Chapter 14: Vietnamese envoy

"Hey, senior sister, you have a lot of shrimp meat in your bowl of noodle soup." Ye Zhao suddenly pointed to the small blue and white porcelain bowl in front of the matchmaker, making a fuss.

The matchmaker was stunned and a little helpless. Her eyes finally took back from the Lu family's followers, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed. At that moment, the table seemed to have a surging air, and Xue Mingjiu and others felt a little uneasy.

"For you." The matchmaker picked out the shrimp meat from the noodles and sent it to Ye Zhao's bowl.

Ye Zhao picked up the bowl calmly, and he swallowed the shrimp meat. A Cai and Xiaoqing both opened their eyes in surprise, and Xue Mingjiu looked extremely ugly. As the saying goes, hitting a dog depends on the owner, but I just felt that if Ye Ada had not interrupted, Afu would definitely suffer a big loss. If there was no one in the suburbs, I was afraid that his tongue would not be able to be saved. My sister-in-law was so determined, which would be boring.

Seeing that his sister-in-law was so intimate with Ye Ada, Xue Mingjiu became even more angry. His sister-in-law never sluts towards men, and no man dared to joke with her. But Ye Ada, how could he be able to get his sister-in-law's saliva? Even if the children in the world are not particular, this is the first time that my sister-in-law is good to men and is too good to them.

Lu Afu had been scared to death. Even if he was slow, he felt danger just now, and his hair was standing up all over his body. When the matchmaker's eyes turned away, he was sweating profusely, his body was like fishing out of the water. Even when the big guy had eaten noodles to pay, his legs were still trembling, and it took him a long time to get up.

After leaving Rongfuzhai, Matchmaker and Ye Zhao came to the side to talk, while Xue Mingjiu and others waited far away.

The warm sun is full of lingering and the blue sky is as clear as the sky. Today is a good weather.

But, I'm going to part with the matchmaker again.

Ye Zhao sighed, looked at the matchmaker's pretty face lovingly, and said, "Matchmaker, otherwise you can come to Guangzhou and help me with ideas. If you really want to lead the troops, I will choose a few battalions of armored soldiers for your help. I will always feel at ease by my side. Don't worry, although I can't guarantee anything now, you will know in a few years or ten years. Do you believe it?" The first time I was experiencing my mind and making a name for myself. After last night, I really felt that I could talk to the matchmaker.

The matchmaker nodded gently: "I believe in you."

"Then?" Ye Zhao couldn't help but look forward to it.

"Will you talk about it later?" The matchmaker's tone was soft and he was a little entreaching. Ye Zhao felt very happy. In fact, he knew that the matchmaker valued love and friendship, so how could he abandon his brother who had been through life and death for his children's love?

"Then be careful in everything. If it is a critical moment, just report my name to Jing Xiang!" Ye Zhao reminded him in a word. He was the most critical moment. For example, if the matchmaker is captured by the Qing court, he would be unable to say anything, and he would protect her no matter what he said.

Ye Zhao's meaning is naturally understood by the matchmaker. He nodded slightly and felt that he was cared for and protected by others. He was like a warm spring breeze. He was as strong as a matchmaker, and his heart was soft and soft.

"What are you doing, what are you doing?" A noisy came from Rongfuzhai Gate.

Two black uniformed policemen were twisting Lu Afu away without saying anything. Xue Mingjiu, A Cai and Xiaoqing stepped forward to persuade him, and the chaos was in chaos.

"You did it?" Su Maoniang looked at Ye Zhao helplessly. Before coming out to the shop, Ye Zhao fell behind and whispered a few words to his guards, but naturally he could not escape the matchmaker's gaze.

Ye Zhao smiled slightly: "Aren't you going to punish him? Why bother dirtying your hands? I'll do it for you?"

"Forget it, why bother with him?" The matchmaker shook her head.

Ye Zhao laughed: "Okay, I'll let him go after being locked up for a few days."

