The Zhou family's yard is not too far from the wharf. I have to say that Yu Cong has put some thoughts on his old friend. The three-entry yard is already a luxury house in Baoqing Port. This area is basically home to Zhou Li's subordinates from Chu State, and the residences of others seem much simpler, just a single small courtyard lined up on both sides of the Zhou family's house.

The Zhou family's house is obviously much higher than other houses. A yard in front of the door was made of stone and then filled with soil. Standing on the edge of this flat land, you can see the vast sea in front of you and clearly hear the sound of waves slapping on the shore.

There are many flower beds built on the edge of the yard now, but the flower beds are not planted, but some sparse vegetables, which grow very well. The most conspicuous one is a row of radishes, which are very large. Some of them actually crawled out of the soil and swayed in the sun with a cuckold.

The sailors went out to sea for three days and returned today. It was supposed to be the most lively time, but today it seemed extremely deserted. One or two soldiers stood in front of each household, and the residents here were ordered to stay at home and not go out today.

Because Qin Feng has never come out since he arrived at Zhou Li's house in the afternoon.

As for the Zhou family's yard, they were even more vigilant. The Zhou family is nearly twenty, and now they are staying in the first place to enter the yard. No matter what they do, there will be a soldier following them.

Qin Feng was in the backyard at this time talking to Zhou Li and Zhou Yangfan and his son.

As time goes by, night falls gradually, and smoke rises from the roofs of every household. Even if the Emperor comes down here, the people still have to have a meal.

The only one who doesn't have to cook today is the Zhou family, because when Eunuch Le saw that His Majesty the Emperor was very excited today, he probably wouldn't leave for a while, so he immediately summoned the Fire Head Army from the Liehuo Death Camp, brought food and other items, and started cooking at Zhou's family and the bird's nest.

The Fire Head Army of the Liehuo Death Camp naturally could not make any exquisite food, which made the Zhou family who were looking forward to it disappoint. It turned out that the emperor was not as delicious as his own food! However, this made Zhou Li and his son even more respect for the young emperor in front of him.

From frugality to extravagance, the young emperor in front of him possessed the people and wealth of a country, but was so frugal than himself. This was not something that any one could do. At least Zhou Li knew that in the Chu State, those county magistrates and officials of the county government were really fed with fine food, fine meat, and luxurious to the extreme.

No wonder the Ming Dynasty became prosperous in just a few years, defeating Qin and defeating Qi, and becoming famous all over the world.

He hurriedly slashed a bowl of rice and put down his chopsticks. At this time, he was really in no mood to eat. Qin Feng tasted good. After two big bowls of rice, he drank the soup from several bowls of dishes. He looked at Zhou Li and smiled and said, "I was afraid of being hungry when I was in the army. Sometimes after eating this meal, I don't know when I will eat the next meal, so I developed this habit. A friend with extremely exquisite medical skills warned me that eating this way is extremely harmful to my health, but there is no way, and I can't change it for a while."

"With an emperor like you in the Ming Dynasty, you will definitely be able to regain the glory of the Tang Dynasty!" Zhou Li said sincerely.

Qin Feng laughed: "We are still on the road, Zhou Li, are you full? After you have enough, let's continue to talk. The naval battle methods you just talked about have opened my eyes. I have never been exposed to this aspect before. Many times I take it for granted. After hearing your explanation, I suddenly realized it."

"Your Majesty, in fact, in the end, the naval battles are still based on strength to win. Unlike land battles, there are also various strategies such as surprise attacks. On the sea, there are very few opportunities to use. It is extremely difficult to find an opponent in the vast sea. Once you discover the enemy, the enemy has already discovered you. In the end, it depends on who has a hard fist. To put it bluntly, it is not common for big ships to defeat small ships, and more ships to defeat the few ships, and fewer ones to defeat the many, which does not happen often. Of course, if I lead the current warships and face the current warships of Qi Chu, the last general is still very confident in one-to-five, but no matter how many, the last general will probably turn around and run away immediately."

"If the quality of the warships on both sides is equal, how many attacks can you take?" Qin Feng asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, if the warships on both sides are similar, I will never be able to use one strike two. If you use one strike three strikes, you can only escape and fight while running away, and find a chance to win. If you use one strike four, you will have no chance to win." Zhou Li said calmly.

"That's great!" Qin Feng nodded.

