The younger brother of the Red Chamber is a fighter

After Tu Lingguang drank, he asked Lin Mingyu to put aside his original thoughts of talking to him, while trying to sober him up, and at the same time urging him to wash up and go to bed early.Tu Lingguang quite enjoyed Lin Mingyu's concern for him, although he said something like "I didn't drink too much" and "No problem", it was in accordance with his wishes.

Lin Mingyu waited for him to rest before returning to her room.As soon as he calmed down, he realized that he had brought back the book he had picked up from Tu Lingguang's study by the way.After being blown by the night wind like this, he was also drunk by Tu Lingguang's alcohol for a long time. At this time, he couldn't sleep much, so he simply continued to look at the place he looked at first.

Looking at it, it was dawn before I knew it.Lin Da came in to serve him, and when he saw Lin Mingyu leaning on the bed in draped clothes, with loose hair and eyes that were burning red, he was startled.

"Master, you didn't sleep last night?"

"Hmm..." Lin Mingyu subconsciously responded, and it took him a while to wake up. He raised his eyelids and saw that it was glistening white, and the light leaked in from the window sill.

Lin Mingyu stood up and stretched her limbs, only then did she feel soreness all over her body, especially her neck, which was already a little numb, and couldn't help but let out an "ouch".

Lin Dalian shook his head repeatedly, and said in disapproval: "Master, you just work hard, so you don't have to work so hard. After you sit down, I will squeeze your shoulders." He brought hot water first, wrung out the cloth towel, and let Lin Mingyu apply it to his face .

Lin Mingyu raised his head, Ren Linda covered his eyelids with hot towels, the moist heat slowly moistened the eyelids, effectively relieving fatigue.Lin Da's palms were wide and soft, and when he massaged him with moderate strength, Lin Mingyu relaxed with enjoyment.

"Brother Ming, are you up?"

Tu Lingguang stepped in and raised his eyebrows when he saw the situation in the room.

Lin Da hurriedly said: "Master Tu, the uncle read the book all night yesterday, his body is sore, I will loosen his bones."

Tu Lingguang took a look at the side, and saw Lin Mingyu curled up under Lin Da's palm like an obedient kitten, almost rolling around and bleating, and felt a little itchy.

"Okay, you go down first, I have something to tell Brother Ming."

Lin Da didn't dare to say anything. Seeing that Lin Mingyu didn't react, he had to go on with some uneasiness. He had to prepare his master's breakfast.

Lin Mingyu took off the wet wipes from his eyes, and was ready to sit down and talk to Tu Lingguang.

Tu Lingguang stepped forward and pressed his shoulders, "Lie down, I will press for you, let's talk while pressing."

"Then I will trouble you, big brother." Lin Mingyu smiled, and lay down on the imperial concubine's bed with peace of mind: "Where did you go drinking yesterday, and you came back so late?"

"I was going to tell you about this." Tu Lingguang's subordinates took it easy. Although it was the first time they did such a thing, they did it in a decent way: "Yesterday, General Zhenhai and the prefect of Qiao hosted a banquet, and they invited all Fujianese to the banquet." The officials and military generals in the city, I also went to join in the fun. Maybe soon, you will also have fun to watch."

Lin Mingyu took advantage of the situation and asked, "What's the excitement?"

"Liang Yingguo handed over the letter of credence to the capital, and will send envoys to Beijing to face him on the [-]th of next month. He was a small vassal state, and we Dahong didn't have to take him seriously, but now he is benevolent, and he has great respect for those overseas. The people are indeed a little curious, so the Ministry of Rites has issued an order to let the Fujian Coastal Defense Department and the Fujian prefect be responsible for the reception."

Lin Mingyu had seen the map of Dahong's territory in Lin Ruhai's study, and did some research on these distant and near neighbors of Dahong.This Liangying, in fact, is like the Japan he knew in his previous life, a nation that lived on an island. Today, its cultural, economic, and political development cannot compare with that of Dahong, and it has always called itself a vassal of Dahong.

But in recent years, Liang Ying has repeatedly refused to pay tribute, as if he did not regard himself as Da Hong's subordinate.Now it came again suddenly, it must be a weasel paying New Year's greetings, no good intentions.

"Brother Ming, you must have never seen Liangying people. Most of the men there are short and strong, but the Liangying women are said to be very gentle and pleasant. When his envoys come ashore from Fujian, I will take you to see them. "

Tu Lingguang was quite interested in this matter. After all, this is a good thing to promote the country's prestige. As a royal family, he is naturally proud of Da Hong's reputation.

Lin Mingyu thought in his heart: I'm not interested in those Japanese-like girls, just don't recruit wolves in.He muttered in his heart, but asked inquiringly: "Brother, have you negotiated a protocol for the reception?"

Tu Lingguang said: "There's no need to bother, it's nothing more than sending some soldiers to escort them to the capital that day. As for the resting place, it is natural for the magistrate to worry about it. The mere ministers of Liangying are not worth the cost of our coastal defense department." Zhou Zhang."

Lin Mingyu shook his head, "Eldest brother is right. But I heard that Liang Ying has not paid tribute for a long time, so he suddenly made such a move, and he probably has ulterior motives. Do we have to be on guard?"

Tu Lingguang looked at him vigorously, and said with a smile: "Brother Ming has indeed grown up. It's a good thing for you to think of this. Don't worry, although our Coastal Defense Department doesn't take him seriously, it won't be so serious. There is nothing to be wary about. News from Liangying's country will appear on the desk of the Coast Defense Department in less than ten days. We will have our own calculations at that time."

Lin Mingyu felt relieved when she saw that he had planned for a long time, and didn't say any more.Zuo Zuo himself watched by his side, and he could know anything, and it would be fine if there was nothing to do, and he could help to remind him if there was something to do.With Tu Lingguang's intelligence, he must have his own ideas and plans.

