Chapter 3 Invite the Emperor's Decree to march into Dongying Dengzhou

Kiln Gang Command Center.

After receiving the telegram sent back by Mu Yi, Zhang Zhimu rushed over. Although the successful landing on Jeju Island was expected, a big battle with the Japanese on the sea of Jeju Island was not expected by Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, and Ouyang He.

Several people stood in front of the map, and Liu Yun pointed to Jeju Island and said, "We thought that the naval battle with the Japanese would be fought around Japan, but we didn't expect that we would fight here first." In this way, when our navy arrived in Japan, the Japanese did not have much capital to fight with us. ”

Ouyang He said: "The most important thing is that they just have the strength, and if we press over, they will not be able to concentrate the warships." ”

"However, there is a problem, that is, we let go of the people who delivered the letter to the North Koreans, they were intercepted and killed by the Japanese, and no one went back to deliver the letter to the North Koreans. I don't know, can the ship they crashed return to North Korea? Chen Yufeng said.

"I look at North Korea, don't worry, it's okay sooner or later. Otherwise, let Mu Yi and them let a few North Koreans go back to North Korea! Zhang Zhimu said.

Ouyang He also said: "Yes! North Koreans are easy to do! ”

Liu Yun said: "There is a matter of some trouble, we supply to Jeju Island and Tsushima Island, in winter when the north wind blows, it is better to set sail from Dengzhou (Penglai) in Shandong, and in summer the south wind can enter the sea from the mouth of the Yangtze River, or from Huai'an." However, the main material we supplied was coal, which needed to occupy a large area in the port of Dengzhou (Penglai). Since we have built a few salt pans over there, the relationship with the officials is very tense, and it is a bit troublesome to try to circle the place in Dengzhou (Penglai). ”

"I'll go to the emperor to talk about this," Zhang Zhimu said, "and ask the emperor for a holy decree, and we can easily choose a place in Dengzhou (Penglai) freely, and we can also build a decent wharf." ”

"Huh!" Ouyang He smiled and said, "The emperor eats and drinks well in the kiln, and he should do something!" ”

Chen Yufeng didn't seem to pay much attention to these things, kept looking at the map and said, "I think our construction focus is still on Tsushima Island." To build a large base there. From here to the north, we can support the Nuergan side, and the entire Whale Sea (Sea of Japan) is under our threat. It is also very easy to communicate with us in the south, and it is a very important strategic point to threaten Korea to the west and Japan to the east. The entire Korean Strait was held. ”

Ouyang He suddenly asked: "Mr. Zhang, can our plane fly at sea?" ”

"Of course," Zhang Zhimu said: "However, the marine environment is bad, and we need to carry out anti-corrosion treatment on the parts of the aircraft, otherwise the parts on the aircraft will soon be corroded by seawater!" ”

"Huh!" Chen Yufeng smiled and said, "Mr. Ouyang wants to build an airport on Tsushima Island!" ”

"That's right!" Ouyang He said with certainty, "Mr. Zhang, we must let Li Yunhe and them come up with an aircraft that is suitable for flying at sea, our plane cannot take off from the ship as you said for the time being, but taking off from the island, the threat is too great." Only the enemy's ship is found, then for the aircraft, the enemy ship is like a fixed target, and it can be hit as much as it wants. They simply didn't have the power to fight back. And it's fast. ”

Zhang Zhimu had to admire Ouyang He's speed in accepting new things, "Oops! How about our plane not being studied, Mr. Ouyang has already thought about how to use it! We can't be lazy if we want to. Hehe! ”

Liu Yun also said: "Mr. Ouyang's suggestion is really a good suggestion. I heard Li Wei say that the planes hit the Mongol cavalry from the air, and the last one of them didn't run. Their planes were shot at wooden boats with machine guns, and when they went down, they could make a row of holes, and there was no place to hide in the sea. I heard Li Yunhe say that the landing gear of the aircraft they are studying now should be able to be retracted, and gasoline should be filled with gasoline in the wings of the plane, so that the aircraft's maneuverability, speed, and endurance can be greatly improved. ”

"Zhimu! Again, you can leave nothing else to worry about, but you must keep an eye on these things. Chen Yufeng said, "After these important things are done, many things are not a problem." This time, Li Yunhe promised that we would have four planes to follow us north, which was a good opportunity to see what our planes were like! ”

Zhang Zhimu came to the Yaogang Hotel and saw the prince in front of the hotel, with his hands behind his back, pacing in square steps, basking in the sun, while listening to the opera playing on the semiconductor radio FM station, and he didn't see Zhang Zhimu coming at all.

