The fact that merchant ships could go to Europe meant that they had the ability to travel to the Americas, which were full of gold.

Forty years ago, the British had established their colony in North America, and the ruthless white-skinned people were now wreaking havoc on the American continent.

The vast and fertile lands of North America were about to become the territory of these Englishmen, who would develop and multiply there until a new race, the Americans, emerged a hundred years later. And the owner of this continent is still chasing bison to hunt and eat meat, helping the white people to gain a foothold.

Now the opportunity to strangle all this is in front of him, and Hou Xuanyan does not want to sit idly by and watch the slaughter in the land of the ocean. It wasn't how compassionate he was, but how much he fell in love with the land of North America, where he wanted to be the source of grain and cotton.

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was silent, Glenn also consciously stood aside, nervous and uncomfortable.

Finally, Hou Xuanyan calmed down from the initial excitement, and it was necessary for him to go to the barracks of several sailors to see what level his sailors were now, and whether they had the ability to go on expeditions.

"Alas... I really want to fight and test the water. ”

Glenn's scalp tingled when he heard this, and he was going to fight a battle in order to test the water, and the war in His Majesty's eyes was too child's play.

He didn't know that Hou Xuan's sailors could fill the treasury every time they fought, and even the million-strong armies of Mobei and Liaodong were supported by these wars. It's a pity that several European powers, now each with their own business, are busy fighting for supremacy at sea, a real monster has grown in the East.

Hou Xuanyan breathed a long sigh of relief and asked, "Which fleet are you?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the owner of the grass people is the Suzhou Gu family." Glenn said that there was a three-point closeness in his tone, and everyone knew that His Majesty was the uncle of the Gu family.

Hou Xuanyan nodded, feeling that it should be the case, the Gu family held the shares of Longjiang Dock Yicheng, plus he took over the family of the boat king Zhang family back then. If there is the most advanced ship, it should be built by the Gu family first, but Gu Youde's recent thoughts are not much used on business, but he is very concerned about the affairs between the government and the opposition. The eldest of his three sons is a short-sighted businessman, the third is a prodigal and incompetent gentleman, only the second is a high-ranking but not a sleek person, and he is upright and cannot tolerate the slightest bit of cattiness, and is not suitable for developing power in the DPRK and China at all.

Every time he thinks of this, Hou Xuanyan wants to laugh a little, the Gu family has made a huge contribution, and it is understandable for them to have a certain amount of political capital, but it is a pity that Gu Youde is such a smart person, and no son inherits his power, I have to say that this may be the retribution for climbing ashes.

"People from Mitsubishi?"

"The emperor is Shengming, the grass people are Siling's buddies, and they are currently responsible for steering the merchant ship 'Buddha belly'."

Buddha's belly merchant ship, as soon as you hear this name, Hou Xuanyan can imagine it. It was certainly a standard merchant ship, with all the timber used to hold the cargo, leaving no place for the artillery. This was the template for the standard Han Chinese merchant ships, because they had the protection of sailors and were not afraid of pirates at sea.

Hou Xuanyan said with a smile: "It's no longer a guy to be able to steer a big ship, you can fight for whatever identity a man has as much ability as he is, and he doesn't need to be too modest." However, if you sail far into the Western Ocean, you had better be careful, because the sea is not very peaceful and piracy is rampant, so you should be careful, and it is better to have means of self-defense. ”

To be praised by the emperor himself, let alone a captain, even if it is a senior member of the court, he is excited enough for several days, and maybe he will write a genealogy for future generations to boast about. Glenn grinned and bared his teeth, holding his hands in the hands and not knowing where to put them. He grinned and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, our ship was indeed defenseless before, but every time we go to sea to a place that cannot be covered by the sailors, we go back to the Wusong River, and the owner pays for a team of sailors to bring artillery on board." The merchant ships that sailed on the voyage were all modified to fit twenty guns, and we went to sea together, about a dozen ships at a time, and no one dared to provoke us. The ordinary little pirates were sunk by the sailors' soldiers before they arrived. ”

Hou Xuanyan's eyes lit up and praised: "This is a good idea, it can not only protect our merchant ships, but also train sailors along the way, who came up with the idea?" ”

"Back to the emperor, it was General Fan, the deputy admiral of the Wusong River Institute, and the proprietors of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce who came up with the idea."

