The next morning, it was dawn, and eight hundred Jiading's arms walked out of Suzhou in the morning dew.

Under the East City of Suzhou, Hou Xuanyan and Gu Youde were sent to him by the railing. Gu Youde's industries were spread all over the south of the Yangtze River and were also one of the most important maritime merchants. Hou Xuanyan specially invited him to discuss with Gong Laosan and finally discussed the matters at sea.

He looked at the crowd away and admired Hou Xuanyan's gaze more and more. As a big sea businessman, he naturally knew how great business opportunities there were on the sea now.

The first group of people who felt the Age of Discovery were these wealthy merchants on the southeast coast. But Hou Xuanyan was just a scholar, and he could see this step, which made him look at him with admiration.

Gu Youde thoughtful and asked absent-mindedly: "Gong Zifang, Wenyuan asked you to go to sea to deal with Zheng Zhilong. If I come up, I will give you 300,000 taels of silver. How would you spend it?"

Gong Zifang said without thinking: "First give Zheng Zhilong 200,000 yuan, and make a letter of vote, and the rest will be used to start a business."

Gu Youde's eyes shone brightly. When he saw Hou Xuanyan not angry but happy, he looked contented. He smiled and said, "It's worthy of being the person chosen by this little fox. Then I will really give you 300,000 taels of snowflakes. When you arrive at Songjiang Mansion, I will let someone contact you at sea."

Hou Xuanyan laughed and pointed to the east and said, "You can only entrust Zheng Zhilong to develop yourself under his wings. It is best to bribe the route of Japan.

Also, if you go to the sea this time, you will find Zhang Mingzhen from Songjiang Mansion if you have any questions. Tell him, Zheng Zhilong’s warships, gunpowder, guns, and cannons, I will pay more than the market price. I can pay first and then goods every time, and don’t owe you silver. No matter how much I am, Hou Xuanyan, will give it to you."

Gong Laosan hugged his fists and said, "Then I'll leave first."

Hou Xuanyan's handsome face had a bright smile and said happily: "Take care all the way, I will give you 800 people a word. Although Suzhou is rich, it will not raise idle people, and even Jiading is big, it will not bury waste. If you cannot succeed in this journey..."

"We are all buried in the sea."

Gong Laosan looked at Hou Xuanyan deeply, turned around and left without looking back.

Looking at the crowd going east, until no one could see another, Hou Xuanyan withdrew his gaze. Gu Youde looked at him with interest and said, "I can't bear to leave?"

Hou Xuanyan nodded in disappointment and said, "There is no way, the future trend is that those who win the sea will win the world."

Gu Youde waved gently, and a carriage came and stopped steadily beside the two of them.

Hou Xuanyan and Gu Youde were waiting for the car at the same time. After they sat firmly, Gu Youde asked: "According to you, the sea surface will win the world. Then Zheng Zhilong has countless warships and dominates Nanyang. Wouldn't he have the chance to win the world?"

Hou Xuanyan sneered and asked, "Taigong, in your opinion, what kind of person is Zheng Zhilong?"

Gu Youde blurted out: "A generation of heroes?"

Hou Xuanyan said, "Bah, he is worthy."

Gu Youde smiled and said, "Is that a powerful man?"

Hou Xuanyan shook his head and said lightly: "In my opinion, he is a piggy bank made of personal flesh. The reason why I don't hesitate to spend money on him is because I know that sooner or later, I will smash his body and take out all the money I invested."

Although it is late summer, the heat and heat in the south of the Yangtze River are still hot, but Gu Youde suddenly feels a chill that invades the bone marrow.

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Gu Youde sent Hou Xuanyan to Hou's mansion, and then returned to the Gu family.

After Hou Xuanyan got off the car, the guards escorted him to the inner courtyard before resting in the mansion.

As soon as Hou Xuanyan entered the inner courtyard, he saw a strange figure. Under his simple and elegant clothes, he could not block the arc drawn between his waist and thighs.

The beauty heard the footsteps and looked back and saw that it was Hou Xuanyan. She stammered forward and said, "I have met my brother."

Only then did Hou Xuanyan remember that he recognized his sister in Kunshan, and that it was also to give her an identity so that she could marry Xu Yuanbao as a good man.

Since he recognized his sister, Hou Xuanyan nodded and asked in a kind tone as much as possible: "How about you, are you still used to living?"

Yun'er was still a little unwilling to let go. Although Hou Xuanyan recognized her as her sister, their identities were very different. Coupled with her past experience, she became even more inferior. She lowered her head, pinched the corner of her skirt, and said, "Habits, everyone treats me very well, and her sister-in-law is also very nice to me."

She was talking about Wu Nong's soft words, and her sister-in-law's pronunciation was a bit biased. Hou Xuanyan stared at her eyes and thought to herself: Who else in my yard is so unique nickname?

Yun'er was accustomed to observing his expressions and immediately blushed and explained: "It's Ling'er's sister-in-law."

“…”

Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "What kind of sister-in-law is she? A troublemaker. Uh, you really have to call her sister-in-law. I've been busy with official business these days, so I haven't asked what your name is yet? Haha, this brother is so incompetent."

"Brother, Yun'er was sold to Miaoyun Pavilion since she was a child. My mother gave me the word Yun from "Miaoyun Pavilion" and made me a name without a surname."

Hou Xuanyan sighed in his heart and said softly: "Since that's the case, you can take my surname Hou from now on. Our generation is from the Xuan generation, so you can call Hou Xuanyun."

Yun'er was so moved that she was no longer afraid of this powerful governor. Instead, she felt a sense of closeness. Maybe I would have relatives in the future.

After Hou Xuan finished speaking, he hurried to the study and asked Yang Shu to invite Zhang Huangyan who was staying in Suzhou.

After Zhang Huangyan returned to the court from Shaoxing, he refused to leave. With his qualifications and reputation, he went to Fuzhou to become a senior official, but he believed that Suzhou was the place to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

This person has a delicate heart, which is different from those false Taoist studies who seek fame and reputation. He is a talented person who is knowledgeable and knows the strategy. He knows very well that when he goes to Fuzhou, the emperor has no real power and can only be a famous official in the court.

When Zhang Huangyan heard that Hou Xuanyan was about to see him, he went straight to Hou's mansion with joy. He was only twenty-five years old and had energy and ambition.

The people who came to Hou Xuanyan's study for the first time were always attracted by the huge sand table in the study, and Zhang Huangyan was no exception.

Hou Xuanyan stood up to greet him and carefully looked at the young man who was known as the Three Heroes of West Lake as Yue Fei and Yu Qian. He saw that he was tall and did not look sick at all, but was very heroic.

Hou Xuanyan was still straight to the point and said nothing nonsense: "Zhang Huangyan, I want you to go to Jiangyin and Changshu areas to set up shelters along the river. Build ships on the river and connect refugees on the other side to cross the river. Recruit the defeated soldiers who fled south and accommodate the people who fled south. Recruit young and strong men and train troops. If there is a change in Jiangyin Changzhou, you don't have to wait for the order to transfer. You must make your own decision and provide timely support. Is it okay?"

"Sir, obey the order." Zhang Huangyan said loudly.

Hou Xuanyan narrowed his eyes and asked, "You have been the Minister of War in the Hongguang court. I don't think that I have a low official position. Do you have a heavy responsibility?"
Chapter completed!