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Chapter 682

Zhao Lin'er suddenly felt tears in her eyes.

Although from the outside, Zhao Liner looks like a tomboy, as if she is like Li Cuixian, and can also cross the battlefield and make two battles. But this is just an appearance, it is just Liner trying her best to imitate Li Cuixian's style.

In essence, Zhao Lin'er is still a weak woman made of water. Especially when she saw her father Zhao Yun who had loved her for more than ten years, her tears could no longer be suppressed.

The weak woman with a helmet and armor almost rolled off the horse's back. She didn't bother to take off the long sword of armor and ran to Zhao Yun with the weight of dozens of kilograms. She rushed into his father's arms and rushed over. Fortunately, Dong Songchen and Tang An'an reacted quickly enough, and each of them assisted Zhao Yun, so he did not let him be knocked down.

Zhao Yun also burst into tears. Since Zhao Lin'er was "snatched away" by Chen Dexing, he can be said to have thought about everything and thought about everything. The reason why he didn't get sick was because of Tang An'an's guidance. In addition, Zhao Lin'er just fell into the hands of the thief and was not separated from Zhao Yun forever. Although it is difficult to meet, there is still a glimmer of hope, at least he can meet in his dream.

Today, it is a dream that comes true. I just don’t know when this dream that comes true can be achieved?

"Dad, my daughter won't be separated from you anymore," Zhao Lin'er said crying, "Dad, please go back to Lin'an with your daughter. From now on, live with your daughter and let your daughter be filial to your father."

"Okay, okay, okay..." Zhao Yun said yes repeatedly, and suddenly felt something was wrong, "Lin'er, did you say you were going back to Lin'an?"

Zhao Yun grew up in the south since childhood. He lived in Lin'an for decades and had long been used to the water and soil of the south. His health was not good. If he went north to Yanjing as a prisoner, I really don't know how many years would he live? So Zhao Lin'er asked Chen Dexing to let Zhao Yun go back to Lin'an for retirement. Chen Dexing was not worried about Zhao Yun's trouble in Lin'an. He agreed and asked Zhao Yun to continue living in Deshou Palace. His daily supply was the same as when he was the Supreme Emperor. Of course, the expenses were not paid by the Ming Dynasty court, but by the wealthy Tiandaoism.

The financial system of the Chen Ming Empire was at least modern. The king's money bag was not accessible to the national treasury, and the finances of the Tiandaoism were also independent. However, as a demigod of the Tiandaoism, Chen Dexing could legitimately use the funds of the Tiandaoism. Moreover, the financial situation of the Tiandaoism has been excellent recently and has just made another fortune.

Because the Tiandao Sect invested in the second Mingzhou adventure, it was naturally divided from the gold transported back in Mingzhou, and obtained 20,000 kilograms of gold with a purity of more than 90% of the gold, all of which were used as the capital of Tiandao Village.

"Well, go back to Lin'an." Zhao Lin'er pointed and said, "Dad still lives in Deshou Palace, and his daughter is here with Daddy in Lin'an."

"Lin'er, aren't you going back to Yanjing?" Zhao Yun's tone was a little worried. Could it be that Zhao Lin'er fell out of favor in front of Chen Dexing?

"I won't go back to Yanjing," Zhao Lin'er wiped her tears. She had already burst into tears and laughed. "My daughter and the saint agreed to accompany her father in Lin'an. Moreover, Lin'an will be the capital of the Ming Dynasty for the time being. The saints will go south from Tanggu every year when the northwest wind blows. They will spend the winter in Lin'an and raft north when the flowers bloom in spring."

Zhao Yun nodded, and it turned out that Chen Dexing was going to implement the two capitals in the north and south. The south of the Yangtze River was prosperous and the population was large, and the west of Zhejiang alone had more population and wealth than the entire northern region. Therefore, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty court to ignore Jiangnan, and it was inevitable that it would be possible for the establishment of a supporting capital in the south.

Of course, Lin'an is just a temporary supporter. Lin'an on the bank of West Lake is too rich, as if it is too gentle, and has no power to suppress one side. Therefore, in Chen Dexing's plan, the future Mingnan will be either in Jiankang Prefecture or in Yangzhou.

...

Jia Sidao gave the title in Geling, West Lake.

Jia Sidao's house by the West Lake is probably the best house in Lin'an City. The pavilions and pavilions in the garden are several times, and they are paved from the mountains to the lakeside. The places that can only be regarded as a view include Pancui Hall, Xuexiang Pavilion, Cuiyan Hall, Yixiu Hall, Yujing Hall, Qingshengtai, Guangyang Pavilion, Spring Rain View, Yangle Hall, Jiasheng Hall, Qiushui Temple, First Spring, Meiwu, Shuizhu Courtyard, Xiangyue Neighbor, Audio In Hall, Jietang, Love this Pavilion, Liuzhao Pavilion, Duxi Pavilion, Yuyuan Pavilion, Shushi Pavilion, Yiwan Pavilion, Banxian Hall, Dubao Pavilion... Dozens of continuous exquisite buildings and landscapes are integrated with the surrounding lakes and mountains, and are elegant in wealth.

