Li Zhi also smiled when he heard this: "Lord Qiu is too modest. Today, if you have the opportunity to meet with adults, then the old man wants to invite adults to get on the boat, how about a little bit of the friendship of the landlord? Please don't refute the old face! ”

Qiu Yizhi was curious, of course he wanted to board the boat to have a look, so he squinted at Lin Shuhan and Wen Lingjiao's faces, and saw that both of them nodded slightly, with the same curious look on their faces, so he said with peace of mind: "I have never been to the ship to pick it up in the inferior class, if there is anything that I don't understand the rules, please bear with the old shipowner, then bother." ”

So the men exchanged pleasantries as they slowly moved forward, and in a short time they came to the front of a huge ship.

Qiu Yizhi looked up at the big sea ship and saw that this ship was always three or four stories high, much taller than the sea ships moored side by side next to it. I also saw that the five masts were erected high on the sea ship, but the sails were not raised because they were temporarily moored in the harbor, and they were bare and straight into the sky, but the big red flag embroidered with white whales on the top of the Li family was hung on the top.

When Qiu Yi saw it, he couldn't help but admire: "I have also fought a few battles with the current emperor, and the dragon boat used to cross the Yellow River has also been up. Compared to this big ship, that ship is just a small sampan. ”

When Li Shengjie heard this, he was proud in his heart and said: "How can the small boat used to cross the river compare with the big boat that crosses the ocean? It is said that the water flow of the Yellow River is also very turbulent, but compared with the stormy waves at sea, I am afraid that it is a small thing. ”

Li Zhi, who was beside him, was not alert when he heard Qiu Yizhi mention the emperor, and said: "It turns out that Lord Qiu has done things by the emperor's side. This blessing, I don't know how many lifetimes it will take to cultivate! ”

He changed his words and said in a very proud tone, "But Lord Qiu is right. This big sea ship is the flagship of my Li family's fleet, and it is naturally larger than other sea ships. As far as the old man knows, there is no bigger ship than this one, whether it has been launched or is being built. ”

"What? Fleet! Qiu Yi secretly exclaimed in his heart - he had more or less guessed from Li Shengjie's good temperament, his father Li Zhi's decent words and deeds, and the old servant's strong muscles, that this family surnamed Li was unusual, but he didn't expect that Haofu would be so rich that he actually claimed to have a fleet.

However, Qiu Yizhi peeked at the group of guards following behind him - he saw that although they were not neatly dressed and the queue looked a little loose, they were all energetic and holding their heads high, which was naturally insufficient compared to the eighteen personal soldiers under him or the elite soldiers of Lao Youyan Dao; Compared with those weak places in Jiangnan Province, the Jiedu Army is far above it.

I heard Lin Shuhan, who was half a step behind him, say: "It turns out that Your Excellency is the boss at the helm of the famous maritime merchant Li family, no wonder you can have such a demeanor!" ”

"That's right!" Li Zhi listened, and there was a terrifying pride between his eyebrows, but he immediately covered it up, "How can an old man who runs a boat and goes to business, talk about the words 'famous and famous'?" But I dare to ask ...... gentleman is."

Qiu Yizhi smiled and introduced: "This name is not trivial, but the famous 'Mr. Bansong' in Jinling City, surnamed Lin, uncle and cold. ”

"Oops!" Li Zhi exclaimed, "It turned out to be Mr. Lin, the nickname of 'Mr. Bansong', but he is much more famous than me!" ”

He suddenly turned his head to look at Wen Lingjiao and said, "Look at this young lady's peerless style, is it Mr. Lin's confidante, Wu Ruofei, Miss Wu?" ”

Qiu Yizhi was shocked again: I didn't expect that this maritime businessman, who was supposed to be adrift on the sea all day long, was so well-informed, and he knew that he had made such a big move in Jiangnan, and it was not surprising that a famous talent like Lin Shuhan had a reputation outside, and he had even heard of Wu Ruofei's relationship with Lin Shuhan - this was a little shocking.

But seeing a trace of unhappiness on Lin Shuhan's face, he didn't know whether it was because Li Zhi was "too much" too knowledgeable, or because he recognized the wrong person, and said: "This is Miss Wen, not Ruofei, Miss Wen is ......."

Wen Lingjiao was afraid that Lin Shuhan would reveal her identity, so she interrupted first: "I'm a friend of Lord Qiu......"

Li Zhi listened to it, and hurriedly apologized to Uncle Lin and said: "Oh, it turns out that I am old and dizzy, and I have recognized the wrong person, what a sin!" As he spoke, he threw his hand over to the end.

This made Lin Shuhan embarrassed, and hurriedly returned the salute: "Where is this?" Plum...... Why should Ship Owner Li be so frightened. ”

While they were talking, they had already reached the side of the huge ship, and they walked along the long and steep gangway for a long time, and finally reached the deck.

Qiu Yizhi looked at it, and saw that the deck was wide and flat, and all kinds of utensils were neatly placed on it, and all kinds of people were busy but performing their duties in an orderly manner, and even the deck itself was cleaned spotlessly, and it was almost as clean as the table for eating.

It was the first time for Qiu Yizhi to board such a huge sea ship, and I don't know if this ship was so well maintained, or if all the sea ships were like this - I only knew that this Li Zhi could command his sailors like this, so there must be something unique.

He looked up and saw the black iron rods with the thickness of a large bowl on the edge of the ship next to the deck, and he was even more surprised in his heart, and hurriedly asked Li Zhidao: "Ship Master Li, can this thing be a cannon?" "In the classics of the Tianzun Sect, he had seen such a sharp weapon in the Western Regions to attack the city, but he had never used trial production, so he asked.

