On the vast sea, a large fleet is sailing against the wind from north to south, because it is a headwind, so it can only sail on a "Z" route, and sail to seize the limelight by constantly adjusting the sails, which used to take less than 20 days of sailing, and now it has been a month, at most it is only half gone.

For sailors who have adapted to a long voyage, a voyage without a land voyage for a month or two is not a big deal, but for the infantry, who are not used to all this, they seem a little anxious - in this southbound fleet, in addition to sailors, there is also a battalion of musketeers. Compared to the sailors, they never went to sea. Now they not only need to adapt to the wind and waves at sea, the torture brought by seasickness, but also need us on board? This cramped and crowded space for life.

However, although the infantrymen on the ship seemed a little anxious, under the constraints of military discipline, they still obeyed the order, and went to the deck to bask in the sun or rest in the cabin according to the time, in short, they had to rely on the obedience that they had always been accustomed to to maintain their life on the ship.

Sometimes, the gunners of those armies will also watch the drills of those sailors with curiosity, watching how they use hard ropes to push the shells, and load the shells and gunpowder into the barrels, the ship is not as good as the land, there is not so much space for the gunners to use the wooden pusher to push the shells into the chamber, and can only use the arm-thick hemp rope as a pusher, and this undoubtedly needs to test the gunner's skills.

The gunners of the army were naturally a little curious about all this, but the gunners of the navy had long been accustomed to this kind of gunnery drill, and on this ship, even when sailing, it did not prevent them from operating.

The gunners of both sides even communicated here. They learn from each other, learn from each other's methods, and learn from each other's experience.

And when the gunners were conducting gunnery drills, on the bridge at the tail of the warship, Cao Anli, who was the captain of the "Dangkou", instructed the officers on the side.

"Take a telescope to the top of the mast and see if you can see the Pinko. ”

As the captain's words fell, the officer was halfway to the top of the midmast, and then quickly climbed up the rope all the way to the mast, and to the people on deck from the land, they were all amazed at the agility of the sailors on the ropes and sails, and they could not even imagine how these sailors could stand on the sail mast, after all, it was a marvel that they could walk there as if they were on the ground in the rough sea. For many, they could hardly believe that those sailors would stand on a mast several feet high and walk on a mast in the undulating waves.

Even after being on the ship for so long, for Zheng Xiaru, he was still sometimes amazed at how many sailors walked on the masts like spiders, and at their courage and steadfastness under their feet. In the bottom of my heart, I will also marvel that this sailor is really not something that ordinary people can do, and it is no wonder that their military salary will be higher than that of the army infantry, not to mention anything else, just by virtue of being at sea, this kind of hard life, and risks, it is enough to get so much military salary.

"Hey, I really don't know when I'll be there!"

As Zheng Xiaru's master, Zhao Pingyue was also exiled to Taiwan, in his opinion, this is undoubtedly from heaven to hell, he didn't expect that it would be such an end anyway.

Of course, this is under Zheng Xiaru's involvement, if it weren't for his involvement, how could he end up in this field. Perhaps because of this, there will be less respect in the words, but there is no disrespect in the words, but it is replaced by a kind of equality that was not in the past.

"It's coming, it's coming, it should be soon......"

Zheng Xiaru said this, with a strange look in his eyes, the trial for him was over, and as a punishment for him, he was exiled to Taiwan! Exile to that place that existed only in newspapers and was used for the exile of traitors.

If it weren't for the fact that Jing Luo personally saw him off in prison before his exile, he might even have chosen to commit suicide because he couldn't hold on, after all, for him who was used to pampering. The hard life after exile was not something he could bear. It is better to die than to suffer that sin.

But after a long conversation with Jing Luo in prison that day, he was ready for what would follow.

No big deal.

It's just a matter of starting all over again!

Yes, but just start over!

Of course, it's not just about starting over. After all, for him, he knew that this trip to Taiwan was not just about exile. Jingluo had other requirements for him.

But compared to him, since he got on the ship, Zhao Pingyue looked dejected, and the whole person no longer had the slightest spirit, no wonder, after all, for him, this gap is too big, in the past, he was the master of the salt transportation yamen, but he was complimented by the salt merchants like the stars holding the moon, and now, he is just an exile, on this ship, if it weren't for Zheng Xiaru's care, it is estimated that he would have been thrown into the bottom cabin, where he would be like now, able to stand on this deck and talk, A breath of fresh air, after all, for exiles, there is only one hour a day when they can go to the deck to see the sun.

But even so, Zhao Pingyue was inevitably still a little indignant, not for anything else, just for what he was experiencing now, he even said in front of Zheng Xiaru:

"Brother Shijie, what do you say about this, if it weren't for your hard work, how could he have achieved what he is today, if you didn't do your best for him in Yangzhou, how could he ......?"

Without waiting for Zhao Pingyue to finish speaking, Zheng Xiaru's face changed, and he snorted coldly.

"Brother, since you are here, then accept your fate, if you are strange, you can only blame it for your brother who doesn't know how to advance or retreat! Eat a trench and grow a wisdom, alas......"

With a long sigh, Zheng Xiaru always had a wry smile on his face, but while he was smiling, his eyes were staring into the distance.

Taiwan, it's almost there!

Zheng Xia is unfamiliar with Taiwan, and it can even be said that he never thought that he would go to Taiwan one day. But a long conversation with Jing Lu in prison that day let him know that no matter what, he had to go to Taiwan.

For his own sake, and for the sake of the strategy!

"Zhu needs a henchman to go to Taiwan!"

