"Well, we must ensure her safety. Okay, you go ahead, I will come back to you if anything happens." He waved his hand to Mouri Momota to leave, and Tachihara Shankawa slowly closed his eyes.
For a while, the simple and simple cabin became extremely quiet. After a long time, Tachihara Shankawa took a deep breath, slowly opened his eyes, and carefully stroked the wooden box in his hand again, unable to put it down.
"Somebody come!"
"Here!" A respectful voice immediately sounded outside the wooden house.
"Go and call Kono-kun!" The voice was low, but full of excitement.
"Lord, are you calling me?" The person who came was a middle-aged man dressed in black, who looked a little uneasy.
"How is the research on the ship going?" Tatehara Yamakawa's words had no other meaning.
"Back to my lord, there has been some progress, but..." The man in black kowtowed to the ground.
"Well, what would happen if we got the secrets and process of the Tanghe people's warship keel?"
As soon as Tachihara Shankawa said these words, the man in black raised his head and looked at the lord above him in disbelief: "My lord, do you mean ``````?"
"Well, look at this." Tachihara took a long breath and carefully handed the wooden box to the man in black.
After taking the wooden box and opening the drawings inside, the man in black suddenly trembled all over his body, his eyes fixed firmly on the drawings, and his breathing became rapid.
"How is it?" Tachihara Shankawa's face flashed with pride.
"Lord, with this thing, I promise that if you give me half a year, no, four months, we can build a warship that is not inferior to the people of Tanghe and Milan!" The man in black was so excited that his lips trembled, and his eyes showed greed. And with a crazy light, "When the time comes, our Tachihara family will surely sweep across the east!"
"Okay, I will give you four months. After four months, I will start building new warships. I will unify the Japanese lands within two years, and then march eastward! The flag of the Tachihara family will be planted everywhere. Every inch of land on the Atlantic Ocean!" Tachihara Shankawa stood up suddenly, pushed open the wooden window in front of him, faced the west, opened his arms, and his eyes turned red.
"Sir, you haven't rested so late?"
Wu Feng, who was busy writing at his desk, was interrupted by gentle words. He raised his head and saw a sleepy Charlotte walking in with a cup of fragrant coffee.
"Oh, I have something else to do. You go and have a rest. It's already late at night." He took a deep breath, as if he was savoring the aroma of coffee, but in fact he was inhaling the body fragrance of the girl next to him. The white one-piece nightgown was covered with a thick coat, which could not cover up the girl's intoxicating charm at all.
"Adults, you should also pay attention to your health. Staying up late like this is very bad for your health." The deep concern made Wu Feng feel warm.
"It's okay, I'll take care of it myself. You can go and have a rest. Thank you for the coffee, it tastes great." After taking a sip of coffee, Wu Feng put down the cup and said.
"Sir, I want to ask a question." The girl hesitated to speak.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Wu Feng raised his head and looked at the girl's smooth face.
"I heard that the adults want little Willy and his friends to do a special job?" Out of concern for her younger brother, the girl finally spoke.
"Well, that's the case. Is there any problem?" Wu Feng put down the pen in his hand and said calmly.
"Are there any dangers in this job?" the girl asked, her face slightly red.
"Are you worried about little Willy's safety?" Wu Feng asked with a smile.
"No, that's not what I meant. He is too young. I'm worried about whether he will..." The girl's face turned redder.
"It doesn't matter. I understand your worries, but don't worry. Now I'm just considering letting Little Willy go to various places in the imperial capital to learn about all aspects of the situation, and just come back and tell the relevant people. There are no other activities, and there are no dangers or risks. And I also plan to give him a chance to study hard." Wu Feng smiled and waved his hand to indicate that she didn't mind.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I was a little worried." The girl apologized quickly.
"It's nothing. I'm happy for little Willy. There is such a sister who loves him and cares about him. It's not too late for me to envy him." A look of sadness flashed across Wu Feng's face. After several years, he stayed in the northwest. It's rare to return to the imperial capital, so it's time for me to visit my parents' graves.
The days passed quickly, and two or three days passed in a flash. After the negotiation with the Indian envoy Lawang, Wu Feng attended the separate banquets of His Highness Situ Tai and His Highness Situ Jun one after another. Although there was nothing new. , but it can be considered a courtesy visit.
The negotiations with Lawang were full of twists and turns. After obtaining Lawang's guarantee that the North Luzon and Northwest caravans passing through the tribal territory of Hyderabad would enjoy preferential tariff conditions, Wufeng focused on his attitude towards the countries in the Western Region. The two sides have certain differences of opinion on this point. Wufeng requires the Hyderabad tribes not to support the countries in the Western Regions militarily and politically. Although the political influence of the Indian Kingdom is very limited, Wufeng still wants to isolate the countries in the Western Regions. Lawan was urged to ensure this.
