Chapter 117: The Dai family's fleet is gone
Just after the Shangyuan Festival, the Dai family received a bad news. Their secret port was given to Zheng He.
More than 30 ships were spared, and more than 400,000 taels of cargo, gold and silver were lost.
Money is small, the key is the boat, these more than 30 boats and more than 1,000 sailors, is the old foundation accumulated by the Dai family for decades.
Without these things, the Dai family completely lost the ability to sail, and from now on it would be completely unable to compete with other forces on the sea.
This news was told to Dai Deqing by the old man of the Dai family.
"Our family still has so many ships overseas, why don't I know?" Dai Deqing immediately raised questions.
"There's so much you don't know, what's all the fuss?" Dai Dehai said coldly.
Dai Dehai was in his fifties, short and slender, and his two eyes glanced at Dai Deqing like a wolf.
In the past, Dai Deqing must have been trembling with fright, this brother has a cruel and tyrannical personality, and he has a lot of miserable memories.
It's just that now, Dai Deqing elegantly picked up the tea bowl and took a sip gently, no longer taking him seriously.
"I don't deserve to know, but I guess if the traitor of the eighteenth knew about it, and then he was given it by Zheng He.
But why did the old eighteen betray? Knowing that the old eighteen betrayed, why didn't he change places? Whose fault is it? ”
Dai Deqing put down the tea bowl and asked with contempt as he stared at Dai Dehai.
Dai Dehai smashed the tea bowl on the table with one palm, and suddenly stared at Dai Deqing fiercely like a hungry wolf.
was stopped by a slight cough from his father, and although his teeth were clenched and his cheeks kept beating, he still sat back slowly.
"This matter may not have started because of Lao Eighteen, Xu Qin is just using him as a bargaining chip to blackmail us, even if Lao Eighteen says the place, Xu Qin may not be able to let Zheng He run."
The old man coughed and then spoke, he didn't believe that Xu Qin had such a great ability to let Zheng He take the fleet to the Western Ocean and deviate from the course for a special trip.
"It's not just our family that is unlucky, but also those guys in Fujian and Guangdong. Who knows why Zheng He suddenly changed course. It wasn't supposed to be where he was. ”
Dai Dehai said gloomily.
Dai Deqing sneered, and the explanation was that he was weak-hearted. This brother is now weak. Where would he have said such cowardly things before.
Take advantage of this opportunity to maybe kill him, but it requires the cooperation of Xiao Guogong. At this time, Deqing had other thoughts.
"Without the boat, without those things, I'm afraid those big names in the south won't be close to us. Those robbers will turn around and bite us. ”
The old man analyzes the current situation.
Dai Dehai's face was ugly after hearing this.
"Actually, nothing has changed, the Japanese are going to get rid of it, and they are not afraid of baring their teeth. We don't have a fleet of our own, we can borrow chickens to lay eggs. ”
Dai Deqing talked eloquently, looking like he was holding a pearl of wisdom.
"How do you borrow a chicken to lay an egg? Without a ship, without cargo, we can't get to Japan, which chicken will we take to lay eggs? ”
Dai Dehai glared at Dai Deqing coldly.
"Haifan Division......" Dai Deqing responded neatly.
Dai Dehai was stunned, what is that? He had just returned from outside, so naturally he didn't know what was going on in the court.
But the old man understood.
"You mean that the chief official of the Haifan Division will be Xu Qin?" He immediately thought of the key.
"Yes, Mr. Xia, who is beside Xu Qin, has clearly told me the news, as long as the holy decree is opened, it will come down.
Moreover, he also promised to give me a half-official position in the Haifan Division, and I was left to choose from the city, inspection, shipyard, and nuclear office. ”
Dai Deqing said confidently.
The old man's eyes were bright, and he actually stood up with the support of the moist beauty.
"Okay, it's a good borrowed chicken to lay eggs, it won't take a few years, and the Haifan Division will be another salt class lifting division. When the time comes, there will be as many ships as you want to go to Japan. ”
The old man said excitedly.
"So, now we need to hand over the Japanese to Xu Qin and let him sit firmly in this position, the fat meat of Japanese trade, without our deliberate promotion, he himself is in a hurry."
Dai Deqing said lightly, looking at Dai Dehai's expression, his heart was extremely happy.
"Do it well, and all the resources at home are at your disposal." The old man patted him on the shoulder happily.
Dai Deqing was so excited that he almost jumped on the spot. This is a treatment that has never been done before.
When Dai Deqing left, Dai Dehai was completely depressed, and it was just a strong support just now. The rivalry between these brothers was brutal.
If you show a little decline, you will be ruthlessly dealt with and even killed. The cruelty of dealing with Dai Demin by himself is likely to be repeated on himself.
