Emperor Hongzhi was not very concerned about this artillery matter, just don’t cause trouble.

After all, no matter how sharp this cannon is, it is limited.

Since Ma Wensheng insisted on checking whether Xishan had forged artillery according to the drawings, he only needed to let someone who believed both sides checked it out.

This person must be able to convince the public, have a certain influence in the army, and at the same time, he must also gain the trust of the palace.

Isn’t the person who trusts the most in the palace the British Duke Zhang Mao?

Otherwise, how could such a great event as sacrifice be handed over to Zhang Qing's family?

Speaking of Zhang Mao, the Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng said with a smile: "A few days ago, the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing happened to have a document coming, saying that the British government was sacrificing the Xiaoling Mausoleum, and cried loudly at the spiritual throne of Emperor Taizu Gao. It was very sad and others were regretful. However, the British government, Zhang Mao, was still rushing back to worship Changling and Dingling... I think I can come back in the past few days. After all, seven days later, it is another good day. The old prince-consort is in poor health recently, and it is a blessing for the British princess to take charge of it."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi also sighed: "The Zhang Qing family has always been obedient to his ancestors, so wait for him to come back."

The matter of Wang Gongchang came to an end.

Ma Wensheng remembered something: "Yes, Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has built ships here, and the money and food have been drawn up. I wonder when Your Majesty will check it out, and the treasury..."

This is to urge the emperor to pay money quickly.

Wang Ao and others were all cheered up.

The most important thing is to ask for money.

Emperor Hongzhi felt that the wolves were around him, and his old face turned red: "Tomorrow... I'll present the book, I'll take a look."

We have to check it out, and don’t let the people below emptied the treasury in the name of shipbuilding. Emperor Hongzhi said again: “About this, how much silver is needed.”

When he heard that His Majesty was willing to give money, the atmosphere in the warm cabinet suddenly became lively. Everyone was very energetic. Ma Wensheng said: "The Ministry of War has proposed a silver here of 1.36 million taels. There are sixty-three ships that need to be supervised. The ship materials require silver, and the craftsmen also need money. There are sails, iron anchors and so on. There are silver everywhere. Not only that, it also needs to provide a large number of ship workers' food and drink, and they need to practice sailors... need..."

"Why is it one hundred and three hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred and six hundred

Emperor Hongzhi glared at Ma Wensheng.

Ma Wensheng calmed down: "Last year, thirty-five ships were built, and some were added this year, so I have already saved a lot."

"..." Emperor Hongzhi didn't want to go to the West for a moment, and he had a gloomy face: "Why did you suddenly add so many?"

Ma Wensheng said: "The fleet that voyages to the West has been gone for more than two years and has no news yet, so the cabinet is worried whether something happened to the fleet? After all, no one knows what will happen if there is an accident..."

Emperor Hongzhi just now, his voyage to the West was a bottomless pit.

It takes money to build a ship, and after building a ship, it has to support so many people. After supporting so many people, they go out of the sea, and maybe a fleet will encounter a storm, and they will all be finished and they will lose all their money.

He glanced at Fang Jifan with resentment. Fang Jifan lowered his head and pretended not to see it.

"Hey!" Emperor Hongzhi sat down and said with a stern face: "I want to take a good look at the account books and make some considerations."

If you continue to work hard like this, you will have more than one million taels every year. This is a great thing. You might as well die.

Emperor Hongzhi felt that he had been cheated by Fang Jifan.

Especially when he saw Wang Ao and others looking at Fang Jifan, he looked tender and caring.

"When will Xu Jing come back?" Emperor Hongzhi said melancholy.

Fang Jifan smiled and said, "My son thinks it should be soon."

Emperor Hongzhi held his face and said nothing.

Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, Fang Jifan simply said goodbye. Emperor Hongzhi was obviously not in the mood to continue to discuss and waved his hand: "Everyone is going to retreat."

So Fang Jifan followed the crowd and left the warm pavilion.

Shortly after leaving the warm pavilion, Wang Ao quickly stepped forward: "Guowei."

"Hmm?" Fang Jifan looked at Wang Ao. Are I very familiar with him?

Wang Ao said enthusiastically: "When you have time, come to the house for a few drinks."

"OK."

Wang Ao stroked his beard and nodded red: "Young man is a hero. He is like a lieutenant, and he is enough to comfort his whole life."

"..." Fang Jifan didn't want to talk to him for a moment, and gave birth to you.

Emperor Hongzhi was so frustrated that he moved to Kunning Palace.

In Kunning Palace, Zhang Xiaofan had already started to learn to walk, shaking, grinning, and showing his tiger teeth, staggering on the ground. Behind, two eunuchs followed behind panting, fearing that they would fall.

Zhang Xiaofan walked quickly, deliberately trying to get rid of the little eunuch, and stumbled, which scared the little eunuch's heart.

Zhu Zaimo had learned to sit, his head shaking and holding a rattle in his hand, and then sat on the shaking bed. His black eyes were staring at Zhang Xiaofan who was running around with a bell, grinning from time to time, revealing a row of teethless gums, and giggling.

Queen Zhang said from the side: "Don't fall."

