Ming Zuo

Chapter 691 Layout of Songjiang House

In October of the sixth year of Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi passed away.

Although the camp was full of weeping, it was busy and not chaotic.

When Xu Guangqi's health condition appeared, the corresponding funeral had already been prepared.

Coffins, shrouds, funeral objects, etc. are all available, and Li Banghua, Deng Yuhan, Zuo Yan and others presided over the funeral and other work.

It is Xu Ruolin's situation that is very worrying.

Every time she came to Xu Guangqi's spirit, she would cry until she fainted.

After all, she was the grandfather who loved her the most, so it was difficult for Xu Ruolin to come out of grief for a while.

Afraid of affecting the child in her womb, Hou Xun hurriedly sent someone to invite Mrs. Huang.

Zuo Menggeng's heir is not his business alone.

Even Zuo Menggeng didn't notice that as he possessed blood, the mood of the whole camp was changing.

Huang was overjoyed to learn that Xu Ruolin was pregnant.

Ever since Zuo Liangyu couldn't come back, Huang's only thought was to hold his grandson.

She changed from her usual kindness and forcibly took Xu Ruolin into custody.

Xu Guangqi is a believer, and he also had a last word before he died, and everything about funerals should be kept simple.

Therefore, the layout in Shandong is not too extravagant and wasteful.

Deng Yuhan and other church members presided over the funeral ceremony and sent away the friend who knew them best in the East.

Three days later, Xu Erjue personally lifted the coffin and boarded the boat back to Songjiang Mansion.

When Ye Luo returned to his roots, Xu Guangqi could only be buried in his hometown.

At this time, all parts of Shandong have already laid flowers all over the ground, and there is a mournful look.

Ordinary people don't have much impression of Xu Guangqi.

But everyone knows that he is Zuo Menggeng's relative.

Out of love for Zuo Menggeng, all the people spontaneously mourned.

Xu Erjue, who was wearing sackcloth and filial piety on the pier, bid farewell to Zuo Menggeng, and expressed his worries.

"The Xu family is all supported by grandfather. Now that the building is gone, I'm afraid that the younger generation will not be willing to be lonely. You are far away in Shandong, so you must be vigilant at all times, so that no one will find an opportunity."

The situation in Songjiang Mansion is becoming more and more tense now.

With the industrial textiles attacking cities and territories, those old forces are unwilling to be kicked out of the stage of history, and must be ready to counterattack at any time.

Those people who are living more and more difficult under the tide of the times are also full of hostility towards the emerging group.

It can be said that Songjiang Mansion is full of firewood everywhere, only a spark is missing.

Xu Erjue didn't know when the conflict would break out, but he already felt the oppressive feeling that the mountain and rain were about to come.

Looking at Zuo Menggeng at this time, it also made him very dazed.

At the beginning, he didn't think much of this brother-in-law.I always feel that the martial artist is arrogant, lacks elegance, and is not worthy of the Xu family's scholarly family.

Now the same person stood in front of him, but his feeling was very different.

This man is already wrapped in the air of a king, even if he doesn't say a word, he can oppress everyone to submit.

Could this brother-in-law really be able to...

Even if Xu Erjue didn't remind him of the situation in Songjiang Mansion, Zuo Menggeng was well aware of it.

Since the fourth year of Chongzhen, Shandong has been continuously sending more forces to Songjiang, and the situation there has been continuously transmitted back.

When Zuo Hua came back from Fujian, he could form an army here and reinforce Songjiang Mansion at any time.

"Brother, please tell your father-in-law when you go back. You must firmly unite everyone, and you must not be soft when it is time to be tough. Workers have incomparably powerful power in their hands. This is your reliance, and it will definitely bring you great surprises. "

Xu Erjue firmly remembered these words, said goodbye again, boarded the boat and left.

For the Zuo family, Xu Ruolin and the Zuo family were accompanied by Zuo Kuan to deal with the follow-up of Xu Guangqi's funeral.

Zuo Kuan also led a team of more than [-] people, all of whom were shrewd and capable with extraordinary abilities.

