Author: There are dragons in Nanshan

The three big characters of Zheng He were hung high, and on the deck, one instruction after another was being quickly passed.

"The cabin is ready!"

"The fuel silo inspection is completed!"

"The inspection of Tamsui cabin is completed!"

"The grain cabin inspection is completed!"

Jin Ying, wearing armor, came to Zhu Qizhen and saluted solemnly: "The second trial of Zheng He is ready, please give the emperor an order!"

Looking at the energetic sailors and crew, Zhu Qizhen was very satisfied.

Iron-clad ships are a powerful weapon for the country. Everyone on the ship must show unstoppable courage.

There are countless treasures and countless dangers in the vast ocean.

From now on, the Ming Dynasty's long-distance career will soon reach a new level. In the near future, these people will set foot on a vast new continent and plant the sun and moon flags in that rich and fertile soil.

"set sail!"

"yes!"

Jin Ying turned around and whispered: "The emperor has an order to set sail!"

"set sail!"

"set sail!"

On the deck, the orders were passed down and the cabins began to take action.

The sail fell and the anchor was pulled up.

Woo--

On the big chimney, black smoke slowly rose, and accompanied by a low roar, the entire hull suddenly trembled, as if the transmission system was starting to operate.

Next, the hull began to tilt...

The officials accompanying the boat were so scared that their faces looked like earth, and some timid, had already begun to fall to the ground.

Belin looked at the anxious crowd and said disdainfully: "Don't panic, you just have the hull turning."

The biggest difference between an iron-clad ship and a treasure ship is the sharp bottom. When turning the rudder, it will inevitably tilt.

In the fuel compartment, a large number of crew members were barefoot and kept filling coal into the boiler.

The second boiler began to start, and amid the huge roar, the hull vibrated again, and then slowly moved forward.

Although Ningbo Prefecture is located on the coast, many officials actually come from the inland and do not know how to swim. At this time, they found that the port is getting farther and farther away, and then they realized that the hull was already accelerating.

When I was parked on the shore, I felt a little more at ease, but since I left the harbor, people couldn't help but feel panic when they looked at the land gradually moving away.

No matter how huge the ironclad ship is, it is no different from a leaf in the endless ocean.

At this moment, many talents deeply feel how small human beings are in front of nature.

On the deck, Jin Ying finished the inspection and then returned to Zhu Qizhen.

"Your Majesty, it's windy outside, you'd better go back to the cabin to rest!"

Zhu Qizhen thoughtfully and said, "Golden companion!"

"I'm here!"

"When you first went out to sea, how long did you stay on the sea?"

"this……"

Kim Young's face looked a little ugly because it was an unbearable past...

“It’s about two months.”

“How does it taste?”

"Go back to the emperor, that feeling... is not very good."

“Isn’t it very bitter?”

"It's okay, it's just..."

Jin Ying's face was full of sighs and said, "Wandering on the sea, I always feel powerless in my heart. It's really... Life and death are all based on the will of heaven. I am not afraid of the emperor's jokes when I say it. At that time, I really can't stand it..."

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said slowly: "I can't stand it in two months, but the Peng Qing family's fleet has been away for two years and has been tied up thousands of miles away. How did they do it?"

"Mr. Peng is indeed... thank you..."

Kim Young really has nothing to say, is this OK slap in the face?

Zhu Qizhen was still standing on the deck, looking at the blurry coastline, he could clearly feel that the hull was very fast.

Driven by two boilers, the speed of the ironclad ship has far exceeded that of the sail power.

There will be times when the wind and waves are long, and the clouds are sailing across the sea!

However, as the speed increased, the officials on the ship felt more and more panic.

Most of them are used to the solid earth under their feet, and now they are floating on the sea, so it is normal for them to feel uneasy.

Zhu Qizhen turned around and left, but did not go into the cabin to rest, but patrolled every position on the ship.

In the fuel compartment, the ship workers were naked, sweating profusely, as if soaked in water.

Most of these people have never met the emperor, and because they are doing work, they have not noticed that someone has come in amid the noise.

Jin Ying cleared her throat and said loudly: "The emperor is here to visit everyone!"

When most people learned that the emperor suddenly came to the fuel compartment, they were unexpectedly surprised, and they were holding a shovel in their hands when they saluted.

"Keep to the Emperor!"

"Keep to the Emperor!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand: "No need to be polite!"

The boatmen stood up nervously, but didn't know what to do.

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "Thank you all for your hard work. When the trial voyage is over, you will receive all rewards!"

Everyone was stunned again, and Jin Ying hurried forward and said, "I'm not grateful yet!"

"Thank you... Thank you, the emperor!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing everyone at a loss, Zhu Qizhen said, "Okay, let's go and do it!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Because I won’t leave, the boiler will stop!

The boatmen reacted, but felt a little...unbelievable.

"That...is it really the emperor?"

"That's right? You haven't seen Eunuch Jin beside you. Who else in the world dares to let Eunuch Jin accompany you?"

"Quick...get coal quickly!"

"Oh, I forgot..."

In the cockpit, the helmsmen are holding charts to study.

There must be relatively fixed routes when going to sea and ocean, because there are many risks in unknown sea areas, such as ocean currents and reefs. Therefore, the safest route is to travel along the coastline.

In this case, you must be familiar with the situation near the sea. For example, when can you use ocean currents, which island can replenish freshwater, and changes in wind direction and wind power are summarized by countless experiences going out to sea.

Peng Qing initially insisted that the information in the Hanlin Academy's Literature and History Museum was incorrect because his ancestors had traveled far and had mastered a lot of information on the sea.

Moreover, he even has the importance of this information, and any problem will be a huge risk.

"Keep to the Emperor!"

Finally, when a helmsman turned around, he found someone in front of him.

He even took a step back before seeing clearly that it was the emperor.

Zhu Qizhen reached out to support the man, and then said to everyone who looked shocked and had not yet reacted: "I'm here to see you. You should be busy with whatever you should do, don't salute."

Everyone was even more surprised. When they saw the emperor, they would not polite. What is the rule?

Jin Ying said, "What are you doing while standing there? Why don't you take out the map and show it to the emperor?"

"Oh, here, here is..."

He was at the helm and was holding the map. It was obvious that he was a little nervous and stumbled when he spoke.

"It's... it's here..."

"take it easy!"

Zhu Qizhen patted his shoulder and looked at the map, which had just been marked on it.
To be continued...