In the afternoon of the next day, Xu Zizhen and Hao Donglai had returned to Yangzhou, Hao Donglai looked at the messy river beach in front of him and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, looking around, there were no villages and no fields, and there were two hills in the northwest, blocking the sun that was about to sink westward, and occasionally a few unknown bird calls broke the silence, adding a bit of weirdness in the desolation.

Hao Donglai was stunned for a long time before he said, "This ...... What the hell is this place? ”

Xu Zizhen smiled and didn't speak, just looked around, as if he was waiting for someone.

After a while, a carriage came galloping and stopped, and a heroic young man was lifted from the curtain.

"Brother Xu, I'm looking forward to you." As soon as the young man got out of the car, he excitedly came over and grabbed Xu Zizhen's hand.

Xu Zizhen straightened his clothes and slammed them to the ground: "Weichen Xu Zizhen visited King Xin's Chitose." ”

Hao Donglai was watching the wild scene, Leng Buding was taken aback, he didn't expect Xu Zizhen to make an appointment to meet here, and the person he saw was still a prince.

It was Zhao Zhen who was transferred to Yangzhou by Xu Zizhen to find a way, and is now the governor of Yangzhou, from an idle prince to the management of water and soil, Zhao Zhen is naturally full of gratitude to Xu Zizhen.

"Brother Xu, please get up quickly, I can't help it." Zhao Zhen was willing to let Xu Zizhen salute, hurriedly held him up, and said with a smile, "You and my brother are still so angry, could it be that Brother Xu wants to let the younger brother return to Bianjing?" ”

Xu Zizhen was originally in a form because of Hao Donglai's presence, but he was helped by Zhao Zhen to stand up straight, and said with a smile: "Okay, then it won't be a fuss." ”

Zhao Zhen was just about to say a few more words to him, when he caught a glimpse of Hao Donglai next to him and asked, "Brother Xu, is this ......?" ”

Xu Zizhen coughed: "Let me introduce, this is the in-laws of the old man of Kaiping Wang Yongye, the old man who favors the little tiger head, Hao Donglai and Brother Hao." ”

Zhao Zhen suddenly stood in awe, came over to greet Hao Donglai, Hao Donglai was uncomfortable, he was a water bandit, and the official family was the opposite, but now the prince who was in the middle of the eight classics gave him a salute, he was a little at a loss for a while, and quickly returned the salute, but he didn't know what to say.

Xu Zizhen smiled and relieved the siege, pulled Zhao Zhen over and asked, "Brother, have you read the letter to you?" ”

When Zhao Zhen was preparing to go to work, Xu Zizhen sent someone to send a secret letter to Zhao Zhen, the content was very simple, that is, Zhao Zhen wanted to find a secluded place to build a shipyard after Zhao Zhen came to Yangzhou.

In these years, shipping was basically limited to rivers, so it was not surprising to build a shipyard on this river beach, but Xu Zizhen said in the letter that as long as the place was circled first, what kind of ship to build and how to build it would wait for him to come.

Zhao Zhen smiled when he heard it: "That's nature, Brother Xu, look, this is the place I found for you, are you satisfied?" ”

Xu Zizhen looked around, nodded and said, "Satisfied, so satisfied, by the way, what is this place called?" ”

Zhao Zhen said: "This place is in the territory of Gaoyou under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou, called Qinjiadun, this river is called Chai River, and not far east is the canal. As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his bosom, which was a very detailed map of Yangzhou.

Xu Zizhen leaned over and took a closer look, and was immediately overjoyed, this is simply a good place tailored for his shipyard, and not only the shipyard, but even the sailors he expected can be set up here, look at this side, there are mountains and rivers, the key is that it is still so barren, and the sentry posts are set up in critical places around, and it has become a highly confidential military base.

