The anger of the second prince did not last long, Saiyi sent the letter given to him by the second prince to the emperor to read, Zhu Di suddenly became furious and ordered the second prince to be grounded in his own mansion. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 At the same time, all the officials in southern Fujian were no longer allowed to harass Ryukyu Island, the navy and tax officials were all withdrawn, and Saiyi, who reported the news, was also loudly reprimanded by Zhu Di.

After the news spread, the ministers were shocked, and no one could understand why? The emperor was so magnanimous to Tang Ming, even after being lectured by the emperor, he also went deep and simple. When I am free, I stay at home with my family, and I don't dare to go outside to be active.

And Tang Ming seemed to have expected Zhu Di to do this, he was not surprised at all after hearing the news, and he didn't take it to heart at all.

Tang Ming, who was idle and bored, was watching the farmers cultivate vegetable seedlings in his Gaochun Manor, and several old men also took this rare opportunity to ask Tang Ming some questions they didn't understand. Tang Ming, who knew himself, also told a few old men without reservation, in fact, he only knew some theoretical things, and if he really wanted to talk about surprise or actual operation, Tang Ming was not even worthy of lifting shoes for these old men who had dealt with vegetables for a lifetime.

There wasn't much ink in his stomach, and it was drained by the old men after a while, and Tang Ming could only find an excuse to run away. I was about to go to Yao Guangxiao's place to drink tea, but I met Zheng He who came in a hurry at the door, with a smile on his face, as if he was happy about what was good.

"Father-in-law, this is a person who is in good spirits when he is happy, I don't know what kind of happy event it is, but it is also said to make the kid happy!" It was rare for Zheng He to be overjoyed, and Tang Ming greeted him cheaply.

"Hahaha, the emperor finally asked me to prepare for the second voyage again, and there was nothing to prepare for this time, so the miscellaneous family felt that they would set off in a month. It just so happens that your kid can't do without Daming for a while, and you have to take care of the treasure shipyard of the miscellaneous family, if you want to slip away, you can cultivate a manageable talent for the miscellaneous family. Zheng He still cares most about his dream of sailing, and he will know that the emperor is also leaving, and he will be in a good mood, and he will immediately inform him while Tang Ming is still there.

Tang Ming thought that Zheng He, who had been studying cement ships in the Treasure Shipyard all day long, was happy because of the breakthrough in cement ships, but he didn't expect it to be for this.

"Father-in-law, how long have you been back, why are you going to sea again, if you toss it like this, are those accompanying soldiers and sailors willing?" In fact, Tang Ming couldn't understand why the emperor let Zheng He make a second voyage ahead of schedule, according to the historical process, it should be at least a year later.

"Although sea navigation is a lot of hardship, and it is impossible to encounter dangers at any time, isn't that what navigation is all about? Those who are afraid of death will not embark on such a journey. It is the nature of seafarers to take risks, just like the soldiers who fight on the battlefield, although the horse leather shroud is still honored, they will also feel honored to die for the sake of sailing! When he said this, Zheng He didn't have any taste of joke on his face. With a solemn expression and that serious look, Tang Ming, who knew why he was glorious, also felt that he was reasonable.

"Then why is the emperor so anxious to let his father-in-law make a second voyage, the dock channel of this treasure shipyard has just been expanded, and there must be many troublesome things that need to be dealt with by your old man himself. Besides, the monsoon at this time is not suitable for long voyages, so why bother? Tang Ming, who looked confused, looked at Zheng He with blank eyes.

Zheng He's eyes widened, and he shouted dissatisfiedly: "Having said so much, you kid doesn't want to be lazy, you lost more than half of the goods you brought back last time, and these things were originally used for the budget of the imperial palace being built in Beiping." Now that the things are gone, I naturally have to run again, you kid give me an honest optimistic look at the treasure shipyard, if there is any bad pool to come back, you are asking! ”

Tang Ming did have a little bit of meaning in his heart, it was still a little embarrassing that Zheng He would be ruthlessly poked by Zheng He, and he didn't dare to let Zheng He say any more, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Then there should be a master and an old man who set off with his father-in-law this time, right?" ”

Zheng He nodded and said, "The miscellaneous family has already informed me just now, but you should go back and pack your things and live in the treasure shipyard now, the miscellaneous family will be very busy from tomorrow." All the big and small affairs of the treasure shipyard will be handed over to you, and you will keep an eye on the dock these days, the cement construction is indeed very convenient, and the progress is very fast, you know this new thing better than me, go and see more! ”

At this point, Tang Ming had nothing to say, everything was done, turned around and went back to the manor, packed up the few salutes, and followed Zheng He to the treasure shipyard.

Everyone seemed to be busy with Zheng He's second voyage, and as for Tang Ming's matter of Ryukyu Island, no one mentioned it again after Zhu Di's forced order. Zhu Gaochi was also grounded by the emperor because of Zhu Gaoxi, and no one in the court made trouble for him anymore, and life seemed to have returned to peace.

Tang Ming also resigned himself to staying at the Treasure Shipyard and not going, in fact, it was Lao Wang who was really in charge, and Tang Ming was just hanging around in the Treasure Shipyard every day. He had already made up his mind that as soon as Zheng He left, he would hand over the treasure shipyard to Lao Wang to take care of, and he would take the opportunity to return to Ryukyu Island.

Zhu Gaochi has now completely gained a firm foothold in the court, and his help to Zhu Gaochi in his absence in Nanjing is no longer so obvious. He also discussed this matter with Zhu Gaochi, and although he was a little reluctant, he still supported Tang Ming very much.

On the second voyage to sea, Zheng He was obviously much more experienced than the first time, and everything was arranged in just one month of preparation. In fact, this is thanks to the fact that the current production capacity of the Bao Shipyard is super strong, and two hundred warships were built in a month at Zheng He's request.

And this time Zheng He's fleet was much larger in number and scale than the first time, and even the goods that were ready to be traded were of a wide variety. Zheng He originally wanted to trade the flintlock pistol that Tang Ming got out, but Tang Ming stopped it after learning about it, although the technical content of this thing is not high, but if the flintlock pistol is used at sea, its advantages are obviously much greater than that of ordinary arquebuses. At least not because of bad weather or too much humidity at sea that would cause gunpowder to malfunction.

The era of the Great Voyage was much quickened by Zheng He's first voyage, and since he returned from his voyage, many foreign merchants came to the Ming Dynasty with his trajectory in the places he passed. The only month port in the Ming Dynasty that is open to trade is also getting busier and busier, and it has been full recently. The amount of its tax revenue has also increased explosively, and under the leadership of Zhu Gaochi, many officials in the court have played the emperor's favor and asked him to open the two ports of Nanjing and Tianjin to the outside world. (To be continued.) )