At this time, the crew of the Flying did not know that they were about to be in a catastrophe - a thousand-ton New Spain alone was not something that the Flying could confront head-on, and the New Spain authorities had sent four other 800-ton to 600-ton warships to follow the New Spain to the Far East!

Moreover, King Philip IV of Spain also issued an order to form the Eastern Fleet, and transferred Garcia, one of the seven captains of the Spanish Empire who had participated in the Battle of the Downs, from the Caribbean. Morality. Toledo Mendoza as commander of the Eastern Fleet!

This Garcia. Morality. Toledo Mendoza was so powerful that after the Battle of the Downs, he became one of the seven captains of the Spanish Navy, in which the Spanish fleet of 77 ships was caught off guard by 117 Dutch ships when they anchored at the Downs anchorage, and only seven of the bravest captains commanded their ships to fight their way out......

Anyway, Garcia. Morality. Toledo Mendoza is also recognized as a famous Spanish naval admiral, and has been fighting pirates in the Caribbean since the Battle of the Dons, and has never lost a battle!

With such a powerful character, such a powerful warship, and all of them coming to the East, it seems that Philip IV really wants to teach the new Ming Dynasty a lesson in the Western Pacific.

Tokugawa Iemitsu and Sakai Tadashiyo, who greeted the Flying and the visiting Ming Mission on the docks of Uraga Port Town, were stunned when they looked at the large pile of barrels and boxes on the docks.

"What is this?" Tadashi Sakai asked.

"Sakai Laochu, this is the supply prepared by the embassy for the Flying Ship." The speaker was Zheng Hongkui, the ambassador of the Ming Dynasty to Japan, who had been in Japan for many years, was very familiar with the high-level officials of the Tokugawa shogunate, and was a friend of Sakai Tadashi.

"So much?" Sakai Tadashi looked at the mountains of barrels and crates, "How long will these be enough to fly at sea?" ”

"There are more than 10,000 stone of fresh water and food here, enough for the Flying to last at sea for twelve to fifteen months!"

"So long?" Sakai Tadashi was taken aback, "A boatload of people staying at sea like this?" ”

"Sometimes it's like this, it's very boring!" Zheng Hongkui said, "Now the sea is not very stable, and the Flying Ship has to go to sea to suppress bandits!" ”

"Is there a flower girl following?" Sakai Tadakiyo asked with interest.

"Usually there are no flower girls......," Zheng Hongkui said, "but the embassy has arranged for prostitutes, and will arrange for the crew to take turns to disembark." ”

According to the regulations of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japanese women were not allowed to leave the country, but Japanese prostitutes were allowed to provide paid services to visiting foreigners...... In Nagasaki, prostitutes are allowed to go up to Dejima!

And when the warships of the Ming Navy docked at the ports of Uraga and Nagasaki, they would also refer to this practice and ask the embassies and merchant houses in Japan to pimp - the dignified ambassadors actually pimped part-time! So the average scholar can't do it, that is, Zheng Hongkui doesn't care, so his ambassador to Japan can't do it......

Sakai Tadashi nodded and asked again: "Do you have a small surname?" ”

"No," Zheng Hongkui hurriedly shook his head and said, "Even the Dao is forbidden!" ”

Sakai Tadakiyo shook his head sympathetically, "In this case, going to sea is really hard!" ”

"yes!" Zheng Hongkui said with a smile, "But it's still a little interesting to go on a short-term trip to the sea...... Lao Zhong, are you interested in taking the Flying Ship to the sea? You can bring a flower girl and a small surname, as much as you want! ”

"Really?" Sakai Tadashi showed a little interest, but he didn't agree immediately, but looked at Tokugawa Mitsukuni, "Lieutenant General, are you interested in going to sea?" ”

"I'm not interested," Guangguo said, "and I'm going to have to discuss the schedule with Prime Minister Wei of the Ming Dynasty...... You get on the boat and go out to sea for a spin, and it's good to have a good knowledge. ”

"Okay, then I'll go to sea and have a look!" Sakai Tadashi turned his head to look at the "giant ship" that was at anchor, and the expression on his face had become very serious and thoughtful.

