Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

There was a lot of rain in the summer and the water level in the canal rose. Every day, countless people went to inspect the riverbanks, fearing that there would be signs of a breach in the riverbanks.

Everyone was nervously dealing with the heavy rains one after another in the summer, while Luo Chunxin, who led people to Yazhou to build ships, took his newly built large ship back to the capital when the water level rose.

His boat's trip was not in vain. The thing that Yazhou had the most was various sea fish, and he almost filled a whole cabin with dried fish.

After these dried fish arrived in the capital, they were snapped up by merchants who rushed to the city after hearing the news before they could even be transported into the capital.

"I told you that small dried fish are in great demand, but you didn't believe me."

Luo Xinchun looked at the bustling port with great pride. These small dried fishes could be turned into money after being sold. He spent money like water on building ships, so it would be nice to have some subsidies.

"Master Luo, how do you know that people in Beijing love these dried fish?"

Hu Chongjin looked curious. He was a native of Yazhou and grew up by the sea. He was almost sick of eating all these dried fish. He really couldn't understand why people were still rushing to buy them.

"Scarcity makes things valuable. In the past, it took a very long time to transport dried fish from Yazhou to the capital. It would take at least two or three months."

"In the summer, the weather is hot, and the dried fish will probably go bad before it reaches the capital. In the winter, the weather is cold, and the water route is unavailable, so we can only transport it by land. It's so far away, and there's really not much profit in just transporting a few dried fish. If we have the energy to transport some tea or silk, we can earn more than transporting dried fish."

"So there are really few seafood products in Beijing, and dried fish is also a rare commodity."

"That's not right. The capital is very close to Dengzhou Port. If we go from Dengzhou Port to the capital, we can also transport dried fish in the summer."

"You are stupid. To get here from Dengzhou Port, you have to pass through Qiqu. There are more bandits there than civilians. If you want to buy dried fish, you probably won't even have a fish bone left after passing through there."

Hu Chongjin smiled awkwardly. How could he have forgotten about this? The bandits in Qiqu were famous throughout the country.

The number of people on the dock gradually decreased. Luo Chunxin brought Hu Chongjin to the capital. He was not in a hurry to enter the palace to meet the emperor. Instead, he stayed there and washed himself thoroughly from head to toe, and even put incense on his clothes.

"Master Luo, I didn't realize you were such a particular person. My clothes are still the first to be fumigated with incense."

Hu Chongjin was like a young boy who had never seen the world. He picked up his clothes and smelled them. There was a faint fragrance on them, which was much better than the clothes he wore before, which always smelled of sweat.

"We are going to the palace to see the emperor, so we must dress appropriately. If we smell like salted fish, do you think the emperor will be willing to talk to us?"

Hu Chongjin agreed with that thought. After all, he had tens of thousands of naval forces under his command, so he couldn't dress too disrespectfully.

The two of them took a good rest before submitting a memorial to the palace to meet the emperor.

Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang had already received the news that Luo Xinchun had returned to Beijing. Now he submitted a memorial to the palace and had a smooth journey. He soon met Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang.

"Master Luo, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon. When you went to Yazhou, I thought you would have to wait for at least three to five years."

Ye Jintang chatted with Luo Chunxin with a smile. She wanted to build a lot of ships, but according to the plan it would take three to five years.

"Thanks to the Emperor and the Empress, there are more skilled shipbuilders in Yazhou than in the capital. The Empress gave me enough silver, so I recruited tens of thousands of people to build ships at once, so the speed is naturally very fast."

"This time I came back on a new warship. Your Majesty and Your Majesty can go aboard and take a look some other day. Today I brought the blueprints for your Majesty and Your Majesty to review first."

Luo Xinchun was a smart man. His warship was carrying a boatload of salted fish and he was almost suffocated to death along the way. If he didn't wash himself properly, how could he dare to let the emperor and empress board the ship for a visit.

"So good."

Xiao Mo looked at Luo Xinchun in a good mood. The new warships represented that the navy of Tianqin Kingdom was stronger than before.

"There are not only masters who are good at shipbuilding in Yazhou, but also masters who are very good at ship design. With my mechanical skills, every warship can dominate the sea.

Luo Xinchun unfolded the drawing in his hand and showed it to Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang.

He explained in detail to the two of them every special feature and advantage of the warship.

Half an hour later.

"As long as the number of warships increases, no one will be able to invade the coastline of our Tianqin country in the future."

Ye Jintang looked at Xiao Mo excitedly.

"Yes, in the past, there were always island nations harassing our coastal residents. We are no longer afraid of them. If they dare to come, we will make sure they never return."

"Now that we have a navy, should we also build two open ports?"

"Isn't Yazhou City enough?"

"Yazhou is in the southernmost part. We can also set up another port halfway between Yazhou and the capital."

Ye Jintang asked someone to bring a map and she pointed to Fujiang River.

"Fujiang is a good choice. It is close to the capital, and it is very convenient to transport foreign goods to the Central Plains. It won't take long for Fujiang to become the largest trading port in Tianqin."

In the past, Fujiang was just a domestic trade port and it was not very big. In Xiao Mo’s impression, Fujiang was only slightly bigger than a fishing village. How could such a small port become the largest trading port in Tianqin State?

He dared not think.

"Jintang, you don't want to build a Fujiang City, do you?"

"Naturally, when overseas merchants bring large quantities of goods to our Tianqin country, we naturally need to give them a place to set up stalls. We can't trade at the docks, so building Fujiang City is imperative."

"We will not only build Fujiang Port and Fujiang City, but we will also establish a Fujiang Navy. They will also be equipped with the best warships. We want to let the overseas merchants who come to Tianqin to trade see that we are not easy to bully."

"Well said, only if we have a strong navy will the overseas island nations not dare to mess around."

"Your Majesty, Empress, if you want to establish a navy in Fujiang, I would like to recommend someone."

"Oh, Master Luo, who do you want to recommend?"

"Hu Chongjin."

Hu Chongjin, who had been standing aside like a vase, did not expect his name to be suddenly mentioned. He was startled and looked at Luo Xinchun with a puzzled look.

"Hu Chongjin has been serving in the Yazhou Navy for ten years. He is very familiar with leading troops in battles and the waters around our country. He can also speak the official language of the two island powers."

Ye Jintang didn't expect that the tall man in front of him was so versatile. Language is also an important condition for doing trade. If there is no language barrier, the business cannot be done.

Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang did not immediately agree to let Hu Chongjin go to Fujiang. They still needed to investigate the matter carefully to see if he was suitable for this position.

Fujiang Port is now a wasteland with nothing there, except for the navy. Rebuilding the port or building a city are all huge projects that cannot be explained in just a few words.

Everyone gave a general idea, and the next day, Xiao Mo took some of the more important issues to the morning court for discussion. There was no rush to build the Fujiang Port, but the navy was imminent.

When Xiao Mo proposed that Hu Chongjin should go to the Fujiang Navy to serve as the admiral of the navy, he was directly rejected by all officials.