"Isn't that right? In such a cold weather, it's difficult to survive, let alone guarding! It used to be okay if there were those brothers on the outside, but now there are only more than 20 of us left to guard this place..."
As soon as he heard that Liu Chengu cared about their feelings, Huang Laoji's eyes became wet. He seemed to have found someone to talk to, and he talked non-stop!
"What? From the outer forest to the shore, the only guards arranged by the Grand Governor are more than 20 of you?!"
Liu Chengu felt bad. It seemed that their father and daughter were involved in trouble!
"The Governor can hardly provide food for more than 20 people! If more people come, they will probably drink the northwest wind! Is the Marquis still afraid of accidents when he comes to our place? Why are you so careful?"
Huang Laoji stood on tiptoe and looked for Yang Ming on the hull. He didn't want Yang Ming to spoil the good thing. It was a rare opportunity to go to the island, so he had to soak in the hot springs and drink some wine. He had been staying in the forest for more than ten days!
In this kind of weather, you can't light a fire in the forest, and you can't expose your position. Staying for another second is torture. Huang Laoji begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother. He wished that Yang Ming would quickly let everyone else board the boat. He was impatient!
"Young man, you look more anxious than me! It seems that life on the island is unique! I'm here to help you call out the Marquis, please wait a moment! Brother Yang, come out for a moment~!"
It could be seen from Huang Laoji's eyes that they knew nothing about the ambush outside. It seems that Brother Yang knew the danger and wanted to shove me into the fire pit!
If the ambush was aimed at Zhang Gongjin, then they would definitely not be able to board the flower boat. It’s easy to enter the island but difficult to get out! I don’t know the nature of water, and I have a daughter who doesn’t know martial arts. After I get to the island, I will have to be manipulated!
We have to discuss it with Brother Yang first, otherwise it would be a big loss if we burp before we even see the giant ape!
"Brother Liu, let's get on the ship now! Our main mission this time is to cure Governor Zhang's illness. Don't think too much about other things. You will definitely be fine if you follow me. Don't worry!"
Yang Ming stuck his head out from the cabin and carefully looked at every corner of the flower boat. This serious look does not seem to be what Liu Chengu expected. Could it be that Yang Ming is not afraid of being ambushed, but is really interested in flower boats? !
"This... weren't you checking the cabin for safety hazards just now?"
Yang Ming's change of expression was so fast that Liu Chengu was stunned for a moment, as if the incident of flying onto the ship just now didn't happen.
"Brother Liu misunderstood, I'm afraid that the potential safety risk is that the boat will capsize!"
Yang Ming pointed to a middle-aged man behind him and continued:
"The proportions of this ship are seriously off. I was afraid that the visibility would be poor in foggy weather and it would easily hit the rocks! Later, I met this experienced captain and after talking with him, I realized that my worries were misplaced!"
Liu Yan'er jumped forward and watched closely, then she said:
"Could this flower boat be related to the former Sui emperor Yang Guang?!"
The middle-aged man's eyes shone when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, Huang Laoji glared at him fiercely.
"Mrs. Yang, these flower boats are the ones Yang Guang built when he went south to the Yangtze River. And the captain in front of me is the craftsman who was responsible for supervising the construction of the treasure ship back then. Let's go to the boat to discuss the specific situation in detail!"
The Marquis has already spoken, but you guys are still dawdling, what do you think? I've been freezing in the forest for more than ten days, and my penis is almost gone. Why don't you just let me get on the boat and warm myself up?
"Mrs. Yang?!"
Liu Yaner is embarrassed! Thousands of words were extinguished by just one sentence from Mrs. Yang!
Forget it (︶︿︶) Let’s get on the ship and talk to the captain about the specific circumstances of Yang Guang’s voyage to the south of the Yangtze River! This general surnamed Huang looks like a rough guy at first glance. He doesn’t understand etiquette and is nothing!
When Liu Chengu was still struggling with how to speak, the three women seemed to ignore Liu Chengu's existence and boarded the boat in disbelief and walked towards Yang Ming!
Yang Ming's two concubines just obeyed and boarded the ship, and his own daughter foolishly followed them.
Could it be that Young Master Yang has some other ingenious plan to break the ambush in the forest? Yan'er boarded the ship without looking back, which means that Shenquan Island and his party are not in danger? Or maybe Yan'er has been deceived by Mrs. Yang's words!
"Doctor Liu, let's go! We have to get to the island before dinner!"
When Liu Chengu wasn't paying attention, Huang Laoji knelt down and gave him a princess hug. Then he jumped onto the side of the boat with a flying step. His huge body landed firmly on the boat and shouted to the boatman:
"Everyone is here, let's start the boat quickly! I can't stand the humidity anymore!"
Following Huang Laoji's shout, the bottom of the boat shook with a rumble, and countless oars were thrust out from the hull. They quietly drew ripples on the lake, as if they were afraid of scaring something!
"Brother Captain, this flower boat is three stories high, and its size, tonnage and displacement are beyond imagination. If it doesn't run with wind power, wouldn't it be a waste of human resources?!"
