"You're here." Bilian walked forward with a smile, her little face a little flushed, looking particularly cute. As a member of the Ryukyu royal family, Bilian spoke Chinese fluently. Generally speaking, because of their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese language proficiency of the Ryukyu people was very high.
Although Bilian's words were very soft, they made people feel gentle and warm. Tang Tong nodded. Looking at this girl who looked almost the same as a Han Chinese woman, Tang Tong hummed and reached out to hold Bilian's hand. "It's so sunny outside, aren't you afraid of getting tanned?"
For Tang Tong, those who were wholeheartedly loyal to the Ming Dynasty should be considered half-Han. Tang Tong would not reject such people, just like those soldiers of the Japanese auxiliary army. These people might be traitors to Japan, but in Tang Tong's eyes, they were his comrades and worthy of praise. As for the Miao, Yao, Zhuang and other ethnic groups living in the Ming Dynasty, they should actually be considered Han. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the ancestors of these people were not much different from the descendants of the descendants of Yan and Huang. Even the ancestors of many people were Han people. Later generations forcibly divided them into other ethnic groups. In Tang Tong's view, those ethnologists were just trying to create divisions. They were really a group of beasts.
Tang Tong might be just a rough man in the eyes of those beasts, but in this era, Tang Tong's subordinates think that Tang Tong is the most intelligent person. Although Bilian doesn't interact with many people, everyone has a kind of admiration for Tang Tong, which indirectly affects Bilian. Seeing Tang Tong holding her hand, Bilian smiled shyly, without pulling her hand away, and secretly glanced at Tang Tong's face, whispering: "There are these big trees on both sides of this road, so I can't be exposed to the sun."
"Let's go home. In a few days, I'll take you to India. I have some things to take care of there." Although Tang Tong has been in a high position these years and has managed millions of people, he has not lived a life of luxury. Instead, the fat on his face has disappeared a lot, and his complexion is clearer than before, making that somewhat ferocious face not so ferocious anymore. In the eyes of Li Bilian, this is a very manly face but not without gentleness.
"Hey, I will make preparations in the next few days. Will anyone else go?" Bilian was very happy when she heard Tang Tong's words, knowing that her master had accepted her.
"These places are just starting out now. Yuxian and the others are too busy with their work to leave. Er is young, and now is the time for them to learn. You can take a few maids with you." Tang Tong explained. The two passed by a swimming pool and saw Er, Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan, Kou Yimen and some maids swimming in the swimming pool. There were so many beauties playing in the water that Tang Tong was dazzled.
There are two swimming pools in Tang Tong's manor, one is a small indoor swimming pool of only 200 square meters, where few people swim, and the other is a large outdoor swimming pool covering an area of 50 acres. Since the temperature in Nanyang is generally high, everyone likes to swim in this large swimming pool. Tang Tong rarely cares about these maids and servants, so after seeing Tang Tong, none of these women panicked. Instead, some of them subconsciously stood up in the water and showed their charming bodies to Tang Tong.
Tang Tong had seen this kind of scene many times and was not tempted by it. Of course, when he saw these beauties playing in the water like flowers, Tang Tong could not help but take a few glances. Then, when Xiangjun and the others saw Tang Tong coming, they swam towards the shore one by one, not caring at all that their developing bodies would be exposed in front of Tang Tong.
Because they swam there frequently, the water in this swimming pool was only one meter deep. When the women saw them approaching the shore, they all stood up and walked towards it, with their upper bodies exposed above the water. Although they were not wearing swimsuits, they all looked very smooth and plump, and to Tang Tong, they looked no worse than the lotus pond of Emperor Ling of Han.
It's no wonder such scenes would make beach swimming spots booming in later generations. However, compared to today, Tang Tong was the only one enjoying this spectacle, which made Tang Tong sigh. This abominable old society still had some good things.
"Uncle Tang." After landing, the girl threw herself into Tang Tong's arms. Only the girl dared to do so. Xiangjun and the others wouldn't dare act so casually in front of Tang Tong. Although Tang Tong didn't treat them like servants, they were actually singing girls given to him by others. Their status was no higher than that of a servant. So, no matter how much Tang Tong treated them, they wouldn't dare act too casually in front of him. They simply surrounded Tang Tong, smiling, and enviously watched the girl throwing herself into his arms.
"Well, dear. Why don't you continue swimming?" Tang Tong hugged her helplessly. She was already a little girl over thirteen years old, yet she still liked to be around him. While Tang Tong doted on her, he was also worried that she might become a bad-tempered person. So he hired several teachers for her and her children, some from the Ming Dynasty and some from Western countries, hoping to teach them the ways of ladies from noble families. However, it seemed that Xiangjun and the others had developed the qualities of those ladies, but she still had a bit of a wild streak. She was kind-hearted, so Tang Tong didn't have to worry too much.