Li Zhi's face was also shocked, and he said, "Lord Qiu is really well-informed, and I only bought these things last month." ”

Seeing Qiu Yi's puzzled face, he hurriedly added: "We will inevitably encounter pirates when we run ships, and we originally only used strong bows and crossbows to launch rockets to defend against the enemy. Later, out of nowhere, a Languo ship came over, and they were caught in a storm and had no food or drink, so they had to sell the guns on the ship in exchange for water and rice. Everyone else thought it was heavy and stupid, and they didn't want to buy it, but they only had a few spare money, so they bought it......"

"Have you tried it?" Qiu Yizhi asked.

"Used, used." Li Zhi replied, "The power is high, the rate of fire is fast, the range is long, and if it is accurate, it can break the mast of the opposite ship with one shot." It's just too bulky to aim, and it all depends on the ship's positioning. ”

Qiu Yi already knew it in her heart, but she tentatively asked again: "I wonder if I have tried to bombard the city wall?" ”

Li Zhizheng said that in Xingtou, he didn't bother to figure out what the meaning behind Qiu Yizhi's question was, and replied directly: "I tried, the iron eggs shot by the artillery hit the wood, and the slightly thicker city wall was like scratching the boots......"

Halfway through his words, he suddenly felt that what he said was inappropriate, and hurriedly coughed a few times, but when he saw the naked old man running from a distance, he shouted loudly: "Old Caitou, tell you to go down and prepare wine and food, how are you doing?" ”

Lao Caitou hurriedly sped up a few steps, ran up, and bowed his hand and said, "It's all done, just wait for a few people to come over for dinner!" ”

Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hand and asked Qiu Yizhi to say, "The food on the ship is poor, please don't dislike it." ”

Qiu Yizhi was already a little unhappy when he heard Li Zhi's repeated greetings, but he thought that he had good intentions after all, but he didn't want to be rude, so he also said a few politely and followed him along the deck to the stern.

After a few steps, around a thick mast, the group stood in front of a pitch-black wooden door.

Li Zhi was really polite, personally stretched out his hand to open the wooden door, and invited Qiu Yizhi in.

Qiu Yizhi thanked him a few more words, and then entered the gate, Lin Shuhan, Wen Lingjiao, Yu Chi Jiming, and He'er also walked in, and a dozen or so personal soldiers behind him also followed in to eat together.

Seeing this, Li Zhi's face sank, and then he put on a smile again and asked, "Lord Qiu, I don't know who these strong men are?" ”

Qiu Yizhi walked in the front, and didn't see the slight change in the expression on Li Zhi's face, so he replied with a smile: "These are a few pro-soldiers under the same line, who go to life and death together, and they are already brothers and sisters." ”

"Oh, disrespectful, disrespectful!" Li Zhi replied, "In that case." Well...... Lao Caitou, then you take a few strong men down, you have to entertain well, and you can't be a little lazy, you know? ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he frowned, and thought: Although you said this politely, it has already isolated me from my soldiers.

However, he turned his head to see that Yu Chi Jiming was still beside him, knowing that with Yu Chi Jiming's martial arts, as long as he paid a little attention to his diet, he was not afraid that this Li Zhi of unknown origin would be unfavorable to him.

So Qiu Yizhi nodded to the group of pro-soldiers and said, "You can follow Lao Caitou down, you can eat more food, but you can't drink, don't make mistakes, you know?" ”

This group of pro-soldiers followed Qiu Yizhi to the ninth death, and from his words, they had already heard the sound of the strings, and hurriedly got up and arched their hands: "Got it." He followed Lao Caitou and turned around and walked down.

Li Zhi said with a smile on his face: "Lord Qiu's subordinates are really the division of tigers and wolves!" It is no wonder that only a small county seat in Shanyin County can withstand the siege of the 10,000 troops in the Jiangnan Assassin History...... Come on, come on, this way, please...... What a name it deserves! ”

As he spoke, he invited Qiu Yizhi into the cabin.

Qiu Yizhi humbly looked around, and saw that the cabin was very spacious, the area was similar to his own county hall, but the height of the cabin was very low, and even a person like himself, who was not tall, could touch the roof with his hand. The cabin is located on the deck, so not only the surrounding area, but also the ceiling have air windows, which makes it very bright and cool.

Qiu Yizhi was very satisfied when he saw it, and happily followed Li Zhi to a table.

For the matter of who sits on the throne, several people made some excuses and finally sat down. Li Zhi smiled and applauded, and soon after, he saw four or five sailors, serving more than a dozen dishes, large and small, and filling the entire table.

Qiu Yizhi saw that the various dishes were brightly colored, and that he was already hungry after a whole morning of fighting, so he said with a smile: "The old shipowner, you are really hungry and uncomfortable, so you are welcome, and move first." ”

Li Zhiye smiled and said, "My lord, I don't know anything." We who run the boat are afraid of the wind and stop the boat, so we never call the cutlery 'chopsticks', but 'chopsticks'. Take a homonym of 'fast' and 'fast', which can also be regarded as a good luck. ”

While listening to this, Qiu Yi smiled and picked up a piece of red meat in front of him, and said, "I didn't expect that there was such a thing, so I moved the 'chopsticks' under it." He was about to put the red meat in his mouth, but he was afraid that the food would be poisoned, and he didn't know whether to put it down or put it in his mouth with the meat on his chopsticks.

Li Zhi beside him is a person who is good at observing words and feelings, and when he saw Qiu Yizhi's behavior, he guessed his thoughts, and he was not surprised, he picked out a piece of meat from the same plate with a smile, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, and then swallowed it with an expression of enjoyment.