Chapter 179: The Beginning of the Age of Discovery
Li Shixiu saw that Zhang Xuan and the others were full of shock, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, the size of the ship is still secondary, the key is that this is a sea ship, only this kind of ship can resist the wind and waves and sail on the sea." If it weren't for my duty, I really wanted to sail this ship across the seas, what a pleasure it would be! ”
Zhang Xuan nodded with joy, they were begging for a living at sea, and no one knew the importance of a good ship better than them.
Li Shixiu turned his head and pointed to the dock in the distance, which could not be seen at a glance, and said to Cheng Yue: "Governor Dadu, Commander Liu Shun and Commander Liu have already sent the cast steel keel and parts, in the dock in front, we are building ten larger sea ships at the same time, this time the craftsmen are a lot more skilled, and the speed should be accelerated." When the cannon is built, it can be installed on the ship at any time. ”
Cheng Yue silently looked at the big ship in front of him, and his eyes jumped with irrepressible excitement. A moment passed. He breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Li Shixiu and the others with a little excitement: "Do you know? The ship in front of us is not just a ship, its birth means the arrival of the Age of Discovery. From this moment on, the world will begin to change dramatically! And you are the ones who created this era with your own hands! ”
The people around him were stunned, and then they were immediately excited, Zhang Xuan was so excited that he screamed loudly, Zhu Qing and the pirates also screamed together, patting their chests and stomping their feet, a kind of frenzy that had never been seen before filled their chests......
Cheng Yue and the others all laughed, and the heroism surging in their hearts was indescribable, causing the shipbuilders to turn back frequently, and they didn't know what they were happy about.
Cheng Yue smiled and asked, "Can this boat be launched?" ”
Li Shixiu hurriedly replied: "At any time, there are some sailors here." They are all veterans who have been at sea for a long time. There are also them when building ships. They knew very well about this ship, and they should be able to steer it, and their subordinates called them in. ”
Cheng Yue patted him on the shoulder and said, "Well done, I'll give you a credit, and I will be reused in the future." ”
Li Shixiu was happy, and hurriedly pulled Wang Zhiye over and said, "Governor." Wang Zhi has been staring at the shipyard, and the biggest credit is actually him, and his subordinates are just borrowing light. ”
Cheng Yue laughed and said, "Okay, that's a good point!" It's rare that you don't take credit, Wang knows that I know his ability very well, you can rest assured, what I said never counts. This ship will be built for me desperately from now on. I can transfer the entire Jiangnan shipwright here, if it's not enough. You will go to Quanzhou and Guangzhou to recruit. The money was not enough, and the money for the rich merchants in Suzhou to buy the ship was quickly delivered. No matter how much it wasn't enough, I just opened a bank and can lend a large sum of money to support you. Shixiu, the matter of shipbuilding is related to my life and death. The greatest support of my great cause is here, on you, you- understand? After speaking, a hand fell heavily on Li Shixiu's shoulder, and he looked at him with blazing eyes.
Li Shixiu didn't expect that he was shouldering such a heavy responsibility, and he didn't know what to do for a while, so it took a long time to wake up, bow down to the ground with Wang Zhi, and said solemnly: "My subordinates will do their best and die." ”
Cheng Yue helped them up and said: "Don't remember, there must be no accident here, whether it is a fire, someone spying, or sabotage, you must be extra careful." Yang Ting's people are already set up around, but you must not take it lightly. The Japanese can't kill me, they can find a way to destroy this place, not to mention that there are others who don't want me to succeed. I can't stay here and watch, so I'm going to leave everything to you. ”
Li Shixiu said categorically: "Dadu Governor, subordinates can make a military order, if something happens here and ruins Dadu's plan, his subordinates will ask Dadu Governor for their whole family's lives!" ”
Wang Zhi also stepped forward and said, "There are also subordinates!" The governor of the capital, his subordinates also guarantee the lives of the whole family! We will live up to the trust of the Metropolitan Governor! ”
Cheng Yue said solemnly: "Okay! Let's do an earth-shattering career together! High-five them one by one to encourage them.
Cheng Yue was discussing nervously, and Zhang Xuan and the others had already boarded the new ship in a hurry, groping around.
Together with the sailors sent by Li Shixiu, they were familiar with the structure and operation of the ship, and the supplies were constantly being transported onto the ship, along with many vegetables, seeds, and soil, according to Cheng Yue's wishes.
Although Zhu Qing, Zhang Xuan and other pirates have been at sea for a long time, they don't understand what the metropolitan governor is doing, and they think that Cheng Yue wants them to eat better. After Cheng Yue's explanation, they realized that the scurvy that made them helpless was originally caused by not eating vegetables and fruits for a long time, so they worshiped Cheng Yue like a god and did not dare to disobey him.
Cheng Yue was busy with business, so he didn't have time to wait to see them set sail, gave them a chart, and after repeatedly telling them various matters, he returned to Lin'an with Xiao Zhen and Ma Fu.
Cheng Yue entered the city in the evening, just in time to go home for dinner. The concubines who haven't seen him for a few days, Cheng Yue really has a feeling of returning to his heart.
Back in the house, Cheng Yue trotted into the inner house, and Ding Niang was leading the concubines to place the dishes and chopsticks. This is also Cheng Yueding's rule, not all of them are allowed to be served by servants, and they have to eat by themselves.
