Chapter 217: Theft
The queen mother made such a big fuss, but the real purpose in the end was to step up the training of those hundred dead soldiers. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info is definitely like this, which makes Tang Ming cry and laugh, but fortunately, the quality of his heart is not bad, and this fright can still be bearable.
As long as he doesn't interfere in the affairs of the treasure shipyard at this time, Tang Ming can agree to other things, so what's so difficult about training just a hundred dead soldiers, anyway, Li Ba just came back, just let him worry about it, what should he do, what do he have to do.
However, the problem of training sailors troubled Tang Ming, and he did not have a suitable candidate to train the sailors and soldiers as escorts of merchant ships. This chief instructor must be trustworthy by himself, otherwise he will not worry!
It would be nice if Fei Xin was here, and the training sailors handed him Tang Ming could put a hundred hearts. But he can't leave Jeju Island, and his base camp has to rely on him to protect it, if even he comes to Daming, then Tang Ming will have to worry about the security of Jeju Island.
No matter how many days you have to worry about, you have to live one day at a time, and you have to break one day into two days, this kind of thankless thing Tang Ming didn't do. On the way back from the palace, Tang Ming was drowsy, and he was tossed by the queen in the middle of the night.
The carriage had just stopped at the gate of Zheng's mansion, and before Tang Ming could get out of the car, he saw the old butler and Lao He walking back and forth anxiously.
When Lao He saw Tang Ming, he immediately cried and shouted with a sad face: "Master Hou, villain should die!" ”
This shout made Tang Ming frown, and an ominous premonition arose, Lao He was the master of the Bao Shipyard, and his shipbuilding technology was absolutely unique. At his age, he should have been arranged to go to the Agricultural College, but Tang Ming left him alone to continue to guide in the Treasure Shipyard.
In the middle of the night, Lao He suddenly came to Zheng's mansion, and shouted with a sad face that he should die, could it be that something big happened to the treasure shipyard? Tang Ming took a deep breath and asked in a condensed voice, "Old He, what happened?" ”
Lao He suddenly knelt down on the street with a plop, kowtowing his head and crying: "Master Qiqi, the villain should be damned, the treasure ship drawings you gave to the villain two days ago are gone!" ”
"What?"
Tang Ming screamed in surprise, his feet hanging in the air to get off the carriage, and looked at Lao He who kept kowtowing in a daze.
The treasure ship blueprint was given to Tang Ming when Zheng He left, this is definitely a secret among secrets, and no third person knows about it except Tang Ming and Zheng He. In the past few days, with those silver taels sent by the merchants, Tang Ming was preparing to build his ten treasure ships, so he handed over the drawings to Lao He and asked him to prepare to start construction.
The drawings were handed over to Lao He for less than two days, but I heard that the drawings were gone, and the drawings of the treasure ship were very important, and they were a major barrier for the Ming Dynasty to become the overlord of the sea. If the blueprint is obtained by someone with a heart, or a hostile force, to create a treasure ship.
After that, Daming's maritime supremacy will be greatly threatened, and such consequences are unacceptable to Tang Ming.
"When do you find out if you lose it, say it quickly." Tang Ming glared angrily and shouted at Lao He in a low voice.
Tang Ming's anger made the old housekeeper also realize the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull up Lao He, who was only kowtowing and not replying, and persuaded in a low voice: "When the young master heard your words, you said it!" Don't just kowtow and tell what happened. ”
The old housekeeper and Lao He are friends, and they used to go to the treasure shipyard to serve Zheng He, so they have a lot of contact, and the two are like-minded and like to drink a little wine Pepe Mountain, and the relationship has always been good.
The old housekeeper saw that Tang Ming was really angry, and he was afraid that he would be angry and what would happen to Lao He, so he hurriedly came forward to persuade him.
Lao He finally reacted to this persuasion, and hurriedly said: "Master Qiqi, the drawings have just been lost, and the villain was still watching the drawings before he fell asleep earlier, but he couldn't figure out some of the problems in the drawings in a daze after lying down, so he got up again to find the drawings and wanted to study them, but found that they were gone." ”
After pondering for a while, Tang Ming asked the old housekeeper to go in and call Zhu Yong and Li Ba out, while letting Lao He get into the carriage, and then rushed to the Bao Shipyard with a dozen guards.
According to Lao He's statement, the person who stole the drawings should not have had time to leave the treasure shipyard, as long as the person is still in Tang Ming, he must hurry up and find out this thief. If this thief was allowed to slip away, and the drawings were leaked out as a result, the consequences would be unbearable for Tang Ming.
In order to be foolproof, on the way, Tang Ming took out the token of 'Ru Zhen in person' given to him by Zhu Di and ordered Li Ba to rush to the city and call Hou Xian, the head of the East Factory. In terms of well-informed information and eyeliner, it is none other than Dongchang, and at this time, this expert can be left behind.
Under the dark night, the horse's hooves flew and trampled on the official road, and it had just rained heavily the day before yesterday, and the entire official road was muddy, so that Tang Ming, who was in a hurry, was not much faster except for being more bumpy.
Tang Ming, who tightened his eyebrows, couldn't help but sigh that this ancient road was not easy to walk, it seemed that he had to make cement out when he had time, and it was not only convenient but also fast to use this thing to build roads. If this concrete road is repaired, it will also be of great benefit to the economy and the troops to respond quickly.
The entire treasure shipyard was shrouded in night, and the peace and tranquility were no different from usual, and Lao He was not confused. After the blueprint of the treasure ship was stolen, he didn't leak it, and he didn't alarm anyone, so he quietly came to Tang Ming alone.
Tang Ming was relieved to see this, as long as Lao He didn't alarm others, this little thief would definitely not be able to escape from the Treasure Shipyard. Although it is idle, it is still a relatively important place after all, and the defense is still tight, and there are both bright and dark sentinels.
After dinner, no one is allowed to enter or leave, otherwise they will be killed. The thief stole the blueprint under such circumstances, and he must not be able to give it away. It should still be hidden somewhere in the treasure shipyard, and catching a turtle in an urn is not yet a hand-to-hand catch.
It's just that Tang Ming can't figure out who is secretly playing the idea of the treasure ship drawings, he definitely can't pass this matter easily, he has to dig deep to the end. The treasure ship drawings are a great weapon of the Ming Dynasty, and they are Zheng He's greatest reliance.
Zheng He believed that Tang Ming would hand over the drawings to him, but if there were any mistakes in his place that caused immeasurable consequences, Tang Ming felt that he would not forgive himself.
In the middle of the night, Hou Ye suddenly visited, which made the guards of the Treasure Shipyard unaware, and Tang Ming only ordered them not to allow anyone to step out of the Treasure Shipyard, and then waited at the door.
After a while, I saw the bright light of torches flashing on the official road from a distance, which should be Li Ba and Hou Xian. Sure enough, after a few breaths, I saw Li Ba galloping first, and behind him was a long procession, and the number of people would definitely not be less than 2,000. (To be continued.) )