Wu Anguo waved his big hand and fought with several crabs in an unremitting struggle. In his own era, it was such a luxury to eat such a sumptuous seafood. Unexpectedly, there was such a benefit in the Ming Dynasty, and he could eat unpolluted seafood. So Wu Anguo didn't care about his face at all, and he shook his cheeks and chewed it. With the leader of the Wu Marquis, where would he go to find the word "Sven" among the generals of the Northern Army? The generals were like hungry ghosts reincarnated and put themselves in front of him.

The things were swept away, so tired that the soldiers felt strange: I heard that Peking is very rich, why did these people seem to have eaten the whole meal without the last meal? The most overwhelming thing was that Chang Mao, who ignored the veteran soup and presence, took a backward position and lie comfortably on the carpet, and poured the wine from the Western Regions into his mouth, which was a waste of resources. Anyway, the wine had been passed for three tours, and the prince had been pulled outside the tent by Zhu Di to reminisce about the past.

The morning's discussions made everyone exhausted. This place is not as good as that of Peking. Everyone can sit together at a large round table. This is the prince's navy. Except for the prince and the king of Yan, everyone has to stand in line according to the size of the official position. When making suggestions, they must first go out to salute and then express their opinions, which makes the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army very uncomfortable. Fortunately, the topic is very simple, but it is the time for the Northern Expedition and how both sides cooperate.

The Zhenbei Army had already reached its teeth, but the navy was not fully familiar with the new warships, so the final opportunity to attack Liao was set to the spring of next year. Many people in the Zhenbei Army opposed this proposal because one day later would mean that the land they purchased was used one day later, which was a loss that could be seen. However, Zhu Di and Wu Anguo supported it, so everyone could not say anything. "The outside of the pass was not as cold as the Central Plains, where winter was too cold, and the brothers might not be able to adapt. When the next spring, we will fight, and the 100,000 troops of the Korean people would not even be able to supply food, let alone go against us," Cao Zhen, who was passing the pass, explained to everyone.

Outside the naval tent, Zhu Di and Zhu Biao were standing side by side on the railing. In the distance, busy people were making the final inspection of the warships that would officially go out to sea tomorrow. The warship on the double-decked deck showed a thrilling beauty on the sea with floating light and gold. The warships of this kind were nearly as big as treasure ships. The Wu ruler in Peking should be more than fifty meters long. Three huge masts were towering into the clouds. The cables hanging on the sails were pulled down from the masts like spiders. The agile sailors shouted and pulled the cables from one side of the ship to the other side, as anxious as monkeys. Under the command of the sailors, someone shook the winch on the ship and adjusted the hanging positions of the sails. On the highest main mast in the middle, a blue-bottomed flag embroidered with a golden sun and the moon fluttered in the wind. It was designed by Zhu Di, and Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order to issue the Ming army flag across the country.

"How majestic, how majestic, I finally understand how heroic it is to ride the clouds and sail across the vast sea. With such a huge ship, why worry about the injustice of the Japanese pirates?" Zhu Di couldn't help but exclaim.

"All right, stop showing off your literary talent here. From childhood to adulthood, I don't know you." Prince Zhu Biao gently hit the shoulders of King Yan Zhu Di. After not seeing each other for half a year, Zhu Di grew taller and his shoulders became wider. "You are taller than Brother Wei, and your body looks like a tiger general. I don't know what magic pill I took, but Brother Wei almost won't recognize you."

"I fight with Brother Wu, Brother Chang and others every day, and I have learned some special methods from Brother Wu, so I look strong and teach you another day. I am a general on the land and I have to share my life with my life at critical moments. Last time I was surrounded by Tartars, it was Brother Wu who sacrificed his life to save me. Next time, I may not be so lucky, so how can I not practice a stronger one?"

"What are you calling them, Brother Wu, Brother Chang?" the prince asked in confusion.

"Yes, everyone calls it convenient. If you give a gift every day, it will be too awkward!" Zhu Di looked at the warship and replied casually.

