Zhu Hao didn't stay in Nanjing for a few days before going directly to Zhejiang.

In the Dinghai Shipyard in Ningbo Prefecture, Zhu Hao and others came to the first batch of overseas expeditions, but this batch of ships did not go to find a new continent, but to explore the way in the South Seas.

The trade between the Ming Dynasty and Nanyang has always existed, and the goods of the Ming Dynasty can be exchanged for spices such as pepper and cloves, as well as various handicraft products produced in Nanyang, but there is no rubber tree in Nanyang during the Ming Dynasty, so there is no rubber in the goods traded.

Zhu Hao sent a sea ship to the South Seas, more to pave the way for the follow-up plan.

Lu Song brought Peng Ye, the captain of the leading warship of the Nanyang fleet and the commander of the fleet of six sea ships in the Nanyang this time, to meet him.

Peng Ye was not born in Xingwangfu, but he was a hereditary Jinyi guard, after Lu Song became a thousand households in Jinyi, Peng Ye has been serving as a hundred households under Lu Song, which can be said to have won Lu Song's trust, and this time he should have been led by Lu Bing, but after all, Lu Bing has no official position, and Lu Bing prefers to explore the New World, so he handed over the task of going to Nanyang to Peng Ye to be responsible.

"Lord Zhu, when I was in Nanyang, I saw many foreign ships, and they transported a large number of goods to the Western Ocean, many of which were porcelain, silk, tea, etc., which were shipped from our dynasty, and it is not clear where the destination is."

After Peng Ye arrived in Nanyang, he was surprised by the deep binding with the commodities produced by Daming.

In fact, from the Ming Dynasty to the Jiajing period, there were only a handful of ships registered on the official side, especially after the operation of the ship division in Zhejiang and Fujian City was stopped in the first year of Jiajing, there was no trade channel between Nanzhili, Fujian and Zhejiang and Nanyang, and more to rely on the shipping company of Guangzhou City, but the trade volume on the book was not large.

But the problem is that the goods of the Ming Dynasty piled up in the Nanyang market are the same as Xiaoshan.

The fundamental reason is, first, the smuggling of pirates and pirates, and the secret transactions between the Francois and the southern merchants, and the southeast coast, smuggling is not necessarily only done by robbers and merchants, and many officials will do it in order to make money, but the white gloves they find are relatively secret, and the volume of goods is not lower than that of smuggling.

Lu Song asked beside him, "Have you fought with Yangyi?" ”

"Nope."

Peng Ye shook his head and said, "Before, Lord Zhu had an order, unless it is absolutely necessary, not to exchange fire with Yangyi's fleet, plus the other side has many ships, as the so-called ants bite more elephants, if we really want to go to war, we may not be able to take advantage." ”

At this time, the main force of the Indian Ocean trade was the Franc and the Persians, of which the Franc dominated the trade between Europe and the East, and the goods from the East were continuously sold to Europe, supporting the maritime trade road.

Zhu Hao said: "When you come back, are there any sea boats that found Yangyi along the way?" ”

"Yes!"

Peng Ye said, "But they are very vigilant, once they find our ship, they will run away from it, and they have no intention of taking the initiative to make contact!" We exterminated several waves of pirates along the way, and captured more than 30 pirates, except for one who was a Japanese person, the rest were border residents of Fujian and Zhejiang, and killed six people in the battle! ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Hao nodded.

After asking about the types of goods brought back by Nanyang, Zhu Hao did not check it in person and asked Peng Ye to rest first.

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"Mr. Zhu, you see, if you want to do business with the Javanese people in the South Seas, you can use ordinary ships to go, why bother to build sea ships before?"

Lu Song was puzzled.

Zhu Hao's actions looked strange, could it be that he spent a lot of money to build so many big ships in the past, just to trade with the Nanyang people?

Zhu Hao asked: "We sent a huge fleet to bring many islands in the South Seas under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, what do you think?" ”

"This ......"

Lu Song was a little worried when he heard this, "Those people outside the Fang are afraid that they will not obey the etiquette and education, so there is really no need to waste time and resources on them." Mr. Zhu, I wonder if you can find what you need on this trip? ”

Lu Song really couldn't understand Zhu Hao's mentality, and could only think that Zhu Hao went to sea this time to find the elixir, after all, it was something that the emperor cared about.

Zhu Hao shook his head: "What can be found has always existed, and it is in vain to work hard to find it." It seems that so far, the Franc robot has not brought what I want...... But it doesn't hurt! It's better to find it yourself than to fake others. ”

"Franc Robot?"

Lu Song began to lose the lake again.

Zhu Hao actually thinks that the Franco machine man will bring what he wants?

The immortal grass is in the hands of the Franco?

"Dinghai Shipyard has built the eight big ships that are currently under construction, and we may officially go to sea in mid-July." Zhu Hao said.

Lu Song frowned: "Time is a little rushed...... Besides, His Majesty has sent someone to Nanjing to inform you that he wants you to leave and return to Beijing before the end of August. There are a lot of things that need to be handled by Mr. Jingshi. ”

Zhu Hao asked, "What about ...... Lu Qianhu, do you want to go back with me? ”

Lu Song's face was very hesitant.

From his personal point of view, of course, he doesn't want to go back, and if he does, he may have to be examined, imprisoned and tried, and may even fall to the ground.

But if you don't go back, you and Lu Bing are fine, and your wife, concubine and other children are all in the capital, will you be separated forever?

"The general will not accept the order of the foreign monarch, and our task has not been completed, how can we go home lightly? I will retreat for a few days, and the shipyard will be handed over to Lu Qianhu to be responsible for, if Zhu Qianhu has nothing to do to disturb him, you can just block him out! ”

Zhu Hao reminded Lu Song to prevent Zhu Wanhong from coming to disturb his tranquility.