When Ye Zhao and the matchmaker walked over, the police had already forced Lu Afu away. Xue Mingjiu was so anxious that he said to the matchmaker: "Sister-in-law, let's go quickly. Afu is a cartilage and cannot bear the punishment. Don't sell us in a blink of an eye!"

The matchmaker frowned slightly: "You stay, find out the news, and try to save him. If you really confess ours, can you really arrest you in such a big Guangzhou city?"

Xue Mingjiu's fair face turned red and she said awkwardly: "Then, okay, okay." She saw Ye Zhao in a blink of an eye and her eyes lit up: "Brother Ye is a local, but what's the way?"

The matchmaker said lightly: "He has other secrets and can't help you."

Xue Mingjiu was silent.

Ye Zhao bowed: "Senior sister, brother Xue, A Cai, Xiaoqing, let's leave here and make a fortune!"

A Cai and Xiaoqing both smiled and clasped their fists: "Brother Ye, take care of him." Since seeing the intimacy between the Empress and Ye Zhao, they have loved the house and the Wuwu, and they have become more and more pleasing to Ye Zhao.

Ye Zhao smiled and turned around and stride away, but he felt extremely melancholy, but he didn't know when he would meet the matchmaker next time.

"Peony Garden" is the name Ye Zhao gave a cross-yard on the West Road of the Governor's Mansion. This cross-yard is now building a building. The main house was stripped off and a three-story foreign building was prepared. It is called a foreign building. In fact, it is of course an ancient oriental loft. It is only a grand structure and many rooms. Foreign engineers are invited to design the water supply and drainage. In Guangzhou, the first water plant has begun to be prepared. Although it can only supply wealthy areas around the Governor's Mansion, it also surprised businessmen from all countries. British immigrants from Hong Kong Island have been protesting for drinking water, but due to financial constraints, the water plant promised by the British Hong Kong government has been slow to move, and instead will fall behind Guangzhou.

Standing outside the Peony Garden, Ye Zhao lit a cigar and thought about the efficiency of these craftsmen. Although the water plant would definitely not be able to be installed when the Peony Building was completed, the pipelines were set up and it would be picked up after the water plant was completed.

In Guangzhou now, drinking water is not a problem, especially in wealthy areas, water sanitation is not a problem. Building a water plant is just a throwing brick and jade, which makes Guangzhou people see novel things and become numb, and they become accustomed to some changes. In the future, improving the sanitation of the whole city, such as laying tap water pipes that gradually cover the whole city, will be just a gradual process.

It is just that it is impossible to say that tap water is accessible to ordinary people in a short period of time, so we can only adopt the old method, set up tap water faucets in pieces, and sell the water to Guangzhou citizens at a low price.

The water plant has a complete official position. The first batch of wealthy households who invested in the early stage of natural water supply have made efforts to prepare to become a low-profit enterprise with a public welfare nature, which can maintain the maintenance and development of the water plant and spend.

With the great development and development of Guangdong, Ye Zhao believes that Guangdong people will benefit from it, and employment opportunities and wealth creation opportunities will be no longer as good as before. Although in this era, it is easy for ordinary people to have a stable meal to satisfy, their goals cannot be limited to this.

As for the reduction of rent and interest rates by the gentry, it is naturally imperative. The situation of land annexation must be solved by itself, but relatively mild measures must be adopted and even more slowly.

As he was thinking, footsteps came from behind him, "Master, Vietnamese envoy is waiting." Chang Shun stood respectfully with his hands down.

Ye Zhao nodded slightly. Vietnamese envoy Ruan Bozhai had been in Guangzhou for several days and had been waiting for the visit at the Vietnam Pavilion.

