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    The city of Relanja is surrounded by the sea to the south and mountains to the north. The terrain is mountainous and there is very little flat land. You can imagine the difficulty of building roads here.  ¡À ¡°Ding-ding-ding-ding¡­dang-dang-dang-dang¡­¡± On the rugged mountainside, a group of people wearing dirty work clothes were wielding hammers, shovels and other tools to clean up the stones and soil on the mountainside.  Behind him, a road that can accommodate four large vehicles traveling side by side is gradually taking shape. Looking down from the top of the mountain, the entire mountainside is full of busy people, who are busy like a group of diligent ants.  There are several wooden sheds on the mountainside that are emitting streams of green smoke. Several people are busy in the wooden sheds, and the aroma of food is constantly wafting out of the wooden sheds.  A middle-aged man wearing blue work clothes and a full beard drove a large car to a stop outside the wooden shed and shouted to the inside: "Villa, is lunch ready? Those guys outside are already waiting.  It¡¯s too late!¡± ¡°Hey, don¡¯t worryit¡¯ll be ready soon!¡± Soon a blond man in his late twenties and blue eyes came out, and he and another man worked together to lift out a man.  The huge and steaming steamer placed it on the cart, and then he lifted a large wooden barrel onto the cart and then said to the visitor: "Oward's things have been put away, and it's time to start dinner!" It turns out that outside, outside  The middle-aged man driving the carriage was none other than Oward, the former Dutch Governor-General, and the young man carrying the barrel was Oward's former adjutant, Major Villa.  After the Dutch surrendered, they were all sent by Yue Yang to build roads around the city of Relanja. Road construction was naturally not an easy job. At first, all of the Dutch were complaining, and many of them were planning to escape or even go on strike.  , but human beings are all real animals. Under the threat of whips and bayonets, the originally sharp heads have become extremely docile and good people.  Here, these people don't matter whether they are officers or nobles.  They all have one name nowPrisoners of War.  The daily job of these people is to build roads for twenty years.  Our Governor O'Ward is no exception. He was used to being pampered at the beginning. How could he have suffered like this? For a while, he was almost beaten to death by the overseer's whip.  But human vitality is tenacious after all. After several months of training, Oward miraculously adapted to this kind of life. And last month for some unknown reason, the supervisor here appointed him to be in charge of logistics and responsible for all repairs.  Food for prisoners of war.  Don¡¯t underestimate this position. The logistics department is a profitable department in any era.  Compared with a coolie who knocks stones with a hammer all day long, a logistics worker who doesn't have to do heavy work every day and only needs to deliver meals and has a lot of free time is simply living in paradise, although Oward doesn't know why he does it.  So lucky to get this position.  But it's obvious that he didn't refuse this good job, because he obviously gained weight during this time.  "Okay, I'm leaving. Remember to leave me a meal! Also, don't drink the bottle of wine I put under the bed!" After Oward finished speaking, he patted Villa on the shoulder, and then  The latter grinned and said, "No, sir, I will drink it up openly!" "Haha" After saying this, both of them laughed at the same time.  "Dad!" Suddenly there was a shout not far away. When Overward turned around, his originally calm face showed an expression of disbelief at first and then overjoyed.  Not far away from him, a graceful figure was stumbling towards him. This figure was too familiar to O'Ward. Wasn't it his beloved daughter?  "Oh God, it's it's Irene!" O'Ward's mind went blank at this time.  At some point, Eileen had thrown herself into his arms.  "Oh Godhow could it be youhow could yoube here." At this moment, Overward was already a little incoherent.  "Dadit's me, I'm here to see you!" Irene, who had not seen her father for several months, was so excited that her eyes filled with tears.  Tears flowed out uncontrollably.  After finally calming down, Overward asked another chef to deliver the food for him, and he took his daughter into the steaming wooden house.  "Dad. Do you usually live here?" Erin couldn't help but frowned when she saw the environment here.  "Yes, actually it's pretty good here. You haven't seen other people's living conditions. Compared with them, I'm already in heaven. At least there are beds and mosquito nets here and I can have enough to eat. I can get medical treatment when I'm sick.  Doctor, what else am I dissatisfied with?" Compared with four or five months ago, Overward is much calmer now, like an old man who has seen through worldly fame and fortune.  Overward moved a stool over and asked his daughter to sit down. Villa beside him also poured her a glass of water. ??"Thank you!" Irene politely thanked Bilia.  "You're welcome!" Villa nodded and walked aside to continue working.  "Irene, I'm fine here, you don't have to worry." Overward continued. He looked at Irene as he spoke. After not seeing each other for several months, Irene seemed to have matured a lot, and her complexion was fairer and fairer.  She is tender, and there is a charming temperament between her eyebrows.  Seeing this, he nodded: "It seems that you are doing well these days." "DadI" Aileen was a little dissatisfied and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Oward, "Okay Ai"  Lin, let¡¯s not talk about this. Let¡¯s talk about yourself. How are you and your mother? Are you still living in those dirty places? I heard that there are often some bastards there who harass women. If you encounter that kind of situation,  You must not be polite, you must break their legs! By the way, where is Belinda, why didn't she come? " "Dad, my mother and I are doing well now. The Marquis and I were choosing a maid a few days ago.  