"What's the level of trouble out there now?" It's still that small fishing village in Chongming, Zhang You asked Zhang Yunxiu, who had just entered the door.

Zhang Yunxiu didn't answer his question, but flashed to the side with some embarrassment, Zhang Youzheng was surprised, and then heard Qi Jiguang's counting: "Okay, my Lord Zicheng, we're all going crazy, it's good that you've been hiding here all the time." ”

The person followed the voice, and there was another one behind, but it was Wang Shizhen, the prefect of Hangzhou, and now Zhang You knew why Zhang Yunxiu hid aside, so he laughed and said: "Isn't this still discovered by you, it means that the hiding is still not in place." ”

"If we don't find it, will the adults continue to hide?" Wang Shizhen said dissatisfiedly, both of them are half-buried old men, and they will not be particularly polite when talking to Zhang You.

"Not really, even if you don't come, I'm thinking I'm going to find you."

"Don't blame me, it's really guessed by the two bosses, and they forced me to admit it, otherwise I won't be able to be the magistrate of Chongming." Next to him, Zhang Yunxiu explained in a low voice.

Zhang You smiled, it seems that the two of them were also forced to be in a hurry, and they actually resorted to such indiscriminate methods.

The two sentences of laughter entered the main topic, Qi Jiguang was the first to say: "Yesterday, someone came to the capital, it was the godson of Gonggong Cao, who received the secret edict of His Majesty, and specially came to inquire about the preparation of the sailor. ”

As soon as the words fell, Wang Shizhen took over the conversation: "They didn't think about shipping, but they put forward the bad idea of land transportation, sending one stone of grain to Beijing, and at least three stone ...... on the way."

"They are also forced to have no way, in fact, everyone knows that the most affordable and convenient mode of transportation is sea transportation, but the interests of Caoyun are intertwined, no one wants to offend people, and their own hands are not clean, so it is naturally impossible to be this bird." Zhang You took over the conversation and said, and said: "Actually, I have already begun to think about this shipping matter, the route has been found by Yun Xiu, and I have been preparing to build a sailor for nearly half a year, in fact, everything is already in place, only the east wind is owed, this time Lao Xu has helped a lot......

"It's been denied, what else?" Qi Jiguang and Wang Shizhen couldn't keep up with Zhang You's train of thought.

"Let's not talk about this problem first, the bursting of the embankment between Dongting Lake and Taihu Lake must be Lao Xu's strategy to deal with me, you should be able to guess this, right?" Zhang You did not answer the rhetorical question.

Qi Jiguang and Wang Shizhen nodded, Wang Shizhen said: "I thought about it, but I can't believe it, this is at the cost of thousands of lives, just to muddy the water?" It's a bit hard to talk about, right? ”

"This is only the smallest purpose, if something big happens in the country, it will naturally stop paying attention to the corruption in Dongting County, and make time to deal with it. In fact, there is a hidden purpose, the embankment of Dongting Lake bursts, and the responsibility must be investigated afterwards, right? The magistrate of Dongting County and the prefect of Changde Prefecture bore the brunt of the brunt, so naturally they will not be spared, but they have a ready-made scapegoat. ”

"You?" The three of them spoke in unison, and now they all kept up with the train of thought.

Zhang You nodded heavily: "This is Lao Xu's usual trick, I sent someone to Dongting County to secretly investigate the whereabouts of the silver used in the lake embankment, although it was a secret investigation, after all, it was a rumor, not only the death of five brothers, but also indirectly led to the death of Wu Hui, the chief secretary of Dongting County, as long as they can't get the so-called account book, they can push this matter on my head." As far as I know, the Wu Hui has been in charge of the allocation of silver for the repair of the embankment...... This is the viciousness of this strategy, the reason why Lao Xu still can't trigger it after so many days is actually waiting for the best time. ”

"When the capital is short of food and the crowd is surging?" Wang Shizhen suddenly changed color.

"Yes!" Zhang You nodded heavily: "Similar situations have happened over the years, and they usually go to the wealthy households in the city and the surrounding provinces to borrow money, but I guess that this time will not be as smooth as before." And once there is a shortage of food in Beijing and the anger of the subjects reaches a certain peak, Lao Xu will sacrifice this killer feature. Angry people lack reason, and when the time comes, even if Your Majesty knows that I have been wronged, in order to appease the anger of the people, he will have to endure the pain of asking for my head. Then, a representative of Lao Xu must come forward to solve the problem, and at that time, he will be a hero of the country! ”

"What a vicious strategy, but, since you've thought of it, why are you still sitting still?" Qi Jiguang asked puzzled.

Zhang You smiled slightly: "Didn't you say it just now, Lao Xu thought he had a plan, but he didn't know that he did me a big favor." We have done a good job of secrecy, he doesn't know that the sailor has initially possessed combat effectiveness, this is one of them. Second, do you think I'm fishing here for health during this time, but in fact, I have already notified my mother-in-law in Beijing and asked her to secretly raise food for emergencies. At the same time, let Yun Xiu secretly raise sea ships, and he has obtained nearly 500 large and small sand ships, all of which are in the newly built naval base in the north, and only wait for my order to transport grain into Beijing. At that time, I will be the savior, and then, even if those who are in charge of the water are not happy, they will have to recognize the convenience of shipping, and then it will become a law. ”

"Wonderful, it turns out that your kid has already had a countermeasure, this time, Lao Xu is really stealing chickens and rice." Qi Jiguang stretched out his thumb in admiration, Wang Shizhen also had to be convinced, and said with emotion: "Demon, you can only be described by this word, I think that Xu Ge is also an old treacherous and cunning, compared to you, after all, it is still a little worse." I may have been skeptical of the grand blueprints you drew before, but now I believe that no one is qualified to be a stumbling block to you. ”

Zhang You smiled proudly and said, "The boss has lifted me up, and it will be embarrassing to praise me again." ”

"You're going to be embarrassed too? Why am I so unconvinced? Zhang Yunxiu interjected on the side, and the amused Qi Jiguang and Wang Shizhen laughed at the same time.

After the two stopped laughing, Zhang You was solemn: "Old Xu is not like this, he does not hesitate to sacrifice so many lives for his own selfish interests, so this time, I not only want him to steal chickens, but also make him pay a heavy price, look, within two months, I will uproot the entire Xu family, so that the entire Ming Dynasty will no longer have a place for them." ”

With his words, a murderous aura dispersed, even though Qi Jiguang and Wang Shizhen had been in the world for a long time, they still subconsciously shivered, and secretly sympathized with Xu Jie.