Half a month passed after receiving Li Yan's direct performance, the canal was completely unsealed, and the fleet carrying the silver of the sea trade finally arrived in Tongzhou.

Two million taels of silver is the income of this sea trade, which is worth half a year's income from the national treasury.

However, Zhu Youzhen was a little bored, because what Zheng Zhilong and Mao Liangzhe did in Japan made him a little worried about Japan's trade next year.

"I sent Mao Liangzhe to Fujian for maritime trade, but he interfered in the affairs of the Japanese country without authorization, causing great chaos in the Japanese country, and next year's trade will be affected!" Zhu Youzhen said to Hong Chengchou. Zhu Youzhen naturally does not have any good feelings towards the Wa State, and he wishes that the Wa State Island will sink into the clan, but the current Wa State is related to the income of the inner treasury, and he really does not want the Wa State to be chaotic.

Hong Chengchou has already understood the process of things, and he is also sighing, the country of the Japanese who once ravaged the Ming Sea for more than ten years, and Japan, which once conquered the entire Korea and forced the imperial court to send troops to aid Korea, was turned upside down by a mere maritime trade fleet, who can believe it?

"Maybe not necessarily," Hong Chengchou muttered, "If Cao Feng can hold out under the attack of the Japanese shogunate army that day, and it occupies the two islands of the Japanese country, and has several silver mines under its jurisdiction, next year's income may not decrease but increase." And if Amakusa Kaede can't hold on and is quickly wiped out by the shogunate army, if the matter of our fleet helping Amakusa Kaede is leaked, the Japanese shogunate will be angry, and next year's trade will definitely be damaged. ”

"I really shouldn't have sent Mao Liangzhe to preside over the Maritime Trade Company!" Zhu Youzhen regretted it, but he didn't mean to replace Mao Liangzhe. If Mao Liangzhe poked out such a Lou Zi before, Zhu Youzhen would definitely order the dismissal and replacement. And now, his patience has improved a lot.

"Sai Weng knows if he loses his horse and knows whether it is a blessing," Hong Chengchou comforted the emperor softly, "but through this incident, Mao Liangzhe's talent has been shown, and he can see the right time to cause chaos in the Japanese country, and he is indeed a rare talent, and he will definitely be able to take charge of it alone in time." ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and no longer dwelled on this matter.

"Next year, the trade of the Japanese countries may be affected, but our financial resources cannot be cut off like this, and we can try to open up the trade between the South and the West to make up for the loss of the Japanese trade." Zhu Youzhen groaned.

Nanyang trade refers to Luzon, Brunei, Siam, Java and other places, while Western trade reaches India and Arabia, but with the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, it can reach Nanyang at most.

"I heard that the Franco-Robot occupied Luzon, and the red-haired ghost occupied Malacca, Java, and Li Yanzhi just fought with the red-haired ghost, will it be affected if he goes to trade in the South Seas?" Hong Chengchou said.

"That's what I'm worried about." Zhu Youjian said, "But first control the coastal areas of Daming, Zhejiang, Fujian and even Guangdong, all sea ships going to sea must be approved by my Janissary Guard, if this can be done, as long as Xiyi needs my Daming's goods, he will have to do business with my Royal Maritime Trade Firm, and then he will naturally be able to make money." ”

In terms of understanding of maritime trade, Zhu Youzhen, who has experience in soul travel, knows much more than Hong Chengchou. In the previous life, Zheng Zhilong controlled the coastal area of Daming, and he earned millions of dollars a year just by selling ships. As long as you can fully control the coastal area of Daming, you can naturally earn a lot of silver!

Therefore, the strength of the Fujian Praetorian Guard must continue to be strengthened, and the sea surface of Zhejiang and Guangdong must be controlled as soon as possible, so that the sea trade can be fully controlled!

