"Greetings to my father!" After saying this, Jiang Tian was ready to kneel down for the old man.

"Excuse me!" Jiang Hu sat on the Taishi chair and glanced at Steward Guo who was guarding the side, and the other party immediately hugged Jiang Tian with understanding: "You are now an official of the imperial court, and our family doesn't have so many rules, if you don't have my father in your heart, even if you kneel." ”

Jiang Tian took advantage of the situation to stand up from the ground, feeling in his heart that his father was also a rare person who understood, although he had to go through such a formality after returning home, but in front of the men and women in the mansion, he still had to save a little face for himself as an official. So Jiang Tian also took the opportunity to admit his mistake: "It is indeed a child's sin to run away from home without listening to his father's advice, please calm your anger." ”

Jiang Hu heard that he took the initiative to admit his mistake, so he had to sigh: "That's it...... If you hadn't gone to the capital, you wouldn't have been able to earn such a lot of wealth, and if it weren't for the help of nobles, you would have been unable to achieve great things. ”

Speaking of the question of nobles, Jiang Tian hurriedly called Xi Yun, who was hiding on the side and was a little timid, and then said to Jiang Hu: "The child encountered a great disaster in the capital, if it wasn't for the rescue of Miss Derong, I'm afraid she would have turned into dry bones, so the child recognized her as a righteous sister." ”

Jiang Hu naturally knew about these things in Steward Guo's report, so he didn't need Jiang Tian to explain more at this time, so he naturally stood up happily and walked in front of Xi Yun, and smiled kindly: "Okay, good, this sister knows well, your father and I just don't have a daughter in this life, and it is a wish to be old and old." ”

Seeing that the old man had made a statement, Xi Yun lowered her head and whispered timidly: "Female...... The daughter has seen her father. ”

Just when Jiang Hu's smile was even grander, and the old woman was very relieved, Meng Daya also came over with a smile: "Hello to your uncle, and congratulations on your blessings." ”

"Look at this mouth, it's sweet." Jiang Hu stretched out his finger and nodded Meng Daya a few times: "Why do you still call me uncle, when will you hurry up and give me a big fat grandson is serious!" ”

As soon as this issue was mentioned, the people around all showed an inexplicable smile, not for anything else, just because our Lord Jiang was really busy with official business, not to mention that he was married on the orders of his father, even the quiet sisters who had already slept were rarely able to get wet with rain and dew once, and as for the early birth of a noble son, it was even more of a shadow.

"This ......" Jiang Tian looked at his father a little embarrassed: "The child has something he wants to report to his father." ”

Before Jiang Tian could speak, Jiang Hu's face turned cold: "Don't say you don't want to get married!" ”

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Meng Daya hurriedly stood up and played a round: "It's not that my brother doesn't want to get married, it's just that he is busy with official business, and now that he is different from before, this Mrs. Jiang Mansion may have an order to appoint, if I marry him early, whether I divorce him or not, I will embarrass him." ”

Jiang Hu heard this truth, he was still a little worried, but today when he saw that his son was really a brother and brother to the emperor, although he didn't know who he learned such a skill from when he was fighting abroad, but at least he let go of a little bit of his inner baggage. Meng Daya said well, if the emperor wants to marry in the future, he Jiang Tian can naturally only divorce his wife, but at that time, this fame will not be able to run, and if he does not divorce his wife, the emperor will be unhappy, fortunately, his son is still young, and it is not a problem to wait.

"Even if there will be variables in the future, isn't there still a flat wife, and there will be a few more partial houses." When it comes to the issue of holding his grandson, Jiang Hu will not compromise at all, and regardless of whether Meng Daya is happy or not, he directly asked his son why he didn't hurry up: "I heard that you are all women in the house." ”

Jiang Tian had to sigh in his heart, and said in his heart that you pretend to be Sven to the end, why did you reveal your original form so quickly, this tone is in line with the image of a rough general: "Father, there are some women in this, but they are all good people, I can't bully men and women!" ”

"Good people?" Jiang Hu didn't turn a corner for a while, this is different from what I heard!

