From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 801

It was late at night when the group arrived in Xiangzhou.

Zhang Tao originally wanted to arrange for Zhou Yuan to live in the government office in Xiangzhou, but Zhou Yuan said that the government office was full of people and it would affect him, so he went straight to the Palace of the Southern Prince.

After being disturbed late at night, Luo Yunhe greeted everyone in the main hall with a serious face and frowned, as if he was worried about something.

Seeing Zhou Yuan, he picked up the teacup and said in a deep voice: "Zhongwu King, I offer you a cup. You are crowned king for your great contributions. You, the prince, are much more valuable than me, the King of the Southern Tour."

"But your status is not the reason why I respect you. The reason I respect you is that you came to Xiangzhou not to show off, but to fight foreigners."

"Although I, Luo Yunhe, am a king of succession, my father is a soldier after all. I have been influenced by him and have a passion in my heart."

"Nowadays, foreign pirates are rampant and bully people too much. As long as someone fights foreigners, I, Luo Yunhe, will definitely help!"

Zhang Tao and others were in awe and said flattering words when they heard this.

Only Zhou Yuan understood clearly. Although Luo Yunhe's words are very beautiful now, in fact, this guy can only say polite words.

He is good at pretending to be profound and majestic, but who knows what he is thinking.

Maybe he was wearing a diaper to avoid being exposed.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "Uncle Luo, don't be polite. It's late. Let's all rest."

Hearing this, Luo Yunhe felt relieved. As long as he didn't cause trouble for himself, everything would be fine.

He was excitedly preparing to make arrangements when the guard ran in again and reported, "Your Majesty, a middle-aged man said he wanted to see you and discuss important matters."

Luo Yunhe was full of anger. It was late at night, and I accepted Zhou Yuan's harassment. After all, his status was there. What kind of a middle-aged man was he? He dared to come without a name!

He shouted, "What middle-aged man! What does he look like!"

The guard said, "Round face, ordinary body, and ugly."

Zhou Yuan was slightly stunned, and then said, "Guan Lu is here!"

So Guan Lu strode into the palace and saw Zhou Yuan.

He was exhausted and tired, and in a very bad state. When he saw Zhou Yuan, he thought he was dazzled and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Guan Lu, you have worked hard all the way."

Guan Lu was stunned, and then stared and said, "No, did I travel back to two years ago? My lord, how did you turn yourself into the Xunnan Palace!"

Zhou Yuan said, "I also rushed all the way here."

Guan Lu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought I encountered a supernatural event. My lord, you came later but you came first. You really worked hard."

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said, "It's not hard. I came here on a battleship. It took three and a half days to get here. I felt the sea breeze and the sea view all the way. I was accompanied by two beauties. It was very comfortable."

Guan Lu looked at Kolodiya and Li Yu'an, and then shook his head vigorously.

He sighed.

He was tired.

He just wanted to sleep now.

"Sir, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

He waved his hand and said, "Let's catch up on some sleep first. The curtain is gradually rising. We will be busy in the next few days."

Seeing his unlucky appearance, Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing out loud: "Hahaha! Take Lord Guan Lu down to sleep! Let's all rest!"

He said slowly: "Yes, the curtain is gradually rising."

...

June 20th, noon, the sun is shining.

Dozens of red-headed ships of Chaozhou merchants all stopped at the dock of Fuzhou Prefecture, and red silk was hung on the bow of each ship.

The sound of firecrackers rang out again, and the core figures of the major Chaozhou merchants' families all came together, kneeling three times and kowtowed nine times to worship Mazu.

After two years of accumulation, they are going to sell dozens of ships full of goods to the countries in Southeast Asia.

On the sea journey, they don't ask for smooth sailing, but they ask for no danger.

Huang Zuoyu's eyes were red for a while when he saw the spectacular scene.

After struggling hard, he finally saw hope.

I just hope that Chaozhou merchants can accomplish this, and I just hope that they can return safely with real money.

I just hope that King Zhongwu can really defeat the foreigners, open up the sea for trade, let Chaozhou merchants take the lead, and start a real maritime trade business.

If everything is accomplished, what will the suffering, scolding, and pressure in the past two years mean?

He knelt on the ground and murmured: "Mazu, please bless our fleet to return safely, please bless our Dajin army to defeat all foreign enemies!"

A moment later, two huge monsters came from the sea and approached quickly, with great momentum.

Countless crew members, sailors, and onlookers were frightened and fled in panic.

But Huang Zuoyu saw the imperial flag on the bow.

He shouted: "Don't panic! It's our ship! It's our Dajin battleship!"

"Why are you running! Our own battleship!"

For some reason, when he shouted to the end, his toneAll of them choked up.

Yes, this is our battleship!

We have this thing too!

We don't have to look at other people's faces and be bullied by others anymore.

"Look at the imperial flag on it!"

"It's really our ship!"

"We have this thing too?"

Everyone shouted, and the scene was very lively for a while.

Huang Zuoyu looked at the sunshine in the sky, and his mood gradually became excited, and then he shouted at the top of his voice: "Set sail! Set sail!"

Countless sailors shouted, and the sails were pulled up by them. With the sound of the horn, dozens of red-headed ships slowly started.

The two battleships led this huge fleet and headed towards the southwest.

This magnificent scene finally made many people shed tears.

On the Hengyong ship, Yuan Zhiming and Yi Sanshi stood side by side. The two young men also saw such a spectacular scene for the first time, and they were a little excited for a while.

Especially Yi Sanshi, he murmured: "Brother Yuan, you said that if these dozens of ships were all battleships, how great it would be!"

Yuan Zhiming smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Yi, it is said that we spent more than 30 million taels of silver on ten ships. There are sixty or seventy ships. How much silver would it cost?"

Yi Sanshi shook his head and said: "No, it's not that expensive. Fuzhou Baochuan Factory spent more than 30 million taels of silver, and only part of it was spent on ships."

"The rest is mainly used for a series of infrastructure such as site selection and reclamation, factory construction, iron and steel smelting, and manufacturing of corresponding large and small equipment, as well as the manufacture of flintlocks and falconets, bullets and shells."

"Since we are building for the first time, even with the teaching of foreign craftsmen, it is inevitable that a lot of waste and rework will be caused, and silver money will be wasted in vain."

"But in the future, we don't need to build factories anymore, and we don't need to spend money on infrastructure. Our craftsmen also have experience. . "

"Our costs will not be so high in the future."

Speaking of this, Yi Sanshi couldn't help laughing: "I feel that when our battleships sailed out of Xinghua Bay, a big curtain had been opened."

"Perhaps it was the curtain of the naval battle, or perhaps... it was the curtain of the re-emergence of the navy of Dajin!"

"At this moment, the curtain is gradually rising, and you and I will witness this great process together. It is really an honor!"

Yuan Zhiming was also excited by what he said, and couldn't help laughing and said: "Good! Brother Yi said it well!"

"The curtain is gradually rising, the drama begins, and the role played by our Dajin in this sea will be completely rewritten!"

"It is an honor to witness this process."

He took out the mother-and-child flintlock gun in his arms and said: "I also got one. When the war starts, I will also kill the foreign devils and avenge the people along the coast!"

The two young men looked at each other, their faces full of confidence and strength.