Although Zhang Tianyou knew that Lu Hongfu was a woman, he still called him a virtuous brother out of respect.

Lu Hongfu glanced at Zhang Tianyou gratefully.

Isn't the reason why she wears men's clothes because she is afraid of being looked down upon?

After all, among the Jiangnan maritime merchants present, only one of them is a woman.

"Brother Zhang is polite!"

"Although my father was appreciated by the emperor's grandson and abandoned business to become an official and no longer engaged in maritime business, my father's intention in entrusting the family property to me before he left could not be more obvious, because he did not want his affairs to affect the industry in the capital."

"Therefore, my Lu family firmly stands with all your uncles and elders, and resolutely resists the reopening of the imperial court!"

Lu Hongfu's statement made the faces of the maritime businessmen present look a lot better, and even with Zhang Tianyou, a rising star, they were also impressed by Lu Hongfu.

He had just suddenly named Lu Hongfu, but he actually thought of one thing.

If their Zhang family and the Lu family marry, and the two forces merge into one, even if they can't compete with the imperial court, they can at least divide one side in the southwest and become the maritime princes of the Ming Dynasty, right?

Of course, his idea was just a flash, and he was not arrogant enough to think that he could eat the Lu family.

Although the Lu family is not as powerful as their Zhang family on the sea, their family has been engaged in maritime trade since the Song Dynasty, and they are intertwined in the interior, with many clansmen, and the water bandits in the Yangtze River system sell more face to their families.

If his Zhang family's goods want to go to sea along the river, they also have to look at their Lu family's face.

"Brother Lu Xian, then in your opinion, how should we Nine Sea Merchants deal with it?"

The reason why Lu Hongfu was in a hurry to express his position just now was that he didn't know how to answer this question.

She has just taken over the business of the clan now, and she has not yet figured out a lot of things, how can she know how to deal with the affairs of the court?

"This makes Brother Zhang worry too much."

"I just took over the family business, and I have a lot of things at this time, where do I have time to think about these things."

"However, I can speak on behalf of the Lu family, no matter what your uncles and elders do, my Lu family will follow."

When Zhang Tianyou saw Lu Hongfu say this, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"If Brother Lu Xian makes a statement, then this matter will be easy to handle!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, although the imperial court is menacing this time, we have encountered a lot of things over the years, and it is not half a star."

"If the imperial court can build a navy, can't we recruit sailors?"

"On land, we can't defeat the Ming guards, but at sea, we have the final say!"

The more Zhang Tianyou spoke, the more excited he became, and his face even faintly flashed with the light of anti-thief.

However, the audience below was embarrassed, and their eyes dodged, and they couldn't stop coughing twice.

They are different from the Zhang family, they just smuggle to make money, but they really didn't think about rebellion.

Lu Hongfu didn't want to take a stubble, her father had run to hug the court, no matter how stupid she was, she wouldn't do anything rebellious.

According to his father's words before leaving, this is called a two-headed bet.

If the imperial grandson is really determined to forge ahead and insist on opening up overseas trade, then their Lu family can turn the rudder at any time to support the imperial court to open a city division.

If the imperial grandson is just playing and thinks that this matter is too troublesome and doesn't want to go deeper, then their Lu family will continue to do smuggling business. ….

In a word, they are just businessmen after all, nothing more.

Seeing that the topic froze, Zhang Tianyou could only sit down in a daze and no longer mention the rebellion.

When the others saw that Zhang Tianyou stopped talking, they began to chatter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think we should discuss with the imperial grandson and give him three million taels of silver every year?"

"Didn't he start the city just to collect taxes, we gave more money than he could collect, he shouldn't have a reason to refuse, right?"

The other picked up the topic and said.

"Of course, it would be best if the imperial grandson was willing, but I am afraid that the imperial grandson will be insatiable and feel that the money is too easy to come by

I want more."

"Why don't we organize the weavers to make trouble?"

"There are 200,000 weavers in Suzhou City, as long as they are organized, the imperial court will be afraid!"

When Zhang Tianyou heard this, he couldn't help it, and poured a basin of cold water on everyone.

"The Zhu butcher is not dead yet!"

"When Zhu Butcher was alive, there was a civil uprising, do you think you have lived a long life?"

"Uh-uh......"

