A few days later, Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others, with nearly 100 craftsmen from Beiping Mansion, arrived in Beijing on a big boat.

Guo An personally received him.

"I've met the teacher, congratulations to the teacher!"

"Congratulations to the teacher!"

Seeing Guo An, Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others again, their faces were full of joy.

Guo An said with a gentle face: "This is just Your Majesty's love, you work hard, and you will definitely be able to enter the court as an official in the future, and even be made a marquis by Your Majesty!" ”

"Thank you, teacher!"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting hurriedly thanked.

"Okay, you just returned to Jingshi, let's go meet the waiting family!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

……

Two days later.

Ma He and Hou Xian came to the Dinghai Hou Mansion in person.

"Lord Qiqi, the fleet of Beiping Mansion has arrived outside Yingzhou Island! In addition, many merchant fleets in the south have also been formed.

Three thousand Yan Shanwei and two thousand sailors are all in place.

In addition, all ships are equipped with 100 flag sailors, all equipped with firearms, and gunpowder, and these flag pilots are also elite divisions at critical times!

Three thousand Yan Shanwei, according to your orders, carry 20,000 grenades, 10,000 incendiary bombs, 500 artillery pieces, and 10,000 fishing nets of all kinds......"

"Very good!"

Guo An nodded with satisfaction, "The fleet will set sail after tomorrow?" ”

"Exactly!"

Horses and roads.

Guo An asked again: "How many guides are there in the Shen family?" ”

Ma He replied: "Hui Hou Ye, there are a total of twenty people, all of whom are over sixty years old, and they have all been to the sea when they were children!" ”

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Are there enough craftsmen and doctors?" ”

Ma He replied again: "Back to the Hou Ye, a total of 300 artisan households and 300 medical households have been recruited!" ”

"Enough!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "What does Your Majesty have to say about this?" ”

Ma He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty said, as long as the Hou Ye feels that everything is in order, he can set off!" ”

Guo An said: "So, then set off the day after tomorrow!" ”

"Yes, Master Hou!"

Ma He and Hou Xian were suddenly overjoyed.

They have been waiting for this day for months.

……

Soon.

It was the day of the departure of the fleet.

A fleet of more than 200 large ships was moored on the sea.

I don't see the beginning and the end.

On the shore, it is full of thousands of people, and there are crows and crows.

Looking at the fleet of ships moored in the sea, all the people were full of excitement.

After decades of being closed to the sea, a fleet of ships is finally about to start trading at sea.

Next to the largest flagship treasure ship, Ma He, Hou Xian, Xu Xiang and other generals saluted respectfully in front of Zhu Gaochi and Guo An.

"Your Highness, Lord Hou, the last general and others will go!"

Zhu Gaochi said with a straight face: "Zhuqing take care all the way!" ”

Guo An said: "Ma He, Xu Xiang, although those barbarians in the South and West are small, their troops are weak.

However, there are many of these barbarian countries, and they do not know the power of our kingdom tomorrow, so we must not be negligent.

Watch out for them sneaking up on them, or banding together to attack them!

Therefore, if it is found that there are barbarians with bad intentions, they will be suppressed directly!

If the opponent has a large number of people, you should occupy a disadvantage, retreat quickly, preserve your strength, and wait until the barbarians are relaxed, and then attack them with firearms.

In the South and the West, your life is the most important, and if you can die one less, you will die one less.

Remember, you are an elite army with firearms, and you must attack the short with the long! ”

"The last general obeys!"

Ma He, Xu Xiang and the others said with gratitude on their faces.

Guo An said: "Go, try to come back alive!" I look for the plants I painted. ”

"Whoa!"

Ma He, Xu Xiang and others saluted Zhu Gaochi and Guo An again, and then boarded the ship and set sail.

The drums sounded.

The flotilla began to depart slowly.

Mighty!

Guo An, Zhu Gaochi and others were able to keep staring at each other, watching all the ships gradually move away.

The crowd slowly came back to their senses.

Guo An said with a slight emotion: "The road to wealth in the Ming Dynasty has officially opened?" ”

"Officially opened?"

Zhu Gaochi on the side couldn't help but be stunned.

"Teacher, when I was in Beiping, Beiping traded with Goryeo, or conquered the Japanese Kingdom, didn't it count?"

"Not counting!"

Guo An shook his head slowly, "Your Highness, how many people are there in Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom?" What a lot of resources! ”

Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up, "I hope Ma He, Xu Xiang and others can return safely!" ”

"I'm sure I'll be back safe!"

……

Sent away the fleet.

Guo An began to build a number of workshops.

On this day, Guo An took Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, as well as the housekeeper Guo Ang and others, to the Qinhuai River near Jiangjun Mountain.

"Tao Yiping, Yang Ting, this more than 10,000 acres of fertile land is also in the house. I'm going to build a concrete avenue from Jingshi directly to here.

Then, build a stone bridge here that leads to the opposite General Mountain! ”

Tao Yiping responded: "Yes, teacher!" ”

Cross the Qinhuai River.

Guo An began to plan again, "In these places, another cement road will be paved."

All the workshops you have moved here can be built here! ”

"Yes, Teacher!"

Looking at the vast wasteland in front of them, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Craftsman Academy, you can also build one here!

"Yes, Teacher!"

"In addition, when recruiting craftsmen and laborers, you can recruit them......"

