In the study, the head of the family, Dou Xian, smiled bitterly, "Brother Yuan, are you making things difficult for me?"
Dou Xian and Yuan Yuan are both nearly seventy years old. Although their hair is gray and their faces are old, they are still thinking hard about the development of their family.
Yuan Yuan said earnestly: "In-laws, paper can't contain the fire. Sooner or later, you will know. Why don't you do a favor and tell me directly? This is not a trivial matter, and you shouldn't hide it from me!"
Dou Xian had no choice but to nod and sighed: "You are right, it is true that the fire cannot be contained. The court will announce it sooner or later. For the sake of my in-laws, I can tell you."
The elemental spirit perked up, and his eyes were full of expectation.
Dou Xian winked at Yuan Xiao at the door, and Yuan Xiao stepped back knowingly. Only Dou Xian and Yuan Yuan were left in the room.
Dou Xian then said slowly: "The replacement of the island started with the Dugu family, and then the Changsun family followed. After I got the news, I went to ask the head of the Dugu family, and he told me that the replacement of the island was because the imperial court allowed the establishment of a country overseas.
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"What?"
Elemental's eyes widened, "Does the imperial court allow the establishment of a country overseas?"
Dou Xian nodded, "The imperial court does not allow the establishment of a country in the Western Regions, but allows the establishment of a country overseas and becomes a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. This is the regent's wish."
Yuan Yuan was confused. He actually allowed the establishment of a country overseas. He didn't tell himself about such a good thing. Dugu Lie was so unkind.
“How to replace land?”
"I don't know the specifics, but there is a reference. The Dugu family's 200,000 acres of land can replace an island the same size as Jingzhao Mansion. So the Changsun family has also put together a 200,000 acres of manor, and the Dou family also plans to put together two
One hundred thousand acres, if Guanzhong is not enough, we will use the manors in Hanzhong and Bashu to make up the amount."
Yuan Yuan thought for a while and asked: "Do you three have any plans recently?"
"have!"
Dou Xian nodded, "Early the day after tomorrow, Dugu Jinyang, Changsun Yao and my eldest son Dou Ying are going to Quanzhou. If the Yuan family also wants to go, they must hurry up."
Yuan Yuan said goodbye and left. In the carriage, Yuan Yuan squinted his eyes and took in the matter carefully.
Every family of the Guanlong nobles has ambitions. This is a tradition. If they can establish an independent country, each family will not give up this opportunity, but it can be said that no one has a stronger desire to establish a country than the Yuan family.
Who are the Yuan family? The royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty later split into the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty. The Eastern Wei Dynasty was destroyed by the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the Western Wei Dynasty was annexed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty. However, the idea of restoring the country has always flowed in the blood of the Yuan family and was passed down from generation to generation.
But Yuan Yuan also knows that it is impossible to replace the Tang Dynasty and restore the country, especially after the evildoer Li Ye has revived the crumbling Tang Dynasty. But now there is an opportunity to establish a country overseas, and it is a legal country allowed by the imperial court. Why not
promise?
"Grandpa, what happened?" Yuan Xiao, who was sitting in the front row, asked in a low voice.
Yuan Yuan smiled slightly and said: "Xiao'er, if the Yuan family has the opportunity to rebuild the Wei Kingdom overseas, do you think it is feasible?"
Yuan Xiao's eyes lit up and he said without hesitation: "If there is a chance to restore the country, our Yuan family must seize it. My grandson is willing to resign and work overseas!"
Yuan Yuan sighed in his heart, this is blood! My Yuan Yuan’s grandsons all long for the restoration of the country, but I cannot become a sinner of the Yuan family!
At this moment, Yuan Yuan made up his mind. He wanted to collect 500,000 acres of manor and replace it with overseas land.
At the same time, the elements also decided to walk on two legs, one leg going overseas, and the other leg still staying in the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, this is the case for the Dugu family, the Changsun family and the Dou family. It is impossible to bet the fate of the entire family overseas. First, it is necessary to leave a way out, and at the same time, it is unnecessary.
One month later.
A large ship of ten thousand stones was sailing against the wind and waves on the sea. Dugu Jinyang and Changsun Yao stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the endless sea and the seagulls hovering above their heads, which made them feel relaxed and happy.
Changsun Yao is the third son of Changsun Nanfang. He is responsible for the commercial business of the Changsun family. The Changsun family does a lot of business in Quanzhou. Changsun Yao has stayed in Quanzhou for half a year and is very familiar with the situation there. This time he will lead the team.
