"Longjiang Shipyard?"
Li Jin looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with wide eyes, unable to believe his ears.
"Old Huang, can you really sell Longjiang Shipyard to me?"
Early this morning, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Biao and others to find Li Jin to discuss the Longjiang Shipyard.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, the sooner the Longjiang Shipyard matter is confirmed, the better, so as to avoid delaying shipbuilding in the future.
But he didn't expect that after Li Jin heard about Longjiang Shipyard, he jumped up excitedly, as if he had encountered a huge pie.
Seeing Li Jin's appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang felt less anxious. He slowly picked up the tea cup, took a sip and said:
"Then it depends on whether you can afford the price!"
Zhu Yuanzhang concluded that Li Jin must not know the current situation of Longjiang Shipyard. He may have heard of the reputation of Longjiang Shipyard before.
In this case, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to kill Li Jin with a knife.
The so-called "if you don't give it to God, you will be blamed for it", this is what Li Jin made up of himself, so he can't blame himself.
But this is not Li Jin's fault at all, because Longjiang Shipyard is so famous.
This shipyard had another name in later generations, Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
Although there is a one-word difference, when I hear this name, I can't help but think of the future Emperor Yongle and Zheng He who made seven voyages to the West.
Yes, this shipyard was the shipyard that later built the treasure ships used by Zheng He for his seven voyages to the West.
This is simply what Li Jin has dreamed of. With this shipyard, he will be qualified to dominate the sea in Shanghai County in the future.
"Old Huang, tell me what conditions you want!"
Li Jin has made up his mind to take down this shipyard even if he is killed by Lao Huang.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he slowly stretched out a finger without hesitation.
"One million taels?"
Li Jin's eyes seemed to bulge out as he exclaimed.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Li Jin seemed to have misunderstood what he meant.
Just when I was about to explain, it was not one million, but one hundred thousand taels.
Li Jin grabbed Zhu Yuanzhang's hands excitedly, his face seemed to burst into laughter, and he said excitedly:
"Old Huang, I'm so kind to do business with you. One million is one million. If the deal is made, you can't regret it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused. What was going on? Did he still need less?
But when he thought of the dilapidated appearance of Longjiang Shipyard, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he had made a lot of money.
Zhu Biao and Zhu Di looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to say.
They had all heard of Longjiang Shipyard before.
In order to study the Battle of Poyang Lake two years ago, Zhu Di even went to the Longjiang Shipyard in person to see Chen Youliang's warships.
But when Zhu Di arrived, he was dumbfounded.
The so-called Longjiang Shipyard only has one dock left, and it only repairs some small fishing boats every day.
Zhu Di found it difficult to build even a small boat, let alone a big ship.
Just such a thing was sold for one million taels of silver. Zhu Di felt that Li Jin was really a big injustice.
Looking at Li Jin who was beaming and seemed to have taken advantage of him, Zhu Di could only look at him with a retarded look, not knowing what to say.
At this time, Queen Ma couldn't stand it any longer and spoke out to dissuade her:
"Master, if there is something wrong with this matter, let's discuss it in the long term."
Queen Ma felt that since she was doing business with Li Jin, she couldn't cheat him.
She felt guilty for using such a junk thing and selling it for one million taels.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she said these words, before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Li Jin quit:
"Madam, since we have made an agreement, why should we go back on our word?"
"Businessmen do business by being trustworthy."
"If you say one million, it's one million. Let's sign the contract now."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was dumbfounded.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang looked retarded, and Empress Ma was even more angry and wanted to laugh, not knowing what to say.
Li Jin quickly took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and began to write the contract in front of several people. It seemed that he planned to finalize the matter directly.
Zhu Yuanzhang shrugged at Queen Ma and said that this was Li Jin's choice and he had nothing to do.
Queen Ma turned her head away angrily, really not wanting to talk to these two tough guys.
It didn't take long for the contract to be written in duplicate, and Li Jin had already written his name.
Zhu Yuanzhang took the brush and wrote his pseudonym readily.