Guo Eryi rushed to the front to explain, Jiang Hu realized that the band he saw today was those so-called good people, and he was so angry that the old man blew his beard and glared at him and wanted to scold @Niang, so many beautiful girls, you don't say that you will plant and harvest thinly, at least you have to leave one or two. And just like that, it's all rolled out. The old man stretched out his hand and pointed at his son's nose and just wanted to scold, but he remembered that the only precious son in front of him was already a first-class member of the imperial court in a bullfighting suit. As soon as I walked to the door, I saw Xinyue and Qingyou sisters waiting outside, Rao is old guy was well-informed and couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that such a character woman hadn't seen it in the band just now? Immediately, I realized that it was not my son who had any problems, but that he had already left a good one for himself, and he didn't want what he pushed out, so he felt a little more relieved. But he was already angry just now, and he couldn't walk back to ask him at this time, so he pretended not to see it and turned around and left.

Steward Guo naturally understood what the old master was thinking, and he looked at Jiang Tian and happened that the other party was also looking at him, so he quickly caught up with the old lady and waited, saying that he was serving, not saying that he was making a work report. As for how these two people muttered and looked at the Qingyou sisters in private, Jiang Tian was not interested in knowing, anyway, it was very difficult to explain this problem to the ancients, so it was better not to say anything. In short, because of Jiang Hu's arrival, Jiang Mansion was jumping for a while, and those servants from their hometown naturally straightened their waists and felt that they would have a big backer in the future. It made the old man really feel a little happy.

"Sir, someone from the Yanping County Royal Mansion handed over a post, saying that he was thanking you for your kind words in front of the saint, and he sent some small gifts!" Xinyue took a prayer note and leaned in front of Jiang Tian and whispered, "This gift ......"

Jiang Tian looked at Xinyue, who wanted to talk about it, and knew what she was muttering. The Zheng family, who is rich and rivals the country, sent a thank you gift naturally will not be an ordinary thing, the key is why did he Zheng family come to thank him, Jiang Tian, who was also a little confused, stretched out his hand to take the gift list, it didn't matter, even Jiang Tian, who had seen the world, was really startled, and saw that it was written: One zhang high South China Sea coral, 100 catties of good Nanzhu, 100,000 silver tattoos......

Jiang Tian, who was also shocked, looked up at Xinyue, and the two of them looked at each other like this for a while, and then Jiang Tian asked, "Are the Zheng family's people gone?" ”

"No, I'm still waiting outside."

"Did he ask for anything?"

"I mentioned it, I said that I asked to see Mr., and I thanked him with a heavy gift!"

"And gifts?" Jiang Tian was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and figured it out, this Zheng family obviously had something to ask for: "Please let him in." ”

The person who came was wearing a cloak and his whole face was covered by a wide hat, and he didn't look like an ordinary person when he strode into the front hall, and before the other party could reveal his face hidden in the hat, Jiang Tian smiled slightly and stood up and saluted the visitor: "Xiaguan has seen the king of Yanping County!" ”

The other party's figure is also obviously stagnant, but I didn't expect Jiang Tian to guess his identity, since he can't hide it, he doesn't need to hide his head and tail anymore: "Lord Jiang is really like a torch, and he actually saw through Xiao Wang's identity." ”

Jiang Tian smiled incomprehensibly: "Such a heavy gift to King Yanping must have spent all the savings of the Zheng Mansion in the capital, how can such a stroke be faked." ”

"Known as Lord Jiang, you are gifted and intelligent, and you are very smart, and when you see it today, you really live up to your reputation." Don't look at Zheng Jing as a general of the defeated army, but this bearing is still worthy of the identity of the lord of Taiwan.

Jiang Tian thought to himself: I won't tell you that I recognize the boots on your feet. Today, I didn't observe you in the main hall, and I didn't even have time to change my shoes when I came to the door shortly after I finished the banquet. But of course, you have to pretend to be polite and polite: "The prince has praised it, please take a seat!" ”

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, even if there is a big matter to be discussed between officials, they generally have to talk about it first, and then slowly go around to the main matter, so as to make it seem that this matter was brought up unintentionally and is really insignificant to themselves. Whether it is the host or the guest, this is already a well-used routine. But today, these two people are not traditional officials, as the luckiest person today, Zheng Jing's visit in person must have something very important, and Jiang Tian didn't have the heart to rub his tongue with the other party.

"The prince came to visit in person with a heavy gift, and he was dressed like this, there must be something important to discuss, I don't know what the prince wants to get from the lower officials?"