During the glorious life of Jia Dazhong, he didn't know how much public funds he had embezzled and how many bribes he had received, most of which were used to build this house comparable to a palace. The coins he spent were probably millions, but the houses he created were filled with the fragrance of books everywhere, and there was no smell of copper smell. Every scene seemed to be a good place for scholars to chant and discuss state affairs.

Such a house that looked like the Immortal Palace in Heaven had now changed its owner and became Chen Dexing's Li Palace in Lin'an.

However, Chen Dexing's harem had only a few people, and even fewer people followed him to the south. In any case, he could not be compared with Jia Sidao's harem, and he was not satisfied with the huge Geling Li Palace. Therefore, most of the harems were sealed and uninhabited. Only the Shuizhu Courtyard near West Lake and the Banxian Hall built in the mountains were cleaned and sorted out. The former became Chen Dexing's place to stay, and the latter was Chen Huaiqing's residence.

As dusk approached, both father and son had already handled their own affairs. Chen Huaiqing went down the mountain to Shuizhuyuan by the lake. He talked and chatted with his son, and waited for dinner. The father and son were now rare to have a meal together. Moreover, Chen Huaiqing was about to go abroad, so there would be even fewer opportunities to eat together in the future. According to Confucian standards, Chen Dexing sent a father in his fifties abroad to grab territory, which might be able to be disobedient and unfilial.

Yang Po'er came with a plate with a smile. There were two steaming drinks inside. Po'er placed one of them on the table table in front of Chen Huaiqing and gave the other to Chen Dexing. He also said softly: "This is the bitter water tea made by Nu Nu according to the method taught by Xiao Mo's wife, and also added milk and sugar as the saint ordered."

Little Mo's wife? Bitter water tea? Milk and sugar? Chen Huaiqing was a little strange. He picked up the teacup on the table and looked at it. It was a brown and thick drink inside. After smelling it, it smelled burnt.

"This is not called bitter water tea, it is called chocolate." Chen Dexing picked up the chocolate drink made by Yang Po'er and took a sip. In addition to the unique bitterness and fragrance of cocoa, the rich milky aroma also brought a little sweetness. It already had a bit of chocolate in later generations.

"It tastes pretty good!" Chen Dexing put down the teacup and said to his father with a smile, "Sir, try it too. This is the best drink in Mingzhou."

Will it taste good? It looks like a mud! Chen Huaiqing smiled bitterly, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.

He felt that this thing tasted like Chinese medicine, or Chinese medicine with milk, and he didn't know how Chen Dexing could drink it. It seems that the things shipped from Mingzhou were not all good. These cocoa beans are far inferior to sweet potatoes, potatoes and chili.

These days, Chen Dexing also asked someone to try to grow sweet potatoes, potatoes, peppers and corn in Gelingli Palace. He also asked the expedition teams who came back from Mingzhou to introduce that the high yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes cannot be compared with the yield of several tons per mu in later generations (years), but compared with the rice, wheat, sorghum and corn of this era, sweet potatoes and potatoes can definitely be considered high-yield crops. Once promoted, it seems to provide sufficient food for the Chinese people. Therefore, these two crops are highly valued. In the eyes of Chen Huaiqing, sweet potatoes and potatoes are the most precious of everything obtained from Mingzhou. After all, food is the most important thing for people!

Chen Dexing spoke again at this time, saying to Yang Po'er, "Po'er, how is Xiao Mo's wife? Have you recovered from illness?"

"The blessing of the saint is getting better." Yang Po'er shook his head and said. "In fact, it's not a serious illness. It's just a cold. I don't know why it's so powerful. This little lady Mo looks quite strong, so why can't she stand the cold?"

Of course, Xiao Mo's wife is not Mo Ying's mother. Her name is Mo Lika, the Aztec girl brought back by Zhou Xiaoqi. She was left in the palace by Chen Dexing to make chocolate drinks. However, she caught a cold some time ago and was very ill and was a little dying.

In addition, two-thirds of the Indians who came from Mingzhou with her have fallen ill now, and several of them have died of illness! The Ming Navy's Dinghai Guardian once thought that there was a plague in the military camp and issued an "epidemic prevention order". In the end, they found that the people who fell ill were Indians, and they were not serious illnesses, but colds were actually an influenza. Fortunately, these Indians all lived in the military camp and were not exposed to the smallpox virus, otherwise these Indians would have died almost now!

Chen Huaiqing also knew about the news that the Indians fell ill on a large scale. Now that he heard that Xiao Mo's wife was also sick, he frowned slightly and said, "As the saying goes, one place is the land and the other is the people of Mingzhou, but the people of China are not convinced. If the people of China travel thousands of miles, they will probably fall ill..."

Chen Dexing looked up at Chen Huaiqing. The old man looked worried. I wonder if he was worried about dying from a disease in India... The old man has a good life now, how could he bear to die early?

Chen Dexing just shook his head slightly and said, "There are water and soil, but they are not people in the same place... These Indians fell ill here because the diseases here are not there. If these diseases spread to Mingzhou, the Indians in Mingzhou will also fall ill in large numbers or even die of illness!"

He took another sip of chocolate tea and said calmly, "So we cannot immigrate rashly. We must be careful and first figure out what diseases are on the ground that we don't have here, how to treat them and prevent them, and then we can send people out on a large scale."
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