Compared with the sailors and soldiers who gave the sea, the civil and military officials of Nanjing City were more interested in Li Yuntian's imprisonment in Yangzhou City, and they inquired about Li Yuntian's attitude towards this matter from the people around Li Yuntian.

After the incident, Yangzhou did not usher in the storm that people expected, and Li Yuntian just handed over the case to Wang Lu for trial, as if he had forgotten the existence of this matter.

However, those civil and military officials in Nanjing City didn't think that Li Yuntian would let go of Yangzhou's officialdom so easily, and the dignified Prince of Ming would not be able to squat in prison in vain?

It's a pity that the people around Li Yuntian are very tight, so those officials don't get the slightest useful information, so they can only return in vain.

Out of fear of Li Yuntian, the atmosphere of the entire Jiangnan officialdom was clear, and officials of all sizes clamped their tails and behaved, for fear of falling into Li Yuntian's hands.

It was not until Li Yuntian left Ningbo Port in mid-May to take a boat to Xiaoliuqiu Island that the tense atmosphere over Jiangnan officialdom dissipated, but no one dared to be careless and still acted in a low-key manner, after all, as long as Li Yuntian did not return to Beijing, then they would be in danger.

Li Yuntian went to Xiaoliuqiu Island this time to inspect the resettlement of immigrants on the island, and it has been five or six years since the immigrants landed on the island, and he wants to know how the people on the island are doing.

It is worth mentioning that because the sea voyage is much more bumpy than in the river, Li Yuntian originally wanted Wen Du to stay in Ningbo Port, but Wen Du insisted on going to Xiaoliuqiu Island to have a look, and he never took a sea boat.

To Wen Du's relief, because of the sheer size of the three-masted warship, he spent most of his time at sea relatively stable, otherwise he would have been bedridden.

Li Yuntian's car is naturally the "Mingyang" three-masted warship, and because of Li Yuntian's relationship, the Mingyang has become the flagship of the sailors, equipped with the strongest vitality and the most elite soldiers.

There were only two three-masted warships escorting the Ming Yang on this trip to Xiaoliuqiu Island, and in Li Yuntian's opinion, this was enough to deal with the dangers at sea.

Moreover, with the extermination of the Japanese and the routine patrol of the three fleets of the Ming army and the navy, the Ming sea area has been very safe, and even pirates are not to be feared.

Unlike Wendu, who vomited a lot of meat and vegetables in the wind and waves, Li Shan did not get seasick at all, and walked around excitedly on the Mingyang, curious about everything on the ship, if it wasn't for Li Yuntian to stop him, I am afraid that he would have climbed the lookout on the ship in a hurry.

Among the items on the ship, Li Shan was most interested in the artillery in the gun compartment, and he couldn't put it down.

The Ming Yang was the first ship in the naval division to reequip the Jiangwutang to develop a new type of artillery, which could hit farther and more accurately than the previous artillery, the caliber of the barrel was thicker, and the power of the shells was also greater, which could effectively strike at targets on the shore.

In Li Yuntian's view, the position of the naval supremacy of the Ming naval division is very stable, and no country can challenge the maritime supremacy of the Ming naval division, and supporting the landing operation has become an important task of the naval division.

Moreover, in order to better carry out landing operations, the landing ship developed by the Longjiang Shipyard in Nanjing to be specially designed to transport soldiers for landing operations will be completed in July, and its appearance will greatly enhance the Ming army's landing combat capability.

To be honest, if it weren't for Li Yuntian's proposal, no one in Longjiang Shipyard would have thought of building such a strange ship with unique performance.

Li Yuntian was also a little helpless about taking Li Shan to Xiaoliuqiu Island, he originally thought that Li Shan's parents would soon come to the door after Li Shan went to the Japanese restaurant in Ningbo Port, but he was disappointed that Li Shan's parents did not show up until he left Ningbo Port, perhaps because they were too far away from Ningbo.

