Just a few days before Zhong Jinwei and others secretly arranged the layout of Jiaozhi in the Wenhua Palace with the door closed, far away in Wei County, Daming Prefecture, Zhili, a man, about forty, was walking hurriedly on the street.

"Lao Hu, long time no see. Where have you been these days?" A person on the road saw this middle-aged man who was tired of life and said hello.

Lao Hu's name was Hu Hengxin. Seeing that he was greeting an acquaintance, he showed a smile on his face and replied casually: "I'm just visiting relatives."

After finishing speaking, he didn't care if the other party stopped and wanted to chat more, so he hurried to his home.

The man was a little surprised when he saw it. He didn't know what Hu Hengxin was doing in such a hurry. Finally he shook his head and went about his own business.

Not long after, Hu Hengxin returned to the door of his house. His house was just an ordinary house, with the wood door open and the outer layer of the wall peeling off, exposing the yellow mud inside.

As soon as he entered his house, he turned around and closed the wood door.

"Dad, are you back?" There happened to be a boy of thirteen or fourteen who was chopping firewood in the yard. He greeted Hu Hengxin when he saw him.

Hu Hengxin ignored his son's greetings and asked directly: "Where is your mother?"

"In the back room."

"Watch the door. If anyone comes in, stop it and shout a message." Hu Hengxin ordered and hurried to the back room.

As soon as he opened the door, a woman inside had heard the noise and was walking out. When she saw Hu Hengxin entering the house, she quickly asked: "How do you find out about the father of the child?"

After asking, seeing the smile on Hu Hengxin's face, he asked in surprise: "Is it true?"

Hu Hengxin kept smiling, nodded, then turned around, closed the door, and locked the bolt.

Then he threw his luggage on the kang, took the bowl of tea handed over by his wife, and drank it in a few sips.

Hu Hengxin breathed out a comfortable breath, then sat on the kang, looked at his wife who was waiting in front of him, and said: "I went to Fucheng first and saw with my own eyes the soldiers who were discharged and returned to their fields due to injuries. They all said that the current emperor is wise, and the Marquis of Zhongxing

He was a deity who descended to earth, made brilliant plans and defeated enemies repeatedly. He also helped the imperial court establish various research institutes in the capital, including the Shipbuilding Research Institute. It is said that two people made great contributions to the research institute and were awarded the title of earl."

His wife's eyes immediately lit up and she continued to ask, "What about the situation in Jiangnan?"

"Then I went to the south of the Yangtze River and visited Yangzhou, Zhenjiang and Yingtianfu. It was true as the rumors said, the Hongyi rebellion was quelled by the Marquis of Zhongxing, and then they began to vigorously build ships. Now the government has posted a notice to recruit experienced people from all over the country.

A very good old shipwright can even enter the local and capital research institutes." Hu Hengxin replied in one breath.

His wife suddenly became a little worried about gain and loss, and asked a little hesitantly: "Should we present the ancestral drawings to the court?"

I was a little excited when I heard the rumors. To be sure, Hu Hengxin even made this far trip to verify the authenticity of the rumors.

Now that there was definite information, Hu Hengxin had thought it over clearly on the way back, so he asked firmly: "Why not present it? My ancestors secretly kept these drawings, thinking that one day they could be seen again. Besides, this time the court was

I am serious and determined to rebuild the Ming Dynasty Navy. If I can get a reward for this, not to mention the earl, I can even enter the capital research institute, which will be of great benefit to our family and our children."

His wife listened to him describing the possible benefits, thinking about the prosperous days in the future, and thinking about not having to worry about her son's marriage in the future. The smile on her face couldn't be suppressed.

The Hu family used to have a prosperous life, but because Hu Hengxin failed to pass the exam many times, the family gradually declined. As their son grew up, the couple became very worried. It cost a lot of money to study and get a wife, and they didn't know where to raise the money.

After hearing about those things a few days ago, Hu Hengxin thought about it and told his wife about the existence of the ancestral drawings.

As soon as they put it together, they decided to see if it was true as the rumors said, because this would be an opportunity for them to change their family fortunes and their destiny.

"Go, guard the door and don't let anyone in." Hu Hengxin ordered, then stood up from the kang, watched his wife stand at the bolted door, and then turned and walked towards the closet.

He reached into the closet, fiddled with it for a long time, and pulled out a scroll from a mezzanine.

Then he walked back to the kang, unscrewed one end of the scroll, pulled out a roll of paper, and spread it on the kang.

His wife stood at the door, stretching her neck to look at the kang, but unfortunately she couldn't see it. But she didn't dare to leave the door, for fear that someone would suddenly break in and take away her treasure.

Hu Hengxin looked through them one by one, looked at the yellowed drawings, and sighed softly: "It has been more than two hundred years, and it is finally going to see the light of day again. If the spirits of our ancestors in heaven knew that such a day would come, they would not

It was in vain to take such a big risk to hide these drawings."

When his wife saw him spreading out the drawings, she sighed with emotion. She couldn't help but become a little anxious and whispered: "His father, if there is no problem, put it away quickly, put it away!"

When Hu Hengxin was reminded by his wife, he stopped sighing, rolled up the drawing again, and hid it back in the scroll.

The two of them reunited at the kang, discussed it in a low voice, and decided not to delay any longer, and immediately packed up and headed to the capital.

The next day, I packed some portable belongings, locked the door with an iron general, and left with my wife and son.

When asked by acquaintances, they would only answer that they were going to the capital to visit relatives.

On this day, Emperor Chongzhen secretly discussed with Zhong Jinwei and related personnel the matter of Jiaozhi. Dongchang took the lead, with Jinyiwei as the main force, and mobilized elite factory guards to set up a joint office of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and went to Hainan and Guangxi.

Start pushing forward the agreed upon plan.

Just when Emperor Zhong Jinwei and Emperor Chongzhen were relieved, Song Yingxing suddenly asked for an urgent meeting.

Emperor Chongzhen was curious and ordered to see him.

As soon as Song Yingxing entered the Wenhua Hall and saw his benefactor, Marquis Zhongxing, he had no time to say hello, so he blushed and said to Emperor Chongzhen with excitement: "Your Majesty, some people have submitted drawings of treasure ships from the Yongle period, which is enough.

There are treasure ship blueprints with six thousand materials!"

Zhong Jinwei had been popularized about warships by Zheng Zhilong before. He knew that the Ming Dynasty only had warships with 400 materials, and the blueprints of large ships had long been lost. Now when he suddenly heard that there were blueprints of treasure ships with 6000 materials, he was stunned for a moment.

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Emperor Chongzhen also suddenly stood up from his throne, stared at Song Yingxing and asked for confirmation: "Drawings of the Six Thousand Materials Treasure Ship?"

"Exactly!" Song Yingxing nodded repeatedly, then took out a scroll from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

The chamberlain on the side immediately took the scroll from Song Yingxing and presented it to Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen, with an excited and anxious heart, took out a roll of drawings from the scroll and spread it out to read.
Chapter completed!