After the spring rains, the sun shines.

On the sparkling water, the scarred battleships of the Dingyuan Navy marched forward in the laughter of the soldiers.

No one was unhappy after winning the battle, and the soldiers returned to the camp with booty and military exploits.

Zhu Wu sat in the topmost tower of the Dadu, closing his eyes and letting the sun hit his face, enjoying a rare relaxation.

On the side, a pot of hot tea.

Next to him, Xi Yingzhen squinted his eyes, leaned on the chair, and looked at an ancient book intently.

After the water battle began, Xi Laodao took a group of students and stayed on the Dingyuan, and it was only after the water battle that he arrived on Zhu Wu's ship.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and on the way back, they each got up leisurely.

A gust of river wind blew, warm and tickling people's noses, the ancient book in Lao Dao's hand was blown by the river wind and the pages were disturbed, and he quickly suppressed it with his thin fingers.

Zhu Wu's nose moved, he sat up straight, picked up the warm tea on the side, looked at Lao Dao, and then leaned back and closed his eyes.

said seemingly casually, "Old Dao, I think we still have a few warships in the Dingyuan Navy!" ”

Xi Yingzhen closed the book and smiled wryly, "Still young?" Do you know how much money was spent on these huge ships and artillery? How much manpower and material resources were used? ”

Of course, Zhu Wu knew that after the capture of Jinling, more than half of the treasury of the treasury with mountains of property was basically consumed for these ships.

This is still Zhu Wu's issuance of Dingyuan Tongbao, otherwise for this water army, there will be nothing left in Jinling City.

"It's not that you want to get it right away, Yangzhou Gaoyou has also been beaten down by us, and the property obtained is no less than that of Jinling."

"It's all about the water army, what do you take to fight with Toto?"

Zhu Wu opened his eyes, "Then wait until you defeat Toktoku and take all the rich lands of Jiangsu and Zhejiang!" ”

"It costs more back then!"

Xi Laodao crossed his legs and said with a smile, "Li Shanchang complains all day long, you want a cannon giant ship, and at the same time give money to the soldiers, as well as food and fodder, and ordnance consumption, isn't it all money?" ”

"Go back, you have to find a few rich dog owners and knock some silver out!"

Zhu Wu sighed, after occupying Jinling, the wealthy families in Jinling, Shen Wansan, and the silver sent by Xie Lian'er really filled a lot of holes.

Those people are really rich!

"But if you really defeat Tokhtar and take Jiangnan, these rich people really can't touch it!" Xi Yingzhen shook his head and said, "It's not good to say when the time comes, we were thieves in the past, and now we are righteous soldiers, and then we may be the king and hegemon, whether rich or poor, they are all under the rule of the people, and it will be chilling after all!" ”

"Li Shanchang also said this!"

Zhu Wu sat up straight, "The gentry is the foundation of the place, persuade me to treat the gentry well and appease the local big families!" ”

Saying that, Zhu Wu smiled disdainfully, "But, why? Do you still remember what I said when I was collecting money and grain after the establishment of Hezhou that day? ”

Xi Yingzhen was silent.

Zhu Wu continued, "No matter who you are, you have to pay taxes on grain, I can not collect the poll tax, but the land tax must be collected, and you can pay as much silver as you have as much land as your family!" ”

"Don't look at the wealth in Jiangnan, but the rich are big families, and the land annexation hides the population, isn't this all done by the big families in those places?"

"I don't have my hands free to deal with them now, if I hadn't fought, I would have cleaned them up a long time ago!"

"Local roots? I'm sorry, these people are the same as the Mengyuan court, the dog emperor let them wreak havoc in the place, and the families ate all over the ditch. How do we treat them well in our hearts, as long as we reach out to them, they won't buy our good! ”

"They will never be satisfied, they will not fix their rules, they will always lie on other people's bodies and suck blood!"

After saying so much in one breath, Zhu Wu was fascinated by his eyes again and leaned back.

He respected private property, a fundamental value of later generations.

But in this era, I have seen too much ingenuity and plunder, and I have also seen what these so-called local foundations are.

The earth emperor of the place speaks better than the holy decree.

It may be a bit remote and extreme to say this. There are many people in this world who have made a fortune by working hard for generations.

There were also many good gentry who built bridges and paved roads to help the people.

However, does not exist in this era.

In this era, good people don't have anything to eat.

Or rather, but very little.

Zhu Wu doesn't have to do anything to them, since he has broken the old world, he has to establish new rules.

