Chen Zheng and Yue Xiaorong had another wonderful night. After getting up the next day, Chen Zheng decided to go to Jiuquwan Boat Dock to check it out.

After all, the whale ship was made by the drawings left by himself. Chen was going to inspect and see how it was built, and whether it met his requirements.

He found Wei Dayong and drove Chen Zheng's carriage to Jiuquwan Port.

Not long after, Chen Zheng arrived at the Jiuquwan Port, got off the carriage, and went straight to the dock.

Yao Xin, the head of the dock, saw Chen Zheng, quickly met him and said with a smile: "Master Chen, are you here?"

Chen Zheng nodded and said, "How was this whaling ship built?"

"One ship has been built and has been launched." Yao Xin replied.

Chen Zheng didn't say anything and walked into the dock. He wanted to see the situation of the craftsmen.

After entering the dock, the scene inside was in full swing.

These craftsmen from the Ministry of Works have completely put down their airs. They were previously for money and promotion, but now they are completely devoted to it.

There is no other reason, they have already convinced Chen Zheng.

First of all, of course, it was because of the shipbuilding map left by Chen Zheng that they completed the construction of a ship, which was very contagious.

It was a very gratifying thing to watch the ship they built could sail down the sea. This feeling of gratitude made them unable to help but build a second ship.

Another reason is that some time ago, the pirates from Fusang came to attack, but were messed up by Chen Zheng's catapult, and suffered heavy casualties. This contribution was also recorded on their heads.

This is a tangible military merit!

Liu Bin, the leader of the craftsman, had a good eye. He saw Chen Zheng coming in at a glance. He hurriedly walked up and said, "Master Chen, you are back. I heard that you went to arrest Kuaishou a few days ago. I guess he succeeded."

Chen Zheng smiled slightly and nodded, "Of course I caught Yang Xu back. You have worked hard these days."

Liu Bin was very proud and introduced to Chen Zheng: "The enthusiasm of everyone has been very high recently. He has taken the initiative to work overtime every day to strive to build a second whaling ship as soon as possible."

"Please tell everyone that after completing this task in the future, this contribution will be greater than the contribution of defeating the pirates a few days ago, so be sure to grit your teeth." Chen Zheng instructed.

Liu Bin agreed, "Master Chen, don't worry."

Seeing Liu Bin's confident expression, Chen Zheng felt relieved. It can be said that the craftsman in the dock today is the best craftsman in Daliang.

If they do things seriously, there is no need to worry about quality. If they can't do it well, then no one in the Liang Kingdom can do it well.

Of course, except for Chen Zheng.

However, building a whaling ship is a major project, and it is impossible to expect Chen Zheng to complete it alone. If so, he must be exhausted.

The already built whaling ship was driven to sea by Xiao Zan, and Li Shuang was naturally with him.

So Chen Zheng came to the port and went to find Xu Sheng.

However, this time, Chen Zheng was not very lucky. Xu Sheng happened to go out to sea to fish and was not there.

Didn't find Xu Sheng, and there were others. Chen Zheng's face was as good as ever. He heard that he was going to go out to sea to find Xiao Zan and Li Shuang, and someone soon agreed to take him out to sea.

In the past two days, Xiao Zan has to sail this whaling ship to sea every day. The fishermen and boatmen at this port have already understood it very well.

Therefore, Chen Zheng had not been floating on the sea for long while on the boat, and had already discovered the trace of Xiao Zan's whaling ship.

Pushing the ship over, Chen Zheng boarded the first whaling ship built.

"Brother Chen, you are really willing to come." Li Shuang teased.

Chen Zheng raised his lips and smiled, "What? I disturbed your private space? If that's the case, then I'll go back."

Xiao Zan laughed and said, "Brother Chen is really good at joking. How can you be missing here?"

Chen Zheng looked at the whaling ship and found that the ship not only had crossbows, but also was equipped with trenchers. The specifications looked higher than the original patrol ship in Dongyang County.

"Brother Xiao, I don't design this ship like this." Chen Zheng smiled at the catapults and crossbows.

Xiao Zan coughed lightly and said, "Our ship is called a whaling ship, so it naturally needs to have attack power. Even the patrol ship is equipped with a catapult and a crossbow. It is okay to have it on my whaling ship."

"Well, Brother Xiao's words make sense." Chen Zheng nodded. Whether these things are worthy of them has nothing to do with him.

On the surface, the Emperor of Liang State Xiao Ding approved Xiao Zan to come to the whaling team in Dongyang County for the purpose of whaling, but in fact, no one could see that the whaling ship was just a reason. The real purpose was to establish a navy and create a certain fact, the ban on the sea will naturally be abolished.

Moreover, through this invasion of Fusang pirates, it can be further highlighted how important it is to establish a navy team.

At this moment, the patrol ships from Dongyang County lined up by the whaling ship.

Xiao Zan looked at the neatly arranged crew members on the patrol ship, and couldn't help but swallow, saying, "When Secretary Tang Yi comes to Dongyang County, he will bring people. At that time, I will train myself and will definitely be better than the crew members on the patrol ship."

"Oh? Shangshu of Tang is coming?" Chen Zheng asked.

Xiao Zan nodded and said, "Of course he is coming. He is responsible for this matter. This young master just took it over temporarily. Can he ignore it?"