Seeing Jiang Tian so happy, Zheng Jing was also very surprised, but this also saved himself from going around in circles: "I can't hide it, Your Majesty personally told Xiao Wang, if there is no Lord Jiang to intercede, how can my Zheng family still be in Taiwan, this kindness of the Zheng family is beyond repayment, but I don't know why Lord Jiang loves my family." ”

"Hehe......" Jiang Tian smiled bitterly: "It's not a secret, Your Majesty has no intention of killing the Zheng family, whether you are the king of Yanping County or not, you can be safe and sound, but how can the appetite of the saint today be satisfied by a mere Taiwan!" ”

Zheng Jing couldn't help but gasp when he heard this: "Could it be that Your Majesty wants to follow the example of Meng Yuan and go east to conquer Japan?" ”

"Japan will submit to Your Majesty sooner or later, but isn't there still more land to occupy than Japan in this world!" Jiang Tian earnestly seduced Zheng Jing: "It's just that the prince also knows, those Taoist gentlemen in our court are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and this excuse for sending troops is not easy to find." ”

At this time, Zheng Jing understood it, and then nodded thoughtfully: "I see, it's just that I'm a vassal king with a different surname, how can I provoke lightly?" ”

"Side? What is a side? Forgive me for my courage, if it weren't for the resumption of diplomatic relations and trade between the imperial court and Japan and the cutting off of the prince's family's financial route, I'm afraid no one would instigate the prince to fight against the imperial court, right? ”

Zheng Jing, who was said to have broken the hole card, turned pale, but now the situation is stronger than others, and this person in front of him must not be offended: "Now that my Zheng family has returned to the imperial court, naturally I can no longer bargain with Your Majesty." ”

"The prince is confused!" Jiang Tian smiled and shook his head: "I just said that Japan will surrender to Your Majesty sooner or later, and your financial road will be cut off sooner or later, so you have to make plans early and be a good prince who can share your Majesty's worries." ”

"I want to hear about it!" Zheng Jing leaned forward, today he came to inquire if he still had any way to live. Zheng Zhilong, who can be called a generation of heroes, has long seen the problem here, if his Zheng family can't make profits from sea and land trade, even if he can be a prince on the island of Taiwan, what can he do just eat and wait for death.

Jiang Tian dipped his fingers in the teacup and drew a map on the table: "Since you can only do business in the north, why don't you go south and find another way?" Although the islands in the South China Sea are dotted, the key positions of the controllable choke channel have been occupied by Xiyi, and these people will be the henchmen of the imperial court sooner or later, so His Majesty intends to expel the Xiyi soldiers in this South Sea land, and support Chinese merchants to manage the South China Sea, such a vast place Your Zheng family has a lot to do! ”

The abbreviated map drawn by Jiang Tian Zheng Jing can be understood, and many islands that he is familiar with appear one by one, but there are some remote places that seem to be unfamiliar to him: "Lord Jiang doesn't know, don't look at the number of these Yi people, but the soldiers are quite elite, and my family is really a big loss to fight with them!" ”

Of course, Zheng Jing didn't want to be cannon fodder for Zhang Tao, but he also understood that he couldn't help himself, and since he beat his grandfather and asked him to come here to secretly ask Jiang Tian to see Jiang Tian, in fact, he knew in his heart that the situation was stronger than people, and now he didn't compromise let alone be an idle prince, his Zheng family could be broken into his home by a group of "strong men" at any time, but since he wanted to be a pawn, how could he give some benefits, he couldn't just seal a useless title of prince to fool himself.

Jiang Tian nodded, no need for Zheng Jing to say that he also knew that it was a little powerless to let the Zheng family's private soldiers fight against the firearms troops that had begun to take shape in Europe: "The prince doesn't have to worry so much, since you and I are now officials in the same dynasty, when do you think Your Majesty has treated your family badly?" Today, you also saw in the palace, this Spanish envoy is on the spot, and it is true that Luzon will be our ally and backer in the future. ”

"It won't be that easy!" Speaking of things at sea, he really had reason to question Jiang Tian: "I'm not afraid that Lord Jiang will be careless, these Xiyi can't be trusted at any time." ”

"That's right!" Jiang Tian nodded: "These guys are bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, so when necessary, we must show our force and let them understand that this Nanyang is the Nanyang of China, and it is okay to do business according to the rules, but we must do things according to our rules!" ”

Zheng Jing twitched a little in his heart about the domineering spirit of this young official, his grandfather did the same thing back then, but it was only in the coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian, but this prince Taibao, who was much younger than himself, actually wanted to hold the entire Nanyang in his hands. But as he just said, for the sake of the current emperor, of course, there are a lot of benefits, think about his father helped the Northern Expedition back then, but even if he rebelled against the imperial court, his Zheng family's ship can still dock for trade. If he can handle this mission well, he Zheng Jiake will be able to dominate Nanyang.

