My Daming New Empire

In other words, Tang Sai'er said that she knew that Ma Dezhong and his party rode through the countryside on horseback and had no luggage, so almost no bandits would dare to attack them.

It's just that he is the Taisun's personal army and lives in His Highness's farm, so he is obviously His Highness's most trusted general.

In the future, they will go to the north, and if they can leave some connections in the capital, there will be someone who can speak for them in the future.

Ma Dezhong knew that they would go to the Northland in the future. He had been overseas once, and Ma Dezhong's vision was much wider. He knew that there were many good places overseas.

If they are lucky, there is really a big gold mine in the place they go, and they might become a big force in the future.

Therefore, both parties have a tacit desire to leave a trace of love with each other.

Several people chatted for a while, and saw Chen Xuan, the servant, coming over. This was the eunuch who was close to Zhu Zhanji. They did not dare to be sloppy, and saluted one by one. "Meet the eunuch."

Chen Xuan waved his hand and said, "I'm a small follower, I don't dare to be called a eunuch. This time I just came out with the big guys to see the world, please feel free, our family always has something to say when looking for horses."

Lin Sansi and the others hurriedly resigned and gave up their positions here.After they left, Ma Dezhong clasped his fists towards Chen Xuan and said, "I don't know what orders the Zhongguan lord has for his subordinates?"

Chen Xuan was about the same age as Ma Dezhong, and said with a smile: "You and I don't have to be so polite, I am someone close to His Highness, and you have won His Highness's reward for the house and wife's relatives. Speaking of which, you and I are similar."

Ma Dezhong said with a smile: "How can this subordinate compare to a middle official? I am able to be where I am today, thanks to His Highness's blessing."

Chen Xuan nodded, tightened his hood a little, and said softly against the wind: "Our family heard that you are going back to Yanzhou Mansion to visit relatives?"

Ma Dezhong sighed and said: "The so-called visiting relatives is nothing but talk. Both of my parents died. I have a few relatives and enemies who robbed my family of a few acres of land. This time I went back to my hometown just to visit my dead parents. Tell me They, their sons are living well, and will spread branches and leaves for the Ma family in the future."

Of course, Chen Xuan knew about Ma Dezhong's family background. They were all close to His Highness, so he said bluntly: "Your Highness manages a lot of things every day, but he mentioned the Kong family in Yanzhou Mansion several times. You are from Yanzhou Mansion. Pay attention when you return home." Find out if there is anything wrong with the Kong family."

Ma Dezhong was shocked and said, "But Yan Shenggong Kong's family?"

Chen Xuan said disdainfully: "Your Majesty has removed their name of Yan Shenggong. Confucius is Confucius, and the Confucius family is the Confucius family. They should not be confused."

Because of his reckless background, although Ma Dezhong is rough and bold, he especially admires scholars.He sighed softly: "The Confucian family is a sage, so they won't be discredited by their ancestors!"

Chen Xuan said with a smile: "I just want you to pay attention when you go back to your hometown. Your Highness didn't mention this matter. Everything is up to me. As someone close to His Highness, I always want to take the initiative to relieve His Highness's worries. Do you think so?" This reason?"

Ma Dezhong clasped his fists and said: "This subordinate understands that this time when I return to my hometown, I will definitely pay more attention to this aspect."

Chen Xuan nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, if there is any news, we will count it up together when we return to Jiaozhou."

Although the words were answered, Ma Dezhong couldn't believe it.This Confucian mansion has been a sacred monument in his heart since he was a child, so it won't be eaten by moths!

In the morning, the sky was still very gloomy, and I thought it was going to snow heavily, but when the boat entered Jiaozhou Bay, the sun came out.

Although the wind is stronger now, the ship is no longer directly against the wind, and the speed of the ship is actually faster.

In the afternoon, the boat arrived at the mouth of the Dagu River in Jiaozhou, where seagoing boats cannot enter.

Everyone changed the river boat here, the low-level officials went to Jiaozhou County, and this sea boat would carry the high-level officials to Jiaodong to anchor, and the two sides moved separately.

The investigation team this time has a complex staff, not only the Jinyiwei, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Ministry, but also the investigation team sent by the Navy, and the investigation team of the internal prison.

Therefore, here at the mouth of the Dagu River, there are also a large number of officials welcoming everyone.After a lot of tossing, everyone greeted each other, took seven boats, and then went to Jiaozhou together.

Naturally, Tang Sai'er and the others did not receive attention, which also allowed them to observe the surrounding environment leisurely.

Seeing that there were so many riverboats on the Dagu River, and many of them were full of grain, they became incredulous.

When going to the capital, they naturally did not have the right to take imperial ships, so they had to walk to the canal and then enter Beijing through the canal.

They thought that there was no food in the whole of Shandong, but now it seems that there should be no food in Qingzhou Prefecture.

