Jinyi champion

Chapter 1066

"I still hope that Jingdao can come back soon."

Zhu Si has recently started short of money again.

After realizing that he couldn't spend money lavishly, he immediately remembered that when Zhu Hao helped him take care of the internal treasury, he could spend as much as he wanted.

Now even though the household department is firmly in his hands, he still lacks money... That feeling is very uncomfortable, and even the commander of Jinyiwei, Wang Zuo, was promoted by him because he can make money... But even so, Still can't support his small coffers.

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu is about to go to sea. I heard that the preparations have been completed."

"So soon?"

At the critical moment when Zhu Hao was about to go to sea, Zhu Si seemed to regret it.

Zhang Zuo hurriedly said: "If His Majesty orders to stop it now, maybe it will be too late."

Zhu Si sat there without saying a word.

He said several times before that he wanted Zhu Hao to go to sea for a period of time to find the immortal grass. Although his desire for immortality was extremely strong, Zhu Si seemed to think that the matter of finding the immortal grass could be let go first and put him first. It is more important to solve the financial difficulties faced.

"Decree, let Jingdao send others to go to sea, and there is another batch of goods shipped to Zhejiang? Let him send people to the capital together."

Zhu Si is a bit "greedy" now. Obviously, the sea-going fleet has sent most of the goods looted from overseas to the capital, and he has seen the style of exotic women, but he is still not satisfied. He wants to let the sea-going fleet take everything All turned over.

Zhu Si said again: "Let Jingdao go to Nanjing first, and then send someone from Nanjing to call him back to Beijing. I will reserve the position of Minister of the Household Department for him."

After much deliberation, since I couldn't think of a suitable position for Zhu Hao, I should be straightforward and give Zhu Hao the position that Huang Zan had vacated as Minister of the Household Department.

As long as the problem of lack of money can be solved, all the problems he is currently facing will be solved.

"Your Majesty, will this embarrass Mr. Zhu?"

For the sake of caution, Zhang Zuo still wants to remind Zhu Si.

At that time when Zhu Hao was in the capital, as a Hanlin scholar, he could still ignore the affairs of the court and go to the Taoist temple to clean up. The meaning of singing against you is obvious. Now that his goal has not been achieved, he will be called back to the capital, will it? Will this kind of rift between monarch and minister deepen?
Your Majesty, why don't we be more cautious and use another method...

Zhu Sidao: "Just tell him that I have encountered a lot of troubles in the capital recently, and I have to let him handle them. It's not that he is not allowed to go to sea, why rush for a while? I am not in a hurry to find a panacea. Isn't he going to sea to help me? ? Could it be that he still has his own selfishness?"

Hearing this question, Zhang Zuo really wanted to complain. If Zhu Hao had no selfish intentions, how could he be so persistent, even at the expense of causing conflicts between the monarch and his ministers?

"Send someone there. If he doesn't want to come back... let him go to Nanjing. Why stay in Zhejiang for a long time? If he insists on going to sea, send someone to stop him. Isn't Lu Song by his side? Let Lu Song take him away." Take it to Nanjing!"

At the critical moment, Zhu Si finally figured out that he couldn't do without Zhu Hao's help.

So he didn't want to know what the purpose of Zhu Hao's going to sea was, anyway, to keep him first!
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Zhu Si's thoughts were actually within Zhu Hao's expectation.

Although Zhu Si was very supportive of his going to sea before, but when it comes to the implementation stage, Zhu Si is likely to send someone to obstruct it. The biggest problem is that Zhu Si thinks he is an emperor who can do everything, but in fact he is still far away from being a competent emperor. Far from it.

Purely in the Zuoshunmen incident, Zhu Si's attack on the civil servants was too severe, and the civil servants were shocked.

But if the civil servants wake up and don't confront him directly, but seek trouble secretly, Zhu Si can't stand it at all.

And now Zhu Si is becoming more and more lazy, he doesn't want to pay attention to any court affairs, which will bring about an intuitive consequence, that is, the relationship between Zhu Si and civil servants is gradually separated, and the emperor's decree is trapped in the Forbidden City, and it is difficult to convey it... Governing the country seems to be It is the emperor who finally issues orders and has the highest decision-making power, but the specific implementation still depends on the cabinet and six ministries, as well as local yamen from the central to the local government. As long as the emperor slacks off, his power will gradually be emptied.

It's just that Zhu Si didn't feel it yet.

On the ninth day of the seventh lunar month, the fleet led by Zhu Hao finally went to sea. On that day, Zhu Siwan's edict to retain him was still in Yangzhou, and there were still two days before it could be delivered. Zhu Hao was already standing on the bow of the long-distance ship.

For the convenience of management, Zhu Hao's fleet was divided into three groups. Although almost all of them sailed eastward together, they had to ensure timely avoidance in case of typhoons, so the formation was spread out.

Ships usually use semaphore and fireworks to communicate. Once encountering strong winds and waves or extremely bad weather, the fleet will seek shelter from the nearest island and wait for the weather to improve before moving forward.

"Son."

Lou Suzhen appeared behind Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao didn't turn around, but just stared blankly ahead. He didn't even want to know how far he was from the land, or whether he had to find a place to land again.

Drifting on the sea seemed to be the most stable time since he traveled through ten years. Only then could he feel that he was living for himself.

"Isn't Madam unwell? Why didn't you go to rest?"

