Looking at Zheng Zhibao's strange gaze, Zhou Kui came to his senses.

It seems that it has really arrived in Taiwan.

He glanced back at the ship he had made.

That's fast.

"General Zheng! Fortunately, I will be glad to meet you! When he came to someone else's territory, Zhou Kui didn't dare to put up a shelf, so he bowed his hand. Before he came, he inquired, this Zheng Zhibao should be Zheng Zhilong's younger brother.

"Dare to ask when did the grandfather of the country set off?" Zheng Zhibao asked curiously.

"The fourth day of April."

"From Tianjin?"

"Exactly!"

My mother, it's only April 11 today.

Seven days!

How can it be more than 3,000 miles from Tianjin to Keelung, right? Seven days is coming?

Could it be this chimney-laden boat?

Zheng Zhibao once again set his eyes on the Ryosuke and looked at it carefully.

If this is really the speed, wouldn't it be invincible when used in naval warfare? Looking at the big wheels on the outside of the ship and the guns on both sides of the ship, Zheng Zhibao thought to himself.

"General Zheng, Your Majesty asked me to go to a place called Bamboo Trench, not far from here? Can you send a guide? Zhou Kui was also a little amused when he saw Zheng Zhibao stunned.

"It's not far, just over a hundred miles. However, the traffic is not very convenient, and it takes two days to arrive. In this way, the grandfather of the country can stay in the harbor for a day, so that I can fulfill the friendship of the landlord. Early tomorrow morning, I will send a guide to go to the bamboo trench with my father-in-law. ”

Zhou Kui was a little hesitant, after taking the boat for so many days, he really needed to rest.

Looking back at the listless crowd, Zhou Kui nodded and agreed.

Anyway, the matter of the salt farm, it doesn't matter if it's a day earlier or a day later.

Zheng Zhibao ordered someone to receive the seeds from the ship, and then arranged a place for Zhou Kui and the others to live.

"Uncle Guo, if Taiwan's salt factory is built, will it be possible to open a store for sale?" After settling in, Yunu found Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui stared at the jade slave for a long time, and only then did he speak when he saw that he was uncomfortable.

"Yunu, I know what Xiao Quan asked you to follow me for, but if you still don't know your position. I'm afraid you won't get out of here alive. You should weigh which is more important. Don't say I didn't give you a chance. ”

"Master Guo, do you know?"

"Haha, I Zhou Kui likes women, but it doesn't mean that I will be led by the nose. Let's make a bet, Xiao Quan can't fight mine. The salt merchants of the entire Yangzhou can't add up! ”

The jade slave was silent. He didn't know where Zhou Kui's confidence came from.

"Let's go back, if you think it through, let's go together tomorrow. If you can't figure it out, hehe. ”

Zhou Kui waved his hand and sent the jade slave away, and snuggled comfortably in the chair and drank tea.

He doesn't need to worry about the affairs of the jade slave at all, and if he makes a slight move, Zhou Hao will kill her as soon as possible.

In the evening, Zhou Kui accepted Zheng Zhibao's banquet.

During the banquet, Zheng Zhibao asked Zhou Kui curiously:

"Master Guo, when did my Ming Dynasty have such a sharp warship? And it doesn't take any manpower. ”

He couldn't help but look at the boat with curiosity, which opened his eyes. But the core power part, the person in charge of the ship didn't let him see it. It is said that it is a rule set by His Majesty. He has been floating on the sea all year round, and he is also well-informed, and he has seen all kinds of ships. As far as he knew, if Da Ming hadn't recruited his eldest brother, how could he have any maritime military power at all. But at this time, he quietly made a warship with such a fast speed, so that he couldn't say what he felt in his heart.

"General Zheng, I don't know about this either. This is also the first time I have taken this ship. ”

"That's right. I just can't figure it out, this ship can be sailed without manpower? ”

"Haha, General Zheng, this is all a craftsman's business, and it's normal for us big bosses to not understand it. Come! Drink! This is the Maozi I brought from Beijing, and this mouthful is dozens of taels of silver! ”

Zhou Kui snorted and changed the subject.

He saw a slight pause in his movements as he picked up the dishes.

This kid is really, don't ask if you shouldn't.

The next day, Zheng Zhibao sent a guide to take Zhou Kui and his party to the bamboo trench, and he sent someone to report his experience to his eldest brother.

Two days later

Zhou Kui and his entourage came to the seaside of the bamboo moat, looking at the endless sea and stepping on the soft sand.

Dumbfounded.

"There's nothing in the house?" Zhou Kui asked the guide in a daze.

"Tomorrow's builders will arrive."

"Where to stay that night?"

"You can live in a tent."

......

And Zheng Zhilong, who is in Tainan, also received a letter from Zheng Zhibao.

A new type of warship? Departing from Tianjin, arriving in seven days? Don't need manpower yet?

Zheng Zhilong was stunned.

