As the sun set in the west, Chu Mei finally reluctantly reluctantly retracted her gaze from the brilliant sky where the sea and the sky met, and looked at Zhu Daolin, the lover who was sitting at the small solid wood round table and reading the report carefully.

Since the fleet set sail, Zhu Daolin has been sitting there and reading various reports that are several inches thick, and from time to time he uses a rough charcoal pen to make replies on the reports, and that look of concentration without distractions makes Chu Mei extremely moved, so that after several hours, she can't bear to bother him.

Zhu Daolin finally closed the report, looked at the sky outside, looked at Chu Mei and smiled apologetically: "If you feel bored, I'll accompany you to the deck for a walk." ”

Chu Mei shook her head slightly: "The sun is going down, and I can't see any scenery on the deck, so let's stay here...... Actually, I think this place is quite good, and it doesn't have the discomfort I was worried about. ”

"The main thing is that you have a good physique, excellent balance ability and self-regulation ability in your body, and ordinary people are very guilty of sailing on this kind of galleon for the first time, and even nearly half of the officers and men of our East China Sea Fleet and North Sea Fleet have vomited and vomited, and slowly survived." Zhu Daolin praised without a trace.

Chu Mei smiled proudly, came to Zhu Daolin and sat down, held Zhu Daolin's outstretched hand, and sighed with emotion: "Do you know, you surprised me very much, you are completely different from you before...... How to put it, it's like two very different people, I've never seen you show such confidence, such a deep temperament, so deep and awe-inspiring. ”

"Ah...... Where is it so mysterious that you say? ”

Zhu Daolin really didn't feel that he was any different from before, if there was really any difference, he had just been acting in a low-key manner in front of Chu Mei before, silently guarding his secrets that he couldn't tell.

Chu Mei nodded gently, no longer entangled in this topic, and pulled out a hand. Pointing to the neatly arranged reports on the table, he asked curiously, "Do you often review reports like this here?" ”

Zhu Daolin told Chu Mei without concealment: "Normally, I don't have to approve the report in person, but all the reports of the army are reviewed and approved by me, and no one can get involved in ......."

"Most of these reports were submitted by the military, and a small part were the summary and application reports of Yingzhou civil affairs officials, and the brown paper file at the bottom. It is confidential information about the Zheng family and the Dutch in Fujian Province who are intensively preparing for war. ”

"You may not know the Fujian Zheng family, which has 30,000 troops and thousands of warships, but you must know that Zheng Chenggong, a famous patriotic general in history, is now at the helm of the Fujian Zheng family is named Zheng Zhilong, and the Dutch, Spaniards and Portuguese are used to calling it Zheng Yiguan, and he is Zheng Chenggong's father."

"It's just that Zheng Chenggong, who you know, is only nine years old now, and he hasn't received the gift of the national surname because of the fight against the Manchu Dynasty, so he hasn't changed his name, and his name is Zheng Sen."

Chu Mei was stunned for a long time. Then he asked eagerly: "Then why don't you hurry up and lead the army to support the Zheng family in Fujian and resist foreign aggression?" ”

Zhu Daolin couldn't help but be happy when he heard this, and laughed: "Do you know that the Zheng family today is actually a downright local warlord force?" ”

"Do you know that Zheng Chenggong's father, Zheng Zhilong, now occupies the Taiwan Strait and a large area of sea south of it, as long as it is a ship that goes to sea for trade. You have to give him a thousand taels of silver to clear the level? ”

"I'm afraid you don't know yet, Zheng Zhilong was five years ago. Or a big pirate who roams the seas and colludes with the Dutch and Portuguese! I'm afraid I don't know that although Zheng Zhilong joined the Ming Dynasty and became the general of the Fujian Navy, in another thirteen years, he will lead hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of families to join the Manchu Qing Dynasty! ”

"Such a person, do you think I will help him?"

Chu Mei was shocked again: "This ...... How can this be......"

Zhu Daolin lovingly held her slightly trembling hand: "Okay." Don't worry too much, you don't need to pay attention to these things, when they fight for half a year and a year, and both sides are defeated, I will order the Yingzhou Army, the Longtan Army and the East China Sea Fleet to go south. It dealt a devastating blow to the Dutch who occupied Tainan, recovered the entire treasure island, and then moved 1 million people from the interior of the Ming Dynasty, striving to build Yingzhou into a prosperous and powerful base in five years. ”

Chu Mei looked at Zhu Daolin in disbelief: "How is this possible?" ”

"How could it be? After this period of understanding, you also know what the banks of the Tamsui River and Taipei County were like a year ago, almost all of them were deserted and miasma! In less than a year, it has now become a paradise for 200,000 people to live and work in peace and contentment. As long as you can help me, the whole project may be completed two years ahead of schedule. Zhu Daolin said with a smile.

