Qin Feng, Ma Xiangnan, Yu Cong, and Zhou Li sat around a table, Ma Xiangnan was accustomed to this kind of deliberation, but Yu Cong and Zhou Li were obviously a little uncomfortable, and now in this way, it seems that they are on an equal footing with the emperor, and the whole person is twisting around, very cramped and uneasy. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Ma Xiangnan was looking down at Yu Cong's plan for the next few years of Taiping Shipyard, Baoqing, as the most important place under the rule of Changyang County, was originally in Ma Xiangnan's plan. Now Changyang County, whether it is the development of cash crops, or the cultivation of medicine and medicine workshops, have been on the right track, grain planting is not the main direction of Changyang County, but in the next few years, because the population is not large, but it can also basically protect itself. After solving the most basic problem of food and clothing, Ma Xiangnan's eyes turned to how to make the people under his rule rich, and Baoqing Port naturally entered his plan.

Sea trade is the only shortcut that can make Changyang County get rich quickly after Ma Xiangnan thinks about it, and around Baoqing, to create a cornucopia belonging to Changyang County is the top priority in Ma Xiangnan's next plan.

Qin Feng took a sip of a bowl of millet porridge, although he did not vomit, but in fact, the whole person was also very uncomfortable, it takes a process to adapt, as long as he gets on the boat a few more times, he feels that he can quickly adapt to life at sea.

The horse monkey looked a little wilted, and sat in the corner, his face a little pale.

"Monkey, how is Huo Guang?" After drinking a bowl of millet porridge, Qin Feng felt much more comfortable.

"Huo Shi is sleeping, and when he comes back, he will lie down, I will send him millet porridge and let him drive him out." Horse monkeys are weak and authentic.

Qin Feng laughed: "This guy must think that he is embarrassed today, and he doesn't want you to see it, yes, let him sleep, little monkey, you go to sleep too, you don't need you here, take a good rest, the day after tomorrow, let's go to sea again." ”

"Your Majesty doesn't sleep, how can the little monkey sleep?" The horse monkey stubbornly shook his head: "Your Majesty, I can stand it." ”

Looking at the horse monkey who was holding up his spirit, Qin Feng smiled and said, "Okay, I hope you still have the courage to go to sea with me the day after tomorrow." ”

"Where Your Majesty is, the little monkey is naturally there!" The horse monkey nodded affirmatively.

Qin Feng smiled and turned his head, looking at Ma Xiangnan, this guy gathered to look at Yu Cong's plan, and didn't pay attention to what he was saying, to convince this guy who is now in the eyes of money, Qin Feng felt that it was not a difficult task. If he hadn't been impressed, the old fellow might have rolled around on his thighs and wouldn't be allowed to get on the boat. And as long as he threatened, Zhou Li was afraid that he would not dare to sail to sea.

"Two more large docks will be built in three years, and three warships will be launched in a year. Isn't that a bit of a big plan? Ma Xiangnan looked at Yu Cong with a deep groan.

"Ma Junshou, according to General Zhou's estimate, if a fleet wants to form an effective combat force, it should have at least five warships like the Taiping Ship, supplemented by other ships, but if a fleet wants to maintain lasting combat effectiveness, there are five ships sailing at sea, then there must be at least two or three ships for repair and maintenance in the shipyard, that is, at present, we need at least eight warships, but now we only have two, and one more, which will be launched next summer. If you want to quickly make the sailors form combat effectiveness, this is a must. ”

"Do you have so many established shipbuilders?" Ma Xiangnan asked.

"Now there are a few who can work independently, what is lacking is only training, and in the next two to three years, we will focus on training more craftsmen." Yu Congdao.

"Where's the money?" Ma Xiangnan turned his head to look at Qin Feng: "Your Majesty, Changyang County will definitely not be able to come up with this money, the construction of a large dock, the silver money needed, I can't take it out if I sell it." ”

Qin Feng smiled: "Money, I'll figure it out." ”

As soon as he heard this, Ma Xiangnan's bitter gourd face just now immediately smiled, "Your Majesty pays for it, that's great, I don't have a problem here." Yu Cong, what else do you need besides money? ”

"First, we need more auxiliary craftsmen, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, etc." Yu Cong stretched out a finger.

"No problem, I just got a group of people from Qin State a few days ago, these people are all craftsmen, I'll give you the list when I go back, as long as you need it, I'll bring it all to you." The horse said briskly to the south.

"Haven't you already assigned those people? It's not easy to grab food again, right? Qin Feng said with a smile.

Ma Xiangnan smiled: "Your Majesty, it's about my Changyang County's plan to make a fortune, how can I tolerate those boys who are bad for me, if I don't give it, I will bring someone to rob it." Moreover, the officials under the rule of Changyang County still have this awareness. Master Yu, don't worry, in the future, I will get a craftsman from the people of the Qin State and send them to you, well, I will also let people go to other counties to recruit such people with high salaries, and you will not be short of manpower. ”

"That's great, second, we need to reserve more shipbuilding materials, in recent years, we have been stockpiling materials, but because of the shortage of manpower, the stored materials are at most for a year, Changyang County is not short of shipbuilding materials, but we need people to pick them down from the mountains."

