The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1239

[1239. Chapter 1183 The Unparalleled Giant Ship]

In the past, scum in the world was an insulting term.

But with the rise of the Scum King Bu Shi, it is said that this word has become a symbol of blessing in the hearts of countless crew members.

Many sailors’ families even carved wooden plaques in their own homes that read “The Scum of the World”, hoping to bless their loved ones who were sailing to sea.

These seven words have become a totem and a spirit. They are the indomitable spirit of all the subjects of the Ming Dynasty, who resolutely set sail to the sea, fight with the sea, fight with sea beasts, and spread their footprints all over the five continents of the world.

People looked at Wang Bushi with envy.

Suddenly there is a way, even if you get scolded, you can make a name that will go down in history. This world is really exciting.

…

Now, a new idea arises in everyone’s mind.

This thing is so huge, is it… really unsinkable?

It looks… unreliable.

Especially a big chimney, standing on the ship, looks very eye-catching.

People raised their binoculars one after another.

At this time, a large number of carefully selected sailors and crew members were already riding sampans towards the giant ship.

They paddled, creating ripples on the sea.

Zhu Houzhao’s eyes shone with excitement, and he took the initiative to invite Ying and said: “Father, my son and I are also going to board the ship.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face sank.

This guy… wants to cause trouble again.

Zhu Houzhao had a bitter look on his face: “Father, please rest assured, search and rescue boats have been prepared nearby. I learned how to swim specially a few days ago, and now, it is no longer a problem. Besides, I have said , this steamship is the result of several years of hard work. In order to build this ship, I have been working hard every day without having a good meal or a good night’s sleep. Father, there is no danger. No matter what, I will be on this ship…”

Emperor Hongzhi pondered, silent.

Fang Jifan also said: “Your Majesty, my son also wants to board the ship.”

“Why?” Seeing that Fang Jifan rarely opened his mouth, Fang Jifan used to be chattering, but in recent days, he has been silent. Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi saw As he spoke, he felt a little more relaxed.

Fang Jifan said: “My son spent nearly ten million taels of silver to build this ship. My son also wants to board the ship and see what the sea is like.”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned.

He could understand Fang Jifan’s mood. His father died in a foreign land, thousands of miles away.

As a son of man, maybe he just wants to board the ship to pay homage and remember him.

Although this kid looks very strong on the surface, Hong Zhi knows that this guy must be very anxious.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: It will take some time for such a big ship to sink.

Zhu Houzhao had a headache when he heard the word “Chen

” .

Emperor Hongzhi squinted his eyes and faced the sea breeze: “This ship was built by my son and son-in-law. How can I not trust them?” If someone comes, I will board the ship too. “

Your Majesty…” Xiao Jing beside him was so frightened that he peed. He didn’t want to be a guinea pig. If Your Majesty boarded the ship, wouldn’t he also follow him?

As the saying goes, if a gentleman doesn’t stand behind a dangerous wall, how can your Majesty’s daughter’s son take the test? Danger.

Xiao Jing hurriedly said: “Your Majesty, I’m afraid that if the officials find out, they will have to…”

He didn’t dare to say that he wanted to dissuade His Majesty, so he simply pulled the officials out.

Emperor Hongzhi said with a cold face. If you want to dissuade them, then board the ship with me to dissuade them. Whatever I do is wrong, but if it suits their wishes, then the Nine-Five Lord will be just a puppet in the palace. If you don’t board the ship Ship, I don’t know the suffering of the soldiers and the people. I am a real dragon, how can it be that the sea water drowns the real dragon? “

It actually makes sense.

Although feudal superstition is unacceptable.

But in this era, even people who don’t believe in ghosts and gods more or less like all kinds of beautiful meanings.

Emperor Hongzhi gave an order, but Zhu Houzhao happily asked The people prepared the sampan, and Emperor Hongzhi boarded it first. Zhu Houzhao, Fang Jifan, Xiao Jing, and several personal guards also got on board. Emperor Hongzhi sat in the middle of the

sampan

, looking cool and elegant.

The first person, picking his nose, looked at the line of sea and sky in the distance, as if he could see through to the other side of the Pacific Ocean with a single glance.

He took the oar and directed Xiao Jing and others to paddle the boatman.

He

looked very dissatisfied.

A dozen people were rowing together on a sampan.

This was great. But when we got to our place, there was no movement on the sampan.

It’s just Xiao Jing who is paddling. There are two other people on this sampan who are only responsible for carrying loads, but they are here to eat dry food.

As a last resort, Zhu Houzhao took off his python robe, revealing his strong biceps and howling. He picked up the oar and rowed hard.

On the other side… On the viewing platform, the officials were tutting and talking about all kinds of gossip.

It must be said that the scholar-officials were sitting here in a very leisurely and unique manner. Just sit down, enjoy the wind, take a look at the scenery with a telescope, and just make some comments about the good and bad.

