Zhu Di sighed, "I want you to follow the fourth child, with you and Ma Sanbao by his side, I will be more relieved." ”

Zhu Neng hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, the minister will definitely try his best to protect the Four Highnesses, no matter how far the mountains and rivers are, the ministers will definitely bring the Four Highnesses back." ”

With Zhu Neng's guarantee, Zhu Di was also a little relieved, he got up, walked to Zhu Neng, and helped Zhu Neng up with his own hands, "When you were in my palace, you were a guard in Yanshan, and you followed me to conquer Mobei, and you were the earliest old man who followed me, I am not entrusting you as Emperor Ming today, but entrusting my most beloved son to you as a father!" ”

Zhu Neng's eyes turned red, and he raised his head, "Your Majesty, without the Fourth Highness, the Battle of Jingjing may not be so smooth, maybe the minister has already died in battle; Without His Royal Highness, how can I be thriving today, how many problems have been solved by the industry of Daming, and the ministers and the common people are in the eyes. The merits of the Four Highnesses will be remembered by every ordinary person of the Ming Dynasty. ”

He said it very emotionally, and Zhu Di's eyes also turned red, and he nodded, "You're right!" ”

"The Fourth Highness personally went to sea this time, also for my Ming Dynasty, the minister is fortunate to be able to follow the Fourth Highness, even if the emperor does not entrust him, the minister will definitely do his best to protect the Fourth Highness, and never let the Fourth Highness have any danger."

Zhu Di was very grateful, took Zhu Neng's hand and let him sit on the chair, "Between you and me, I haven't been drinking together for a long time, today, let's not get drunk and not return!" ”

The year was soon over, and Qin Tian calculated the day of going to sea, which was set on the 30th day of the first month, so that the northeast monsoon could be rushed.

After the expansion of Jiangning wharf, there are two more wharves left and right, after the New Year, the newly established Yamen of the General Administration of Customs is very busy, the errand is Lu Zhen, a native of Lintong, Shaanxi, during the Hongwu period to enter Taixue with a township, when Zhu Di got into trouble, he surrendered directly.

This person has a good memory, and he never backs up the affairs of the previous dynasty, but he is insidious, and he is indeed suitable for working in the General Administration of Customs, and is currently the director of the General Administration of Customs.

The General Administration of Customs is a newly established yamen, covering the business of the former city and expanding the new business. It is not only responsible for the import and export customs clearance of goods, tax declaration, but also responsible for the entry and exit of personnel.

After all, there is no such thing as aviation at the moment, and entering Daming from abroad, in addition to the land route, is the waterway, and there are more people who take the water route than the land route.

Two more wharves were built on the Jiangning side, along the coast, from Zhigu to Dengzhou, Weihai, Lingshan, Jiangning, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Chaozhou, Huizhou, and then to Guanghai, Leizhou and Lianzhou.

Since the beginning of this year, fishermen have been able to go to the sea to fish, which is undoubtedly a great news for the people who rely on the sea.

The busiest was the Songjiang wharf, where all the ships of the wealthy merchants of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces who followed Zhu Gaoxian to sea docked, from which the goods were cleared, inspected, and then boarded.

In the palace, Xia Yuanji was holding a small notebook and reporting to Zhu Di, "Your Majesty, this is the area of cultivated land acquired by the household department last year, and Nanzhili alone purchased 110,000 hectares of cultivated land, as well as cultivated land in Zhejiang, Fujian and other provinces, a total of 870,000 hectares. ”

When Zhu Di took over the data, his hands were trembling, looking at the data on it, Zhu Di only felt that it was a little difficult to breathe, he said, "How do you plan to plant these cultivated land for the people?" ”

Xia Yuanji had tears in his eyes and said, "The opinion of the Fourth Highness is that the ownership of cultivated land belongs to the imperial court, and the common people only have the right to cultivate, and they are not allowed to buy and sell privately, and the taxes are directly handed over to the imperial court." ”

Zhu Di nodded, "For cultivated land, first, the field is not empty, second, the common people have land to plant, and third, the court has taxes, and grasping these three points is the key." ”

"Yes, the minister must do this errand."

