Under the bright sunshine, the two cruise ships sailed into the harbor of the South Sky Gate under the guidance of several man-made sampans. Under the sunshine, the red sun and moon flag on the cruise ship reflected the white sails and looked particularly conspicuous. Because the Ming Dynasty flag on the sea was not very eye-catching, at the request of the fleet, Zhu Mingzhong formulated a special flag for it - the Sun and Moon Flag.

In fact, the Sun and Moon Flags had already existed a long time ago. As early as a century ago, merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty saw the Portuguese and the Dutch merchant ships hung a national flag on the bow, which was conducive to the difference at the sea. Therefore, merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty also hung a "national flag" on the bow, indicating that they were ships of the Ming Dynasty. The Sun and Moon Flags were not customized and the colors were all different.

However, after the fleet returned from expedition to Myanmar, facing the difficulty of identifying at sea, he hoped to follow the suggestions of setting flags in the West to make Zhu Mingzhong realize that the Ming Dynasty did not have a national flag now. Although as a vassal king, he could not formulate a national flag, but could formulate a "navy flag". The red-bottomed sun and moon flag naturally became a naval flag. It is now not only hung for the fleet, but also for the Ming merchant ships, but is now also aired throughout the Southeast Asian region. To a certain extent, it has become a symbol of the Ming Dynasty.

Just like now, the identity of the ship can be distinguished by dozens of miles apart, which is more conducive to naval battles and the defense of the South Heaven Gate.

"A warship from Haizhou!"

Nantianmen, therefore, the name Simei, is the Nantianmen. When the people on the pier see the warships coming from the country again, some of them who had left their hometown for a long time were even more excited to wave their arms and whistle wildly, and welcome these fleets that have traveled thousands of miles to Nantianmen.

Only those who are here know what the fleet means to overseas. Only those who are overseas know the value of the local accent. When the warships enter the port, the people on the small sampan kept asking the people on the ship, asking if there are fellow villagers. When listening to the long-lost local accent, they even shed tears excitedly.

Such a scene is not common in the South Gate of Heaven, but every few months, there will always be several warships sailing here from thousands of miles away. The fleet always needs to voyage and always need long-distance training to understand this sea area.

"Do you know what it means to be a fleet here?"

Sitting on the Wanghai Tower, Li Shidi, who is the governor of Nantianmen, held a teacup in his hand and said to his friend sitting in front of him.

"It means the foundation of survival. As long as the fleet exists here, the sun and moon flag of our Ming Dynasty can fly here. Not to mention the local natives, or even Westerners..."

Li Shidi sneered with a slight slight slight sneering.

"In Nanyang, we cannot underestimate this place! It is not because of how many people we have here, but because we have the most powerful fleet in the entire Nanyang! As long as our fleet exists for a day, no one dares to ignore our strength. The power we have can drive them out of this land at any time. Why do they tolerate us to build our own strongholds here? It is not because they are so magnanimous, nor because this land is vast enough to accommodate all of us, but because our strength is not something they can challenge, at least the power we have here will keep them silent."

When he said this, Li Shidi looked very proud. He should have been an inconspicuous naval officer, but the opportunity just right pushed him to the front desk and became the first governor of Nantianmen.

As the governor of the Nantianmen, he has fulfilled his mission. Under his governance, after two years of development, Nantianmen is no longer the small coastal fishing village with only more than a thousand people, but a city with a population of nearly 10,000. Tens of thousands of acres of paddy fields are also cultivated outside the city. Immigration and exiles from China have promoted the prosperity here. It also makes this city one of the strongholds for the Ming people to be involved in the Southern Ocean. On the peninsula separated by a river, Ming expatriates have now discovered tin mines there. Soon, the large tin produced there will be continuously transported to the country, further increasing the connection between here and the mainland. Compared with the existence of military forces, this economic prosperity is the fundamental reason why the Ming army can always grasp the Nantianmen. Otherwise, for Jiangbei, Nantianmen is a burden, and no burden can last for a long time.

But now, the Nantianmen has gradually become a cow for Jiangbei, which can bring more economic returns to Jiangbei, and this is the foundation of long-term and sustainable development.

"What the Taiwan Manufacturer said is very much. If the Dutch fleet had not been afraid of the military power of our Ming fleet last year, they would have sent troops to Taiwan, so how could they retreat halfway?"

Ji Zhi flattered him, he was from Shandong, and by chance he came to Jiangbei by chance, and then entered Qinghe Academy. Later, after serving in the local government office for more than a year, he was transferred to the Nantianmen Gate at the beginning of the year as Li Shidi's deputy. Now the relationship between the two is not so much an assistant, but rather as a friend, so he often acts very casually.

