Chapter 360: The Future and Direction
Three days later, in the morning, Fei Xin arrived as scheduled, Huang Fu and Zhu Gaochi went to the dock to see them off, accompanied by the old housekeeper Zheng Bo, and people will always be more emotional when they are old. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Seeing Tang Ming on the boat, the old man still couldn't hold back the tears swimming in his eyes, born in a family that walked the sea, separation is a common thing, and reunion has become a short-term luxury.
There is no banquet in the world, people's lives are always between the division and the combination, the giant wheel of fate rolls forward with the passage of time, and no one knows what their future will be? And all that can be done in front of us is to work hard and look forward to more opportunities to master your unknown destiny.
Tang Ming, who was standing on the bow of the ship, waved his hand to say goodbye to the people who saw him off, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart for a while, although he left Daming, but fate was destined to be inseparable forever when he came to this era. Daming is not the place where he can display his ambitions, the vast world outside is the place where he can show his strength without scruples.
The sails had all been raised, the speed of the ship was getting faster and faster, and the blurred figure on the dock had completely disappeared from sight. Ji Gang stood not far behind Tang Ming, he still couldn't understand that it was just that he had left Daming, was it necessary to behave so sadly?
Thinking that he Ji Gang is not without a fixed place, and the time to reunite with his family is even less, he doesn't feel anything to worry about. A good man is ambitious in all directions, always thinking that the man in the family is not a qualified man.
The ship had completely left the dock and entered the channel, Fei Xin arranged the affairs of the fleet and came to Tang Ming's side, stared at him, and only chuckled after a moment: "When will Master Hou also learn to be sentimental?" Leaving the world outside Daming Road has never been your ambition? Now when it's time to really leave, why are you so reluctant? ”
Retracting his gaze from Daming's coastline, Tang Ming turned to face Fei Xin and chuckled: "I have long been used to dividing and combining, but unfortunately people still have feelings, I just sent away one person after another two days ago, and at that time, I didn't understand why the parents who saw off their sons who sailed away were always so reluctant." Today, it's my turn, and I have a personal experience, and it's not an exaggeration to say that my mother is worried. ”
Fei Xin's heart ached, thinking of his parents who died early, and a sister who had been missing for nearly ten years, and he didn't know whether she was alive or dead now. In such a turbulent era, Fei Xin actually understands that the chances of his sister still being born in the world are very slim. He himself was only 15 years old at the time, and his sister was less than ten years old, and he was able to survive to this day thanks to Zheng He, who was recruiting a large number of sailors at that time.
Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and there are always one or two regretful things in everyone's heart, and Fei Xin is no exception. The smile on his face gradually turned into a bitter smile, Fei Xin gently shook off the sad things that were hovering in his mind, and changed the topic and said: "Master Hou, since the naval army in southern Fujian retreated, no one else dares to attack us now. However, my subordinates have recently discovered that the waters near Ryukyu Island are often filled with Japanese ships, and they are becoming more and more frequent, but they do not show any hostility towards us! ”
Tang Ming nodded to show that he knew, and after contemplating for a moment, he said, "The Japanese Kou are not a threat to us yet, but we must always be vigilant against them. How is the treasure ship on Jeju Island built, the drawings have been sent for the past year, why haven't I seen any new treasure ships in the fleet? ”
Fei Xin said with a smile: "The treasure ship has been built a long time ago, and according to your requirements, the outside of the hull has been covered with iron sheets, and a total of ten ships have been built." It's a pity that the current iron ore is not enough at all, so it was stopped and replaced with early warships, and 200 warships and 10 new treasure ships have been docked at that hidden dock on Ryukyu Island, and they can sail at any time as soon as the trained sailors are in place! ”
"Ten iron-clad treasure ships, and two hundred warships!"
This time, it was Tang Ming's turn to be a little surprised, he had actually completed so much in a year, and his speed and strength could catch up with the treasure shipyard! But the shipyard on Jeju Island is by no means as large as the treasure shipyard, although Tang Ming has not been to Jeju Island for nearly a year, he has absolute confidence that he will not be mistaken. Because it was originally only temporary, it is estimated that it is not as big as the shipyard under construction on Ryukyu Island.
Seeing Tang Ming's puzzled expression, Fei Xin seemed to guess what he was thinking at the moment, smiled and explained proudly: "Master Hou doesn't know, now Jeju Island is only responsible for manufacturing some accessories, and the overall structure and framework have been implemented on Ryukyu Island. This is also an arrangement made in response to your request for confidentiality, but I did not expect that the speed of shipbuilding in this way is much faster invisibly. ”
"So that's the case, no wonder this speed can catch up with the treasure shipyard, and the merger of the two places is only possible." Tang Ming suddenly came to his senses.
The fleet can be built in advance, his sea trade can start early, and the shipyard should now take some foreign orders for shipbuilding. Otherwise, there is no entry and exit, and he will not be able to support it financially if he continues like this, Tang Ming is not like Zhu Di now, he has the entire Ming Dynasty as a support. Although Jeju Island has a good economy and has no problem using all the financial revenue to maintain the operation of the shipyard, the problem is that its Ryukyu Island is still in the stage of building a foundation, and a lot of funds have to be used here.
"How well are the sailors and the navy trained, and whether they can now pull up and run Luzon, this is a short voyage that does not need to be trained very well. After going back this time, I think it will be time to go to Luzon, but their king has promised to collect our taxes for three years, and such a good thing will naturally have to earn enough money! Tang Ming, who was smiling wickedly, had a green light in his eyes.
Fei Xin knew why Tang Ming was in a hurry to go to sea to trade, and after the failure of the last tourism development, Tang Ming's finances had fallen into a tense situation. Even the shipyards stopped building their own ships and switched to receiving foreign orders, which shows that the finances are indeed very tight. This will make Tang Ming anxious to go to sea to trade, and it is conceivable!
Understanding Tang Ming's needs, Fei Xin naturally had already prepared everything for him, and now the fleet was parked on Ryukyu Island, just waiting for Tang Ming to set sail as soon as he arrived. Luzon is also looking forward to the trade fee, although it is a small country, but it is also an important port in the Asian trade lane, and the development prospects there are still very good!
In order not to make the anxious Tang Ming wait for two more days, Fei Xin raised the sailing speed of the fleet to the highest and rushed back to Ryukyu Island with all his might. (To be continued.) )