Chapter 1161: Come by the wind(1/2)
There are many officials, old and dizzy.
In fact, they are not worried about the dangers of this trip.
Such a big ship would not have sunk toward the deep sea.
As for fighting Francs.
this
This is a joke!
They have already left Dengzhou and headed south. Not to mention that it is a Clipper, even the Ningbo Navy's ship will not be caught up.
Therefore, this so-called attack is even more symbolic.
It is equivalent to His Majesty being resentful of the Spanish who did Franji and declared to the people of the world that since then, the Spanish have become the mortal enemy of the Ming Dynasty.
But even so, it's still unruly.
Fang Jifan's attitude was very arrogant.
How can you say get out?
To be honest, the boat is rolling on the boat and is about to go into the sea.
Are you still kind-hearted? You Fang Jifan has a loan to me, took my coffin book, and bought your house. Do you still want to kill me?
Everyone looked at each other, and their faces were twitching faintly.
Hold on.
If someone’s father dies, it’s the greatest thing to die.
At this time, if you are serious about a father, it will only lower your own situation.
then
Fang Jifan had already left, and the big guy had no temper at all.
In the cabin.
Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao stared at the charts. Dozens of staff officers were lifting pens to calculate, calculating the fuel situation and the voyage.
Zhu Houzhao was holding a slender rod in his hand, constantly tapping it in various seas.
Fang Jifan stared at the direction where the stick was going, and he seemed very calm.
"According to calculations, we can catch up. We can save a lot of fuel by hanging up the secondary sail. In addition, we have enough spare coal in the bilge and the pressure bay. We insist on Quanzhou, of course, under the conditions of everything being smooth. If we encounter a headwind, we can't say it."
"The Franjet ship has a faster speed than that of the Ningbo Navy ship. The report said it was too late to catch up. I saw that it was a bit exaggerated." Zhu Houzhao said, put down the stick in his hand, began to lean down, and started to calculate with a charcoal brush. Finally, he looked up: "Lao Fang, if he could catch up before noon the next day, then the big thing could be settled."
Fang Jifan nodded: "Let all the sailors and gunners rest now, and then they will be busy."
Zhu Houzhao threw the pen down and said, "Lao Fang, don't worry, no matter what, we will help you get revenge."
"What kind of revenge?" Fang Jifan said calmly.
Zhu Houzhao said: "What a revenge of father."
Fang Jifan was numb: "My father is not dead yet. Look, is there any letters sent by Huangjinzhou? If my father passed away, he would definitely send them. This battle is not a private grudge, but a public war!"
Zhu Houzhao really wanted to explain that based on his years of experience in surgery, if he had more than thirty swords, he would definitely die if he had to die again. According to Zhu Houzhao's serious temper, he had to compare this truth.
But after thinking about it, he shook his head and forgot it.
The giant ship headed south, and the sky became dim. Then, it welcomed the morning light and the sun was shining. The sea water was surging. Following the established route, the chimney kept rolling with smoke. The huge hull was walking at full speed between the red lines.
In just one day, dozens of people fell down.
These people vomited and had diarrhea, and were carried into silkworm cabins on the boat to rest.
Even if they haven't fallen yet, they are all helpless.
This old bone is probably going to be explained here.
People encourage each other and lament each other.
Emperor Hongzhi was in the cabin. This was a command cabin, not small, but His Majesty was here, Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao had to go to other cabins in shame to set combat targets.
Fortunately, there is tea on the boat.
Emperor Hongzhi was drinking tea, and Xiao Jing stood aside.
Li Dongyang had already gone to the Jamshaven. Xie Qian was from Jiangnan. He was accustomed to water and could maintain a little bit of the demeanor of a minister. However, the so-called demeanor was very limited, and he still looked pale.
The Minister of War Ma Wensheng also knelt on the side, and some ministers such as Liang Chu were all kneeling silently.
Emperor Hongzhi sipped a sip of tea.
He is quite proud.
I was not seasick.
I have been on the boat for more than a day, but I still have no habits, but I can understand the hardships of these boatmen and sailors.
"Your and others are only in the boat, but they can't stay. It's said it's hard, but these boatmen and sailors have been wandering in the sea all year round, but they still need to provide coolies. How can they stand it?"
A ridicule left the ministers speechless.
"Your Majesty, you've been out of the sea for more than a day. Is it time to return?" Ma Wensheng couldn't help but say.
Emperor Hongzhi said lightly: "Where is the ship now?"
"This" everyone, look at me, I'll look at you.
