There are idlers in Wendeng County, and there are four or five hundred people who are used as hard labor like Jinling Three Dogs, and Mu Hui ordered hard labor to dig dry wells and build towers in Cuihuan Mountain.

The migrated people began to build the wharf and military camps, and the local people were mobilized to expand and thicken the walls of Wendeng County, and the fort could not be built until the site was carefully selected.

On Liugong Island, 46 so-called pirates were caught, including old and young, male and female, who were merely fishermen after overnight interrogation, occasionally pretending to be Japanese robbers to frighten local officials and people.

When Xu Hao, Ning Xue and others came to the island by boat, they were immediately attracted by the pristine appearance of Liugong Island, the entire island was completely covered by forests, and the peaks and peaks were verdant, just like the overseas fairy mountains described in the book.

The most comfortable thing is that the climate is pleasant, the weather is very hot in September, but it is very cool here, but the humidity in the air is too much to get used to.

Mu Hui protected the female dependents to watch and play around, and Xu Hao and the others walked along the beach towards a high platform.

Li Chang said proudly: "There is no severe cold in winter, there is no scorching heat in summer, originally hundreds of islanders lived here for generations, and they all moved away after the imperial court ordered the ban on the sea." ”

"Let's move everyone back, the island needs fishermen."

Xu Hao looked down at the stone road under his feet, looked up at the ruined wall in the distance, and asked, "What ancient city wall is that?" ”

The lieutenant shook his head and said, "The villain doesn't know. ”

Yang Shiqi explained: "There is no record in the county annals, and the lower officials speculate that it is probably the relics of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. ”

Xu Hao sighed: "I think that our ancestors all built walls and fortresses here to defend against overseas aliens, and how can our descendants give the land to foreign tribes in vain?" The ban on the sea in Bixia is to prevent the Japanese invaders, the people can retreat, how can the soldiers retreat and bear it? In short, this is really a godsend, and the barracks wharf is going to be selected on this island, by the way, Lord Yang knows what is the place on the other side of the sea? ”

Yang Shiqi said with a smile: "It is recorded in the history books that it is the Korean State and the Japanese State. ”

"Yes, why can't my sailor come to visit? At the very least, I have to order the lord of the Japanese state to assist my Daming sailor to exterminate the Japanese invaders. As a vassal of my Ming Dynasty, Korea sends envoys to Beijing every year to pay tribute, and it is undoubtedly much faster to take the sea route than to take the land route. ”

"Mr. Takami."

Just as Yang Shiqi and Li Chang and the others were listening with relish, Xu Hao suppressed his desire to talk and stopped there, so it was not the time to explain about sea power and the disadvantages of banning the sea.

Yang Shiqi was not ignorant of this, thinking that the Ming Dynasty inherited the aggressive Yuan Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, which had developed seafaring trade. For the vastness of the ocean, how many exotic countries around it can be said that they do not know, even the people of the Ming Dynasty also know such as the rest of the heavens, the Zhu, Siam, Luzon, South Vietnam, the Japanese and so on, who has not used a few foreign things? I know more about distant Persia and other countries.

The problem is that it is precisely because of the extensive understanding and contact with overseas that in the early Ming Dynasty, Quanzhou in Fujian, Mingzhou in Zhejiang, and Guangzhou in Guangdong have always been important ports for communication with foreign countries as early as the Tang Dynasty.

But for Zhu Yuanzhang, an emperor with a strong desire to control. It is intolerable for the people to leave the government and do their own thing, which can be seen from the hereditary system of all walks of life and the strict household introduction system. Moreover, the land of Huaxia Kyushu is too big, and there is no shortage of population and materials in all aspects, plus the great enemy in the north. It was enough to make the emperor anxious to govern the country, and extinguished his ambition to conquer the so-called barren lands overseas.

Another point is that Zhu Yuanzhang took history as a mirror, he believed that the northern nomads would always develop with the development of the Han civilization, and the Ming Dynasty firearms were borrowed from the Yuan Dynasty. And the Yuan Dynasty didn't snatch it from the Song Dynasty?

Overseas places are beyond the reach of the whip, and they do not belong to China since ancient times, perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang does not want to raise tigers. So that the Ming Dynasty will one day suffer from the enemy in the future, and is also afraid that the Han people will migrate overseas to cause a secession of one side, so they ordered a ban on the sea under the pretext of the Japanese Kou, respectively, in the third year, seventh year, fourteenth year, twentieth year, and twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, and repeatedly issued a comprehensive sea ban, the so-called 'inch board is not allowed to enter the sea', affected by this, even the way for various countries to pay tribute has been blocked.

