Tao Yiping's expression changed, and he continued: "But teacher, the two of us still have self-knowledge, know how we got this skill, and still want to follow the teacher and continue to learn craftsmanship!" ”

Hearing this, Guo An's face turned pale, "Your Majesty's will has been issued, and you two still want to resist the will?" ”

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting's faces suddenly changed, and they hurriedly said: "Teacher, the two of us don't dare to resist the order!" ”

Guo An said indignantly: "Then go to office honestly, you two think, we want to let you go?"

Your Majesty summoned you away, and we have to cultivate two more masters who can take care of things......

Moreover, our days will also be complicated...... Roads, workshops, workshops, workshops......

There are also a few stalls of the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce and the Shenji Camp! ”

The more he talked, the more upset Guo An became.

"You two went to the Ordnance Bureau, you are not allowed to be lazy, and the muskets, artillery, grenades and other firearms used by our Shenji Battalion are not allowed to have any flaws!"

"Divine Machine Battalion?"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were subconsciously stunned, and hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask the teacher, where is the army of the Shenji Battalion?" ”

Guo An explained: "Your Majesty's newly formed Shenji artillery army, we are the main general, Liu Sheng is the deputy general, and most of them are Yanshanwei as the general, and the muskets, artillery, grenades and other things made by the two of you in the Ordnance Bureau are all used to equip the Shenji Battalion!" ”

"I see!"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting understood, and immediately congratulated Guo An with a happy face.

"Congratulations to the teacher for being in charge of the army!"

"Congratulations to the teacher ......"

Guo An waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, okay, don't pat yourself, wait for you to leave, do you have a person to recommend to us to be in charge?" ”

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting also understood Guo An's temper, and quickly looked serious, frowned and thought for a moment, and then said: "Teacher, there is a carpenter who is rich, a craftsman who builds a family, has superb skills, and is the head of a fifth-level carpenter!" ”

"Kuaifu?"

Guo An thought for a while, then nodded and said, "In this way, this person is in charge!" ”

Tao Yiping hurriedly said: "Teacher, rest assured, Kuaifu is from Jiangsu to Beiping, that is, he is rushing to the teacher, this person is not only skilled as a carpenter, but also respects the teacher very much, and will not disappoint the teacher!" ”

"That's it!"

Guo An nodded with satisfaction, "Does the blacksmith have anyone to recommend?" ”

"Xu Cai!"

On the side, Yang Ting said without thinking.

"Yes!"

Guo An nodded again, Xu Cai, a blacksmith, Yang Ting has also mentioned it many times, and he must also be a reliable craftsman.

"Thank you, teacher!"

Yang Ting thanked.

Guo An didn't care, but looked at Tao Yiping and asked, "There are so many masters in the Tao family, but anyone is willing to come to the workshop?" ”

Tao Yiping was stunned for a moment, and then said with a happy face: "Thank you for the teacher's love, several brothers and brothers in the family respect the teacher very much, and there will inevitably be a senior brother or elder brother coming!" ”

"That's great!"

……

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, on the second day, led Kuaifu and Xu Cai to the door and met Guo An.

For these two people, Guo An gave a gentle request with a gentle face.

There is no need for Guo An to draw cakes, the signboard of Guo An's two words has already made these two people full of excitement.

Moreover, their previous terminators, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, were directly transferred to the Ordnance Bureau by His Majesty and became officials.

Righteous Ming officials!

This is something that they, the craftsmen, have never dared to think of in their lifetimes.

Now, someone has demonstrated to them, and they are naturally excited.

After going back, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting really brought a brother to Guo An, Tao Yizhen, and two senior brothers, He Qi and Xie Wenyong, from Tao Wanhu.

After that, the two of them soon went to the Ordnance Bureau to be on duty.

Without these two handy stewards, Guo An could only take Guo Ang to Jiangjun Mountain in person to explain some matters to Kuaifu and Xu Cai.

Or check the progress of the project and find out what the problem is.

But.

Kuai Fu and Xu Cai really have something in their stomachs.

A lot of things are done very neatly.

As for some aspects that they can't see because of their poor vision, Guo Anmen clicked on it, and they could immediately figure it out.

After that, you will never make the same mistake again.

Other than that.

The shipping line under the Chamber of Commerce has also begun to operate on a large scale.

With Jingshi as the center, some regular sailing began to appear, and the price was clearly marked, and there was a fixed price from Jingshi to nearby states and counties.

In addition, you will depart when the time comes, no matter how many passengers you are carrying.

In addition, the shipping industry is hung with the flag of the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce, with the imperial palace, several princes, marquis, and several big businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River as backers.

No one dared to mess with them, nor did they bully the passengers.

In less than a month, the reputation of the ship company spread to dozens of surrounding states and counties.

More and more boat passengers are choosing to take only passenger boats.

In addition, the shipping company also has a charter business, and many merchants have also started, spending money to hire the shipping company to transport goods to them.

"Hurry up the opening of two shipyards, whether it is now, or when Ma He's fleet returns, more and more ships will be needed!"

Dinghai Hou Mansion, Guo An instructed Shen Zhuang who came to report to him.

Now, Shen Zhuang and several other businessmen have officially begun to send people to settle in the Chamber of Commerce and be responsible for managing the Chamber of Commerce.

