Yu Guozhen didn't know that his actions outside Nanjing had once again set off a storm in the Ming court, and at this time, he was sailing along the coast towards Qinzhou.

According to the previous plan, the ship would dock once every three days or so. They don't go out of the ocean, they drive completely close to the coast, and they also pass through dots along the way, especially under the banner of Zheng Zhilong, which can be regarded as frightening.

The speed of this kind of navigation is naturally extremely slow, but the safety surname is greatly increased, especially those who are not very accustomed to navigation, so as not to lose their lives at sea.

It took them sixty days to finally reach Qinzhou.

When the sailors cheered and finally reached their destination, Yu Guozhen also came to the bow of the ship with excitement, and the fatigue of the long journey and the boredom of life at sea seemed to be swept away at this time.

This is his future rear, and whether he and his army are fighting the most ferocious thieves in Lianghuai in the future, or the most savage Tartars in and around the Wall, he will be supplied with food, weapons, salaries, and soldiers!

Yu Guozhen's eyes sparkled, and what he saw was more than that!

"Little official, hold on, the ship is going to dock!"

The wharf was simple and narrow, and it was quite difficult for their fleet to get up, which was under the jurisdiction of the Changdun Inspection Department under the rule of the Qinzhou Prefecture, in the southwest of the prefecture, between the Yuhong River and the Qinzhou city. According to the "Qinzhou Chronicles" in the Jiajing period, the population of the entire Qinzhou, excluding the subordinate Lingshan County, is only more than 12,000 people. Thirty years ago, the number of Annan thieves plundered Qinzhou, killed soldiers and civilians, and brutalized merchants, so that the population of Qinzhou at this time was still no more than 10,000 people.

It is precisely because of this that Gao Bu is not fat that he can stick to the opposite shore of Changdun Island and buy a large piece of land of 1,500 acres.

"Yu Gongzi, I'm still one step ahead." When Yu Guozhen landed, Xu Lin was already waiting for him on the dock with a smile.

"I was wrong, in the future, I will transfer the population from the Yangtze River, Xiangshui, Lingqu, and Lishui." Yu Guozhen let out a long sigh.

If there is a big ship, then the sea is convenient, but now the Ming Dynasty sea ship manufacturing level is really not flattering, he is just more than 100 people, divided into three sea ships, it took two months to arrive, but Xu Lin came from the inland river, with the help of the Ling Canal that communicates the Yangtze River and the Pearl River, and arrived more than half a month earlier than him.

This simple dock was set up by Xu Lin.

"Since then, the Yuhong River has entered the sea, the water surface is wide, the water depth is also suitable, and it is really a natural harbor. Yu Gongzi, you chose Qinzhou, you have a lot of vision! ”

Xu Lin said that these words were sincere, he was far-reaching, and naturally knew that the conditions here were unique, and if it really developed, another Guangzhou Mansion might not be there.

"Leon, Leon." Yu Guozhen smiled at his compliment and shouted loudly.

Lei Zhensheng and Lei Zhenzhou brothers went ashore with Lei Wangcheng, Lei Wangcheng was actually not too old to walk, but these dozens of days of drifting at sea made his old craftsman who was born on the shore of Poyang Lake much weaker. Hearing Yu Guozhen's call, he answered, and Yu Guozhen hurriedly took two steps forward: "How is Lei Weng's health?" ”

"Thank you for asking, the little old man is in good health."

Yu Guozhen led them to chop thorns and thorns, along the gentle slope, to the top of the hill, Xu Lin came early, so he introduced: "This is Huangniuling, the mountain in the northeast is Sanzhuling, due east is Dingshan Ridge, Qinzhou Mansion is about 30 miles away from here. ”

"Where is our boundary?" Yu Guozhen asked.

"Haha, the original executives bought this cattle ridge to the riverside, a total of 1,500 acres of land, I came these times, and bought all the land on the north and south sides, now we have 97 tilts of land, of which 27 tilts can be paddy fields, 11 tilts of dry fields, more than 50 tilts of barren mountains and slopes, and the rest are rivers and lakes." Xu Lin stretched out his hand to Yu Guozhen with a smile: "It cost me a total of 11,000 taels of silver, but I can't take out this much at home, Yu Gongzi, pay for it." ”

Yu Guozhen said happily: "Thank you, the more the merrier!" ”

Lei Wangcheng smacked his tongue, nearly a hundred fields, that is, close to 10,000 acres! Although most of it is barren hillside land, if it is reclaimed, it is also a huge family business!

"However, Yu Gongzi, there is one thing that Yu Gongzi should be careful about, the people of Annan are a little unstable."

"The people of Annam have always been unstable." Yu Guozhen raised his chin: "The villain is afraid of power but not virtue, the gentlemen of the past dynasties, are too tolerant of these four-sided villains, and they will be left to their children and grandchildren." Although I, Yu Guozhen, don't have any skills and don't have much strength in my hands, I won't have the slightest connivance at these thieves! ”

Hearing this, Xu Lin was suddenly startled, and he looked at Yu Guozhen suddenly: "Young Master Yu...... Choosing Qinzhou as the foundation, could it be...... Already in the works? ”

Yu Guozhen smiled noncommittally, and after a while, he said: "We originally just wanted to plant fields and open some workshops to make a little money, but there are always some jackals in this world, trying to get into our yards, stealing and eating the sheep and rabbits we raise, bad for the flowers and plants we plant, if we are sick and weak, they even want to eat our meat and kill us." Although we are sincere and kind people, we can't help but protect our family and our lives, right? ”

"That's what Yu Gongzi said."