"This is a problem that has been difficult to solve in all dynasties, land annexation, the common people have no land to plant, the court can not collect taxes, the more the treasury is more empty, once there is a natural disaster and man-made disaster, the court is powerless to save, resulting in the change of dynasties. But how long can the new imperial court last? ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh, "With the development of industry, those rich people are probably not satisfied with the wealth of farming, and more and more land will be transferred." In the future, when the population increases, there will inevitably be a shortage of food, and last time His Royal Highness said that he would do work on the improvement of food, and you should do it quickly. ”

The more it was time for his son to leave, the worse Zhu Di's mood became, and his emotions were always under control.

Xia Yuanji's close ministers also felt it, and every time the king played the prelude, they were very nervous.

After the seventh day of the first lunar month, Zhu Gaoxian ordered Wang Ji, Zhang Ying, Guo Xuan and Zhou Chen to return to school.

"Dean!" Guo Xuan and the others were all uneasy, and they only knew that Zhu Gaoxian was going to sea, and they felt very sad.

"Sit down!" Zhu Gaoxian sat on the right seat and raised his hand, "Let's sit and talk while eating." ”

After three rounds of drinking, Guo Xuan and others wanted to come to toast Zhu Gaoxian, Zhu Gaoxian waved his hand, "I don't know how to drink, and my mother won't let me drink, today is an exception, I have something to tell you." ”

The four of them were busy sitting in the precarious position, listening attentively.

"There are still a few days before you can hand over the work at hand. There is always someone in your group who can take the lead and let them do some work. You are already the first batch of academicians of our Daming Academy of Sciences, and in the future, you should focus your work on scientific research and cultivating talents. ”

Zhu Gaoxian leaned on the chair, his eyebrows and eyes could not hide his tiredness, "After I leave, you must do three things: first, compile teaching materials and do work for the rapid development of the college; the second is teaching, cultivating talents for the Ming Dynasty; The third is the research and development of production equipment for five major processes. “

"Yes, students obey!" The four of them suddenly felt that the task on their shoulders was much heavier, and for a while, they didn't know where things would start.

Zhu Gaoxian also took into account that his four students were all dedicated to scientific research, so he said, "Don't worry, I will arrange the Ming Imperial Academy, and you only focus on your affairs, and you don't need to worry about dealing with the court and the outside world." In this part of scientific research, don't think about saving money, don't feel distressed about the money you should spend. Research and education are always the most worthwhile investments. ”

After talking about business, under the guidance of Zhu Gaoxian, the mood of the four people was much better, and they talked to Zhu Gaoxian about the project in hand.

"The power of the train, the original idea of the students was to borrow from the internal combustion engine of the car. Either way, the calculated power was not enough to pull more than five cars to a full load. Later, the power design on the warship side gave the students ideas. Wang Ji smiled, "The dean is still powerful, and the dean's concept will always be ahead of us." “

Guo Xuan smiled, "What, you want to surpass the dean?" ”

Wang Ji was stunned for a moment, but Zhu Gaoxian smiled happily, "Okay, I'm waiting for this day, I wish that all of you could surpass me." ”

The four of them all laughed, they were all young people, and when they came to this point, although they were not officials in the temple, who didn't give them a thumbs up when they talked about them, and who didn't respect them like gods?

The meal was eaten for two hours, during which the four of them asked Zhu Gaoxian a lot of questions, including the prospects for the future development of science and technology, when Zhu Gaoxian said, if it goes on like this, Chang'e to the moon, spacewalks, and underground travel are not dreams, and everyone is full of longing.

After the students said goodbye, Zhu Gaoxian returned to the study and worked in the field.

Time is really running out for him.

Mu Ruxian crept in, she added a glass of water to Zhu Gaoxian, a little sad, stood aside, looked at Zhu Gaoxian's hard writing, the words she wrote, she knew every one, but when they were connected, she only knew that it was related to science and technology, but she didn't understand it.

Zhu Gaoxian has been compiling textbooks since the end of last year, and he has the idea of compiling them to get twice the result with half the effort, and often has ideas in his head, and the system will help him output pages, but the table of contents needs to be compiled by himself.

