Jiang Cheng was instructed by Mao Xiang, and this time, he naturally wanted to talk to Li Jin about the fleet.

After seeing Zhu Biao and Li Jin, Jiang Zheng immediately saluted and said:

"I've seen Master Li and Gongzi in my humble position."

Li Jin couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw Jiang Zhen again.

It's only been a few months, and Jiang Zhen has already been promoted to a thousand households, and the speed of promotion is a bit amazing.

is worthy of being the second commander of the Jinyi Guard in the future.

Zhu Biao was more indifferent, and asked:

"Is there a reply from the emperor?"

"Yes."

Jiang Xuan took out a letter from his personal arms, and then carefully handed it to Zhu Biao's hand.

Zhu Biao looked at the wax seal on the letter, which had not been opened, nodded with satisfaction, and said:

"It's been a long journey, and I've worked hard for you."

"It's not hard, there is one more thing to come here this time, I want to ask Lord Li."

Jiang Yu hurriedly waved his hand, and then mentioned another thing.

Li Jin's face was puzzled, Jin Yiwei actually had other things to do to find him?

"What's going on?"

"Nowadays, there is more and more intelligence at sea, and we need a fleet with a fast speed to pass information back and forth."

Jiang Xuan said and peeked at Li Jin's face, and found that Li Jin's face was as usual, so he continued:

"I wonder if Master Li can provide us with Jinyiwei?"

Hearing Jiang Xuan's request, Li Jin couldn't help but start to bow his head and ponder.

The fastest vessel on the seas?

This request reminded Li Jin of a kind of ship in later generations, not a Chinese one, but a Western one.

This type of ship is extremely fast, but it has two disadvantages, the first is that the draft is relatively shallow and the cargo capacity is not very large.

The other is that if you drive at full speed, there is a high risk that the boat will capsize.

Thinking of this situation, Li Jin couldn't help but feel a little difficult to speak.

Jiang Zhen saw that Li Jin didn't speak for a long time, and thought that his requirements were a little high, so he couldn't help but say:

"If Master Li's shipyard doesn't have this kind of ship, it only needs to provide ships with normal speed, and it's not impossible."

"It's not that it doesn't work, it's just that it's risky."

Li Jin explains:

"There is a clipper that meets your requirements, and the speed of such a boat is more than twice the speed of a normal ship."

"It's just that the sea is stormy and rough, and if this kind of ship sails at full speed, it is easy to capsize."

"You know, our shipyards are all about safety..."

"Great, Master Li, we want this kind of ship."

Before Li Jin could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Jiang Zheng.

"But the sea is stormy, if the ship capsizes..."

"Don't be responsible for adults, we all have this kind of consciousness from top to bottom."

They are Jinyi guards, will they be afraid of strong wind and waves? Isn't this a joke?

Originally, Jinyiwei was walking on the blade, would he be afraid of this little danger?

It's easy to capsize at full speed, so it's okay to slow down a little, even if it really capsizes, I'm not afraid, it's a big deal to be a good man after 18 years.

Li Jin had to admire Jiang Zhen as an outlaw.

Since the users have no opinions, Li Jin naturally won't say anything, but can only say:

"In that case, then I will tell Wang Tou later, and let them help you Jinyiwei build a fleet of clippers."

"How many do you need?"

"Let's get a hundred first!"

"A hundred?"

"How is it too little? Do you want to add more points? ”

"No, no, no, not a lot."

Li Jin was a little shocked by Jin Yiwei's generosity, did they think that shipbuilding was too cheap, so they wanted to build more?

Thinking of this, Li Jin had to remind Jiang Zhengdao:

"Friends return to friends, but the silver for this shipbuilding is not cheap, can you Jinyiwei get it?"

"Don't worry, our Jinyiwei is naturally undeceived in doing business, and we will never be in arrears."

Jiang Xuan patted his chest with a heroic and dry cloud, indicating that there was no problem at all.

This reassured Li Jin a little, and then said:

"In that case, let's build a hundred clippers first, and in eight months, you Jinyiwei will go to the shipyard to pick up the ship."

