At night, the water village is brightly lit.

Tang Yin and Xu Jing sat opposite each other.

On the case, there is steamed big yellow croaker, as well as dry-fried whale meat, and the rice wine on the wine cup is hot, but it is slowly cooled.

The two people at the beginning are now incomparable.

After being silent for a long time, Xu Jing said: "In the past two years, I have benefited a lot, learned a lot of things, and the world is vast, which is really unimaginable." ”

"yes." Tang Yin sighed: "The teacher showed us a way. ”

Xu Jing took a sip of wine: "I will follow the path of my teacher, go all the way, and rest until I die." ”

Tang Yin bowed his head: "You and I encourage each other." ”

He drank it all in one gulp.

"Brother Xu......" Tang Yin was a little stumped: "I have always known you and have many hobbies, so I ordered someone to invite a singer to Ningbo Mansion ......"

"No need." Xu Jing shook his head: "It has been changed." ”

Tang Yin glanced at Xu Jing deeply.

Xu Jing said: "Today you and my brother drank this wine, tomorrow, I will set off, to Tianjin Wei into Beijing, life is too short, short to, even if you exhaust your life, I am afraid that you will not be able to see the whole picture of the whole world, even so, you have to race against time, the teacher is in Beijing, I must have been worried about me for a long time, this time, I have brought a lot of things, both into the court, but also to the teacher, Bohu, you are here, take care, the Japanese can run rampant on the ocean for a hundred years, it is not just a group of pirates. ”

Tang Yin's eyes became firm, and he smiled: "Feng Wolf Juxu, I wish it, he will go straight to the nest of the widows, fish and admire the moon there, drink the blood of the thief, and then make fun of the head of the thief, and there will be no regrets in life." ”

"Then, then, I will reach the edge of heaven and meet you for a drink." Xu Jing smiled.

Tang Yin raised his glass and got up, spilling the wine on the ground: "This is the agreement, if you dump it, I will expose the matter of your private meeting with the nun in the nunnery." ”

“……”

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Xu Jing came to Ningbo just to make supplies.

He has more important things to do and more important people to meet.

Early the next morning, the pier.

Countless Ningbo soldiers and civilians came to see each other off.

Xu Jing went to the dock, stopped, turned around, and stared at Tang Yin.

Tang Yin smiled.

"We'll meet again."

Tang Yin bowed: "Yes." ”

Xu Jing said suddenly: "The eldest husband has a seven-foot body, Xu Yisheng Li Min, and the private feelings of the children are just floating clouds; In fact, even if you don't see it, as long as you know that Bohu is good, no matter where your brother is, it is enough to be happy. ”

"Remember our agreement." Tang Yin smiled.

It's a little sad.

He and Xu Jing never expected that they would take different paths, but fortunately, their end points were the same.

Tang Yin was deeply struck by Xu Jing.

Xu Jing returned a salute as usual.

"I wish you well."

"May my brother cherish it."

Smile at each other.

Xu Jing turned around, did not look back, boarded the dregs of the world, Wang Bushi, and shouted: "Set sail!" ”

After the trimming, the rejuvenated sailors and boatmen raised anchor and set sails.

The dregs of the world, Wang Bushi, slowly left the harbor in the direction of the rising sun. 、

Tang Yin stood with his hands behind his back for a long time, until the dregs of the world, Wang Bushi, disappeared between the sea and the sky, leaving only the last reflection in the yellow sea under the morning light.

Hu Kaishan stood behind Tang Yin, and his palm unconsciously patted Tang Yin's shoulder.

Only between this lightning and flint, Qi Jingtong opened Hu Kaishan's hand with one punch.

The meat is firm.

Smack.

Qi Jingtong's tears are about to come out.

The tiger's mouth is sore, and his fists are hot and painful.

"Oh. I forgot. Hu Kaishan scratched his head in shame.

Qi Jingtong endured the pain and said to Tang Yin with concern: "Tang Xiu, you are fine." ”

"Nope." Tang Yin laughed: "Brother Xu is good when he is alive, since ancient times, he has been sad and parting, because of this parting, I don't know how many years it will take to see each other, but as long as he lives, I know that no matter where Brother Xu is, whether it is on the edge of the sky or the cape, he ...... All side by side with me. I am of the same heart with him, it doesn't matter whether I see it or not, after the husband sees the vastness of the world, there should be the ambition of Lingyun, this ambition, the bright moon in the sky can be seen! ”

He turned.

Seeing Hu Kaishan and Qi Jingtong who were at a loss, he roared angrily: "What are you still doing in a daze?" Gather the whole battalion, set sail, and go a hundred miles to the east to find the traces of giant whales! ”

Hu Kaishan and Qi Jingtong felt a pang in their hearts, and arched their hands: "Humble and obey!" ”

The trumpets sounded and the drums thundered!

The sailors gathered with a roar, and their eyes lit up.

Yesterday's atmosphere was a little frustrating.

They saw that Tang Xiu's complexion was not good, and they wanted to come to Shuizhai to repair for a while.

Together, with the sound of the drums, they immediately cheered up, and their eyes were red, like a pack of hungry wolves.

Tang Yin had already brought all the officials to the front, only glanced at them, and took the lead in boarding the ship and ascending to the seat.

"Repair, the helm deck is ready."

"Repair, the iron anchor has been raised."

"Repair, the sails have been raised."

