In Fuzhou city, a unique collective wedding is being held.

Wang Cuicui wore a bright red wedding dress made by herself. It was decorated with colorful glass pendants, like gems. These decorations are not expensive, but under the candlelight in the room, they look like jewels and shine.

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This female textile worker, who usually wears a simple white apron, is admiring her makeup in the mirror.

A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. Appearance is 30% and 70% is grooming. Wang Cuicui was originally a village beauty, but now she dressed up and became a peerless woman.

"Director Wang, you are so beautiful." Behind Wang Cuicui, a girl wearing a plaid red skirt said with envy.

This girl is a female worker in Fuzhou Cotton Mill, her name is Zhuge Rong, and she is also Wang Cuicui’s new apprentice.

Wang Cuicui's job has been transferred to Fuzhou City, but she is still only a workshop director. She did not become a factory director because of Chen Deli's relationship, or was transferred to a leisurely job.

Generally speaking, the top Chinese people are relatively simple.

"Damn girl, you are really good at talking, and you look beautiful even with makeup." Wang Cuicui said with a smile.

"No, no, no, Director Wang, you are a natural beauty. Otherwise, how could our Minister Chen be so devoted to you?"

No one has ever tried such a mass wedding, and there is no set rule to follow. Dong Liang's distant uncle, Dong Jin, served as the host of the wedding.

He has a big head. Logically speaking, this is something that breaks the rules, just like the emperor's wedding, holding a wedding with his courtiers.

It is estimated that people in the past have never even thought about such a thing.

He could only ask Dong Liang what to do. Although Dong Liang had never been married, he had participated in the collective wedding of his comrades in his previous life.

Such weddings are of great help in improving the relationship between comrades-in-arms.

So Dong Liang himself set the rules, and all the women were sent to the Ryukyu Pavilion to gather together, and the wedding team would go there to pick up the bride.

The men are all at the Head of State, and they will set off together when the time comes.

While Wang Cuicui was joking with Zhuge Rong, there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Wang Cuicui asked. She thought it was Xi Niang who was in charge of things here.

"Cui Cui, it's me."

Wang Cuicui quickly got up and opened the door because she recognized Shang Yun's voice.

She had already met Nagyun when they were on Iriomote Island. This Ryukyu princess had no airs at all, and she was like a sister when chatting with them.

"Princess, why are you here? Ah! You are so beautiful today." Wang Cuicui said repeatedly.

Behind her were Zhuge Rong and other female disciples, who were all her bridesmaids. When everyone heard that she was a princess, they quickly bowed their heads and curtsied.

"These are all little sisters from the textile factory. They are all good-looking. I will help you introduce a good husband to you. There are a lot of bachelors in our escort." Shang Yun smiled at the girls.

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"Thank you, princess." Several girls said their thanks in unison with blushing faces. This princess is really kind and amiable.

Shang Yun repeatedly waved his hands and said: "Don't call me princess. Ryukyu is very small to begin with, not as big as a county in the Central Plains. Moreover, I was so down and out that I had to live with others, so I can't be called a princess. You guys, just call me Sister Yun from now on."

good."

Shang Yun always makes people feel close to him.

"Sister Yun, you are coming here now, but do you have any orders?"

Wang Cuicui took Shang Yun's hand and sat beside the bed in the room.

"There are indeed some things. Wait a minute. They will come to pick up the bride. We can't take advantage of these men. I'm going to set up a few levels. The first few levels will be handled by the bridesmaids and the staff, and the last level will be in the boudoir.

Door. That's what I thought. Let's prepare some questions and answer them correctly before we can open the door and let them in..." Shang Yun originally came to Cuicui to discuss some arrangements for the wedding.

Shang Yun is a kind-hearted girl, and this idea of ​​embarrassing others was not her idea. It was all Dong Liang, the bad guy, who wanted to embarrass her brothers.

The questions were all his own. He was the question bank, so he couldn't embarrass himself.

"Sister Yun, this is a good idea. The easier it is to get something, the less you will cherish it. You really can't make these stinky men cheap."

After Shang Yun made an agreement with Wang Cuicui, he went to find several other brides.

The women's side was arranged by Shang Yun, and the men's side was greeted by Dong Liang.

At this time, Dong Liang was chatting with several brothers who were getting married at the same time in the conference room of the State House.

They looked very relaxed, and the groom's attire was also simplified by Dong Liang, making it very simple. As for the honor guard and utensils for welcoming the bride, Dong Jin arranged them.

Dong Liang, the distant second uncle, was not so outstanding in ability, but he was extremely careful in doing things.

"I still remember when we were on the ship, the head of state told us that we would have our own territory in the future, and brothers would be able to find wives. I didn't expect that all of this would come true today. Thinking about it now is like a dream." Chen Deli was sitting there.

Dong Liang's side sighed with emotion.

