"There are many countries overseas, but the countries that are related to our Datang are only a small part of them. Another purpose of sending my fleet to sea is to open up routes and find those countries. I have silk, tea, and ceramics from the Tang Dynasty.
What is returned overseas is gold, silver, copper, spices and gems. As long as new routes can be opened, the number of ships going out to sea from Guangdong will increase tenfold and a hundredfold. By then, aristocratic families will set their sights overseas. Are they afraid that Guangzhou will not be able to develop?
?" Lin Xuan said.
Feng Ang said with a smile: "Just do what Zichu said. I will send people to summon skilled shipbuilders to Guangzhou when I turn around. It will take about three to five days. Then I will go to Guangzhou with Zichu."
Even if Lin Xuan didn't gain much from going to sea, he would just catch up with some shipbuilding craftsmen.
But once it succeeds, it will be an opportunity for Lingnan.
"Thank you, old man." Lin Xuan smiled.
Once the matter is settled, the host and guest will naturally enjoy themselves.
Lin Xuan also relaxed and enjoyed the singing and dancing.
When Feng An saw this scene, he smiled and said: "Zi Chu is tired from traveling and traveling, and beauties are a good remedy for his fatigue. If Zi Chu has a dancer he likes, he can take her back with him."
Lin Xuan was speechless, could you please stop giving away women at every turn?
Is this to test me?
Returning beautiful women is a good medicine for fatigue. You, LSP, are not afraid of dying from exhaustion.
Feng Ang has more than a dozen sons, and even more if he includes his daughters.
What's more, many emperors in ancient times were not as capable of having children as he was. They were nothing more than perverts.
"No, these beauties are all as beautiful as gods. My old prince must be very fond of them. A gentleman won't take away people's love. How can I take over others' love with a sword?" Lin Xuan declined quickly.
"There are so many beauties in the world, how can I not give them up? What if I give all these dancers to Zichu? It is their honor for these dancers to serve a talent like Zichu." Feng An said with a smile.
"Thank you for your kindness. The princess and I are getting married soon. If we bring some girls back, I'm afraid..." Lin Xuan said.
Feng Ang laughed and said: "Yes, yes, why did I forget this matter? I will definitely prepare a generous gift when Zichu returns."
"Then thank you so much, old man." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
The banquet didn't end until midnight.
After seeing Lin Xuan off, Feng An led his sons back to the hall.
"Dad, why did you agree so happily? I believe that 10% is definitely not Lin Xuan's bottom line." Feng Zhishen said.
"Of course I know, and since His Majesty is also involved, Lin Xuan must have some trump card, otherwise how could His Majesty believe him." Feng Ang said.
Feng Zhishen said in confusion: "Dad, since you know, why did you agree? Why don't you strive for more benefits?"
"Short-sighted! Although Your Majesty is a wise king, do you really think that His Majesty is relieved that our Feng family is in charge of Lingnan because of his broad mind? No, His Majesty is reassured because he knows that I have no ambitions, and the Feng family's reputation in Lingnan. We
The Feng family has become famous for a while, why do they need so much money? Are they rebelling?" Feng An scolded.
Many people thought that Li Shimin trusted him because he personally sent his favorite son to Chang'an as a hostage.
In fact, this is only part of the reason.
The most important thing is that Feng An pacified Lingnan in the late Sui Dynasty and ensured peace in Lingnan. The people in Lingnan were grateful to Feng An.
If there is no definite evidence to move Feng An, there will definitely be chaos in Lingnan.
At that time, the imperial court will need to send heavy troops to station in Lingnan for a long time.
In this way, it is not cost-effective at all.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Feng An's lack of ambition.
Otherwise, with Li Shimin's courage, even if Lingnan was in chaos, he would not leave Feng Ang behind.
These two points can be said to complement each other.
In Feng Ang's view, no matter how much the 10% profit is, it is not as important as making Guangzhou as prosperous as Suzhou and Hangzhou.
The Feng family is not short of money, even if it were more money, it would not mean much.