"Your Majesty's thoughts, Xiao Wang understood. It is also the duty of a courtier to share the worries of His Majesty, but it is just ......" Zheng Jing changed to an embarrassed expression when he spoke: "Although there are not many soldiers in this Xiyi, it is really difficult to land on the ship, and it is difficult for us to land!" If it was the kind of new ship that Xiao Wang saw a few days ago......"

Zheng Jing's words were not finished, but the meaning was obvious, the Zheng family, who started as pirates, was naturally the most sensitive to ships. With a warship like the Dinghai, not to mention conquering the entire South Sea, it is not a problem to attack Tianzhu. Hearing this, Jiang Tian frowned: "Tell me the truth, you don't have to think about the Dinghai, this kind of battleship is the Royal Navy and will not be rebuilt for a while." ”

Fortunately, Zheng Jing didn't plan to buy the Dinghai number, he knew very well that that kind of divine weapon would not give him the power to surrender: "I understand what Lord Jiang means, this royal family naturally has royal pomp, but the smaller patrol clippers must always give some!" ”

Jiang Tian heard this, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly: "The prince is really a noble man who forgets things, I just said that this is your Zheng family's private use of troops to conquer overseas and not to be a minister, how can the Royal Navy give away a warship?" ”

"That'...... Xiao Wang gave money, can the Naval Research Institute under the adult support a few ships? ”

It seems that Zheng Jing's investigation is very clear, this kind of ship type that came out of nowhere is all built under the supervision of the Naval Research Institute, so if you want to buy a ship, you can only find Jiang Tian, or the old pirate Zheng Zhilong's eyes are vicious, and he has long seen that there must be ghosts in his own family that he can still be crowned king and Jianguo, so it will not be as simple as Zhang Tao abiding by the gambling contract. Anyway, no matter what the conspiracy is, we have to find a way to get this new ship, even if it is to escape for our lives.

"If you're interested in buying a boat...... In order to burden our country's maritime trade, this ship is not impossible to sell, but it is just ......" Jiang Tian almost died of Zheng Jing when he wanted to say that he was still resting, as long as he was willing to sell the ship, he was not afraid of your conditions.

"Lord Jiang, relax, you and I are now ministers in the same hall, this is also to better share the worries of the saint!"

"It's just that a few days ago, the research institute had sold the patent and design of this ship type to the shipyard under the name of King Ji. Don't say that you are the navy now to order a new ship, and you can only place an order with King Ji! Jiang Tian unhurriedly told a truth that made Zheng Jing not come back to his senses for a long time.

"This ...... So I have to go and ask the king of Ji to raise his noble hand? ”

Jiang Tian nodded, and then said to Zheng Jing very sincerely: "The research institute only sold the patent of the ship, if you want to buy new guns and guns, then you have to go to the arsenal under the royal name, so I advise you to move these gifts back and open these joints!" ”

What Zheng Jing didn't know was that as a measure to support the emerging capitalists, Zhang Tao decided to sell the full set of technology of the iron-ribbed wood-hulled cruiser with not very high technical content to King Ji, but the price was too high for King Ji to come up with so much money, so he gave 30% of the shares of the shipyard under his name to the research institute, which is equivalent to the research institute using technology to buy shares.

Originally, Jiang Tian was against this plan, and in his opinion, he would rather let King Ji pay in installments than let research institutions and manufacturers be tied together. This is equivalent to forming a community of interests with King Ji within a certain period of time, so in order to ensure their own interests, some people are likely to choose to continue to send more sensitive technology to King Ji, which is not only a matter of fake public and private interests, but also may threaten the development of naval construction and other private shipyards, and this objection has no effect, Zhang Tao in order to make up for his debt to this younger brother, or forcibly passed. Fortunately, Zhang Tao is still somewhat sensible, and the most important weapon production must not be allowed to be touched by others, so if Zheng Jing wants to obtain a warship with complete performance, he still has to look at the face of the central government, and it is impossible for him to buy the most cutting-edge weapons.