When I got back to my house, it was dinner time.

For this mansion, Feng Ziying's feelings seem to be getting deeper and deeper, and she feels more and more feelings.

Although the slightly heavy gate is not as mottled as the history, it is not as overly scorched as the vermilion red wall, and the stone steps are always clean and empty, and the corner gate is the most lively.

The porter Lao Wei was either standing outside the door chatting with the boys, or a spring stool resting in the doorway and browsing the scenery outside.

The sky slowly darkened, and the two lanterns were hung, and the four characters "Feng" in the paste appeared transparent.

The lights seem to attract more popularity, making the corner gate more lively.

When Feng Ziying's carriage arrived, the corner gate had already opened, and Lao Wei had already trotted out to meet it, looking at the slightly lame leg that seemed to be recovering well because of long-term recuperation, and he was still in a little flexible state.

During the battle of Ningxia, he was hit by an arrow from the chaotic army, and came to Beijing in June to recover from his injuries, and followed his father for a long time, and the necessary treatment still had to be had, at least he had to manage life, old age, sickness and death, not to mention that he also had a family, so he simply let him come to the capital and follow his father for many years, and he knew the root and knew the bottom and was relieved.

Feng Ziying laughed, it seems that this old Wei has entered the state very quickly, and he is also very satisfied with his current life.

"Uncle Wei, your feet are out of the way, right?"

"Hey, it's been okay for a long time, young master, look at ,......" After two moves, the folds on Lao Wei's face were reflective, "I can't go to the battlefield, but compared to other brothers, it can be regarded as Lao Wei picking up a cheap ,......"

Looking at the pair of rough and thick big hands, you know that this is a good hand that is used to playing with a narrow blade, but this foot is not dexterous, but it can also be used as a centering stone for guarding the courtyard and town house in the house.

"Don't say that, in our mansion, we still have to rely on your talent to protect the peace of the mansion." Feng Ziying also held Lao Wei's arm and looked at it carefully.

"The young master said with a smile, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, at the root of the imperial city, where can there be such a on the side?" Lao Wei wiped his mouth and disagreed.

"Uncle Wei, that's not necessarily, it may be nothing now, but it's hard to say in the future." Feng Ziying shook her head and said with a straight face.

Lao Wei was stunned for a while, but he realized something, and nodded, "Then my dog's eyes are going to be bright, don't the wind and waves have passed, but the boat capsized in the gutter, the master handed over the door of this house to me, because he can afford to be a cripple in my Wei, but there can be no mistakes." ”

Feng Ziying's words are not without reason, with Feng Tang's performance in the Ningxia and Gansu counterinsurgency battles, it has attracted the attention of places like Liaodong, Chahar and even North Korea, Zhang Jin inadvertently mentioned it when he met Feng Ziying the day before yesterday, saying that the envoys of North Korea and Jurchens had asked about their father's situation.

Although you don't need to go to Jingshi City to carry out any assassination, after all, Dad is not in Jingshi City, but what about in the future? Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, and it is right to be more vigilant.

Even Feng Ziying herself still has a sense of vigilance, just like going south to Fujian and Zhejiang this time, involving the interests of so many people, once the board is set, who dares to say that those who feel that their interests have been damaged but are angry and want to take risks to retaliate? It doesn't cost a few taels of silver to buy a few people from the left and right.

There may even be some kind of thought, even if it doesn't achieve the effect, let these court officials think a little more before doing things.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Ruixiang had already greeted him, "Master, Uncle Fang is here." ”

"Oh?" Feng Ziying laughed, "It's okay, let's put the food in the outer study, it just so happens that Uncle Fang and I have two cups." ”

Fang Youdu used to come to Feng's Mansion most frequently to eat, but now he has a lot less.

His family has already entered Beijing, especially his wife and concubine have children, a son and a daughter, which also makes Feng Ziying's mother extremely envious, and once there was a certain thing to beat Feng Ziying.

There must be something going on today, and it must be related to his own southward journey.

"I didn't expect Ziying, you didn't recommend me, but Mengzhang and Kexuan,......" Fang Youdu smiled and picked up a chopstick of smoked roe deer meat, put it in his mouth and chewed.

"Uncle Fang, don't you know why such a smart person?" Feng Ziying said angrily.

Fang Youdu was stunned for a moment, he originally thought that Feng Ziying recommended Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng but did not recommend himself because of other arrangements, with the closeness of his relationship with Feng Ziying, no one in this group of classmates could match, but he didn't expect that he didn't have his own share.

After pondering carefully, Fang Youdu suddenly realized, "But people from Nanzhi and Fujian and Zhejiang are not allowed to enter?" ”

"Well, look at me, Master Cui, the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, as well as Wei Guangwei, Sun Juxiang, Wu Liangsi, either from the north or from Huguang, in short, it can't have anything to do with Kaihai, this is also the arrangement of the imperial court,......" Feng Ziying also slowly and methodically picked up a chopstick quail, chewed it carefully, and removed the bones, "And Mengzhang also has other people who have found the little brother, I hope the little brother will recommend ,......"

