Zhu Hao is in Ningbo Dinghai Shipyard and is ready to go to sea.

He is not afraid that Zhu Si will be obstructed, and he will not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside, as long as he has the opportunity to go to sea, what does he care about Zhu Si's will?

And Zhu Hao thought that Emperor Jiajing was reluctant to let him go back.

Immortality has a fatal attraction for those in positions of power.

Even if you can't live forever, as long as you can prolong your life, there are many people's lifelong pursuit, because for them...... I really can't bear to die.

The glory and wealth are endless, who wants to go to see the king of Yama like this?

"Mr. Zhu, there has been no news from the capital recently, but there is more discussion about you in the officialdom of Nanjing...... This is a summary of the information from Nanjing, and it has been sorted out. ”

After Lu Song arrived in Ningbo, he really became Zhu Hao's pawn, and he ran very diligently before and after the saddle.

There is no way to do this, for Lu Song, there is no choice but to follow Zhu Hao all the way to the black.

"Those people in the Nanjing officialdom, whatever they talk about, I want to know the situation overseas now...... Lu Bing: Do you have any news back? ”

Zhu Hao had to get the exact news of the fleet that had set off for the New World before he could decide whether to go to sea or not.

Directly across the Pacific Ocean, the difficulty is not small, to go east to make full use of the North Pacific warm current and westerly wind belt, return to use the North Equatorial warm current and the northeast trade wind belt, even if it is smooth sailing, two months to go back to two months, the time is very tight, this is also based on the situation that everything is smooth.

However, fortunately, the sailors selected by Zhu Hao are proficient in tools such as compasses, levels, logmeters, and sounders, and the ships have power devices such as steam turbines and propellers, which can sail against the wind, which makes Zhu Hao full of expectations for Lu Bing and other personnel who set off to the American continent for the first time, and relaxed the time to five or six months.

Leaving at the beginning of the year, it's almost time to come back now.

"Nope."

Lu Song was also very anxious, he was eager to know what happened to his son, across the vast sea, there was no news as soon as he left, he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, what if he encountered a storm on the way and died in the sea?

"Then let's wait, at the latest, we will go to sea in early July, if there is no news from Lu Bing and them, we can only choose another path."

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Recently, Zhu Hao has been paying attention to the progress of the people recruited by Su Xigui to go to sea.

Going to sea is out of reach for people in the interior, and they don't expect to go overseas to pan for gold, but for many people who have no land or little land along the coast, going to sea is actually a way to survive, and Su Xigui recruited people in the name of going overseas to colonize.

It probably means that the next Ming Dynasty may open the sea, and some surrounding islands will be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, such as Dongfan Island opposite Fujian, which needs to use talents from all aspects, including craftsmen first, and then fishermen and farmers, who have been recruited since the beginning of the year, and have basically been in place now.

It is a bit difficult for ordinary people to carry weapons to fight, but it is impossible to carry out overseas colonization without facing difficulties and dangers, and the incoming invasion of indigenous people is a situation that must be taken into account, so it is essential to receive systematic military training.

For Zhu Hao, talent is the most important resource.

"One hundred thousand taels of silver...... In the next two years, there will be no problem in maintaining the capacity of 20,000 people. ”

When Su Xigui saw Zhu Hao, he was full of pride, he was now ready to move overseas, in his opinion, as long as he brought his family roll and the people around him, it didn't matter where he was, he could enjoy the glory and wealth.

Follow Zhu Haogan, there are always unexpected gains.

Zhu Hao asked: "Lord Su, if you go to sea once, you can only return to Daming after ten or eight years, are you willing?" ”

"This ......"

Su Xigui's face was full of question marks.

Since you are leaving, why should you think about whether you can come back or not?

It's best to live overseas for the rest of your life!

Zhu Hao said: "Chinese people always have a local complex, and I will not let the people who go out with me live outside for the rest of their lives." ”

"What do you mean by ......?"

Su Xigui was surprised.

If you go to sea and do a good job overseas, will you come back and be a courtier for Emperor Jiajing with peace of mind?

You're sick!

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "My mother and sister will still stay in Daming." ”

"You ......"

Su Xigui was dumbfounded, didn't Zhu Hao take all the family rolls away at one time? Doesn't that mean that Zhu Hao has been at sea for a few years, and he has to come back to continue to be a courtier for Emperor Jiajing?

Zhu Hao asked again: "If the court turns its face and wants to deal with us, what will you do?" Is it easy to get caught? ”

Su Xigui's words made Su Xigui tremble, and he finally couldn't help asking, "Little master, what is the purpose of our going out?" You are the minister of the Ming Dynasty, after you go out, you can come back at any time, but for the contemptible people, once you go to sea, it may be forever, or live in the South Seas, or live in ...... What you call a paradise.

"With the contemptible net worth, even if it is not Your Majesty, there are other people who are concerned, but without your protection, it will be difficult to be preserved in the future, in Daming...... Silver alone is not enough. ”

When Shang Jia became Su Xigui, he knew very well that he could no longer integrate into the mainstream of the world.

The most important thing for officials and businessmen is to be a backer, Huang Zan is old, and he has not been an official for a few years. When Zhu Hao runs away, he Su Xigui is like a child with a beautiful jade in his arms, and everyone in a high position wants to make a fortune from him?

The emperor even wants to blackmail Huang Zhan, and Su Xigui will not be soft-hearted, is there any psychological burden on him?