In such a short period of more than 20 years, the people of the Ming Dynasty have lost their understanding of foreigners, and they are afraid because they do not understand.

During the Hongwu period, the Japanese were nothing more than an excuse for banning the sea, in fact, where did so many Japanese come from in the early years of the Ming Dynasty? However, as the officials of the sea ban forced the people to rebel for many years, a large number of fishermen went to the sea and became pirates, and Zhu Yuanzhang's policy of banning the sea backfired.

On Liugong Island, a group of ronins who came from across the ocean on a sea-breaking boat were already hungry and thirsty and half dead when they arrived, and they were slaughtered by the fishermen, who stripped off their clothes to scare the people.

At this time, the crew was carrying the Daming fire weapon to the island, fourteen Hongwu iron cannons, the most powerful Hongwu iron cannon in this era, the black and black circle was one meter long, there was a pair of ears and three iron hoops in the front and back, and the range was about half a nautical mile, built in Pingyangwei, Linfen Prefecture, Shanxi, although it was so stupid and coarse in Xu Hao's eyes, but you have to admit that casting jishu is already quite extraordinary, shijie is ahead.

In addition, there are 68 wrist-mouth guns and 200 bamboo pole muskets, 800 fire attack arrows and 800 magic arrows, in short, it can be equipped with a standard Ming small sailor, armed with a total of about 40 warships.

The firearms were all brought from the Beijing Ordnance Bureau, and Comrade Lao Zhu allowed the local guards to make their own firearms, but they needed jishu and talents, which was just empty talk. Besides, how does Xu Hao know the structure and principle of modern firearms? Moreover, the risk of brazenly developing new firearms is too great, and changes to the manufacturing process must be reported to the Ministry of War in detail.

The humidity of the island is not easy to preserve gunpowder, Xu Hao does not care about such problems, and has his own professionals to solve them. He doesn't need to painstakingly improve firearms, even with the current conditions, the Ming is enough to dominate the world.

However, Xu Hao obtained the permission of Comrade Lao Zhu, and ordered Pingyangwei to start trying to cast copper cannons, and proposed that black powder can be improved, the firing range can also be greatly improved, the cannonballs can be hollow, the guns can also be more handy, and the inside of the gun can be spiraled, as for what is going on, I don't know.

Everyone knows that Xu Hao has a habit of falling into contemplation at every turn. At present, many officers and soldiers saw a few wild deer from afar, and they were ready to go into the forest to hunt.

Li Chang stopped him alive and died, and shouted: "Those are all mountain spirits, and killing them will be retribution by the sea breeze and others." ”

Xu Hao woke up in shock, frowned and said, "Nonsense! All do things to go. ”

The officers and soldiers of the Navy Division pursed their lips and dispersed, and Yang Shiqi said worriedly: "Sir, these are all powerful men who have nowhere to go, and they are just going to pay it back when they are busy with farming, and the lower officials are worried that they will be idle and have nothing to do and not harass the place, so please ask Mr. Mu to restrain him more." Then the lower officials thanked Mr. on behalf of the people. ”

Xu Hao smiled and said: "Then you are in trouble, the officers and soldiers of Lord Mu's sailors do not need to farm, and there is nothing to do except practice all year round, unless they go to sea." ”

Yang Shiqi said in surprise: "Then who will farm the land?" Oh, it's the family who farms for you. ”

"Pretty much." Xu Hao did not explain in detail, in the future, the sailors will be professionalized and bandits, and farm? Just kidding, it's good that the sailor can rise up and run away to conquer overseas without permission, and it would be even better to attack the dying Ming Dynasty in turn.

Xu Hao was even ready to add fire. said with a smile: "I am going to set up a sailor school on this island, and the province's illiterate people are stiff, simply teach reading and literacy, and focus on teaching the essentials of sailing and fighting." What is Lord Yang's opinion? ”

Yang Shiqi subconsciously frowned, and muttered: "The subordinate officials are worried that Mr. will be impeached by the officials with ulterior motives, and what is the use of ordinary sergeants reading and writing?" ”

Xu Hao said with a smile: "The sage said that there is no class in teaching, so anyone can read. Didn't you worry about the sergeant harassing the place? It's all studied behind closed doors. ”

Yang Shiqi frowned and said: "That's the case, but opening a school for martial artists is afraid that it will cause a storm." ”

Xu Hao said: "It's still the same sentence. Everyone has the right to read, bixia has advocated the education of the people for many years, and literacy is the basis for a person to understand things from ignorance, since the Qin and Han dynasties have never banned the people from reading, I want to see who will object? ”

Yang Shiqi shook his head disapprovingly, he could more or less perceive that this water master school was by no means as simple as teaching people to read and write, who would not let their children be enlightened if they had the conditions? Why do you have to let the sergeant read? Mr. This move is definitely for other purposes, and nine times out of ten, it is to prepare for the elevation of the status of the warrior.

