"Just shut up!"
Fu Youde's face darkened, "You know nothing. I asked you to go to the coast to find fishermen to investigate this matter. You ask yourself, can you ask such complete questions?"
"Furthermore, since His Majesty banned the sea, the status of our Ming navy has been declining day by day. If it hadn't been for Guo An this time...His Royal Highness King Yan sent people to the sea to fish and opened up such a vast granary for our Ming Dynasty. If you wait for the water Can Master still receive such attention from His Majesty?"
All the navy commanders were suddenly filled with fear and quickly admitted their mistakes: "Forgive me, Lord Ying, but you will eventually realize your mistakes!"
They all understand these truths, and they just expressed dissatisfaction just because of the natural opposition between military generals and civil servants, and because of their dissatisfaction with Guo An's young face!
As for the low self-esteem of rough people when faced with literati, they will never admit it even if they live or die!
"Report!"
Suddenly, a guard walked in from outside the cabin and said, "General, there are two large boats coming from the direction of Dagukou. They seem to be fishing boats from Prince Yan's palace."
"Um?"
Fu Youde's eyes lit up, he stood up and walked out.
Sure enough, not far from where they were taking the boat, there were two eight-foot-long boats with the logo of Prince Yan's Mansion on them, slowly stopping.
On the ship, two hundred strong Yanwang guards looked at their fleet with vigilant faces.
"Send the order to the flag troops to come closer to me. I want to get on the boat to take a look at the sea fish caught by these little boys from Prince Yan's Mansion!"
Fu Youde said with interest on his face.
"Here!"
Behind him, a general responded with a happy face and hurriedly went down to deliver the order.
Soon, Fu Youde was in the boat and slowly moved towards the big ship where Zhu Liang was.
"General?"
The faces of the Yan King guards beside Zhu Liang changed slightly. Could the fleet approaching in front be coming to snatch the sea fish?
Zhu Liang could also guess what his group of brats were thinking, so he couldn't help but quickly ordered: "The old general at the head is Lord Ying, no one is allowed to be rude!"
"Dong Guo Ying?"
Hearing this, the expressions of all the Yan King guards changed again, and their bodies became much stronger. They looked at the veteran standing on the bow of the big ship in front of them with admiration on their faces.
Although in the Ming Dynasty, Kaiping King Chang Yuchun and Zhongshan King Xu Da were the gods in the minds of all soldiers and generals. But Ying Guogong Fu Youde was also an idol-level general among the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
"The last general, King Yan, is escorting Zhu Liang to see Duke Ying, and to all the generals!"
"The last general, King Yan, is escorting Xu Xiang to see Duke Ying, and to all the generals!"
As Fu Youde and a group of naval officers boarded the ship, Zhu Liang, Xu Xiang and others quickly came forward to pay tribute.
"Well, everyone, get up!"
Fu Youde nodded casually. Zhu Liang and Xu Xiang, two hundred households, were just like the soldiers on the ship in Fu Youde's eyes.
After bypassing Zhu Liang, Xu Xiang and others, Fu Youde walked towards the groups of winches and pulleys on the ship that were tied with ropes with a curious look on his face.
After a few random turns, Fu Youde understood the functions of the winch and the pulley, and nodded with satisfaction.
“I never thought these small items could be mounted on a boat and used to catch sea fish!”
"This matter is all the result of Mr. Guo County!"
Zhu Liang, who was following Fu Youde, replied honestly.
"Zun Guo County?"
A trace of doubt flashed in Fu Youde's eyes.
"Back to Duke Ying, Guo County Zun is Guo An, the magistrate of Wanping County!" Zhu Liang replied.
"Um!"
Fu Youde nodded slightly, "However, the Guo County Honorable you mentioned has now become the Right Chief of the Yan Palace!"
"You Changshi?"
Zhu Liang and Xu Xiang couldn't help but open their mouths, looking dull. How many days had they been at sea? Why did Guo Zhixian suddenly become Guo Changshi?
However, Fu Youde had no intention of explaining to the two of them at this moment, but walked directly towards the cabin.
"How many days have you been fishing in the sea this time, and how many sea fish have you caught?"
Xu Xiang and Zhu Liang hurriedly followed.
"Reporting to Duke Ying, the general and others went into the sea to fish for four days. They caught a total of about 100,000 catties of sea fish."
"One hundred thousand catties?"
Fu Youde's body stagnated for a moment, and then his pace quickened a lot.
Everyone stepped off the cabin and felt a lot cooler instantly.
When he reached the small door separating the fish warehouse, Fu Youde stopped and looked at Zhu Liang behind him.
Zhu Liang hurriedly stepped forward and carefully opened the small door a crack. After feeling that nothing was wrong, he opened the entire door.
"hiss……"
Zhu Liang didn't need to speak, Fu Youde and the navy generals who followed him could not help but widen their eyes and take a cold breath.
Only then did they understand why Zhu Liang was so cautious. The sea fish in the cabin directly filled the entire cabin.
They felt that as long as the ship rocked a little, the mountains of fish would collapse.