"What, you have something to tell me?" Zhu Gaoxian pointed to the chair in front of him, "Sit down, if there is anything, say it, don't hold it in your heart." ”

Mu Ruyan sat down, she was a little uneasy, moved in the chair, bowed her head and said, "Your Highness, if you go to sea, who will you take with you?" How long is it going to go? ”

"Half a year if it's fast, and a year if it's slow." Zhu Gaoxian looked at her, smiled, and pushed a large stack of materials on the table in front of her, "During my absence, your task is to sort out the materials I left behind." The second half of the school year starts, let Fang Xiaoru help you do the enrollment matter, and if the teacher is the teacher, you will arrange a class for Wang Ji and them, and each person will be responsible for ten or five days of teaching. ”

"But ......" Mu Ruyan was stunned, raised her head, and happened to meet Zhu Gaoxian's gentle eyebrows, under the light, he was gentle and elegant, the blazing white light shrouded his whole body, the moon-white robe, and the white face, like a pear blossom sticking out of the wall in an April day, blurring the intoxicating fragrance.

There are rumors in the palace that the queen is choosing concubines for the third prince and the fourth prince, and the candidate for the third princess is He Fu's niece Xu, but the candidate for the fourth princess has not been decided.

Zhu Gaoxian looked at the girl in front of him, he had been with her for many years, his temperament was very clear, and more importantly, she was from the Mu family of Pingxi Wangfu, and in the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Mu family was loyal and unswerving, which was enough to show her character.

"If I come back, I will ask the queen mother for advice, the Zhu family and the Mu family have formed a good relationship between Qin and Jin, if I can't come back, today's words, you don't say it to me. These materials, well preserved, is the cornerstone of my Ming industrial development, you let Wang Ji and them help you, in order of difficulty, compiled into a book, for teaching materials. ”

Mu Ruyan was first happy, then shocked, tears rolled down, she pursed her lips, and said while crying, "Why didn't you decide our marriage before you left?" Do you want to repent of saying such things today? ”

Zhu Gaoxian was a little happy when he heard this, he stood up, raised his hand and touched Mu Ruyan's head, "I originally wanted to wait for you to be eighteen years old, but you are too young to start a family. ”

Having a baby is also unsafe.

But this kind of thing, Zhu Gaoxian is embarrassed to say it in front of the little girl.

Mu Ruyan's courage was bigger, and she grabbed Zhu Gaoxian's hand, "You are so powerful, you will definitely be able to come back safely, right?" Can you bring me with me? “

"That's not going to work!" Zhu Gaoxian shook his head, "There can be no women in the barracks, and there can be no women in the fleet that goes to sea." ”

This represents bad luck!

Zhu Gaoxian didn't believe this, but he could only use this reason to refuse Mu Ruyan. In his bones, he is still the soul of the later generations, and the three views were also cultivated at that time, and he can't be disrespectful to women, especially this woman will be his wife in the future.

Zhu Gaoxian shook her soft little hand, immediately let go, and asked with a smile, "Have you remembered all the things I explained?" ”

Mu Ruyan nodded desperately, tears pouring down, "Remember, I'll do a good job." ”

"Well, when I leave, you can use this study, or, let Zhu'er clean up the study next door, and open it in the middle so that you can access the materials."

Mu Ruyan couldn't say anything, so she had to nod.

Since last year's Halloween, she was pushed and trampled, Zhu Gaoxian relieved her, and later asked the queen to seek justice for her, she had expectations in her heart, tonight, she heard Zhu Gaoxian's promise with her own ears, and the sweetness in her heart has not had time to taste, but she has encountered parting.

Zhu'er was waiting at the door, Zhu Gaoxian beckoned to her, Zhu'er came in with tears in her eyes, she originally wanted to ask His Highness to take her to the sea together, how could His Highness have no one to serve on the road?

His Royal Highness's words made her understand that going to sea was a very dangerous thing, and it would be unlucky to bring a woman.

"Your Highness, if you are not here, Zhu'er will help you take care of this place."

"Well, that's good!" Zhu Gaoxian's voice was very kind, and it made people feel at ease for no reason, "In the days when I am away, you will assist Miss Mu well, take care of the Ming Imperial Academy, and take good care of Miss Mu." ”

"Yes, Zhu'er obeys!"

After Zhu Gaoxian left, Mu Ruyan stayed.

The electric light illuminated the study as bright as day, she opened the materials left by Zhu Gaoxian, only to find that Zhu Gaoxian had basically compiled the teaching materials, and she couldn't actually do anything, so she decided to copy these precious materials by hand and send them for printing as teaching materials for new students in the next semester.

On the 29th day of the first lunar month, Zhu Di set up a family banquet to see Zhu Gaoxian off.

