There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

Chapter 421 Chenghua 3 Years

In the 13th year of Chenghua, in the spring, the first month, Gengxu, a great sacrifice to heaven and earth was held in the southern suburbs.

Because of the relationship between the queen and the queen, during the sacrifice this year, the queen accompanied many people, all of whom took care of the queen. Emperor Xianzong also took good care of the queen, which made the courtiers feel much more comfortable.

The love of the emperor and empress is the blessing of all people.

And Wu Youwei kept asking Wantong about Wang Zhi in Shanghai County: "Where is he now?"

"Him? I don't know!"

"How could you not know?" Wu Youwei complained to him, "That's a celebrity!"

Wang Zhi, he was the one who set up the famous Xichang, and he had a wonderful life. The most important thing is that he is said to be the confidant of Concubine Wan Gui.

"You mean his West Factory?" Wantong heard what Wu Youwei said about Wang Zhi's actions: "But, is the West Factory established this year?"

"Really?" Wu Youwei thought for a while: "I'm not sure about the exact time.

Because some things have changed, Wu Youwei is not sure whether the historical events he knows will happen on time.

"He is now a little eunuch serving in front of the emperor, and I noticed that something is wrong with him." Wan Tongdao: "And I haven't heard of the establishment of the West Factory?"

The entire county of Xichang should be very large, and the establishment of Xichang will inevitably draw manpower from Jinyiwei. It is impossible for such a big move to go unheard.

He didn't know it yet, but that meant that the West Factory wasn't planning to build it.

"Really?" Wu Youwei was dubious: "But there is history...the West Factory exists."

"I know, but it's gone now." Wan Tao said, "We're going back anyway, why don't we check the situation then?"

"En." Wu Youwei nodded.

In fact, at this time of the first lunar month in history, it was indeed Emperor Xianzong: he set up Xichang, and the eunuch Wang Zhi supervised the assassination of the official school.

But in fact, it didn't happen!

Instead, it was the envoys who came to congratulate. The people in Samarkand did not know what they said to Emperor Xianzong, and the people in Honglu Temple were very polite to them.

And Wu Youwei and the others also handed over the work in February, and Wantong waited until the commander of the navy.

"Zhang Lun?" Wantong was taken aback when he saw the new commander: "Why are you?"

"My little brother was pushed out by my grandfather to practice." Zhang Lun said with a smile: "Brother Wan, please teach me a lot!"

Wu Youwei also saw that Zhang Lun was stunned: "You...you come, the British can...but you want to?"

It's not nice to say something about the old Zhang family, but there is only such a grandson.

"It's okay, it's okay." Zhang Lun stroked his chin and said, "I begged my grandfather to come, hehehe, the emperor agreed.

The emperor disagreed, and he couldn't come here either.

"You took over the navy...can you swim?" Wantong asked him: "The military is not your circle of rich and noble sons."

If one is not good, it is easy to be unable to suppress the veterans below.

Yes, I have been practicing for half a year, and I have swum all the big rivers. "who knows"

Zhang Lun seemed to be like that: "I have been in Guangdong for three years, and now I am used to the climate here."

It is hot in the south and cold in the north.

The climates of the two places are different. Zhang Lun started to learn swimming five years ago, read the books on water warfare, and went to Liangjiang to follow the bandits. He went to Guangzhou three years ago when Luo Lun came back. Then it took a year to get used to the southern accent, speak Cantonese, and went out to sea a few times there, even swam in the sea, took a bath, and even mixed with the soldiers , everyone thought he was an authentic Cantonese, but never knew that he was actually the grandson of the Duke of England, the eldest son of Zhang Rui, the son of the Duke of England.

"Oh?" Wantong and Wu Youwei looked at each other. Are you prepared so early?

That was after they brought back the first batch of spoils to Emperor Xianzong for the first time, right?

"I'm not the only one here, there are several more!" Zhang Lun smiled heartlessly: "They all want to go to sea to suppress the bandits."

Wantong is the idol of these hot-blooded young people, and pirates and Japanese pirates are their enemies they want to fight against.

So they all came.

"Are you...suitable?" Wantong frowned: "Your Majesty...don't worry?"

It was the two of them talking together, that's why Wantong asked him that.

After all, these nobles are in charge of military power, hehehe!

"Of course the army...is impossible, but the navy...does it matter?" Zhang Lun is not really innocent.

Born in an honorable family, none of them are fools. They already knew something, but they were not passively beaten. The army can't do it, but the navy can always do it, right?

These naval forces in the south have no foundation, and the emperor is not afraid of them forming a party for personal gain. In addition, the naval forces go out to sea every year to suppress bandits, so the emperor can benefit more.

What's more, this generation of nobles is not as good as the previous generation. If they do well, the emperor will naturally confer their princes to take over the titles of their elders; Discussed.After hearing his confession, Wantong comforted him: "As long as you are loyal, the emperor will know, he is a wise king."

"I know, so I'm here." Zhang Lun wiped his face: "The emperor told me before I came, let me pay attention to the movements along the coast, especially those places in Waguo and Ryukyu.

Wu Youwei did not expect that Emperor Xianzong was quite foresight.

Well, if possible, you'd better include them all in Ming Dynasty's territory like Zhancheng did. "Wantong gave Zhang Lun a difficult task: "In the future, you will be a new generation of pioneers for the emperor!" "

He also drew a huge pie for him!

Wu Youwei stared at Zhang Lun's excited expression in dumbfounded, and Xin said that this kid is really fooling around!

As soon as Zhang Lun entered the Wusong camp, he became friends with the people there. No one thought that such a young man was unexpectedly suitable for the military camp. At first, everyone thought that he was the grandson of the Duke of England. Proud, there is no dust or anything.

