I don't know if it's because it's running too fast, or if the news here on the Jiaodong Peninsula is really ill-informed, Xie Hong stayed in Weihaiwei for five days, and the work at hand has been completed, but he still hasn't waited for Li Yu's return. [No pop-up novel network]

He didn't have time to wait, and on the first day of the seventh month, according to the original plan, Xie Hong ordered the fleet to sail.

This side of the dock was more lively than when Xie Hong came, at that time it was none of his business, the people just came to watch, and the atmosphere was certainly not too warm.

But now that the rumors have been released, no matter what the plan is, as long as the person is sane, he can find his place in the upcoming new policy.

There are more people who sign up as sailors than those who are ready to do business on their own.

Although the former item is also an empty glove white wolf, Shandong is not the south after all, there is no tradition of navigation, and it is very unfamiliar with the sea, especially the ocean.

The sailors are different, after seeing the champion Hou's huge fleet and generous shots, the people have no doubts, and they must have paid a lot of work for Hou Ye for a few years.

After running with the fleet for a few years, the sea route will be familiar, and when the time comes, it will be not too late to understand the situation and decide whether to do maritime trade, and most people are adhering to this idea of seeking stability.

By the time Xie Hong set sail, there were already four or five hundred people who had signed up to be sailors on the ship, and this was still before the autumn harvest, and if he came back in two months, I am afraid that there would be more applicants.

There are also many people who are not interested in the ocean at all, but they also have expectations.

The expansion of the wharf has been planned, and when the fleet of the champion Hou returns, the construction will begin, and when the time comes, the harvest of working hard at the wharf will be much richer than the work of the generals.

What's more, with the return of the fleet, there are also the legends of the new farm tools and the new Tuntian Deal in the reclamation of Liaodong, hearing this, even the most responsible croppers are full of expectations, no one knows better than them, how much help those things will play for the farmers, how happy a life it will bring.

Therefore, before the fleet set sail, the vicinity of the dock was crowded with people, and their eyes were full of reluctance, but more anticipation. I don't know who was the first to say it, and now the slogan that has been blowing to Liaodong has spread in Weihaiwei again.

"Believe in the champion Hou, have a good life."

The simple words were full of endless hope, and in the face of such expectations, with the calmness of Xie Hongxin's surname, he even felt the pressure.

Trust me, because that's my mission! Suppressing his excitement, Xie Hong waved his hand calmly.

"Set sail!"

…… Unlike when it first set sail, after leaving Weihaiwei, the fleet has been advancing along the coastline, so the entire Jiaodong Peninsula was shocked.

Li Yu will be scared away, not only because he is timid, it is really a hundred years since the Ming Sea has been banned, and no one has ever seen a fleet of this size, at first glance, it must be terrifying.

In the northern part of the Jiaodong Peninsula, the people living in the coastal area quickly realized Li Yu's mood at that time.

When the shadow of the sail swept across the sea like a cloud, leaving behind countless stunned figures, people were in a dream, and they couldn't think of where such a huge fleet came from and where it went.

It wasn't until the fleet docked in Dengzhou Mansion and stayed for a short time that the news came out, which made everyone who heard it feel both unbelievable and reasonable.

The royal fleet led by the champion Hou!

The panic disappeared, replaced by all kinds of admiration and speculation, the world is so big, of course there are many strange things, especially in the past two years, as long as it is related to the champion Hou, it is not strange that nothing happens.

Of course, there are also a lot of people who gnash their teeth and scold.

Needless to say, the generals of the guards in various places, the magistrates in the prefectures and counties have also been frightened these days, for fear that the fleet will have bad intentions, and Jiaodong has been peaceful for a long time, how can such a large-scale enemy resist?

I was worried for several days, and finally when the news came, these people breathed a sigh of relief, and they all scolded, it is great to have a fleet, but why don't you get the news first, or stay away from the coast? Don't you know that people are scary, scared to death?

The most fierce scolding was not these magistrates, but Zhu Qin, the governor of Shandong.

In fact, Lord Zhu was not frightened, the message was transmitted in order, and at the same time, it was also far and near, and when the news reached Jinan Mansion, it arrived almost at the same time, so Lord Zhu also knew the reason for the matter at a glance.

However, the more he knew, the more worried he became.

He is a native of Shaowu, Fujian, compared to Shandong, Fujian is less land and more mountainous, and the locals mostly live on the sea, even if he is a scholar, he is not very strange to sea ships.

According to the informant's perception, the sea ships in those urgent reports are also described differently, but as long as you look at them comprehensively, the characteristics of those sea ships are still very distinct, and Zhu Qin is very sure that they are lucky ships!

Before that, if there would be hundreds of lucky ships appearing at the same time, Zhu Qin could only think of two places, one was the Wa Kingdom and the other was Luzon. These two places were the most concentrated places for maritime trade, and when merchants gathered, hundreds of lucky ships were just a common thing.

But here is Shandong, and the belonging of the fleet is not a certain family of the Ming Dynasty, but the annihilation of the troubled court!

Combined with the direction from which the fleet was coming, the conjecture of Xie Hong's behavior and purpose made Lord Zhu shudder, if he came from Luzon, he would not be able to catch up anyway, and the peak season for sea trade in Luzon was in winter! So...... There is only one answer, that is, Xie Hong came from the Wa Kingdom, and those lucky ships were all from Jiangnan maritime merchants!

Zhu Qin couldn't figure out how Xie Hong did it, where he built the ship, when he went to sea without being known, and how he finally wiped out all the maritime merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, captured most of them bloodlessly, and transported them back to Daming with the ship and goods.

