When the boat arrived at Jinshanwei Water Village, it was already dark.

The water village has long been abandoned, and it is impossible to park the boat at all, so the boat can only be parked next to the water village.

"Young master, it's time to repair the water village."

Huang Tianxiang led the sailors to lower the sails before he came to see Li Chuan out of breath.

The young master had already said that he wanted to train a naval army, and there was no boat before, so he ran the canal boat, and it would be easy to get to the dock, but now he has robbed the Zheng family's three lucky boats, and it will not work if he docks on the dock.

"I'll take care of it."

Li Chuan had already had this plan, so when he heard this, he nodded and said: "Take a charter first, the water village must not only be repaired, but also continue to expand, at least a hundred Dafu ships must be able to berth, and fortifications such as forts must also be built." ”

"This ......"

Huang Tianxiang looked embarrassed and hesitated: "Young master, the little one hasn't repaired the water village?" ”

Li Chuan said: "Can your son walk just after he was born?" How can you not study, usually let you learn a little more in class, and your feelings are in your ears. If you don't do it, do you want the young master and me to do it in person? ”

"This, little obedience"

Huang Tianxiang took his life with a bitter face, only to feel that one head was two big.

To tell the truth, being in charge of a big project is definitely a fat difference, if you change the officials of the imperial court, for this fat difference, it is not strange even if you break the head, but Huang Tianxiang never thought about embezzlement or bribery or anything, he was afraid that he had not taken on such a big responsibility, and he would not be able to explain to the young master if he messed up the matter, so he felt that one head was two big.

The three big boats stopped outside the abandoned water village, which immediately attracted the attention of those who cared.

Jinshan Acropolis, the mansion built by the commander Tongzhi stone.

"Sir!"

The housekeeper entered the study and reported: "I just received the news that the commander has returned from going to sea, and he has also brought back three lucky boats, and the person who reported them said that those three big boats are the largest lucky ships that the Zheng family does not take." ”

"The Zheng family doesn't take out the big fortune boat?"

Shi Jian was stunned: "Where did Li Chuan get the Dafu boat?" ”

The steward said: "This old slave doesn't know, according to the person who reported it, the three Dafu ships are moored next to the water village, and the hull is intact, but the cabins are mostly damaged, and there are blood stains on the deck in many places, as if they were captured. ”

Shi Jian's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "Captured, are you kidding me?" ”

The housekeeper smiled bitterly and said, "How dare the old slave make such a joke with the master, that's what the person who reciprocates said." ”

Shi Jian rubbed his face and said, "Let me find out." ”

"Yes, sir!"

The housekeeper hurriedly responded to the order, and when he turned around, he arranged for someone to inquire again.

After waiting for about half an hour, the family who went out to inquire about the news came back.

"Master, find out."

The butler's face was a little solemn, and he said, "I heard from the commander that the envoy met the pirates after going to sea, and after a fierce battle, he defeated the pirates and captured three big ships. ”

"Bullshit!"

Shi Jian couldn't help but curse, and sneered: "The big fortune ship is only available to the Zheng family's fleet, and it is not sold out, where is the pirate sea so powerful, it is simply a joke to be able to get the Zheng family's big fortune ship." ”

The butler also nodded and smiled: "Exactly, those pirates must be people of the Zheng family." ”

Shi Jian's face became solemn again, and said: "The Zheng family's Dafu ships are equipped with red-clothed cannons and big guns, and the three Dafu ships can carry nearly a thousand people, with such a scale of strength, Li Chuan only brought dozens of families, how could he defeat the Zheng family's fleet, and even three large Fu ships were captured." I wonder how much else Li Chuan has in his hands that I don't know. ”

The housekeeper said: "This family member who can't inquire about it, and goes to inquire about the news, comes back and says that the family member of the commander should be given a gag order, and these news are also deliberately spread by the family of the commander and the adult." ”

Shi Jian frowned, and waved his hand after a while.

When Li Chuan returned to the inner courtyard, Wang Guihua and Wu Niang had already prepared a meal and were waiting for him to come back.

Dinner was very simple, a pot of soup and rice, and three cold dishes.

This is Li Chuan's favorite, the north is dominated by pasta, he is an authentic northerner, he has been in Jiangnan for more than half a year, and he is still not used to eating rice, it is okay to eat one meal occasionally, and he can't stand it if he eats more than three meals of rice a month.

Wang Guihua also figured out his eating habits, and unless he said hello, he would eat noodles every meal.

As for the others, it's easy to do it if you don't want to eat noodles, and you can start again.

Li Chuan is very open-minded in this regard, not bureaucratic at all, the servants of the Li family were not used to it at first, but then they slowly understood the young master's temperament, and gradually got used to it, so every time they eat, they are full of rice and noodles, and they eat whatever they want.

After the meal was served, the servants went out.

Li Chuan glanced left and right, and found that there was just a screen waiting next to him, and the others were nowhere to be seen, so he was a little puzzled, and asked Su Xiaomei: "What's going on at home recently, why did they hide aside one by one when they ate?" ”

Su Xiaomei was a little hesitant, not knowing how to explain.

Li Chuan was even more puzzled, so he looked at Ping'er.

Ping'er's mouth was fast, and he said: "Since ancient times, the lord has been considerate of his subordinates, but we can't get an inch of it, otherwise it will spread outside, not only will it ruin the reputation of the master, but outsiders will also think that the subordinates of the Li family are arrogant, so the osmanthus sister-in-law said that they must abide by the rules in the future, and they can no longer sit side by side with the lord without rules." ”

“……”

Li Chuan was stunned for a long time before he was speechless: "Then let them be!" ”

After staying in Daming for a long time, he felt more and more how difficult it is to change things like concepts, and he also realized that some of the previous decisions were too hasty, and he didn't forcibly change the idea of this world, so he could only do it casually.

After dinner, it was already completely dark.

Li Chuan accompanied Su Xiaomei to wander around the courtyard, but he thought in his heart that the Zheng family would react after knowing that the eight or nine hundred people were all wiped out, and the three Dafu boats were captured by him, and whether they would directly send a large army to attack Jinshanwei.

This is not unfounded, but quite possibly.

When the Ming Dynasty arrived in the Chongzhen Dynasty, although the status of the warriors was still low, due to the continuous wars, the generals who led the troops were not good at stubble, and they all had the tendency of being big and unstoppable, and the court did not dare to deal with it easily, for fear of causing a mutiny.

As for the Zheng family, they are outright warlords, and the powerful imperial court has no choice but to recruit peace.

When he didn't accept Zhao'an, the Zheng family even beat the sailors of the imperial court, although now they have become bandits and officials, but they don't bird the imperial court at all, just like the emperor of Fujian, they always don't listen to the court's greetings, and only care about dominating the sea area to collect protection fees to make money.

Li Chuan couldn't help but plan early, lest he be caught off guard by being killed.

It's easy to handle guns and cannons, but now I don't have enough manpower!

I have to think about it as soon as possible, and I have to deal with the top and bottom of Jinshanwei as soon as possible, and seize the time to train those military households!