The Most Powerful Man in the World

For Yu Dayou, Qi Jingtong, Yue Buqun and others, Zhu Houzhao is naturally impressed. No matter which of these people can be said to be discovered by Chu Yi, they bear the deep mark of Chu Yi.

If it wasn't for this, Zhu Houzhao wouldn't be able to take Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun so seriously.

With the reform of the military system, although there are not many generals with great generals and talents emerging in the army, there are also quite a few generals. Even if the generals are stronger than Qi Jingtong, Zhu Houzhao doesn't care too much.

After all, there are too many generals in the army, but not many can really enter Zhu Houzhao's line of sight. Obviously, Qi Jingtong, Yu Dayou and others all have the brand of Chu Yi, so Zhu Houzhao treats these people differently.

For a long time, the news of Yu Dayou and their fleet has been intermittent, and the intermittent news made the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty can't help worrying that one day, there will be no more news of this fleet.

Opening the letter, Zhu Houzhao glanced at the contents of the letter, his expression changed greatly, and he couldn't help but exclaim.

With Zhu Houzhao's concentration, it is difficult to move him even if it is a big thing, but now that Zhu Houzhao is so rude, it naturally arouses the attention of several important officials such as Wang Yangming on the side.

Everyone's eyes naturally fell on the letter. The fool knows that the emperor is so rude, it must be because of the content of the letter.

I don't know what the content of this is, but it made Zhu Houzhao so gaffe.

He slowly handed the letter to Wang Yangming, who was full of curiosity. Wang Yangming just glanced at it and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Okay, okay, that's great."

The content of the letter is the good news that Yu Dayou, Qi Jingtong and others reported victory.

Of course, if it was just news of success, Zhu Houzhao, Wang Yangming and others would not have reacted like this. After all, Daming has several fleets outside, so I dare not say that there are good news every day, at least every month.

In this case, the victory of the victory alone is not enough to attract the attention of the court. As for the emperor and Wang Yangming, it is obviously impossible to be moved because of these.

What really shocked them, needless to say, was the enormous wealth that Yu Dayou and the others plundered after they broke the Spanish Kingdom.

Even if it was the Son of Heaven and Wang Yangming, no matter how good they were, they couldn't help but be moved when they saw the gold and silver property mentioned in the letter that exceeded [-] million taels.

Wang Yangming is the most cautious, but looking at the contents of the letter, he couldn't help but say to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, this... is this a bit too exaggerated, will Yu Dayou and the others falsely report their military exploits?"

It was out of prudence that Wang Yangming had such doubts.As a minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Yangming admired Yu Dayou and Qi Jingtong. The more so, the more Wang Yangming did not want Yu Dayou to have an accident, so when he saw the scary number, Wang Yangming took the initiative to reveal his own identity. Doubt, it seems that it is targeting a few people, but it is actually protecting a few people.

Zhu Houzhao was actually a little skeptical, but after listening to Wang Yangming's words, Zhu Houzhao slowly shook his head and said, "I believe Yu Dayou, Qi Jingtong and the others!"

While speaking, Zhu Houzhao said: "The letter has already mentioned that the spoils they have captured and that the King of Spain has already boarded the ship. Since the letter has arrived in the capital, even the fleet returning the spoils will be slower. It's time to arrive."

After reading the letter, Wang Yangming passed the letter to Chen Ding beside him.

Chen Ding is old, but his eyes are bright and bright. When he saw the letter, Chen Ding couldn't help shaking his hand and said in a trembling voice: "How is this possible, more than [-] million taels of gold and silver, Yu Dayou and the others. Is this a gold mine?"

Chen Ding's hands trembled, and when he looked at the letter, he couldn't help crying.

Seeing Chen Ding cry, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but say, "Why is Aiqing like this?"

While weeping, Chen Ding said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, this minister is excited. If I can get these hundreds of millions of gold and silver, then my Ming's increasingly serious silver shortage will be greatly alleviated."

Daming has a vast land, a large population, and the more prosperous the business is, the more gold and silver currency is needed in the market.

The lack of gold and silver in Daming, especially the silver used as currency in circulation, is really extremely rare. Other officials may not feel this, but Chen Ding, who is the minister of households, feels the deepest feeling.

Therefore, Chen Ding saw that it was mentioned in the letter that hundreds of millions of silver and gold would be brought back to Daming. How could this not make Chen Ding happy.

Nodding slightly, Zhu Houzhao nodded towards Chen Ding, a little bit of anticipation arose in his heart.

Half a month later, a huge fleet appeared in Tianjin Wei Port. Needless to say, this fleet was the one that returned from the Kingdom of Spain and had been floating on the sea for half a year, escorting the spoils of war. .

Of the hundreds of ships, most of them were in the style of Xiyi people. Needless to say, these ships were the ships that Yu Dayou and the others looted after they occupied Spain.

Don't look at Yu Dayou and the others who have hundreds of ships, but if the battleships are excluded, there are hundreds of ships in the auxiliary logistics fleet.

But if you really want to transport so many spoils back to Daming, I am afraid that hundreds of ships responsible for logistical supplies will be dispatched.

