Chapter 543: A Hot Gift
Zheng He didn't say anything, motioned for Tang Ming to follow him, and took him to the second floor of the post house, where he was staying, when the door was opened, Tang Ming saw that it was densely packed with wooden boxes. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"It's ......."
Tang Ming, who was slightly surprised, didn't know what was inside at the moment, but Zheng He sneered and opened a wooden box, and everywhere he saw was actually the rare treasures in the palace.
Zheng He squinted at Tang Ming and said coldly: "These miscellaneous things have all been seen, most of them are artifacts in the palace, and there are many priceless treasures in them. At noon, the emperor sent someone to send it, saying that it was to send some decorations to your new prince's mansion, don't you know this! ”
Tang Ming shook his head and said, "I really don't know, the emperor didn't mention it. And if you give me something, you say that I was bought, father-in-law, your old man is too much of a fuss! ”
This small house of treasures was nothing in Tang Ming's eyes, and it was indeed nothing compared to the reward given to him in the holy decree, and Tang Ming's fuss about his father-in-law suddenly made Tang Ming quite curious?
Zheng He stared at Tang Ming seriously for a long time, and when he saw his indifferent look, he was also puzzled in his heart. It stands to reason that these things in the palace cannot be owned at will as a courtier, and usually one or two of the emperor's rewards have to be placed at home for worship.
But now there are one or two things sent there, and if Tang Ming really puts the entire palace on the table, then it is very likely to cause death. What did Zhu Gaochi mean, Zheng He was also very confused for a while.
Tang Ming saw Zheng He's solemn expression on his face, and couldn't help asking, "Father-in-law, do you have any fears about these things?" ”
Zheng He nodded and said: "These things are really hot, but they were given to you by the emperor, so you can take them and hide them, remember, you must not take them out and use them as decorations." These are all things in the palace, it is not good to be easily seen by others, if there is any loss or damage, it is a big sin, you can watch it yourself! ”
Shaking his head, Zheng He knew in his heart what these things were, they were clearly time bombs, and they could make Tang Ming fatal if he wasn't careful.
Hearing Zheng He say this, Tang Ming seemed to think of something, but he didn't care at all, and said with a smile: "What does the emperor mean by giving me these things, I don't have to pay attention to it at all, since it can't be put in the palace." Then it will be transported directly to Jeju Island and stored, where who dares to say anything! ”
"Well, it works!" Zheng He nodded and said.
Tang Ming didn't pay much attention to these things, turned around and walked out of the room with Zheng He, and immediately ordered someone to send these hot air balloons to Jeju Island.
When he went downstairs, Zheng He suddenly asked Tang Ming again: "The emperor named you the prince, did he say anything to you in private?" ”
Tang Ming hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "His meaning couldn't be more obvious, all the islands in the Daming Sea are assigned to my fiefdom. This is to ask me to garrison this land and water on the sea for the Ming Dynasty, and it is exactly what I want! ”
Zhu Gaochi's approach is indeed beneficial to both parties, of course, the premise is that Tang Mingde did not peek at the heart of the Ming Dynasty, but fortunately, Zhu Gaochi has also tried it many times.
As the night deepened, the two went back to their rooms downstairs to rest, and agreed to start a tour of Beiping City early tomorrow morning.
When Beiping did not build the capital, it was just Zhu Di's fiefdom, and it was not comparable with the previous Nanjing capital at all. But now that the capital has been moved here, it can be seen in less than a year that its prosperity has almost caught up with Nanjing.
In particular, Zheng He and Yao Guangxiao felt that Beiping was just a barren frontier and was often harassed by the Tatars, and its backwardness can be seen.
King Yan was divided and only improved after that, but there is still a long way to go in terms of prosperity, and now many of the former iconic places have long since ceased to exist. Instead of neat and spacious streets and a patchwork of shops, Beiping's population exploded after the capital was moved.
One morning, he accompanied Zheng He, Yao Guangxiao and Fang Xiaoru to visit the entire Beiping City, and it was not until the afternoon that Tang Ming had time to go and see it, and divided it into his own three counties.
Zhu Gaochi is quite kind, this cement county is located in the middle of Tianjin Wei to Beiping, which is very close to the capital. It is also a traffic artery, and it is good if you want to develop. It's a pity that Tang Ming has completely lost interest in these, and no matter how well he develops, he is still on someone else's land.
The matter of making wedding dresses for others is exempt, anyway, he doesn't value it very much, just tidy it up a little, and then hand it over to someone who knows how to manage it. Taking this place as a place where Daming could have a place to settle down in the future, after a cursory inspection, Tang Ming hurried back to Beiping.
After a few days of delay in Beiping, during which he was invited by Zhu Gaochi to the palace to reminisce, Tang Ming said goodbye to the emperor, and the group returned to Jeju Island.
Originally, Zhu Gaochi wanted Zheng He to come back on an errand, but Zheng He politely refused, what a joke. Tang Ming's spaceship has been almost built, and it will be in a few days. Staying in the Ming Emperor not only did not let him sail away, but also wanted to call him back to the treasure shipyard as an errand.
Zheng He's dream has always been his voyage, and shipbuilding is just a tool for him to realize his dream.
Back on Jeju Island, Tang Ming summoned all the merchants without stopping, asking them to bring the ordinary flintlock pistols that had been stocked for a long time and immediately go to sea to sell them. At present, Tang Ming's power could not cover too far away, so he only ordered various maritime merchants to trade in the seas of Asia.
And Zheng He's voyage spacecraft is also ready at this time, and the departure is imminent, and he is ready to go further this time, and will bypass the Indian waters and go directly to the Western countries.
Tang Ming didn't say a word, he directly got a hundred treasure ships and four hundred warships as his sea supply base, and he also believed that he could go further safely by combining sea and air.
When Zheng He was official, everyone on Jeju Island came to see him off, and Yao Guangxiao originally wanted to take a ride to India again. But considering his own body, Zheng He also promised him that he would definitely bring some scriptures back for him.
After a whole day of excitement, Zheng He really left Jeju Island and headed towards his dream place.
Tang Ming brought people to Ryukyu Island and asked Fei Xin to draw all the many islands and reefs in the South China Sea on the map of the Daming Sea, and directly to the vicinity of Luzon. The king of Luzon did not dare to be dissatisfied with this, but the king had already come to Ryukyu Island to meet Tang Ming in person with dozens of ships full of cargo.
The king of Luzon also learned of the change in the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards Tang Ming, not only made him the king of the opposite sex, but also opened all the docks and ports to him, and most importantly, all the islands of the Ming Dynasty belonged to the Tang Ming. (To be continued.) )