Qin Feng, Ma Xiangnan, Yu Cong and Zhou Li sat around a table. Ma Xiangnan was used to this kind of discussion, but Yu Cong and Zhou Li were obviously a little uncomfortable. In this way, it seemed that they were on par with the emperor, and they were twisting around, which was very uneasy.

Ma Xiangnan looked down at Yu Cong's plan for the next few years. Baoqing, as the most important place under Changyang County, was originally in Ma Xiangnan's plan. Now Changyang County, whether it is developing economic crops, growing medicines and pharmacies, has already been on the right track. Grain cultivation is not the main direction of Changyang County, but in the next few years, because the population is not large, it can basically protect itself. After solving the most basic problem of food and clothing, Ma Xiangnan's eyes turned to how to make the people under his rule make a fortune. Baoqing Port naturally entered his plan.

Haimao is the only shortcut that Ma Xiangnan can quickly make Changyang County rich after thinking about it. It is the top priority of Ma Xiangnan's plan to build a treasure pot around Baoqing.

Qin Feng drank a bowl of millet porridge in small sips. Although he did not vomit, he actually felt very uncomfortable. Adapting to it took a process. As long as he got on the boat a few more times, he felt that he could quickly adapt to life at sea.

The horse monkey looked a little shabby, and she sat in the corner, with a pale face.

"Monkey, what else is Huo Guang?" Qin Feng felt much more comfortable after drinking a bowl of millet porridge.

"Master Huo is sleeping, and when he comes back, I will lie down. I will give him millet porridge and let him drive it out." Ma Hou said weakly.

Qin Feng laughed: "This guy must have felt that he was embarrassed today and didn't want you to see it. Well, let him sleep. Little monkey, you go to bed too. You don't need you here anymore. Have a good rest. Let's go out to sea again the day after tomorrow."

"Your Majesty doesn't sleep, how can the little monkey sleep?" Mahou shook his head stubbornly: "Your Majesty, I can hold on."

Looking at the horse monkey who was holding his energy, Qin Feng smiled and said, "Okay, I hope you will have the courage to go out to sea with me the day after tomorrow."

"Where is Your Majesty, the little monkey will be there!" Mahou nodded affirmatively.

Qin Feng smiled and turned his head, looking at Ma Xiangnan. The guy gathered to the ground and looked at Yu Cong's plan, not paying attention to what he was saying. Qin Feng felt that it was not difficult to convince this guy who was hiding in money now. If he didn't impress him, this old guy would really be able to hold his thigh and roll around and not allow himself to get on the boat. And as long as he threatened him, Zhou Li would be afraid that he would really not dare to sail out to sea.

"Build two more large docks in three years, and three warships can be launched in a year. Is this plan a bit huge?" Ma Xiangnan looked at Yu Cong in contemplation.

"Mr. Ma Jung-Monk, according to General Zhou's estimate, if a fleet wants to form effective combat power, it should have at least five warships like Taiping, supplemented by other ships. However, a fleet must maintain its long-term combat power. Five ships are sailing at sea, so there must be at least two or three maintenance in the shipyard. In other words, we need at least eight warships at present, but now we only have two, and one, which will be launched next summer. It is necessary to quickly make the navy form combat power."

"Do you have so many mature shipbuilders?" Ma Xiangnan asked.

"There are already a few who can work independently now, and what they lack is training. In the next two to three years, we will focus on cultivating more craftsmen." Yu Cong said.

"Where is the money?" Ma Xiangnan turned to look at Qin Feng: "Your Majesty, Changyang County will definitely not be able to come up with this money. I can't even get the money I need if I sell it."

Qin Feng smiled and said, "Money, I'll find a way."

As soon as he heard this, Ma Xiangnan's bitter face just now smiled happily, "Your Majesty pays it, that's great. I have no problem here. Yu Cong, what else do you need besides money?"

"First, we need more auxiliary craftsmen, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, etc.." Yu Cong stretched out a finger.

"No problem. A few days ago, I just got a group of people from Qin. These people are all craftsmen. I will give you the list. As long as you need it, I will pick you up everything." Ma Xiangnan said cheerfully.

"Haven't you already allocated those people? It's not easy to go to the tiger's mouth to seize food, right?" Qin Feng said with a smile.

Ma Xiangnan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's about my plan to make money in Changyang County. How can I allow those kids to ruin me? If I don't give it to me, I will take someone to rob me. Besides, the officials under Changyang County still have this awareness. Master Yu, don't worry, you can get craftsmen from the Qin people in the future and send them all to you. Well, I will also ask someone to go to other county governors to recruit such people with high salaries, so you won't be short of staff."

