Chastity Layman

When the boat passed Sanya Port in Zhenzhou, Hainan, Qin Lang met his long-lost friend Niu Jianhu.

"Congratulations, Lord Langya!"

Qin Lang saw Niu Jianhu who came to greet him at Sanya Wharf, and said with a smile.

"It's all the glory of Zhan Sanlang." Niu Jianhu previously conferred the title of Duke of Langya County by the emperor for his contribution to conquering Liaodong and his father Niu Jin's contribution to Pingliao. This was what his father received during Wude The title, not only that, but also promoted to General Yunhui from the third rank, and General Jinwuwei on the right.

Still admiral of the South China Sea Navy.

"A fishing boat happened to be docked just now, and there were a lot of fresh sea urchins. I'll make a sea urchin steamed egg later."

"The sea urchins in this season are not yellow. Steamed eggs with sea urchin shells are not delicious."

"Of course there is yellow. If there is no yellow, what kind of sea urchin do you eat?"

Talking and laughing, Cheng Chuliang over there also came up to pay a visit, "I heard that Sanlang will pass by, but I've been looking forward to it."

Chu Liang is the second son of Cheng Yaojin's family. In the seventh year of Zhenguan, he was awarded the title of Duke of Dong'e County for Cheng Yaojin's meritorious service. General Wei Zhonglang was worshiped as the governor of Zhenzhou and envoy of Zhuya Army at the beginning of the year.

At the beginning, Chu Liang and his elder brother Chu Mo played well with Qin Lang, so later Qin Lang also led the two brothers to make meritorious deeds, and old Cheng was the emperor's confidant Yuan Cong, so since Zhenguan, the status of the Cheng family has always been rising.

Later, after the old Cheng Yuanpei died, he immediately married a widowed woman named Qinghe Cui as his continuation, and the military upstart married Qiwang, the Cheng family's status in the court suddenly rose. Old Cheng was interesting, not only to Li Shimin Loyal and loyal, and actively approaching, for example, when Qin Qiong married the leftover daughter of the Cui family in Boling, it was given by Emperor Wude, and Qin Qiong was not very happy.

But Lao Cheng took the initiative to flirt with Qinghe Cui Widow before his first wife died. Not only that, he also took the initiative to propose to the emperor later that he wanted his second son, Princess Shang, to ask for a gift from the emperor.

So in the seventh year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin made Cheng Chuliang the Duke of Dong'e County, and married his eleventh daughter to Cheng Chuliang. Old Cheng attached great importance to this matter, and he couldn't wait to welcome the princess into the family, so the princess married into the Cheng family when she was only ten years old.

At the beginning, Li Shimin deliberately chose the eleventh daughter to marry Cheng Yaojin's son, which was also very meaningful, because the title of the eleventh daughter happened to be Princess Qinghe, and Lao Cheng married the Cui family of Qinghe.

This is also the emperor's reward for Lao Cheng's loyalty.

Li Jing married into Cheng's family, but he didn't consummate the house for a few years, but lived in the princess mansion for a few more years before officially consummating the house.

"I heard that Princess Qinghe just gave birth to your eldest son? Congratulations!"

Chu Liang chuckled. In terms of ability, he is better than his elder brother Chu Mo. At first, Lao Cheng wanted to marry the emperor, but the eldest son was not suitable for Princess Shang. The usual practice is to use the second son, Princess Shang, so Chu Liang had better luck. good.

As the son-in-law of the emperor, the future is of course boundless.

Compared with Qi Cheng Chumo, Niu Jianhu, etc. who have worked hard and earned merits outside, Chu Liang has been promoted purely by relying on Lao Taishan in the past few years.

Now Zuowei Zhonglang will serve as the governor of Zhenzhou and the military envoy of Zhuya, which can be regarded as a rare official position for him.

After Princess Qinghe gave birth to his eldest son, the emperor named him the governor of Zhenzhou, so Cheng Chuliang simply named his son Zhen.

"Sanlang has to hurry up!" Niu Jianhu said with a smile.

