Chapter 90: The Hometown of the Great Ming
Tang Ming's wine is not worried about selling, and his popularity has been opened, at least in the minds of those princes and ministers. He believed that once he started to let out the news, the customers would come in, and he didn't need to worry about the sales of the wine.
When it is busy, time always flies, and before I know it, it has entered August, and the criminal department has counted a number of prisoners. The official document and the list were also handed over to Tang Ming, and the number of people reached more than 2,000. At this moment, Tang Ming is really not worried, and no one in the fief will open up the wasteland for him.
But how many middle-aged laborers are among these people is still unknown, and the hateful Master Shangshu of the Criminal Department, how many women, children, old and young are mixed in it, Tang Ming doesn't know and doesn't have time to count them.
Tang Ming has handed over all the power to his eldest brother Tang Tianhao in the matter of making wine in Nanjing City, and he has negotiated everything with the queen. Tang Tianhao is responsible for brewing wine, and the queen's Fengtianlou is responsible for sales, and Tang Ming only accounts for one-tenth of all the profits except for the capital.
A year later, the secret recipe for brewing must be handed over to the queen, and Tang Ming no longer enjoyed a share of the profits. This was something Tang Ming had already calculated, and the profits of this year were already considerable, and he knew that this wine would not be sold for too long.
You can't be too greedy, especially if the partner is royal, Tang Ming naturally understands this, and the bottom line is always not to touch.
The early morning of August was already a little cool, and the horse-drawn carriages walked on the official road where the autumn was getting stronger, and the leaves on both sides were already yellow. When a breeze blows, you can see dead leaves falling from the treetops.
"Fallen leaves return to the roots!" Tang Ming looked at the fallen leaves from the carriage window, and these four words suddenly appeared in his mind.
The overseas island is the place he crossed over, and it can also be regarded as his hometown in this era, and it is time to go back. Just like Xiaobai next to him at the moment, this guy is locked up in the yard where he lives all day long, serving him with good food and drink every day.
It's obviously a dog, but he was raised as a cow by himself, fortunately, the carriage he specially made had enough space, otherwise he really couldn't stuff Xiaobai's guy.
Xiao Bai also seemed to sense that Tang Ming was going back to their hometown in the past two days, and he was a little cheerful, although there was good food and drink outside, but Tang Ming couldn't take care of him at all when he was busy, and even Lingyi often disappeared.
The kitten and puppy were so scared that they didn't dare to move when they saw Xiaobai, this guy didn't even have a playmate, and his loneliness can be imagined. It already misses the wolves and grandchildren in its hometown very much, and its homesickness is out of control as soon as it starts, and last night it pestered Tang Ming for a whole night, almost driving him crazy.
The treasure ship that Zheng He built for Tang Ming had already been built, and the soldiers of Weihaiwei had already changed their guards, they were the first people to be transferred to the fiefdom by Tang Ming, and after them were more than 1,000 artisan households, who followed them to Weihai Island and began to build temporary residences.
For Tang Ming's arrival, there are also a group of prisoners with the status of sinners, and all the foundations have been built. Such a huge mobilization, fortunately with Zheng He's fleet for its transportation, otherwise Tang Ming would not have been able to quickly complete the unprecedented migration of the Ming Dynasty in this short period of time.
Steel casts the keel of sea ships, and with the mastery of experience and skill, it has begun to gradually replace wood. Although the speed of shipbuilding has increased a lot, because of the limited iron production of the Ming Dynasty, some relatively small ships are still mainly wood.
When Tang Ming arrived at the Bao Shipyard, Zheng He was loading supplies for him, and his busy figure could be seen everywhere at the mouth of the Yangtze River, this huge wharf.
Zheng He saw that Tang Ming was about to leave Nanjing, and he was a little reluctant in his heart, so he specially ordered someone to prepare some wine and food and drink with him in the study.
"Since the emperor ascended the throne, the situation in the palace has changed, and the situation has changed again and again, and there is no such unity as when there was a war before. But there are a lot of struggles for power and intrigue and intrigues, people can always share the hardships but not the same wealth, although my Ming Dynasty seems to be a prosperous and thriving scene on the surface, but there are strong enemies outside, and there are Jianwen Yu Party making waves, and the court is even more unpredictable. It's not a bad thing that you're able to get away at this time. ”
Zheng He lost his usual ambition at the moment, his face was full of emotion, as if he was worried about his future fate, but there was still a lot of reluctance and helplessness in his heart.
His old rival in the palace, Li Xing, suddenly ascended to the throne, which had to make Zheng He feel worried. The Admiral of Dongchang is only one level smaller than the Palm Seal Eunuch, and his department is equivalent to the power of the world-famous Jinyi Guard. Even more than that, judging from the fact that Ji Gang was transferred out of Nanjing, the emperor obviously asked Li Xingjian to replace Jinyiwei in the East Factory.
His sworn enemy sits firmly in a high position and holds great power, Zheng He naturally can't feel at ease. Fortunately, he will go to sea as soon as the spring of next year will go to sea, and the dangers along the way are unpredictable, and it is uncertain whether he will be able to come back alive, so he has seen Li Xing's ascension to power a lot.
Tang Ming gave his hands to the top: "Actually, the father-in-law doesn't need to be too emotional, Li Xing is only in power for a while, after all, the emperor is old, and the matter of establishing the crown prince should be taken in the near future." Lord Ji Gang was transferred to Beiping to assist the eldest prince, and Saiong lost his horse and knew that he was not blessed. ”
"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Zheng He was fascinated by all this in the game, and his thoughts were imprisoned because of his hatred for Li Xing.
Tang Ming smiled confidently and said: "My Han family's thinking is long and orderly, logically speaking, it is only a matter of time before the eldest prince is crowned the crown prince, but Lord Ji Gang was sent to assist the eldest prince, this is not an opportunity." ”
"To put it mildly, when the new emperor ascends the throne, will Li Xing still be active in the court? Therefore, the father-in-law really doesn't need to worry too much at this moment, he should always observe the emperor's intentions at present, and do everything possible to let the eldest prince sit on the throne smoothly. ”
Zheng He has been on an errand by Zhu Di's side for a long time, and he naturally understands these truths, and he was deceived for a while, but at this moment, as soon as Tang Ming reminded him, he immediately reacted.
There are some things that should not be talked about too deeply, so let's stop there. Zheng He, who has always been good friends with Ji Gang, certainly understands that the wall has ears. I already know where I should focus in the future, so naturally I don't need to talk about this matter anymore.
There was no more annoyance on his face, and the dark clouds that had been haunting his heart for many days also dispersed in an instant, and Zheng He, who had returned to a good mood, laughed and drank three glasses of wine in a row. chatted with Tang Ming about selling wine with the queen recently.
After learning that everything was going well, he blasted Tang Ming away and continued to devote himself to his busy work.
The people around him were happy, and Tang Ming was naturally infected, and his mood became cheerful. There are Yao Guangxiao and Zheng He in the court to support him, and the eldest brother has the queen to take care of him in Nanjing, and he doesn't need to worry about everything here.
It is time to devote himself wholeheartedly to the construction of his fiefdom, after all, it is his hometown .......