Chongzhen June, September 21, frost falls.

Just after midnight, Zhu Daolin returned to the special warehouse of Shangyuan Military Port, placed 100 tons of alloy steel pipes, 57 marine steam engines packed in large wooden boxes, and a total of 800 tons of medium carbon steel and spring materials for manufacturing bolt-action single-shot rifles of six specifications, carefully closed the heavy iron-clad warehouse door, and then stacked 3,500 tons of ordinary round steel and square steel in the courtyard, and then went around the empty A-shaped warehouse and B-shaped warehouse, and returned to the main courtyard of Hushan through the rear mountain road with a heavy heart.

The first thing Zhu Daolin did when he returned home was to enter the inner room and visit his beloved wife Xiaoying, who was about to give birth.

"Madame is in good health, she goes out for a walk every day, and her appetite is good, please rest assured, but Madame has just fallen asleep, it is best not to disturb, otherwise I will not be able to sleep again when I am happy."

Zhu Daolin nodded: "There are two eldest sisters, have you determined the delivery date?" ”

"It's fast, it's estimated that it's only a few days, and if it's slow, it won't be more than ten days." The older woman replied respectfully.

Zhu Daolin sighed softly: "Okay, very good!" I'm bothering the two eldest sisters, I'll thank you when I go back! ”

The two stable women were overjoyed, and immediately saluted Zhu Daolin, Zhu Daolin's sentence of "thank you well" weighed, they knew very well in their hearts that even if they served the concubine in the palace back then, they would not get such benefits, not to mention that Zhu Daolin and his family of wives and concubines respected them from beginning to end.

Zhu Daolin, who was in a good mood, left quietly after visiting the sleeping Xiaoying, turned into the boudoir on the east side, closed the door gently, and entered the inner bedroom without alarming the two sleeping little maids. hugged the awakened smoke and kissed passionately.

The familiar breath and fiery lips quickly made the tight delicate body soften, and it didn't take long to make more and more movements, making the two little girls outside cover their heads and shake in shame.

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In the early morning of the next day, cheerful laughter filled the entire compound, and Zhu Daolin, who had changed into a casual robe after bathing. Energetic, he came to the big dining table, sat down and looked around, and deliberately asked, "Ruyan hasn't gotten up yet?" ”

The wives and concubines laughed coquettishly.

Mei Yatou quietly picked up a five-spice broad bean and threw it at Zhu Daolin, who knew that Zhu Daolin only moved slightly, and easily caught the broad bean with his mouth, "Bar da" "Ba da" chewed a few times and praised: "It tastes good, or Mei Yatou feels sorry for me, knowing that I can't eat the five-spice beans at home for a long time, I immediately sent it." ”

The laughter rang out, and a group of girls on the side were also happy to cover their mouths and twitch. The more and more charming girl was hugged by the laughing Liu Ru and blushed, but the resentment in her heart dissipated a lot.

Finally the laughter stopped, and Xu Fu, who was like silk, asked with a smile: "How many days can my husband stay when he comes back this time?" ”

All the voices disappeared immediately, and a pair of eyes full of anticipation focused on Zhu Daolin's face.

Zhu Daolin picked up the chopsticks and replied very affirmatively: "At least half a month, this time ......"

The cheers in the hall sounded again, instantly overshadowing Zhu Daolin's voice, and the radiant Pei Ruyan was late. After sitting down, I hurriedly asked everyone what they were talking about, so happy.

Xu Fu joked happily: "Everyone is talking about cat meow, there was a kitten that barked for more than an hour last night." It's like singing, it's beautiful. ”

"Wouldn't it? How can a kitten sing? ”

As soon as the words of Ruyan, which were full of doubts, the rice porridge in Zhu Daolin's mouth spewed out with a "poof", and the laughter in the hall burst out. gradually understood, like a smoke Jiaojiao roared, pounced on Xu Fu, who was smiling and covering his stomach, grabbed the most sensitive part of Xu Fu's ribs and put his hands up and down, making Xu Fu, who was panting, giggle and beg for mercy.

Zhu Daolin drank half a bowl of rice porridge and sent Xiaoying into the inner room to talk for a while. Passing through the small door in front of the middle courtyard, entering the martial arts academy with loud footsteps, and before approaching the playground where thousands of students practiced in the morning, he saw Fu Yinglong, the director of the intelligence bureau, waving to him next to the big tree in the distance, Zhu Daolin immediately turned around, nodded and strode towards the independent small building in the shade of the trees on the east side.

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Zhu Daolin put down the secret report in his hand, and motioned for Fu Yinglong, who had refilled his tea, to sit down and speak: "All this information was sent from Fujian? ”

"Yes! Dongchang has been operating in Fuzhou for many years, and there are no less than 20 spies scattered in Xiamen and Quanzhou, and 12 of them are known to his subordinates, 5 of whom have joined our intelligence bureau and held an oath-taking ceremony. ”

Fu Yinglong replied truthfully, without the slightest smug look on his face.

Zhu Daolin nodded with satisfaction: "Zheng Zhilong's strength is much stronger than I originally estimated, and at present, it seems that he is showing weakness to the Dutch, or playing a bitter trick to create public opinion, in order to gain the full support of the local yamen and rich businessmen in Fujian, otherwise he would not hide the ten main warships and let the Dutch warships bombard the coastal ports!" ”

"In particular, the five 500-ton warships newly launched in his hand, each of which is equipped with eight more 125-caliber long-barreled copper cannons than his largest warship, it seems that he not only purchased a large number of guns from our Longtan Gun Factory, but also imitated the 500-ton improved warships that we have discontinued."

"It can be seen that he has long set his sights on us, at least on our shipyards."

Fu Yinglong immediately added: "Two months ago, my subordinates had already carried out a more detailed secret investigation with Chief Diao in accordance with the general's instructions, and now we have targeted the seventeen most suspected craftsmen, one of whom is in the new shipyard, and his status is not low. ”

"Who?"

Zhu Daolin was quite surprised.

Each craftsman of the Yangtze River Shipyard has undergone three rounds of examination, and all his family members have moved to two residential communities on Baguazhou to settle down, and the living conditions and welfare benefits are very high.

Fu Yinglong replied in a low voice: "Lin Jikuan, a new seventh-level craftsman from the Ship Research Institute, a native of Haizhou, forty-one years old, records on his resume that this person is proficient in cartography, good at treasure ship design and supervision, and a wife, a concubine and two children died of the malaria that spread in the coastal areas six years ago. ”

"But the subordinates found in the investigation report that although this person has a Haizhou accent, he has no relatives and friends in Haizhou, and this person is very good at strong tea, which seems to be very similar to Fujian people, and there are few people in Jiangnan and Jiangbei who like to drink strong tea."

"Okay, immediately carry out secret monitoring of this person, continue to conduct a more in-depth investigation, and must not let him leave Bagua Continent, if necessary, he can act decisively, otherwise the harm will be huge!" (To be continued.) )