"yes!" Ma Sanbao was also very happy when he saw that Zhu Gaoxian wanted to open it all of a sudden, "Your Highness is wise." ”

"You can't comfort me, let the pair of ancestors and grandchildren and the head of the Yan family meet, and when we find a way to dock early tomorrow morning, I can go to find oil."

The head of the Yan family met with the ancestors and grandchildren of the Liang family on another warship and invited them to dinner on the warship.

Liang Zhong heard that the Ming people didn't have to spend money to eat on the warship, his hand holding the plate was trembling slightly, and when the meal hit the plate, he held the plate and sat by the window with Yan Minchu, through the transparent glass, listening to the sound of the waves, the familiar aroma of the meal entered his nose, and two tears rolled in his faint old eyes.

"Uncle, you haven't been back to Daming for more than ten years, haven't you been back to Daming for almost twenty years?"

Liang Zhong nodded, choked up and couldn't speak, and after a long time, he pointed to his grandson and said to Yan Minchu, "When we came out, he was only a little taller, and he asked me, grandpa, where are we going, and are you coming back?" ”

That night, the night was dark and the wind was high, the sails were blown by the night wind, after the boat left the shore, it was spinning in the wind and waves, they all climbed the edge of the boat, more nervous than today's small boat close to the warship of the Ming Dynasty, at that moment the lives of their whole village were not in their own hands, like a fallen leaf floating in the autumn wind.

"Isn't Da Ming very different now?" Liang Zhong looked around, the sergeants were all eating with plates, chatting while eating, although they complained that after going to sea, there was no place to play, but there was no resentment in their words.

"It's different, look at this ship, it's all made of iron plates, and the king of the West is going to fight with us today, and now his life is gone, right?" Yan Min said at the beginning.

"It's different."

Behind him, two sergeants as big as their grandsons were chatting, and a person who looked like a general flag came over with a plate, and the two sergeants got up to give up their seats, and the general flag said, "Sit down, I'm here to tell you that Your Highness has an order, and each of you has a reward of forty taels of silver, whether you receive it now or wait until you return to the Ming Dynasty, you are indispensable." ”

"Boss, is this true? Forty taels, why are there so many? ”

"Is it much? Give me a lot! ”

"Hahaha, boss, I'll give it to you, I'm afraid you won't dare to ask for it!"

"Holy shit, why don't you dare to ask for it?" The general flag made a joke and said seriously, "Originally, His Highness said that it was at least thirty taels, but later, once counted, we have few people, isn't it forty taels for one person?" Originally, it was said that there were more people on this expedition, but later, the general said, "Is it that the people who follow His Highness and protect His Highness have no merit." Horizontally, we just set off guns on warships, so there is no need to compete with others for more or less, right? ”

"Sure, how can you say that there is no meritorious service with His Highness? According to the small one, the credit is not smaller than ours, is it? ”

"Come on, everyone divides it equally, if you want to shoot the general's ass, don't shoot it here with me, I can't tell the general what you said."

The sergeants around laughed when they heard this, because everyone had divided at least forty taels of silver, and everyone was very happy, and the atmosphere inside the warship became more and more lively.

Liang Zhong was shocked, forty taels of silver, even now, the life of the Liang family seems to be much better, but forty taels of silver is also a huge amount of money for them.

Their annual income is more than when they were in Daming, and five or six taels of silver a year can make their family very rich.

Forty taels of silver, their family does not eat or drink, and it takes ten years to save so much silver, when did the income of the Ming people become so high?

Liang Zhong pointed to the dinner plate and asked, "Master Yan, I don't know how much silver money for this meal?" “

Yan Minchu thought that this old Liang Tou was going to pay him for this meal, so he hurriedly said, "No need, although the food on this warship is not very good, as long as it is a Ming person, it is free to eat." ”

Such a good dish, two meat and one vegetable plus white rice, what you don't want rice is a big white flour steamed bun, and you actually say that you don't want money.

If they had known that Daming would have this day and could provide a free lunch, why did they take advantage of the dark night and high wind to cross the ocean to come here at the risk of the whole family sinking into the sea?

Lao Liangtou and his grandson asked for an extra steamed bun.

Liang Siyuan nibbled on the steamed bun and said, "Grandfather, this steamed bun is delicious, really delicious." ”

On this small island, the rice crops are twice a year, and it is as hot as summer, and there is no big wheat, which the grandson has never eaten

Old Liang Tou blinked, his face like old bark, showing a struggling expression, for a long time, he swallowed the steamed bun that he had chewed for a while, and asked, "Master Yan, you said that we will move back now, is it appropriate?" ”

Yan Min thought for a while and said, "This ...... I don't know! Daming has recreated the fish scale book, saying that they are not allowed to go abroad casually in the future, and people outside cannot come in casually without a passport approved by the imperial court.

As he spoke, Yan Minchu took out a passport from his arms and handed it to Lao Liangtou, "Look, it says that I am from the Ming Dynasty, this is a passport issued by the Ming Dynasty, I go to other countries, you can show them my passport, and it is stamped with a steel seal." ”

This seal can't be forged.

