The blue sky, the blue water, and schools of sea fish jumped out of the water from time to time on the side of the warship, as if to welcome the distant wanderers home.

Su Minggang went to the deck, looking at all this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's still my Daming's air that smells good!" ”

Hearing his emotion, Su Minglun, who came up behind him, also followed his example, took a deep breath, and excitedly echoed: "It's really my Daming's air smells good!" ”

The Ming people who came up in the back were basically like this.

On the deck, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, green water and blue waves, I breathed deeply in the long-lost Daming air.

A Ming army officer on the deck couldn't help but smile when he looked at the scene after they went on deck. He pointed to the black line looming in the distance and said to them: "Ahead is Taiping Harbor, where you can get off the boat and go home!" ”

Hearing his words, all the people on deck looked in that direction. It's still a long way away, and you can only see a black line. It's not that they don't know this, but there are still many people who are looking with their necks stretched, as if they can see more clearly.

Su Minggang looked in that direction, sighed and said, "I think back then, the old man also boarded the ship from this Taiping Port and left his hometown. I remember that back then, Taiping Port could dock four large ships. There are two shops selling food on the pier. One is a restaurant, I don't remember the name anymore, it's all eaten by rich people; There is also a shop, called Lao Wang Steamed Bun Shop, which sells meat buns, vegetable buns, steamed buns, well, the steamed buns are really delicious, I still remember ......"

When he said this, he showed a little expectation and said, "I don't know if that Lao Wang bun shop is still there?" ”

"Old Su, it should still be there." In the crowd, one person took over the topic and said, "When I left, I remember that Taiping Port only ate these two families, and there was no change!" ”

"Yes, I left in the second year of the Apocalypse, and it was the same at that time, this Taiping Port has really not changed much!" In addition, someone else answered the mouth.

“……”

On this topic, they all have their own experiences, they talked about it, checked each other, and felt that from the time Su left when he was old and young, to the time when someone left in the first year of Chongzhen at the latest, it was all the same.

The Ming army officer standing next to him listened to their conversation, and finally couldn't help it, so he said loudly: "Soon you will be able to reach Taiping Port!" If only you could recognize me, I'll have your last name! ”

When they heard this, everyone turned their heads to look at him. Disbelief was engraved on everyone's face. If there have been changes in Taiping Port over the years, they believe it. After all, the Ming Dynasty has become strong over the years, and there are many Ming merchant ships that can be seen in Luzon, and this Taiping Port must have changed. But, you have to say, Taiping Harbor can become unrecognizable to them, hehe, is that possible?

Su Minggang was skeptical, because when he remembered it, it seemed that there had been earth-shaking changes in Daming. It has been nearly forty years since he left Daming, which is a long time. But looking back, even the person who left in the first year of Chongzhen just now said that it seems that there is not much change from when he left, so if it can change, where can it change?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a person in the crowd say unconvinced: "My lord, I am from Lijiazhuang outside Changle County, only ten miles away from Taiping Port. And I went out in the first year of Chongzhen, you said that I can't recognize it, or how about we gamble on a banquet? ”

"Yes, the banquet will be done, and I am willing to bet!"

“……”

Unexpectedly, there were a lot of coaxes about this.

They didn't have the courage to do that. But all the way from Nanyang, they are also familiar with the officers and soldiers on this ship, and they are not bad to them, and they will not show any official authority.

However, they really don't dare to bet on such a thing as changing their surnames after losing the bet, but if they bet on a table of wine, they are happy. Even if he loses, he is willing to invite the Ming soldiers to have a meal.

When the officer heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "You are from Lijiazhuang, aren't you?" Hehe, what if Chongzhen goes out in the first year? This bet ......"

When he said this, he suddenly hesitated for a while and said, "I have to ask the Prison Commander to do it!" ”

Hearing this, the crowd thought he was afraid, and they all laughed silently.

"Why, don't you believe me?" When the officer saw it, he was a little annoyed, and immediately patted his chest and said, "You can still recognize that there is a ghost!" I'm afraid of military law, otherwise I think I wouldn't dare to bet with you? ”

It's good that he doesn't explain, and there are even more people who laugh silently with this explanation, and it is obvious that no one believes what he says, and they all think that he is a pretext. You must know that this person is a local just now, from Lijiazhuang, and it is only ten miles away from Taiping Port, and he has not been away for a long time, how can he not recognize it!

When the soldiers of the Ming army on the side saw this scene, they did not go to help their comrades, but watched happily there, which further aggravated the opinion of the crowd.

When the officer saw this, he glared at a few of his comrades, and knew that they wanted to see how embarrassed he would be, and then explained to the crowd: "Without rest, it is impossible to leave the barracks, and there is no banquet or something." If you don't believe it, I can't help it, just turn around and take a good look with your eyes wide open! ”

Seeing this, Su Minggang hurriedly said: "Did we go to the South Seas before the Ming Dynasty, but did we defeat Xiyi?" This is enough to show that our Ming Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes. You don't want your hard-earned money to be lost, you know? Taiping Port is almost here, get ready to go home! ”

The logic seemed a little unreasonable, but everyone could hear what he meant, and he was relieving the adult. Therefore, the others hurriedly said yes and did not say more.

