Feng Che was complacent at the moment, his destination Satsuma Domain, the cradle of the Japanese Navy in the future, was also the hometown of many fierce pirates and the hiding place of pirates at that time, so it was the star mission of this operation.

And Feng Che has now become a star-like existence among stars because of his speech that day, and he is the leader of the Satsuma Domain's operation, with a spring breeze on his face, surrounded by a group of people.

Ji Yan said to Feng Che: "Although this Japan is a small country, but for my Celestial Empire Continent has long harbored evil intentions, the younger brother heard that this Satsuma clan is fierce and treacherous, good at water and goes to sea more, and is where the enemy's lair is located, my brother must be cautious in his actions!" ”

After listening to Ji Yan's words, Feng Che looked displeased, and regardless of whether he was older than Ji Yan or not, he said directly: "There is a good brother to worry about, but brother, I have my own perfect strategy, so I don't bother you with Brother Ji." But the foolish brother heard that the virtuous brother is going to the Ryukyus, Ryukyu is my Ming Dynasty's subject country, I heard that there are a lot of fair women, the virtuous brother is a good blessing, while appreciating the beauty, while doing an errand, the foolish brother is really envious! ”

After that, he laughed, and when he laughed, the crowd around Feng Che immediately burst into laughter.

The group chewed on the base of their tongues.

"I heard that our Ji Gongzi has not yet married, so don't Tang Seng enter the daughter country when the time comes, and then I can't think about it."

"That's it, that Ryukyu woman is not only handsome, but also bold and bold, she took a fancy to Brother Ji Xian, and it is unknown whether she robbed a beautiful man like Brother Ji Xian to be an island owner or something."

"Yes, yes. Brother Ji's blessing, others can't envy it. ”

Ji Yan listened to these ridiculous words, he was very helpless, but he didn't want to argue with them about anything, sighed, bowed his head and said nothing, so he silently followed the team to the dock.

As soon as he arrived at the dock, Ji Yan waved his hand casually with the others, said goodbye, and went to look for the merchant ship he was going to take to Ryukyu.

What Ji Yan, Feng Che and the others didn't know was that because this Satsuma Domain was the southernmost of the four islands in Japan, the control of the Japanese central government had always been weak, and it was the most radical existence among the Japanese people. Many of the major events that affected Japan in later generations, such as the abolition of the shogunate and the return of the emperor to the throne of the Shogunate, and the conquest of the Ryukyus by force and the change to Okinawa, were initiated in the Satsuma Domain.

Those words are not expressed for the time being, Ji Yan didn't have too much effort to find the boat he wanted to take, because he saw Mei Yuning from a distance.

At this moment, Mei Yuning was standing next to a middle-aged man who was short and fat and dressed in wealth.

Mei Yuning still remained as serious as ever, holding his short sword in his hand, his hands crossed on his chest, standing there straight, while the man standing next to him was cautious, standing with an embarrassed expression, it seemed that he had understood the coldness of our Mei Gongzi.

Ji Yan hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.

"Mei Gongzi, we are really fateful, we met again so soon."

Then he turned to the man who was supposed to be their merchant and said:

"In the next plan, it is the interpretation of this trip, and this trip is going to be tiring, dare to ask what to call the honorable driver?"

Mei Yuning replied neatly and neatly, without saying much.

And the chubby middle-aged man was smiling, probably because he had been worried about another cold-faced Mei Gongzi on this ship just now, seeing that Ji Yan was polite and smiling, he relaxed a lot.

He said with a smile: "Lord Ji is serious, the villain's surname is Lin Anhe, a native of Quanzhou, is a peddler pawn, who runs to my Daming, Ryukyu, Penghu and other places all the year round, and makes a living from trade. This time, Sansheng was fortunate to be able to contribute to the country, and the villain was also very excited. ”

As he was in a polite position, he heard a cannon fire in the distance, and then saw that some ships had begun to lift anchor and leave the dock.

They said no more, and boarded the ship and prepared to go to sea.

Mei Yuning got on the boat, but still maintained her usual style, and entered the cabin without saying a word.

Ji Yan said that this was the first time to go to sea, and he still had to "go abroad", so he felt a little fresh, so he walked around on the boat to look around.

This merchant ship is a typical type of fortune ship, which is very common in Zhejiang, Fujian and other coastal areas, with a pointed head, a wide tail, two upturned heads, a high head and a tail, two masts one large and one small, which can go out to the ocean. It was often used as a merchant ship, but it could also be converted into a warship, and most of the ships in Zheng He's fleet were also of this type.

Seeing that this ship is about seven or eight zhang long, that is, more than twenty meters, it is not small compared to other ships moored at the dock, such a large ship obviously costs a lot, but the hull looks very shabby, there are some obvious traces of repair, and it is a little unclear whether this Lin Anhe is rich or not.

Ji Yan was standing at the stern of the boat at the moment, the ship had set sail, and he looked at the Taohuadu Wharf that was gradually being left behind, the people on the wharf, and the treasure ship of Zheng He's fleet that was docked at the wharf.

Especially those treasure ships with huge bodies.

