One day four months later, a letter suddenly came from Jinling City, and it turned out that Lu Ning's Mrs. Li had given birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy and immediately gave all the names to the two children.

Lu Ning's second son was given the name Lu Zhao, and with a stroke of his pen, he was given the title of captain.

And his eldest daughter, Lu Ling'er, was exceptionally promoted to the county lord by the royal family and was given the title of Changning county lord.

Looking at it like this, although Lu Ning is not a prince now, he is only one step away from being crowned king.

Lu Ning thanked the eunuch of the ship heavily, and then gave His Majesty a fold of thanks. Then he wrote another letter and asked the eunuch to send it back.

The eunuch Xiao Songzi comforted him and said.

"Your Majesty's dictation: Lu Ning, as long as you sincerely do things for us, we will definitely not treat you badly, the queen often visits your wife, everything is fine in your family, don't worry!"

Hearing this, Lu Ning felt a burst of warmth in his heart, and repeatedly metabolized the emperor's grace.

In the summer of the fourteenth year of Hongwu, Lu Ning also stayed here for nearly a year, and suddenly he received a challenge letter on this day.

When I opened it, it turned out to be given by the young master of the prefect's family, Hu Dengtian.

"I heard that you are going to build a faster boat, but Young Master Ben doesn't believe it, so if you have the ability, you will come to Poyang Lake to try it again. This time, if you win, Young Master Ben has a metal mine at home, and all of it will be contributed to the shipyard, but if you lose, give me your metal smelting technology, do you dare to bet? ”

Lu Ning looked at the person who wrote the book and asked.

"Do you young masters know who we are?"

The man who wrote the book said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"You are the hottest Fuguo Gonglu Lord in Jinling City, and your prestige has spread throughout Jiujiang Mansion."

"If you know my name, why do you dare to compare with me?"

"My young master said that throughout the ages, a whimsical person like you is like a carp crossing the river, just like the official Wan Hu of this dynasty, he whimsically drove a rocket to a chair and could send himself to the sky, but it was just ignited, and he was sent to the west instead of the sky. You're as smart as he is, don't end up like him! ”

Lu Ning sneered and said.

"Your young master knows a lot, but he still made a small mistake, I know that there is more than one mine in his hands, but taking advantage of the current time when the land is sparsely populated, he occupies a full ten mines of all kinds, so if he dares to agree, these ten mines will be pressed, I will bet with him."

The man who wrote the book went back to his life with a bitter melon face, and rushed back after a while.

"My young master said, gamble, bet, who is afraid of whom, as long as you dare to agree, if you lose, you will give me this royal shipyard."

Lu Ning sneered and asked.

"This is a royal thing, do you young master really dare to ask for it?"

The man who wrote the book said triumphantly.

"Don't worry, my young master won't forcibly take the royal things, he just thinks that if he wins, he will replace you as the director of this shipyard. It's also for me to work for Daming. ”

Lu Ning nodded: "Compare to whom, who is afraid of whom." ”

So everyone found a sunny one, found some notaries by Poyang Lake in the morning, and signed a VAM agreement in public.

When Lu Ning returned to his office, the two princes surrounded him.

"Zi'an, you are a little reckless, our new test ship has not been launched after all, and no one knows what the effect will be. If something goes wrong, this factory will change hands, and your father will not spare you at that time. ”

Lu Ning smiled and said.

"The two highnesses but relax, the drill standards and technical indicators are strictly in accordance with the regulations, as long as you go into the water, then that guy is a joke, you forgot, how did the descendant of the Sorghum River Che God be defeated by us back then?"

Thinking of the performance of the sorghum river car god, Zhu Di smiled heartily.

The day of the meeting and competition finally came, and at this time, the prefect hung three sails on his boat, wanting to take advantage of the wind on the lake to ride the wind and waves.

Looking at Lu Ning's side again, their ship looks quite earthy.

Except for the iron sheets on the hull, there were no oars, which was worse than the steamship above.

Hu Dengtian laughed and said, "I said Lu Ning, are you sure that you are not here to be funny?" Even this thing dares to compare with Young Master Ben. ”

After dealing with this Yanei for a year, Lu Ning has already penetrated his bottom thoroughly, this guy is just the son of a prefect, but he has another person in the court.

His aunt is now Zhu Yuanzhang's most favored concubine, and his father is even today's uncle.

Relying on this power, he didn't take the hot rich country in his eyes.

He is crazy, Lu Ning is crazier than him.

"If I start at the same time as you, I will lose, I will let you run for a while, and then chase after you. According to the original rules, whoever reaches the flag gate on the lake first wins. ”

Zhu Di, as the referee of this competition, ordered someone to put a letter cannon on the shore.

As soon as the cannon sounded, I saw Hu Gongzi's sailboat, rushing forward in the wind and waves, like an arrow off the string.

With Zhu Yu on Lu Ning's boat, he was a little anxious when he saw that the other party had pulled them far away.

"Brother Zi'an, why haven't you started yet? Wait for the dishes. ”

waited until the female ninja beside him counted to twenty, Lu Ning gave an order, and the diesel motor made an earth-shattering roar, which frightened Zhu Yu next to him.

At this time, the diesel also increased its horsepower and rushed forward. Zhu Yu was caught off guard and almost fell to the ground.

Lu Ning instructed the two ninjas to fasten the seat belts to him.