Father can be an enemy to the country

Chapter 1242 The result is still my business...

It was already the middle of the night, but torches were still shining in the sky and people were buzzing at the Haizhou Transfer Terminal. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians worked together to unload ships and load trucks overnight.

In the luxurious ice boat, the atmosphere became increasingly stagnant, in stark contrast to the lively scene outside the car.

After hearing Han Yike's report, Zhu Zhen's face turned as dark as his.

"How did you run this family?!" He scolded Han Yike in a deep voice: "You are Han Yike, how can you let your own territory become as filthy as other yamen?"

"Yes, I cannot absolve myself of the blame." Han Yike lowered his head in shame and said, "I have self-examined and corrected myself every year over the years, and some problems have been discovered, but now it seems that they are still superficial."

"It's my fault too. I always think too highly of my own people and think they are different from others." Zhu Zhen said angrily: "Actually, we are all from the same country. What's the difference? No matter how strict I am, there is still my father. Is it strict? My father can’t control them, so why do I think I can?”

"My lord, there is no need to blame yourself, that's how people are." Han Yike sighed: "How many people can resist the temptation? It's too easy to be pulled into the trap."

"They are seeking death themselves, let them die, I don't care!" Zhu Zhen said angrily.

"Yes, those who committed crimes should be punished according to the law." Han Yike said and looked at Zhu Zhen pleadingly: "But the prince cannot ignore the Shipping Department. If Wu Yong and Mao Xiang really let Wu Yong and Mao Xiang take over the Shipping Department, If everyone is arrested, I’m afraid the entire Hai Zheng Yamen will be implicated.”

Then he lowered his voice and said: "What if the emperor feels that the Hai Zheng Yamen is too shameful and gets angry and refuses to let the prince take care of it? What will happen to the prince's grand navigation plan?"

"..." Zhu Zhen closed his eyes in frustration. He knew that given Senior Brother Han's character, this was not a threat to him, but a reminder of the danger of losing the Hai Zheng Yamen.

He may not want Guozi University, or even the sea ticket, but he cannot let go of the Premier Hai Zheng Yamen.

All his future ambitions are related to the ocean. Although last fall, after Mu Ying captured Bago, Yunnan had officially become a coastal province. Moreover, the wood from Myanmar’s forests is the most suitable for building large ships in the world.

However, the shipbuilding industry has always been an extremely complex industry, especially building a sail warship with more than 2,000 materials, which requires hundreds of types of work and the cooperation of thousands of skilled craftsmen. And it doesn’t mean that you can just bring thousands of craftsmen to do it. The handicraft industry of the entire society needs to reach a very high level to provide a variety of raw materials that meet the specifications.

Zhu Zhen estimated that he would not be able to build treasure ships and battleships in Indochina within twenty years, so he would have to keep the Hai Zheng Yamen firmly in his hands for twenty years.

Han Yike's worry was justified. There was indeed the possibility that the old thief would take the Hai Zheng Yamen away from him in a fit of anger. Although the possibility was unlikely, Zhu Zhen did not dare to take any risks.

After pondering for a long time, he sighed and said, "Then what do you think we should do?"

"Wu Yong and Mao Xiang are not allowed to put their hands into the Haizheng Yamen. We will investigate ourselves." After Han Yike finished speaking, he looked at him eagerly and said, "Is that true?"

"How big are you?" Zhu Zhen said angrily: "If my eldest brother is involved in this matter, then it is really just a matter of words. But I received a letter from him the day before yesterday, saying that my father did not allow him to intervene in this case, nor did he Intercede for anyone..."

"Really?" Han Yike's face turned pale when he heard this.

"That's right." Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes at him and said, "So now I have to directly plead with the old...father. It doesn't hurt to plead for others. But for my own people, how do you ask me to speak? Even if I can do this, With my father’s suspicious character, will he want to investigate the Hai Zheng Yamen more closely?”

"Indeed, it's completely possible." Han Yike nodded repeatedly and went to the doctor in a hurry: "What about telling Mao Xiang?"

"Stop coming up with random ideas here," Zhu Zhen said irritably: "Can he handle such a big thing?"

"Hey." Han Yike quickly shut up. He had never seen the prince so annoyed.

"Damn it, it's hard to be a moral role model..." Zhu Zhen cursed and leaned back on the big pillow.

"Let me think about it first. Just leave this matter alone." After thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice: "When you go back, immediately start a comprehensive rectification, and use this incident to dig out the moths." , establish a rule and try to keep it in check for a few more years.”

"Yes!" Han Yike responded quickly, and a big stone finally fell to the ground in his heart. He knew that the prince said this and wanted to take care of it.

Then he took out two gold locks from his sleeves and gave them to Lao Liu: "This is a centenary gift from us and my husband to Meng Xuan and Meng Can. I have never had the chance to see you, so now I can give it to you."

"Why, bribe me?" Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

"Forget it if you don't want it." Han Yike retracted his sleeves.

"Bring it to you." Zhu Zhen snatched it away and scolded with a smile: "You iron cock finally plucked two hairs, can I let you take them back?"

"It's three. I gave them to Meng Huan when he was born." Han Yike raised three fingers and said, "And it's not as easy as pulling out three hairs. It almost made me bald. We have agreed, That’s it for now, I won’t give it to you again.”

"Hahaha, don't do this. You are now a first-class official with a monthly salary of eighty or ninety dan. You also get a monthly subsidy of one hundred taels of silver from the Hai Zheng Yamen. In addition, I gave you the Shijian Yinshan dry stock. What is such a small amount of gold but a drop in the bucket?" Zhu Zhen laughed and put away the two gold locks and said:

"You have to give me as much as you want for me, and my daughter is no exception. Remember?"

When he gets angry at someone, he actually regards the other person as one of his own. If he really stopped treating the other person as one of his own, he would not get angry anymore.

Obviously, Senior Brother Han is one of his own among his own people...

Zhu Zhen saw Han Yike off the bus and said, "Get ready. Let's set up the Bago Shipping Department after the new year."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we have been prepared for a long time." Han Yike nodded and said softly: "Our commercial fleet is always wandering around Nanyang, and it's time to sail to the Western Ocean!"

"Well, go ahead." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "I will protect you."

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After a busy night, all the grain was loaded onto the truck at dawn the next day.

Amidst the crackling of firecrackers, the drivers removed the wooden wedges blocking the ice sled, hooked the ice cart with the iron hooks on their guns, and dragged it hard on the icy road.

When the speed of the car gradually increased, they jumped on the back of the car, used their guns as poles, and supported the ice truck to slide quickly on the ice.

The ice trucks drove out of the pier one after another, like a winding dragon, filing towards the north!