Chen Kan walked out of Prince Zhao's Mansion expressionlessly, the anger in his heart almost bursting out.
Zhu Zhanji was given to Chen Kan by Empress Xu, and Zhu Zhanhe was beaten up by Zhu Zhanji and thrown into the Hou Mansion and never looked after again.
Now that they were about to start fighting, they remembered that their son could be a helper.
Why did you go there so early? It's ridiculous.
No wonder the emperors of the Zhu family often have crooked melons and cracked dates. No one has inherited this gene.
After getting on his horse, taking a long breath, and silently reciting a few words in his mind not to argue with idiots, the anger in Chen Kan's heart finally dissipated a little.
On the way back to Fang Mansion, Chen Kan thought it would be better to leave the capital as soon as possible.
It's only the early years of Yongle, and the fight between the two has already reached this point. If it were a few years later, it would be normal for them to stab each other with swords.
Originally, I was thinking of staying in the capital for a few more days to accompany Zheng, but I still took the time to go back and brainwash the two little guys to prevent them from growing crooked.
What does he want in this life? Isn't it to make the Ming Dynasty strong so that the people can live a straight life and pass on the things he brought from future generations to prevent the fate of the Han people from continuing to go into darkness?
Whoever dares to sabotage his plan is a sinner of the Han nation, and Chen Kan will fight him to the end at all costs.
Even if this person is a prince, there is even someone among them who is the future emperor.
Thinking of this, Chen Kan turned to the dock and decided to go to the Hou Mansion first.
When they came to the gate of the Hou Mansion on horseback, a group of guards were a little surprised to see Chen Kan leaving and returning.
Chen Kan didn't explain too much. After sending someone to call Yun Niang, he ordered Zhang Dong to prepare the ship.
He didn't want to stay in this capital any longer.
After watching Zhang Dongyuan go, Chen Kan entered the study.
Half an hour later, Yun Niang also entered Chen Kan's study.
In the past few years, Yun Niang has been able to run the entire Hengfeng Hao in a prosperous manner, relying on the big tree of Hou Mansion.
The business route that Grandfather Taizu had given to the Hua family had been completely abandoned by Yun Niang.
Originally, there had been wars on the grasslands in the past few years, which was when a large amount of salt and iron was needed.
But Yun Niang is a courageous woman. After she knew that she could not compete with the Sun family, she decisively gave up the entire business route and relied on the Hou Mansion to join Zheng He's line. She was able to prosper at sea. .
Of course, all this is inseparable from Chen Kan's secret support, otherwise he, a woman, would not be able to maintain such a large family fortune.
"Master Hou, are you looking for a slave?"
Yun Niang bowed to Chen Kan Yingying, then lowered her head and did not look directly at Chen Kan.
Chen Kan came to his senses, pointed to the stool beside him and said with a smile: "Here you go, sit down!"
When Yu Niang heard this, she just rested half of her buttocks on the stool.
Seeing this, Chen Kan rubbed his brows helplessly and said lightly: "Yun Niang, there is no need to be so reserved. I have come to you today because I really have something to ask for."
Yun Niang's soft and waxy voice sounded: "If the Marquis has any instructions, just give him the instructions. It's all about whether you ask for it or not."
Chen Kan pondered for a moment, then pulled out the drawer, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Yun Niang: "You take a look at this first."
Yun Niang took the paper from Chen Kan's hand with curiosity in her eyes.
After just one glance, he couldn't help but be surprised and said: "Master Hou, this thing is a sea map?"
Chen Kan nodded: "Yes, you can call this a sea chart or a world map."
That's right, what was drawn on the paper was the flat world map that Chen Kan drew from memory.
In today's Ming Dynasty, people have fully accepted that they live on a sphere, and everyone has a globe.
But after all, the globe is just an outline, and there are no ocean currents, monsoons, waterways or other things on it.
Therefore, the more function of the globe is to tell the people of Ming Dynasty how big the world is.
But even Zhu Di didn't have such a very detailed world map drawn by Chen Kan.
After reading the map carefully, Yun Niangzi asked: "What does the Marquis want the slave family to do?"
Chen Kan did not answer immediately. Instead, he sat on the chair and pondered for a while, and then asked: "Do you remember that the Hengfeng was used to buy and sell people?"
As soon as Chen Kan said this, Yun Niang couldn't help but have a look of fear on her face: "Master Hou clearly knows that the business of buying and selling people was something that was done when my father-in-law was still alive. This little girl has never done anything so evil since she took over. It’s something.”
Seeing Yun Niang's expression changed drastically, Chen Kan hurriedly stopped: "I'm not saying this to blame you, but I want you to help me open a waterway and help me send some people to Australia!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Niang breathed a sigh of relief and asked tentatively: "By opening up the waterway, does the Marquis want to do population business?"
Chen Kan shook his head: "No, I don't want to do anything harmful to the world, I'm just preparing for a rainy day."
"Preparing for a rainy day?"
Yun Niang nodded as if she had some understanding, and then didn't ask any more questions.
The Hengfeng fleet has gone to sea several times, and she knows how rich the wealth overseas is.
Even if the Hengfeng's caravan does not follow mature trade routes, it should not lose money when going to Australia.
