"I don't want the cargo ship, how about selling my three warships?"

Zheng Zhibao was staring at Li Meng with a teacup, but he didn't expect the other party to make such a request. After a moment of saliva, his face suddenly became very ugly. He thought to himself, a great man on land, what should he do to do in a warship? Should he still make some money from the sea?

The Zheng family's business is getting bigger and bigger, and there are almost no enemies on the sea east of Asia. They have already regarded this sea area as their own territory. How could he be willing to intervene in their own territory?

However, Zheng Zhibao was also quick to react. He put the tea bowl on the coffee table beside him to calm down and replied with a smile:

"Mr. Li was joking. The life-threatening activities on the sea are different from those on land. The bow and arrows are useless. Just two ships approached and jumped towards the enemy ship. This warship is a merchant ship. If you don't load the goods, you'll load people."

Li Meng laughed. If Zheng Zhibao said this, he would be afraid that most of the soldiers and horses on the land would be scared by him, but his knowledge was extremely rich, and he immediately shouted:

"Go and bring Master Fei's booklet!"

A servant outside quickly agreed and hurriedly went to get it. Li Meng turned sideways and said to Zheng Zhibao seriously:

"Brother Zheng must have thought that Li was going to reach the sea. I feel at ease. I know the right way. After buying a warship, I will give half of my manpower. The commander will be the one who will be the one who will be in charge. I will never interfere. If I am not at ease, I can let the warship move in Nanyang and go back to my Jiaozhou once a year."

Zheng Zhibao became increasingly unable to figure out what the other party was going to do, and did not dare to say any promises. In theory, Li Meng's approach did not seem to be interfering at sea, but it was like asking the Zheng family to help train the navy. However, Li Meng, a Shandong general, had inexplicably wanted to build a warship, which really made no sense. He just agreed with haha:

"The five cargo ships, Lord Li doesn't load the goods. Isn't it a warship if it loads the warships? Haha?"

The servant had already delivered the booklet quickly. After Li Meng took it, he flipped through a few pages and handed it to Zheng Zhibao, and asked with a smile:

"Brother Zheng, don't fight for it now, haha, you may be able to make this ship!"

Zheng Zhibao laughed and took the booklet. Seeing the pattern on the booklet, the smile on his face immediately disappeared, and his whole body suddenly broke out. He stared carefully for a long time before he said in a stern voice:

"Sir, no wonder I know so much. Jiaozhou also has some ghosts!"

This booklet was drawn by Li Meng arranged by a special painter, according to the instructions of the priest Federer and the professor of axe and gun. It contains the patterns of swords, spears, muskets, cannons, ships and even carriages. The graphics that Li Meng showed Zheng Zhibao was a multi-layer gunboat.

Seeing that Li Meng was also Men Qing, Zheng Zhibao was not laughing. After thinking about it carefully, he said solemnly:

"Since the adults know everything, I will tell you a few truths. The Zheng family started to build this gunboat in May last year and was launched in November. However, the Western cannons cannot be built. The Zheng family built a double-layer gunboat, with a ship forty or fifty cannons. The adults understood what they meant just now. It was just that my elder brother had the idea of ​​this matter. I was too anxious. It would be better to use these five cargo ships to count first and make money for the adults. I went back and asked to ask how I answered the adults."

Li Meng nodded and said directly:

"I don't make money from sea, but you also see that my foundation is surrounded by the sea. If there is no gunship guarding me, I may have been snatched the way out. I will say something ugly. The Zheng family makes money from sea, and I will pay money from salt. Everyone has their own ways. I can't finish the profits from the salt. I won't mix with your business."

These words were indeed a bit direct, but the effect was good in the ears of Zheng Zhibao, a big man like this. He immediately smiled and nodded and said:

"What the sir is saying is, let's discuss the location of this port first!"

The triangle formed by the three points of Jimo, Jiaozhou and Lingshan Vili. The location of the port is almost at the location opposite Jimo. Nearby is a camp in Jiaozhou Camp. The location is just right. Li Meng didn't worry too much about this private port. With the strength of the Zheng family, he couldn't make a fortune. As long as the port is built, he still has many benefits to get.

Zheng Zhibao brought to Jiaozhou City on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month. Everything was agreed to keep the craftsmen like masters. The Bamin Commercial Bank also opened a shop in Jiaozhou City. The spies were placed here with a little embarrassment. However, since they were in a clear position, Jiaozhou Camp was a little tolerant.

Most of the common people in Laizhou Prefecture, after this New Year, whether smart or confused, saw the tragic phenomena of other prefectures. They all knew who they could have a smooth New Year? If it weren't for Li Meng's construction, he would give everyone a job and a living income, the experience of those people near the Prefecture would definitely happen to them.

