"Be careful!"

Due to absent-mindedness, the paper money in Youlan's hand was ignited by the flames in the brazier, and Li Hongyu hurriedly reached out and knocked off the burning paper money, almost burning Youlan's fingers.

"You...... Why should you stay at Joncoong Harbour when you have the opportunity to leave? ”

The stunned Youlan came back to her senses, biting her lip and looking at Li Hongyu, which was what she couldn't figure out.

It stands to reason that Li Hongyu's identity should not stay in the crisis-ridden Jilong Port, and it is not clear when a large-scale fire will break out in Jilong Port, and Li Hongyu will have to worry about his life at that time.

"To tell you the truth, there are two reasons why I stayed here, one is that I want to recruit pirates and maritime merchants in Xiaoliuqiu, so that they can be used by the imperial court."

Li Hongyu pondered for a moment when he heard this, and said solemnly to Youlan, "This time I am under the emperor's order to go south, and it is inevitable to open the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty, so for the people on Xiaoliuqiu, it is better to let them serve the country than to let those people lose their lives in vain." ”

"The sailors of Guangzhou, Fujian and Shanghai are stepping up their training, and if they can't appease the people of Xiaoliuqiu, then once the time is ripe, the Fujian sailors will attack Xiaoliuqiu with the assistance of the Guangzhou sailors and the Shanghai sailors."

As he spoke, a gloomy look flashed on Li Hongyu's face, "The war is all together, and the lives are devastated, and I don't want to see this happen." ”

Youlan's face became a little pale, she knew that what Li Hongyu said was true, once the official army attacked Xiaoliuqiu, I am afraid that the people of Jilong Harbor would suffer a catastrophe at that time, according to the laws of the imperial court, even if the people of Jilong Harbor did not die, they would be charged with the frontier for the crime of fornicating with pirates.

"The second reason ......"

Then, Li Hongyu hesitated, with an embarrassed look on his face, looked at Youlan with a smile and said, "I don't want you to be sad because of the matter in Jilong Port, so I want to give the people of Jilong Port a chance, and also give yourself a chance." ”

"Me?"

Youlan was stunned, she never expected that Li Hongyu's second reason turned out to be her, so she was very surprised, and she didn't understand what Li Hongyu meant for a while.

"Xin'er, if I settle the people from Chicken Coop Harbor, are you willing to come with me?"

Seeing Youlan's puzzled expression, Li Hongyu knew that she was frightened by this unexpected news, and he didn't have any face anymore after taking a deep breath.

Li Hongyu has seen it during this time, Youlan is deeply affectionate to him, how many big girls will wash the feet of other men for no reason?

Originally, Li Hongyu still had scruples, and he didn't want to provoke too many romantic debts to keep a distance from Youlan at all times, but he was not a cold-blooded person, he was originally a character of pity for Xiangxiang and jade, and after staying with Youlan for a long time, he naturally developed feelings for Youlan.

Anyway, Li Hongyu already has a reputation as a romantic and talented man, so he won't take one more Youlan, he can't always let Youlan be with him so inexplicably, there are already rumors about the two outside.

Therefore, Li Hongyu showed his heart to Youlan with a cheeky face, does he, a big man, want Youlan to pierce this layer of window paper, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Youlan likes him.

Moreover, this was also of great benefit to Li Hongyu in appeasing the pirates and armed maritime merchants in Jilong Harbor, showing that he did not despise and despise them, so that they could return to them with peace of mind.

Li Hongyu had to admit that he couldn't let go of Youlan in his heart, which was the main reason why he confessed to Youlan, and perhaps it was also the motivation for him to continue to stay in Jilong Port.

"I ...... I ......"

In the face of Li Hongyu's sudden move, Youlan subconsciously withdrew her hand, but Li Hongyu's strength was a little too strong for her to pull out, and then she let Li Hongyu hold it, her cheeks were crimson with shame, and she didn't know what to do in a hurry.

"Do you know, many of the soldiers in Liaodong didn't even hold a woman's hand, so they died in such a daze."

Li Hongyu knew that Youlan must be in turmoil now, so he looked to the northeast after a deep sigh, and said with annoyance, "If I could resist the order and stay in Liaodong at that time, then Liaodong would not fall into the hands of Jiannu now!" ”

"Resist?"

Hearing this, Youlan suddenly came back to her senses, with a look of surprise on her face, disobeying the emperor's holy decree is a capital crime!

"I can't blame you for this, you didn't think there would be this day at that time."

Subsequently, Youlanxian Li Hongyu's expression was full of self-blame, as if he was haunted by the defeat of Liaodong, so he couldn't help but comfort him.

At this moment, Youlan knew that the Ming Dynasty was defeated by Jiannu in Liaodong, no wonder Li Hongyu just said that he wanted to recapture Liaoyang and Shenyang.

"Xin'er, do you know, many of those who died in the battle in Liaodong were my subordinates, I used to drink with them, and they were brothers who shared life and death on the battlefield, but I couldn't hold out with them to the end."

Li Hongyu let go of Youlan's hand after hearing this, and said guiltily while adding paper money to the brazier:

"If I am in Liaodong, why not let Jiannu break through the two important military towns of Liaoyang and Shenyang, Liaodong Economic Strategy Yuan Yingtai acted in a scholarly manner, self-destroyed the Great Wall, and ended up with a defeat and self-defeating, hateful, lamentable and pathetic!"

Youlan listened to Li Hongyu's heartfelt words quietly on the side, she had never seen Li Hongyu have such an emotional side, and she didn't know that Li Hongyu had so many things in his heart.