These sea fish come in various colors and shapes, ranging from big to small, but the smallest ones are over two feet tall.
In the past, they had only seen a small mountain of food at most, but how could they have seen such a large number of sea fish?
No wonder His Majesty attaches so much importance to fishing in the sea, and why he specially sent navymen like them to fish?
"Zhu Liang, right?"
After regaining consciousness, Fu Youde began to look squarely at Zhu Liang and Xu Xiang beside him.
"Hui Ying Guo Gong is the last general!" Zhu Liang replied quickly.
"How many days did you catch these 100,000 kilograms of sea fish?" Fu Youde asked.
"Reporting to Duke Ying, the general and others were captured for four days."
Zhu Liang replied again.
"However, Mr. Ying Guo misunderstood. These marine fish only weigh 50,000 kilograms, and the big ship next to it also contains a cabin full of marine fish!"
"Very good!"
Fu Youde was stunned for a moment, and then gave an encouraging word with admiration on his face.
Then, with excited expressions, Zhu Liang, Xu Xiang and others once again looked at the fish in the cabin of another large ship next to them, and left quickly with a group of naval officers who could no longer control their eyes.
After such a small episode, Zhu Liang, Xu Xiang and others once again ordered the two large ships to set sail at full speed.
Fu Youde, who returned to the boat, looked at the navy generals below with an incomprehensible expression, "Just two eight-foot-long ships can catch 100,000 kilograms of sea fish in four days of fishing. What do you think?"
"Don't worry, Duke Ying, General Mo and others will definitely be as good as those two big ships from Prince Yan's Mansion."
"Exactly. Please rest assured, Lord Ying, General Mo and others will definitely not embarrass the navy."
"Two hundred households, with two eight-foot-long boats, can catch one hundred thousand kilograms of sea fish. You and other naval commanders and captains, with thirty-five large boats of more than four hundred pounds, cannot catch two hundred thousand kilograms of fish." A million catties of sea fish, let’s see if you still have the face to call yourself a naval commander in the future…”
A group of navy generals: "..."
Following Fu Youde's words, all the naval officers fell silent along the way.
They regretted following Ying Guogong to check out the two large ships of Prince Yan's Palace. There were so many fish weighing 100,000 kilograms, which was comparable to two hills!
How many more than two million marine fish are there?
Can there be so many fish in the sea?
Along the way, these sailors will not be able to eat well or sleep well. They will be thinking about the two million kilograms of sea fish all day long, and their hearts will be full of worries.
And in Beiping Mansion.
Guo An eats better and sleeps better.
Of the 100,000 catties of marine fish, 20,000 catties were obtained for the people of Wanping County, and the remaining 80,000 catties were sold to the people of Beiping Prefecture.
No more common people scolded King Yan for not being able to eat meat, so naturally no one scolded him.
Of course, Guo An also kept two of them.
What makes Guo An most happy is that the old carpenters at the Gongzheng Institute work very quickly. The cotton gin, cotton elastic machine, three-spindle spinning wheel and textile machine that he wanted to improve have all been improved.
In a side hall where Gong Zheng was, Zhu Di and a chubby boy squatted aside with big round eyes, curiously staring at Guo An playing with the machinery in front of him.
"The young prince also likes these carpenter's gadgets?"
After going around for a while, Guo An had an idea. Looking at Zhu Gaochi, who looked a little dignified and calm at a young age, a bad taste suddenly arose in his heart.
Zhu Gaochi was born in Fengyang Mansion in the eleventh year of Hongwu, which was the period when the Zhu Di brothers were sent to Fengyang Mansion for reform by Lao Zhu before they came to the feudal dynasty.
In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Gaochi was only seven years old.
However, because he is the eldest son of Yan King Zhu Di and the grandson of Zhongshan King Xu Da, he has already begun to receive martial arts and Confucian education.
Seven-year-old Zhu Gaochi is a little fat, but more of a stocky figure, not the bloated one he became when he grew up.
"Exactly!"
Although he has not yet been officially established as the crown prince of King Yan, as the eldest son of King Yan, Zhu Gaochi does not feel timid at all when faced with the title of Guo An, the Right Chief of History.
"Does the young prince want to have a playdate?" Guo And said.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's face suddenly darkened.
Zhu Gaochi, on the other hand, looked happy, "Is it really possible?"
Guo An was very generous and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a few pieces of wood, I'm not afraid that the prince will damage it!"
Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up even more.
However, he still looked up at Zhu Di.
He knew how much his mother-in-law and father valued these wooden machines.
Zhu Di was a little dissatisfied with Guo An's words, and said directly: "These wood are made by our carpenters, don't be afraid, even if you dismantle these wooden shelves, dad can just ask the carpenters to make another set later."
"Thank you dad!"
After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi stepped forward directly, imitated Guo An's actions just now, stepped on his feet and turned his hands, and started spinning and weaving in a decent manner.
"The young prince is so smart."
Guo An's eyes widened. Are all the genes of Lao Zhu's family so gifted?