After bargaining, Wu Feng agreed not to interfere with the normal economic exchanges between the countries in the Western Regions and the Indo-Kingdom. However, the exchanges between the Indo-Kingdom and the Indo-Kingdom were limited to economic and commercial matters, and they could not support each other politically. If Wu Feng appeared, In the event of confrontation with the countries in the Western Regions, the Indian Kingdom must strictly maintain neutrality. Wu Feng promised to take military action against the Pancha people's forces within one year, and guaranteed to destroy the main military power of the Pancha people within three years. In addition, Wu Feng also promised to help coordinate the relationship between the Luobi people and the Hyderabad tribes in the near future, and try their best to To reduce pressure on Hyderabadi tribes in the north.
The conversation with Situ Tai was also full of the flavor of a transaction. In addition to congratulating Wu Feng on his appointment as the governor of Northern Luzon, Situ Tai clearly expressed the hope that Wu Feng would see the situation clearly, choose the right target, and not try to step on two different sides. Wu Feng vaguely expressed his willingness to be loyal to His Highness, but in the past two years, the northwest rebels had obviously received strong support from Taixuan Palace to confront his own army, and the unfriendly behavior of Taixuan Palace in the past two years made it difficult for him to feel To express His Highness's kindness requires more communication and more understanding.
Situ Tai said that Taixuan Palace was not his direct subordinate, but he was willing to help Wu Feng and Fielding of Taixuan Palace coordinate with each other on this matter so that both parties could understand and support each other. Wu Feng expressed that he was happy to see the emergence of this phenomenon and said that it would be conducive to further stabilizing the situation in the northwest region.
The meeting with Situ Jun was relatively relaxed. Due to the losses in the Southern Military Region, Situ Jun was much more cautious in his words and deeds. Many of his words were circumstantial, but in general he hoped to form a closer relationship with Wu. For example, he made a series of indifferent remarks such as strengthening economic exchanges between the Kansai region and the northwest region, and clearly expressing his support for Wu Feng to vigorously develop the economy of the northwest and northern Luzon.
Before that, Wu Feng made a special trip to visit Gao Lishu, the boss of "Empire News". The guests and hosts reached many consensuses on issues of concern to both parties. Wu Feng agreed to give the Gao family the best chance of operating water transportation in the northwest and northern Luzon regions. Preferential policies, and stated that under the same conditions, the transportation business of the local governments in Northwest and Northern Luzon will give priority to transportation companies run by the Gao family to support and support the development of the Gao family transportation company.
Gao Lishu reciprocated the favor, and Gao Lishu also understood Wu Feng's hint. The next day's "Empire News" began to sing praises to Li Wufeng in the form of an album to build up public opinion. It also opened a special section to comment on the foreign relations and economic development of the northwest region in recent years after Wufeng officially took charge. This aroused the general public in the imperial capital. The people's enthusiastic attention suddenly caused a northwest wind to blow throughout the imperial capital.
Wu Feng also took time out of his busy schedule to accept interviews from a large number of media such as "Daily Express", "Voice of Tanghe", "Newsmakers", etc. On the one hand, he tried his best to praise the emperor's wise leadership, and on the other hand, he also sought truth from facts. He talked about some of the work he had done, and at the same time kept hinting that he was preparing to settle in the imperial capital and consider his marriage.
This immediately caused violent fluctuations in the upper class society of the empire. Many upper class people came to inquire, or asked powerful people to come forward, and even brought their own daughters to visit directly, hoping that Li Wufeng could become their son-in-law. Wu Feng, who had not expected such consequences, was extremely annoyed and had to explain and clarify again and again, saying that he already had a suitable candidate in mind and would announce it at the right time, but he still could not stop the torrent of matchmaking.
"Well, it seems you can't tell lies casually. What your parents taught you since childhood really makes sense. Look, this casual saying has caused so much trouble." Wu Feng finally sent away another group of gentry who came to talk to matchmakers. He kept complaining, making Qin Shuangying and Gu Mingxia giggle incessantly.
"Sir, you are actually not young anymore. Why don't you choose a suitable marriage partner?" After a while, Gu Mingxia, who seemed to be worried, said quietly.
"Hehe, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry. Besides, if you want to marry someone else, you have to get their consent." Wu Feng replied smoothly, "Well, little girl, are you in love? Let's see what my conditions are like."
"Sir, you are not serious. I am talking to you about serious matters." Gu Mingxia's cheeks suddenly turned red.
"Hey, isn't what I'm talking about serious?" Wu Feng chuckled, "Oh, it's a pity that the time is not ripe."
"Sir, why do you say that?" Gu Mingxia asked seriously.
"Hey, the northwest has just stabilized, and Northern Luzon has been added. There are still a lot of troubles in the middle. And I don't know what your Majesty is thinking at the moment. It seems that he has no intention of letting me go back. That's fine. I also want to go there. Let’s have a good rest in the capital, but I see the current situation. It won’t be long before the situation changes, and I’m afraid it won’t be stable for long.” Wu Feng hesitated to answer, obviously unwilling to reveal his true thoughts.
"However, I see that Sister An Qier is quite old. Are you really willing to keep her waiting like this?" Gu Mingxia refused to give up and insisted on asking the question clearly before giving up.