"This henchman must do whatever it takes for Zhu!"

"Shisuke is willing to go!"

Why did you choose him?

Now Zheng Xiaru is no longer so confused, because what he did in Yangzhou shows that he is the best candidate.

More importantly, no one would doubt him. And because of the experience of exile, some people will believe him in the future.

But for all this, outsiders don't know, and because of this, in the past period of time, he can be regarded as seeing the warmth and coldness of the world. I saw the faces of some people. Throughout the ages, there have always been too few people who have given charcoal in the snow. If you don't fall into the ground, I'm afraid you can already be considered a good person.

And Zhao Pingyue in front of him is what he "wants to come", after all, he also needs a confidant and a cronie in Taiwan. It's really a bit of a shame to say about him.

But you can't say that!

"Jingluo, this time the lower officials can be said to have done their best!"

After all, from the rich land of Yangzhou like a paradise, he was exiled to a place like Taiwan, where evil miasma is rampant, not to mention the gap in status, that is, the weather may kill people.

Dead and ......

This time, I really gave my life to Jing Liu!

Thinking about it secretly in her heart, Zheng Xiaru's face inevitably showed a little bitterness, thinking about the scenery of the closed garden, thinking of the evil miasma in Taiwan, and thinking of the risks of this trip. Thinking of all this, his heart was full of mixed tastes.

But for the sake of the Zheng family, for his own sake, he had to go to Taiwan, and he had to go! The risk is that you can lose your life at any time!

"Strategy, hopefully, hopefully......"

Wish for what?

Zheng Xiaru didn't know, he didn't even want to think too much, because, at this time, no matter how much he thought, there was no point.

For him, now, there is no point in thinking about all this, after all, he is almost in Taiwan, and when he arrives in Taiwan, it means that everything is starting again.

Resume!

What kind of start will it be?

Facing the sea in the distance, imagining the strange land on the other side of the sea, although he has read a lot of news about Taiwan, but now, when he is about to visit that land, like everyone else, he is always at a loss for the unknown world.

In fact, he is not alone, in the dark and damp bilge, a group of pale passengers, all of them look blank at the bilge, they are probably the family members of "traitors", men, women and children are gathered in the bilge, are placed in several prisons, because of the poor ventilation of the bilge, so these prisons with only iron fences and railings, are still full of all kinds of smells, for most of these officials and family members who have been accustomed to pampering and pampering, the gap between heaven and hell, They have always tasted the bitterness and suffering of the world, but fortunately, this ship is not like the old prison, at least not the humiliation of the jailers to them.

In prison, those women with bitter expressions sometimes let out some cries, even if it has been so long, they are still immersed in the grief of their broken family, and even secretly regret that their husbands have gone to the bottom of a black road.

"A-Niang, why should we go to Taiwan?"

Sitting in his mother's arms, the four or five-year-old children asked with some puzzlement, for young children, they can't understand at all, what is a "traitor" and what is a "scum", perhaps, in their cognition, there is only one - to go to a distant place.

I went to an unknown distance. Even among the rumors of many people, it is not only a barbarian land, but also a man-eating barbarian in the mountains and forests. That place is not a place for people to stay at all, so naturally it can't be compared with Jiangnan.

I don't know how many people think of where they are going, and the tears naturally flow.

"It's not because of your daddy......"

The woman said with a gloomy expression. Before the words were finished, the tears kept flowing, holding the child in her arms, the woman's face was full of confusion, when they arrived in Taiwan, how could their mother and mother live?

In the past, when I was at home, I could rely on my family's fields to collect some rent, but now, now in Taiwan, I have nothing, how can I live?

I don't know how many times, she even wants to die, but if she dies, what will happen to the child? She jumped into a river and threw herself into a well, and the child would starve to death.

Even if she dies, the child will not have to be sent to Taiwan! You don't have to suffer those sins.

"Let's hope we survive there......"

Thinking silently in her heart, she pressed the hem of her clothes again, and there were two gold bracelets sewn into the hem, for her, these two gold bracelets were her last belongings, and they were the only support of the two of them in Taiwan.

Looking at the women in this cage, her eyebrows were tightly locked, her expression was gloomy, and a pair of eyes looked at the bulkhead, as if she wanted to see through the cabin, and wanted to see through the world outside the cabin, but only the thick bulkhead was in her eyes.

"Master Zheng has come down......"

At this moment, I don't know who spoke, the people in the cage all looked at Zheng Xiaru who went down to the bilge with a kind of envy, compared to their "traitor family", although Zheng Xiaru is a criminal official, but he is not a traitor, he is a Han official. Obviously, it was this identity that made him receive special care, on the day he got on the ship, the captain sent someone to take care of him, it is said that the captain is from Yangzhou, and his family has received the favor of Zheng Xiaru, which will naturally be repaid.

It's better to be an official!

When everyone was thinking like this in their hearts, they thought of their own families, if it wasn't for their family members who were officials in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, why would they be like this?

I love officials, so what's wrong?

Feeling the envious eyes of everyone, Zheng Xiaru had such a thought in her heart, what's wrong? What's wrong?

The mistake is that your family has chosen the wrong team!

Looking at the blank and desperate faces, Zheng Xiaru finally figured it out, at least, he has always been on the right side, and the same is true now......

However, not everyone can make the right choice! Like these people singing at the bottom of the boat, aren't they suffering these sins because their families didn't make the right choices?

In any case, you have to make the right choice. This is for myself and for the Zheng family! For the future glory and wealth of the Zheng family, for the ......