While waiting for the return of the fleet for the second time, there is something new in the capital that attracts the attention of the public, that is, the establishment of the Firearms Battalion led by Her Royal Highness, because it is in the capital, such a big movement, and the staff's attention. The transfer cannot be done quietly, so everyone in the capital knew that the secret weapon mastered by the navy was real, but the navy was the first to use it. After the effect was considerable, the emperor decided to equip other armies with firearm battalions.

The establishment of the firearms battalion is highly valued by generals and honorable families. The person in charge of the firearms battalion is Her Royal Highness. If one can enter, she can become a confidant of Her Royal Highness, and is expected to be promoted in the future.

And everyone just listened to the rumors outside, saying how powerful firearms are, but they have never seen it with their own eyes, so at first they held a wait-and-see attitude, including generals, but I think that kid Yan Mu will not play tricks, so he always It is still optimistic, after all, the firearms camp has invested a lot, and it is impossible for His Majesty to waste money on such a thing.

But these have nothing to do with Gu Zhao and Yan Mu, no matter how much they move, it is impossible to touch them, and they will not involve the Gu family and the Li family. Whoever wants to offend these two ancestors, Gu Zhao and Yan Mu will The Department of Shipping and the Navy operate as their own small family, and they only care about the affairs of the three-acre land. When the matters of the Firearms Battalion are finalized and they show an amazing power to the outside world, it will shock the eyes of many civil servants and generals. At that time, the Shipping Department and the Navy were also growing, and the revenue of the Shipping Department, except for the foreign trade, was also very impressive.

In the midst of busy work, the new year has passed in a blink of an eye. Because the fleet did not return, neither Gu Zhao nor Yan Mu returned to Beijing. The temperature in the city is much higher than that in the capital, which is suitable for winter.

Gu Zhao also wanted to take them to see the outside world and see more scenery while the two elders were still able to move around. This time when the two elders of the Gu family came to Yaocheng to celebrate the New Year, they chanted in front of Gu Zhao that they wanted to live together again. They returned to their hometown in two years, which was Shuiyun Village. Although the Gu family hadn't taken root in Shuiyun Village for a long time, in the mind of the two elders, that was their root.

Gu Zhao was very upset when he heard that, no matter how many errands he could do, no matter how high his official position was, he still couldn't keep the two elders from aging. Seeing their gray hairs keep increasing, despite his respect for Li Shi The relationship continued to grow, but the status of the second elder was still the deepest in his heart. Whether it was the real world or the book world, the second elder was always on his side. Even in the book world, he even caused the second elder to die young.

The old lady looked at Gu Zhao and Yan Mu kindly. They were both good children who were loved by others. She patted Gu Zhao's hand and said, "You live a good life, and your mother and your father can rest assured. Family, he himself is willing to work hard, and the benevolent and righteous children below can support the door. Mother and your father are very happy. Mother knows that without Zhao'er, the Gu family would not have a good life now. It's just Zhao'er's shoulders. The burden is also heavy, but fortunately, Mu'er will help you carry it."

The old lady doesn't know much, so she just focused on this point, and she wouldn't say much about Gu Zhao and Yan Mu's affairs, otherwise she knew how many people were jealous of Gu Zhao's current position, and she didn't know anything else. The money is in the millions, so you know how much wealth it is, and the money touches people's hearts. The old saying can't be wrong. If someone else can help Gu Zhao withstand these pressures?

They also saw a lot in the capital, many rich and noble families, accidents happened in a blink of an eye, the minor ones were demoted, and the severe ones were exiled and beheaded. Zhaoer.

Yan Mu grabbed the old lady's hand and coaxed her, "Where is this day, there will be better days in the future, mother must let my brother and I be more filial."

These words really amused the old lady and the old man, because he remembered the first time when the little boy called Mu Mu called his father and mother at them. That child has now become the Duke of the country, and almost became the prince.

Yan Mu continued to talk to make the second elder happy, and made the second elder smile. Yan Mu has this ability, of course, there are not many people who can make him do this willingly, even if he is not so patient in front of his mother, but he But he was willing to make the two elders of the Gu family happy. When the second elders of the Gu family were happy, Gu Zhao's brows also relaxed, which in his opinion was worth it.

Waiting for the elders to fall asleep, Yan Mu took Gu Zhao out for a walk. It was just after Chinese New Year, and the sea breeze outside was still cold, but it happened to make people sober.

Although he was smiling in front of him, after he came out, thinking that this was the first time that the two elders had brought up such a topic in front of him and reminded Gu Zhao of the problems he was facing, Gu Zhao was a little depressed, how could Yan Mu not see it.