"Uncle Tang, come swim with me," Chen Er said coquettishly, her arm around Tang Tong's neck. She was now beginning to reveal her natural charm. Sometimes, Tang Tong couldn't help but marvel. Could she be one of those legendary beauties who brought disaster to the nation? This only reinforced Tang Tong's previous suspicions: Chen Er was the Chen Yuanyuan.
Tang Tong patted his head. Turning back, he said to Bilian, "Let's go swimming for a while too."
In his own home, Tang Tong didn't need to be a moralist. The women here, except for his daughter, were nominally considered Tang Tong's women. He could do whatever he wanted with them. In this era, it was all legal and natural.
Bilian nodded. Tang Tong said this to her, and he already treated her as a close person around him. How could Bilian refuse in her heart? After putting her child down, Tang Tong took off his coat and jumped into the water. He took Bilian and her child and swam for a while.
In addition to a small number of Han Chinese women, most of the maids in Tang Tong's family are from Japan, Korea, and Western countries. The beauties from Japan and Korea are more reserved, while those Western women are wild and not so reserved. This is related to their aggressive and barbaric nature. They approach Tang Tong from time to time.
The words teased Tang Tong.
However, with Tang Tong by their side, these Western women dared not go too far, fearing that they would be punished by their mistresses. Even if they were originally noble ladies in Europe, they would be maids here, and their life and death would not be in their own hands. Therefore, in addition to finding ways to please their male mistresses, they also had to be careful about the thoughts of their female mistresses.
There were too many beauties around him, and he inevitably felt a little tired aesthetically. Tang Tong was not easily seduced by Western women. Generally speaking, Tang Tong preferred Eastern women. After they were a little tired from swimming, they decided to end today's swimming activities. Afterwards, a maid came forward to wash Tang Tong. After he went ashore and wiped off the water droplets on his body, someone else changed Tang Tong's clothes. Tang Tong had been served so many times that he no longer felt awkward about it. He changed his clothes in front of the women very confidently.
Tang Tong now has such great power that it is a great honor for someone to be his personal maid. When they go out, officials from places like Nanyang have to be respectful when they see them. However, these women generally don’t have many opportunities to go out. After all, they are all slaves. Even if Tang Tong indulges them, the guards outside dare not let them out. Firstly, they are afraid that they will run away, and secondly, they are afraid that they will hook up with a man outside and do something to let Tang Tong down.
Two days later, Tang Tong took Bilian to India. The one who led the fleet to escort Tang Tong this time was the newly promoted Zhang Tianshui. Speaking of Zhang Tianshui, he had quite a background. His family was also from a poor family, and his family background was certainly good. He was also very smart when he was young, and was known as a child prodigy in the local area. When he was eight years old, he was abducted by a wandering monk. The monk claimed that he was from Shaolin Temple, but he taught Zhang Tianshui all the martial arts over the past ten years. At the age of eighteen, he came home to help his father run the shop.
When Zhang Tianshui was doing business in Southeast Asia, he saw the might of the Tang army and joined it, hoping to lead the army to conquer all corners of the world one day. Because of his excellent training results, he was selected to study in the military academy. After graduating from the academy, he was spotted by Tang Tong and became a major officer of a small fleet.
Don't underestimate Zhang Tianshui, he's only a major, but he has five 900-ton warships, about a thousand men, 300 regular soldiers, and about a hundred auxiliary troops under his command. In terms of the sea, even the French colonization of Southeast Asia only had this large scale. The last time France's 3,000 colonial troops were used to destroy Dai Viet, the remaining stragglers were less than a thousand. The one leading the French army was still a colonel, and he would never dare to show up in the Indian Ocean again.
Zhang Tianshui was delighted to be given the task of escorting Tang Tong to India this time, but he did not dare to be careless. Although Tang Tong had a thousand guards and a dedicated flagship, the safety at sea depended on Zhang Tianshui's fleet, so along the way at sea, Zhang Tianshui was always paying attention to whether there was any enemy situation.
Because of the heavy responsibility, Zhang Tianshui did not want to encounter the enemy along the way. However, sometimes in life, things that you don't want to happen will appear. After entering the Indian waters, Zhang Tianshui and his men encountered a team of twenty warships without any identification. Zhang Tianshui sent flag signals to the other side in accordance with international practice, but the other side did not respond. Instead, the entire fleet dispersed and rushed towards him at full speed.
Seeing this situation, no matter how dumb Zhang Tianshui was, he knew that the other party had bad intentions, so he hurriedly ordered his men to prepare for battle, while in his heart he angrily cursed God for not giving him face by allowing such a fleet to appear.
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