Li Jin excitedly took the contract in his hand and asked excitedly:
"Mr. Huang, when can I go to the capital and move the shipyard back?"
"Let's go back and report this to the emperor first. After half a month, you can go to Yingtian."
Zhu Yuanzhang was full of nonsense and said:
"When the time comes, go to Lan Yu's house and he can find us."
"Remember to bring the banknote with you when the time comes, so that you can hand over the money and deliver the goods at the same time."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy, Li Jin patted his chest and said:
"Don't worry, I will definitely be there on time."
After the matter was done, Zhu Yuanzhang was not in the mood to stay any longer, so he stood up and left with Zhu Biao and others.
.....
Three days later, Zhu Yuanzhang arrived at Yingtian Mansion.
As soon as I returned to the study room, I heard Hu Weiyong outside the door asking to see him.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked confused, wondering why Hu Weiyong came to see him at this time.
"Let him in."
Zhu Yuanzhang sat directly behind the imperial court, while Zhu Biao stood next to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Soon, Hu Weiyong rushed to the palace. When he met, he knelt on his knees and paid homage.
"See the Emperor."
"No courtesy, Wei Yong. Why are you coming to us in such a hurry?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly:
"You didn't even give us a chance to breathe."
Hu Weiyong suddenly showed a look of panic and said anxiously:
"I am terrified."
"It's just that I do have something urgent that I want to report to the Emperor."
"Oh? Then you say it first!"
"There are now rumors in the capital that Li Jin, the magistrate of Shanghu County, plans to go overseas to do business."
Hu Weiyong reported to Zhu Yuanzhang the news he heard in the past few days.
"Some people even say that Li Jin has obtained the emperor's permission."
"Rumors are spreading in the capital and the tide is raging. I have no choice but to come and ask the emperor if this is indeed true."
Zhu Yuanzhang's originally relaxed expression suddenly turned gloomy.
He did not expect that in less than three days, the news of going to sea had already reached the capital.
This must be spread by unscrupulous businessmen in an attempt to pressure the court to lift the maritime ban.
There are even people with ulterior motives who want to manipulate people's hearts.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was so heavy that he could drip water, and he said coldly:
"That's nonsense. The maritime ban is our national policy and will never be wavered."
"Those who promote such remarks have ulterior motives and are unforgivable."
"Hu Weiyong, I'll leave this matter to you. I'll give you three days. After three days, we don't want to hear any more rumors about going to sea."
"Let Mao Xiang cooperate with you. You have to find out the real culprit behind this. We will cut him to pieces!!"
When Hu Weiyong heard Zhu Yuanzhang's gloomy tone, he was not afraid. Instead, he was eager to try and asked:
"Then Li Jin, do you want to..."
"Li Jin is not allowed to move!! You just need to stop the rumors and find out what's going on behind the scenes. Get back!"
Zhu Yuanzhang directly shouted back Hu Weiyong.
I didn't expect that someone would make trouble for me just after I returned to Beijing. Did he feel that the knife in his hand was disadvantageous?
Hu Weiyong only retreated. The moment he exited the palace, he saw Xu Da walking over with Lan Yu.
Although he was confused, Hu Weiyong did not hesitate. He just said hello to the two of them and quickly left the study room.
This was the first thing Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted to him when he took office, and he must not mess it up.
After Hu Weiyong left, Xu Da and Lan Yu walked into the study room.
"Your Majesty, the 20,000 Beijing soldiers have been selected. Please give your instructions."
Xu Da saw that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't look good, but he was looking for Zhu Yuanzhang now because of matters in Shanghu County, so he had to report it.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not answer Xu Da's question, but said coldly:
"We just heard from Hu Weiyong that the information about going to sea was leaked. Do you know who did it?"
When Xu Da heard this, his heart suddenly suddenly understood, and he finally understood the seriousness of the matter.
You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang has long said that before the matter of going to sea is confirmed, it must not be spread to the outside world. Now it has caused a storm in the city.
It seems that the capital is about to face another reckoning.
