The sea is cold in the early morning, especially in the middle of February, when a large fog envelops the fleet and visibility is extremely low! The mainsail had been lowered, and all the ships were chained together, unfit for navigation in the fog. Although you have a compass and are not afraid of getting lost, a ship can run aground at any time.

When Tang Ming woke up, he didn't see Wang Tie's figure, shook his head and sobered up, and found that he didn't have the discomfort of just starting to take the boat last night, but his head was slightly heavy. He understood that it was the result of the alcohol he had drunk last night, which was only in his twenties!

Xiao Bai had already come to Tang Ming's side, and seeing him wagging his tail and rubbing his feet, it seemed that he had begun to adapt to life on the ship. After bending down and playing with Xiaobai for a while, Tang Ming walked outside. He also saw the dense fog outside the window, and the fact that the ship was no longer walking should be related to the thick fog.

When he came to the deck, Tang Ming saw Wang Datie drinking and a few sailors inspecting the ship. Walking along the side of the boat with Xiaobai, more than a dozen small boats on the sea shuttled back and forth between the big ships that had been connected, transporting some supplies. Busy figures can be seen everywhere on the boat, and then looking back at himself and Xiaobai, Tang Ming suddenly found that only the two of them became the only idlers!

Standing at the bow of the ship and not being able to see the stern, it is rare to see the magnitude of the dense fog. When I came to Wang Datie's vicinity, I saw that he was finally free, holding a notebook in his hand and thinking about something distressed? Tang Ming greeted after a few steps: "What is Brother Wang busy with?" Is there anything you need help from? ”

Hearing this, Wang Datie was stunned for a moment, suddenly slapped himself with a big mouth, and excitedly greeted Tang Ming and stuffed the book in his hand, and said with a smile: "Look at the memory of the elder brother, he actually forgot about you, a great talent, come and come to Brother Tang, help the elder brother sort out this account book!" ”

Wang Datie's boat is full of food, and the daily rations must be remembered clearly, but he doesn't know a few big words, and he can cope with the past even if he calculates a little account, and he can't count the accounts for a long time. I wanted to call someone down, but I found that they were all worse than myself.

The most distressing thing every day is to settle accounts, which has become a piece of Wang Datie's heart. He saw that Tang Ming looked like a scholar yesterday, and he had intended to recruit him, but at this moment, seeing that he took the initiative to ask for his life, how could Wang Datie be unhappy!

Tang Ming took the account book and glanced at it casually, seeing that it was just a simple way of keeping accounts, he smiled toothily and didn't reply, and took out the pen he carried with him and began to calculate.

In the time of half a pillar of incense, Tang Ming had already cleared more than 20 pages of account books, and also went over the accounts that Wang Datie had calculated before, and corrected those miscalculations.

Calmly handed the account book back to Wang Datie, Tang Ming arched his hand and said, "Brother Wang, please take a look, is there anything wrong?" ”

Wang Datie didn't even look at the account book, and still handed it back to Tang Ming Haha laughed: "Brother Tang is really a master, this has been embarrassing me for a long time, and the account book has been calculated by you in a moment." I've already seen it on the side when you calculated just now, and I can't be wrong, don't go away and wait for me for a while, I'll go and report to Gonggong Zheng to let you and me be a clerk here! ”

"Prepare the boat, prepare the boat, I want to meet my father-in-law!" Wang Datie didn't wait for Tang Ming's opinion at all, and shouted that his subordinates had prepared a small boat and went straight away.

The Ming Dynasty had stabilized in the country during Zhu Di's period, and there were almost no major wars. If a military general wants to make a difference, he can only go to the frontier to garrison, and the civil officials are different, Zhu Di's great reform has made the domestic literati simply insufficient, and the status of the literati has also risen with the tide, and the status of the military generals has been overpowered.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to find some literati with real materials to help them under the hands of some military generals. Some are just mediocre talents, who can only be regarded as rushing to the façade, and can write a few limericks or count some simple ledgers.

"Uh......h Whining....... ”

Tang Ming was bored, and suddenly the sound of horns continued to sound in the fleet, and the sailors on the ship rushed out of the cabin one after another, holding a bright big knife in their hands, looking around vigilantly, as if they were going to fight.

A moment later, Tang Ming heard some sword collisions and screams, and his eyes widened and he looked in the direction of the sound, but he was helplessly blocked by the dense fog and couldn't see anything at all.

Xiao Bai's ears were pricked up, his nose kept sniffing in the air, and the long white hair on his body suddenly stood up, and he opened his mouth to bite Tang Ming's pants and pulled them into the cabin. Tang Ming also reacted at this time that this should be a war, and he was shocked and immediately ran back to the cabin.

After a while, the fleet returned to calm, Wang Datie also came back in a small boat, when Tang Ming saw him, there were still a few red liquids splashed on his body, and a few steps away, Tang Ming could smell a smell of blood that went straight to his nostrils. Xiaobai stared at Wang Datie even more vigilantly, and there was a possibility of rushing over and taking a bite at any time.

"Hahaha, Brother Tang, we will be officials on the same ship in the future, come, this is your official card and clothes, you go back to the room to change first, and I will deal with the matter here and then go to you!" Wang Datie didn't care about the blood splashed on his body at all, and ordered Tang Ming to leave with a few of his men.