"As far as I know, just twenty or thirty years ago, the Annan thieves also broke through Qinzhou and killed countless pillages, although the imperial court also sent troops to suppress and fought a self-defense counterattack, but twenty or thirty years have passed, and the new jackals have grown up again." Yu Guozhen smiled again.

"Our strength is not enough."

"This is to ask Mr. Xu, I will worry about the money, but please ask Mr. Xu to run a way." Yu Guozhen said with a smile.

"...... the court"

"It's up to me to do it, there's always a way." Yu Guozhen said.

"Oh, speaking of the affairs of the imperial court, you sail in the sea, you may not know, Qian Qianyi, who retired to the office, was told some time ago and has been arrested and imprisoned."

"Huh?" This news made Yu Guozhen stunned for a moment.

He knew that Qian Qianyi had been in prison for a long time in the original history, but he didn't expect to start at this time in advance. With his involvement, the original history has changed more and more, but the general trend will not change much at present.

"Why were you arrested?"

"The reason for privately resenting the party and the like is that someone in the same county came out to denounce it, and the imperial court has escorted him to Beijing, and if you calculate the time, you can almost get it."

"Qian Muzhai is really ......" Hearing this, Yu Guozhen immediately guessed that the one who could perform this kind of poisonous trick was none other than Wen Tiren.

After a pause, he smiled and said, "Forget it, the matter of the temple is too far away from us, we still have to handle the matter in front of us." Leon, what do you think of what we discussed on the ship...... Is there a surname here? ”

"You can make a surname...... What the petty officials are talking about is whether it can be realistic, right? Lei Wangcheng and Yu Guozhen have been in the same boat for dozens of days, and they can be regarded as familiar with some of Yu Guozhen's strange theories: "Little old man, take a look at ...... again"

When he looked around, Yu Guozhen said to Xu Lin again: "Mr. Xu, where is it suitable for making kilns and burning bricks?" ”

"On the left bank of the upper reaches of the Yuhong River, there is a lot of forest and deep grass, and there is clay underneath, which is suitable for burning bricks."

"Have you ever found out about the limestone mine I said?"

"There are also ......"

Xu Lin told Yu Guozhen about his discovery one by one, he had been here for nearly 20 days, and he had already hired a native to take a look at the surrounding good students.

Yu Guozhen looked at the dock, and the people he brought had already disembarked from the ship, and the things brought with the ship were also moved. At this time, it was already June, and it was the season when thunderstorms were frequent in Qinzhou, so he looked at the sky: "Let's stay first, Lei Weng, what do you think?" ”

"According to the orders of the petty officials, a wharf will be built here." Lei Wangcheng pointed to the bank of the Yuhong River opposite Changdun Island: "Build another road, lead to this side, and build a main road in a ring shape according to this mountain......"

What he planned was the port area and town area of the future base, and Yu Guozhen followed his expectations, and the mountain he said was the center, which was Huangniuling, which was about two miles away from the Yuhong River.

"Lei On, plan slowly, Mr. Xu should arrange a place for us to stay, let's stay first." Yu Guozhen said with a smile.

Although there were some families nearby, suddenly more than 200 people arrived, and there was really not enough shelter. Fortunately, Xu Lin arrived first, and everything was arranged, and the locals were hired to set up a shed at a certain distance from the water's edge, and then erect wooden planks, although they were transparent on all sides, they could finally block the thunderstorm for the time being.

"Yu Gongzi, there is nothing else, the mosquitoes are too heavy at night, Yu Gongzi has to be careful about this." Seeing that the thunderstorm was coming as scheduled, Xu Lin smiled and said, "I've had enough of it these days...... Hey, that's ...... Mosquitoes? ”

When he saw Yu Guozhen take out the mosquito net that had been prepared a long time ago, he was stunned for a while, and then suddenly realized: "Also, Yu Gongzi's spinning machine and loom...... What's so hard about weaving some mosquito curtains? ”

"I know it's hot here, and mosquitoes and flies must be rampant, how dare I not prepare?" Yu Guozhen smiled: "I still have a thing, although the effect is not too good, but there are also some uses." ”

"What is it?"

"Mosquito coils...... However, my mosquito coil is made of mugwort leaf powder, residual tea powder, etc., and no arsenic has been added, so it is harmless to the human body, and it cannot kill mosquitoes and flies, so it can only be driven away. ”

"It's good to be able to drive it away!"

Luo Jiuhe and Qi Niu, who came with him, took their respective subordinates and began to hang up the gauze tent, the rainstorm came and went quickly, but for half an hour, Yu Guozhen was still gossiping with Xu Lin, the sky was already raining and the clouds were gone, and the surroundings were back to the heat.

"Luo Jiuhe!" Yu Guozhen ordered.

"In!"

"Take a guy, draw the surrounding terrain, and before six o'clock tomorrow afternoon, I want our ninety-seven tilts of paper map, and within three days, I want to see the sand table map - can you do it?"

"I will live up to the trust!" Luo Jiuhe said loudly.

"Beware of mosquitoes, snakes, and beasts, safety first!" Yu Guozhen instructed again.

Luo Jiuhe ordered a group and immediately trotted away. Yu Guozhen turned his face and looked at Qi Niu, who was desperately holding up his chest to make himself look taller and bigger: "Old Niu! ”

"In!"

"With our temporary shelter as the center, clear the ditch for me, and in addition, build ten temporary toilets, give you three guys, and complete the task by tonight, can you do it?"

"I will live up to the trust!" Qi Niu roared.

Seeing this scene, a trace of strangeness flashed in Xu Lin's eyes.

(To be continued)