"What do you call the boatman?" Su Baiyi was no longer entangled in the title of the two eunuchs, and turned his head towards the boat boss.

The boat owner arched his hand and said: "The villain's surname is Gu, and the single name is a loyal character, and the adult can directly call the villain Gu Zhong." ”

"Let's sit together!"

Each of the four sat down in turn against the table.

Gu Zhong's eyes sneaked a few glances at Su Baiyi and the two eunuchs' faces, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became.

Listening to the tone of a few people, Su Baiyi seemed to be an official master.

In addition to running maritime business, Gu Zhong also ran business for the official office, usually transported some grain, or transported the taxes from Jiangnan to Jingshi and so on.

As early as the Taizu period, the Ming Dynasty issued a ban on the sea, and the sails were not allowed to enter the sea.

But in fact, after more than 200 years, the sea ban of the Ming Dynasty was closed, opened and closed, and so on several times, which overwhelmed the people. There are also some bold lords among the common people who secretly go to the sea.

The imperial court turned a blind eye to the people going to the sea, and when they wanted to ask, they killed two chickens to get some money, and when they didn't want to ask, they let it go, completely depending on the mood of the magistrate, after all, if the sea is really forbidden, the transportation of bulk goods in Beijing is a big problem. Therefore, the water in maritime trade is still quite large, and many large ships are influenced by people from the government, and there are many bosses behind sea ships who are officials.

Therefore, in the case of the existence of the sea ban, it is not surprising that the dense docking of ships in the Tianjin wharf harbor is not surprising.

Since Gu Zhong has such a large ship, the official background is naturally indispensable, so it is not the first time that he has come into contact with officials. But after seeing Su Baiyi and the three of them, he was still slightly surprised.

Because, judging from Zhao Heng's appearance, it is not difficult to guess that this is a father-in-law.

An official and a father-in-law walked together, and as soon as they made a move, they were thousands of taels of silver, and they couldn't help but make Gu Zhong beat the drum in his heart.

However, wealth and wealth are all people who have drunk blood on the rivers and lakes, so he naturally takes risks.

After eating a little, Su Baiyi got up and left. The two eunuchs didn't know if their hearts had changed after being cut, and they were covered with a strong fragrance, and they smelled a little disgusting.

The ship of 2,000 materials is very large, and there are many rooms on it. Gu Zhong arranged the cleanest and most hygienic place for Su Baiyi, after all, it was bought for a thousand taels of silver, and Su Baiyi lived in peace of mind.

Returning to the room and lying on the soft collapse, listening to the north wind howling outside and the waves of the sea disturbing for a while, Su Baiyi was worried and couldn't sleep peacefully for a while.

Now that I've escaped the pursuit of those dogs, what can I do when I turn back?

What should I do when I arrive at Guide?

If the ministers and courtiers resolutely disagree with the construction of the railway, then even if they go to Guide Mansion, those doglegs will come to him and ask him for the holy decree.

Things went around and around to form a dead knot, but in the end it returned to Emperor Zhu Youzhen. Yes, if Zhu Youzhen is strong enough to insist on the decree no matter what, the courtiers will have to endure it even if they don't agree; On the contrary, if Zhu Youzhen hesitated for a while and could not make up his mind to rectify the courtiers, then the courtiers might in turn hinder the emperor.

The north wind howled, filling the three sails of the big ship, and after leaving the port, it sailed southeast along the coastline much faster than when it came. Su Baiyi estimated that he could reach the mouth of the Yellow River in Jiangsu in ten days at most.

Lying on the boat, I was worried for most of the night, and it was always difficult to fall into a deep sleep, and I felt an inexplicable anxiety and panic.

Is it going to be a hurricane or bad weather?

Su Baiyi was not at ease, so he bought a few weather forecasts from the system and looked at them.

It's windless, and the weather is wonderful!

I thought too much about it after watching it.

Su Baiyi shook his head, lying on the bed and couldn't sleep, he simply opened the window near the side of the sea, the dark sea was boundless, and a wave of waves rolled around but had no fixed direction.

Far away on the sea, the blue sky is full of brilliant stars, and the morning star rises from the sea like a glass ball, and the eastern sky is quite a bit of a crowd of chickens.

It wasn't long before the dawn began to rise.

There was a rush of footsteps in the corridor outside the door, and then there was a knock on the door, Zhao Heng's thin voice was very anxious, and he said while knocking on the door: "Master Su, it's not good!" ”

Su Baiyi turned over from the bed with a carp, and when he opened the door, he saw Zhao Heng's frightened face and trembling body.

"What's wrong?" Su Baiyi asked.

"Yes, yes, there's a ship chasing after you!"

"What!" Su Baiyi was taken aback, took Zhao Heng's hand and ran out, ignoring the hurricane on the deck, his eyes looked in the southeast direction, and there were indeed three big ships on the sea in the distance, hazy, if you don't look carefully, you can hardly see clearly.

"These are official ships!" Zhao Heng was quite knowledgeable, and while trembling, he pointed to the three ships in the distance and said, "If our family is not mistaken, it should be subordinate to the Fujian Naval Division, I am afraid that it will intercept us in front." ”

"How can there be a lucky ship?" Gu Zhong also ran over, looked at the three ships that were getting closer and closer in the distance with a confused expression, and said in a low voice: "This ...... My lord, that's right, it's the Fu ship, this is the warship of the Fujian Navy Division, each ship is equipped with six guns of thousands of pounds, and more than 60 sailors and armored soldiers, rest assured, it is an official ship, not a pirate, so naturally it will not be difficult with us. ”

After speaking, he looked at Su Baiyi, with an expression that I have seen a lot of this kind of thing.

