After the big bosses left, Emperor Zhide stood up from behind his desk and said to Lin Yun, "Follow me for a walk."

"yes."

Lin Yun followed Emperor Zhide out of the Yangxin Hall and into the imperial garden outside.

The flowers in the garden are in full bloom, and the scenery is so beautiful.

Emperor Zhide asked as he walked: "What do you think about the discussion just now by some important ministers?"

Lin Yun: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the naval commander is important, but the commanders at all levels on each warship are the most important. I suggest that the court open a naval school specifically to train naval talents.

"

Emperor Zhide smiled bitterly and said: "You are really going to cause me problems. Xiao Shangshu also said just now that the Ministry of Revenue is short of money and food now, how can there be any extra money and food for you?"

Lin Yun: "I have a plan that may be able to solve the problem of insufficient naval funds in the Beihai Sea."

"oh!"

Emperor Zhide stopped, turned around and said to Lin Yun: "Speak out and listen."

Lin Yun: "Issue bonds. The court can issue two million taels of naval construction bonds to the whole country in the name of building the Beihai Navy."

Emperor Zhide said in surprise: "You want me to borrow money from my subjects?"

Lin Yun: "The court is borrowing money from the people. With the credibility of the court as a guarantee, it should not be difficult to raise the money."

Emperor Zhide said with a dark face: "This proposal is inappropriate. I am the emperor, how can I borrow money from my subjects."

Lin Yun: "Issuing bonds is normal among foreigners."

Emperor Zhide: "Don't just make excuses like foreigners. I am the emperor of Chu. I must abide by the rules set by my ancestors, rather than learn from foreigners."

"I know I was wrong."

Emperor Zhi De: "I am going to ask you to go to Tianjin to be responsible for the preparation of the Dagu Shipyard. Are you confident in completing this important task?"

Lin Yunluo thought for a while and said: "I would like to ask clearly, does your Majesty want to build a world-class navy? Or does he just want to guard the gateway to the sea?"

"Is there a difference between the two?"

"Of course there is. If you just want to protect the maritime crisis faced by the capital, you don't need me to supervise the construction of the dock base. You can just send an expert to supervise the construction.

Emperor Zhide smiled and said, "You are so immodest."

"I'm just telling the truth."

Emperor Zhide suppressed his smile and said, "You have to eat your food one bite at a time. Those who are too ambitious will easily fall down."

Lin Yun added: "If Your Majesty asks me to go to Dagu to supervise the construction of the shipyard, I will need some helpers."

"Oh! Who do you want?"

Lin Yun: "I want Ning Yue, a scholar from Yichen Academy, Shangguanjie, a new scholar, Zhuo Zhongyang from the Battalion and Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Industry, General Hu Xiangyi under Dong Shoubei of Jinling, and the troops under his command."

"Just these people?"

"These people are enough for now. We will definitely need craftsmen who build ships and cannons in the future. Let's talk about this at that time."

Emperor Zhide: "It's easy for everyone else to talk. As for Ning Yue, you can talk to King Zhongshun yourself."

"Xiao Chen understands."

…

Just as Lin Yun was thinking about saying goodbye, he saw several palace maids walking toward a little girl with a somewhat familiar appearance.

Even though he hadn't seen her for a long time, Lin Yun recognized her at a glance. That little girl was Ning Le, the most beloved little princess of Emperor Zhide.

He hurriedly saluted Emperor Zhide and said, "If your Majesty has no other instructions, I will take my leave first."

"Go ahead."

After obtaining Emperor Zhide's consent, Lin Yun immediately walked quickly outside the garden.

When passing by Princess Ninghe, he lowered his head and said with a pinched voice: "I would like to send my regards to the princess."

Princess Ninghe replied like a little adult: "No courtesy,"

"Thank you, princess."

Lin Yunchong bowed his hands to Ning Nei, and then quickened his pace and walked forward.

Just as he was about to pass by Princess Ninghe, he saw the little girl shouting at him: "Stop!"

Lin Yun stopped when he heard the sound, and continued to ask with his voice: "I wonder what the princess has ordered?"

Ning Na looked him up and down and said, "You look familiar to me. Could it be that we have met before?"

Lin Yun suddenly thought, "This girl has a very good memory. She can still recognize me after such a long time."

He was just worrying about how to answer, when he saw Emperor Zhide shouting from behind him: "Hey, why did you come here?"

