Guan Shaohe frowned and said, "Fifth Young Master, although I try my best to cover it up over there, if the household department has the heart to investigate thoroughly, I am afraid that it will ...... After all, it was a large sum of silver, and although it was very secretive, it would be a bad thing if the people of the household department saw any flaws. I don't care if my Guan Clan's trading house suffers losses, Shaohe is just worried about the big thing that will ruin the fifth young master. ”

Han Mo laughed and said, "Brother Guan doesn't have to worry, if such a big thing really happens, how can I go to sea in a down-to-earth manner?" ”

Guan Shaohe said strangely: "Could it be that the fifth young master has already arranged it?" ”

Han Mo touched his chin and asked with a smile: "Brother Guan, let me ask you, the news from the capital, how is the investigation of your Guan trading house by the officials of the household department progressing?" Are they very tough? ”

Guan Shaohe thought for a while and said, "There is a lot of silver stuffed in the capital for the chief inspector, although the thunder is very loud, but ...... The official still seemed to be quite accommodating, and did not really conduct a thorough investigation! ”

"It's not your money that works." Han Mo smiled faintly and said: "This is an important matter for the household department, and it is difficult to resist only relying on silver." After a pause, he chuckled and said, "To be honest, the chief official sent by the Ministry of Household to investigate the accounts of the Jingzhong Guan Trading Company is called Chang Luo!" ”

"Tsunera?" Guan Shaohe looked confused, groaned slightly, suddenly realized something, his eyes lit up, and he lowered his voice and said, "Fifth Young Master, is it ......!" ”

Han Mo nodded, he was tied to Guan Shaohe's interests, but he was not worried that he would betray himself in this matter, and said indifferently: "Before the investigation of the trade bank, this matter has been secretly reported from Beijing, and I have also made arrangements." Chang Luo had a handle in my hands back then, and his life and death were also controlled by me, so there would be no problems. A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: "If I send someone else, I will really have to spend some effort, but fortunately, God seems to favor me very much, and let Chang Luo investigate this matter, saving me a lot of trouble." ”

Guan Shaohe naturally didn't know that this Chang Luo had an affair with the village chief's wife in Yangshu Village, and was caught by Han Mo, and he was even controlled by poison to make him surrender.

People like Chang Luo, who are greedy for life and afraid of death, control life and death, but they are more insured than ordinary people.

From then on, Han Mo handed over the line of Chang Luo to Han Qing, and every once in a while he asked Han Qing to give the antidote, and this Chang Luo Chang became the deepest thorn in Han Mo's household.

Although Chang Luo is greedy for life and afraid of death, his ability to do things is still very strong, and when the Han family did not reach the peak of power recently, Chang Luo was submissive to Han Xuandao, showing his loyalty, and Han Xuandao explained the things, he can also complete it properly, so he has also gained some trust from Han Xuandao, this time to investigate the signs of silver money circulation in the Jingzhong Guanshi Trading House, Han Xuandao did not want to be too public, and did not send an official surnamed Han to do it, and by mistake Chang Luo was selected to handle this matter, and Chang Luo received this errand. Naturally, he reported the matter to Han Qing, and Han Qing secretly guaranteed the matter from Beijing to Han Mo as soon as possible, and Han Mo sent back a secret letter to make arrangements.

Han Mo always thought that such a role was difficult to use, but he really didn't expect that at this critical moment, such a small person would play a great role, saving himself a lot of trouble, if it was replaced by other officials to investigate this matter, Han Mo would have to spend a lot of energy to secret. Deal with it, and this time to go to sea will naturally be delayed.

When Guan Shaohe heard Han Mo say this, his heart suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't help but sigh that Han Mo's hand was clever, Han Xuandao's move was originally very sharp, but it was quietly resolved by Han Mo.

After that Chang Da made a commotion, he would naturally follow Han Mo's intentions and think that it would be no different for Han Xuandao to report to the Guan Clan's trading house.

In fact, Guan Shaohe had already faintly felt at this time that Han Mo and Han Xuandao had seen that there had been a great crisis, but Han Mo didn't mention such a thing, and Guan Shaohe naturally didn't dare to say more.

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There is a wind to set sails, no wind to paddle, and the wind at sea is weak, so the fleet can only rely on manpower to move forward.

Du Bingyue's group of merchant ships was good, and it only took forty or fifty people to paddle in the underground warehouse to advance, but Han Mo's warships were much larger, and seventy people could work together to make the warships move forward smoothly.

Fortunately, the crews of the three warships are all East China Sea athletes, and some have the strength, changing shifts without stopping.

Xiao Qian and others went to sea for the first time, including Aunt Bi, did not enter the depths of the sea, at this time on the sea to see the blue and vast ocean, everyone's mood is happy, is the usual Hui Niang who does not talk much, seeing such a vast sea, I can't help but admire, and I thought in my heart: "If it wasn't for accompanying the young lady to marry to the Han Mansion, if it wasn't for the kindness of my uncle, where could I see such a scene." ”

Hui Niang and Yun Qian are the people around Xiao Qian, and when they go to sea this time, they will naturally come out with them.

It was Xiao Han Ding, who sat in the wooden car made by Peng Ban in his spare time, but he was also very excited, dancing with his hands, and I don't know if it was because this wooden car made him excited, or because he felt happy when he went to sea.

Although the commander of the East China Sea Eagle was Han Mo, it was Captain Liang who commanded the warship forward.