The one in front of him was the most powerful warship of the Celestial Empire, carrying 13,400 stone and 40 huge cannons...... When will Japan have the same warship?

With such a warship, Japan would not have to be afraid of Spain and the Ming Dynasty, and Japan would be able to rise!

Japan must have dreamed of rising, and they have dreamed of this for a long, long time...... I didn't dare to practice it until Toyotomi Hideyoshi was in power, and finally gained valuable experience and knew that dreaming and practicing are different!

So now they still have to pretend to be grandsons, and they also have to make good use of the Ming Dynasty and Spain, so that they can provide arms for the unification of the Tokugawa shogunate - Japan can only rise strong if it is unified first and becomes a kingdom firmly controlled by the Tokugawa family!

However, Sakai Tadashi didn't notice that Zheng Hongkui, who was standing with him, also twisted his black face, which looked very heavy, as if he had something big to do.

Zheng Hongkui is indeed busy with a big thing, this thing is called smuggling!

According to the order he received from the Ming Cabinet Office, he was to prepare various supplies of up to 10,000 stone for the sailing ship smuggled to the Americas...... And there are at least 30 Japanese flower girls prepared!

The supply of 10,000 stone is easy to handle, but 30 Japanese flower girls are not easy to handle. Although there was no shortage of women in Japan at this time, Japan's primogeniture and rigid social structure prevented many men from marrying without a family business, and also reduced the value of girls...... However, the Tokugawa shogunate strictly forbade Japanese women from leaving the country unless special permission was obtained.

So there is money, Zheng Hongkui can buy 30 flower girls in Japan, but it is a bit troublesome to get them out of the country.

In addition, he didn't know how the smuggling boat was going to enter Uraga Port.

It is true that Daming ships can enter the port of Uraga, but it does not mean that they can enter and leave at will and are not supervised. Not to mention that Japan did not open the country, even if it had been founded, even if it was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it would not allow the ships of the Ming Dynasty to enter and leave without supervision. There would not be such an unreasonable requirement in the "Treaty of Clans" - the suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty was not used to cover smuggling and tax evasion, let alone smuggling......

And because Japan did not open the country and did not sign the "Treaty of Clans", it had very strict supervision over the Ming ships entering the port!

With the exception of a certain number of merchant ships (with seals) that were allowed to trade in the port each year, ships could only purchase the required amount of supplies, given that Japan had a limited amount of farmland and insufficient food supplies to allow a single shipload to be carried away, and the ships were allowed to stay for a limited period of time.

Of course, the shogunate charter will always exist!

For example, the Feixiang that is now entering the port is a special case, which can be filled with supplies of tens of thousands of stones, and can be exempted from inspection.

However, other ships did not enjoy this privilege, and once they entered the port of Uraga, they were monitored by the people of the Uraga Commission...... Not to mention sending 30 flower girls on board, even if you fill the cargo hold with supplies.

Zheng Hongkui took Wei Zaode from the Ming Dynasty with a question mark on his head, and then mentioned to Wei Zaode that the Japanese Sakai Laozhong wanted to go to sea on the Flying - this was not what he wanted to mention, but also according to the instructions of the Ministry of Rites.

And Wei Zaode also seemed to be very talkative, and immediately instructed his eldest son Wei Zhongcheng, who accompanied him on his visit to Japan, to arrange. Jones and Hao Feng discussed it, and decided to rest for three days, and after three days, they would take Sakai Laozhong to the sea.

I don't go far, just go to the Izu Peninsula and come back in three to five days.

After arranging for the Flying to go to sea, Wei Zaode followed Tokugawa Mitsukuni and Sakai Tadashi to Edo. Edo is not far from Uraga Port, almost a hundred miles, and you can get there in a day if you walk quickly.

So Sakai Tadashi could send Wei Zaode to Edo first, and then come back by boat...... At that time, he will also take the shogunate's navy to observe the level of the Ming navy up close and assess the gap between the navies of the two countries.