Zhao Ming got up early in the morning, washed up, ate something hastily, and prepared to leave.As soon as he walked out of the courtyard, he saw Li Langzhong and Li Zhizhi coming outside the courtyard in the morning, Li Langzhong clenched his fists and arched his hands, "I heard that the general is back, and he will leave again immediately, and the old man will come to see him off!"
”Zhao Ming stood at the door, his gaze crossed Li Langzhong, fell on Li Zhizhi, and said softly, "No need to send it, it's windy early in the morning!"
”This was said to Li Zhizhi, and Li Lang was annoyed for a while, this guy was teasing a good family, and he didn't give him an explanation, and he didn't ask anyone to ask a question, I'm afraid he didn't want to play hooligan.Li Zhizhi lowered his head and didn't speak, and Li Langzhong hinted angrily: "The general is gone, when will he come back?"
”Zhao Ming turned his head to look at Li Langzhong, and when he saw the old man glancing at him meaningfully, he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart, touched his head and said, "It should be soon, as little as a month, at most half a year." ”As he was talking, Ruan Mei walked over, and he saw Li Zhizhi's eyes lit up, this girl is really handsome, and then he turned his head to look at Zhao Ming, "General, the ship is ready!"
”When Zhao Ming heard this, he immediately bowed his hand to Li Langzhong: "Then I'll go first!"
”After speaking, Zhao Ming and Ruan Mei left together, Li Langzhong and Li Zhizhi stood at the gate of the courtyard and watched, until the two of them left the village.On the Liegang wharf, a sea boat was already waiting here, and Chen Mingyu and others came to the wharf to see them off.Zhao Ming instructed Wang Deshun, Lao Li Tou and others to train the soldiers well, Yan Yingyuan hugged his fists and said goodbye to Chen Mingyu, the two worked together for many years, and guarded Jiangyin together, and had a deep friendship, he said that when he arrived in Fujing, after being reused by the imperial court, he would recommend Chen Mingyu and let him go to Fujing to serve the imperial court.In Yan Yingyuan's view, the imperial court is the place where he can show his ambitions, not an island, and Zhao Ming's view is the opposite.Now that the imperial court is in name only, it is better to do some facts below.After the two said goodbye to the group, they boarded the ship of Fu, which was about ten feet long, with a rudder at the stern, three tall masts, and many sailors standing on the deck.The naval warship that sent Zhao Ming to the island yesterday has returned to Zhenhai, and this ship is Jintang Island's own ship.Cheng Bi is worthy of being a businessman, and in recent times, he has bought low and sold high, poured supplies, and has already obtained three lucky ships.This ship is one of them, just transporting a batch of raw silk and silk from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, ready to go to Yuegang, Fujian, and ready to be resold to Xiyi.When the boat boss saw Yan Yingyuan and Zhao Ming on the boat, he immediately shouted, "Lift anchor and start the boat." ”A sailor untied the rope from the dock and boarded the ship, and the sailors on the deck immediately pulled off the board of the ship, and the sturdy man in the bow turned the winch, and the chain slowly lifted upward, pulling a huge iron anchor out of the water.As soon as the anchor came out of the water, the hull of the ship moved, and the sailor used a wooden pole to prop the ship away from the dock and adjust the direction so that the bow of the ship was pointing towards the sea.At this time, the captain of the ship commanded again: "Raise the sails!"
”In the order, the sailors skillfully pulled the sail line, and the three hard bamboo sails were hung high, and the sea breeze blew, the sails puffed up, and the lucky ship immediately accelerated away from the dock.Zhao Ming and Yan Yingyuan stood on the stern helm tower, and everyone on the dock waved their hands and watched the ship sail away until they left the harbor and disappeared from view.Yan Yingyuan saw that the ship was out of Liegang, the sailors adjusted the sails, and the ship began to sail in the southwest direction, so he immediately said: "It is said that it will take six or seven days to get to Fujian, can Bo'an and I go to the cabin to rest?"
”Zhao Ming looked at the sailors who were skilled in operating the sea ship and shook his head, "Yan Gong will go and rest first, I'll take a look on the boat!"
