Zou Huanzhang sat in the carriage of the Admiral, and his heart was extremely nervous!

The gray-haired old man, holding the cane in his hand tightly with both hands, thought about it and couldn't understand why the regent wanted to see him.

As the indigenous people of this Linjiang city, the Linjiang Zou family used to be very beautiful.

Because the Zou family is a shipbuilding family!

When Linshui City was not a city, it was just a small fishing village by the Yangtze River, and the Zou family began to make a living in shipbuilding.

Now, hundreds of years have passed, and Zou shipbuilding has been passed down to the twelfth generation!

The most beautiful time was after the construction of Linshui City, and Ning Guo set up the Guangling Water Division here.

A large number of warships were needed at that time!

The imperial court adopted the Zou clan and ordered them to build the huge dock in this waterfront city.

also handed over the construction of the naval warship to his Zou family.

The prestige of the Zou family was unmatched for a while, and it seemed that overnight, the Zou family became a very famous family in this waterfront city.

But later......

Zou Huanzhang let out a long sigh.

When the Zou family was handed over to him and Emperor Zhaohua ascended the throne, the sailors of Ningguo deteriorated.

The imperial court was controlled by Ji Tai, and the military department no longer asked for the construction of new warships, and the household department did not have the money to maintain those old warships.

As a result, the ships gradually decayed in the water.

And the once huge Zou clan, the clansmen gradually went their separate ways in order to make a living.

Those craftsmen who depend on the Zou family to survive can naturally only leave.

Some have left for the rest of their country.

Some have set up a workshop and shop in this waterfront city.

Do some carpentry work.

Or run a small blacksmith shop.

Wait a minute.

The Zou clan gradually declined, so that now there are only forty-six people left in the Zou clan who are still in Linshui City!

The dockyard where the ships were built had not been used for many years, and it had withered.

The people of the Zou clan are still doing their old business, but they are no longer building the tall and mighty warboats, but building the small fishing boats they need for the fishermen in Linshui City.

More than a year ago, the Admiral of the Guangling Navy Division was replaced.

It was Zhongli Mansion's eldest young master Zhongli Qiuyang who came.

After Zhongli Qiuyang took over the Guangling Naval Division, he had visited him in the mansion, but when Zhongli Qiuyang knew that he needed to restart the dockyard and build a new warship, the eldest young master was also silent.

After that, there was no more news.

Today, a regent has come to Waterfront City......

Zou Huanzhang frowned slightly, thinking to himself, could it be that the regent also had the idea of rebuilding the Guangling Water Division?

After a while, he smiled, Ning Guo's treasury didn't have any extra silver!

Even if the regent has a heart, I'm afraid he is as powerless as Zhongli Qiuyang.

But as soon as he arrived in Waterfront City, he wanted to see himself...... Zou Huanzhang's nervous mood gradually calmed down, just see it.

Even if the shipbuilding experience accumulated by Zou over the years is handed over to him?

By the way, there is also a bunch of drawings of new warships in his study.

It was a more advanced warship, but unfortunately none of it was built.

If the Lord Regent likes it, give it to him.

Maybe when the Ning Kingdom is strong, and when the treasury has abundant silver, this new generation of warships will still be able to reappear in the world.

It's just that I'm already very old.

You can't build it yourself.

It's definitely not visible.

Ay......

Zou Huanzhang sighed again, this is the biggest regret in this life!

The carriage drove slowly and came to the door of the Admiral's Palace.

Zou Huanzhang packed up his mood, held his cane, and then lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.

As soon as he stood still, he was suddenly startled—

His dim old eyes saw two people standing in front of the Admiral's Mansion!

Those two are walking towards him right now!

As he got closer, he recognized the person on his left as Admiral Zhongli Qiuyang!

He hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Xiaomin has seen Lord Admiral!" ”

Zhongli Qiuyang didn't step forward, but the man on the left walked over.