In this way, Zhu Gaoxian's going to sea has become a sure thing.

Xu forced a smile on his face, and every time his eyes fell on his youngest son, tears couldn't help but fall. The eldest princesses, the Zhang family, and the Guo family didn't know how to comfort the queen mother, and everyone was choked at a family banquet.

Soon dispersed, everyone was gone, Zhu Gaoxian knelt at Xu's feet, holding Xu's hand with both hands, full of guilt, "Mother, on the way of my son, he will pass through many countries, and he will definitely meet a lot of treasures, what does my mother want my son to bring back to my mother?" ”

Xu Shi couldn't help but burst into tears, she covered her face and cried, "You have grown so big, and you have never left your father, you have been gone for so long, you have walked such a long way, how dangerous it is on the water, how can you let your mother live?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian closed his eyes, no matter how tightly he closed his eyes, he couldn't stop the tears from rolling down.

Zhu Di walked over, touched his son's head, and persuaded Xu, "The fourth child is not going out to play, he has something to do, and at the last moment, you can't make your son happy." ”

Zhu Di didn't say that it was okay, but as soon as she said it, Xu was like a firecracker that was ignited, and she was angry, "Okay, Your Majesty, your son is your life?" He's not the meat that fell out of my stomach? When the hell did you decide to let my son go to sea? You only let me know now, hiding from me alone, when it's time to get to the point, you're still talking cool things here, are you trying to anger me? ”

Zhu Di was frightened, and hurriedly gave up his hand, "Queen, don't say such things, you want to unjustly kill me?" He was going to sea, and I really didn't let him go. Son, you can help your father explain a few sentences! ”

Seeing that Xu was really angry, Zhu Di had never seen her fight like this, her legs and stomach were trembling, and she always wanted to run away.

Zhu Gaoxian was also frightened by his mother, his mother has always been such a gentle and tactful person, he has never seen such a virtuous and virtuous woman in his two lives, and he has always envied his father, who is a big and rough man, and actually married such a good wife.

Because of this, Zhu Gaoxian originally wanted to marry a girl from a scholarly family, but later met Mu Ruyan, and when they met for the first time, he was kicked twice by Mu Ruyan, and he did not dislike it, and did not reject marrying her as his wife.

Mu Ruyan, like the Xu family, is the daughter of a military general.

"Mother!" Zhu Gaoxian shouted aggrievedly, and his heart softened when he shouted the rampaging Xu, turned around and hugged his son in his arms, crying, "Son, did your father force you to go to sea?" You tell your mother, don't be afraid, it's a big deal, my mother, the queen is not right, take you back to our Yanwang Mansion! ”

In this world, only the Xu family dared to say such things in front of Zhu Di.

Zhu Di stood aside, bent over, like a child who had done something wrong, and didn't dare to say a word.

Zhu Gaoxian was also trembling, he didn't want to be the first prince in history to cause the divorce of the emperor and the empress! Although his father has a deep affection for his mother, in history, his father has not been a queen for more than ten years, and it is impossible to divorce divorce, but the relationship between husband and wife is really important.

"Mother, this matter has nothing to do with my father, my son insisted on it." Zhu Gaoxian said in a firm tone, "Mother, my son is eighteen years old, and he has been going around the country, and my son wants to take advantage of his father and mother's health to go out and have a look." ”

The world is so big, I want to go for a walk.

Zhu Gaoxian didn't dare to tell the Xu family at all that he went to sea for the Ming Empire. No matter how virtuous and righteous her mother is, she is a mother after all.

Today's Ming Dynasty is strong, the people live and work in peace and contentment, everything is so prosperous, how can the Xu family be willing to let his youngest son do such a dangerous thing for the country.

However, the will of the individual is a different matter.

"Little Four, aren't you afraid?" Xu cried out loud, holding Zhu Gaoxian's face, "You're not afraid, my mother is afraid!" ”

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxian also retreated in his heart, how unfilial he was, making his parents frightened for him. Every day and night he went out, I was afraid that his parents would have trouble sleeping.

