A few days passed in a flash, and soon it was the sixth day of the sixth month of June, and this day was the day set to set sail for the Golden Continent.

On this day, Liu Jin got up very early, did not lie in bed as before, got up early, washed up, had breakfast, and came to Tianjin Port.

Of course, in this era, there is nothing to do at night, and those who have a wife can still hug their wives to do some things that everyone likes to do.

It's June again, it's already midsummer, the weather is hot, it's hard to fall asleep at all, if it's winter, Liu Jin estimates that he will still be in bed for a while.

By the time Liu Jin came to the port of Tianjin, the whole port had already been busy, and there were fishing boats that set off early and slowly sailed out of the port with real bells.

There are also fishing boats that return in the early morning sun, loaded with a boatload of fish, and slowly moor under the guidance of the pilots, and then a large number of people crowd over, unloading and unloading, and buying fish.

Not far from the port, there are small stalls of snack vendors who come here to sell breakfast, noodles, rice, steamed buns, cooking cakes, all kinds of things, and the business is quite hot.

Looking at everything in front of him, Liu Jin's face was full of smiles, this is the scene that a busy port should have, and then Liu Jin's eyes naturally looked at a quiet wharf.

This pier is different from other places, where ten Daifuku ships are moored, starting with the 'Tarzan', which is the same fleet that is about to depart for the Golden Continent.

During the previous period of time, Tianjin Shipyard overhauled all these ships, replaced them, repainted them, and repainted them, and modified them appropriately, so that these ships could better adapt to the wind and waves in the ocean.

The ships had already been filled with food, water, and all kinds of supplies, just waiting for the crew to arrive, and with Liu Jin's order, these ships would sail towards the Golden Continent.

"Teacher~"

Just when Liu Jin was looking at the ten ships in a daze, a voice came.

Liu Jin followed the voice and looked over, it was Lin Shuhong with short hair, shaved beard, and wearing a sailing suit, he was strong and strong at this time, and his skin was tanned because of going to sea in the capital, coupled with the dress and grooming of this body, where can you still see the weak scholar in the past.

Last year, Lin Shuhong decided to go to the Golden Continent with the fleet, so he has been eating and living with the first batch of colleges of the Maritime Academy, learning navigation knowledge, often going to sea, sharpening himself on the ocean, and the whole person has also undergone great changes.

"Shuhong~"

Liu Jin looked at Lin Shuhong in front of him, and suddenly didn't know what to say, thought about it and said: "It's too late to regret now, you are the only son in the family, I think your parents will definitely not agree to you going to the Golden Continent." ”

"Teacher, I have made up my mind, and I have found the true meaning of life after sailing on the vast sea during this time."

"Everyone has their own destiny, and in the past, I was always very confused, because it was not my will to study and take the imperial examination, it was my parents' will."

"Although I study hard, and then I always suffer when I read those books, I often wonder where my life path is, whether it is the imperial examination again and again, the name of Sun Mountain again and again, or the ups and downs in the sea after the title of the gold list."

"But these are not what I want, I like to travel in the mountains and rivers, I like to move or not to be quiet, whether it is to take the imperial examination or to be an official, it is a kind of torment for me."

"Only now, chopping through the waves in the sea, I have discovered my true self, and it is my pursuit to travel all over the world by boat."

Lin Shuhong shook his head firmly, and then looked at the world between the water and the sky outside the port, and the whole person felt a feeling, and said something that surprised Liu Jin.

For the three students who won by his bet, to be honest, Liu Jin really didn't teach them anything, and he just used some very common quotes and famous sentences in later generations to encourage them, but he didn't expect this Lin Shuhong to find his own way because of this.

"I'm also glad to hear that you've found your own path in life."

"It's okay, since you have made up your mind, I can only wish you a smooth journey and a safe return."

Liu Jin thought for a while and said.