Li Yuntian also wanted to leave Li Shan in Ningbo Port, after all, he went to Xiaoliuqiu Island this time to be busy with official business, not to play in the mountains and rivers, and besides, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, in case of a storm or something at sea, even a small life may be lost.

However, Li Shan recognized Li Yuntian, and insisted on him, as long as Li Yuntian let him go with him, now is the season with the least wind and waves on the sea, plus the Mingyang is sailing close to the sea, and the Mingyang has a strong keel, so the chance of an accident on the road is very small.

When the Mingyang arrived at the Jilong Port on Xiaoliuqiu Island, the entire port was a sensation in an instant, and the people came from all directions, all wanting to witness Li Yuntian's demeanor.

Compared with when Li Yuntian left five or six years ago, Jilong Port has undergone earth-shaking changes, becoming a dual-use port with ships parked on the wharves.

Jilong Town is more than double in size than before, and in Li Yuntian's view, it can be called a county seat, and seventy percent of its residents are immigrants from Fujian.

Over the years, under the guidance of the yamen of the Jiangwutang on the island, the residents of Xiaoliuqiu Island have not only opened up a lot of wasteland, bumped into vegetables, grains and fruits, but also developed rapidly, and the fish caught not only meet the local demand, but even transport the local specialty fish to Fuzhou and other places for sale, which is welcomed by the local people, and the profits are very considerable.

Li Yuntian was very satisfied with the work of the military attachés of the Wutang on Xiaoliuqiu Island, and originally he was worried about whether he could solve the problem of food and clothing for the residents on the island, but now it seems that his worries are superfluous.

The special climate of Xiaoliuqiu Island is particularly suitable for the growth of crops, taking rice as an example, in Jiangnan and Huguang at most two crops a year, but Xiaoliuqiu Island has three crops a year, so after opening up enough land, it can completely solve the food problem of the island's residents.

Nowadays, the residents of Xiaoliuqiu Island are now free of food and clothing, and they are glad to have moved here, otherwise they would still be living a life of hunger and cold.

Li Shan has a soft spot for the fruits on Xiaoliuqiu Island, so he feasts on them, and is also very curious about the indigenous tribes, and has a lot of fun with the local children.

Due to the limited time, Li Yuntian did not stay long on Xiaoliuqiu Island, and set off for Fuzhou Port more than half a month later.

Like the port of Ningbo, the port of Fuzhou has now become a dual-use port, but unlike the port of Ningbo, it is only a sub-base of the Sea Eagle Fleet, one of the three major fleets of the Daming Naval Division, which is used to supply the Sea Eagle fleet with supplies and other matters.

In order to ensure the maneuverability of the naval division, it is necessary to set up a military port on the route of its navigation for it to rest, so Li Yuntian wants to inspect the construction of the military port and whether it has met his requirements.

Li Yuntian's arrival alarmed the Fujian political envoys, the inspection envoys, and the capital departments in Fuzhou City, as well as the Fujian governors and governors, and they all led their subordinates to the port to meet Li Yuntian.

Facing the swarming civil and military officials, Li Yuntian felt quite helpless in his heart, feeling that they were really wasting time and delaying the official business in their hands by doing so.

But in the face of the dignified prince of Daming, which official dares to slack off? The atmosphere in the officialdom is such that Li Yuntian can't do anything for a while, so he can only follow the customs of the locals.

The last time Li Yuntian came to Fuzhou was five or six years ago when he went to Xiaoliuqiu Island to suppress the Japanese, and Fuzhou City has changed a lot after not seeing it for many years, and the market is more prosperous, which is related to the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty.

As one of the four major cities of the Ming Dynasty, the location of the Fujian City Shipping Division, Fuzhou Port is an important port for loading and unloading overseas trade goods of the Ming Dynasty, and many businessmen have started business in Fuzhou in order to save costs, which has promoted the development of Fuzhou's commerce.

Just when the civil and military officials of Fuzhou City accompanied Li Yuntian to inspect the boundary of Fuzhou, that night, in a small forest on the outskirts of Ningbo City.

