The escort force of the merchant fleet can be regarded as a temporary solution, Tang Ming can also breathe a sigh of relief, this hundred people casually said that they are not specially trained in maritime defense, but close to Zhu Zhechi, even if they eat and live in the treasure shipyard every day, even if they have not learned, they should see it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Li Bahui nodded in agreement, but also because of the failure of the last mission, he was blocked by a river and lost the blue titanium. When he came back, he specially trained these people in water, and now they are not as good as those old sailors, but they are much better than these sailors who have just joined the training.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were still two days left for the merchant ship to go to sea, Tang Ming asked Li Ba to board the ship with a hundred dead soldiers to familiarize himself with it. went to Lao Wang to find out how far he was prepared, but in fact, there was nothing to prepare for except for these sailors who were still training.

The fleet of escorts used the fleet that Zheng He had specially left behind to protect the safety of Nanjing's coast, and these people were all experienced veterans of Youzi. It was more than enough for them to be the main force of the guards.

What made Tang Ming embarrassed was the lack of sailors who could operate sea ships, and the newly trained sailors did not have any experience, so he could only let Lao Wang confuse these people with those old sailors.

Things went unexpectedly smoothly in Tang Ming, and he finally arranged these trivial matters from east to west. The two days of preparation time were sufficient, and early the next morning, Lao He also pulled all the goods that were ready to be taken to trade to the dock for loading.

During the dinner, Lao He deliberately pulled Tang Ming to have a sumptuous dinner, accompanied by several representatives of businessmen.

Lao He seemed to have something to say to Tang Ming, but he couldn't open his mouth, and he hesitated for a long time and couldn't let out a fart. In the end, Tang Ming really couldn't stand it, and said with a smile: "Lao He, everyone here is your own person, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

After Lao He glanced at the other merchants, he said bluntly: "Master Hou, this fleet will be available early tomorrow morning, and we still don't know how much the business tax is?" Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to ask you, Master Hou, and we have a bottom in our hearts. ”

Tang Ming had already guessed that Lao He would ask about this at the beginning, but now he really didn't know the bottom of his heart. He has no precedent to refer to as much as this tax should be collected, this is a troublesome matter, and the stakes are too great to be casual.

After thinking about it for a while, Tang Ming said: "This is a major matter of the country, and it has to be approved by the queen or the emperor, and I can't make the decision, so I still recommend waiting for everyone to come back before discussing." ”

In fact, this first trial voyage Tang Ming had already set his goal on Jeju Island, and by the way, he established trade relations with the ancient dynasty, which was the primary goal of this voyage. If things go well, Jeju Island will be used as a transit point for Lao Ho and his family to expand to the Asian region.

In this way, it is difficult for Tang Myung's Jeju Island to be inactive, but these thoughts can only be hidden in his heart, and if he says it, the first person to come to trouble must be the queen.

Lao He nodded in agreement with Tang Ming's statement, Tang Ming had already said that there would be no shortage of business taxes, the people would not fight with the officials, and Lao He and these businessmen would not dare to fight against the government. Under the premise of making money in harmony, as long as the profits of going to sea are guaranteed, and there are more business taxes, they are willing to admit it.

After the dismissal, Tang Ming found Li Ba and asked him to load the long and short flintlock pistols hidden in the treasure shipyard onto the ship.

Li Ba frowned and said, "Master Hou, will there be a big incident if these things are smuggled to Jeju Island and are discovered?" ”

Tang Ming stood on a high ground on the dock, condescendingly looked at the dead man who was busy carrying the box, shook his head and said, "As long as there is no accident, nothing will happen, these flintlock pistols are just used as samples." I don't know what happened to Jeju Island now, but it's been more than two months since I left this place, and sometimes it's really weird to miss it. ”

Li Ba had a nostalgic look on his face, looked at the dark sea level in the distance, and chuckled: "Seriously, I also miss the life there, free and free without so many fetters." It's Fei Xin's guy who stays there to enjoy the blessings, which is quite enviable. ”

"How do you know he's blissful?" Tang Ming suddenly asked with a smile on his face.

"The whole army doesn't have to listen to him at sea, and now that Hou Ye and I are back in Daming, that guy has become a free man who no one cares, he can do whatever he wants at sea, who can control him, isn't this a blessing?" Li Ba pouted in response.

Thinking about his own life after coming to Daming, Li Ba really regretted that he had to volunteer to send a letter in the first place. If he didn't come, where would Tang Ming be caught in this treasure shipyard every day to get up early and train these dead soldiers.

The most annoying thing is that these people have been trained hard, and in the end they are not going to be handed over to the emperor, they have nothing to do in the end.

Since Li Ba followed Tang Ming's side, his people were quietly influenced by Tang Ming unconsciously. Imagine that if Li Ba hadn't followed Tang Ming, he would never have had such a rebellious thought.

As the secret chess of Jinyiwei, the heart of loyalty to the monarch has long been deeply rooted in his heart, but this will make him selfish under the influence of Tang Ming. This is what Tang Ming didn't expect, desire is a person's biggest weakness, as long as a person's desire reaches a certain high point, he will inevitably explode.

Tang Ming smiled and didn't reply, Jeju Island was his last paradise, and it was also a place that Tang Ming wanted to build close to the future generations. Although it is impossible to achieve the equality of all people in the future, it is possible to give them freedom and respect to the greatest extent, and Tang Ming believes that he can still do this.

Under the cover of night, a hundred dead soldiers soon quietly moved nearly a thousand guns in wooden boxes to the ship and hid them. Tang Ming was very satisfied with the performance of these people, turned his head and glanced at Li Ba, he suddenly said: "Brother Li, this time I went to Jeju Island with the ship, and told Brother Fei to let him select some people from among the guards, and also train a batch of such people for me." ”

Li Ba's eyes lit up, and his face was full of joy and he said in surprise: "Is Master Hou ready to officially do it with Jianwen?" ”

Tang Ming nodded and said, "Jianwen, this thief has repeatedly assassinated me, and it is not a way to always be passive and defensive. It's time to take the initiative, and I don't believe he can hide in the shadows forever. ”

"Don't worry, this matter is on me, and the problem of training manpower is not big, it is just a matter of time." Li Ba is now full of confidence in his own skills, and he has also summed up a lot of experience in the training of dead soldiers during this time.

The two looked at each other and laughed, and the hearty laughter spread far away, and finally disappeared into the endless sea, turned around and left the dock, and the two disappeared into the vast night after a while, and the dock, which had been lively all day, was completely calm. (To be continued.) )