"Great!" Xu Zizhen made a decision on the spot and said to Zhao Zhen, "That's it, you have to bother your parents to come to the specific handling matters, go back and make an appointment with Meng Du to meet and discuss together, oh yes, Brother Hao also has to come up with ideas together." ”

Zhao Zhen had no opinion, Hao Donglai had to come down, he always thought that the place where Xu Zizhen invited him was a naval army that had been formed, but he didn't expect to come here to find that there was nothing, not to mention the naval army, even the stakes of the military camp had not been hit, but now it is too late to get on this thief ship.

Xu Zizhen and others went back to Yangzhou City together, it was completely dark when they entered the city, Zhao Zhen let the carriage drive directly into his mansion in Yangzhou, and the curtain hung low along the way, no one knew that Xu Zizhen was coming.

Zhao Zhen is worthy of being the head of the talents of Yingtian Academy in the past, and he is extremely neat, Xu Zizhen just washed his face here, and heard that the Yangzhou garrison Meng Du had arrived.

"Brother Xu, I'm looking forward to you!" Meng Du didn't have time to greet Zhao Zhen as soon as he entered the door, and rushed towards Xu Zizhen quickly.

Xu Zizhen didn't treat him as much as Zhao Zhen, and gave him a hug with a smile: "Master Meng, you and King Xin's Chitose have rehearsed, right?" Why is it that even the lines of our meeting are the same? ”

Meng Du was stunned for a moment, then laughed, Zhao Zhen also smiled and came over to make fun, the three of you talked hotly, Hao Donglai didn't interject, just listened quietly, his face was silent, but his heart was like a stormy wave, because he heard from the words of the three of them, Meng Du and Zhao Zhen could come to Yangzhou is actually the result of Xu Zizhen's behind.

A prince, one side of the garrison, can be controlled by a civilian, Hao Dongzi already knows Xu Zizhen very well, but he is still shocked.

After a pleasantry, Xu Zizhen pulled Zhao Zhen and Meng Du to the table, and Gao Zhong and Hao Yatou stayed in Taihu Lake Water Village for the time being, so now there are only four of them in the house.

"Let's divide the work now." Xu Zizhen took out a piece of paper from his arms and spread it on the table, and said, "Brother Zhenxian, the shipyard has invited you to build it, and the ship to be built is generally like this, it should be pointed out and not flat, and the flat bottom cannot go by sea, and the bow and side of the ship are ......."

He gestured as he spoke, and Zhao Zhen and the other three were already dumbfounded.

The paper depicted a large ship they had never seen before, with a long and narrow hull, completely different from the shape of the ships in fashion today, with a sharp bow and a cannon mounted on it, but the shape and size of the cannon were also something they had never seen before.

Xu Zizhen knew what they were surprised about, and said: "I will find another master to help build this ship and artillery, and Brother Zhenxian only needs to surround this place more densely, and don't go out through a trace of wind." ”

Zhao Zhen came back to his senses and said, "Little brother province, Brother Xu, please rest assured." ”

Xu Zizhen said with a smile: "You don't have to be so serious, even if you sneak in, you won't be able to learn anything, Master Meng, what you have to do is to build a naval army for me." Speaking of this, he pointed at Hao Donglai, "This is the instructor of the navy I invited, and he will also be the first general of the navy in the future, you two should be closer to each other first." ”

Meng Du hurriedly re-organized with Hao Donglai, but neither he nor Zhao Zhen knew that this Hao Donglai, who looked like a master, was actually a water bandit who had accumulated years.

The four of them chatted carefully in the room, Xu Zizhen explained everything one by one, Zhao Zhen, Meng Du and Hao Donglai listened carefully, and even forgot to eat dinner, and when Xu Zizhen finished saying everything, he found that it was late at night.

Zhao Zhen hurriedly called someone to order him to prepare wine and food, and then asked Xu Zizhen: "Brother Xu is going to respond to Tianfu?" ”

Xu Zizhen shook his head and smiled a little incomprehensibly: "Don't worry, someone is still waiting for me to play." ”