But at this point, it is impossible for him to withdraw, "Mother, didn't you sit on that warship?" This is the most powerful warship in the world, and it is impossible for any country to have a warship that surpasses my Ming Dynasty. And the routes taken by my son are all offshore, which is very safe. “

"Mother, my son will be back soon." He thought about it for a while, and said shyly, "During the time when my son is away, my mother still finds a matchmaker to help my son go to Xiping Hou's Mansion to propose marriage, my son is worried that Mu Cheng has an idea, if he gives Miss Mu to others, won't his son become a joke?" ”

"He dares!" Speaking of this, Xu's mood was much better, she let her son wipe the tears from her face and smiled, "My son has really grown up and knows that he misses his daughter-in-law!" ”

Zhu Gaoxian's face turned red, a little awkward, "Mother, don't make fun of your son." The son's marriage, please worry about the mother. ”

"This is my mother's business, my mother is still thinking, when will you tell your mother about this."

Zhu Gaoxian lowered his head, very embarrassed, scratched his head, turned his head to his father and said, "Dad, my son has transferred the four academicians back, and they will take on the task of teaching in the academy." The enrollment is still in accordance with the original conditions, and the officials and gentry must pay the grain and work as an errand in one way to have the qualifications for admission. ”

Zhu Di listened carefully, and took the opportunity to pace slowly, walked to the chair and sat down, he kept bowing like this, and his old waist was a little unbearable.

"As for the college, my son wants to hand it over to Fang Xiaoru for the time being, and ask my father to appoint him and Mu Ruyan as the executive vice presidents of the college."

"How can this work?" Xu Shi was anxious when he heard this, "Didn't you say that you want to marry Ru Yan?" She will ...... in the future How can you do such a showy thing? ”

"Mother, it's nothing. The son arranged a lot of affairs for her, and no matter how big the college is, no one who is not in charge will definitely not be able to do it. Although they are all executive vice presidents, they should deal with the outside world, recruit students, and connect with the imperial court, all of which are done by Fang Xiaoru. Ru Yan is only responsible for the day-to-day management of the college. ”

Zhu Gaoxian's words were said to Zhu Di, and after he finished speaking, he said to Xu, "Mother, my son's future wife, I can't just embroider and play the piano to have children, and then fight in the nest." The son wants a person who is as capable as his mother, with his mother in the rear, and his father in front of him without worries. ”

He stammered, "It's a pity, there is only one mother in this world, and the son can't rob his father!" ”

"Nonsense, what kind of nonsense is this?" Xu said angrily, but she was very happy in her heart, her son was lying on her shoulder, just like when she was a child, she still climbed on her back, she gently patted her son's arm, "It's good if you say it, Heng and Zhu are the people who have lived with you for a lifetime." In the future, people can do it, just don't dislike them. ”

Thinking of it, Mu Ruyan has been in the Ming Imperial Academy all these years, and she should be a girl trained by her son, otherwise, how could her son put such a big burden on her shoulders?

Zhu Di really admired his youngest son on the side, and he coaxed his mother in three or two sentences.

Thanks to his fearful for half a year, he has never dared to mention his son's going to sea with Xu, what he is afraid of is that he will kneel on the footboard in front of the bed for half the night, and the old knee can't stand it, and it's a shame!

This night, Zhu Di was taken to the West Palace to sleep, Zhu Gaoxian was left in Xu's blue yarn cupboard, and the mother and son talked through a door until Zhu Gaoxian was worried that his mother would stay up too late, and deliberately said that he was sleepy, so he stopped talking.

Early the next morning, Zhu Gaoxian woke up early, he tiptoed up, for fear of waking up his mother, who knows, as soon as he came out, his mother got up earlier than him, had already freshened up, sat in front of the mirror, hesitated and didn't know which beaded flower to wear.

Zhu Gaoxian waved his hand to let the palace maid retreat, walked over by himself, picked a gold-inlaid jewel round flower to pick the heart, and inserted it in the center of Xu's high temples, the emerald color is pure, the luster reflects a pair of butterfly wings, Baohua will Xu's face lined with grace and square, with a majesty.

Xu unconsciously raised his hand and touched this heart, and said with a smile, "You have a good eye, my mother has wanted to use this jewelry several times, and she is always afraid that she will not be able to suppress this emerald." ”

"If my mother can't hold down a single stone, who else in the world can hold it down?" Zhu Gaoxian stood behind Xu, holding Xu's shoulders with both hands, looking at his mother in the mirror, and did not miss his mother's early hair on his temples.

