readx; Dengzhou is located in the eastern part of the Jiaozhou Peninsula, and further east is the vast sea, so the day dawns earlier than the mainland. The pen fun pavilion www.biquge.info about five o'clock, and the sky has already brightened. The fleet that loomed in the night last night has also revealed its lineup so far.

The fleet consisted of more than forty ships of various sizes and shapes, which were arranged in a large formation on the surface of the sea, with a total of three layers from the outside to the inside, and firmly protected the flagship in the center.

And the size of this flagship is obviously several times larger than other ships, it is simply a giant on the sea. On the bow of the ship, which is several feet high, the big handsome flag flutters in the sea breeze.

After a while, a small clipper sailed out of the ship formation, and the sailors on it carried their oars like flying, chopping waves and going straight to the gate of Dengzhou Shuicheng. There is a person standing at the bow of the boat, dressed in the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, looking less than thirty years old, born with a leopard head and ringed eyes, purple face and beard, looking very strong and intimidating.

When he arrived at the city, this person puffed up his breath and shouted: "Lord Zheng, the chief soldier and governor of Fuzhou in the Ming Dynasty, led the Fujian Navy to visit Dengzhou, and asked to see Lord Yuan, the governor of Denglai, and Lord Qi, the commander of the envoy!" ”

The locks then slowly opened, allowing the clipper to enter. A few feet away from the wharf, the man at the bow of the boat suddenly plucked onions on dry land, leaped up in the air, and landed steadily on the shore, his figure extremely dashing.

The veteran Qi Xianzong has been waiting here for a long time. When the man saw this, he stepped forward quickly, bowed deeply, and said, "My father-in-law is above, please bow to my son-in-law!" ”

Qi Xianzong smiled and said: "Zhibao Xian nephew, although the family matter has been decided, you and Meifeng have not yet completed their marriage. It doesn't seem like a good place to call it now. By the way, is your brother Zheng Zongbing here? ”

Zheng Zhibao hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "The old general is responsible." My brother has been feeling cold in the past few days, and it is not suitable to blow the sea breeze, so he is resting in the sea boat, and I hope that the old general will forgive me. Where is the Governor? The last general of the current generation of the brother went to see. ”

Qi Xianzong originally liked Zheng Zhibao quite a lot, and the ideal son-in-law in his mind should be so powerful. But when he saw Zheng Zhibao today, he had an indescribable faint disgust, and secretly said in his heart: This Zheng Zhilong is really arrogant, and he can't get off the boat to see me! It's just that if you don't see me, you don't even dare to see the governor of Denglai, and only send his brother to do it for him, which shows how arrogant he has become!

However, due to the prior arrangement, Qi Xianzong only returned to normal after a little concentration, and said with a faint smile: "The governor is in the city. However, Lord Yuan is busy with official business, so he may not have time to see you at this time. It's better to wait for Zheng Zongbing to recover slightly, and then go to the yamen to see him in person. ”

Zheng Zhibao touched a soft nail, but he didn't care, and arched his hand and said: "Old general, you see, the chief soldier is leading so many ships, and the wind at sea is gradually increasing today, which is a sign of a storm." Can the water city gate be opened to allow ships to enter the inner harbor for temporary shelter? ”

"This is not busy," Qi Xianzong said to himself, "The old man has admired Brother Ling for a long time, but unfortunately he has never met him so far. This time, since we are here to get married, we must meet today. Since it is not suitable for Brother Ling to travel, it is the same for the old man to visit him on the boat. Virtuous nephew, I'll take your clipper over and bother you to lead the way! ”

Zheng Zhibao didn't expect this section, and couldn't help but be secretly proud. I thought that after all, it was the eldest brother who was famous, and they all said that Qi Xianzong was arrogant, but when the eldest brother came, didn't he have to go to see him obediently.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhibao was just about to lead Qi Xianzong on the fast boat, but saw Qi Xianzong pointing to a young man beside him and said: "Zhibao, let me introduce you: he is Meifeng's distant cousin, named Qi Jian, and now he is in the Qi family's army. After a while, the old man also took him to see Zheng Zongbing, and also let him see the majesty of the Fujian sailors. ”

Zheng Zhibao looked the young man up and down, and saw that he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a well-proportioned body, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, white teeth and red lips when he smiled, obviously not a rough military man, but like a scholar.

