The words of the girl in Dai also shocked Wu Feng greatly. Because he could hear the hidden meaning in the other party's words. The other party seemed to be quite familiar with the Qin family, but how could he not recognize the second young master Qin? Could it be that the other party already knew that he was a fake? Then why not expose yourself? What is her purpose in doing this? The girl in snow clothes seems to be unaware of the situation and has not discovered the flaw in her identity, but if she continues like this, there will inevitably be a moment of betrayal.
Another shock came from the words of the girl in Dai. The relationship between the Qin family and the Japanese has reached this point. This can only show that there are forces within the empire that only seek economic interests and ignore national justice and collude with the Japanese. They can ignore everything. , as long as he can obtain high profits to add a weight to his wealth growth, everything seems to be forgotten, but he has played this disgraceful role, the face of the girl in snow clothes has clearly shown Indifference, the goodwill he finally won may be ruined by the identity of the second master of Qin. Thinking of this, Wu Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had to play the role of the unpopular second master of Qin when he was not easy to play. It was really Life is hard.
Seeing a wry smile on Wu Feng's face, Lin Yuexin felt a little strange. At the same time, a glimmer of hope arose in her heart, and she asked in a deep voice: "Does the Second Young Master Qin have any unspeakable difficulties? Or is there some misunderstanding in this?" ?”
With his mind racing, Wu Feng said: "Miss Mu may have misunderstood. Although the Qin family has some business dealings with the Japanese, it is just a legal business within the scope allowed by the central government of the empire. There is nothing wrong with it." Shameful things. Most of what our Qin family exports to the Japanese territory is luxury goods such as silk, embroidery, pottery, porcelain, jewelry, jewelry, and handicrafts, as well as valuable commodities shipped from the Central and Western Continent. There are also some daily necessities such as tea and cloth. Daily necessities, and the imports are also gold, silver, pearls, shellfish, seafood and other valuable materials, and these items are also needed by the empire. The business done by our Qin family has absolutely no harm to the security of the empire. , on the contrary, because of this charter, we have to pay considerable taxes to the Imperial Taxation Administration every year, which is objectively a contribution to the empire. On the contrary, some merchants slander and slander the Qin family on the one hand, and on the other hand, But he secretly colluded with the scum in the imperial court and engaged in smuggling and smuggling. Even some strategic materials that the empire ordered to prohibit the export were flowed out like crazy. The thief shouted, "Catch the thief." Qin was thinking that maybe this was the source of the empire's worries."
The sincerity on Wu Feng's face made it difficult for anyone to doubt the authenticity of what he said. Lin Yuexin felt relieved. She was subconsciously unwilling to believe this fact, and now she naturally doesn't want to think about it anymore, but The other party's words still shocked her, but at this time she had no more thoughts to get to the bottom of it.
The girl in Dai Yi looked unhesitating. The Qin family secretly communicated with the Japanese because she gave Situ Yushuang her handkerchief to tell her. This was absolutely not wrong. It was just that the other party played this role and had to explain to herself. It makes sense.
The refreshing cool breeze came from the car window and passed over the skin of the three people, taking away a hint of the heat. This place was already not far from Vito City. The tall tropical trees beside the road stood like soldiers in formation, front and back. The cavalry team obviously strengthened their vigilance and shortened the distance between them and several carriages. Especially the carriage that Wu Feng and his party were riding in was surrounded by guards. This kind of dense forest area is the most vulnerable place to be attacked. Although the early guards The team has already been sorted out once, but if there are masters who intend to attack, they can still escape by using this environment. It is better to be careful. Wu Feng has been assassinated twice, so the guards naturally dare not slack off at all.
Fortunately, it was relatively calm and the team successfully passed this section of the journey. Originally, Wu Feng did not want the Guards to be so vigilant as if they were facing a formidable enemy. The social security situation in Northern Luzon has always been good. Especially after he took over Northern Luzon, the conflicts between various ethnic groups have been greatly eased, and the economy has been greatly alleviated. There is also considerable improvement. No one knows about his trip to Northern Luzon, so there should be no accidents. However, the Guards insisted on their duties and said that they should perform their duties and Wu Feng could not interfere too much, so they had to agree.
After more than a year of rapid development, Northeast Luzon has begun to get on the right track, especially after the rapid completion of the road to Northwest Qingyang and Northwest Luzon, which will integrate the entire Northern Luzon and Northwest economies. The reduction of the capital has further promoted the circulation of goods and trade. The rich products of Northern Luzon are continuously exported to the northwest and even the hinterland of the empire through Vito. As for Vito City, its foundation was much better than that of Shuangdui Mansion in Northwest Luzon, and its development speed was even more astonishing.
The national reconciliation policy established by Wu Feng has played a considerable role in Vito. Both the Gaoyue people who have just been included in the management and the Andean people who still occupy a dominant position in population have shown their sincerity, and the administrative structure of the Vito Autonomous Government has also Fully reflecting the ethnic diversity policy, except for several powerful departments that are still controlled by direct descendants of Wu Feng, the candidates for the chief officials of the Economic Development Administration and the Agriculture and Water Conservancy Administration are all Andes, the director of the War Preparedness Administration is a Gao Yue, and the Culture and Education Department The heads of the Department of Health and the Department of Construction are respectively held by local Tang and Indian people.