"That would be better. Secondly, we need to reserve more shipbuilding materials. In recent years, we have been storing materials, but because of insufficient manpower, the materials stored are for use for up to one year. Changyang County does not lack shipbuilding materials, but people need to pick them from the mountain."

"No problem, I'll give it to me." Ma Xiangnan took a lot of money again.

"Then I have no problem." Yu Cong said.

"This matter is decided, three years, two large docks." Ma Xiangnan turned to look at the emperor: "Your Majesty, then when will your money be in place?"

"Just going out to scoop!" Qin Feng smiled and said, "When it comes to making money, Zhou Li, please tell me!"

Looking at Zhou Li, Ma Xiangnan suddenly felt a bad feeling.

Zhou Li coughed awkwardly, looked at Ma Xiangnan and said, "Mr. Ma, if we want to get money quickly, or even get a boat, we have only one way to go, which is to go to the sea."

"Where is money at sea?" Ma Xiangnan was stunned and suddenly reflected, "Are you talking about robbing it at sea?"

"If you don't rob, will people send the money to me obediently?" Qin Feng said with a smile.

Ma Xiangnan looked at the smiling emperor and understood that the emperor was setting a trap for himself: "Your Majesty, we only have two warships."

Under the emperor's gaze, Zhou Li reluctantly opened a sea chart with him, pointed to some red dots on it and said, "Mr. Ma, this is the distribution map of sea pirates. The farther away from us, the stronger the strength, and the closer to us, the weaker the strength. Look, these few." His fingers pointed at the red dots, "They are the targets we are preparing to rob. Their strength is relatively weak, and the largest one is only six boats."

"That's more than us!" Ma Xiangnandao.

"Mr. Ma Jun, ships are different. These pirate ships are not above the same level compared to the Taiping ship. Even if we only have two warships, we can easily beat them." Zhou Li said.

"Are you so sure?" Ma Xiangnan looked at Zhou Li suspiciously.

"How dare I talk nonsense in front of Your Majesty?" Zhou Li said a little aggrievedly.

Ma Xiangnan suddenly looked at Zhou Li with some doubts: "Zhou Li, why are you so familiar with the distribution of these pirates on the sea? You actually know them all?"

After asking this, Zhou Li's face immediately turned red, and he was stammering and he was having trouble answering.

Qin Feng said freely: "There is nothing to say about this, County Ma, because our General Zhou Li was once considered half a pirate. He snatched it from the sea and was his business."

"Are you a pirate too?" Ma Xiangnan stood up and stared at Zhou Li with wide eyes.

"My County Ma, don't react so much, okay? General Zhou used to be in charge of others' jobs, and he couldn't help himself. Now he has abandoned the darkness and turned to the light. You have also served as an official in the Jiangnan area of ​​Chu State. I don't believe you know nothing about the Ning family in Quanzhou!" Qin Feng said lightly.

"So it's the Ning family!" Ma Xiangnan sat down slowly.

"Mr. Ma Jung-Marrior, these pirates have accumulated over the years and have a lot of money, and they are all ill-gotten gains. They just happen to do some legitimate things for us. Moreover, although these pirate ships are not as good as warships like our Taiping Ship, they are also warships. They can be used as warships. They can be used as warships, right? Moreover, pirates are all human beings. If you can catch more trees, wouldn't there be people there? You can also talk about making up for the shortage of people under your jurisdiction in Changyang County."

Ma Xiangnan smiled bitterly: "I don't want these vicious guys."

"If you are extremely vicious, just cut down trees until you die, but not everyone cannot transform them, don't you think? There are still people like this. More importantly, now we want to quickly develop our naval fleet, have money to repair docks and build more Taiping ships, that would require money. What is the situation in the court now? You know very well that after several battles, the national treasury is empty. Although there are some gains, there are more places to use money. Yiyang, Wuling and Taoyuan counties will be a bottomless pit in the next few years. If you don't think of other tricks, your sea trade will be far away. If this trip goes smoothly, the problem of Taiping Shipyard will be solved, and your sea trade plan can be greatly advanced, right?"

Ma Xiangnan scratched his head with some worries: "Your Majesty, what you said is indeed a solution, but do you have to go there in person? To put it all, that's what you mean, Ma Hou and the others can solve the problem?"

"First, I must go and take a look at it with such a lively atmosphere. I have not fought a war on the sea yet. I am happy to see the hunter. Second, I am fighting with pirates for the first time. I want to take charge of myself, worried about an accident."

"If I agree with this, the chief assistant will be able to spit out the spit directly on my face." Ma Xiangnan was in deep pain.

"You shouldn't just go to the capital city less, can he still kill to Changyang County?" Qin Feng laughed.
Chapter completed!