Su Baiyi was not so relaxed, pointed to the boat in the distance and asked, "Isn't it a Fujian sailor, why did you come here?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Heng and Gu Zhong turned their faces to look at him at the same time, as if looking at an SB.

Did I say the wrong thing?

Su Baiyi looked confused.

Still Gu Zhong took a deep breath and said: "Hehe, Lord Su is afraid that he doesn't often take the sea route, my Ming Dynasty Wokou Rebellion has just improved, and now the likes of Franco, Xisongya, and Holland are cruising on the sea every time, which makes my Ming Navy have a headache, these three warships, I'm afraid they are routine cruises." ”

"Oh......" Su Baiyi replied casually, but his eyes were staring at the three ships opposite.

The light of dawn was getting clearer, and the three ships were getting closer, so close that it seemed that the soldiers on the deck and the swarthy cannon barrels displayed on the sides of the ships could be seen.

Then, in Su Baiyi's gaze, the three ships gradually separated, one in the center, and then two were outflanked on both sides, instantly surrounding the two thousand merchant ships in the middle.

A bad premonition came over me.

Gu Zhong's face was pale, and his eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he asked Su Baiyi in an unkind tone, "Lord Su, why do the sailors' official ships want to surround us?" ”

He seemed to realize something!

I took a thousand taels of silver yesterday, and my mind was full of dreams of getting rich, so I didn't think too much about it, and after seeing this situation today, Gu Zhong suddenly thought of the problem.

Why are Su Baiyi and his party in such a hurry to leave?

Even if you spend an extra thousand taels of silver, you have to hurry at night?

Now that the official ship is on the side, he seems to understand: these guys are probably fugitives, and there must be officers and soldiers chasing after them, so they hurriedly got on the boat and ran away.

Seeing that Su Baiyi didn't speak, Gu Zhong said hatefully, "The shaft hurts me", and then summoned all the crew and men to the deck, first to prevent Su Baiyi and the three of them from attacking, and then hung a white cloth on the sail, so that the loud guy shouted at the official ship, shouting very politely, and the overall meaning was three words: I surrender.

"Sue, Su-sama!" Zhao Heng's face was pale and trembling with fright, and he reluctantly held on to the side of the boat and said, "These damn rebels, come and get us." ”

"Hmm!" Su Baiyi's face was also gloomy, and when he was thinking about whether to hand over the holy decree after being obtained by the officers and soldiers opposite, he suddenly smelled a fishy smell, glanced at Zhao Heng in wonder, frowned and said, "What smell?" ”

"Let's, our family ......" Zhao Heng was short of breath, and said a little embarrassed: "Lord Su, the people who are still in our family are inevitably rude when they encounter something, so don't make fun of us, quickly get an idea, is it a war or a surrender to you?" ”

Su Baiyi almost laughed out loud, and then remembered that the Sister Zhao in front of her was a castration who had been cut ***, and she was missing a lot of muscle work, so sometimes it was normal to not be able to control the excretion of fluid.

"Don't you see, it's a battle or a reincarnation, and we can't speak!" Su Baiyi pointed to the white flag that had been hung high, and mouthed at Gu Zhongnunu!

"This ......"

Zhao Heng didn't finish a word, the lucky boat in front of him suddenly opened fire, and the sound of "boom" shook Su Baiyi's head dizzy, and a big cannonball whistled, and then crossed the big ship and fell into the sea water behind.

“Duang……”

The ships on both sides also began to fire their cannons in turn, the ships were far away, and the accuracy of the cannons at this time was really not good, a total of three cannons were fired, and all three cannonballs fell into the sea.

He Shan, who had been sleeping heartlessly, finally ran out of the cabin in a panic, so frightened that he didn't even wear shoes, and after seeing Zhao Heng, he cried and said, "Godfather, what's wrong?" ”

None of the three shells exploded, Su Baiyi knew that there were three kinds of shells in the Ming Dynasty, one was a solid bullet, that is, the distant stone ball was shot out by the cannon, and the main purpose was to penetrate the ship's side to achieve the purpose of defeat; The second is shotshots, which are generally used against ground cavalry or infantry, and they must not be worried about scattershots at sea; The most worrying thing is the third type, the flowering bomb.

If the flowering bomb hits, a large number of people will really die when it explodes, and the probability of survival will be much lower at that time.

"Bang ......"

While he was thinking about it, the ship in front of him fired another shot, and the cannonball flew to the ship impartially, breaking the auxiliary mast behind the deck.

The cannonball did not seem to explode, and with all its strength it smashed into the deck, smashing the wooden board into a hole the size of an iron pot, and the stone ball shattered into several pieces.

"It's okay......" Su Baiyi patted his chest: It's a solid bullet, not a flowering bullet.

"Ancestor, what are they doing here?" Zhao Heng was at a loss.

Su Baiyi squinted and said, "? Naturally, it was a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle, I didn't expect these Wenchen to be so ruthless and want to kill us. ”