Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 482 The Roaring Tiger

  Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao came out from the Nuan Pavilion.

  Zhu Houzhao was obviously a little impatient, pulling Fang Jifan and saying: "Old Fang, let's go to Ningbo."

  Fang Jifan shook his head and said, "No, I'm going to breastfeed."

   "..." Zhu Houzhao rolled up his sleeves and wanted to hit someone.

  Fang Jifan pulled Zhu Houzhao with his backhand, but suddenly said: "Your Highness, look at how many ills there are in this world."

  Zhu Houzhao was silent for a while, and then said: "There are countless."

Fang Jifan nodded his head and nodded: "Yes, there are frequent natural disasters everywhere. The Annan people closed their doors and pretended to be the Southern Emperor; the Japanese pirates invaded the southeast coast; the Tatars repeatedly invaded the border; there are also a group of Jurchens in Liaodong, but they are actually very restless. .And we have to go to the west, and we have to do a lot of things, but I ask you, can your highness take care of these things?"

  Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "It's in control."

   This time it's Fang Jifan's turn to slap him, sir, I have to reason with you, you f*ck are here to argue.

Fang Jifan had no choice but to talk to himself: "It's out of control. So we have to calm down. Since the Zhen Guofu let Tang Yin, Hu Kaishan, and Qi Jingtong go to Ningbo, we can't doubt them. To finish; no, I mean..."

   "What is Yue's Cannon?"

Fang Jifan put on a stern face and sneered: "It means that once a person has done something and entrusted it to others, he must trust him unconditionally, just like Tang Yin and the others, before they were chopped into meat sauce by Japanese pirates , Your Highness and ministers must firmly believe that they will succeed, otherwise, everything must be done by yourself, and His Highness must do everything by himself, and His Highness has no skills, so what can you accomplish?"

  Zhu Houzhao snorted: "If you don't go, don't go, it's just you talking, where are you going?"

  Fang Jifan hurriedly said, "I'm really going to breastfeed."

   "..."

  Zhu Houzhao tugged at Fang Jifan again: "What if the entire navy of our Zhenguofu is wiped out?"

  Fang Jifan didn't think about these problems without hard work.

  Fang Jifan said: "Your Highness is a person who has to do big things, and my minister happens to have more disciples."

   Zhu Houzhao couldn't understand: "What do you mean?"

Fang Jifan said: "Then ask one more disciple to rebuild the water village in Ningbo. If one fails, two will be selected. If two fail, the third one will be selected. If I don't have enough disciples, I will still have disciples and grandchildren. Also, do not suppress the Japanese pirates, and never give up until they are completely eradicated."

  Zhu Houzhao let out a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but ask, "How many disciples and grandchildren do you have?"

  Fang Jifan blinked his eyes and said, "I really don't know."

  …

   Liu Ruyi returned to the mansion from the Empress Dowager's place. Obviously, this trip to the palace went smoothly!

  Fang Xiaofan didn't cry too much, but it made the whole Fang Mansion quiet for a while.

  As for Fang Jifan's special request in front of the emperor, the efficiency of the palace was very fast, and they actually found a few women who listened to Mozart, no, they were clean and educated.

First took the milk from them, then put a little bit of sugar in it, after stirring, he couldn't find the pacifier for a while, Fang Jifan even thought of a funnel, but felt that the funnel would not work, and he would choke, so he had to use a small pacifier spoon, carefully feed Fang Xiaofan.

Fang Xiaofan was obviously very proud, she seemed to feel that her crying had been rewarded generously, so she smiled miserably, and made chirping and humming sounds while eating, as if she was exercising her lung capacity, preparing for the next time. Prepare for a cry of surprise.

  Fang Jifan held the child in his arms, and couldn't help thinking, Tang Yin and the others are really worrying, but he doesn't know how well they practiced, the effectiveness of the drill is the most important thing to success.

  Liu Ruyi changed into the grand attire for entering the palace, and rushed over quickly, took the child casually, cast Fang Jifan a glance, but said: "Do you have something on your mind?"

  Fang Jifan was noncommittal!

   Liu Ruyi said again: "You want to marry a wife so much?"

   "What?" The words were obviously a bit sudden, and Fang Jifan was a little confused. Only then did he realize that what Liu Ruyi said was on his mind, so it was this.

  Fang Jifan straightened his face: "I am a person with the world in mind, and I don't always love my sons and daughters."

Liu Ruyi took a deep look at Fang Jifan, not knowing whether what Fang Jifan said was true or not, she burst into a smile, and said boldly: "His Royal Highness, I have met her, she is really a beautiful woman, men love beauties, It’s nothing to be ashamed to say, let your father propose marriage for you, it’s a success, or it’s not, if you two are in love, you can elope.”

  Fang Jifan was so frightened that his face turned green.

"I was joking with you." Liu Ruyi smiled again: "For us natives, as long as we are happy with each other, there are not so many rules. Of course, it doesn't mean that your etiquette is not good, but etiquette is fine. If you imprison people from doing harmful things, why should you imprison the love between men and women?"

