Jiankang, Xinping Houdi, on the front hall, there were bows, arrows, paper, pens, fruits and clothes on the straw mat. A child was sitting not far away, looking at these four items curiously.

Then look around.

Next to him, Huang Gui sat and smiled with encouragement to his son. Du and his granddaughter Li Ping'an sat on the other side to see what items the little guy would choose.

Customs: When a baby is one year old, he should take a shower, wear new clothes, then put on a bow, paper, pen (men), knife, ruler, needle thread (women), and put on various foods and treasure clothes to play with, and the baby himself chooses.

Based on what you took, let’s see what the little guy is in character, called ‘Shier’.

Huang Gui looked at his son "thought thinking" and was quite expecting it. Li Li should be present, but Li Li could not come to Jiankang, so he could only tell Li Li in the letter what his son chose today.

After a moment, the little guy reached out his hand, grabbed a piece of paper without hesitation, and kept throwing it.

"It's paper..."

After Huang Yan finished speaking, he picked up his son and saw his son dancing in front of her with paper. He smiled: "Do you want to study?"

The little guy was babbling, speechless, probably trying to say "yes". Sister Li Ping'an came over, picked up the small bamboo bow, and reached in front of his younger brother: "This is fun."

The little guy was still shaking the paper in his hand, looking more interested in it.

When Huang Gui saw this, he found it funny: Li Li has been thinking about how to make paper. Now that his son chooses paper, it is probably because the father and son are in harmony.

Seeing that his daughter was holding a small bow and teasing her younger brother, Huang Yan felt helpless: the daughter was holding a knife at the beginning.

Is his personality true to his mother?

Du asked the maid to pack up the utensils and talk to her daughter: "The war is everywhere, alas, your good man is not at ease when he is an official in Poyang, and he has to lead troops to fight."

Huang Yan said while origami for his son: "Mom, there are so many generals who can fight in the court, so they won't always let Li Lang go to war."

"But he can win battles, he can always win battles."

"That was also near Jiangzhou, and there was no reason to let him go far." After Huang Yan said that, he also folded a paper horse, and the little guy held it in his hand to play with it, smiling happily.

When Li Ping'an saw this, he became excited: "Mom, I want a paper horse too!"

"Okay, okay, I'll give it to you."

Huang Gui took the paper handed over by Du, continued to orcher the paper horse, and then said: "Where is the court left the country to take it back? Jiangling is still resisting stubbornly, I see, it's hanging."

"Then...ah, why are there more and more battles, and more places are lost?" Du just sighed, and Huang Yan didn't know what to say.

Not long ago, news came to Jiankang: the Wei army invaded Shu, Yizhou and Chengdu, Liangzhou and Hanzhong fell one after another.

How did it lose it?

There are many different opinions and all kinds of statements, but Huang Gui knew that the governor of Yizhou and King Wuling Xiao Ji led his army to stay and attack Jiangling, but was blocked by the Jingzhou army at the mouth of the Yangtze River Gorge, and the two sides were in stalemate.

It seems that the Wei army took advantage of the situation and was attacked from both sides and was inappropriate in dealing with it, which led to the loss of Yizhou.

Yizhou was lost, and Liangzhou, which was isolated and helpless, could not be defended, because Yongzhou to the east was said to have been occupied by the Wei State.

As for whether King Wuling died or lived, there are also many different opinions. Huang Gui didn't care and could not find out the inside information.

There is good news. King Xiao of Jiangxia sent troops to recover Xiakou, Yingzhou, and Sizhou in Jiangbei was still in the hands of the court.

"In my opinion, the government army is unable to attack for the time being, and the State of Wei and King Shaoling are unable to attack, so there will probably be a confrontation."

Huang Gui made a judgment, on the grounds that Jiangnan had a severe drought last year and this year, and the grain harvest was bad. The imperial court could not provide so much food and grass supply to recover the lost land, so he could only stabilize it first.

Speaking of the drought, Du was worried: "The grain prices in Jiankang are rising now, and we are not short of food, but ordinary people are having a hard time."

"Mom, there is nothing we can do about this. The drought in Jiangnan is severe. Due to war in Xiangzhou, Jiangzhou was also hit by military disasters and almost caused a drought. The food transported to Jiankang in the two places must be less than in previous years. Wouldn't the price of Jiankang soar?"

Looking at his children who were having fun playing with paper horses, Huang Qing frowned: "With internal and external troubles, the tiger in the west pounces on him, and the tiger in the east will be restless."

Du asked: "Si Niang, will Qi State take advantage of the situation and robbery?"

"Who knows? It would be strange if the court did so badly."

Huang Yan said, shook his head helplessly: "The big families with mountains of gold and silver are all a group of people. Who knows, don't have any evil thoughts?"

Seeing that Du was worried, Huang Gui said again: "These things are what the emperor should worry about. Why do you have to think too much about it? Anyway, the family will not be short of food and clothing."

"You are here like being in jail." Du felt sorry for his daughter. Her daughter was in Jiankang and almost never left her home.

After all, Li Li is not in Jiankang, Huang Feng is not good for going out frequently, and he is not good for visiting other houses frequently, otherwise he will easily get gossip.

Besides, Li Li has no relatives and friends in Jiankang, and the gate of the Xinping Hou Mansion is closed and deserted on weekdays.

While the mother and daughter were talking, the servant came to report that a guest had arrived.

......

In the living room, Huang Feng talked with the visitor and Wang Lin’s wife Cai. Cai is one of the few regular guests in the Xinping Hou Mansion and often comes to chat with Huang Feng.

Because he had already handed over the famous sect a few days ago, Cai did not suddenly visit him here.

The Li and Wang families have a good relationship because Li Li and Wang Lin have long been in a relationship and have been in business together, so they naturally have close contacts.