What is yours is yours, and it will not rob you.

However, nothing should be less.

Xi Yingzhen pondered for a while before he spoke, "This matter is still slow, land, money and food are always a big deal, I can't remember." If you are really in a hurry, it is not good to make the place turbulent! ”

"Cut!"

Zhu Wu smiled and opened his eyes, "Whoever is not convinced, there is a king's law in the barrel of the gun!" ”

Hearing this, Xi Yingzhen's expression was a little weird, and he hurriedly picked up the teacup to cover his old face.

Then, put down the teacup, "Then again, even if we defeat Totok, the ship-building thing won't be fast!" ”

"Why?"

Xi Yingzhen smiled, "No one! In particular, there is still too much shortage of qualified boat craftsmen, don't look at our navy now looking at the breeze, but this is on the river, and I don't know what our boat is when we really get to the sea! ”

Zhu Wu suddenly remembered something, "It turns out that Xie Lian'er said that the craftsman who built the sea ship from her uncle had a nose and an eye, why has there been no news?" ”

"Fujian Pujia?"

Xi Yingzhen snorted coldly, "You'd better not drink his family!" ”

"What's wrong?" Zhu Wu asked puzzled.

"Former Dynasty~~"

"Oh, I know!"

Zhu Wu is not a novice who doesn't read now, a huge rich man in Pujia, Fujian, and Quanzhou. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, it has been one of the most famous maritime merchants in the world.

But at the same time, his family is a white-eyed wolf who is a genius and countless people are fast.

The Pu family prospered in the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Song was not thin on the Pu family, but at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, seeing that Dayuan was going to sweep the world, the Pu family actually wanted to design to kill the Song Emperor in order to ask for a new master.

If he failed to kill the emperor, he attacked the Zhao Song clan and finally the Great Song Dynasty.

According to records, the Zhao and Song clans and courtiers who died at the hands of the Pu family were no less than 3,000 people.

Such people, even if they were later ranked as high-ranking officials in Mengyuan and rich in the world, were also the targets of the world's loyal ministers.

Zhu Wu took another sip of tea and smiled, "I guess, people don't look down on me now, otherwise the shipwright would have come early!" ”

"If you defeat Tokhtar and take Jiangnan, maybe they will come up, what will happen then?"

"When is the time?"

Zhu Wu let out a sigh of relief, "When the time comes, you can use it, you don't need it~~" As he spoke, he glanced at Xi Yingzhen, and the smile on his face suddenly converged and cleansed.

"Kill when you don't need to! Eat meat! ”

Xi Ying was really stunned.

Kill it if you don't need it, eat meat!

Zhu Wu said it lightly, but listening to it in his ears was no less than a thunderbolt.

Looking at Zhu Wu's side face, Xi Yingzhen said secretly in his heart.

Xiao Wu, who has really grown up, is getting more and more like he should be.

Haven't all the high-ranking people throughout the ages been like this?

The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooking!

When you use it, it's easy to say anything.

When you don't need it, you turn your face ruthlessly.

The most ruthless for the emperor.

I have always looked forward to Xiao Wu becoming such a person as soon as possible.

But now, there is something wrong in my heart.

At the same time, Zhu Wu's words also made Xi Yingzhen feel that the current Zhu Wu has begun to think about what will happen in ten or twenty years.

The two did not speak again, and continued to enjoy the breeze on the river in silence.

After a long time, Zhu Wu spoke again.

"Old Dao, there's something I haven't asked you about!"

"You say!"

"You have followed me since I was in Haozhou, not seeking fame or profit, not loving silver or beauty, and doing your best to help me.

Guns and battleships, weapons and armor. The artisan workshop can build anything, and I won't fight without you.

It can be said that you are half teacher and half friend to me, but I still can't figure it out! ”

Zhu Wu suddenly opened his eyes and said with a smile, "What are you trying to do?" Everyone has a head, and you are so desireless? ”

What's the picture?

Xi Yingzhen smiled, and his thin body leaned forward and backward on the wide chair, as if he had heard a big joke.

"The old way doesn't want anything!"

Xi Ying couldn't hold back a smile, "The old Tao looks at you pleasing to the eye, and falls in love with you!" ”

Zhu Wu's fingers moved inadvertently and knocked on the armrest of the chair twice.

"I'm serious! Don't make a fuss! ”

Xi Yingzhen looked at Zhu Wu's eyes.

"You forgot? I will tell fortunes, you have a destiny! ”

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