Zheng Zhibao himself is illiterate and has never liked readers. But because of Qi Xianzong's face, he had to say to the young man with a smile: "Brother Qi, since we are Meifeng's brother, we are a family." In the future, I will stay in Dengzhou for a long time, and you and my brother will be closer and closer. ”

This pseudonym "Qi Jian" is naturally Zhu Youzhen, the king of Qin. He was very polite to Zheng Zhibao, and bowed to the ground and said: "My sister often mentions the general, let the younger brother learn more skills from the general!" ”

"Well said, well said!" As soon as Qi Meifeng was mentioned, Zheng Zhibao's face immediately bloomed with joy, "But I don't know if Meifeng is in the house?" ”

Qi Xianzong smiled slightly: "The daughter to be married, where is she if she is not in the mansion." However, since the two of you are engaged, you can't meet again before the ceremony, don't forget it. Let's not gossip, let's take us to see Zheng Zongbing. ”

So the three of them boarded the boat offshore and got on Zheng Zhibao's clipper. The sluice slowly opened, and the clipper set off for the huge array of ships.

In a short time, the clipper boat was in the formation. Zhu You looked at the dozens of large wooden boats with huge white sails around him, and exclaimed from time to time.

Zheng Zhibao had the intention of being tricky, so he smiled at Zhu Youzhen and said: "Brother Qi, this kind of ship is called 'Fu Boat', because it was built in Fuzhou, so it was named. The bottom of the hull is flat, the head and tail are broad, the two heads are upturned, the head and tail are high, and the two sides are arched outward. The ship is divided into four layers, the lowest level is equipped with earth and stone ballast, the second floor houses sergeants and boatmen, the third floor is the deck, and the top floor is the command and combat place. Because of its deep draft at the bottom and can travel far across the ocean, it has always been the main ship of my Zheng sailors. ”

Zhu You listened and bowed slightly: "How many tons of displacement does this ship have?" ”

"What... What the? What is bright? Zheng Zhibao said inexplicably.

"Oh~ Little brother is asking how much this ship is loaded?" Zhu Youzhen hurriedly changed his words, the concept of heart drainage, I am afraid that it has not yet appeared in this era.

Zheng Zhibao then understood, and said triumphantly: "This lucky ship is three hundred materials, and there are still four hundred materials, which is bigger than this." ”

"Three hundred?"

"Sea ships weigh in terms of 'material', and a material is a stone." Zheng Zhibao patiently explained and thought secretly, saying that the Qi family army was good at water warfare, and when he saw it today, he knew that it was not worthy of the name, like this Qi Jian, he didn't even know the "material". With this kind of quality, he will definitely stand out from the crowd when he comes, and sooner or later he will snatch the position of the head of the old man Qi's family.

Zhu Youzhen calculated silently in his heart: one stone is one hundred and twenty catties, then three hundred materials are thirty-six thousand catties, and when folded into a metric system, it is about eighteen tons. Combined with the ship's own displacement, the full load displacement of this lucky ship is only forty or fifty tons. Compared with the 10,000-ton giant ship in the previous life, this displacement is of course too pediatric.

Suddenly, his eyes darkened, and Zheng Zhibao smiled: "It's here." ”

When Zhu Youzhen looked up in a hurry, he couldn't see the deck of the ship at all: the ship was too tall and too big! He couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Is this also a lucky ship?" ”

Zheng Zhibao said triumphantly: "Our Zheng Sailor has a special name for it: Treasure Ship!" ”