With an official card and a set of clothes and a set of light armor in his hand, Tang Ming wanted to ask Wang Datie what happened just now, but it could be seen that he had no time to pay attention to himself, so he gave up! took Xiaobai back to the room.

First of all, he changed out the clothes that had been worn out on his body, and put on the official uniform of the representative clerk, but the clothes were too wide, and Tang Ming wore them on his body as if an adult's clothes were on a child's body, which looked very funny! Shaking his head, Tang Ming had no choice but to take it off and want to make some modifications.

But after looking through the backpack, he found that he had no needle and thread, and Tang Ming, who was helpless, had no choice but to give up, put on the clothes that had almost turned into strips, and silently waited for Wang Datie to arrive!

didn't let the bored Tang Ming wait too long, Wang Datie quickly rushed back, and when he entered the door, he saw that Tang Ming had not changed into an official uniform, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Brother Tang, why are you doing this?" Why don't you change into your official uniform and sit stupidly thinking about something? ”

directly gave Wang Datie a roll of his eyes, and Tang Ming replied angrily: "Brother Wang! Brother, I also want to change into the clothes you sent, but the question is can you find two sets that fit better, and how do you want me to wear these clothes? ”

Tang Ming stood up and pulled up his clothes and put them on his chest for Wang Datie to look at, and in an instant Wang Datie was amused and laughed, until he saw that Tang Ming was about to go crazy, he covered his stomach with laughter, and forced him to hold back his smile and said: "It's the eldest brother who is wrong, he ignored your height for a while, but now he is still at sea and has no change at all." In this way, I will call someone to modify it for you to wear first, and when you return to Tianjin, my brother will definitely arrange two sets of fits for you! ”

Knowing that Wang Datie was telling the truth, Tang Ming had no choice but to follow his arrangement, and after calling the tailor to measure the size, he handed over the clothes to the tailor to take back for revision.

The trivial matters are over, and Tang Ming still has a lot of questions in his stomach waiting for Wang Datie to answer! After seeing that there were only two people left in the room, he asked, "What happened to the fleet just now, why did there be the sound of a fight?" Can you tell me what is going on? ”

Wang Datie waved his hand with great disdain, and said with a smile: "After a Japanese boat sailed to the nearby reef, I saw that our fleet had a bad idea and wanted to compete for our ship, but I happened to run into it. I took my brothers back and forth to kill them without leaving a piece of armor, so I was also recorded by Zheng Gonggong for a military exploit, and it is estimated that I will be rewarded when I go back to my brother this time. ”

No wonder Wang Datie was so excited when he came back, it turned out that he was praised by his boss! Since the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese have been doing some illegal things near the sea area of the Ming Dynasty, and sometimes they will sneak attack some coastal areas, and their mobility is flexible, and they will run away after grabbing, which makes many officials in the coastal areas very headache.

"I see, the little brother would like to congratulate the eldest brother on his ascension in the near future!" Tang Ming stood up and pretended to congratulate Wang Datie.

In fact, Tang Ming originally planned to do some business in Jingshi and make a living in peace and finish this life in peace, but now that he thinks about it, it is still not appropriate. Jingshili is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the powerful grab a lot of it, and it is not easy for an outsider to settle down there. Even if he has the knowledge of history and the advanced knowledge of later generations, he knows that it is not difficult to make some money!

But it is almost impossible to live a stable life, once you have money, you can easily kill you in a minute by being favored by some powerful people. If you want to have the ability to protect yourself and your family, then only you have a certain right or power, and then if you want to settle down, then it will be a matter of course!

And Zheng He's fleet is the best opportunity for Tang Ming to achieve his goal in front of him, so he will readily agree to Wang Datie to be a clerk here, although I don't know how big this official is, but Tang Ming believes that with his own ability, he will not stop at the position in front of him. As long as you grasp the opportunity, promotion is not easy to grasp.

An hour later, the fog began to dissipate, and the fleet raised its mainsail again and set sail to continue. Tang Ming, who had a plan in his heart and no longer felt confused, also relaxed, Xiaobai sensitively felt Tang Ming's changes, and became cheerful in an instant, circling around him, showing a mouthful of oozing teeth, as if smiling.

Now that he is a clerk, of course Tang Ming is no longer idle, he goes to the bottom of the cabin to count the remaining food, and if there is anything he doesn't understand, he will ask Wang Datie who is following him. It was busy until the evening that Tang Ming finally understood his work!

In fact, the work is very easy, because Tang Ming is only responsible for the cargo of Wang Datie's ship, as long as he thoroughly counts the quantity and knows the bottom of his heart, it will be very easy to enter and distribute in and out in the future.

The evening breeze blew on the sea, raising small waves, and at dinner, Tang Ming couldn't nibble on a steamed bun in his hand. There were no fresh ingredients on board, there was not a single stove, and even the water that everyone drank was cold water from those wooden barrels.

The remaining roasted hare from yesterday has been taken by Wang Datie to give to his boss for a tooth sacrifice, and he has received a lot of praise for this, and of course the reward is also indispensable. Tang Ming got a few taels of silver, although it was not much, but it made him very happy.