When Li Daoxuan's perspective cuts back to the boat, the second plate of seafood has already been served, bamboo shrimp, which looks delicious at first glance.

While peeling shrimp, he said to Zheng Zhihu: "General Zheng, you just said that you want these seasonings, right?" No problem! We also have an identity as an imperial businessman, and we also want to do business, this business is not done in vain, and after a while, we will transport some seafood soy sauce and sauce to you for resale. ”

Zheng Zhihu was overjoyed.

After Li Daoxuan finished speaking, the shrimp had been peeled, dipped in some sauce, and thrown into his mouth, refreshing, and his cheeks squirmed, and he said: "General Zheng and Westerners, Nanyangs, are also doing business, right?" ”

Zheng Zhihu nodded: "Our Zheng family's business is very large, Da Ni, Hun, Champong, Luzon, Yonggang, Beigang, Dayuan, Hirado, Nagasaki, Mumbai, Banten, Old Port, Batavia, Malacca, Cambodia, Siam...... Our merchant ships will go. ”

When his name came out, Li Daoxuan was indifferent, but Shi Lang was startled: "Hey? The strength of the Zheng family is so strong? You guys...... How many ships are there, exactly? ”

Zheng Zhihu was a little proud: "More than 3,000 ships." ”

This amount, Shi Lang muttered in his heart: It won't be blown, right?

Li Daoxuan knew that this was really not blowing, the Zheng family's more than 3,000 ships, which were recorded in historical records, were really powerful.

The second stage of Gaojiacun's maritime strategy is to control the South Seas, and Zheng Zhilong has already laid a foundation in the South Seas, which can be fully utilized.

While peeling shrimp, Li Daoxuan asked, "General Zheng, what do you think of Westerners?" ”

Zheng Zhihu: "Although the number of Westerners is small, their combat power is strong, especially their shipbuilding and navigation skills, which are very powerful. Fortunately, they have come thousands of miles away from the ocean, and this place is too far away from their homeland to become a threat to us for the time being. ”

Li Daoxuan snorted, with such an opinion, it can already be regarded as a cognition that is at the forefront of the times.

Zheng Zhilong suddenly pointed to the Wanli Sunshine under his feet: "Although the ship of the Westerners is big, it is not as big as our Zheng He treasure ship." ”

It turned out that he also regarded this big ship as Zheng He's treasure ship.

Li Daoxuan didn't explain, just thought it was Zheng He's treasure ship, and said with a smile: "General Zheng, if I lend you a treasure ship, can you drive it across the ocean and run to the hometown of Westerners?" ”

"This ......" Zheng Zhihu shook his head embarrassedly: "We can only go to Nanyang at the farthest, and from Nanyang to the west, we have to go to Franco, Europa and Hongmao Country, and I don't know how many tens of thousands of miles, we have never been there...... I still have to try to grope for the past...... Without a supply port arrangement along the way for more than ten years, it is impossible to get by. ”

Li Daoxuan smiled: "How about snatching something like a supply port directly from the hands of Westerners?" ”

Zheng Zhihu: "Huh? ”

This sentence startled him, the shrimp in his hand fell, and he suddenly looked up at Li Daoxuan, his eyes were full of disbelief, he heard it from this sentence, Li Daoxuan has the idea of enterprising the western country.

However, this idea is also a bit too bold.

Li Daoxuan looked light-hearted, took a piece of fish meat with chopsticks, rolled in the Sichuan-style spicy sauce, and said leisurely: "This thing is not simple, but it is not impossible to do, I heard that the relationship between General Zheng and the red-haired people is excellent." Why don't you send a few henchmen to board the red-haired man's ship and go to the Western countries together, and the most important thing is to find out the route and the supply ports along the way, so that we can go to the Western countries one day in the future. ”

Zheng Zhihu thought to himself: This lieutenant must be on the orders of the emperor and wants to move Western countries. I didn't expect the emperor to fight so hard today! Is he such an ambitious man?

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"Mr. Li, will it be too early to start exploring the route to the West at this time?"

"Is it early?" Li Daoxuan: "To go to the West, it will take at least half a year, or even a year, to go back and forth. It may not be possible to remember the route after taking one trip, but it will take at least several trips to get acquainted with the route, ocean currents, and monsoons...... In other words, this route, in a few years, is not even clear about the skin. ”

Li Daoxuan smiled: "Now to start figuring out this, it can't be said that it's early, but it's too late." ”

Zheng Zhihu didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to remain silent.

Li Daoxuan: "It's okay, General Zheng doesn't want to do this, or no one can send it to do it." It's just that I can find an opportunity to introduce my people to the red-haired people, and let them accept my people on the ship to go to the Western countries, okay? ”

Zheng Zhihu hugged his fists: "Such a trivial matter, I will do my best in the future." ”

Next, it's time to deal with seafood.

After being full of wine and food, Zheng Zhihu left his contact information, and decided on his contact location or something in the future, and agreed to pack up Liu Xiang and do business together. Then he said goodbye and left......

As soon as he left, Li Daoxuan sighed: "Okay, I have to take care of a person who goes to Western countries with the ship of the red-haired man and is familiar with the route." ”

It's not an easy task!

This person must be clever, literate and hyphenated, and be able to endure the hardships of the sea.

Li Daoxuan really doesn't have any good candidates.

At this moment, Shi Lang next to him suddenly stood up, hugged his fists and said, "Tianzun, there is a candidate below." ”

Li Daoxuan: "Huh? ”

Shi Lang: "Brother Shi Xian, you can do this." ”

Li Daoxuan: "Brother Ling? ”

Shi Lang: "He is three years younger than me, twelve years old this year, and he has read for a few days like me. He also grew up by the sea since he was a child, and he is quite familiar with maritime affairs, and he can be literate and martial. The point is that he is still very young, even if it takes a few years to go back and forth to the West, he is still very young and can still be of great use. ”

Li Daoxuan thought about it carefully, huh? That's really the way it is.

Stuffing a twelve-year-old child into a Dutchman's ship, even if he asked questions, it was not easy to arouse the Dutchman's suspicion, and he said that the child wanted to go and see what the Western countries looked like.

Li Daoxuan: "The key question is not whether he is suitable to go, but whether he is willing to go, and we must fully respect his own intentions, after all, this is a matter of nine deaths and one life." ”

Shi Lang said: "My brother is definitely willing to go, he has long had the idea of joining the army, but he is too young to enter now, if he can join the army in this way, he will be very happy." ”

Li Daoxuan: "Okay, as long as he himself is willing to go, I have no reason to object, everyone has the right to decide their own life." ”

That night, Shi Lang set off for his hometown in Fujian and brought his younger brother Shi Xian, who was only twelve years old, but was already very bold. Like my brother, I wanted to join the army, give myself a future, and took the initiative to express my willingness to go to the West to familiarize myself with the route.

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