Captain Liang painstakingly designed three warships, and this time he went to sea, he recommended himself and begged Han Mo to go to sea with him, Han Mo not only allowed it, but also let him manage many affairs on the ship.

After five or six days like this, it was generally smooth, but on the third day, there was a gust of wind and waves, and under the test of wind and waves, the three new warships did show their value, although there were bumps, but they were not as powerful as ordinary ships, Han Mo was with his wife and children, and when the wind and waves passed, the wind and waves were calm, and it was a quiet sea.

In contrast, the group of Nanyang merchants placed on the Black Pearl has not calmed down the amazement in their hearts, only the prosperity of Donghai City in Yan Country has made them dumbfounded, and when they saw and boarded the Black Pearl, it was even more difficult to say the amazement in their hearts, in more than a dozen countries in the South Seas, they had never seen such a huge and advanced warship, whether it was the scale or the style, so that this group of well-informed businessmen was amazed again and again, and they went up and down on the warship for several days, full of praise.

In addition, they were also very interested in the long round cylinder in the hands of the captain of the Black Pearl, they only knew that it was designed by the young man called the "Fifth Young Master", the young man called this cylinder "telescope", which has the effect of clairvoyance, no matter how sharp and powerful a person's eyes are, they can't compare to the distance that this telescope can see.

At the beginning, these Nanyang businessmen were still a little unimpressed, how could this seemingly simple thing have such a role, and after they personally took the telescope to see it, they were shocked, only then did they believe that what they said was true, and they respected the Central Plains culture like a god, and they were also in awe of the young man who seemed to be very friendly with Si Swenwen.

Before Han Mo went to sea, he had already made a batch of simple telescopes, although he did not have the ability to make artillery, but he could still toss out a mere telescope.

These telescopes could not see as clearly as the telescopes made by later generations, but the appearance at this time was already a rare surprise, and the role played by such telescopes at sea was really significant, at least after having these telescopes, before other fleets discovered their own fleet, they could be extremely accurate in finding and locking the position of the other team.

When he saw Du Bingyue's happy expression after the first test, Han Mo secretly felt guilty in his heart, if he had made the telescope out earlier, if he had let Du Bingyue and them use the telescope earlier, then they might have been able to detect the approach of the bandit fleet, and maybe they would have been able to avoid several disasters, and even the owner of Du Island would not have died because of the sneak attack of the bandits......!

But he knew that everything had happened, and regret could not change the fait accompli, and what he had to do now was to do his best to eradicate the bandits and eliminate the biggest threat to maritime trade.

After two more days, Han Mo was playing with his wife and children in the boat, and suddenly heard the sound of a horn outside, and when he heard the sound of the horn, Han Mo's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly asked Aunt Xiao Qianbei and others to stay in the ship and not go out, and he hurriedly left the cabin and went to the deck.

At this time, Guan Shaohe had also come out, and his expression was also extremely grim, and the horn sounded, and everyone understood what it meant, that is, the seafarers on the watchtower had discovered other fleets.

Although it has not yet left the East China Sea, it is extremely far away from the Yan country, and it stands to reason that there will never be a fleet from the Central Plains here, and it is impossible for the Nanyangs to send a fleet here.

Other than that, it can only be the fleet of the Wanomaru.

Han Mo was really a little surprised in his heart, he really didn't expect that the fleet of wouldn't have appeared so quickly.

This is in my heart, but I am glad that if it is really a fleet of bandits, then I will not have to look for the main force of their fleet, so I will start a battle here and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

The horn sounded continuously, and the sailors on the fleet were in an orderly formation, except for the oarsmen in the bottom cabin, the other crew members on the ship had already grasped their weapons and were ready for battle.

The sailors had already been seated on the crossbow platform, and the planks covering the catapult had been removed in a short time, and many of the crew had already prepared stones for the catapult to attack the enemy ships with the catapult.

The merchant fleet in front had also slowed down and formed a battle formation, and the horn sounded over there, obviously also spotting the enemy's traces, and was reporting to the East China Sea Eagle, and the crew of the Immortal watchtower where Du Bingyue was already waving flags was already waving the flag, which was to show Han Mo that they were ready for battle and were ready to be dispatched by Han Mo at any time.

Han Mo looked at the watchtower and asked in a loud voice, "Where is the enemy?" ”

"Back to my lord, a fleet of ships has appeared in the north." The soldier on the watchtower held the railing in one hand and the telescope in the other, and replied in a loud voice: "That fleet has no less than twenty ships!" ”

Han Mo frowned, walked to the north side of the ship, took the telescope handed over by Captain Liang, raised the telescope to look north, and sure enough, he saw a huge fleet faintly appearing on the sea in the north, and he could vaguely see Jin Ge Rulin on the warship, waving the flag, showing that the morale of the other party was extremely strong.

Guan Shaohe also took the binoculars and looked at them, and said in surprise: "Where is that fleet?" Flags on ...... It seems to be kanji! ”

Han Mo had already noticed that on the other party's flying flags, there were many "Han" characters written on them.

He was extremely shocked in his heart, that fleet was hanging the flag of "Han", could it be the fleet of the Han family in the East China Sea? However, the Zhenfu Army did not dispatch, and Han Mo knew that the Han family only had a huge sea force called the Zhenfu Army, so where else could another huge fleet be conjured?

Where does this "Korean" flag fleet come from?