The Dutch fleet he mentioned was the fleet led by Major Jan Fan Delang, who was sent to reinforce Taiwan last year by Batavia. However, when they passed through the Nantianmen waters, they happened to encounter the Qin, which was sailing to the South Ocean for long-distance training. The Dutch almost subconsciously thought that they were intending to attack Batavia, so they immediately retreated and returned to Batavia.

"It's just a coincidence. At that time, Major Yang Fan Delang and others were guilty. Although the Nantianmen Squadron had only three cruise ships, compared with their armed merchant ships, ours were all fast cruise ships with 40 guns, and the "Qin"..."

When talking about the "Qin", Li Shidi's face was filled with pride.

"That's a giant equipped with 108 cannons! Not to mention him Yang Fan Delang, even when I saw the Qin ship entering the port, I almost thought that the king was interested in attracting the Nanyang, but who would have thought..."

With a sarcastic smile, Li Shidi put the teacup on the table.

"But it's just a misunderstanding. They just came to Nanyang for a long-distance training."

"But even so, it scared the Dutch very much. I heard that Batavia was more vigilant day and night, fearing that we would hit him."

Although he was responsible for civil affairs, the discipline could also be known. Batavia was so nervous at that time. Even after learning that Zheng Zhilong had captured the city of Jelanzha, he specially sent officials to Nantianmen to ask if Daming was interested in attacking Batavia.

"That's because they are guilty,"

Li Shidi smiled coldly.

"If they didn't know that Nanyang was the Nanyang of my Ming people, how could they be so guilty? Besides..."

Looking at the sea in the distance from the Wanghai Tower, Li Shidi said in a plain but longing tone.

"This Nanyang is my Ming Dynasty Nanyang. Those Westerners have been here for too long. Sooner or later, they must drive them out!"

The governor's words made the mind of the Disciple appear in the words that the King said when he was practicing for them, the officials who served overseas.

"The South Ocean is the ocean of Southern China. Since it is the ocean of China, it should be up to the Chinese officials. You are the first batch of officials in the Ming Dynasty. When will this South Ocean be the South Ocean be the South Ocean of Southern Ocean be the whole point of relying on you all!"

Although the king's words are calm, discipline can feel the king's desire for the South China Sea. All this is just the beginning. Perhaps just as the king said, the road to overseas is a long way to go.

The journey is long and hard!

This is our responsibility!

Suddenly a knock on the door interrupted the thoughts of discipline.

He turned around and saw the naval officer in a white naval uniform and a sword standing outside the door, smiling at the governor.

"My Governor, I didn't expect that after leaving the military academy, you will become the Governor of the whole place now!"

"Save white!"

Originally, Li Shidi, who was still thinking about how to drive the Dutch, was driven out of the South China Sea, and immediately stood up excitedly when he saw the visitor.

"Why are you here?"

Wang Zhiyang, who came here, was Li Shidi's classmate when he was in the Naval School. They were even roommates, and they were always very close. However, later Li Shidi followed the fleet to expedition to Nanyang, while Wang Zhiyang stayed in Haizhou. He never thought that he would meet Wang Zhiyang here no matter what.

"Since you can come, why can't I come?"

Wang Zhiyang saluted Li Shidi.

"The Admiral of the Sixth Team of the Nanyang Task Force, report to you."

The Nanyang Task Force, this is a special fleet organized by the Zhongyi Fleet. They are stationed in Cham City, Nantianmen and Dingnan. The fleet has twelve cruise ships and gunboats, but there have been only five teams, three of which are stationed in Pingnan and two are stationed in South Tianmen and Cham City respectively. The Sixth Team is obviously newly formed.

"You were transferred to Nanyang?"

Looking at his friend in surprise, Li Shidi raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Aren't the king in the northern expedition now? How can the fleet draw out warships to strengthen the South China Sea?"

"The Admiralty Order."

Wang Zhiyang walked to the table and said.

"Besides, the Northern Expedition does not use many warships, it just needs troop transport ships. The ministry is afraid that it will not send warships to you, and you will continue to complain, so I was sent."

"Why don't you complain? Nanyang is different from the country. There is almost no naval matter in domestic wars, but in Nanyang, you can never leave the navy."

The friend's joke made Li Shidi sigh while pouring a cup of tea for himself and his friends, and then said.

"For the sake of the Northern Expedition, almost all the merchant ships were drawn away. Although they were merchant ships, they were also armed merchant ships. They were one of the fundamentals of our Ming Dynasty's foothold in Nanyang. Now... they were all drawn away!"

Then he raised his head and asked.
Chapter completed!