"Father......" Dai Dehai spoke weakly in a voice that bordered on pleading.
"It's not entirely your responsibility to lose the fleet, but after all, if something happens to you, then you will inevitably suffer. There must be a shortage of people in the preparation of the Haifan Division, so you go and become a crew member. ”
The old man said softly, and just like that, he sent away his son, who had been indispensable. Whether he can make a comeback depends on his own consciousness and insight.
"Hai Fan Division......" Dai Dehai's eyes finally brightened a little.
He quickly understood what his father meant.
The entire Ying Tianfu was discussing what Shangyuan Festival saw and heard in the palace, and it was said that the palace was like a fairyland that night.
In particular, the magnificent fireworks made people talk about it, and it is said that half of Nanjing City was seen at that time.
There are also many ordinary people who don't know the truth, bowing to the palace, thinking that it is an auspicious miracle.
What's even more talked-about is that a royal historian of the Imperial Court and the niece of Yang Shiqi, the head of the dynasty, took each other's lantern riddles.
The only pair among thousands of people is simply the red rope pulled by Yue Lao himself. It is said that Yang Shiqi has invited the imperial historian to his home to enjoy the lanterns.
Both parties are very satisfied and are ready to talk about marriage. For a while, it was a beautiful talk.
Of course, there are many unsatisfactory things under this beautiful talk, such as a talented man who fell in love with the daughter of a businessman, but immediately retreated after inquiring.
Obviously, I look down on the origins of others.
But there are also good things, the son of a merchant has taken a fancy to the daughter of a third-grade official, and the merchant can't help his son cry, and he asks someone to ask for it with trepidation.
I didn't expect people to be interesting, and then in the case of opening the door with a generous gift, they quickly got married.
After the Shangyuan Festival, while everyone was fine, the female dependents of each family moved around quickly, especially the mahjong game of the Star Picking Building was not broken.
Miss Girl and Merry Genius were matched by a pair, and they didn't like it. The Shangyuan Festival presided over by Xu Qin finally became a blind date meeting.
The little overlord of the Qinglou has become an old man. Of course, no one said that he was good, and they all counted this matter to Zhu Di.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty thanked His Majesty for solving the marriage problem for these young men and women of appropriate age. The red luan stars of the Shangyuan Festival move, a good artistic conception.
Usually, these court bigwigs, how can they have time to arrange the marriage of their children, and now with the help of the Shangyuan Festival, they will meet with each other, and if they are satisfied, they will discuss it.
If you are not satisfied, it will not hurt the harmony. The words of the matchmaker of the parents' orders finally have a trace of looseness and freedom. Many people are already looking forward to next year's Shangyuan Festival.
Zhu Di happily became a fairy, although the old moon god is not high, but he is a good immortal after all.
"What about Xu Qin?" Zhu Di was happy and asked about the initiator.
"Back to Your Majesty, it is said that he fell ill that day. I'm still lying at home. Wang Zhong said.
"Well, I didn't see him well that day, and it was hard enough, so let the Tai Hospital send someone to take a look." Zhu Di sighed that he was tired and sick of this child.
How did he know that it was Xu Qin's mouth that was cheap, and he had to kiss the little county lord who was infected.
When the imperial doctor came, Xu Qin was already well. Although it is still a little nasal, it is already fragrant to eat.
"When I go back and talk to Your Majesty, I will say that I am too sick to do anything, and I will not be able to get better without cannons, gunpowder, and ships." Xu Qin talked nonsense with the imperial doctor.
"A pair of chaihu soup is fine, as for those things, I don't need it."
The old lady doctor was not afraid of him at all, and it was this one who operated on Xu Huizu.
Xu Huizu was also able to meet each other politely, and the grace of saving lives in these years is not a joke.
"Imperial Doctor Hu, don't listen to his nonsense. It's rare to come to the Wei Mansion, don't go, I'll accompany you to drink two drinks at noon. ”
Wei Guogong said beside him.
"Forget about drinking, you can't leave the palace yet. However, if there is any excess of the hot pot base, can you give some of it, and the masked face towel brought by the small country is said to be able to cut off the wind and cold, I don't know ......"
The old lady said.
"Yes, there are ......," Wei Guogong Xu Huizu said politely.
Xu Qin was very angry, I am sick and you are here. Took so much stuff from my house without doing anything.
Needless to say, the mask was remembered by this old thief.
"Xiao Guogong, this scarf can really block the wind and cold?" The old lady asked wistfully.
"It's not possible to have a complete partition, but it always works. If both sides wear it, it should be possible. Xu Qin said.
The old lady doctor took the mask from Xu Qin's house, as well as how to make the mask. But if you kill it, it's called a face towel, and it doesn't sound good to say that the mask is not good.