In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the coastal area, from Shandong in the north to Guangdong in the south, was harassed by the Japanese invaders; At the same time, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen, who were in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, fled to the coastal islands and overseas in an attempt to make a comeback.

For this reason, Ming Taizu strictly forbade private individuals to go to sea to do business, and only allowed foreign trade to be carried out between governments in the form of "tribute" and "reward".

The government set up municipal departments in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Ningbo to manage foreign trade, and issued "surveys" (vouchers) to countries that were allowed to come to "pay tribute". Specify the period (two, three or ten years), the number of people, the number of ships, and specify the place of entry.

Japanese tribute ships came to Ningbo, Ryukyu tribute ships came to Quanzhou, and Chama (present-day central Vietnam), Siam (present-day Thailand), Southeast Asia, South Asia and other places came to Guangzhou. Those who come without permission or in accordance with the regulations will be refused.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, all coastal areas of China were subject to a sea ban, with the exception of Mingzhou.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, in order to avoid the country's name, Taizu adopted the suggestion of Shan Zhongyou, a scholar in Yinxian County, and took the meaning of "Haiding Boning", and renamed Mingzhou Ningbo Mansion.

"Ningbo was one of the earliest treaty ports, and there were many shipbuilders there, even large ships with more than three masts could be built."

Since Zhang told Li Ling that there were people in Ningbo Mansion who knew how to build ships, he rushed over to the south without stopping.

The twin master brother is called Su Fei, and the younger brother is called Su Yun, and the two of them naturally have to follow as Li Ling's bodyguards.

Last time Li Ling went to Yingtianfu alone, Linglong suffered from lovesickness, and after a few days of fear and fear, she didn't want to be separated from Li Ling, so she asked the eldest young master to take her on the road together.

Xiaoba still has to handle his father's funeral, and someone on the salt farm side must also take care of him, so he naturally wants to stay in Yingtianfu.

"Young Master, I took care of my father's funeral, and after making arrangements for the affairs of the salt farm, I will go to the south to find you, as long as it is to fight against the Japanese slaves, my Xiaoba will definitely spare his own strength!" Xiao Ba swore to Li Ling, his eyes red.

He hated the Japanese invaders to the core, and this time Li Ling accepted the position of training envoy of the Ying Tianfu Regiment, which was an excellent opportunity for him, as long as he followed the eldest young master, he would definitely have the opportunity to kill more Japanese criminals and avenge his father.

After packing up, Li Ling took a few people south.

"Li Gongzi, my father lived in a fishing village in Ningbo Prefecture, and he is also a famous local shipbuilding master, if you go to Ningbo, he will definitely entertain you, the ancestors of the villagers are dependent on shipbuilding for a living, although these years have been abandoned, but the ancestral craftsmanship is not dare to lose!".

When it comes to his father, Zhang is very puzzled, the family lives well, why did his mother take him and his brother away from the fishing village?

If she hadn't left at the beginning, relying on her father's craftsmanship to earn some money, her mother would not have worked to death because she had no money for treatment, and she wouldn't know Shopkeeper Wang and others, maybe she would have married her childhood sweetheart!

During the trip, Zhang introduced the situation of Ningbo Mansion to Li Ling, and told him with great certainty that the villagers' shipbuilding skills were quite good.

Lao Liu Tou is an old man, how many times has Ningbo Mansion been here, and he has taken care of him all the way, and Li Ling doesn't feel very tired.

When he arrived at the mouth of the sea, Li Ling not only did not feel prosperous, but felt some vicissitudes.

There are a few old ships scattered on the sea. The boat was small, and homemade fishing nets were drying all over it.

There are only a few fishermen at the pier rocking their boats to catch fish.

When a stranger came over, the fishermen gathered around in twos and threes. The dock has long been abandoned and has not been used for a long time. Li Ling and the others suddenly came to the small fishing village, which was really surprising.

"This old man, I see that most of the ships on this sea are old ships, which have not been used for many years, but what is the matter with the few new ships in the sea, could it be that these ships have been in the sea before?" Old Liu Tou is an old man, and it is a little strange to see a few new ships floating on the sea.

Although the new ship on the sea is not as huge as the drawing in Li Ling's hand, it is also a three-masted ship with the ability to sail long distances.

You must know that in the past, going to sea was not allowed by the government!

"Where, where, this is what Zhang Tuanlian of Ningbo Mansion made by himself, ready to go to sea to fight against the Japanese invaders!" The fishermen who were pulled over by Lao Liu Tou talked eloquently and briefed them on the latest situation in Ningbo Prefecture.

Although the Japanese are doing chaos everywhere, they are the only ones who do not act on the ground of Ningbo Mansion. For no other reason, all the Japanese tribute ships had to land in Ningbo, and the scourge here was tantamount to offending the most powerful daimyo in Japan, which the Japanese pirates did not want to see.

What's more, many of the pirates were controlled by local daimyos.

If the ships that came to pay tribute were damaged, they had to be repaired in these fishing villages.

Most of the Japanese who came to pay tribute were rewarded handsomely, and their usual practice was to replace the damaged ship and make a new one.

That's why there are so many old ships on the sea.

As for these new ships, they were built by Zhang Tuanlian of Ningbo Prefecture.

Ningbo Fushang has not experienced too much trouble, so naturally there is no pain.

After the news of the opening of the sea ban came, the dignitaries and nobles in Ningbo were excited, and it was conceivable that in the future, Ningbo would prosper again, and they could also get greater benefits from it.

When the court came down with an official document, the nobles panicked, and no one was willing to take up the position of the regimental training envoy, to be a martial artist with swords and swords, how could they earn money safely and comfortably.

In desperation, I had to find a fisherman leader to be a group training envoy.

Zhang Tuanlian became an official of the imperial court inexplicably, and he also had the right to recruit private soldiers.

The group trainer did not dare to be sloppy at all, and hurriedly selected some young and strong ones from among the fishermen for training. Shipbuilding is also on the agenda.

The fishermen have been dealing with sea boats for generations, and they are naturally very handy in doing things, and several large boats have been built in three to five days.

Zhang Tuanlian was so attentive, but not to fight against the pirates, but to resist the pirates entrenched nearby.

Some Ming people who were forced to live gathered in the nearby sea area to do some robberies and robberies, which is what fishermen should guard against.

Several large ships patrol the vicinity of the village, notifying the nearby fishermen whenever there is a situation, and it will not be easy for the pirates to come and loot smoothly.

Zhang Tuanlian can be regarded as doing a good thing for the fishermen, and everyone praises him when he is mentioned.

"May I ask the old man, is the Zhang Tuanlian you are talking about Zhang Yuanshan?" Zhang suddenly walked up to the old fisherman and asked.