Emperor Chengsheng asked her: "Did you ask for a man-made ship?"
Yan Shiyue nodded: "Yes!"
She also received a message yesterday that the first batch of sail warships and merchant ships had been built. After several tests, no problems were found.
The Shang Department, like the Dragon Guards, is the type that reports directly to the emperor, so once many things are reported, she and Emperor Chengsheng will receive them.
But Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty was still in power at that time, and Emperor Chengsheng didn't know the details.
Yan Shiyue explained: "When I asked my third brother and Yan Yunwu to go to cultivate pearls, I sent people out together. My idea was to be a merchant ship. In the name of a private businessman, I went to check the situation first and get to the bottom of it.
, and then it depends on the situation. The warships are built just in case. Can such a place be fought or not? It will be troublesome to control it if it is fought down. "
Emperor Chengsheng nodded thoughtfully.
Yan Shiyue said: "It's just that this matter takes a long time, is also dangerous, and the language is also a big problem, so the candidates should be carefully selected."
Emperor Chengsheng said: "I will pick a few here, and you will pick a few over there. What are you going to sell?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Mainly silk and tea, which are convenient for transportation. I'll sell some glass mixed in to try the waters first."
Emperor Chengsheng nodded.
Then Yan Shiyue went to find Xiao Tangzhi.
Xiao Tangzhi devoted himself wholeheartedly to the construction of the weird house. He almost forgot to sleep and eat. When he came here, his hair was still stained with sawdust, and he did not have the usual Xianer Xianer temperament at all.
Yan Shiyue enjoyed watching it.
Beauty Xiao Tangzhi also had a heavy burden. She straightened her clothes and hair embarrassedly and asked: "Master, do you have anything to do with me?"
"Yeah." Yan Shiyue said, "I want to arrange for someone to go to sea. Do you have any friends who can recommend me?"
Xiao Tangzhi was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Where are you going?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Sulu Country and Fusang Country are similar to these places."
The Fusang Kingdom mentioned at this time should be ancient Mexico based on its geographical location. It is recorded in the "Book of Liang" of the previous dynasty that the eminent monk Huishen once preached there.
It is said that sweet potatoes, that is, sweet potatoes, are produced there. And potatoes should be produced in Sulu.
These two things are what she cares about most. Of course, it would be best if she could find tomatoes by the way. There are also pumpkins, peanuts, sunflowers, cashews, cocoa... wait! Forget about tobacco, don't want this stuff.
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This matter is not a trivial matter, and it must be done by extremely trustworthy people, but the people they sent unintentionally are all high-level liars. Generally speaking, there are not many people who can deceive them, and the ones they can recognize are almost trustworthy.
Xiao Tangzhi met with Zheng Haoran and his wife, and then recommended several people to her, all of whom were recruited to Chang'an City. Yan Shiyue saw them one by one, and then mainly consisted of translators, Emperor Chengsheng's shadow guards, her shadow guards and
The people selected by the Ministry of Commerce and two small teams composed of a few Jianghu people were formed separately.
It is estimated that this trip will take two or three years anyway. I hope these people can return safely by the time the first batch of pearls are harvested.
Yan Shiyue first told Prince Ke in detail what she wanted, asked him to draw a picture, and explained it to these people. Then she took it seriously and carefully read and felt every one of them.
, felt that there was no problem, and everyone congratulated them seriously, and then sent them out.
This is tantamount to planting a hope.
Emperor Chengsheng gently pressed her shoulder and said: "Don't think too much, just do your best."
Yan Shiyue nodded.
Emperor Chengsheng said again: "Go and talk to your sister-in-law. Yesterday she said I haven't seen you for a long time."
Yan Shiyue went over and looked at the queen.
As a result, we met Princess Jiahui head-on. Actually, she should be called Princess Dachang.
A year after the national mourning, Princess Jiahui had already married the second son of Marquis Nan'an no matter how reluctant she was. When she saw Meng Hui and her, the hatred on her face was completely undisguised.
Yan Shiyue ignored her lazily.
The one who flirts first is a mean person. If she doesn't respond to Meng Hui first with the red bean girl, Meng Hui won't fight back. She can't do it despite all the deliberate efforts. Who can blame her if she is not as smart as others?
Yan Shiyue called her aunt very perfunctorily without stopping.
Princess Jiahui said coldly: "Is this your etiquette?"
Yan Shiyue smiled and stopped: "Discuss the monarch and ministers first, then relatives. Is this your rule?"
She is a majestic princess, and now everyone in the palace except the emperor and queen has to give her great gifts, right?
Princess Jiahui gritted her teeth angrily, and then really gave her a big gift: "Jiahui has met Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Yan Shiyue accepted the gift: "Please get up."
Princess Jiahui stood up and said with a graceful face: "Your Highness, you must take care of yourself so that you can live a long and prosperous life."
What this actually means is that you don’t have to worry about losing your life if you accept my gift.
Yan Shiyue nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, aunt, I am so young and live so comfortably, I will definitely live a long and happy life."
Princess Jiahui said coldly: "Regardless of age, I heard that people with thick skin and dark hearts live long."
Yan Shiyue said: "Then I think my aunt will live a long life."
Neither of them had the upper hand, and they separated after looking at each other disgustedly. Yan Shiyue went to chat with the queen for a while, and then returned to the house.
As a result, the red bean girl came to my door the next day.
Yan Shiyue saw her. As soon as she entered the door, she climbed down without saying a word, kept kowtowing, and cried: "Please give me a way to live, Your Highness! I just ask Your Highness to give me a way to live!"
She used to be a really beautiful girl, but now she is so skinny that she looks a bit skinny.
Yan Shiyue was shocked by her appearance first, and then said: "What?"
Shen Hongdou cried: "Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, wants me to seduce Prince Rong..." She cried in an incomprehensible way: "Hongdou knows the beauty of Puliu and would never dare to have such an idea, but if I don't come, Your Highness
Just hit me..."
She rolled up her sleeves tremblingly, revealing the scars: "I just ask Your Highness to save Hong Dou's life. Hong Dou is willing to tie a ring of grass to repay Your Highness."
Yan Shiyue frowned.
Inner house grinding is usually done with soft knives, and it is a bit rare to do it directly.
She asked: "Why did you follow her to Chang'an City? Where is your family?"
Shen Hongdou cried: "My family are all in Chenzhou. After my eldest brother passed away, Her Royal Highness the Princess saw me and took me to her side, saying that she would give me a good future. Hongdou didn't want to leave her hometown and her parents, and she didn't want to leave her hometown.
Dare to disobey His Highness Jiahui's order... Please tell me clearly that Hong Dou has no ambitions, she just wants to marry an ordinary husband and live a life of equal justice..."
She cried and spoke.
Yan Shiyue listened quietly and felt that although this red bean girl looked delicate and frail, very green tea, she was actually very simple in temperament and cried very boldly... Well, it was definitely not the aesthetically pleasing way of crying like green tea.
, obviously Dafa was bullied.
Yan Shiyue said: "You can stay here first."
Shen Hongdou, who was crying, was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed and kowtowed hurriedly: "Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!"
Based on his feeling, Yan Shiyue took her in temporarily and asked people from Jishitang to check her pulse and nurse her body back to health, and then asked people to check what she said.
Although Princess Jiahui didn't take Shen Hongdou seriously, she was willing to cause trouble for Yan Shiyue. As soon as she heard that Shen Hongdou had been taken in, she immediately sent someone to ask for help. Yan Shiyue denied it without hesitation: "What about Hongdou and Mungdou?" ?I don’t know, I don’t know, I haven’t seen it.” (To be continued)