"Fourth brother, Wu'anguo is a talent and has a life-saving kindness to you. You call him Wu brother, but it is not appropriate to call others the same. In this army, you should pay attention to order, otherwise how can you command well if the government orders are not smooth. I heard that you are sitting together in the Zhenbei Army, talking about matters, wouldn't this be a mess? Fourth brother, you are not talking to you for your brother, you are a free and easy person, but you can't let your subordinates be too casual, otherwise they will not know how to respect you, and they will cause disaster." Zhu Biao advised softly. Beiping and Tianjin are close to each other, and he has heard of the story of Zhenbei Army. He has never understood why the fourth brother indulged his subordinates so much and forgot the education of Teacher Song Lian since childhood. In Confucian education, the most important thing is to pay attention to the seniority of the seniority. Once the seniority is messed up, the order will be messed up.

"Brother doesn't know, my approach has allusions," Zhu Di heard his elder brother's teachings and explained. "You know the country called England at the west end of the earth, it's the small island on the map. Back then, they had a hero named King Arthur. When they found out that they were tall and up, what their subordinates said might not be the truth. So he sat at the same round table with his subordinates. The meaning of the round table is the same distance from everyone to the center, and there is no order. Then there were twenty-eight generals like the twenty-eight generals under Han Guangwu's command.

The story of the knight helping him to wipe out the entire island country. In fact, the ancients taught us to be honest with people, which is the same meaning. People respect you or not, on the surface. Doing things is not about whether they are obedient or not. In our earthquake army, everyone has their own responsibilities. As long as they manage the things within their responsibilities, they can ignore too many etiquettes. If they do not do the things within their responsibilities well, they will be punished regardless of their official position. I just tried it at that time and found that the effect was really good. I saved a lot of effort and didn’t have to do it myself.”

"Oh---", Prince Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Di with a comprehension. He found that the fourth brother had really changed, becoming a little profound and mature. Although he was not as respectful to himself as when he was together before, the brothers could discuss these issues, but instead, they added a little intimacy.

"Actually, they respect me very much. I can feel this. Many suggestions are something I never thought of. After hearing it, I feel enlightened. This way is more suitable for admonition. Moreover, I heard that in the Spring and Autumn Period, the etiquette between the monarch and the ministers was also fulfilled their duties and there were not so many tricks. Later, many rules were added by corrupt scholars of the Han Dynasty. With so many rules, Wang Mang and Cao Cao were still produced." Zhu Di explained again. Deep down in his heart, he had his own deeper ideas, "If I give others full respect and space for display, they will inevitably give me more rewards. The monarch treats the ministers as grass, and the ministers treat the king as enemies. Treat them with the etiquette of the national scholars. They must return the etiquette of the national scholars. Many things, as the somewhat crazy Bo Chen said, are essentially a transaction'.

"If you have your own ideas, just let it go. I won't interfere with you much for my brother. But I always feel that the upper and lower levels are too close and lose their majesty. By the way, your Zhenbei Army has used firearms, and most of my navy Lu Yongke is still using bows and arrows. When will I hand over the firearms I ordered last month?" Zhu Biao saw that he couldn't persuade Zhu Di, so he didn't want to talk in depth, and turned the topic to weapons.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Aren't you busy building cannons for you during this period? Why do you need so many cannons on your ship? I'm in Beijing. There are more than twenty stoves in Yongping Mansion, and the steel they have made is not enough. Wait a few days later, and I have to ask Li Shanping for the specific day. I guess this batch of steel will be almost done, but the bullets may not be guaranteed."

"Okay, don't you give me the goods after you collect money, aren't you? You're becoming more and more like a profiteer. The artillery is on the ship. Look, it's hidden in the muzzles on the two-layer gun deck, each ship is 75. 20 heavy artillery, 20 light artillery, and 35 more light artillery guns. Cao Zhen and the others said that this can be shot one after another, and it can be shot far and near. I forgot about this artillery, why are you selling this artillery so expensive? You're so dark! You also said that there is no steel or steel, and the carriage you made is sold to Tianjin, causing chaos on the road all day long."

"Aren't I poor? Unlike you who guard a customs, you can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars every month. I make some fresh things and make money from equipment. I sell it to you the cheapest one, and it is 30% more expensive than Mu Ying and others. Besides, after training from the Northern Army, it will not be yours in the future. I will conquer Liaodong, not for the prince to expand territory." Zhu Di pretended to make an angry defense.

