After a moment, Lu Bing slowly opened his eyes and said: "I will find a way to arrange people to go to the Iron Blood Sect, but you must be careful. Although Mr. Cao of Dongchang has temporarily reached an agreement with me, this kind of agreement

How long it can last is really hard to determine.”

Zhao Yuandao: "Yes, the common people understand!"

Lu Bingdao: "Not long ago, the emperor has ordered to start sorting out some previous books, hoping to find relevant information about Zheng He's treasure ship from these books. However, as of now, the blueprints for the original treasure ship have not been found!"

Zhao Yuandao: "It seems that Chengzu was very thorough when he announced the sea ban, so even in the imperial court's collection of books, there is no way to find the construction drawings. But ordinary ships in this sea cannot do it, and there is no way to resist.

There is a violent storm in the sea."

Beyond that, there's the final thing, supplies!

Only a ship that is large enough can accommodate enough fresh water and food, thus ensuring the daily necessities on board, especially fresh water, which is extremely precious.

Lu Bingdao: "Yes, in addition, this matter seems to have been noticed by some people in the court, and some officials have even begun to write letters. In their eyes, no matter what the reason is for the emperor to build ships, as long as the ships are built and put to sea,

That is a violation of the ancestral teachings and is something that must never happen."

Zhao Yuandao: "But how could such a confidential matter be leaked?"

Lu Bingdao: "I am sending people to investigate the matter thoroughly, but there is no news yet. So even if you arrive in the capital now, in addition to finding a way to draw this chart quietly, you must also think about

You have to find the blueprints and craftsmen to build the ship. There is no way to accomplish this in the capital, so you don’t need to see the emperor today, go directly to Tianjin Port!"

Zhao Yuan was surprised and said: "Tianjin Port?"

Lu Bingdao: "Yes, Tianjin Port, your mission is to use the trading house as a cover for business here, find a way to recruit people, and find someone to design the drawings first. As for how the drawings came from, it doesn't matter. Well, if it doesn't work, just put it in

The drawings you are building are borrowed. As for the origin, they must withstand scrutiny and be concealed from others! This matter is confidential, and Dongchang will definitely be fully involved, and will also send one person to accompany you when the time comes.

"

Zhao Yuandao: "In other words, this is Dongchang sending people to monitor us?"

Lu Bing did not refute, and said: "Yes, to put it bluntly, Dongchang sent people to monitor the matter. The matter is of great importance, and Dongchang is not willing to take it lightly. Originally, this matter was nothing to Dongchang, but considering that if Cao Shi is not involved,

"It's not a problem for Dongchang to make trouble all day long. In addition, it can also shut up some people in the court."

Zhao Yuan naturally understood what Lu Bing meant. Generally speaking, the emperor is now Party A, Dongchang and Jinyiwei are the supervisors, and he is the hard-working general contractor of construction. He not only has to find ways to complete the drawings for the emperor

, you have to find people to recruit boatmen and the like, and your reward is that everyone leaves.

If he could ensure that his group of people left safely, Zhao Yuan felt that it was still a good deal, so he nodded and said, "Isn't the person sent to supervise the work Huang Bing?"

Lu Bingdao: "It's not Huang Bing, at least not yet. Huang Bing's main role is at sea, not now."

After that, he raised the cup and said: "This cup of wine is for you to catch the wind and wash away the dust, and it is also for you to practice!"

Zhao Yuan and others raised their cups.

After drinking it all in one gulp, Lu Bingshen patted it. A moment later, a guard in Jinyi walked in, holding a tray in his hand and placed it on the table. Zhao Yuan looked and saw three things placed on the tray, one

A silver belt, a set of government officials, and a sword. The most noticeable thing among them is this sword, which is extremely gorgeous.

Lu Bingdao: "Some people have already settled there in advance. There are more than a hundred people, and the leader is a hundred households. They are responsible for the defense of the entire area and avoiding idle people, so the Jinyiwei will temporarily give you the official position of a thousand households, at least

You have to make sure everyone listens to you."

This is a world of power. Whoever has greater power will naturally listen to whoever is in charge. This is true for Dongchang and the same for Jinyiwei. Of course, Zhao Yuan was originally an official in Baihu, but now he has just been promoted.