After hearing Zhang Tianyou's words, everyone fell silent again, and even the head of the Gu family who proposed it felt that he had a bad idea.

But they are not willing to let everyone be killed, and they are not willing to give up the business at sea.

As a result, everyone fell into a gloomy and bleak appearance again.

Lu Hongfu has always kept in mind his father's teachings, watching more and listening more, talking less and doing less.

However, now that he saw a room full of people, he was stunned that none of them could come up with ideas, which made Lu Hongfu very angry.

That's it, it's still Jiangnan Jiu's family?

Ahh

"Uncles and elders, if you can't help it, why don't you listen to the advice of the juniors?"

"You?"

Everyone showed disdain on their faces, but it was only because of the Lu family's affection that they did not ridicule each other.

Otherwise, on another occasion, a yellow-haired girl would have been scolded by them long ago.

Zhang Tianyou was quite excited, and hurriedly made a gesture of please.

"Brother Lu Xian, please speak!"

Lu Hong cleared his throat and said.

"The younger generation has observed the behavior of the emperor grandson during this time, and it can be seen that the emperor grandson is still a very well-behaved person. Even if you want to sell your shares at a high price, you only operate through commercial means, and you don't use the laws of the imperial court to suppress people."

When everyone heard this, they all showed mocking expressions on their faces.

"Even if he wants to use the court decree to oppress people, can he suppress this kind of thing?"

"The imperial court can raid homes and destroy doors, but it can't make people willing to pay money!"

"As long as the silver is hidden in the cellar, even if the court is full of eagles and dogs, what can those merchants do?"

Lu Hongfu shook his head when he heard this.

"Not really!"

"When the emperor ran the bookstore before, he didn't take the trick of stealing."

"Therefore, the younger generation thinks that we can start commercially."

"Now the city has recruited some maritime merchants, although these maritime merchants are of average strength, they can also eat dozens of ships of goods."

"If we hold the supply of goods firmly and the imperial court can't receive the goods, the imperial court won't be able to trade with the merchants."

"When the time comes, let's send an envoy to negotiate with the imperial grandson to negotiate how much taxes and fees to be paid each year, and then allow us to trade at will, won't it not only give the court face, but also benefit us?" ….

"Huh......

Everyone originally wanted to hear a joke, but when they heard Lu Hongfu say this, everyone looked surprised.

I can't see that this little girl still has two brushes, and she can come up with such a solution.

Shen Congxing also glanced at Lu Hongfu in surprise, but he didn't think that this was a solution that Lu Hongfu could come up with, guessing that it was Lu Shiyuan's arrangement before leaving.

In fact, these maritime merchants were not very resistant to Lu Shiyuan's defection to the imperial court, and they were even a little envious.

If the imperial grandson gave Shen Congxing a chance, he would definitely kneel faster than Lu Shiyuan.

The most profitable business in the world is to be an official, and that is a profitable business.

Now Lu Shiyuan is the secretary of Songjiang City, and he still has the title of Wenhuadian Scholar, I don't know how many people have died of envy.

It is foreseeable that no matter what the business of the city is in the future, his Lu family will be invincible!

Zhang Tianyou was also impressed by Lu Hongfu, and even had some appreciation.

I didn't expect this little girl to be quite lively, and she could think of a way to seize the source of goods.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't think Brother Lu Xian's proposal is

Wrong."

"Doesn't his imperial grandson want face, then let's hold all the goods in our hands, and see if he can't deliver the goods by the date!"

The others nodded when they heard this.

"That's a good idea!"

"But let's grasp the degree, don't make the imperial grandson anxious. If he really uses the power of the government, we won't be able to eat and walk around!"

Zhang Tianyou hates this group of businessmen the most, thinking about eating mutton every day, and he is especially afraid of mutton!

How can there be a good thing in the world that can be a good thing to be a *** and can set up a memorial arch?

If you want to make money, you have to take the corresponding risks!

"Since you're all agreeing, let's figure out how to do it!"

"My Zhang family is different from you, our main forces are on the sea, and there are not many manors, fields, and shops on land, so I have to bother you with this matter of receiving and hoarding goods."

The others heard this.

"That's easy to say!"

"Originally, it was almost the receiving season, and as long as we raised the receipt price by half this year, we could make the imperial court not even receive a hair!"

When a group of businessmen were pondering how to sing a duet with Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunxi was receiving a distinguished guest.

