The days passed in a flash, and it was so fast that it could shake you faint. Zhang Wuhui was a little shaking. In the blink of an eye, he became an official, in the blink of an eye, he returned home in glory, and in the blink of an eye, he forced his parents to marry. In the blink of an eye, he finished the marriage, and in the blink of an eye, he got married. In the blink of an eye, his wife became pregnant. The whole process was less than two months. Zhang Wuhui, who was working hard in Yangzhou, received the news that his wife was pregnant for one month from his hometown, and immediately gave Zhang Wuhui a lot of pain.

I have to say that my father and mother have a very accurate look at people. At least Zhang Wuhui is not disgusted with this delicate wife. She is small and delicate, not tall, but her figure is unexpectedly well-known. According to what her parents mean, she is easy to raise and is particularly easy to raise. Now, the old man's wisdom is confirmed, and he has only had a few shots, and his wife becomes pregnant. It's sour and can't believe it.

However, even though he said that, his work could not be left behind. Before leaving, the Marquis specially called himself to the Marquis' Mansion and talked earnestly for a while, and finalized the details of his future work. Then he let himself go. After coming to Yangzhou, he organized the general framework of the Audit Department of the Zongheng Department with one hundred blood flowers as the backbone, and then took out the emperor's decree, and determined the Audit Department's absolute leadership over the Maritime Trading Department and its absolute authority over the tax collection management of the maritime merchants.

But now it is all false. None of the maritime merchants have returned yet, so I don’t know if they can come back. This is a bit too early, but it is not a troublesome to lift the skeleton first. The main thing is the tax collection and management issues that the maritime merchants need to go back in groups, as well as the next round of maritime merchants going overseas.

Since the Marquis was so concerned about this matter, it was enough to prove that everything he did was valuable. Zhang Wuhui did not feel relaxed because he had no formal business at the moment. In fact, after coming to Yangzhou, Zhang Wuhui did not slacken at all, whether it was open or secretly. The main thing was too much involved, and he had to deal with it carefully himself.

However, the intense arrangement was interrupted by something.

Zhang Wuhui couldn't remember what day it was, and he knew it was a sunny day. He had just gotten up, had breakfast, and was walking in the yard, the governor of Yangzhou rushed over.

As the confidant of the Marquis and the general manager of the entire maritime trade, Zhang Wuhui's status here is very special. The governor of Yangzhou is a fourth-rank official or a local high-rank official of the fourth-rank official. However, he is still cautious in front of Zhang Wuhui, an official from the fifth-rank official. The main reason is that Zhang Wuhui's backer is very strong and has a very large authority. Therefore, the governor of Yangzhou personally sends people to inform him about the matter, and the local county government cannot interfere.

But it was the second time I came to my house in person. The first time was the day when I just took office. The state ruled the government affairs, and it was definitely not for a small matter to come to my house in person. So Zhang Wuhui soon met with the governor of Yangzhou Xu He. Xu He was a gentleman in his forties. He looked gentle and gentle, and even a little weak. However, Zhang Wuhui knew that this guy was a decisive and iron-fisted official, otherwise he would not have been transferred by His Majesty Li Er to be the governor of Yangzhou.

He dared not underestimate or delay, and the two sides immediately held a meeting. As soon as they met, Xu Hegong bowed to the meeting etiquette and hurriedly said: "Zhang Yuanwailang, something happened on the beach. I will report it to me all the way. I think this matter is extraordinary and requires Zhang Yuanwailang's ruling. I am afraid that it is difficult to make decisions by myself, and I cannot make decisions."

Zhang Wuhui was shocked and asked, "What's the matter? It's so important?"

Xu He said: "At the early morning of this day, fishermen who went out to sea to catch fish found two people floating on the wooden boards on the sea. Are they from the Tang Dynasty, or two guards who went out to sea with the three princes' mansions. They were ragged, extremely weak and unconscious. The doctor said that they had not eaten or drunk water for many days. It was a miracle to survive here. They woke up earlier and asked for help!"

Zhang Wuhui was stunned: "Call for help? Is it possible?"

Xu He nodded and said with a serious expression: "That's it. After sailing from Yangzhou for several months, the three princes' fleets of trying to cross the ocean were sailing, they encountered what Marquis Su said, and there was no hope of continuing to sail, and they suffered heavy losses. They had to retreat back. Another sea storm was encountered in the middle of the journey. There were not many casualties, but most of the ships were lost, and most of the remaining ships were injured and could not travel far. They were trapped on the island and could not move.

In desperation, they sent a hundred guards to sail with small boats, trying to come back to ask for help. As a result, during the voyage, they encountered a storm again, and the boat disintegrated. The one hundred guards were only left to survive by holding onto the wooden boards. Fortunately, they were good in water and not far from land. They struggled and actually reached the nearshore, but they were also hungry.

Fortunately, they were met by fishermen who went out to sea to fish, otherwise they would have to die. After waking up, they said that thanks to the chart given by Su Hou and Si Nan, they found the right direction. Otherwise, where could they tell the direction in the vast ocean? But now the situation is urgent, what should Zhang Yuanwailang think?”

Zhang Wuhui really felt that the matter was extraordinary, so he immediately said: "First go and see the two guards to verify whether what they said is true. If it is true, then you must report to the capital to His Majesty immediately and let His Majesty make a judgment. If the fleet is really trapped on the island, then we must rescue them, otherwise we will not be trapped to death? Let's go and see them immediately!"

