Chapter 677: Family Matters in the W-zijuan

Taking a deep look at Feng Ziying, Feng Tang said no more, "Ziying, dad knows that you have an idea, and dad also knows that the North-South conflict will probably continue because of your strategy of opening up the sea. Well, Of course, it’s not your fault. It’s good that you want to plan something for Beidi, but you also have to consider whether it can be done, and don’t rush for success.”

"Dad, my son understands." Feng Ziying also knew that her father was worried that if she made her wish too high, it would end up being frustrated, and she was afraid that the anger would be directed at her, and it would not be worth it.

"In addition, although these Shanxi merchants have close relations and deep connections with the scholars in North Chaoli, some of them are not so authentic and have connections with the Mongols and Jurchens outside the border wall. I don't need to remind you about this." Everyone should know how to identify and distinguish, which ones can be cooperated with, which ones can be supported, and which ones need to be guarded against. You have to know it yourself."

Feng Tang has found it hard to remind anyone in this kind of language.

I originally thought that even if my son was very knowledgeable and knowledgeable, his age was not the same. He was a good scholar and had entered the Hanlin Academy. He should have settled down for a few years to accumulate experience.

Unexpectedly, the momentum of this sudden popularity was beyond anyone's imagination. Many of his teachers should have reminded him, and now Feng Tang had to join in to prevent his son from getting carried away.

 Feng Ziying naturally knew the virtues of these Shanshan businessmen.

To be precise, this is a huge mixed group, including down-to-earth businessmen who aim to sell goods all over the world, as well as the kind of gamblers who specialize in making a living by betting on border officials following Lu Buwei's example, and the kind that A character who makes bets by accumulating contacts from all sides.

 Especially the latter, who used the Zhou Dynasty as the pot and Mongolia and the Jurchens as the cups, were completely profit-oriented and ignored the possible consequences.

Seeing Feng Ziying's serious expression, Feng Tang said without further ado, knowing that his son might have considered these things. How to choose a partner? Not only his son would be at the helm, but also people like Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia would be at the helm. That's it.

“Well, you go ahead and come to my study in the evening. I want to talk to you about Liaodong.” Feng Tang waved his hand.

Originally, I wanted to go to Ma Xiang Hutong, but after hearing what my father said, I had no choice but to give up. However, Feng Ziying really wanted to discuss the Liaodong strategy with her father.

That was all before, but now that dad has gone to Liaodong, all the pressure is on his shoulders. I wanted my dad to come back as soon as possible in a few years, but dad completely overturned Feng Ziying's previous impression. He I feel that maybe it is not necessarily a bad thing for dad to go to Liaodong.

Judging from the timeline, the Jianzhou Jurchens have not yet developed to the point where they cannot be contained. Even if the Ula tribe is really annexed by the Jianzhou Jurchens, as long as the Yehe tribe is ensured and the Horqin people are suppressed to prevent them from completely falling to the Jianzhou Jurchens, Then the Jianzhou Jurchens cannot easily go south.

Of course, the key among the keys is that Dad quickly takes control of Liaodong Town, the most powerful border town in the Zhou Dynasty.

With the departure of Li Chengliang, the morale of this army is also rapidly disintegrating. If it cannot cheer up quickly, it will be difficult to return to a state that reassures the court in the future. That is why Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke are so eager to ask their father to hurry up. Before taking office, you must at least stabilize the morale and morale of the military.

There are two strategies to stabilize morale and morale of the army. One is to win the battle, and the other is to ensure food and salary supplies. Logically speaking, the second one should not be considered a strategy, but when the entire Nine Borders are short of wages and food for a long time, this second strategy is This strategy seems even more realistic and effective than the first strategy.

Of course, if you want to truly have this army in your hands, you have to win two battles in a down-to-earth manner, and the most fundamental guarantee for winning a battle is to ensure sufficient supplies.

As soon as Dad came back, the whole Feng Mansion immediately became lively as if it was a festival.

In addition to the sudden increase in the number of visitors, the faces of everyone in the house became lively. At least the faces of my mother and several aunts were full of smiles at all times, and the chances of the servants receiving rewards were several times greater than usual. .

Daddy's return to Beijing after retiring from the post of Yulin Commander-in-Chief is a fine return, and he won't go to Yulin again, so naturally he wants to bring back everything he needs to bring back.

Both the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Long Jinwei were relatively lenient when it came to the generals returning in glory. Even if there were some bullets, the emperor would not fire them.

There is no such thing as this in the world. This is the simplest philosophy of this era.

Leather goods, gold sand, furs, good horses, and inevitably some gems and other things. After all, Gansu and Ningxia are connected to the west, so there are a lot of these things.

