"I still hope that Jingdao will come back soon."

Zhu Si has recently started to run out of money again.

After discovering that he couldn't spend money lavishly, he immediately remembered that when Zhu Hao helped him take care of the inner library, he could spend as much as he wanted.

Nowadays, even if the household department is firmly in his own hands, he still lacks money...... That feeling was very uncomfortable, and even Wang Zuo, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, was promoted by him because he could make money...... But even so, he still can't hold up his own small coffers.

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu is about to go to sea, and I heard that the preparations are complete." ”

"So fast?"

Zhu Si seemed to regret it when Zhu Hao was about to go to sea.

Zhang Zuo hurriedly said: "If Your Majesty orders to stop it now, it may be too late." ”

Zhu Si sat there without saying a word.

He had said several times before that he would let Zhu Hao go to sea for a period of time to find immortal immortal grass, although the desire for immortality was extremely strong, but Zhu Si seemed to feel that the matter of finding immortal grass could be put aside first, and it was more important to solve the financial problems he was facing first.

"Decree that Jingdao will send others to the sea, and won't there be a batch of things shipped to Zhejiang? Let him send someone to the capital as well. ”

Zhu Si is a little "insatiable" now, obviously the fleet has sent most of the goods looted from overseas to the capital, and he has also seen the customs of exotic women, but he is still not satisfied, and wants to let the fleet turn everything in.

Zhu Si said again: "Let Jingdao go to Nanjing first, and then send someone to summon him back to Beijing from Nanjing, and I will keep the position of the head of the household department for him." ”

After thinking about it, since he couldn't think of what position was suitable for Zhu Hao, he would be straightforward and give Zhu Hao the vacated position of the household secretary vacated by Huang Zhan, and it would be a hundred.

As long as the problem of lack of money can be solved, then all the problems he is currently facing will be solved.

"Your Majesty, will this embarrass Mr. Zhu?"

Zhang Zuo is cautious, but he still has to remind Zhu Si.

At that time, when Zhu Hao was in the capital, as a bachelor of Hanlin, he could still ignore the court, go to the Taoist Temple to cultivate, and sing against you The meaning is obvious, and now that his goal has not been achieved, he will recall people back to Beijing, will it deepen the suspicion of this kind of monarch and minister?

Your Majesty, why don't we be cautious and change our ways......

Zhu Sidao: "Just tell him that I have encountered a lot of trouble in the capital recently, and he has to deal with it." It's not that he won't be allowed to go to sea, so why rush for a while? I'm not in a hurry to find a panacea, isn't he going to sea to help me do things? Could it be that he still has his own selfishness? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Zuo wanted to complain, if Zhu Hao had no selfish intentions, how could he be so insistent, and even let there be contradictions between the monarchs and ministers?

"Send if he doesn't want to come back...... also let him go to Nanjing, why stay in Zhejiang for a long time? If he has to go to sea, he will send someone to stop him, isn't Lu Song by his side? Let Lu Song take him to Nanjing! ”

At a critical time, Zhu Si finally figured out that he really couldn't do without Zhu Haofu.

So he didn't want Zhu Hao's purpose of going to sea to be, in short, keep people first!

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Zhu Si's thoughts were actually in Zhu Hao's expectations.

Don't look at Zhu Si was very supportive of his going to sea before, but when it comes to the implementation stage, Zhu Si is likely to send someone to obstruct it, the biggest problem is that Zhu Si thinks he is an emperor who can do everything, but in fact, he is still far from a competent emperor.

It was purely in the Zuo Shunmen incident that Zhu Si's blow to the Wenchen was too tragic and shocked the Wenchens.

But if the ministers came to their senses and didn't confront him head-on, but secretly looked for trouble, Zhu Si wouldn't be able to resist it at all.

And now Zhu Si is becoming more and more lazy, and he doesn't want to pay attention to any court affairs, which will bring an intuitive consequence, that is, Zhu Si and Wenchen are gradually separated from morality, and the emperor's decree is trapped in the Forbidden City, which is difficult to convey...... Governing the country seems to be the emperor's final command and has the highest decision-making power, but the specific implementation still depends on the cabinet and the six ministries, as well as the local yamen from the central center to the localities, as long as the emperor slacks, the power will gradually be hollowed out.

It's just that Zhu Si himself hasn't felt it yet.

On the ninth day of the seventh month, the fleet led by Zhu Hao finally went to sea, and on the same day, Zhu Si's edict to keep him was still in Yangzhou, and there were still two days to be delivered, and Zhu Hao was already standing on the bow of the big ship traveling far away.

In order to facilitate management, Zhu Hao's fleet was divided into three routes, although almost all of them sailed eastward together, but they also had to ensure timely avoidance in the event of a typhoon, so the formation was very spread.

In the event of strong winds or waves or extremely bad weather, the fleet will seek shelter from the nearest island and wait for the weather to improve before moving forward.

"Childe."

Lou Suzhen appeared behind Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao didn't turn around, just looked ahead in a daze, and he didn't even want to know how far away from the land was at this time, or if he had to find a place to dock again.

Drifting on the sea, it seemed like he had stood the most steadily in ten years, and only then could he feel that he was living for himself.

"Isn't Madame unwell? Why didn't you go to rest? ”

Zhu Hao asked.

