After listening to Wang Mujiu’s report, Zhu Youjian decided not to visit Fusong City. He will take a boat to go south tomorrow morning. His most important goal for this trip to Southeast Asia is Lanzhu Province. Since Luzon can rest assured, he doesn’t need it. Wasting time here.
The sun just showed a small face, Zhu Youjian stood up and got up and played in the backyard of the hotel at will. He was already sweating on his forehead. Although the Mid-Autumn Festival had passed, the weather in Nanyang was still very hot.
The soldiers held a basin of warm water and asked Zhu Youjian to wipe the sweat off his face. Wang Mujiu just came in from outside, "Master!"
"Mu Jiu is here?" Zhu Youjian put down his sweat towel and asked the soldiers to take out the warm water he had used. "How about, what did you gain last night?"
"Lord," Wang Mujiu smiled happily, "We visited last night. This brothel was indeed opened by the Spanish. After Spain was defeated, it was taken over by the government. Now it has been sold to the local Han people."
"Ao, you said, the proprietor of this brothel is a Han Chinese?" Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "Where is the girl in there? Is there a Han Chinese?"
"There are not many Han girls, there are only three people. Originally there were a lot of them, but they were later released by the government." Wang Mujiu licked his face and said, "There are the most natives. The rest are Western women and women who look like black charcoal. Lord, haven't you seen anyone who looks darker than black charcoal? When you first saw it, your subordinates were shocked stupid."
"Haha," Zhu Youjian laughed, "Then tell me, what's the reason for the surprisingly expensive price?"
"Originally, when the owner of this brothel was a Spanish, it was stipulated that Western women and black charcoal women are the most expensive, followed by Han women, and the natives are not expensive," Wang Mujiu hesitated for a while and said: For a female, it’s only 50 wen for a night, while the Han is generally about 120 liters, while a black charcoal woman needs about 500 wen, while a Western woman is the most expensive, requiring at least two taels."
Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "Then how much money did you spend last night?"
Wang Mujiu scratched his head and looked at Zhu Youjian anxiously, "Lord, we can't bear Han women, we can't bear black charcoal women, brothers... The brothers mainly chose natives. In fact, Western women have nothing to do. I don't know why. So expensive..."
"Things are precious!" Zhu Youjian smiled. He advocated equality for all in Ming Dynasty. Although it is truly accepted by the whole society, there is still a long way to go. But why are these Western women superior? After entering the brothel, what is noble to speak of? If there are more white women, the price should come down.
But in Luzon now, it is impossible for a large number of white and black women to appear in a short period of time, but in any case, these Westerners cannot be made superior. Even if the Han is not supreme, Han women cannot enter the brothel and are even inferior.
"Mujiu, quickly send someone to tell the proprietor of the brothel that if the price of Western women and black charcoal women is to be higher than that of the Han, the Lord will seal his brothel!"
"Yes... Lord, the subordinates understand that they will immediately send someone to do it!" Wang Mujiu couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw that Zhu Youjian hadn't punished him for staying in the brothel for the night. He made a military salute and was about to go out.
"Wait," Zhu Youjian waved his hand, "Don't go directly to the brothel. As an imperial envoy, go directly to the government office and let them do it. In addition, the city gate official at the north gate yesterday gave you a commendation. One hour's time, one hour later, we set off!"
"Yes, Lord!"
In less than an hour, Wang Mujiu returned. Zhu Youjian and Fu Xiaojian had already boarded the transport ship, but the lucky ship sent out yesterday to look for Zheng Zhilong has not returned for the time being.
"Master, wait a minute, there is only one lucky ship escorted, for fear of insecurity." Fu Xiaojian has been closely following Zhu Youjian's side. He is a little worried. Although these guards are very skilled, they are different from the sea. On land, on ships, it is difficult for them to display all their skills.
"What are you afraid of? Now the entire Nanyang is the inner lake of Daming!" Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "Yesterday in Fusong, didn't you see an orderly city?"
Wang Mujiu also didn't agree to take risks, "Master, it's land, but the subordinates heard that there are merchant ships from other countries on the sea, and these merchant ships have firearms, so wait!"
"Now in Nanyang, the South China Sea Fleet is dominated by one family. Who dares to provoke us?" Zhu You inspected the Sun and Moon flags flying on the Fu ship. "When you see this, who dares not to stay far away? Besides, we are close to the coastline. Sailing, if we find an unknown fleet, we can abandon the ship and land."
"But... what if..." Fu Xiaojian was still worried. Although Wang Mujiu was also Zhu Youjian's personal escort, protecting Zhu Youjian was his most direct and only travel task, which was heavier than Wang Mujiu.
"It's nothing!" Zhu Youjian motioned the sailors to start the boat. "We are going south, and we will soon encounter the South China Sea Fleet. Maybe we are sailing in the inner lake of Daming, what accidents will happen?"
Fu Xiaojian had no choice but to let the sailors sail.
The ship traveled day and night on the sea for three days and three nights, and a huge northeast-southwestern island appeared in front.
Zhu Youjian stood on the deck, Fu Xiaojian and Wang Mujiu stood on both sides behind him, guarding Zhu Youjian in the shape of "Pin", although there was no danger in sight on the transport ship.