However, such a powerful force cannot be completely in the hands of Li Yanzhi alone, not that he is not at ease with Li Yanzhi, after all, there is a Praetorian Guard system, and Li Yanzhi can't do anything too out of the ordinary. Instead, it is necessary to check and balance as much as possible, which is also a kind of protection for Li Yanzhi himself.

Zhu Youzhen thought about it, and ordered someone to send Li Dingguo and Zhang Huangyan.

"Meet Your Majesty."

"You two should be fifteen years old this year, right?" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.

Li Dingguo nodded: "The boy camp that Weichen joined at the age of twelve just passed his fifteenth birthday last month. ”

Zhang Huang said: "Weichen is half a year older than Dingguo, and he is already sixteen years old. ”

"Fifteen or sixteen years old is the best teenage time in my life." Zhu You sighed. But I forgot that my body is only twenty years old.

"The two of you have made meritorious contributions to the escort, and you have contributed to the capture of the assassin nobles, I originally promised that after the Beijing battalion was reorganized into a new Praetorian Guard, you each brought a battalion of Praetorian Guards. But now, I have other arrangements for you. Zhu Youzhen said.

Zhang Huangyan and Li Dingguo glanced at each other, and said at the same time: "Everything is subject to Your Majesty's orders." ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded with satisfaction: "Fujian General Li Yanzhi is sitting in the southeast, and is about to expand the Fujian Praetorian Guard on a large scale to clear out the bandits.

The two of you have been in the boy camp for three years, and you have almost learned the skills you should learn, and when you need to practice, go to Li Yanzhi to be a general. After working for a while, I will transfer you to Zhejiang and Guangdong as deputy general management water divisions. ”

"Ahh Li Dingguo exclaimed in surprise, he thought that Zhu Youzhen would send him to the border army, and he was full of longing, but he didn't expect to be sent to Fujian.

"What, aren't you happy?" Zhu Youzhen glanced at Li Dingguo and said lightly.

"Ah, no, no, not unhappy." Li Dingguo hurriedly said, and hesitated for a moment: "Weichen just thinks that Weichen was born in Shaanxi, he has never even seen the sea, he doesn't know how to fight in water, he can't even swim, I'm afraid it won't be useful to go to Fujian?" ”

Zhang Huangyan opened his mouth and closed it again, he is a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, and grew up by the sea since he was a child, but he can't say that he doesn't understand the sea.

"Can't you learn if you don't understand, who is born with everything?" Zhu Youzhen said lightly, "As for not being able to swim, how did I hear that last summer, someone was swimming and frolicking in Zhonghai, and he was sued by the prison army in front of me. ”

Li Dingguo said: "Swimming in the sea is not the same as swimming in the lake. ”

"If you love to go, if you don't go, you will go to Beijing to lead the troops!" Zhu Youjian didn't have a good airway.

"Go, go!" Li Dingguo hurriedly said.

"Jiannu is no longer a problem for my Ming henchmen, the recovery of Liaodong is just around the corner, and there is not much chance to make meritorious contributions in the frontier."

Zhu Youzhen naturally understood what Li Dingguo and Zhang Huangyan had in mind, so he explained: "In the future, the front of our Praetorian Guard will definitely shift from the north to the sea, and conquering the sea is what a man should do.

You all know about the war between Li Yanzhi and the red-haired ghost in Taiwan, the red-haired ghost, the Franco, and what is Yingji, these Xiyi people came to the Ming Dynasty from thousands of miles away, and they were rampant and domineering at the door of my Ming Dynasty, and the subject states of the Ming Dynasty such as Luzon, Java, and Zhenla were all captured by it. Brilliant Ming, how can I let the small country of Xiyi Puer bully, one day, I will definitely send a large army to conquer the four seas, drive away the red-haired ghost Buddha Langji, but attack the country of Xiyi! Are you two willing to fulfill my ambition for me? ”

"Wechen is willing!" Li Dingguo and Zhang Huangyan were enthusiastically boiled by Zhu Youzhen's words, and agreed in unison.

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