The blue sky, the blue sea water, and groups of sea fish jumped out of the water from time to time on the warship, as if welcoming the wanderers from afar home.

Su Minggang went to the deck. Seeing all this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and couldn't help but sigh: "It's still the air in my Ming Dynasty that smells good!"

Hearing his feelings, Su Minglun, who followed behind, also imitated him, took a deep breath, and echoed excitedly: "It's really a good air in my Ming Dynasty!"

This is basically the case with the Ming people coming up behind.

I went up to the deck and looked at the blue sky, white clouds, green water and blue waves, and deeply breathed the long-lost Ming air.

A Ming army officer on the deck, looking at the scene after they were on the deck, couldn't help but smile. He pointed to the black line in the distance and said to them: "There is Taiping Port ahead, where are you getting off the boat and going home!"

Hearing his words, all the people on the deck looked in that direction. The distance was still far, and only a black line could be seen. They were not unaware of this, but there were still many people who stretched their necks to look, as if they could see more clearly.

Su Minggang looked at that direction and sighed and said, "I remember that back then, I also boarded the ship from this Taiping Port and left my hometown. I remember that in those days, there were four large sea boats that could be docked at Taiping Port. There were two restaurants selling food on the dock. One was a restaurant, and I no longer remember the name, it was all eaten by rich families; there was another one called Lao Wang Baozi Shop, which sold meat buns, vegetable buns, steamed buns, well, the steamed buns are really delicious, and I still remember it today..."

When he said this, he showed a little expectation and said, "I don't know if the Lao Wang bun shop is still there?"

"Old Mr. Su, it should be still here." One of the people took over the topic and said, "When I left, I remember that there were only two foods in Taiping Port, and there was no change!"

"Yes, I went to the second year of the Apocalypse, and that was the case at that time. There was really little change in Taiping Port!" Another person said.

“…”

They all have their own experiences on this topic, and they all checked each other. They felt that they were almost the same from the time when Su left when he was young to when someone left in the first year of Chongzhen.

The Ming army officer standing next to him listened to their conversation, and finally couldn't help it, so he shouted: "You will be able to arrive at Taiping Port soon! If you can still recognize it, I will take your surname!"

When everyone heard this, they turned to look at him. Everyone had no belief on their faces. If Taiping Port has changed over the years, they believed it. After all, the Ming Dynasty has been strong over the years, and many Ming merchant ships can be seen in Luzon, and Taiping Port must have also changed. But, you have to say that Taiping Port can become unrecognizable to them, haha, is this possible?

Su Minggang was skeptical because when he thought about it, it seemed that Daming had earth-shaking changes. He had been away from the Ming Dynasty for nearly forty years, and this time was a long time. But looking back, even those who left the first year of Chongzhen said just now that it seemed that there was not much change from when he left. Then, no matter how much it could change, how could it change?

Just as he was thinking, he heard a person in the crowd say unconvincedly: "Sir, I am from Lijiazhuang outside Changle County, only ten miles away from Taiping Port. Not to mention that every grass and tree in Taiping Port is familiar, but it is probably the same. And I went out in the first year of Chongzhen. You said you would not recognize it. Otherwise, how about we bet on a banquet?"

"Yes, the banquet will be done, and I am willing to bet!"

“…”

Unexpectedly, there were still many people making excuses about this matter.

If they had to change the past, they didn't have the courage. But from Nanyang, they were familiar with the official troops on the ship. They were all pretty good to them and would not show any official power.

However, if they lose the bet, they really don’t dare to gamble, but if they gamble for a banquet, they will be happy. Even if they lose, they will be willing to invite the Ming soldiers to have a meal.

After hearing this, the officer couldn't help but smile and said, "You are from Lijiazhuang, are you? Haha, what if you go out in the first year of Chongzhen? This bet..."

He said this and suddenly hesitated for a while and said, "I have to ask the generals of the army!"

Hearing this, the crowd waited, thinking that he was scared, and they all understood and laughed silently.

