The autumn mood has become stronger and stronger, which is most felt from Wang Siqi, who has to cover his legs with a small quilt when he hides in the sedan chair.

"It's a lot cooler in the morning now, although it's like summer at noon, but it's cold after all... I'm afraid the imperial court's northern expedition is also coming soon. ”

In this season, in fact, the idea is that the Ming army is uncomfortable, and the Mengyuan is even more uncomfortable, under the trade blockade of the Ming Dynasty, the Mengyuan army, which lacks food and clothing, will not let go of such a good opportunity, and I am afraid that it will go south to loot and retrieve some winter grain before the arrival of winter.

However, in Zhu Di's eyes, this is tantamount to asking for a dead end.

muttering in his mouth, Wu De, who was trotting all the way beside the sedan chair, was smiling.

Although he was panting a little, he still replied to Wang Siqi's words without a match: "Young master, don't worry, I heard that our ironmaking workshop has already started experimenting." ”

After a while.

As soon as he entered the gate of the Baoyuan Bureau, he saw Feng Zongwu walking forward quickly with a nervous expression, and said in a low voice after getting closer: "My lord.. There's an amazing man in the palace waiting for you."

Amazing characters?

Wang Siqi was immediately stunned, although this Baoyuan Bureau is not big, his official in the capital is even more of a brick, and he doesn't know how many officials who are much higher than his official position can be stoned to death.

But after he is also the uncle of Qingyuan, the prince and the king of Han come to visit the door from time to time on weekdays.

What kind of wind and waves have you never seen, who made Feng Zongwu nervous like this?

Could it be that Zhu Di is here?

Wang Siqi turned his head and looked at Feng Zongwu with some curiosity: "What kind of person do you know?" ”

"I don't know.. I didn't dare ask! But.. It's a eunuch, I can see that. ”

"Eunuch?"

Hearing that the person who came was a eunuch, although Wang Siqi had a lot of doubts in his heart, he had settled down a lot, after all, there was only one place in the world where there were eunuchs, and that was from the palace, and the eunuchs in the palace were not here to spread the word?

Behind it is still Zhu Di.

Thinking of this, Wang Siqi was not in a hurry, and walked around for a while before returning to the place where the guests were entertained, and as soon as he entered the door, he said in a loud voice: "I'm really sorry for my father-in-law!" Trouble my father-in-law to come to this small place in Baoyuan Bureau in person, why didn't my father-in-law send someone over in advance to say hello, I would have greeted him earlier! ”

Wang Sanbao looked at Wang Siqi in front of him.

The young man with the same surname as him had a childish look on his face, but he was such a young man's eyes were full of cunning and tactfulness, and his dodging eyes made it easy for Ma Sanbao to guess that the other party was lying and being polite, but he just shook his head and said: "The emperor asked me to come to you to learn from the scriptures, not to entrust me with important things, naturally I can't say hello, and naturally I don't need any etiquette." ”

"You are a gentleman, I am a student."

"By the way, you may not know me... I'm Ma Sanbao. ”

Ma Sanbao?

Wang Siqi hasn't even recognized the important ministers in the court... Not to mention the eunuchs in the palace, Wang Siqi doesn't know any of them, but this is not surprising... After all, in later generations, in a huge company or government unit, as long as the number of people is slightly larger, there is basically less communication between departments, let alone remembering the names of colleagues.

It is not easy to be able to name the bullshit leaders of the unit, and what they do, but now many officials in the Ming Dynasty have such talents, and they can remember the names of most of the ministers in Beijing clearly under the concentration of the camp.

But the minister's name is not clear.

It doesn't mean that Wang Siqi hasn't heard of the name Ma Sanbao, Wang Siqi, whose memory instantly welled up in his mind, hurriedly said: "Where is the prince talking about this, since the emperor wants you to come to the Baoyuan Bureau to ask me something, then I naturally know everything and say nothing, after all, you and I are half of the family.. What's more, as far as I know, my father is good friends with you, so I won't mention any gentlemen and students! ”

"You say, I answer! It's that simple! ”

Wang Sanbao's eyes flickered, and then he suddenly laughed. Most of the eunuchs' laughter was not good, but Wang Sanbao couldn't hear the difference from ordinary people.

"You're smart, boy!"

"The emperor said. I'm about to prepare to go to the West again, but this has been going to the West, although in the eyes of the people is to promote the prestige of our country, even in the eyes of the emperor, it is a good thing..."

"But this expense.."

Wang Siqi replied: "The expenses are huge, right? ”

Wang Sanbao nodded.

The history of Zheng He's voyage to the West can be said in later generations as long as junior high school students who can fully receive nine years of compulsory education do not know this period of history.

The importance of this period of history is enough to show the importance of this history.

Of course, Wang Siqi knew the story of Zheng He's voyage to the West, but what he knew more was that in fact, the Ming Dynasty's voyage to the Western Ocean had always been a loss-making business, although the entire Nanyang and the barbarian countries farther away knew and saw the invincible naval fleet of the Ming Dynasty, but the price behind it was also quite painful.

That's the expense.

It stands to reason that in the future, those world sea hooligans have never done a loss-making business when they go far away, and they can dig three feet into the ground wherever they go, and when they meet powerful countries, they are serious businessmen, and when they meet uncivilized indigenous tribes, they are outright robbers and human traffickers.

These countries are both merchants and robbers, for them, the sea is a gold mine that can provide them with a steady stream of wealth, but the Ming Dynasty is now going to the Western Ocean as if...

Poverty alleviation?

Maybe this word is not very accurate, but Wang Siqi can't think of other words that can describe this stage of the Ming Dynasty to the West...

I don't know how many of the rare goods on the ship are for others to make wedding dresses, and a lot of money is spent on a trip, and the reputation has also spread.

But the real benefit is that I didn't get it at all.

For those Nanyang countries, it makes sense to whoever has the big stick, so in Wang Siqi's eyes, it is better to be this brainless suzerain, to do business in a down-to-earth manner, to dump the surplus goods of the Ming Dynasty, and to make a lot of money is more practical and useful.

"If there is a spare space on the ship to be able to load the cargo."

"I wonder if the prince can sell me all these empty spaces? Feel relieved.. I will definitely give a reasonable price! ”

Wang Siqi quickly thought of a business opportunity, but who is Wang Sanbao?

People in the palace.

I saw him shake his head and say, "What our family said is nothing... It's just to help the emperor share his worries, this matter has to be decided by the emperor, today I just want to know.. Can you make money in the West? ”