"The prison is back."

The weather was very hot, and the sun shone on both sides of the marquis' house was very strong. There were officials from the ministers and officials from the secretary's pavilion on both sides, and officials also worked here, especially in the afternoon, when the room was full of sunshine and hot. Even if people couldn't sit upright, they didn't move, and they would sweat a lot.

And unlike in the early morning, this heat makes people have nowhere to escape, and it feels a little sticky, and everyone is sweating.

When Chen Daojian walked into this familiar courtyard, he saw officials wearing green and green robes running back and forth with documents in their arms, and also saw several blue robes sitting in the hall to handle the submitted official documents. When he saw this busy scene, he couldn't help but breathe and felt an unparalleled sense of ease.

Li Yi was in the hall. His secretary's cabinet had his own office location. But today Xu Zixian and Fu Qian, Chen Jie and others went to check the situation of bean fields and cotton fields. Li Yi rushed to the Hou Mansion to work and signed and distributed some urgently to the processing of the official documents. Of course, it still had to be archived. Wait for the Shi Cong Cao's people to report to Nan'an Hou Xu Zi before signing. In this way, all official documents procedures were completed legally.

When Li Yi saw Chen Daojian walking into the yard, he was also very happy. He was wearing a light gauze robe, dyed blue, with a round collar, a shortened hem, and his sleeves were narrowed, and his whole body looked very capable.

Although he is the leader of the civil servant under the Nan'an Marquis Mansion, the Nan'an Marquis Mansion now has a population of more than 60,000 and more than 10,000 troops. Such an identity is not enough to wear red robes in the Great Wei side. There are at least 100,000 or 200,000 people in a county, and there will be thousands of soldiers stationed in important places. Therefore, although Li Yi is the leader of the civil servant, he will not be dissatisfied with wearing a blue robes.

Although he hasn't seen each other for less than two months, Li Yi's feeling for Chen Daojian has changed slightly.

Her beard seems to be longer and neatly cared for, giving people a clean and elegant feeling. Her official robes and clothes are very close to each other, and she is neither fat nor thin. In addition, she has a tall figure among northerners, Li Yi gives people the feeling of being outstanding and mature. As a representative of the Nan'an civil servant group, she is also quite qualified.

"Thank you for a while in Japan." Li Yi shook the folding fan sold by the North Koreans and said with a smile: "Our Dongfan is getting hot, and we are sweating profusely every day. I heard that this weather will last for half a year. It's really bitter. Fuzhou is also hot in summer, but it seems not as good as the island. Fortunately, the sea breeze will blow at night, and after the sun goes, it feels much cooler."

"It's a pity that I can't get ice." At this time, Chen Daojian was not so urgent. He sat down, took out a handkerchief on his cuff, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and said with a smile: "When in Fuzhou, there will always be rivers frozen in winter. I heard that it will not freeze when it is the coldest in winter."

"It should be." Li Yi smiled and said, "I have inquired about this, but there is really nothing."

In this era, the weather in the south was much colder than in later generations. Fuzhou and Guangzhou still snowed in winter, but the cold was short. In some years, there may not be a single snow, but winter also looks like winter. It is not like in places like Guangzhou and Fuzhou in winter hundreds of years later, and people wear short-sleeved clothes without any pressure.

It’s different in the Dongfan. Although it’s only a few hundred nautical miles away from Fuzhou, the climate is completely different. The summers in the Dongfan are hot and long, and the coldest winter is enough to wear a robe. The rivers will not freeze, so of course there is nowhere to get ice.

The ancients were quite experienced in dealing with summer. There are records of nobles chiseling ice in the Book of Songs. They chisel ice in winter and are hidden deep in the cellar. They are taken out in summer, either cooling down or cooling fruits and drinks, which is a very good enjoyment for nobles in summer.

At this time, someone opened the door of the back house, and a group of fat and strong servants came in with buckets. A group of officials cheered and even a few blue robes.

The officials all bet on their eyes.

"Look, there are still ice cubes." Li Yi smiled and put away the folding fan and said, "Miss. The second lady asked me to transport the ice stored in the Hou Mansion in the winter. Although it was wrapped in straw, it transported quickly. It still melted a lot. The rest were stored in the cellar. I am afraid I have to go to the Minjiang River to get ice this winter, but if I spend such a little money, it is not for myself to enjoy it, so I guess no one will say anything strange."

"At present, all this belongs to the Marquis' Mansion." Chen Daojian said disapprovingly: "The Lord and Marquis give a lot to everyone, but we should also remind everyone not to forget their duties. The Lord and Marquis can give and receive them. If you learn from some clans, endure hardships and enjoyment are the most important, what can everyone do?"

"That's what I said." Li Yi squinted her eyes and nodded, obviously quite satisfied with Chen Daojian's attitude and words.

When the servant wife gave everyone a drink, Li Yi said to Chen Daojian: "Just just now, your face was quite pale when you came in. I know something happened. How do you feel now?"

"I was a little afraid before," Chen Daojian said with his head held high, "But I saw farmers, workers, craftsmen, officials, and officials all the way. When I saw the first battalion of soldiers who were trained in the military camp, I suddenly felt much more focused."

"Before you come back, Deng Fang of the Military Intelligence Department had sent someone to come back in a small boat." Li Yi said: "The Japanese suddenly have their vigilance, and there will be no reason. The Great Wei naval master is in our hands now, so they will certainly not be on guarding us. To be honest, even if we have this idea, we do not have such ability. For the Japanese, our recent and long-term plans are to win over them first and then suppress them. The Japanese are not threatening. For thousands of years, they have always been a mess of sand, with great names everywhere, and the center has no authority. The Emperor Lao Shizi has no authority, and their generals cannot be compared with our two prefectures. Let's talk about it later."