Seeing Yun Niang's cautious look, Chen Kan sighed helplessly.
"Don't worry, this matter will only be a good thing for the Hengfeng. In the future, Australia will become an overseas enclave of the Ming Dynasty. The purpose of my Lord asking you to go to Australia is to enclose the land first."
Yun Niang didn't know what enclosure meant, but she still keenly caught a signal from Chen Kan's mouth.
“Da Ming wants to start construction in Australia?”
As soon as Yun Niang finished speaking, she hurriedly covered her mouth and smiled apologetically: "Okay, I'll take care of it now. I wonder where the person the Marquis wants to send is?"
Chen Kan gave up and said: "Someone will come to contact you in a few days. There is no need to go to sea for the time being. You need to open the channel first."
"I understand!"
Yun Niang nodded, put away the map and left the study.
Chen Kan sat on his chair boredly, biting his pen and thinking about his future path.
What Yun Niang said just now is right, but it is not that Daming wants to start construction in Australia, but that Chen Kan plans to go to Australia for retirement in the future.
No wonder Chen Kan arranged a retreat for himself so early. It was really because the Emperor Zhu's genes were too bad.
Chen Kan likes to build the Ming Dynasty, but it does not mean that he is willing to sacrifice his life for Taoism.
He is not Fang Xiaoru.
In essence, he and Fang Xiaoru are two different people, strictly speaking, they are two extremes.
Fang Xiaoru loves Daming, so he can die for Daming without hesitation.
But to put it bluntly, Chen Kan is just a refined egoist. He loves Ming Dynasty and can build Ming Dynasty, but only if he can live a happy life first.
Once Daming threatens him, he will not hesitate to show everyone what it means to escape thousands of miles away.
For this reason, Chen Kan did not hesitate to place all the people he had trained over the years everywhere.
Those on the surface are only a small part of his many descendants over the years.
Chen Kan was very afraid of death. For this reason, he spent huge sums of money to dig out many secret passages under the Hou Mansion in Jiangnan and Beijing.
No one knew that there were always several ships parked at the Yangtze River Pier and Zhuozhou Pier outside the city that never sailed. These were the means of escape that Chen Kan had arranged for himself.
Not to mention that no one would know that in addition to the treasure ships on the surface, Chen Kan also secretly asked Zheng He for several treasure ships, and even provided certain technical support. Otherwise, how could Zheng He have such a large-scale ship? Team.
Even uniting the generals was part of Chen Kan's plan, otherwise Chen Kan would have been so full that he would have distributed millions of dollars in profits a year.
It's just that Chen Kan never thought that the imperial power would expand so fast before, nor did he decide whether to place his retreat in Nanyang or Australia, so those things in the dark have not made any move.
But now that Chen Kan has decided to retire in Australia, there should be a steady stream of people who are dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty or who voluntarily go overseas to build it.
After pondering for a while, Chen Kan was about to go out when he heard a voice coming from outside the door: "Master Marquis, the boat is ready, when should we leave?"
Chen Kan opened the study door and said calmly: "You guys first find a way to send Mr. Chen out of the city and wait for me on the boat. I will be there in a moment."
"yes!"
Chen Qia's identity is relatively sensitive now. Everyone knows that he died in the fire at Jinyiwei. If someone sees him on the streets of the capital, it may be difficult for Chen Kan to leave.
That's why Chen Kan couldn't help but explain one more thing.
However, Zhang Dong was quite reliable in his work, so Chen Kan wasn't too worried.
Seeing that the guards were all in action, Chen Kan also rode out of the Hou Mansion and walked towards Fang Mansion.
If you want to leave, you don’t have to tell others, Fang Mansion still has to go.
When they arrived at Fang Mansion, all the Fang family members were there except Fang Xiaoru.
Even the two married senior sisters, Fang Jiao and Fang E, came back.
As soon as Chen Kan entered the door, the two of them came to greet him: "Little brother, I heard that mother said you are leaving again?"
Chen Kan saluted the two of them: "Eldest sister, second sister."
After seeing the ceremony, Chen Kan nodded helplessly: "It's impossible if I don't leave. It would be a mistake for me to stay in the capital. Sooner or later, I will be targeted."
Chen Kan had already told Fang Zhongxian and Fang Zhongyue the reason why he had to leave earlier in the morning, but he didn't say much at the moment.
Zheng's voice came from the room: "Yuan Sheng is back?"
Chen Kan responded and entered the door with his two brothers and sister.
Zheng's face looked a little lonely, she looked at Chen Kan and whispered: "Now that you leave, I don't know if I can survive until the day you come back."
Chen Kanqiang smiled and said: "What nonsense are you talking about, Master? The child will be gone in two or three years, or in one and a half years. You want to live a long life, how can you say such depressing words."
Hearing this, Mrs. Zheng's face looked better: "You kid, you have been able to make people happy since you were a child. It doesn't matter, the capital is not a kind place. You go, go as far as possible. I, old lady, just hope that you are all in peace." It’s better to be safe.”
Chen Kan agreed with a smile, chatted with Mrs. Zheng for a while, then knelt down and kowtowed to the old man respectfully, and said in a deep voice: "My child is gone. I will come back to see you in a few days. Please take care of yourself, Mistress." Body!"