When the officer saw this, he was very helpless. Well, then let them be, anyway, you'll know when you get to the ground.

At this time, someone suddenly pointed in the direction of the shore and said, "Look, fleet!" ”

I saw that on the offshore side, there were ground ships, of different sizes, stretching in a long line. From a distance and proximity, it doesn't seem like the ships belonged to the same family.

The people on the boat all went to sea to beg for a living, but just by looking at it, they knew that these ships coming and going should all come out of Taiping Port. With so many ships, shouldn't Taiping Port really change a lot?

They were all a little surprised, and they estimated in their hearts, according to the ships they saw so far, how much change would Taiping Port have?

After another half an hour, the coastline was already visible, and Taiping Harbor in the distance was also in sight. Although the details of Taiping Port are still clear at this time, one or two can be estimated from the ships that come in and out.

At this moment, some people were surprised: "Looking at these ships, shouldn't Taiping Port really change a lot?" ”

"It should be, I estimate, at least ten times more prosperous than when I left!"

“……”

Listening to their discussion, the officer listened, and the corners of his mouth showed a trace of disdain, thinking in his heart, wait for it to be closer, you should be surprised!

Sure enough, after getting a little closer, suddenly, someone shouted in surprise, pointed in the direction of Taiping Port, and said in surprise: "What is that, how can it be for nothing?" I remember that there were all wasteland and weeds, how white it was, and it looked like a house! ”

"yes, what's going on? It looks like it's oh, but ...... But how is this possible? There are so many that you can't see the end! ”

“……”

In their surprise, the officer felt comfortable in his heart, and couldn't help but say again: "Let me tell you, that is the house, and now Taiping Port has been connected with Changle County." The former ten miles of wasteland are now all shops and warehouses. ”

Speaking of this, he pointed to a person in the crowd and said loudly: "That Li Jiazhuang, the people in your village, are now rich, tell you that the land here has risen to the sky." ”

Speaking of this, he pointed at Su Minggang again and said: "The Lao Wang bun shop you mentioned is now in Taiping Port, there are at least ten of them, and it is said that they are all opened by one owner. I guess this owner is likely to be the owner of the Lao Wang Bun Shop you ate before! ”

Hearing him say these words, the people in the crowd were dumbfounded. How is it possible, the former ten miles of wasteland is now full of shops? Even the previous bun shop can open so much?

They subconsciously didn't believe it, and when they turned their heads to look, the distance was getting clearer and clearer. Vaguely, you can see the back of Taiping Harbor, and it seems that it is indeed full of houses.

This...... It's true?

When they were doubting in their hearts, the soldiers of the Ming army on the side finally spoke.

"That's right, Taiping Port is from the port, and maritime merchants from all over the world gather, in just a few years, it is full of houses!"

"Now the houses here are very expensive, and the first people who started to do business here have all made a fortune!"

“……”

Hearing this, these people are stupid, this is really incredible!

Intellectually, they still can't believe it, but emotionally, they really hope that this is the case, especially that Li Jiazhuang's.

They stopped talking, and stared in the direction of Taiping Port one by one.

Finally, not far from Taiping Port, everything is clearly visible.

It stands to reason that the wanderer from afar, who has gone through a lot of hardships and even almost died in a foreign country, will definitely burst into tears one by one when he returns to his hometown. When they were in the cabin, they had thought about this scene countless times, and they felt that they would definitely not be able to suppress their excitement.

However, at this time, as they got closer and closer to the port, they were all dumbfounded, and they didn't react at all, just stared blankly, like mud bodhisattvas.

They sit on warships, and naturally they will not enter civilian ports. However, the military port was next door to the civilian port, and when it was near, the flag was raised, and the fleet slowly sailed into the port, ready to dock.

Listening to the boiling voices coming from the civilian port, someone finally came back to his senses and muttered, "How does it feel like a dream!" ”

Hearing the words, everyone came back to their senses and couldn't help but start talking.

"Is this Taiping Harbor? I really don't recognize it at all! ”

"I knew that our Daming would become so good, but I was really dizzy back then, and I took the risk to go out and make money!"

"I thought Batavia was a big port, and when I saw the port of Manila, I thought it was big enough, but I didn't expect that our Taiping Port was even bigger than them!"

"How is the ground so white, what kind of ground is that? It's really dizzy, after being away for a few years, even the road feels unfamiliar! ”

“……”

The crowd of people waited for them, and they all forgot the excitement of the wanderer's return home.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Ming army came over and said: "Pay attention, you are about to get off the ship, and the governor will be here in a while, everything must be orderly, and there must be no panic!" ”

Hearing this, Su Minggang and the others all came back to their senses, and their attention was attracted by the word "governor" again. The Governor, who was the presence they looked up to, knew that the Governor had arrived at the port, and they immediately became nervous again.

