"Brother Cen came to see me, what's the matter?"
Zhu Xuan asked Hou Xian to bring him a cup of tea and asked again.
Cen Jing said: "I'm here to make a request. I want to go to sea with your highnesses. Our Cen family's goods can be left to your highnesses, so we can rest assured. But I still yearn for the sea and want to go out and have a look. I beg your highnesses to agree."
Zhu Xuan agreed: "It's all trivial. How many people are Brother Cen going to take to sea?"
"Five."
Cen Jing asked pleadingly: "Does your Highness think it's okay?"
Zhu Xuan said: "No problem, Brother Cen has to prepare as soon as possible. I will go to sea tomorrow, otherwise it will be too late."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Cen Jing said gratefully.
Then he left.
Taking five more people to sea would not have much impact on Zhu Xuan, so he agreed by the way.
Zhu Xuan asked again: "Sister Miaojin, do you really want to go to sea with me?"
Xu Miaojin's eyes lit up, and then she nodded repeatedly.
She had already said that she wanted to go overseas with Zhu Xuan, but she didn't want to respond to Tian yet.
"Then let's go together, but going to sea may be difficult and it will take a long time to come back." Zhu Xuan reminded.
"My brother is not afraid, and I am not afraid either," Xu Miaojin said.
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The next morning.
It was Xu Miaojin who woke Zhu Xuan up first. Today was the day to go to sea. She was more excited than anyone else. They came to the port together and led the troops to board the ship.
Zhu Xuan and the others took the Hongwu ship, and the Shenji Battalion and the Guards Battalion were arranged on two battleships respectively. The Shenji Battalion led by Li Niu went to the Panyu ship, and the Guards Battalion led by Wang Er followed Zhu Xuan's around.
In addition to the soldiers, there were more than five hundred servants.
"Your Highness, you must pay attention to safety when overseas."
Xu Qi led Panyu officials out to see him off and warned: "If you encounter any problems, come back immediately."
Zhu Xuan decided to lead a team to go overseas for trade, and he couldn't stop him. Before leaving, he didn't think anything was wrong. Now that he was leaving, he began to worry that if Zhu Xuan couldn't come back, they wouldn't end well.
According to Lao Zhu's character, he would not go on a killing spree.
"Don't worry, Mr. Xu, I will come back safely, and no one is my opponent at sea."
Zhu Xuan waved his hand and gave the order to set sail.
The two warships sailed out of the river at the same time, followed the lower reaches of the Pearl River, and disappeared in front of Xu Qi and others.
Xu Qi watched the warship go away and said to himself: "I hope it's really okay."
Hua Ying smiled and said: "I have personally experienced how powerful the Yingtian ship is. It is invincible overseas. What's more, such a big ship will not have any problems even if it encounters wind and waves at sea. According to the sailing speed, three or four ships You'll be back within a month."
"It seems right!"
Xu Qi temporarily put aside all worries.
The warship sailed very fast and came to the sea soon. They did not go to Nanyang immediately. They went to Annan first to replenish enough coal, and then continued to Srivijaya to meet Liang Daoming, Shi Jinqing and others.
Their first stop at sea was Srivijaya. The target market was Boni, Java and other places near Srivijaya. They first consumed a batch of goods to reduce the weight of the ship, and then went to the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea. But now The Suez Canal has not yet been dug, so it will be a bit troublesome.
Return to Annan, replenish enough coal, and continue heading south.
Cen and others, who had not yet been to the sea, all walked to the deck and looked outside.
Wu Yongfeng, who has been to the sea, is the first time he has been on such a fast ship. He also came to the deck to feel the feeling of riding the wind and waves.
"Brother, when did we get a little girl on board?"
While Xu Miaojin was running around on the deck, she quickly noticed a strange figure.
The little girl, Cen Hua, was following Cen Jing, looking with enjoyment at the place where the water and the sky met in the distance, and then at the seagulls flying and circling in the sky.
If it weren't for Xu Miaojin's reminder, Zhu Xuan wouldn't have discovered her existence.
Apart from a few maids, there was only one girl on the ship, Xu Miaojin, and now there was another little girl. She wanted to get to know her so that she would not be too bored during the voyage.
"Brother Cen."
Zhu Xuan said: "Why is little sister Cen Hua also on the boat?"
After hearing what he said, Cen Jing turned around and said with a smile: "I didn't want to take Hua'er out to sea. It should be more difficult at sea, but Hua'er insists on coming, and there's nothing I can do. We won't affect His Highness's affairs. .”
Cen Hua pouted her little mouth and said cutely: "I'm not a little sister."
"whee……"
Xu Miaojin smiled happily, feeling that this little sister had a bit of personality, and asked: "Is your name Cen Hua? Come on! Let's go play together."
Finally I have company again!
She missed Mu Yuanjun very much when she was away, and now she had a little sister who was about the same age as Mu Yuanjun, and she seemed pretty good.
Cen Hua was shy for a while, but Xu Miaojin pulled her to play.
Cen Jing said: "Your Highness, is it okay?"
Zhu Xuan said helplessly: "It's almost the end of Sri Lanka. Even if I can't stand the hardship and want to turn back, I won't have a chance. It will be too hard by then. Little sister Hua'er better not cry."
"Certainly not!"
Cen Jing assured: "Hua'er is very strong!"
Although Zhu Xuan is only one year older than Cen Hua, he is much taller than his peers, and his adult soul makes him act very mature, completely different from Cen Hua.
The two battleships continued sailing.
I don’t know how long it took.
A piece of land appears in front of you.
"Is Sriwijaya there?"
Cen Jing asked curiously.
Wu Yongfeng nodded and said: "It is Srivijaya. His Highness's warship is much faster than our ordinary ships."
The Hongwu ship and the Panyu ship were both built later.
Those R&D personnel have already upgraded their technology to a higher level, which is much faster than that of the Yingtian Ship. Zhu Xuan has also realized this difference.
Seeing the land right in front of him, Zhu Xuan shouted loudly: "Slow down and prepare to dock!"
Right now.
On Sumatra Island, people on the shore saw two large ships approaching. They all put down what they were doing and looked towards the sea in surprise.
"This is the same boat from last year."
"The grandson of the emperor who killed Chen Zuyi is back again."
Some people recognized these warships and shouted loudly.
Everyone here knows how Chen Zuyi died. Traces of the bombing of Old Port at that time still remain. Many people who witnessed the bombing are still shocked.
Seeing Zhu Xuan coming back, some people thought that Zhu Xuan was coming to attack them again, and they suddenly felt panicked and wanted to turn around and run away. Some people saw this and hurried back to tell Shi Jinqing and Liang Daoming to come out to greet them.
"Your Highness, why do I feel that the people in Srivijaya are afraid of us?"
Cen Jing asked doubtfully.
Wu Yongfeng knew some of the inside story and said with a smile: "Last year, His Highness killed the Japanese pirate Chen Zuyi here and scared everyone on the island."
Zhu Xuan: "..."
