Sailing on the sea, you can still eat vegetables, it's really rare, Zheng Zhilong should take out all the vegetables at the bottom of the box, Zhu Youzhen has tasted every vegetable, or the tess that he has never tasted is the most smooth, tender and greasy, it should be a tropical specialty. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhu Youzhen sandwiched another piece of pale yellow salted meat, tasted it, and couldn't help frowning, "Zhilong, how can the salted meat smell of smoke?" ”

"Master, the bacon is smoked, so it will take a longer time," Zheng Zhilong continued: "When the ship arrives in Balu, we will go ashore to buy some fresh vegetables, chickens, ducks and meat, but there is no pork, there are many Muslims on the island, they do not eat pork, and they do not raise pigs, and these salted meats are brought from Fujian." ”

"Muslims?" Zhu Youzhen was shocked, this is the hotbed of extremist organizations in later generations, the Ming Dynasty established Lanzhu Province, but it was impossible to occupy it with religion, Buddhism and Taoism were not widespread in the Ming Dynasty, or promote Confucianism, although it is not a religion in the strict sense, it is better than nothing, build a few more Confucius temples in Lanzhu, or Guanyin Temple, Guan Shengdi Temple.

Zhu Youzhen doesn't like pickles, but he appreciates cowpeas and tess, these two plates of vegetables are mostly digested by him alone, but there are not many people at the table, only he and Zheng Zhilong are eating, and Fu Xiaojian can only stroke the sword and wait on the side.

After dinner, Zheng Zhilong asked, "Master, is the ship sailing overnight, or is it temporarily anchored on the shore and waiting for dawn to sail again?" ”

Zhu Youzhen asked rhetorically: "If you sail at night, will the sailors be too hard?" ”

Zheng Zhilong replied cautiously: "The sailors are fine, they are used to night sailing, and they are all familiar with the roads in this area, and they will not run aground." ”

"Then sail overnight, I want to go to Lanzhu as soon as possible." After Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, "Zhilong, is the sea in Nanyang calm?" It's quite far away from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, are there still pirates? ”

"If you go back to your master, there are so many pirates in the South Seas," Zheng Zhilong bowed, "But wherever the South China Sea Fleet goes, these pirates have already fled, so don't worry." ”

"It's not that I'm worried about the safety of night sailing," Zhu Youzhen said: "Although these pirates are evading the South China Sea Fleet, they are harming passing merchant ships, they are all Han Chinese, right?" Zhu Youzhen is most tired of this trick of "ghosts harm the family", that is, they are pirates, lawless, they do not dare to rob Westerners, but they specialize in harming the merchant ships of Han compatriots.

"Master, most of the pirates in the South Seas are Han Chinese, but they basically fight on their own, and there are many mountains."

"Originally, the South China Sea was controlled by Westerners, and we couldn't control it, since the South China Sea Fleet controlled the South Seas, whether they were Han or not, they couldn't do anything wrong in the South Seas and interfere with the passing ships," Zhu Youzhen sighed, "Reading that they are all from poor backgrounds, and most of them are forced by life, so Lord gave them a way out." ”

"Master ......" Zheng Zhilong himself was born as a pirate, and was the most powerful Han gang in Nanyang at that time, and he was a person like him, the imperial court not only gave him the opportunity to reform himself, but also entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, he believed that Zhu Youzhen was by no means deceiving pirates, but he didn't know if the imperial court wanted to recruit pirates like him.

"In this way, after returning to your home port, you send a ship to give an order to all pirates: don't investigate the past, change your mind from now on, and engage in agriculture and business with peace of mind, even if you are engaged in overseas trade, it is okay, but you must abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and you must no longer do anything wrong," paused, and said: "Taiwan officials, Luzon Fusong, Lanzhu Kuching, choose any place, the government allocates land to them, they can land on their own, they can land and build houses, if they do not listen to the advice, and still do evil on the sea, they will be killed, and no mercy will be tolerated!" ”

After all, it was forced by life in the past, Zhu Youzhen was ready to forgive the original sin of these pirates, and launder their money, once included in the law of the Ming Dynasty, they were likely to be the earliest overseas merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and even entrepreneurs, they were more adventurous than ordinary Han people, and maybe there would be a trading group like the Dutch "East India Company".

"Master, my subordinates know what to do!"

"Zhilong, there is no need to be busy with this matter, with your previous and current identity, they should believe a few points in your words, but there are many pirates in the South Seas, and it is difficult to stop them for a while," Zhu Youzhen paused, his face turned fierce, "For the pirates who continue to do evil in the South China Sea, especially the Han people, they will be severely punished, and the two-pronged approach will be taken together, I believe that sooner or later the South Seas will become a sea of peace." ”

"Master, my subordinates understand!"

Zhu Youzhen didn't want the atmosphere to be too solemn, "Zhilong, let the ship drive faster, I want to go to Lanzhu Island as soon as possible to have a look, I heard that there is a huge tropical forest on the island, but the mainland of Daming will definitely not see it!" ”

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly stopped: "Master, it doesn't matter if you want to go ashore to take a look, but you can't go to the forest." ”

Zhu Youzhen was puzzled: "Why can't you go in the forest?" ”

Zheng Zhilong said: "Master, the forest on the island is too huge, there are not only elephants, tigers, orangutans and other giant beasts in the forest, but also tiny unknown insects, bitten by a bite, it is itchy and swollen, heavy is fever and convulsions, and even ......."