Chen Zheng thought about it and this matter was right. The whaling team was established, but it was directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Tang Yi must have come.

Several people wandered around the near sea for a few times. Xiao Zan was itchy and threw a few stone shells into the sea, and returned with unfulfilled wish.

Two days later, Tang Yi, the Minister of War, came indeed and brought a team of 100 people.

The Minister of War visited Dongyang County in person, but a major event was not only for Dongyang County Magistrate Li Gang, but also for Hongjiang Prefecture Prefecture Feng Xueyong and other county magistrates rushed over.

After the ceremony, Feng Xueyong dismissed the magistrates of other counties back, but he was the only one who stayed and accompanied Tang Yi with Dongyang County Magistrate Li Gang.

Of course, Feng Xueyong's daughter Feng Qinning came with him, which made Li Shuang very happy.

Also happy is Meng Chujiu, because Feng Qinning's arrival means that her close girl Yinyin has also arrived.

Therefore, the entire Dongyang County seemed to become lively.

However, it seems that there is someone who is not very happy, and this person is Xiao Zan.

Because Xiao Zan felt that the 100 people Tang Yi brought was too few, and it was not enough to watch.

The whaling hull they built is not small in size, with a mere hundred people, which is not enough for a ship's capacity.

Tang Yi was also a little embarrassed about this. After all, this whaling team is not a formal team and is not organized, so he seconded these hundred people from all over the place.

No matter how many, Tang Yi wouldn't be able to do it.

Seeing Xiao Zan's disappointed look, Chen Zheng suggested that he recruit soldiers and raise their own military pay.

In this way, the fleet belongs to the Ministry of War, and the soldiers belong to Xiao Zan and Chen Zheng.

Xiao Zan was very interested in Chen Zheng's proposal, so he discussed it with Tang Yi, but after hearing this, Tang Yi was a little reluctant to agree.

Because of private recruitment of troops, if this was introduced to Kyoto, it would be like a conspiracy to usurpation.

Even if Xiao Zan is the only heir to the throne now, even if Emperor Xiao Ding is indulging him, this is a matter of principle. Tang Yi really dared not do it with them.

So Xiao Zan became unhappy again.

Chen Zheng felt a little embarrassed. After all, he came up with this idea, and he didn't expect there would be so many taboos in it.

"Brother Xiao, I'm really sorry," Chen Zheng said to Xiao Zan.

Xiao Zan waved his hand and said, "You can't blame Brother Chen for this matter. I didn't expect that, alas, we are still too young."

Chen Zheng thought for a while and said, "Brother Xiao, why not take this opportunity to write a letter to His Majesty directly, asking him to allow Brother Xiao to recruit soldiers. If His Majesty agrees, others will definitely not say anything."

After thinking for a while, Xiao Zan said uncertainly: "Can your father agree?"

"Just try it, maybe I agree." Chen Zheng said, "Even if we don't agree, we won't lose much. If we agree, we will make a lot of money."

Xiao Zan was persuaded by Chen Zheng and did it as soon as possible. He immediately asked Yang Xiaoping to find paper and pen and start writing letters.

After writing the letter, Xiao Zan was very satisfied and handed it over to Chen Zheng for him to show it.

Chen Zheng glanced quickly and thought to himself that the prince's literary talent is really not very good, but he can understand what he wrote.

After reading it, Chen Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Xiao, don't you think there is something missing in the content of this letter?"

Xiao Zan was stunned, took the letter he wrote, read it carefully again, and then said, "There are a lot of things, I have written everything I should write."

Chen Zheng shook his head and said, "You should also pay tribute to Your Majesty and say hello to you in the letter."

After hearing this, Xiao Zan looked at Chen Zheng with some disbelief and said, "Is it necessary? Is this a little bit of a big deal when asked in the letter?"

"Absolutely not, don't worry." Chen Zheng said, "I have been away from Kyoto for so long, so I should give you a greeting in the letter."

Chen Zheng looked at Xiao Zan and thought to himself: If you ascend the throne in the future, you will find that such memorials of pure greetings can be stacked into a small hill.

Xiao Zan is still relatively able to accept Chen Zheng’s suggestion. Since Chen Zheng said that, there is naturally his reason, so Xiao Zan did as he did.

Xiao Zan dipped his pen in ink again, and then wrote at the end of the letter: "Father, I have been away from the capital for a long time, and I am in good health? Can I eat? I miss my father very much!"

Xiao Zan felt that greetings in the letter were purely extravagant, but Chen Zheng said that this was an effective method.

He ordered Yang Xiaoping to deliver the letter to the inn and went to the capital like a horse galloping through the expedited channel.

So, the task of several people in the past few days is to rest, have a good rest, and have a full rest.

Of course, the daughter of Hongjiang Mansion came to Dongyang County again, but Li Shuang was so busy that she had no other things to do.

Just as Xiao Zan was playing in his heart, a reply came from Kyoto.

Xiao Ding was very happy and agreed to Xiao Zan's request very happily, allowing them to recruit soldiers by themselves, and added to the whaling team.

Since the emperor allowed it, the others naturally had no opinions.

The money collected from Yang Xu's cave was enough to squander for a while, so Chen Zheng and Xiao Zan didn't have to worry about whether they had enough money.
To be continued...