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Chapter 1012: An Ambitious Eunuch

More than a dozen craftsmen surrounded Jiang Qingzhi, asking all kinds of questions.

The original drawings came from later generations, which gave Jiang Qingzhi a lot of trouble. It took him more than a month to change the various sizes and standards to the current ones.

But even so, the manufacturing technology of later generations still makes these old-fashioned craftsmen a little confused.

Jiang Qingzhi answered them calmly one by one.

Wang Yan stood to the side, and his trusted eunuch Li Xin stood behind him and whispered, "Those five people may not agree with each other, but now they have the same goal... to go to please Chang Wei Bo together. Eunuch, it seems that the sky in the south is about to change."

"We know." Wang Yan sneered, and his sharp voice came faintly: "Are you five going to build ships with Long Wilbur? There are so many things waiting to be dealt with in Nanjing City, and you are ignoring them?"

The garrison eunuchs are the eyes of the emperor, carrying the meaning of supervision. Wang Yan's words were righteous and stern, making the five people feel a little uncomfortable.

Lin Zhian said seriously, "Isn't this a serious matter?"

"Your Majesty once said that your salary is the blood and sweat of the people. If you take the money and food, you should do something. There was a disturbance in Qinhuai River last night, why did no one intervene?"

Speaking of it, the Qinhuai River incident was related to Jiang Qingzhi.

In order to show his support for Jiang Qingzhi, Xu Chengzong collected all the famous prostitutes in Qinhuai River and sent them south. When the old snakeskins in Nanjing arrived at Qinhuai River, they found that only some ugly girls were left. After asking, they found out that the famous prostitutes had gone to Songjiang Prefecture in a group.

At first the old snakes could still bear it, but after a long time, these people could not hold back and started drinking and going crazy in the Qinhuai River.

There are three types of frequent visitors to the Qinhuai River: wealthy merchants, nobles, and literati.

These people are not short of women, but they can’t resist the fact that domestic flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers. In addition, Qinhuai River is also a place of fame and fortune, with all kinds of socializing, showing off and pretending to be cool...

Isn't the purpose of life to show off?

As a result, Qinhuai River became the top party destination in Nanjing.

Now that they had no place to show off, the three types of people could no longer tolerate it and scolded Jiang Qingzhi and Xu Chengzong to death by the Qinhuai River.

The group of famous prostitutes and Jiang Qingzhi set out for Nanjing together. Those prostitutes took a car, and because of their delicate bodies, they could not hurry like Jiang Qingzhi. So after Jiang Qingzhi arrived in Nanjing for a few days, the old prostitutes who had been eagerly waiting for the return of the famous prostitutes could not wait, and one of them went crazy due to drinking and set fire to a pleasure boat.

Fortunately, there was no wind last night, and the prostitutes and clients on the pleasure boat jumped into the water in time to be rescued. Although their stomachs were filled with river water with various smells, at least no one was killed.

This matter caused a lot of uproar last night, but the arsonist took advantage of the chaos and escaped.

Several ministers heard about this in the morning and casually told their subordinates to look into the matter while they hurried to welcome Jiang Qingzhi.

When Wang Yan mentioned this matter at this moment, they all felt a little embarrassed.

Lin Zhian coughed dryly, "Eunuch Wang is well-informed."

——You are a eunuch, a ballless guy, and you are so interested in prostitutes...what does it mean?
Wang Yan's face darkened and he sneered, "I am the garrison eunuch. Normally, I can be involved in all matters in the south. Minister Lin, do you think it is inappropriate?"

Wang Yan was a narrow-minded person, and Lin Zhian didn't want to offend him too much, so he smiled and said, "This matter has nothing to do with the Ministry of War, but... Lord Wei, I'll be back soon."

Jiang Qingzhi waved his hands in the crowd. At this moment, his mind was full of thoughts about going to sea.

Do not!
To be precise, it is a matter of Japan.

Lin Zhian and the others walked a few steps, and Zhang Quan whispered, "Don't look at Wang Yan's seriousness. He has a woman in his house, and it is said that... they are very affectionate!"

Lin Zhian was stunned. "Without the guy, how can he act?"

Zhang Quan smiled and said, "What a good tongue!"

Hey!
Lin Zhian looked back at Wang Yan and found that this guy was close to Jiang Qingzhi, smiling in an especially humble and festive manner.

"He sent us away and squeezed in. What a bastard!"

Several ministers were so angry that they hurried to the Qinhuai River.

Jiang Qingzhi struggled for most of an hour and finally dealt with this group of craftsmen.

After he got on his horse, he smiled bitterly and said, "This half hour is even more tiring than the decisive battle with Altan."

Wang Yan rode over and said, "Chang Wei Bo is a famous general. Commanding troops is like... cooking. These craftsmen don't know their own merits. Who would care about them if someone else did..."

"Every profession has its own expertise, and we still have to rely on them for shipbuilding." Jiang Qingzhi said lightly.

Jiang Qingzhi's attitude towards Wang Yan is to keep his distance.

Jiang Qingzhi maintained his lukewarm attitude throughout the stay and did not invite Wang Yan in for a cup of tea.

Wang Yan watched him go in, a little annoyed, "We are just trying to get a cold shoulder!"

Li Xin whispered, "Do you think Long Wilbur should be a little afraid of you?"

"He's doing things in the south, doesn't he need our help?"

"But you forgot one thing." Li Xin felt that Wang Yan was used to being rampant in the south, and always felt that he was second in command. He sighed, "Chang Wei Bo is not only a relative of your Majesty, but also a close minister. To be honest, we are all afraid of that Jinyiwei commander!"