He only knows one thing, that is, for more than a year, whether he or Jiangnan Shiren, all the efforts he has made have been in vain.

According to Chen Shiliang's report, as of May, millions of acres of land have been reclaimed, and this year's harvest is already quite surplus, and it is not a lie to supply Liaodong's grain to the capital in the year after next year!

The boycott of Zhenbao Zhai in various parts of Jiangnan is quite successful, but the latter's channels have been rolled out, and the marketing is very wide, although it is a little difficult to lose the Jiangnan market, but it still survives after all.

Now, the results of the sea trade of the Jiangnan scholars have been looted by Xie Hong, it seems that they are going to Tianjin, and then sent to the capital, if the emperor receives this entry, then ...... In the past year, all the efforts have been in the mirror! Thinking of this, Zhu Qin's eyes were already black, and his whole body trembled.

No way! If you can't let him succeed, you must find a way!

"Someone, someone!" Zhu Qin suddenly erupted into a roar, the sound of which was like that of a wounded beast.

After a long time, he shouted several times before someone answered, "Yes, sir." ”

"What are you minions doing? Do you want to wait for the official? Don't you even take this official seriously? Bastard thing! Zhu Qin scolded sharply, and as he spoke, he threw a vase out, so that it could not be hung and hit the head of the person who came in in response.

"The villain deserves to die, the lord forgives the sin!" The man hurriedly threw himself on the ground and confessed repeatedly, but he was also scolding in his heart.

Since receiving the emergency report, the master is not normal, first instructed the subordinates to open, and then in the room to beat around, look at the posture, it is almost like tearing down the study, who would dare to go over?

No, even Ping's favorite vase fell, isn't the master crazy? I don't know who created such a big sin and made the old man who has always flaunted elegance and elegance like this.

After venting the anger and fear in his heart for a while, Zhu Qin finally calmed down, his voice was hoarse, and his tone was not high, but the subordinate could clearly hear that he was yelling: "Ask someone to deliver the letter, eight hundred miles is urgent, no matter how many horses are killed, the letter must be delivered to me as soon as possible." ”

"Sir...... Where are you going to send it? ”

"Beijing, Nanjing, Tianjin...... Send them all, you must stop him, you must! Hurry, hurry! Why don't you get ready? ”

“…… Be. ”

The subordinates ran to prepare in a panic, for fear that if he took a step slower, he would incur the anger of the master, but even if he added to the wind, Zhu Qin still felt that it was too slow.

When he got the report, the fleet had already passed Dengzhou for several days, and if it weren't for Xie Hong's unknown thoughts, he wanted to travel along the coast, Zhu Qin wouldn't even plan to send a letter to Tianjinwei. He knew very well that the speed of the ship at sea was far from being comparable to that of a fast horse, not to mention that the latter needed to make a detour.

However, even though Xie Hong's route was strange and seemed stupid, Zhu Qin's heart was still very heavy.

After eating a lot, he will naturally learn to be obedient, Xie Hong's actions have always been unexpected, this is the experience that his colleagues in the court have exchanged for blood and tears, who knows what conspiracy he has this time?

Lord Zhu is not stupid or naïve, although he knows that things may still be variable, but what can he do? I can only do my best to obey the destiny of heaven.

…… Zhu Qin's estimate was right, and at the same time he sent the messenger, Xie Hong's fleet had already passed through Laizhou Bay and dropped anchor in an unknown harbor.

"Brother Hou, is it too big for you to go alone?" Xie Hong frowned and persuaded: "Actually, Weihaiwei is not too important, not to mention, there are Zhao Qianhu and his wife, there must be no accidents, why do you take this risk?" ”

The husband and wife are cautious and brave, and the partnership is seamless, only the roles are reversed, which makes people a little funny, and these two are both local snakes, so Xie Hong is also very relieved about Wei Haiwei, and he is a little dissatisfied with the monkey's proposal to hunt down Li Yu.

"Hou Ye rest assured, the last general will not act recklessly." The monkey insisted.

"That's okay, Brother Hou, after the incident, you can go directly to Weihaiwei to meet us." Xie Hong didn't know why the monkey was so insistent, but after persuading him for a while, he didn't see the other party's change of mind, so he had to give up.

"Hou Ye cherishes."

The monkey didn't drag mud and water, and got Xie Hong's permission, so he immediately got on the boat and left.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Hou is your old brother, and you don't persuade him." Turning his head and seeing Jiang Bin, remembering that the other party had not made a sound, Xie Hong couldn't help complaining.

Jiang Bin shook his head and sighed: "Brother Xie, the monkey is thinking about his old brothers, and he always wants to pull them, but he can't persuade them." ”

"Old brother?" Xie Hong was slightly stunned, and then remembered the origin of the monkey, this scout leader was born as a horse thief, and when he was in the capital, he once suggested that he should recruit horse bandits into Beijing to fight against the Beijing camp.

"Then why bother like this, just say it, don't you just get to recruit people?"

"Who says it's not, this guy is a stubborn surname, he wants to pull those brothers, and he is afraid that someone will talk about it, so he always wants to give them a chance to make meritorious contributions, and then ...... Forget it, Brother Xie, let him go. Jiang Bin pursed his lips, very unimpressed by the monkey's idea.

"Shandong Xiangma? Sounds familiar......"

The person has left, and Xie Hong is no longer entangled, but the name of Shandong Xiangma makes him feel a little familiar, and it seems to be somewhat involved with Zhengde, well, what is it?

(To be continued)