Chapter 211 Nanjing Treasure Shipyard
Ma Mingfeng didn't expect that he would shoot himself in the foot. He originally wanted to help Chen Zilong solve the problem and then let him take charge of the marriage for him, but he didn't expect that he would give up his confidant in order to save his wife.
Ma Mingfeng felt that he had been working in vain for a long time, but he was just doing things for others.
But he had no choice. He couldn't stop others from reuniting with his wife, right? What's more, he was just trying to save his life. If he insisted on stopping Mengmeng, he would probably fight with him.
So Ma Mingfeng had no choice but to go back helplessly and tell Li Xiangjun about the tragic result.
Unexpectedly, Li Xiangjun actually supported Chen Zilong's decision very much and believed that his adoptive father was a real man and a real man.
Ma Mingfeng had nothing to say about this and could only delay the marriage.
However, because he was not married, Li Xiangjun naturally refused to live with him. Ma Mingfeng had no choice but to find another room to sleep randomly.
The next morning, Ma Mingfeng took everyone to find the shipbuilder, but unexpectedly met Liu Kongzhao on the dock.
"Haha, nephew, it's so early, why do you have time to come here?" Liu Kongzhao greeted Ma Mingfeng enthusiastically.
On this side, Ma Mingfeng was so fierce yesterday that he was not even afraid of the father-in-law of the current dynasty, and he was so tightly controlled that it showed that Ma Mingfeng must have a backer behind him, and this backer is not ordinary.
The other side is because the Ma family and son are now both governors, and in terms of power and status, they are not as good as that of themselves, especially because Ma Mingfeng is so young, and even he can't see through how far he can grow in the future. Such a person will naturally have to be won over.
When Ma Mingfeng saw Liu Kongzhao, his eyes lit up. The other party was Admiral Cao Jiang, and he must be familiar with shipbuilders. Instead of looking around without a clue, he might as well ask him.
So Ma Mingfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't this a job for Your Majesty? Your Majesty ordered me to be the governor of Jinghai to be responsible for trade with Westerners, but I also need a big ship to go to sea? But I don't have a skilled shipbuilder in my hands, so I want to ask Uncle Shi, do you know where there are skilled shipbuilders? What I want is the kind of craftsman who can build a sea ship."
But when Liu Kongzhao smiled, he said, "If I don't even know, no one in the world can know where these shipbuilders are."
"Oh? Uncle Shi, what do you mean is that only you know the whereabouts of these craftsmen?" Ma Mingfeng's eyes immediately showed a sense of spirit and asked with a look of hope.
But Liu Kongzhao said, "This is natural, hehe, why not tell you the truth. Those shipbuilders are in my control. You also know that my mission also requires some shipbuilders. After some inquiries, I learned that some craftsmen are descendants of shipbuilders in Laobao Shipyard. They inherited their ancestral business for generations, but they never used their skills. Later, they became short-term workers. I invested in recruiting them into my army and asked them to repair ships for me. Because I didn't need to go to sea at all, so those kind of treasure ships were not built. I know that a few of these people were not very peaceful and wanted to build sea ships. But I was just an admiral, and I had no chance to go to sea at all, so they naturally had no chance to build sea ships."
"It turns out that he is in the hands of Uncle Shi. I wonder if Uncle Shi is willing to give these craftsmen to his nephew. What conditions are needed, as long as he is able to do what he can."
"Haha, look at what you said. If you need it, just take it away. What's worth?"
"Ah? Since that's the case, I'll thank Uncle Shi. Uncle Shi's affection will definitely be remembered by his heart." Ma Mingfeng originally thought that Liu Kongzhao would need some conditions, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so happy. He suddenly felt a little moved.
However, Liu Kongzhao smiled faintly and said, "What kind of friendship are we? How can we say this? I personally take you to transfer these people away. Forget it, I will just give it to you directly, so how can I be so troublesome? But in this way, your sea boat needs to pass through Nanjing to go to sea. I wonder if your fleet is willing to leave like this?"
When Ma Mingfeng heard this, he felt that this was exactly what he planned. Nanjing will be the political center of the Ming Dynasty in the future and will inevitably become an economic center. If it can become a transit station for overseas trade, it will naturally be greatly beneficial to Nanjing's development in the future. This is something that Ma Mingfeng cannot afford, so he will naturally not refuse.
So Ma Mingfeng nodded immediately and said, "If this is the case, I will save a lot of trouble from my nephew. Uncle Shi's affection will become deeper and I will definitely get some retribution in the future."
Ma Mingfeng's words were not casual. He saw sincerity from Liu Kongzhao, so he decided to repay the other party's affection in the future.
However, Liu Kongzhao was very satisfied and thought to himself: "I have the method of taking pictures of my ancestors. I have long seen that this kid will not be simple in the future. Well, I should say that this man died first and then lived in a desperate situation, and then changed his fate. I still don't know what the reason is. Oh, my physiognomy is still much worse than that of my ancestors. I can only roughly speculate. Anyway, no matter what, this kid will definitely be the most important minister in the future, but Chongzhen is not long before. It seems that he will have another adventure in the future. I will be able to get along with him and be able to get involved in his nobleness. In the future, this title will not disappoint the amazing ability of his ancestors. So, facing an unprecedented opportunity, what is a small treasure shipyard?"
Of course, although Liu Kongzhao was a little speculative, he was sincere to Ma Mingfeng and had a certain ambition to serve the country. However, because he had met Chongzhen before, he was supposed to be a predecessor, so he was not very loyal to Chongzhen. In addition, he was disappointed with Chongzhen, so he was not so active in office, and he had neither fault nor made any achievements.
However, now, he seemed to see new hope. He knew that Ma Mingfeng would definitely achieve great things in the future. This was not just expressed through his face, but he watched coldly. He could judge from the fact that Ma Mingfeng dealt with Tian Hongyu. The other party was brave and resourceful and thoughtful, and it was completely worth entrusting himself to him.
"Through the poem left by our ancestors, it is estimated that the Ming Dynasty will soon perish. No, or Chongzhen is about to die, but the Ming Dynasty can continue for a while. However, whether it can last until the end is very vague in the poems of our ancestors, or I have no high understanding and have no way to judge. Now I can only hope that the nephew Mingfeng can turn the tide. Well, I can't call him that in the future, even in my heart, because this will make me feel superior and no longer respect him. This is absolutely a fatal disaster for me."
Chapter completed!