He stretched out his hands and raised Zou Huanzhang's arms, and a peaceful voice sounded in Zou Huanzhang's ears:

"Old man, thank you for your hard work!"

Zou Huanzhang raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him.

He was old and did not go out of the city to greet Li Chenan today, but at this moment, his heart was suddenly shocked.

"You...... You're the Regent?! ”

Li Chenan smiled slightly, "I am!" ”

Zou Huanzhang was taken aback, he hurriedly took a step back, and wanted to bow down, but Li Chenan grabbed his arm.

"Old man, I don't like this!"

"I think you haven't had dinner yet, let's take a walk, I'm hungry too, let's have a light meal in this Admiral's Mansion and talk while eating!"

is so honorable, the ancestors of the Zou family have had it.

The genealogy of the Zou family records that in the early years of Jinghua, after Emperor Jinghua ascended the throne, he went down to the south of the Yangtze River and summoned the ancestors of the Zou family in this waterfront city.

Then, the dockyard of Waterfront City began to build warships day and night.

At that time, it was the strongest Guangling Sailor, and it was also the most beautiful time for the Zou family.

Emperor Jinghua had foresight, in the twenty-sixth year of Jinghua, the 36 countries of the Western Regions raised 300,000 troops to conquer Ning, all the way like a bamboo, and drove straight into this waterfront city.

It was here that the Guangling Naval Division relied on the advantage of warships to defeat the Western Regions Coalition Army in one fell swoop.

Only then did Ning Guo stop the decline of the war, and only then did he organize a counterattack and drive the remnants of the Western Regions Alliance out of Ning State.

In that battle, the most critical thing was the defense of the Yangtze River of the Guangling Water Division!

The warship built by the Zou clan played a decisive role in that battle!

More than 100 years have passed in the blink of an eye, and tonight, the regent of Ning Kingdom actually summoned himself in this waterfront city again!

This regent is the emperor of Ning Guo who is about to ascend the throne!

Zou Huanzhang's old heart became excited again, and he followed Li Chen'an to the dining hall of the Admiral's Mansion step by step.

There are several dishes on the table in the dining hall.

There was also a jug of wine.

There are no guards.

There are no handmaidens.

There are no eunuchs who serve with them!

Li Chenan stretched out his hand again, and greeted Zou Huanzhang to the top very naturally!

Where did Zou Huanzhang dare to sit, and hurriedly waved his hand, "Regent, the little people, the little people don't dare!" ”

"You are an old man, I want to come to the same age as my grandfather, this is the upper position, you can only sit!"

"You're welcome, there is no regent or admiral here, please come here, I have something to know from you...... Have a seat! ”

Zou Huanzhang sat down nervously.

His left head is the regent Li Chen'an, and his right head is the Admiral Zhongli Qiuyang!

This battle ......

He swallowed, looked at the dish on the table, and was taken aback again.

A plate of shallots and tofu!

A plate of sauced radish!

A plate of greens!

And a plate of braised pork head!

And a drawer of steamed buns!

The dignified regent ate this when he first came to Watertown?

I heard that he brought back a lot of dogs from Beidesert Dao, and a pot of dog meat stew is better than this!

Just when Zou Huanzhang was thinking wildly, Li Chenan picked up the wine jar on the table.

Zou Huanzhang saw the three words written on the wine jar: Painting Ping Chun!

Wine!

Li Chenan poured wine and said with a smile:

"Old Zou, I heard that your Zou family is a shipbuilding family, so I can't wait to invite you here."

Li Chenan handed over the wine glass and said:

"I already know the situation of the Guangling Naval Division, and the construction of warships is imminent."

"Please come here, there are a few things that need to be discussed with Zou Lao."

"Come on, come on, let's talk while drinking!"

Zou Huanzhang took the wine glass and looked at Li Chen'an, and said directly:

"Regent, with all due respect, building a warship is not as simple as drinking and eating!"

"The huge amount of silver needed...... Where? ”