.With Zhao Yuan's merits, a thousand households of Jinyiwei can still afford it.

Zhao Yuan is also very aware of the importance of rights sometimes. Of course, this means that everyone in that place obeys his own orders. Of course, the only impossibility now is that the person sent by the Dongchang who has not yet met him

manpower.

After a slight pause, Lu Bing continued: "This is your official uniform. The government made it in a bit of a hurry. I hope it can match you! As for this sword, it is the Shangfang sword given by the emperor. Anyone who sees this sword will

If the emperor comes in person, this is also to prevent some people with malicious intentions from intruding."

This emperor actually even donated Shang Fang's sword, which shows how much he attaches importance to this matter.

…………

After resting for a night, Zhao Yuan and Shang Qianfei immediately went straight to Tianjin the next day. The capital was not far from Tianjin, so they arrived on the same day. According to the location given by Lu Bing, they went directly to Tianjin.

Ran into a small village.

This small village is still some distance away from Tianjin City, and is located between two mountains. The most unique thing is that there is a sea area in front of it. The water in this sea area is not shallow, and it is very suitable for use as a port.

There are two ways to enter the village from the outside. The first is by sea. However, because it is forbidden to enter the sea, there are only small sampans used for fishing in the village. Such small boats cannot leave Taiyuan, and they cannot adapt to the strong winds and waves at sea. The other one

The method is to enter from between the two mountains, but as early as Zhao Yuan and Shang Qianfei

When people arrived here, the Jinyi Guards had already begun to move in here, commandeer the place, and then people were guarding the entrance and exit. There were dense sentries on the top of the mountain, just like a military restricted area. As for the original villagers in the village, the court had already

Move them out completely and resettle them properly.

When Zhao Yuan and Shang Qianfei arrived at the entrance of the village, they were immediately stopped. Zhao Yuan showed his identity card, and the guard in charge of the gate immediately asked: "I dare to ask, sir, it's Mr. Yang Kaiyang!"

Zhao Yuandao: "I am none other than Yang Kai!"

The guard in brocade clothes said: "Your Excellency, please come inside. Your Majesty Yu has been waiting inside for a long time!"

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly, and galloped in with Shang Qianfei.

The road is not wide and can only accommodate a carriage. Each checkpoint is about ten feet long. There are at least two guards at each checkpoint. The guards are equipped with gongs and rockets for reporting messages.

etc.

After crossing the road in front of them, the sight of the specimen blocked by the mountains suddenly became brighter. A sea area appeared in front of the two of them, and on both sides of the sea area there was a mountain peak protruding deep into the sea, giving people the feeling of

It's like someone is lying there, holding something in his arms.

, there are some scattered houses on the beach. In addition, many people can be seen on the beach below, knocking and banging. On the other hand, a boat

It is now docked at a temporary dock, and many people are carrying things on the ship.

"Go, get down!"

Zhao Yuan said, and the two of them immediately withdrew their horses and ran straight down. After a while, they arrived at the village. At this time, a man in official uniform came up to greet him and saluted: "I have seen thousands of people."

Mr. Hu! I have met Madam."

Zhao Yuan and Shang Qianfei got off their horses, and the Jin Yiwei beside Yu Lang immediately took over the reins.

Yu Lang said: "My lord, you have been tired from traveling all the way. Why don't you go to your residence to rest. Later, I will give you a detailed report on the situation here. My lord, please!"

Following Yu Lang and Zhao Yuan, the two of them also walked forward, inevitably passing by some private houses. Yu Lang explained: "All the people who originally lived here have been moved out and have been properly resettled. Now the houses here have been temporarily relocated.

It was converted into a residence for early-stage workers. As for our Jinyiwei camp, we have temporarily set up three camps. One camp on the left and right in the middle of the mountain, and each camp is stationed with fifty people.

The main purpose is to monitor and defend against outside movements, using two shifts. Twenty people are permanently stationed and five are patrolling. There is a battalion on this beach with fifty people. The main responsibility is to supervise the workers on the entire beach to prevent unruly people.