After being pressed for half a day, Lin Mingyu felt much more comfortable, and said, "Brother, I'm already well, you can rest for a while." Coincidentally, Lin Da had already brought breakfast, and Tu Lingguang hadn't eaten yet, so the two ate together.

After filling his stomach, Lin Mingyu saw that Tu Lingguang hadn't left yet, so he said, "Brother, don't you need to be on duty today?"

Tu Lingguang smiled and said: "You are too confused, take a break today. I haven't asked you how things are going with the Song family. I heard that he didn't give you face before. Do you need your elder brother to stand up for you? ?”

"No, no, it's all fine now." Lin Mingyu was slightly embarrassed by the teasing in Tu Lingguang's words.Having said that, he also remembered something: "By the way, brother, I have an idea, I want to tell you, please help me see if it will work."

Naturally, Tu Lingguang had nothing to do.

Lin Mingyu went to the bedside and showed Tu Lingguang some things he had drawn while reading a book yesterday: "This is what I came up with while reading last night. It is a design drawing of a ship. I went to Song's Dock with Song Qingming yesterday and looked at it. To Song's cargo ship. Today's cargo ships do not have a large cargo capacity, and the hull itself is very heavy, and there are almost no defensive and threatening weapons on board. The draft is deep, but the driving is slow. I heard Mr. Song Said that there are some pirates on the sea nowadays. Their ships are bigger than cargo ships. Although they move slower, their weapons are much better. Once a cargo ship encounters them, they seldom escape unscathed. The risk at sea has also increased. many."

"You're right, not only Song's cargo ships are like this, but all Dahong's cargo ships are like this. Compared with these ships, our Coast Defense Department's ships are only superior in strength and equipment, and their load capacity is worse than this."

"Hasn't the Department of Coastal Defense always thought of improving it?" Lin Mingyu was puzzled.

Tu Lingguang frowned and said: "This is the fault of old age. Now that the coast of Dahong is peaceful, although some pirates make trouble, they don't dare to offend the people on the shore. If they rob the caravan, Dahong's sailors are not vegetarians." Yes. The imperial court still has a lot of confidence in this, and the improvement of ships is not something that can be changed at will. Now that the shipbuilders are gradually declining.

Lin Mingyu frowned and said, "So, is it true that the imperial court wants to ban the sea?"

Tu Lingguang nodded: "In less than three years, the imperial court will definitely issue a ban on shipping. Now it will not be issued, but these powerful families in the imperial court who occupy the interests of shipping are supporting it. Sooner or later, no one will be able to eat this bowl of rice."

Seeing that Lin Mingyu didn't speak for a long time, Tu Lingguang patted him on the shoulder: "Forget it, what are you talking about. Don't worry, with me here, you can go to sea whenever you want. Even if their fleet is blocked, I can still Let your fleet go out in peace and come back in peace."

Lin Mingyu thought in her heart, how could it be so easy.Now there are countries like Liangying in this world, will there be places like Europe and America in the previous life?Will there also be maritime colonial aggression?

After all, these things are still far away, and it will not be clear for a while. Tu Lingguang does not seem to realize the harm that this policy will cause if it is promulgated, but even if Lin Mingyu is worried, he does not know the situation overseas, so it is difficult to predict in advance .Just suppress this worry and take care of the immediate matter first.

"Let's not talk about that, brother, let's see how my ship is designed, can it be made?" Lin Mingyu pulled back her thoughts, and hurriedly pointed to the blueprint and looked at Tu Lingguang expectantly.

Tu Lingguang also looked at it seriously, and he was really surprised when he saw it.

"Brother Ming, you really came up with this, you, tell me what to say!" Tu Lingguang seldom loses color like this, and at this time, he doesn't care about the royal demeanor, hugging Lin Mingyu's neck, Shake it vigorously twice.

Lin Mingyu's neck hurt from being strangled, so she hurriedly grabbed his hand, "Brother, don't get excited. Put your hands down, let's talk slowly."

Tu Lingguang grabbed his hand, but forgot to let go.

"Mingyu, you are such a genius! Your idea is great. If you can really make it, you will be able to stand firm in the future!"

Lin Mingyu smiled and said: "It's not just that, my ship can also be equipped with weapons, not only for cargo ships, but also for combat use. Brother, since you said yes, then I will give you the blueprint. "

"Give it to me?" Tu Lingguang was stunned for a moment, then quickly smiled and said, "Yes, I am your elder brother, who will you give it to if you don't give it to me?"

While Tu Lingguang was happy, he quickly thought about it.When he calmed down, he took Lin Mingyu's hand, sat down together and said, "Brother Ming, you divide this blueprint into two parts, one for military use, and put it here. The other, where you can add weapons Don’t mention it yet, after all, the cargo ship’s equipment can’t be too outrageous, I’ll give you a solution. Don’t make it too outstanding, I think these are enough for you to subdue those old things.”

Lin Mingyu smiled and said, "So Big Brother already knows."

Tu Lingguang said: "Brother doesn't care about your matter. Qian Hua has a good relationship with the household department now. This person has a loyal personality and is a person you can make friends with. But with the Song family's grievances, I'm afraid it's not easy to talk about it." Chang Bainian's situation is the same as that of the Song family. Let the Song family solve the problem of grievances. Huang Zongci, an old man, I thought he was the most difficult to deal with. Now you hold this lifeline in your hands , you can firmly grasp his mind. Brother Ming, remember, with me behind you, no one dares to do anything to you!"

Tu Lingguang's words were insane, but Lin Mingyu had no doubts about his ability.

"I know everything, brother. If there is any danger, I will ask you to save me."

Tu Lingguang laughed, and felt that Lin Mingyu was more and more amiable.