But at this time, someone suddenly said: “Your Majesty… Where is your Majesty? Where did you go?” . “

Everyone cheered up and picked up binoculars to search.

Suddenly, someone wailed: “Your Majesty… he got on the sampan and headed towards the giant ship.”

Suddenly, the happy mood disappeared and everyone was confused.

Your Majesty…what kind of trouble is this?

Why do you look at it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the man named Fang are becoming more and more like human traffickers. Now they are carrying His Majesty, going to the sky and into the sea, and doing whatever they want!

But now…the sampan has gone far away, and across the water, everyone can only stamp their feet and curse.

………

The sampan approached the giant ship.

At this time, on the giant ship, someone had already hung down the basket.

Several people got on the basket and were hoisted directly onto the huge ship.

If you don’t get close to this ship and be in it, you won’t be able to discover the majesty of this ship.

Emperor Hongzhi went on the deck and looked at the ocean from a distance. He found that the scenery was completely different, and his mood also changed accordingly.

There seemed to be thousands of tides under his feet, hitting the hull. The hull remained motionless, but… Emperor Hongzhi still felt that his feet were shaking a bit.

A large number of military attachés from the ship came one after another and shouted loudly: “The sail cabin has been assembled.”

“The wheel cabin has been assembled.”

“The gun cabin is ready.”

“The boiler cabin is ready…”

Zhu Houzhao could no longer care about Emperor Hongzhi. , the whole person was jumping for joy on the deck, this was made by myself, it is my own.

He was on the deck, jumping up and down happily: “Weight anchor, lift anchor, lower sails, prepare to start the furnace, chart, get the chart, follow the designated route, prepare to set off!”

The sails dropped.

The anchor pulls up.

The ship began to rock.

Then, lower down, there was a rumbling sound.

Fang Jifan looked into the distance blankly.

There are fewer boilers.

Immediately afterwards, the chimney began to emit thick smoke.

The entire hull shook slightly, as if the transmission system started to move.

Immediately afterwards, the ship’s hull tilted slightly to one side.

Emperor Hongzhi’s face turned pale with fear.

Xiao Jing even screamed.

Fang Jifan said calmly: “This is turning…”

There was a sharp bottom under the ship. At this moment, the huge hull began to cut through the sea water, and slowly rolled out waves.

Zhu Houzhao was nervously in the boiler room, with a large number of people constantly replenishing coal.

The hull began to rumble and vibrate, but soon, the hull began to move, and the speed gradually began to increase. Zhu Houzhao rushed out of the cabin excitedly, and then he saw the land in Tianjin Port. He followed him and began to recover. Come farther and farther.

Theory… turned into reality.

Zhu Houzhao faced the sea breeze, almost bursting into tears. He screamed strangely: “Hahahahaha… Come here, come here, a bunch of dogs are moving for me, hahaha…”

He opened his arms wildly to welcome the sea breeze. , just like Jack, the hero of Titanic.

Unexpectedly, the soles of his feet were unstable and he fell down. He rolled twice on the deck, but he stood up again as if nothing happened.

………

All personnel on the ship are in place, and everyone is performing their duties.

Although many people are coordinating, there are still some problems.

But… soon, everyone got used to it.

………

On the shore, people looked at the large chimney rising up into the sky, the billowing smoke, covering the ship, slowly leaving a shadow of the ship. People were shocked, but also couldn’t help but feel worried. stand up.

“Hurry, hurry, we need to escort. Those damn ships, why are they so slow?”

The escort ship had already set off, but… soon, it was left behind by the steamship Wang Bushi, the scum of the world.

………

Emperor Hongzhi watched the mainland go away, and looked behind him at several huge clippers getting further and further away.

Soon, those clippers, even with their sails inflated, became smaller and smaller in front of his eyes, and eventually became blurred black spots.

Emperor Hongzhi took a breath of cold air.

This ship…

is so fast.

Comes and goes like the wind.

In his heart, he was still worried and afraid of something.

But… it’s understandable. People are used to having the solid porcelain ground under their feet, but on this floating ship, they will inevitably feel uneasy.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but sigh: “It’s so ingenious that there can be such fantastic ideas in the world, and yet such fantastic ideas can be turned into reality. It’s really eye-opening for me.”

He said .

Fang Jifan, who was in a daze on the side, said: “Let’s go, Jifan, accompany me to the boiler room to have a look.”

“Oh.” Fang Jifan dug something out of his nostril, flicked his nails, and the thing went away with the sea breeze.

Gone with the wind, it seems that Fang Jifan’s kindness is still there.

Fang Jifan cheered up and cheered up. From today on, I, Fang Jifan, will no longer be the kind-hearted self he once was.

……………………

Thank you for having an additional leader in this book, classmate ‘Xunshu Le’, and I would like to pay my respects. Also, I am in a hurry for monthly tickets, so I am crying and begging for monthly tickets.

(End of chapter)