Staring at him, Shen Shouyao still admires this young man named Hao Yongzhong very much.

I don't know where His Royal Highness King Xin got so many talented young men. Like Tian Jianxiu, who has the talent of being able to write and draw, this Hao Yongzhong also has a special talent, and his judgment of distance is extremely accurate.

According to the experience gained from exploring the bay ahead, the distance judged by Hao Yongzhong should be within one foot of error from the actual measurement. With this rare talent, Shen Shouyao was also red-eyed and hot-hearted, but he had to bow down.

Hee-hee, I also have a talent, and my talent is sailing.

Thinking that he had only passed his 18th birthday, and he was not much older than Tian Jianxiu and Hao Yongzhong, Shen Shouyao unconsciously straightened his chest again.

Haha, if it weren't for the insight of His Royal Highness King Xin, who would have made us such an outstanding young talent stand out now. Thank you, Your Highness.

But......

Shen Shouyao thought of the scene where Zhu Youzhen scolded him, and couldn't help but tremble.

However, His Highness's mouth is too poisonous ......, no, it is too powerful.

In addition to the talent of this highness, he must also have a sharp tongue. Well, it must be like that.

Turning around and glancing at Zhu Youzhen, Shen Shouyao's beard moved slightly, and he slowly smiled into a flower.

The decision to serve the king of faith is really not wrong.

As the ships go deeper and deeper into the bay, the mountain walls on both sides of the bay are slowly narrowing.

In the distance, a gray-black coastline appeared in the telescope, and the gray-black coastline was connected to the mountain wall on the left side of the bay, but it was still sparkling on the right.

There are corners on the surface of the water, is there an inner bay in this bay?

Shen Shouyao raised his eyebrows, and there was a little excitement in his eyes.

If there really is an inner bay, then the value of this bay is great. There is an inner bay, which is the best natural haven, and no amount of wind or tsunami can affect the ships moored in the inner bay.

Whether it is an inner bay or not, you can find out if you go a little further. It's time to explore the new fairway, don't rush, take your time.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Shen Shouyao withdrew his gaze, still carefully observing the channel ahead, and carefully guiding the ship to move forward.

"The water depth is more than 12 meters. It is about 30 meters from the left wall and 50 meters from the right wall. ”

With Hao Yongzhong's announcement, the bay that was already narrowing and narrowing in front of him once again appeared an open water surface behind the mountain wall on the right.

The inner bay really appeared.

"Your Highness, there's a ship over there."

Seeing Shen Shouyao, who was full of excitement in Neiwan, he suddenly shouted loudly.

Got a boat? Is this bay inhabited?

Great, there's finally something new to do.

Zhu Youzhen, who was enjoying the scenery on both sides of the bay, stood up excitedly.

At the end of the inner bay, seven or eight boats of various sizes could be seen in the distance, anchored at a pier in an orderly manner, and a vague village was revealed on the shore.

"There are people in this place, so let's go and pay a visit."

Hearing Zhu Youzhen's decision, the people on the boat were shocked.

"The water depth is more than 4 zhang, there is no reef in front of it, adjust it to the right by 15 degrees, and maintain the current speed. Continue to explore the fairway. ”

Before everyone was completely happy, Shen Shouyao's rough voice poured cold water on everyone.

According to the rules set by King Shin, during the exploration of new shipping lanes, seagoing vessels must maintain a low speed to prevent accidents.

"Obey, 15 degrees right, speed maintained."

The helpless responses of the helmsman and sail sailer were heard from the ship.

In any case, you must reply loudly to the command, which is also the rule set by the king. King Shin is staring at it, and if you don't want to be punished, you have to obediently obey the rules.

Seeing that in the face of temptation, Shen Shouyao could still implement the rules of exploration without impatience, and Zhu Youzhen had a smile on his face.

can calm down, this sturdy Shen Shouyao has finally grown a lot, it seems that he must scold him a few more times if he has the opportunity in the future.

"Brothers, don't blame me, these are all the rules set by His Highness. I want to blame you and blame Your Highness, I don't want to be scolded by him again. ”

Thinking of King Xin's excessively sharp words, Shen Shouyao couldn't help but feel a chill behind him. He muttered silently in his heart as he shouted again: "There is no obstacle ahead, and the speed remains the same." ”

As the sea vessels progressed, the large and small ships in the distance could be seen more clearly through the telescope.

"Two ships with a size of 30 materials, two ships with a size of 10 materials, and three ships with about 7 materials. The style is still so neat, is this a fleet? It's really rare. ”

After distinguishing the size of the ship, Shen Shouyao's face flashed with suspicion.

The seven boats moored at the pier are different from the old and new, but they are all in the style of sand boats. The two large ships of 30 materials obviously still have unfinished cargo. There are no common fishing boats in the whole wharf.

The sand boat is the most common type of ship in the north of the Ming Dynasty. The sand boat is a flat-bottomed ship, it has a wide hull, shallow draft, a lot of cargo, and is not afraid of running aground, and it is an excellent ship for offshore navigation. The Denglai Navy also has the most sand boats.

However, even if it is the same sand boat, the speed difference between ships of different sizes will be relatively large.

Generally, the cargo fleet will only group ships with little difference in size, and it is rare for the mixed arrangement to be too large. Only in order to maintain a balance in combat strength can the military fleet have a mixed mix of large and small ships.

Are these warships?

Could it be that this is a water village of the Denglai Water Army?

Immediately, Shen Shouyao overturned his thoughts. He has been coming to the Denglai Navy for several years, and he has never heard of the existence of a water village on the coast of Denglai.

If it's not the military, then this can't be a pirate den, right?

Shen Shouyao's heart was excited, and his whole body tensed.

Holding the binoculars, Shen Shouyaozai carefully observed the dock where the boat was parked again, as well as the slightly blurred village on the shore.

Someone walked out of the village and was running towards the dock.

Afterwards, Shen Shouyao saw a group of big men in various strong suits, holding various weapons running out of the village, swarming towards the docked boats.

Oops, what a pirate den.

"Alert, alert, there could be pirates ahead."

Shen Shouyao's rough siren immediately caused a rush on the boat.

"Pirates, really?"

Zhu Youzhen ran to Shen Shouyao in three or two steps, and asked excitedly.

"Your Highness, please look," Shen Shouyao handed the telescope to Zhu Youzhen and stretched out his hand to point in the direction of the dock.

"Those guys are on board with sharp blades, and they will probably sail out to chase us soon. Looking at their behavior, there is an 8 percent chance that the young general thinks they are pirates. ”

"Shall we fight or withdraw?"

Looking at the crowd of people who were boarding the boat in the binoculars, Zhu Youzhen asked excitedly.

Looking back at the sailors on the ship who were not flustered, and the young men with guns on their faces excited, Shen Shouyao took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "If His Highness trusts, the young general will definitely let them come and go." ”

"Okay, good," Zhu Youzhen laughed loudly: "Then let's kill these bandits first, and then go and raid their bandits' den." ”