After getting a definite answer from Jia Cong, everyone looked ahead in unison.

I saw the waves crashing against the reef on the shore, roaring, looking into the distance, the sky and the sea are connected together, there is no boundary, the air is fresh, and it makes people feel refreshed and happy. Further on, there is the endless sea.

Looking at the end of the sea, the water and the sky are the same color, and the waves in the distance are surging towards the seaside, and the waves are blooming one after another.

It was the first time for everyone to see the sea, and when they saw this scene, they couldn't help but exclaim in unison.

Shi Xiangyun said: "Third brother, this sea is really big, you can't see the edge at all." ”

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Where is this, what you see is only a corner of the sea, and when we change ships and enter the sea, you will really feel the vastness of the sea and the insignificance of individuals." ”

"Ah, this is the tip of the sea, how big is the sea?"

"Just this corner, in my eyes, it's so big, I can't see the edge at all."

"yes, how big is the whole sea?"

"I can't imagine it, it's beyond my imagination."

"Just know that the sea is big, very big, very, very big."

"Look, what is that black spot on the sea? It seems to be getting bigger and bigger. ”

"Really, it's a little bigger than just now, what the hell is that?"

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The women chattered and talked non-stop, and they were all very excited, and their ears were full of their noise.

It is said that one woman is equal to five hundred ducks, one, two, three, four, five······

Together, there are tens of thousands of ducks, which is amazing.

Jia Cong looked up, it was a sea ship, but it was too far away to see clearly.

If it was as expected, the sea ship should have come to pick up himself and the others.

A quarter of an hour later, a large sea ship came into view, which was more than 30 zhang long and more than 10 zhang wide, and looked like a giant.

It was also the first time for Jia Cong to see such a big ship, and there was a trace of excitement in his eyes.

This is a car that Jia Cong spent a lot of money to let Wangcai help him build, which is more than two or three times larger than those large warships.

It is a combination of a luxury cruise ship and a large warship, with three guns in the bow and stern, and twelve guns on each side of the ship, although they are all small guns, but in this era, they are almost invincible.

This time, Jia Cong brought twenty medium guns, and he would replace the six small guns in the bow and stern with medium guns, which would improve both range and power.

Such a sea ship is simply a sea fortress.

The others were all stunned when they saw such a large ship, and it took a while to react.

"Wow! It's such a big ship, why is it so big? ”

"It's so big, it's the first time I've seen such a big ship."

"Well, well, I thought we were sitting on the biggest, but I didn't think there was anything bigger."

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Amid the chatter of the crowd, the two boats slowly leaned together, and finally slowly stopped.

The sides of the two ships were close together, reinforced with iron anchors, and the sides were covered with treads to connect the two ships completely.

Everyone watched from above and immediately understood.

Tanchun asked, "Third brother, are we going to go to sea on this big ship?" ”

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Yes, let's change to this big ship and go to sea, it will be safer in the sea, okay, everyone go back and prepare, and we will go to the big ship over there in a while." ”

Xichun shouted happily: "Oh, go take the big boat, Sister Yun, let's go pack our things and go over early to have a look." ”

Shi Xiangyun said: "Okay, let's go quickly." ”

With that, the two ran back to the room, and everyone went back to the room.

At this time, the two people who came over from the big boat came to Jia Cong and bowed.

"Subordinate Wangcai, water monkey, meet the adults, and respectfully invite the adults to get on the boat."

These two people are none other than Wangcai, the governor of Jeju, and the water monkey, the commander of the North Sea Fleet, and they didn't expect these two to run together to meet them. Although there is no need for this, I still have a heart.

Jia Cong glanced at the two of them, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Why did the two of you come together, there is no need to be so excited, it is better to keep a low profile for now." ”

Wangcai said: "When the adults come, their subordinates naturally want to serve with them, how dare they slack off." ”

The water monkey also said: "When adults go to sea, their subordinates naturally have to escort them to ensure the safety of adults." ”

This is actually a matter of attitude, as the officials of the feudal territory, the two of them are far away from the master, it can be said that the emperor of the sky is far away, and the emperor of the soil is in power.

