Mingshi

Chapter 1015 Invite a Sailor

Walking into the flower hall, seeing Xu Shixing sitting at the table, and seeing Luo Xin coming in, he quickly stood up and saluted Luo Xin, and then ordered his servants to start serving dishes.Luo Xin waved his hand to signal, the two of them sat down, one after another of delicacies were served, after the two of them had a drink, Xu Shixing put down his glass and said:

"My lord, everything is ready."

"How did you talk about it?"

"According to the previous discussion between the Xu Mansion and the merchants of the feudal kingdom, it is sold to the merchants of the feudal state at a low price, but the tax revenue of the Shibo Division cannot be less than a copper coin."

"That's good!" Luo Xin nodded, with a smile on his face.

"grown ups……"

"What about in the future? After this transaction? What about the next time? His Majesty has ordered the Xu Mansion not to be involved in maritime trade in the future. However, there are pirates around, so what about the next transaction?

It is impossible for the five families to trade with the merchants of the vassal state at the price of the Xu Mansion.They must restore the original price.But because of the pirates, it was impossible for the merchants of the feudal kingdom to agree. "

"Tomorrow I will go and talk to Hu Butang."

Xu Shixing's lips moved, but he didn't say anything in the end.Luo Xin smiled and said:

"what do you want to say?"

"Hu Butang, he..."

"You want to say that Hu Butang won't send troops?"

"Yes!" Xu Shixing nodded and said, "Taiyue and I, including Xu Luqing, have gone to him many times, but he never sends troops."

"We will send troops." Luo Xin said lightly, "I have an imperial edict."

Xu Shixing was overjoyed when he heard the words, but then his expression turned bitter and he said, "My lord, even if Hu Butang sent troops..."

"Hehe..." Luo Xin laughed and said, "You want to say that even if the Daming Navy sends troops, they can't defeat pirates at sea?"

"Yes!" Xu Shixing said embarrassingly: "The last time the Daming Navy sent troops, they were all elites, but they returned in a big defeat."

"This time I will go to sea with the navy."

"No!" Xu Shixing's expression changed dramatically.

"Why not?" Luo Xin asked with a smile.

"It's too dangerous!" Xu Shixing said anxiously, "My lord, if something happens to you at sea..."

"Nothing will happen!" Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "I'll go out to sea to see if I can fight, then fight, if not, then talk to the pirates."

"My lord, do you want to recruit?"

"Look at it first."

"My lord, this is too dangerous."

"It's okay!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "I've done countless times more dangerous things than this. It's not as dangerous as you imagined."

"grown ups……"

"Stop talking!"

Day two.

The Shipbuilding Department got busy, and the dock began to load the ship.And Liu Shouyou has also returned, and his mission has been completed.The Xu family compensated the merchants who had plundered and plundered, and organized the supply of goods. The rest of the matter is not the matter of Jin Yiwei, but the matter of the Shibo Department.

In the back office of the Shibo Department, Luo Xin held a memorial and looked at it. This is Liu Shouyou's memorial to Emperor Jiajing.After reading it, Luo Xin handed the memorial to Liu Shouyoudao:
"So be it!"

"Okay!" Liu Shou nodded and said, "What about after that?"

"You send someone to send the memorial away first, and take my memorial with you by the way."

Luo Xin took out a memorial and handed it to Liu Shouyou. Liu Shouyou put it away, hurried out, and arranged for a few Jinyi guards to leave immediately for the capital.Then turned back and said:

"grown ups!"

"Come on, let's go to Suzhou."

"To Suzhou?"

"Well, talk to Hu Butang and ask him to send troops."

Liu Shou nodded. He knew that Luo Xin had an imperial decree in his hand, and Luo Xin had no problem asking Hu Zongxian not to be moved.It's just that even if Hu Zongxian is invited, can the Daming Navy beat the pirates?
Although he has never seen this new pirate team, after all, he has been in Jinyiwei for many years and knows the situation of the Daming Navy very well.Although the Daming Navy has become much stronger under Hu Zongxian's rectification, he has no confidence.If the Daming navy was strong, it wouldn't have been defeated by the newly appeared pirate before.

Now he and Luo Xin are grasshoppers on the same line, so he is very worried.After thinking for a while, he said:

"My lord, even if Hu Zongxian sends troops, he may not be able to beat the pirates. If he can't beat the pirates, what will happen to the shipping department's maritime trade in the future?"

"I'm going to go out to sea with the navy to have a look." Luo Xin said softly.

"What?" Liu Shouyou was shocked: "How is this possible?"

"What's wrong?" Luo Xin had already walked out of the Shibo Department, Liu Shouyou hurriedly followed, followed by Jin Yiwei and Luo Xin's servants.

"This..." Liu Shouyou said anxiously, "If you are in danger..."

"Always go and see. If you can fight, you will kill the pirates. If you can't fight, then talk about it. Whether you want to fight or talk, I have to meet and know."

Seeing the tangled look on Liu Shouyou's face, Luo Xin smiled and said, "Don't worry, although I am young, I have experienced no fewer dangers than you. At the beginning, I only had 2000 people, and I was able to break into Alatan Khan. The 20-strong army barracks, some pirates are nothing."

Liu Shouyou sighed, he knew that once Luo Xin made up his mind, he couldn't dissuade him at all.And he really admires Luo Xin in his heart.Perhaps in the entire Ming Dynasty, only Luo Xin had the guts.

"I will go with you."

"Of course you have to go." Luo Xin said with a smile: "You have to stay by my side all the time so that you can report everything to His Majesty."

Liu Shouyou laughed dryly and said, "It's up to you, Mr. Luo, how to perform the performance."

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "Just play it as it is."

Luo Xin got into the carriage, Liu Shouyou, Wan Daquan and others rode on horses, then left Hangzhou Mansion and headed towards Suzhou Mansion.

Suzhou House.

Governor's Office.

Luo Xin read out the imperial decree, and the content of the imperial decree was very clear. It was to tell Hu Zongxian that Luo Xin, as an imperial envoy, had an overview of things in the southeast, and even Hu Zongxian was no exception, and he had to obey Hu Zongxian's orders.

Hu Zongxian accompanied Luo Xin and Liu Shouyou into the study, invited them to sit down, and after serving tea, asked with a smile:
"Lord Luo, if you need anything, just tell me, my brother will be crushed to pieces, it is my duty."

"It's not that serious." Luo Xin said with a smile: "You also know that the Xu family has already organized the supply of goods, and has started trading with the merchants of the feudal kingdom today. Five days later, it will be time for the merchants of the feudal kingdom to leave Daming. This time The transaction still continues the way the Daming Navy protected the merchants of the vassal state last time. Therefore, this time, I need to send the elite navy of the Ming Dynasty to protect the merchants of the vassal state when they go to sea."

A wry smile appeared on Hu Zongxian's face and said: "Lord Luo, it's no problem for me to send sailors. I can send all sailors out, but we really can't beat any pirate."

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(End of this chapter)