Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 327: Blessings and Disasters

Seeing this, Shi Jun hurriedly explained: "This is Lord Lin Xianlin, the commander of Zhenhai Guard. He should not know the identity of the Marquis. Don't blame the Marquis."

While the two were talking, Lin Xian had already brought someone to them.

Lin Xian first glanced at this towering iron-clad ship in surprise. He was shocked and a little greedy at the same time. If he could get this kind of iron-clad ship, he would be invincible on the sea, and even Japanese pirates and barbarians would be invincible!

"What happened to these people and why they were let go? Have you found out?"

After watching for a moment, Lin Xian withdrew his gaze and shouted condescendingly to everyone on his horse.

Li Wei looked at his arrogant look, and his face became even more ugly.

Shi Jun was also a little embarrassed. He didn't bother to reply and quickly introduced him: "Master Commander, this is Marquis Jiangdu!"

Lin Xian was startled when he heard this, and then his eyes fell on Li Wei. He paused for a moment and then cupped his hands perfunctorily: "I have met the Marquis!"

Although Li Wei was granted the title of Marquis, he was still not on the same page as these noble generals. Especially since he was from Huaixi, he had no good impression of this newly promoted Marquis.

Seeing Lin Xian not even getting off his horse, Li Wei's face darkened. Although he didn't care about courtesy, such an arrogant attitude still made him a little angry.

The things Xiao Dezi brought back were of great importance. He did not want to waste time on another trip to America. Moreover, Xiao Dezi's sailing experience was the most important thing and must not be lost.

"Let's see who dares!"

"No buts!"

Lin Xian insisted on arresting Xiao Dezi and others. Shi Jun was in a dilemma and looked at Li Wei.

Shi Jun looked around at the two of them, and was at a loss for a moment. It was true that Lin Xian was his immediate boss, but Li Wei was a marquis, and he was kind to him, so he didn't want to offend him!

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes slightly and said sarcastically: "I'm afraid I will disappoint the Marquis today. Shi Jun, take down all these people!"

Seeing Shi Jun's delay in making any move, Lin Xian immediately became furious: "How dare you disobey military orders!"

He did not go out alone this time. Although he did not bring many guards, there were hundreds of people. Lin Xian only brought dozens of cavalry. Shi Jun had the most troops, but he did not dare to move.

The guard understood, immediately turned around and returned, taking out the command flag from his body and waving it at the people on the armored ship. The people on the ship immediately conveyed the order, including the several wooden boats following behind, who quickly received the order and quickly came closer.

Lin Xian didn't take it seriously, and once again rode on the horse and cupped his hands casually: "Forgive me, Mr. Marquis, your Majesty has a strict order that ships passing along the river must be strictly inspected. It is my duty as well. Since these people have no documents, they cannot be let go easily." Walk!"

"I dare not, but..."

Lin Xian snorted coldly: "Huh, that means there are no documents?"

Li Wei became even more angry and stopped talking nonsense to him and shouted directly.

"How dare you, I must take them away today, what do you want?"

Li Wei's face was gloomy and he winked at the guard beside him.

Shi Jun was stunned when he heard this.

Li Wei also refused to give in.

Lin Xian's attitude made Shi Jun a little unhappy, but since he was his immediate superior, he had to reply respectfully: "Sir, these people are a team of envoys sent to sea by order. Marquis Jiangdu has identified them just now and they are sure to be correct. "

"Why, aren't my words sufficient?" Li Wei said coldly with an unkind expression.

After offering his hand, Lin Xian asked Shi Jun again: "Why did you let them go? Do these people have any documents?"

Seeing Li Wei's actions, Lin Xian's heart trembled: "Why, does the Marquis still want to take someone by force?"

"Why not?"

"You! If you act so arrogantly, I will definitely impeach His Majesty!" Lin Xian said angrily.

"Tch, play it."

Li Wei is disdainful. What he is least afraid of is impeachment.

As Li Wei's order was issued, hundreds of guards quickly gathered from the ironclad ships and wooden boats following behind, everyone holding guns in their hands and ready to fight at any time.

These guards were all selected by him from the craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau. Let alone dealing with a small official he didn't know. Even if Li Wei shouted "I want to rebel", these people would probably not hesitate.

Lin Xian's face was extremely ugly. He didn't expect Li Wei to be so bold. After all, he was performing official duties. Li Wei actually used his bodyguards to directly rob people. It was simply lawless!

"Okay, I will definitely report today's events to Your Majesty. I want to see if the Marquis is safe and sound!" Lin Xian said sternly.

A good man does not suffer immediate losses. Not to mention that he only has dozens of horses. Even if he has soldiers and horses, he would not dare to attack a marquis.

Li Wei looked him up and down: "Your name is Lin Xian, right? OK, then we'll see!"

Remembering this guy's name firmly, Li Wei waved his hand to let Xiao Dezi and others' boat go first, with his own guards behind. Lin Xian watched these people leave in the boat with a cold look. He was helpless for a moment. He only looked back when the armored ship also slowly started to move, turned around and left.