"Even the little bugs are so powerful?" Zhu Youzhen felt that what Zheng Zhilong described was even more terrifying than the Savage Mountain in northern Myanmar, "It is said that there are still local natives living in the mountains, but aren't they afraid?" ”

"Master, there are natives in the mountains," Zheng Zhilong didn't know how to explain, and the ink was inked for a long time before he said: "These natives have tamed a lot of giant beasts, and they ...... Moreover, they are not afraid of mosquito bites, which is really strange! ”

In fact, it is not a strange thing, the natives have lived in the mountains for a long time, and it is not uncommon to domesticate some giant beasts that are much stronger than humans.

As for the natives who are not afraid of mosquito bites, Zhu Youzhen knows that this is even more surprising, they have been bitten by mosquitoes too much, either they have formed antibodies in the blood, just like the immunity of later generations, or they know the herbs that relieve these poisons.

Where there is poison, within a hundred steps, there must be an antidote, otherwise the nearby creatures will not be poisoned and killed?

Although the language barrier is different, as long as you follow the natives, you will definitely be able to find the antidote herbs.

However, it should not be a short time to find out these herbs, and Zhu Youzhen is afraid that he will not have the opportunity to visit these tropical rainforests, which is also a big regret of his trip to Nanyang.

The fleet sailed along the coastline for six days, arriving at Balu in the evening, northeast of Lanzhu Island and the first supply base established by the South China Sea Fleet on Lanzhu Island.

Balu had only simple civilian docks, most of the ships anchored in the open sea, and only two lucky ships docked to buy fresh vegetables and meat on the island, and the transport ships also docked to let the horses go ashore to let the wind and nibble on some grass by the way.

There were too few vegetables stored in the base, because the freshest ones had to be purchased from the farmers' land temporarily, and the delay was longer, until it was close to the sea, when the fortune boat returned to the sea.

All the ships were parked on the sea, and everyone finally had a delicious meal.

Zhu Youzhen saw that it was almost time, and he was traveling at night continuously, and the sailors were particularly hard, "Zhilong, it's late today, let the sailors rest and rest, and sail after dawn." ”

This small detachment of the South China Sea Fleet sailed at sea for another five days and four nights, and finally arrived off the coast of Kuching at noon.

"Master, are you going to land now?" Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but ask when he saw that Zhu Youzhen had been observing the island on the west side.

"Of course we have to land," Zhu Youzhen retracted his gaze and smiled slightly, "We have been sailing at sea for so long, we should always go to land to move our shins." ”

"Master, my subordinates understand!" Zheng Zhilong bowed down and retreated, and hurriedly conveyed the order to the soldiers to dock.

Kuching is the capital of the province of Lanzhu, on the south bank of the Sarawak River, there is a commercial dock at the mouth of the river Bunting Port, but there are too many ships in the South China Sea Fleet, and the flagship of the "South Sea" itself is too large, so the ships are anchored on the south bank of the Sarawak estuary.

Zhu Youzhen originally hoped to take a boat trip in the Sarawak River, but he had been staying on the flagship with Zheng Zhilong, and now it was very inconvenient to change boats, so he gave up his plan, anyway, there will be time in the future.

After the "Nanhai" stopped at the wharf at the mouth of the river, Zheng Zhilong and Wang Mujiu took the lead in disembarking with more than a dozen personal soldiers to protect this piece of land, and Fu Xiaojian accompanied Zhu Youzhen to land.

"Zhilong, Mu Jiu, don't be so nervous!" After Zhu Youzhen landed, he felt down-to-earth, "Is this a commercial dock?" Don't interfere with the normal operation of merchants. ”

Zheng Zhilong bowed down and replied, "Master, the commercial dock is in the Sarawak River, and this is just a spare dock, which is specially used to park large ships and merchant ships. ”

"Oh," Zhu Youzhen replied casually, he raised his eyes and looked around, "Huh? Why can't you see Kuching? Isn't Kuching a castle? ”

"Master, Kuching is a castle, although this castle is not big," Zheng Zhilong squeezed Wang Mujiu to the back, temporarily acting as Zhu Youzhen's tour guide, and Fu Xiaojian stood on both sides of Zhu Youzhen, "This is still seventy miles away from Kuching, and if you land at Benting Port, it will not be far." ”

"Master, since there is such a long distance, why don't you ride a horse!" Fu Xiaojian spoke, his right hand inadvertently caressed the hilt of the sword on his waist, and his eyes scanned the unfamiliar environment around him from time to time.

"Well," Zhu Youzhen understood, at such a long distance, if he walked, he would definitely not be able to reach Kuching City before dark, "Zhilong, the sailors and soldiers on the ship, let them take care of themselves, Ye has Xiaojian and Mu Jiu, they can do it." ”

Zheng Zhilong was not at ease, his voice raised five degrees: "Master, this is Kuching, it has just been recovered, and the city is ......"

"If there are too many people, it will cause others to be suspicious," Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "If you people wrap the master tightly, then the master will simply stay in the palace, and what are you doing in Nanyang?" ”

"Master ......" Zheng Zhilong originally wanted to say something more, but he stopped talking, he called a personal soldier, whispered a few words, and the personal soldier borrowed a fast horse from Wang Mujiu's people and walked away.

Zhu Youzhen and the others then also stepped on their horses and ran along Sarawak towards Kuching City, because they were greedy for the stilt houses on both sides of the strait, and by the time they came to the east gate of Kuching, it was already completely dark.

Only then did Wang Mujiu remember, "Master, it's all this time, the city gate should have been closed a long time ago, right?" ”