Wang Yan nodded, "Lu Bing is your majesty's brother. No matter what he did over the years, your majesty has been tolerant. In addition, the Jinyiwei monitors the whole country, and the south is the most important. If Lu Bing spreads slander to your majesty, I'm afraid we won't end up well. Therefore, every year when we send gifts to the capital, Lu Bing will get a share."

"You won't believe it." Li Xin was busy all day, and he met more people than Wang Yan. He was also responsible for gathering information. He smiled and said, "Last time, a man came to the capital. He had a friendship with me in the palace. I casually asked about Chang Wei Bo. The man said..."

Li Xin glanced at Wang Yan, who scolded, "How dare you keep us in suspense?"

"How dare I?" Li Xin smiled. This person had to see the person's face before making suggestions. He had to act according to the situation. Those who didn't care about anything had good intentions, but there were many examples of others not appreciating their kindness. Seeing that Wang Yan was not annoyed, he said:
"That man said that His Majesty called Long Wilbur a fool."

Tsk!
Wang Yan touched his smooth chin and couldn't help feeling a toothache.

"Or Qingzhi."

Damn it! Wang Yan was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred.

"But calling Lu Bing is... Lu Bing, at most Lu Qing."

Wang Yan took a breath and said, "The Qing family is a subject."

"That's right." Li Xin couldn't help but laugh when he saw that he understood. "Back then, our family was poor, and if we annoyed our parents at home, we would be scolded, calling them little bastards and fools..."

"An elder brother is like a father!" Wang Yan suddenly understood Daoye's attitude towards Jiang Qingzhi. He patted Li Xin on the shoulder and said, "I'll remember what you said."

——Your suggestions are useful, we will remember them.

Eunuchs must distinguish between gratitude and resentment. If you treat me well, I will treat you well. Otherwise, who will care about you in the future?

This is what Li Xin wanted. Although he was enjoying a good time following Wang Yan in Nanjing, he had a dream in his heart...

He hid the fiery emotion in his eyes and said, "Father, Chang Wilbur wants to restart the treasure ship sailing to the West."

"Hmm!" Wang Yan was a little absent-minded. Li Xin said, "Let me say something that shouldn't be said. Grandpa has been in Nanjing for many years. He is indeed rich and powerful, but since we can come to this world, besides being rich and powerful, shouldn't we do something to leave our names in history?"

"Hmm?" Wang Yan looked at Li Xin sideways on horseback, "Little monkey, are you playing tricks on me?"

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you." Li Xin said with a smile, "When the eunuch Sanbao sailed to the West, he was so majestic. Earlier, Lord Wei also said that sailing to the West was a heroic feat that would surely be admired by future generations. I was thinking, if the court has plans to go to sea to show off its power, then the envoy..."

The chief envoy of that fleet at that time was Zheng He.

Wang Yan was startled. “If we go out to sea to show our power, I’m afraid there will be a lot of obstacles in the court!”

"Will Long Wilbur be afraid of those people?" Li Xin said, "We heard about the shipbuilding today. I remember that Long Wilbur told those craftsmen that they wanted to build a ship that could sail far, carry a huge amount of cargo, and load some kind of firearms... Grandpa, this is not maritime trade at all, it's clearly a show of power through maritime trade!"

"Trade overseas, Xuanwei..." Wang Yan frowned, "There are Japanese pirates and pirates overseas. I heard there are also many Portuguese. In the two battles off the coast of Guangzhou, our Ming Dynasty seemed to have won, but it was a narrow victory."

"Father-in-law, wealth and honor are achieved through risk!"

"Let us think about it."

Being the eunuch in charge of Nanjing was a prestigious position, and for Wang Yan, keeping this position meant he would be a winner in life. A sudden career change... There were opportunities, but there were also crises.

Li Xin sent him back, but his family came to Jiang Qingzhi's residence again.

Jiang Qingzhi is communicating with Uncle Ding.

It was called communication, but in fact he was just talking to himself.

"Master Ding, how can you send your fleet out to sea without a sea chart or satellite navigation?"

"At least give me a sea chart!"

The big tripod slowly turned, and Jiang Qingzhi sighed, "This time we went south and won the first battle. There is no reward for national prosperity, and no reward in kind. Master Ding, can we have a standard?"

The purple color deep in the copper green flows from time to time.

"Master, someone wants to see you."

Jiang Qingzhi regained his composure.

"Who?"

"It's the eunuch beside Wang Yan, his name is... Li Xin."

Later, Li Xin was brought into the study and bowed respectfully.

"Hello, sir. I'm here to tell you something."

"Speak." Jiang Qingzhi still had a lukewarm attitude.

Li Xin bowed slightly, "Master, you are a great scholar, and the Mohist tradition is profound..."

This series of flattery made Jiang Qingzhi frown: "If you have something to say, just say it."

Li Xin smiled apologetically, "We know what the master is worried about right now..."

Ok?
Jiang Qingzhi looked at this man and thought of the lobbyists in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

"Tell me more."

Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal smoke, and Boll handed over the firewood one step ahead of Sun Bu Tong.

"The nautical chart that Eunuch Sanbao had back then!"

Jiang Qingzhi lowered his head to light a cigarette, paused when he heard the words, then took a few puffs and exhaled the smoke.

"It's interesting. Do you know?"

Jiang Qingzhi had arranged almost everything about the shipbuilding, but what gave him a headache was the nautical chart.

When this matter was mentioned, he wished he could rush to the capital, drag all those birdmen out of their coffins and whip their corpses.

"We know something."

"Where?"

"Right here in the city of Nanjing!"

(End of this chapter)