"Young master, Minzhuang has started combat training, Miss Xu heard the news that you were murdered by the Zhang family today, she immediately left from the school field, ordered thirty cavalry and went straight to Dinghai County, I am afraid that it is the same as us, Lord Xu chased after him, and I don't know how." After the meal, Mrs. Shen only asked Shen Yue about the sea and went back to the room, while Shen Yue listened to Shen Da and Shen Jiu report the situation in the study.

Hearing that Xu Jiao heard the rumor that she was murdered by the Zhang family, she immediately ordered her troops and horses to seek revenge on the Zhang family, Shen Yue shook her head at Xu Jiao's impulsiveness, but she was happy in her heart.

For decades, how could a woman ever do this for him?

If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for!

"This matter is a combination between me and the Zhang family, to give Zhang Peiju an enemy a chance, the fewer people who know about this matter, the better, when I came back, I only secretly saw my mother and Lord Xu......" Shen Yue explained to Shen Da and Shen Jiu.

"No wonder Madame didn't react much when she heard the news that you were murdered by the Zhang family." Shen Jiu said with a wry smile. "It's so hard to hide it from us!"

The two of them were stunned when they heard it, especially Shen Da, and they looked at Shen Yue in a daze.

"Now that the matter is almost over, we don't need to pay attention to the affairs of the Zhang family. If Zhang Peiju doesn't know how to take advantage of the opportunity to bring down the enemy, he is completely unqualified to be our backer...... Now, the Francois have found that as long as the trade is carried out, the silver problem will not be worried, and the whaling fleet must be expanded, and the production workshop must be expanded......" After Shen Yue explained, he did not wait for the two to react, and directly began to talk about the work that needs to be faced in the future.

The whaling fleet is the basis of everything.

Although he and Francois have not yet discussed cooperation, the two sides have a good foundation, and Shen Yue is not worried about the other party's refusal to cooperate.

"Young Master, I was about to report on this. Since you left, both whaling ships have gone to sea twice, and both returned empty-handed......" Shen Da said embarrassedly.

"How so? Didn't you find a pod of whales? The corners of Shen Yue's mouth twitched, and a thought flashed in his heart, but he was a little reluctant to admit it.

"People who go to sea dare not hunt whales......" Shen Dadao.

Shen Yue was speechless, even if he didn't want to believe it, he had to face the reality.

When the ship docked at the port, the two ships equipped with giant crossbows were in the port, there were no fresh traces of whale killing on the beach next to the port, there was no fishy smell in the air from the previous whaling return, and there was no one in the area where whale oil was refined, so I felt that something was not good.

It's hard to get him to focus on things like going out to sea to hunt whales.

And blubber is necessary, the basic raw material of all businesses, naturally there must be no problems.

"I'll figure out a way to do this, and when the time comes, it's up to me to see if I go to sea again or let Shen Qi take charge of this matter for a while. How is the workshop built? Shen Yue asked.

Shen Qi had no heart or lungs, he dared to do it before, and with him going, Shen Yue naturally didn't worry that he didn't dare to do it.

"Young master, what Lord Zhang means, let us expand the Minzhuang team to a general number, this matter still needs to be decided by you......" Shen Da no longer said this.

"A total? Could there be more? When Shen Yue heard this, he was overjoyed. He immediately said to the two of them, "When I met the Franciscans a few days ago, they were besieged by a group of pirates. Before that, we encountered pirates looking for reinforcements and wanted to plunder our ship to support the pirates in their siege of the Furlong ship. So, I fought with them......" Shen Yue only remembered at this time that there were dozens of prisoners on the ship.

"Young master, you're not hurt, are you?" When Shen Jiuyi heard that Shen Yue was at war with pirates, he was immediately anxious.

Seeing that the young master didn't seem to have something to do, he shut up in embarrassment.

"Young Master, those pirates are Zheng Clan's subordinates?" Shen Da frowned and asked.

"I didn't know before the battle, after capsizing the three of their boats, I caught the leader, it was Zheng Shixiong, the adopted son of Zheng Zhilong's brother Zheng Zhihu......" Shen Yue's words suddenly shocked Shen.

Brother Zheng Zhilong, no one knows along the coast!

Especially Zheng Zhihu, he is extremely brave and even more protective.

"Don't worry, at present, the Zheng family will not know that we did it, as long as the prisoners are kept in custody and the news is not leaked. Doesn't our soap-making workshop need manpower? They are good laborers! Shen Yue saw that Shen Da was full of worries, and said easily, the Zheng family is huge, Shen Yue has no intuitive impression, and he is not afraid. Even if you know what we did, it is impossible to trouble us in a short time, Zheng Zhilong is now wrestling with the previous master red-haired ghost for the interests of maritime trade, the conflict between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, not surprisingly, the two sides will fight within a year. ”

Shen Yue's words did not make Shen Da any easier.

But for now, it's useless to worry.

"Young master, having said that, the Zheng family brothers accepted the imperial court's recruitment, and it is unrealistic to lead a large army to attack on the surface, which is undoubtedly a rebellion. We have to prevent them from sending a small force to pretend to be a sea bandit and go ashore at Longshan...... "Shen Da knew that there was no turning point, but he didn't blame Shen Yue for being unreliable. "It is necessary to expand the ranks of the people as soon as possible, and everything can be done according to the system of health centers. Each military household has a regular army, and the rest are military amateurs. A large number of military households in Longshan have fled, which can make a fuss. People are not a problem, as long as there is enough money and food, it is enough to recruit disaster victims from the north, but it is just an ordnance ......"

"Money and food are not a problem, the Zhang family's 50,000 taels of silver have arrived, right? This time, I will make another deal from the Franco, and I will not worry about it in the short term. It's a problem to get the ordnance. The imperial court did not clearly stipulate the standard of weapons for the people, and if the people could have two generals, they could be equipped with firearms, steel knives, spears, bows and arrows. At that time, the problem of the establishment of ...... of weapons and firearms can be solved separately, and it will be easier to exploit loopholes in weapons without violating the regulations of the imperial court.

"But with so many firearms and ordnance, it takes a long time to rely on the number of warcraftsmen in Longshan, and iron is not easy to ......," Shen Da sighed.

The number of military craftsmen itself is not large.

The warcrafters of the Longshan Institute themselves are already somewhat insufficient.

The imperial court's control of iron was very strict, and it was not easy to do.

"What if Xu Yaozong becomes the commander of Guanhaiwei Town? Who is the commander of Dinghaiwei next to him? Maybe you can get some ...... as well," Shen Yue asked calmly.

Things have been planned for a long time.

gave such a big gift to the Zhang family, without asking for anything in return, which is not in line with the identity of the traversal.

Although Zhang Peiju is not a secretary of the ministry, he still has the energy to make a thousand households a commander of the guard.

In this way, Shen Yue can use the power of one guard or even more than one guard.

Everything becomes reasonable and legal.

"That's fine." Shen Da looked at Shen Yue, whose face was calm, and replied for a long time.

"As long as we want to benefit from the sea, Zheng has to face it. Before our warship, a small patrol boat of theirs dared to pounce on us and ask us to pay 3,000 taels of silver protection fee! If the whaling ship goes south, will this money be given or not? "Shen Yue wants to dispel Shen Da's illusions." What's more, my father had an accident at sea, maybe it was done by Zheng's men! They are clothed in the skin of the officers and soldiers of the court, but they do the things of the pirates......"

The Zheng family is a sea bandit.

Defecting to the imperial court was also a helpless move for a while.