If you really want to do this, I am afraid that Yu Dayou will not be able to pass the first stage. Without the assistance of the logistics fleet, even if the Ming fleet alone has hundreds of warships, the fleet without logistics is simply a moving target. In general, if you encounter a fleet at any time, the entire army will be wiped out.

But this is not difficult for Yu Dayou and the others. Don't forget that the Kingdom of Spain is a powerful country on the sea. What Yu Dayou and the others looted are not only those gold, silver, jade, and jewelry, but also ships.

Not to mention that there are hundreds of merchant ships, large and small, captured in the ports of the Strait of Gibraltar, and the number of ships scraped by those nobles has reached as many as a thousand.

Thanks to such a group of captured ships, otherwise, they would really have to transport so much gold and silver property back to Daming, and Yu Dayou and the others would really have to use all the logistics fleet.

The Daming court and the emperor who had received the news in advance paid more attention to the fleet from overseas. For this reason, Zhu Houzhao sent Wang Yangming, known as the second assistant of the Daming Dynasty, to personally come to Tianjin Wei to welcome the return of the fleet.

Chapter six hundred and forty-ninth great companion's wish

The news of the fleet's return was communicated to the capital two days in advance. In order to welcome this fleet returning from overseas, several cabinet elders and emperors discussed with the emperor in the imperial study for most of the day, and finally made a decision. Wang Yangming.

If Yang Yiqing's attention has shifted from the military to the court, then Wang Yangming is now the number one leader of the military.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies who went on several expeditions, quelled the rebellion of King Ning, and quelled the chaos outside the customs, Wang Yangming's military exploits are all real, and anyone who mentions Wang Yangming's military exploits can't say anything.

The first person in the military said Wang Yangming.

Zhu Houzhao discussed with the cabinet and sent Wang Yangming to Tianjin Port to welcome the returning fleet, which shows how much the imperial court attached great importance to the fleet.

In the port, Wang Yangming was dressed in regular clothes. Although it was said that he was only wearing regular clothes, he couldn't hide the aura he cultivated from being in a high position for a long time.

As the Wenzong of the Ming Dynasty and the first person in the military, Wang Yangming is definitely a representative of both civil and military affairs. Beside him, several civil officials and military generals looked up to the sea with anticipation.

The civil servants and generals who came with Wang Yangming this time all know that they are here to welcome the fleet returning from overseas. As for why even a big man like Wang Yangming has gone out in person, there are many people present, I am afraid it is only so Three or two people know what to do.

Although it is said that in a small area, Yu Dayou and others destroyed the country in the West and looted hundreds of millions of wealth has spread, but this news is only spread in a small area, if the identity is not enough, it is impossible to hear about it. .

Time passed by, and after standing in the port for almost half an hour, some officials were already a little impatient.

But Wang Yangming stood there, his expression unchanged, but whenever he saw Wang Yangming, no matter how impatient he was in his heart, he had to suppress the impatience in his heart.

If I can't take it anymore, can I still be as noble as Wang Yangming?Wang Yangming, who is a big boss in the cabinet, is not impatient. If they dare to act impatiently, what kind of impression will they leave on Wang Yangming?

If it were any other time, without a boss like Wang Yangming present, I am afraid some officials would have been impatient.

Suddenly, I heard a military general excitedly say: "Come on, everyone, look, there are so many ships!"

With this exclamation, the eyes of the depressed officials who had been waiting for them lit up one by one, and raised their heads to look above the sea in the distance.

Indistinctly, you can see black dots appearing on the sea surface. With the naked eye, you can really only see some black dots.

But at this moment, several officials of Wang Yangming used the telescopic mirror to clearly see the approaching ship.

These large ships are densely packed, one after another. According to the news received in advance, the fleet of ships returning from overseas this time includes more than [-] ships.

It was originally [-] large ships, but this journey back, the sea road of thousands of miles, naturally cannot be calm.

With the Daming Fleet escorting them, pirates and the like on this road would not dare to approach, but natural disasters and man-made disasters, man-made disasters are gone, but natural disasters are hard to resist by manpower.

When a storm comes down, if it is not handled properly, the entire fleet may be destroyed.Fortunately, the luck of the fleet is not bad, and with so many skilled crew members, it is impossible to understand the situation at sea. Even if there is a storm, it can be avoided in advance. Even so, the road just hit the rocks and sank. There are no less than a dozen ships.

Fortunately, there are a large number of ships in the fleet. Even if a ship sinks, it can transfer personnel and materials to other ships in time.

Therefore, when the fleet of nearly [-] ships entered the sea off Tianjin Port, there were still more than [-] ships left.

It was a piece of black, and at a glance, all of it was a black spot that gradually became larger.

This time, it was Lin Pingzhi who led a fleet to escort the transport fleet back. Yu Dayou was inseparable from the fleet, and Qi Jingtong just led the fleet to reunite. The task was naturally handed over to Lin Pingzhi.

Lin Pingzhi led dozens of warships to escort the entire fleet along the way. At this moment, when he saw the familiar and unfamiliar Tianjin Port through a telescope, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but blurred his eyes, and his eyes were hazy with tears.

