Zhang Pu felt that Jinling seemed to have changed something in the past two years, but let him say where the specific changes came from, and it was unclear for a while.

There are many southern miscellaneous goods sold on the market, among which "Hoi An seafood" is even more famous. Zhang Pu knew that more than half of the so-called Hoi An seafood was actually produced in Xinxiang, Qinzhou, and was an industry under the name of Boyu Guozhen in the South China Sea. This made him half envious, half annoyed, envious that Yu Jimin had a good way to live and wealth, and he was annoyed that he was too eager at the beginning, and he still offended this upstart in the temple like Zhongtian.

And he now has to go to this upstart.

Although Wen Tiren was secretly driven out of Beijing by Cao Huachun, the current first assistant Zhang Zhifa and the second assistant Xue Guoguan are all figures similar to Wen Tiren's political philosophy. The blow to the resumption of the society has not been stopped, on the contrary, Zhang Pu can feel more severe. It is said that someone in the court has been pursuing Liu Kongzhao's private occupation of the title that should have belonged to his uncle, so Liu Kongzhao had to send Zhang Pu away.

Looking at the world, the only one who dares to shelter Zhang Pu at this time is Yu Guozhen, whose fief hangs overseas.

Thinking that he was "gifted" out of the house by Liu Kongzhao, Zhang Pu felt a burst of irritability. At the beginning, he conspired with Liu Kongzhao to spend money to bribe Tian Hongyu, the father of Tian Guifei, and took the opportunity to persuade Chongzhen to drive away Wen Tiren, so that Donglin and Fushe could control the court. As a result, although Wen Tiren retired, Donglin still failed to come to power, and Zhang Pu's plan to inherit the Count of Sincerity promised to Liu Kongzhao also came to naught.

"Villain, villain!" scolded hatefully, but Zhang Pu didn't dare to scold Liu Kongzhao for his humble background.

Liu Kongzhao's father is the son of a concubine, only because his son-in-law is young, he controlled the Chengyi Bofu through various means, but at the beginning he said that he would return the title when his younger brother grew up. But Liu Kongzhao's father died, but he gave the title directly to Liu Kongzhao, and imprisoned his younger brother, who is the real heir of the sincere uncle. This matter has been in an uproar, and the imperial court has not issued an edict for Liu Kongzhao to accept the lord. Therefore, Liu Kongzhao's title is actually nameless.

And Zhang Pu himself is also the son of a concubine.

"Dangdang!"

The bell on the dock rang, which shocked Zhang Pu's thoughts, he looked nearby, this time he went south to do secretly, except for two servants, none of the friends of the Restoration Society came to send it. Even Fang Yizhi, who lived in Jinling and was preparing to start a career for two years, did not appear.

Zhang Pu sighed, remembering that he was in high spirits when he was at the Tiger Hill meeting, but he didn't expect to fall to this!

He got up, and two servants hurriedly followed with their luggage.

"This is the Penglai mail ship?"

As soon as he stepped onto the dock, he heard someone talking beside him. Zhang Pu tilted his head to take a look, only to see two gorgeously dressed figures. At this time, the ban of the imperial court was relaxed, although they were businessmen, there were many people in silk and brocade, so they could only see from their dresses that these two people had a solid family background, but they could not judge their identities.

"It's the Penglai...... Nanhai Bo does the boss business! "Another humane.

The ship they were talking about was moored at the new wharf in Jinling. This is a very large ship, but the shape is not the same as other ships at this time, that is, it is different from the Pillow Xia and Lianbo that Zhang Pu has seen before, Yu Guozhen's Pillow Xia and Lianbo. While pursuing the design of speed, the narrow willow leaf hull also pays attention to the comfort of the ship. The two floors above the deck reveal windows that are now open, and you can see people looking out of the windows to the docks.

The "Penglai" cruise ship was completed on the ninth day of August in the tenth year of Chongzhen. The ship was seventy meters long and was divided into four levels, two on deck and two below deck. The displacement was about 2,500 tons, because it completely abandoned its armament, and while taking into account the speed, it also paid attention to comfort, so this ship became a passenger and cargo mail ship, and on the 16th of January, April, July, and October, it departed from Jinling on time and sailed to Qinzhou.

Of course, there will be some adjustments depending on the weather conditions, but the adjustment is not very large. From the first time he came to Jinling on October 16 of the 10th year of Chongzhen, to the 16th day of July of the 11th year of Chongzhen, he has made three trips.

It is said that on the first trip, there were not as many sailors as there were on the ship, but on the second trip, it was able to carry more than 60 passengers, and on the third trip, there were more than 100 passengers.

In Zhang Pu's opinion, the number of people should be 200 people, and thinking of 200 people floating on the sea on such a boat, Zhang Pu felt a little strange in his heart.

It's not that he hasn't been on a boat, but he really hasn't been on such a big ship.

There were more than 200 people on the dock, but most of them came to give off or watch the excitement. So many people stayed in the capital of the Ming Dynasty and traveled by boat, many people were afraid that they would not even have a road guide, and the control of the Ming Dynasty had reached a point where Zhang Pu felt intolerable.

Before boarding, you have to check your tickets, then you have to cross the board to get on the boat - unlike the chaos of other places, where everyone has to line up.

