The clues about Zuli's hidden property were finally examined by Zhou Yangfan. In the forest by the small lake, under a big tree with branches and leaves, several soldiers used hoes to dig the floating soil on the surface, and an iron plate appeared in front of everyone, lifting the iron plate, and what appeared in front of everyone was a ladder passage extending downward.

"I'll go and have a look first!" Ma Hou lifted the knife, and was the first to walk down the stairs, followed by several personal guards. After a while, Ma Hou's shouts came faintly from inside.

"Your Majesty, I found it, I found it!"

The group waited and then entered the inside.

The passage was afraid that it was dozens of feet long. Everyone carried the torches and walked down the long passage. Zhou Li said in horror: "This Zuli is actually a local mouse. If you can't build this secret room, you can't make a big fuss. I don't know how many years he has been trying on it."

"Zuli is in his fifties and has been a pirate for decades. If he has the intention to plan, it will not be difficult." He Ying said.

Everyone was walking, but there were ecstatic laughter from the horse and monkeys.

"Hahaha, we're rich!" Hearing this voice, he seemed crazy.

When he reached the end of the passage, he pushed open a wooden door, and a stone secret room appeared in front of everyone. The box three feet long and two feet wide was placed in front of everyone. Mahou had already pried open one of the mouths. Looking at the things inside, even Qin Feng was a little dumbfounded.

Gold bars were lying in the box, emitting a faint golden light under the illumination of the torch.

Qin Feng pointed at the remaining boxes, and the laughing Mahou understood and, together with the guards, opened the boxes one by one. What was presented to everyone was the accumulation of a pirate for the rest of his life.

The boxes of gold bars, silver ingots, and jewelry made the torches in the dark room fade.

He picked up a gold bar and gently stroked it in his hand, "Zuli is a deliberate person. He tried hard to transform them into these gold bars and silver ingots. Unfortunately, he couldn't enjoy them in the end and made them cheaper."

Huo Guang's eyes were also a little straight. He had never seen so many gold items in his life. Even when he was in charge of the Ministry of War, sometimes the money items he had made were as big as one million taels of silver. But after all, these were all numbers on the account books, which had the impact of the yellow Cancan and the white things in front of him.

"Being a pirate, it turns out to be so promising!" He sighed deeply, and his eyes were sweeping around the second young master Ning. Speaking of which, Zuli was not really a pirate with a particularly powerful force. For example, the second young master Ning, who is both engaged in maritime business and is also a pirate, should the family be rich to the point!

Seeing that Huo Guang's gaze was a little unkind, Young Master Ning couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was a smart person, and of course he understood the meaning of Huo Guang's gaze.

"Master Huo, even our Ning family cannot afford so much real money. Zuli is naked and has no worries. Our Ning family is a big family with a large population and so many subordinates who follow him. Just a shipyard alone invests a lot of money every year. Apart from real estate, land, and shops, we need to give out so much cash and silver at one time, which is really impossible to give out."

Huo Guang said this truthfully, and Qin Feng was still the emperor of a country. The treasury is still in deficit, and the inner treasury is often empty. The family is big and the business is big, but the cost is also great. However, Zuli, like a groundhog, has accumulated a lifetime of wealth little by little, but in a blink of an eye, he has made wedding dresses for others.

"Mahou, count it and see how much harvest is?" Qin Feng felt happy, but he had to maintain a little majesty in front of his subordinates, otherwise he would really want to laugh out loud. With so much cash, the funds in Huludao, the military port, have been settled, and even Yu Cong's Taiping Shipyard can finally expand the second or even the third line.

Everyone left the secret room with Qin Feng, returned to the ground, and sat on the platform extending into the lake, feeling even more comfortable.

"I'm afraid this secret room is at our feet now." Huo Guang pointed to the lake and smiled: "This Zuli is really a deliberate person. In this life, if he doesn't become a pirate, he will probably be a martyr."

Everyone laughed.

Zuli is like this, so what about Lu? At this moment, everyone's hearts are in a state of great enthusiasm. "Your Majesty, I think it's time to be too late. Zuli and Lu are destroyed. The news will eventually spread. After being delayed for a long time, his subordinates will get the news and run away with gold and silver." Zhou Li said impatiently.

