Li Guozhu did not return to Hirado by boat, but went straight to Shengyue Island to meet Chen Yue. When the ship entered the harbor, he saw that only a dozen or so three-masted ships were parked in the harbor, and half of them were gone, and Li Guozhu was stunned.

He knew the number of Qiyun Merchants' sea vessels, where did the other half go? When he saw Fu Chun who greeted him, Li Guozhu couldn't help but ask.

"The other half of the sea ships, General Wu Ping took them to the sea for training." Fu Chun said, seeing that Li Guozhu was still confused, he explained a few words, "Qi Guogong just arrived in Zhoushan, and his army was originally infantry and cavalry, and he was not very proficient in the operation of sea ships, so Qi Guogong ordered to seize every opportunity to practice maritime combat skills. ”

"Oh, I see." Li Guozhu nodded, thoughtful.

Chen Yue was very happy to see Li Guozhu and asked him to sit down and drink tea together.

"Dare to ask Qi Guogong, are you still used to it on this Shengyue Island, if there is any shortage, please feel free to instruct, and I will definitely do it for you." Li Guozhu asked earnestly.

"There's nothing to get used to, my father is a soldier, I'm used to eating and sleeping, I don't pay so much attention to it, there are tiles on this island, you can eat and drink and see the sea view, it's very good." Chen Yue said with a smile.

"I just heard Master Fu say that Qi Guogong's subordinates are training their boat skills, and they are not talented, but they have been mixed on this sea for half their lives, and there are some good boat operators under them, if you don't dislike it, I can send some people to work for you!" Li Guozhu said.

"That's a good feeling, I'm worried about the shortage of talents under my subordinates, Master Li can have this heart, and my father is overjoyed!" Chen Yue said happily.

This Li Guozhu is also regarded as the number one person in Shanghai, and naturally knows the navigation skills, if he can help, the sailors will form combat effectiveness earlier!

As for Li Guozhu's intentions, it is not difficult to guess. It is nothing more than to curry favor with Chen Yue and move closer to Zhoushan.

Li Guozhu is also a tycoon on the sea, and he also has a foundation in this Japanese country, but in the final analysis, his identity is just an outcast pirate of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Yue is a dignified Duke of the Ming Dynasty, if he talks about his identity alone, he can be on an equal footing with the king of the Wa Kingdom, of course, if he can find out his identity in the Wa Kingdom.

Therefore, in terms of identity, Li Guozhu and Chen Yue are far apart, if it is not for a coincidence, it is impossible for a person like him to tie up to the Duke of the Ming Dynasty.

Although he is in a foreign country, Li Guozhu still thinks of himself as a Ming person, thinking that he can return to his roots in the future, which is also the superiority of Chinese culture.

Therefore, being able to work for Chen Yue and return to Daming with Chen Yue's power in the future is very tempting for Li Guozhu. Why can Zheng Zhilong be a big official and roar at sea, but he can only hide in Nagasaki, the Japanese country?

Moreover, now Zhoushan is the main source of Li Guozhu's goods, take this year as an example, because of the hurricane, the number of ships coming to the country is far less than in previous years, and the merchants of the country are generally unable to buy goods, but Li Guozhu has a sufficient supply of goods and has earned a lot of silver.

In any way, Li Guozhu wants to connect his relationship with Chen Yue more closely.

Chen Yue is naturally willing to accept Li Guozhu's investment. He has a big plan in mind, and he needs countless people to work for him, and Haimao will be the main source of finance for Zhoushan for a period of time in the future, and he also needs the help of people like Li Guozhu.

After some conversation, the relationship between the two sides is one step closer, and a lot can be said.

"Grandpa Guo, the Dutch are very vicious, their ships are strong and their guns are sharp, and their strength cannot be underestimated, you will have to be careful of the embankment in the future." Li Guozhu reminded.

"Hmph, if they don't mess with me, I'll come to the door. Dongfan Island has been our Chinese territory since ancient times, how can it be occupied by barbarians? Zheng Zhilong was incompetent and allowed the red-haired ghost to entrench himself at the door of his house and wreak havoc on my Daming maritime merchants. I won't let it go, and in less than a year I'll be driving the red-haired ghost back to my hometown! ”

Li Guozhu was dumbfounded when he heard this, and could only admire: "Guogong is mighty!" ”

If others say this, Li Guozhu will think that he is talking big, but Chen Yue is different, this is the hero who annihilated hundreds of thousands of Manchu Tartars and saved the Ming Dynasty, and he is the confidant of the current emperor of the first battle of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how powerful the Dutch are, they are just a small barbarian country, and there are only more than a dozen ships and more than 1,000 soldiers on Dongfan Island, where can they deserve the blow of the Ming Dynasty?

"However, it is also true that the red-haired ghost ship is strong and powerful, if I want to expel all Xiyi from the coast of Daming, I must build a warship that is comparable to them, I wonder what Lord Li has in mind?" Chen Yue asked casually.

"Well, I don't know much about shipbuilding, but if you need good wood, there are some ways to do it." Li Guozhu said.

"Oh?" Chen Yue was happy in his heart.

Due to the limitation of wood, although Zhang Chenglei and Liu Neng found many private boat yards in Ningbo, there were few that could build Galen boats, mainly because they needed too much wood. If there is a steady stream of wood, it will not take a few years to build dozens of hundreds of warships, and there will be no problem in the Daming Sea!

"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, although the imperial court has been forbidden to the sea, but can not stop the coastal people of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong from shipbuilding and sea trade, more than 200 years, the south of the Yangtze River suitable for shipbuilding is almost cut down, many times shipbuilding needs to transport wood from distant Yunnan.

But there is another place where the forest is dense, and the wood can be said to be endless. Over there is the territory of the Northeast Mantar. Li Guozhu said.

"Mantar?" Fu Chun on the side exclaimed: "Man Tartar is as fierce as a wolf, how can he let him go to them to cut wood?" ”

"No matter how fierce it is, it is a human being, and everyone can do business together, as long as it is promised a lot of profits, let alone a full Tartar, even the devil can sit and trade together." Li Guozhu said with a smile. The Mantar is vicious, but can it still be ferocious than the red-haired ghost who kills and plunders people at every turn? I haven't been doing business with red-haired ghosts all these years.

Chen Yue smiled when he heard this, haven't those people in Shanxi Jin Shang always been doing business with Mantar, there is nothing wrong with Li Guozhu's suggestion.

"Now I can't return to Zhejiang because of the monsoon, but there is still no problem in Liaodong. If you are willing, you can send a boat, and I will send someone to Liaodong as a guide to discuss the purchase of big wood. Li Guozhu said.

There is even a guide, this Li Guozhu must have made such a deal with Mantar a long time ago! Think about it, Li Guozhu is entrenched in the Wa Kingdom, and he also has a lot of big ships under his command, and Liaodong is not too far from Nagasaki, so it is also possible to imagine buying wood from Mantar to build ships.

However, two years ago, he confiscated the property of Jin Shang on the charge of being with the Tartars, and now he has to do business with the Mantars, which is very awkward to think about.