Then he looked at Shi Jun in front of him: "You are so brave! Come on, take him down!"

Shi Jun's heart skipped a beat as he watched Lin Xian's men come forward to arrest him, not daring to resist.

On the armored ship, Li Wei specially called Xiao Dezi up and accompanied him on the deck to catch up on old times.

"Sir, oh no, the Marquis actually built such a huge ship. It is really an eye-opener for me. If there had been such a ship, my trip would not have been so difficult."

Xiao Dezi said with some emotion.

When they came down the river, the advantage of the iron-clad ships was not obvious. Now when they go upstream, the difference between ordinary ships and steam ships is immediately apparent. If Li Wei hadn't ordered to slow down, Xiao Dezi's ships would have been destroyed. Out of sight.

"Yes, that's why I advised you to wait before going." Li Wei said with a smile, "Also, you are all so familiar, there is no need to be slaves, slaves, slaves, don't you have a name? You can call me by name or by name. .”

Xiao Dezi smiled: "Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Before he went to sea, he used to be called more casually when he was away. Now that he returned to the Ming Dynasty and learned that Li Wei was both a consort and a marquis, he called himself a slave.

"I wonder if your majesty is okay?" Xiao Dezi asked.

"Of course he is fine," Li Wei curled his lips. This old man was very strong, "but the Queen died last year."

Speaking of Queen Ma, Li Wei couldn't help but sigh. When Xiao Dezi heard about this, he immediately showed sadness.

After a while, Li Wei calmed down and changed the subject: "But that's all in the past. By the way, the capital has changed a lot now. I'll take you for a walk when I get back."

In the past few years, the capital city has been undergoing a large-scale transformation, with cement roads, drainage ditches, etc. being rebuilt. The changes are still huge.

When Xiao Dezi heard this, he responded respectfully.

Li Wei then asked him about the current situation in the Americas, and Xiao Dezi explained in detail.

At this time, America was like a barbaric land. The people there were very primitive tribes and clans, and they migrated frequently, and the scale was not large.

The navy led by Xiao Dezi was well-equipped, with steel knives, bows and arrows, and a coordinated battle formation. Facing these primitive tribes who still used bronze weapons, it would be a one-sided massacre.

Of course, he went there to find something, and he would not kill randomly for no reason. After finding the crops Li Wei mentioned, he returned with his people.

Speaking of these indigenous peoples in the Americas, they originally migrated from Asia. However, now that the land of Huaxia has developed into the feudal dynasty, they still stay in the primitive society. In the end, after the Europeans discovered the New World, they almost ended up being exterminated. , it’s really sad.

In fact, there are reasons why they cannot develop.

First, without horses, the range of activities is limited, and it is impossible to form a large ethnic group, let alone a complete national institution.

Second, without cattle, it would be impossible to use animal power to develop agriculture, and without agricultural surplus output, it would be impossible to support the rise of handicraft industry.

The last and most important reason is that the Americas are rich in products, and high-yielding crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes are enough to feed them. They have no pressure to survive, and naturally have no motivation to progress.

As the saying goes, misfortune lies behind blessings, and misfortune lies behind. These Native Americans were lucky enough to occupy this unique land, but they were eventually destroyed. However, the Chinese were forced to hunt because they were unable to support themselves. Collecting and planting finally entered the agricultural civilization.

From then on, China relied on its advanced farming civilization to support itself and enjoy a prosperous age, while the West developed a brilliant industrial civilization after experiencing the hardships of the Dark Middle Ages. What followed was a century of humiliation for China.

History has proven countless times that the saying "Be born in sorrow and die in happiness" only states a fact and does not serve as any warning.

The ups and downs are nothing more than this. If it weren't for the disturbance of him as a time traveler, neither the Chinese nor the Native Americans would be able to escape the disaster in the future.

The ironclad ship led the fully loaded ships upstream from across the ocean, and finally made it back to the capital before it got dark.

But now that the city gate was locked, if he wanted to enter the palace to see Zhu Yuanzhang, he would definitely not be able to make it in time. Li Wei took Xiao Dezi and others into the city first to settle down, and ordered the guards to notify Wu Yong and others to dispatch people to guard these important goods. .

The next morning, Li Wei showed up again.

Everyone was quite curious about his appearance, wondering what kind of trouble he was going to pull this time.

When Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne, after the ceremony between the monarch and his ministers is completed, Yu Xun, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, will send a report to the class to report the list of officials who have taken up their posts in Beijing or been transferred to local places. If Zhu Yuanzhang summons them, these people will go to the hall to thank them. If they are not seen, they will kowtow outside the hall, and then they can go to work. It's time to take a walk.

However, just as he was about to leave work, he saw Li Wei shouting loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

The ministers were slightly surprised when they heard this. Li Wei's move disrupted the order of events and made many people look displeased.

However, he was displeased, but no one criticized him, and Yu Ji even retracted the steps he took.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes fell on Li Wei, he frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Wei did not show off and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, yesterday I presided over the trial of the new ship and met Wang Jinghong and others who were ordered to go to sea. They came back and brought back high-yield crops from overseas!"

(End of this chapter)