The first thing that catches your eye when you enter Longjiang Bao Shipyard is the huge dock, which is more than 20 zhang wide and 50 zhang long. One can imagine the grandeur of the treasure ship when it was parked in the dock, but now it is dilapidated.

The stone dock has fallen off a lot, and the dock is full of stagnant water, and the water is full of aquatic plants, and it is completely a pond.

The surroundings were overgrown with weeds, if he hadn't known that this was the Longjiang Bao Shipyard, Zheng Zhilong would have thought that he had arrived at a dilapidated wasteland.

It can't be called a wasteland entirely, but in some places in the distance there are patches of vegetable fields with a lot of greens in them.

Farther away, there was a faint patch of thatched huts, where figures flickered. It may have been someone who spotted their fleet and ran back to report it.

The original wharf of Longjiang Bao Shipyard is long gone, and only a half-section of wooden trestle bridge is left deep into the water.

There are two battered fishing boats tethered nearby, probably for the people here to fish.

The sea boat was too big to get close, and the sea boat lowered its small sampans and approached the shore.

Groups of Changxing soldiers jumped off the sampans and began to line up on the shore, and soon a group of people finished marching towards the thatched houses in the distance.

Zheng Zhibao personally led the team to walk in the forefront, and there were vegetable patches and weeds everywhere in sight, and there was no trace of the original shipyard at all.

Before he reached the thatched house, an old man came up to him. This man was not young, with gray hair and wrinkled face, and he was wearing a linen shirt and a pair of straw sandals under his feet.

This person came to Zheng Zhibao and his party and immediately said deeply: "I don't know that the military master is coming to Longjiang Bao Shipyard, and the little old man Luo Sanshui has seen the general!" ”

"This is really Longjiang Treasure Shipyard! Lao Tzu still thinks there is something wrong? Can you still build a treasure ship in this ruined place? Zheng Zhibao pouted and said disdainfully.

When the old man Luo Sanshui heard Zheng Zhibao's words, his face instantly turned red, and the boss with his mouth open wanted to refute. But in the end, he didn't speak, and turned into a sigh.

Zheng Zhibao saw that the other party did not speak, and became even more proud. grinned and said: "I thought that Longjiang Bao Shipyard could have any capable people and righteous people!" Now it seems that there is nothing more than that!

You have all become farmers who farm, and you have long forgotten the craft of shipbuilding! It's really unlucky, I wouldn't have come if I knew it earlier! ”

"You! ......" Luo Sanshui was almost angry by Zheng Zhibao's words, and roared loudly: "The people of Longjiang Bao Shipyard will not let their craftsmanship be wasted until they die, if it is not for the imperial court, they can build you a sea ship for Zheng Gonggong to go to the Western Ocean now!" ”

Zheng Zhibao's seemingly reckless face showed a sly smile and said, "Old man! You won't be blinded to me! Look at the dilapidated state of your place, who else knows how to build ships? ”

Luo Sanshui immediately shouted angrily: "Nonsense! If it weren't for the order of the imperial court, those who are good at building ships with more than two masts would have become what Longjiang Bao Shipyard has become today?

It's true that a lot of our young people here have fled, but you can go and inquire in the back. Which one over forty has forgotten his craft?

Our Longjiang Treasure Shipyard is waiting for the will of the imperial court at any time, as long as the will arrives, we can start building treasure ships at any time! Speaking of the craftsmanship of shipbuilding, the old man Luo Sanshui puffed up his chest proudly.

His face was filled with excitement, as if the glory of the past was in front of him. Although this was a grand occasion he had heard from his ancestors, it did not prevent him from dreaming of the scene of tens of thousands of people building treasure ships together.

Zheng Zhibao's eyes suddenly lit up after listening to the words of the old man Luo Sanshui, and he turned to the soldiers behind him and shouted: "Brothers! Listen up!

Rob the old man! Don't let go of the old man in the thatched house in front of you, and catch it all for Lao Tzu! ”

The old man Luo Sanshui sat on the ground when he heard Zheng Zhibao's words, pointed at Zheng Zhibao with his finger and said, "Beat ...... Rob...... Geezer? ”

Luo Sanshui lived to be in his fifties, and for the first time he heard that there was a robbery of an old man.

"Hey, hey! Geezer! Do you know who Grandpa is? Zheng Zhibao asked with a smile.

Luo Sanshui's head shook, he was completely confused, it was the first time he had seen such a strange robbery!

Zheng Zhibao squatted in front of the old man Luo Sanshui and said with a smile: "Grandpa is a widow!" Do the Wokos know? We don't rob gold and silver, we only rob old men! ”

"Wolver! ......" Luo Sanshui's eyes stared at the boss, and his eyeballs almost fell out. But no matter how these people look at it, they don't want to be fierce and murderous, could it be that the Japanese changed their temper after they started robbing the old man?

"Take it away! Brothers! With Lao Tzu, we must rob the old man of Longjiang Bao Shipyard today! Wow Ka Ka!! Zheng Zhibao rushed into the thatched house in front of him.

The artisan residence of the Longjiang Bao Shipyard was stirred up by a group of people who suddenly came in, and a group of men in iron armor kicked open the door and broke into their home.

As long as there are elderly people in the family, the whole family will take them away, but this group of people does not care about food and other property at all, and this group of craftsmen is also confused.

However, they are polite, and as long as they don't resist, they won't be harmed.

Luo Sanshui had been following Zheng Zhibao's side, and when he saw the craftsman who was being tossed, he turned to look at Zheng Zhibao and begged: "This grandfather! What the hell are you going to do? Don't make trouble like this anymore, if you continue to make trouble, this place will be demolished by you! ”

"Hey, hey! Brothers want to build a big ship that can go out to the sea, so they can only come here for help. Zheng Zhibao said with a smile.

"Build a ship? Why didn't the imperial court let it go to sea? Luo Sanshui asked puzzled.

Zheng Zhibao smiled mysteriously and said: "To build a sea ship, you naturally have to go to sea, and if the imperial court doesn't let it, you can build it in a place that the imperial court can't control!" ”

"Ahh ...... "Luo Sanshui's head can't turn around, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister!" Is there any place in this world that is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court?

Seeing Luo Sanshui's puzzled expression, Zheng Zhibao said proudly: "The imperial court? My marshal has conquered a large territory overseas, and he has countless warships under his command.

The imperial court still can't control Lao Tzu's head, do you see those sea ships? Those are just merchant ships for transporting goods, and the real warships are much larger! ”

Luo Sanshui wiped his fingers along Zheng Zhibao and saw the shadow of the sails on the river, there were many sea boats, was this built by themselves?

The scenes depicted by the ancestors awakened the memories of the old man, which were the deepest dreams of generations of shipbuilders. It is the dream of their shipbuilders to build huge sea ships and cross the seas.

When he looked at Zheng Zhibao again, Luo Sanshui's eyes were full of scorching light: "Do you really want to build a big ship?" ”