After listening to Wang Mujiu's report, Zhu Youzhen decided not to visit Fusong City, and went south by boat early tomorrow morning, the most important target of his trip to the South Seas this time was Lanzhu Province, since Luzon can rest assured, there is no need to waste time here. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The sun just showed half of his face, Zhu Youzhen turned over and got up, and played a trick in the back garden of the hotel, sweating on his forehead, although it was already past the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather in Nanyang was still very hot.

The soldiers held a basin of warm water and asked Zhu Youzhen to wipe the sweat on his face, and Wang Mujiu happened to come in from outside, "Master!" ”

"Mu Jiu is here?" Zhu Youzhen put down the sweat towel and asked the soldiers to bring out the used warm water, "How is it, what did you gain last night?" ”

"Master," Wang Mujiu smiled wryly, "We visited last night, this Qinglou was indeed opened by the Spaniards, and after the defeat of Spain, it was taken over by the government, and now it has been sold to the local Han people." ”

"Ao, you say, the proprietor of this Qinglou is Han?" Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "What about the girl inside?" Are there Han Chinese? ”

"There are not many Han girls, only three of them, but there were quite a few of them, but they were later released by the government," Wang Mujiu licked his face and said: "There are the most local people, and the rest are Western women and women who look like black charcoal, master, haven't you seen someone who looks blacker than black charcoal, right?" When I first saw it, my subordinates were all scared silly. ”

"Haha," Zhu Youzhen laughed, "Then tell me, what's the matter with the surprisingly expensive price?" ”

"Originally, when the owner of this Qinglou was a Spaniard, it was stipulated in this way, the Western woman and the black charcoal woman were the most expensive, the Han woman was second, and the native was not expensive," Wang Mujiu hesitated for a while and said: "The native woman, the overnight stay is only 50 Wen, the Han people are generally about 120 Wen, the black charcoal woman needs about 500 Wen, and the Western woman is the most expensive, at least two taels." ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled: "Then how much money did you spend last night?" ”

Wang Mujiu scratched his head and looked at Zhu Youzhen nervously, "Master, we can't bear the Han women, we don't dare to take the black charcoal women, brothers...... The brothers mainly chose the natives, but in fact, there are no Western women, I don't know why it is so expensive......"

"Rare is expensive!" Zhu You smiled, he advocated equality for all people in Daming, although it is truly accepted by the whole society, there is still a long way to go, but these Western women, why are they superior? has entered the Qinglou, what is there to be noble? If there were more white women, the price would have come down.

But now in Luzon, it is impossible for a large number of white and black women to appear in a short period of time, but in any case, these Westerners cannot be made superior, even if they are not Han supremacy, but Han women cannot enter the Qinglou, and they are inferior.

"Mu Jiu, quickly send someone to tell the proprietor of the Qinglou that if you want to make the price of the Western woman and the black charcoal woman higher than the Han people, the master will seal his Qinglou!"

"Yes...... Master, the subordinates understand, and the subordinates immediately send someone to do it! Wang Mujiu couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that Zhu Youzhen did not punish him for staying in the Qinglou overnight, he saluted and was about to go out.

"Wait," Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, "Don't look for Qinglou directly, you go directly to the government office as a messenger, let them do it, in addition, the city gate official at the north gate yesterday will be rewarded together, give you an hour's time, and after an hour, we will set off!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

In less than an hour, Wang Mujiu came back, Zhu Youzhen and Fu Xiaojian had already boarded the transport ship, but the lucky boat sent out to find Zheng Zhilong yesterday did not come back for the time being.

"Master, wait a minute, there is only one lucky boat to escort you, I'm afraid it's not safe." Fu Xiaojian had been following Zhu Youzhen's side closely, he was a little worried, although these guards were all extraordinary, but the sea was different from the land, and it was difficult for them to display all their skills on the ship.

"What are you afraid of, now the entire Nanyang is the inner lake of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "Yesterday in Fusong, didn't you see an orderly city? ”

Wang Mujiu also didn't agree to take the risk, "Master, it's land, but my subordinates heard that there are merchant ships from other countries on the sea, and these merchant ships have firearms, so let's wait!" ”

"Now in the South China Seas, the South China Sea Fleet is the only one, who dares to provoke us?" Zhu You looked at the Sun and Moon military flag hanging on the Fu boat, "Seeing this, who dares not to avoid it from afar?" Besides, we sail close to the coastline, and if we find an unknown fleet, we can abandon ship and land. ”

"But...... In case ......" Fu Xiaojian is still not at ease, although Wang Mujiu is also Zhu Youzhen's personal guard, but protecting Zhu Youzhen is his most direct and only travel task, which is heavier than Wang Mujiu.

"Nothing!" Zhu Youzhen motioned to the sailors to sail, "If we go south, we will soon meet the South China Sea Fleet, and if we sail on the inner lake of Daming, what accidents will occur?" ”

Fu Xiaojian couldn't do it, so he had to let the sailors drive the boat.

The ship sailed on the sea for three days and three nights day and night, and a huge island running northeast-southwest appeared in front of it.

Zhu Youjian stood on the deck, Fu Xiaojian and Wang Mujiu stood on both sides behind him, guarding Zhu Youjian in the shape of "Pin", although there was no danger in sight on the transport ship.

