"Hello, General Deng!"

Zhang Juzheng turned his head and saw Deng Zilong and took the initiative to say hello. He knew that Deng Zilong was entering Beijing today, so he was not surprised by Deng Zilong's appearance.

Zhang Juzheng was not surprised by Deng Zilong's surprise, as if he had been living in the world and never "dead" from beginning to end.

Only then did Zhang Jianxiu tell the truth: "What I told Your Majesty in the East Nuan Pavilion just now was about this. Your Majesty said it would be okay to let General Deng see my father."

"It's really Mr. Zhang?" Deng Zilong was surprised. But it was not entirely true to say how surprised he was.

After all, there are rumors in the world that Zhang Juzheng was not dead at all - this is one of the bargaining chips that Emperor Taihe was able to replace Emperor Wanli.

You Qi also came over and smiled at Deng Zilong, "Of course it is my master. General Deng can be selected by His Majesty as the navy commander of the other country this time. In my opinion, it is probably the credit of my master."

Zhang Jianxiu took over You Qi's topic and explained: "General Deng, Your Majesty could not find a suitable candidate for the water army supervisor. It was my father who recommended you to Your Majesty, but I didn't know General Deng's wishes."

"Thank you Mr. Zhang for your trust in humble power." Deng Zilong bowed deeply to Zhang Juzheng.

"General Deng doesn't have to be polite. He just serves the country. Let's go, please stay in the inner room!"

The two knew each other already, and they didn't have so many polite words when they met with old friends.

After sitting in the living room, the chat started.

Zhang Juzheng asked straightforwardly: "General Deng is curious why I am not dead, are you?"

"This is really surprising." Deng Zilong nodded and murmured, "The news of Mr. Zhang's death was published in the palace. Not long ago, His Majesty rehabilitated Mr. Zhang after his death, but Mr. Zhang..."

Deng Zilong didn't know what to say, and it seemed that only Fu Zhi smiled.

"Hey! It's better not to talk about the past, but I'm not dead yet." Zhang Juzheng replied and smiled.

"This is a good thing. Does Mr. Zhang still participate in political affairs?" Deng Zilong asked weakly.

"Your Majesty is a stunning and stunning person, but you don't need me to help him. I originally planned to spend the rest of my life in Jiangling, but he was still invited to the capital and asked me to secretly preside over the military reform."

"Secretly presided over military reform?"

"Yes, this matter is a long story."

"A little bit of light will make you feel hot. I see Mr. Zhang's body is still healthy."

"It's okay." Zhang Juzheng sighed, "The hemorrhoids I got were also cured by His Majesty. The Zhang family owed His Majesty how much kindness he owed His Majesty."

"Now Mr. Zhang and his sons are loyal to His Majesty now?"

"Hey, this is why your Majesty respects the Zhang family. How dare you say that you serve His Majesty? No one has achieved real results yet."

"Several young men are still young, and there are more opportunities."

"This time General Deng took him to another country, I finally felt relieved, otherwise I would be really anxious about him." Zhang Juzheng looked at his son.

"How can a tiger father have a dog son?" Deng Zilong smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang is probably worried."

As we were chatting, we suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

"I'll go and have a look." Because the mansion did not hire a servant, he could only rely on You Qi to take care of him.

"There are no people in the house usually, right?" Deng Zilong asked casually.

"Several ministers in the court would come to sit occasionally." Zhang Juzheng replied.

Deng Zilong nodded and thought to himself, it seems that more than a few ministers knew that Zhang Juzheng was not dead, but they just took it to the table and said it tacitly.

After a while, You Qi led one person in.

It turned out to be Wu Dui, the Minister of War.

Zhang Jianxiu hurriedly introduced: "Hello Uncle Wu, this is General Deng Zilong, the chief of the navy."

"We know each other. We know that General Deng arrived in Beijing today and heard that he came to your place, so I rushed over." Wu Dui said with a smile.

"Shangshu Wu is safe." Although Deng Zilong was a martial artist and three years younger than Wu Dui, Wu Dui was on duty in the Ministry of War for many years, and the two of them were called divine friends.

"I haven't seen each other for a few years, General Deng's heroic spirit is still there." Wu Dui looked at Deng Zilong.

