God-level Consort of the Tang Dynasty

Swish.

Du Gou turned around and grabbed Du He's sleeve: "He'er, can this kind of boat be made bigger?"

Du He smiled and asked, "Brother, what do you mean?"

Du Gou lost his focus for a moment, and then slowly said: "You don't know, brother, I have dealt with pirates in Dengzhou for many years, suppressing bandits all the year round, but I can't wipe out all those pirates. Tang's ship was not good, and it was impossible to catch up with those pirates at sea... At the beginning, I led the soldiers to kill the pirates and was surrounded by more than a dozen ships. I was chased by pirates, not to mention an arrow in my leg, and I lost many soldiers.”

As he spoke, tears welled up in Du Gou's eyes.

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Chapter 1286 Dividends

Du He couldn't help but stepped forward and patted Du Gou on the shoulder, and said, "Brother, what you just asked was whether this ship can be made bigger. I can tell you with certainty that this ship can be built incomparably It is so big that it is ten times bigger than the largest ship in the Tang Dynasty now. When it reaches the sea, it can be covered with iron sheets at the bow, stern, and sides of the ship. With such a big ship, gods and Buddhas can be blocked and killed. ...But it depends on who built it, if it was someone else, I would rather not hand over the method of building the ship."

Du Gou was puzzled.

"Why?"

Du He explained: "Brother, you don't know. This kind of ship is at least hundreds of years ahead of the current Datang ship. If it is handed over rashly and falls into the hands of others, what will happen if it is obtained by a country like Goguryeo? ?”

Du Gou suddenly realized: "What do you mean, the shipbuilding method must be in our own hands. Can't we leave it to others?"

Du He nodded: "I will definitely not give this method to someone who is not absolutely trusted."

Du Gou rubbed his hands, and suddenly asked a little embarrassedly: "He'er, do you think elder brother is trustworthy?"

Du He was taken aback, and asked, "Brother, what do you mean?"

Du Gou said: "To tell you the truth, I was already disheartened, but when I saw this ship just now, I suddenly thought of those brothers who fought side by side together before. They were still fighting fiercely with pirates in Dengzhou. Why stay in Chang'an and do nothing, I think, bring back your shipbuilding method, there is a shipbuilding workshop in the county town of Dengzhou, within a certain period of time, it will definitely be able to build the invincible ship you just mentioned, and solve the problem completely. Pirates of the sea."

At this moment, Du Gou suddenly became energetic.

Du He took out a piece of paper from his bosom with a smile, and said, "Brother, I read you right, your blood has not yet cooled down, and since this is the case, you will definitely have a lot to do in the future. I plan to build a navy for our Tang Dynasty." .”

Navy?

Du Gou was a little confused.

Until this era, wars have always been dominated by land.

Even if it is Datang, the army is only the army.

This is the first time Du Gou has heard of the navy.

Du He gestured with his hands, and gave an easy-to-understand example: "A navy is an army that specializes in fighting on seas and rivers. Just like what we said just now, a large ship that is invincible can pacify Dengzhou, etc. If the local pirates built ten such big ships, and trained thousands of soldiers who are good at water and brave and good at fighting, wouldn’t they be able to dominate the entire East China Sea?”

Du Gou's eyes lit up: "Will His Majesty agree to this matter?"

Du He smiled and shook his head: "If you tell this matter at this time, regardless of whether the emperor will agree or not, the ministers in the court will definitely scold us two brothers to death, so we can only do it quietly. Brother, next, You may have to go back to Dengzhou to start our navy construction plan. When the results are made, we will report to the court."

This is called cutting first and playing later.

It succeeded, and no one dared to say anything at that time.

If you fail, just keep silent.

Du Gou looked at Du He with some admiration, and said, "I'm afraid it's not easy to do this. I'm just a Sima of Dengzhou, and I also have Dengzhou Governor and Dengzhou Biejia on me. If I don't get these two Without people's support, I am afraid that this matter will be very difficult, especially, the shipbuilding workshop in Dengzhou is government-run."

Du He laughed, and said: "Brother, your worries are unnecessary. If you don't believe me, just wait for the emperor to summon you in a few days."

"He'er, how do you say that?"

Du He shook his head: "Temporary secrecy!"

Du Gou: "..."

……

Royal Palace.

Royal study.

Li Erpi read the memorial in hand, stood up, and asked Zhao Yang, "I heard that Keming's eldest son, Du Gou, returned to Chang'an yesterday, is there such a thing?"

Zhao Yang nodded, "Your Majesty, Du Gou indeed returned to Chang'an yesterday."

Li Er thought for a while, and said: "Du Gou has been away for many years, and now Keming is not in good health, so he should be kept in Chang'an City... Well, Zhou Tong, the chief guest of the Ministry of Rites, neglected his duties and almost caused trouble in the Goguryeo matter." What a disaster, let him be transferred to Wannian County as the county magistrate, and Du Gou will serve as the host and guest officer Wailang, in charge of the host and guest department of the Ministry of Rites, and his rank will not change."

Zhao Yang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Er immediately said: "You go to the Ministry of Education and ask them to draft an edict..."

Before the word "Decree" was uttered, a young eunuch came in to report: "My Majesty, the son-in-law Du He is asking to see you."

"Du He? I just wanted to see him, let him in."

Not long after, Du He strode into the imperial study room.

Li Erxiao asked: "He'er, are you here to report on disaster relief?"

Du He shook his head: "Father, my son has something more important to report, please stand back and leave."

Seeing Du He's serious face, Li Er's heart skipped a beat and he waved his hand.

Zhao Yang hurried out with the eunuchs and maids around him.

Li Er sat down and asked, "He'er, tell me, what's the matter?"

Du He said: "Father, today is the year-end dividend distribution day for Invincible Bank and Datang Construction Company. Father's share has already been taken for you. Please have a look."

Du He took out an account book and handed it to Li's second hand.

Li Er flipped through the pages and said with a smile: "He'er, at the beginning, you promised me that by the end of the year, you would give me at least 100 million yuan. Now, there is still half a month before the Chinese New Year, and you are so anxious to pay dividends." , if it fails to meet my expectations, I will forgive you..."

Li Er's voice stopped abruptly.

Suddenly, he jumped up: "This is 200 million guan?"

Du He nodded: "Father, you read that right, Datang Construction Company's off-plan housing business and Invincible Bank, the total dividends are 200 million."

Li Er couldn't believe it: "Two months ago, you gave me 200 million guan, and asked me to take out 100 million guan to invest in Datang Construction Company's off-plan housing business. In just two months, you can get 200 million guan?"

Du He nodded.

boom.

Li Er slammed his fist on the table: "Hahaha, He'er, you are very good."