Although there are not too many things on the island, this period of time is extremely critical for Zhoushan, and whether everything can be carried out smoothly is related to whether Chen Yue's plan to expand overseas can be implemented as he wishes.

And this trip to the Japanese Kingdom will take less than half a year, and things in Zhoushan must be properly arranged.

Shi Qian Fenglin, the left chief of the Qi State Mansion, appointed the commander-in-chief of Zhoushan to civilize, and in addition to the army, all things on the island should be handled by him. Qian Fenglin served as a county magistrate, and managing the small Zhoushan was a piece of cake for him, and his main task was to use the bazaar to win the hearts of the fishermen on the islands as much as possible, and lay a good foundation for recruiting naval soldiers in the future.

Right Commander Shi Shan Minglei also served as the pacification envoy, in addition to handling foreign affairs, he also shouldered the responsibility of supervision, responsible for the army and the discipline of officials picketing.

Yang Zhengping was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Zhoushan, responsible for leading all the troops to protect Zhoushan's safety, and at the same time taking charge of recruiting and training recruits.

The most important thing in Zhoushan now is the manufacture of Galen ships and the production of supporting weapons.

Zhang Chengkai was responsible for coordinating the production of Galen sailing boats in three private boat yards, and Liu Neng cooperated with the personnel stationed in the enemy intelligence department to live in each ship yard to be responsible for monitoring.

In terms of weapon production, Pan Xuezhong is in charge of the whole responsibility, but at present, all kinds of materials are lacking, and it is not easy to rebuild various workshops on Zhoushan Island, at least the artillery workshop can be built in a short time. While Pan Xuezhong urged Shan Minglei and Lin Fucheng to buy all kinds of materials, he was not idle, but actively designed and developed various new weapons. For example, the bed crossbow used by ships to attack the sails of ships, such as the "grenade" that was being developed after being reminded by Chen Yue, and the flowering shells that can explode after being fired.

In the next few days, Chen Yue convened everyone one after another to discuss the matter, clarify the responsibilities of each person, and assign various tasks.

Just as he was arranging various matters and preparing to lead the fleet to set off, the weather suddenly changed, and a hurricane suddenly swept across the East China Sea.

With the hurricane, the sea surface set off a huge wave several feet high and overwhelming, dark clouds covered the sky, torrential rain was like a note, and the entire coastal area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang fell into a violent storm. Fortunately, all the seagoing ships had not sailed in the harbor, and the power of the hurricane waves had diminished much under the cover of the outlying islands outside the harbor, but even then the harbor was still boiling, and more than 20 huge three-masted seagoing ships jumped up and down on the sea like toys, and if it were not for the iron anchor firmly fixed, they would have been overturned and would not have known where they had been overturned.

Seeing such an earth-shattering wave, all the people who were about to sail were shocked and rejoiced, if the ship was at sea at this moment, it was hit by such a hurricane, the consequences were unimaginable.

For three days in a row, it was this stormy weather, until the fourth day, when the hurricane passed, the weather was cleared, and the long-lost sun appeared in the sky again. Chen Yue ordered the fleet to leave the port and march towards the Wa Kingdom.

On the wharf, Qian Fenglin, Shan Minglei, and Yang Zhengping came to see off Zhoushan and a group of civil and military personnel.

Wu Wan'er stood on the dock surrounded by several maids, her eyes red and tears faint. Think about the storm that has just passed, what if there is such a big storm again?

"Don't worry, your grandfather and I are blessed with great fortune, even the hurricanes and waves avoid me, it's fine." Looking at Wu Wan'er with a smile, Chen Yue comforted softly.

Comforting his own concubine, Chen Yue walked towards Qian Fenglin and the others with a smile, while Wu Wan'er went to find her younger brother Wu Ping.

"The subordinates wish the country to be in a foreign land and return triumphantly!" Although he did not agree with Chen Yue personally leading the team to the Wa Kingdom, Qian Fenglin still smiled and said auspicious words.

"This trip is to make money and not to fight, what to say that the triumphant return, it should be said that the wealth is rolling." Chen Yue said with a smile.

After talking and laughing, Chen Yue said solemnly: "It will take half a year for my father to take the fleet, and I am afraid that I will not be able to return until winter, so I will leave this Zhoushan to you." ”

Saying that, Chen Yue hugged his fists and bowed slightly to everyone.

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's my duty to wait." Everyone hurriedly returned the salute.

Things had already been arranged, and there was not much to be told, Chen Yue smiled loudly and stepped on the plank of the ship.

"Brother, you must be careful, and protect your grandfather." Wu Wan'er took Wu Ping's hand and instructed repeatedly, Wu Ping's face turned red, but she didn't dare not listen. When he saw Chen Yue walking on the seaboat, he desperately broke free with his hands, "Sister, I remember everything, my grandfather is on the boat, and I will go up too." ”

The anchorman pulled up the iron anchor from the sea, the sailman began to pull up the hard sail, and the ship slowly headed out of the harbor under the drive of the sea breeze.

More than 20 seagoing ships lined up in a three-way column and galloped wantonly on the sea. The distance between the front and rear ships was about half a mile, and the distance between the two columns also crossed the distance between the two lines, forming a mighty queue. The masts are like forests, the sails are like clouds, and there are large flocks of seabirds that sometimes fly among the clouds and sometimes fall in the forest.

The sky is high and the sea is wide, the fish leaps and the eagle flies, you can see the flocks of fish in the sea following the sea boat, you can see the lush and winding coastline in the distance, standing on the bow of the ship and looking at the vast and magnificent sea scenery, it is simply intoxicating, even if there are more troubles in the heart, it will disappear without a trace.

Gu Junen stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the vast beauty, and suddenly felt extremely open-minded, and the reluctance to be forcibly brought to Zhoushan disappeared without a trace. Compared with this vast and boundless sea, what is the gain and loss of personal honor and disgrace?

Gu Junen did not have a definite position, but followed Chen Yue as a staff officer, offering advice for consultation. Compared with the idle Gu Junen, the other crew members on the ship were much busier, and no one was in the mood to watch the beautiful scenery of the sea.

The fire chief was busy checking the charts to determine the route, surrounded by a few students of the Sailor Academy who had good arithmetic, and it was Chen Yue, the Duke of Qi Guo, who was also fighting on one side, listening carefully to the fire chief's explanation.

In order to train qualified crew members as soon as possible, Chen Yue promised the original fire captains and helmsmen of these ships that for each apprentice they taught, they would be paid an additional 100 taels of silver when they returned to Zhoushan. In order to be able to train qualified naval officers as soon as possible, Chen Yue invested a lot of money.

As long as they explain and teach these young people how to operate the ship while doing their own work, they can easily get a large amount of money, which makes the original old crew members very excited. What do you work hard for? It's not like you can earn more! If you teach a few apprentices, you can easily earn a few hundred taels of silver, and you can already go to sea a few times, and no one will not be moved.

As for these students, Chen Yue may have promised that those who learn well and quickly will be able to get the corresponding military treatment, and those who have not learned will be cleared out of Zhoushan after returning to the voyage.

As for Chen Yue himself, he is busier than anyone else every day, discussing navigation and how to use the star-pulling method to locate himself with the fire chief every day, and he also has to record all these sailing experiences.

Fu Chun, who was on the previous ship of the entire fleet, was in charge, and he was in charge of all issues such as sea navigation, and Wu Ping assisted him as his deputy, which also made Chen Yue ignore these things and have time to learn and summarize the experience and knowledge of navigation and naval warfare.