Han Du smiled flatteringly, knowing that he was wrong and did not dare to say anything more.
Although his parents and An Qing didn't say anything when he returned home, Han Du could still feel that they had been worried about him in the past two years. Just because they finally came back, they didn't say more.
But Han Jingyun was different. She was married to Zhu Biao and was considered a member of the old Zhu family, so she was more suitable to lecture Han Du.
When Han Jingyun saw that his eldest brother was silent, he was almost furious. Zhu Biao was afraid that she would be worried about the news that Han Du had gone deep into the sea. He deliberately blocked it and did not tell her. Han Jingyun got the news from his mother.
But at that time, Han Du had already been deep into the sea for too long, and Han Jingyun had no way to do anything about it. He could only persuade and comfort his mother. But from that moment on, Han Jingyun secretly felt cruel in her heart. If her eldest brother came back, she would definitely not let him go.
"It seems that the elder brother still doesn't think he is wrong?" Han Jingyun raised his eyebrows, and even Zhu Biao subconsciously retreated a little.
Han Du said flatteringly: "Okay, brother knows that he is wrong. Don't you think that brother is not afraid? To tell you the truth, brother is never willing to leave that sea route again, not even once."
When Han Jingyun saw his eldest brother saying this, his expression slowly softened. Anyway, the ones that Han Du didn't want to go have already gone. Fortunately, he is back safely now, and Han Du's attitude is also sincere, so Han Jingyun can't say anything more.
But when Zhu Biao heard Han Du's words, he couldn't help but ask: "Since this sea route is so dangerous, wouldn't it be difficult to cross it?"
Han Jingyun suddenly opened his two beautiful big eyes, as if he could speak, and asked Zhu Biao: "What do you mean? Do you want my eldest brother to work for you again?"
Zhu Biao was nudged by Han Jingyun's warning look and smiled flatteringly on his face.
Han Du didn't notice the girl's expression. Hearing Zhu Biao's doubts, he smiled and shook his head and explained: "That's not true. We want to go to the other side of the sea, there is no need to cross the sea. At that time, we were chasing those traitors, it was just a last resort. . At that time, I thought those people did not dare to flee to the deep sea. Who knew they were so unafraid of death, so I had no choice but to continue chasing them."
"If we want to go to the other side in the future, the sea route we took back will be fine. We can keep sailing along the coastline and replenish fresh water along the way. It's just like going to Nanyang now, and the risk is minimal."
"That's good." Zhu Biao felt relieved. If you have to escape like this with Han Du every time you go to the other side, then the cost of going back and forth will be too high. Now hearing Han Du say that it will be as easy to go to the other side in the future as it is to go to Nanyang now, Zhu Biao's worries suddenly dropped.
Nowadays, Nanyang is no longer the wild land that people call it, but a hot land that is talked about by people.
Because there are so many maritime merchants who make a lot of money by doing business in Southeast Asia. I don’t even know how many people have become extremely rich because of this.
As the saying goes, money moves people's hearts. If only one or two people get rich because of Nanyang, the people may think that this is just an illusion made by someone, and it is not true at all.
But after ten, twenty, or one hundred or two hundred people became rich, the people had to believe it. There will even be great curiosity and interest in going to sea to Nanyang. Some people even flock to Nanyang just to make a fortune.
And those people who were unable to go to sea were not to be outdone.
Doesn’t Shibo Division own Maritime Trade Securities? Even the Zhangtai of Jiaofangsi can earn a hundred thousand yuan, why can't they?
Therefore, it has really been a long time since the Shipping Department's Haimao Securities has experienced a lackluster situation. Almost all of them are sold out as soon as they are put on sale.
Han Du specially asked someone to place a plaque at the entrance of the Shipping Department. The large words "Securities are risky, please be cautious when purchasing" were completely ignored by the people. At the beginning, there were still people who were in awe of this sentence, but now, people only see people who get rich after buying securities and never see losses, so naturally they don't take this sentence seriously.
All the talk of risk and caution can't compare to the truth after each split. They actually watched their money grow rapidly.
...
"What did you say? Han Du released the imperial prisoner privately?" Lao Zhu slapped his hand on the imperial case, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, he stared at Jiang Wei and asked sternly.