Steal or sneak in to get information. Four arrow towers are currently being built, with two people assigned to each tower. The remaining seven people are divided into two groups and patrolled randomly."

As soon as they met, Yu Lang told Zhao Yuan the defense layout of the entire shipyard.

Zhao Yuandao: "It seems that the manpower is still slightly insufficient."

The area of ​​the mountains on both sides is not small, but there are only fifty people guarding it. If they work in two shifts, there will only be 25 people. According to two people at each sentry point, there will be less than five layouts on each mountain. If you have better skills,

Or even ordinary people can sneak in very easily.

Yu Lang said: "There is indeed a slight shortage of manpower in the early stage. This matter has been reported. It is estimated that there will be more manpower soon."

Zhao Yuandao: "Then these workers are boatmen now?"

Yu Lang said: "No, their main purpose is to build the rooms needed on the ship, such as future housing for workers, etc. Sir, your room has arrived."

Zhao Yuan looked around and saw a second-floor wooden building in front of him. The whole building seemed to be built on top. In front of the house, there was a huge rock protruding outward. A road followed the hillside to the front of the small building.

.

After following Yu Lang and walking up, Zhao Yuan realized that this small building was much larger than he had imagined. It was completely like a courtyard. At the door of the courtyard, two men, two women and four servants were standing respectfully. Seeing Zhao Yuan coming,

, immediately stood up and saluted and said: "I have met Master Qianhu, and I have met Madam!"

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly and walked inside. After entering the courtyard gate, there was a very wide courtyard, and the right side of the courtyard was directly connected to the huge rock. On the left side of the courtyard, there was a group of bungalows, about four or five.

On the left and right sides of the room, there is the small building in the innermost part of the Heping Bungalow. The bungalow and the small building are not directly adjacent to each other, but are connected together by a corridor.

Yu Lang then introduced: "This house was originally owned by the village chief. After it was expropriated, the lower official had it repaired. It is also used as a place for adults to work on weekdays."

Zhao Yuan frowned and said: "The office is directly located at the captain's, so it can be temporarily used as a resting place when someone is on patrol."

Yu Lang said: "Yes, I will go and make arrangements immediately."

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly and walked to the rock. This was the nearest commanding height. Standing here, the entire shipyard in front of him fell into his sight. There was no omission at all. It could be seen that,

Yu Lang still put a lot of thought into choosing this place as his temporary residence.

But he already had a place to live, but what about the people from Dongchang? So he asked: "As far as I know, Dongchang will also send people here, so where is her place of residence?"

So he pointed downwards and said, "That's where it is."

Zhao Yuan looked in the direction of his finger and saw a slightly lonely house not far from his residence. However, there was no other house around the house except his own.

The house was somewhat like a courtyard house, with houses on three sides, almost all hidden in the woods. Although the place was clean, it was indeed a bit remote, so he asked, "How many people are here in total?"

Yu Lang said: "I was alone. Originally, the official arranged for four people to be with him, but in the end, he only left two people. In addition, he also told the official that no one was allowed to approach the house without his permission. If there was an emergency, just

Just knock on the door if you need to.”

Zhao Yuan was surprised: "You still make it so mysterious?"

Yu Lang said: "I got familiar with him beforehand and was told to try my best to meet his requirements, so I didn't dare to ask more questions. These days, he will go for a walk every day and ask about the day's progress and which row, but..."

Zhao Yuandao: "But what?"

Yu Lang said: "Although he tried his best to hide it, the official felt that this person might not be a man, but a woman."

Zhao Yuan frowned and said, "Woman? For such an important matter, Dongchang actually arranged for the same woman to come?"

Yu Lang said: "Xiaoguan doesn't know about this. Although she tried her best to hide it, Xiaguan always thought she was a woman."

Zhao Yuan thought for a while and said: "Since others want to hide their identities, don't expose them if they don't want to be exposed. Just treat him as an ordinary man. Besides, his main purpose of coming here is to keep an eye on me. As for the shipyard

If she wants to ask about something, then just tell her, and there is no need to hide it. Dongchang and Jinyiwei rarely stand together in this matter, so there is no need to hide it. With Dongchang, they can also block a lot of things.
Chapter completed!