【Part 112】Looking at the sea
Yu Yilian once chatted with Jin Huansheng on the road. He mentioned that there was a little beggar who seemed to be able to detoxify Luo Hua from Xiaotiandi by using the skill of peeling off silk and cocoons. He didn’t know what skill it was. When Jin Huansheng heard this, he was slightly surprised and replied.
Dao, Jin Fuli once said that Yugu Gong has this skill, but he is not sure. Yu Yilian mentally guessed that the little beggar knows Yugu Gong’s Kung Fu? Thinking of this, Yu Yilian shook her head and said with a smile,
"How is it possible? That little beggar is from the Imperial Palace. Impossible, absolutely impossible. He is obviously from the Beggars Gang."
Nie Xiaoxiao was tortured by the poisonous Qi. If Liu Wenzhi was there, he could really detoxify the poisonous Qi. And Liu Wenzhi was actually not far away from them, about a day and a night away.
But being so close, without fate is in vain.
At the same time, Liu Wenzhi was in Taicang, preparing to go to sea. Strangely enough, Zheng He did not blame Liu Wenzhi for forcing him to let Yu Yilian and others go. Deep in Zheng He's heart, he was not a person who was easy to kill.
He didn't want to kill Yu Yilian and Fangyuan Lake. Liu Wenzhi had been following Zheng He's team, but later Zheng He entered the palace to deal with matters and had no time to pay attention to him, so General Qin took Liu Wenzhi to hang out.
After Zheng He left Huai'an, he went directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deliver the order. He did not mention the tragedy of the battle, but simply said that he escaped from Fangyuan Lake, but later disappeared. Emperor Yongle did not seem to care much about this matter. After all,
It was ten years ago that Fang Xiaoru exterminated the clan. The real problem in Zhu Di's heart was the sight of Emperor Jianwen. The conversation ended quickly, and Emperor Yongle Zhu Di urged Zheng He to go to sea quickly.
This was the fourth time Zheng He went to sea, this time leading an army of 28,000 men.
General Qin liked Liu Wenzhi very much, especially after knowing that the immediate boss he admired was saved by Liu Wenzhi, he treated Liu Wenzhi like a lifesaver. He casually asked Liu Wenzhi if he wanted to go overseas with him.
Liu Wenzhi had been a poor boy since he was a child and had never left Nanjing, so of course he agreed.
When he arrived in Taicang, he saw how huge the so-called treasure fleet was. This young man had never seen such a grand army and such a big treasure ship.
He stood on the boat and looked at the supplies for the troops and supplies on the shore. He brought one hundred thousand dan with him just for rice. There were also all kinds of pickles and bacon. They were all food that did not need to worry about spoilage, and it was enough for the entire ship.
The team did not dock for four months without food. In addition to food, the treasure ship also carried many commodities, including brocade from Nanjing, silk from Hangzhou, porcelain from Ganzhou, ironware from the north, etc. One by one they were carried on board by porters.
Such a spectacular sight made Liu Wenzhi feel relaxed and happy.
General Qin saw Liu Wenzhi looking infatuated. He leaned over and said to him: "It's very spectacular. This is my fourth time to go to sea. I still think the Ming Dynasty is amazing." Although he let go of the Assassin family,
But it was Liu Wenzhi who saved Zheng He's life. Therefore, after the battle of Huai'an, General Qin regarded Liu Wenzhi as one of his own.
This man has served in the military for a long time and has no scheming. He is a simple and good man who listens to his superiors and will achieve his mission.
Liu Wenzhi picked up a piece of Yun brocade and looked at it. Although he grew up in Nanjing, he had never seen such beautiful fabric. Nanjing Yun brocade is ranked first among the four famous brocades (Yun brocade, Shu brocade, Song brocade, and Zhuang brocade). Brocade is silk
The fabrics are untwisted or weakly twisted, first dyed and then woven, with a variety of colors and patterns. The appearance is magnificent and colorful, and the patterns are fine and elegant. Some are woven with auspicious signs such as golden dragons, peacocks, and phoenixes, and some are woven with happy pictures such as fortune, wealth, longevity, and joy.
, has always been a tribute to the imperial court.
General Qin said: "Those people from Java are going to drop their mouths when they see this brocade. They have seen such beautiful things there. I heard that these things can be sold to Western ghosts, and they are worth a lot of money.
Those blond-haired people are so in love with these porcelains."
While he was talking, a group of soldiers were driving a group of pigs onto the ship.
Liu Wenzhi asked curiously: "Are the pigs going with us too?"
"Of course, but they didn't live long, and they all ended up in our stomachs." General Qin patted his big belly and smiled.
This treasure ship fleet has a total of 310 ships. The largest flagship, Bao, is 44 feet long, which means that it can stand a long queue of 300 people from beginning to end.
This army will go to sea from Taicang, pass through Malacca, Java, Sumatra and other places, and finally reach the Delhi Sultanate.
While the two were talking, a soldier drove a group of chickens past them and onto the boat, followed by a group of ducks and a group of geese.
Liu Wenzhi was stunned.
General Qin shrugged, "We can't just eat bacon. You have to know that only when the army eats well can it have the strength to fight. Your Excellency takes good care of us in this regard."
This treasure ship fleet not only has people, but also has cargo, chickens, ducks and pork, and is self-sufficient. There are 180 medical officers on the ship to take care of the health of the soldiers. There is a large square at the stern of the ship, which is paved with soil, where vegetables can be grown.
There are even blacksmiths and carpenters who can make their own weapons and build bridges and roads at any time.
It took three weeks to get these goods on the ship. During this period, Liu Wenzhi was with General Qin and did not see Zheng He.
On the last day, all the troops lined up on the shore, waiting for review.
At the right time to go to sea, Zheng He appeared on time in an official sedan. After seeing the army of more than 20,000 people, Zheng He's eyes were as cold as ice and he said nothing. He only drew his sword and pointed it at the sea, and said briefly
"Set off!"
Chapter completed!