"Mother, you have to take care of your health, and you will help your son take care of the child in the future. The son is the most impatient with the child crying and crying, and when he has a child in the future, the son wants to leave the child to his father and mother to help bring it. ”

Xu Shi listened to this childish words, laughed so much that tears came out, pointed at Zhu Gaoxian and said to Mama Tang, "Listen to what he said, this is really childish words." It's okay for you to talk to your mother, but don't say it outside, make people laugh. ”

Mama Tang smiled, "What did the queen mother say, who didn't come here at this time?" Back then, Niangniang gave birth to His Royal Highness the eldest prince, and the emperor came back, looking at the child and not daring to hug it. But when he arrived at the Fourth Highness, he heard the child crying at night, so the prince got up and took the child personally, and for several nights, the emperor held the four princes until dawn. “

Xu thought of the time when her youngest son was one year old, and almost thought that the child would not survive, she looked at the child in her arms who gradually lost her vitality and thought to herself, if the child is gone, she doesn't want to live anymore, such a young child, how pitiful a person is.

Unexpectedly, the child was so tenacious, just when she thought she couldn't live, the child opened his eyes and looked at her pitifully.

Xu thought about it all of a sudden, and said that if she didn't die in a catastrophe, she would have a blessing, and her youngest son would definitely be safe and smooth when he went to sea.

After breakfast, Zhu Di and Xu wanted to send their son to the dock, but Zhu Gaoxian refused to agree, and insisted, "Dad, on the way back, who will help you drive?" The weather was cold, it would take a day or two to ride in the carriage, and my son had to worry about it on the boat. ”

"The First Evolution"

Zhu Gaoxu volunteered, "Dad, mother, my son will send the fourth brother to sea, my father and mother will stay in the palace, and wait for my son to come back and tell my father and mother about the grand occasion!" ”

Looking at his son's pleading eyes, Zhu Di really couldn't bear to insist, he pinched his son's still somewhat immature shoulders, with tears in his eyes, "Go ahead, Daddy listens to you!" ”

Zhu Gaoxian couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes, hurriedly turned around and got into the car, stepped on the accelerator, and the car rushed out far away, from the rearview mirror, he saw his father and mother standing in place, and tears couldn't help but roll in his eyes.

From Yingtianfu to Jiangning Wharf, Zhu Gaoxian went all the way at high speed, and two hours later, he arrived at the wharf.

Yiying's clothes and utensils were brought to the warship by Ma Sanbao and Zhu Neng yesterday. The main ship towered in the group of ships, Gao Ao was under the scorching sun, the golden dragon flag was waving in the wind, hunting and hunting, and the maritime hegemony of the Ming Dynasty began from this moment.

On the wharf were the officials and people who came to see them off, including the gentry who came to see the excitement, and saw Zhu Gaoxian's car swinging its tail beautifully, across the road, and the tall and energetic young man came out of the car.

Zhu Gaoxian looked around, he was long and jade, wearing a moon-white round-necked robe, behind him was a red and black cloak, a simple green jade hairpin on his head, a black hair like a crow's feather, a smooth forehead, long eyebrows into the sideburns, a pair of slightly majestic phoenix eyes, shining like a broken diamond, he nodded slightly to the crowd, hooked the corners of his lips and smiled, beckoned, and caused the crowd to cheer.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to see you off, and at such a moment, let us witness the voyage of my Ming fleet and the establishment of a powerful maritime empire. Here, we bless together, my Ming country is strong, the people are rich, the sun, the moon, mountains and rivers are always there, and I am always prosperous! ”

"The sun, moon, mountains and rivers are always there, and the Ming Dynasty is always prosperous!"

Everyone knelt down and shouted in unison, under the huge momentum, the clouds in the sky were disturbed, the ships trembled slightly, and in the eyes of the people full of expectation, reverence and blessing, Zhu Gaoxian walked slowly towards the dock.

Zhu Gaoxu took two quick steps, followed, and said in a low voice, "Fourth brother, my brother will send you here, no matter what, take care!" ”

Zhu Gaoxian grabbed the second brother's shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." In the future, crude oil will be the most scarce resource in Daming, so you can take the time to find my students and ask them to help you build an oil refining production line. It doesn't matter if Dad didn't give you a fief, in the future, you will make a fortune from this. ”

"Good fourth brother, second brother listens to you!" Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and said, "The second brother will help you keep an eye on the eldest brother and the third brother, don't worry!" ”

Zhu Gaoxian said in his heart, if you don't say this, I'm more relieved.