"Why, don't you believe it?" The officer was a little annoyed when he saw it, and immediately patted his chest and said, "If you can recognize it, there will be a ghost! I am afraid of military law, otherwise I would have thought I wouldn't dare to bet with you?"

It would be fine if he didn't explain, but more people laughed silently with this explanation. Obviously, no one believed what he said, and they all thought he was an excuse. You know, this person was a local, from Lijiazhuang, only ten miles away from Taiping Port, and he has not been away for a long time, so how could he not recognize him!

The Ming army soldiers next to him saw this scene and did not go to help their comrades. Instead, they watched happily, which further exacerbated the crowd's view.

When the officer saw it, he glared at his comrades, knowing that they wanted to see how embarrassed they were. Then he explained to the crowd: "It is impossible to get out of the barracks without rest. If you don't believe it, I can't do anything. I will turn around and open my eyes and take a look!"

Seeing this, Su Minggang quickly smoothed out and said, "We went to Southeast Asia before the Ming Dynasty, but we were defeated by Western barbarians? This is enough to show that our Ming Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes. I don't want the money you finally earned to lose like this. Do you understand? Taiping Port will arrive soon, and you'll be ready to go home!"

This logic seemed a bit unreasonable, but everyone could hear what he meant, and was helping the adult. Therefore, the others quickly said yes and stopped talking.

The officer was very helpless when he saw this. So let them go, anyway, you will know when you get to the ground.

At this moment, someone suddenly pointed to the direction of the docking and said, "Look, fleet!"

I saw that there were ships near the sea, with different sizes and a long line. From a distance, the ships seemed to be from one family.

The people on the boat went out to sea to make a living. But after seeing this, they knew that these ships coming and going must have come from Taiping Port. So many ships, shouldn't it be that Taiping Port has really changed a lot, right?

They were all a little surprised and estimated in their minds that according to the ships they have seen so far, how much changes will be in Taiping Port?

After another half an hour, I had seen the coastline, and the Taiping Port in the distance was also far away. Although I could still see the details of Taiping Port clearly at this time, I could estimate one or two of them just from the ships entering and leaving.

This time, someone was surprised: "Looking at these ships, can Taiping Port really change a lot, right?"

"It should be, I guess it will be at least ten times more prosperous than when I left!"

“…”

Listening to their discussion, the officer heard a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth, thinking in his heart, I'll be closer later, you'll be surprised!

Sure enough, after getting closer, someone suddenly shouted in surprise, pointed to the direction of Taiping Port, and said in surprise: "What is that? Why is it so white? I remember there are all wild grass there, why is it white? It looks like a house!"

"Yes, what's going on? It looks like yes, but... but how is this possible? There are so many, you can't see the end!"

“…”

Amid their surprise, the officer felt relieved and couldn't help but say again: "Tell you, that's the house. Today's Taiping Port has been connected with Changle County. The ten-mile wasteland used to be all the shops and warehouses."

Speaking of this, he pointed to one of the people in the crowd and said loudly: "That Lijiazhuang, the people in your village, are rich now. Let me tell you that the land here has risen to the sky."

Speaking of this, he pointed to Su Minggang again and said, "The Lao Wang bun shop you mentioned is now in Taiping Port, and it is said that they are all run by one owner. I guess, this owner is probably the owner of the Lao Wang bun shop you have eaten before!"

When the people in the crowd were stunned when they heard what he said. How could it be that the ten miles of wasteland in the past are now full of shops? Even the bun shops in the past can open so many?

They subconsciously disbelief, and turned to look, the distance was getting clearer and clearer. In a vague way, they could see that behind Taiping Port seemed to be home.

This...is this true?

When they were confused, the Ming army soldiers beside them finally spoke.

"It's true. Taiping Port is from the port. Maritime merchants from all over the country gather. In just a few years, there are all houses here!"

"The houses here are very expensive now, and the ones who started doing business here have all paid off!"

“…”

Listening to this, these people were all stupid. This was really incredible!

Rationally, they still couldn't believe it, but emotionally, they really hoped it was, especially from Lijiazhuang.

They stopped talking and stared at the direction of Taiping Port.