  Fang Jifan felt that his mood was a bit messy. He never thought that one day he would have a stepmother, and then this stepmother would seriously discuss the issue of liberation with him.

  Liu Ruyi chuckled, her eyes rolling: "Okay, it was just a joke."

   It turned out to be a joke, that's good, otherwise there will always be someone who instigates me to elope, and I will really learn how to be bad.

Liu Ruyi said seriously: "Actually, you don't have to have so many troubles. I don't know why you look depressed. But you need to know that your father, who is far away in the sky, really broke his heart for you. Are you serious? Do you think your father plotted to capture Annan in order to avenge his ancestors?"

  Fang Jifan was surprised: "Not again?"

Liu Ruyi shook her head and said, "Your father doesn't understand what you're thinking? You're jumping up and down in the middle of the court, all preparing to sail to the west. Others don't know about this, but your father knows it best. Think again, Emperor Wen. At that time, Zheng He was ordered to go to the West, but why did Emperor Wen find an excuse to send troops to Annan?"

"This is because Annan has a natural grain port, and it is on the side of Annan. It is more convenient to communicate with the West, or even the far west, than Quanzhou and Ningbo. How can the imperial court withdraw from Annan? Wasn’t it caused by the sea ban? Now that the imperial court is going back to the West, if Annan is used as a springboard, it will get twice the result with half the effort.”

  Fang Jifan was stunned for a moment, and an answer popped up in his heart, and said: "So my father..."

Liu Ruyi stared at Fang Jifan: "Sometimes I really envy you. Your father has really tried his best for you. He probably won't live long in this life. Don't mind it. He said it himself. He said man. Before you die, you always leave something for your children and grandchildren. This Annan bento is his gift to you. This time, I have come to Beijing under his order. Stay here and entrust you to take care of me, because after I return to Guizhou, your father and I still have a lot of things to do. It is not so easy to let the court learn from the pain and use troops against Annan. This child, we are afraid I can't take care of her anymore, I hope you can treat her well."

  Fang Jifan couldn't help sniffing his nose, and suddenly missed his father again.

"Oh."

  Fang Jifan will not cry, he is a strong person, he has never seen any big storms, at most there are sands in his eyes, and he just wants to rub them.

  ...

  The first ray of dawn in the morning, with its brilliance, scattered on the earth, and also illuminated the sea outside Ningbo Water Village.

  A ship slowly returned to the harbor amidst the sparkling light.

  It towed the whale and landed immediately.

  Countless merchants and civilian husbands on the shore have been waiting for a long time.

   Immediately afterwards, countless small barges went into the sea, dragging the whale ashore.

   Not far away, there is a fish dock established by several gentry in Ningbo, where whales and small yellow croakers are directly unloaded. Immediately, countless hired laborers began to work.

  The sailors went to sea for two days, but they disembarked energetically one by one, ate a delicious meal, and then rushed back to the barracks to rest in a good mood.

  Tiredly, Tang Yin had a small meeting with Hu Kaishan and Qi Jingtong to review the gains and losses of the trip.

   Then, each went to rest.

  Ningbo port has undergone earth-shaking changes.

  Nowadays, there are tens of thousands of people who rely on fishing for their livelihood, and the gentry from all over the Ningbo mansion have invested in shares.

  The benefits in this are too great. The water village is responsible for going out to sea to fish, and then directly resells the gentry and merchants at a lower price. The gentry and merchants recruit people and build workshops to handle all the fish.

   Some cook oil to make wax, some marinate dried meat, and some fish are dehydrated and dried.

   There are also quite a few people who are responsible for shipping, as well as those who are responsible for reselling.

   Not only that, the boats in the water village occasionally need to be repaired, and some people have taken over this matter and recruited a group of craftsmen to repair it.

   There is also shipbuilding, which has also begun to prosper.

  Docks were built one by one. Some people were responsible for processing the ship boards, some made canvas and anchors, and some... only made rivets.

   With huge profits, countless demands will naturally arise.

  Tang Yin also got the news that a group of big cannibals and Franglers will arrive here to be responsible for shipbuilding.

  The entire Ningbo port is already extremely prosperous and crowded with people. On the contrary, your Ningbo prefecture city is gradually declining.

  After the break, the sailors were brought out, and then they heard Hu Kaishan's roar: "Drill!"

  The drill begins.

  The people in the harbor have long been accustomed to the chant in the water village. They shouted and drank, all of them were full of energy, rehearsing the three-talented formation again and again, and the shouts of killing from time to time went straight into the sky.

  Qi Jingtong admired this book of war more and more, restraining and training officers and soldiers according to this art of war, the effect is remarkable.

  Looking at these screaming men, all of them were extremely strong and murderous, Qi Jingtong's heart was surging.

  In his heart...a thought suddenly popped up, there is no enemy...it's really lonely.

   I don’t know when, I can find some Japanese pirates to practice!

   The competition is too fierce, but is there any votes to support it? Tiger is so hardworking, there should be many people supporting him!

  (end of this chapter)