In a high-end hotel in Shanghu County, Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da reunited.
"We see the Emperor."
After the door was closed, all the princes knelt down and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang here was really beyond these people's expectations.
But the harvest brought this time made these people excited. After all, the money invested this time could be returned dozens of times in the future, which they had never even dared to think about before.
"Get flat."
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was calm and he did not blame anyone.
After all, if you want to blame, you have already scolded me just now.
"This matter ends here. We don't want to hear you talking nonsense outside, let alone let other ministers in the DPRK hear your nonsense. Do you understand what we mean?"
"We understand."
Of course these people agreed wholeheartedly and did not dare to disobey.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and explained to Lan Yu:
"Lanyu, Li Jin needs manpower to attack Japanese islands. You select 20,000 people from the Beijing camp and come to Shanghu County to obey his orders."
As soon as these words came out, Lan Yu's eyes widened immediately, she pointed at herself in disbelief and asked:
"You want me to listen to that boy?"
"Your Majesty, is this a mistake?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said in a deep voice:
"Stop talking nonsense and remember Li Jin's training methods carefully."
"He is not as simple as you think. There are experts behind him to guide him in the art of war."
Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang paused and added:
"That man's ability in training troops is not inferior to that of Xu Da or ours. You should follow Li Jin and learn from him. You will be able to use him in the future."
Hearing this, Lan Yu and others opened their mouths in surprise, unable to believe that these words came from Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth.
You must know that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang can be called a superior is not only because he is the boss, but also because of his ability to lead troops in battles, which no one can match.
Even Xu Da, who steals the limelight, will not be Zhu Yuanzhang's opponent.
You must know that when Xu Da went on the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang personally planned the route.
Since ancient times, apart from Zhu Yuanzhang, no one before or since has been able to recover the Central Plains by sending troops from the south of the Yangtze River.
This shows that Zhu Yuanzhang's terrifying strategic vision.
But now Zhu Yuanzhang actually compares Li Jin, a young boy under twenty years old, with himself, which is really unbelievable.
"Your Majesty, are you kidding me?"
Lan Yu swallowed hard, feeling that this was too outrageous.
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily:
"Who has time to joke with you?"
"Now you go back and select the most elite soldiers from the Beijing camp."
"Remember, Xu Da will be with you when the time comes to watch over Li Jin and don't let him do anything outrageous."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he let all these people go, leaving only the two brothers Xu Da and Tang He.
"Tang He, tell us your impression of Li Jin."
Tang He was stunned. He and Li Jin had only met each other once, so it was a bit inappropriate for him to tell him.
However, seeing Zhu Di's serious look, Tang He hesitated for a while and then said slowly:
"My younger brother thinks that Li Jin is a bit of a philistine, even though I don't have much contact with him."
"But judging from the size of Shanghu County, Li Jin knows business very well."
"When he does business, I feel that he will definitely not lose money."
"As for the others, I don't know."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly. On this point, Tang He was pragmatic and said as much as he knew.
He neither exaggerates nor belittles, and never hides anything from Zhu Yuanzhang. This is why Zhu Yuanzhang trusts Tang He more.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned to Xu Da again and said:
"Today's transaction with Li Jin, do you think we made a profit or did Li Jin make a profit?"
Xu Da frowned, thought for a while and said:
"I thought it was a win-win situation."
"Oh? Why is that?"
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and asked softly:
"How can we get so many benefits from Li Jin? Why is it still a win-win situation?"
Xu Da replied:
"I think what Li Jin wants is to clear the sea route."
"At the investment promotion conference, Li Jin repeatedly mentioned the glory of maritime trade in the pre-Song Dynasty."
"If it is true as he said, after he wipes out the Japanese pirates and opens up the channel for sea trade, then this sea will be the real wealth."
"Although he holds 40% of the shares of the Royal Chamber of Commerce, the profits from maritime trade are not included in the Royal Chamber of Commerce."