Zhang Zhimu shouted: "Bold prince! If you don't serve the emperor inside, what are you beautiful here? ”

"Oops! I said, who is so bold to disturb people's Yaxing? It's Zhang Dongjia! ”

Wang Gonggong's energy, Zhang Zhimu couldn't stand it a little, "Gotta got!" You'd better say it! ”

"I finally managed to find some time to get out and get some air." As he spoke, he pointed upstairs and said, "The emperor just went in and steamed it, and he needs to wait for a while!" There are people waiting inside, so I dare to come out and slip around! ”

"Huh! Steamed again? Zhang Zhimu asked.

"Not really! The emperor is really happy now! If you're happy, you'll have to steam for a while, and if you're unhappy, you'll have to steam for a while! Saying that, he approached Zhang Zhimu and said, "Ah! It's good to take a sauna, I'm waiting for the emperor to sleep, and I'll go to steam for a while when I have time! Those adults said, what if you go back to Beijing without a sauna? ”

"We have installed a sauna for the emperor in the Forbidden City!"

"That's for the emperor, don't the adults have it?"

"It's easy to do, so I'll let Mr. Lu build a bigger, more luxurious bathing center in Beijing. Wouldn't it be nice to get some saunas. ”

"That's right! He made money and did good deeds! The prince came over again and said, "Don't forget, I'm giving Yang Jing that guy a token!" That kid invited me to a drink! ”

The token that Wang Gonggong said is a special token of Jinyiwei, which is a special pass in the Ming Dynasty, which is far better than the bronze medal given by the emperor to the kiln. Because it was necessary to build roads to Beijing, erect telegraph and telephone cables, build saunas for the emperor, install telephones and heating, etc., and need to transport a lot of things to Beijing. But when I entered Zhongshu Province, the checkpoints set up by officials from all over the country along the way were as dense as spider webs, and I couldn't get through anywhere on the road without spending money. There was no way, the prince gave Yang Jing a token, so that no one dared to accept their silver. After transporting the goods to the emperor, when Yang Jing returned the token to the prince, the prince said: "Silly boy, you won't transport goods in the future?" Isn't there more cargo transportation when this long-distance bus is passed? Take this amulet! ”

Of course, Yang Jing understands that the prince is for the good of the kiln, and this is a relationship that has only been done for many years. immediately invited the prince to drink, and of course he also helped him transport the good things that the prince had drawn back to Beijing.

When the prince mentioned this today, how could Zhang Zhimu not understand, and said with a smile: "Look at your little potential, can't you think of something big?" ”

"Come on! Zhang Dongjia, I can't compare to you, serving the emperor well is the biggest thing in my life! ”

"Alright! I'll also give you a token, our bathing center, you can use the brand, whatever you want, how about it? ”

"Oops! Zhang Dongjia, you are so understanding! The prince immediately smiled.

"Hey! I said, you're gone, what else do you have to wash your hair? Zhang Zhimu said in a low voice. Zhang Zhimu and Wang Gonggong are so familiar that they can make any joke.

"Hee-hee!" The prince was not annoyed, and said with a grin, "Except for that incident, we can't do it, and we won't delay anything!" "If someone else makes a joke like this to him, his head will move.

"Hey! Let's get down to business, is the emperor happy to go steaming today, or is he not happy to steam? ”

"Of course I'm happy, don't you know?" Wang Gonggong said, "Today's experiment, the phone call from the Forbidden City went directly to the emperor's house. They don't know where they got the guts. However, the emperor was so happy that he didn't want to put down the phone when he picked it up. ”

"I really don't know, it's through today!" Zhang Zhimu said, "They told me that the line has been erected and the equipment has been installed, and it will take some days to debug." I didn't expect these daredevils to dare to try to call the emperor? ”

"No, we're all terrified." The prince said, "Now the emperor! I don't even think it's like a good temper. After making the call, I ate a lot of breakfast, went back to the house to drink some tea, and went to the sauna. We were afraid that the emperor would choke on food, so we persuaded for a long time and moved in the gym for a while before steaming. ”

Zhang Zhimu also rarely has time to walk around with the prince and bask in the sun here.