He turned his head to look at the second brother, and said earnestly, "Second brother, you take care of yourself, don't get involved in these things, do your own things well." If I'm at home, if you have something, I'll be able to help you. I'm not at home, don't annoy my dad at that time, I don't know how to annoy you. ”

After he finished speaking, he let go of the second brother and walked on the board with his feet raised.

When Zhu Gaoxian walked up to the third floor of the main ship, the board was slowly put away, he held on to the railing, looked at the people on the dock, looked at the slightly distant city wall, couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and said to Ma Sanbao and Zhu Neng, who were accompanying him, "Come back, maybe it will be a year later, I am really reluctant!" ”

After speaking, he raised his voice and said, "Everyone, get up, goodbye!" ”

The common people all got up and rushed forward, watching the Ming warship slowly sail away, with the sound of a rumbling motor in their ears, a cannonball fired from the main ship, hitting the direction away from the dock, and issuing a death warning to all the forces that dared to covet the Daming sea area.

The huge column of water rises into the sky, even in the distant sea, in the eyes of everyone, it is so terrifying, at this moment, a strong sense of pride has risen in everyone's hearts, what a fortunate thing to be born and live in Daming!

At this moment, the ships that surrounded the Daming wharf fifty nautical miles away, after witnessing the cannonballs fired by the main ship of the Ming Dynasty towards the open sea, and the aftermath directly overturned several ships, they retreated back for hundreds of miles.

After the main ship left the dock, it sailed towards the open sea, and the ironclad ships behind it spread out like goose wings, and the wooden transport ships and merchant ships that followed under the command of the flag language sailed into the range of the ironclad ships one after another, and were surrounded by the ironclad ships.

This scene is really enviable!

The merchant ship, which was wrapped in the middle of the ironclad ship, only felt at ease when it reached this step.

Along the way, there are three meeting points, Songjiang Wharf, Ningbo Wharf and Fuzhou Wharf.

Considering that he had to take care of the wooden ships following behind him, and the speed of the powerful battleships and cruisers was not fast, Zhu Gaoxian was originally ready to get used to seasickness for a week, but who knows, God was very concerned about him, and he didn't feel the slightest discomfort.

After staying on the ship for a day and getting a good night's sleep, Zhu Gaoxian came to the captain's room, where Ma Sanbao was on duty and was drawing nautical charts.

Zhu Gaoxian walked over and stood next to him for a while, the chart was a little rough, but it looked easier to identify than the charts of later generations.

Zhu Gaoxian raised his head and looked forward through the glass, and at this moment, a long-lost mechanical female voice sounded in his mind: [Congratulations to the host for opening the development of military science and technology at sea, and the system will reward you with a basket of bean sprouts!] 】

Zhu Gaoxian directly blocked the mechanical female voice, not wanting to play such a low-IQ game with the system, but at this moment, as far as his eyes could see, a route with golden light appeared on the sea, and the branches spread to both sides, like a big tree growing branches.

Zhu Gaoxian was shocked, he was wondering, what did this branch mean, when the main ship was moving forward, he saw a faint black spot in the distance, Zhu Gaoxian guessed that the black spot should be a reef.

"Xiaoliuqiu in front?"

About 100 nautical miles in front is the Taiwan Strait, at this time Taiwan is not called Taiwan, Taiwan is called Xiaoliuqiu, respectively from the Great Ryukyu.

Zhu Gaoxian just calculated the route from Jiangning Wharf in his heart, and roughly felt that the narrow bay in front of him with a sudden reef should be the Taiwan Strait in the future.

"Yes!"

From the beginning of Zhu Gaoxian's proposal to go to sea, Ma Sanbao has collected and read a large number of documents, depicted hundreds of thousands of routes, and his heart has memorized the islands and geographical locations on the world map, and all he needs is a chance to verify.

"Your Highness, the front is the Taipeng Strait."

Judging from the map of the Ming Dynasty, the middle of Xiaoliuqiu and Zhangzhou is Penghu Island, the narrowest place in the middle is only 130 kilometers, build a bridge, drive a car, and you can cross it in an hour.

However, at present, because of the influence of the monsoon, the distribution of reefs between the two sides of the strait, the limited ships and navigation technology, the risk of crossing Taiwan from the coast of Fujian is too great, and there are not many exchanges.