Cao Hao is not the first time to come back to Tianjin Wei, nor is it the first time to see a sea ship.

But the sea ship in front of him was obviously much more majestic than what he saw in Tianjin Wei last time, if it weren't for a pair of officials wearing patch clothes standing next to him, Cao Hao would have some illusions, as if he was not in Tianjin Wei, but in Guangzhou Port.

This ship was bought by merchants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces into the sea trade shares, and I heard that it was the shipbuilding technology of Luzon, which was much more magnificent than the official ship.

Boss Sun Zhu touched his beard and nodded vigorously; The seventeenth elder brother looked at the big ship and sighed in a low voice: "The 'Jiaowang' ship number is worthy of its name. ”

Cao Hao smiled and glanced back at Li Cheng who was standing in the crowd of relatives.

After seeking Cao Hao's consent, Li Cheng had already handed over the errand in Cangzhou and stayed in the capital.

Regarding his desire to go to sea with the fleet, Cao Hao did not express his position.

Everyone knew that the sea trade was lucrative, but apart from those merchants, there were not many officials who took the initiative to go to sea with the fleet. After all, in the eyes of people at this time, going abroad cannot be said to be a life of death, and it is also extremely dangerous.

If something happens at sea, there is no better chance of life than on land; Unless it is a businessman who is not afraid of risks, and there is no way out, who will take the initiative to do such a dangerous thing.

Li Cheng didn't want to give up this opportunity.

Although the Li family is an old household in the Internal Affairs Office, after copying this home, it was also defeated. Among the children, apart from him, the others are not reading materials.

If you take the road of the imperial examination and sit up from the seventh grade, I don't know how many generations it will take to restore the glory of the Li family; The matter of maritime trade is an opportunity.

It can enable him to go out to see the world and increase his knowledge; There is also an opportunity to build merit and occupy a place among the children of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The ship had already lowered its deck, and a vice admiral stationed in Tianjin Wei led everyone aboard.

If you want to go to sea for sea trials, it is impossible.

The son of a daughter can't sit down.

There is the seventeenth elder brother, the royal brother and the king of the county, and no one dares to act rashly.

Although the seventeenth elder brother was a little moved, thinking about everyone's difficulties, he also smiled, turned around the boat and got off the boat.

Next, everyone boarded the lookout of the port and watched several smaller ships shuttling back and forth on the sea, changing various formations.

This can also be regarded as a "military parade".

Although no one applauded loudly, there were many people who praised in a low voice, and the deputy general Yuan Xishan said humble words in his mouth, and it was difficult to hide the smug tone in his words.

Seeing this, Cao Hao wanted to stroke his forehead.

This going to sea is not the same thing as going to sea, in fact, there is no need for these small boats on a 10,000-mile route. Even if it is escorted by officers and soldiers, it must be a big ship that can withstand the wind and waves.

Now that firearms are prevalent, if you really encounter pirates at sea, such a small ship will not be used, and it should sink after two cannons.

The others were still watching with relish, and the seventeenth elder brother turned sideways, saw that Cao Hao's expression was wrong, and wanted to say something, but when he saw that there were many people following behind, he swallowed again.

Then, as the boat approached, officers and men stood on the deck, shouting at some point, but mingling with the sea breeze, making it difficult to hear.

Everyone was a little curious, and the seventeenth elder brother opened his mouth to ask, but it was just some old words praising the merits of the court and the emperor.

The wind grew stronger, and the boat parked in the distance tossed along with the waves. The team on the deck also began to be a little unstable.

The lieutenant general was a clever man, and when he saw this, he hurriedly said that it was "the sea breeze is strong", and invited everyone to go down to the lookout.

At the banquet that followed, the atmosphere was still warm.

Three-wire shark fin, stone fish in sauce, oden shrimp, dried hydrangea scallops, braised sea cucumber with green onions...... A seafood feast was in front of him, but Cao Hao was just feasting his eyes, but he just took an extra bite of the two dishes placed in front of him.

After the banquet, the seventeenth elder brother excused himself from the fatigue of the journey and pulled Cao Hao to retreat.

When he arrived at the post station, the seventeenth elder brother was not verbose, and said bluntly: "I just looked at Fu Ruo's expression, but Fu Ruo thinks something is wrong?" ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he hesitated for a moment and said: "The Seventeenth Master knows that I have been to Guangzhou a few years ago, and I have also seen many seagoing ships in the port of Guangzhou, not without small boats, but most of them are ships from the Nanyang Islands. Most of the ships from afar were large ships with artillery escorts. ”

When the seventeenth elder brother heard this, he was thoughtful.

Cao Hao continued: "Although the soldiers who trained in the guard station this time have already walked on the ground on the ship, they have not sailed far, so no one can say that it is good. Instead of training here and talking about military training on paper, it is better to go to sea for training for a few months. It will not delay this autumn's voyage, and if you find any problems, you can think of solutions in advance. Otherwise, when you encounter difficulties on the way to the sea, the court will not be able to reach it. ”

The seventeenth elder brother nodded and said, "Fu Ruo is the old man. Then jointly write an excerpt to the emperor and ask the divine will to judge. It's just that the words have to be considered, this Yuan Xishan is a courtier from the emperor's palace, and most of this training with a small boat was made by him. Even if it's out of place, it's hard to say it directly. Otherwise, it would be as if we were all together to embarrass him. ”

Cao Hao naturally knew that these officialdoms avoided it, and if there was no accident, Yuan Xishan would lead troops to escort him.