"If Liaodong is lost, Liaoxi, which has no danger to defend, will become a place where Jiannu will carnival on horses, so that Jiannu's soldiers will be under Shanhaiguan, a stone's throw away from Beijing."

Li Hongyu analyzed the serious consequences of the defeat of Liaodong to Youlan with a solemn expression, "The imperial court is bound to increase troops in order to resist Jiannu, the art of war is cloudy, and the soldiers and horses will go first before the grain and grass are moved, and the army will gather in the imperial court and need to prepare military salaries, you will not know that I don't have this expenditure in the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, and I can't get the money at all." ”

"Can't take it out?" Youlan was taken aback when she heard this, Da Ming is the Heavenly Empire, so he doesn't even have the military funds to exterminate Jiannu.

"Although the Ming Dynasty is rich, it is rich in the people, and the taxes collected by the household department every year are only a few million taels, a drop in the bucket, barely maintaining the operation of the imperial court, where is the money to fight."

Li Hongyu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "If it weren't for the fact that there was really no money in his hand, Wan Li Ye would not have the idea of mining mines, which caused countless criticisms." ”

"The imperial court wants to fight, but there is no money in hand, so it will collect taxes, and those who have access will naturally try their best to avoid taxes, so that the poor people in the world will suffer, and the burden of taxes will be on their shoulders."

After a deep sigh, Li Hongyu shook his head again and sighed, "If the war in Liaodong cannot be resolved as soon as possible, then the taxes will overwhelm the people, and when it is really unbearable, they will gather people to rebel, and then the Ming Dynasty will be full of wars and wars." ”

"Sir, the reason why you want to open up the sea trade route is to raise taxes for the imperial court?"

Youlan's mood also became heavy with Li Hongyu's depressed mood, what Li Hongyu said to her today she had never heard of, she didn't know that the imperial court had encountered such a big crisis, and then asked suspiciously.

"The first is to raise money for the imperial court and reduce the burden of the people as much as possible, and the second is to look at the world and communicate with overseas countries.

Li Hongyu frowned slightly when he heard this, and then explained in a deep voice, "Taking the Hongmaoyi who came not long ago as an example, their navigation skills were not worth mentioning during the period of the Three Treasure Eunuchs, but now they have sailed to Daming, and Daming has long since lost an ocean-going fleet," Gao Xia made a judgment. ”

"Sir, are those two missing red-haired Yi related to you?" Hearing this, Youlan suddenly remembered something and couldn't help asking.

"I asked Zhang Cheng to do it, one of them died, and a girl who was **** by him committed suicide by throwing herself into the sea, and he had to pay for his life."

Li Hongyu nodded and said coldly, "The other one was taken into custody, and he didn't deserve to be executed for evil reasons. ”

"How long are you going to stay here?"

Youlan also heard about the girl who committed suicide by throwing herself into the sea, so she didn't sympathize with the Dutch soldier who was killed, and asked after hesitating, it was obvious that Li Hongyu couldn't stay in Jilong Harbor all the time, and she was reluctant to let Li Hongyu go.

"Of course I want to leave as soon as possible, and there have been a lot of official delays since I came here."

Hearing this, Li Hongyu looked up at Youlan, "Xin'er, come with me then, I promise you to be kind to the people of Jilong Harbor." ”

"I ......"

Youlan's heart moved when she heard this, of course she wanted to be with Li Hongyu, but now that she learned that Li Hongyu was an important minister of the imperial court, she was worried that she was not worthy of Li Hongyu, so she was very conflicted.

"Xin'er, can you bear to see me fall into lovesickness?" Li Hongyu knew that Youlan was in a very chaotic mood now, so he asked faintly.

"I ......"

Youlan's heart suddenly warmed, she wanted to agree, but when she thought of Li Hongyu's prominent identity, she retreated in her heart, after all, Li Hongyu's background was too big, and she was not psychologically prepared to accept Li Hongyu's true identity at all.

"Xin'er, is your father Chen Mingzhi of the Chen family in Ningbo?"

Seeing Youlan's complicated expression and the appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Li Hongyu knew that he had to give her time to accept his matter, so Yu Feng turned around and asked.

"You...... How do you know? Youlan didn't have the slightest defense, and couldn't help but be taken aback when she heard this, her eyes full of shock.

She never told Li Hongyu about her life experience, but Li Hongyu guessed that her father was Chen Mingzhi, which really surprised Youlan.

"Your second brother set fire to the Jade Building the year before last, and I almost used your Chen family to warn those smugglers."

Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, and explained in an unsteady manner, "Your surname is Chen, and your eldest brother has a Ningbo accent, and there is such a person in Ningbo who has the ability to set up a base in Jilong Port, then it must be your Chen family!" ”

"Sir, you're amazing!"

Youlan couldn't help but flash her beautiful eyes when she heard this, and couldn't help but praise it from the bottom of her heart, no wonder Li Hongyu was a young man, it turned out that his thoughtfulness was rare in the world.

"I wasn't sure before, because there are a lot of uncertainties based on the surname alone, so it's just a casual guess." Li Hongyu smiled disappreciatively, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Because there was too little information, he couldn't tell if Youlan's father was Chen Mingzhi before that, so he tested Youlan just now, but he didn't expect to be guessed by him.

Now things are much simpler, since Chen Mingzhi has joined the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, as long as Li Hongyu can get Chen Mingzhi, Liu Dahai will become a big help for him to pacify Xiaoliuqiu Island!

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