Why go to Ningbo City first?

Ningcheng Port is a deep-water port, which is very suitable for the future development of the navy. Moreover, it is the station of the Maritime Bureau. A large number of merchants gather here to do business and go to sea to basically set sail from here. It can be said that in the Tianming Dynasty, it is also a very prosperous coastal port city.

Yongcheng Port is one of the three southern bases formed by Zhu Ruisheng. It uses Zhoushan Island as the Marine Corps training base and is mainly responsible for trade with overseas countries, such as sending merchant ships and navies to South Asia and North Asia and Melica to seize the resources of these two continents.

Licheng, which is facing south, is mainly directed by Taiwowan, which was already occupied by the Dutch East India Company.

Going south, a second base will be set up in Qion Mountain, mainly from the southern waters to Australia, including Jiaozhi and Luzon. Then there is the third base in the Strait of Malacca, including the countries on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the Andaman Nicoba Islands, guarding this important waterway.

The merchants of the Tianming Dynasty went to sea to travel to various countries in Southeast Asia. Those farther away could reach Indiandu and the east coast of Africa, including the Strait of Hormuz. This was the route of the Sanbao eunuch at that time, and the charts were known to many merchants.

The three major bases in the north are Laizhou in Shandong Province, Jincheng and Bincheng in the northeast. Laizhou is mainly aimed at Japan, while Bincheng is mainly aimed at Goryeo, and the sub-base is Gaizhou.

"Grandmaster, the estuary of the Yangtze River is ahead. We are now in Songjiang Prefecture. According to windy conditions, we are expected to arrive in Ningbo City tonight." said Ge Zhongwen, Qianhu of Qianhu Office of Jinling.

"I understand. Everyone has worked very hard in the past few days at sea. When Ningbo City settles down, they will take a day off before talking about official business." Zhu Ruisheng said with a smile.

At this time, the ships sailed on the sea mainly by wind. When the wind was strong, they could reach more than 30 kilometers per hour. If there was no wind, they could only rely on manpower to paddle, so the average speed was about 20 kilometers per hour.

It is about 1,600 kilometers from Tianjin City to Ningbo City, and it takes a week to arrive. This is in a smooth situation.

Zhu Ruisheng was better along the way, but most of the rest of the people had seasickness. In the first two days, they vomited so much that they couldn't even eat. It lasted for four or five days before everyone felt better. Looking at Zhu Ruisheng who was reading books and drinking tea as if nothing had happened, I was extremely envious.

"Your Highness King Song forced Tian Liu to steal Tian. I thought he was a lustful person. Unexpectedly, Tian Liu would live with two maids tomorrow night. Your Highness King Song seemed to ignore her at all. Some things cannot be looked at the surface!" Xiao Su stood at the bow of the boat and looked at Jiang Liu in the distance, and said in a low voice.

Tian Liu has been in charge of tea and water with two maids these days, and everyone has gradually become familiar with each other, but there is no relationship between her and Zhu Ruisheng, and it is not normal anymore. It can even be said that Tian Liu is taking care of Zhu Ruisheng from the bottom of his heart, and is not forced.

"I also think that the words "reckless, rude, and no scheming" have nothing to do with His Royal Highness Song! I don't know what happened. After contacting these days, I feel like I have a sense of being rich and lofty in his ambitions!"

"Look at him, he is busy talking to missionaries about overseas countries every day. He learns various situations in Jiangnan through the officers of the Jinyiwei. He even learns foreign languages ​​with amazing learning ability and speed. Even missionaries praise him as a genius. Such a studious person cannot be a reckless man!" Jiang Baokun said.

The censors didn't like Zhu Ruisheng very much. This prince liked martial arts and was very disgusted with civil servants. He acted rudely and arrogantly, and did not make small mistakes all the time, which gave people a bad impression.

However, the two of them followed the Jiangnan this time and found that the past few days on the boat could not represent all Zhu Ruisheng.

"Heavenly, they are going to hit us, turn quickly!" the ship owner shouted.

With a bang, the passenger ship was knocked to the point where it almost capsized!

Xiao Su and Jiang Baokun were dragged by the Jinyiwei Captain outside and almost fell into the water. His face turned pale because of his fright.

Zhu Ruisheng was drinking tea and chatting. Unpreparedly, a cup of hot tea was scattered on his clothes. Luo Ming next to him was even more unlucky and knocked his nose through, and the rest were also tilted.

Everyone kept their bodies steady. From the windows of the room, they could see that three large ships were sailing close to each other. The big and thick men on the boat were all flowing in the air. They knew they were not good things at a glance, and they laughed and said sarcastic words.

"Look, you haven't hit anyone in the past few days, your skills have declined!"

"Yes, I didn't see the good show of falling into the water. I'm so damn. Didn't I enjoy playing in the Qinhuai River so I haven't recovered my energy yet?"

The three ships just entered the sea from the estuary. They were a double-decker ship that was fifty or sixty meters long, much larger than the passenger ship. Both sides were sailing south, but unexpectedly, the other party turned the direction and deliberately bumped into the passenger ship!

"A group of bastards who are careless and crazy about hitting a boat for fun. It seems that this behavior has been going on for a day or two. These ships must have many wronged souls!"

"Sir Luo, after arriving in Ningbo City, please ask the Jinyiwei to check who they are, how the local government does things, and let it go so much!" Jiang Baokun shivered all over.

"Yes, they are traveling in the same direction as us, and perhaps they are also in Ningbo City. The officials must impeach the local government and navy. If they dare to commit such an unscrupulous crime, there must be support behind them. These relatives should be severely punished by the laws of the Tianming Dynasty!" Xiao Su said with a dark face.

If the boatmen on the boat hadn't reacted quickly, the passenger ship would have been overturned. This was in the sea and they couldn't swim. The consequences were chilling.

The dignified inspector and Qingliu, who is regarded as a model among the scholars, died before he could even get to the place. It was so frustrating!

"Qian Zhaowu, ask you people from the Qianhu District of Hangzhou, what's going on!" Luo Ming was furious, covered his nose with a handkerchief, and shouted to a ship beside him.

These two hulls are not small in size. The cabin is divided into two layers, with a single-layer wooden structure on the deck and another layer below.

One is Zhu Ruisheng and Jinyiwei, and the other is a senior official with a deputy of more than 1,000 households in Zhejiang Province, as well as two foreign missionaries and maids.

The other one is the officer of the Jinyiwei in Zhejiang Province, the guards of the royal palace, the clerk, an imperial physician, and a specially selected chef.

The two ships stopped in shallow sea area, lowered the anchor, and placed wooden boards in the middle. Qian Zhaowu, Qian of the Qianhou of Hangzhou Thousand Households of Jinyiwei, called Su Chongguang, a hundred-household of the Qianhou of Ningcheng Thousand Households.
Chapter completed!