplies for the Ming army on the southern expedition.

Although the Li family put in a lot of effort, almost all the maritime merchants under the Ming Dynasty participated in it.

Although Li Weiliang was elected to lead the way, it would be bullshit to say how much presence he has.

As for saying that Li Weiliang is a celebrity in front of Jian Guo, it is even more unreliable.

"As for the celebrity in front of His Highness Jian Guo, you really dare to say it!"

"I only met His Highness Jian Guo once, and I volunteered to recommend myself, saying that I was willing to instigate the Chinese uprising in Batavia for Ming Dynasty, so I met His Highness Jian Guo."

"After that, I will never be able to get in front of His Highness Jian Guo!"

Let alone celebrities, they are not even counted as acquaintances!
Li Weiliang was very dissatisfied.

When he learned that his family was blowing nonsense outside, Li Weiliang felt uneasy from the bottom of his heart.

He felt that if his family continued to jump like this, something would happen sooner or later!
The wood show will be destroyed by the forest wind!
These people don't know how to be low-key at all!
"What does my Li family have now? How high-profile are you worth?"

"Is it the property of a wealthy country? Is it a high-ranking official in the court? Or a general in the army?"

"I am here to tell you clearly that there is nothing!"

"Nothing at all!"

"My Li family just seized an opportunity. It's just a little bit of improvement. It's far from the time to be worthy of everyone's high profile!"

"At this time, the most important thing we need to do is to build a solid foundation and develop in a low-key way!"

"Instead of going out to promote it in a high-profile way?!"

"Can you understand what I mean?!"

Li Weiliang's third uncle seemed to be awakened by a word, nodded and said.

"Xiao Liang is right, we people are superficial!"

"Our Li family is like a big ship. If you want to ride the wind and waves, you still have to be the captain, Xiao Liang, and steer the helm well!"

"Xiao Liang, don't worry, starting today, the family will never hold you back. If anyone dares to talk nonsense outside again, your third uncle will personally break his dog's legs!"

On the side, Li Weiliang's uncle also spoke.

"Xiao Liang, tell us how the family should develop next!"

Li Weida also spoke.

"Yes, brother, you still have to take the helm of the family."

Seeing this scene, Li Weiliang's complexion improved, and he spoke.

"First, and most importantly, we must follow in the footsteps of His Highness Jian Guo!"

"What kind of business His Highness Jian Guo asks us to do, we will do business, and His Highness Jian Guo needs us to do any business, we will do whatever business!"

"Profit or something should be ranked second!"

"Our Li family wants to become a real imperial merchant, this is the best way!"

"Secondly, although His Highness Jian Guo has now abolished the division of the four peoples and abolished the low class, merchants are low business after all. In the future, the family will still have a transition to the military and political."

"The children in the family must work hard in two directions in the future!"

"One is to study hard, take the military government's recruitment examination, and become an official!"

"The second is to sign up to join the army. It doesn't matter whether you start as a low-level soldier or directly apply for the lecture hall."

"In the future, I, Ming Dynasty, will conquer the Central Plains in the north and regain the rivers and mountains. War is inevitable."

"During war, the army is the easiest place to make meritorious service!"

"If you join the army, you must have the most chances to get ahead!"

"If someone in my Li family can earn a title for the family, that will be the real wealth of the ancestors!"

Influenced by traditional ideas, Li Weiliang believed that merchants were just cheap businesses, and no matter how big the business was, they would not be able to stand on the stage.

Only with a noble title and rest with the country, is the real glory of the ancestors.

"The southern expedition of the imperial court is an opportunity. Our Li family grasped it, but there are many people who seize this opportunity. Even if I am promoted as a representative, my Li family is at most half a step ahead of others."

"But that's not enough!"

"My Li family wants to really stand out, so I have to continue to work hard, and I have to risk my life to fight for it!"

"Okay, that's all I want to say, it's okay, everyone can leave!"

Seeing this, everyone in the Li family got up one after another and dispersed.

……

Kunming, Wuhua Mountain!

Since the defeat of Shan State, the Qing army withdrew to Yunnan and broke the siege of Kunming, Wu Sangui took refuge in Wuhua Mountain.

Go to the crown robe and hand over the big seal tiger charm!
And make a plea to the Qing court!
Since he was imprisoned in Wuhua Mountain, he declared to the outside world that he, Wu Sangui, would never leave his cell until the imperial decree of the Qing court came down.

