It turns out that the prey of the great white shark will lose a piece of meat if it does not die.

The pirate ship that Zhu Gaosui was eyeing had an infinite chance of escaping close to zero. Since Liujiagang set sail, the same scene has to be staged every once in a while.

When there are many times, most of the month is spent chasing pirates.

Seeing the wooden ships that fell behind him sink to the bottom of the sea one after another, one of the fastest pirate ships began to fall into despair. The pirates on board can foresee what awaits them once they are caught up by the warship.

The solid iron ball kept smashing into the sea, instantly raising a huge column of water.

The sturdy wooden boat bounced between the waves.

The sunken ship swept up a huge whirlpool, the smell of blood attracted sharks in the sea, and the pirates nearly collapsed as they watched the triangular fins gliding across the sea.

Zhu Gaosui and the Ming army on the warship became more and more excited, and the merchant ships following the warship were eager to try.

Compared to doing business in a proper manner, robbing pirates obviously makes money faster.

Once you taste the sweetness, it's easy to start again. In the end, seeing the familiar skull flag, the crew's excitement and excitement were no less than discovering a strange island.

The robbers who terrified the maritime merchants were seen by the members of the fleet as hens who lay golden eggs.

During the robbery, the level of foreign languages spoken on board skyrocketed. Soon he will be able to say "pay money without killing" in eight Chinese dialects.

As the "team leader", Zheng He always has to symbolically persuade him.

Zhu Gaosui did not listen to persuasion, and Gonggong Zheng fulfilled his duties, even if he completed his own work. Soon unloaded the burden and joined the robbery team organized by King Zhao with Wang Jinghong and Hou Xian.

"No wonder Tartars love threshing."

Hou Xian sighed and wiped the blood stains on the waist knife, this feeling is really a sting-excited, making people want to stop - not - can.

Hou Gonggong's cognition obviously deviated from the normal track, and there were signs of the collapse of the three views. Helplessly, the captain of the fleet and His Royal Highness King Zhao had no intention of correcting it.

Thus, in the fifteenth century, during the third voyage of Zheng He's fleet to the West, most of the members of the fleet developed unique interests and hobbies, and never looked back in a more unique direction.

After half an hour of pursuit, all the pirate ships that were targeted sank to the bottom of the sea.

A small number were sunk by shells or hit by warships, and the rest were mostly scuttled by the Ming army and looted and sunk. The scuttled pirate ships, many of which were three-sail, were not as good as the big food merchant ships, but they were better than the wooden ships of the European explorers.

It's a pity that Zhu Gaosui can't look down on it, and the members of the fleet, including the fellow businessmen, can't look down on it either.

Accustomed to taking luxury passenger ships, who would look at the small steamer with black smoke in their eyes?

The pirates, who were lucky enough not to die, watched the wooden ship disappear into the sea, and the reliance on their lives disappeared, and they wanted to cry without tears.

This does not mean the end,

"Treasure hiding locations, mooring ports, trading on the black market, are there any accomplices, say!"

The pirates were tied to pillars, brocade guards wielded swords, and interpreters stood aside, taking turns to communicate with the pirates in multiple languages. Complete tasks and practice speaking by the way, killing two birds with one stone.

Civilian officials from the Beijing branch always make reasonable use of their time.

"Say!"

The scabbard was replaced with a leather whip, and the pirate let out a scream of horror.

It's a bunch of devils!

The pirate, who had long since lost his faith, cried bitterly. Unfortunately, God could not hear his prayers and weep, like the merchants and sailors who broke their hands and feet and were thrown into the sea alive.

Zhu Gaosui returned to the cabin, lifted the teapot, and poured half a pot of tea.

The long-term life at sea not only tanned his face, but also made his style of acting change a lot. It's like a tiger out of the gate, a lion out of the territory. Suddenly, I found that the world outside is so vast, and the unknown future is so exciting.

Recalling the past, Zhu Gaosui often thinks of his conversation with Meng. Now savor it, the seemingly ridiculous idea can only be understood by being there in person.

Sailing on the sea is destined to have many places that are not used to, and it is not as good as the brocade clothes and food in the palace. But Zhu Gaosui likes it, damn likes it.

The life of finding a new continent and chasing down a pirate ship is so fascinating. This feeling is worse than galloping on the grassland, swinging a knife and slashing.

In the face of the endless blue, I can't wait to yell a few times.

Looking up at the vast sky, the sea breeze puffs up the robes, like ribbed wings, and the next moment it will rise into the air.

