The Hao family's style has always been decisive and decisive, but this is a bit of a merchant's habit. Anything that is determined will soon take action.

Someone sent money to Cheng Zijin the next day and brought a contract specifically. After signing the contract, the Hao family officially controlled the Tiefang. The head of the Hao family had already begun to take over the transaction here. As for the recruitment of skilled craftsmen, it was also the Hao family's disposal.

What Cheng Zijin received was not only a dividend on the ground, but also a special workshop arranged by the Hao family for him. Here, many people cooperated with him and needed all the tools. The person responsible for taking care of Cheng Zijin was a craftsman from the Hao family. This craftsman once worked for the Hao family. However, one accident happened and one hand was broken, so the Hao family arranged for some land purchases. Now, this "loyal servant" has arrived by Cheng Zijin, which shows how Hao Fenglou attaches importance to Cheng Zijin.

The old craftsman named Zhang Chao, and he had no complaints about the orders of the young master of the Hao family. Although many people told him that he had purchased it from the Duke Mansion and now he was assigned here, it seemed to be a derogatory intention, but Zhang Chao was loyal to the Hao family. The only thing he did was to embrace the mission of becoming a sea defense marquis without reservation.

"Mr. Cheng, my marquis's meaning is very clear. What is your purpose here? I will report it to me directly. I will buy it for my husband and buy whatever you need. There is no need to be polite. The stars in the sky cannot be picked. However, if there are any Lang San, it will definitely be delivered within one day. I also know a little about the work of craftsmen, so I need any suitable materials. In fact, there is no need to explain it carefully, such as rubber, copper and iron. I don't care about other things, but I will specialize in purchasing. The marquis has given me that as long as the merchandise is used to improve the steam engine, it is absolutely true that I want the night pearl and pearl agate. As for daily life, it has been arranged, so there is naturally a special person to be responsible. Mr. Cheng just does his own thing."

"Oh. Also, Mr. Cheng, please rest assured that the craftsmen recruited here, you can rest assured that the principle of the steam engine can be told to them. Some of these are craftsmen of the Hao family. They will never disclose any secrets at will. Even the craftsmen recruited will guarantee that they will not disclose a word or a word within ten years. If there are any mistakes, the Hao family will naturally solve them, so there is no need to worry about leaking the secrets."

"Also, a document has been specially arranged here. It is the person responsible for recording the results. I believe that I know that many things are not reliable in my mind. After all, they have to stay in my skills. It is not that I want to steal the master, but that if many things are lost, it will be a pity."

Cheng Zijin was extremely satisfied with the various arrangements of the Hao family. Hao Fenglou really cared for him, and every environment he created was in line with his wishes. He nodded and did not negotiate much with Zhang Chao. Then he rolled up his sleeves and started to do it.

In fact, if you really find the right direction, have sufficient funds, and have many people who have brainstormed and devoted themselves to something, the progress is rapid.

In just half a month, a prototype came out. Of course, this was just a general idea. There were still many problems that had not been solved. Each problem was enough to make Cheng Zijin and the craftsmen almost go crazy. However, when there was no way out, they began to think of solutions. Then, the second and third problems were sometimes continued to think about and experiment, but suddenly they found that some of the previous problems could be replaced by better solutions. So, everyone went back to their previous circle and continued to think about them.

It is not enough to think about it, you have to do it.

Zhang Chao was not wrong. What the Hao family gave them was the most full support. Cheng Zijin was a lunatic. Once he entered the state, he dared not ignore anything. Sometimes, in order to experiment with some materials, the list he prepared was enough to make people shocked, but Zhang Chao took the list and said nothing. After a few hours, he got it through various means.

Sometimes when Cheng Zijin encountered a problem that was difficult to solve, he began to grab his hair. Once, he almost hit the wall with his head, which scared everyone. Cheng Zijin specially hired a doctor, didn't care about anything, just sat here. If Mr. Cheng wanted to joke with his body again, he could immediately start first aid.

Cheng Zijin occasionally went out, but his world was very small, without relatives or friends. When many relatives and friends saw that he had become prosperous, they wanted to come to him. He just met in a hurry. Sometimes when he was meeting, he would think of something in the middle and disappeared, which made the relative wait and wait. When it was dark, he didn't see anyone. He just said that he didn't take him seriously, so he angrily cursed that it was out of no way, and he had to leave in disappointment. Therefore, Cheng Zijin's popularity was not good, and many relatives also called him mean.