"Shangshu Wu has been awarded!" Deng Zilong said, "I am old, I am almost sixty years old in the blink of an eye."

After listening to their greetings and chatting, Zhang Jianxiu asked, "Does Uncle Wu come here to reminisce about the past with General Deng, or do you have other important things to discuss with my father?"

"All of them." Wu Dui said, "of course you are included."

"Then you sit down and chat slowly, I'll make a pot of new tea for you." You Qi went with the teapot.

"I wonder what Uncle Wu is asking me for?" Zhang Jianxiu asked impatiently.

"General Deng is about to go out to sea. I will give you something first." Wu Dui took out a long scroll of pictures from his arms and handed them to Zhang Jianxiu. "This is a navigation chart drawn by Zheng He when he voyage to the West, and it is a gift for you, because the original picture has been burned, and this is a broken book. You can take it with you and read it."

Zhang Jianxiu took it and saw the long scroll that read "The picture of the ship from the treasure shipyard and exiting the water from Longjiang Pass to the foreign countries" and said frankly: "But Uncle Wu, Your Majesty said that this picture is of no use for this voyage."

"Have you seen it?"

"I haven't seen it, but His Majesty mentioned that this time the voyage route is different from when Zheng He went to the West."

"I know the route, so you can keep it too. If you have nothing to do, study it with General Deng. After all, it is not easy to take 20,000 people to sail."

"Thank you, Uncle Wu." Zhang Jianxiu took it. Of course he knew it was not easy, otherwise he would not be able to recruit people at the beginning. If it were not for a high salary, even the water army supervisor would not recommend himself.

"I don't know what to send you, and the court will prepare the other things required for navigation."

"Uncle Wu is interested."

"Does Your Majesty have any other instructions besides learning exchanges and maritime trade?"

"What does Uncle Wu mean?"

"Your Majesty has to go out to sea even if you are resistant to the public. It is very expensive. Not to mention the two million taels of silver you applied for, the cost of building a ship in Nanjing will be hundreds of thousands or even millions. With his previous experience, this money cannot be earned back by sea trade. With your majesty's character, you will never do a loss-making business. So I want to ask, Your Majesty hasn't told you other ways to make money?"

"Could Uncle Wu have it?" Zhang Jianxiu asked curiously.

"Have your Majesty told you that the fastest way to make money is to use war to support war?"

"..." Zhang Jianxiu shook his head and couldn't help but turn his eyes to his father, with a little bit of surprise floating in his eyes.

"This is strange. With His Majesty's knowledge, it is impossible not to know!" Wu Dui murmured, "General Deng must know this after many battles."

Deng Zilong nodded slightly.

Zhang Jianxiu disagreed: "Uncle Wu, we are on a mission to another country. Could it be that we still have to start a war? Zheng He did not start a war when he voyage to the West!"

"That's why I lose money. If I don't fight, why should I bring so many people?"

"But don't all wars cost money?"

"The nephew is still young. It depends on who fights with and how to fight. Fighting with the poor devils outside the border naturally won't get any benefits, but unlike others, if you win, you can not only bring it to you, but also let them pay tribute to our dynasty."

"But Your Majesty has no instructions!"

"Did Your Majesty emphasize peace only?"

"Nothing, I just say that learning is the top priority."

"Although learning is only two words, it is profound. Do you need to understand Your Majesty's main theme? Your Majesty asked you to send another country to another country, but if another country raises wealth through war, then will you learn?"

"This..." Zhang Jianxiu was speechless.

"Of course this is just my personal opinion."

"Then why didn't your Majesty say it straight?"

"I just said who else dares to go? That's why I am willing to remind you: As a general, you must understand Your Majesty's will. If you don't believe it, ask your father, see if what I said is unreasonable?" Wu Dui said confidently.

Zhang Juzheng nodded slightly and replied indifferently, "This possibility is not ruled out."

"Anyway, remember one thing, Your Majesty will not do a loss-making business. You bring two million, plus ships and other equipment, at least three million, you have to find a way to earn it back. Even if Your Majesty does not deliberately emphasize this, you must remember it. But the premise is that safety is first, and people must come back." Wu Duiyu reminded earnestly.

Zhang Jianxiu pondered and thought to himself that he had been preparing for several months and was about to set off. Did he not even understand His Majesty's will?

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Chapter completed!