Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 247 The Regent’s Way of Greeting
After more than half a year of emergency construction by hundreds of thousands of people, Tianjin Port has begun to take shape, but it still cannot accommodate such a large fleet entering the port.

In the end, only Zhang Shenyan's ship and hundreds of transport ships transporting family members entered the port first.

King Lü Mou was in glorious glory and stood on the dock with his younger brother King Yong to welcome the warships of the Ming Dynasty back home in triumph.

Looking at the sails covering the sky outside the port, Lu Mou sighed boldly: "My Ming Dynasty's invincible navy is back. From now on, with my full efforts to build, our Ming Dynasty Navy will sweep across the oceans and compete with the great powers. My The place where the naval guns can reach is within the scope of our Ming Dynasty’s influence.”

King Yong's eyes shone: "Brother, appoint me as the admiral of the Ming Dynasty Navy. I will lead the Ming Dynasty Invincible Fleet to fulfill your wish for my brother."

Lu Mou glanced at him: "Just you? Do you know how to swim? You can almost drown even when you take a bath in the bathtub, but you still sweep the world? It's better for you to go to the Dragon Palace to be your son-in-law."

There is an allusion here. Once when King Yong was taking a bath, the wooden bucket was too high and the bath water flooded his head. If it were not for the quick hands and eyes of the little eunuch who served him, he would have drowned in the bath bucket. From then on, the boy fainted.

"Then you let me be the governor of Ganliang and look after my brother's back."

Lu Mou curled his lips: "I am invincible, do I need you to take care of my back? You should just stay under my wings and be your Prince of Peace."

The crowd at the harbor suddenly burst into cheers: "Coming, coming, entering the harbor."

Zhang Shenyan's ship entered the harbor, and triumphal music was immediately played on the pier.

With the support of the two heroes, the old man stepped off the battleship and came to Lu Mou. Zhang Shenyan knelt down and paid homage: "I am fortunate to have fulfilled my duty and returned with two generals. I also supervised the navy on the way. Thanks to the command of the two generals, the navy officers and men fought bravely and annihilated all 500 Qingshui divisions and captured ten, and presented them to the regent." Wang Xiangong."

Lu Mou helped the old man up with his own hands: "My lord, I destroyed the enemy in one battle, and my hard work is of great merit. I will be the emperor and the superintendent of the country, and ask for a title for the old man."

Zhang Shenyan smiled and pointed at the two generals beside him who were being helped up by King Yong: "The naval battle of the Superintendent was actually a rogue who took advantage of the Superintendent's addiction and took credit for it. The destruction of the enemy in one battle was all due to the contribution of these two uncles. I It’s just a matter of pleasure. If you want a reward, let’s reward the two generals and the entire army.”

"All the officers and men in the army want rewards, and so do the bosses."

Then he asked Zheng Hongkui and Yu Minzhong: "Do the two generals have wives and children?" Their eyes were full of expectation.

This time, the two of them were confused.

When Zhang Shenyan saw Lu Mou's relapse into matchmaking, he explained to the two of them: "My prince is most concerned about the soldiers' family affairs, and always rewards the soldiers with maids who are close to him to start a family. According to our regent, war is dangerous, and soldiers cannot be left without heirs to carry on the family line." ”

That's right. The two of them were even more moved. What a considerate prince: "Thank you, prince. We are almost 80 years old, so we naturally have wives and concubines."

Lu Mou was a little disappointed, so he asked again: "Two of you, do you have any adult nephews who need marriage? This king will grant marriage to them."

If Zheng Hongkui wanted to say anything else, Yu Minzhong, who was well-connected and calm, would poke him. Yu Minzhong believed that the regent was not trusting people like him and wanted to keep an eye on him.

Zheng Hongkui hurriedly took the lead and said: "Although I am already fifty years old, I still want to see a new life. I am grateful for the regent's care and ask the regent to give a maid as a concubine. I have three sons in my family, two of whom are not yet married. Please ask the regent. Grant marriage."

Zheng Hongkui has a straightforward personality, but he is not stupid. After being poked by Yu Minzhong, he also thought of this possibility and took the initiative to propose.

But in fact, they both thought wrongly. Lu Mou actually wanted to find a good home for the tens of thousands of maids in the palace.

But Lu Mou kept things simple again. There is no small matter in heaven, and every move of a politician is related to politics. Any unintentional move you make will be over-interpreted by others.

