Bai Shinian returned to the General's Mansion that day and found out that Qi Liniang had adopted a child. a boy. He even named him Ming Zhen on his own initiative.
Bai Shinian's eyes darkened. He even adopted the child without his consent. Now the border officials are talking about him. Adopting a son would prove even more that he is not good enough. What on earth is this stupid woman going to do?
Qi Liniang is actually too lonely. Therefore, I want to have a child by my side. To be honest, it was a mistake to pay too much. A poor woman.
Bai Shinian¡¯s attitude was very clear and he sent the child away. He doesn't have a son himself, so what's the point of having such a son by his side now.
Qi Liniang also had her own thoughts: "Liu Lang, I just feel pity for him. Liu Lang, just let him stay! We don't need this stutter. If Liu Lang doesn't agree, I will raise it myself." Qi Liniang also has a dowry. One who can support himself and a child. It's just Bai Shinian's indifferent attitude. Qi Liniang was hurt again.
Bai Shinian looked at Qi Liniang's pitiful appearance, and suddenly felt that both of them were lost in the world. Well, Qi Liniang fell in love with the wrong person, and so did he. That ruthless woman.
¡°Looking at that palm-sized child again, if you throw it out, you don¡¯t know if it will survive. Ahem, forget it, the General's Mansion is not short of food. And now my eldest brother has written again. He said that if he doesn't have another son, he will adopt one for him. He doesn't want anyone else's son. Let this child take the lead first! Hey, there are frequent wars now, so we can¡¯t leave. I really want to go back to the capital!
After Wen Wan finished what she was doing, she was about to take a breather when something went wrong in her business. A large cargo ship of Wenwan was hijacked by pirates.
The sea ban was launched at the beginning of the year. The pirates also gathered there. It started out as a little fuss. Later, for some reason, I took aim at the goods of Guangyuan Trading Company. Everyone thought that as long as they did one vote, the competition would last for several months.
The pirates proposed goods worth more than two million. A ransom of five hundred thousand taels is required. According to Jiang Lin's opinion, the price can be reduced to around 200,000 yuan. You can discuss it with the shopkeeper Qian sent by Wen Wan. Shopkeeper Qian shook his head. I think the master should make a decision on this matter. If it is an ordinary merchant, you may pay money to redeem the goods. But their princess is no ordinary person.
Jiang Lin thought about it. He had already written an urgent letter and sent it. I wrote another urgent letter eight hundred miles away and sent it to the capital.
The third day. Wen Wan got Jiang Lin's letter.
Wen Wan took out the map. See where the cargo was hijacked (Wanwan's sea map is now pretty complete). Wen Wan found the location of the hijacking, and Wen Wan was furious that her goods were hijacked in the inland sea. This isn't just a slap in the face. Let's not talk about the outer sea for now, this is hijacking her goods in the inland sea, and she wants to send money there. Where to put her face in the future.
Wenwan made the sea area belonging to Daqi (commonly known as the inland sea) too wide. The modern territorial sea is measured from the baseline to 12 nautical miles; the sea area is approximately 4.73 million square kilometers. Wenwan has been extended a lot. Wenwan doesn¡¯t know the exact number of tens of thousands of square kilometers. Later generations calculated that the sea area designated by Wen Wan covered more than 8 million square kilometers. Because of this gentle behavior. Later generations would have disputes over sea areas every year (because others believed that this was an obvious encroachment on their sea areas). But later governments, with official historical data (Wen Wan later obtained contracts signed by several countries. That was also legal), swore that this was evidence. There was no end to the fuss. It will cause a lot of trouble for future governments.
¡° Gentle means. Let¡¯s draw our own territory first, and we¡¯ll talk about the rest later. Now that the sea ban has been opened, these people are targeting her cargo ships. Forget it, let her tell these people that committing crimes within Daqi's inner sea is seeking death.
Wenwan went directly to the palace and found the emperor. Talk about it. The emperor looked at Wen Wan and hit her without any discussion. That domineering look. He couldn't help but laugh. Looking at Wen Wan, I think of what I did in the fiefdom when I was Wen Wan's age.
The emperor naturally advocated war and dared to hijack his goods in the Daqi territory (the sea area that the emperor agreed to divide gently). Let alone pay any ransom, letting him go would be an insult to him as the emperor.
Wen Wan was very satisfied to see the emperor start fighting without thinking. There is no need to talk nonsense about enemies who invade our own land. Hit it directly until it feels pain and until others are scared. I no longer dare to seek death.
Wen Wan doesn¡¯t know much about military affairs. How to fight is the emperor¡¯s business. However, the emperor wanted to use troops against sea robbers, and the merchants welcomed it.
Wen Wan suddenly thought of setting up a fundraiser. Businessmen doing maritime business are required to collect donations. You are the direct beneficiaries. Who else can I ask for military funds from?
Of course, the gentle Guangyuan Trading Company took the lead and raised 100,000 yuan. Businessmen on the beach do not object to such donations. After all, once something goes wrong with the goods, the losses will be even worse.Heavy. If the imperial court is willing to send troops, they should pay some money.