On the side of the military dock, there are already officials and soldiers busy. One by one, the warships docked and unloaded the common people, who then had to resupply and recuperate before continuing north.

After about an hour of busyness, nearly 5,000 people disembarked and gathered here in the dock square.

These people, in addition to the Ming people in Batavia, and some of the Ming people who were rescued in Temasek, all returned with this warship.

In the military port, although these ordinary people did not encounter difficulties, they were somewhat restrained, although they set foot on the land of the Ming Dynasty, they did not dare to move, let them do whatever they wanted. This may have become their habit, after all, when they were in Nanyang, a careless person would be whipped, and it might even endanger their lives!

Not long after they gathered, they saw a group of people come out from the official office, surrounded by a scarlet-robed official.

Many people have guessed that this official should be the governor of the three provinces of Daming, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong.

Secretly looking, I found that the governor had a cold face, and many people were a little worried.

There is a way to care about chaos, these Ming people who came back from Nanyang guessed in their hearts one by one: should they come back, what else will happen? Pay the money? Service? Or what? Leaving Daming for so many years is equivalent to tax evasion for so many years! Wasn't the previous government dissatisfied with these things!

In the midst of their worries, Sun Chuanting walked up to the platform, condescending, looking at the crowd below who were obviously a little cowering, and said loudly: "Everything before, the court has not investigated the past. However, after stepping on the land of the Ming Dynasty, the registration is the real Ming people. “

Speaking of this, he paused, and suddenly said: "On behalf of the imperial court, this official welcomes you back!" ”

As for Sun Chuanting's words, they didn't understand it. Registering and making a register should be different from the hidden household, and the tax that should be paid in Daming in the future should be paid, and the service should be served.

If this matter is to be said before, they must have avoided it in their hearts. However, after experiencing the hardships outside, especially the kind of oppression by aliens who did not even guarantee their lives, at this time, they did not resist this kind of day of paying money to serve.

What they didn't expect was that the dignified feudal official of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of the three provinces, would say that he would represent the imperial court and welcome him back.

At this moment, they finally remembered that it was really difficult for them to return to Daming and their hometown. Now, it is standing on the land of Daming.

When I think of this, the emotions that many people have forgotten before finally come back.

Su Minggang squatted down, full of excitement and wanted to grab a handful of hometown soil and smell it. However, one catches, two catches......

Hey, this isn't a stone, why is it so hard, I can't catch it!

Such a strange thing, he couldn't help but look down, and for a while, he forgot the emotion that had just come out.

After Sun Chuanting finished speaking, he left again. The rest of the things will naturally be handled by the officials below.

It was only after he left that these people who came back from Nanyang came back to their senses and couldn't help but whisper.

"The governor of our Ming Dynasty looks very powerful, but how do I feel that he is a good official?"

"Sure, those former officials, they would be so polite to us, and they could say that they welcome us back, right?"

“……”

In their whispers, officials came over and told them to line up.

Su Minggang hadn't reached a conclusion yet, and he didn't know what the things on the ground were, so he saw the queue.

"Uncle, is this to make up for the taxes we owe?" Su Mingyan leaned over and asked in a low voice.

When Su Minggang heard this, he looked at it carefully for a while, shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be, if you used to collect taxes, there was a basket on the side to put tax money, did you see it, there is no one here?" ”

Su Ming looked at it, it was indeed not, what was that for? He was a little confused. But fortunately, Su Minggang's identity is there, they are at the front, and they soon know what to do.

I saw Su Minggang step forward, came to the table, looked at the official, and was about to speak, when the official looked up at him, and then asked, "Name, where is the ......?"

When Su Minggang heard this, he asked about some of his basic information, so he answered them one by one.

finally finished answering, but heard the official say to him: "Okay, you have completed the registration, and you will be the real Ming people in the future, you can enjoy the power that the people of the Ming Dynasty should have, and you must also fulfill the obligations of a Ming people." ”

Then, tilting his head, he said to the back, "Next!" ”

Su Minggang listened, a little confused, what do you mean? Is the registration completed? Didn't see pen and paper?

Although he was in the chat group, he didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen had registered nationwide through the chat group, and this kind of information was naturally impossible for him to see, so at this moment, it was normal for him to be confused.

Actually, it's nothing. When I walked to the next official, I heard that this was a person from the Ming Construction Bank, who came over on the order of the Governor to go through the paperbill exchange procedures for them, and even deposited money, and after returning to their hometown, they could go to the city above the prefecture to take it out.

Nowadays, in the economically developed areas of Daming, the branches of Daming Construction Bank have reached the prefectural level. Even individual places, such as Nanxun Town in the south of the Yangtze River, have reached the township level.

Su Minggang was obviously a little stunned since he set foot on the land of Daming, really, there were too many things that he had never seen.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in Beijing, was also a little stunned when he saw the news sent by Tianjin Port Jinyiwei.