"Yes, yes, empress." The eunuch panted like an eagle chasing a chick.

Seeing Emperor Hongzhi coming, Empress Zhang took over. When Emperor Hongzhi saw the child, his face calmed down a lot. He pointed at Fang Xiaofan and said, "This child is so naughty, just like her father, he has the style of a general."

His eyes fell on Zhu Zaimo, and he remembered the matter of the treasury and became unhappy again.

When Zhu Zaimo saw Emperor Hongzhi, he tried hard to get up. He felt aggrieved. Emperor Hongzhi knew what his grandson was going to do, so he quickly leaned over. Zhu Zaimo tried hard to grab Emperor Hongzhi's beard. This time, he turned anger into joy, and grabbed the beard while laughing.

Empress Zhang is familiar with Emperor Hongzhi: "Does Your Majesty have any worries?"

"Well..." Emperor Hongzhi's beard hurts when he was torn and said with difficulty: "It's not for the sake of the treasury...oh..."

When it comes to the boat, Queen Zhang is even more sad. Her two brothers have not heard of them yet. It is really a bad thing to go to the West.

If it weren't for the two more children in Kunning Palace, Queen Zhang would have been thinking about her two brothers, so she would have been sick.

"Your Majesty... I am... I am..." As soon as I thought of this, Empress Zhang began to wipe her tears: "I am not trying to make trouble for Your Majesty, but... before my father died, he held me and said he wanted to take care of the two brothers, but now... I am really sorry for my father."

Emperor Hongzhi stood up and patted Queen Zhang on the shoulders, wanting to comfort Queen Zhang.

But when he got together, his beard took off from Zhu Zaimo's hand. Zhu Zaimo was immediately angry, and said vaguely: "You want...you want..."

Emperor Hongzhi had no choice but to lean back, pinched Zhu Zaimo's little hand, and made him grab his beard, tilt his head, like a goose stretching his neck, and said, "You don't have to worry, their auspicious people will have a heavenly appearance."

"But..." Queen Zhang sobbed, wiping her tears: "It's almost three years, life and death are unknown..."

Emperor Hongzhi blushed and twisted his neck with difficulty. Suddenly his body tilted, and he said, "The neck hurts, the neck hurts, come, help me up."

The eunuchs were so scared that they wanted to help Emperor Hongzhi.

But at this moment, eunuchs came in in a hurry: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty..."

Emperor Hongzhi finally stood up straight, but his neck still hurt a little, as if he could not turn around. He turned his teeth and bared his teeth. Seeing Zhu Zaimo crying, he had to hold Zhu Zaimo in his arms. Zhu Zaimo stopped making trouble, obediently pressed against Emperor Hongzhi's chest, breathing heavily, as if he wanted to blow bubbles in his nose.

"My grandson is getting cold and has snot. Come and wipe it." Emperor Hongzhi said.

But the eunuch did not step forward and hesitated: "Your Majesty, the emperor likes to blow bubbles, and if he wipes his nose, he will cry."

"..." Emperor Hongzhi was speechless, and saw Empress Zhang's eyes red again, thinking to himself, what kind of evil is this going to be done? The treasury I saved for my grandson... is gone... the Zhang brothers again...

But at this moment, an eunuch came: "Your Majesty, Quanzhou has come to report."

Quanzhou...

The eunuch ran over quickly, panting. None of the people in the palace were thinking about what His Majesty and Empress were thinking. So they got the news. They were all rushing to report the news, fearing that they would not be able to show their faces in front of His Majesty and Empress. The eunuch said excitedly: "Quanzhou Maritime Warehouse Report, our fleet... is back."

Suddenly, Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

Queen Zhang suddenly stood up: "Where are people, are people? Have people come back?"

The eunuch said, "I'm back, I'm back. Ambassador Xu, Marquis Shouning, and Master Zhou La, all are back."

But when Queen Zhang heard this, she almost fainted.

I also have a little brother Zhang Yanling. Why didn’t he come back without his name? He died outside.

This is my most honest brother. It is said that stupid people have good fortune, but why...

Queen Zhang looked sad: "Where is the Leng Leng?"

"I heard that I stayed in the Golden Continent, which was what Jianchang Bo was willing to stay. He said that it was a blessing in the world and wanted to take the next fleet to the West, so he stayed there and brought hundreds of people to cultivate there..."

Not dead...

Suddenly, Queen Zhang's heart finally relaxed.

Although I can't see this brother, I thought of the worst result, and now... I am satisfied if I can live.

She was immediately overjoyed: "What about people? Where are the people?"

"I'm rushing from Quanzhou to Tianjin. I think I can arrive in just these days."

Emperor Hongzhi was also very excited when he heard the fleet coming back. The Zhang brothers and Zhou La could come back, so the emperor's grandmother and Zhang could also rest assured. But when he heard that he had found the Golden Continent, his eyes lit up: "Golden Continent, have you found it?"

"I found it, and it was not the same as the ones marked in the map. I came to report the good news from Quanzhou. Your Majesty, in a few days, Ambassador Xu will land in Tianjin Wei. When he came to see Your Majesty, he would report his experiences in the Golden Continent."
Chapter completed!