readx; On the sea off Dengzhou, Zheng's fleet guarded the flagship in the middle like a star holding the moon. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoAnd this flagship called the "treasure ship" is indeed like a huge sea beast, majestic and proud of the world.

After the clipper boat that Zhu Youzhen and the others were riding approached the side of the treasure boat, it was put down with a basket tied to a cable with *. When the men boarded the baskets, the sailors on them turned the wheel and slowly lifted the basket until it reached the deck. It's almost like taking an elevator, but with the ocean under your feet, you can't help but feel worried.

When he arrived on the deck, Zhu Youzhen was even more deeply shocked by the scene in front of him: just one word, big! The deck was the size of a football field in the previous life, and the towering mast couldn't be hugged by two people. Looking at the size of the ships around, not only the size is very different, but even the height is not as good as that, and the top of some ship's mast can only be level with the deck of the treasure ship, which is really a feeling of "seeing all the mountains at a glance".

Not only Zhu Youzhen, but Qi Xianzong was also taken aback. He only knew that Zheng Zhilong was strong at sea, but he didn't know that he had such a huge ship. In contrast, although his Qi family army also has warships, most of them are small wooden boats of one or two hundred materials, and the largest is only four hundred materials. Compared to this treasure ship, those ships are almost like toys.

Zheng Zhibao saw that the two of them were serious and intended to show off, so he shook his head and said: "This treasure ship is forty-four feet four feet long and eighteen feet wide. There are nine masts, Zhang 12 sails. Now there is no sail at the moor, and when the sail is raised, it takes three or four hundred people to pull it! ”

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly interrupted him and said, "But I don't know how much material there is on this ship?" ”

"Eight thousand materials!" Zheng Zhibao said with his chin raised.

Zhu Youzhen gasped, and secretly said that three or four hundred materials for other lucky ships are considered to be big, and the displacement of this treasure ship is dozens of times this! This is much larger than all the ships of the same era, in case of pirates or even enemy navies, this treasure ship does not need to be shot at all, as long as it is lightly bumped, the incoming ship will definitely be shattered like powder!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but be annoyed by Zheng Zhilong's short-sightedness. This guy only knows how to smuggle for profit, but he doesn't care about the Daming Haijiang! If you can get this treasure ship, it will be absolutely different. At that time, not only will the Japanese be no opponent, but even the Dutch and Spaniards will not be able to resist their own crushing attacks!

While contemplating, Zheng Zhibao enthusiastically let Qi Xianzong and his party inward and boarded the tall shipbuilding. After going up to the top, Zheng Zhibao smiled at Qi Xianzong and said, "The head of the family is inside." ”

Qi Xianzong was angry in his heart, and secretly said that this Zheng Zhilong is such a big shelf, he has come here, and he still dares not come out to greet him, it seems that he has not taken the Qi family in his eyes at all. If it weren't for Zhu Youzhen's repeated instructions to him to act according to the plan, Qi Xianzong would have left long ago.

Walking dozens of steps further, suddenly there was a faint sound of silk and bamboo and the sound of men and women laughing. Qi Xianzong couldn't help but be stunned, and after listening carefully, he found that what he said was actually Japanese!

At this time, Qi Xianzong couldn't suppress his anger anymore, and immediately pulled out his sword and asked Zheng Zhibao sharply: "Why are there widows on the ship?" ”

As soon as he drew his sword, more than a dozen Qi family soldiers accompanying him also drew their swords together, protecting Qi Xianzong and Zhu Youzhen in their hearts, and at the same time glaring at Zheng Zhibao angrily.

"Don't get me wrong, old general!" Zheng Zhibao hurriedly waved his hand and smiled, "This is not a Japanese, but the head of the family." ”

Qi Xianzong suspiciously carried his sword, took a few steps from the deck, and came to the door of the cabin where the music came out. Now that the midsummer has passed, it is still the cool season, and the cabin door has been wide open.

Zhu Youzhen also followed, stretching his neck and looking inward. It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, this time, I almost didn't get his nose crooked!

It turned out that the cabin had been completely renovated in Japanese style, with tatami mats and a grid-like sliding grille. The people in the room were sitting on the floor, not even a chair.

And these people are all bewitching ladies in kimonos, singing and dancing gracefully, which is naturally a traditional Japanese dance. At the very back, a middle-aged man reclined behind a low table, watching the performance with a silver smile on his face, and from time to time he popped out two sentences of Japanese.

And the Qi family army has been fighting against the Japanese for many years, so what they hate the most is this tune. Now when they see it, they are so angry that they are just waiting for Qi Xianzong's order, they will attack the cabin and kill the people inside.

Qi Xianzong remained silent, only staring at Zheng Zhibao coldly. Zheng Zhibao hurriedly shouted at the door of the cabin: "Big brother, Old General Qi has come to visit you!" ”

"Give it all down!" With a shout from the middle-aged man, the singers all hurriedly retreated. After another moment, the man walked out with three shaky steps. As soon as he saw Qi Xianzong, he immediately changed to a kind and somewhat flattering smile and said: "Zhilong occasionally feels the wind and cold, and he is disappointed, I hope that the old general Qi will forgive me!" ”

Listening to him report his home, Zhu Youzhen knew that this was the famous Zheng Zhilong in history. To say that his fame is at least half due to his son, the national hero Zheng Chenggong. Compared with Zheng Chenggong's resolute expulsion of the Dutch occupying Taiwan, who went down in history, Zheng Zhilong was two-faced, left and right, on the one hand, he continued to do smuggling and piracy "business", and on the other hand, he pretended to accept Zhao'an, first to the Ming and then to the Qing. In the end, it finally lost its use value and was beheaded by the Qing court to show the public.

However, these things are far from happening in this time and space, and Zheng Zhilong is now the time when the spring breeze is proud and carried away. Although he has a courteous attitude towards Qi Xianzong, he can see at a glance that he has a sense of superiority everywhere.

"Old general, the sea is windy, please go to the cabin to talk." Zheng Zhilong said politely.

Qi Xianzong said lightly: "The last general doesn't like this cabin, let's talk about it outside!" ”

Zheng Zhilong also heard Qi Xianzong's tone not good, but he smiled indifferently: "This Dengzhou is under the jurisdiction of General Qi, of course, you have to listen to General Qi in everything." Don't hide it from the general, the young general is here for only one thing, that is, the marriage of his brother. Now that the old general has accepted the dowry, it is better to let the younger brother and Ling Ai get married as soon as possible. After the two got married, Zhibao could fight against the Japanese with the old general. I don't know if Ling Ai is in Dengzhou? ”

Without waiting for Qi Xianzong to answer, Zhu Youzhen smiled first: "Of course Sister Meifeng is in Dengzhou City. ”

Zheng Zhilong's eyes flashed, and then he returned to normal, and asked with a smile: "This little brother is..."

Qi Xianzong hurriedly introduced: "His name is Qi Jian, he is a distant cousin of the little girl, and now he is in the Qi family's army. ”

Zheng Zhilong was displeased with the boss in his heart, and was about to speak, but Zhu Youzhen said loudly: "We are also here for marriage." Lord Commander, if you want to make a marriage, you have to follow the rules of our Qi family's army! ”