The son-in-law is a thief

Du Yong had a serious face, but Gu Ruyang burst out laughing when he heard it.

In addition to Wanshi Port, her Gu family has [-] large and small ports. There are more than [-] large ships such as Fuchuan and Niaochuan in Zhili, and there are countless smaller Guangzhou Ships and Shachuan. Not counting the ships that recently merged with Chen Qingchuan, not to mention Taiping Island, it can be said to be the largest sea force in the entire Suzaku Sea area, so why does it need her help.

"Don't laugh when you are in charge." Du Yong lowered his face: "The centipede is dead but not stiff. Have you ever thought about how many sailors the Qin court has? How much bravery is brought to land? This is not the last The most important thing is how much wealth is in the treasury of the Qin family? Even if there are as many classics as there are in a boat, this does not mean that those craftsmen who have traveled from afar have irreplaceable technology in their hands. Although the Qin family is already dying , but these are forces to be reckoned with.”

Du Yong poured a cup of tea for himself, and filled Gu Ruyang's cup as well. He drank the tea in one gulp, and then said: "Although the new emperor on the other side has been established and the name of the country has been established, it has been two years. , Has Qi Guo called?"

"Never." Gu Ruyang replied, although she didn't care about the affairs of the world, she was aware of all disputes in the waters of Taiping Island.

"Even Chen Qingchuan didn't dare to confront the troubled Dazhou back then, so he gave up control of the north shore of Taiping Island and gave up that piece of sea area and land to the emperor who fled south." Du Yong continued: "So now The current situation is that Emperor Guangxiao of the great Zhou Dynasty and us jointly govern Taiping Island, but one controls the north bank and the other controls the south bank, and no one can annex the other."

Du Yong made it so clear that Gu Ruyang is not a stupid person. Naturally, an island cannot accommodate two masters. In the current situation, either the other party will eat him, or he will eat the other party. Wen, no one can eat anyone, now thinking about coming to Zhaoyang to marry Chen Qingchuan is really the best arrangement.

"But I'm not a man." Gu Ruyang pointed down. Although he had read some books, he always lacked some rules: "You said that if the princess and I can have a baby, naturally the two families will be on the same page. It's a branch, but it won't give birth to cubs, and it's still useless when I see her, Master Jiu, I think you can let me go back."

Seeing Gu Ruyang's naughty face, Du Yong squeezed the teacup unconsciously, if this was not the child he brought up with his own hands, he would definitely pour the tea on his face.

"If we can't have children, we can also use the princess's mouth to negotiate with the emperor." Du Yong said: "Both parties can cultivate and live in peace of mind for a few years. Talk."

Du Yong said earnestly again: "The head of the family, the tablets of the old head of the family have only been put in the family temple, we can no longer live in the days of fighting and killing."

Gu Ruyang sighed, how could she not understand what Du Yong meant.She has been killing and killing since she was a child. At that time, Du Yong and He Sansi took her to flee overseas, and she returned to Wanshigang only when she gradually gained momentum. Was she not living on the edge of a knife before taking Chen Qingchuan? After taking a breath, another Great Zhou court came. Although Gu Ruyang was young, she had seen many storms and her heart would be tired. After leaving the port of Wanshi, that is the time to enjoy the blessings, and it is the best policy to really recuperate.

"All right, all right, Uncle Du, you have the final say. Then... go see the princess?" Gu Ruyang softened.

"The princess is at Pinglan Courtyard." Du Yong said, the old fox had already arranged everything.

"What's the name of the princess?"

"..." Du Yong felt that he was about to crush the teacup, he gritted his teeth and replied respectfully: "Going back to my master, the princess is titled Zhaoyang."

Bamboo, facing the pond, looks like jade.

Three or five green bamboos beside the small pond in Pinglan Courtyard are swaying with the breeze. A bamboo leaf floats on the pond, attracting the attention of a small fish. Shocked, the little fish sank to the bottom of the pool in a hurry.

