Aragorn was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect that the Ming man in front of him, who was about his age, could see his purpose at a glance.

The surprise in Aragorn's eyes flashed, and then he began to compare with Zhuge Tieniu again.

"Lord Wang, he said he didn't understand what you meant, and he wanted to learn Da Ming language." Zhuge Iron Bull Road.

"I think you two are quite close to each other, so you are responsible for teaching them Da Ming, you have also worked hard these days, so you can take a good rest." Liu Hong said casually.

Unlike his voyage to Sulu, the voyage to Merica was much longer, and it took time for them to get used to and a variety of food to nourish their bodies.

As for those Indians, Liu Hongjian was not unmoved, there was not too much money, and there were rich resources in North and South Moliga, which he knew better than anyone else.

But now where does Daming have the energy to go to Molika to toss, and the Dutch in Nanyang haven't done it yet.

It's just a long line to catch big fish, since this Aragorn is the tribal chief over there, he must be very familiar with the situation over there, and let Zhuge Tieniu be the guide, but also want to show more of the real situation over there.

Aragorn stopped talking when he heard this, was silent for a moment, and finally saluted and followed Zhuge Tieniu out.

"Lord, I think there's something wrong with that foreign vassal named Aragorn." The British public frowned.

"Well, something is wrong, a little too calm.

Go back and send a few more people to pay attention to it and see what kind of reputation this guy wants to do in Daming. Liu Hong gradually said again.

"Yes, Lord Wang, what are you going to do with these latex?" Zhang Weixian pointed to the remaining ships.

"These are all treasures, first pull to our business headquarters, and I will hand over the refining method to you when I turn back, and I will pick a few trustworthy craftsmen to do it."

There are not many raw materials for several big ships, and the first thing that Liu Hongjian thinks of is tires, whether it is carriage tires or developing bicycles, these things are not worried that there is no market.

When the tires are made, you only need to change Xiao Zhu's royal chariot first, and then pull him out of the capital for a walk, which is the best advertisement.

"Oh yes, Lord Wang, since we have brought back so many seeds, we will have to plant them widely tomorrow, do we need to say hello to the emperor?"

Daming has now completed the land reform, planting rubber trees is bound to not occupy the people's farmland, and the largest landlord in the Ming Dynasty is Zhu Cihong, although this guy has returned most of the Huangzhuang land to the people, but still retains a little land.

It's probably more than 10,000 hectares!

This is already the least among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there are more than this number of princes who can be pulled out at will.

Zhang Weixian means that since there are emperor's shares in Xishan Shanghe, it still accounts for the majority of the shares, and with the relationship between Liu Hongjian and Zhu Cihong, it is not a big problem.

"Hehe, Lao Zhang, it seems that you still have to study! This rubber tree cannot be planted in the north. Liu Hong gradually smiled when he heard this.

Rubber trees belong to tropical plants, and they can survive in Liangguang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Qiongzhou, Taiwan and other places in the Ming Dynasty, which Liu Hongjian still knows.

"Go back and send a letter to Lao Mu, and ask him to quickly gather thousands of hectares of fertile land, whether it is to open up the wasteland or rent the land, remember, it is not allowed to forcibly occupy the land of the people.

You can pay the local people directly according to the harvest, but you have to sign a contract, and the lease period is limited to ten years, and those who do not agree to rent should not be forced. Liu Hong gradually thought for a moment and said.

The land is still the land of the people, but it is not a big problem to replace the grain crops with trees, pay silver according to the average harvest of the locality, and then let the people take care of the rubber saplings and be responsible for the rubber tapping in the later stage.

After all, what is planted is not planted, and there is no need to take risks.

"Lord Wang, isn't ten years a bit less!" Zhang Weixian pondered for a moment.

"It's a lot, and if you have ten years, Daming will not be short of rubber." Liu Hong gradually waved his hand.

If he can't get Molica in ten years, it will really be a shame for him to cross the identity, Molica is the origin of rubber trees, and if you have this place, you will have a steady supply of rubber.

"But my lord, it takes at least six years for that rubber tree to be able to tap rubber from planting."

"Huh? Is there such a thing? Liu Hong raised his eyebrows.

He is not a botanist, so naturally he didn't know that it took so long for the rubber tree to mature, but it was six years and the daylilies were cold.

"Why are we lying to you, this has to be a good land, otherwise there may not be production in eight years!"

Zhang Weixianxin said Let us study more, Lord Wang, you are not also a half-hanger, although he has just heard from the group of sailors when the rubber trees are ripe.

"Just ten years of signing, that's enough." Liu Hong gradually fell silent for a while.

Southerners have always been more lively, as long as they see that rubber trees can make money, and more money than farming, where is the need for him to find people to plant?

Perhaps in a few years, the imperial court will have to issue an edict prohibiting the conversion of farmland to rubber trees, after all, if this thing can be sold for money, it must first grow enough grain.

After discussing the matter of the rubber tree, it was completely dark, and seeing that they could not go back to the capital at night, the two stayed directly in Tianjin City for one night.

The next day, the two went to Tianjin Bao Shipyard together, and Mo Huan, the head of Bao Shipyard, and others led the crowd to greet them.

The treasure shipyard is in full swing, and countless craftsmen in several huge docks are working up and down, stepping up the construction of warships for the newly approved Nanyang naval division.

Mo Huan was undoubtedly the busiest person in the entire Treasure Shipyard, and after only accompanying Liu Hongjian around the Treasure Shipyard, four or five waves of people went to ask for instructions.

"Mo Lao, there is a big problem with our ironclad ship!" When he returned to the mansion in the treasure shipyard, Liu Hong gradually said bluntly.

Daming's ironclad ships now look bright on the surface, and although their defensive power has increased, they still can't withstand the repeated bombardment of solid shells for a long time.

In the two naval battles of Sulu, more than half of the warships shed their steel armor on the skin, and it is undeniable that such a craft is actually not called an ironclad ship, at most it is called an ironclad ship, after all, the hull is still made of wood.

"The lower official also received a letter from Deputy Admiral Qi, I am really ashamed, the lower official has not come up with any good way to deal with this problem for the time being." Mo Huan said apologetically.

It's no wonder that at this time, not only is there no electric welding, but even the riveting technology is not mature, and it is extremely rare to cover it with a small piece of steel armor, and under the preconceived idea, Mo Huan can't think of any other way at all.

"Has Mo Lao ever thought of abandoning wood and building the shell of a battleship directly out of steel?" Liu Hong gradually took a sip of tea and said ingeniously.

"Back to the prince, how could the lower officials not think about it, but there are many problems that can't be solved for the time being!" Mo Huan sighed and said.

At this time, there is no machine tool, the craftsmen produce iron tools basically rely on the soil mold pouring, this process to produce some small objects is also completed, the ship is often a few zhang, or even dozens of zhang, where to get such a large mold?

And the operating coefficient is also a little too high.

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