Xu He agreed, so Zhang Wuhui immediately ordered the horse to prepare and prepare. The two rushed to the shelter of the two rescued crew members by the sea. After inquiring and having the tokens kept by one of them, Zhang Wuhui confirmed that what they said was true. Indeed, they were indeed crew members of the fleet, guards, and guards in the prince's mansion. There is no need to question their identity, so what they had to do next is obvious.

"Governor Xu, I think we can report to His Majesty. The situation is no longer something we can decide. This may require the use of the navy. If we don't use the navy, we have no ships to cross the sea to rescue those people. At least tens of thousands of people are still trapped there. They are also lucky. If the ship is lost, the people are still alive!" Zhang Wuhui said with a frown.

Zhang Wuhui felt that the Marquis seemed to have miscalculated and got nothing. Instead, he was lost by the boat and the person. The two guards said that because they could not reach their destination, they basically got nothing. They caught a lot of seafood along the way, which tasted good, but they were all used to fill their stomachs, so they basically lost money and did not earn any money.

However, this fleet did not get anything, which does not mean that the other fleet did not get anything. There were three fleets in Datang set out in total. The middle route was the most dangerous, but the harvest would be the most easily. The easiest way to get the most is the South route. Only the South route can easily reach the spice production area in Southeast Asia, which is gold everywhere. As Suning had expected before, the northern fleet was not so easy to come back. They walked along the coastline and could walk far as they did not freeze to death.

The middle route has the highest mortality rate. Is it that easy to cross the ocean to the Americas? If it were that easy, Zheng He would have succeeded long ago? Is it so easy to cross the Pacific Ocean? So it is very likely that the middle route will be defeated and even wiped out if it encounters a storm. However, if you are lucky, you may be able to make a fortune. The easiest way to make a fortune is the South route. The islands in Southeast Asia are all money!

As expected, just as Zhang Wuhui's news about the failure of the middle route and urgently needed naval support reached His Majesty Li Er's hands for only an hour, and before Suning arrived in the palace, the news of the successful South route was spread. His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment. According to reports, the South route encountered a large number of islands and a large population. The islands were very similar to what Mr. Su described. The high-priced spices in the Central Plains could be seen everywhere, and some were even burned by locals as firewood.

However, the locals were not friendly and welcomed the Tang Dynasty crew members' large-scale purchase of those spices at the beginning, but they were unwilling to sell them when there were too many. They were even unwilling to buy land by the Tang Dynasty. Instead, they raised the price, so that they wanted to use force to threaten them. The ordinary people going out to sea could not bear it, let alone the Three Kings fleet? At the command of the supervisor, thousands of Tang Dynasty warriors swept the indigenous people with elite weapons and won a great victory. Even if the seized spoils were emptied, they would not be satisfied. Everyone was happy and would definitely make a profit when they went back this time.

In other words, not only are all spices now available, but even dozens of islands are occupied. The warriors of the Three Kings fleet occupy the islands in large numbers, and tens of thousands of captive indigenous people were transported back to the Tang Dynasty with spices, as required by the accompanying military officers and civil servants. As for those islands, they have been occupied by soldiers and become the boundary of the Tang Dynasty. Spices are temporarily available to everyone. In the future, His Majesty the Emperor will ask for a verdict.

His Majesty Li Er was embarrassed. After Suning came, Suning felt that this was normal. He had already told the princes that the middle route was the most dangerous and the south route was the easiest. However, if the middle route was successful, the gains were the most. The income from the south route was mainly spices and population, and the income from the north route was mainly precious metals and population. This was not as good as the middle route. The things that can be obtained on the American continent far exceeded the ice and snow places in Southeast Asia and the north.

Nowadays, the three kings of the South Road must have made a lot of money, and even those people should have made a fortune. However, the route of the middle road is a bit miserable and nothing is needed, but the navy still needs to be dispatched to rescue them. According to their description, Suning concluded that they were about to reach the Midway Island position in the four-month voyage. As a result, a big storm drove them back to the Ryukyu location, and encountered a storm there. They lost their ability to come back. They had no choice but to stop in the Ryukyu Islands waiting for rescue.

But they had to come back, even if they tried to support Midway, it would only be worse. It was the territory of groups of albatrosses. Although they could eat seabirds and fish and seafood to survive, there was not enough wood for the fleet to re-form. Moreover, if they really stopped in Midway, they would probably be wiped out and could not even send back the message of help. It would be difficult for the navy to arrive at Midway. If they really died, they would be burial. By then, it would be a world tragedy.

However, this attempt to cross the ocean provided Suning with very valuable experience and lessons. Suning basically determined the limit of the current navigation ability of the Tang Dynasty. This was the limit extended by the navigation chart compass and the technology of how wooden ships can slow seawater erosion. According to the current navigation level of the Tang Dynasty, it seems that it does not have the ability to cross the ocean.

After the sea ships are improved and upgraded, they may have the ability to sail so far, but they still do not have the ability to resist maritime storms. Moreover, the distance from the Tang Dynasty to the American land is too far, and there are too few places to park and rest in the middle. One Ryukyu Islands, one Midway Island, and then the Hawaiian Islands, there are no more, and the distance between them is very long, and the midway supply stations that can be established are even rarer.
Chapter completed!