Hou Xuanyan had some impressions, as if they had played with him, but at that time, he was a monk in Shanhaiguan, so he didn't pay much attention to it, and he approved it if he thought it was good. Unexpectedly, a complete system has been developed, and no matter how strong a country's army is, its fundamental purpose is to protect its citizens. I didn't expect that Fan Xian, that kid, to have this kind of mind, Hou Xuanyan felt relieved in his heart. The people who escaped from the knife edge back then slowly got their way, and he, the young master who took the lead, felt worthy of the expectations of his father and elders during the bamboo forest uprising.

Hou Xuanyan asked some Western customs again, whether there were any barriers to doing business, and the afternoon passed quietly, and in the end he didn't get any reason to go to war.

Now the goods of the Central Plains Dynasty are too attractive, and they are welcomed wherever they go, coupled with the naval battles in Macao and Manchuria, they have played the limelight of the sailors, and no one dares to touch the tiger's beard.

Seeing that it was getting late, Qin He pushed the door in and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's not too early, it's time to go back to the palace." ”

Hou Xuanyan looked up and saw that the sky had already darkened, and it was dark very early in the middle of winter, so he got up and clapped his hands and smiled: "Although you people are just businessmen, you fight the wind and waves, cross the sea and ocean, and also serve the country." Work hard in the future, the future is limitless, and when the imperial court needs you experienced tax helmsmen, it is still to come. ”

Cheap labor such as running boats has always been looked down upon, because the Chinese pay attention to the homeland rather than sailing expeditions. Glenn has always been able to boast about himself in the teahouse and restaurant, where did he think that he was so valued by the emperor today, the seven-foot-long man's eye sockets were unconsciously a little moist, and he said in a deep voice: "The grass people send my emperor." ”

There are a lot of things at the end of the year, after all, we still have to do it one by one, Qin He has already settled the account for him, Hou Xuanyan got up and flicked his sleeves and prepared to return to the palace.

The elixir in the carriage was relieved, and she snuggled in Hou Xuanyan's arms shyly, and the girl's body fragrance was long and strong like an exploding honey fruit. The elixir rubbed in Hou Xuanyan's arms, but did not receive a response, raised his eyes and saw Hou Xuanyan's thoughtful appearance, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?" ”

"It's all right, I heard the helmsman say today that they had arrived in the West, and I had mixed feelings. At that time, only Suzhou, Jinling, Songjiang and other places in the whole world were in our hands, but I did not expect that without the control of the imperial court, the Longjiang dock would have such progress in the hands of merchants. On that day, I took the wealthy merchants of Jinling to wander along the riverside, the Longjiang dock was dilapidated, the shipwright switched to fishing, and the children wanted to learn to build a shipbuilding and were beaten by their parents. ”

The elixir slapped his ass, and said coquettishly: "It's all Your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, and you spent a lot of money on the sailor in the early years, and there are constant doubts between the government and the opposition. Now the role of the sailor is obvious to all, who does not admire the foresight of His Majesty. ”

Hou Xuanyan slapped her buttocks and scolded with a smile: "Okay, don't learn, learn to pat on the back." ”

Elixir Jiao snorted, with a strange expression on her face, her eyes trembling slightly, as if she was enduring great pain, but she was enjoying it.

Hou Xuanyan remembered his prank, hurriedly hugged her to his lap, lifted her skirt and slowly pulled out the pearl necklace hidden inside.

The moon is transparent through the curtain, pearlescent and red.

Now put the pearl strand to blend with the body.

The ones are still dyed with musk, and the flower road is wet.

The eyebrows are infatuated, and the neck is in the powder.

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