Let's say that the Japanese people did not return to the Japanese country, just because they couldn't let go of the imperial treasure in the temple. He lived in seclusion in Fulin County, working and investigating, waiting for an opportunity to inquire about the whereabouts of the imperial treasure of Lingguang Temple. Master Fan Jing dug up the temple and dug up the treasure, and he felt that the chance of treasure hunting was very slim. When he heard that Master had left a relict temple, he thought that there might be a mystery in it, so he decided to take the risk and sneak into the temple. That day, I learned the content of my master's last poem, and I was almost discovered. A few days later, he sneaked in several times, and was trying to find out the truth when he happened to bump into Luo Shuangxing.

After Puzhao fled, he thought that since Lingguang was tightly guarded, it was better to return to China first and talk about it later.

Puzhao rushed all the way to the coast of Zhejiang, and found that the merchant ship exchanges with Japan had stopped.

This matter should start before the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the Wa Kingdom was divided into the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and after Monk Zhu gained power, he wanted to make friends with the Wa State so as not to be harassed in Haiphong. He sent people to Japan to demand that the two countries be able to settle down and not invade each other. Prince Huailiang of the Southern Dynasty did not accept the demands of the Ming Dynasty and also killed the visiting envoys. Monk Zhu mistakenly regarded Prince Huailiang as the emperor of Japan, in fact, there was a dynasty in the north of Japan at that time. After the border martial law, the Beiyan Temple happened to be in the territory of the Southern Dynasties, the two countries were at odds, and the Ming Kingdom was restricted, so Master Wuzong could only send Xiu Mo to infiltrate China, change his name to Puzhao, and dare not act as a Japanese monk.

During this period, the Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom also had friendly exchanges, sometimes good and sometimes bad. The visit of Japanese monks to the Ming Dynasty also let Monk Zhu know the real situation in Japan, it turned out that Prince Huailiang was not the emperor of Japan, but only a prince. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang once again sent monks to the real Kyoto in Japan to visit and communicate with each other, and for non-imperial forces, they no longer interacted. Therefore, it was difficult for Pu Liangli to return to the Southern Dynasty of the Japanese Kingdom, so he could only wait for an opportunity to smuggle in.

Puzhao changed his name to Shi Xiaohu and went to the seaside town to ask for food to live by, waiting for the opportunity.

One day, a boatload of daughters named Wanqing saw him, and saw that the young man was still begging for food, and when he heard that his hometown had suffered a disaster, he took him very pitiful, so he took it back to find his father and gave Xiaohu something to do.

The shipowner Wei was in charge, knowing that the people who were fleeing now did not want to take him in, but Wanqing refused, so he had to stay as a ship repairer.

Wei Dangjia is the owner of the Ningbo Shipbuilding Company in Zhejiang, and there are many ships that the ship company can build.

In those years, the inland river transport ships included large and small yellow boats, fast boats, Jianghan class boats, eight oar boats, full canopy boats, pendulum boats, Sanwu wave boats, Xi'an boats, Qingliu boats, canopy boats, black building boats, salt boats, black boats, red single boats, etc.; There are crab boats, shelter boats, sealed boats, etc. The warships include the battle ship, the patrol boat, the sentinel boat, the wave boat, the steamer Shenzhou, the eagle boat, the three-board patrol boat, the chain boat, the mother and son boat, the two-headed boat, the Daifuku boat, the blue boat, the single-skimming boat, the white ship, the bluff boat, etc.

Wei Dangjia's main bird-making ship. The bow of the bird is small, and the hull is long and straight; In addition to setting up the mast, the canopy (sail), there are two oars on both sides, there is a wind to sail, there is no wind to shake the oar, the driving is flexible, and the canopy is long and fast, the boat travels on the water, like a bird. The small sea vessels along the coasts of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong mostly adopt the type of bird boats in order to be fast.

Wanqing happily took Shi Xiaolong to visit the boat shop, where a bird boat was being built and the frame had been built. The bird ship is about 10 zhang long, adopts wooden rudders, has 3 masts and 5 sails, and the main mast is about 7 or 8 zhang high, and the speed can reach an hour and 30 miles in the case of strong winds.

Brother Xiaohu, you work hard, you can build a bigger ship in the future.

Shi Xiaohu nodded.