He knew that Zheng Zhibao would not be able to lie to himself, which meant that everything was true.

Placate himself, he knows that His Majesty intends to expand the power of the sea.

Fufu Liuxiang, he knows that His Majesty is balancing the forces on the sea.

It seems that His Majesty finally has his own weapon of mass destruction.

Such a warship is invincible at sea.

For a while, a terrible thought popped up in Zheng Zhilong's mind. Could it be that Your Majesty, the bird is all hidden?

But then the arrival of a man shattered his doubts. To be exact, it is a eunuch, a eunuch that Zhou Kui doesn't even know.

"Zheng Zongbing, take the order!"

Zheng Zhilong knelt down suspiciously and listened to the eunuch's reading, his mind buzzing.

I, Tainanbo!?

I'm knighted!?

Zheng Zhilong was pleasantly surprised, okay, okay! Your Majesty is not going to cook a dog anymore.

The eunuch also brought another message. Wu was ordered to return to Beijing with the ship.

So Wu Youke, who had been on the island for more than a year, took his apprentice Xu Yanru to board the ship back to Beijing.

And Zhou Kui lived on the island. Step on the beach, watch the waves, and blow the sea breeze.

And the city of Nanjing at this time.

Li Jinbo, the head of Global Commerce, is recruiting construction craftsmen.

This was His Majesty's order to build a factory outside Nanjing.

Set up a factory.

Silk reeling factory, weaving factory.

After Li Jinbo received the order, he began to select a site outside the city, and finally selected 500 acres of land in Nanjing Huangzhuang, recruited craftsmen and began to work.

has been based in Nanjing for the past few years, and Li Jinbo is also a celebrity. Everyone knows that he has a deep background, and all the people who tried to find him trouble have come back and made a fuss.

It wasn't until one day that Li Jinbo became the guest of Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, that everyone realized that this person was really not simple.

Romance

So no one dared to find it uncomfortable anymore.

As soon as the construction started on his side, people began to inquire about the news.

What kind of factory is built in the enclosure? What does it take to produce on such a large scale?

Li Jinbo was very strict, and he didn't say anything to anyone who asked. But people are like this, the more others don't talk about him, the more curious he becomes.

In the end, I don't know who used the relationship, so I invited Wei Guogong out and invited Li Jinbo to the house as a guest.

Li Jinbo is naturally not easy to refuse,

I went to the house alone for a banquet.

was different from what he imagined, Xu Hongji invited him alone.

"Grandpa has something to inform the villain, why do you want to be so excited?"

As soon as he looked at him, Li Jinbo smiled at Xu Hongji.

"Shopkeeper Li is so busy, ordinary people are not qualified to see him. If I don't send someone to invite, how can I meet the person who is in charge of Li? ”

Xu Hongji joked with a smile while leading Li Jinbo to sit down.

The two are already quite familiar with each other, and when Global Premium didn't open a branch in Nanjing, he was a member of Global Premium Product.

Later, he was also the biggest financier of the Global Premium Nanjing flagship store.

When Global Trade arrived in Nanjing, Xu Yingyuan specially found him and asked him to take care of him. Xu Hongji felt that it was not simple, and secretly inquired many times, and vaguely knew the twists and turns in it.

"Haha, grandpa, don't embarrass the villain. I'm busy all day long, others don't know, doesn't my grandfather know? ”

"I know you're busy. Let's talk about it, what kind of big move is going to be made after hundreds of acres of land are encircled? ”

"Forgive me, grandpa. This matter must not be opened. ”

"So important?"

"Quite important."

After speaking, Li Jinbo stretched out his hand and pointed upward.

Seeing this, Xu Hongji immediately changed the topic and talked about the recent products of Global Premium. Involved in the orders from above, he knew that he could not interfere with it.

Although they have guarded Nanjing for generations, in terms of political sensitivity, they are never inferior to any nobles in the capital. In the past few years, the wind direction of the court has changed sharply, and it must be a situation where the lord is strong and the minister is weak for a long time in the future, so he has to be more cautious. And Li Jinbo's arrival, he vaguely guessed that it was a kind of layout of His Majesty.

Li Jinbo didn't seem to say anything, but he actually said everything.

The big move at this time may be related to the activity of global commerce in Jiangnan in recent years.

As long as you wait and see what happens, and respond as soon as possible, you won't be able to suffer.

After figuring out this joint, Xu Hongji was relieved.

"After dinner, go to play on the Qinhuai River?"

"Then I'm going to have to spend money on my grandfather again."

"You!"

"Haha~"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

After dinner, the two came to the Qinhuai River in a carriage, Xu Hongji had his own boat, and the next person had already arranged the wine and food in advance. The two of them were blowing the night breeze on the boat, drinking wine, watching the night scene, and listening to small songs, which was very pleasant.

Until an uninvited guest broke the comfort.

"Grandpa, there are people outside asking to see you."

"Who?"

"Huating Xu, Xu Fuyuan."