The faint sea breeze, mixed with a faint fishy smell, came from the southwest, gentle and soft, the morning glow was shining dazzlingly, and from a distance, the sea level was like a jewel emitting a blue-white ribbon of light.

"Huh? Where is this? ”

"Master, my subordinates have never been to Nanyang......" Fu Xiaojian didn't know the island in front of him, he looked at Wang Mujiu, and Wang Mujiu also shook his head.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't do it, "Let the sailors who are familiar with this sea area come up!" ”

A sailor stepped on deck, "Lord Hui Qincha, this island, the Spaniards originally called Palawan, and now it has been renamed Lafeng Island!" ”

"Palawan? Lafeng Island? Zhu Youzhen laughed, "The name of La Feng is good, but it is a little unworthy of the name, this island is so popular?" ”

The sailor couldn't say the reason for the name change, so he could only laugh.

Zhu Youzhen was in a good mood, "Xiaojian, Mu Jiu, tell me, how long will it take for this Lafeng Island, as well as these provinces in Nanyang, to become the same as the mainland of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Master, there are far more natives in Nanyang than Han people, and if you want to become the same as the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that it will take hundreds of years!" Wang Mujiu replied.

"Hundreds of years?" Zhu Youzhen shook his head, "Hundreds of years later, you and I have long been ancient, who can still see it?" He said in his heart, you don't know the history of the future, these places are too important to the Ming Dynasty, and it is good to take advantage of the fact that there is no international interference now, and it is good to be included in the Ming Dynasty a year earlier and one day earlier.

"Master ......" Fu Xiaojian is just a pure guard, he doesn't understand these military affairs at all, and he doesn't need to understand them.

"Have you seen Luzon?" Zhu Youzhen stared at the sea in the distance and didn't look back, "Once these natives feel that they can live better in Daming, it will not be difficult to voluntarily join the Han people," he paced half a step to the side of the ship, "According to the master, it will be enough for decades at most!" ”

"Master, really?" Wang Mujiu just said casually, Zhu Youzhen's words made him doubt his judgment, "The natives of Nanyang, but several times the Han people, are they all willing to naturalize?" ”

"You don't need to be naturalized!" Zhu Youzhen calculated, there is no United Nations now, as long as the leader is eliminated physically, the rest of the people are a plate of scattered sand, there is a Ming army here, how to pinch it, "In the face of the strength of the Ming Dynasty, as long as some people return to their hearts, Zheng He went to the South and the West, and all countries came to the dynasty, this kind of prosperous era, have you forgotten?" ”

"Master," Fu Xiaojian said in his heart, could it be that Your Majesty is also a person who is so happy? "Do you need these small countries to come to Beijing to pay tribute?"

"Are these small countries still there?" Zhu Youzhen laughed, "Lord doesn't need them to come to Beijing to pay tribute, on the contrary, Lord wants to let these lands, and the people on these lands, belong to the Ming Dynasty forever!" ”

At this point, there was a "knocking" of footsteps on the gangway.

Fu Xiaojian suddenly changed color, he stroked the hilt of the sword, and shouted: "Who? ”

"Lord Chincha, the sea is ...... ...... on the surface of the sea Found...... Unidentified Ships! "The herald ran out of breath.

"Xiaojian, let him come over," When the herald came closer, Zhu Youzhen asked, "Don't worry, you say slowly, what's going on?" ”

"Two Chincha Lords, an unknown ship has been found on the sea ahead," the herald knelt on the ground, and after a short pause, his words became coherent, "The Fortune Ship sent a flag and asked the two Chincha Lords, what should I do now?" ”

"Unidentified ship?" Zhu Youzhen looked into the distance, and sure enough, a black line appeared in front of him, and he had been looking at the sea to the west along the sun just now, so he didn't find it, "Are you sure this is a ship?" ”

"I'm sure," said the herald, "but it's too far away, and it is not yet known whether it is our ship or how many there are." ”

"Not convinced?" Zhu Youzhen asked the herald to get up, "Look at the panic you guys?" Maybe it's our ship, isn't there a lucky ship to find Zheng Zhilong? ”

"Lord Hui, because I can't see the flag hoisting on the bow of the ship clearly, I can't confirm whether it is our ship now," after the herald got up, he saluted Wang Mujiu and Zhu Youzhen respectively, "The lucky boat in front of me has passed the flag and asked us what to do?" ”

"What should I do?" Zhu Youzhen asked rhetorically: "What do you usually do when you encounter an unknown ship at sea?" ”

The herald shuddered, "Now that we have few ships, the two Lords of the Chincha are on the ship again......"

Zhu Youzhen said angrily: "Don't worry about us, you can do what you want!" ”

"Master, it's the sea now, let's go ashore for a while, right?" Wang Mujiu approached Zhu Youzhen and whispered, "What if it's not our ship?" ”

"No, I'll talk about it when I see the ship clearly," Zhu Youzhen said to the herald: "Let the transport ship suspend its voyage and widen the distance between it and the Fu ship." ”

"Yes, the villain will go and give the order." The herald saluted and turned to go.

The black dots in front of him were getting bigger and bigger, and after half an hour, even Zhu Youzhen could see clearly that the red, white, and blue tricolor flags were flying on the ship opposite.

"Knock knock!" The herald just now went to the deck again, followed by a standard-bearer, "Tell you, my lords, there are Dutch ships coming, there are five of them!" ”