The candle flickered slightly, as if it was responding to someone's joyful mood.

Zhu Youzhi quickly suppressed this passion, but he knew that he would also face many problems next.

Although the Luzon gold mines have now been established as a fact, and as many as five have been found, it is not easy to build a road for nearly half a month.

If it is in the territory of Suncheon, the supplies here are all available, and with the countless forced laborers, it is not a matter of effort to build a road.

Instead, this road is on the island of Luzon, far from the mainland.

All supplies and people had to be transported across the sea, not only to cut down trees in the forests, but also to dig up hills and even build several bridges.

This huge investment of manpower and material resources is actually very costly.

Zhu Youzhu thought of this kind of expense, and couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face.

Now it is true to find the Luzon gold mine, but if you want to get the gold mine and get a steady stream of gold, this early investment is also a headache.

Since he ascended the throne, although he has managed to get a lot of silver taels to improve his finances, because he wants to lead Huaxia to the top of the world, it is like poking a big hole, so he has to fill it with silver everywhere.

The silver for the management of the Yellow River, the development of the state and the construction of the Zhiyuan treasure ship has not been completely solved, and now it has to start preparing for silver mining, which undoubtedly makes the Ming Dynasty's finances worse.

"According to the voyage, those boys should be able to return to the capital in half a month!" Zhu Youzhu put down the secret fold in his hand and looked towards the south.

Liu Jin has been standing by the side and waiting, and was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then quickly echoed: "Chen Shilang's recital has been delivered to the capital, and it is said that the students of Guozijian should be able to return to the capital in about half a month." ”

Zhu Youzhu thought that he had made some layouts after all, and his heart settled down.

The reason why he took great pains to arrange for the outstanding students of Guozijian and a group of children of Xun Qi to go was not only to open their eyes, but more importantly, for them to witness the gold mine.

Although the Luzon gold mine was already in front of him, he still did not plan to raise taxes on the people and squeeze all the copper plates in the hands of the people, which was not the strength he was pursuing.

It's just that all kinds of taxes are almost at the limit, and even the tax on the rich has been introduced at the beginning of this year, so the best thing to do is to bring in private capital.

Zhu Youzhu knew that there was no precedent for national debts in the past, after all, this was a feudal era, and who would ignore the safety of the principal for a little interest?

Now it is difficult for the rich to lend money to the imperial court, but this is the best way at present, and it is also one of the important ways for China to embark on a unified foreign path.

Zhu Youji's biggest hope now is the public opinion assistance of those boys, as for whether this thing can be done, it depends on what the reaction of the elite class in the capital is, and whether these people are willing to play with themselves as emperors.

Although the income cannot be compared with usury, for a nation, financial soundness can promote national unity.

Zhu Youzhu knew that some things had to be left to fate, so he immediately drafted under the lamp: "Chen Zheng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, made an envoy to Luzon to explore the gold mines, and served as the governor of Liangguang and the governor of Guangdong to assist in the mining affairs of Luzon!" ”

Now that the gold mining has been finalized, the corresponding materials are needed to support Luzon, and the delivery of materials from Guangdong is undoubtedly the fastest and least costly.

Although Chen Zheng has become the left squire of the Ministry of Works, in the political ecological model he has reshaped, the squire to Shangshu needs to transition to the local governor.

He now arranged for Chen Zheng to serve as the governor of Liangguang, not only to clear the way for Chen Zheng to serve as the sixth secretary of the book in the future, but also to escort the mining industry in Luzon.

The candle flame made an inaudible sound, and a candlestick burned out and replaced with a new one.

Niu Mengmeng had been standing under the lamp to watch over the candle flame, but her eyelids slowly couldn't open, and she left with a palace maid named Bottle.

Zhu Youzhu didn't care too much about the changes around him, and drank a bowl of sweet chicken soup at night, but he kept reading the information from all over the world.

Tonight's intelligence is mostly neutral, and there is nothing too important to pay attention to.

Zhu Youzhi was pleased with the Mongolia in the north, because of his own secret operation, now the Mongolia led by Manduhai can be said to be too busy to take care of itself.

Although Manduhai has the righteousness of the golden family, its own productivity is too weak, and it is not good to blatantly ransack the Ming border, but it is the most afraid of a protracted war.

On the contrary, although the Ming Dynasty sold supplies to Manduhai according to the original historical trajectory, it also secretly provided help to other Mongol forces, and even sold bows and crossbows to them.