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In addition to him and Dugu Jinyang, there are also Dou's patriarch Sun Dou Ying and Yuan Ce, the eldest son of Yuan Xiao. Yuan Ce is Yuan Xiao's father, and he is the general of the left prison guard. Among them, Yuan Ce is the oldest.
Their seniority is actually different. Among the four, Yuan Ce is one generation higher. This is where the cunning side of the element lies. He heard that Dugu Lie asked his eldest son Dugu Jinyang to go.
I also heard that Dou Xian also asked his eldest grandson Dou Ying to go.
He made a prompt decision and decided to arrange for his eldest son Yuan Ce to go. The reason was simple. Yuan Ce was the father-in-law of both Dugu Jinyang and Dou Ying.
This is because Yuan Yuan and Dou Xian are one generation higher, while Dugu Lie and Changsun Nanfang are one generation lower.
Element's sister is Old Lady Dugu.
Dou Ying is the eldest grandson of Dou Xian, and he has a deep relationship with the Dugu family. His mother is Dugu Hui, Dugu Lie's sister, and he and Dugu Jinyang are cousins.
Yuan Ce is the elder of the three of them, especially since he is the father-in-law of both Dugu Jinyang and Dou Ying, so he naturally becomes the leader of the four-person group.
The two came to the cabin. What were Yuan Ce and his son-in-law Dou Ying talking about?
When Yuan Ce saw the two people coming in, he waved and said with a smile: "Come and sit down!"
After all, he is his father-in-law, so Dugu Jinyang did not dare to be rude and sat down at one side of the table, while Changsun Yao sat on the other side.
Yuan Ce is fifty years old this year, fifteen years older than the thirty-five-year-old Dugu Jinyang, who is two years older than his wife.
The marriages of nobles in the Tang Dynasty were similar. Men got married when they were about twenty years old, and women got married when they were fifteen or sixteen.
Therefore, the father-in-law is not much older than the son-in-law.
In addition to the relationship between Weng and son-in-law, Yuan Ce and Dugu Jinyang also have another relationship.
Yuan Ce's aunt is the old lady Dugu who passed away a year ago.
In addition, Yuan Ce's niece is also the wife of Chang Sun Yao.
The marriages between the Guanlong nobles were so complicated that they both prospered and suffered losses.
There is another interesting thing here. The Yuan family has more Yin than Yang and has more daughters. For example, Yuan Ce only had one son, Yuan Xiao, but gave birth to five daughters.
Therefore, all the Guanlong families are willing to marry the Yuan family, which makes the Yuan family become the second largest Guanlong family after the Dugu family.
The Dugu family is just the opposite, with more boys and fewer girls. Although there are few girls, they are extraordinary. Dugu Lie's only daughter is about to become the Queen of the Tang Dynasty.
Yuan Ce smiled and said: "I just chatted with the ship boss for a while. He will have a fleet set off to Nanyang next month. I was wondering if we should take advantage of this opportunity to go to Nanyang to see it on the spot."
Changsun Yao frowned and said: "Uncle Shi, you may not pass through the Luzon Islands when going to Nanyang."
Dou Ying next to her said with a smile: "The islands in Nanyang should be similar. If you see one, you will know what the others are like."
Changsun Yao nodded, "That's true!"
Dou Ying smiled and asked, "What does Brother Dugu mean?"
Dugu Jinyang nodded, "You can give it a try!"
Yuan Ce was overjoyed, "That's it! After we arrive in Quanzhou, we will contact the military as soon as possible."
The ship continued sailing, and two days later, the giant ship arrived in Quanzhou.
There were two carriages parked on the pier, one belonged to the Dugu family and the other belonged to the Changsun family.
Of course, the Dugu family also has a trading house in Quanzhou, but the Dugu family does not engage in overseas trade. They purchase goods and sell them to the mainland.
Changsun's family is engaged in overseas trade. Changsun Yao has also been to Nanyang once and has experience. He is responsible for external relations.
The four of them took two carriages to go to the county town, and their accommodation was arranged in the Changsun family's business. The Dugu family's business was not small, but it was far away, so it was not convenient to live separately.
As soon as they settled in, Changsun Yao inquired about the news. Ten days later, several Tang army warships would escort the trade fleet to Nanyang.
The four people immediately decided to take a Tang Army warship to Nanyang to see the islands.