The prince asked, "It seems that there is a big event today?" ”

"Good thing!" Jang Zhimu said, "Our navy has already occupied Jeju Island and fought a battle with the Japanese. More than 180 Japanese warships were sunk. ”

"What? What the? I heard you right! The prince couldn't believe it.

"Don't be surprised!" Zhang Zhimu said, "With the strength of our naval army, what is it to sink their warships? ”

"Oh my God! If this is the case, the emperor may not be happy when he hears it? The prince said with his hands dancing.

"We have also fished out more than 6,000 Japanese prisoners, and we are about to build Jeju Island and Tsushima Island, which is the right time to use people." Zhang Zhimu said, "The Japanese are really sensible, otherwise it would all depend on us to send people over, would it cost a lot of silver?" ”

"Quack! No wonder the emperor said that you are the number one businessman in the world! When you go to war, you have to count silver! The prince said with a chuckle.

Zhang Zhimu and Wang Gonggong turned around for a while, and then came upstairs to drink tea for a while, and Emperor Chongzhen came out of the sauna center satisfied. Someone immediately notified Zhang Zhimu of them.

Zhang Zhimu and Wang Gonggong came to the big suite of Emperor Chongzhen, and Emperor Chongzhen was drinking tea beautifully.

Seeing Zhang Zhimu and Wang Gonggong coming in, he hurriedly said, "Oops! Zhang Dongjia made you wait for a long time! Come and have some tea! It's a pleasure to steam! ”

"The emperor is so blessed!" Zhang Zhimu said, "I just told Wang Gonggong that a sauna has been built for you in Bauhinia City. In order to take care of the officials and people in the capital, we decided to build another large bathing center in the capital. Build a few more saunas. ”

"Good! All right! Emperor Chongzhen said a few good things, and said, "Early this morning, there was a guy who called here from the Forbidden City. He had already told me on the phone that the heating, electricity, and telephones in the Forbidden City had been prepared. By the way, the caller is the person sent by your kiln. We people in the Forbidden City don't have such courage. ”

"This bastard is not a little timid!" Zhang Zhimu said.

"Don't blame him, I can tell from the phone that this guy is not very old. He was also curious, and he didn't believe that he could call me from Beijing, so he just wanted to try. I guess he didn't expect to really call! Hehe! However, this guy was not a little nervous, and he chatted with me for a long time, telling me everything he knew about the Forbidden City, as well as the Beijing City. I also promised him that if they hadn't left when I returned, I would treat him to a royal meal. ”

"Huh! Another legendary story! Zhang Zhimu said.

"Yes! This era is so good, anything new can appear. Emperor Chongzhen said, "After talking to him on the phone for a long time, my mood is simply good!" Hehe! ”

"It seems that the emperor has also begun to talk about democracy and equality!" Zhang Zhimu said.

"Yes! This may be democratic equality. The captain said, "Ah! I've heard that you've been here for a while. Let's get down to business! ”

"After we landed on Jeju Island, we didn't expect the Japanese to come and join in the fun, and we fought a naval battle with them, sinking more than 180 of their warships, capturing more than 30 of them, and capturing more than 6,000 prisoners." ”

"Good! Good news," Emperor Chongzhen said a few good words, frowned and asked, "How can the Japanese be so coincidental that they sent so many ships over at this time?" ”

"We judged that after they found out that we had sent people to occupy Ezo Island (Hokkaido), they judged that we wanted to seize Jeju Island in advance. We interrogated the captives and came to the same conclusion. Zhang Zhimu said, "But we can't announce this news for the time being, our navy is about to raid Tsushima Island!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen got up and came to the front of the map and said, "Hmm! Here we sank so many of their ships, and when we arrived in Japan, there were fewer Japanese ships. ”

Zhang Zhimu also got up and pointed to the Shandong Peninsula and the mouth of the Yangtze River and said: "We can use the north wind to supply Jeju Island from Dengju (Penglai) in Shandong in winter, and we can supply from the south when the south wind blows in summer." However, there is a problem now, and we have some tensions with the local authorities in Dengzhou. We want to stock up on some coal at Dengzhou (Penglai) Wharf, which is a little difficult! I also want to ask the emperor to help me talk about it. ”

"Humph! Those bastards, they can't do anything serious, but they can do troublemakers! Emperor Chongzhen said, "I will immediately draw up a holy decree, and you will take the holy decree to do this." No one dares to mess with it! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Zhimu said, "That's great." We can transport Shanxi's good coal to Dengzhou in the summer when the Yellow River is not frozen, and from there to Tsushima Island in the winter. ”

"There is a lot of coal in Shandong and Huainan, so why bother to go far!" Emperor Chongzhen asked.