Lao Liangtou sighed heavily, and had to change the subject, "Your Royal Highness asked me to come to see you, probably to let you know more about the things on the island, if you have anything to ask, I will definitely tell you everything." “

If Yan Minchu's people want to live on the island for a long time, and even participate in the rule of Java in the future, he must know some taboo things on the island.

In the words of His Highness, it means not to involve religion and belief.

Lao Liangtou said, "There are not too many, the natives here sit and lie without a bed stool, eat without a spoon, chew betel nut all year round, and have no tea to come and go, only treat guests with betel nut." Some of their strange festivals, such as the Bamboo Wheel Festival and the like, presumably the old men will not participate, it is too barbaric and bloody, and we people from the Ming Dynasty will also look at it and never participate. Marriage and funeral rites are also very different from those of the Ming Dynasty. The only thing to note is that the head of the child here cannot be touched, and if the parents see it, there will be a conflict of life and death. ”

Old Liang Tou told all he knew, and the next day, with mixed feelings, he sat on a small wooden boat, rocked by his grandson, and rowed in the direction of home.

Seeing that it was getting farther and farther away from Daming's warship, Lao Liangtou stretched out his hand and wanted to touch it again, but he couldn't get it.

He let out a "wow" and couldn't help crying, and his grandson Liang Siyuan was puzzled and asked, "Grandfather, what are you crying about?" ”

"Why did I take you away in the first place? Now I want to go back to Daming and be a Daming person again, but I can't do it anymore! ”

Liang Siyuan said, "Is there anything wrong with us being Javanese? ”

For him, this concept of hometown and land no longer exists, and he does not understand his grandfather's thoughts about the land of the Ming Dynasty, but he only knows that he grew up on the island of Java, where there is food that can feed the whole family, plantain seeds all over the mountains, delicious coconut water that can be picked and drunk everywhere, and sugar cane and pomegranates.

In the future, he may marry a local girl, and if the family dislikes him, he can also marry a girl who has migrated from Daming like him.

Liang Siyuan never thought of returning to Daming, for him, he was used to everything, people and affairs here.

Seeing that they were about to reach the sea area where Duban Village was located, at this time, more than a dozen large ships surrounded their ships, and one of them, a man in the prime of life who was about thirty years old, said, "The king of the east has an order, ordering you to go and speak." ”

The king of the east, Daha, knew this morning that the king of the west was dead, and his bones were gone, and he was killed by the Ming artillery, even if he was horrified, he really wanted to get in touch with the Ming navy up close, at least, to be able to find an opportunity to express his loyalty to the Ming.

Knowing that someone on the island had come to see the chief of the Ming Dynasty, Daha hurriedly sent people to invite Lao Liangtou, and they waited here at dawn, and finally waited for Lao Liangtou.

Lao Liang knew that the king of the east was looking for him to inquire about the affairs of the Ming dynasty, and he might be able to get some rewards, but as for whether the king of the east would be unhappy and take his life, he felt that it was impossible.

How powerful the Ming navy is, the king of the east should realize this from the tragedy of the king of the west, the navy of the Ming dynasty is like a beast, still squatting on the sea, the king of the east should now see the cat and mouse.

The king's palace is made of bricks, more than three zhang high, and there are about more than 200 steps around, but it can't be compared with the Daming County Ya, let alone the Forbidden City.

Dongwang sat cross-legged on the flower and grass mat, and when he saw Lao Liangtou and his grandson coming, he was very enthusiastic and asked people to bring betel nuts to them to eat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lao Liangtou had only seen Zhu Gaoxian, and at this time, Dongwang naturally had less respect and more contempt, but on the surface, he didn't dare to show it.

And Liang Siyuan trembled, after all, the king of the west is dead, the entire royal family and the leader are dead, there is no king on the island of West Java, and the king of the east will definitely take the opportunity to occupy the past.

He was afraid that if the king of the east had a thought, he would kill them.

"I heard that you went to see His Royal Highness the Prince of the Ming Dynasty?" The East King asked.

"Yes!" Lao Liangtou lowered his head and replied, "The little people got on the Ming warship yesterday, and after seeing His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness left the small people to eat, and it was late after eating, His Royal Highness was afraid of the wind and waves on the sea at night, so he left the little people and grandchildren for a night, and got off the warship early this morning." ”

These words are not very informative, and they are saying from beginning to end how much His Royal Highness the prince values and appreciates them, not only leaving them to eat, but also keeping them overnight.

Dongwang also understood, he didn't doubt Lao Liangtou's words at all, because he didn't know how noble His Royal Highness the Prince of Daming was, since he could meet Lao Liangtou here, His Royal Highness the Prince of Daming left Lao Liangtou to eat and spend the night, what's wrong?

"His Royal Highness the prince is merciful, even I envy you!" The East King said sincerely, "Then do you know why the Ming Dynasty attacked the West King?" ”