The faint sea breeze, mixed with a faint fishy smell, rushes from the southwest, gently and softly, the morning glow is emitting a dazzling light, and from a distance, the sea level shines like a jewel-like blue and white ribbon. .
"Huh? Where is this?"
"Master, his subordinates have never been to Nanyang..." Fu Xiaojian didn't know the island lying in front of him. He looked at Wang Mujiu, who also shook his head.
Zhu Youjian couldn't help, "Let the sailors who are familiar with this sea area come here!"
A sailor got on the deck and said, "Sir, this island was originally called Palawan by the Spaniards, but it has now been renamed Lafeng Island!"
"Palawan Island? Lafeng Island?" Zhu Youjian laughed, "Lafeng is a good name, but it's a bit untrue. Is this island so popular?"
The sailor couldn't tell the reason for the name change, so he could only follow with a smirk.
Zhu Youjian is in a good mood, "Xiaojian, Mu Jiu, tell me, how long will it take for this Lafeng Island and these provinces in Southeast Asia to become the same as the mainland of Daming?"
"Lord, there are far more natives in Nanyang than Han. It will take hundreds of years to become like Daming's inland!" Wang Mujiu replied.
"Hundreds of years?" Zhu Youjian shook his head, "Hundreds of years later, you and I are already dead, who can still see?" He said in his heart, you don't know the history of future generations. These places are too important to Daming. Taking advantage of the absence of international interference, it is good to be included in the Ming Dynasty a year earlier.
"Master..." Fu Xiaojian was just a pure guard. He didn't understand and didn't need to understand these military affairs.
"Have you seen Luzon Province?" Zhu Youjian stared at the sea in the distance without looking back. "Once these natives feel that they are living better in Daming, it is not difficult to join the Han people voluntarily," he said to the ship's side. After pacing for half a step, "According to the Lord, at most a few decades will be enough!"
"Master, really?" Wang Mujiu just said casually. Zhu Youjian's words made him doubt his own judgment. "Nanyang natives, but many times the Han Chinese, are they all willing to be naturalized?"
"You don't need to be all naturalized!" Zhu Youjian calculated that there is no United Nations. As long as the leader is physically eliminated, the rest will be a mess of sand. There is the Ming army here. You can pinch whatever you want. "In Daming In the face of the strength of, as long as some people return to their hearts, Zheng He went to the South and Western Oceans, and all nations came to the dynasty. Have you forgotten this prosperous age?"
"Master," Fu Xiaojian said, is your Majesty also a person of great success? "Do you need these small countries to pay tribute to the capital?"
"Are these small countries still there?" Zhu Youjian laughed. "The Lord does not need them to come to Beijing to pay tribute. On the contrary, the Lord wants these lands, and the people on these lands, to belong to the Ming forever!"
This is the sound of "dongdong" footsteps from the gangway.
Fu Xiaojian changed his color suddenly, he stroked the hilt of the sword with his hand, and sternly shouted, "Who?"
"My imperial commissioner, on the sea... on the sea... I found... an unknown ship!" The messenger ran out of breath.
"Xiaojian, let him come over," Zhu Youqian asked when Lingbing came to the front: "Don't worry, you speak slowly, what's the matter?"
"Two imperial adults, an unknown ship was found on the sea ahead," the messenger knelt to the ground and paused for a while before the words became coherent. "The lucky ship issued a semaphore and asked the two imperial adults, what should I do now?"
"Unidentified ship?" Zhu Youjian looked far away, and a black line appeared in front of him. Just now, he had been watching the sea along the sun to the west, so he didn't find it. "Are you sure this is a ship?"
"Confirmed," said Lingbing categorically, "but the distance is too far. I don't know if it is our ship or how many ships there are."
"Can't be sure?" Zhu Youjian asked the messenger to stand up, "Look at what makes you panic? Maybe it's our ship, isn't there a lucky ship to find Zheng Zhilong?"
"Master Hui, because I can't see the flag flying on the bow of the ship, I can't confirm if it's our ship." After Chuanbing stood up, he saluted Wang Mujiu and Zhu Youqian respectively. "The blessing ship in front passed the flag and asked us. How to do?"
"What to do?" Zhu Youjian asked, "What do you do when you encounter an unknown ship at sea?"
The messenger trembled and said, "Now that we have few ships, the two imperial adults are on board again..."
Zhu Youzhen said angrily: "Don't worry about us, just do what you should do!"
"Master, it's on the sea right now, shall we go ashore for a while?" Wang Mujiu approached Zhu Youjian and whispered, "What if it's not our ship?"
"No, wait until you see the incoming ship clearly," Zhu Youjian said to the messenger: "Let the transport ship postpone its voyage and increase the distance from the Fu ship."
"Yes, the villain is going to send the order." The soldier saluted and turned around.
The black spot ahead got bigger and bigger. Half an hour later, even Zhu Youjian could see clearly that the red, white, and blue flags were hung on the opposite ship.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The messenger just now got on the deck again, followed by a flag bearer, "Tell everyone, it's a Dutch ship, there are five ships in total!"