Jiang Wei's face was gloomy, but his heart was happy. He lowered his head and said, "The news I got from the prisoners is absolutely true."
Lao Zhu suddenly stood up angrily, pacing back and forth angrily behind the imperial court, suddenly stopped, turned to look at Jiang Wei, and asked sternly: "What on earth is going on?"
Jiang Wei did not dare to neglect, and quickly explained: "According to the prisoners, Han Du left all the female members of the Shen family there when he returned, and only brought back the men."
Lao Zhu sat back angrily and shouted: "It is said that Han Du has entered the palace."
Jiang Wei saw it and continued: "I have one more important thing to report."
Lao Zhu turned his eyes dimly to Jiang Wei, and said in a low and cold voice: "Speak!"
"Your Majesty, Shen Zhou reported..." Jiang Wei reported to Lao Zhu in a voice that only he and Lao Zhu could hear.
Lao Zhu's eyes widened when he heard this. He even felt weak all over while sitting on the dragon chair and almost collapsed. If Lao Zhu hadn't used both hands to hold him up, Jiang Wei would have discovered the flaw.
After a while, Lao Zhu regained his composure, looked at Jiang Gu, who was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed, and asked sternly: "Is this absolutely true?"
Jiang Wei suddenly felt overjoyed and said quickly: "I have a plan, you can give it a try."
"How to try?" Lao Zhu's face was as cold as ice, and his eyes were full of strong and bloody murderous intent.
The old eunuch who had followed Lao Zhu for many years felt as if all the blood in his body had been frozen when he saw this scene. He suppressed the trembling of his lips and stood aside without even daring to raise his head.
Jiang Wei whispered a few words without hesitation.
Lao Zhu nodded with stern eyes and said, "I'm sure, that's what I'll do."
...
Han Du hurriedly entered the palace. As soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw Lao Zhu's expression and couldn't help but pause in his steps. He froze on the spot and was a little afraid to step in.
"Come in." Lao Zhu shouted loudly when he saw Han Du standing at the door.
Han Du suddenly had dense beads of sweat on his forehead, and his footsteps flew quickly and in small steps, and he arrived under Old Zhu Dan in just a few breaths.
He immediately knelt down and said, "My lord, please pay homage to your Majesty."
Lao Zhu did not let Han Du get up, but just let him kneel down and shouted suddenly: "Han Du, you are so brave, you dare to release an imperial prisoner privately."
Han Du straightened up on his knees and frowned when he heard this, knowing why Lao Zhu was so angry.
However, Han Du was indeed too bold in this matter and there was no way to deny it.
Taking a deep breath, Han Du held up his hands and explained: "Your Majesty, I have no choice but to leave the female members of the Shen family there."
Lao Zhu looked at Han Du with a cold expression, crossed his hands, leaned back, and said coldly: "Okay, I will not wrong anyone, nor will I let anyone go. I just want to hear what you are doing. Is there any reason to keep the female members of the Shen family there?"
Han Du had already expected this scene. He left the female members of the Shen family in America. With so many people seeing it, it was impossible to hide it from Lao Zhu's eyes.
Who is Lao Zhu? Han Du believed that among the naval officers he led, he must have his eyes and ears. Han Du never thought about hiding this matter from Lao Zhu.
Han Du suddenly let out a breath, cupped his hands and explained: "Your Majesty, I had no choice at that time. All the grain seeds I brought had sprouted. If they were not planted in the soil in time, I wouldn't be able to bring even a single grain back. It's impossible for me He stayed there for a year until the grain was harvested and then came back, so he could only plant the grain in wooden boxes.
However, a wooden box filled with soil weighed two to three hundred kilograms, and I had to grow as much food as possible on the ship, so there was no time left to bring those women back. I have done my best to bring the male member of the Shen family back. "
Seeing that Lao Zhu didn't speak, Han Du continued: "Your Majesty, I think this food is more important than the female relatives of the Shen family."
Lao Zhu looked cold and stern, and after a while, he said: "Of course food is important, but the people of the Shen family are also important. The most important thing is to kill all those people. You just want to kill all the Shen family over there, just I won’t blame you if you come back with food!”