At this moment, the shipwrights are still inspecting the ships that will represent the glory of the Ming Dynasty, and the painters are painting the eyes of the legendary beetle, one of the nine sons of the dragon, on both sides of the bow.

In ancient times, the rainstorm and flood of the sea meant danger and death to the toiling masses, so people would draw the head of the viper on the bridge, the building drain, and the bow of the ship. In addition, the eyes of the pit vipers are lit on both sides of the bow of the ship, and they pray that the wind and rain will be good, and the sailing will be smooth, and the fishermen who go out to sea to fish will return home safely, the traveling merchants will trade smoothly, and the warriors will return home safely.

The crowd on the dock and the ships of the Ming Dynasty fleet became smaller and smaller in Ji Yan's sight, slowly like ants. Not long after that, Ji Yan looked around, but there was only an ocean, and he couldn't find anything else.

Ji Yan stepped into the cabin a little stunned, people said that only when they left their hometown did they know the goodness of their hometown, and Ji Yan really realized this simple feeling at this moment.

In the cabin, Mei Yuning was sitting in a corner, still maintaining the posture she had just held but her eyes were slightly closed, as if she was resting.

Lin Anhe was also sitting, and when he saw Ji Yan coming in, he hurriedly got up and said with a smile:

"Master Ji is here, I am very reluctant to go to my hometown, the first time I go to sea, it is like this. When the villain was a child, his father didn't take me to the sea, and he made trouble with his father every day, arguing to go with him, and his father said to the villain that it was not as good as at home, and I didn't believe it, thinking it was an excuse that my father didn't want to take me. Later, when I grew up and took over my father's class, I realized that what my father said was true. So now every time the villain goes to sea, he tries to bring a lot of soybeans pickled by his mother, and sometimes he stays in these foreign countries for a long time, so he can only rely on eating some pickled soybeans to relieve his homesickness. ”

Lin Anhe spoke very quickly, and finished saying these words without stopping in one breath, of course, it is also possible that he has nothing to say in the face of this Mei Gongzi.

Mei Yuning also opened her eyes at this time and looked at the two quietly.

Ji Yan said: "Brother Lin is polite, we are secretly operating this time, it is best to be commensurate with brothers, not adults and villains, so as not to show the horse's feet and startle the snake." ”

Lin Anhe said with a smile:

"Okay, then I'll give the two big ...... first" The word "person" didn't say anything, and swallowed it back stiffly.

"Let me first introduce the two brothers to our destination, Ryukyu."

"This Ryukyu is a group of islands, but most of the people are on one island, so we also call that island Ryukyu, this island is not suitable for planting, so since ancient times it has been relying on fishing and trade to make a living, especially trade, just because this island is located in Zhejiang, Penghu, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, these places of navigation convergence, so the trade ships are endless, very lively. The people who now live on this island are divided into three kingdoms, all of which are subject countries of our Ming Dynasty, and their names are Shanbei Kingdom, Zhongshan Kingdom, and Shannan Kingdom. Among these three kingdoms, Zhongshan is the most powerful, and it is also the first to submit to my Ming Dynasty, and I go there most often to trade. Shanbei is the weakest country, and it is also the destination of our trip. Because Zhongshan and my Ming Dynasty are good friends, so this Shanbei country relies on the geographical advantages close to Japan, and has been close to Japan in previous years, although it also surrendered to my Ming Dynasty, but some Japanese have settled there for a long time. ”

Seeing that Ji Yan and Mei Yuning were listening to him intently, Lin Anhe became more and more energetic, and he continued:

"Let's talk about the Japanese coquetts, if you want to say that those of us who go to sea to run boats, in addition to natural disasters, the most feared is this man-made disaster, natural disasters are impermanent, and man-made disasters can be investigated. Therefore, our merchants often inquire and exchange information with each other, and this Japanese in the northern country of Shanbei is now a branch of the Satsuma Domain in Japan. ”

It's "Satsuma Domain" again, Ji Yan was shocked when he heard this name, and he only heard Lin Anhe continue: "This Satsuma Domain, in recent years, has relied on advanced ships and is brave and fierce, and has taken many scattered Japanese pirates and outcasts under its command, commanding these wanderers to plunder or trade, and then take money and grain to hand over to the Satsuma Domain. There are a few people who disobey, even if they are also Japanese, they show no mercy. ”

After Lin Anhe said this, he paused and continued to explain to the two:

"But I heard that most of the Japanese in this northern country are still honest and responsible, and some of the former Japanese fishermen came to this Ryukyu to make a living. Although it has always been rumored that there is a group of Japanese who also settled here and mingled with other people, this group of Japanese is not large in size and not many in number, and I don't know who is and who is not. If you want to talk about this group of Ryukyu pirates, the last time I heard from them was, huh...... Last month, he robbed a cargo ship sent to North Korea from Qingzhou Prefecture, which was made of glass products fired in Qingzhou kiln. ”

When Ji Yan heard this, his heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "This cargo ship sent to North Korea by Qingzhou Mansion in Shandong Province is not just a sea area, how can it be intercepted by the Ryukyu pirates?" ”