"Repair, the water tank is ready."

"Edited, Hyogo inventory completed."

"Revision, the grain depot has been checked."

"Revision, all staff checked, 294 people are all there."

Tang Yin, as usual, raised the signing order from the signature tube, and landed on the deck with a snap: "Set sail!" ”

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A fast horse, with the news, rushed to Beijing.

In the capital division, people are still immersed in the vastness of the giant fish.

Emperor Hongzhi has a decree to restore the skeleton of this giant fish and display it in Jingshan.

Gradually, people have a new understanding of the sea.

There is fish in the sea and it is delicious.

There are wind and waves in the sea, so I am afraid.

There are also giant whales in the sea, so scared and afraid.

Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the military department, was under tremendous pressure.

Inevitably, the discussion about the sea has spilled over to the waste of public money.

When the sea ship was first built, it was the military department that begged the grandfather to sue the grandmother for money.

These countless money and food, and countless people who have been requisitioned and distributed, are all spent by your military department.

The Penglai Water Village of the Ministry of War has no combat effectiveness, which can be called a shame.

Can ...... now The silver is spent, the food is gone, the ships are being built, and the personnel are training, so ...... What about the route?

The pathfinder fleet sent by the Ministry of War has been destroyed, what should we do now?

Ma Wensheng felt that his hair was gray in a hurry.

Because by the middle of the year, it was time for him to beg for money again, and without money, the training personnel could not continue to practice, and if they had built half of the boat, could they still lose it.

But at this time, the money and food were not so easy to beg, and Ma Wensheng was closed.

He invited the head of the household department to come to the ministry, first of all, he persuaded him with good words, and it was a national policy to go to the West, right, whether it was the military department or the household department, they were all the ministries of the imperial court, and they did not distinguish each other, but the money and grain of the household department, when it was out of the warehouse, give a quasi-number, and delay it for ten days and a half, but this day must be set. There are so many dockyards down there, as well as the Crafting Bureau, and the personnel, all waiting.

The official who came to the household department was Zhang Yan, the right attendant of the household department.

Zhang Yan is a new official, this time he was sent by Li Dongyang, it was a useful purpose, the new official, his skin is not thick enough, first grind the skin, and familiarize himself with the business of the household department.

Zhang Yan used to be a Qingliu official of the Hanlin Academy, but now he has a practical official, but in fact, Li Dongyang is wrong, and there is no need to grind the skin when he comes out of the Hanlin Academy.

He only drank tea with a smile, what Ma Wensheng said, he nodded, and then looked from the bottom of his heart: "What Ma Butang said is good, what he said is good." ”

"Yes, that's right."

"Yes, yes, the subordinate also knows the suffering of the military department."

But Ma Wensheng said: "What about the silver, many of the training personnel have already deducted their salaries for March, and if they are not paid, something will happen." ”

Zhang Yan's face was pulled down, holding the tea cup: "This ...... Well, this one is a long-term perspective. ”

Ma Wensheng wanted to get angry, but he didn't dare to get angry, so he smiled awkwardly: "At the beginning, the household department was at the imperial court and made a package ticket. ”

"Yes, yes, Ma Butang said it, and the lower officials know it, it's right. But it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. ”

"Still say no?" Ma Wensheng wanted to get angry again, but he still held back: "I know that the 1.5 million quintals of grain from the Jiangxi Qing Officials Division have already been put into storage, as well as Shandong's mining silver and mulberry donations, totaling 136,214,27 cents and 5 cents of silver, have also been put into storage, don't think that the old man doesn't know ......."

Zhang Yan was stunned, he didn't know the specific amount of storage, but Ma Wensheng knew everything.

"There are other big things in this money and food."

"What's the big deal?" Ma Wensheng didn't give him a chance to breathe.

Zhang Yan was forced into a corner, suddenly regained his clear nature, and suddenly took the case: "Ma Butang, you are an important minister of the imperial court, I won't say secret words, now the route of the military department has not been figured out, you still want to move money and grain in the name of the West, is there such a reason in the world?" ”

Ma Wensheng wanted to get angry, but he couldn't make it, so he stalked his neck, and his green tendons burst out, and finally said helplessly: "Do you have anything to say?" ”

"What else to say? To get straight to the point, Ma Butang is higher than the lower officials, the rules of the court, then I will make it clear, how much public money has been wasted in the Ministry of War over the years, has Ma Butang counted it? So far, does Ma Butang know about the difficulties of the household? Want money and food...... Okay, let's settle the account, first calculate how much money your military department has wasted. ”

"I ......"

"Humph!" Zhang Yan was awe-inspiring: "There are some words that should not be said, the household department, it is a grain of rice, a tael of silver, and it is decided not to allocate it again, if Ma Butang is not convinced, go to the royal front to complain, the household department, who dares to allocate a grain of rice, I Zhang Yan two words, write upside down." ”

"Huh...... Don't be like this......" Ma Wensheng actually found that he was facing the household waiter, he had no confidence at all, his face was full of shame, his face was cloudy, and he barely smiled, he had no confidence, not to mention, people clearly came on behalf of Li Dongyang, Li Dongyang is a cabinet scholar, this is his attitude.

Ma Wensheng cried with a sad face: "You can't discuss, discuss; The times are difficult for the Community. ”

"Not negotiable!"

But at this time, there were hurried footsteps outside: "Ministry, Ningbo Mansion is playing!" ”