However, developing Guangzhou well will be beneficial to the future of the Feng family.
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Feng Zhishen returned to the yard where he lived and came to a remote courtyard. He opened the door, walked in and closed the door.
A middle-aged man was writing in the room. When Feng Zhishen came in, he quickly stopped writing and asked: "How is it?"
Feng Zhishen sat down, poured a glass of water, drank it, and said, "It failed. My father agreed directly."
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Young Master, I have said that these small methods are of no use to Lin Xuan. He is not that simple. You should follow my method."
Feng Zhidao's face was gloomy and uncertain. Just because he didn't want to use middle-aged methods, he asked Feng Zhidao to pretend that he didn't know Lin Xuan and provoke Lin Xuan.
As long as Lin Xuan takes action against Feng Zhidai, it will be like a slap in Feng An's face. It will be difficult to talk about cooperation at that time.
Who knew that Lin Xuan was not fooled and did not take action against Feng Zhiding.
During the banquet, he mentioned that the benefits were too small, also to prevent Lin Xuan from cooperating with the Feng family.
He did all this because the middle-aged man in front of him was sent by the Cui family and promised him that as long as he stopped the cooperation between Lin Xuan and the Feng family, he could marry the daughter of the Cui family.
Although he has a wife, it doesn't matter, as long as he divorces her.
If he can marry a daughter of the Cui family and have the support of the Cui family, it will be very simple for him to inherit the title.
Seeing Feng Zhidai's hesitation, the middle-aged man said calmly: "Lin Xuan has a good relationship with Feng Zhidai in Chang'an. Killing him will be beneficial to both of us. Of course, if you are willing to give up the title, just pretend that I didn't say anything."
"How to kill him? He has hundreds of personal guards around him. Once I mobilize my troops, I can't hide it from my father." Feng Zhishen said.
It is simply impossible for him to give up his title.
He was unwilling to kill Lin Xuan directly before, not only because he knew the consequences of killing Lin Xuan, but also because there were too many soldiers around Lin Xuan, and he had no way to kill him except to mobilize the army.
Lin Xuan brought three hundred soldiers. If he wanted to kill him with one strike, he would have to mobilize at least a thousand people. After all, Lin Xuan could run away if he couldn't defeat him.
It might be okay to mobilize dozens of people in his capacity, but if there are too many people, Feng An will definitely be alarmed.
"If you want to kill him, you just need to transfer those soldiers." The middle-aged man said.
"How to adjust? He is in the city now and will go to Guangzhou with my father in a few days. I have no chance at all." Feng Zhishen said.
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Gong Geng is a military commander, and so is Lin Xuan. There are only a few ways to entertain guests. He will definitely invite Lin Xuan to go hunting. I think as the eldest son, I always have some confidants, right? I just need to
Prepare some strong bows and crossbows, and ambush him in advance. It shouldn't be difficult to kill him, right?"
Feng Zhishen looked at the middle-aged man with a gloomy face and said coldly: "Do you think I am a fool? My father invited him to go hunting. If he dies, can the court let my Feng family go?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "The eldest son knows this, and Geng Guogong naturally knows this, and Geng Guogong naturally has a way to hide this matter. And Lin Xuan is dead, will the court take action against the Feng family because of a dead person?"
"Even if my father will hide this matter, can he let me go? Do you, the Cui family, want me to be a pawn?" Feng Zhishen said coldly.
"Eldest Young Master, please don't misunderstand. Even if Duke Geng knows that it was the Eldest Young Master who did it, so what? He doesn't want everyone to know about it, so he won't pursue it. As for the rest, the Eldest Young Master has the support of my Cui family, so why should I care?"
It has to be said that Feng Zhishen was persuaded. He knew that even if Feng Ang knew that he was the one who assassinated Lin Xuan, he would help him hide it.
After all, there is no difference between his assassination and the Feng family's assassination of Lin Xuan.
But the title is definitely out of reach for him.
But with the support of the Cui family, it's different.
"Okay!" Feng Zhishen said.
His chances of inheriting the title are slim, so why not take a chance?