The person who came was a girl with exquisite makeup, dressed in light yellow clothes, holding a mahogany plate in her hand, on which was placed a copper lotus incense burner, the lotus pod was covered with lotus flowers, and there were rubies on the lotus petals. Particle embellishment, at first glance, it is an object that only exists in the palace.

The girl entered the study room in the courtyard, and the owner of the courtyard was reading a book. The girl quietly put the incense burner on the incense table, and took out the spices from an embroidered pocket on the wooden plate, burned them and put them in the incense burner.

"Princess, do you want green sparrow tongue or golden eyebrows for tea?" Feng Jian asked.

"Golden Silk Eyebrow is Minzhou tea, and it's on the coast of Fujian Province. I'm afraid this Gu Dangjia should drink it often. It's better to use green sparrow tongue." Zhaoyang said.

"The princess is very thoughtful. Cui Que tongue is Jinzhou tea. Jinzhou is deep inland, so it is probably not easy to drink here." Feng Jian said, taking the wooden tray away.

"Princess, come here!"

Before Feng Jian left, he heard Feng Di's voice coming from outside the door again, always less calm, but Feng Di came in at a trot.

"Feng Di, how can you be disrespectful in front of the princess." Feng Jian frowned slightly.

"It doesn't matter, she is also anxious about what I am anxious about." Zhaoyang said that he was anxious, but his face was as calm as water.

Only then did Fengdi tidy up his clothes, and said to Zhaoyang: "Princess Bing, Mr. Gu is asking Du Yong to see you."

Zhaoyang nodded and said, "Please hurry up."

The person who led Gu Ruyang and Du Yong in was Huo Qishan. This general did not have a good face, as if he was not living under the fence of the Gu family, but the Gu family was still a member of his Da Zhou, walking through the courtyard of Pinglan Courtyard , Huo Qishan led the two to the academy in the southeast.

The burly general walked to the door, and respectfully saluted the person with the picturesque eyebrows at the door: "Princess, Master Gu has arrived."

Zhaoyang was already waiting at the door, not as good as the stubborn Huo Qishan, Zhaoyang had his own plans in mind, and he must treat Gu's family with great courtesy.Zhaoyang welcomed the two of them into the banquet in the study room, Fengdi soaked the green bird tongue that he had prepared earlier, and put three colored glass teacups in front of the three of them, he saw that the tea soup was yellow-green and clear, which was even more vivid in the colored glass cups. pleasing to the eye.

"Before I drank this tea, I smelled the fragrance of it. Before I came to Taiping Island, I was lucky enough to drink it at the banquet of the former prime minister, but I forgot the name. Dare I ask the princess what kind of tea it is?" Before Zhaoyang could speak, Du Yong took the initiative Speaking of it, on the one hand, it is to show my sincerity, and at the same time to avoid some unnecessary embarrassment.

"The name of this tea is Cui Que Tong." Zhao Yang replied, "Mr. Du likes to drink it. I will send some servants to bring you some later."

"Thank you in advance..."

Du Yong didn't finish his sentence, but he only heard a crisp grunt beside him, and when he turned his head, he saw that Gu Ruyang's cup was empty.

"It's so hot!" Gu Ruyang gasped, her tongue was hanging out of her mouth, and she said to Du Yong in a very slurred way: "That's it, and Lao Yezi drank so much with Lao Huang who was pulling the fan." It makes no difference."

"Cough..." Du Yong coughed forcefully, he pushed Gu Ruyang's arm with his elbow, and explained to Zhaoyang: "The head of the family doesn't like to drink tea."

Embarrassment evidently appeared on Zhao Yang's face. She was raised in the palace since she was a child, not to mention that she was deeply educated in etiquette. Having seen fighting for the officialdom, officials naturally also pay attention to manners, and Zhao Yang is really not used to Gu Ruyang's doggy look.

"It's okay, it's not for drinking tea when you invite Master Gu to come here."

Zhaoyang maintained an easy-going face, but he didn't see Huo Qishan at the door, and he looked disgusted at the flute in the room.

"The head of the family is also here for business." Du Yong brought the topic back: "After all, the princess's visit to our Gu family is already the greatest sincerity from His Majesty, and the head of the family also attaches great importance to it."