"I heard that King Wuling was in a hurry to return to Chengdu, but he was ambushed halfway and was defeated and died. Alas, Your Majesty got bad news and was abolished for three days."

Cai told Huang Wen about the current affairs and insider information about the fall of Yizhou. Huang Wen knew that this was actually for Li Li to hear, so he asked:

"What will the court plan to deal with it next?"

"I'm still talking about it, but Jing and Xiang prefectures have not yet been recovered, so how can I recover Yi, Liang?" Cai said this and asked: "What is the current situation of the rebellious Nanchuan traitor in Jiangzhou?"

"It's still fighting, but these traitors cannot compete with the official army head-on, so they burrowed into the mountains and forests, trying to resist stubbornly."

"Oh, this may be very difficult. Fortunately, the Marquis of Xinping has a helper, otherwise he would have to lead his troops to the battle again."

"Who said no, the county is busy, if he still has to lead troops to fight, he will be unable to do anything..."

Liang Sen received the emperor's order and led his army to Linchuan, southern Jiangzhou, and the two counties of Luling (also known as Nanchuan) to quell the rebellion. Huang Gui's brother Huang? and brother-in-law Peng Jun followed the army to fight, so there were related topics.

Cai often visits and chats with Huang Feng, so of course he is not bored.

The two sides were communicating information, and Cai used casual chats to introduce the people and things in Jiankang City to Huang Wen so that she could know all kinds of human relationships and family secrets.

And various insider information.

Although Li Li made great contributions one after another and was granted a title of marquis for military merits, in the eyes of the powerful and noble clans, a warrior like Li Li, who is a slightly cold-born family, is nothing.

Li Li was looked down upon, and Huang Yan was not a famous lady, and he would not be taken seriously by noble ladies.

Therefore, Huang Gui couldn't get into the "circle" of the noble ladies in Jiankang, and she didn't join in the fun. No matter which family the prince, prince, marquis, or official female family gathered or went outings, she could not receive invitations or recommendations.

Of course, there are also reasons why the Li family has no relatives and friends in Jiankang, so the families of kings, princes and officials naturally will not have any contact with the Xinping Marquis' Mansion.

But Wang Lin is exceptional.

Wang Lin is a soldier and has a very cold background because her sister became the favorite concubine of the King of Xiangdong. The family has become a family of talent and a family. In addition, they have good personal relationships with Li Li, so the two families often have contacts.

Wang Lin is now in Beijing, but Li Li is not here. On weekdays, Cai often comes to Xinping Hou Mansion as a guest and asks about his well-being.

In addition, the Wang family's industries are mostly related to Poyang. Wang Lin not only has close contact with Li Li, but also has friends with Peng Jun and Liang Sen. Therefore, Cai often comes to Huang Gui to talk about some industrial matters.

By the way, I'll ask about the situation in Poyang and let me tell you something about it.

Huang said: "New peace and peace, everything is as usual. By the end of the year, the output of porcelain and copper will increase by at least 30%.

This news is very important, and Cai remembers it in his heart. Huang Feng took the initiative to mention something without waiting for the other party to ask:

"This summer, there is less rain in Poyang, but it's a good thing that I built water conservancy last year and stored a lot of water, so I barely survived it. I heard that the harvest has little impact."

"Oh, that's a blessing. How many people are farming in Poyang? I'm afraid that the grain will be bad, and the debts released by the merchants will not be collected back."

Cai sighed, after all, his family lent a large amount of money from the big business in Poyang. Although the interest rate is not high, he always has a stable income. If the principal and interest can be ‘returned’ as scheduled this year...

By next year, we will take out more money and lend it to Poyang Business, and use it to "create" more money.

Wang Lin has many friends. She spends a lot of money on weekdays, but she doesn't have the energy to manage the industry. Therefore, Cai, who is responsible for managing the family, worked hard for this.

The Wang family still has the Xiangdong Royal Mansion as their backer to manage the industry. More ordinary officials and ordinary generals in the army are unable to operate decent industries.

It is okay to lend money, but many people cannot lend money and rely on land to produce money, which is quite difficult to support expenses.

If the Poyang businessmen can really make money with steadily, then for these families, lending money to the shopkeepers of the Poyang businessmen in Jiankang is a good way to make money.

Cai wants to share the worries of good people. Wang Lin makes so many friends, and her family has many contacts with Cai. Cai feels that if she can make a connection and help these families manage their families and make money, then the relationship between them will be closer.

But can Poyang stand such a big "scene"?

Huang Yan is very smart. He can guess the intention without Cai's words, and then reveals another news:

"At the end of next year, Xinping's porcelain production will double, and there will be more varieties of porcelain."

"Really?" Cai was quite shocked, because the news of doubled production was really unbelievable.

"Of course, due to the improvement of porcelain firing process and the many new porcelain kilns, the output naturally increased significantly."

Huang Gui said proudly, after all, this is a ‘special product’ of his hometown Poyang. Not only that, the production of Le's water copper will also increase significantly.

"Because of the help of major businesses, many mines have started construction this year. By next year, production will also increase significantly. By the end of next year, Poyang County will deliver an answer that will satisfy His Majesty."

"At that time, there are many places to use money in Poyang. I think the merchants will definitely be in a hurry to find someone to borrow money and then lend money."

"That's great."

Cai was quite happy because this means that Poyang merchants have a greater "appetite" and absorb more money and grain, and use it as principal for debt lending.

"Three days later, I will invite a few sisters to gather in the humble house. If my sister doesn't dislike you, I will come and sit there at that time?" Cai sent an invitation.

Huang Gui smiled and said, "Sister invites you warmly, but the younger sister refuses you."
Chapter completed!