Because the war on the Mongolian side is very stalemate, now Manduhai is fighting a protracted war of attrition, but the Ming Dynasty has benefited from it.

"Your Majesty, it's time to rest!"

Zhu Youzhi learned that it was time to go to bed, so he stretched his waist.

As an emperor, there is no shortage of women of all colors, and tonight lying on the bed waiting for him is Shurong Yang Zisu.

This woman's figure is unique, thin where she should be thin, and fat where she should be fat, which can be regarded as the ceiling of the slightly fat world.

Since the vaccination at the beginning of the year, the relationship between the two parties can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds, and Zhu Youzhu has also seen this woman's exquisite medical skills.

Yang Zisu is not an active woman, gently biting her lower lip, enjoying the pleasure that this man gives herself.

It's just that women are sensitive after all, and when they met Zhu Youji's eyes, they gently hugged Zhu Youji's neck: "Your Majesty, do you have something on your mind?" ”

"The country is not established, and I am never steadfast in my heart!" Zhu Youzhu looked at the beauty in front of him who was picked by himself, and also expressed his worries.

In the past year, with Ma Wensheng dying in prison after being infected with smallpox, it seems that the entire capital has become calm, and there is no trace of that mysterious force again.

It's just that he knows that the mysterious force will not disappear, but it is just hiding itself deeper, and even the spearhead is pointing at him.

Since he ascended the throne, whether it is the rectification of the salt tax, or the later clearing of acres of land or the rectification of finance, or the introduction of the tax on the rich this year, he has all put himself on the opposite side of the vested interest class.

Although they opened up their own channels for overseas trade and invented the shuttle loom to increase productivity, the wealthy class may still be thinking about how to extract their own compatriots.

Zhu Youzhu knew that the best thing to do now was to give birth to an heir, not only to strengthen his own security, but also to ensure the continuation of his new policy.

"Your Majesty, the concubine recently looked through the doctor and got a law!" Yang Zisu already knew that Zhu Youzhu had worries about this, and his beautiful eyes were serious.

Zhu Youzhu originally wanted to act, but when he heard this, he asked seriously: "What is the law?" ”

"This method requires acupuncture, and it needs to be pierced at the Yuan acupoint, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!" Yang Zisu's hand explored down and pressed Zhu Youji's Guan Yuan acupoint.

Zhu Youji's Guan Yuan acupoint was lightly pressed, and his eyes seemed to burst into flames, but he suddenly smiled confidently and said: "Forget it, it's better to work hard, this risk can't be taken!" If you really wilt up, Lotus Beauty will be the first to spare you! ”

"Your Majesty, you don't believe in concubines?" Yang Zisu has a pursuit of medicine and seems unwilling to let go of this little pig.

Zhu Youzhu pressed down, but he opened his own way of reporting: "I am the Son of Heaven, only I give injections to women, how can there be any reason to be injected by women!" ”

He likes this quite sensual beauty very much, especially with a strong woman's capital. Although acupuncture is indeed the essence of China, I have been afraid of needles since I was a child, and I don't plan to take risks.

In fact, according to the original historical trajectory, he still has no heirs by this time.

I have to admit that Zhang Yujiao is a very skillful person, in this era of "no queen has three, no queen is great", she has been forced to monopolize the harem as a childless queen for nearly four years.

If Zhang Yujiao's assistance outside the palace was not recognized by the civil official group, it can only be said that this is the biggest falsification of history.

Zhu Youzhu is reluctant to delve into the history that has been changed by himself, facing this stunner in the world on the bed, and even leaving the matter of having a child behind.

When the Qianqing Palace was overwhelmed with clouds and rain, the southeast sea thousands of miles away was already stormy.

Bang!

In the stormy sea, the three-masted ship, which had been docked in the leeward part of the island, had been blown to the surface, and a wave crashed heavily against the hull and splashed several meters high.

It used to be a proud big ship, but now it looks like a paper boat folded by elementary school students, and it seems that it will capsize in this sea at any moment.

"Since Zhang Lun has been killed, it can't be what he did!"

"I have inquired clearly just now, and the scratch on Zhang Lun's neck was caught for molesting a woman in Luzon City."

"We've already surveyed everyone in the group, and they don't have any scratches on their bodies, so it's rare that we're going in the wrong direction!"

"No, there must be no problem with us in this direction, it's just that we must have overlooked something, or we still have people...... Yes, it must be! ”

……

Although the hull of the ship was constantly moving with the wind and waves, Wang Shouren and the three who were hiding in the cabin were not affected by the outside world, and were analyzing who was the real murderer.

