Hong Tao is indeed not too exaggerated, his captain's room is almost a warehouse, not only his own things, but also the details of the crew are also piled up here. Whoever goes out of the house does not bring some souvenirs to his house, such as Persian carpets, gold and silverware, Arabic cotton, chests with gold and silver jewels, and scimitars. Weng Ya was even more hateful, she also got a few puppies and kittens with the Arabs, and put them in other places to fight, and as a result, they were also kept in the captain's room. Not to mention, these cats and dogs are also afraid of the wicked, and since they entered the captain's room, it seems that they have smelled some dangerous smell, and they are very honest all day long, and they dare not bark casually.

In addition to these items, there was another thing that surprised Luo Youde very much, it was a person, that is, Wen Nan, a real Song official. Hong Tao did not deliberately conceal the existence of Wen Nan, since he took him to participate in this voyage, Hong Tao was not afraid of anyone knowing that he had arrested a Great Song official, nor did he restrict the exchange between Wen Nan and those Southern Song Dynasty maritime merchants. What they say between them doesn't have a big impact on themselves, those maritime merchants are vested interests, not to mention that they won't help Wen Nan do anything to harm themselves, even if Wen Nan really runs to their ship, they will obediently send this Great Song official back to themselves.

As far as Hong Tao's own observation is concerned, Wen Nan did not tell others about his true identity, only Luo Dacai knew, and it was Hong Tao who took the initiative to introduce him to him, which was also a reason why Luo Dacai was very worried. As for why Wen Nan didn't ask for help, Hong Tao felt that this showed that he was not stupid, even if he wanted to escape, he should not pin his hopes on these maritime merchants. They have all become partners with Hong Tao, and they are considered to be the same dog, and they ask for help. In addition to self-inflicted humiliation. Nothing to gain.

"Brother Hong. It's not a good thing to do...... Although you are not from the Song Dynasty, the arrest and abduction of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty has violated the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, and once it is spread, it will be a big trouble. Besides, the imperial court will appoint you to assist in the affairs of the horse farm, so you can be regarded as half of the Great Song Dynasty officials, so it is better to let Wen Langzhong return to the country. Brother Wei believes that Wen Langzhong will give the imperial court a reasonable explanation, after all, walking on the sea, capsizing is inevitable. What does Fumiro like? Luo Youde is much more stable than Luo's wealth, and he didn't immediately accuse Hong Tao of anything wrong, but to find a way to resolve this dead knot.

"Brother Luo's kindness is appreciated in my heart, but I don't want to go back yet, I have already ...... with General Hong Chairman Hong had an agreement to write a book for him, and the book had just opened at this time, even if I had to go back, I had to finish the book. It's not a gamble. After more than a year of getting along, I found that Chairman Hong does have something extraordinary. What he advocated is indeed meritorious, and it is worth exploring it clearly, and summing up its advantages for my dynasty, and it is not in vain that I have been wandering abroad. Before Hong Tao could speak, Wen Nan himself stood up first and rejected Luo Youde's suggestion. This voyage touched his mind very, very much, he was not a very conservative official, but he was still shocked by everything he saw, heard, and thought on the way. In addition to being shocked, a voice echoed in his head: It turns out that the sea is so important, Da Song can't lose the sea!

But how do you get the sea? Wen Nan hadn't figured out yet, Hong Tao's set of theories was a beginner to him, no different from a primary school student who had just started school. In addition, although he partially agrees with Hong Tao's theory, it is difficult to accept and even resist in some places, especially on the two issues of arbitrary use of force and the use of an unheard-of body such as the board of directors to serve as the top leadership. This makes Wen Nan even more obsessed, he wants to learn all the things of Hong Tao, and then go to the dross to extract its essence, it is better to bring it back to the Great Song Dynasty in person, but it is better not to go back in person, and it is okay to write a book and let the people of the Great Song Dynasty know. He felt that this job was very important, much more important than going back and becoming a diplomat, and that it had to be done!

“…… Indeed, Brother Hong does have a lot of things that ordinary people can't reach, and since Wen Langzhong himself is not in a hurry to go back, I won't talk much. Luo Youde clicked his lips, although his face did not change much, it is estimated that he has scolded Wen Nan to death in his heart. He risked offending Hong Tao to explain it to him, but he ended up on Hong Tao's side, this bad guy was 100% of his own, and he didn't waste it at all.

"People can not leave first, but you can send a letter to the family, and let Brother Luo help you bring it back, so that the family knows your life and death, and lest they worry too much. You see, I'm not a very humane person, I'd rather take risks myself, and I'll think more about others. "It would be too wasteful not to stand up and pretend to be a good person at this time, Hong Tao resolutely did not miss the opportunity, and immediately touched the gold dust on his face.

“…… Then there will be hard work......" Even if Wen Nan knew that Hong Tao was talking cheaply, he didn't dare to refuse, according to his principles of life, he had to stand up and thank Hong Tao and Luo Youde. Seeing Hong Tao triumphantly accepting his salute, Wen Nan had the heart to kick in the past, he had never seen such a shameless person, treating a kidnapper as a savior. But the next thing Luo Youde and Hong Tao said immediately made Wen Nan look impressed by Hong Tao, and this feeling of being a devil for a while and a saint for a while was very torturous.