Qin Lang is also Cheng Chuliang's brother-in-law. His wife, Princess Taiping Li Lizhi, is the fifth daughter of the emperor and the eldest daughter of the emperor's concubine. Princess Qinghe Li Jing is the eleventh daughter of a concubine born to the palace.

Now that the brother-in-law has given birth to a son, of course the brother-in-law has to hurry up.

The navy built a military port in Sanya, and relying on this pier, it has gradually become Linchuan Town, which has driven this place to become an important pier in the south of Qiongzhou Island. There are also routes from Hangfuguang and other southeastern ports directly bypassing Qiongzhou Peninsula. In the south, it reaches the ports of Taiping, Jiaozhou, and Linyi.

In the past, there were locals here, but now Linchuan Town has become the largest city in Zhenzhou, an important commercial and military port, and there are many Han immigrants in the surrounding area.

The son-in-law Cheng Chuliang came here to be the governor of Zhenzhou. Of course, he was not relegated, but reused. It was to further seize control of Qiongzhou Island from the Feng and Xian clans in Lingnan. Therefore, Cheng Chuliang came to be the governor of Zhenzhou. For a Zhuya army, he also serves as the governor, which is actually equivalent to the power of a governor.

In addition, the Nanyang Navy still has a military port and garrison here. Zhenzhou has become another key core for the imperial court to control Qiongzhou Island. Qiongzhou in the north controls the Qiongzhou Strait waterway, and Zhenzhou in the south controls the waterway in the south. control.

Niu Jianhu's naval battalion was built on the mouth of the Sanya River, controlling Sanya Bay and the Sanya River Estuary Plain, while Cheng Chuliang, the governor of Zhenzhou and Zhu Ya's military envoy, was stationed in Ningyuan City at the mouth of the Ningyuan River in the west, controlling the mouth of the Ningyuan River plain.

After controlling the Sanya River and the Ningyuan River, the two big rivers in the south of the big island, and occupying the two most fertile and fertile estuary plains in the south, they actually completely controlled the southern part of Qiongzhou Island.

Compared with the north, the south is originally mountainous, and they control the two best lands. In addition, they control the river mouth, which means they control the transportation line in the south, which is the lifeblood of the slang people.

Although the prestige of the Feng family and the Xian family is still very strong on the island, the imperial court has changed through continuous immigration.

Now Ningyuan City and Linchuan Town are very lively, with many wharf shops and workshops, and the surrounding area is full of settlements and farms of Han immigrants.

The number of merchant ships traveling on the sea lanes has also increased many times compared with the past.

Many valuable things such as agarwood, timber, and minerals on the island also come out through two big rivers, and go out to sea through two towns and ports.

The Qin family was one of the first noble families in the Central Plains who came here to develop here. There are many shops in the city and farms outside the city.

The Qin family also has many logging camps and mines in the mountains.

"Saburo really intends to sell the property here?"

Cheng Chuliang asked seriously.

The sea urchin that Niu Jianhu bought from the fishermen was really good. It was yellow and fat, and the steamed eggs were very tender. Hearing that Cheng Chuliang couldn't wait to mention this matter, Qin Lang nodded.

"How can you sell such a good industry?" Cheng Er didn't understand.

"Just make some industry adjustments."

Cheng Chuliang pondered for a moment, "If Sanlang really intends to sell the property here, I am willing to take over. The price will definitely not treat you badly, and I am willing to pay 10% more than the market price."

Qin Lang laughed out loud.

"What's the relationship between us? We used to be brothers who rode bamboo horses and played wars together when we were in Wagang. Why do you say such unreasonable things now? If you are really willing to take over, it will still help me. But there is one thing, I have to put If people leave, the mine, manor, etc. can be transferred to you without any price increase.”

When Qin Lang came here to do business, it was almost a barren area, with only some slang people, but their lifestyle was backward and traditional, so when Qin Lang was staking land here and exploring mines everywhere, he was really just like Bai Like picking up.

Various industries have been in operation for more than ten years, and they have been in operation for almost ten years, but they have hardly even paid taxes, because the policy encourages development and there are many preferential policies for relief.