Chu Mei was moved, and said sneeringly: "But I ...... I can't do anything! ”

Zhu Daolin took Chu Mei into his arms and looked at her solemnly, his eyes full of encouragement: "Who said you can't do anything?" You have 16 years of modern higher education and are equipped with centuries-old ideas and scientific knowledge to meet any challenge. ”

"Even if you can't make achievements in the military field because of the limitations of your knowledge, you can still build a great career in the fields of education and culture, administrative management, and business management. Take 10,000 steps back, even if you can't do anything, you can become a great educator! ”

"If you wish, I have set the first university town in the East that I am planning to build in a hot spring town, and next spring, the fleet of ships visiting Europe will return to Tamsui Port, followed by hundreds of European scientists, architects, skilled craftsmen in metallurgy and chemical industries......"

"If you add all kinds of talents I invited from Daming, we will definitely be able to support a world-leading comprehensive university, change the future of the entire Chinese nation, and become a leader in human civilization and advanced science and technology!"

Chu Mei only felt that her whole body was hot, and her heart was pounding: "You won't be comforting me, will you?" ”

Zhu Daolin kissed Chu Mei affectionately: "I'd rather commit suicide than lie to you, otherwise I will never tell you the big secret that happened to me and share it with you." ”

"If the current Yingzhou is not enough for you to build confidence, then when you arrive at Baoshan Port, the largest port in the East, which is under construction, and then go to Jinling City, which has many of my industries, to take a good look, and to inspect in detail the large-scale steel mills, cement factories, gun factories, shipyards and ceramic factories whose technological level far exceeds that of Jingdezhen under my leadership, you will definitely have the same strong confidence as me."

Chu Mei struggled to sit up: "Okay, I believe you, what you said is what I can't wait to know, I want to see what kind of things you have done to hide from me mysteriously for more than two years, and ...... Including your Lady of the Second Rank of Qin's Order, Liu Ruyi, Gu Mei, and those little goblins. ”

Zhu Daolin was shocked when he heard Chu Mei's words, and then shook his head helplessly: "Okay, let's go to the deck for a good walk, have dinner with the officers and soldiers, and then go to bed." Although the typhoon is smooth sailing, it will take at least six days to reach Baoshan Port, and six days is enough time for you to figure out a lot of things. ”

Chu Mei thought about it for a while, took Zhu Daolin's hand, walked out of the hatch together, and asked casually: "Is Baoshan Port the Shanghai Port of the future?" ”

Zhu Daolin patiently explained: "No, Shanghai Port is outside the east gate of Shanghai County, 18 kilometers away from Wusongkou, and about 30 kilometers away by Huangpu River waterway, I invested 2 million silver in the name of Baoshanwei Commander to build Baoshan Port and Baoshan New Area on the west bank of the Huangpu River Estuary, the specific location is in the area from Wusong Fort to Baosteel Company's shipping terminal, with an area of about 650 square kilometers. ”

"But so far, less than 200 square kilometers have been started, and most of the rest of the city is reed swamps and some farmland, and most of the core areas under construction are occupied by strictly planned ports, storage areas and more than a dozen roads, and the commercial and residential areas are only two blocks east and west and two residential areas on both sides of the south and north.

"If you do this, won't the Ming court and the local government interfere?" Chu Mei asked puzzled.

Zhu Daolin smiled: "If I was really worried a year ago, who would dare to care about me now?" For the Ming Dynasty, I am a dignified second-class dragon and tiger general, or the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town and the commander of Baoshan Wei with tens of thousands of troops, and the entire Baoshan 50 miles including the Chongming Islands are my territory. ”

"As far as the local government is concerned, I am a big warlord with a high power and a ruthless heart, and if I don't clean them up, who will dare to come to me for trouble?"

"If nothing else, just the East China Sea Fleet, which has more than 6,000 marines and nearly 10,000 officers and men stationed in Baoshan for a long time, is enough to ensure the safety of my person and property. Today's Daming, internal and external troubles, wars are raging, the emperor can keep his crumbling rivers and mountains, the Chinese military of the DPRK and officials everywhere can protect their own interests, even if God has a long eye, who can care about others? ”

At this time, Chu Mei was completely speechless.

But the more she knew, the more confused she became, and in the chaos, she simply didn't want anything, grabbed Zhu Daolin's arm, and said coquettishly: "To be honest, how much wealth do you have?" ”

Zhu Daolin thought for a while and replied: "I don't know the exact amount, I only remember the gold and silver and bank deposits in my hand......"

"There are about 4 tons of gold, about 30 tons of silver, about 2,200 tons of copper, and about 12 million taels of silver put into Bofu Qianzhuang and Sihai Bank."

"In the few bank cards left in the modern Heshan villa, the combined US dollars and renminbi are about 630 million yuan, but more than 70 million yuan will have to be paid to Aunt Gao's company before the end of the year...... Hey!? What happened to you? Seasick? ”

Chu Mei's whole body was weak under Zhu Daolin's support, and she didn't faint after panting for a long time. (To be continued.) )