"Oh." Fang Youdu is a real poor person, if he doesn't have the financial support of his father-in-law, he won't be able to afford a house in Jingshi City for three or five years, so he is far inferior to Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng in terms of personal relationships, so Fang Youdu can also understand.

"Moreover, even if there is no reason for this, the junior brother will not recommend Uncle Fang to you." Feng Ziying didn't hide anything, ""Internal Reference" can't leave people for the time being, if the younger brother doesn't go out of Beijing on a business trip, I can recommend Uncle Fang to you." ”

Fang Youdu sighed and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Then am I considered a cocoon?" ”

"Hmph, Uncle Fang, don't be born in the midst of happiness and don't know the blessing, how many people want to squeeze into this editorial department." Feng Ziying chuckled, "I don't believe that Uncle Fang hasn't received any invitations from the house during this time. ”

Fang Youdu laughed, "It seems that Ziying, you are not bothered, right?" Foolish brother is not as good as you, many of them are relatives and friends from Huizhou Mansion, and my father-in-law also came to ,......"

"Is it a stone that stirs up a thousand waves?" Feng Ziying can understand.

Several prefectures on the Nanzhi side, itself and the Zhejiang side of the economic ties are close, Huizhou merchants, Dongting merchants are famous, in Nanzhi, Shandong and Zhejiang, this part of the competition with the Shanxi merchants, and the strategy of opening the sea is bound to have a huge impact on the economy and people's livelihood of the entire Nanzhi, Fujian and Zhejiang, a little bit of the gentry and businessmen are judging the pros and cons of the imperial court's strategy of opening the sea.

"Almost, even my father-in-law feels it." Fang Youdu nodded, "The influence of opening the sea is not only limited to maritime trade merchants, but also involves shipbuilding and other industries, and the goods exported by maritime trade are so large pieces, tea, paper, porcelain, silk, medicinal materials, our tea and paper in Huizhou Mansion have always been famous, and there are also large quantities shipped to Ningbo,......"

"Uncle Fang, are you suggesting that we should be inclined to Ningbo in this investigation?" Feng Ziying laughed, "Be careful that the Imperial Procuratorate comes to the door." ”

Fang Youdu is not a chick anymore, and pursed his lips, "Ziying, don't you tell me this, do you dare to say that your business doesn't contact those gentry and businessmen?" So how do you investigate and verify? If you want to get in touch, you can avoid the lobbying gifts of those people? ”

Feng Ziying spread her hands, "That should be the worry of Lord Cui and Master Sun, I am just a ,...... who helps idle and miscellaneous people."

"Hmph, you said it lightly, who doesn't know that you are now registered in the emperor and the cabinet, and Lord Zheng of the Ministry of Household and Master Li of the Ministry of Industry have specially recruited you to talk in detail, do you think these news can be concealed from people? Those people in the merchant gang hall are everywhere, and they are very powerful in this Jingshi City, these news have already been passed back, I tell you, you are going south today, it must be the attention of everyone, you should be careful yourself, don't let the gang of people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate be watched. ”

Of course, Feng Ziying knew that Fang Youdu was doing this for his own good and worrying about himself, but he was also mentally prepared, "Uncle Fang, thank you, Master Cui has also talked to me specifically, we will not express our position this time, we will only do an investigation, and the conclusion will be done after returning to Beijing,......"

"Does this work? You only need to walk a few stops to see what you know, and people can understand what your evaluation criteria are, and if there are some irreparable things, you will naturally have to find ways to go through other crooked ways, and these businessmen will do everything for their own purposes,......"

Fang Youdu's saliva burst into words, Feng Ziying was a little amused, "Uncle Fang, are you saying that the same is true for your father-in-law?" ”

Fang Youdu was stunned for a moment, and finally smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid it's about the same, in short, I know that you go out this time, some things are inevitable, but you have to master a degree, once these businessmen start to be ruthless, they are really willing to pay their blood, but once you accept their gifts, if you can't fulfill their wishes,......"

"What can they do if they can't do what they want?" Feng Ziying chuckled, "We have the imperial history accompanying us on this trip, how can Lord Sun and the Metropolitan Procuratorate not understand the situation we are facing on this trip?" ”

Fang Youdu carefully looked at Feng Ziying's expression, suddenly came to his senses, his heart was pounding, and he lowered his voice and said, "Ziying, but the imperial court has already made a decision?" So ...... you are on this trip? ”

Feng Ziying smiled slightly, noncommittal, just picked up the wine cup and took a sip, "How can we guess the thoughts of the emperor and the cabinet?" Since we are arranged to go for a trip, then we will go for a trip, not to mention that it is a matter of time before and after, as you said, the opening of the sea involves so many affairs, the economy and people's livelihood, and the production industry, which is also an inspection of the local government,......"

"Huh?" Fang Youdu felt that what Feng Ziying said was very reasonable, but he was a little puzzled, "But there are no people in your line of work,......

"If you are not a member of the Ministry of Officials now, you may not be an official of the Ministry of Officials in the future?" Feng Ziying said leisurely: "At this time, the people from the Ministry of Officials are accompanying you, isn't that a clear telling to others?" ”