Wenwan¡¯s foreign trade accounts for 75% of the share. She couldn't swallow it all either. Even if she could swallow it all, she wouldn't. Wen Wan keeps in mind his uncle's teachings to keep a thin line in business (Uncle's original words are to keep a thin line in everything you do. Unfortunately, in ancient times, there was no chance for you to keep a thin line in your life). Be gentle and follow the rules, eat meat yourself and give soup to others.
This Wenwan act raised nearly half a million taels of silver. Even before the war started, military expenditures had been collected.
The emperor smiled and shook his head. This girl really does anything to make money. He could only sigh. But in this way, it is naturally a good thing to save the court.
The emperor intended to let Wen Yue be the general in the expedition against pirates. Because Wen Wan was the one who took the lead in this matter, the emperor told Wen Wan about it.
Wen Wan heard this and immediately expressed her objection: "Wen Yue and Bai Shinian have never dealt with each other, and the main force to destroy the pirates this time is the Huwei Army. The Huwei Army was brought out by Bai Shinian. After Wen Yue goes, he will definitely reject it. Dissidents, deploy your own people. If he stirs up troubles like this, there will be no problem this time (it will take time to replace people and deploy forces). Not this time, but in the future. I plan to transform the Huwei Army into a navy. To me, the Huwei Army is the predecessor of the navy. I don't want him to be turned into pieces by Wen Yue. It¡¯s all in vain.¡±
The emperor was a little strange. When I found out that the capital for the establishment of Huwei Army was the huge sum of money Wen Wan won from the gambling house, I couldn't laugh or cry. For this reason, the emperor followed the gentle meaning. No candidates were transferred from the capital, and the generals of the Huwei Army were directly asked to command the battle.
In order to let Wen Yue ascend to the top, the Wen family spent manpower and material resources to take care of him, and Wen Guifei blew the pillow wind. The emperor was also interested because Wen Yue was indeed a talent. Everything seemed to fall into place. Because of Wen Wan's few words, he lost an opportunity for promotion. You must know that being promoted to the third level from the third level to the second level sounds like it is only the first level. But it is a huge gap. Not only that, but the Wen family also failed to get a share of the coastal pie.
In the future, Haikou will become a heavily taxed place and a prosperous port. The army in Haikou is naturally a rich and fertile place. Anyone with eyes can see it. The Wen family understands, the nobles in the capital understand, and Wen Wan understands as well.
The Wen family soon knew that Wen Wan had caused trouble. The reason is simple. The emperor had already relented. As a result, the emperor changed his mind after talking to Wen Wan. It was also at this time that Wen Yue realized how powerful Princess Wen Wan was. How deep was the influence on the emperor?
When Wen Wan left the palace and returned home. Xia Yao suddenly said: "Princess Princess, you really think about the Huwei Army! It's hard for the Princess."
Wen Wan looked at Xia Yao angrily. This damn woman must be mentioned. Whenever there is a gap, Bai Shi Nian Bai Shi Nian. It seems like she can't get married without Bai Shinian (you know the truth): "Xia Yao, the starting capital for the establishment of Huwei Army should be the one million I gave, right?"
Xia Yao fell silent.
Wen Wan took advantage of the situation and retorted: "The establishment of the Huwei Army has its current reputation. I also have a small part of the credit. Although others don't know it, I also have a share of my hard work in it. Just like this, Wen Yue made him seven Bits and pieces, I won¡¯t agree to it.¡±
Xia Ying looked surprised. Since taking out the one million, the princess has not asked a single question. How did the princess know?
Wenwan is indeed selfish. But this selfishness is not because of Bai Shinian, but because of her five islands. It is impossible to build these five islands so solid that they are not afraid of naval attacks.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? If Daqi¡¯s army comes to attack her, it will only be the mantis who blocks the attack, and it is not overestimating its own capabilities. The best way is to intervene in military affairs. Take control of the military. But with her status and power, it was impossible to intervene in the military power inland. The emperor would also have scruples. That leaves military power that does not yet exist, the military power of the navy. Wenwan's plan is that she will build the future navy. Take the navy into your own hands. That can really reassure her. Wen Wan understands very well that in order to establish a navy, we must wait until the internal affairs are reorganized and the border is completely stabilized. She is gentle and not in a hurry. Of course, she cannot be in a hurry for such a military and national event.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? forward She and Wen Yue were not on the same path. Therefore, Wen Yue cannot be allowed to ruin her plan. Wen Wan originally planned to take her time. But now, we have to advance our plans. Wen Wan is not afraid of offending the Wen family. Let the people of the Huwei Army know that the reason why they received special care from the court when the Huwei Army was first established was all because of her. She also let the soldiers of the Huwei Army know that this time she spoke for them. Today, the generals of the Huwei Army are basically??are the first batch of people selected. Therefore, when these people heard the news, their hearts naturally became gentle.
Wenwan not only raised 100,000 yuan, but also provided the remaining ships. Others also contributed. Once here, Wen Wan is just waiting for the news. Waiting to get back the losses.
The emperor was very surprised that Wen Wan suddenly released the news. Just ask. Wen Wan had enough reasons: "If we succeed in attacking the pirates this time, we will definitely capture a lot of loot. I don't care whether they hand it over to the court or not. But they must get back my losses."
"Well, the emperor has nothing to say. The money Wen Wan asked for back also went into his pocket. (To be continued)