Although the normal way for Vietnamese envoys to pay tribute was to enter the country from Guangxi, in fact, for many reasons such as "escorting the division ship to Guangdong" and "escorting three water bandits back to Guangdong", the Vietnamese delegation has come to Guangzhou for business many times. The Vietnamese Pavilion is within the south gate of Guangzhou, and the Vietnamese delegation stays in Guangzhou for several months as soon as they stay in Guangzhou. In addition to sightseeing, it aims to complete the mission assigned by the Vietnamese king.

Now Guangxi is in a fight with the thief, and Yunnan and Guizhou are unstable, but the mission from Vietnam only has one path. Moreover, the envoys sent by Ye Zhao have long sent a letter to Vietnam, and Guangzhou has set up a government office for the affairs of various countries. If they respond to the barbarians, they will naturally come to Guangzhou to handle the matters.

The leading figure of the Vietnamese mission this time was Ruan Bozhai, who was the Minister of Rites. The two words Bozhai were taken in Chinese. As for the real name, it was pronounced strangely, Ye Zhao forgot after hearing it.

"Well, it's almost done!" Ye Zhao put out the cigar in the ashtray. Chang Shun hurriedly stretched out his hands and took the ashtray respectfully.

The selection of envoys from Vietnam to China was extremely strict. The Ming Dynasty ordered the emperor to pardon the order. The Qing envoy must be proficient in Chinese language, and despicable people will only be despised by other countries. This is because the Qing envoy not only had to recite poems with Chinese officials, but also had to discuss poems with envoys from North Korea and other countries. The Vietnamese kings, who believed that they should be ranked first in the tribute country in China before North Korea and other countries, also regarded this elegant place for chanting poems as a battlefield.

Ruan Bozhai's middle-aged man in his forties has slightly dark skin, but his thick eyebrows and big eyes, which is quite attractive. He should be a Vietnamese beauty. He speaks very fluently in Chinese. If he hadn't known his identity before, he would probably have regarded him as a Chinese.

"The envoy of the lower country, Ruan Bozhai, met with the general!" Seeing Ye Zhao enter the side hall, Ruan Bozhai hurriedly bowed to the salute.

In the past few days, officials received him, and Guangdong Governor Bai Gui was present in person, which was a great gift for him.

"No need to be polite. Thank you for your hard work from afar, sit down!" After Ye Zhao sat down, he looked at him with a smile.

The maid presented incense tea, and the on-glaze colored porcelain tea cup made Ruan Bozhai admire it. The Central Plains are outstanding and the porcelain craftsmanship is amazing.

Ruan Bozhai looked at Ye Zhao again and bowed and said sincerely: "The general's reputation is so famous that the subordinates admire him. The general defeated Rakshasa, defeated the two barbarians of Britain and France, spread the power of China, and promoted the virtues of the Celestial Empire. The despise king of the country was very admired." Looking at the young commander, Ruan Bozhai was extremely surprised.

Although after the First Sino-British War, Vietnam gradually became suspicious of the powerful empire in the north, there is no doubt that from ancient times to the present, obtaining the canonization of the Chinese emperor was the only way to stabilize the imperial power of the Vietnamese king. Only by obtaining the canonization of the Chinese emperor could the king establish authority on the inside and outside. Even if the empire became increasingly weak and powerless, it was still an insurmountable behemoth for Vietnam.

The decline of the suzerain kingdom, and the Vietnamese monarchs and ministers were extremely worried. Even if they always believed that Vietnam was on an equal footing with the suzerain kingdom in the north, if they lost the protection of the northern empire, the Nguyen Dynasty would probably have a slump.

No, the former subordinates of the Nong clan of the Paolezhou, suddenly rose up after the Hengli Dynasty. It was heard that the bandits in Guangxi were expelled and fled south. If it weren't for the turmoil of the north, how could Vietnam have been so disasters and wars?

Now that I heard that China's southern border was pacified, the king and all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

And the beautiful and artistic young nobleman opposite him is the commander who defeated the Western Red-haired Ghost in the rumor, how could Ruan Bozhai not be surprised?
Chapter completed!