Originally, after some investigation, they had locked up the biggest suspect, but the suspect became the victim, which made the case confusing again.

Zhao Kuo and Li Yanwen had already begun to doubt themselves, but when they saw that Wang Shouren seemed to have discovered something, they turned their heads to look at Wang Shouren.

Wang Shouren met the eyes of the two people, and said with a mysterious face: "Think about it, who is with us all the way, but we have ignored it?" ”

"Chen ......"

Li Yanwen's eyes widened, and a name was about to come out.

Chirping!

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a masked figure quietly appeared.

Bang!

Outside, a flash of lightning flashed in the sky, which immediately illuminated the windows of the cabin.

Wang Shouren seemed to have a pair of eyes behind him, reached out and grabbed the teapot on the table, and turned around very decisively and smashed it in the direction of the door.

Syllable!

The masked man was caught off guard and blocked with his knife, but he was still slow and was hit by the flying teapot.

"What are you still doing in a daze, let's go!"

Wang Shouren looked at Zhao Kuo and Li Yanwen, who were stunned, and shouted when they shouted, and then ran away from the door.

At this moment, he finally realized that he had made a mistake and had already guessed the murderer. It's just that now, the real murderer doesn't plan to give him a chance to speak.

The masked man was smashed on his forehead, but now he couldn't control so much, and immediately held back the pain and slashed at Wang Shouren, who was fleeing.

I don't know if he swung the knife too slowly, or Wang Shouren and the three of them ran too fast, the knife slashed heavily on the door frame, and a piece of sawdust immediately fell on the door.

"What sound?"

"It doesn't matter what he says, as long as we're okay!"

"Sweep the snow at home, don't care about the frost on the tiles, pray for God's blessing!"

……

Although a few students next door heard the movement, they only hoped that they were okay at the moment, and they didn't know where to get a Mazu statue to worship and pray.

The waves are churning, and this sea ship is like a boat in the ocean.

"It's out of the water! Walk the water! ”

Just when many people chose to lie in their cabins, a fire suddenly rose into the sky, and some people even chose to deliberately set fire here.

"Haha...... None of you can go back to the capital, you all die here! A man with a scar who set fire to a fire no longer hid himself, looked rampant and laughed.

On deck, the storm was raging.

Wang Shouren and the three of them had already been forced out, and as soon as they came to the deck, they were wet by the torrential rain outside, and the man in black with a knife behind them had already chased after him.

The face towel of the man in black was knocked off by the torrential rain, and his whole face looked very hideous: "I didn't expect you to really guess my body, the three of you must die!" ”

"I didn't expect it...... It's really you - a hundred households in brocade! Wang Shouren saw the face clearly through the lightning flashing through the sky, and it seemed that he had verified his guess.

In this trip, in addition to the students of Guozijian and the children of Xun Qi, the most special physical status is naturally Chen Zheng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works.

It's just that out of everyone's sight, they never imagined that the murderer would be the emperor's personal soldiers, and Cheng Yan, who served as the captain of the Qincha guard, was the real murderer.

Originally, Cheng Yi was supposed to follow Chen Zheng's side, but Chen Zheng chose to go to Guangzhou, and Chen Zheng knew that his mission had been achieved, so he sent Cheng Yi to escort the students back to Beijing.

I don't know if it was fortunate or unfortunate, Chen Zheng escaped, but he also pushed these students into the tiger's mouth.

Cheng Yi knew that his identity had been exposed, but he couldn't let these three people return to Beijing alive: "None of the three of you can escape, you all die here!" ”

"What do we do now?" Where did Zhao Kuo encounter this scene, and he was so frightened that he peed his pants.

Wang Shouren was desperately bloody, and when he found that there was a pile of scattered firewood on the deck, he immediately grabbed a piece of firewood and said: "Cheng Yi is just a fist embroidered leg, let's fight with him!" ”

Cheng Yi knew that whether it was for his own future or for the glory and wealth of their Cheng family, he had to deal with these three young people now, so he raised his knife and rushed forward.

At this moment, the ship had drifted to the middle of the ocean, and a wave lifted the hull high, and then it was slapped head-on by a huge wave that was two or three feet high.

Under the frightened gaze of Wang Shouren and the others, the four of them fell into the sea one after another. In the face of such earth-shattering waves, even if the swimmer falls, there is no possibility of survival at this time.

(End of chapter)