"Teacher, I will definitely come back, and there will be absolutely nothing going on, because I still have to go to every place you mentioned to see how big this world really is."

Lin Shuhong seemed very confident, and the whole person had a feeling that he couldn't wait to go to the sea.

"Teacher, it's almost time."

At this time, Tong Yuanyou came over and reminded.

"Hmm~"

When Liu Jin heard this, he came back to his senses and looked at the port, only to see ten phalanxes of people lined up in a neat line, walking towards the dock with neat steps.

These people were dressed in new uniform clothes, all of them were strong, muscular, dark-skinned, with stubble heads, shaved beards, and a fierce aura greeted them.

At the same time, because of the neat team and the same pace of these people, although the ten phalanxes are only a team of more than 1,000 people, they give people the feeling that they are like thousands of troops, so that the busy crowd in the entire Tianjin port has stopped what they are doing and looked at it together.

"Tsk, good, good."

At this time, a lazy voice came, and when Liu Jin heard it, his eyes suddenly lit up slightly, and he immediately looked over, only to see Zhu Houzhao walking over with Liu Jin with a smile on his face.

"Haha, Lao Liu, didn't expect it, right?"

Zhu Hou looked at Liu Jin's expression, and the whole person couldn't close his mouth with a smile, yesterday he heard that the fleet was going to the Golden Continent, so when the genius was bright, he took Liu Jin to gallop on horseback, and finally rushed to the port of Tianjin.

"Your Highness~"

Liu Jin smiled and saluted, and the others naturally followed to pay tribute to Zhu Houzhao.

"Excuse me, excuse me~"

Zhu Houzhao raised his hand slightly, looked at the ten phalanxes on the dock, and said to Liu Jin: "I feel that it is condescending to let you train these seafarers, you should go and train the army." ”

"Your Highness has won the award, I don't know how to train the army."

Liu Jin naturally shook his head again and again, knowing very well in his heart that there are some things that must not be touched.

Zhu Houzhao listened, smiled and said: "Although you don't know how to train the army, but look at these students of the Maritime Academy, thousands of people are like one, the formation is like a chessboard, and what is even more rare is that these people are extremely strong, and a brave breath soars into the sky." ”

“…”

Liu Jin was speechless, he didn't know where this Zhu Houzhao could see the courage to soar into the sky.

Fortunately, Du Mingen came over at this time, he, like Lin Shuhong, has also undergone tremendous changes, in the past, he was a businessman no matter how he looked at it, but now, the whole person looks more like a general in the army, and like a hero in the rivers and lakes, strong and strong, full of fortitude.

"Du Mingen has seen His Highness~"

He first saluted Zhu Houzhao, and then said to Liu Jin: "Young Master Liu, the time is up, it's time for the fleet to set off." ”

"Hmm~"

Liu Jin nodded solemnly, and then said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Highness, they are about to go to the Golden Continent, I wonder if Your Highness has anything to say to them?" ”

Hearing Liu Jin's question, Zhu Houzhao's face suddenly became less lazy, and the whole person immediately became serious.

This made Liu Jin also slightly surprised, the current Zhu Houzhao is more like the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and has the demeanor that a Ming prince should have.

"Absolutely."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then walked towards the team that was about to depart, came to the front of these people, and stood on a high platform, so that everyone's attention was focused on him at once.

"My name is Zhu Houzhao, and I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Houzhao's voice is very loud, and there is no naughtiness in his voice, but very solemn.

As Zhu Houzhao revealed his identity, the crew members who were about to set off suddenly widened their eyes slightly, and the whole person was also slightly excited, looking at Zhu Houzhao and waiting for his next step.

"Today is the day when you set sail for the Golden Continent, which is thousands of miles away, and the sea is rough and dangerous."

"In order to find high-yield seeds for the Ming Dynasty, you left your parents and left your wife and children, you are real warriors and heroes of the Ming Dynasty."