Shen Zhuang hurriedly responded: "Dinghai Hou rest assured, after the villain goes back, he will discuss with Liu Fangming and Wen Feng!" ”

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

Subsequently, according to the previous practice, since there was nothing to report, Shen Zhuang should leave and go on errands.

It's just that Shen Zhuang didn't leave this time, but his eyes flickered and he hesitated.

Guo An frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Lord Hou......"

Shen Zhuang raised his head, opened his mouth, and finally said: "When the villain heard a piece of news, he didn't dare to be sure, and he didn't know whether he should report it to the Hou Ye!" ”

Guo quietly glanced at Shen Zhuang, "Since you are not sure, don't say it!" ”

Shen Zhuang: "......"

After being stunned for a while, Shen Zhuang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Master Hou, this matter is very important, and the villain doesn't dare not tell Master Hou!" ”

"Then say!"

Guo An said lightly, "I've been rambling for a long time, still waiting for us to ask you?" ”

"The villain doesn't dare!"

Shen Zhuang suddenly said with a panicked face: "The villain is just a little worried......"

As he spoke, seeing the impatience in Guo An's eyes, Shen Zhuang hurriedly changed his words, "Master Hou, what the villain said is about Huang Jixian!" ”

Guo An was stunned, "That Huang Jixian in the Chamber of Commerce?" ”

"Exactly!"

Shen Zhuang nodded hurriedly, and then looked around cautiously, before he approached Guo An's ear as if he was a thief, and said cautiously: "Master Hou, the villain overheard a rumor that Huang Jixian's Fujian Huang family seems to be a descendant of the surname Pu in Quanzhou!" ”

"Quanzhou Pu surname?"

Guo An's face was directly gloomy, and he stared at Shen Zhuang tightly, "Is the news reliable?" ”

The descendants of the surname Pu in Quanzhou actually joined the Chamber of Commerce and Commerce, and joined hands with the royal family and several major princes and princes to do business, if this matter is true, he Guo An really has no face to see Zhu Di.

And if it spreads, Zhu Di will be like being slapped in the face!

The surname Pu in Quanzhou is a maritime merchant who came to China to trade with Arabs.

Later, during the Southern Song Dynasty, the Pu family made a fortune in Quanzhou, Pu Shouchen became the governor of Quanzhou, and Pu Shougeng became the envoy of Quanzhou Tiju City, and the Pu family not only controlled Quanzhou's foreign trade, but also was responsible for collecting tariffs.

Basically, Quanzhou has become the territory of the Pu family.

The integration of Pu Shougeng's government and business allowed the Pu family to monopolize the overseas trade of Quanzhou spices for nearly 30 years, with a huge family property and thousands of domestic servants.

It was not until later that Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie and others escorted Yiwang Zhao Yu to Fujian, and Zhao Yu was proclaimed emperor.

Zhang Shijie asked the Pu family to give hundreds of thousands of military funds, but if the Pu family didn't give it, Zhang Shijie grabbed it...... In addition, the clan Zhao family has thousands of descendants in Quanzhou, who oppress the people and blackmail businessmen on weekdays!

When the conflict broke out, the Pu family led a group of merchants and gentry in Quanzhou to kill thousands of descendants of the Zhao family, and surrendered to Kublai Khan as a vote.

Then, the Pu family continued to rule Quanzhou, and it was heard that the gold that the Pu family handed over to the Yuan court every year accounted for one-sixth of the Yuan court's annual income of gold.

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty and became the emperor, he despised the ingratitude of the Pu family in Quanzhou, and all the Pu family in Quanzhou were indignant, unable to read and write, and even dug up Pu Shougeng's bones and whipped the corpse of 300!

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang heard about the skull of Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty, and it was also made into a drinking container, after it was recovered.

Zhu Yuanzhang was even more furious, and killed a group of Pu family members.

The rest of the Pu family members began to change their names and surnames to avoid trouble.

Now, there are basically no people with the surname Pu in the whole Quanzhou.

Moreover, Guo An estimated that with the Pu family being beaten into the lowly status by Zhu Yuanzhang, I am afraid that the officials, gentry, and even some ordinary people in Fujian are eyeing the Pu family.

The Pu family should have all died, but I didn't expect to tell him now that Huang Jixian, who doesn't seem to have any string characteristics, is actually a descendant of the surname Pu in Quanzhou?

Shen Zhuang smiled and hurriedly said, "Back to the Hou Ye, the villain has only heard of it."

However, this matter should not be fake! ”

"This is a dog thief!"

Guo An scolded angrily, and then looked at Shen Zhuang again.

"In this matter, you will rot directly in your stomach, do whatever you have to do, let's go to the palace and inform Your Majesty!"

Shen Zhuang hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Hou Ye, the villain knows the seriousness of the matter!" ”

"That's it!"

Guo An nodded slightly, then got up and walked out.

"Go ahead!"

"Yes, Master Hou!"

Shen Zhuang hurriedly got up, followed behind Guo An, and walked out.

……

Out of the gate of the Hou Mansion.

There was already a luxurious carriage waiting, Guo An, with Xu Yong's support, got into the carriage, and several fierce Yan Shanwei behind him, escorted the carriage, and went to the palace.

Looking at the carriage in the distance, a trace of envy flashed in Shen Zhuang's eyes.

However, thinking of his own situation, he could only sigh slightly, get into his simple carriage, and go to the Chamber of Commerce.

Now, it can only be given behind this Dinghai Marquis, and his Shen family has already gone lucky!

……

(End of chapter)