"It's the same coal, but they have too much difference in calorific value, that is, when we boil a pot of water, we use different amounts of coal. If the calorific value is high, coal is saved. Used on ships, good coal can travel some more distances. ”

"To be on the safe side, let him do it!" Emperor Chongzhen pointed to the prince and said that he also knew that the prince and these people in Yaogang had a good relationship.

"Emperor Xie!" Zhang Zhimu said.

The princess also smiled on his face.

"As soon as he said that he would go out with you, did you see him laughing?" Emperor Chongzhen said to Zhang Zhimu. He said to the prince again, "Let's see what else we can do, and help Zhang Dongjia get things done!" ”

Actually, the words behind this are for Zhang Zhimu, and if there is anything else to say, let's talk about it.

Zhang Zhimu could not miss the opportunity, pointed to Dongying on the map and said: "Your Majesty, there is a village called Dongying here, we want to buy some land here, what do you think?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen knew that Zhang Zhimu was chattering, and he would not buy any land here for no reason, "What are you doing when you buy land there?" ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that it was the location of the Shengli Oilfield, so he couldn't say it too clearly, but he couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, someone from them found that there was oil bubbling out of the ground." We want to drill there and see if there's any oil. But no one is happy to drill into other people's land. Why don't we buy some land, so that we can drill as much as we want, and we can farm our own land without oil. ”

Emperor Chongzhen didn't take this matter seriously, and he didn't know what drilling was about, so he said to the prince, "You can help with this little thing!" Don't lose the people, and don't let those people and lions open their mouths too much. ”

Zhang Zhimu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, we must not let the people suffer, and we will definitely give the people a higher land price than the local one." ”

Originally, I was talking about Dengzhou (Penglai), but I didn't expect to do the Dongying thing by the way.

Leaving the Yaogang Hotel, Zhang Zhimu called Lu Chengxiang and Li Yunhe when he returned to the office.

Lu Chengxiang and Li Yunhe are both among the busiest people in the kiln, and they know that Zhang Zhimu must have something to do when they invite them over.

Zhang Zhimu pointed to the map on the wall and said: "Our map is not detailed in this place, there is a small village called Dongying here, and the underground around here is full of oil, and the underground reserves are no less than those of the Yanchang oil field, or even more." We just told the emperor that we would buy some land here for drilling. Mr. Lu wants to send someone to follow the prince over and buy as much land as possible, remember, we must not let the people suffer, we can earn back a hundred times more if we get these places. So be sure to keep it a secret. ”

Speaking of which, Li Yunhe said: "Our task is to send a drilling team to drill over!" ”

"That's right! However, you must be prepared to drill deep. After Zhang Zhimu finished speaking, he said to Lu Chengxiang, "The emperor will also give us a holy decree, we will get a piece of land on the Dengzhou (Penglai) wharf as a coal yard to supply coal to Jeju Island and Tsushima Island." Since the emperor has given us a holy decree, we might as well make it bigger and build our own large wharf in Dengzhou (Penglai), a wharf that can park larger ships. ”

"That's right! I saw that in the future, the dock would be the most profitable business. Lu Chengxiang said, "Do you want Mr. Lu Bingyi to come to the staff on this matter?" I think I'll let him send someone to choose a place. We can make it as big as we can. ”

"That's good! We're ready now. As soon as the weather is warm, we will go to Dengzhou (Penglai)," Zhang Zhimu said.

Lu Chengxiang said: "There is another important matter that you must do personally. We don't have enough kiln coins, we need to print a lot of them, the entire Ming Dynasty has to use them, and the kiln coins in various places are not enough. You can't come up with a template without anyone! ”

"It's not okay if one of the three of us isn't there!" Zhang Zhimu, Huang Yukun and Lu Chengxiang are in charge of the template. Only the three of them were present to start printing kiln coins.

"How much will you print this time?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"At least 300 million yuan" Lu Chengxiang said, "I don't think it's as good as printing 500 million in large and small denominations!" We can control the banknotes out of the warehouse. ”

"Good!" Zhang Zhimu knows that now that the economy is developing rapidly, a lot of paper money is needed for circulation in various places. That's also a good thing.

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