The fleet finally arrived in Tianjin after six days of sailing.

Tianjin has emerged due to grain transportation since ancient times. After the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Tianjin became a water and land terminal for grain and silk transport in the south; the Jin Dynasty set up "Zhigu Village" in Zhigu; the Yuan Dynasty set up "Haijin Town" to be a military town and grain transfer center; the city was officially built in the second year of Yongle (1404), and it was the only city in ancient China with a record of the time of construction.

However, at this time, Tianjin was not as large as a metropolis of later generations. Its most important function is its existence as a military center. The imperial court stationed two garrisons, the left guards of Tianjin and the right guards of Tianjin respectively.

When the fleet where Yang Feng was located approached the port, a small boat immediately rushed forward and led the five ships into the best location and the deepest draught.

There is no way. In recent years, not only the Jiangning Army, but also the Fujian Navy has gained fame. Fujian's sea ban has been lifted for two years. In the past two years, countless small and medium-sized merchants who originally wanted to go to sea but were suppressed by sea merchants flocked to Fujian.

These fleets of many small and medium-sized merchants were loaded with ships of Ming Dynasty silk, tea, porcelain, paper, mother of pearl, camphor, cinnamon and other Ming specialties. Although some of these fleets that took huge risks were buried in the belly of fish, more people returned with a full load.

They brought back cotton, wool and products from Southeast Asia, Fuso and even Arabia, Arabian horses, iron, lead and zinc, diamonds, statues, coral, amber, shark fin, pearls and other commodities.

It can be said that when you go overseas to do business these days, as long as you can return safely, the profit you earn is at least one or two times or even four or five times. Although you will be charged 20% of the commercial tax by the Fujian customs when you come back, even so, they will make a lot of money.

The power of role models is endless. When people see the massive amount of materials and gold and silver brought back by people going to sea, almost all merchants are excited. Today, Fujian has become a window for the Ming Dynasty to open up, and there are endless merchant ships coming and going every day.

As more and more merchants went out to sea, the Fujian Navy began to become more well-known. Especially in the past two years, it first wiped out the Zheng Zhilong group and successively recovered the reputation of the Macau, Taiwan, and Fujian Navy, which intimidated the Nanyang, Fusang and North Korea areas. None of the merchants went out to sea didn't hear their name.

In the past, merchants in the Ming Dynasty had to fight against bad weather and vicious pirates when they went to sea. Now, this is not the case. The footprints of the Fujian Navy have been spread all over the Fujian and Nanyang areas.

Under the encirclement of the Fujian Navy, pirates in these places were almost extinct. The safety of merchants on these routes has improved a lot compared to before. Under such circumstances, it is naturally normal for the warships where Yang Feng is located to be received with the highest etiquette.

As the Marquis who is now in the limelight, Yang Feng's arrival naturally caused a sensation. The prefect of Tianjin, the left and right guards of Tianjin and dozens of officials all joined forces to welcome Yang Feng and his group.

Seeing someone coming to greet him, Yang Feng and Cao Huachun went ashore first, and a group of wives and concubines followed behind.

After the two got off the boat, an official in his red robe with a mandarin duck embroidered on his chest, about 40 years old, took the lead in greeting Yang Feng and Cao Huachun and said: "The lower official Guan Jingjie Assistant Tianjin Left Guard Commander Mai Tiancheng, Tianjin Right Guard Commander Tian Shijie and his colleagues have met the Marquis and Eunuch Cao. The two have worked hard all the way from afar. The lower official and colleagues have prepared some wine in the yamen to welcome the Marquis and Eunuch Cao. I hope the two can enjoy the glory."

"Drinking in the yamen?"

Yang Feng and Cao Huachun looked at each other, and a sense of confusion arose in their hearts.

According to the unwritten practice of the officialdom, officials either go to restaurants or go to a pleasure boat or a famous priest's yard, and basically no one goes to the yamen to drink. This is like later officials who usually invite people to eat and drink in hotels, and there is absolutely no reason to drink openly at the unit.

Cao Huachun's face gradually became ugly, and he sneered in a sharp voice: "Sir Guan, our family is just a small eunuch. It is already quite good if someone invites you to drink, and you don't dare to pick on it.

However, our family has followed His Majesty’s order and asked the Marquis to return to Beijing as soon as possible. It may not be too late to attend the banquet. I hope Lord Guan will take care of him more!"

Cao Huachun is a well-known good-tempered and good-tempered man, and even he couldn't help but sarcastically. It can be seen how unauthorous the prefect Guan was doing in this matter.

However, Yang Feng was not angry because he found that not only Guan Jingjie, but also the two commanders of the Tianjin left and right guards standing behind him showed a somewhat awkward smile on their faces.

Could it be that there is any trick here?

Yang Feng thought quickly, and soon he smiled at Cao Huachun: "Eunuch Cao, your majesty's will is important, but we are tired all these days. Even if we don't care, those women still have to rest. Why don't we rest here for a night today and rush to go tomorrow?"

Cao Huachun has a good temper, but it does not mean that he has a low IQ. The reason why he just pushed back was because this fact was too disgusting. Now he immediately reacted after Yang Feng said this.

With Guan Jingjie's years of experience in the ups and downs of the officialdom, how could he make such a low-level mistake? Since he did such a thing that was contrary to common sense, there must be his reasons. Thinking of this, he didn't say anything.

Seeing Cao Huachun agreeing, Yang Feng just smiled faintly, turned around and gave a few instructions to Song Ye behind him, then said to Guan Jingjie: "Since the Prime Minister Guan sincerely invites you, I will accompany you for a while. I think I have been an official for a few years and have attended many banquets, but it is the first time I have been drinking in the government office."

Guan Jingjie's old face turned red. He also knew that his actions were undoubtedly evil Yang Feng and Eunuch Cao, but the people behind him were really big, and he could not disobey him, so he could only do such a thing with a thorn in his teeth.

Yang Feng and his group were escorted by a group of yamen runners and 200 servants to the prefect of Tianjin.

Under the leadership of Guan Jingjie, Yang Feng and his group walked through the lobby to the door of the inner hall.

After arriving here, Guan Jingjie bowed and said, "Mr. Marquis, there is a noble man in it who wants to meet with the Marquis, but it is inconvenient for the officials to enter. Please forgive me and enter alone."

"presumptuous!"

Before Yang Feng could speak, Song Ye, behind him, angrily shouted: "What a noble man, how can you enter alone? What is your intention?"

"Crazy..."
Chapter completed!