"Horse farm! Does the chairman really want to raise horses for the imperial court? In the past, Wen Nan always thought that Hong Tao was bragging, but he was just fooling the court with the cheap price of horses from the big cannibals, but what he didn't expect was that Hong Tao really wanted to help the Great Song Dynasty raise horses. If that's the case, then what he said before about helping the imperial court deal with the invasion from the north may also be true!

"The chairman is the chairman, and the adult is the adult, and these two titles cannot be used together. If you don't dislike your identity, I'm more happy to call me sir, after all, you are learning a lot of my things, the ancients learned that there is no precedent first, and I don't charge you tuition, so it's not wrong to call me sir, right? Hong Tao really wanted to get past the addiction of being a master, and it was not enough to fool the children in the school to call him the principal.

"If Mr. can really raise the horses in the cabin for me, Wen will immediately worship under Mr. Door, and run for Mr. in this life and this life for the righteousness of Mr., and there will be no loss of words!" Wen Nan didn't quarrel with Hong Tao this time, but stood up and habitually shook his navy short dress, and asked for a big salute.

"Oops...... Don't be busy with the apprentice first, and it's not too late to wait for me to raise the horse, in case I don't get it, you should say that I lied to you. Let's pay attention to what we do, we can't complain about this, don't be impatient, listen to what Brother Luo says, where is this horse farm? "Hong Tao just wants to have fun, and he doesn't want to accept any students. The students of this era and the students of later generations are not the same concept, knowledge is still a very precious thing at present, and apprenticeship means that you have to teach each other, Hong Tao does not have this patience.

"Just on the south bank of the Changjiang River in Changhua County, Nanning Army, the imperial court has sent an order to the Nanning Army to assist the Luo family in building fences and houses there for horse farms. Oh, I forgot to mention one thing for my brother, the appointment of the director of the horse farm was granted by my eldest brother...... This is not what I ordered, but it was determined by the imperial court, and I hope Brother Hong will not misunderstand. Luo Youde took out the horse farm design that Hong Tao gave him from his pocket and spread it on the table, on which an area had been re-planned with a brush, which was larger than the scope of Hong Tao's original design.

"Hehehe, this is a good thing, as a result, Brother Luo should have more say in the family, right?" Hong Tao was very satisfied with this place, and originally he designed two horse farm sites, one of which was the Changjiang Plain. It is close to the Shiroku Iron Mine, and there is the Changjiang River, so the iron ore can be easily transported to the sea. The other is in Zhenzhou, which is also a plain, and there is also Tiandu Iron Mine, which is closer to the sea. The reason why the Southern Song Dynasty court chose Changjiang is probably because it is sparsely populated and easy to operate, and this choice is reasonable.

"I also want to thank Brother Hong, the family man specially sent a letter to me, asking me to go home for the holiday this winter solstice. However, there is still a trouble in this matter, the imperial court can only provide a part of the old and weak soldiers in the Nanning military town, and there is no other money to allocate it. It's all because Brother Hong wrote about exchanging iron ore for horses on the strip Chen, but he was bitten by the imperial historians, and the money that could have been had was gone. After saying the good news, Luo Youde began to complain about Hong Tao again. In his opinion, raising horses is a very expensive thing, especially raising war horses, which is not only to feed grass, but also to feed beans and grain.

"Hahaha...... Brother Luo rest assured, when did I do a loss-making business, as long as the imperial court can approve it, I can pay the cost of the horse farm alone, and now with the help of Junzhen and Brother Luo's family, this matter is done. As for the horses, I don't tell Brother Luo that there are more than a dozen identical horses in the younger brother's place, and it has been almost a year, and they are all very good, and one is pregnant with a foal. When I go back this time, I will be able to know if the grass mud horse can breed normally, if it is made in my place, it will be successful on Hainan Island! Hearing Luo Youde's worries, Hong Tao couldn't help laughing. A little food is a fart, even if you feed these horses rice every day, you can afford to feed yourself, as long as you have enough high-quality iron ore, you can exchange for more food, or grab it back. There are also iron ore in the upper reaches of the Jinhe River, but magnetite, the quality is not high, and there are too many impurities.

"It's just that I don't know where Brother Hong's place is, can't you make it clear?" Luo Youde finally couldn't hold back and asked.

"Hey, hey, hey...... I can't say it, after Brother Luo has made up his mind, let's talk about this issue. Don't say it's Brother Luo, Wen Langzhong has been with me for more than a year, and he still doesn't know where he is. I'm a very sensitive person, and I must ensure that I am safe before I can be in the mood to do serious things, and I hope that Brother Luo Haihan will endure it for a few more days. Hong Tao replied more directly, meaning that I can't fully trust you yet, so I won't tell you where the place is! (To be continued.) )