Tiger Mountain Main Courtyard.

Wu Jingxian entered the tea room on the south side of the back study to enjoy tea, and suddenly saw his old friend Ye Liangchen holding an official document, walking towards him unhurriedly, so shocked that the exquisite purple sand cup in his hand fell off the carpet and didn't know, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the two identical black high-top moccasins at Ye Liangchen's feet, and his mouth trembled and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Ye Liangchen laughed happily, walked to the stunned and inexplicable Wu Jingxian in a few steps, and sat down: "I didn't expect it, right?" I can now walk like a normal person, and I don't delay anything except I can't run, haha! Let me take a look...... This new leg is good, right? You don't even know it's fake without touching it, haha! ”

Wu Jingxian watched it for more than three minutes, raised his head and praised sincerely: "Ingenious! Filial piety? ”

"Who else has this ability but him?"

Ye Liangchen happily told his old friend how many days he had spent throwing away his crutches, how he fell at the beginning, how he wore out his skin, and even told his old friend in detail about the miraculous effects of several kinds of plasters and powders newly developed by Ziyang Guannei Pharmacy, until Zhu Daolin came over.

Zhu Daolin, who came out of the library, motioned to the little maid to step down, personally made tea for the two, and went straight to the point without half a nonsense: "The prince and the prince Cao wrote to tell that the emperor's life is getting more and more difficult, and he asked me to continue to provide the emperor with 300,000 catties of copper to mint money, and my uncle was also so anxious that he couldn't make up his mind for a while, thinking that he had just sent a lot of things to the emperor, and if he gave it again, would it be regarded as a big wrong?" ”

"The fleet is still on the way back, bought more than 500 good horses in the north, plus a boat of pig iron, cowhides, sheepskins and medicinal materials, it is estimated that it will be able to return to Shangyuan Port within five days. Whether to give these 300,000 catties of copper or not, please give an idea, Master Ye. ”

Ye Liangchen glanced at Wu Jingxian, who sighed, put down the teacup and said slowly: "Big brother, the emperor is a bottomless pit there!" The younger brother's opinion is that it is better to send food and artillery than to send money. If the inner palace is short of money, it is more practical to directly let the Bofu branch in the capital send 100,000 taels of silver tickets than to send copper materials directly, at least it will not let the Manchu Dynasty civil and military stare at the silver bureau and the royal treasury, and the long live Lord can also save some trouble. ”

Wu Jingxian was very embarrassed, although under the influence of Zhu Daolin, he had a deeper understanding of the emperor's current political situation and the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, but his loyalty to the royal family remained unchanged in his bones, and he was equally grateful to his old friends Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun in the same camp. Therefore, he really couldn't refuse the request of the emperor and his two old friends, but he didn't want Zhu Daolin, who was like his son, to suffer a loss, and fell into a dilemma for a while.

Zhu Daolin saw Wu Jingxian pondering for a long time with his head down, so he briefly told Ye Liangchen about several major events that happened.

Ye Liangchen's heart moved after hearing this, patted his brother Wu Jingxian, looked at Zhu Daolin, who frowned slightly, and asked with a smile: "If you can let the emperor give you two or three promotions in a row, would you like to send 300,000 catties of copper?" ”

Zhu Daolin was slightly surprised, and saw Wu Jingxian turn from worry to joy, staring at him with blazing eyes. After thinking about it, he asked worriedly: "If the emperor is poor and crazy, what do Wei Guogong and the group of generals under his command think?" Will there be a pimple in the heart? Think I want to take the position of Admiral of Jiangnan Navy? We can't afford to lose a big deal because of a small thing! ”

Wu Jingxian waved his hand impatiently: "Is there only one Admiral of the Naval Division under the Great Tomorrow?" Guangdong has a water commander, Fujian has a water commander, the Yangtze River has a Jiangnan water commander, Shandong Denglai water commander, and further back, Poyang Lake and Chaohu Lake have also had a water division commander! ”

"As long as the imperial court deems it necessary. At any time, you can set up a naval commander in a certain place and a certain body of water, and the naval commander is equivalent to the commander of the guard, how big an official do you think? It's just not permanent...... Your current rank of four-rank commander and official can be promoted to two levels to serve as the commander of the water division, and you are embarrassed to be the commander of the Jiangnan water division. Isn't it enough to be the commander of the Jiangbei Navy Division? ”

"Besides, even if the emperor makes you a naval commander, there will not be a soldier or a soldier or a silver tael for you, and it is estimated that those civil servants in the military department still wish you to be the wronged leader!"

"Damn! Is that okay too? ”

Zhu Daolin was stunned, what is the difference between this and a blank check? Although what he lacks now is power and a greater reputation, but the Admiral of the Navy Division seems to be as unsafe as the general soldier, once there is no need to revoke it at any time, can this business be done?

Ye Liangchen saw Zhu Daolin's worries and proposed a more reliable method: "In my opinion, I don't need to think about any admiral at all, and I directly ask Lord Banzai for a maritime governor and admiral military affairs ......."

"Over the years, Long Live Lord has been trapped by Cao Yun repeatedly, and has seen many shortcomings contained in Cao Yun, and knows very well that Cao Yun has reached the point where it is shocking and difficult to return, so Long Live Lord wants to open sea transportation, we are indeed as Long Live Lord expects, and opened a shipping route from Shangyuan Port to Tianjin Port, isn't this the best opportunity?"

"The only trouble comes from the door valve of the Southeast Family, they will definitely do everything possible to prevent the opening of shipping, and the Cao Gang who rely on the Grand Canal to eat and the officials at all levels along the way will also strongly oppose it, but I think the more this is the case, the easier it is for the Lord to agree, once it succeeds, it is the sea is wide and the sky is high and the birds can fly, it is worth fighting!"

Zhu Daolin's heart was pounding, and after thinking about it for a long time, he said cautiously: "It's better to invite the emperor with Wei Guogong first, recommend me to be promoted to two levels, and serve as the commander of Baoshanwei ......."

"The advantage of this is that it will not attract strong opposition from various forces on both sides of the Grand Canal, even if the southeast family gate valve opposes it, the resistance will not be too great, after all, this is the internal military affairs of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and it does not involve the much-anticipated shipping!"

"Now it's no problem for us to go by sea once or twice once in a while, and we can fool the past by making up an excuse to send artillery to buy war horses, but it will be a big problem to do this in the long run, and before the force is strong enough, let's take it step by step!"

"Don't forget that I have already bought the Tamsui port in the northwest corner of the island of Taiwan, just wait until next month, the Spanish will send me three hundred hired sailors, and we can start the construction of the Tamsui port, which is our best transit point, to put it mildly, in case the Manchu Qing Tartars call, or the hundreds of thousands of mobs in the northwest rush in, we can't stop it, and there is a way out, right?"

Ye Liangchen nodded frequently, feeling that it was more prudent to walk step by step, and he appreciated Zhu Daolin very much for being so calm in such a situation.

Wu Jingxian asked worriedly, "How can the capital reply?" ”

Zhu Daolin smiled: "Please ask Uncle to write a letter to ask the prince and the prince Cao, if I am willing to give the emperor 300,000 catties of copper, will the emperor promote me to the commander of Baoshanwei?" ”

Wu Jingxian smiled happily, stood up and walked out without saying hello.

Zhu Daolin was just about to chase him out, but Ye Liangchen stopped him: "No need to go, let him go, he will definitely go to Wei Guogong to discuss the recommendation, and then go back to write a chapter to recommend you, haha!" (To be continued......)