"No problem, I've got the bag." Ma Xiangnan once again took a big picture.

"Then I'll have no problem." Yu Congdao.

"That's it, three years, two large dockyards." Ma Xiangnan turned his head to look at the emperor: "Your Majesty, when will your money arrive?" ”

"I'm getting ready to go out and pull!" Qin Feng said with a smile: "Regarding the matter of making money, Zhou Li, you can talk about it!" ”

Looking at Zhou Li, Ma Xiangnan suddenly had a bad feeling.

Zhou Li coughed a few times in embarrassment, looked at Ma Xiangnan, and said, "Ma Junshou, if we want to get money quickly, or even get a boat, there is only one way to go, and that is to go to the sea." ”

"Where is there money at sea?" Ma Xiangnan was stunned, and suddenly reflected, "You mean to go to the sea to rob?" ”

"If you don't rob it, will people send me the money obediently?" Qin Feng smiled and said authentically.

Ma Xiangnan looked at the smiling emperor and understood that the emperor was playing a trick on himself: "Your Majesty, we only have two warships." ”

Under the gaze of the emperor, Zhou Li reluctantly opened a sea chart he carried with him, pointed to some red dots on it and said: "Ma Junshou, this is the distribution map of pirates at sea, the farther away from us, the stronger the strength, and the closer to us, the weaker the strength, you see, these few." Finger tapped on a few red dots, "They're the ones we're going to rob, they're weaker, and the largest one is only six boats." ”

"That's more than us!" Horse to the south.

"Ma Junshou, ships are different from boats. These pirate ships are not at all above the same level as the Taiping ships, even if we only have two warships, we can easily defeat them. Zhou Lidao.

"Are you so sure?" Ma Xiangnan looked at Zhou Li suspiciously.

"In front of His Majesty, how dare the last general talk nonsense." Zhou Li was a little aggrieved.

Ma Xiangnan suddenly looked at Zhou Li with some suspicion: "Zhou Li, why are you so familiar with the distribution of these pirates on the sea?" How many treasures are there? ”

As soon as he asked such a question, Zhou Li's face immediately turned red, and he muttered that he couldn't answer.

Qin Feng said lightly: "There is nothing bad to say about this, Ma Junshou, because our General Zhou Li used to be regarded as half a pirate, and it is his business to rob and rob at sea." ”

"You're a pirate, too?" Ma Xiangnan stood up with a swish, and looked at Zhou Li with round eyes.

"My Ma Junshou, don't react so much, okay? General Zhou used to be under the control of people's jobs, and he couldn't help himself, but now he didn't abandon the darkness and turn to the light, you also served as an official in the Jiangnan area of Chu State, I don't believe you know anything about the affairs of the Ning family in Quanzhou! Qin Feng said lightly.

"It turned out to be the Ning family!" Ma Xiangnan sat down slowly.

"Ma Junshou, these pirates have accumulated over the years, there must be a lot of money, and they are all ill-gotten gains, just to do something legitimate for us, besides, although these ships of pirates are not as good as our Taiping ships, but they are also warships, they can be used for tinkering and renovating, and they can also be used as warships, and besides, pirates are all people, if you can catch more, won't there be people when you cut down trees? You can also talk about making up for the lack of people under your Changyang County. ”

Ma Xiangnan smiled bitterly: "I don't want these vicious guys." ”

"If you are very vicious, you will cut down trees until you die, but not everyone is unreformable, don't you? There are always some people like that. What's more, now we have to rapidly develop our fleet of sailors, and we have to have money to repair docks and build more warships like Taiping ships, then we need money, and what is the situation of the imperial court now, you know very well, after a few battles, the treasury is empty, although there are some gains, but there are more places to use money, Yiyang, Wuling, Taoyuan County, in the next few years, it is a bottomless pit, if you don't want to have some other tricks, your sea trade will be far away, if this trip to the sea goes well, The problem of the Taiping Shipyard has been solved, and your sea trade plan can be greatly advanced, right? ”

Ma Xiangnan scratched his head with some annoyance: "Your Majesty, what you said is indeed a solution, but do you have to go in person?" Speaking of which, that's what you mean, horses and monkeys are not the same that can solve problems? ”

"First, there is such a bustle, I must go and take a look, I haven't fought at sea yet, I'm happy to see the hunt, second, the first time I fight with pirates, I want to sit in person, I'm worried about accidents."

"If I agree to this, they can spit directly in my face." The horse was in agony to the south.

"If you don't go to Yuejing City, won't he be able to kill Changyang County?" Qin Feng laughed.

"That's not for sure!"