My mother and Ihave been selected to work in the original Governor's Mansion, soyou don't have to worry about us. As for why mom didn't come, it's because we still have work to do, and mom stayed to work.  !" When Irene said this hesitantly, her face was already as red as a big red cloth. She and Belinda were not having a very comfortable life these days.  Ever since their mother and daughter had sex with Yue Yang, Yue Yang had assigned several maids to come in and dress them up. Their little life now was almost the same as the days when they were the governor's daughter.  Moreover, she has also been trained by the marquis from a girl who is inexperienced in the world to a woman who eats marrow and knows taste. Now she has become accustomed to serving that man with her mother, and has begun to enjoy the happiness that man brings to them. Today, Beilin  The reason why Da didn't come to see Overward with her was because she didn't know how to face him.  "I'm relieved since you guys are fine." Upon hearing that his wife and daughter had returned to the Governor's Mansion, Overward also felt relieved, because he knew that at least there was no need to worry about life and safety in the Governor's Mansion.  "By the way, Dad." Irene suddenly heard something and said, "I heard about it. In a few days, His Excellency the Marquis will recruit a group of people who are familiar with navigation and various technologies to work for him. As long as he signs a contract with them,  You can work for them without being a prisoner of war, and the monthly salary is at least five escarins (silver coins). " "What, the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty wants to recruit navigation talents and technical workers!" Oward and Bi!  Leah shouted almost simultaneously.  "Yes dad!" Irene said as if she was offering a treasure: "I heard this with my own ears. His Majesty the Marquis has requested the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to make the chief minister his fief. That means that from now on the chief minister belongs to him.  A place. Moreover, His Excellency the Marquis is still building at least three shipyards in Dayuan. He needs many skilled navigators and various technical talents to work for him, but he is short of talents in this area, so he  Recruitment for prisoner of war camps. Moreover, the Marquis also defeated the Spanish entrenched in Keelung and Tamsui some time ago. It is estimated that in a few days you will see a large number of Spaniards coming to build roads with you. " "The Spaniards have also been defeated.  Has he been defeated?" O'Ward and others, who had been working in the mountains all day, had very little information.  They had absolutely no knowledge of what was going on outside, so they naturally had no idea that Keelung and Tamsui had been recaptured.  "Of course, he is very powerful. He defeated those damn Spaniards in just a few days!" Irene did not realize that there was an indescribable pride in her words.  Just because she didn't notice it doesn't mean that others couldn't hear it. Overward raised his eyebrows and said, "Irene, do you have a good relationship with the Marquis?" "Umahno!  "Irene waved her hands in a hurry.  "Really?" Although Overward has been a prisoner for nearly half a year, he is a man who has been a governor after all, and he still has basic eyesight. He stared at Eileen for a while and then said: "Irene.  It doesn't matter if you have a good relationship with the Marquis. After all, he is a great nobleman in the East. It would be a way for you to marry him. In this way, your life and your mother's life will be much easier, but I am not.  " At this point, O'Ward waved his hand and stopped talking.  By this time, Erin's body had already become stiff.  The fair little face turned bright red again.  Could it be that his father finally noticed it? How should he tell him? He couldn't say stop talking about himself. The mother and daughter had already slept with the Marquis countless times.  Have you and your mother been trained very skillfully by him?  "DadI" Just when Irene didn't know what to say, Overward waved his hands and sighed: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. You have grown up, and the future will be difficult for you.You decide how to go, but you have to remember to take good care of your mother. She is weak and don't let anyone bully her. Do you understand?  " "Oh Got it!  " Irene, who was originally panicked, breathed a long sigh of relief and lowered her head in response. Then she secretly murmured to herself, except for the three new ladies of the Marquis, who else dares to be disrespectful to them in the Governor's Mansion now? Why is it that she has already been with them?  The Marquis has done this so many times, why is there still no sign of pregnancy? I heard that Chinese people attach great importance to the inheritance of future generations. As long as I give birth to a child for him, I am afraid he will marry me immediately. This is better than doing him now.  The lover is much better. When she thinks that if she can become the Marquis's wife, she can enjoy the honor and wealth openly, Irene's heart becomes more excited. "Irene Irene" I don't know how long it took.  O'Ward's voice sounded in Irene's ears, "OhDad, what's the matter?"  "Irene, who was distracted, came back to her senses and looked at her father sheepishly. "YouOh, forget it.  "O'Ward sighed and waved his hand, "Forget it, you go back first.  Now that you and your mother have become the maids of the Marquis, I feel relieved. At least no one dares to bully you.  If you have time to come see me with your mother in the future, you should go back now.  "    "Oh well.  "Irene, who felt guilty, agreed. She stood up and was heading out, but she suddenly remembered something and took off a baggage from her back and handed it to O'Ward. "Dad, this is what mom and I prepared for you.  A few clothes and some food.  " Overward took it and opened it. In addition to a few clothes, there were two roast chickens and three bottles of wine. He couldn't help but happily whistled loudly and smiled at Villa beside him, "This is really great.  Good thing, Villa, we can have a good drink tonight!  Eileen, please go back first. I have something to discuss with Uncle Villa.  "Okay dad, I'll go back first" The meeting between the two didn't last long before Irene was sent back by Oward. It wasn't that Oward didn't want to stay with his daughter longer, but that he  I don¡¯t want anything to happen to Irene here. After all, he is no longer a governor, and his identity is not enough to deter those captives who are thieves, robbers, and adventurers. What if those guards and supervisors also take action?  If he is evil, he will make heaven and earth fail. At this moment, Yue Yang, accompanied by Chen Zhenhui, is inspecting the new dock that is under construction. "Sir, we have designed this dock according to your instructions.  A large shipyard that can build first-class battleships has been built. This shipyard can build two battleships and battleships at the same time. It is expected to be completed early next year.  "    "Um.  good!  "Yue Yang nodded, looking at Chen Zhenhui who had obviously lost a lot of weight, and said with some guilt: "Dingsheng has been working hard during this period, but there is nothing we can do about it, there are really too few manpower available.  In a few days, I will send a group of people from Yingzhou Prefecture and Hunyuan Prefecture to help you, so that you don't have to work so hard.  Chen Zhenhui shook her head: "Master Hou, please don't say that. You have been kind to me. Before I met you, I was just a useless scholar."  It was you who promoted Xiaguan step by step to the rank of fifth-grade general judge. I am so grateful that I feel so hard for you.  It's just that I'm worried that the imperial court's reward for you will come soon, so you have to be ready this morning.  " "Haha" Yue Yang laughed. He smiled very sharply: "Don't worry, Dingsheng. Even if the imperial court grants high officials to me as fiefs, they will not remove me from my mission so quickly.  Yes, they thought that since I have been operating in Shanxi for so many years, would it be possible for people to leave as soon as I leave?  " How could Yue Yang not know about the imperial court's little thoughts? It's just that Chongzhen underestimated him. Yue Yang has been operating in Shanxi for so many years and has already weaved a dense network. If nothing else, he alone  A huge industrial chain has been established with merchants and gentry from all over Shanxi. Since Yueyang unified Shanxi's salt business, Shanxi's salt merchants have purchased at least nearly 3,000 tons of refined salt from him every month.  If Yueyang cuts off this supply, the salt market in Shanxi, Jinling and parts of Jiangnan will be out of stock within two months. Although the court can continue to mobilize coarse salt from other places for emergency purposes, it is used to eating it.  Will those people who have low-priced and delicious refined salt eat expensive and unpalatable coarse salt again? The answer is naturally no. In this case, the ancients have long known that it is difficult to move from frugality to luxury and from luxury to frugality.  Once Yueyang runs out of stock, not only the people will make a fuss, but also the vested interest groups will be the first to make a fuss. This is just the first step. If Yueyang lets go, he will deploy troops in various places in Liaodong, Shandong, and Xuanda.  They will also make a fuss immediately.In the end, there was no other reason, because these armies were created by him, and no one except him could command them like an arm and a finger.  What's more, their interests also need to be protected by Yue Yang. Once the court cannot protect their vested interests, the consequences will be very terrible. No one can guarantee what will happen if the more than 100,000 Ming Dynasty's most elite troops lose control.  After inspecting for another hour, Yue Yang did not return to the Governor's Mansion until it was almost dinner time.  As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Li Xiangjun and the three girls sitting in the hall chatting, while Belinda stood aside to wait. When she saw Yue Yang come in, Wang Yue jumped up and held a letter and rushed to Yue Yang and hugged him.  She grabbed his arm and said with a sweet smile: "Mr. sir, here is the letter from the princess!" "Oh" Yue Yang hugged Wang Yue with one hand and took the letter with the other, but he smiled after reading it. It seems that we  Emperor Chongzhen had learned his lesson, and actually used devious tactics to attack the princess. He also wanted to take the princess back to live in the capital.  After thinking for a while, Yue Yang said to Wang Yue: "Yue'er, please help my husband to reply a letter and tell the princess that it is not impossible to return to the capital, but it must wait until after the birth. Otherwise, it is a thousand miles from Shandong to the capital. If  What should I do if something happens on the way? If I hadn't been bad at it now, I would have taken her to a senior official to give birth." Wang Yue pouted and said, "Mr.  , Do we have to live here forever?" Yue Yang pinched her little mouth and said teasingly: "Whydon't you want to stay in Dajin?" "That's not true, it's just that Dajin is too remote and there are too few people.  Afraid of boredom." Wang Yue said while peeking at her husband's face for fear that he would be angry.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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