Cheng Yue suddenly appeared in front of them, which surprised and delighted the concubines, and they all ran over to greet him.
Cheng Yue didn't care about speaking, and pulled Dingniang, who was full of joy, into his arms at once, regardless of the other concubines, and kissed him.
Dingniang couldn't break free, and missed Cheng Yue tightly, but fortunately, there were no outsiders beside her, so she had to blush, and Cheng Yue kissed enough, and there was no way to be touched indiscriminately.
Fortunately, Dingniang was not embarrassed for long, Cheng Yue had already let go of her, and held Su Rong in his arms again. Su Rong had always been supple and didn't struggle at all, allowing Cheng Yue to almost crush her with his strong arms.
Cheng Yue kissed and couldn't help but feel his desire, put the matter of eating behind, picked up Su Rong with both hands, and walked towards his bedroom without looking back: "Dingniang, Qian'er, Yunluo, Xiuxiu, Luqi, Wan'er, and Gillian all come in with me, and the others pack up the food in my room and eat there." ”
Ding Niang blushed and stomped her feet lightly, but she didn't dare to say no, so she had to lower her head and pull Ye Qian'er inside. The other concubines also blushed, and those who entered the house entered the house, and those who cleaned up their meals packed up their meals.
Ziyan Shiyun and the Guan sisters looked at each other in surprise, not knowing what to do. Cheng Yue was in too much of a hurry just now, and he didn't tell them where they were going to eat. Shall they also go in and eat? It is conceivable that there must be a wine pond meat forest inside, where can they enter? But if you don't go in, it seems a little inappropriate.
Guan Sheng waved his small fist angrily and said, "This big pervert, as soon as he goes home, he lets so many people go in and wait, it's ridiculous!" I want to go to you, but I won't go. ”
Guan Gao plucked up the courage and said, "I...... I'm not going either. ”
Ziyan Shiyun hurriedly said, "Then let's wait here." ”
The four little beauties looked at each other a little weakly, and brought a few cakes to eat.
Cheng Yue carried Su Rong into the room and put her on the bed.
Su Rong has also been lovesick these days, and the bank's affairs are a little better when she is busy, and when she can't see Cheng Yue when she goes home at night, she feels as if her heart has been hollowed out. Fortunately, Cheng Yue has only been away for a few days, if he goes for a few years, how can he live?
Yun Luo followed behind, her heart was full of happiness, although there were more and more concubines in Cheng Yue, her love for the four of them was almost undiminished, and she hugged Su Rong in.
Cheng Yue's sprint was particularly fierce and wild, and it didn't take long to change a concubine, otherwise he wouldn't be able to support it at all. Ye Qian'er, Lu Qi, and Wan'er came to the menstrual affair and couldn't serve Cheng Yue, so several singers and Jin'er Yu'er immediately made up for it.
After some madness, Ding Niang wiped her sweat and clothes for Cheng Yue distressedly, and complained: "Xianggong can hurt his body like this, he was so romantic when he was young, what should I do if I fall ill?" In the future, the prime minister will still take a few people to wait when he goes out, and he doesn't have to hold back so hard. ”
Cheng Yue hugged Dingniang, kissed her and said, "My good Dingniang, always think about me like this, I know." This time it's you, I think you think too much, how can you do it often, once in a while, it won't be too much of a problem. By the way, what about the four girls? ”
Ding Niang didn't know, Li Yun said: "When the concubine came over, I saw them eating cake in the dining room, did the official want to call them in?" ”
Cheng Yue said with a smile: "I snubbed them, I have to go over and take a look, otherwise others won't say it, and that girl will have to be angry with me." ”
The concubines all knew how much Cheng Yue loved Guan Sheng, and they didn't think it was strange. Cheng Yue left the concubines in the house and went to the dining room to find Guan Sheng by himself.
The four girls were not bored in the dining room, and after eating the cake, Guan Gao took out the six-stringed piano, and the four of them studied it together. Cheng Yue taught Guan Gao and Guan Sheng, as well as the singers how to use the six-stringed instrument, but they were not proficient, and it took a long time to practice before the six-stringed instrument could truly become an important instrument.
When Cheng Yue walked in with a grin, Guan Sheng was trying to play Cheng Yue's song "The Girl Across the Side" with the simplest fingering. Seeing Cheng Yue coming, the pipe didn't fight in one place, rolled his eyes at him, snorted and turned his head to ignore him.
The other three girls were not as atmospheric as Guan Sheng, and they were obediently put aside after being kissed by Cheng Yue on everyone's face.
Cheng Yue walked over, gently hugged the pipe, and said, "Do you want me to teach you to play?" ”
Guan Sheng struggled slightly, and his eyes were a little red and said: "I don't need you to pay attention to me, as soon as I go home, I just care about carrying people to the bed, and we can't accompany you, what are you doing here?" ”
Cheng Yue couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of Guan Sheng's words, wrapped his arms around Guan Sheng's slender waist, put her on his lap, hugged her in his arms, and said in her ear: "Good wife, this time I am wrong, I will never dare in the future." If I do it again, I have to include my heart and soul baby Dao Sheng, okay? (To be continued......)