Since Chen Hai received the order of Zhu Yunxi to send an envoy to Japan, he took the risk of leading the fleet to sail to sea.

The purpose of his trip was twofold, one of which was to find the Iwami silver mine, and the other was to establish a relationship with the Japanese shogun Minamoto Daoyoshi.

The so-called source morality is the famous Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the general in "Smart Ikyu".

Historically, Yuan Daoyi sent envoys to visit the Ming Dynasty several times, expressing his good wishes for trade and mutual market with the Ming Dynasty. But Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty disliked this person as a chaotic minister and thief, and sternly rejected it several times.

He also wrote a letter exhorting Gen Daoyi to abide by the law, be a good citizen of Japan, and stop bullying the Japanese emperor......

Lao Zhu's earnest teachings are destined to go down the drain, and the efforts of the ancestors of the people of Daoyi for several generations have only earned the current power to the government and the opposition, how can he give up because of his letter? ….

Yuan Daoyi was unwilling to let go of power, and Lao Zhu was naturally unwilling to trade, so the two countries held each other until the Ming Emperor was replaced by Zhu Di, and Yuan Daoyi accepted Zhu Di's order to clear the Japanese on the sea, and happily trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunxi also knew Lao Zhu's taboo, so he conveyed goodwill in the name of a private person and recognized the status of Yuan Daoyi.

This gave Yuan Daoyi a lot of respect, not only warmly entertained the Ming envoy, but also led Chen Hai to have a good time in Japan.

If it weren't for the grandson of the Ming Emperor waiting for him, Chen Hai really wanted to play in Japan for three years and five years and then come back.

"Imperial grandson, I am fortunate to have not disgraced my life, and I have finally completed the task you have assigned, and I want to go down to Iwami Silver Mountain from the hands of Japan."

"However, the lowly government did not send people to mine it in the first place, but occupied this place on the grounds of ship repair!"

"The Japanese don't know that there is silver here, they just think it's a barren mountain, hehehe......

Zhu Yunxi did not hide Chen Hai, and when he sent Chen Hai to Japan, he informed him of the importance of this place.

This move also meant to test Chen Hai, and if Chen Hai really had other thoughts, he would naturally secretly send people to mine or secretly tell the Japanese, so as to seek greater benefits.

However, Zhu Yunxi is not afraid of Chen Hai's backlash.

Because sooner or later, the navy of the Ming Dynasty will descend on Japan and will occupy this silver mine.

He asked Chen Hai to go to Japan just to let Chen Hai make a trip for him, familiarize himself with the hydrological conditions at sea, and test whether his new route would be good or not.

"Good!"

"You've done a good job, I'll give you a shark suit, and the deputy of the city department will be promoted......

When Chen Hai heard that the imperial grandson gave him an official title, he was happy not to want it. Although he didn't know what a shark suit was, the imperial grandson said it so solemnly, it must be a very precious thing.

However, Chen Hai thanked the imperial grandson for his kindness, and was suddenly stupid when he saw the shark suit that the little eunuch had brought up

Look, why is there a grinning great white shark on this official uniform?

It's not a good thing, and they hate it the most by the people who beg for a living at sea.

As long as this thing smells bloody, it can follow the ship for hundreds of miles!

"Imperial grandson, the lowly envoy to Japan has only been for a few months, why did our Daming's official uniform change to a shark?"

Wang De saw that Chen Hai dared to question the reward of the imperial grandson, and he was immediately unhappy.

"You don't know what to do!"

"This is the unique official uniform of the Wenhua Palace, and it is the only existence in the court!"

"Now that the princes and princes in the court are wearing this, you dare to dislike it?"

Hearing this, Chen Hai hurriedly shook his head and said.

"No, no, no!"

"How dare you dislike it, it's just that I haven't heard of this before, and I think that the official system of the imperial court has changed!"

Zhu Yunxi didn't care about that, and hurriedly ordered Wang De to put it on Chen Hai.

Chen Hai put on the shark suit and looked in the mirror, except for the great white shark's supplemental suit, which was a bit mad, this official uniform was no different from the one worn by the court officials, and he became happy again.

"Thank you for the reward of the imperial grandson!"

Zhu Yunxi warmly dragged him to the canteen to eat.