Knock knock.

There was a knock on the door of the cabin.

Zhu Gaosui put down the teapot, and outside the hatch, stood the brocade guard who was in charge of interrogation, interrogation, and pirates.

"Your Highness, the pirate treasure has been asked. Do you want to go? ”

"Of course I want to go!" Zhu Gaosui said with a smile, "The queen mother likes rubies, and the ones in the hands of the big food merchants can't be looked down upon." But the pirates have a lot of good goods in their hands. There is also a gold coin engraved with a portrait, which melted, just as a birthday gift for the emperor. ”

Jin Yiwei promised.

Soon, the fleet split into two routes and continued all the way to anchor at the islands marked on the charts. The other way to the pirate treasure harbor is not far from the island, and it takes about two hours to go back and forth.

Zhu Gaosui went down the cable to the boat and boarded the warship to hunt for treasure.

Zheng and Wang Jinghong stayed on the treasure boat, and Hou Xian accompanied him.

More than ten warships and nearly twenty horse boats drove towards the treasure hiding place.

The pirate who showed the way shrunk his neck and was lifted onto the warship, without the slightest hint of resistance. The pirates who dared to resist were thrown into the sea, and the only fate was to die in the belly of the fish.

The more vicious and vicious he is, the more he kills countless people, the more he is afraid of death.

To exterminate more than a dozen pirates, the Ming army had already learned about it.

The location of the pirate's treasure is not hidden, but it is difficult to sail into the big ship.

The boat was put down again, and Zhu Gaosui and Hou Xian went ashore together.

The island is sparsely wooded, with rocks and caves washed by the sea.

The pirate led the group to a strangely shaped rock, dug through a half-meter-thick layer of soil, lifted several baffles, and a cave hidden in the ground was impressively revealed to everyone.

Dozens of wooden boxes were piled together, the lids of the boxes could barely be closed, and a dazzling golden light faintly revealed in the gaps.

When the lid is opened, the bag immediately falls out.

The leather rope that bound the bag broke, and the round-round pearls rolled to the ground, white and black, the size of a dragon's eye.

The wooden boxes were opened one by one, and there was a wave of exclamation.

Strangely shaped golden statues, three-foot-high corals, exquisite gold pots, and scimitars inlaid with various colored gemstones...... Gold and silver coins of various shapes, many of which were not packed into boxes, were scattered directly on the ground, and the torches shone through, and the eyes were full of golden light.

Rao is Zhu Gaosui, who is used to seeing the treasures of the palace, was also stunned for two seconds.

Bending down to pick up a scimitar, rubbing a pattern on the handle, Zhu Gaosui's eyes were slightly gloomy, this is not something that ordinary businessmen can have. It is likely that this pirate robbed the "royal family" on some island, or a tributary fleet.

However, at this point, there is no need to pursue it.

Putting the knife back into its sheath, Zhu Gaosui ordered to carry away all the treasures in the cave. Then he walked up to the cowering pirate, and slowly—drew his long knife, and under the pirate's terrified gaze, his hand rose and fell.

Blood gushed and heads rolled to the ground.

In this way, it can be regarded as avenging the owner of the scimitar.

Leaving the pirate treasure vault, the ship sailed to the predetermined island and joined the fleet.

This island was discovered by the fleet during its second voyage to the Western Ocean.

To the east of the island is a natural deep-water harbor with fresh water and no large predators. In addition to the seabirds, there are mostly some strange stone statues.

Zhu Gaosui didn't care about this.

Heavenly nobles, phoenix sons and dragon grandchildren.

When you meet him, it doesn't matter which way he is immortal, he is a shark coiled and a tiger curled up. If you dare to disobey your orders, all the artillery on the rack will be bombarded.

"Your Highness, at this rate, you will be able to reach the new land in another month."

"Okay." Zhu Gaosui used a dagger to cut open the dough, sandwiched in the roasted dried meat and pickles, and took a big bite to remove the small half, "These orphans are laymen, you can arrange them." ”

"Yes."

The huge fleet continued to move forward, encountering pirates along the way, regardless of 3721, all of them were destroyed. However, there are always two or three fish that slip through the net, and when they see that the situation is not good, they run away in advance and are lucky to survive.

Afterwards, news came out that the Daming fleet sailing on the sea suddenly put on a layer of terror.

"That's a horrible bunch of devils."

"The devil wears a robe dyed red with blood, and there are golden monsters on the robes!"