Of course, if Wu Sangui hadn't transferred all his Guanning iron cavalry to station at the foot of Wuhua Mountain, and let Yi Ding Tuqi take charge of the defense work of Wuhua Mountain's other courtyard.

The credibility of this statement is higher!
Wu Sangui was lying on a deck chair, and the trees above his head cast a large dense shadow.

The big sun in the sky is very venomous, but the back garden of the other courtyard is full of singing birds and flowers!
The weather in Kunming in June is very hot, and Wu Sangui, who was born in the Liao Dynasty, couldn't adapt to the heat and humidity in Kunming.

I can only hide on Wuhua Mountain to enjoy a moment of coolness!

Chen Yuanyuan was holding a pot of scented tea, and walked to Wu Sangui's side gracefully, and poured a pot of tea for Wu Sangui.

This scented tea is a formula that Chen Yuanyuan figured out by herself. The tea is brewed from the finest West Lake Longjing tea, and then seasoned with nourishing and health-preserving products, Liaodong honey and some flower petals that she picked herself.

Fragrant and sweet, it is very refreshing to drink in summer!
Sailor Wu Sangui picked up the flower tea and took a sip, with an expression of enjoyment on his face.

Although the defeat of the Shan State and the annihilation of the two thousand Zhenghuang Banners made Wu Sangui worry about whether the Qing court would find him to settle the score.

But it was just a little worried, and it was impossible to say that he was really worried that he couldn't eat or sleep.

From Wu Sangui's point of view, he held the military power in his hands, and the Qing court at most saved him from being reduced to the county king because of the capture of Yongli, and the title of prince he had just acquired.

Or simply drink three glasses of wine as an exception!

It is absolutely impossible for the Qing court to really punish Wu Sangui severely!
Therefore, during the period when Wu Sangui declared that he was "self-imprisoned" in Wuhua Mountain, he should still eat and drink.

Drinking and listening to music with Chen Yuanyuan every day, enjoying the tenderness of the beauty, the life is quite comfortable.

Chen Yuanyuan paced behind Wu Sangui, gently massaging his temples.

Wu Sangui drank the scented tea in the teacup in one gulp, and then asked.

"Yuanyuan, what do you want again?"

"Is it Shu brocade in central Sichuan? Su embroidery in Jiangnan? Pearls from South Seas? Eastern pearls from Liaodong?"

Although Wu Sangui is not a good person, he is still very good to Chen Yuanyuan.

Generally all requests are available!
Wu Sangui never cared about the clothes and jewelry that Chen Yuanyuan wanted, and gave them whatever he wanted.

He, Wu Sangui, was also the prince of the Qing Dynasty after all, a feudal town with a heavy army in his hand, so he wouldn't care about such a little thing.

Chen Yuanyuan asked him for something, but in Wu Sangui's view, it was just a little bit of fun between the husband and wife.

Who knows, Chen Yuanyuan's answer surprised Wu Sangui a bit.

"My lord, this concubine is not short of clothes, nor is she short of headgear."

"It's just that the perfume I used recently is almost gone, and it's hard for me to go out to show my face as a woman, so I can only ask the prince."

Wu Sangui frowned and asked.

"perfume?"

"Is it the perfume from Macau?"

Although Chen Yuanyuan is no longer young, she is well maintained.

That kind of milf's charm still exists, to an old man like Wu Sangui, it is more attractive than some young girls.

"Hmm~"

Chen Yuanyuan responded with a whiny sound, while Wu Sangui became deep in thought.

What is the situation in Macau? Wu Sangui has a clear mind. To put it bluntly, there are bright thieves behind Macau.

As Shang Kexi regained Macau, the business in Macau was naturally cut off.

Now that Wu Sangui wanted perfume, wouldn't he have to contact Ming Thief?
This is a little troublesome!
Seeing Wu Sangui hesitate, Chen Yuanyuan snorted again and spoke.

"My lord, if my concubine wears perfume, wouldn't it be you who enjoy it?"

What Chen Yuanyuan said made Wu Sangui's heart flutter.

When he thought of Chen Yuanyuan's body, the fragrance that lingered for a long time after spraying on the perfume, his stomach felt hot.

Thinking about these things, but he still has some concerns.

"The trade in Macau is cut off, and this king has nothing to do!"

Then, in the next moment, Chen Yuanyuan posted up, and put Wu Sangui's head on her chest, her tone became softer and softer.

"My lord, I want it, you should think of a way!"

"You are the Pingxi King of the Qing Dynasty. I believe that there is nothing in this world that you, the lord, can't do."

"..."

(End of this chapter)