Zhu Hao asked.

Lou Suzhen said: "After going to sea, my concubine wants to know more about overseas affairs, can you help clear up my doubts?"

Zhu Hao shook his head: "For overseas affairs, you will naturally know when you get to the place. We are going to compete with others for resources... Unlike other colonists, we will not kill them all, and even use the local natives, because only in this way can we There is enough manpower, otherwise, after arriving in the New World, will we develop a few more generations before we can realize our ideals?"

Lou Suzhen smiled: "There are not enough people."

"Yes, there are not enough manpower, but it will not affect the development plan, because other colonists will also face the same situation as us... We must win every battle with less and completely suppress the enemy with advanced firearms. But the other party also has firearms, and in the future it will not be a cold war, whoever has a firearm with a long range, fast rate of fire, and high power will be able to gain a firm foothold in the New World."

Zhu Hao is very confident.

His firearms are at least two generations more advanced than European colonists, and he also has the technology to manufacture nitroglycerin, diatomaceous earth, and yellow powder.

He can open mountains and cut roads, open mines, and even have enough strength to counterattack Europe.

but……

Zhu Hao also has an ideal, which is to be recognized by China's orthodoxy, otherwise relying on Di Yi alone will not be enough to promote China's prestige.

While talking, Lu Song also appeared on the deck.

"Sir, the first batch of firearms are ready to be used. Do you want to wipe out the surrounding bandits?" Even though Lu Song knew that this trip to sea might be hopeless, he still wanted to fulfill his duty as a courtier of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Hao said: "Let Lu Wan handle the matter of conquering the pirates along the coast. We have more important tasks. Lu Qianhu, you go to the vanguard ship and take charge of coordinating the fleet ahead, and wait for orders from the main ship at any time. "

"Yes."

Lu Song then took a small sailing boat and rushed to the front boat, responsible for exploring the way and attacking the fortifications ahead, while his son Lu Bing went with him.

Lou Suzhen said: "Young Master, don't you worry about him?"

Zhu Hao knew what Lou Suzhen meant. Lu Song was always the emperor's man. She felt that Zhu Hao might be worried that Lu Song would regret it halfway, which would be detrimental to Zhu Hao's safety.

"Don't worry, maybe he won't return to Daming from now on."

Zhu Hao said with a smile, "Since you came out with me, why bother to think about whether he is loyal? If you have any doubts, you can definitely not bring him out from the beginning."

"But there are still many people who don't know where we are going. When we continue to go east, more people will know from the direction of sunrise and sunset that our destination is not around Daming."

Lou Suzhen expressed her concerns.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Conquering overseas, what are you worrying about so much? Finally, you can breathe the air of freedom. You don't have to work hard for others, but only plan for yourself. How carefree and happy you are? Cherish the present moment!"

"Will His Majesty send someone out to sea to look for it?" Lou Suzhen asked.

Zhu Hao continued to look into the distance, and there were islands around.

But those islands will not hinder his progress, because he does not intend to make any stops in these islands.

"I can't find it. The biggest trouble for this ocean trip is the supply of fresh water. I ordered the ships to be ready to collect rainwater at any time. It's time for me to take a rest. These years... I'm too tired."

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It wasn't until Zhu Hao boarded the boat that he completely relaxed.

Everything is let go.

In the cabin, he can endure the turbulence and shaking of the ship and sleep peacefully.

When I woke up, it was already midnight, and the fleet was still traveling eastward in the starry night. The surrounding ships fired signal flares from time to time to determine the position of the ships and ensure that no ships would be left behind as they moved forward.

"master."

Lu Zhanqing came in with a basin, which contained precious fresh water.

Although fresh water is precious, it should be used. Because sea water has high salinity, if it is used to wash face and feet, it will cause dry and chapped skin, affect the microbiome on the surface of the body, induce respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases, and cause damage to the body, so washing is still a must. You have to use fresh water.

There are many islands along this route, and the fleet itself carries a lot of fresh water, plus it can collect rainwater, it should be enough.

Zhu Hao nodded.

Sun Lan was nowhere to be seen.

Now that Lu Zhanqing has been officially admitted, before boarding the ship, Lu Zhanqing saluted and kowtowed to Sun Lan as a concubine, and was accepted by Sun Lan.

The usual care of Zhu Hao's daily life was naturally handed over to Lu Zhanqing. Because Sun Lan was not used to taking a boat, she vomited badly, so Zhu Hao simply let her have a good rest.

"Aren't you seasick?"

Zhu Hao asked.

Lu Zhanqing said: "No matter how unstable the ground is, why care about a little bump on this boat?"

Words sound fine.

But Zhu Hao wants to say that seasickness is a physical reaction, and it cannot be overcome by willpower, so don't be brave here.

Lu Zhanqing carefully washed Zhu Hao's face and feet.

Zhu Hao was not used to being served by others, but seeing Lu Zhanqing's serious appearance, he didn't stop him.

But at this moment, Lou Suzhen's voice came from outside the cabin door: "My lord, can I come in as a concubine?"

"come in."

Zhu Hao motioned to Lu Zhanqing, and she got up and walked aside... The more people came, the more Lu Zhanqing wanted to show her identity, so she didn't avoid it.

When Lou Suzhen came in and saw Lu Zhanqing, she was not surprised. She just came to ask for instructions: "The letter from the back boat is from the princess...do you want to read it, my lord?"

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