His Wenhua Hall is different from Lao Zhu's Qianqing Palace, and the left and right side halls are used by him, so he can only go to the public canteen for meals. ….

When the two were having dinner, Zhu Zhi, who was in charge of recruiting troops in Yiwu, also rushed back.

Originally, Zhu Wei had something to say to his eldest nephew, but when he saw that his eldest nephew was entertaining guests here, he temporarily suppressed his excitement and sat aside to eat, drink and chat.

However, when he heard Chen Hai tell about what he had seen and heard about Japan, saying that two daimyo of Japan were fighting and that there were hundreds of people in one battle, he couldn't help but scoff at it.

"Chen Hai, are you sure you're talking about two countries at war?"

"Back to His Royal Highness the King of Liao, the country of Japan is different from our country of the Ming Dynasty, and their country there is almost the same as a county of the Ming Dynasty."

"But being able to send hundreds of samurai to fight is already a big country, and many countries can't get together so many people!"

When Zhu Wei heard this, he immediately said what he saw on the way back.

"If you talk about war, Lone will also see one in Yiwu this time."

"It was just out of Yiwu County, just in time for the villagers of the two townships to fight."

"Good guy, there are more than a dozen villages in two townships, with a total of more than 10,000 people, and all men, women, and children have been dispatched."

"In the blink of an eye, dozens of people were killed and wounded. If it weren't for the soft-heartedness, they really couldn't stand it, and they could fight until dark!"

When Zhu Wei said this, he couldn't help arching his hand towards Zhu Yunxi.

"Big nephew, I'm alone!"

"Lone finally knows why you sent Lone to Yiwu to recruit soldiers. This poor mountain and bad water raised Diao people, it is really fatal to fight!"

When Chen Hai heard Zhu Zhi say this, he also smiled and agreed.

"Who's to say it's not?"

"We are fighting in the two townships of Daming, and we are both catching up with the Japanese national war, hahaha!"

Zhu Wei also laughed loudly when he heard this, only Zhu Yunxi quietly held the wine glass, without the slightest smile on his face.

He also wanted to laugh, but his heart was inexplicably sad, and discordant pictures appeared in his mind.

He knew it was a memory of another self, a memory of hundreds of years to come.

But he didn't want to touch too much at this time, he was afraid that once he did, he would wipe a certain island country off the map.

"Forget it!"

"Let's not talk about Japan for now, let's talk about the future of the Ming Navy."

"Chen Hai, do you think that if you want to defend our Daming Sea Frontier, how many navies does Daming need?"

Chen Hai is just a shipbuilding businessman, and he just runs the business of sea transportation by the way, and he really hasn't thought about this problem.

"Dare to ask the imperial grandson, where is the sea frontier you referring to?"

"If it's just the coast of Daming, there should be 350,000 people. If you include Vietnam, Japan, the Ryukyus, and other places, it will be at least 200,000 ......."

"200,000?"

"Then 200,000!"

After Zhu Yunxi accompanied Chen Hai to eat, he led Chen Hai to inspect his recruits.

Chen Hai saw that in a short period of time, the imperial grandson had recruited more than 20,000 navies, and he only felt a burst of excitement.

It seems that the imperial grandson really wants to do a big career!

Zhu Yunxi walked around the barracks, inspected the camp where the soldiers were staying, asked the soldiers about their food, and finally gave a speech to the soldiers before ending the inspection.

However, just as he was about to return to the palace, Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo, walked into the barracks with a holy decree in his hand.

"Your Majesty has a will, everyone kneel and take it!"

Zhu Yunxi was stunned when he saw the holy decree, when he accompanied Lao Zhutou to dinner in the morning, Lao Zhutou hadn't mentioned the matter of the holy decree, why did he suddenly send someone to send a holy decree?

Although Zhu Yunxi was full of doubts in his heart, he still knelt down honestly.

Fu Youde saw Zhu Yunxi kneeling, so he opened the holy decree and read it aloud.

"Fengtian carries the emperor...... The emperor's grandson is preparing to build a navy and strengthen our Ming national defense, and we are very pleased......

"However, the navy is a big matter, and it is difficult to convince the public without appointing important ministers to supervise it. Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo, is now appointed as the commander of the Ming Jing Navy......

"Chin this!"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this holy decree, his face turned white with anger.

Old Zhu Tou mixed sand into our army!

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