"Okay, you and Yangfan each lead the ships to sweep the pirates' nests. He Ying, you can go with them too. These warriors will basically follow you back in the future. It's better to be familiar with them now, and by the way, you will also know more about the performance of our warships. In the future, you will also command such warships!" Qin Feng said with a smile.

He Ying's head was also hot, and he immediately responded to his orders.

Zhou Li, who has now become a wealthy fan, can't wait. After receiving Qin Feng's order, he turned around and left. Zhou Yangfan and He Ying also followed him quickly.

The more money you make now, it means that the navy under their command will have more warships and more sailors in the future. How can they not be anxious?

Looking at the hurried figures of the few people, everyone who stayed laughed knowingly.

After a while, the horse and monkey happily came out from the ground again.

"Your Majesty, those jewelry and other things are not a good person, and I don't know how much it is, but the gold and silver have been counted, and there are more than two million taels." The horse and monkey were very happy.

Hearing this number, Qin Feng couldn't help but be stunned. In the battle against Qin, countless soldiers died of the newborn Ming Dynasty's destruction. He even went barefoot and almost died. After a battle, the compensation extorted from Qin State was only five million taels of cash. After deducting the expenses, it can only be said that there was basically no compensation.

Of course, the account is not settled like this. Defeating Qin will bring more political significance and subsequent long-term benefits.

Two million yuan of existing silver and unknown amounts of jewelry can be used in the end. Because with these real silvers under the warehouse, the Ming Taiping Bank can issue more paper money, and two million taels may become four million taels.

This trip to sea was really worth it.

In the next few days, Qin Feng waited for Zhou Li and others to return to the voyage while taking Ning Ze to travel around every corner of Huludao, and had a general consideration of the scale of this place. To do this, an important node in the Ming Dynasty maritime affairs, of course, not only should we build a military port and garrison, but also a dock here to repair damaged warships, there must be enough immigrants to reclaim the land here, and at least to be self-sufficient.

After returning, officials from the Ministry of Works were sent to make a detailed plan. Some experts in the Ministry of Works were asked by themselves to make detailed plans.

The captured pirates naturally could not stay here. They were asking for trouble for themselves. They and their families had to immigrate to Changyang County. Some of the ones that could still be transformed were left to Zhou Li for retraining to enrich the Ming Navy. Those who were rebellious were handed over to Ma Xiangnan and asked them to cut trees in the deep mountains and forests until they died. Anyway, Changyang County is short of people now, and people are needed everywhere.

As for the manpower needed here, we need to find another way. Ma Xiangnan is buying people from Qin State. This is a way, and we also have to think of ways from other places. After all, those Qin people were brought by Ma Xiangnan, and it took even more time to try to pry food from his mouth. With these things in our minds, we remembered some things that Ning Zeyuan mentioned earlier.

"Zeyuan, do you think there are many slaves to buy and sell in those island countries and city-states overseas?" He looked at Ning Zeyuan and walked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, there are indeed many slaves in those places." Ning Zeyuan nodded.

"This time after you go over and when you come back, try to buy as much as possible." Qin Feng pointed at his feet, "There is a need to enrich the population here, and there are a large number of people."

After knowing Qin Feng’s plan, Ning Zeyuan naturally understood. “I wonder what kind of person His Majesty needs?”

"Of course, it's better to have family members." Qin Feng said: "Such people are scruples and easy to control. There are more kids who are half old. Although they are young now, they will be laborers in a few years. Moreover, these people are more likely to have a sense of identity with me, Daming. Of course, the ratio of men and women is half-heavy. But the old ones don't want it."

"I understand." Ning Zeyuan nodded.

"Building a military port and turning it into a pearl on the sea is just a verbal thing, but if you really want to do it, it will be a long-term trouble. You have to think about it more about it in the future. Huludao will be the seat of the Maritime Affairs Bureau in the future. At least in recent years, this will not change."

Ning Zeyuan nodded.

"After returning to Quanzhou, what else does your plan to seize power need? This time you go to sea, you must also think carefully and understand that you cannot let go of every detail. It requires human hands. Even if you propose it, the court will select capable people you are satisfied with to assist you. The sooner you take this position, the better, and it will be more beneficial to our future major events."
Chapter completed!