Yan Hong sat down next to Ye Yan again and held up a glass of wine to Ye Yan: "Inspector Ye, what the little girl just sang was a farewell poem given to Li Zhiwen by Nie Shengqiong, a female lyricist in the Song Dynasty. The title is "Partridge Sky" "Nie Shengqiong? Li Zhiwen?" Ye Yan asked Cao Lin over the wine, "Who are these two people?" Cao Lin said with a smile. , you ask me how I know. Miss Yanhong is very knowledgeable, so we should ask her to explain it to us. " Yanhong drank the wine in her hand and really explained this allusion: "According to "Qing" written by Mei Dingzuo of this dynasty. "Nilianhua Ji" records that Li Zhiwen, an official in the Song Dynasty's Ministry of Rites, came to the capital to change his position after his term of office was over. He met Nie Shengqiong, a famous prostitute in the capital, and fell in love with her. The two became happy. Soon Li Zhiwen was about to leave the capital, and Nie Shengqiong said goodbye to her. After a farewell meal at the Lotus Tower, he sang a poem, the last line of which goes: "I have no plans to stay in the spring, but I have no plans to go with you." Li Zhiwen was greatly moved, so he stayed for a while because of his family's urging. Zhiwen had no choice but to go home, and received this poem from the poet on the way. Li's wife was so happy that she helped her husband marry Nie Shengqiong, and the lovers finally got married. " Yanhong finished speaking and told herself. He filled a cup and brought it to Ye Yan: "Inspector Ye, my little lady, here's to you." Ye Yan didn't know what to do for a moment, because he could clearly see tears in his bright red eyes. Cao Lin and others were also a little surprised. Miss Yanhong sang such a song song, told such an allusion, and now wanted to toast Inspector Ye's wine with tears in her eyes. This, this seemed a bit wrong. Ye Yan picked up the wine glass and concealed it: "Yes, after hearing what Miss Yanhong said, these two people are really a good story. I also want to toast Miss Yanhong." "We respect each other, we respect each other." Cao Lin also shouted, "I will come here often to listen to Miss Yanhong singing." In late November, Ye Zhan and Xiao Junzhe returned to Yulin Bay, and at the same time the first batch of rogue prisoners of war also arrived. As soon as Xiao Junzhe came back, he submitted a transfer application to Xu Lang and Leng Tianbing, hoping that he could join the company and become a grassroots officer. Xu Lang consulted Zhang Guodong and Zheng Jiang for their opinions, and had a long discussion with Xiao Junzhe's parents, and finally approved the application. Xiao Junzhe was appointed captain and commander of the sixth company of the third regiment of the first division of the first army. The Chinese New Year is just over a month away, and the most important task for Yulin Bay next year is to capture Vietnam. Wang Hua went to the Heilongjiang estuary to contact Chen Yuhan and Bomu Boguoer, but Chen Yuhan was never found. According to the news sent back by Wang Hua, they had been waiting in the Heilongjiang area for some time, and it was not clear what exactly happened. Everything in Yulin Bay is going relatively smoothly. On this day, Xu Lang saw Zheng Jiang waiting for him as soon as he arrived at the General Staff Office in the morning. "Chairman Zheng, is there anything important? You need to come here early in the morning." "Go in and talk, go in and talk." Zheng Jiang pushed Xu Lang into the office, "I have something troublesome, I came to ask you "Xu Lang picked up the teapot on the table and shook it, then put it down and opened the door: "Serviceman, go get some hot water." "Don't rush to get the water yet." Zheng Jiang looked a little anxious. "Junzhe wants to take a concubine?" Xu Lang was not in a hurry, "Didn't I say this before? His mother had the idea of ??taking a concubine for him a long time ago." "This time it's not his mother's. The problem is that he himself proposed that he want to take a concubine, and not just one, but two at once. " Zheng Jiang told Xu Lang the ins and outs of the matter in detail. Xiao Junzhe submitted an application to the Military Commission, asking to find two concubines to have children. Xiao Junzhe made it very clear in his application that since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot have both ends. Since he has decided to join the army and be loyal to the country, he can no longer fulfill his filial piety in front of his parents. But his parents are old and they only have one son. On the battlefield, no one knows when they will die for their country. There is an ancient saying that the most serious form of unfilial piety is to have no offspring, so being able to leave a boy and a half girl to the Xiao family is the greatest filial piety to your parents. Xu Lang pondered for a while after listening: "Chairman Zheng, Junzhe's idea cannot be said to be completely unreasonable, but I really feel that it is not appropriate to do this." "Who says it's not, I just came to see you today. "I want