Before Zhu Hao left, of course he had to deal with his "posthumous affairs".
Now that the shipyard's purpose of building ships to go to sea has been achieved, and most of the shipyard's skilled workers have been taken away by him, it can be dismantled. Zhu Hao cannot create potential opponents for himself. Anyway, the existing ships of the Ming Dynasty are enough to deal with pirates along the coast.
The proposal to abolish the shipyard was approved by Zhu Si soon after it was drafted by the cabinet.
This is not to say that Zhu Si gave up his original dream of conquering the world. It can only be said that Zhu Si felt that the current cost of the shipyard was too high and he wanted to save money.
"Your Majesty, it is actually necessary to retain the shipyard. Building large ships will be very helpful for Jinghai." Zhang Zuo actually had reservations about this.
But Zhang Zuo was not guarding against Zhu Hao.
In the eyes of ordinary people, ships alone are of no use. The Ming Dynasty did not mainly rely on ships to defend its territory. Does Zhu Hao want to be a pirate and a Japanese pirate in the future?
But Zhang Zuo also felt that if the shipyard that had spent so much manpower and material resources and worked hard to build it would be abolished, then the emperor suddenly felt the need to build ships and go to sea on a whim, and it would be unrealistic to rebuild the shipyard at that time.
Already.
Zhu Sidao: "Let's abandon them first. Those boats are useless if there are too many of them. It's better to use the money in more practical places."
What he calls a "real place" is to help his father build his mausoleum and his ancestral home, and by the way, reward the queen and other women he likes, so he can spend money lavishly.
Zhu Si was different from other emperors.
He was not raised as a prince since he was a child. He knew the benefits of money and was very stingy. He would fight wits with ministers for money.
When he feels that something consumes more than its actual use, he will stop it in time.
For example, building a train or building a ship.
"Your Majesty, if Mr. Zhu comes back and sees that the shipyard has stopped..."
Zhang Zuo proposed a hypothesis.
Zhu Si frowned: "Isn't this Jingdao's request to stop shipbuilding? Oh, he made the request, and I agreed to it later. When he comes back, he blames me for stopping it for him? Is there still such a reason?"
Zhang Zuo actually wanted to say, could this be Zhu Hao's way of testing Your Majesty's attitude?
We agreed to work together, change the times, and build ships and trains, but then we just casually mentioned it and stopped as soon as you asked. So Zhu Hao didn't have any objections when comparing people with each other?
I was originally worried that Zhu Hao might not come back for a long time after going to sea. If he knew that the emperor was like this, his return would probably be even longer.
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On a sea ship.
Zhu Hao has been unable to get in touch with Daming.
He didn't care what Emperor Jiajing would do after he left. Anyway, they probably wouldn't see each other again in the next few years.
The time spent sailing at sea was boring. I could only see one scene, and my feet were dangling and I could not touch the ground. I felt like a helpless duckweed. Zhu Hao was more determined, and he was better off following the people who went to sea together.
, as the time at sea extended, many people began to have opinions.
"Sir, on the three boats before and after, there were incidents of people getting into trouble, and fights occurred from time to time."
Lu Song reported to Zhu Hao.
He came back from the first ship. This is what Zhu Hao said before. He had no precautions against Lu Song. In the first few days, he let Lu Song lead the way on the first ship. Later, he also asked him to summarize the information on each ship, using the deputy commander of the fleet.
He is currently giving a detailed report to Zhu Hao on his duties as an official.
Zhu Hao said: "Everything is in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Those who participate in the fight will be punished, and those with less serious crimes will be put in solitary confinement!"
"Sir, there are still people who are sick..."
Lu Song said something awkwardly.
This is also the biggest problem faced by long-term sailing, that is, if there is an infectious disease, it can easily infect a whole group of people on the ship. Especially these days, people actually don’t pay much attention to personal hygiene, and there are often thousands of people on a ship, and the place where they usually live is
Being cramped can easily lead to the spread of infectious diseases.
There is nothing you can do about it. If you want to establish your own power overseas, you must have enough manpower. There are only so many ships and they are so big. How can we not take advantage of the limited space to bring more people out?
"Gather the sick people on the same boat as much as possible and isolate them from other people as much as possible. We hope there will be no large-scale casualties before reaching the destination."
Zhu Hao is also worried that there will be attrition due to illness or something on the road.
Nutrition can keep up, and Zhu Hao also knows how to adjust the diet of these people, and knows how to treat illnesses and save people as much as possible. But the problem is still that this is a long voyage, and there are 40,000 people on each ship. These people are equal to
It is a case of immigrating overseas together, there are men and women, and even family members, so it will not be surprising what happens along the way.
Zhu Hao said: "We must prevent vicious incidents from happening, especially those targeting the elderly, weak, women and children. Once someone violates the rules, strict laws must be implemented to serve as a warning to others."
During such a long and hopeless voyage, those evildoers may have the evil in their hearts infinitely magnified by the environment. If there are cases of rape, robbery, or even murder, they must be punished.
