The Yamen of the Ministry of Officials in the southeast of the Jinling Imperial Palace, the official room.

Zheng Sanjun waited for everyone to be quiet, and once again turned his gaze to Wang Daozhi: "The second issue is that due to the perennial siltation of the Xinchuan estuary wharf, and the drought for many years, the water level has dropped, and it is no longer possible to berth large ships with more than 800 stones......"

"Although the Longjiang wharf is a dual-use military and civilian use, it has been silted up for nearly half due to disrepair and lack of maintenance, and the sailors have triumphantly brought back dozens of captured warships from Dengzhou, which makes the Longjiang wharf unable to accept civilian ships to berth, which seriously affects the flow of goods and taxes in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Before Wei Guogong returned from the capital, he could not negotiate with him about joint expansion, and it is estimated that the rapidly growing Jiangnan Navy Division was reluctant to let civilian ships use the Longjiang wharf, which belonged to the military......"

"Therefore, the old man invites everyone to come and discuss countermeasures today, and see what method can be used to bring the newly built wharf at the mouth of the Jinchuan River under the jurisdiction of the Ying Tianfu Ya."

The hall was stunned.

In the north and south of the river, who doesn't know that the Jinchuan Grand Wharf is the private property of Zhu Daolin, the general of Fengguo and now the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town?

Although everyone was jealous of Zhu Daolin, who was good at business and had excellent means, earned a large amount of silver, no one dared to take this piece of fat from the tiger's mouth.

Wang Daozhi saw Zheng Sanjun and Feng Yuanbiao looking at him with a smile, knowing that if he didn't say a few words today, he might make the two bosses have prejudices, so he made a bold offer:

"Since it is a matter of benefiting the country and the people, it is naturally incumbent on us to ......"

"Considering that General Zhu Daolin is the minister of the court who is relied on by the saints today, I suggest that all ministries write together and present a fold, imploring the emperor to show great justice to General Zhu."

"Based on General Zhu's generous dedication to the royal family and the country, it is estimated that this matter is not difficult......"

"As long as the emperor can speak, General Zhu will definitely not refuse. The big deal is to spend a sum of money from the intercepted tax and silver, and buy the Jinchuan wharf from General Zhu in the name of the household department or the military department. ”

Everyone thought this plan was very ingenious, and immediately echoed it.

Zheng Sanjun and Feng Yuanbiao looked at each other and smiled, as long as they could get the Jinchuan Wharf under the name of the government, it wouldn't be long before they could find a reason to apportionment to all parts of the south of the Yangtze River, get back the money, and then dredge the government-run Xinhekou Wharf. and then sold it to a certain family in Jiangnan together with the Jinchuan Grand Wharf, which could not only earn a large amount of remuneration, but also hit the unruly Zhu Daolin hard.

As long as Zhu Daolin stays on the front line in Liaodong for a long time and cannot come back, he can slowly tighten the rope around his neck, and finally put him to death, and then cut off a piece of meat from his huge industry.

The only thing that bothered the two was the unavailability of the hand-cranked press.

Judging from Zhu Daolin's fierce reaction at the expense of killing, this matter still has to rely on the old man of Taicang and the major families to come up with ideas, after all, his pen is not as hard as Zhu Daolin's knife!

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At two o'clock in the afternoon, Zhu Daolin, who attended the meeting of the supervisors, returned home alone. and Ruan Dayue, who had been waiting for a long time, had a secret discussion in the tea room of the back study for two hours.

At the end of the meeting, Ruan Dayue, who was deeply encouraged, hurriedly said goodbye with two sets of tome classics presented by Zhu Daolin, and under the guidance of his personal guards, he passed through the small door under the courtyard wall, entered the martial arts academy where he had sweated a lot, boarded the special carriage parked on the side of the office building and quietly left.

Zhu Daolin sent away Ruan Dayue, the newly promoted leader of the Jiangnan literary circle, who was becoming more and more famous, and immediately took two guards who stayed behind and rushed to the temporary shooting range at the eastern foot of the shogunate.