Han Du's heart suddenly trembled. He didn't expect that Lao Zhu had such deep hatred for people like the Shen family. So he stopped trying to defend himself and bowed down directly, saying, "I know I'm guilty."
Lao Zhu's chest heaved violently a few times, but instead of directly punishing Han Du, he continued to ask: "Since you left the Shen family members over there, why did you let the naval officers stay to protect them? , are you soft-hearted? Are you afraid to attack them? "
Han Du straightened up, shook his head and said, "No, I want to keep them there to occupy a foothold for Ming Dynasty."
Lao Zhu fell silent when he heard this. Han Du's explanation forced him to fall into deep thought. With such rich products across the street, Ming Dynasty would not give up, and Lao Zhu himself would definitely not give up anyway.
"You're thinking?"
Han Du quickly nodded to Lao Zhu and said: "If the Ming Dynasty wants to establish a foothold there, it must be necessary for the people to go there. But now, even Nanyang is still very empty. The people don't know anything about it, and I'm afraid there won't be any What thoughts do you want to get over? However, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to let this go, so I want those people to establish a foothold there now. When Ming Dynasty has spare power in the future, it can directly send people there and gradually occupy it. "
After hearing Han Du's explanation, Lao Zhu's expression softened a lot. What Han Du said is indeed reality. Although the Ming Dynasty now has more than 10 million households and a population of tens of millions, the Ming Dynasty was originally a vast territory, and the people could only barely fill the territory. Even in Nanyang now, not many people from the Ming Dynasty went there, and it was far from saturated.
Therefore, the people are definitely not interested in the more unfamiliar land on the other side.
There are still too few people in Ming Dynasty, otherwise I can send people to the opposite side now to occupy the land.
Lao Zhu sighed secretly and said, "Then can I just wait now?"
Seeing the rich products on the opposite side, but not being able to put them into your pocket, this feeling is like guarding a golden mountain and begging for food.
Han Du shook his head and said: "No, I think that although the people will not go now, the emperor must send a fleet there. Even for trade, it will be a huge source of wealth."
Doing trade? Lao Zhu's eyes suddenly lit up with anticipation.
Han Du bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. The Yin Di'an people over there are just like drinking blood. A piece of summer green cloth can be exchanged for the same weight of gold on the opposite side. And those Yin Di'an people can It means nothing. Everything from the Ming Dynasty will be unique and rare when it arrives there, and everything can be sold for sky-high prices. Wouldn't it be too wasteful if we don't take advantage of such a hugely profitable trade? "
A bright smile suddenly appeared on Lao Zhu's face. He looked at the kneeling Han Du and said with a faint smile: "Get up."
Since the rise of Nanyang trade, Lao Zhu has no idea about this trade. It's just that because the major governor's offices pay him tribute every year, he doesn't know how to do this overseas trade. After all, trade in Nanyang is not necessarily profitable. In recent years, I have occasionally heard of people losing money when doing business overseas. However, such an individual case was obscured by most of the maritime merchants who had made a fortune. Before anyone had time to see it, it was submerged in the vast sea of people.
But Lao Zhu's source of information is extremely well-informed, and he is aware of this situation.
Now Han Du said that he could first send a caravan to do trade with the other side, which instantly stirred up Lao Zhu's thoughts. Sending caravans to the other side to do trade will not only make more profits, but will also not have any impact on the trade in Southeast Asia. Lao Zhu would naturally not let go of such a thing that had the best of both worlds.
"You have to take this matter seriously and submit the memorial to me as soon as possible after you return. I will read it carefully."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will do my best." Han Du quickly said solemnly.
"Step back." Lao Zhu waved his hand lightly and asked Han Du to go back. Not only did Han Du not be held accountable for releasing the Shen family members, he didn't even say a harsh word.
Seeing this scene, the old eunuch secretly smacked his lips. The emperor's favor for Han Du was not even shared by someone who followed him day and night.
After sending Han Du away, Lao Zhu was quiet for a moment, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Jiang Wei."
"I'm here." Jiang Wei walked out from behind the dragon chair.
"It's a big prison."
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