"I thought that Li Jin would monopolize the profits from sea trade. This is his purpose."
"As for the firecrackers or the shares of the Royal Chamber of Commerce that the superiors asked him for, they are just a drop in the bucket."
Xu Da believes that Li Jin finally achieved his goal. This is the most important thing. Even if he was blackmailed by Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Jin won when he achieved his goal.
And when Zhu Yuanzhang got the shares, the gun and the silver, he naturally didn't lose either.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't see Li Jin making money. He felt that Li Jin's making money was more uncomfortable than him losing money.
Now hearing Xu Da's analysis, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness and he said:
"Monopoly on sea routes? Humph, we'll see then."
"Xu Da, you are in Shanghu County. Watch more and listen more. You will not only learn Li Jin's ability to train soldiers, but also how Li Jin governs Shanghu County."
"When Li Jin really captures the Japanese island, we will find him to settle the matter."
Xu Da and Tang He looked at each other, wondering what on earth Li Jin had provoked Zhu Yuanzhang to make Zhu Yuanzhang so angry.
But Xu Da didn't dare to ask, so he could only bow his head and agree.
"In your opinion, is it possible for Li Jin to really capture the Japanese island?"
Zhu Yuanzhang still had doubts about this matter at this moment. After all, he had invested so much money and really didn't want to waste it in vain.
Xu Da replied loudly:
"According to Li Jin, there must be no problem."
"But that's the most ideal situation. Now we don't know how many Ming ships are left!"
"You must know that the navy has always been the weakness of our Ming Dynasty. It has been like this since the previous attack on Chen Youliang. In the past few years, the superiors have been busy restoring the economy, and they have no time to manage the navy."
"The big ship now is still one that was captured from Chen Youliang. I don't even know if it can be used."
"If Li Jin wants to use this kind of ship to fight, let alone attack Japanese islands, I think it is still unknown whether he can even defeat the Japanese pirates."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was very ugly. After all, it was his decision to abandon the navy.
On the one hand, because he issued a sea ban, he did not need a large navy. On the other hand, the cost of maintaining a large navy was too high, and Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to spend money.
After all, everyone inside and outside the court was tightening their belts to raise money and food for Xu Da's Northern Expedition. How could there be any extra money for the navy?
But now that Zhu Yuanzhang has agreed to Li Jin, he must give Li Jin forty large ships, otherwise wouldn't the deal be ruined?
"Then what do you think we should do now?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Xu Da.
Xu Da knew about Zhu Yuanzhang's deal with Li Jin and knew that the delivery of the ship might become a problem, but now the matter was imminent and he could not do without it.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember Longjiang Shipyard?"
"Longjiang Shipyard? Are you saying that after defeating Chen Youliang, all Chen Youliang's shipwrights were moved to Longjiang Shipyard?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang, he felt that Chen Youliang's car was too cool, so he wanted to build a few of his own.
All of Chen Youliang's skilled shipwrights in Huangzhou were moved to the Longjiang Shipyard in Yingtian.
However, because the cost of shipbuilding was too high, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to give up. As a result, Longjiang Shipyard also slowly declined.
Now that Xu Da mentioned this shipyard, Zhu Yuanzhang was still impressed.
"Isn't Longjiang Shipyard abandoned now? Why are you bringing this up?"
Xu Da showed a malicious smile and said:
"We might as well package the shipyard and craftsmen directly and sell them to Li Jin. Li Jin must be eager to do this."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he felt that this idea was really great.
Longjiang Shipyard was a waste product in his own hands, but he sold it to Li Jin for nothing.
As for whether Li Jin can build a big ship, that is not Zhu Yuanzhang's business.
I even sold you the shipyard. If you can't build a big ship, that's your problem.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da smiled at each other, and then ordered Xu Da to return to the capital first and prepare to go to Shanghai County with Lan Yu.
And he planned to visit Li Jin again.