to discuss with you what to do." Zheng Jiang said, "You don't know yet, Wang Jian has approached me. He wants to submit a bill at the time-travel conference early next year to first establish a one-man-one policy in the military and government systems. Wife system. Starting from next year, all soldiers and civil servants are not allowed to have concubines, and they can only have one spouse." "Wait a minute, wait a minute." Xu Lang was stunned. What did you say? How many wives does Wang Jian have now? Four or five. Why did I think it was impossible for him to be monogamous? " "Actually, it wasn't what Wang Jian meant.?It¡¯s Tan Jing¡¯s Women¡¯s Federation. Tan Jing went to see him every day, forcing him to do nothing. Anyway, Wang Jian now has enough wives, and whether he is monogamous or not has nothing to do with him. " Zheng Jiang felt that he was going too far: "Don't talk about it yet, what to do about Junzhe's matter. If he really has concubines now, or two, then I think this bill will be difficult to pass. " "Hey, Chairman Zheng. Xu Lang suddenly laughed mischievously, "Then do you want it to pass, or don't you want it to pass?" " "Xu Lang, let's talk about business. "Zheng Jiang smiled. "Okay, let's get down to business. Xu Lang asked, "Do Junzhe's parents agree with him taking concubines?" " "That's the problem. Zheng Jiang was a little troubled, "His parents agreed 100%, and they also said that as long as they can have a grandson, Junzhe can go wherever he likes in the future, and they will never care about him again." " Zheng Jiang was talking when the orderly opened the door and came in: "Sir, you want hot water. " "Thank you, it's okay. "Xu Lang took the kettle and picked up the teapot on the table to make a pot of tea. He said while busy, "Chairman Zheng, this matter is a bit difficult to handle. " "Nonsense, it's easy for me to deal with, so I don't need to come to you. Zheng Jiang was laughed at by Xu Lang again, "Junzhe has been following you for the longest time, and you know him best. Come up with a good idea quickly." " Xu Lang poured a cup of tea and brought it to Zheng Jiang: "Old Zheng, you misunderstood me. I didn't mean that Junzhe's matter was difficult to handle. " "Then what are you talking about? "Zheng Jiang asked after taking the tea cup. Xu Lang also poured himself a cup of tea, sat down and said slowly: "We were in a hurry to recruit troops before and didn't consider too many other issues. Now the scale of the war is getting bigger and bigger, and the casualties are also getting bigger and bigger. There were two brothers Qin Lin and Qin Sen in the past, and this time there were Chen Dong and Chen Nan in Beijing. Although not all of them died this time, the response was still great. I had an idea, but I never said it. Do you think we can set a principle when recruiting soldiers in the future? An only son should not be a soldier, but brothers should be together. The elder brother should be a soldier, and the younger brother should stay at home. It is still the Ming Dynasty, and losing his son means losing everything. " Zheng Jiang knew that Xu Lang was telling the truth. The casualties in the Battle of Beijing were not small, and a group of old people with no one to support appeared in Yulin Bay. But if this was really done, the recruitment would be very troublesome. The number of soldiers was already low. Inadequately, the "Compulsory Military Service Law" has not been truly implemented. If an only son is not a soldier, I am afraid that no one will be a soldier. "We will discuss this issue later. You can write something and submit it to the Military Commission. Zheng Jiang didn't want to continue talking about this issue, "What should I do about Junzhe? Do you have any ideas?" " "I think it's better to let him make his own decision regarding Junzhe. Xu Lang took a sip of tea and said, "According to our current laws and military regulations, it is not illegal for him to marry eight people at once. We can't interfere." " "But what about Wang Jian and Tan Jing? " "Haha, Lao Zheng. Xu Lang smiled and said, "Do you think their monogamy bill can be passed?" Almost all the military and civil servants are from the Ming Dynasty and from this era. This bill needs to be approved by the United Federation of Nations, which will never approve it. "Zheng Jiang thought about it and said, "Then you mean we don't care? " "No matter what, it's impossible to care. " "Well, then forget about it. Zheng Jiang stood up to leave, but suddenly thought of something else, "By the way, there is one more thing." If you have time today, go to the committee to find Wang Jian. The matter of renting Leizhou Peninsula with Wang Kezong was originally done by you and Xia Yang. Wang Jian may go to Guangzhou at the end of the month to find Wang Kezong with Qin Songwang. What he means is that he wants to chat with you before leaving, and he also wants to ask your opinion on some things. " "Okay, I'll make arrangements and go find him. "Xu Lang knew that renting the Leizhou Peninsula was also