Returning to Nanjing, Shen Xing made a series of arrangements one after another, in addition to 1,000 marines accompanying the fleet, he also selected 5,000 new troops to set off from the land in advance, deleting, deleting, and subtracting, and finally there was a team of as many as 8,000 people marching towards Fujian.

On the day of departure, all the old and young of the Shen family gathered at the dock to see them off, and the three women with big bellies were even more teary-eyed, and they told Shen Xing to remember that the child was born and rushed home.

"Son, go this time, you must be more careful, Zheng Zhilong can't act like an ordinary person, he can stand out among many strong people is definitely not a good type, it is natural and gratifying that big things can be done, in case it doesn't go well, don't force it, our Shen family should be content and happy today!"

Shen Renyi looked serious on the surface, but Shen Xing knew that he was really heartbroken for his lone seedling, and his hair turned white, so he gave him a big hug regardless of it. "Dad, don't worry, my son will return safely, you can take care of your mother and aunt at home, and don't learn from me to smoke so much, it's really harmful to health, it's okay to drink more tea and listen to some plays, if so, Xiangjun and they are all Qinhuai Oiran!" The singing is superb! ”

Shen Renyi's face turned pale instantly when he heard such words, although Shen Xing's voice was not heavy, everyone present heard it clearly, of course, including Liu Ruis and Li Xiangjun. "Bastard thing, the more you talk about it, the more unscored, hurry up and get out!" Shen Xing laughed and ran over one after another, hugged his mother, aunt, and a large number of large and small ladies.

"Husband, rest assured, if it is Hexiangjun Xiaowan, she will take care of her father-in-law and mother-in-law!" "Sister Liu, was I joking with my dad just now? He didn't have the courage to go to the Red Mansion Library to watch a performance alone, so he called his mother and aunt together when he was free, they like to watch your performances very much, but they can't put it down! ”

"Bastard, don't get out of here, the ship is gone!" In the roar of his father Shen Renyi, Shen Xing finally ran onto the carefully modified merchant ship.

Two days later, ten merchant ships arrived at the deep-water wharf around Shanghai, and Shen Da, who had received a letter in advance, also diverted to Shanghai when he returned from Beijing, prepared all the supplies, and the ship waited for the arrival of Shen Xing and his party early.

Shen Xing also took the opportunity to visit a number of newly expanded textile factories, and Songjiang in Suzhou and Shanghai have been areas with a developed textile industry since ancient times.

Most of the local people have also made a living from this for generations, coupled with the expansion and transformation of the Shen family in the past year, and a large number of imported workers, this place has undergone earth-shaking changes and completely transformed into a modern light industry developed city.

What surprised Shen Xing the most was that due to the stimulation of commerce, the scale of the development of the wharf here was far beyond his imagination, and even the yellow-haired and blue-eyed foreign merchant ships were also arriving in an endless stream, and even more he saw many Arabs wearing turbans also communicating with Ming merchants in the market.

"Shen Da had such a scene, did he have it in his early years?" "Young master, where did such a grand occasion of the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty exist in the Ming Dynasty a few years ago, and it was also the lax maritime ban in the past few years, and the inability of the imperial court to govern it, coupled with the strong escort and maintenance of the Zheng family in Fujian, they dared to walk on the sea. It has only been a few decades since the elimination of the plague! Didn't you see the tragic scene at that time, young master! Nowadays, the sea is not very peaceful, don't look at them now, they look like merchants, but when they reach the boundless sea, they can't be sure! ”

Shen Xing looked at these smiling businessmen, and it was not difficult to imagine the scene of them showing their minions and eating small fish on the boundless ocean for profit.

Because in any era, without the restraint and control of absolute strength, people's greed will expand indefinitely, otherwise in the civilized 21st century, there will be no Somali pirates galloping the oceans, is it really just because poverty cannot survive? If you think about it, I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case.

After discussing some things with several Shen family stewards who were mainly in charge of the textile industry, after a short stay of a few days, Shen Xing set sail again, and added twenty more ships loaded with tea, silk, porcelain, and sweaters.

After driving on the sea for seven or eight days, Shen Xing gradually felt dizzy, but fortunately, he would reach Zheng Zhilong's realm in one more day. In fact, if you travel the shortest distance, the entire voyage can be completely shortened by half, but Shen Xing thought that this opportunity was rare, and took the team to the open sea for a detour.

In my imagination, this trip was regarded as an investigation and the experience of the team, and a group of professional literati were also recording the water system and celestial phenomena. What about the soldiers? Along the way, he practiced various tactics, and the gains were remarkable. But things often don't go your way.

Just as Shen Xing was standing on the bow of the ship facing the sea breeze to soothe his muscles, the observer hand on the mast sounded the early warning conch that shook the heartstrings. "Second uncle, what's going on with Tiankuo, didn't you say that Zheng Zhilong had already cleared out the surrounding pirates?"

Facing Shen Xing's questioning, Shen Rende was also confused, and Shen Tiankuo took the clairvoyant mirror under his hand and looked anxiously in all directions. "Dad, it's not good, there are no less than twenty Dutch warships, and they should be coming for our Shen family's fleet! I recognize the flag on their ship! ”

Shen Xing snatched the clairvoyant mirror in Shen Tiankuo's hand and looked at it, he didn't know if he didn't know it, he was startled, the muzzles of the black hole of the dog's day were really neat, and the scalp of the people who looked at it was numb!

"Xing'er, quickly abandon the ship and run away, those yellow hairs are inhumane!" Shen Rende said anxiously, seeing that Shen Xing had no reaction, he jumped straight to his feet in a hurry.

"Second uncle, Xing'er never had the word "escape" in the books he read, when the Manchu Tartars besieged me with 10,000 iron cavalry, in the end, they didn't let me take off all my heads as a night pot!"

Shen Tiankuo heard what Shen Xing said, his face was full of disdain. "Brother Xing, do you know at this time and that time, you also said that we were on land at the beginning, and now we are on the boundless sea! The other side is more than 50 warships with full armor and experience, what about us? What else is there except ten merchant ships loaded with cannons, and when they come up, they won't be able to leave even if they want to. ”

"If you want to run, you will run, but the ugly thing is that if you run ahead, the shares of the maritime trade will not be opened in the future!"

Seeing that Shen Xing still had a smile on his face, Shen Tiankuo turned his head and left, Shen Rende glanced at Shen Xing, shook his head and sighed, "Xing'er, money is something outside the body!" Let's stay in the green mountains, don't you understand the truth that there is no firewood? That's all the second uncle said! ”

"Chief, the fighters are ready, a full-scale strike is expected in a quarter of an hour! The Dutch artillery has a long range of about six miles, which is better than that of the Great Ming Naval Division, and my new artillery is twice as long as it! Hearing Captain Feng's report, Shen Xing nodded with satisfaction, then turned the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the second uncle and his party who had already driven away in a small boat, and smiled happily, because he could save a lot of money for his father again.