If you are not humble in front of the master, it is easy to make the master more careful.

These people are far away from his control, Jia Cong is not worried that it is fake, otherwise he would not choose to go to sea and go to Jeju Island to inspect.

Thinking of Emperor Longqing's attitude towards him, Jia Cong was a little relieved.

I was worried about the betrayal of my subordinates, and it was normal for Emperor Longqing, as a generation of emperors, to be suspicious of his subordinates.

Actually, it's good that I can have more time and do my own things.

It also lays some foundation for his children and grandchildren and leaves an inheritance.

Jia Cong said: "Then let's go, let's get on the ship, Wangcai, you bring the artillery and some other supplies I brought to the big ship." ”

Wangcai said: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will definitely handle it properly." ”

When I came to the big ship, I made a casual round.

The ship has two floors, one of which is the territory of the crew and soldiers.

The second floor is the residence of Jia Cong and the daughters, and the decoration is quite luxurious.

The second floor is divided into two parts, one part is the living area, which is composed of dozens of luxurious rooms and dozens of ordinary rooms, which is a place for everyone to live.

Out of the room area, there is a huge platform on which you can play, sightsee, and enjoy the scenery of the sea.

Underneath is the huge cabin, some of which are occupied and the rest of the area is used to store supplies.

In fact, it is safer to live in the cabin, but the current sea power can threaten Jia Cong, there are almost none, so there is no need to worry.

Living on the second floor, the air is good, the view is good, and it is more convenient for sightseeing.

Let the sailors and soldiers on the big ship avoid it, Qingwen took Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and others on the big ship, and then came to the second floor.

"Wow, that's a big deal."

Shi Xiangyun went up to the second floor, saw the big platform in front of him, and shouted in surprise.

When everyone came up in the back, they all exclaimed and sighed.

Jia Cong clapped his hands and said, "Okay girls, since we have already boarded the boat, we will have time to watch it in the future, we will at least stay on the boat for many days, you go and settle down first, and then it is not too late to come out to play." ”

He said to Mandarin Duck and Ping'er: "Mandarin Duck and Ping'er, you are still in charge, help everyone allocate the room, let everyone settle down first, and you are still responsible for the logistics of this trip." ”

The two nodded together and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely arrange it." ”

Jia Cong nodded, the ability of these two people was undoubted, and such a trivial matter naturally couldn't be difficult for them.

Jia Cong came to the deck on the first floor, saw everyone bringing up the medium guns, and said to the water monkeys beside him: "You go and arrange a few people to replace the guns in the bow and stern with medium guns." ”

The water monkey said: "Yes, my lord, my subordinates will arrange it." ”

Li Biao turned around the boat, came to Jia Cong's side, and sighed: "My lord, this guy is too big, I just counted, there are thirty artillery pieces placed on it, as soon as this thing is dispatched, who is still our opponent?" ”

Jia Cong smiled and said: "For now, no one is indeed our opponent, you also know that the fire is very strong, in the future battlefield, it is the world of firearms, and now we can be one step ahead of others, that is our advantage."

As for whether we can maintain this advantage in the future, it is difficult to say, after all, there are countless capable people in this world, and there are countless smarter than us, and once we fall behind, we will be beaten, so we must not relax. ”

Li Biao nodded in agreement, thoughtful in his heart.

He followed his master to fight several times, and almost all he relied on was firearms.

Although he thinks he is good and is not afraid of anyone, he is not enough to see in the face of firearms.

The power of firearms is not something that flesh and blood can stop.

What the master said is not bad, but can anyone really surpass the master?

The master's ability, as well as his ingenuity and ability to take precautions, are not comparable to ordinary people.

For example, the water monkeys, they were sent out five or six years ago to develop sea power, and at that time the master had not yet joined the army, and he was not yet twelve years old.

After so many years, with the secret support of the master, it has also developed in full swing and has a powerful maritime armament.

If the master is willing, it is not difficult to be a king of the four seas and a sea overlord.

