Jiang Wei was ordered by Mao Xiang. Naturally, he came this time hoping to talk to Li Jin about the fleet.
After seeing Zhu Biao and Li Jin, Jiang Wei immediately saluted and said:
"I have met Mr. Li and Young Master in my humble position."
Li Jin couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw Jiang Yu again.
Only a few months have passed, and Jiang Yu has been promoted to Qianhu. The speed of promotion is somewhat astonishing.
He is worthy of being the future second commander of the Imperial Guard.
Zhu Biao was relatively calm and asked:
"Is there a reply from the Emperor?"
"have."
Jiang Wei took out a letter from his arms and carefully handed it into Zhu Biao's hands.
Zhu Biao looked at the wax seal on the letter. It had not been opened. He nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Thank you for your hard work on the long journey."
"It's not hard. I have one more thing to ask of Master Li this time."
Jiang Wei quickly waved his hand and then mentioned another matter.
Li Jin looked confused. Jin Yiwei actually had other matters to come to him?
"Why?"
"Nowadays, there is more and more information on the sea. We Jinyiwei need a fleet of faster ships to pass information back and forth."
As Jiang Wei spoke, he peeked at Li Jin's face and found that Li Jin's expression was as usual, so he continued:
"I wonder if Mr. Li can provide us with Jin Yiwei?"
After hearing Jiang Wei's request, Li Jin couldn't help but start to lower his head in thought.
The fastest ship on the sea?
This request reminded Li Jin of a type of ship from later generations, not a Chinese one, but a Western fast ship.
This kind of ship is extremely fast, but it has two disadvantages. The first is that the draft is relatively shallow and the cargo capacity is not very large.
Another is that if you drive at full speed, it is very likely that the boat will capsize.
Thinking of this situation, Li Jin couldn't help but find it difficult to speak.
Seeing that Li Jin was still silent, Jiang Wei thought that his demands were a bit high, so he couldn't help but say:
"If Mr. Li's shipyard does not have such a ship, it is not impossible to just provide a ship with normal speed."
"It's not that there's nothing, it's just that the risk is relatively high."
Li Jin explained:
"There is a kind of clipper ship that meets your requirements. The speed of this kind of ship is more than twice the speed of ordinary ships."
"It's just that the sea is very rough. If this kind of ship sails at full speed, it will easily capsize."
"You know, our shipyard is all about safety..."
"Great, Mr. Li, we want this kind of ship."
Before Li Jin finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jiang Wei.
"But the sea is very rough. If the boat capsizes..."
"You don't need to be responsible. All of us in Jinyiwei have this awareness."
As Jin Yiwei, are they still afraid of strong winds and waves? Isn't this a joke?
Originally, Jin Yiwei walked on the edge of a knife, so why would he be afraid of this little danger?
It is easy to capsize when sailing at full speed, so just slow down a little. Even if the boat really capsizes, don't be afraid. At worst, you will be a good man again in eighteen years.
Li Jin had to admire Jiang Yu, a desperado.
Since the users didn't have any opinions, Li Jin naturally couldn't say anything and could only say:
"In that case, I will tell Wang Tou later and ask them to help you Jin Yiwei build a fleet of clipper ships."
"How many ships do you need?"
"Let's get a hundred ships first!"
"A hundred ships?"
"Why is it too little? Do you want to add more?"
"No, no, no, quite a lot."
Li Jin was a little shocked by Jin Yiwei's generosity. Did they think shipbuilding was too cheap, so they wanted to build more?
Thinking of this, Li Jin had to remind Jiang Ying:
"Friends are friends, but the money for shipbuilding is not cheap. Can you Jin Yiwei get it?"
"Don't worry about this. We, Jin Yiwei, naturally do business with integrity. We will pay for both money and goods and will never default on it."
Jiang Wei patted his chest proudly, indicating that there was no problem at all.
This made Li Jin feel relieved, and then said:
"In that case, let's build a hundred clipper ships first. After eight months, you Jin Yiwei will go to the shipyard to pick up the ships."
"Eight months? So late?"
Jiang Wei was a little confused and said:
"Can it be earlier? We Jin Yiwei are also in a hurry to use it."