Wealth is the standard of life for businessmen in this era.

And he, Su Xigui, has lived too high-profile in the past few years.

With the opening of banks in all the state capitals of Daming, everyone knows that he has money, and everyone is coveting it.

Zhu Hao smiled: "If one day, I come to be the emperor, what do you think?" ”

"Huh!?"

This completely shocked Su Xigui.

At this moment, he finally understood the reason why Zhu Hao painstakingly operated such a plate as going to sea, and from the beginning, Zhu Hao did not plan to be a courtier with peace of mind, or rather, Zhu Hao knew that being a courtier could not accomplish many things, and only being an emperor could solve all troubles.

At that time, no matter how many difficulties there are, they will no longer be difficulties.

"Little master, if you don't like it, you have ...... It doesn't seem to have the right to fight, right? Even if there is, I'm afraid...... It's difficult. Su Xigui reminded seriously.

Zhu Hao smiled: "Hey, why are you still seriously discussing such a disrespectful thing with me?" ”

Su Xigui replied with a wry smile: "This is not the topic that you brought up first?" Contemptible is just a reminder! If you really have this strength, you are contemptible...... If you can fully support it, it is ......"

"Lord Su, if I want to be the emperor, I don't necessarily have to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the overseas soil emperor is actually very good."

Zhu Hao took the initiative to divert the topic.

Su Xigui smiled bitterly and shook his head, he knew the meaning of Zhu Hao's words, he definitely didn't want to go overseas to be some kind of soil emperor. The soil emperor can be at any time, Zhu Hao's current strength is indeed unable to fight with the Ming court, but it is not a matter of minutes to drive a few ships to the South Seas, occupy a few islands, and be a soil emperor?

"One is not enough for ten, just one for hundred, I need at least 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses."

Zhu Hao reminded Su Xigui intentionally or unintentionally.

Su Xigui gritted his teeth: "Then I'll recruit again." ”

"Don't, Lord Su, you misunderstood, I didn't ask you to expand your recruitment...... Ah no, the recruitment should be carried out all the time, preferably all kinds of craftsmen, the more the merrier, but I do not use them to fight, but to develop technology and increase productivity. ”

Zhu Hao said with a smile.

Su Xigui looked distressed: "Mr. Zhu, this Ming Dynasty is almost no longer a foothold for me Su, what do you have to say, and you are still reluctant to explain it to the contemptible people?" Others don't believe it, but for the contemptible...... You can be completely at ease. We've known each other for so many years, who doesn't know who? You will never take advantage of you in vain, so the contemptible can give you their lives. ”

Zhu Hao smiled and nodded.

If he hadn't seen the shining point in Su Xigui, there were some things he wouldn't have mentioned at all.

Now he doesn't have any hole cards for "rebellion", and revealing it to people who don't trust him is tantamount to asking for his own death.

Zhu Hao said: "Let's put it this way, manpower is not a problem, because there are people overseas, basically descendants of my Huaxia Yin merchants, and they can be divided and ruled...... In general, it is to put different people into different camps, and then use their discord to fight each other, so as to train a division of a hundred battles, and then unify and use it for my use. ”

"Can those overseas people really be able to defeat one against a hundred?"

Su Xigui thinks that the people of Daming are more reliable, and it is good that the other party can fight one by one, but he still wants to fight one against a hundred?

I don't know where you got your confidence?

Zhu Hao smiled: "This requires improvements to the weapon...... The vast majority of the guns equipped by the Ming army have a range of less than 50 steps, and the lethality is not as good as that of a bow and arrow at about 100 steps, and the continuity is also very poor, but if I make a firearm, it can shoot more than 200 steps in an instant, and it can even be continuous......"

"This ...... Can it really be? ”

Su Xigui couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Su Xigui knew the effect of the firearm in actual combat, after all, he was in the northwest all year round in the last years of Zhengde with Huang Zhan, who raised military funds for the Zhengde Emperor, to do business, what firearms he had never seen?

Zhu Hao said: "The artillery I built can blast open the city gate and blow up the city wall at the same time, and the city fortress will be equivalent to no defense." Give me five thousand soldiers and horses, and I can use them as a hundred thousand male soldiers, and I can walk sideways on the plains without any evasion. ”

"Cavalry, what if the cavalry attack?"

Su Xigui immediately thought of a question.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Let's put it this way, if I use another weapon, after it is set up, even if tens of thousands of cavalry charge at our side at the same time, they will definitely not be allowed to enter our camp within fifty steps." ”

"This ...... This...... Impossible, right? ”

Su Xigui had seen cavalry combat, and of course he would think that Zhu Hao was bragging.

The weapon Zhu Hao is talking about is naturally a weapon such as a Gatling heavy machine gun, relying on the armor of the cavalry to block the machine gun bullets? When the time comes, all kinds of firearms will come there, and as many will die.

This is also the reason why Zhu Hao has not helped the imperial court greatly improve its weapons and equipment in the past few years, firstly, it is not necessary, the existing military system does not need his improved firearms, and secondly, the conditions do not allow it, and the environment he is in does not allow him to go out of the Hanlin Academy too much.

The most important thing is that he uses good steel on the cutting edge.

Why should we build the most powerful weapons of mass murder in an extraordinary period?

He never relented when it was time to experiment, and he didn't stop inventing things, and he actually had a lot of technology in reserve, but he would only use it when it was right.

If he didn't have some capital, he really didn't dare to say that he wanted to control Daming.