This time, several more palace ladies were placed in good families. Lu Mou was in a good mood and said to Zheng Hongkui and Yu Minzhong: "I have set up a reception banquet at Guanhai Tower in Tianjin. Please invite two meritorious soldiers to the banquet." Yu Minzhong said. Embarrassed: "All five hundred warships participated in this battle, and the captains all contributed. Can you sit in that restaurant?"

Lu Mou laughed loudly: "The Guanhai Tower is my royal property, and it is huge in scale. With five hundred soldiers, there will be no problem."

As soon as he heard that it was a property built by the royal family, the upright Zheng Hongkui couldn't help but frown slightly. The royal family is carrying out such a large-scale construction project, and no one knows how many families have been destroyed.

Zhang Shenyan, who has become a mature man and is the most observant, immediately sensed his mood and was afraid that his stubborn temper might offend the regent when he first arrived. He laughed, seemingly to Lu Mou, but in fact he wanted Lu Mou to reply to Zheng Hongkui: "The prince built the building" This building has only been used for half a year. How much did it cost and how many craftsmen were used? "

Lu Mou replied proudly: "In order to entertain the gentleman merchants who came to Tianjin to investigate investment and build this landmark building as soon as possible, I allocated 200,000 yuan from my cigarette factory funds. Then I hired 10,000 craftsmen of various types. More than 100,000 yuan was spent on labor alone, which is why we have such speed and scale. "

Zheng Hongkui asked again in disbelief: "Prince Regent, do you still need to pay your own expenses and hire craftsmen for the royal family's construction?"

Lu Mou deliberately looked at him as if he were looking at a monster: "General, haven't you heard that our Ming Dynasty abolished all corvee labor and replaced it with labor service money? Since the government has collected the people's labor service money, how can it continue? How about enslaving people and working for others for free? "

"I know that the commission money has been implemented in certain areas in Jiangnan. But shouldn't the commission money also be used for the construction of the royal family and others?"

This is a real person and a straight person. No wonder Wu Sangui, who was in the same military examination, became a frontier official very early and dominated one side, but you are just a deputy general soldier. But I like your character, I will give you a promotion and a reward, and I will earn it.

"The commission money must be used for the country's people's livelihood. For example, the construction of Tianjin Port this time is using commission money. Whatever our royal family does, we can only and must pay for it ourselves."

Yu Minzhong couldn't bear it: "Then the royal family has become embarrassed."

This is a loyal minister who is absolutely loyal to the royal family. I will hand over Tianjin, the gateway to the capital, to you. I am relieved.

"In order not to increase the burden on the country or the people, I have opened a private property belonging to the royal family, a royal cigarette factory, a royal central bank, and a pharmaceutical factory. The profits of the central bank will be used as year-end rewards for officials who work hard and have outstanding political achievements. , but those two factories are the royal family’s own income. Let’s put it this way, I am embarrassed to tell you the profits of these two enterprises in a year.” After saying that, he took out a box of Huazi and distributed it to everyone. Come and try the first-class tobacco produced in our cigarette factory.”

Yu Minzhong smoked Hua Zi and couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart: "The emperor loves the people so much, he is indeed a holy emperor praised by the people. The governor is so generous, and the regent is so arrogant. It is a blessing to the people."

Compliment me for being a camper? Are you praising me? I take him for granted.

A group of people rode horses and walked into an exquisite residential area: "This is a courtyard built for your 20,000 family members returning from the north with the royal family's funds. Time is short, and it is a bit crude. Please make do with it, soldiers."

Yu Minzhong saw three square courtyards. Although they still only had upper rooms and courtyard walls, they were already better than when his family lived in a fishing boat. It was really heaven and earth.

With tears of gratitude, he handed over to Lu Mou: "Thank you, the regent, for caring for the soldiers——"

Lu Mou quickly stopped: "Don't thank me yet, because I don't give these yards to you for free, I charge money."

Yu Minzhong was embarrassed, surprised, and moved for nothing. Relationships cost money.

"However, our soldiers and their families are poor and unable to pay."

"General Yu, of course I know this. Therefore, I have formulated a mortgage loan plan for you. That is to say, you will repay me a portion of the money every month for ten years. At that time, as long as you continue to pay That’s it.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Minzhong's hair stood on end.

(End of this chapter)