As a result, on the first day he entered the barracks, he went fishing with others

After I came back, I went to the back kitchen to cook a meal with the Huotou Army, wrestled with a few people at night, and it is said that I signed up to go with the Jinghai team in the spring.

A few days after Zhang Lun arrived, Wu Youwei and the others met an acquaintance again.

"Why are you here?" Wu Youwei widened his eyes, looking at the high-spirited eunuch in front of him.

"Our family was entrusted by the emperor to supervise the army and the navy." The young eunuch was a little bit energetic, and at the same time he was full of heroic spirit.

An eunuch is full of heroic spirit, he is different from Zhang Shen, Zhang Shen is a heroic spirit tempered by blood and fire, while he is because of his youth.

So it is full of vigor, and it is rare to see a eunuch full of vigor.

"I'll take you to see Zhang Shen." Wantong walked out with a straight face.

The other party hurriedly followed: "Then our family would like to thank Master Wan."

Wu Youwei also walked along: "Are you here to supervise the army and navy?"

"That's right! Our family didn't want to, but who made the emperor trust our family! Our family must give the emperor a good face!" Waving the whisk, the other party looked energetic.

"Wang Zhi, you're here? No...you don't have any ideas?" Wu Youwei twitched the corner of his mouth, the person he sent was beyond his expectation.

That's right!

The person who came was Wang Zhi.

He's here, who built the West Factory?

Wu Youwei remembered that Wang Zhi didn't seem to have been to the south?

"Of course there is!" Wang Zhi said immediately: "Then Ryukyu, Japanese pirates, there is no need for our family to exist, and if they dare to invade Daming, they will be killed directly. If someone in Ryukyu participates in Japanese pirates, everyone in Ryukyu Everyone has doubts, but our family doesn't believe it. They don't have any relatives? Being Japanese pirates will harm the nine tribes, let's see who will be Japanese pirates.

Wu Youwei was very appreciative: "Not bad, not bad! Eunuch Wang is really knowledgeable!"

In history, Wang Zhi was a bit of a war maniac. As early as in the war between Champa and Annan, he wanted to attack Annan and swallow Champa.

Although he didn't succeed in the end, he had no choice but to set his sights on the north.

And in this time and space, Wang Zhi’s proposal made Emperor Xianzong make a decision to use Champa for his own use. Sure enough, Champa’s taxes are very generous every year, especially the grain needed by the Ming Dynasty. Can grow food, it is simply a granary!

In addition, there are actually a lot of specialties in that place, so Da Ming has taken advantage of it, and with Da Ming in his hands, he has "expanded the territory" in less than ten years!

What a feat this is?

Enough for him to surpass his father, Emperor Yingzong.

So he felt that Wang Zhi had some military talent, and Wang Zhi also wanted to go there, and he wanted to be the second Eunuch Zheng.

The eunuchs of Ming Dynasty were detested and reviled by all civil and military officials, but no one said that Eunuch Zheng was not good!

When he came here, he had inquired about it. Eunuch Zheng had passed away for more than 100 years, but until now, there are still storytellers telling about his deeds in the teahouse.

During festivals, some people even go to the ancestral hall of Eunuch Zheng to offer sacrifices.

It's worth it for a person without roots to be able to reach his level!

Wu Youwei was even more delighted when he heard that: "Eunuch Wang, do a good job, and you will be famous in history in the future!"

I added a sentence in my heart: instead of leaving a bad reputation for thousands of years.

At that time, Wang Zhi's West Factory was more dynamic than the East Factory.

It is because Wang Zhi is an extremist, but he is also an idealist.

He wants to run the West Factory well and prove his ability; at the same time, he wants to show off his achievements like a normal person.

Of course, this kind of person will affect the unity within Daming, but if he is outside, it will be different.

Wang Zhi didn't expect Maid Wu, Tan Hualang, to be someone who knew him so well. When other people heard what he said, they disagreed, saying that he was too radical.

Even Mr. Wang Zhong, the supervisor of ceremonies, said that he should think more when encountering problems, instead of blindly acting recklessly.

The emperor had to think about his words for several days before agreeing to his proposal, but Maid Wu showed her support for him so quickly.

This gave Wang Zhi the urge to be a "confidant": "Really? You think so too?"

Because the two of them were in a carriage, and Wantong was riding outside on horseback, the two of them chatted quite loudly, and Wantong curled his lips when he heard it.

"Not bad!" Wu Youwei was in high spirits, and chatted with Wang Zhi all the way, instilling a lot of chicken soup for his soul.

When he got off the car, Wu Youwei got another loyal admirer.

Zhang Shen was also happy to see that it was Wang Zhi who came. He and Wang Zhi had friendship.

Until March, after the Tomb-sweeping Festival, Shanghai County's tax payment for the season of January, February, and March was paid up, a total of 28 taels!

This is still a quarter, four seasons a year, more than 100 million taels!

Wantong took people to escort Wu Youwei and Zhang Shen to Songjiang Mansion, where Zhang Sheng entrusted all the taxes and money of Songjiang Mansion last year to Zhenwei Camp for escort, and Shanghai County's first quarter of the past six years The tax bank, Zhang Sheng also asked Wu Youwei to bring it back to Beijing, "You don't know what's going on after you return to Beijing. It's inevitable that some people will be jealous of such a great contribution. You brought back a season's tax bank to let the emperor and courtiers know about you." Your ability and confidence have also allowed you to pay off after so many years of hard work."

Zhang Sheng was a person who thought about Wu Youwei, and felt that Wu Youwei had "returned to his hometown" in this way, and the official department should consider his political achievements when considering his official position.

"Okay." Wu Youwei nodded: "I'll take it back."

He thought so too, he wanted Emperor Xianzong to take a look at the benefits of reform, and in the future, there will be benefits of opening up.