Chen Daojian vaguely grasped Li Yi's idea. Now, in order to trade with the Japanese, he might as well consider it. When the navy is rebuilt, it is likely that Japan will be included in the exclusive scope of trade and will not cause other forces to be involved.

As for the power of the Kang family, it is of course the best if it can be absorbed and digested. Otherwise, it is likely that the matter will be solved together.

Chen Daojian did not disagree with the idea of ​​the center. He just thought that when he was on a mission, everyone would remind him to have a good deal with the Japanese and Kang Tianqi and establish friendship. In fact, the Nan'an Marquis Mansion was already planning for the future.

Chen Daojian smiled bitterly and said, "The Japanese seem to be a scattered sand, and their national strength is weak, but I want to explain to Mr. Li that they are quite resilient, warriors are brave and brave, and they are all quite proud. When I was in Japan, I met many people from many small countries, such as Champa, Sanfoqi, or Luzon. No matter how they think of our Great Wei, when I heard that I was from Great Wei and an official, I couldn't pretend that I was from the Great Wei, and I was from the inner respect. They were

If you really believe in the Great Wei, you may have hatred and hostility towards the Wei people, but they admit that we are strong and dare not offend us. The Japanese are different. They respect people very much on the surface, nodding and bowing, and being very respectful. But even to me and the people in our Nan'an Marquis Mansion, they are still very proud in their bones. Once there is really any conflict and dispute, they will not be truly convinced by us if they do not completely defeat the Japanese people. There may be wars that will last for a long time."

Li Yi looked thoughtful. In fact, in the future, he planned to conquer Japan and occupy Feiqian, Tsukuba, Ishiba, and Ishizai were Xu Zixian's proposal, so he planned the territory of Japan as soon as the cooperation began. Li Yi was also quite surprised.

Xu Zixian also analyzed the habits of the Japanese, and his views were roughly the same as Chen Daojian, but he made the opposite decision.

The Japanese are strong in character, good at learning, can endure, and have enough pride.

After being defeated by the Tang army, he did not choose to continue to fight, but learned from the Tang Dynasty.

The exchanges with the Great Wei Dynasty were interrupted because of the decline of the Great Wei Navy, and this nation feared power but did not have virtue.

When the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion revives the navy, the first thing to attack is Japan. This will allow them to obtain all-round cooperation. The Nan'an Marquis' Mansion can gain greater and more benefits in Japan.

"This matter can't be done within a year or two." Li Yi made a hand gesture and said to Chen Daojian: "No need to hurry now, let's enjoy the drink first."

The Wei people's fondness for drinking is very overlapping with the time trajectory of historical development. However, in recent decades, the world's general trend has stopped being as good as one year, and the way of soup is no longer so particular. In addition, Xu Zixian's favorite is the Sydney Li Zi and Sour Plum Drink, which is also the easiest to get at this time. The soup drinks in the Hou Mansion are probably similar fruit juice drinks.

As for various medicinal drinks and soup drinks, Xu Zixian was not happy, but the marquis's mansion was cut off.

The servant came up with a cup, and there was water vapor on the cup wall. After buying it, he felt a icy feeling. The person who was suffering from the heat suddenly felt aroused. Li Yi smiled and took a sip, and felt a icy feeling in his throat. After a few big sips, the heat on his body was eliminated a lot.

"In addition to giving drinks, the second lady also gives tents, big umbrellas, and mosquito repellent," Li Yi put down the cup and said to Chen Daojian: "Although it is a trivial matter, there are many people who are grateful and think about good things."

"Yes." Chen Daojian rarely sees the people in the inner house and has no impression of Miss II, but he feels that Miss II is indeed a good assistant, but unfortunately he is going to get married in the end. He nodded and smiled: "The future mistress should not be bad. In two months, we will be able to drink the drink sent by the Miss Immortal."

"I'm very happy for the old marquis." Li Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, and a look of extreme happiness appeared on his face.

Li Yi was sent to the Nan'an Marquis Mansion by Luo Zhi more than ten years ago. Xu Zixian waited for him to watch him grow up, and he and the old Nan'an Marquis Xu Yingbin also had a deep friendship. When the two were playing chess in the big tree of the Fuzhou Marquis Mansion, Xu Zixian ran around the grass barefoot. More than ten years have passed. The naughty boy back then was able to create the current foundation, and Li Yi also reached the peak of his career. Xu Zixian wanted to marry a beautiful lady. His family background, personality, and appearance were all good choices. Li Yi also felt happy for the old Nan'an Marquis.

Chen Daojian didn't quite understand this kind of emotional expression of middle-aged and elderly people, so he just smiled and nodded.

"You are always thinking about the good things in the Hou Mansion," someone lifted the curtain and walked in from outside, brought a stream of heat in. After entering the door, he shouted first, and then said, "It's so cool, it's really hot outside."

"I've met the Lord."

Li Yi, Chen Daojian and others stood up one after another, and everyone bowed to Xu Zixian, who was sweating profusely.

Xu Zi first wiped sweat with a handkerchief. There were obvious signs of sweat on his chest and back. The robe he was wearing was thin and fine cotton. Xu Zi first didn't like to wear gauze robe. It was too thin and translucent. The robe cut from satin was light and ventilated. It was very cool in summer, but the disadvantage was that it did not absorb sweat. Once some sweat came out, it would stick it tightly to his body, which was not comfortable. He only wore this kind of fine cotton. The summer clothes were slightly looser than those in autumn and winter, and were not close to the body. Even so, after going out for a walk, his body was still wet with sweat.

This has a very good counter-effect. The owner of an island, a marquis of the country with ten thousand households, was a cousin of today. He ran around in rough cotton robes every day without any airs. He was either at the construction site or at the port terminal, or in the salt field, or in the fields every day.
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