Everyone has no idea about this, I only know that everyone is on the boat, and life is very difficult on the boat, and other things
Emperor Hongzhi was a little speechless, but he was not good to say anything else, especially the death of Duke Lu and the attack of Dengzhou, which made him angry and had nowhere to vent. He looked up and glared at Xiao Jing: "Don't you know?"
Xiao Jing hurriedly bowed: "I'm a servant." Although he wanted to talk nonsense, he thought about it. In this sea, even nonsense was poor: "I don't know."
"What are you doing!" Emperor Hongzhi was angry: "What's the point of using me to ask you?"
Xiao Jing was so scared that his face looked like a dirt, and he hurriedly said, "I, I will ask now."
Emperor Hongzhi sternly said, "Ask? People are busy, and their feet don't touch the ground. What are you going to do if you are a person who eats a dry meal? Are you causing trouble?"
Xiao Jing didn't dare to say anything anymore, so he knelt down obediently and did whatever he wanted. Eighteen years later, he was another good eunuch.
Ma Wensheng wanted to say something, but he wanted to say something but stopped. Forget it, I won’t say it anymore.
The food on the boat tastes like chewing wax.
This thing is too rough.
Late at night, many people can't sleep. After all, when it's late at night, the vibration and noise on the boat are too high.
Sometimes, it is inevitable that someone will worry too much. If a wave hits you, wouldn’t you just die like this?
In this anxiety, I barely fell asleep, and the next day, I was awakened by countless horns.
The officials obediently arrived in the cabin, and they couldn't stand it anymore. As soon as everyone decided, they had to ask His Majesty to issue an order to return.
Dozens of ministers have arrived at the command cabin.
Emperor Hongzhi's face was not good either, after all, it was too painful on the boat.
After the ministers bowed, Ma Wensheng took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, it has been more than two days. I really can't stand it. I beg your Majesty to be considerate of me and return to the voyage. What's more, if Your Majesty goes sailing, the capital must be anxious. Although Liu Gong is in the cabinet, I am worried about the people of the world."
Emperor Hongzhi sat in the cabin blankly, and he seemed a little dazed. Duke Lu's death seemed to touch him.
"I remember, Duke Lu was sitting on a boat, traveling through thousands of miles of oceans, walking for countless days before he arrived at the Golden Continent, and it took only two days to go. So how much crime did Duke Lu suffer on the way?"
The ministers were silent.
"But" Ma Wensheng gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty issued an order to attack, and the intention was to annihilate the enemy invading Spain, but how could you chase after it? The Spanish Clippers and Ningbo Navy's Clippers are still too late to catch up. Besides, they set out in Dengzhou, but Chen and others set out in Tianjin Wei. How far apart are they? When the old minister set out on a voyage, he didn't dare to say that they were afraid of ruining His Majesty's interest. But now, it's like a thorn in his throat. I have to say that His Majesty's Fran can't catch up. The Duke of Qi wants to chase it. This is because his father passed away, full of national hatred and family hatred, so he became irrational. He knew that he could not do it, but it was useless. What's the point?"
After hearing Ma Wensheng's words, the officials nodded one after another: "Yes, if you catch up, you should strive to catch up, but it is too far apart. The Franchise, judging from the reports from Quanzhou and Ningbo, is coming and going like the wind, and Your Majesty can no longer have obsession."
Everyone persuaded each other.
Emperor Hongzhi also smiled bitterly.
In fact, he also knew that this could not catch up.
The reason why he agreed to Fang Jifan's request was just to comfort him, and at the same time, he was just to vent his anger towards the Spaniards.
This time, the Spaniard slapped himself hard. The slap hurts very much and is still hot.
Emperor Hongzhi just couldn't swallow this breath.
Of course, if he could catch up, Emperor Hongzhi would not have brought these officials together. He was the emperor. Even if he wanted to take the risk and fight against the Franji people, he would definitely be someone to drag the prince off the boat, let the prince supervise the country, and order all officials to escort him back to the capital.
Emperor Hongzhi fell into silence. He weighed the matter in his heart, and after a long time, he sighed: "Summon the prince and the Duke of Qi."
Ma Wensheng and others suddenly felt joy on their faces.
I have known that I can't catch up. Look, I have been chasing this for more than two days and I haven't even seen a ghost. I can finally go home.
go home
These two words are particularly friendly to them. It turns out that as long as this person goes out of the sea, he will have an unspeakable obsession with going home.
Xiao Jing was busy leaving and was about to summon the prince and Fang Jifan.
To be continued...