In a feudal society, it was normal for people at the bottom to row boats. It's just that Huang Laoji said that supplies are in short supply, so the food for so many boatmen has nothing to do with the shortage of supplies!
"Going back to the Marquis, this group of rowing coolies have been here for more than ten years! Although they are slaves, they live relatively freely on the island. They work on their own and are very uncomfortable, even if the flower boat goes out every month It’s just necessary to recruit them to row the oars!”
Huang Laoji took Liu Yan'er and his party into the cabin to meet Yang Ming. Before he could light the brazier in the cabin, Huang Laoji slapped the servant, shocking the maid holding the drawings!
Yang Ming stepped forward and took down the time-honored manual on making flower boats from the plate brought by the maid. He then motioned to the captain to sit by the window and explain to him the principles of making and driving flower boats!
Yang Ming didn't pay too much attention to the episode of Huang Laoji beating someone. After all, it was the servant who was ignorant and didn't light a fire in the cabin in advance, which led to him being slapped!
"The water flow around Shenquan Island is quite peculiar. The water temperature is relatively fixed throughout the year, but the direction of the water flow changes all the time. If you don't use human power and use wind and ocean currents, it may yaw..."
While the captain was earnestly explaining to Yang Ming the principles of making flower boats, the beaten servant fell to his knees in front of sisters Jin Zhiyuan, kowtowing and mumbling in Goguryeo for a long time.
Yang Ming looked at this very ordinary-looking foreigner again. To be honest, if it weren't for the sisters Jin Zhiyuan, Yang Ming wouldn't be interested in the men of Bangzi Country!
"Husband, this man's name is Gao Shikamaru. During the Sui Dynasty, he came to the Central Plains to learn shipbuilding skills. He was also involved in the design of the flower boat. Later, the Central Plains changed dynasties, and he was left on Shenquan Island because of this..."
Regardless of her sister's dissuasion, Jin Zhini translated all the servant's words and told Yang Ming!
"Oh! Takashikamaru?! Ask him what he wants to do!"
If Shenquan Island was a military base, even if the people of the Tang Dynasty knew the secrets here, they would probably not be able to survive. Could it be that this alien thought he could leave here alive? !
Several braziers in the cabin were lit with the help of the maid, and the temperature suddenly rose, making people warm.
Huang Laoji hugged an animal skin, huddled up next to the brazier against the baffle and dozed off. In his opinion, it was a rare opportunity to rest, and he didn't want to waste time listening to the stories of this alien!
The flower boat moved forward steadily, and Gao Shikamaru danced and tearfully told sisters Kim Ji-won about his fucked up life!
"Husband, this Gaoshikamaru is also a member of Goguryeo's royal family. When he was young, he yearned for the shipbuilding technology of the Sui Empire, so he brought a group of elites to the Eastern Capital to learn..."
Jin Zhiyuan was afraid that her sister would add insult to injury, so she took the initiative to translate.
During these days of getting along, she gradually understood Yang Ming's temperament. Judging from his hand touching the shipbuilding blueprints, Takashikamaru's appearance at this time did not arouse her interest.
Sure enough, Jin Zhiyuan was only halfway through the translation when Yang Ming became impatient! Just like Huang Laoji, which general of a big country would be so bored as to listen to the grievances of the troubled royal family members of the subject country!
"Xiaoyuan, let this guy calm down first and sort out his thoughts. I will give him a stick of incense time. If after a stick of incense time, his appeal fails to satisfy me, I will leave here. !”
Yang Ming pointed to the position of the keel on the drawing and continued to ask the old captain for advice. In his opinion, Gao Shiwan's origins were unknown, and if he didn't have a certain value, he wouldn't risk asking Zhang Gongjin for it.
"Husband, Gao Shikamaru said that he has a very powerful naval team on the coastline of Goguryeo! If my husband can allow him to return safely and find his daughter, he is willing to bring all his subordinates to surrender to him!"
Jin Zhiyuan is a little incredible, what Takashikamaru said is a bit exaggerated! She had no choice but to lower her head and translate it word for word for Yang Ming.
"Marine Team? Are you a joke invited by Monkey? After living on Shenquan Island for more than ten years, you don't even know what the outside world has become! Maybe Goguryeo has also changed its dynasty at this time!"
Yang Ming scratched his head. He thought about the books he had read before, but he had never heard of how powerful Goguryeo's navy was!
Apart from the Myeongryang Naval Battle, Yang Ming had no impression of any other decent naval battles in Goguryeo! Besides, the equipment in the feudal period was so backward, how could any decent naval battle be fought?
"Husband, what does that funny joke invited by the monkey mean?! How should I translate it?"
Jin Zhiyuan sneaked up and asked quietly, interrupting Yang Ming's thinking.
"You tell him directly that I am not interested in his naval team, and I am even less interested in his daughter. If there is nothing more impressive, let him clean his ass and stay here to clean the ship!"
Looking at Jin Zhiyuan so close at hand, Yang Ming suddenly had an evil thought in his mind!