I just don't know what the master thinks, it's better to be the king yourself than to work for others and be suspicious and suppressed, right?

Thinking that his master has made such a great contribution to Da Chu, and now he is still idle, he is a little indignant.

"My lord, we have made such a great contribution to the birth and death of the imperial court, and Your Majesty has let you stay at home, which is really unfair to your lordship.

With the ability of adults, whether it is to be the king of the grassland, or to be the overlord of the sea, it is not difficult, have you ever thought about self-reliance, if you want to be self-reliant, subordinates and others must follow to the death. ”

Jia Cong looked at Li Biao and saw that his face was calm and firm, it seemed that he really thought so.

Although he established his own power on the sea and controlled the Khalkha steppe, the purpose was not to stand on his own, but to leave a way back for himself.

Then there is one more way to make money and earn a family property for future generations.

As long as Emperor Longqing doesn't want his own life, even if he is idle for a lifetime, he will admit it.

Self-reliance is so simple, everything within the power has to worry about itself, it can be said that it is too annoying, you can live comfortably, what do you do with that leisure.

Don't you see Emperor Longqing, who is the emperor, who deals with so many twists and turns every day, and many things can't be completely decided by himself.

Not only is life tired, but also aggrieved, the only benefit is that you can blatantly sleep with a woman.

Three palaces and six courtyards, seventy-two concubines, three thousand harem beauties, all of them are stunning beauties in a million, and they want to sleep which one they want.

However, most emperors were old when they ascended the throne, and they could be said to be powerless.

Emperor Longqing is also in this situation, he hollowed out his body in a few years, and under overwork, he didn't have a few years to live, which was what the queen told herself.

He is the age of the dragon spirit and the tiger, which is much stronger than those people, otherwise, it is impossible for the queen and Concubine Chen to die for themselves.

Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly, looked at Li Biao, and said earnestly:

"Li Biao, I know that you are all loyal, although we have made a lot of contributions, but I have also been named the Duke of Ningguo, in other words, I used my military exploits to exchange the title of Duke of Ningguo, and there is no military merit.

We can't keep talking about our own merits, so that others will think that we are proud of our merits, and they don't want to see us, or even can't tolerate us, can you see what I mean? ”

"This ······"

After listening to Jia Cong's words, Li Biao couldn't understand for a while, and looked at Jia Cong suspiciously.

Jia Cong continued: "Li Biao, you usually don't like to read, in these dynasties, there are many generals who can fight and have great achievements, but in the end they didn't end well, either by the emperor to find an excuse to kill, or were framed to death, it was because they were proud of their merits and didn't know how to restrain, which made the emperor jealous and dissatisfied, which led to the end of death."

Your Majesty let me stay at home, which is also a good thing, it can be regarded as protecting me, after all, I am still young, if I don't suppress it, this official will soon be able to do it, and his merits will be high, and there is no seal, it will be a mortal situation.

This is actually quite good, we can be more relaxed, and we also have time to run our own back garden, if the court can't tolerate us in the future, I will take you to the island to retire, isn't it also a beautiful thing. ”

Li Biao thought for a while, nodded and said: "The adult is strategic, wise, intelligent, and extraordinary, not comparable to his subordinates. ”

Jia Cong smiled and said: "I see your loyalty, and I will naturally not treat you badly if I follow me, you see me forming my own forces outside, and it is understandable to guess that I have the heart of self-reliance."

I'm doing all this just to leave a way out for us. I can be loyal to the court, loyal to Your Majesty, I can throw my head for them, spill my blood, and fight on the battlefield. But they must not lift up their butcher's knives against me, they must not kill me.

If I die, you followers of me, and my family scrolls, will not end well, even for your sake, and I will never allow this to happen.

However, I will not stand on my own until I have to, once I am self-reliant, then there is no advance or retreat, if I am not alive, I will die, once I am self-contained, I will be wiped out, and there is only one way to expand. Maybe for the rest of our lives, we will spend our lives in battles and battles, and what we will face will be a sea of corpses and blood, and a sea of bones. ”