The dog Mulan led the semi-eldest son who was adopted by Uncle Gu. Running behind the three horses, he showed speed and endurance far beyond his peers.

Along the way, Zhu Daolin always felt that the Andalusian horse under his crotch was not strong enough. Then I thought of my beloved horse Xiaobai who stayed in Weihaiwei, and thought of Xiaobai's naughty behavior when he was angry, and couldn't help but show a knowing smile.

The temporary shooting range at the eastern foot of the shogunate mountain, located between Shin-Baba and the official road, 1.5 kilometers from the Gushan Iron Castle to the south, was originally a temporary camp for displaced people to build roads.

After the displaced people completed the construction of the road and moved to the Longtan New District. This valley floor with a radius of 100 acres and surrounded by mountains on three sides has become the testing ground of Gushan Tiecheng Gunpowder Factory.

Zhu Daolin and his entourage came to the wooden fence at the mouth of the valley and dismounted.

The concealed wooden door was quickly opened, and the two guards immediately stepped forward to block Zhu Daolin's front, vigilantly looking at the unfamiliar and emaciated man of about thirty-five years old in front of him.

Who knew that this ordinary man who was dressed in old clothes and looked like an ordinary farmer quickly knelt down towards Zhu Daolin: "Subordinate Yao Binglun knocks to see the general!" ”

Zhu Daolin suddenly realized. immediately strode forward and helped up the Dongchang assassination master who killed Wang Wenxiu: "Hard work, Lao Yao!" I finally met you, a conscientious and willing hero behind the scenes. ”

Yao Binglun's sunken eyes flashed with a hint of gratitude, and he gently withdrew his hands that were held by Zhu Daolin, lowered his head, and respectfully reported:

"To be able to serve the general, my subordinates are fortunate to have three lives!"

"I implore the general to enter, Fu Qianhu and Admiral Li have already prepared guns, bullets and humanoid targets, and have been waiting for the general to arrive."

Zhu Daolin ordered two guards to lead the horse in, and when he saw Yao Binglun covering the door, he looked at Mulan's mother and son from time to time who had rushed into front to watch vigilantly, took a step forward, and took his hand affectionately and walked in together: "What!?" Lao Yao, do you like dogs? ”

Yao Binglun's rough thin face showed a smile: "I like it!" The humble hometown is in the thatched ridge in the northwest of Chuzhou, the ancestors are hunters for several generations, when I was a child, the family had a litter of dogs, the humble job followed the father often took a few over the mountains and mountains to hunt, after the nineteen-year-old army did not have the opportunity to raise a dog, eight years ago from the capital transferred to Nanjing Town to guard the yamen, married a daughter-in-law and had a child, and returned to the countryside to get back two puppies to watch the family, when the humble duty is not at home, you can rest assured. ”

Zhu Daolin stopped: "If you want, I will say hello to Gonggong Wu when I go back, and transfer you to the Nanjing Firearms Bureau as a garrison of thousands of households, what do you think?" ”

Yao Binglun looked at Zhu Daolin in astonishment, thought for a while and asked, "Does the general plan to tell Gonggong Wu about his humble position and the old man's service to the general?" ”

At this time, Zhu Daolin was embarrassed, and he said after a long sigh: "In a few years, I don't plan to tell him about this old man, but I want your family to live a better life." ”

"You work hard for me, and I have to be worthy of you, I don't like to say beautiful words, but I know how to protect my family and interests."

Yao Binglun's eyes turned red, and he said with great gratitude: "The general has given enough benefits to the lowly people, so the lowly position suggests that the general don't have to do anything......"

"What we do is to live with our tail between our legs, and we can live longer without showing the mountains and water, and the same is true for the old man!"

Since his brother and sister-in-law's family of eight were taken care of by the general and entered the printing house to enjoy the blessings, he no longer had any worries...... The two lowly children are still young, and when they grow to seven years old in two years, they will trouble the general to let them enter the Ziyang Academy to study. (To be continued.) )