Xu Hao looked at his expression and smiled, at this time, the opening of the Water Master Academy is nothing more than to test the water first, and when Zhu Yunwen ascends the throne, he will definitely issue an order to ban it. It doesn't matter, it is to create a fait accompli when Comrade Zhu is in power, and wait for Zhu Di to ascend the throne as emperor in the future, so that it was created by the Taizu Dynasty to block the mouth of Wenchen.

In short, Xu Hao must do what he thinks he should do, don't leave any regrets, and leave it to fate if he can succeed! Even if they are still entered by the Manchus in the future, and are bullied by the Eight-Nation Alliance, the Japanese devils come to burn, kill and loot, who can blame?

To tell the truth, the feudal dynasty will inevitably come to an end, this is not a transfer of human will, Xu Hao didn't think about usurping the throne and standing on his own, not to mention that he didn't have that ability, could he have reached the pinnacle of power but played a constitutional monarchy? Otherwise, when he is an emperor, everything is still useless, and he is no more rich than three generations of wise sayings.

In the evening, Xu Hao and the others returned to Shiluo Village by boat, simply ignoring foreign affairs and concentrating on accompanying their women.

The night was breezy and the family was sitting in the yard eating watermelon and chatting, Mu Ningxue asked, "When will we leave Shandong?" ”

Xu Hao picked up a piece of watermelon with his hands, gave it to Aunt Hongye with great vision, took Zhiyan's hand towel and wiped his hands.

"It's hard to say." Xu Hao smiled bitterly: "The continuous drought in Shandong, the Holy Lord will order me to stay here, and I can't leave if I want to." ”

Mu Ningxue sighed lightly: "Obviously, the politics of the imperial court are clear, and the people are working hard, why is this heavenly prince not beautiful?" ”

Xu Hao opened his mouth to bite the watermelon rewarded by the Empress Dowager Hongye, and said inarticulately: "No way, when the climate is not good, it is not human power to change it." ”

Mu Ningxue's eyes lit up and said, "You are so good to tell me." ”

Xu Hao smiled: "Then you have to sleep with me at night." ”

Hongye suddenly shouted: "Shame face, brother, you are here to pester Sister Ning Xue again." ”

Xu Hao said with a headache: "Why don't you let Ning Xue sleep for me for a few days?" I can't always be dominated by you alone! ”

Momiji said proudly: "No, you two are not allowed to live together without worshipping the church." ”

Seeing that he couldn't get out of it at all, Xu Hao didn't bother to speak, and glared at Mu Ningxue, who was smiling and silent.

Xu Hao squatted on the ground and picked up a wooden stick, drew a circle on the ground, and said, "This is the earth we live in." ”

Momiji's eyes widened and said, "Nonsense. ”

"Shut up and wait until I'm done." Xu Hao drew a simple figure again, marked them one by one, and said to Ning Xue, who was concentrating: "You can not believe it, but you should be able to understand this map, right?" ”

Mu Ningxue read according to the words: "Yangtze River and Yellow River! Five mountains and three mountains, the capital of Beiping, Hangzhou, Yunnan, well, I understand. ”

Xu Hao continued to paint at the moment, Mu Ningxue looked deeply at her man's chic movements in one go, and was shocked in her heart, saying in her heart What kind of unfathomable person is this? The whole world, mountains, rivers, topography, and state capitals are well understood.

"This large piece is the sea, here is the village of Luoshi at our feet, and on the opposite side is the Korean and Japanese kingdoms. And Fujian and Guangdong are the small countries in Southeast Asia, and further away are the Middle East and the African continent, here are the European countries that have visited Middle-earth several times since the Han Dynasty, and here is the American continent. You see, the vast territory of Mongolia is far beyond your imagination, right? ”

Xu Hao raised his head and said to Ning Xue and Hongye who were stunned: "So I can always sit in the well and watch the sky, and call the king and hegemon behind closed doors, thinking that I am the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire?" ”

Mu Ningxue suddenly realized, and said in surprise: "You want to set up a water master school, is it to teach these?" ”

Xu Hao said quietly: "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, and the soldiers must first understand who their enemies are to defend the country." ”

PS: There are so many monthly passes in the past two days, I am moved to death! But Xiaochai is really struggling to write reforms, and she can't help but write, and she's going crazy. (To be continued......)