The test of the voyage also went well, so after returning to Lushun, Xie Hong once again expanded the scale of the Navigation Academy, gathered all the carpenters collected from the Liaozhen army, and began to build ships on a large scale. 【】

After Xie Hong came to Liaodong, he has been operating here in Jinzhou for the longest time, and although it is not a monolith, there are no major hidden dangers in terms of safety and secret surname.

Since there was no need to avoid people's eyes, Xie Hong made use of the dock and dock, and ten keels were laid together. The original shipwrights have now become commanders, leading the new craftsmen to work all night, in order to grab the progress before Xie Hong's expected time.

By mid-April, ten new ships had been completed and sea trials had begun. Looking at the sails shuttling on the blue waves, Xie Hong was relieved, but his heart was also hot, and the day of going to sea was just around the corner.

Of course, Xie Hong had to personally participate in and command the operation of going to sea. Naval warfare is a technical job, and he does not have any talents in this area, and no one else can grasp the specific situation except himself.

Therefore, before officially going to sea, Xie Hong still had to arrange everything in Liaodong and even the capital, and after he left, it would be difficult to keep in touch.

Jingcheng said that Xie Hong had received the news at the end of March during the process of Zhengde's court meeting to subdue the ministers. Although this kind of pressure treatment does not cure the root cause, it is enough, and there is no need for Xie Hong to worry too much.

What's more, it is not difficult to cure the root cause, and the primary purpose of Xie Hong's action to go to sea is this.

The problem in eastern Liaoning is not big, the progress of reclamation is progressing very quickly, and hundreds of thousands of acres have been developed in southern Liaoning alone, and this number is still further increasing.

Xie Hong's new policy completely aroused the enthusiasm of the military and people in Liaodong, with the assistance of new tools and abundant animal power, with the expectation of the future, people worked hard with ten times and a hundred times enthusiasm, waiting for the day of harvest.

In such a situation, any abnormal movement will be hit head-on, not to mention that there are only a few people with different hearts, as long as they are stared at.

What's more, people who have abnormal movements are also too busy to take care of themselves at the moment, according to the information report of Liaoxi, Zu Dahuan is now anxious.

Although the ancestral family is powerful in western Liaoning, after all, they can't cover the sky with one hand, and whether it is the generals under his command or ordinary military households, it is impossible not to be aware of the movements in other parts of Liaodong.

After receiving the news, seeing that a large area of wasteland in other places was reclaimed, and the cultivation of familiar land was not delayed, how could the soldiers and civilians of western Liaoning turn a deaf ear? More fields means a life of food and clothing, Liaoxi people are not stupid, seeing other people running into a well-off, they are still standing still, how can they be calm?

Therefore, in the face of the raging military and civilians in western Liaoning, Zu Dahuan is also anxious now, let alone mistreating Xie Hong, and even getting a good night's sleep has become a luxury.

Chen Shiliang's side was similar, before the court meeting, this person was not so good at jumping up and down, after the news of the court meeting reached Liaodong, he suddenly turned into a frosted eggplant, wilted. According to Liaoyang's letter, this person has not been out of the house for a while, and he has a tendency to become an otaku.

Xie Hong's main concern is Lushun's workshop.

Before leaving Beijing, several junior colleges had already begun to enter the track, and Xie Hong felt that he could gradually let go and let it develop on its own. However, the counterattack of the scholars and doctors gave him a sense of urgency, so he brought some people to Jinzhou in order to help the seedlings grow.

It's just that after coming to Liaodong, he has not been able to have leisure, and he hasn't taken much care of this side, and when developing new farm tools, he mainly relies on himself, and when he is building ships, the School of Physics can't help much.

As a result, in addition to the usual study and research, the School of Physics was idle, which was really contrary to Xie Hong's original intention, and when the shipbuilding work was about to end, Xie Hong turned his head again and planned the development of the School of Physics.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally came up with a good way, that is, to imitate the teaching system of later generations and directly assign topics.

Xie Hong knows the basic principle of that thing, but when it comes to the details, it needs to be slowly scrutinized. The group of people in the School of Physics was also idle, and Xie Hongsuo found something for them to do, so he arranged the epoch-making thing he conceived as a topic.

The center of gravity of the Smelting Institute is in the capital, and Dong Ping is fully responsible, Xie Hong is not careless, the craftsmen he brought are mainly application-oriented, and they are all relatively old, with experience and skills, but they are much worse when doing research.

Zeng Zheng is in charge of the chemistry part, and he doesn't need to worry about it.

However, the Navigation Academy needs him to explain a lot of things, such as the next research direction and the type of ship to be built. Since it wants to become the center of shipbuilding, the Navigation Academy must not be biased, and it must be developed in an all-round way.

After consulting with Wang Yun for a long time, he finally explained all kinds of matters, and Xie Hong also breathed a long sigh of relief, it was impossible overnight, but he at least wanted to make the development of science and technology less detours and move in the right direction from the beginning.