Also, with such a large fleet and tens of millions of taels of silver, if the escort is not in the hands of the emperor, the emperor will not rest assured.

Cao Hao and the Seventeenth Elder Brother reached an agreement, and the remaining Old Man Sun Zhu listened to their words, pondered for a moment, and had no objections.

The three messengers jointly wrote an excerpt of the request, and immediately sent it to the capital as soon as possible.

In the excerpt, he first recounted the details of this "military parade," casually praised Yuan Xishan, the deputy general of the navy, for his good training and the courage of his soldiers, and finally mentioned that the wind and waves on the ship of Guanzhi were strong, and unlike the calm and calm waves in the port, the officers and men of the escort should not go south in advance, leave the port from Tianjinwei, and go to the port of Guangzhou along the coastal road.

According to the original plan, regardless of the cargo ship, the officers and men of the escort did not leave the south until July.

Yongzheng saw the fold and his face was pale.

This Yuan Xishan is a native of Fujian, and his ancestors served under the Marquis of Jinghai, and he was brought into the Han army from the civilian nationality because of his merits, and he also got the title of Captain of the Cavalry.

In his early years, he worked as a guard in Prince Yong's mansion, and later served as a military attache in a foreign place. Although he is under the banner of the minister of the hidden mansion, he is actually not much more dignified than others.

This time, he was able to get the position of deputy general of Tianjin Weihaibing, and he was just the eldest of Yongzheng's shorties.

Knowing that he didn't use the wrong person, Yongzheng was of course proud, and he was very happy to get the three of them right.

Thinking that it was the end of the month and the Dragon Boat Festival was imminent, Yongzheng had no intention of punishing the seventeenth elder brother and Sun Zhu, and criticized: "The errand is over, you can turn around." ”

Two days later, after seeing this imperial pen Zhu Criticism, the seventeenth elder brother was really overjoyed, and he couldn't close his mouth happily.

Also receiving the order was Yuan Xishan, the deputy general of the navy.

Seeing that he was ordered to take the soldiers and drive ahead of time, and go south by sea, his face was a little heavy.

In order to train this team, he stayed in Tianjin Wei for more than half a year, and only galloped back to Beijing during the Chinese New Year to visit his parents, wife and children.

I was still waiting, and after the imperial court sent someone to accept it, I took half a month off and returned to Beijing to reunite with my relatives, but I didn't expect to leave.

Moreover, it is said that it is a "sea trial", but in fact, in order not to delay this year's voyage, their ship will not turn around when it arrives in Guangzhou.

Then I have to go overseas with the caravan, and I don't know if I can come back in the year of the monkey.

Yuan Xishan's mood is strange. He was already remorseful in his heart, wondering if it was because of the black smoke from his ancestral grave that he got such a seemingly beautiful errand, but in fact it was not good.

He was no longer willing, but in front of the holy decree, there was no other way, just facing a few messengers, and he no longer had the previous pride and calmness.

Compared with his reluctance, Li Cheng, who was also going south with him, was a little excited.

"My nephew thanked my cousin for his success." There was no one in private, so he also changed his name and said to Cao Hao very gratefully.

Cao Hao waved his hand and said, "Since you have a heart, I won't stop you much." It's just a 10,000-mile voyage, not stubborn, you have been weak since you were a child, I have to take care of a few points. Now in this 'trial voyage', the ship went to sea and took the sea route to the port of Guangzhou, and there will be supplies in several places along the way. If you can't afford to live at sea, get off at the supply point; If you go on this trip and do not change your original intention, and insist on going to sea with the caravan, I will fulfill you. ”

Li Cheng listened to his relief, nodded vigorously, and went back to the room to write a letter to his family.

Originally, he just came out with Cao Hao to see the world, but he didn't expect anyone to leave, and it was too late to return to Beijing, so he could only write a few letters to his elders and his wife.

Cao Hao watched him leave, his heart sank slightly, and he didn't know whether his connivance with Li Cheng was right or wrong.

With Wei Xin's lessons in the past, Cao Hao is not very optimistic about Li Cheng's going abroad.

Storms at sea, pirates, and their own health problems, which one they encounter, are all nine deaths.

Take advantage of this "sea trial" to give Li Cheng a chance, and it is not impossible to ...... the Guojun Palace, the inner courtyard.

From time to time, there was a woman's crying in the wing room, and many maids and mothers-in-law shuttled outside the wing room.

Seventeen Fujin, who was pregnant in October, came to give birth.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already prepared Wen Po to wait in the palace, and as soon as the Seventeen Fujin is wrong, Wen Po will come over and send the Seventeen Fujin into the delivery room.

In the delivery room with Wen Po, there are also a few palace grandmothers.

The seventeenth elder brother begged the emperor, and the emperor also took care of it, and instructed the queen to pick a few palace ladies to wait in the palace of Guojun...... Although it was full-term, the first time the Seventeen Fujin gave birth, the birth canal was ugly, and he cried all afternoon, until late at night, and gave birth to a little brother...... On the side of Caofu, he got a letter the next time.

Based on the relationship between the Cao family mansion and the county palace, Chu Yu had already prepared a heavy gift, and only waited for the "washing three" to bring the palace to rejoice.

After this experience, although it was a little dull, it had the love of being a mother on his face, and he was a little calm.

Although she said that her life was not bad, for women, childlessness is still a big deal.

After that, she was finally able to keep her head up and alive......

(To be continued)