As Zhu Houzhao's voice sounded, all the people present couldn't help but clench their fists, and the crew members who were about to set sail, Tian Erniu and Zhao Monkey, were even more like they had been beaten with chicken blood.

Even though they are living a superior life now, they have already turned over, but after all, they have never been officially recognized or recognized by the Ming Dynasty, and they will inevitably have to be dwarfs when facing scholars, eunuchs, and magnates.

But now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty personally said that he was a warrior and a hero of the Ming Dynasty, which made people's blood boil, and there was a feeling that a soldier would die for his confidant.

"You can go to the Golden Continent with confidence, don't have any worries, I will treat your parents as my parents, and I will treat your wives and children as my wives and children."

Although Zhu Houzhao is just a little child, he is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the weight of his words is very heavy, and everyone present does not dare to treat him as a child at this time, but regards him as the prince of the Ming Dynasty.

As for Liu Jin on the side, he looked at Zhu Houzhao in front of him, and the whole person also fell into contemplation, this Zhengde Emperor, who has a very low evaluation in history, is it really like the kind of absurd and unscrupulous emperor recorded in the history books?

At least now, in Liu Jin's opinion, although Zhu Houzhao in front of him is still young, he has already shown his eloquence, and it will definitely not be what is written in the history books.

"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, and Weijia is returning to his hometown!"

"Heroes of the Ming Dynasty, I wish you a smooth journey, and when you return smoothly, I will persuade my father to come here to greet you in person."

While Liu Jin was pondering, Zhu Houzhao had already finished his speech.

"Ahem~ Lao Liu, how did I just talk about it?"

Zhu Houzhao came to Liu Jin's side and said with a light cough.

"Well, Your Highness said it very well, I think they are all boiling at this moment."

Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao, who had returned to the appearance of a hippie smile, thought about it and said.

"Haha~ Of course, who am I, I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately laughed happily.

"Liu Gongzi, do you have anything to tell you?"

Du Mingen looked at Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin, thought about it and said.

"I don't have anything more to say, let's set sail."

Liu Jin smiled and shook his head, it turned out that Zhu Houzhao, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, gave a congratulatory speech, so there was no need for him to say anything, after all, Zhu Houzhao was the prince, and it was better to keep a low profile with his own cloth clothes.

"Your Highness, Gongzi Liu, we have set sail."

Du Mingen nodded, then said very seriously to Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin, and then turned to the neat team and said, "Set sail!" ”

As his words fell, the person in charge of ringing the bell on the lighthouse here in the harbor began to ring the bell continuously.

"Bell Bell ~ Bell Bell ~"

Bells continued to echo in the harbor, and at the same time, here in the docks, firecrackers were lit, firecrackers rang out, and the crew began to board the ship one after another.

Soon, the crew of the ten phalanxes boarded the ten Daifuku ships in turn, untied the cables, put away the anchors, and the bells on the lighthouse rang again.

The ten Daifuku ships were full, and the crew stood together, bowed deeply in the direction of Zhu Houzhao on this side of the port, and then waved goodbye to everyone.

The ceremony of setting sail is very simple, and it is also the ceremony taught by the Maritime Academy, there are not too many bells and whistles, it is simple, use, and convey a clear meaning.

If it were planned by the officials of the Ministry of Rites on the side of the imperial court, it would definitely be very cumbersome and lengthy.

After the simple ceremony, the crew began to get busy, the sails on the mast slowly rose, the ship began to slowly leave the port, and after leaving the port for some distance, the sails were all raised, under the sea breeze, the speed of the ship began to soar.

The ten ships formed a straight line and headed towards the sea, and as time passed, they gradually became smaller and smaller in the field of view where the water and the sky met, and finally disappeared completely from the sea.

Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin and others have been silently watching the ships disappear in the field of vision, without any movements and words during the period, and the same on the ten ships, the crew is busy, and they are also looking in the direction of Tianjin Port from time to time, there are too many, too many reluctance.