On the vast sea, a mixed fleet was sailing from south to north, with large ships and small ships, warships and merchant ships, Chinese ships, and new ships, separating the left and right sides, with two flagships next to each other at the forefront.

First of all, Li Huamei is not only the head of the Li family, but also a woman, and it is very strange to be on the flagship of the water and land battalion. However, there is a reason for this. When he got on the boat, Zhu Houwei found that there were many wounded in the Li family, and there were all kinds of external injuries, so Zhu Houwei discussed with Li Huamei and moved the wounded to the ship of the land and water camp for treatment by the accompanying military doctors.

At this time, Li Huamei found out that there was a woman on the boat of the land and water camp. Originally, I had some bad thoughts, but seeing these girls cleanly handling the wounds of the wounded, the speculation in my heart immediately disappeared, and there was some self-blame. Li Huamei offered to go to the boat of the water and land camp to take care of the wounded and send them spring-like warmth. Although there were no wounded on the Mighty General, it was also a heart.

Yang Xien and Xingjiu followed Li Huamei to the ship together. Li Huamei didn't pay much attention to these new boats in the land and water camp at first, in her impression, these boats are nothing more than bigger, and they need so many people to drive the boats, which is a big failure. But soon, she was blown away. Although these big ships did not start very quickly, once they reached the cruising speed, they immediately opened up the gap with the Li family's boats. If it weren't for the fact that the boats of the land and water battalion deliberately slowed down, the Li family's ships would have been unable to see these big ships at this time.

Li Huamei knew very well what speed at sea meant, and she also knew that these ships had not yet reached their maximum speed, because the sailors who were piloting knew by observation that they were not veterans and could not fully exploit the performance of their boats. These warships alone surprised Li Huamei, and when she saw the flying clippers used for reconnaissance, Li Huamei's narrow and long Danfeng eyes immediately turned into almond eyes. So Li Huamei deliberately found Zhu Houwei, "Your Highness, these new ships are not only larger in size, but also amazingly fast. I don't know where these ships were made, but my Li family is willing to buy them at a high price. Zhu Houwei glanced at her and said slowly, "These ships came out of Tianjin Shipyard, which is a royal shipyard. Nowadays, the rationing of the water and land battalions and the Dengzhou battalion is not enough, and it is impossible to sell them. And the speed of these ships is only an advantage, and it needs to be matched with the guns loaded on the ship to play to his real advantage. But artillery is impossible to give to you, even other officers and soldiers, we will not give it. So I can only apologize. But if you want to buy a fortune boat, we can sell it to you. Nowadays, there are various types of lucky ships in the shipyard, and there are quite a few of them. ”

Li Huamei had already expected it, but nodded in disappointment. As for the Chinese-style ships, this time to crack down on pirates, the number of prisoners of the Li family is not a few, and it can be put into use with a little repair. So now you need to buy it again, after all, deck warfare is not as damaging to ships as artillery battles.

The ship had only been open for three days, and Hong Yu had already closed the door depressedly, although he was a quiet and unmoving person, but he didn't like to stay in the cabin. And the one who forced him to such a point was the fanatical Shiraki Yukihisa.

Since Xingjiu came to the ship, he has been pulling Hong Yu very frequently to learn. Although Hong Yu is not happy, it is also indispensable to have one time in the morning, noon and evening. On the fourth day, Hong Yu simply said hello and said that he was seasick and didn't come out. Anyway, there was no danger on the ship, and Hong Yu didn't need to follow Zhu Houwei's side.

Zhu Houwei felt that this line was quite funny for a long time, so he asked Li Huamei about his situation, and Li Huamei also came one by one. Shiraki Yukihisa is the youngest son of a guardian daimyo in Oshu, Japan, and oriental culture basically comes from China, and Japan is no exception. So Xingjiu made plans for his future, so he walked out of the house at the age of fourteen and went on his own. Since childhood, Xingjiu has been obsessed with martial arts and swordsmanship. On the way to Kyoto, he met an old man who gave him all his swordsmanship. Since swordsmanship has not yet come into its own, the old man instructed Xingjiu to explore himself, and then passed away peacefully.

After visiting swordsmen from all over Japan, Xingjiu was still not satisfied, and at this time he happened to come to the relatively stable and prosperous Sakai Port, which is also the only place in Japan that has contact with foreign countries, and they are basically Ming merchants. Then I thought, "The world is so big, I have to go and see it." And Li Huamei happened to sell goods in Sakai Port, and the unique Li Huamei attracted Xingjiu, so she invested in the Li family's fleet as the leader of the deck, that is, the stormtrooper leader. At that time, the assessment was that Xingjiu singled out ten members of the Li family, defeated the other party without injuring anyone, plus there were no bad habits, and people also looked honest, so Li Huamei accepted this foreign crew. Now, three years have passed, not to mention anything else, just Xingjiu's fluent Daming official dialect and beautiful Chinese characters make Li Huamei feel gratified.

After listening to Xingjiu's story, Zhu Houwei raised his head slightly and looked at Li Huamei beside him (why is his development so slow) "Master Li, I don't know why you want to take the road of maritime business." It's not a safe job. ”

Li Huamei was stunned for a moment, then squinted her eyes slightly and looked at the vast sea, and took a deep breath. Zhu Houwei took a look and felt a burst of disappointment, hoping it was just because of the wide clothes. Li Huamei said, "My family is in Quanzhou, my father only has one daughter, although the family does not have much money, but there are still a lot of fields. When I was a child, Uncle Yang brought me up, taught me martial arts, read and write. Under the influence of Uncle Yang, I didn't want to marry in the future and teach my husband and children, so I sold my land, and with the shadow of my late father, I recruited some people to settle down in Hangzhou Mansion and do some maritime business. Daming has always been plagued by pirates, so I wanted to fight pirates while doing business, which can be regarded as avenging my father. ”

Although the talk is very plain, Zhu Houwei knows that if a girl wants to do these things, the difficulties encountered are definitely not small, and he also admires this strong woman.

Zhu Houwei diverted the topic: "The head of the Li family was born in Quanzhou, so he should know something about the Fujian sailors, right?" Can you say that? A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Huamei's mouth, "Fujian sailor? Since my father left, it has not been as good as it was then. Today's people in high positions are mediocre people. Sailors can't practice a few times a year, and sometimes they don't even practice for a year. If you go to sea and meet a pirate, it is a great luck to be able to escape with your whole body. "Ahem, cough, cough" The two looked back, and it turned out to be Yang Xien and Huang Gonggong.

Li Huamei also reacted at this time, remembering that this is the prince, didn't her words point to the monk and scold the bald man, this world is his father's.

Zhu Houwei interrupted Li Huamei's opening: "I also know what the guards along the coast of the Ming Dynasty look like. The further south you go, the worse it gets, or those pirates, not to mention destroying them in the sea, can be cleaned up when they go ashore. But what about reality? Maybe you think I have some purpose for helping the Li family this time, but in fact, I am happy to see someone dare to really fight pirates. Moreover, you are more familiar with this south, and you can also help when the officers and soldiers arrive in the south in the future. ”

Li Huamei nodded and said, "If there is an envoy, go to the soup and go to the fire." Zhu Houwei asked seriously, "Have you really thought about it?" Although the royal family is extremely beautiful on the surface, the difficulties they have to face are not small, and even" Zhu Houwei paused, and then continued, "Once the contact with the water and land camp is known, the Li family may not be able to move an inch in the south of the Yangtze River, have you thought about it?" ”