In the Yellow Sea, a fleet is moving eastward on the sea. This fleet is not large in size, with only five ships, but each ship is the largest Fuzhou ship with a considerable draft.
Deep, with the flag of the Ming Dynasty hanging above it.
Five ships were lined up in a row, only a few hundred meters apart. The leading ship had the three characters "Kunlun" written on it in white dye.
On this big ship, Du Mingen was looking straight ahead with a telescope. Through the telescope, he could already see the outline of the huge land, and he couldn't help but smile.
"As expected, we are finally going to North Korea."
Du Mingen put down the telescope in his hand and sighed slightly.
Starting from Tianjin, we sailed out of the Bohai Sea and sailed in the Yellow Sea. We were finally arriving in North Korea. We had been sailing on the sea for six full days.
Six days is not a long time, but if you are on the sea, this day becomes extremely long. Although the Fortune Ship is big, it is only that big and can be completed in a few minutes.
Life on the ship is very boring, there are no entertainment items, and it is bumpy all the time. It is better not to get seasick, but if you do get seasick, life is worse than death.
Fortunately, Du Mingen does not get seasick, so he is in good spirits these days.
Last year, he discussed with Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin on the Wangyue Tower about going to the Golden Continent in partnership, but Du Mingen had already made up his mind to go to the Golden Continent in person.
So during this period of time, he was also studying at the Maritime Academy, eating and living with other students, learning the skills of sailing on the ocean.
Naturally, he couldn't miss this trip to North Korea, so he became the leader of this fleet, carrying a large amount of Ming Dynasty's goods and preparing to go to North Korea to do business. Of course, the most important thing was to train his team.
"Brothers, we are going to North Korea soon. After arriving in North Korea, I will book a Fengyue Tower for you, so everyone can relax."
Du Mingen withdrew his gaze, looked at the listless sailors on the deck, and said loudly with a smile.
"Haha~ OK!"
“Awesome~”
“The boss is mighty and domineering~”
When the sailors on the ship heard this, they all couldn't help shouting with joy.
Each of these people are young guys. As students of the Maritime Academy, they definitely don’t have food. They are very energetic. Now that they have been sailing on the ship for six days, they are all screaming with hunger.
Wolf.
"Haha~"
Du Mingen laughed happily when he saw everyone's excitement.
The five ships slowly sailed towards the land. Between the sea and the sky, the vast land continued to expand in the field of vision, gradually covering the entire field of vision, and a small port could be vaguely seen.
Incheon, North Korea, this famous port in later generations, is now just a very, very small fishing port. It is the outlet of the Han River in North Korea. There are basically no foreign ships. They are all small boats and boats used for fishing.
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"Ship~What a big boat!"
Someone discovered five large ships heading towards Incheon Port. Seeing the figures of the five behemoths on the ocean, the Koreans at Incheon Port were frightened.
Such large ships are very, very rare. North Korean ships are generally very small. They are small fishing boats used for fishing. Compared with the five giant ships on the ocean, they are like toys.
Soon, North Korean officials here at Incheon Port were alerted and hurried over.
Incheon Port is only 40 kilometers away from Seoul, the capital of North Korea. It is very close. You can even go directly to Seoul, the capital of North Korea, along the Han River.
Therefore, the Lee Dynasty of North Korea also attaches great importance to the Incheon Port. Incheon County was established here to specifically govern the Incheon Port area. Kim Jong-suk was the magistrate of Incheon County. When he learned the news, he hurriedly took dozens of government officials with him.
Arrive at Incheon Port.
"This is the Ming Dynasty's lucky ship!"
When Kim Jong Suk arrived, the five ships led by Du Mingen were already very close, and they could see clearly even without a telescope.
Jin Jongshuo recognized the ship at a glance as the Ming Dynasty's Fortune Ship. Only the Ming Dynasty could build such a huge ship, and he could naturally recognize the Ming Dynasty flag flying on the ship clearly.
As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea has always been dominated by the Ming Dynasty. From time to time, it would send people to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. When the king of North Korea ascended the throne, he also needed the Ming Emperor to confer a seal.
Successive North Korean rulers were all granted the title of King of North Korea as a matter of routine. They could only call themselves orphans and widowers, but could not call themselves me. They could only be called king or highness by their ministers, but could not be called emperor or majesty. Otherwise, it would be considered trespassing.
North Koreans are very familiar with the Ming Dynasty, especially officials like Kim Jong-suk. Not only are they familiar with the Ming Dynasty, but they can also speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, and are even Confucian disciples themselves.
In this era, the influence of the Ming Dynasty was unparalleled, and it had a huge influence on various regions around the Ming Dynasty. North Korea was the most sincere younger brother of the Ming Dynasty, and this remained unchanged until the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
“Get ready to meet the angels of heaven!”
With five great fortune ships flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty, Kim Jong Suk did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered preparations for the work.
Soon, a small boat rowed towards Du Mingen's five ships and asked about their purpose. Then he acted as a pilot and carefully led the five Dafu ships into Incheon Port.
"Kim Jong-suk, the magistrate of Incheon County, North Korea, respectfully welcomes the envoy from the superior country!"
The Kunlun slowly docked at the Incheon Port. As soon as Du Mingen set foot on North Korean soil, Kim Jong Suk and his people all knelt down to Du Mingen and others.
"Master Jin, there is no need to be polite."
Seeing the Koreans kneeling in front of me, the leader was surprisingly a county magistrate of North Korea. The official uniforms he wore still had many similarities with the official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty. They were both red, embroidered with birds and animals, and even the hats were red.
It is similar to the hat worn by Ming officials.
He, Du Mingen, is a businessman and his status in the Ming Dynasty is not high. In the past, it was impossible for officials to kneel down to him. He was the one who knelt down for the officials. Now when he saw Jin Jongshuo and others kneeling in front of him, he suddenly became confused.
A sense of pride arose spontaneously.
Looking further into the distance, as Kim Jong-suk and others knelt down, the North Koreans in the distance also knelt down in unison, not daring to be disrespectful at all. The entire Incheon Port was extremely quiet.