"Eight months? So late? ”

Jiang Zhen was a little blindfolded and said:

"Could it be a little earlier? We are also in a hurry to use it. ”

Li Jin said angrily:

"I can't get out of here now, and it won't be three months before I have a chance to leave."

"It's useless for you to be in a hurry."

"It's easy."

Zhu Biao next to him had an idea and said:

"You can write a secret letter and ask Jiang Qianhu to bring it back?"

"In this way, it won't delay the Jinyi Guard's boat, and you don't have to go back."

Jiang Zhen's eyes lit up, and then he looked at Li Jin with anticipation.

No, Li Jin could only write a letter under Jiang Xuan's urging gaze, hand it to Jiang Xuan, and ask him to bring it to Wang Tou.

After Jiang Zhen got the secret letter, he was overjoyed, and then he was about to turn around and return to Daming.

This kind of dedicated attitude made Li Jin look stupid, just arrived on Wadao, and returned directly to Daming without staying for even a day.

This kind of non-stop back and forth between the two places made Li Jin couldn't help but give Jiang Zhen a thumbs up, no wonder this guy could climb up to the commander of the Jinyi Guard in the future.

With this kind of attitude, it's hard to think of it.

Just when Li Jin praised Jiang Zheng, Zhu Biao had already opened the sealed letter, and then looked at it anxiously.

After reading Zhu Yuanzhang's reply clearly, the corners of Zhu Biao's mouth slowly cracked, and then laughed heartily:

"Lord Li, the emperor agreed!!"

"Not only did he agree to the plan to shoot the sun, but he even wanted to reinforce 50,000 troops and come to Wajima to help us succeed!"

"Really??"

Li Jin couldn't believe his ears, Zhu Yuanzhang was so generous?!!

Li Jin hurriedly stepped forward to see the contents of the letter.

After reading it, Li Jin's mood suddenly became complicated.

Zhu Yuanzhang did agree to the plan to shoot the sun, and also decided to send troops to come.

But it was only 50,000 guards, and in Li Jin's heart, the so-called guards were simply a group of peasants.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang started by relying on the guard, the guard is actually a variant of Bingtun.

In wartime, he is a soldier, in his leisure time, he is a farmer, and he combines soldiers and farmers.

The biggest role of the guard is not to provide soldiers, but to provide food, which can provide Zhu Yuanzhang with a large amount of military food.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, due to the serious damage to the cultivated fields, Zhu Yuanzhang recruited displaced people to reclaim the wasteland.

At the same time, a part of the reserve soldiers was mobilized to reclaim the military field, which was completely owned by the imperial court, and most of the grain harvested by these guards had to be handed over to the imperial court, leaving only a small part to barely eat.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the war was raging and the people were struggling to make a living, this practice was naturally able to attract a large number of soldiers.

At least having enough to eat is better than starving to death.

However, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the horses were put into the Nanshan and the soldiers were put into storage, and these guards had gradually developed towards the peasants, and there was no longer the kind of combat effectiveness in the late Ming Dynasty when wars were frequent.

In today's Ming Dynasty, the most effective is the border army on the border of the Ming Dynasty, these soldiers who have experienced life and death at all times, and their combat effectiveness is naturally beyond doubt.

There are also the 200,000 elite of the Beijing camp who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to pacify the world.

In addition, the guards of the Ming Dynasty will completely degenerate into peasants, and even in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, these guards have all become serfs of thousands of households in the guards, and their private property is even worse than that of tenant farmers.

Li Jin was not optimistic about these guards, and did not want them to follow him to charge into battle and attack the city.

As long as they can defend the city and protect the rear, that's fine.

But no matter what, at least the plan to shoot the sun is approved, and Li Jin's behavior can be more bold in the future, and he doesn't have to worry about stepping too big and pulling eggs.

After all, with Zhu Yuanzhang backing him, Li Jin can rest assured that he can do it boldly.

Just when Li Jin and Zhu Biao were immersed in joy, Xu Da's messenger found the two and reported:

"Your Excellency, the envoy of Emperor Wajima has arrived again and wants to ask to see Lord Lee."

Li Jin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has obtained permission, it is up to Emperor Daigo to make a decision.