When the nine-zhang-long sand boat sailed away from the Yuejianglou wharf, Ji Gang, who was sitting in the cabin, couldn't help but exhale a long breath, feeling a lot more relaxed.

Since the sixth year of Yongle, he realized that his life had reached a dead end, and in the past seven years, he has never been so easy as he is today.

Man is born in the last stream, and he is born in the middle stream in this life, and becomes a man above the people. Enjoy all the glory and wealth, sleep all over the world, and have no regrets in this life.

He is not afraid of death, he is only afraid that after his death, all the traces left in this world will disappear.

That is, his offspring will be cut off with it.

By the time he was thirty years old, he had already figured it out. A person's life is just a passerby, as long as he lives to the fullest, he will live up to this life.

But at the same time, leaving one's own traces in this world is a shackle that every passer-by can't break free.

Mortals live their lives, and they attach importance to the inheritance of their bloodline, because after their bloodline remains in this world, it can prove that they have come.

The great Confucian has been conscientious all his life, and their motivation for hard work comes from their pursuit of fame and fortune.

He Ji Gang is not so talented, but he is just a layman. What I want now is just to make my life more exciting, and then leave my own bloodline.

Since he took refuge in Taisun, the dead end of his life has been opened. Whatever is behind this door, it will always be better than the current situation.

And according to his secret observation for more than a year, Taisun is a person who acts reasonably, has a law for advancing and retreating, and does not feel sorry for himself or like things.

Such a person is born to be a man and has the world in mind. Don't change your ambitions easily because of one person or one thing.

On the road to the pinnacle of life, as long as he Ji Gang does not fall behind and does not contradict the goal of his grandson, then he Ji Gang is safe.

Therefore, he was able to abandon the King of Han without hesitation and follow under the command of Taisun, and now he can devote himself to contributing to Taisun's Dongying plan.

Iwami Silver Mountain has been discovered by Jinyiwei's spies, although it is not yet known whether the reserves are as large as Taisun said.

However, as long as it is a large silver mountain, he Ji Gang has mastered the production of the silver mountain. This interest transmission line occupies a major position, so the Ji family will not be wiped out, but will be prosperous and rich, and enjoy inexhaustible.

These five sand boats were the fleet of the internal supervisors, responsible for transporting some iron tools to Ningbo, and another Fu boat escorted them.

Although it is a cargo ship, the eunuchs of the inner prison are famous for their luxury, and the cabins on the ship are luxurious, no less than the flower boats of the Qinhuai River.

Only Ji Gang and more than a dozen close subordinates lived on this ship, and the others were on several other ships.

And this time, there were more than 300 people who followed him to Dongying, plus more than 1,000 people who had been arranged to Dongying in advance. These more than 1,000 strong and well-trained elite soldiers and strong generals can gain the upper hand even when they encounter some small princes in Dongying.

The boat departed from Yingtianfu and went down the river, but one night, it had already left the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Turning to Ningbo, because of the headwind, the speed of the ship was a little slower, although the road was nearly halfway, but it took two more days to reach Zhenhai.

As one of Ji Gang's most loyal subordinates, Pang Ying has been in Ningbo for more than two months, specializing in the preliminary preparations for Ji Gang's trip to Dongying.

picked up Ji Gang at the dock, and everyone did not make a big fuss, and scattered into various resettlement points, only Ji Gang and his personal guards lived in the city ship.

Today's Ningbo is the most lively time of the year, the Ming Dynasty has two trade seasons to Dongying, because of the monsoon, so the time of the two trade is arranged at the beginning of summer and the turn of summer and autumn.

When you go, go with the wind, and when you come back, it happens to turn to the north wind, which can save a lot of manpower and material resources.

Most of the Japanese from Dongying set out from Dongying in autumn and winter, and although the coastal farmers were rich in autumn and winter, the main reason was to borrow the wind.

Because of today's trade season, Ningbo has now become a large commercial market. From Zhenhai to Haishu, there are merchants from all over the Ming Dynasty and even overseas.

Because of the existence of these people, the entire Ningbo market is prosperous, and it is not weaker than Ying Tianfu.

In Ningbo City, Yu Xian, who was in his early thirties and had become a town guard, and was in power, was now in high spirits.

In the palace, he was still beaten by Zhu Zhanji all the time, but the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and even Liu Tao, the prefect of Ningbo, who took office last year, did not dare to treat him slowly, a celebrity in front of his grandson.

Especially after Zhu Zhanji took over the water division, the water divisions, water villages, and health offices, which were originally not concerned with Yu Xian, immediately made a 180-degree turn and flattered him.

Although Yu Xian likes to engage in some false phoenixes, he is not greedy for money, and as long as it is Zhu Zhanji's orders, he will definitely complete it with his heart and never derelict his duties.

It is also because of this that Zhu Zhanji is quite satisfied with him, otherwise, he would have been taken back to the palace a long time ago.

Yu Xian and Ji Gang are also old acquaintances, and they know that Ji Gang's weight in Zhu Zhanji's heart is probably far greater than him. In addition, Ji Gang is notorious, so he doesn't dare to take it in front of Ji Gang.

In order to avoid people's eyes, he did not greet him outside the mansion, but he also personally greeted him at the second gate, and after entering the house, he invited Ji Gang to sit down.