very important, "When it comes to ideas, I really have some ideas. " Since Xu Lang came back from Xi'an, he has been thinking about leasing the Leizhou Peninsula when he has nothing to do. There are two things that make Xu Lang very uneasy. One is whether Wang Kezong can lease the Leizhou Peninsula to Yulin Bay; What is Wang Kezong's attitude towards Yulin Bay? If one day Yulin Bay and Chongzhen fall out, which side will Wang Kezong stand on? Now Yulin Bay still pays the rent of 5,000 taels directly to Chen Mincheng's hands every year. It has never fallen behind, but Xu Lang can clearly feel that Wang Kezong is wary of Yulin Bay. However, the problem is that Yulin Bay can control the entire Hainan Island. In addition to Hainan's geographical location, which is a good advantage, Wang Kezong is in Dangya. He also helped a lot when he was the prefect of Zhouzhou and Qiongzhou. He would not have imagined what Chongzhen would do to him once Yulinwan and Chongzhen fell out. Xu Lang thought it would be best to find a way to force Wang Kezong to lease Leizhou Peninsula to Yulin again. Bay, tie the rope between the two more firmly.??If there really is a falling out, Wang Kezong will have to side with Yulin Bay. Zheng Jiang went back, and Xu Lang went to Wang Jian's committee after explaining a few words about his work. After listening to Xu Lang's account, Wang Jian asked a question: "Xu Lang, what reasons do you think can make Wang Kezong agree to lease Leizhou Peninsula to us?" Xu Lang smiled and said: "Chairman Wang, you are going to Guangzhou soon. You still don¡¯t know what the reason is?¡± Wang Jian knocked on the table: ¡°Don¡¯t joke with me. This matter was your and Xia Yang¡¯s idea. What can I do?¡± ¡°You have nothing to do. I have no choice." Xu Lang shrugged, "I really can't think of a way. Lao Xia originally mentioned the reason for using Yashan to worship ancestors, but I didn't think it would work. But I also think Wang Kezong can't agree. If you put the bandits on his territory, he won't be able to sleep. " "What good idea do you have," Wang Jian said a little anxiously, "It won't work this way, that won't work either. What's the point of going to Guangzhou? It's better to spend the New Year at home with my wife and children. " "Old Wang, don't be anxious. Just listen to me." Xu Lang saw that Wang Jian was really anxious, so he calmed himself down. He expressed his thoughts, "If we want Wang Kezong to agree to our entry into the Leizhou Peninsula, we cannot use the name of leasing. We have to find another way. The Leizhou Peninsula still has some specialties in our later generations, and those that can be used now will also attract Wang Kezong." There is one thing that is powerful, pearls.¡± Leizhou Peninsula is rich in quicksand southern pearls. In later generations, Leizhou Liusha, known as the first pearl village in China, the noble veil of pearls was unveiled. Southern pearls were cultivated, processed and sold in an assembly line-like process. The Pinctada martensi pearls processed here every year Accounting for 90% of the country's products, it is exported to more than 50 countries and regions around the world. This is a barometer of the world¡¯s pearl market. From here, pearls walked out of the circle of emperors and ladies and flew into the homes of ordinary people. Zhanjiang City faces the sea on three sides, with a coastline of 1,556 kilometers and a tidal flat area of ??9,908 hectares. Most of the bays have moderate salinity, low wind and waves, and rich feed organisms, making them suitable for pearl cultivation. The main areas for cultured pearls are Leizhou and Xuwen and Suixi counties on the Leizhou Peninsula. Among seawater pearls, "Southern Pearls" are of the best quality and highest grade. Leizhou Peninsula is the main producing area of ??southern pearls. As early as the Qin Dynasty, there were pearl collectors. In the later Han Dynasty, pearls were already abundant. Emperors of all dynasties sent eunuchs to the pearl ponds to monitor them and collect pearls to pay tribute to the court. "Although there have been methods of artificially cultivating pearls since the Song Dynasty, the production of pearls is still very low until now." Xu Lang said, "If we tell Wang Kezong, we can go to Leizhou Peninsula to cultivate a large number of pearls to pay tribute to the court, and we can compete with Western If someone is in the pearl business, then there is a high chance that he will agree." "You can do it, Xu Lang." Wang Jian was very surprised, "I really didn't know you could raise pearls." "No, no, Wang. Chairman." Xu Lang chuckled, "I really don't know how to grow pearls. I only know that Leizhou Peninsula can grow pearls." "You don't know how to tell Wang Kezong. If he really agrees, then. "What can we give him?" "My Chairman, why are you so stubborn?" Xu Lang shouted, "Our goal is not to raise pearls, why don't we really do it?" Once we go to Leizhou Peninsula, no matter whether there is Pearl King Kezong or not, it is impossible for us to be driven away again. "