Qingzhou Prefecture, Dengzhou Prefecture, Jinan Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture, and Yanzhou Prefecture are not as good as Laizhou Prefecture. It is a good thing for a large number of refugees to become these refugees and hungry people. Many people die silently in such a disaster. Strictly speaking, this great disaster has far more benefits to Li Meng and Jiaozhou Camp than to harm them.

For example, since August last year, Guo Dong rarely came to Li Meng to complain about insufficient staff. Li Meng paid for wages and could ensure safety. There were more and more blacksmiths and other craftsmen from various prefectures and counties, and there were enough people to manufacture, repair and maintain weapons, muskets and various items.

These blacksmiths rarely care about this kingly law, and don’t care what they are fighting. They only know that a large number of people outside starve to death and work hard here to support the whole family. This is enough happiness.

The newlyweds are like Yan Ruoran and Li Meng have had underground communication for several years. It seems that there is infinite words to say when they are together. In fact, both parties do not know their respective details and become a family at this time. Only then do they find that there are many things on each other waiting for them to dig.

Although there are endless things to say every day, Li Meng almost never patrolls the inner house in the military camps during the day, or receives guests in the inner house. Since the wedding, the number of guests visited the door has doubled several times. Many people actually realized the importance of Li Meng through the vague rumors of Liu Zeqing's destruction and the level of guests at the wedding.

Nowadays, if you want to get along with noble people, you can’t be reserved. You have to hurry up and rush forward, regardless of whether Li Meng is a newly married man or not, you will just visit her door.

However, there were very few civil officials or related people among these guests. Most of them were powerful local families, or people involved in Yanzhou Prefecture's generation. As for the military officers, they were all Liu Zeqing's remaining military horses. Although Li Meng did not touch them, they were all worried and kept showing goodwill.

This day was the sixteenth day of the first lunar month of the eleventh year of Chongzhen. The guests received in the study this time were not from other places, but from local acquaintances, a talented man from Jiaozhou City - Juren Zhou Yang.

Both sides were acquaintances and did not have so many politeness. Zhou Juren had previously mentioned the suggestion of moving to Jingxiang area, but Li Meng did not react. Zhou Juren had always had a knot in his heart, but seeing that Li Meng's status rose and the world was chaotic, Laizhou Prefecture was like a peaceful world, which proved Li Meng's excellence more and more. Zhou Juren let go of his knot and worked for Li Meng wholeheartedly.

Among Li Meng's subordinates, regardless of his civil and military power, his background and knowledge cannot be considered too high. Zhou Juren is really outstanding, and he is familiar with official articles and yamen procedures, and he is soon valued by Li Meng. Every time Zhou Juren comes to visit, he receives him with a high standard, and Zhou Juren gradually relaxes and talks and laughs.

"It's so good for the master to know that yesterday, in Lizhuang, west of Jiaozhou City, I saw soldiers in the camp guarding dozens of people to level the land there, but I had an idea."

Of course, those dozens of people were arrested spies, and there was no need to kill people. But they just circled around there, working and making money and eating, and regularly wrote letters to their masters under the surveillance of Huang Ping's men to inquire about the situation. However, Li Meng didn't say it out loud, and raised his hand and poured a cup of tea for Juren Zhou with a smile. Although everyone close to him knew that General Li Shen had this habit, fewer and fewer people could enjoy this habit now.

Juren Zhou stood up slightly to thank him and said enthusiastically:

"Now Shandong has suffered a great disaster and countless refugees. Although it is a bit miserable, it is a good opportunity for adults."

When someone heard this, I'm afraid that the last rebellion would be charged immediately, but Li Meng just signaled the other party to continue speaking. Zhou Juren there continued to say excitedly:

"The lord has many soldiers and generals, but the real territory is nothing more than Jiaozhou and Jimo. The current situation of the troops is cramped, but it is not convenient to develop outward. After all, the eyes everywhere are fixed, and only soldiers but no land is not stable, so it is better to take advantage of this opportunity to make up for it."

“How to do it.”

"Build a farm and recruit refugees, just as the supervisor Lu Jiutai did in Northern Zhili."

Lu Jiutai, Li Meng hesitated for a while before thinking that the other party was talking about the Prime Minister's military commander Lu Xiangsheng. The ancients did not call him a name, and the habit of calling the font size was always unaccustomed to him. Lu Xiangsheng was very effective in the military farming in the northern Zhili area, and Emperor Chongzhen issued a special order to praise him.
Chapter completed!