At Tianjin Port, as the news that the fleet was about to return came back, the entire Tianjin Port was crowded with people watching the fun. Not only the locals in Tianjin came to watch the fun, but there were even well-informed people from the capital.
We came here in a hurry, ready to see what good things the fleet brought back from Golden Island.
The huge Tianjin Port is crowded with people. Countless people are waiting anxiously and discussing with each other the fleet heading to Golden Continent.
"They are finally back. It has been more than a year. I thought they had been buried in the sea. There was no news for more than a year. Now they are finally back."
"I happened to be here when they set out. I still clearly remember that it was the first day of June in the 11th year of Hongzhi. At that time, it was almost the same as now. The entire Tianjin port was crowded."
Old Man Ding is a native of Tianjin. When he has nothing to do, his favorite thing to do is to wander around the Tianjin Port. He can always see something new, which gives him bragging rights.
"Old man Ding, tell me, have they reached Golden Continent?"
Someone next to me asked.
"Nonsense, after more than a year, I must have arrived at Golden Continent, otherwise I would have come back long ago."
Old Man Ding said with certainty.
"Then is this Golden Continent really filled with gold?"
Someone else asked with concern.
"How do I know this? I didn't go to Golden Continent. When the fleet comes back, I'll know how much gold they brought back. You should know it. Mr. Liu will not lie."
"Our current prosperity and wealth in Tianjin are not all thanks to Mr. Liu. He is the number one scholar. How could he lie to others? If he said that the Golden Continent is full of gold, then the whole place is full of gold."
Old man Ding said with great certainty that everyone in the Tianjin area was very convinced of Liu Jin. Tianjin is now the most prosperous and largest city in the entire Ming Dynasty besides the capital.
Even because Tianjin does not have many of the restrictions of the capital, the development of Tianjin City is even more rapid, and the population has exceeded two million.
Here in Tianjin New Town, there are row upon row of high-rise buildings, spacious cement roads, and a large number of factories and workshops. It is full of vitality and is developing extremely rapidly.
There is no doubt that the people who benefit the most from the development of Tianjin are Tianjin locals. Every Tianjin person can clearly feel that life is getting better and easier.
Naturally, I was also full of gratitude towards Liu Jin. Here in Tianjin, if someone spoke ill of Liu Jin, they might get a black nose and a swollen face.
"Old man Ding, who is the man in bright yellow clothes on the dock? How elegant is he? There are many officials around."
At this time, someone looked towards the dock and saw a young man wearing a bright yellow python robe and a crown. Next to him were numerous palace guards, factory guards and others who had set up a security cordon.
"That is the current Crown Prince. I didn't expect that the Crown Prince would personally come to welcome the fleet's return."
When Old Man Ding saw it, he couldn't help but said.
"The person next to His Royal Highness is Mr. Liu, and he is indeed here."
Then the sharp-eyed old man Ding also recognized Liu Jin next to Zhu Houzhao at a glance.
At this time, Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao were also talking and laughing, waiting very patiently.
Yesterday, they had received news that the fleet bound for Golden Continent was finally about to return to the Ming Dynasty, so Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao rushed over from the capital almost overnight to prepare to welcome the fleet back in person.
"Old Liu, how many of these ten fortune ships will eventually come back?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at the lively scene around him and said to Liu Jin with a smile.
"As long as we can bring back half of it, as long as we can bring back high-yielding crops, then this voyage will be considered a complete success."
Liu Jin thought for a while and said, considering the uncertainty of navigation in this era, Liu Jin did not expect that all ten of the great fortune ships would come back safely. As long as they could come back, it would be fine.
The most important thing is to bring back high-yielding crops. This is the most important thing. As for gold or not, in Liu Jin's opinion, it is not very important.
Although gold is a symbol of wealth, in essence, it cannot be eaten or drunk. For the Ming Dynasty, only high-yielding crops are truly meaningful.
"Huanghuangzhou, sooner or later, I will go to Huanghuang to have a look. I don't know what Huanghuangzhou looks like."
After Zhu Houzhao listened, he nodded slightly, and then showed a fascinated expression.
His words also shocked Liu Jin and Liu Jin beside him. This Zhu Houzhao was so restless that he even thought about going to Huanghuangzhou. This was no joke.
"Well, the Golden Continent is actually not much different from our Ming Dynasty. When the routes are opened and stabilized in the future, I also want to visit the Golden Continent."
After thinking about it, Liu Jin could only say this.
"Then let's go together."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his little eyes narrowed with joy. Old Liu and himself were in the same boat.
Liu Jin smiled and looked back at the entire port area. The entire port area was crowded with people because of the return of the fleet. There were family members of the crew members. As long as they were in Tianjin and the capital, Liu Jin was already there immediately.
Let someone pick them up so that the crew and their families can be reunited as soon as possible.