Lu Song clasped his fists: "I understand the humble position."
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The voyage continues.
It’s late August in the blink of an eye.
The sea is vast, and we have passed dozens of islands along the way, including Hawaii Island, where we can dock to replenish fresh water, but Zhu Hao does not allow anyone except the crew to disembark.
Controversial voices in the fleet are increasing day by day. Not everyone is determined to reach the other shore. Many people are clamoring to go back, and some even want to survive on the nearby islands.
But because of the previous experience of the ships brought by Lu Bing, Guan Jing and others to the New World, and because the previous fleet brought back a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, it was finally able to calm the hearts of most people... People are thinking that although the place is far away,
But once you get there, you can mine for gold and silver, and you can also conquer barbarian tribes.
Those without wives can capture savage women and bring them back to give birth to children, while those from humble backgrounds can capture savage men as slaves...
When I return to the Ming Dynasty, I will return with a full load. I will be able to live a life of a master after I return, so why not work hard for the future?
Even if they do nothing, they can still get the most basic salary, which is money they could not earn in the Ming Dynasty for several years.
A little bit of opposition does not affect the overall situation.
On this day, Su Xigui appeared in front of Zhu Hao with a haggard look. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot during his time at sea.
"Little Master, I'm almost dying. It's not that I'm sick, it's that... I have an indescribable feeling in my heart. I just want to jump into the sea. Maybe I will be carefree in this life."
Su Xigui showed mental illness.
This is also a common situation among sailors on long voyages.
Not everyone can adapt to this kind of long-term life on the water. Their understanding of interpersonal relationships will be changed again because of the fleet's voyage. The logic of previous life no longer exists, but becomes a temporary survival law.
There are only so many people that you can usually come into contact with, and there are only so many things to do...
When many people are unclear about their future destiny, they will become anxious, which will lead to great psychological problems.
Just like someone had reported to Zhu Hao before, someone jumped from the boat into the sea and drowned in the dark, and the body was not recovered.
Personal losses have occurred unconsciously.
Zhu Haodao: "Dongzhu Su has servants to take care of him, wives and concubines, and even children by his side. How are you still not satisfied? What do you think of those who don't even have their relatives around?"
Zhu Hao actually wanted to say that you, Su Xigui, are really ignorant.
Others work hard to run boats, and many of them have left their hometowns, but you have brought all the people you can with you. It is still depressing like this. It can only be said that you have lived too much of a life of debauchery in the past, which has made you adapt to that kind of life.
The luxurious and privileged life suddenly makes you a crew member like ordinary people, and you start to get emotional.
"How long does it take for the young master to arrive?"
Su Xigui began to worry.
Zhu Hao said: "Based on the current calculation of walking twenty miles in one hour, it will take another month."
"So long?"
Su Xigui was a little discouraged.
Zhu Hao frowned.
Before leaving, I made it clear to Su Xigui that this time I would go out to sea for 20,000 miles. Even if I traveled day and night, it would take nearly three months. It would be fine if there was smooth sailing, but if there were occasional mishaps, or even severe weather such as typhoons, it would be fine.
Depending on the weather, this time will be extended.
However, as Zhu Hao knows, the Pacific Ocean is at least much better than the Atlantic Ocean in terms of bad weather. Coupled with the ocean currents between 35 and 42 degrees north latitude and the blessing of westerly winds, sailing in this environment is a blessing.
"Dongzhu Su, nothing happened on your ship, right?" Zhu Hao asked.
Su Xigui said: "What could happen? There are not many soldiers over there, but the only ones...see the women's eyes gleaming, I am really afraid of what will happen. The young master, if you sail for such a long time, if you get to the place before
If someone breaks out in a riot, what should we do?”
After all, Su Xigui was not a soldier. He was most afraid that those soldiers would covet his wealth and the defenseless women and children around him.
Zhu Hao said: "If you have to worry about all this, then you lose the meaning of going to sea. If the riot you mentioned really happens, there will be a chain reaction... What you can do now is to put your people in place and
The rules are firmly set, Dongzhu Su, don’t stir up trouble yourself, especially watch the women around you.”
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During this voyage, Zhu Hao believed that the biggest problem was the rise of Yang and the decline of Yin.
Before going to sea, there were more than 39,800 people, of which no more than 4,000 were women, only one tenth.
Originally, many people could bring their families to move out, but they are worried that their wives, children, and children will not be able to bear the bumpy situation, so they will have to work hard on their own. They expected to go back in a year or so and make a lot of money, so most people still don't want to
Making trouble at sea.
However, during such a long journey, their desire for the opposite sex was still great, so Zhu Hao also deliberately sent the most self-controlled soldiers in the fleet to control ships with women and children.
This does not mean that these soldiers will not become ruffians.
It can only be said that military law restricts them more, and the first batch of firearms soldiers trained by Zhu Hao were those craftsmen who brought up their families.
Because only they are more in tune with their own hearts and know better about safeguarding the interests of the entire team.
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