"Okay, I forgot that His Highness can take advantage of the rich family." Han Yike burst out laughing after hearing this and said, "Isn't it a small thing for the big family in Suzhou to donate a few boats?"
"Hey, the landlords don't have any surplus food, so they still have to recognize their contributions." Zhu Zhen said with a simple and honest smile.
"Next question." Han Yike asked again: "Your Highness, do you know how long it takes to build a ship with two thousand materials?"
"how long?"
"Two years. This does not include the time for wood drying in the shade." The Liujiagang Shipyard is right next to the Municipal Shipping Department, and Han Yi often went there to visit.
"Did it take so long?" Zhu Zhen said in surprise: "I remember when I was fighting Chen Youliang, my father seemed to have built hundreds of large ships in two months."
"It was a wartime emergency. There was no time to dry the big trees, so we had to temporarily cut down the trees and dismantle the beams. They were used for whatever purpose. The ships built in a hurry were only for emergencies, and they would fall apart in a few years." Han
Yi Ke explained: "If you go to sea, the ship will break down faster. It may take in water and sink in one or two years."
"It can be used for one or two years." Zhu Zhen gritted his teeth and tore the skin of the chicken, and said fiercely: "First take revenge, otherwise I will not be able to swallow this breath!"
"Okay..." Han Yike swallowed. It's different to be able to take advantage of big companies. The entire fleet can be reorganized at once.
"There is something," Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "Have you ever been in contact with Marquis Jinghai?"
"When I first came here, I went to Chongming Island to pay homage to the dock." Han Yike said: "We haven't interacted with each other since then. Your Highness also knows about the relationship between the official and Xungui..."
"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded and asked, "Have you heard any rumors about him?"
"I've heard a lot about it." Han Yike thought about it and said: "Someone told me that the Shibo Division will definitely not be able to open, because Marquis Jinghai asked him to shut it down before. Now he is not being beaten.
His face?"
"He has such a big face." Zhu Zhen sneered.
"That's because the people along the coast have a saying of 'Zhu Lu Wu Shui'..." After Han Yike finished speaking, he slapped himself in the mouth. "Look at me, I just can't get rid of this old habit of speaking quickly."
"Senior brother, I'm here with you, so there's no need to pretend." Zhu Zhen smiled faintly and asked, "Are those four words what I understand?"
"Yes." Han Yike nodded and said, "My elder brother is in charge of the Yangtze River, and my younger brother is in charge of the sea. The emperor really trusts me."
"My father's thoughts have changed a little bit... I love..." Zhu Zhen said with a bitter smile: "He is afraid of troubles on the horizon, but is not afraid of the troubles in front of him. He also hopes that they can jump out and save trouble."
"Indeed..." Han Yike thought about the Suzhou civil uprising. He just acted coquettishly, but Boss Zhu took the opportunity to beat him to death. If the prince hadn't stopped him, the big businessmen in Suzhou might have collectively been in trouble.
Mind.
"Moreover, after Zhang Shicheng's defeat, Marquis Jinghai's brother Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin, guarded Suzhou. The emperor moved 140,000 households to the south of the Yangtze River to enrich the people and fill Fengyang. He was responsible for the implementation."
"It's interesting..." Zhu Zhen murmured while chewing the chicken bones: "So at that time, who left and who stayed, he had the final say?"
"That's right." Han Yike nodded and said: "The final list of immigrants...how do I put it? There is no pattern to follow. For example, the Lu family and the Xie family are among the best in Jiangnan in terms of popularity and wealth. But they are not
Selected.”
"Do you think they bribed Wu Liang?" King Chu asked in a deep voice.
"That's not clear." Han Yike hesitated, then said truthfully: "Anyway, my master happened to be in his hometown at that time, and my father asked him to write a letter to the Marquis of Jiangyin..."
"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded, he understood what Han Yike meant. At that time, in order to stay, everyone showed their talents and used all the tricks they could.
"What you mean is that the big families who stayed behind, no matter which path they took, have all worshiped the Buddha of Marquis Jiangyin." Lao Liu said, holding up his palms and saying in a deep voice:
"Especially Lu Zhonghe, a well-known big business, must have paid a huge price, and may have even been taken in as a dog?"
"It's completely possible." Han Yike nodded: "Otherwise, there is no way to explain why Lu Zhonghe benefited the most during that period of great change."
"Then Xie Yunzhang confessed that Lu Zhonghe somehow managed to get into the big shots in Beijing and became his spokesperson in Suzhou and the middleman between Jiangnan's big businesses and maritime merchants." Zhu Zhen frowned and said, "And he never forced Lu Zhong to die.
Judging from this matter, that gentleman is not Wu Zhen."
"Your Highness, you mean that Lu Zhonghe has taken refuge with a higher-level figure?" Han Yike asked.
"That's not important. It may be that he first sought refuge with Wu Zhen, and then through this relationship, climbed up to a high branch." Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said: "You also said 'Zhu Lu Wu Shui' just now, especially when
Marquis Jinghai is stationed in Chongming, and for such a long time, such large-scale smuggling has happened under his nose. But he has never noticed it. He can only say that he is either really blind or deliberately pretending to be blind."
"Then he must be pretending to be blind." Han Yike said in a low voice: "Xiaoguan also heard that most of his Japanese naval forces were from the old corps of Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding. And the main force of the pirates were also the old corps of Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding.
The bones are broken and the tendons are connected, so there is a strange phenomenon of continuous Japanese invasions year after year."
"That's right, Yu Tongyuan and the others told me that at the beginning, Chen Youding's group mainly used Guangzhou ships, and Fang Guozhen's group mainly used Fu ships. This time, the two groups of pirates who intercepted our city fleet, one group used twelve Guangzhou ships with two thousand materials.
Mainly, the other group is mainly composed of twelve big fortune ships. They deeply doubt that the ordinary pirates, the old tribe of Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding, cannot build such warships, nor are they so well-trained.
"Besides, such a powerful pirate fleet is as conspicuous as lice on a bald man's head, but Wu Zhen has never reported it. This can only mean that they are wearing a pair of pants!" Zhu Zhen sighed:
"So we can basically confirm that our enemies are... really a group of powerful enemies."
"Yes, the two marquises, plus the big shots behind them, do seem to be invincible." Han Yike sighed, "No wonder Lu Zhong and the others were indifferent to the intimidation displayed by His Highness. Because.
They feel they have a stronger backend."
"It doesn't matter, I don't care about the background or not. Anyway, when it comes to the background, no one can compare with me." Zhu Zhen quickly regained his confidence and said:
"After all, the people in this world still have the surname Zhu! Originally, I didn't know who the enemy was, so I suffered a lot. Now I've basically caught them, and their death is not far away!"
Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "From now on, the Shibo Division has entered a state of war, and the enemies are the Marquis of Jinghai and Jiangyin!"
"Yes." The Ming Dynasty officials of this era were most accustomed to a state of war. It was also a state of war that allowed them to maximize their abilities.