Li Jin said angrily:
"I can't escape here at all. It will be three months at the latest before I have the chance to leave."
"It's useless for you to be anxious."
"This is simple."
Zhu Biao next to him came up with an idea and said:
"Can you just write a secret letter and ask Jiang Qianhu to take it back?"
"This way, Jin Yiwei's use of the ship will not be delayed, and you don't have to go back."
Jiang Wei's eyes lit up, and then he looked at Li Jin expectantly.
Helpless, Li Jin could only write a letter in a hurry under Jiang Wei's urging eyes and give it to Jiang Wei, asking him to bring it to Wang Tou.
After Jiang Wei got the secret message, he was very happy, and then turned around and returned to the Ming Dynasty.
This kind of dedicated attitude made Li Jin dumbfounded. He had just arrived at the Japanese island and returned to Daming without even staying for a day.
This kind of non-stop running back and forth between the two places made Li Jin couldn't help but give Jiang Yu a thumbs up. No wonder this guy can climb up to be the commander of the Jinyi Guard in the future.
With this kind of attitude towards work, it is difficult to get ahead.
Just when Li Jin praised Jiang Wei, Zhu Biao had already opened the sealed letter and read it anxiously.
After reading Zhu Yuanzhang's reply clearly, the corners of Zhu Biao's mouth slowly cracked, and then he laughed heartily and said:
"Master Li, the emperor agreed!!"
"Not only did he agree to the sun-shooting plan, he even asked for reinforcements of 50,000 troops to come to the Japanese island to help us achieve our goal!"
"Really??"
Li Jin couldn't believe his ears, Zhu Yuanzhang was so generous? ! !
Li Jin hurriedly stepped forward to see the contents of the letter.
After reading it, Li Jin's mood suddenly became complicated.
Zhu Yuanzhang did agree to the plan to shoot the sun and decided to send troops.
But those were only 50,000 guardsmen. In Li Jin's mind, the so-called guardsmen were simply a group of farmers.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang started his career from the garrison, the garrison was actually a variant of the military camp.
Soldiers in wartime, farmers in leisure time, a combination of soldiers and farmers.
The biggest role of the guard station is not to provide soldiers, but to provide food, which can provide Zhu Yuanzhang with a large amount of military food.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, due to serious damage to farmland, Zhu Yuanzhang recruited refugees to reclaim wasteland.
At the same time, some reserve soldiers were mobilized to reclaim military fields, which were completely owned by the imperial court. Most of the grain harvested by these guardsmen had to be handed over to the imperial court, leaving only a small part to barely feed themselves.
In the war-torn period at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the people were in dire straits, this approach could naturally attract a large number of soldiers.
At least having enough to eat is better than starving to death.
However, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the horses were released in Nanshan and the soldiers were stored in the warehouse. These guardsmen had gradually developed towards farmers and no longer had the combat effectiveness of the late Ming Dynasty when wars were frequent.
In today's territory of the Ming Dynasty, the most combat-effective ones are the border troops on the border of the Ming Dynasty. These warriors who have experienced life and death all the time have no doubt about their combat effectiveness.
There are also 200,000 elite elites from the Beijing camp who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to pacify the world.
In addition, the guardsmen of the Ming Dynasty will completely degenerate into peasants. Even in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, these guardsmen have all become serfs for thousands of households in the guardhouse. Their private property is even worse than that of tenant farmers.
Li Jin was not optimistic about these guardsmen and did not want them to follow him to charge into the battle and attack the city.
As long as they can defend the city and protect the rear, that's fine.
But no matter what, at least the sun-shooting plan was approved. Li Jin's next behavior can be more bold, and he no longer has to worry about taking too big a step and breaking his balls.
After all, with Zhu Yuanzhang's endorsement behind him, Li Jin could do it boldly.
Just when Li Jin and Zhu Biao were immersed in joy, Xu Da's messenger found them and reported:
"Sir, the envoy from Emperor Wajima has arrived again and wants to see Mr. Li."
Li Jin's eyes suddenly brightened, saying that Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang's permission has been obtained, it depends on Emperor Daigo's decision.
