Chapter 204: Undercurrent
Tang Ming wanted to take Tinker as a concubine, and the news immediately attracted countless eyes, especially Tang Tianhao's wife and his sister-in-law. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info said that it was Chen Jialan's matter, and she couldn't handle it for Tang Ming, and she had to handle the concubine matter this time.
Tang Ming naturally has no opinion, it's good for someone to do it for himself, last time he got married, he didn't have relatives by his side, and this time it can be regarded as compensation.
Concubinage does not need to be as grand as marrying a wife, just need to do it in the government, and the date is set for the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, that is, two days later.
Zheng He is ready to sail away, he is now inseparable from the treasure shipyard, and he stays in the shipyard all day to guard those treasure ships. Zhu Di had already issued an order to order Zheng He to send troops to Tatar, so today he specially came back to say goodbye to Tang Ming, Yao Guangxiao and others.
If he could go away, Tang Ming was actually very willing to go to sea with Zheng He, but this time he would definitely not be able to, but he still secretly stuffed him with the sea chart drawn from his mobile phone.
Zheng He didn't pay much attention to it at first, until he compared it with his own nautical chart, he didn't know how valuable the nautical chart Tang Ming gave him, and after some questioning, Tang Ming said that this nautical chart was given by the previous master, and he didn't know where the master got it.
Yao Guangxiao is the calmest person, as if Zheng He's voyage is not dangerous, he just warned him to be careful, and revealed the matter in a few words. The old monk had to go on an expedition with Zhu Di this time, and only Tang Ming was left in Nanjing City.
Therefore, Tang Ming will become the main target of the lecture, not only Yao Guangxiao reprimanded him, but even Zheng He carefully instructed him to manage the treasure shipyard well and not poke out any baskets.
Here Tang Ming just said goodbye to Yao Guangxiao and Zheng He, and the queen called him into the palace again, saying that the emperor would announce Zhu Gaochi as the crown prince when he was in court tomorrow morning, and when he sent troops to fight in Tatar, he would be assisted by the empress of the court.
Tang Ming has no opinion on this, and as soon as Zhu Di, the emperor who picks the door, leaves, he can also take the opportunity to promote agriculture. Daming's economy is still very good today, especially the maritime trade is more active, and if you want to make a lot of money at this time, of course, you have to lock your eyes on the sea.
And if Da Ming wants to become really strong, then he must first do a good job in agriculture, and only by producing enough food can he be fully prepared for future population growth. The land of the Ming Dynasty is very vast, but the population is very small, and the use of cultivated land is even less pitiful.
It is not advisable to rely on the weather to feed and grow crops because of the prime-age labor that has been drained away because of the war, as well as the backward technology of cultivating the land. Only when the land of the Ming Kingdom is full of grain, and the people do not need to worry about the daily food and clothing, this is the time when the Ming Dynasty is really strong.
It's easy to think about it, but if you want to achieve such a goal, it will definitely not be possible to achieve it in a moment and a half. You have to eat one bite at a time, and things can only be done step by step. However, Zhu Di soon brought a hundred so-called dead soldiers and let Tang Ming take them away when he left the palace.
This is good, he hasn't found a place to arrange these people, but Zhu Di has stuffed it into him. I still have to get things done. These 100 people are all adult men, all of them are tall and have good basic skills.
This could save Tang Ming a lot of trouble, and it was only a few skills to teach them. It was impossible to bring these people back to the Zheng Mansion, and after thinking about it, Tang Ming finally decided to arrange to go to the Treasure Shipyard first.
As soon as Zheng He left, they could also act as guards stationed there, and there were enough venues and facilities for them to train. It's a pity that these people come to train as dead soldiers, Tang Ming doesn't want to waste it like this, let these hundred people become special forces like later generations, this is the biggest use of resources.
The carriage walked slowly on the pipes, and behind it hung the hundred dead men who had walked on foot. From the palace to the north gate and then to this suburb, it was ten miles away, and these dead soldiers were still in good spirits, and they didn't show any signs of exhaustion.
Tang Ming was very satisfied with this, at least they were the same on the outside, Xiao Ding in the carriage sent the snacks in his hand to Tang Ming's mouth, and asked suspiciously: "Xianggong, why don't you let those people ride horses, and let them go around Nanjing City on foot, they offended Xianggong, are you punishing them?" ”
Tang Ming shook his head and didn't explain to Tinker, but ordered the groom to speed up and rush back to the treasure shipyard.
What Tang Ming didn't know was that on a hill next to the pipeline, two figures were hidden behind a big tree, and four eyes with a grim light were staring at his team.
"Hall Master, the one sitting in that carriage is Tang Ming, and he is also the target of your assassination this time. This son looks powerless on the outside, but there are many capable people around him, and two hall masters have been damaged in his hands. ”
A middle-aged man in a black brocade robe, hunched his waist and said to the old man beside him very carefully.
"Humph!"
The old man seemed to be disdainful of the brocade-robed man's words, and after letting out a cold snort, he still looked at the gradually moving team, and was silent for a moment before he said to him: "Bring a few people to follow them, see where they are going, if they will return from here tonight, let people report it immediately, the master of the hall will meet this kid for a while." ”
A sharp light flashed in the brocade-robed man's eyes, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a disdainful smile. This old man is the new hall master sent by Jianwen to Nanjing, and the man in the brocade robe is very dissatisfied with this, and once the previous hall master dies, he thinks that he can be honored as the hall master of Nanjing.
But Cheng Yanjin, who was killed halfway, not only took the position of his hall master, but also looked like he was on top. The man in the brocade robe would like him to die, and when he heard that he was going to meet Tang Ming for a while, he naturally would not stop him, it was best to die under Tang Ming's hands, and he could once again take over the position of the master of Nanjing.
The brocade-robed man's movements were very neat, and he quickly hid in the dusk sunset with a few of his subordinates and jumped a few times, hanging far behind Tang Ming.
Following all the way to the gate of the treasure shipyard, the brocade-robed man ordered his subordinates to go to the old man first, and he continued to wait here.
Tang Ming didn't have any notice that he was secretly being targeted, so he found Zheng He and explained the situation to him, settled the hundred people and left. Tomorrow is the day he and Tinker get married, and he must go back tonight.
The pipeline seemed very silent at night, and there was only Tang Ming's carriage and a few guards on horseback on the entire road.
The brocade-robed man who had been waiting outside the treasure shipyard had a happy face and immediately ordered someone to rush back to tell the old man, while he continued to hang carefully behind Tang Ming. (To be continued.) )