Now it is almost time for the various industries to pay taxes, and it is also the time when the various industries are mature and stable to make money. Qin Lang withdraws at this time, even if he only sells at the market price, it is still a good price.

It is equivalent to starting with the original stock and clearing the position when it is high.

Of course, Cheng Chuliang, as the local governor, is not the kind of person who has no experience. With the more and more bustling southern routes and the strengthening of the imperial court's control and development of Qiongzhou Island, these industries in Qin Lang's hands will still have a lot in the future. It is also beneficial for him to take in the large value-added space at this time.

Niu Jianhu smiled and said, "If Second Brother Cheng can't eat, I'll take the rest."

As the emperor's son-in-law, Cheng Chuliang still has some strength, but he still smiled and said, "Okay, then we are half of each other?"

"Sanlang sells these industries, is it possible that he intends to transfer people to Treasure Island?"

As the commander of the Nanyang Navy, Niu Jianhu is of course clearer about the ships running in the South China Sea, and the news is better. Even if the Qin family intends to keep a low profile, after all, boat after boat transporting people and animals passed by, Treasure Island How could he not know about the rumors of the story?

"Well, on a deserted island in the deep sea, it's not easy to mine gold." Qin Lang just said so.

Niu Cheng and the two of them didn't intend to go any further. Qin Lang would naturally speak if he wanted to, but if he didn't want to, of course they couldn't ask further. Although the two of them had actually heard many rumors about Treasure Island, they were very curious and understood that the property in Treasure Island must be quite large, otherwise Qin Lang would not have transferred the property here.

In Dadonghai, Sanyajiao Luhuitou, Qin Lang ate steamed eggs with sea urchin in Qin Lang's Banshan manor. Qin Lang soon reached an agreement with Niu Jianhu and Cheng Chuliang on the transfer of his property in the south of Hainan Island.

They are all on their own, so as long as the general intention is reached, the specific handover matters will be handled by the stewards under the three companies, and there is no need for black and white agreements, let alone worry about routine traps. Such a small matter, the relationship between the three companies Not worth mentioning.

In the end, Qin Lang only kept the half-mountain manor in Luhuitou, and the two villas in Linchuan Town and Ningyuan City, as well as a Zhuangzi and a few shops, and handed over the rest to the two of them.

The two were very happy. Qin Lang had a more profitable business in Treasure Island, but the business here had been operated by the Qin family for more than ten years, and basically everything was on the right track, whether it was planting manors or minerals in the mountains, or urban areas. The workshops here are all golden chickens that lay eggs with energy.

For these two, this is a very high-quality industry.

"Have you heard that General Guo beheaded 7,000 captives in the Western Regions and returned more than 20,000 captives? The sage issued an edict to reward him!" Cheng Chuliang wentssip after drinking in the restaurant.

"This news is outdated. The latest news is that after General Guo announced that Su Pozhun, the younger brother of the puppet king of Yanqi, was staying behind as the governor of Yanqi, Qu Lichu, the important minister of Yugu, the Western Turkic puppet Khan, immediately came with 10,000 troops."

Niu Jianhu's news was more timely than Cheng Chuliang's. The situation in the Western Regions did not settle down with Guo Xiaoke's defeat of Yanqi, but became more turbulent. Just as the emperor Li Shimin expected, no one would be afraid of the great power in the face of absolute interests. The prestige of Tang Dynasty.

"Then Yanqi is not in danger?" Cheng Chuliang was surprised.

Guo Xiaoke was also the Wagang General at the time. Although Guo was Li Ji's lieutenant before, and his relationship with Qin Qiong, Cheng Yao, and Jin Luo Shixin was not particularly good, but Cheng Chuliang had to call Uncle Guo when he met Qin Lang before.

"Qu Li Chuo led 10,000 fine cavalry to kill Yanqi. Su Pozhun was caught off guard, and there were people in the city to respond, so he didn't hold out for half a day, and Yanqi King City was breached. Qu Li Chuo abolished Su Pozhun, and then divided half of the troops to stay behind. I personally lead five thousand elite cavalry in pursuit of General Guo."

"Have you caught up?"