Among the brothers, Chen Deli is the smartest and the most eloquent.

He was also the first to join forces on the ship to resist, but later gave up his position as leader to Dong Liang. This shows that he is a person who understands current affairs.

"Yes, I, Guo Yousheng, have been a poor man since I was born. My father and my second uncle married a wife together and gave birth to several of our brothers. Therefore, I have never known since I was a child which of my second uncle and my father is my biological father.

It was our brothers' turn to get married, and I didn't want to marry my eldest brother, so I ran out to work on a fishing boat, and was eventually tricked into a foreign ship."

"Now I have actually married a mother-in-law, and she is still a lady. Head of state, if I have the opportunity in the future, I will marry a few more concubines and give birth to more children for my Guo family."

This is the first time everyone knows about Guo You's past. He has never told everyone that his mother married his father and his second uncle at the same time. In fact, such things are not uncommon in poor mountainous areas.

Guo You said that he wanted to take a concubine, but he was actually asking for Dong Liang's consent. No one in the upper echelons of the Chinese ethnic group had taken a concubine until now.

"Okay, Lao Guo, we Chinese are not opposed to concubinage. If a man has the ability, it doesn't matter if he has a few more wives. Even if concubinage is prohibited, men will still raise women outside. That will cause more problems.

But I have to say, no matter how many concubines you take, you must be responsible for your own wives and concubines. Women are not objects. They are the same as us, with flesh and blood and thoughts. Women are also indispensable to our Chinese race."

Dong Liang's words made the minds of several brothers active. They were all men from poor families. Now that they have become successful, they will always have some ideas.

"Lao Guo, you have been out at sea all year round and have married too many wives, and you can't take care of them. Be careful when you get home, you will have a few more babies." Chen Deli joked deliberately.

He and Guo You were in charge of the sailor team together when they first started. They are old partners and have a good relationship.

The Ministry of Commerce wants to expand the market, and the cooperation with the fleet is relatively close.

"Just a few more, just a few more. As long as they are born by my women, I will recognize them. They all call me dad anyway, so I won't suffer any loss." Guo You is a bachelor and doesn't care at all.

Everyone laughed.

"The head of state, I don't know when Brother Lin will be able to renovate the ship. There is no fleet protection in Luzon, so I don't feel at ease."

While chatting, everyone turned to business again. After the First Fleet returned, it was temporarily repaired at Mawei Military Port. Several steam warships were being maintained at the shipyard. At the same time, Dong Liang was preparing to upgrade the steam engines of the warships.

The steam engines on several warships are still original, and some have been used for seven or eight years. The Chinese now have more advanced steam engines.

When fighting at sea, every minute you can be faster will give you an advantage. If your speed is fast enough and the range of the naval gun is far enough, then tactically, you will be invincible.

"If you just transform it, it will be very fast. By then you will even have the strength to fight against the British fleet in Xingjiapo. Not only Luzon, I am also going to send you to Borneo to visit the natives.

The Sultanate of Sultanate, and the State of Lan Fang.”

"The head of state, this Lanfang country is really ignorant. In the past, it eagerly wanted to join the Manchu and Qing court. Now we Chinese people are actively recruiting them, and these people are hesitant again." Lin Yue, who was sitting next to Guo You, said.

His daughter-in-law is the legitimate daughter of the Huang family, a wealthy family in Zhangzhou.

Dong Liang had no objection to the marriage between his men and those local big families, but he had also been vaccinated with his brothers. He could use the resources of the big families, but he could not be led by others.

"It is understandable that Lanfang State has its own little calculations. After all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty does not control Luzon, and Luzon is on the edge of Borneo. They have taken refuge with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Manchu Qing Dynasty will only canonize them, but will not actually govern them.

.And we will definitely intervene in Lanfang’s management.”

"Furthermore, Lan Fangguo has no idea of ​​our strength and does not dare to surrender to us rashly. They have many enemies in Nanyang. To be able to exist in the cracks for such a long time is probably because there is a group of smart people controlling the national affairs." Dong Liang

He analyzed Lanfang's situation from an objective standpoint.

"Führer, then our fleet went over to show off its power?" Guo You asked.

"It's not just about demonstrating, but also letting them know that we can provide them with protection."

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Everyone was chatting about national affairs and waiting for the auspicious time to receive the bride.

Finally, someone came to announce that the auspicious time had arrived.

Dong Liang and several brothers rode on the big horse to pick up the bride.

The road from the Head of State to Ryukyu Hall has been temporarily closed.

At this time, if someone throws a bomb at the wedding reception team, the Chinese community may really be paralyzed.

Everyone arrived at the entrance of the Ryukyu Hall, and a group of bridesmaids blocked the entrance. The leaders were Shang Yun's two female guards, Xiaolan and Xiaocui. The two female sumo wrestlers stood there like two hills.
Chapter completed!