As he spoke, Guo An pointed to the big men on the side.

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting looked back, and they were suddenly startled, and their faces changed.

"Teacher, who are these people?"

"The food in the house!"

Guo An said slowly, "Pave cement roads, build cement stone bridges, and build workshops, hire them first!" ”

"Yes, Teacher!"

Tao Yiping nodded hurriedly, and then couldn't help but whisper: "If these people are really capable of doing this kind of hard work, they must all be good hands!" ”

Subsequently, Guo An gathered the village elders of Zuo Village, Zuo Lai, and the village elders of the other villages together to introduce Tao Yiping and Yang Ting to them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these two are the stewards of the workshop here. In the future, recruit laborers, and you can also find the two of them.

As for the wages of all of you, they were also paid by the two of them and Guo Ang.

However, the school society built by your village is also built by the two of them! ”

"Society?"

Hearing this, Zuo Lai waited for the village elder, and immediately looked at Guo An with excitement on his face.

"Master Hou, in the village of the grass people and others, can also build a school club?"

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "It's just that the population in your village is too small, and it's too wasteful to build a school club in one village."

It is expected that a village community will be built in the middle of three or four villages!

As for the Master, the government will also be responsible for finding it for you! ”

"Thank you, Master Hou!"

The old man who came to the left and waited for him suddenly said with gratitude on his face.

"It doesn't have to be this way!"

Guo An waved his hand indifferently, "You have learned to read and write, as well as arithmetic, which is also a great thing for the house!" ”

Zuo Lai said with a solemn face: "Hou Ye's grace, the grass people and others will never forget!" ”

Guo An said: "Okay, when the time comes, you only need to help Tao Yiping and others pave roads and bridges, as well as workshops and other things, and no one is allowed to come to make trouble!" ”

Zuo Lai said: "Hou Ye, rest assured, near General Mountain, there are no ruffians who dare to make trouble!" ”

"That's it!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

Later, he asked, "Guo Ang, is the ship ready?" ”

Guo Ang, the housekeeper on the side, hurriedly replied: "Master Hou, now the Chamber of Commerce has purchased a hundred small boats with a size of two zhang and fifty ships with a length of four zhang.

In addition, recruit a hundred boatmen, all of whom are willing to run with the Chamber of Commerce!

There are also 20 people in Jiangjun Mountain who are willing to run the boat! ”

"Very good!"

Guo An was very satisfied, "In this way, the delivery of cement, sand and gravel and other materials will be handed over to the fleet!"

Tell the stewards of the chamber of commerce to pay as usual, and each of them will be counted according to his own ......"

"Yes, sir!"

Guo An hurriedly responded.

Subsequently, Guo An and Tao Yiping checked again, and after confirming that there was nothing missing, they returned to the Dinghai Hou Mansion.

The Chamber of Commerce, on the other hand, began to move.

The entire people of Beijing were surprised to find that in the past, even dogs did not want to go to Jiangjun Mountain, someone actually paved roads and bridges for them!

After finding out clearly, the people of Jingshi couldn't help but be full of envy.

Those barbarians in General Mountain, their ancestors are smoking!

Guo An also heard some of the noise in the outside world.

However, he only smiled slightly and ignored it.

The green smoke from the ancestral graves of the barbarians in General Mountain has just begun to rise.

"Guo Hou!"

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the house, and Guo An's brows furrowed subconsciously.

Immediately, a sturdy figure walked in from outside.

Guo An got up helplessly and saluted respectfully to the visitor.

"Wechen has seen the Third Highness!"

The person who came was the third child of Zhu Di's family, Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui waved his hand slightly, and said with anticipation on his face: "Guo Hou, but you have a good idea for us, a chamber of commerce suitable for us to do business?" ”

Guo An said helplessly: "Your Highness, Weichen has only been thinking about it for a day, how can he come up with it so quickly?" ”

Zhu Gaosui looked incredulous, "Guo Hou is a god of wealth, and those mediocre officials outside don't know, but who doesn't know the people who came out of our Yanwang Mansion?" ”

Guo An was even more helpless, "Your Highness, Your Majesty has not given you the title of king yet, not only is there no one available in your hands, but there is also no money available, even if I have great skills, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!" ”

Zhu Gaosui's eyes narrowed, and he chuckled: "Guo Hou, is there a thing where you can make money without money or people?" ”

Guo An: "......"

Zhu Gaosui looked at Guo An quietly.

Suddenly.

Xu Yong walked in hurriedly with a chamberlain.

When the waiter saw Zhu Gaosui, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he saluted respectfully.

"The slave has seen the Third Highness!"

Then, he hurriedly said to Guo An: "The villain has seen Dinghaihou!" ”

Guo An's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly asked, "I don't know if this chamberlain is coming to our mansion, but what's the matter?" ”

The chamberlain hurriedly said: "Dinghai Hou, Your Majesty is urgently summoned!" ”

"Your Majesty is urgently summoned?"

Guo An was stunned and hurriedly asked, "But what's wrong?" ”

The waiter hurriedly shook his head, "Please also ask Master Hou to forgive me, the villain doesn't know!" ”

Guo An bowed his hand slightly to Zhu Gaosui, "Your Majesty has called, Weichen does not dare to delay, please forgive Your Highness!" ”

Zhu Gaosui said: "Let's also enter the palace with Dinghaihou!" ”

…… (End of chapter)