Everyone knows that with the death of Xu Guangqi, the future of Songjiang Mansion will undergo a great change.

After Xu Erjue was sent away, Shandong gradually came out of the shadow of Xu Guangqi's death.

Zuo Menggeng finally waited for Zuo Hua back.

"Zheng Zhilong didn't pursue him to the end, and finally chose to make peace with the Dutch. In his mind, making money is more important than anything else, and he values ​​his own territory more, and has no pioneering spirit."

Zuo Hua was resolute and looked down on Zheng Zhilong at all.

"So that means, in the future, when we do business with the Dutch, each ship will have to pay a full two thousand taels of silver tolls a year?"

Hou Xun and Chen Zhi were also in Qingdao, and after hearing Zuo Hua's report, their expressions were very dissatisfied.

Obviously no one in this world likes to give money to others for no reason.

Not to mention that the cost is huge.

Zhang Keda suggested: "Zheng Zhilong suffered heavy losses in this sea battle, it is not as good as us..."

Zuo Menggeng hurriedly stopped him.

"Although Zheng Zhilong has suffered heavy losses, the Dutch are still very powerful. Even if we sneak in and eliminate Zheng Zhilong, the control over the East China Sea will definitely fall into the hands of the Dutch. This kind of wedding dress for others, We can't do it, and the Dutch are far more difficult to deal with than Zheng Zhilong."

After hearing this, everyone was helpless.

For the current plan, naturally, there is only silent development of one's own strength.After Shandong's navy is strong enough, it will be able to compete with its opponents for control of the ocean.

Zuo Hua already knew the plan here.

"Although we can't deal with Zheng Zhilong, we can manage the Songjiang Mansion during this period of time when Zheng's strength is weakened. Once we win here, at least the sea area north of Zhejiang will be up to us."

On this point, everyone is still very sure.

"That's it. Your navy and marine corps start preparations immediately. Once something happens in Songjiang Mansion, you must be able to arrive as soon as possible."

Zuo Hua, Zhang Keda, E Honglue, Zuo Yong, Tang Wenhuan and others accepted the order.

After a period of silence, the Shandong Navy began to enter a new strategic cycle.

At this time, new changes also took place in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

With the arrival of the cold weather, Hong Chengchou finally got rid of the plague, began to gather troops, and accelerated the encirclement and suppression of the peasant uprising army.

The [-] government troops fought all the way, causing the peasant uprising army's scope of activities to become smaller and smaller, and finally besieged in the Wu'an area, and supplies began to be cut off.

If there is no other way, destruction is imminent.

Zhang Miaoshou, Chuang Tatian, Xing Honglang, Li Zicheng, Man Tianfei and others are sitting in a sad city, not knowing the way out.

Liang Yue sent troops to fight fiercely with the official army several times, but all ended in failure.

Although his subordinates were excellent, the officer he was facing was Zuo Liangyu who had regrouped.

Zuo Liangyu's Changping soldiers are relatively capable of fighting among these official troops.

Especially after being humiliated by Zuo Menggeng, Zuo Liangyu can be regarded as courageous after knowing his shame, and he is really training his soldiers hard.

In fact, this person still has abilities, but affected by the environment, he pays more attention to preserving his own strength and is greedy for prosperity and wealth.

Now it has become a big joke in the world, Zuo Liangyu can only rely on military exploits to wash away his shame.

As a result, the Peasant Army was unlucky and defeated by him.

Seeing that failure was coming, Xu Yaqing suddenly appeared in front of the troubled Liang Yue.

This elusive woman seems to have magical abilities.

The encirclement from all sides by the officers and soldiers made the insurgents have nowhere to escape, but they just couldn't stop this witch.

"How about it, General Liang, do you want to break out?"

Xu Yaqing smiled alluringly, and raised Liang Yue's jaw with her pale index finger.

She just wanted to see this smelly and tough man submit to her.

Wherever Xu Yaqing walked, all the men bowed down under her pomegranate skirt.

She didn't believe that this man could be an exception.

(End of this chapter)