Quanzhou wharf, the empty and quiet of the past is long gone.

There is an endless stream of merchant ships and passenger ships, but today the dock is closed for a day, and today is also a big day for this place.

In all dynasties, no emperor has ever been here, and now it has finally ushered in a visit by the Son of Heaven. All the high-ranking officials in Fujian were present to see off the emperor with a spring breeze on their faces and go to Taiwan.

Zhu Yousong boarded the boat, and these officials were reluctant to return to their homes for a long time, until the shadow of the sail could no longer be seen at the sea level in the distance. When today's son really doesn't pay attention to the scene, the pomp of the Son of Heaven who travels is not ostentatious. If it were someone else, the ministers would inevitably talk about it, because the Son of Heaven was not righteous, and his heart was empty. But if you were Zhu Yousong, no one would have this kind of thought. Because of his thick skin, he was already famous all over the world as early as when he was the king of Xiaofu.

When the dragon boat went down to Penghu, it had already seen a sea of people on the opposite coast, and the swaying figure was standing on the shore in an orderly manner, waiting to be welcomed. Zhu Yousong came out of black yarn, and the front and back of the body were divided into 12 seams, and each seam was pressed with gold thread. The front of the crown is decorated with colorful jade clouds, and the crown is lined with four mountains. The five jade clouds symbolize the five elements, and the four mountains take the meaning of "calmness". This is the civilian clothes of the Ming Emperor, commonly known as Yan Ben crown clothes.

At first, a tall and thin figure knew at a glance that it was his little cousin, Zou Yi. I haven't seen each other for more than a year since I said goodbye that day, and when we meet again, our identities are very different. Thinking of this, Zou Yi was inevitably a little emotional, and he stepped forward to bow down. Zhu Yousong helped him up with a smile, although he couldn't go to the Qinglou with his shoulders and backs as before, but the meaning of closeness was no less than yesterday. The corners of Zou Yi's eyes were moist, and he said: "Your Majesty swept the Central Plains, fought several bloody battles, and risked arrows and stones, and our brothers can't be by their side, so I feel deeply ashamed." ”

"Where is this, the importance of Taiwan Island is no less than Tongguan. If you didn't run this place at the beginning, how could Shen Muhong go to Tianjin and take the capital directly. As a result, it is not known when this battle will be fought. Moreover, the grain and grass you supplied were very timely, not only to relieve the two floods, but also to let us have money and food, and compete with Zhu Youzhen. ”

Speaking of Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Yousong immediately thought that he was now on the island with his wife and children. Leaned close to Zou Yi's ear and asked, "How is that person now?" ”

When Zou Yi heard this, his face showed a bitter color, and he said: "He doesn't go out of the door, he doesn't step out of the second door, and he drinks at home every day." When you get drunk, you will scold and use a lot of foul language about you. ”

Zhu Yousong didn't think it was a pestle, and said with a smile: "Then I am relieved, if he has a wide range of contacts and forbearance, he still needs to be afraid." Now he is like a drunkard shrew, so what's the harm in making him rich and rich all his life. ”

Zou Yi didn't talk about it anymore, after all, the taboo was too deep. He said with a smile: "As soon as Your Majesty left, Weichen was on this island to build a palace for you. Everyone didn't understand the meaning of Weichen, and now it can be regarded as coming in handy. ”

"Or do you know me, the location here is very important, especially the future pattern, this place is much more important than Liaodong." Zhu Yousong thought for a while and said, "Don't be in a hurry to go back to the palace first, take me to the shipyard to have a look." ”

After speaking, he went straight to the shipyard, a group of guards behind him, and two white and petite "little eunuchs" beside him, if you take a closer look, these two little eunuchs, convex and backward, are actually two identical twin sisters. The two of them didn't have the consciousness of eunuchs at all, not only talked and laughed along the way, but also often harassed Zhu Yousong without anything. The accompanying officials were dumbfounded, which was also too pampered and arrogant. But the emperor not only had no annoyance on his face, but also smiled, and it could be seen that he loved the two very much. The island official, who didn't know how to pat the emperor's ass, finally smiled if he realized something.

When they came to the factory, the two "little eunuchs" who were still chirping saw that the factory was full of shirtless craftsmen, babbling with a giant hammer and nails, and blushed and refused to follow. The people around Zhu Yousong have also seen that these two twins are obviously two females. Zhu Yousong offered a reward of a thousand gold to save the maid, who doesn't know. It is said that they are one of the twins, so Zou Yi arranged for someone to send them back to the palace.

Putting aside this little episode, Zhu Yousong asked with interest about the shipyard's output and the latest technology.

Zou Yi also explained very happily that merchant ships and warships are different. The workshop of the battleships where I am now is located, these battleships have high requirements for wood, and the placement of weapons and ammunition, and the draft are all different. The craftsmen did not know the identity of the comer, and did not stop working, and they were paid well here, but the money they received was linked to the output. If there is a problem with quality, it will also affect revenue. When did the craftsmen get such a high salary, they took out their ancestral skills and exerted twelve points of strength, for fear that such a good situation would come and go in a hurry.

Zhu Yousong nodded with satisfaction, and then came to the side of the merchant ship and found that the merchant ship was also equipped with a gun port. Curiously asked: "At sea, the amount of cargo loaded by merchant ships directly affects profits. Why do you have to set up so many gun ports, you must know the weight of artillery ammunition, it is not light, in this way, isn't it a trip to earn a lot less silver? ”

Zou Yi glanced at him with admiration, this emperor is really not the son of heaven raised in the deep palace, and he has a lot of knowledge. "Your Majesty doesn't know, the sea is not very peaceful now, not to mention pirates of all sizes, all kinds of people are sometimes businessmen, sometimes thieves. If they encounter an unarmed merchant ship, these birds will inevitably turn into pirates, even more ferocious than real pirates. ”

"This method is not good, you think, merchant ships are merchant ships. Even if they were equipped with artillery, they would not be able to defeat the warship. Let's not talk about firepower, even the crew and sailors also have a big gap. I don't think it's as good as this, this time I came to Jiangnan, and I was ready to vigorously expand the naval army. At that time, as long as the merchant pays a certain amount of property, he can get the escort of the sailor, so that he can not only protect our merchants of the Ming Dynasty, but also train and train the sailor with battle, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone. ”

Zou Yi's eyes lit up and said, "This is a good idea, but I don't know, our Ming sailor, can sail away." ”

"Don't worry, I've already negotiated with the Dutch in the capital. It won't be long before they send people to Taiwan and send the best warship craftsmen to teach our craftsmen. ”

After hearing this, Zou Yi did not put away his doubts, and continued: "Your Majesty is ambitious, but I am afraid that our craftsmen are not enough. ”

Zhu Yousong laughed and said, "You don't have to worry about this, Nanyu and North have already listened to my will, and the two countless shipwrights are at sea, and they will arrive soon." ”

"Your Majesty is really at a loss!"

Zhu Yousong smiled smugly, I have been playing this game of chess for too long.