"Targeted by the devil on the ship, no one can escape alive."

"It's terrible, if I hadn't gotten the news in advance, I would have died at the bottom of the sea like the captain of the Tempest."

The rumors spread more and more, and later, just hearing the words "Daming Fleet" could make the pirates jump and panic. No matter how fierce the pirates are, when they hear that the Ming fleet is going to pass in front of their house, their first reaction is to pack their luggage and move away.

Too many things to move? Don't!

If the treasure is gone, you can grab it again, and if your life is gone, what's the use of holding on to the gold coins!

During the Ming fleet's voyage to the Western Ocean, the maritime merchants were surprised to find that the pirates who had been raging in the past had suddenly disappeared.

The "black market", where pirates often gather, has also become deserted. The stall owner was so idle that he dozed off.

"Pirates? No pirates! ”

"Yes, we don't have pirates here!"

"Let's go! Ask questions again, be careful of Lao Tzu beating you! ”

The maritime merchants looked at each other, and only after inquiring privately did they learn the "truth".

Since then, many maritime merchants have begun to regard the Ming fleet as a "protector". There was an unlucky merchant ship that encountered pirates, and when he saw that he couldn't hide, the shipowner stiffened his neck and shouted, "I have someone in the Ming Dynasty!" ”

The pirate's hand shaking the knife trembled twice.

I was going to kill people and rob goods, but in the end, I only robbed two boxes of spices, and I didn't dare to kill anyone. It can be seen that the power of the word "Daming" is huge.

Where the Daming fleet passed, when it met the Shanghai merchant fleet, there was no need to greet it, and there were ships of goods immediately delivered.

Give money?

Don't, don't! If you can sail with the fleet for a while, you will be familiar with a few words of Ming official. What is a shipload of goods, send another ship!

Stopping at the islands along the way, showing their identity, warm hospitality, and carrying out trade, needless to say, on some islands, the king's family packed up their baggage early, just waiting for the ship to set off to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Don't go back to Daming for the time being?

Never mind. Wherever the fleet goes, we will follow.

In a word, a red heart to Daming!

After many times, Zhu Gaosui has the same troubles as his father, the country is strong, the people are too famous, and sometimes they are sad.

When the Ming fleet proclaimed its national prestige at sea, the Ming Dynasty ushered in the peak period of tribute by the envoys of the Fanbang.

Since May of the ninth year of Yongle, in front of the city gate of Nanjing, the tributary envoys have lined up in a long line.

The northern Tatars, Warat, Uliangha, Jurchen.

Siam, Champa, Chenla, Laos in the south.

Separated by a Himalayan Guri, Ceylon, Kochi, Little Kuran, Kajil.

Boat trip to the Old Port, South Vuli, Java, Manraka, Sumatra.

Wave after wave of tributary processions arrived at Yingtianfu, Honglu Temple and Guanglu Temple were so busy that their feet did not touch the ground, and the hall was once again full.

With the arrival of the tributary procession, there was an endless stream of merchants who rushed to hear the news, and there were not enough rooms in the inn, and many shopkeepers were crowded into large shops, so the men could only lay on the floor in the inn.

As soon as there are many people, there are many problems, and public security problems occur frequently, and the commanders of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and Ying Tianfu Mansion Yin are so worried that the corners of their mouths are foaming.

There was no way, Zhu Di ordered the Beijing Huitong Pavilion to "open" in advance. The envoys of the Jurchens, Korea, the White Horde, and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Moscow did not have to enter Beijing, and were directly received and arranged by the Beijing Consulate.

"The king of the Han Dynasty galloped to Beijing, and set up a banquet to entertain the tributary envoys."

An edict ended Zhu Gaoxu's career in Tuntian.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to leave Xuanfu in his heart, he was busy working for two years, and he was about to make results, so he didn't care about it?

Reluctantly!

Helplessly, my father has an order, and I have to go if I don't go.

Changing into the prince's regular clothes, riding on the elephant's chariot, looking at the distant cornfields and potato fields, his eyes were full of reluctance.

Shen Xuan was busy training troops, and Xu Huizu was bedridden to recuperate, ignoring the tributary envoys at all. The officials of the Beijing branch came to the door and sent away with the sentence "Wait for the arrival of His Royal Highness the King of Han".

Meng also became busy.

In the eighth year of Yongle, the corn and potatoes sown in the fields of Huangzhuang and Xungui have been harvested. The yield is not as gratifying as expected, but the characteristics of drought and cold resistance are undoubtedly revealed.