Zhao Yang squinted, and looked at Gu Ruyang from the corner of his eye, only to see that Gu Ruyang was handling the glass cup, as for Du Yong's 'importance', she really didn't see it.But Zhaoyang had already inquired about it. Although Gu Ruyang was called the head of the family, she seldom did the work of the head of the house. He Sansi supervised the Gu family's sea routes, and Du Yong handled the business on the pier. Gu Ruyang What she did was just appear where she should appear every day, doing what everyone thought she should do.So talking about this matter with Du Yong can actually produce results. Gu Ruyang's coming today is probably Du Yong's intention, maybe it's just to let Gu Ruyang know.

"I just don't know how His Majesty negotiated with the Chen family at that time?" Du Yong asked proactively. The marriage between the royal family and Chen Qingchuan was indeed a transaction, but the trader was replaced by the Gu family, and Du Yong could guess the content of the transaction. One or two, it is nothing more than the royal family's hope to open some docks and sea lines. After all, the Qin family hopes to restore the country, and the tax revenue on Taiping Island alone cannot satisfy it, and foreign trade is also needed.

Naturally, Du Yong threw bricks to attract others, and Zhaoyang naturally had to answer the conversation. At least in her opinion, both sides of the transaction with the Chen family were profitable.

The princess remained calm and picked up the glass cup. At this time, the tea temperature was just right. Zhaoyang smelled the fragrance and tasted it. After putting down the teacup, he said slowly: "In my father's view, Taiping Island is the territory of the Great Zhou, but The maritime merchants on the island have also protected the territory of the Great Zhou for generations, so Taiping Island is the Taiping Island of the Great Zhou, and it also belongs to the maritime merchants."

Du Yong touched the jade pendant on his waist, he was secretly thinking about the suit in his heart, Zhaoyang is still a heir of the royal family at such a young age, the words coming out of her mouth sounded soft and comfortable, but when you think about it deeply, you can feel it everywhere. Needle, this one is called by sea merchants, but every word is inseparable from her big two words.

"Your Majesty is benevolent." Du Yong also looked polite, but Gu Ruyang, who was beside him, looked bored and didn't say a word about it.

Zhaoyang looked at Gu Ruyang again, but said to Du Yong: "The decree given to Chen Qingchuan at that time was as follows. After my palace and Chen Qingchuan got married, the imperial court would bestow upon him the title of Taiping Island Water Commander. As the Admiral of General Affairs, the imperial court will naturally send young talents to the Admiral of the Navy for training, to reserve general talents for Taiping Island. At the same time, we will also give some ceramics to Wanshigang to sell overseas for us. The imperial court will not take any profit. .But now that the master here is Master Gu, then the admiral of the navy is Master Gu.”

Gu Ruyang raised his eyes, but immediately lowered them to continue playing with the clear glass.She just thinks this condition is really ridiculous. The transaction cost is really low due to her many years of sailing experience, and the so-called sales of ceramics only have the right to sell, and the production ability is still in the hands of the imperial court. It is only a short-term gain.

"Then what does His Majesty need us to do?" Du Yong said.

"Open the waterways controlled by Wanshi Port to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, mainly the routes of Dongying, Gaoju, Guwa, and Miluo. As for Gu Dangjia, we will give it to you..."

Before Zhaoyang could finish speaking, Gu Ruyang threw the glass cup in her hand behind her, put her hands behind her back and stared at Zhaoyang with a look of contempt on her face, as if the princess had just said something amazing joke.

"Princess, are you awake?"

"What do you mean, Mr. Gu!" Feng Di who was on the side couldn't bear it anymore.

Zhao Yang didn't stop the maid from being rude this time. Instead, she sat upright and looked at Gu Ruyang.

"The head of the family is too young, the princess, please forgive me." Du Yong bowed slightly, Zhao Yang thought he was giving in, but Du Yong said: "Since we feel that the head of the family has gone too far, then I ask the princess to think again, after all This Wanshigang is now surnamed Gu, princess, don't forget, when your wedding chariot is delivered, the married person...is also surnamed Gu."