Lao Zhu wore a turban, wearing a short brown and a simple old face, except that the clothes on his body were cleaner, there was no difference between him and the old farmer, and he did not have the slightest bit of Wang Baqi.

Behind him, Han Cheng and Liu Ji are both dressed in the same way, it seems that they are in a private interview with Weifu, you are not Kang Mazi, how can you like to play this.

Without waiting for Ma Du to see the salute, Lao Zhu snorted heavily in his nose, turned his head and left, Han Cheng winked at him, Liu Ji smiled and pointed at him with his finger, and the two followed.

Ya, why did Lao Zhu run into it so coincidentally. Lao Liu said with a bitter face: "I really didn't recognize the prince's dress." ”

"That's it! You lead the carriage directly to the palace, and I will chase after it. Madu picked up his robe and chased after him quickly.

Liu Ji fell behind intentionally or unintentionally, and Ma Du leaned in and asked in a whisper: "Mr. Liu, why did the prince come out on this hot day." ”

Liu Ji said: "It's normal, the prince often comes out to observe the people's feelings, but ...... This time, I was aware of the people's feelings. ”

People's feelings? Popular Hearts? Lao Zhu shouldn't come out to see if the common people support him as emperor, right? Seeing the previous scene, Ma Du was sure that Lao Zhu's mood must be terrible.

"Originally, the prince was very happy to come out of Nanshi, who would have thought that such a thing would happen."

"Later, when the prince scolds, you can help persuade you."

"I'm afraid this won't work, the old man still has official business to do when he returns to the palace!" Liu Ji patted Ma Du's shoulder, "Xuanzhong, don't worry, the prince is not angry with you, the old man will leave first, haha......"

Ma Du was wearing official clothes and couldn't get over to expose Lao Zhu's target, he followed the three of them to the palace, and waited in the gatehouse of the palace for a long time before the guards informed him to see Lao Zhu.

As soon as I entered Lao Zhu's office room, I saw that Lao Zhu had changed his clothes, and he was sitting behind the table drinking tea. ”

Ma Du took out his Chen slip from his sleeve and handed it to Lao Zhu, "Your Majesty, please ask the prince to add a city division!" ”

Lao Zhu took the Chen Tiao, and he asked directly without looking at it: "Is it just to collect your taxes?" ”

"Nope! It is for the great cause of the prince. ”

It was the first time for Lao Zhu to hear Ma Du shouting slogans, and he couldn't help but pay attention to it, opened Chen Tiao and read it carefully, and then put Chen Tiao down, "Song and Yuan can really get so many taxes from sea trade. ”

Lao Zhu is a real person, and he will not be easily hooked because Ma Du indiscriminately described a few words about the bright prospects of sea trade, so he took the sea trade data of the Song and Yuan dynasties to show Lao Zhu.

These data were all seen on the Internet in his later life, and he didn't know if it was reliable, especially the sea trade data of the Song Dynasty was definitely a terrifying number for Lao Zhu.

Who knew that Lao Zhu said with a smile: "So what if the Song Dynasty has so much money, in the end, it was not destroyed by Meng Yuan, but Gu is now destroying Meng Yuan, this sea trade is like chicken ribs to Gu." ”

Belch...... Ma Du was speechless, can Meng Yuan, who destroyed the Song Dynasty, be the same as Meng Yuan, who was killed by Lao Zhu? Is the cheap brother-in-law really so unloving about money? Li Shanchang has always been worried about money. Or is Lao Zhu's peasant-like thinking at work, hoping that everyone will be tied to the land and scavenged from the ground?

"Lord Wang, this is not only a matter of money, but also a matter of maritime security. His Majesty heard that Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen had a large number of remnants fleeing into the sea, and I heard that there were still Japanese robbers who often came ashore to disturb the people, and no matter what, the prince needed to have a strong army at sea. The city's shipping department can also do it by the way, and the tax collected can also provide for the sailor. ”

Hearing Ma Du say this, Lao Zhu couldn't help but nod again and again, but finally sighed and said: "You said it lightly, Lone needs money everywhere to fight now, especially Wen Ying's Shenji Battalion costs the most, where did the money come from to build a water division." ”

Lao Zhu suddenly looked at Ma Du and smiled ambiguously, and Ma Du got goosebumps all over his body, "I heard that Ah Di has made a lot of money, and he paid more than 20,000 taels just to pay taxes in the house, why don't you lend some to your brother-in-law first, and when the sailor is built, the city department will collect the tax and then return it to you?" ”

In later generations, some people said that "one year of the army, ten years of the air force, and one hundred years of the navy", and there is some truth in this sentence. But Madu thinks that the three most important key factors in building a strong navy are money! Money! Money!