When Cheng Zijin went out, of course he would not visit relatives and friends, but instead went to see the mill, study the horse-drawn carriage, and see the water carriage.

Sometimes I feel tired of thinking, so I just go to bed, and this sleep will be the day.

His life in such a daze is progressing quite quickly.

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Hao Fenglou has not been idle these days, and he has a lot of things to do. His Majesty asked him to bring the Siam King into Jinling to apologize within half a year. Hao Fenglou dared not be anxious about this matter. First, he wrote a letter with a gentle wording in the name of the Hao family, and found a merchant who had a close relationship with the Siam Kingdom in Lang Son, and asked him to take it to the Siam King, and then waited for the news.

Immediately afterwards, Hao Fenglou finally waited for the guest he was waiting for... Zheng He.

Zheng He's fleet returned to Haifang Port. When he came back, the coastal defense was very different. Its prosperity can be imagined. The fleet went to sea for nearly two years and benefited a lot. It brought many envoys from the vassal states and many tributes. This time he went to sea, it had great political significance. What the emperor wanted was that all countries would come to pay tribute. Zheng He knew His Majesty's thoughts, so how could he not give his preferences?

He was about to enter Beijing, but when he heard that Hao Fenglou was coming, he deliberately delayed some time. Now that the two brothers met, Zheng He couldn't help but sigh. Zheng He's skin became much darker and he seemed more calm. Looking at the senior brother, Zheng He was actually moved, with tears in his eyes, and quickly stepped forward and said, "Senior brother, are you okay?"

Seeing that he was deeply in love, Hao Fenglou felt a little embarrassed. He knew that Zheng He had no relatives and no reason, so he had already regarded his mentor Yao Guangxiao as his family. Thinking of this, Hao Fenglou couldn't help feeling ashamed. He usually didn't take him to heart all the time and blamed himself in his heart. Hao Fenglou was also a little moved and supported him: "Shangke, Shangke, everything is fine. The junior brother is thinner than before. Come and sit down and talk."

When Zheng He sat down, he couldn't help but talk about the customs and customs of various vassal states. Hao Fenglou listened enthusiastically. The fleet was actually not far away this time, but there were many delays. He almost stopped and stopped somewhere, and stayed for a month or two. This took a lot of time.

It is precisely because of this that Zheng He has seen the world is unprecedented. Not only that, many people have accompanied him to experience the customs of various countries. Therefore, recently, a wave of Western enthusiasm has immediately appeared in Lang Son. In everyone's original understanding, although there are many Western merchants, they do not have any systematic understanding of the West. This fleet brought not only more accurate Western maps, but also a lot of knowledge from various countries, and even some books that have been selling hotly recently are related to the West.

Hao Fenglou is currently focusing on Siam, and he couldn't help asking about Siam. Zheng He knew it very well and said: "Siam is the strongest among the Western countries. His king is ambitious, but he is extremely cunning. He is the best way to embezzle many small countries. Now he is said to use 300,000 troops, which is spectacular. His capital and the hinterland of Siam are quite large..."

Hao Fenglou listened carefully and suddenly said, "If you take Siam, how long does it take for your junior brother to take it?"

Zheng He frowned: "Siam has almost annexed Zhenla. This Zhenla borders Jiaozhi. If he advances from Zhenla, there will be a 200,000 army. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be able to capture Siam in three years. Naturally, this is under the smooth progress."

Hao Fenglou pursed his lips: "What if it was March?"

Zheng He was slightly stunned and couldn't speak for a moment.

Hao Fenglou sighed: "This is what Your Majesty means. If you take it, it means you will be a great achievement. If you can't get it, your Majesty will forgive you for your guilt. But... I can't help but feel ashamed of Your Majesty."

Zheng He said, "It is impossible within three months..."

He made this comment and seemed worried, but he came from the coastal defense and was a little tired. Hao Fenglou arranged for him to stay. However, Zhang Chao from Tiefang came. Zhang Chao reported: "Mr. Marquis, Mr. Cheng has been sleeping every day recently, and he doesn't even look at the steam engine..."

Hao Fenglou couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Mr. Cheng wants to sleep, what's the problem?"

Hao Fenglou was a little bit blamed for Zhang Chao for being a big deal. He didn't ask Zhang Chao to monitor him, but just asked him to take care of the logistics. But thinking that Zhang Chao was also doing his best for his own good, he said softer and said, "Have you encountered a problem? Okay, since you're free now, you might as well go and have a look."

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Chapter completed!