Wu Feng didn't want to expose his whereabouts, but since he passed through Northeast Luzon, it would be unreasonable to be blocked. Moreover, he also wanted to know how Northeast Luzon was under Mu Haoran's governance in the past year or so, so he chose Visited the city guard's mansion at night.
Mu Haoran, who was woken up from his sleep, couldn't believe how his immediate boss came to his house in the middle of the night. He even thought that some emergency had occurred. The secret westward march of the two main divisions of the Northwest Army had already begun. He had a vague feeling that something big might happen in Northern Luzon, but as a local official, he had no right and would not inquire about matters that he should not know about. It was only proper to do his job well. When he saw his immediate boss arriving, his understanding deepened.
After learning that Lord Jiedushi was just passing by secretly to listen to his work report, Mu Haoran and Sang Sheng, who was also recruited by the officer on duty, also knew that the matter was secretive and urgent. The two quickly got into the mood and reported their work over the past year. A concise introduction was given.
The development of Northeast Luzon in this year can be described as rapid. The huge market in the hinterland of the empire has been opened to Northern Luzon, which makes all businessmen excited. The relatively good foundation and the sufficient cheap prices brought by the migration of Gaoyue people The labor force makes the entire Northeast Luzon start running like a clockwork machine.
The tobacco planting and processing industry, as well as the sugar cane planting and sugar refining industry, have become the core industries of Vito House. The large land in the east near the Hengduan Mountains has been left deserted and undeveloped because of fear of the presence of the Gaoyue people. Now all problems no longer exist. Naturally, it was auctioned and leased by the autonomous government at a relatively low price, which immediately triggered the first round of investment frenzy by Andean and Tang businessmen. A few Gaoyue businessmen who became rich first also joined this wave, and the huge Tobacco plantations are densely distributed throughout the eastern part of Northeastern Luzon. Plantations covering an area of 1,000 acres are no longer new. Tobacco processing workshops are also emerging in several market towns in the east. As for Vito City, it has become a tobacco deep processing Finished base.
The south became dominated by sugar cane plantations. Even the outbreak of the Second Luzon War did not dampen the enthusiasm of businessmen for investment. In addition to the Gaoyue people, a large number of Indian slaves also continued to flow from the west through double piles. Imported here, they became the main labor force in sugar cane plantations and sugar workshops, which greatly promoted the development of sugar cane planting and sugar industry. Of course, it also allowed the slave merchants to make enough money. The original dissatisfaction with the autonomous government's increase in the slave trade tax rate has long been forgotten.
Coffee planting has also begun. However, due to the influence of planting traditions, it is far from being comparable to the Grand Duchy of Luzon in the south. However, the good start has already made the autonomous government very satisfied. You must know that tasting coffee has become an upper class city in the imperial capital. Social trends gradually spread throughout the empire. With the surge in demand, the price of coffee in the empire has also skyrocketed. This is a long-term trend. Seizing the opportunity to develop coffee cultivation has become a top priority.
Timber processing and medicinal material processing have benefited from the submission of the Gaoyue people and the development of the eastern mountainous areas. With the improvement of road conditions and the harmonious relations between various ethnic groups, the rich timber and medicinal material resources in the eastern Hengduan Mountains have opened their arms to the outside world. The mountainous areas here The terrain here is slightly different from the mountainous terrain at the east foot. Compared with the east foot, the terrain here is gentler, which also makes the workload of road construction projects much smaller, making it much easier to transport bulk materials. The Tiandao Medicine Hall of the Lu Family in Jinzhou has regarded this place as its second base, constantly expanding the scale of its medicinal material processing workshop, and there are faint signs of catching up with the Jinzhou base, and the giant businessmen from the south of the empire will not let this place go either. Precious wood, wood carving crafts, and furniture manufacturing have always been their strengths, and the good geographical location here also allows the finished products to be easily sold to the Central Continent countries to the south and the Western Continent to the west.
Seeing that Mu Haoran, who had always prided himself on elegance, had a much darker complexion, but his mental state was very good. When he talked about the affairs of his territory, his tongue burst into laughter and he talked for more than two hours. He was stunned. Without giving the military leader Sang Sheng sitting next to him a chance, Wu Feng was relieved and a little amused. The environment changes people. It seems that Mu Haoran has completely adapted to the environment of this place and is deeply devoted to his own work. , I was still a little worried at the time, but now I can feel completely relieved.
It wasn't until Wu Feng repeatedly signaled that Mu Haoran reluctantly stopped talking and gave Sang Sheng a chance.
After half a night's conversation, Wu Feng was still so excited when he returned to the inn that it was difficult to fall asleep. The development of Northeast Luzon was indeed beyond Wu Feng's expectation. Unexpectedly, Mu Haoran's government affairs management ability was also quite outstanding. Complex Northeast Luzon is managed in an orderly manner, beyond one's expectations.
If this is the case in Northeast Luzon, what will happen to Northwest Luzon? With his heart filled with joy and expectation, Wu Feng slowly fell asleep.