But the matter was not investigated clearly, and they did not dare to guess randomly.

And Ma Dezhong took a group of his subordinates and sat on a welcome ship sent by the Jiaodong Water Village of the Second Fleet, and they were also warmly welcomed by them.

Although the four major fleets of Ming Dynasty are equal in name in name, the First Fleet is automatically half a rank higher because it is His Royal Highness's personal army.

Although Ma Dezhong was only a general, he was well-known and was personally awarded the title of hero by His Royal Highness. The story about the three of them fighting wits and bravery and capturing the royal family of Dongying has long been spread with the publication of books specially printed by the imperial court. the whole country.

As a small general, he can live in His Highness's farm and enjoy the grace of the emperor.Don't want Mr. Qian, even if he is a defensive player, he is envious of him, and he can't wait to change positions with him.

A hero like him has been vigorously promoted by the imperial court. Not surprisingly, he will definitely be promoted to a higher position in the future, and he will enjoy inexhaustible wealth and glory.

So he escorted the investigation team to Shandong, and went back to his hometown to visit relatives by the way. The Second Fleet was also well-arranged and did not dare to wait too long.

The person who came to greet him was a chief executive of Jiaodong Shuizhai, named Zheng Bao, who was a native of Jiaodong.

He has admired Ma Dezhong as a great hero for a long time. Not only did he not show any arrogance when meeting him, but he also held Ma Dezhong high, which made Ma Dezhong feel ashamed.

"Ever since I learned that Brother Ma is going back to his hometown to visit relatives, he passed by my Jiaodong water village, and all the brothers in the water village are looking forward to it. But now we have to escort all the adults, and when the brothers return from visiting relatives, they must stay in the water village for a few days."

"It's easy to say, easy to say. There are two eyes and one nose. Ma is ashamed to receive such kindness."

Today's Jiaozhou is the main city, but the water village was built in Jiaodong, which is later Qingdao.But Qingdao in later generations is now just a small county, which is under the jurisdiction of Jiaozhou, and Jiaozhou is under the jurisdiction of Laizhou Prefecture.

Zheng Bao took out a document, handed it to him and said: "This is an official document transfer letter with the transshipment envoy. With this official document, you can borrow eleven horses to stay in various post stations."

"Thank you, Mr. Ma."

"You're welcome, it's the right thing to do. When Mr. Zheng is lucky enough to go to the capital, I still have to count on Brother Ma to take care of me."

Ma Dezhong immediately made a promise and said: "Definitely, definitely. When you arrive in the capital, you can definitely go to see your brother, and let him show his friendship as a landlord."

After some entertainment, the relationship between the two parties seems to be much more harmonious. The river boat is narrow, and dozens of people can only squeeze together.

Seeing the grain transport boats passing by from time to time, Ma Dezhong thought of the main task of coming to Shandong this time, and then asked: "I see that there are always grain transport ships in this river, has it always been like this?"

Zheng Baoqi said: "Of course, the amount of grain transported by the imperial court over the past three years has all entered the inland through the Dagu River, then entered the Jiaolai Canal, and sent it to the hinterland."

Not a professional, Ma Dezhong didn't dare to ask more questions, so he changed the topic, and only talked with the other party about his career in the army and all the experiences of going to the West with his grandson.

This trip to the West, only the Second Fleet did not send troops, mainly because Zhu Zhanji arranged for the Second Fleet to explore the northern islands.

Moreover, building the city on Ezo Island, north of Dongying, also consumed most of Yi Xin's energy. The Second Fleet's military affairs were heavy, so no one was sent to go to the West with Zhu Zhanji.

Now they have traveled tens of thousands of miles along the small islands in the north of Dongying, and found hundreds of small islands. The northernmost point has reached the junction of the Central Continent and the Beiyang, which is the Bering Strait in later generations.

Now, Yixin is raising people, horses, food and grass in the Jiaodong water village, and will carry out another exploration operation when the weather is warmer.

However, the commander of the fleet like him, of course, would not come to greet them in person. On the contrary, several chief admirals would go to meet him specially.

The fleet arrived in the south of Jiaozhou City, and the group entered the county seat under the personal welcome of the local magistrate Sun Yaozu.

That night, Sun Yaozu entertained all the officials at the best restaurant in the county seat. Facing the menacing crowd, he, the county magistrate, never broke a sweat in the cold weather.

A thousand fully armed naval soldiers arrived in Jiaozhou yesterday, and everyone in the city was panicked. Even if there was no corruption or bribery, they would not dare to face the vicious Jinyiwei.

With enough food and drink, a thousand soldiers, under the leadership of Feng Xiaonian and naval guard Wu Shun, sealed up the accounting room of the Jiaozhou Internal Supervision and Transportation Department.