"Okay, thank you for your thanks in advance, you are right." Zhu Biao smiled and bowed to Zhu Di. "General Zhu, this prince is not a person without conscience. In the future, after the father returns to heaven for a hundred years, you will definitely let you be the greatest king of the Ming Dynasty forever. Now you are satisfied."

"Hmph, this is almost the same," Zhu Di said mercilessly: "I really didn't deliberately owe you weapons. I can't build them now. My father sent people to learn how to build firearms. After more than half a year, I came to a conclusion that all the craftsmen in Peking need to be transferred to the capital, and they themselves have not even learned the most basic processes, so I need to build the equipment of the imperial guards. The carriage is not entirely for comfort. As long as the road is flat, the four-wheeled wheels will save horses soon.

I think now that when the whole Liao Dynasty has been pacified, we will build the road from inside the pass to outside the pass. In this way, weapons and supplies can be transported continuously to various key places by four-wheeled carriages, and merchants and farmers can also make money outside the pass. The world is bustling, and it is easy to make money, so there are naturally many people. With more Han people outside the pass, it will naturally be easier to defend. Goryeo and Mongolia can no longer peek into our territory. Instead, we have the source of troops to adapt to the bitter and cold land in the northern desert."

"Fourth brother, you have really grown up and think farther than being a brother." Zhu Biao looked at the clouds in the sky and praised in a low voice. Everyone knows that it is only a matter of time to seize Liaodong. Keeping Liaodong is the key to Liaodong's strategy. What Zhu Di said was the answer he had thought about for a long time but had not come up with. It seems that Wu Anguo is a very qualified military advisor. He couldn't help but envy his younger brother.

"I also follow the crowd. In Peking, this is what everyone talks about all day long. I have two new things, called newspapers, and there are more ideas on it. Next time I will send someone to send you a few copies."

"I have something to sell, and there are many nonsense about rural villagers on it, which goes against the way of sages, but it's quite fresh. I saw that there was a Luo Guanzhong who actually made up the Romance of the Three Kingdoms based on the "Three Kingdoms". It's really ridiculous. If you fight, you have to fight with two generals. What should you do with the army? You have to let them restrain themselves, otherwise the imperial envoy will be included in a book, and the father's place is not very good." Zhu Biao was still afraid that something might happen to his younger brother, so he repeatedly reminded him.

"It's nothing. People like to read this. Isn't the newspaper also talk about the ways of sages in many places? The reason is not clear and the people love to be lively, so let them go. By the way, your customs seems to earn 500,000 taels a month. Over the whole year, it's more than the total tax and silver in various places. Why didn't my father give you an order?"

"The father was unwilling to encourage all regions to pay more taxes. He was afraid that corrupt officials would take the opportunity to plunder the people and seek credit. So he just said a few good words in my letter to my family. However, he said that the customs and the new policy of Peking are good, and the growth of taxes is not due to the loss of wealth and money. The father also planned to add a marine department in addition to the six ministries, the general manager of the customs and the guards, and asked me to take care of it first. I think it's just a change of name and more formality. Anyway, I have been doing this job for more than half a year. I haven't paid much in the past six months, so I'm all there." Zhu Biao pointed to the big ship in front of me, "This ship is made of good wood and transported from afar.

.Not counting your deadly artillery, the cost of each ship is 200,000 taels. General Cao and I discussed it. Now, these three ships are built as flagships, and not many are built. The navy still mainly uses the previous batch of Beidou Seven Star models. We call the model Star, and each ship is named by stars. I have asked my father to ask the emperor to allow the people to build such ships, which can move fast, resist wind, and transport goods quickly, and customs taxes will also increase. If you really want to fight naval battles in the future, you can directly arm the civilian ships, and the sailors are ready-made. We call these three big ships the moon level. If you have silver to build larger ones in the future, it will be called the Japanese level."

"Okay, anyway, my current strength is more than enough to deal with the Goryeo Navy. Brother, do you have names for these three ships? The last time the names were too literary and not majestic at all." Zhu Di stretched and looked at the three big ships and said.

"I haven't taken all of them. My father gave one of them the name Fubo. I think the one who can be as famous as General Fubo is Dingyuan Marquis, so he named one Dingyuan, and the remaining one will be the last one, and the King Yan will be thousands of years old." Zhu Biao replied with a smile.
Chapter completed!