As the most money-burning service, if you don't have money, you won't be able to get it out even in 10,000 years! Lao Zhu actually wanted to borrow money from him to build a navy, and Ma Du could already think of the scene of the whole family picking porridge in their mouths with their bare buttocks.

Seeing that Ma Du was stunned, Lao Zhu snorted heavily in his nose, "Look at your stinginess, but I'm just telling you, I'm serious." ”

"Lord Wang, you obviously have a good division at sea, and a little rectification can come in handy!"

Lao Zhu said: "You shouldn't mean Fang Guozhen's gang, right?" ”

Tang He has been aggrieved in the past few years, and finally went out as the commander, so he naturally tried his best to subdue Fang Guozhen in less than three months, and I heard that he not only captured 20,000 people, but also captured a lot of warships. Tang He recruited these people, but he took them to Fujian as army envoys to attack Chen Youding, and he didn't know if they were all dead.

Seeing Ma Du nodded, Lao Zhu said: "Those people are used to being wild on the sea, and they can't be constrained by military discipline, and once they are scattered, they can't be recovered, and there will be endless troubles, and they will definitely not be used." The matter of the city's ship, don't mention it again, I won't talk to you if I'm in a bad mood today, let's go to the back house to see your sister. ”

"Lord Wang, this city is really necessary......

Lao Zhu slapped the table with an irritable face, "Xuanzhong, if you think it is necessary for the City Division, you can add another one, and you can take it yourself." ”

"Give me an additional city? Let me run? Madu pointed to his nose.

Lao Zhu nodded and said, "You give Gu some silver money every year, and this city will be under your control." No matter how much duty you receive, it's all yours. Of course, if you lose money, Lone will not return the money to you. ”

This management method is familiar to Ma Du from later generations, isn't this just contracting. In fact, this kind of thing also existed in this era, the Dayuan court once contracted out taxes, and the emperor wanted these taxes, and how much the contractor could collect depends on his own ability.

Lao Zhu did this, so that Ma Du really didn't know what to say, whether to say that he had no vision, or that he was too advanced in thinking. Ma Du doesn't care how much tax he collects, the key is that the right to go to sea is in his hands, and in the future, all the merchant ships on Lao Zhu's territory must nod their heads when they go to sea, otherwise it will be smuggling.

"How much money do you plan to charge me every year, my lord?" Ma Du was very worried that the old Zhu Lion opened his mouth.

"You can see for yourself." Lao Zhu picked up the tea bowl and gently blew the tea leaves on it.

Ma Du stretched out two fingers, "How about 50,000 taels?" ”

Lao Zhu raised his head and glanced at Ma Du, did not speak and continued to drink tea, this expression was obviously dissatisfied.

"Seventy thousand taels?"

Ma Du's price increase only got a cold snort from Lao Zhu's nose, "Then 80,000 taels, right?" ”

When Ma Du increased to 110,000 taels, Lao Zhu still looked dissatisfied, Ma Du quit, "Lord Wang, 110,000 taels is already the limit, and it must have been a loss in the past few years." ”

Lao Zhu said: "120,000 taels!" ”

Ma Du gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, it's 120,000 taels!" The prince knew that it would be useless if there was only one empty yamen in this city, and his subordinates also wanted to build a maritime patrol. ”

Lao Zhu frowned and said in embarrassment: "The number of people can't be too much, how about five thousand?" ”

"It doesn't take so much, as long as it is elite enough, two or three thousand people are enough! However, some firearms may be needed at that time, and of course the ministers are willing to pay for them. ”

……

Ma Du made some other requests to Lao Zhu, and it was rare for Lao Zhu to readily agree. Ma Du was in a good mood, chatted with Lao Zhu for a few more words, and then left the house to see Ma Dajia.

As soon as Ma Du left Lao Zhu's study, he heard someone behind the screen: "Congratulations to the prince!" ”