Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 446 The world is unpredictable
The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, the waves wipe out the heroes, success and failure turn heads, the green hills are still there, and the sunset is red for a few times.
Only when you stand on the edge of the Yangtze River and feel it for yourself, can you know the majesty and greatness of this river.

Ye Xun is not a poet, so he didn't have so many emotions. When he first arrived in Yangzhou, he also came across the river, but he didn't have so many emotions at that time.

And the reason why he has so many thoughts here is because the place where he stands is where the treasure ship factory that built Zheng He's seven voyages to the West was once located.

Time flies, the world has changed, and the Treasure Shipyard has long since lost its former glory. Although ships are built here now, they are all small ships. Looking around, the shipyard is overgrown with weeds, and there are ruins everywhere. People's mood is depressed a lot.

Tian Siqing stood beside Ye Xun and sighed slightly: "I remember my father brought me here when I was a child. At that time, this place was not so desolate, but now!"

Tian Siqing is over 40 years old. When he was a child, it must have been more than 30 years ago, and more than 30 years ago was still in the Wanli Dynasty. Ye Xun remembered that Bao Shipyard seemed to have started to decline after Jiajing. When Tian Siqing saw it, he should have It's already going downhill, but it's not where it is today.

Tian Siqing is a very idealistic person. He likes the sea, but he doesn't want to be a pirate like his father, so he ran away from his father very early. Later, he found someone he liked in Yangzhou and gave birth to a son.

Mr. Tian was also persistent enough. In order to force his son to submit, he even put him in prison with his own hands, while Tian Siqing's wife and children were detained beside him and his wife.

It's a pity that Tian Siqingzhi was not here, and he didn't give in to his father until Ye Xun brought him out of prison.

If the old ones don't go away, the new ones won't come. Only after breaking down and building up, will there be a better new life.

"Brother Tian, ​​I hope you can rebuild the Treasure Shipyard, and together we will create an invincible Daming navy."

This is Ye Xun's sincere words. Without a strong navy, how can the Ming Dynasty's thousands of miles of sea be protected.

Tian Siqing nodded, suddenly smiled mysteriously, and said, "Eunuch, do you know what I have studied in prison?"

Ye Xun shook his head subconsciously. When he went, Tian Siqing was reading a book of Spring and Autumn. Could it be that this guy also studied Jin Ping Mei?
"Elder-in-law please come with me"

After Tian Siqing finished speaking, he turned around and took Ye Xun to Ye Xun's carriage, and then took out a stack of papers from his arms as if by magic.

The wind was strong by the river, Tian Siqing was obviously afraid that the paper would be blown away by the wind, so he came to Ye Xun's carriage to take the wind.

In the carriage, Ye Xun couldn't help being dumbfounded as he watched Tian Siqing spread out the papers in his hands one by one.

What kind of ordinary paper is there? It's clearly a pile of shipbuilding blueprints!

"Brother Tian, ​​this, is this the blueprint of the treasure ship? Where did it come from?"

Although Ye Xun didn't know anything about shipbuilding, he could guess that if it was a general shipbuilding blueprint, Tian Siqing wouldn't even bother with it.

Tian Siqing "Hehe!" smiled, and said: "Sometimes staying in prison is really boring, so I would go out for a walk. A few months ago, I met an unfilial son in a casino, lost all his family property, and later put all the belongings of his ancestors on the stake. Oh, these are the treasures of his ancestors, but the people in the casino don’t recognize them! I almost broke his leg because of this. After I discovered it in time, I exchanged it for 50 taels of silver.”

Is there such a thing?
Ye Xun felt as if he was listening to a story, which is too amazing!The blueprints and logbooks left by Zheng He were all burned, but the folks still had them.

"Where is that guy? Has Brother Tian ever been to his house?"

Ye Xun's meaning was obvious, the blueprints alone were not enough, it would be even better if there were some nautical charts and the like.

Tian Siqing spread his hands and said: "I'm going, but this guy doesn't know much about his ancestors. He only knows that his ancestors went to Nanyang with the Sanbao eunuch. He should be in charge, otherwise there would be no such thing."

Just like what Ye Xun guessed, history is like this. If you don't experience it yourself, it's hard to find out how much truth is hidden under the fog of history.

It is much easier to have blueprints. Following Ye Xun's order and Governor Yao Yizhi's personal supervision, countless craftsmen poured into Treasure Shipyard and began to organize and repair the dockyard.

When it comes to the workers who work, I have to say one more thing, that is, the captives Lu Chun captured when he quelled the civil uprising in Huai'an.

These people were originally ordinary people, but they were incited by the White Lotus Sect only because they were not given relief in time after the disaster. They were not the most sinful people.

Ye Xun made his own claim and asked these people to atone for their sins through labor instead of being killed as real traitors.

So far, apart from the generals, the Jiangnan officials that Ye Xun has dealt with are only the magistrate of Yangzhou. According to Ye Xun's words to Yao Yizhi, they are to make them commit crimes and make meritorious deeds. No one is perfect!

Ye Xun's move immediately won the unanimous support of Yao Yizhi and other corrupt officials, and he began to go all out to cooperate with the orders issued by Ye Xun, and rebuilding the Treasure Shipyard was just one of them.

As the commander of the southern navy, Tian Siqing will personally supervise the construction of the treasure ship, and strive to make the southern navy into combat power as soon as possible.

According to Ye Xun's vision, the Ming Navy was divided into two major fleets, the North and the South, so that the North and the South would coordinate to jointly defend the ten thousand miles of waters of the Ming Dynasty.

A few days later, at dusk, Ye Xun brought a bunch of presents to Duke Wei's mansion.

Xu Hongji also showed a great welcome to Ye Xun's arrival. He opened the middle door wide, and the little grandfather Xu Wenjue personally greeted him outside, and Xu Hongji himself stood outside the hall, giving Ye Xun enough face.

Tong Kui was still with Ye Xun. Although the training of the troops outside Nanjing had already begun, the reform of the army was not a trivial matter. Whether it was soldiers or generals, there was still a lot of work to be done to change from a hereditary system to a recruitment system.

And in order not to let these veteran generals in the south of the Yangtze River make trouble, we can only wrong them for the time being.

After a long distance, Ye Xun smiled all over his face, clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Xu, our family is being polite here. I am troubled by mundane matters. I couldn't see you in time. I still hope that the old man is Haihan!"

Xu Hongji also cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said, "I've heard about Eunuch Ye's name for a long time, and Eunuch Ye can visit the humble house in his busy schedule, it really makes the humble house shine! Please come inside!"

One old and one young, two vain guys walked into the hall boasting each other.

The banquet had already been prepared, Xu Wenjue gave an order, and the colorful maids quickly brought up the sumptuous dishes like flowing water.

Before the food and drink are useless, you have to drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat.

Picking up the tea bowl and taking a sip, and after giving a good compliment, Ye Xun suddenly said: "According to Commander Tong's account, when the people in Huai'an changed, Wei Guogong ordered him to stand still. I wonder if this happened?"

"cough"

After hearing Ye Xun's imaginative words, Old Duke Xu suddenly coughed violently.
(End of this chapter)