It has been almost three or four years. When he chose to lead the fleet away from Daming, he never dreamed that it would take several years.

It is said that people leave their hometowns and they are cheap. Of course, it is not suitable for Lin Pingzhi and the others. After all, Lin Pingzhi and the others have brought blood and blood all the way, and no one dares to despise them.

But the longer he left, the more he missed his hometown. Lin Pingzhi worked hard to keep the tears in his eyes from rolling down.

Looking at the fleet that entered his line of sight, Wang Yangming secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Others don't know it, but he knows it all too well. If Lin Pingzhi, Yu Dayou, and the others are not bold enough to deceive the king, then the hundreds of ships loaded are almost all the spoils of war obtained from overseas.

There are hundreds of millions of gold, silver, jade, jewelry and other property, so much wealth to be honest, even for today's Ming Dynasty, it is an amazing wealth.

Daming's current tax revenue has only reached more than [-] million taels. Although this number is jumping every year, the wealth of hundreds of millions is almost equivalent to the tax revenue of Daming in five or six years. Importance of the fleet.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Yangming turned slightly to a general beside him and said, "Send my order to block the port, and no one is allowed to enter or leave the port."

Soon Wang Yangming's order was conveyed, and the five thousand elite soldiers of the Four Guards Battalion of Tengxiang brought by Wang Yangming from Beijing immediately blocked the entire port.

Fortunately, the officials had already received the news in advance, so I was not surprised when I saw those soldiers blocking the port. Otherwise, it would be strange that these officials were not in a mess.

Finally, when the first big ship docked, Wang Yangming was the leader, and a group of officials greeted him.

When Lin Pingyi had one foot on the ground, he finally couldn't help it, tears rolled down his eyes, and he fell to the ground and bowed deeply.

Many generals also prostrate themselves on the ground like Lin Pingzhi, bowing deeply.

Wang Yangming stood aside and did not step forward to disturb Lin Pingzhi and others. When Lin Pingzhi and others got up, Wang Yangming stepped forward and looked at Lin Pingzhi: "General Lin, welcome back!"

Lin Pingzhi is no stranger to seeing Wang Yangming. Lin Pingzhi has both admiration and reverence for the existence of this man who was named a prince due to his military exploits.

At the beginning, Lin Pingzhi was by Chu Yi's side, but he watched with his own eyes how Wang Yangming rose all the way. Whether it was in literature or martial arts, Wang Yangming, the prince of the state, was really unrivaled, even if Chu Yi praised him There are plus.

"Lin Pingzhi, the last general, meet the adults!"

Supporting Lin Pingzhi, Wang Yangming said with a slight smile: "General Lin and others have been busy all the way, it's really hard work, this master has already arranged a place for you, let's take a rest..."

Lin Pingzhi shook his head slightly and said: "Sir, the business is important. After the business is finished, I will wait and rest."

While speaking, Lin Pingzhi waved his hand towards the personal soldiers behind him, and saw two personal soldiers carrying an extremely heavy box.

Everyone's eyes fell on the box, and they heard Lin Pingzhi say to Wang Yangming: "Sir, what is in this box is the roster of the loot seized overseas this time, and everything is registered. Sort them together.”

The booklet used to record things alone filled a large box. It is conceivable how much wealth Lin Pingzhi and the others brought back from overseas.

Wang Yangming looked at the box and shrank his eyes. To be honest, even with certain psychological preparation, Wang Yangming was still very shocked.

After all, if you just listen to the numbers, it is a pile of cold numbers. If you can't see the real thing, you will naturally not feel the shock.

Nodding at Lin Pingzhi, Wang Yangming said, "If that's the case, let's do business first."

As he spoke, Wang Yangming recovered decisively, waved his hand, and immediately saw a team of elite soldiers quickly board the ship, and then carried off the boxes one by one in an orderly manner.

The lifted boxes were quickly loaded onto the carriages that had already been prepared.

Hundreds of carriages were filled in just one or two hours, but hundreds of carriages were only unloaded less than one-tenth of the ships.

Obviously, in response to this situation, the imperial court had already made preparations. Hundreds of carriages traveled one after another.

In each wave, there are a thousand soldiers of the Four Guards of Tengxiang, Jinyiwei and Dongchang personnel escorted them to the capital. One wave after another, there are ten waves of convoys, and thousands of carriages are used alone.

When the last box was unloaded from the ship, it was already dark, but the lights in the port were bright.

Standing there the whole time, watching Wang Yangming, who was registering the boxes one by one, was a sigh of relief.

Although it was said that some officials wanted to ask Wang Yangming to go to rest first and hand it over to them, but Wang Yangming stayed here.

No one knows the value of every box here better than him. Since the emperor and the cabinet sent him to deal with this matter, he must ensure that this wealth will not cause any trouble when he handles it.

You must know that once someone wants to do something, just a few boxes will be worth tens of thousands.

Not only Wang Yangming breathed a sigh of relief, but Lin Pingzhi, who had been standing here with Wang Yangming, was also relieved.