Zhou Li stood up, walked aside, took out a thread-packed book from a box at the corner of the house, and respectfully presented it to Qin Feng: "Your Majesty, this is the method of training for the navy that I have summarized for decades. There are all kinds of skills in water warfare. Your Majesty is very generous to the last general. The last general has no way to repay him. He can only offer this book to thank His Majesty for his kindness."

Qin Feng took the book and flipped a few pages. The pictures and texts were all in it. The front page had turned yellow, but the back was very fresh in the handwriting, which was obviously what I just added.

"Good thing!" Qin Feng applauded: "Zhou Li, you offer this thing to me, which makes me happier than giving me jewelry and beautiful jade."

"The last general has been working hard for decades in this book." Zhou Li took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, the most precious of them are not the training methods or naval battle methods, but the last naval charts. I have been collecting these things throughout my life, but what is hateful is that although the last naval charts have been collected, I have never had the opportunity to go there."

"You will have a chance." Qin Feng smiled and said, "You will definitely take the Ming warships to travel all these sea routes all over Zhou Li, Zhou Li? On my way to Baoqing Port, Ma Xiangnan, the governor of Changyang County, was still thinking about opening sea trade with his hands in his mouth? But now we only have two warships, and we don't even have enough warships, so how can we get out? In fact, I have always been obsessed with this. Not long after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have fought for years, and our national strength has been exhausted. The economy has finally won a few years of respite. If we can open sea trade, the huge profits of sea trade will become a great help to the Ming Dynasty's finances. But now, we can't get out! Wait a few years later, and when our warships are more often, it will be time to go out."

Zhou Li lowered his head and pondered for a moment, raised his head for a while, and seemed to have made some great decision, "Your Majesty, there are actually quite a few warships."

Qin Feng was slightly surprised and looked at Zhou Li, "General Zhou, aren't you the same as Ma Xiangnan? What can two warships do?"

"After the following, it is indeed far from enough for the two warships to voyage and expedition, but with the combat effectiveness of these two warships, we can actually do a lot of things." Zhou Li said.

"Can you do a lot of things?" Qin Feng looked at the other party in surprise.

"Your Majesty, what do you think you can make money the fastest in this world?" Zhou Li asked.

Qin Feng was stunned and finally understood after a while: "If you want me, you will naturally make a fortune by doing business without capital."

Zhou Li slapped his hands and a slap. Eunuch Le next to him suddenly glared at him. Zhou Li also knew that he was wrong and smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty is naturally snatched faster. Why does Your Majesty think that we are not strong enough now and cannot go far away from the ocean? It is naturally because there are many risks along the way. In addition to the risks at sea such as storms, there are more pirates on the sea."

Qin Feng looked at him quietly, waiting for him to continue talking.

"Your Majesty, since the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the strategy of banning the sea was started. Later, the Tang Dynasty fell apart and divided into four parts. The strategy of banning the sea was not cancelled and was still being implemented. But in fact, the sea trade has never stopped." Zhou Li's expression calmed down at this moment, "The things that the country is not allowed to do, but there are still some people who will do it quietly. Once successful, it will be huge profits that can make people crazy. There are such people in Chu and Qi."

Qin Feng nodded.

"The Ning clan of Quanzhou in Chu State and the Guo clan of Bozhou in Qi State are the two largest among them. To outsiders, they are the largest landlords, houses and shops all over the world, but in fact, the two of them are the two largest sea merchants in the world, and they can also be said to be two pirates. The fleet they hold is more powerful than the navy of Qi and Chu, because the navy of Qi and Chu State has basically become water snakes in the inland rivers, while they are the kings in the sea." Zhou Li said.

"The two countries of Qi and Chu have no idea?"

"Of course not, I know more or less, but the wealth of these two families is enough to cover up many people for them. In Quanzhou, Fang's words are more powerful than the government. It can be said that the county magistrate of Quanzhou is just a slave to the other Fang family."

Qin Feng took a deep breath: "Money is moving, and money can make the devil push the grinding, but that's all."

"Yes, Your Majesty, these two families have their own established sea routes, so more often, they are doing business, transporting silk, porcelain, etc. from the mainland overseas, but on this road, there are more pirates. With our current strength, we cannot chew the smuggling ships of these two families, but we can do those little pirates." Zhou Li said: "First of all, we can train troops and let the soldiers have rich experience in naval combat, and secondly, we can also plunder more wealth with this. More importantly, we can rob more pirate warships. Although their warships are not as good as our warships, they are also good ships that can withstand the wind and waves of the sea." Zhou Li said excitedly: "Your Majesty, after such accumulation, we can have more warships and form a larger fleet in a few years."
Chapter completed!