My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 162
Zheng He's so-called test was not set by man, but set by nature for all those who go to sea, that is, to board a ship and adapt to the cruel ocean.

"In three days, I will send a fleet to Quanzhou to deliver some supplies. At that time, I can arrange for Chang Wei to board the ship and get familiar with the life on board. Not only him, but everyone who goes to the West for the first time will have to pass through this place." This kind of training, if you really can't persist, then you can only quit."

Zheng He explained to Zhu Zhanhe.

"I understand that Chang Wei has never been out at sea before, so he needs to get used to it first, but I believe he will be able to persevere!"

Zhu Zhanhe nodded.

For Chang Wei, revitalizing his family is his strongest motivation. Although going out to sea by boat is difficult, I believe that with his perseverance, he will definitely be able to persevere.

"By the way, can you add another person? I have a friend who will go to sea in the future, but he will follow my mother's fleet, so I think he must also want to experience it in advance."

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly thought of Zhang Zhong, so he asked Zheng He again.

"No problem, let him and Chang Wei board the ship together, but this trip may take more than a month, and after they come back, the fleet to the west will officially set sail, so we must prepare in advance. "

Zheng He readily agreed, after all, transporting supplies this time is not a big deal.

"Why so early?"

Zhu Zhanhe was taken aback when he heard the words, he was going to sail to the west for the fifth time in a month, since Zheng He only came back last winter, and he would go to sea again in less than half a year.

"Some envoys who came back with the fleet last year will be sent back. In addition, His Majesty also wants to see whether the ships and goods prepared by each family can really make money. That's why we let us go to the West in advance."

Zheng He explained.

"So that's the case, how are my mother's ships and cargo prepared?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked again. During this period of time, his main energy was on the hot air balloon, and he didn't pay much attention to the situation of Han Wangfei.

"It's almost the same. In the past, it was mainly sea-going ships. After all, it took a while for new ships to be built. Fortunately, some old ships were eliminated during our previous voyages, but they are not unusable. They can still be loaded with goods just need to be repaired. .”

Zheng He explained again.

Zhu Zhanhe was relieved after hearing this, and then he and Zheng He talked a lot about overseas affairs.

Zhu Zhanhe asked Zheng He about his voyages to the West, and Zheng He asked Zhu Zhanhe about the places they hadn't explored yet, because he had seen the globe with Zhu Di.

At the end of the chat, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly stood up and said, "Zheng Neigong, wait a moment!"

After Zhu Zhanhe finished speaking, he walked to his study room, and quickly took the globe on his desk, then handed it to Zheng He and said: "Zheng Neigong, this is the first globe I made with my own hands, it's okay to stay with me." It's just a decoration, why not give it to you, I hope it can bring you some help!"

"This……"

Zheng He wanted to decline, but he really liked the globe too much, and this thing was really helpful to him.

Zheng He is also a very generous person, and finally took the globe and thanked him: "Thank you, my son, Zheng is welcome!"

"Haha, it should be like this. Many of the topography on this globe were explored by Zheng's inner palace. As for other places, the topography may not be accurate, so you can only use it as a reference, and you must not follow it. driving on the terrain!"

Zhu Zhanhe did not forget to remind at the end.

Most of the topography of the continents on the globe was drawn by Zhu Zhanhe based on his own memory. If Zheng He really followed the topography above, it is likely to be recorded in the history books of later generations: The prince of the Han Dynasty wrote a fake map, and Zheng He believed it. What, the fleet is wiped out!

"Zheng understands that when we first sailed to the West, we collected a lot of charts, and found that if we really followed these charts, then our entire army would be wiped out the first time we went to sea."

Zheng He laughed and said, it was getting late at this time, so he got up to say goodbye, and Zhu Zhanhe also sent him out of the house.

The Pearl and Hairpin Meeting at the Queen's side of the Han Dynasty also ended, and the carriages of the ladies of various families also left the mansion one after another.

So Zhu Zhanhe came to see Princess Han, unexpectedly, when he came to the living room of the inner house, he heard a woman talking and laughing from inside.

Zhu Zhanhe thought it was some noble lady who didn't leave, and was thinking whether he should come back later?But suddenly felt that the voice inside was a bit familiar.

So Zhu Zhanhe came to the door and took a peek inside, only to find that Princess Han was pulling Chang Sining to talk, the two of them didn't know what they were talking about, they seemed to be very happy.

Seeing that Chang Si Ning was there, Zhu Zhanhe no longer shy away from it, and immediately stepped into the living room to salute Princess Han, and smiled at Chang Si Ning by the way.

Although Chang Sining was shy, Zhu Di had already issued a decree to marry her and Zhu Zhanhe before, so he soon returned to normal, smiling generously at Zhu Zhanhe.

"Zhanhe, you came just in time, how about our pearl hairpin?"

Concubine Han pointed to a pearl hairpin on her finger, and said to Zhu Zhanhe very proudly.

Zhu Zhanhe is still wondering, it's just a pearl hairpin, what's there to see?

But then he discovered that not only Han Wangfei had a pearl hairpin on her head, but Chang Sining also had the same pearl hairpin on her head, which made him suddenly wake up.

"Mother, did you create a batch of pearl hairpins as tokens of the Pearl Hairpin Association?"

Zhu Zhanhe slapped his hands and asked.

"That's right, this is the pattern I drew myself, and then someone made a batch and distributed it to everyone today. If you want to participate in the pearl hairpin meeting in the future, you have to wear this pearl hairpin!"

Concubine Han said proudly again, taking off the pearl hairpin on her head and handing it to Zhu Zhanhe.

Since it is called Zhuchaihui, how can it do without a pearl hairpin, so she designed this pearl hairpin herself.

Zhu Zhanhe took the pearl hairpin and looked at it, and found that the whole body of the pearl hairpin was made of gold, and a ruby ​​bead was inlaid on it. The overall shape of the pearl hairpin was like a wave, and the head of the hairpin was shaped like a sea boat. It is in line with the original intention of the establishment of the Zhuchai Association.

"Mother is really talented, a little pearl hairpin is so uniquely designed!"

Zhu Zhanhe immediately offered a flattery, which was not flattering at all, and with a token, it seemed that Zhuchai would be more formal.

"That's right, and each pearl hairpin has a number, and each number corresponds to a member, so as not to be faked."

Princess Han introduced again.

It was only then that Zhu Zhanhe discovered that there was indeed a small "one" character under Zhuchai's hairpin.

"Why is Si Ning also wearing a pearl hairpin? Could it be that you have also joined the club?"

Zhu Zhanhe then asked Chang Sining curiously.

Chang Sining nodded, and Princess Han next to her replied with a smile: "I'm too busy, so I asked Sining to join the Pearl Hairpin Association and help me with some things."

Zhu Zhanhe also secretly smiled when he heard the words, it seems that his mother has accepted Chang Sining, this is to train her successor, so that Chang Sining will be in charge of the Pearl Hairpin Association in the future.

(End of this chapter)