In addition to these problems, Xie Hong also has a hidden concern, that is, the movement on the grassland.

Xie Hong didn't know much about Duoyan Sanwei. In the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, this famous tribe had been completely defeated by the Tatars and scattered into many small tribes, some of which were incorporated into the Mongols, and some of which were incorporated into the Jianzhou Jurchens, making them stronger.

When Xie Hong first formulated the sweeping plan, he didn't take into account Duoyan Sanwei, but after Yang Haoran joined, he also had a lot of understanding of the situation in the grassland, and specially ordered the border troops to avoid those adjacent sensitive areas.

A single Duoyan Sanwei will not bring much threat to Liaozhen, Xie Hong is worried that it will give the other party too much stimulation, causing this tribe to take refuge in Tatars, and Liaozhen will have a succession of wars, which is greatly unfavorable to his plan.

The news from the capital added to his worries.

Originally, Xie Hong planned to contact the other party, but he didn't expect that people knew the Ming Dynasty very well, so he went directly to the center to complain, and he also touched a nail. In this way, it is difficult to predict what kind of reaction Duoyan Sanwei will have.

However, Xie Hong couldn't do anything about this, so he could only order Han Fu and Yang Haoran to be on guard, and after driving away the remnants of the Jurchens, he quickly ended the sweeping operation, trying to have no flaws, so that the other party had some scruples.

On this day, the trial voyage had all ended, and Xie Hong couldn't care so much about it, and began to prepare for the voyage.

"Master Hou, there is a letter from the capital and Liaoyang."

"Oh?" Xie Hong raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

Recently, there have been a lot of letters in Liaoyang, most of which report the reclamation situation, and there are complaints from crows and other people who can't go to sea with them, but this can't be helped, who makes them seasick more serious.

At the same time, there were relatively few letters from the capital, and Xie Hong should have been fine in the capital, or knew that he was about to set sail, so this was the case. However, after he read the letter from the capital, he couldn't help sneering: "This class of national beetles is really a thief." ”

"Brother Xie, what did you say in the letter?" Jiang Bin asked curiously.

"After we robbed Jianzhou and North Korea, that desperate plan has gone bankrupt, and I still think those guys gave up, who would have thought that they not only didn't give up, but also intensified. Originally, only the Jiangnan people were the ones who bothered about this, but now even Li Dongyang's group has joined in, and a lot of checkpoints have been laid near Jizhen and Shanhaiguan, and they have to be careful to even send a letter. ”

"Another card?" Jiang Bin said disdainfully: "This class of doctors really doesn't grow, since we entered Beijing, it is just such a means, and now we are still holding on." ”

"Ha, let them go, when it's the autumn harvest, they will be dumbfounded, and when we return, maybe they'll stare out of their eyes." Xie Hong waved his hand vigorously and said with a smile: "Moreover, Liaoyang is good news." ”

"Oh? It can't be who Yang Haoran robbed again, right? Jiang Bin grinned, showing a very envious look.

"I didn't rob it this time, but they sent the cattle and horses to the door." Xie Hong pointed to the north and laughed loudly: "Duoyan Sanwei is an acquaintance, so if you go back and ask Yang Shen to give them some food over there, it can be regarded as a courtesy, as long as they stop for the past two years." ”

Worry-free, Xie Hong immediately ordered to set sail after three days.

…… Three days later, the weather was clear, and as summer approached, the sea breeze was strong, and it was a good day to sail. Most of Jiang Bin and the others who accompanied him were excited, but some were sad.

"Brother Hong, are you going to go for a long time this time?" Reflecting the sparkling waves in the distance, Qing'er's big eyes were shining, shiny, which made Xie Hong feel a little distressed.

"It won't be long, and I'll be back in a few months." Xie Hong comforted softly.

"Brother Hong, Yue'er is going with you too, I heard that the sea is very fun." The tone of the little girl's speech was similar to before, but her eyes revealed her reluctant mood, Xie Hong sighed in his heart, Yue'er has grown up and sensible.

"Wait a little longer, when we have a firm foothold outside, my brother will find a good place to build a beach, and then I will pick you up to play, well, find a warmer place, not as cold as here in Lushun."

"Brother Xie, eldest brother and Brother Jiang are all mindless, when you go out, you have to take care of yourself, you must wear the clothes I made."

"Well, don't worry."

"Brother Xie, those things are very dangerous, you must be careful when you keep them." Zeng Zheng, who hadn't appeared for a long time, also came to see him off, but he was more nervous about the things that were being transported on the ship than by saying goodbye.

"Brother Zeng rest assured, little brother can save it."

"You ......" Wang Shouren also rarely put down the knowledge in his hand and appeared in the crowd at the dock, but when he faced Xie Hong, he didn't know whether he was still angry or had nothing to say, only left Xie Hong with a meaningful look, which made Xie Hong scratch his head.

In fact, it really won't be long, my brother will be back soon, Xie Hong waved his hand, turned around and stepped onto the deck of the Black Pearl, and at the same time embarked on a new journey.

(To be continued)