Han Du asked people to transport away the gold, silver and jewelry, and left all the food to Shi Ping. Although the Ming Dynasty was short of food, Han Du decided to only take away gold, silver and jewelry.
Because there is so much grain, a rough visual inspection shows that there are at least hundreds of thousands of dans. Han Du only had three warships, and they simply did not have such a large load to transport food. Therefore, leaving food to Shi Ping was a last resort.
If Handu had ships, they would definitely transport the grain away, even if not all of it, some of it would be transported away. Hundreds of thousands of tons of grain are a small supplement to the current food shortage in Ming Dynasty.
The warship set sail again.
Tang He saw Han Du's smiling face and knew that Han Du was happy for the gold and silver treasures. After thinking about it, he looked at Han Du with a smile and asked, "Do you really want that Shi Ping to be the magistrate of Changguo County?"
"Of course," Han Du couldn't help but nodded. Since he agreed to Shi Ping, he would naturally not go back on his words. Besides, Shi Ping can be considered to have achieved merit now. As long as you refuse Shi Ping to Lao Zhu, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Seeing that Tang He looked a little strange, Han Du couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Aren't we allowed to recommend people to become officials? Is there something wrong?"
When Tang He heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
After he finished sighing, he came back to his senses and said to Han Du in a serious voice: "Recommending people to become officials was all done in the early years of Hongwu. At that time, everything was waiting for improvement, and the court couldn't wait to recruit a large number of officials to fill it. All prefectures and counties in the world recommend officials for this reason. However, since the emperor re-opened the imperial examination in the seventh year of Hongwu, this situation has become rare."
"Besides, even when people were recommended as officials in the early years of Hongwu, they were recommended by well-known scholars. How could anyone recommend someone like you who can't even read a word?"
"That doesn't mean you can't recommend, right? Does that mean you can recommend now?" Han Du clung to the fact that he could recommend.
Tang He saw that Han Du still didn't give up, so he said: "It's possible, but almost everyone will not do it. And even if it is recommended, the person's situation will be reported to the emperor first. In the end, the emperor will not use him. How to use him needs to be decided by the emperor. You made a direct promise like this, which is a bit harsh, and it is private. If you are reported, not only will you be unlucky, but even Shi Ping will not get good results. "
I heard you can recommend it, no problem. Han Du was relieved. As for other things, Han Du didn't care.
He curled his lips and said nonchalantly: "I recommend Shi Ping for the good of Ming Dynasty. If anyone wants to sue, just go ahead and sue him. Your Majesty, the wise and powerful emperor, will naturally understand my intentions."
"What's your intention?" Tang He asked puzzledly. In his opinion, Han Du's casual promise to make Shi Ping the county magistrate was just asking for trouble. Could he have a bad intention?
Han Du did not answer Tang He, but smiled and asked, "What do you think Changguo County will be like in the future?"
Tang He raised his eyebrows, but didn't care. He followed Han Du's words, "It should be good. After all, there is the fishery you mentioned here. Whether it is in terms of food or income, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to go to waste." Leave Changguo County here alone."
"What you said is exactly what my father-in-law said. The first thing that Changguo County needs to do in the future is to develop fishing grounds." Han Du paused and explained with a smile: "But my father-in-law, have you ever thought about it? Originally, there was no such thing here. The fishing ground, just because of its superior geographical location, has attracted Japanese pirates to covet it and want to occupy it. If news about the fishing ground here spreads, will the Japanese pirates covet it? "
Needless to say? Tang He didn't even frown, knowing that once the news about the fishery here got out, the Japanese pirates would definitely come back.
Why did the Japanese pirates risk their lives to cross the ocean and come to the Ming Dynasty to plunder? Isn't it because of the internal war in the Japanese country and the lack of food that they had to venture out to find food?
With the abundance of fish in the fishing ground, even the Ming Dynasty refused to give it up. Why would the hungry Japanese pirates with green eyes give it up?
When Han Du saw that Tang He was also convinced, he smiled and said: "So, the first thing in Changguo County is to cooperate with the court in fishing. But the second thing is to guard against Japanese pirates. Only by doing these two things well Changguo County is the safest place for things. Master, do you think those scholars who spend all day in their studies, holding books on saints and sages, can do such a thing?"
There are not many people in Changguo County now. Just trying to cooperate with the court in fishing is an extremely difficult task. What's more, we still have to guard against Japanese pirates? For those scholars, if they don't wet their pants in fear when encountering Japanese pirates, why should they be prepared?
Tang He naturally had the same idea as Han Du on this matter. But even so, Tang He also asked: "They can't do it, do you think Shi Ping can do it?"
"Why can't Shi Ping do it?" Han Du asked back.
He continued: "He is smart, has studied in a private school, is literate, and has courage. The most important thing is that he has worked as a coolie under the Japanese pirates for several years. He has a profound understanding of the Japanese pirates, and even the nature of the Japanese pirates. He Everything is clear. When the Japanese pirates come, he should know where they will rest, where they will land, and where they may attack. If such a person does not become the magistrate of Changguo, who will? Mr. You will also serve in the army for a lifetime, and you should understand the principle of knowing yourself and your enemy and winning every battle."
Tang He pondered for a while and felt that what Han Du said made sense. After thinking about it carefully, Shi Ping turned out to be the most suitable candidate for the situation in Changguo County. After all, the situation in Changguo County is different from other counties in the Ming Dynasty. Changguo County is isolated overseas. Unless the Ming Dynasty has a permanent navy, once it is attacked, it can only rely on Changguo County to save itself. The Ming Dynasty is completely beyond its reach.
In this case, it would be particularly important if the county magistrate could lead the people to resist the Japanese pirates one or two and buy time for Ming Dynasty to be rescued.
Then he laughed and said, "Okay, I have been convinced by you. In this case, let me recommend this Shi Ping."
"Master, why are you doing this?" Han Du was startled. Judging from Tang He's attitude just now, he is extremely opposed to recommending such a move?
Now, why is this so?
Tang He waved his hands and sighed: "My body is getting worse day by day. You are still young, so don't leave any bad impression in the emperor's heart."
"Master! No, absolutely must not..." Han Du said quickly.
However, Han Du hadn't finished speaking yet.