"Ziying's marriage will be scheduled for December. Once we get married, we can celebrate the New Year." Sitting on the kang, Feng Tang took a sip of the lotus seed soup that was brought to him. "I sent a letter to the Shen family. This time I went to Liaodong, I’m afraid I don’t know when I can come back, Ziying may not be able to come back even if she gets married,…”

 The elder Duan was sitting at the other end of the kang, while the younger Duan, Su, and Xie were all sitting on the chairs at the bottom.

"What do you think about the Lin family's affairs over there?" Duan couldn't help but ask one more question.

“Since Ziying likes her and is engaged, how can she regret it?” Feng Tang saw what his wife was thinking and shook his head.

I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Lin Ruhai to die and for the Lin family daughter to become an orphan. It's really not a good marriage for a woman to have her parents die these days. But you can regret it before getting engaged, but you have to regret it after getting engaged. That's It's another thing. This is destroying one's reputation, especially for a scholar. Feng Tang would certainly not agree.

Mrs. Duan couldn't help but hide it, "I think Miss Lin is too weak. What if..."

"Didn't you say that there is a concubine sister who came to marry you?" Feng Tang frowned, "Is her sister also very thin?"

“That’s not true, it’s just that I inquired about the woman, and she seems to have a cold and arrogant temperament...” Mrs. Duan quickly explained.

"That doesn't matter, as long as you can have children, it's fine, not to mention that the Lin family may not be able to have children." Feng Tang waved his hand, "Now that we are engaged, there is no need to talk about such things. Our Feng family is also a respectable family now. Don’t want to be laughed at, Ziying’s status is even more unusual now, so you have to be careful when getting engaged, but once you’ve made a decision, you can’t change it easily.”

"Since the master said so, just do as the master said. When I get down, I will ask the government to discuss with the Shen family so that the specific matters can be arranged as soon as possible." Seeing that her husband's attitude was so firm, Mrs. Duan said No more words.

Feng Tang also knew his wife's worries. After all, the Lin family had the third bedroom, which was his own bedroom. From Duan's point of view, he still wanted to be safe, in case he was really weak and unable to escape. A big deal.

"Don't be anxious. You couldn't see this woman when she was young. Weren't you almost thirty when you gave birth to Ziying?" Feng Tang comforted Mr. Duan. Mr. Duan was not in good health when he was young. He and Ms. Duan It was more than ten years after they got married that Feng Ziying was born.

"It is precisely because of my concubine that I have only one son, so I don't want Ziying to make the same mistake." Duan was also a little sad.

Except for myself, the concubines in the family are also unsatisfactory. Except for Su, who gave birth to a daughter, he has no younger sisters.

The thinness of the Feng family was really worrying, so she paid special attention to this matter. Fortunately, Ziying managed to win a son-in-law. Although he was nominally to continue the family relationship, Ziying was her biological son after all. Can the children born to this Shen girl not call themselves grandmother?

"Sister, don't think too much. Miss Lin is still young and can't see anything. But I saw Miss Miaoyu. She is long and fleshy. It seems that she is fertile." Little Duan continued, " Besides, if it really doesn't work out, I think Jin Chuan'er in Ziying's room is also fertile. I called Baoxiang the day before yesterday and asked, and he said that Ziying was raising children in the two outer rooms in Ma Xiang Hutong. They all have big butts and can give birth. Even though they are Hu girls, as long as they can give birth to sons, they are also from the blood of our Feng family..."

It has long been spread throughout the mansion that Feng Ziying had two wives in Maxiang Hutong, but Feng Ziying never mentioned it to others. When asked by the Duan family, Feng Ziying mentioned it vaguely, but did not deny it.

Feng Tang pondered for a moment and said, "Wanqin, why don't you talk to Ziying? If not, let the two girls enter the house first?"

It is not a special case to take a concubine before marrying a wife, but since there are many small families, marriages between high-ranking families and large families must be cautious.

It doesn't matter if it's a girl from the same family in the mansion, but the concubine is a good concubine from a serious family outside. According to the customs of the Zhou Dynasty, it means disrespect for the legitimate wife, so generally speaking, wealthy families would rather have a few more common concubines. Even if a house girl gives birth to a child before getting married, she will not raise a concubine for the time being. She will wait until the first wife enters the house and then raise a concubine. This can avoid many disputes.

Both the elder and younger Duans hesitated for a moment, but finally the elder Duan shook his head and said, "It's been half a year or so. It's better to wait until Mrs. Shen has passed the door before carrying it in."

“Well, that’s fine, it’s only been half a year.” Feng Tang also nodded, “How many girls are there in Ziying’s house now?”

“Four, but the jade bracelet was arranged by Ziying to serve the Miaoyu girl.” Xiao Duan said.

“Well, all three of them were sent from the Jia family?” Feng Tang half-smiled, “Does Ziying think so little of the people in our house? Are the ones from the Jia family so attractive to him?”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Duan was also a little angry, "I don't know if Ziying was poisoned by the Jia family's ecstasy. There are many pretty girls in our house, but he just doesn't like her. Except for one Yunshang, …”

 (End of this chapter)