My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 365 Meet Zhang Zhong Again
Ten days later, Zhu Zhanhe and his fleet arrived at Jinzhouwei.

Compared with when Zhu Zhanhe left, the port here has become much more prosperous. After all, most of the materials for the Eastern Expedition Army need to be transferred from here, so Jinzhou Port has become more important, and naturally it has attracted more people to come. .

The fleet needed to rest in Jinzhouwei for a whole day, so Zhu Zhanhe took Yixiu around the pier, so that he could experience the customs of Daming.

Ever since Yixiu learned that the Buddha Tooth Relic was sent to Daming, he was very eager to arrive in Daming as soon as possible so that he could pay homage to the legendary relic in person. You must know that this kind of opportunity is absolutely impossible in Japan, and even he was only in Japan. According to some records in the scriptures, it is known that the Buddha has relics left behind.

Now that I came to Jinzhouwei, although there is still some distance from the capital of Daming, it is already very close. It is estimated that I will arrive in a few days at the earliest, so Yixiu is also in a good mood.

I saw a lot of traffic on the pier, and there were hawkers doing business everywhere, especially the arrival of Zhu Zhanhe and his fleet, which attracted countless people to do business.

Jinzhouwei is a military port, and the only ones who can dock here are the sailors of the Ming Dynasty. The sailors are paid well, and they have been floating at sea for so long. As long as they get close to the pier, the people on board will disembark and buy wantonly.

Therefore, for the people at the dock, whenever a fleet arrives, it is an opportunity for them to make a fortune.

"My lord, is this one of the largest ports in Ming Dynasty?"

Yixiu looked at the bustling crowd around him and the vast and huge seaport, and couldn't help asking Zhu Zhanhe curiously, if such a huge seaport were placed in Japan, it would definitely belong to the leading large port.

"Huh? Jinzhou Guard is just a guard, but because of its special location, the port here is larger than ordinary ports, but it's not a big port yet."

Zhu Zhanhe was taken aback for a moment before replying.

He has seen many ports with his own eyes, such as Tianjin Port, Liujia Port on the Suzhou side, etc. These ports are all famous big ports in Ming Dynasty. , but it can only be regarded as a medium port in Daming.

Yixiu was extremely clever, and he immediately understood Zhu Zhanhe's words, and immediately praised: "As expected of the Kingdom of Heaven, such a big seaport is not even considered a big port. I really want to see what is the largest port in Ming Dynasty. look?"

"Soon, our next stop will be Tianjin Port. Although that port is newly built, it is not as large as the big ports in the south, but it is the largest port in the north."

Zhu Zhanhe replied with a smile.

But when the two were talking, they suddenly saw a commotion in front of them.

Zhu Zhanhe and Yixiu turned their heads to look, but they saw a few local young people, grabbing a Japanese man and wanting to fight, and the people around them also looked filled with righteous indignation, pointing at the Japanese man and cursing loudly.

This Japanese was brought back by Zhu Zhanhe's fleet, and he belonged to the officials of the Japanese province. This time, he went back to Beijing for a pilgrimage with Zhu Zhanhe. After all, this is the rule set by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the Japanese province is a newly attached place. , The appointed officials will of course have to go to Beijing for assessment.

Seeing that the Japanese official was about to be beaten, fortunately the officers and soldiers maintaining order at the port rushed over and immediately rescued the Japanese official.

However, during the rescue process, the Japanese officials still suffered a few black hands, and even the officers and soldiers who rescued people seemed not to do their duty well, allowing the onlookers to beat up the Japanese officials, and then slowly took him away port.

"My son, why do these people hate people in our country so much?"

Seeing this situation, Yixiu couldn't help but frowned and asked.

"The people don't hate you, but the Japanese pirates."

Zhu Zhanhe sighed, and then explained.

"Just last year, Ma Zong sent a fleet of Japanese pirates to plunder along the coast of North Korea, and finally arrived at Jinzhouwei. The defenders and the people here worked together to wipe out the Japanese pirates. caused a lot of casualties, so the common people naturally hate the Japanese pirates."

"So it turns out that the common people can't tell the difference between Japanese pirates and ordinary Japanese, so they naturally hate each other!"

Yixiu said to himself with heavy eyes.

"Actually, the people here are pretty good, because Japanese pirates rarely come to the north to plunder. Even if they come, they lose more and win less. In contrast, the Japanese pirates in the south are more serious, and the people hate the Japanese pirates even more!"

Having said this, Zhu Zhanhe turned his head and reminded Yixiu.

"Ichixiu, when you arrive in Daming, if it is not necessary, it is best not to say that you are from Japan, otherwise you may attract hatred from others."

"Xie Shizi reminds me, Yixiu understands!"

Yixiu nodded and said, but his heart became more and more heavy. The Japanese pirate rebellion was so serious that it even affected the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Although I witnessed a little unpleasantness, it did not affect Ikkyu's interest. Anyway, he is a monk, without the iconic Japanese hairstyle and clothing, and he is proficient in Chinese, so almost no one can recognize his identity.

After resting for a day, the fleet set sail again early the next morning, crossed the Bohai Sea a few days later, and finally arrived at Tianjin Port.

As soon as the ship docked at the pier, Zhu Zhanhe, who was standing at the bow, saw an acquaintance waiting for him at the pier.

"Zhang Zhong!"

Seeing the person on the pier welcoming him, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help shouting excitedly, the person who came was none other than Zhang Zhong who was sailing to the West.

Zhang Zhong also saw him at this time, and immediately showed a bright smile.

Zhu Zhanhe got off the boat as fast as he could, and the two laughed when they met on the pier.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, you seem to be darker than before!"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at Zhang Zhong, and then joked.

Back then, Zhang Zhong followed Zheng He's arrangement and went to the navy to adapt for a period of time. As a result, his whole body became dark and thin. Now instead of changing back, he is even darker. He looks a bit like an Indian assan. .

"You still talk about me, and don't look at yourself, you are not much better than me!"

Zhang Zhong also laughed while pointing at Zhu Zhanhe.

During this period of time at sea, Zhu Zhanhe was also exposed to the wind and the sun, and his whole body was also much tanned. Of course, he was much fairer than Zhang Zhong.

"When did you come back? How is my father doing in Tianzhu?"

Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly asked, Zhu Di's letter recorded too few residences, and he really wanted to know the details of Zhu Gaoxu's stay in Tianzhu.

"These things are a long story. We can find time to talk slowly, but you'd better go to the capital now. The situation with the young master is very bad, and it will probably only be in the next few days."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhong said with a serious expression at this time, he knew Yao Guangxiao's weight in Zhu Zhanhe's heart, so he specially reminded him.

(End of this chapter)