A dozen knights rode into the woods, stopping in front of a large tree in the woods, and several men stood in front of the tree, led by a stout middle-aged man.

"Did you kill her?" Seeing those knights coming, the stout middle-aged man asked expressionlessly, speaking in the Japanese language.

"No, she still hasn't come." The knights dismounted, and a leader-like knight shook his head and answered.

"Yaga!" Hearing this, the stout middle-aged man couldn't help but turn pale, and couldn't help but curse in his mouth.

"Chief, does she know that the child is no longer in our hands?" At this time, a man with two mustaches standing behind the stout middle-aged man couldn't help but ask, looking a little worried.

"Impossible, if she knew that the child was rescued by the loyal king of the Ming Dynasty, she would have attacked us a long time ago." The stout middle-aged man shook his head when he heard this, "King Zhong took the child with her when she left Ningbo Port, which means that she didn't meet the child at all. ”

"But in that case, why did she postpone the meeting three times and twice?" The mustachioed man couldn't help but groan when he heard this, and asked a little suspiciously, as far as he knew, the child was the other party's only son.

"People are greedy for life and afraid of death, and she is afraid that we will be unfavorable to her, so she excuses herself not to come." The stout middle-aged man couldn't help but sneer, and a look of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"Chief, if we can't kill her, how can we wait for the Lord?" A look of depression flashed in the mustachioed man's eyes, and he asked in a worried whisper.

The child in the mouth of the stout middle-aged man and the mustachioed man naturally refers to Li Shan, who has been robbed by them and handed over to Liu Feng of Yangzhou City for safety reasons, so that Li Shan's mother will not find Li Shan no matter what, and can only be led by their nose obediently.

But who would have thought that Liu Feng, an unlucky guy, would actually collide with the loyal king of the Ming Dynasty, even if his brother-in-law was Cui Hui, the prefect of Yangzhou, but it was inevitable that he would be imprisoned.

The stout middle-aged man and the bearded man didn't care about Liu Feng's life or death, and they were annoyed that Li Shan was taken away by the loyal king of the Ming Dynasty, and they didn't dare to fight the idea of hijacking Li Shan from Li Yuntian's hands unless their heads were squeezed by the door, so there was no doubt that the moths would fight the fire and kill themselves.

Due to the loss of control over Li Shan, the stout middle-aged man had to change his original plan, wanting to take the opportunity to use Li Shan as bait to kill Li Shan's mother, instead of gaining benefits from Li Shan's mother.

However, although the stout middle-aged man asked Li Shan's mother to meet him several times to discuss his redemption of Li Shan, Li Shan's mother did not come in the end, and only let his subordinates take his place, which made his carefully arranged assassination plan fall through.

Although he felt extremely annoyed in his heart, the stout middle-aged man had to say that Li Shan's mother had made the most correct choice, whether Li Shan was in his hands or not, as long as Li Shan's mother did not appear, then he would not dare to act rashly.

The stout middle-aged man knew that the more this matter dragged on, the more troublesome it became, and the more likely Li Shan's mother would know about Li Shan's rescue by Li Yuntian, so he ordered Li Shan's mother to come to negotiate tonight, otherwise he would kill Li Shan.

However, the fact disappointed the stout middle-aged man again, and Li Shan's mother still did not follow his threat, which made his plan fail again.

"Since she doesn't shed tears when she doesn't see the coffin, let's send her a gift and see if she wants a son or just cares about her own life!"

Under the gaze of the mustachioed man and the others, the stout middle-aged man's face changed a few times, and then he turned his head to look at the mustachioed man, and said gloomily, "You go and grab a child, chop off his fingers and send her over, if you don't come and slowly chop off other parts, I want to see if she can still sit still!" ”

"Okay." The bearded man immediately understood the intention of the stout middle-aged man, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he agreed in one bite.

He knew that the stout middle-aged man wanted to use other children's fingers to deceive Li Shan's mother, because the children's fingers looked similar, once they were chopped up, it would be difficult to distinguish the bloody ones at all, which would inevitably make Li Shan's mother mess up.