"You don't need to comfort me. In fact, I know that birth, old age, sickness and death are normal things. You and I will also go through this process. But before, we were busy working hard in our careers, and we kept moving around, neglecting our parents. With Dad As my mother is getting older, some tasks are hard to do, and the juniors are also busy with their own affairs, so they think of going back to their hometown. In fact, it is also good for parents to want to go back to their hometown at this time. At least the older brothers and sisters-in-law are there, yes Parents are also very filial and can take good care of them.”

Yan Mu took Gu Zhao's hand for a walk, and rolled her eyes when she heard this: "Can you really rest assured? My brother is too wrong, I don't believe you can rest assured that Gu Erniu's family will be okay when the second elder goes back. Got pissed off."

Gu Zhao was a little sad just now, and was poked a hole by these words, a little dumbfounded, but that’s not the case. Looking back at Yang Cheng and Gu Er Niu’s couple’s rogue appearance, let’s not talk about him, the two elders are also angry. But there is no way, the temperament has already been determined at such an age, if it can be changed, it will be better if it is not in front of your eyes, if you face it every day, can the two elders not get angry when they see it?

"Then what should we do?" Gu Zhao asked foolishly, losing his usual shrewdness.

Yan Mu laughed, thinking that such Gu Zhao is very cute: "Of course, I can stay with my parents for as long as I can, and I will spend all my time in fooling around. There is an imperial doctor in the capital to help take care of the elders. I can’t hire such a good doctor when I go back to my hometown.”

Gu Zhao punched him dumbfounded, what is the kung fu of slapstick?

"Forget it, let's forget about these things. Anyway, let's keep my parents in Yaocheng for a while. After the work of the Shipping Department is on the right track, I have more free time than before. I will take more vacation someday and take my elders Take a look at Jiangnan."

"Yes, brother is right to think so."

Compared with the two elders, Gu Zhao is much more at ease with Li's situation, because Li is much younger than the two elders, and he can spend a lot of time with Li.

But what reassures Gu Zhao the most is that no matter now or in the future, Yan Mu will always be by his side. At this time, he feels fortunate that Yan Mu has persisted for so many years. If you don't leave his side, it will make Gu Zhao more and more excited. If you count the life in memory, the two lives add up, only Yan Mu is the one who can make him trust the most, and this is precisely Gu Zhao, who seems to have a good temper, is the most difficult thing to deliver.

"By the way," Yan Mu brought up another topic that interested Gu Zhao, "The location of the gold mine should be almost confirmed, brother, do you want to go and see it with me?"

"Really? When are you leaving? I'm going to see it." He hasn't seen the entire gold mine yet, and now that he has the opportunity, of course he wants to see it for himself.

Yan Mu thought to himself that it was true, and he knew that he could hook his brother: "Get ready, we can set off in a few days."

Yan Mu not only told Gu Zhao, but also sent someone to report a letter to the emperor in Beijing. The emperor was also secretly happy, and waited for Yan Mu to find the gold mine and then mine the gold. Banks across the country should not be a problem.

Sure enough, within a few days, Yan Mu took Gu Zhao out to sea. Such short trips to sea often happen to Gu Zhao, so after talking to the elders and Li Shi, they didn't think much about it, and only asked Gu Zhao and Yan Mu to pay attention. Be safe at sea and come back early.

The gold mine is of great importance, so Gu Zhao will not tell the truth to his elders. He followed Yan Mu excitedly to board the warship and set off to see the gold mine.

It took half a month to go, and both the navy and the shipping department were operating normally. The two elders of the Gu family and the Li family were eating, drinking, and wandering around in Yaocheng. At that time, they even specially went to the port to watch. To be honest, when they first came to Yaocheng, they saw such a big sea boat. Even Li Shi was shocked.

Seeing the warship slowly entering the port, the old lady also said with great interest: "Zhaoer said that the fleet that went out to sea will be back in March or April at the latest. Let's stay a little longer and join in the fun."

Li Shi also had the same idea. He had heard people say how lively Yaocheng was when the fleet returned from the sea.

When Gu Zhao came back, he was not as excited and looking forward to it as he was when he went there. Maybe after seeing a lot of gold, he got used to it, and it was not so unusual, just like earning more money, it was just a number for him.

But he knew that with this amount of gold mined, the Great Zhou court could do many things.

The return of the fleet came earlier than Gu Zhao expected. I thought it would be March and April, but at the end of February, the ships that went out to patrol the sea came back to report that they saw a large-scale fleet appear, and sent people to go there So it didn't take long for Gu Zhao to receive the news that it was the fleet led by Tang Zhou that had returned.

As soon as the news came out, many merchants flooded into Yaocheng in an instant, even more people than last time. Now, the two elders of the Gu family are walking on the streets of Yaocheng, and they can hear the dialects of various places in Dazhou, and they all came from all over the place. The caravan is waiting for the overseas goods brought back by the fleet.

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