Siheyuan: I have broken space

At most, the affairs of the Jia family will only bring some joy to King Zhongshun. As long as the money of the Jia family continues, there is no need to care about these matters at all.

Nowadays, no one in the capital knows that King Zhongshun is a busy man, and all the money he brings in and out every day is carried in cars.

In other words, King Zhongshun is the emperor's biological brother, and the emperor's son is not old enough to do errands, so he can let him eat so much fat in his mouth.

It is said that the Supreme Emperor made it clear that he would not be allowed to pay his respects because he disliked the smell of money on King Zhongshun.

No matter what others think, King Zhongshun himself does not care. Although most of the money earned was given to the emperor, there was not much left over.

But Wang Tingxuan always felt that he was not satisfied yet.

In fact, just as Wang Tingxuan suspected, King Zhongshun set his sights on sea trade.

King Zhongshun also sent a fleet to sea for trade, but it did not go too far. It was not because he was unwilling, but because he lacked strength.

On the one hand, there is the problem of ships. The Chu State does not pay much attention to overseas trade, and the craftsmanship of ships is not very developed. Even if there are, they are among the aristocratic families in the south. These are the secrets of the aristocratic families and will not be taken easily.

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Although King Zhongshun obtained several ships from the aristocratic families, the scale was too small and there was not much profit.

On the other hand, even if it is a safety issue, the risks on the sea not only come from nature, but also from human factors. On the sea, the banner of King Zhongshun is really not that easy to use.

Several ships have been in trouble recently, and the murderer has not yet been found.

"Tingxuan, you have to help me find a way?"

Wang Tingxuan said helplessly: "Where can I find a way? When you transport goods on land, you need protection, let alone in the vast sea. Anyone who can eat this bowl of rice is not a desperado. As long as the benefits are moving, who will?

They will care whether you are the prince or not. Besides, the prince will definitely not risk going to sea, so they have no scruples."

"Of course I know this problem. Now they rob my fleet. It is a trivial matter. I will lose some property at most. What if the imperial fleet is in the future? I heard that those big pirates are like the imperial navy today.

They are all strong."

Wang Tingxuan doesn't believe in the big pirates. Regardless of the fact that Chu's naval force is not strong, it may not even be comparable to a small country like Qianxiang. But no matter how powerful the pirates are, they can't support so many people on the sea alone.

of people.

The most likely thing is that a local aristocratic family is behind it, just like the Zheng family in Fujian in the late Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the court is not ready yet, and there is no need to rush things at the seaside. If Your Majesty is willing, you can make some preparations in advance."

King Zhongshun became interested and asked, "Oh, tell me, what preparations can I make?"

"Of course it's a boat."

Although the military power of the navy is in the hands of the Prince of Nan'an County, they are soldiers of the imperial court after all. As long as the problem of the Nan'an Prince's Palace is properly handled, those soldiers can still be at the mercy of the imperial court.

As for the naval generals, that is also an issue that the emperor should consider. No matter how favored King Zhongshun is, he cannot take a step beyond his reach.

All that's left is the boat, and that's the key.

King Zhongshun said in frustration: "Of course I know the importance of ships. But how can I build a ship without blueprints? Those southern aristocratic families talk nice and don't even show the blueprints. I can still take advantage of it.

It won’t work.”

King Zhongshun thought about this matter, but later gave up. It was fun to do so, but the consequences were endless.

If the censor knew about it, the impeachment scandal would not stop.

"Who said we have to rely on aristocratic families in the south? We have them in the capital."

King Zhongshun thought for a while, but he didn't expect anyone to have shipbuilding blueprints.

"Do you have shipbuilding blueprints in your hand?"

Well, there are blueprints, but there are none that can be used in this era. Wang Tingxuan has collected some shipbuilding blueprints in his space. Although they are not as good as those 10,000-ton giant ships of later generations, they are still better than the ships of this era.

It's useless to be strong. The blueprints in his hand show that the ship is made of steel, and there are no blueprints for wooden ships.

But that's not a problem. Others don't have it, but the one he mentioned definitely has it.

"My lord, do you still remember the protective talisman of Jinling? One of the lines says that there is a shortage of white jade beds in the East China Sea, so the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling."

The King of Jinling refers to the Jinling royal family, which is also the family of Wang Ziteng.

"You said Wang Ziteng. He has shipbuilding blueprints in his hand? How did you know?"

This is about the errands of the Wang family.

The reason why the Wang family is one of the four major families in Jinling alongside the Jia family is not only due to their ancestors, but also has something to do with the Wang family's errands.

After the Du Taiwei of the Wang family took control of the county prince, he was responsible for all foreign ship cargo trade in Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan, and Zhejiang. It is not an exaggeration to say that he had a monopoly on Chu's overseas trade.

Otherwise, there would be no proverb about the Dragon King turning to the Wang family when he is short of money.

Back then, the Wang family was much more powerful than the Zhen family in the south. Whenever the Wang family spoke, all the aristocratic families in the south would tremble.

This is only in the south. When it comes to the capital, the official position of the Wang family is not worth mentioning.

When the Wang family had money, they naturally did not want to be such a humble official. When Wang Ziteng's generation arrived, they began to seek transformation.

Coincidentally, at that time, Jia Daishan also had plans to give up military power and let future generations transition from martial arts to civil service.

What's more coincidental is that Mrs. Wang fell in the eyes of Jia's mother and got married to Jia Zheng.

One party wanted to delegate power, and the other wanted to take over. With the imperial power, it was actually not that logical. But who made Jia's mother partial? She just used the Jia family's connections and heritage to make Prince Teng the governor of the Beijing camp.

If this is the case, there is no need for the Wang family to give up such huge interests. But the most frustrating thing is that no one in the family is promising.

The eldest son of the Wang family, Wang Xifeng's father Wang Zisheng, simply cannot support the family's burden.

The choice at that time was a marriage between the Wang family and the Xue family. The second daughter of the Wang family married into the Xue family, and the Xue family took over part of the Wang family's property and became the Wang family's purse.

Most of the remaining properties have been absorbed by the Zhen family. This is why the Zhen family has such great power in Jiangnan. Not only is it the favor of the Supreme Emperor, but it is also supported by the former power of the Jinling Wang family.

In return, the Zhen family also used their connections to support Wang Ziteng's development in the military.

King Zhongshun knew this information in more detail than Wang Tingxuan.

"You mean that Wang Ziteng has shipbuilding blueprints in his hand?"

Wang Tingxuan nodded and said: "As far as I know, the Zhen family has not built another big ship since it took over. The current ships were all built when the Wang family was here."

"Didn't I say that there was a fire in the shipyard and all the drawings were burned?"

Afterwards, King Zhongshun smiled and said: "I have been hunting geese all day, and now my eyes are pecked by geese. Everyone knew about the fire that year and thought it was the four kings and eight princes who were covering up the shady story. My father asked the Zhen family to

I took over it just to give them a warning. I didn't expect that there was such a reason."

That's right, as long as they have the shipbuilding blueprints in hand, the Wang family will have the confidence to start over again. Although the Wang family has given up a lot of benefits, in fact, it has really lost nothing.

The Wang family already has money, and the Xue family will continue to provide them with benefits. The loss in money is really not that much.

Just look at the benefits the Wang family has received over the years.

Wang Ziteng has been in charge of the capital for nearly ten years and is now a first-class official. The most important thing is that the Wang family is now also the top family in the capital, which cannot be bought with money.

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