At this time, the Ming Dynasty was not much different from later China. The east had begun to enter half of modernization, but it was still quaint in the southwest and central areas.

But in Shu, because the presidency of Sichuan Governor Chen Qiyu was already rich, public carriages were popularized just like the east, and even built a road from Mianyang to Chengdu and finally to Luzhou.

Shang Jinglan entered Sichuan from Hanzhong and took this public four-type carriage to Chengdu Prefecture. There were six or seven passengers with her, and most of them were quite good-behaved. After all, there were not many people who actually spent money to sit on this thing these days.

Many people would rather take a few more steps than spend this in vain, although this money is not expensive.

Shang Jinglan did not dare to take a long distance. When she passed by Chengdu, she changed to a cheaper traditional carriage. Although it was a bit bumpy, she could save a lot of money.

As a grand governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, a daughter-in-law who was a rank-in-law official had to make careful calculations for a trip. This was indeed born in the Ming Dynasty.

Although Shang Jinglan was dressed as a man, her financial difficulties and unique style of books were still noticed by the editor of Shu Bao, who was in charge of the same year as Qi Biaojia went to Beijing for examinations. He and Qi Biaojia had studied under Liu Zongzhou, so he was also considered a classmate. In this way, he became familiar with Shang Jinglan and published Shang Jinglan's deeds back to his parents' home in Shu Bao.

Unexpectedly, this was just an ordinary little thing, but it caused heated discussions throughout the Ming Dynasty, and it also officially triggered the paper media, which not long after the birth of the Ming Dynasty, began to move downward from a single political report and academic debate, and expanded to the content changes that record ordinary life.

Shang Jinglan didn't know about this. She lived a half-agricultural and half-official life with Qi Biaojia in Longnan, and her husband was not good at using his connections flexibly, which led to hunger for food all year round, not to mention other enjoyments.

But when she returned to the Shang Mansion, she became a rich lady again.

Two different lifestyles intersected on her like this, but Shang Jinglan did not feel abrupt because of this, nor did she show a trace of grievance.

Looking at the rich chicken, duck, fish and meat on the table, she could hold on with her delicacies that she could no longer eat again, but her daughter showed her embarrassment and showed her and Qi Biaojia's embarrassment.

Shang Zhouzuo, who was wearing regular clothes, had to sigh, then picked up a piece of meat for his granddaughter Qi Deqiong, and said to Shang Jinglan: "You and Huchen suffered a lot in Longnan, but there is no way. If the king wants his minister to die, the minister has to die. As the wife of the tiger minister, you naturally have to follow the husband and wife. However, when talking about Huchen, he did not pursue him back then when His Majesty eliminated the Donglin Party, but he himself wanted to hit His Majesty's knife. His Majesty was still kind and did not kill him, but it was difficult to go back to Jiangnan easily."

"My daughter knows that although we live a little embarrassingly, it's also interesting. Daddy doesn't have to worry." Although Shang Jinglan said that, tears fell down, which made Shang Jinghui on the side open his eyes wide open: "How can Your Majesty be like this now? My sister and brother-in-law didn't do anything, but he said that the books he read were too complicated. He just let my sister and brother-in-law suffer so much, and he was too small-minded!"

"presumptuous!"

Shang Zhouzuo suddenly slapped the table and scared Shang Jinghui, and he didn't dare to say anything anymore. He heard Shang Zhouzuo still shouted: "How can the emperor today allow you and me to slander you? You are a traitor, do you know?"

"I know I'm wrong, dad." Shang Jinghui pouted and was so scared that tears flowed down his face. Seeing this, Shang Jinglan hugged Shang Jinghui's thigh and said to Shang Zhouzuo: "Okay, dad, don't scold the little sister like this, the little sister just made a mistake for a moment."

"She didn't listen to her many times. She didn't like you. It made me feel uneasy at all. Don't think that your father, I am now the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, will be fine if you are content with the South China Sea. To tell you the truth, there are many Jinyiwei around here, openly and secretly. Your father sneezes a few times last night, I'm afraid that your Majesty will know it now." Shang Zhou Zuo pointed at Shang Jinghui again with a grudge.

However, at this moment, a staff member ran outside the house: "The imperial court has a tolerance for issuing the imperial edict. Please open the central door immediately to receive the imperial edict."

"When talking about Cao Cao, Cao Cao came." Shang Zhouzuo said that, and hurriedly got up and left the inner courtyard.

It turned out that the imperial edict was not to punish Shang and Zhou Zuo, but Shang and Zhou Zuo immediately prepared for the selection and preparation of the site of the South China Sea Fleet. After the South China Sea Fleet arrived in the South China Sea, Shang and Zhou Zuo were responsible for recovering the jurisdiction over Macau and increasing tariffs, and could help the South China Sea Fleet.

Shang and Zhou Zuo were no strangers to tariffs. As early as last year, Zhu Youxiao ordered people to send him some information and documents on taxes, and asked him to write an understanding of the Shang and Zhou Zuo.

Shang and Zhou Zuo did not dare to be negligent, and he also smelled that this might be related to whether he could continue to work as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi!

However, Shang and Zhou Zuo also conducted an investigation into the Macau area. He found that Macau was not as simple as he imagined. This was not only because these Western fans had been illegally operating trade in the Ming Dynasty territory for a long time, but also because of local officials. There were even a large number of pirates who met here.

Therefore, Shang and Zhou Zuo did not dare to easily announce the withdrawal of management rights over Macau, because he was worried that it would directly lead to chaos in Guangdong and Guangxi, especially in the area around the Pearl River Estuary.

But now that the court wants to send the South China Sea fleet, it is obviously necessary to strengthen the Ming Dynasty's control in the South China Sea area, and Shang and Zhou Zuo had to strongly support it.

For such exchanges, there must be a ritual first and then military force. Therefore, as the largest official in Guangdong and Guangxi, Shang and Zhouzuo also had the obligation to issue orders directly to the Xiangshan County Magistrate, and to the Xiangshan County Magistrate first to inform the people of Folangji (Portugal).

"The Governor's Constitutional Order, the right of residence of Folang Jiren in Macau was not recognized by the Ming Dynasty, so it is illegal to live. He is limited to report to the Governor's Office in Guangdong and Guangxi within the specified time, otherwise he will be directly expelled from the Ming Dynasty!"

This was an order issued directly by Shang and Zhou Zuo, but in fact it did not work. The Xiangshan County Magistrate and the Panyu Prefecture and other officials had to collect a lot of money from the Folang Ji people every year, so they could only disobey the orders of the superiors. Although they also conveyed the orders of Shang and Zhou Zuo to the Folang Ji people, the Panyu Prefecture and Xiangshan County Magistrate did not take any action. They seemed to want to just drag it on, and they could make more money by making more money by one day.
Chapter completed!