On the side, after hearing Guo An's words, Zhu Di subconsciously raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then realized something was wrong.
Prince Tiantian Yan is actually playing with craftsmen's things?
"Okay, what are you doing with these craftsmen's things?"
Zhu Gaochi's face fell, but he still quickly got down from the wooden shelves and stood next to Zhu Di very obediently.
Guo An was a little unhappy, "Your Highness, these textile utensils are related to people's clothing and livelihood. Even the princess often goes to weave some clothes herself. How can your Highness look down on these textile utensils so much?"
"enter……"
Zhu Di was a little angry and opened his mouth to curse.
But seeing his eldest son standing next to him, he quickly changed his mind.
"Chi'er is our eldest son, the eldest son of King Yan. How do you deal with these craftsmen's items?"
At this time, Zhu Di did not have any ambitions. Zhu Gaochi's archery skills could also impress Zhu Di. Zhu Gaochi was still Zhu Di's eldest son and the future heir to King Yan.
"Isn't His Highness attaching great importance to these craftsman artifacts at the moment?"
Guo An was inexplicably unhappy and directly snarled.
"we……"
Just as Zhu Di was about to defend himself, he suddenly realized that he, the majestic king of Yan, was very interested in these craftsman artifacts. Why was his eldest son not allowed to play with them?
However, as a father, how could he be rendered speechless by his subordinates in front of his eldest son? He said with a solemn face again.
"Humph, you can't lose your mind by playing with things!"
"Since His Highness insists on doing this, I have no choice but to comply."
Guo An didn't dare to tease Zhu Di anymore. He would have to live a life of dependence on others for more than ten years. He couldn't quarrel with the big boss all the time, otherwise he would easily be outsmarted.
"You don't agree with what we said?"
Zhu Di said reluctantly.
"Wei Chen agrees with His Highness. At this age, the young prince must not lose his ambition by playing with things."
Guo An said hurriedly.
"You, this thief, just don't agree with what we say!"
Zhu Di became even more angry. He always felt that Guo An had something to say.
"Weichen really agrees!"
Guo An looked at Zhu Di with a sincere face.
"I promise you, I will never punish you."
Zhu Di stared at Guo An and said, Zhu Di should be more concerned about the training of Zhu Gaochi than anyone else, and he has a desire to see his son succeed.
Of course, it can't be said to be Jackie Chan. After all, Zhu Di didn't dare to think about that position right now.
It's just that as a father who is a poor student, he wants his son to become a wise king with great academic skills.
Of course, this is related to Lao Zhu’s family’s background as a farmer, and Lao Zhu’s emphasis on the studies of his descendants.
"Weichen just feels a little regretful. When Weichen was a child, he climbed trees in the village to dig out bird's nests and fished in rivers. He was very happy in his childhood and can become a talented person when he grows up.
However, Wei Chen saw that the young prince only practiced martial arts and read and wrote all day long. Apart from practicing martial arts and reading, he seemed to be unable to do anything else, not even play for a while..."
As he said this, Guo An couldn't help but turn pale as he thought of something, and quickly said with fear on his face: "Your Highness, please forgive me. It's a humble minister who has overstepped his bounds!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's expression changed.
But Zhu Gaochi, who was beside Zhu Di, his eyes brightened the more he listened. Guo Changshi, who often made his father angry, seemed to be a good person.
But, why do things like climbing trees to dig out bird's nests and fishing in rivers sound so outrageous? Isn’t this what a gentleman does?
However, there was a faint feeling of impulse in my heart.
Fortunately, Zhu Di finally came to his senses, lowered his head, and looked at Zhu Gaochi with a complicated expression, "Chi'er, do you like playing?"
"The child doesn't know what to say to daddy!" Zhu Gaochi replied with a well-behaved look on his face.
"I don't know?"
Zhu Di was stunned.
"My child has never climbed a tree or dug out a bird's nest; nor has he ever touched a fish in the river. However, my child has eaten sea fish. Sea fish tastes so delicious!" Zhu Gaochi said seriously.
Zhu Di looked startled, and he couldn't help but remember that when he was still in Yingtian, he and his second brother and his two brothers climbed trees, causing his father to cut down several old trees in the palace and were beaten with boards.
"No, climbing trees is too dangerous!"
Thinking about it, Zhu Di shook his head repeatedly.
"Danger?"
Zhu Gaochi's face was full of doubts.
"Chi'er, have you climbed the rockery or the roof?"
When discussing this, Zhu Di should be considered the top group in the entire Ming Dynasty.
"No!"
Zhu Gaochi shook his head repeatedly.
Zhu Di said: "Climbing a tree is much more dangerous than climbing a rockery or climbing a roof!"
"Dad, have you climbed trees, rockeries, and roofs?"
Zhu Gaochi asked eagerly.
"We didn't climb anything..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di noticed something was wrong and quickly shut up.
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You guys are awesome. The first order is already 1,000. From now on, we will tentatively plan to update 8,000 every day and work towards 10,000.
I’ll post it today, I’ll correct the typos tomorrow morning~~~
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