Lou Suzhen said: "After going to sea, the concubine wants to know more about overseas, can the son help relieve his doubts?" ”

Zhu Hao shook his head: "Overseas affairs, you naturally know when you get to the place, we are going to grab resources with others...... Unlike other colonists, we will not rush to exterminate, and even use the local natives, because only in this way can we have enough manpower, otherwise after arriving in the New World, we will develop a few more generations to fulfill the ideals in our hearts? ”

Lou Suzhen smiled: "There are not enough people." ”

"Yes, there are not enough people, but it will not affect the development plan, because other colonists will face the same situation as us...... We must win more with less in every battle, and completely suppress the enemy with advanced firearms, but the other side also has firearms, and it will not be cold weapons in the future, and whoever has a long range, fast rate of fire, and great power will be able to gain a firm foothold in the New World. ”

Zhu Hao is very confident.

His firearms were at least two generations more advanced than those of the European colonizers, and he also had the technology to make nitroglycerin, diatomaceous earth, yellow powder, etc., and the cities of the indigenous people did not hinder him.

He can open mountains and roads, he can open mines, and even have enough strength to counterattack Europe.

But......

Zhu Hao also has an ideal, that is, to obtain the orthodox recognition of Huaxia, otherwise Di Yi alone is not enough to promote the prestige of Huaxia.

As he was talking, Lu Song also appeared on the deck.

"Sir, the first batch of firearms can already come in handy, do you want to completely wipe out the surrounding bandits?" Even though Lu Song knew that this trip to sea was likely to be hopeless, he still wanted to fulfill the responsibility of a Ming courtier.

Zhu Hao said: "The matter of conquest of coastal robbers will be handed over to Lu Wan to deal with, we have more important errands." Lu Qianhu, you go to the vanguard ship, be responsible for coordinating the fleet in front, and listen to the orders of the main ship at any time. ”

"Yes."

Lu Song then took a small sailboat and rushed to the head boat in front of him, responsible for exploring the way ahead and attacking the fortifications, while his son Lu Bing accompanied him.

Lou Suzhen said: "Isn't the son worried about him? ”

Zhu Hao knew what Lou Suzhen meant, Lu Song was always the emperor's person, and she felt that Zhu Hao might be worried that Lu Song would regret it halfway, which would be detrimental to Zhu Hao's safety.

"Don't worry, maybe he won't return to Daming from now on."

Zhu Hao smiled, "Since he came out with me, why bother to think about whether he is loyal or not?" If you have doubts, you can not bring him out from the beginning. ”

"But there are still a lot of people who don't know where we're going, and when we continue east, there will be more people who know from the direction of sunrise and sunset that our destination is not around Daming."

Lou Suzhen voiced her concerns.

Zhu Hao smiled: "Conquer overseas, why are you worried about doing so much?" How happy is it to finally be able to breathe the air of freedom, and no longer have to work for others, just for yourself? Cherish the moment! ”

"Will Your Majesty send someone to the sea to find it?" Lou Suzhen asked.

Zhu Hao continued to look into the distance, and there were islands around him.

But the islands would not hinder his progress, for he did not intend to make any stops on them.

"I can't find it, the biggest trouble for this ocean trip is still from the supply of water, and I ordered to go down and let the ships be ready to collect rainwater at any time. It's also time for me to take a break, these years...... It's so tiring. ”

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Zhu Hao was completely relaxed when he got on the boat.

Everything is laid down.

In the cabin, he can withstand the bumps and rocks of the ship and sleep peacefully.

When I woke up, it was already the middle of the night, and the fleet was still continuing to go east in the starry night, and the surrounding ships had signal flares raised from time to time to determine the direction of the ships and ensure that no ship would be left behind when moving forward.

"Sir."

Lu Zhanqing came in with a basin of water, and inside was precious water.

Although the water is precious, it should still be used, because the salt content of seawater is high, and if it is used to wash the face and feet, it will cause dry and cracked skin, affect the microflora on the surface of the body, induce respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases, and cause damage to the body, so it is still necessary to use water for washing.

There are a number of islands along this route, and the fleet carries a lot of water, plus it can collect rainwater, which should be enough.

Zhu Hao nodded.

I didn't see Sun Lan.

Now that Lu Zhanqing has been officially admitted to the door, before boarding the ship, Lu Zhanqing saluted and kowtowed to Sun Lan as a concubine, and was accepted by Sun Lan.

usually took care of Zhu Hao's daily life, so naturally handed it over to Lu Zhanqing, Sun Lan was not used to taking a boat, and vomited badly, so Zhu Hao simply let her rest.

"Aren't you seasick?"

Zhu Hao asked.

Lu Zhanqing said: "No matter how unstable the ground is, why care about a little bump on this ship?" ”

The words sound fine.

But Zhu Hao wants to say that seasickness is a physical reaction, and it can't be overcome by willpower, so don't be reckless here.

Lu Zhanqing seriously washed Zhu Hao's face and feet.

Zhu Hao was not used to being served, but when he saw Lu Zhanqing's serious appearance, he did not stop him.

But at this moment, Lou Suzhen's voice came from outside the cabin door: "Childe, can the concubine come in?" ”

"Come in."

Zhu Hao motioned to Lu Zhanqing, and she got up and walked to the side...... The more people came, the more Lu Zhanqing wanted to show her identity, so she didn't avoid it.

When Lou Suzhen came in and saw Lu Zhanqing, there was nothing strange, she just came to ask for instructions: "The letter sent by the back boat was sent to you by the princess...... Does Childe want to read it? ”