Finally, not far from Taiping Port, everything is clearly visible.

Logically speaking, wanderers from afar have gone through a lot of hardships and almost died in a foreign land. Now that they return to their hometown, they will definitely burst into tears with excitement. When they were in the cabin, they have thought about this scene countless times, and they feel that they will definitely not be able to suppress their excitement.

However, at this time, as they were getting closer and closer to the port, they were all stunned and had no reaction at all. They just stared blankly, like a clay Buddha.

They were seated as warships, so they would not enter the civil port. However, the military port was next to the civil port and was approaching. The flag was launched and the fleet slowly drove into the port and prepared to dock.

Listening to the crowded voices from the civil port, someone finally came to his senses and murmured to himself: "Why does it feel like a dream!"

When everyone heard the words, they came to their senses and couldn't help but start talking.

"Is this Taiping Port? I really can't recognize it at all!"

"If I had known that our Ming Dynasty would be so good, I was so confused back then and took the risk of going out to make money!"

"I thought Batavia was a big port. Later, I saw the port of Manila and felt it was big enough. Unexpectedly, our Taiping Port was even bigger than them!"

"Why is the ground all white? What kind of ground is that? I was so dizzy. After leaving for a few years, I even felt unfamiliar with the road!"

“…”

The crowd, while feeling moved, forgot the excitement of the wanderer returning home.

At this moment, a Ming army soldier came over and said, "Please note that you are about to get off the ship. The Governor will be here later. Everything must be order and don't panic!"

Hearing this, Su Minggang and others came to their senses, and their attention was attracted by the word "Governor". Governor was the existence they looked up to. When they knew that Governor had arrived at the port, they suddenly became nervous again.

At the military dock, there are already officials and soldiers busy. Warships dock and unload ordinary people. Then they also need to take supplies and rest, and then continue to go north.

After about an hour of busyness, nearly five thousand people got off the boat and gathered in the Pier Square.

In addition to the Ming people in Batavia, some of these people rescued from Temasek have returned with the warships this time.

Although these ordinary people were not in a difficult situation, they were somewhat restrained. Although they set foot on the land of the Ming Dynasty, they did not dare to move around and did whatever they wanted. This may have become their habit. After all, when they were in Southeast Asia, if they were careless, they would be whipped, and they might even endanger their lives!

Shortly after they gathered, they saw a group of people coming out of the government office, surrounded by a robe official strode.

Many people have guessed that this high-ranking official should be the governor of the three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong in the Ming Dynasty.

I secretly looked at it and found that the Governor had a cold face, and many people became a little worried.

Youdao is concerned, and these Ming people who came back from Nanyang guessed in their hearts: What else will happen after they come back? Pay money? Serve? Or what? Leaving the Ming Dynasty for so many years means evading taxes and evading service for so many years! Wasn’t the government in the past dissatisfied because of these!

Amid their concern, Sun Chuanting walked up to the platform, looked down at the crowd that was obviously timid below, and said loudly: "The court did not investigate everything in the past. However, after setting foot on the land of the Ming Dynasty and registering the books, they will be the real people of the Ming Dynasty."

Speaking of this, he paused and suddenly spoke, "I represent the court, welcome you back!"

They could understand what Sun Chuanting said half-understand. Registration and bookkeeping should be different from hidden households. In the future, they should pay taxes and serve in the Ming Dynasty.

If this matter was said to be in the past, they would definitely escape in their hearts. However, after experiencing the suffering outside, especially those who were bullied by foreigners and had no guarantee of their lives, they would not resist such days of paying money to serve.

What they didn't expect was that the prefecture-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty and the governor of the three provinces would actually say that he would represent the court and welcome him back.

At this moment, they finally remembered that they had finally returned to the Ming Dynasty and their hometown. Now they are standing on the land of the Ming Dynasty.

When I think of this, many people's previously forgotten emotions finally came back.

Su Minggang squatted down, excitedly trying to catch a handful of his hometown. But, one catch, two catch...

Hey, this is not a stone, why is it so hard that I can’t catch it!
To be continued...