Tang Liansheng said: "Master, let me go. I want to go to the sea and play."
"You are so small and you still want to play at sea?" Tang Shijin glared at him: "I'll give you two wings and you can just go up to the sky and play?"
Tang Liansheng laughed, stood up and held her sleeve: "Master, I'm really well. My second brother has agreed. I don't need to take medicated food for more than a year. I'm in good health."
She said: "Then you practice martial arts!"
Tang Liansheng said: "I have practiced. My elder brother taught me a set of boxing and kicks. I practice every morning."
"Well, I heard what Ling'er said," Tang Shijin said: "There are eighty-one moves in total. I have been practicing for four months and I have finally reached the tenth move. You are great!" She clapped her hands.
Tang Liansheng: "..."
Xu Xiaorang said: "Your Majesty, I want to go down to the official position."
Tang Shi Jinxin said that I also think you can go, so you have a face suitable for going.
He said with a hypocritical and serious face: "Not only Liansheng, everyone must be careful. Now the new ship has just been put into the sea twice, and it has only been back and forth for less than three months. Moreover, the sea is unpredictable and still very dangerous. So.
Everyone has to think carefully, I don’t want to order everyone to go, I hope everyone will weigh it before deciding whether to go or not.”
But this group of people were all young people, with youthful spirits and unresolved ambitions, and they all expressed their desire to go.
Because of his status, Tang Liansheng was the leader among these people, so he said: "Master, I think we can go to Minzhou first to grasp the situation of ships and navy in time, and then decide whether to go. Now in the capital, those people
Everything that can be checked on my body has been checked, and there is no point in staying any longer. Even if there is no Chen Shiyuan, we should go to Minzhou. Master, my junior uncle is still there. I am not a reckless person, so don't worry."
Tang Shijin took a long breath.
She is a leader type of talent. If she goes by herself, she is particularly wise and powerful, can analyze and judge in various ways, knows people well, is brave and resourceful...
But she wouldn't be at ease if anyone else went, even if it was Qi Yaoling, let alone the weakest Tang Liansheng.
But what Yan Baiwei said before was correct. No matter whether she was her apprentice or her son, she could not protect them all her life. She would always let them go and let them fly.
Tang Shijin was silent for a long time and then said: "Then you go back and discuss who will go and who will stay. Write a charter and then ask for a secret order to leave the capital."
Tang Liansheng agreed with a smile and then withdrew with them.
Tang Shijin was distracted for a while, simulating the whole process of going to sea in his mind, and then suddenly remembered something.
Telescope! Sextant!!
Such a nautical artifact, when Wei Shilei left, she didn't even think of it!
She raised her legs and wanted to go out of the palace. After thinking about it, she went back and sent someone to call Shangguan Tumi. Although Shangguan Tumi was busy, she could only think of him when she wanted to find someone at the moment.
By the time Shangguan Tumi came over, Tang Shijin had already finished the painting.
Currently, the only instruments used for navigation are the compass, the water compass and the water weight, which is also known as the depth-finding hammer. It is actually a large hammer with a rope with a scale, and is a tool for measuring the depth of seawater.
Moreover, there were lifebuoys in this era, which were actually two or three large gourds tied to the waist, called "waist boats", but they were rarely used at sea.
Many things haven't appeared yet, or she doesn't know yet if they have appeared, but the telescope and sextant probably haven't appeared yet.
She regrets it now. Why didn't she go to the beach when she was in Jiangnan? She should go there just for the seafood! Go early and avoid a black eye.
The sextant is a sector-shaped navigation instrument, which is composed of a small telescope, a horizon mirror, and an index mirror. It is mainly used to measure the angle between the sun or other celestial bodies and the sea level or horizon, and then you can know
The latitude and longitude of the location of the seagoing ship.
But since there are no navigation maps now, how can I say... This is a process of creation and recording, but you can get used to it step by step and accumulate experience.
Moreover, you can also build several large telescopes, which can be used to observe the situation on the sea surface on a sunny day, whether there are islands or anything like that.
After Shangguan Tumi heard her explain in detail, he went back to try it out.
On Tang Liansheng's side, the charter was quickly finalized. Tang Liansheng, Xu Xiaorang and a few others, a total of six people went over, and only three people were left in the capital.
Yan Baiwei also selected dozens of shadow guards, both overt and covert, led by people with the prefix "Yan".
Then Tang Shijin asked Jiangnan to prepare goods, including cosmetics, porcelain, silk, tea, and many colorful calligraphy and paintings, embroidery, clothes, etc. from Tang Family Sifang...
Of course, there are all kinds of necessary pills, for detoxification, for life-threatening, for wind-chill, for seasickness... everything is available. Although Xi Yuanmu is not here, Wei Shilei has done it before when he went there, and he will continue to do it according to the prescription.
can.
Five days later, the group left the capital secretly.
More than half a month later, Shangguan Tumi's telescope and sextant were also made, and Qi Yaoling took Tang Jiugai to deliver them to them personally.
When it was delivered, they had already arrived at Bian'ershang, Zhezhou.
Qi Yaoling stopped by to pay homage to Shen Yiyi, sent a message to Xie Buyu, and then sent Tang Liansheng and the others to Minzhou, thinking that he could take a look at Wei Shilei and talk to Tang Shijin when he returned.
Because in the Daqing Dynasty, the Governor of Fujian and Guangdong was a newly established official and did not have a residence. The Minzhou Guards Office was located in Dinghai County of Jin'an Prefecture, so before Wei Shilei came, he sent someone to buy a house in Dinghai County.
The mansion was restored and used as the location of the new Governor's Palace, which saved a lot of time.
It was already afternoon when Qi Yaoling and others arrived, and it was a typhoon day with heavy wind and rain. The group was unable to advance or retreat, and they really suffered a lot.
Unexpectedly, when I entered the Governor's Mansion and asked, Wei Shilei was not there.
When Yan Shiyi came back in the evening, he told them, "Master Wei has gone to sea."
Even though Tang Liansheng was mentally prepared, he was still surprised: "Is this Tian'er going to sea?"
Yan Shiyi smiled bitterly: "It is best to test the boat when the wind and waves are strong! You have to try it in any weather!"
Qi Yaoling asked: "How long has he been there?"
Yan Shishi said: "It's been a month since we boarded the ship on February 2, but you don't have to worry. Although we are at sea, the contact has not been broken. Deng Xian just sent the news last month. It is expected that there will be two or three
of the month.”
It’s been a month? Looking at the weather outside, several people couldn’t help but look at each other.
At this moment, Wei Shilei and his party were indeed struggling in the wind and waves.
Wei Shilei came here in February last year. After he came here, all the officials here were extremely attentive, especially because he was young and kept sending beauties here.
Wei Shilei went to several banquets in succession and almost understood the nature of these people, and then he complained of illness.
After reporting his illness, people came to visit him one after another, and Wei Shilei received them on the hospital bed.
During this period, the three people from the Hanlin Academy he brought over have been organizing cultural gatherings and enjoying themselves, but they don't seem to be doing anything serious.
In the end, Wei Shilei accepted two beauties "half-heartedly" and passed some false news back through the beauties' mouths, so these officials calmed down a bit.
During this period, the manpower of Changmu Feierlou and the manpower brought by Yan San have been quietly investigating the local situation.