There are also reporters from the Ming Dynasty Morning Post. This is a huge news and there is so much news material that can be mined. So all the reporters from the Ming Morning Post in Beijing and Tianjin came here, more than twenty of them.
At this time, everyone is holding a pen and is constantly recording the grand scene of Tianjin Port.
There are also reporters who are constantly interviewing some people and asking them about their feelings. Some reporters are thinking carefully about how to find ways to interview the crew members of the fleet and get first-hand news materials.
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There are businessmen from the Beijing and Tianjin areas, emerging capitalists, as well as students from Tianjin Maritime University, sailors who often go to sea, etc. As long as they are okay, almost all of them are here, and they all want to see what is going on with the fleet heading to the Golden Continent.
So done.
"Dang~dang~"
"The fleet heading to Golden Continent is back~"
At this time, a series of ringing bells came from the port watchtower, and the watchman held a big iron trumpet and shouted to the entire port area.
"Coming~"
Hearing this sound, everyone immediately looked towards the space between the water and the sky, and could vaguely see a sail heading towards Tianjin Port.
Not long after, several more sails came out, and the ships of the fleet formed a straight line, cutting through the waves between the water and the sky, and heading towards the port in a mighty manner.
On the deck of the Taishan, every crew member could not help but burst into tears. They all came to the deck and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar Tianjin Port in front of them. They all roared with excitement.
Du Mingen, Lin Shuhong, Tian Erniu and others all looked at the port area with binoculars. They saw that the port area was crowded with people, and countless people were waiting anxiously.
Some people seemed to notice that they were watching them through binoculars and couldn't help waving their arms to express welcome.
"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Mr. Liu~"
Du Mingen immediately discovered Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin who were in the best position on the dock. In more than a year, Zhu Houzhao had grown a lot taller and Liu Jin had become more mature.
"Father, mother, and Xiu Niang, Dabao, Xiaobao~"
Tian Erniu's eyes were very sharp, and he immediately discovered the crew's family area, where his parents, wife and children were anxiously waiting for him. He couldn't help but burst into tears of excitement.
After more than a year apart, I finally came back and saw my family all at once.
"My father and mother both look good and have rosy complexions. They both look pretty good~"
"The embroiderer looks quite haggard~"
"Dabao, Xiaobao have grown up so much~"
Tian Erniu took a telescope and looked carefully. Seeing that his family members were doing well, he smiled happily.
"Everyone, please look towards Pier 3. Our family members are all in this area~"
Then Tian Erniu also spoke loudly to the crew members around him.
"Yeah~"
When everyone heard this, they all immediately looked towards Pier 3. Soon, people found their families one after another, and they couldn't help but cheer and wave their hands.
"It must have been arranged by Young Master Liu~"
Then Tian Erniu said with great certainty, a warm current flowed through his heart. Mr. Liu really said to these people that everything was arranged properly.
"Teacher~"
"Brother Huang, Brother Tong~"
Lin Shuhong also spotted Liu Jin at once, and at the same time he also spotted Huang Jinquan and Tong Yuan, who were standing respectfully in official uniforms not far behind Liu Jin.
"They all seem to be in high school, and each of them has already put on the official uniform of the imperial court~"
A smile appeared on Lin Shuhong's face.
The fleet is getting closer and closer to the port. It doesn't take long for each of them to be able to clearly understand each other. There are excited people here at the port, especially in the family area of Pier 3. The numerous family members of the crew are all anxious on the ship.
Looking for his family.
Whenever someone finds their loved one, they can't help but wave their hands excitedly and shout excitedly at the same time.
"Dabao, Xiaobao, look, that's dad~"
Tian Erniu's wife, Xiu Niang, immediately saw Tian Erniu wearing a captain's uniform on the deck, and immediately pointed in the direction excitedly and said to her child.
"Dad~"
"Dad~"
When Dabao and Xiaobao heard this, they quickly recognized their father. They had not seen him for more than a year. Although he was tanned, he could still recognize him immediately. He immediately shouted out excitedly and waved his hands at the same time.
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"Dabao~Xiaobao~"
Tian Erniu naturally shouted excitedly. The closer he got, the more excited he shouted. Gradually, everyone could hear each other's voices and clearly see each other's excited expressions.
Not only Tian Erniu's family was so excited, almost everyone in the entire family area was very excited. Everyone was shouting and saying hello to their relatives.
"I'm back~"
On each Dafu ship, the crew members kept shouting excitedly.
So excited~
After more than a year, they returned to Daming successfully. At the same time, they met their relatives as soon as possible. They were reunited after a long separation and were filled with joy. This was the situation.
"I'll go~ Are they going to be beggars?"
Zhu Hou looked at the ship that was slowly moored at the port pier, and then looked at the crew members on the ship. They were all very tanned. It didn't matter if they were tan, because all the farmers in this era were tanned anyway.
But the key point is that these people are all dressed in tatters and have wrinkles on their faces. They seem to have aged a lot, almost like beggars.