After working in the ship industry for a few days, Shi Xiaohu realized that it was really difficult to build a ship. To build a 100-foot ship, you must use trees that are more than 100 years old. Before cutting timber, the shipbuilders had to go south to Wuyi Mountain to prepare materials. The core and skin are removed, and the middle two plates of a tree are the best, which are equivalent to lean meat. The best timber is used as the keel of the bottom of the boat, usually made from the butt of three high-quality hardwoods, which is equivalent to the main beam of the house. The wood is straight, and the hull is curved. Bird boats are generally best suited in three sections. The middle section is on the crest of the wave, like a flat shoulder. If there's a joint in the middle, it's going to break. The forced bending of stiff and straight wood is based on the experience of the master. It is different from the Japanese boat building with hot water to burn the wooden plank, the traditional Chinese craft is to skillfully use tung oil. Dense wood is poured with tung oil and heated, and the heat is driven into it with a blowtorch. When the outer panel is warm, it is elongated, and the inner panel is shortened. In addition, the doors and windows, anchors, and sails of the ship must be made to be movable.

Xiaohu speaks less, can endure hardships, don't look at small people, his strength is not small. The master also liked him. Besides, on weekdays, the boss's daughter Wanqing often cares about him, and everyone knows it in their hearts and doesn't embarrass him.

It's been two months, and the weather is starting to get cold, and the little tiger is like an arrow, but there is no chance to cross the sea.

Wanqing obviously likes this simple young man. There is a little tiger hanging on his mouth all day long. Wei Dangjia is also carefully observing Xiaohu, he is indeed honest and willing to work, and his brain is also smart, and he will learn as soon as he lives. His Wei family has only one daughter, and he has always wanted to find a son-in-law to inherit his family business.

Wei Dangjia called Xiaohu out and asked him if he wanted to stay here. He shook his head. When I asked him why, he said that he still had to go home, and that he still had his parents at home, waiting for him to go back and provide for him.

When Wei Dangjia heard this, he became happy, this kid understands that filial piety is a good thing, and wants to slowly understand his thoughts.

However, within a few days, an incident made Wei Dangjia suspicious.

On that day, Xiaohu was smearing tung oil under the ship, and the suspension above was hoisting wood to install the cabin. Suddenly, the wood on the rope tilted and collapsed, someone shouted "be careful", the wood had smashed into Xiaohu, seeing that Xiaohu was about to die, but Xiaoxu subconsciously rolled around, turned over, and dodged the wood, so that everyone present was stunned. This was done by a poor boy, who had obviously practiced superb martial arts.

When Wei Dangjia learned about it, he was very suspicious and called Xiaohu to question. Xiaohu exposed his martial arts and knew that it was difficult to deny, so he had to admit that he was a monk who had practiced martial arts, but because he was lost, he was afraid that the government would investigate it, so he pretended to be a beggar.

You're a monk, why didn't you say it earlier. Wanqing knew the truth, so she was sad and blamed him repeatedly.

Xiaohu was embarrassed and hurriedly apologized.

Wei Dangjia was also disappointed, knowing that it was difficult to become a monk, and that things were in trouble, and his daughter's wish might have been disappointed.

The next day, Wanqing asked Xiaohu to go to the island a few miles away. Don't look at Wanqing as the daughter of a rich family, the boat is rowed very well. It didn't take long for the two to go to the island, watch the sunset, and immerse themselves in the beautiful seascape.

Xiaohu, can you be vulgar?

Xiaohu shook his head.

Wanqing said sadly, what should I do if you leave?

Xiaohu was shocked in his heart, Wanqing was so infatuated. Alas, if it weren't for the order of Grandmaster Wu, he would rather stay by the sea for the rest of his life. Only by letting Wanqing die can he leave smoothly.

I'm sorry, but I was destined to be a monk for the rest of my life.

Wanqing couldn't help but shed tears.

The tide rose, and the boat was washed up on the beach by the tide. The two stayed in silence for a while, ready to go back. Suddenly, five or six people rushed out of the bushes and ran towards the boat, clearly trying to hijack it.

Xiaohu saw that it was not good, and hurriedly pulled her to run. Wanqing was scared at this time, and she couldn't run fast, so it was Xiaohu who dragged her to the side of the boat, told her to jump on the boat, and pushed the boat out hard.

Brother Little Tiger, get on the boat.

Leave me alone, row a boat, and go home and tell your daddy.

The people who rushed out of the bushes had already reached the beach, and Xiaohu hurriedly stopped in front of them.

Xiaohu was taken aback when he saw them, these people seemed to be from Japan, and they were also wearing katanas.

Before he could think about it, someone threw himself into the water and fell into the water. When these men saw that he knew how to do martial arts, they drew their swords and slew him, and a vicious battle began.

Wanqing was also stunned, and she was also worried that she would die, Xiaohu actually fought with them alone.

As the tide receded, the boat moved away from the island.