Ning Na heard the sound and stopped talking to Lin Yun, and walked quickly towards Emperor Zhide.

Lin Yun breathed a long sigh of relief, then quickened his pace and walked out of the palace.

After meeting Xiao Mo and Zhong Yi outside the palace, Lin Yun got on his horse and led them straight to Rongguo Mansion.

…

The three of them rode horses and arrived at the west corner gate of Rongguo Mansion. The servant guarding the gate immediately ran over and saluted Lin Yun: "Hello, young nephew!"

Lin Yun got off his horse, threw the reins to Xiao Mo who was following him, and asked the servant, "Is Brother Lian in the house?"

Servant: "Second Master has gone out to do business and is not in the house."

"oh."

Lin Yun said softly, and then walked quickly towards the door.

When he entered the door, he saw a slightly familiar person walking towards him, followed by two boys.

Seeing Lin Yun come in, the man was stunned for a moment, then saluted Lin Yun and said, "Little Zhou Rui, please pay my respects to my nephew."

Lin Yun nodded slightly and said, "Manager Zhou, are you going to leave the house?"

Zhou Rui: "The master has assigned me an errand, and I'm about to go handle it."

"Then go and get busy."

Lin Yun walked around Zhou Rui and walked quickly towards the courtyard gate.

Zhou Rui opened his mouth and wanted to stop Lin Yun, but he swallowed the words that reached his lips.

Previously, he had heard Xue Pan say that Lin Yun spent eight thousand taels of silver to buy two antiques from Cheng Rixing. He also ran an antique shop, but his wife had a bad relationship with Lin Yun and could not get close to him.

He secretly thought to himself, "What a pity!" If he could catch Lin Yun's line, he wouldn't have to run around so hard.

…

Lin Yun, led by the little maid, came to Wang Xifeng's house.

When I entered the room, I saw Wang Xifeng with a big belly and scolding several housekeepers.

The little maid came forward and reported: "Second Grandma, the young nephew is here."

Wang Xifeng hurriedly sent the women away, then smiled at Lin Yun and said, "Brother Yun, I thought you wouldn't come over today."

Lin Yun smiled and said: "How could it be? It's Brother Bao's birthday. No matter what, I have to come over and ask for a drink."

Wang Xifeng asked Lin Yun to sit down and asked someone to pour him tea.

After Lin Yun sat down, he asked Wang Xifeng: "Today is Brother Bao's birthday, why is Brother Lian still out?"

Wang Xifeng: "Aunt Xue arranged a marriage for Brother Rong from Dongfu. Your second brother Lian was ordered to accompany Brother Rong to present it to the elders."

Lin Yun heard this and said curiously: "I wonder which girl she is from?"

Wang Xifeng: "She is the granddaughter of Mr. Xia, the former right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, named Xia Jingui. I heard that their family is also an imperial merchant, specializing in osmanthus oil, and is related to my aunt's family."

Lin Yun's eyes widened when he heard this. Jia Rong wants to marry Xia Jingui? This boy has a really hard life. He managed to avoid being cuckolded, but now he has to marry a dominatrix. Now it's fun to watch.

Wang Xifeng: "Let's not talk about them anymore. Brother Yun, the deck of cards I saw you gave to the old lady that day was very interesting. Do you think we can make a batch and sell them?"

Lin Yun shook his head and said: "Don't do it. That thing won't make much money, and it will make people hate you. If word spreads about it, it will bring bad reputation to us."

Wang Xifeng: "Let's find a few craftsmen to make a batch privately and sell it. Who would know that you and I are the shareholders behind it?"

Lin Yun: "If you want to sell it, you can sell it yourself. I don't want to be involved in this."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "It's settled, don't wait for me to make money, you said I'm going to be a solitary person."

Lin Yun smiled and said: "As long as you do serious business and make money, I am optimistic about your success. But if you make dirty money, don't blame me for not recognizing you as my sister-in-law."

Wang Xifeng felt a sudden change in her heart when she heard this, and she quickly asked: "Is it your second brother Lian who is making trouble about me in front of you again?"

Lin Yun: "It doesn't matter what Brother Lian says, what matters is what you are doing?"

Wang Xifeng said anxiously: "Don't listen to your second brother Lian's nonsense, I didn't put any usury money."

"oh!"

Lin Yun stared straight at Wang Xifeng, making him tremble with anger.
To be continued...