For this close minister who rose because of Zhu Zhanji's favor, although Ji Gang would not provoke for no reason, he would not be afraid. Because in this position, everyone is a pile of that can't be cleaned.

Seeing that Yu Xian was still sensible, and he didn't have no one in his eyes because he was now a town guard, Ji Gang's heart was still very ironing.

Since Saihazhi took over the affairs of the Jinyi Guard, although the position of commander of Ji Gang has not been removed, the ministers also think that this is Ji Gang's loss of power.

As a lonely minister, he "fell out of favor" in front of Zhu Di, Ji Gang has not had a good time recently, and the impeachment of him is almost full of copywriting in front of Zhu Di.

After greeting for a while, Ji Gang took a sip of the tea brought by the maid. "This is oolong tea from Anxi? I don't think it's comparable to Biluochun, Longjing. ”

Yu Xian said with a smile: "This tea has a strong fragrance, and it has a unique flavor with Biluochun and Longjing. Because His Royal Highness the Taisun included this tea in the tribute tea, in the past few years, the sales have been rising, which is a good source of wealth. ”

Ji Gang didn't come to talk to him about tea, so he directly changed the topic and asked, "Now that all the links are ready?" ”

Yu Xian nodded, waved his hand, and the maids waiting in the hall retreated in turn. Yu Xian said: "All arrangements have been made on the side of the inner prison, and from today on, the commander will no longer be the commander of the envoy, but the head of the guard of the heir of the tea family from Gwangju, who wants to plant tea in Dongying Mountain." ”

Although these words were a little awkward, Ji Gang understood the meaning of his words. The Ming Dynasty sent a trade team of more than 1,000 people and a diplomatic mission of more than 100 people.

When the fleet arrives in Nagasaki, it will stay there for two months to trade and the diplomatic mission to Kyoto to negotiate with the Muromachi shogunate.

Although Ashikaga Yoshinori did not obey Da Ming like his father, and secretly tricked those samurai who had lost their land to go to Da Ming to plunder, he definitely did not dare to offend Da Ming openly.

Ji Gang went to Dongying secretly, so it was difficult to use the official links of the imperial court to arrange his identity, so he needed the internal supervisor to arrange a suitable identity for him.

The identity of the heir of the tea family is currently the most popular in Dongying. Because they have always wanted to develop their own tea planting, there have always been Dongying people who want to learn tea planting techniques in every possible way in the Ming Dynasty.

However, due to the strict household registration management system of the Ming Dynasty, they could not move an inch in the Ming Dynasty, and although they spent a lot of money, they also had little effect.

Ji Gang used this identity to go to Dongying, followed by more than a hundred warriors, and operated in Dongying, so he would not be too conspicuous.

Pang Ying smiled a little flatteringly at this time: "My lord, Xia Guan is now Lu Zhong, a tea merchant from Gwangju, and I hope that my lord will not dislike Xia Guan for trespassing." ”

Ji Gang looked at his somewhat sharp face, shook his head and said, "You are not suitable, it is best to find a rich gentleman-looking person to pretend to be." ”

He looked around, pointed to one of his guards and said, "Feng Tian, you will be Lu Zhong in the future." These days, you will give me a good lesson on how to distinguish the soil quality, identify the aroma of tea, and learn the common sense of tea planting. You don't need to really grow tea, at least you can't show the filling. ”

Feng Tian is about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a round face and a long beard, and he is very rich when he smiles, but he really looks more like a wealthy businessman than Pang Ying.

Hearing Ji Gang say this, Pang Ying was a little embarrassed, looked at Feng Tian and said, "You are cheap, you kid, you can't call me like an uncle in the future, otherwise Lao Tzu wants you to look good." ”

Feng Tian said with a smile: "How dare you, it's just to socialize in front of people, and at other times, the lower officials naturally listen to adults." ”

After everyone laughed, Yu first cleared his throat and said, "After entering Toei, my internal supervisor arranged for six tea chambers in Kyoto, Izumo, and Edo to contact your lords. In addition, His Royal Highness also sent a detachment of 30 warships of the Shin-Eguchi Naval Division, with 5,400 men to accompany the fleet, and after the arrival of the lords in Nagasaki, the fleet would continue northward and temporarily camp in the port of Oki Province. The fleet was able to dock here for half a year on the grounds that the ships were damaged. Then head to the Exile Island (Zodo Island) in the northwest of Toei, which is a desert island of Toei's exile, and the fleet is ......"

Ji Gang interrupted him and said, "These highnesses have already told me carefully, so you don't have to go into detail, so you don't have to talk too much and leak secrets." ”

Zuodu Island is also an island that Zhu Zhanji explained that must be taken, and it is not valued by Dongying, but the "powerful Magellan" has discovered a large gold mine on the island.

However, only a few people knew about this matter, so Ji Gang didn't let Yu Xian show it anymore.

What he wanted to know more was the details, the identity arrangements of these people, and the connection between their actions after the past and the internal supervision, rather than this strategic purpose.

Yu Xian smiled embarrassedly, knowing that he was a little frivolous, and he didn't dare to show off anymore, so he talked to Ji Gang about the details.

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