Originally, Zhu Hao wanted Zhu Wanhong to go with the army to Fujian and Guangdong to pacify the pirates and pirates, but after Zhu Wanhong arrived in Zhejiang, he stayed in the provincial capital and did not leave.

Knowing that Zhu Hao arrived in Nanjing, Zhu Wanhong immediately sent someone to inform him, saying that he was going to defect to his nephew and "conspire together", but Zhu Hao knew very well that this cheap uncle was plotting the military power of Jiangnan, not to rebel, but to get enough military merit and benefits, or to get power and climb up in the Jinyiwei system, so he didn't pay attention to it.

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On the night of the retreat, Zhu Hao went to see Zhu San, who had arrived here first.

Zhu San went from the dry and cool north to the sultry southern seaside, obviously a little unsuitable for the climate here, and in recent days, he was sick, drowsy, and couldn't keep up his spirits. But it is precisely because of this that Zhu Hao came to visit, after all, he "abducted" Zhu San out, and he needs to be responsible for the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty.

"Is she coming?"

When Zhu San saw Zhu Hao, he didn't care about whether Zhu Hao's business was completed, nor did he care where he was going next, he just wanted to know if Zhu Hao's pillow person was with him and had insight into the situation of his rival.

Zhu Hao shook his head: "Neiko hasn't arrived yet." ”

"Huh? You don't seem to be in a hurry to meet her? ”

Zhu San didn't quite understand.

Because Sun Lan didn't leave late, according to the normal speed, it should have arrived a long time ago.

Zhu Hao smiled and didn't explain.

First of all, his identity is embarrassing, why did he introduce Sun Lan's whereabouts to Zhu San?

Another point is that Sun Lan's movements need to be kept secret.

Until now, Zhu Hao still has no heirs, in addition to his mother, aunt and sister who stayed in the capital, it is Sun Lan, and it can even be said that Sun Lan constitutes the whole of his family.

Mother and the others did not follow south, and he took Sun Lan out to go to sea together, and he would not let people know Sun Lan's whereabouts before he officially set off.

"Your illness, I've seen it, it's not a big deal, it's just that you suffered a little cold on the way, plus your body is thin, just rest for a while."

Zhu Hao sat down.

Zhu San asked puzzledly, "When did you see me sick?" ”

Zhu Hao flattened his mouth and said, "I don't have to give you a pulse to understand the situation." ”

Zhu San was a little unhappy, thinking that Zhu Hao was making her teaser in the lake, and wished that Zhu Hao would give her a good diagnosis.

was so perfunctory, she felt that Zhu Hao didn't pay much attention to her own affairs.

But think about it again, why does Zhu Hao care about her?

They have nothing to do with each other, at most they are friends.

"One more thing, I want to ask you clearly, will you go with me this time when I go to sea?"

Zhu Hao asked for verification.

Zhu San blurted out without thinking about it: "Go!" ”

Zhu Hao said: "It's going to be very hard, you may have to drift on the sea for a few months, and you can't be down-to-earth, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it." ”

"Who do you look down on? Ahem......"

Zhu San patted his bulging chest, wanting to be strong, but his body didn't allow it, and he coughed violently continuously, coughing so hard that his face turned red.

Zhu Hao nodded: "Just go, but if you encounter any accidents here, you may not be a person from Daming......"

"What do you mean?"

Zhu San looked puzzled.

Zhu Hao smiled: "Maybe she was captured by the savages and became a lady, or she was eaten by the beasts!" Are you afraid? ”

The corners of Zhu San's mouth showed a disdainful smile: "Who are you scaring about?" Isn't it just to find a panacea together? I'm also a Dao Gu, He Xiangu knows, right? Maybe after a trip to the sea, I will really find Penglai Immortal Island and become an immortal on the ground......"

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Capital.

The news about Zhu Hao's departure for Zhejiang reached Zhu Si as soon as possible.

Zhu Si looked at the secret fold, and the expression on his face did not change.

Huang Jintongyu: "Your Majesty, after Mr. Zhu arrived in Nanjing, he did not deal with anyone in Nanjing officialdom, nor did he meet local generals and officials in Zhejiang, and he stayed in the shipyard after arriving in Ningbo Mansion. The first batch of ships to go to sea has returned a few and returned with a full load, but they are only local products of the South Seas, and there is nothing strange about it. The list of goods is already on the way to the capital, and it is estimated that this line has earned almost 10,000 taels of silver......"

In Huang Jin's view, Zhu Hao's sending a fleet to the South Seas was just a business.

Nothing peculiar.

Is Zhu Hao short of silver to this extent?

Zhu Si pondered for a moment, frowned, and said, "It should be that he didn't find what he wanted, he may still want to go to sea to find it himself." ”

Zhang Zuo asked on the side: "Could it really be ...... The elixir of life? ”

"I don't know."

Zhu Si shook his head, "But I don't want him to look for it himself...... If you tell him to come back, how soon will it take? ”

Huang Jin replied: "I'm afraid it will take more than a month." ”

Zhu Si's face was a little hesitant, it seemed that letting Zhu Hao come back in more than a month would not solve any problems, and now he needed Zhu Hao's help to staff the Northwest Military Affairs, but who knows what it will look like in a month? When the time comes, Zhu Hao will go again...... It's better to let Zhu Hao stay in the south and finish things first.

"Let him come back at the end of the year, it can't be postponed any longer!" Zhu Si seemed to be accommodating, "If you don't return by then, I will punish him!" ”

Zhang Zuo looked at Huang Jin and found that Huang Jin was also looking at him with the eyes of verification.

Both seemed to be pondering a question.

Our Majesty, what other ways and means can punish Mr. Zhu, whose mind is already overseas?