"Your Highness, they have been on the sea route for a long time, exposed to wind and sun, and the living conditions are very difficult. It is not surprising that they are like this. This is the case for people who go to sea for a long time."
Liu Jin smiled and explained.
"So that's it. It seems that this voyage is not very interesting."
After Zhu Houzhao listened, he curled his lips slightly and said, in his opinion, sailing should be a very interesting thing, to discover unknown worlds, contact unknown civilizations, and pursue wealth. Just thinking about it makes people excited and fascinated.
, now it seems that there seems to be nothing.
Liu Jin smiled and looked at the anchored ship.
"There are ten big fortune ships, not one is missing. It seems that their trip should be quite smooth."
Liu Jin counted the Dafu ships that came back. Although these ships seemed to be very dilapidated, the sails were full of patches, and many areas on the deck were missing. They seemed to have been cut off, but the number was
There is no shortage of boats. There were ten boats when we left, and there are ten boats when we come back.
As soon as the ship was anchored, the crew members immediately got off the ship excitedly. A ship happened to be anchored at Pier 3. All the crew members immediately ran straight to their families. Some hugged each other excitedly, and some shouted happily.
Some people raised their children and were very happy.
As the captain of the fleet, Du Mingen naturally could not go to gather with his family immediately. Instead, he led people to Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin and said respectfully: "Meet His Highness the Crown Prince~"
"No gifts~No gifts, welcome back~"
Zhu Houzhao smiled warmly and expressed his welcome.
"Mr. Du, welcome back~"
Liu Jin also smiled and welcomed Du Mingen.
"Haha, Mr. Liu, long time no see, you still look good~"
Du Mingen smiled and said to Liu Jin.
"It seems that this trip should go smoothly~"
Liu Jin asked with a smile.
"Thanks to His Majesty's great blessing, we are going very smoothly at this time~"
Du Mingen nodded and said, carefully recalling the experience of more than a year, it seems that it can be said that it was very smooth. Although they suffered a lot when they came back, in general, they came back smoothly.
The ship was not missing, and not a single person was missing. It also completed the mission assigned by Emperor Hongzhi, and also returned with huge wealth.
"Brothers, take back our possessions and carry them out~"
Thinking of this, Du Mingen said to his crew members.
"Okay~"
When the crew heard this, they all shouted excitedly.
Then the crew began to get busy, and at the same time, the staff at Tianjin Port also began to help move things off the ship.
"Your Highness, Mr. Liu~"
"This is corn, sweet potato, potato~"
Du Mingen dragged three things on a tray to Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin.
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately picked it up and took a closer look. Liu Jin naturally recognized it at a glance. Yes, it was these three things.
"That's right, with these three things, there will be no more famine in our Ming Dynasty~"
Liu Jin looked at the three things on the tray and said excitedly.
With corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes, as long as they are promoted throughout the Ming Dynasty, there is absolutely no need to worry about eating.
"Heyyo~Heyyo~"
On the other side, the crew members were struggling to carry a box off the ship. The box was very heavy and the crew members were struggling.
"Move out all the things inside and place them on the dock for everyone to take a look."
When Liu Jin saw this, he immediately knew that it must be silver, gold or something like that. After thinking about it, he ordered.
"Yes~"
When the crew heard this, they nodded quickly.
When the box was opened, the bright yellow gold bricks came into everyone's sight, and everyone in the port couldn't help shouting.
"Gold~ It's gold~"
As for what these melon-eating people in the port area want to see most, it is definitely white silver and golden gold.
The crew took out all the gold and piled it on the dock.
Box after box, everyone was busy, and soon a small pile of gold was piled up where the ship was moored. The light emitted by the gold attracted the attention of everyone in the entire port area.
"Mr. Du, how much gold did you bring back?"
Even Zhu Houzhao squinted his little eyes at this time and looked at the piles of gold on the dock. There was a pile of gold piled up where a ship was, and it was still flowing, box after box of gold.
Moving outside, it seems like it won’t be finished in a short while.
"I didn't go to weigh it. Anyway, we filled ten ships with gold. It can be said that the Golden Continent is full of gold."
Du Mingen said with a big smile.
He really didn't weigh it. He just relied on trade exchanges to obtain a huge amount of gold from the descendants of the Yin merchants in Central America. There was just too much gold.
"Gold~still gold~"
Here in the port area, countless people's eyes turned red as they watched boxes and boxes of gold being carried out one after another, and soon they were piled into ten small piles on the dock.
"Oh my God, how much gold is this?"
Some people couldn't help but exclaimed.
"It seems that the Golden Continent is really full of gold~"
At this moment, everyone's minds were filled with golden gold. Only at this moment did they truly believe what Liu Jin said, that the Golden Continent was full of gold.
Otherwise, how could this fleet have brought back so much gold? The ten big fortune ships were all filled with gold.