Because everyone abides by the rules, but it doesn't take much time, Zhang Pu quickly got on the ship, his ship is the first class, that is, the top floor of the ship, not only has a wider view, but also has a separate small deck, although it is not big, it is blown by the sea breeze on it, but it is extremely comfortable.

There are only 10 cabins in the first class, two of which are enclosed, and it is said that they are reserved for women alone, and are separated from other cabins. The biggest feature of the decoration inside is that there are enough nails, and the wind and waves in the sea are so strong that without nails, a chair can't be placed.

The cabin wasn't very spacious, with a bed, a table, and a chair just two bedside tables. Such a first-class cabin, from Jinling to Qin'zhou, costs two hundred taels of silver, which is by no means cheap.

After the servants had put down their things, they were led by the sailors to the second-class cabin, the one below deck, which was said to be dark and damp and foul in the air. Further down, there is the lower cabin, which is the cargo hold, which is also damp and tight.

However, some of the sailors on the ship also lived there, and the conditions should not be too bad.

Just as Zhang Pu was thinking about it, he suddenly saw from the window that there was chaos at the entrance ticket gate.

A crowd of people crowded, one of whom looked very familiar. Zhang Pu's heart moved, he had seen this person when he was running in the capital!

Not only has he seen it, but he has also made a transaction, this person is Tian Hongyu's nephew Tian Chang, and he is also the head of the Tian family in Jinling. The Tian family started in Yangzhou, and although they are now in the capital, they still have great interests in the south. Tian Chang is in charge here, nominally he is Tian Hongyu's nephew, but in fact he is just a nephew, but he is even favored by Tian Hongyu.

Relying on Concubine Tian to be favored, the Tian family was quite domineering, and Zhang Pu could even hear a servant of the Tian family shouting arrogantly.

"It's the Forbidden City, my uncle doesn't have to queue up when he goes in, you have to queue up when you have a broken boat? Nanhai Bo? Let Nanhai Bo come out and talk to me, I don't believe that Nanhai Bo will not give our mother face! ”

"Relatives are rampant, the way to take trouble!" Zhang Pu snorted, but completely forgot that he himself had walked through the door of this relative.

The arrogance of the servants of the Tian family is of no use in front of the sailors of the Penglai, these sailors are not simple sailors, there are thieves who have done business without capital under Liu Xianglao and other bandits, and there are also tiger guards who have been transferred to the Fishery Administration Bureau, in their eyes, except for Yu Guozhen, even Chongzhen is not in their eyes, let alone a relative!

"You can enter the Forbidden City without rules, that is, there is a lady in your Tian family who is a concubine in the palace, if there is a girl in your Tian family who is a lady to our uncle, and then come to us to be arrogant - but according to our uncle's rules, the more family members have to guard, if they don't keep it, it's not that we haven't thrown people into the sea."

A bearded man said coldly, looking at Tian Chang's gaze was extremely unkind, and the words in his mouth could also be said to be extremely disrespectful. Tian Chang was furious in his heart, but he said with a smile: "It turns out that Nanhaibo's rules are even bigger than today...... According to you, how shall I get on board? ”

"Line up, it's your turn." The bearded man said coldly: "Who on the boat doesn't follow the rules, went out to sea and fell into the water and went to the East China Sea Dragon Palace to be an uncle, but don't blame me for not saying it first." ”

As soon as these words came out, Tian Chang's face changed again, this is a naked threat!

However, thinking of his mission to Qin'zhou this time, Tian Chang still gritted his teeth, held back this breath first, and waited until he completed the things explained by the main family.

This little turmoil quickly subsided, Zhang Pu frowned and closed the window, his identity is now embarrassing, although the government has not yet been arrested, but it is not good to be seen by Tian Chang after all. But the ship is cramped, and with Tian Chang's identity, he must be in first class, and it is difficult not to be seen by him.

About half an hour later, Zhang Pu heard the bell ringing on the dock again, and then the boat shook and began to leave the dock.

The Penglai left Jinling, and with the help of the smooth water and the oblique wind, it arrived at the sea on the same day, and after anchoring here for one night, it took two days to arrive at Ning'bo Mansion. In both places, people got off the boat, and Zhang Pu knew that many people were not going to Qin'zhou, but went down halfway. But at the same time, there are also people on the boat, mostly Jia people and the like.

They stopped for a night in Nin' Bo Province, and because the weather was still good, they went out to sea again on the morning of July 20, but when they sailed to the open sea, they saw several ships waiting in the distance.

"Tianru, what kind of ship do you say this is?" Although Zhang Pu was reluctant, but since he couldn't avoid it, he still saluted Tian Chang, Tian Chang stayed lonely on the boat, so he always pestered him together, the two were looking east on the deck, Tian Chang saw the shadows of the ships and asked.

"Yes...... Warship! Zhang Pu was more knowledgeable, and when the ships got closer, he changed color.

It is indeed a warship, and it is the kind of giant warship that there is no other in the Great Ming Naval Division!

A giant battleship, two large battleships, half of the huge battleship had dozens of cannon holes on its hull.

"Sea ...... Pirate? Fanren pirates? Tian Chang was also frightened, although he had never been to sea much, but such a battleship was not at all in the style of the Ming Dynasty, and the ** of the Ten was a Fanren pirate from Europa!

(To be continued)