”When Yan Yingyuan saw this, he immediately went down the building and was taken into the cabin.In October, the wind changed direction, and the north-west wind blew, and the sailors steered the sails and rudders, skillfully making the ship sail southwest.This made Zhao Ming a little surprised, but also very excited, Cheng Bi in such a short period of time, recruited so many skilled sailors, experienced sailing ship boss, it shows that there are a large number of navigation talents in the east coast of Zhejiang.What a sailor needs most is a skilled sailor, as long as he has money, food and a boat, Zhao Ming feels that he should be able to recruit a sailor soon.At this time, the captain of the boat came over and saluted: "A certain Guo Zhong, I have seen General Zhao!"
”Zhao Ming looked at him again, he was in his forties, with a dark face and a strong body, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Guo doesn't need to be polite, they are all his own people." ”After speaking, Zhao Ming glanced at the deck, and suddenly asked, "I have a question, are there many people like you who are familiar with navigation?"
”Guo Zhong was slightly stunned, "In the eastern part of Zhejiang, there are still many people who are familiar with navigation.They used to be smugglers, but recently because of the war, there are no goods to sell, and many of them have lost their livelihoods.If the general needs manpower, he knows a few, they once ran a boat on Phi Island, and later went to Shandong together, and some transferred to Jiangnan, all of them are good at sea!
”"Phi Dao?"
Zhao Ming raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, and at the same time surprised.When Mao Wenlong ruled Phi Island, not only did the anti-Qing Dynasty do well, but the business on the island also did well, and Japanese and Korean merchants came to trade.Guo Zhong's expression suddenly dimmed, and he nodded, "Well, so-and-so once stayed in Phi Dao!"
”Zhao Ming looked at his expression and age, and listened to his accent, I am afraid that it is not just as simple as having spent time in Phi Dao, I am afraid that he is still Mao Wenlong's soldier.It's just that after Mao Wenlong's death, many people in the old department of Dongjiang Town were cleared, especially Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and others recognized the thief as their father and did a lot of evil, which made Dongjiang Town have a bad reputation, and it is estimated that Guo Zhong is reluctant to mention it again.Zhao Ming said happily: "Okay, when this trip to Fujian is over, you can invite all the people you know to Dongtang Island."
And you, don't run away with Mr.
Cheng, train the navy for me!
”Guo Zhong didn't expect Zhao Ming to make such a request, he was silent for a while, and said with his fists: "A certain General Xie values it, but I have already signed a long-term contract with Cheng Dongzhu~" Zhao Ming waved his hand happily and interrupted, "You don't have to worry about this, I will go to Mr.
Cheng to ask for someone, haha......"
Zhao Ming was very happy in his heart, he didn't expect to be able to pick up such a treasure.At this time, the ship quickly raised its speed, faster than the galloping horse, and the lucky boat broke through the sea, bringing up bursts of waves, and the ship moved away from the Zhoushan Islands and entered a vast sea.Zhao Ming listened to the sails whirring in the sea breeze, and saw the endless handover of the sea and sky in front of him, and the shadows of the sails in the distance to the south, he couldn't help but be high-spirited, as if his fleet had begun to cross the sea.At this time, the ship was far away from Zhoushan Island, and the sailors on board suddenly tore off a piece of red cloth on the bow of the ship, revealing a Franc cannon.Zhao Ming was slightly stunned when he saw this, he didn't expect Cheng Bi to even get a cannon, he was really a fucking talent, Zhao Ming decided to talk to him after returning to the island, and take him under his command.Zhao Ming looked at the artillery, there were four guns and a barrel of gunpowder next to the gun carriage, and couldn't help asking, "Isn't the sea peaceful?"
”The sea is vast, and ships sail on the sea, and sometimes you don't see a single ship for a few days.In this kind of no-man's land, as long as you deal with it, no one will know about it, and you will not be punished by the government, so the usually honest merchant ships will also show their hideous faces and become pirates at any time.Guo Zhong nodded, "There are a lot of pirates at sea, and the merchant ships are also both merchants and thieves, it is indeed not peaceful, but the general does not have to worry, we have the Zheng family's pennant on our ship, and ordinary pirates will not rob us!"
”Zhao Ming looked in the direction of Guo Zhong's finger, and sure enough, he saw a triangular yellow flag hanging on the main mast, and a sun and moon flag on a blue background, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, why was it so familiar, "What kind of flag is that?"
”Guo Zhong said: "That's a bright flag, and there is a flag to identify the identity of the Xiyi ships on the sea, and our coastal merchant ships have also made a flag to hang to show their identity." ”Zhao Ming bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and said in a low voice, "Is this the earliest national flag!"
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