Several of the "red men" brought back by the fleet were left in Daming to help solve the problems that arose during the cultivation of the grain.

Through Guò translation, Meng learned that these people came from the "Kingdom of Cusco".

"Cusco?"

Uncle Meng knocked on his head, not at all.

He didn't know much about the history of the Americas, and he had no idea that twenty years later, this humble country would conquer the entire western part of South America, rule for centuries, and become one of the three major civilizations in the Americas, the Inca Empire.

If he knew...... Probably won't change much. At most, show a surprised expression, and then do what to do.

He wanted the produce of the Americas and was not interested in the people who lived there. As for the land, this is a matter for those in power to worry about.

Since being enlightened by Grandpa Guo, Meng clearly knows that many times, if you are confused, you can't be smart. Worrying too much and working too hard is not necessarily a good thing.

What he should be thinking about now is the harvest of his one-third of an acre. Judging from the news sent by Brother Jiu, this year's harvest should be quite good.

After July, Meng stayed in Juntun for longer and longer periods. often squatting and looking for people was replaced by Dingguo Gong.

In the autumn harvest season, the wheat and rice sorghum in the fields began to mature one after another, and the corn planted in the barren fields also produced palm-long cobs-ears.

Meng tried to break an ear and open it, but the corn kernels were not full, but the fragrant taste made him grin.

"Uncle?!"

Seeing Meng Sheng eating corn, the guards didn't have time to stop him, his face changed suddenly, and he almost grabbed it.

The grain can be eaten, but it is also cooked. I haven't heard that it can be eaten raw.

What should I do if I have a problem eating?

"It's okay, I'm just tasting it, I'm not going to eat it."

Meng smiled and handed the bite of corn to the guard, "I'll break two more sticks, go back to the house and cook it, everyone will taste it." ”

"Uncle Xie."

This barren field is Meng's "military field", which was cultivated last year and only started planting this year. He didn't worry about food, so he used it all to grow corn.

When I returned to the city, I happened to meet Zhu Gaoxu, who came from Xuanfu.

Seeing the prince's elephant, Meng immediately dismounted and stepped forward to salute. There was no sound for a long time, and when he raised his head, he saw Zhu Gaoxu's mu of light burning, staring behind him, his eyes not blinking.

Looking back, I understood.

"Gao Fu."

"Humble duty."

"Present the wheat in your hand to the prince."

"Yes."

After taking the corn, Zhu Gaoxu was satisfied.

Jumping on the horse, Meng muttered secretly, King Han who loves to grow grain, King Zhao who went to sea to rob, and Emperor Yongle who has nothing to do to fight with his neighbors...... Daming is really a magical dynasty.

Uncle Meng didn't know that there was still a surprise waiting for him in the city.

Zhu Zhanyan, who successfully increased from a three-headed body to a four-headed body, stood at the gate of the city, looking forward to it.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu's elephant chariot, his big eyes lit up, and when he saw Meng who was following the elephant chariot, his little face suddenly smiled into a flower.

"Father!"

When Zhu Gaoxu saw Zhu Zhanyan, his exhaustion was swept away. Seeing his son "pounce" over, he opened his arms with a smile on his face.

Unexpectedly, after Zhu Zhanyan saluted, he turned halfway, "Shaobao, I'm long, and I can pull the iron bow." The emperor's grandfather allowed me to go to Suncheon and continue to study with Shaobao! ”

When the words fell, the faces of the two people turned green.

One is Zhu Gaoxu, who was thrown aside by his son, and the other is Xia Yuanji, the head of the household who went north with Zhu Zhanyan.

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The discussion of moving the capital has not passed for a long time, and the envoys of various states have not yet left Beijing.

"For the sake of the country, I want to make the crown prince."

Crown Prince?

There was silence in the court for a long time.

In the early years, anyone who mentioned this matter had to be punished, and when the Son of Heaven was in a bad mood, he was sent to Jinyi Prison and the whole family was exiled. In the past two years, everyone has learned to be obedient, but the Son of Heaven took the initiative to mention it?

The Wenchen who once supported King Ping inevitably had some bad tastes, but he also knew that the current King Ping could not bear the heavy responsibility of the prince no matter what.

In terms of which aspect, the most suitable candidate is King Han.

Driven by the general trend, the meaning of the Son of Heaven. There is no point in persisting any longer.

In the Fengtian Palace, the ministers knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty is Shengming!" ”