Thirty years of religious war just ended, and Protestant countries representing the interests of the emerging bourgeoisie rose. Their exploration of the world, the Age of Discovery, entered a more fanatical stage.

The huge benefits contained in the earth in the East make them yearn for more while being alert and fearful.

When the European countries' missions of long and narrow warships cut through the waves, set out from Gibraltar, the Baltic Sea, London, and Rotterdam, heading south along the west coast of Africa, bypassing the Cape of Good Hope, Madagascar, and traveling through the Indian Ocean to the east, in the Guangdong Mojim of the Great Xia Empire, two giant ships with seven decks were about to set off.

Guangzhou - It is also called Panyu or Nanhai at this time. As one of the four major cities in Kaihai, Guangzhou's ports do not have the conditions to dock with the Ao-Kan-C type giant ship.

Therefore, a new harbor was built in Yuhaojing for use in docking large ships.

The New Year has just passed, and it is less than February. After several months of preparation, the components and ships officially entered the shipping system for the first time in the trench mirror.

Since the emperor issued an edict last year, the sea ban has been lifted from all over the coast. I can't wait for the sea merchants to drive their old-style ships and run back on many routes in Yingzhou and South China Sea.

For coastal merchants, the empire's sea ban policy is a torment. Compared with inland merchants, they are better at sea trade. Fortunately, the empire's domestic demand was huge in the previous stage, so they didn't say anything about losses. Now that the sea is open, they are naturally more cheerful.

Yingzhou was newly established, and there was huge demand. Yizhou was also under development, and there was also huge demand. Especially in the South Ocean, the countries in Taixi were unable to trade with Daxia because they were forbidden from the sea, so they were already eager to see the goods of the Daxia Empire. At this time, as long as they could transport a ship of silk and porcelain to the South Ocean, whether in Manila, Batavia, or Malacca, as soon as the ship arrived, they were immediately snatched away by local leaders and Taixi merchants.

An example of a ship of silk being shipped out and a ship of gold and silver being shipped back, and an explosive example of getting rich is common in these months.

Of course, if you are lucky, you will naturally be unlucky. It will be difficult to go to the sea. Although the empire has already stationed troops in the South China Sea, there are naval bases on large islands. The colonists of the countries of Taixi, East India Company, or small countries with establishments, naturally they dare not violate the Han merchants. However, some indigenous pirates who are not afraid of death do not care about these. Moreover, the climate on the sea is changing wildly and the storm is surging. If you accidentally encounter a storm, the ship will be destroyed and the people will be killed.

But no matter how difficult or dangerous it is, it cannot resist the fanaticism about wealth.

The old-style ships are not strong? The storms at sea are fierce? There are pirates? Don’t be afraid, the giant ships of the empire are about to go to sea!

The giant ship like mountains flashes with silver-gray metallic light in the sun, giving people a sense of security as stable as Mount Tai, as if it is overturned and cannot be shaken.

When the Yuanqi Bell hanging on the main deck, the big bell sounded across the harbor, and the bustling crowds surged out of the waiting hall, and amid the huge cheers, they boarded the island-like ship like a tide.

On the top deck, under the gold-yuan alloy pillars of the Daxia national flag with black background, gold-edged starry cloud patterns hung, Zheng Sen stood with his head held high.

There seems to be no concept of national flags in all dynasties, and it is probably because it is unnecessary. The Celestial Empire has risen to the country. However, things can change. Now, when you go to the sea, you will have no identity without a national flag, and the national flag is also a must.

The national flag of Daxia is based on black rattan cloth, with gold-edged jade lines and patterns of sun, moon, stars and clouds. A huge rune in it looks like the word "Xia" at first glance, and the word "Yi". It gives people a sense of mystery, distantness and breadth.

Under the national flag, there is a giant heraldry of a dragon-headed turtle body with waves free from half of the body, Ao. It refers to this corpus ship as a civil transport ship for Ao.

Zheng Sen is the captain of this Guangzi No. 1 Ao Kan C type transport ship.

It belongs to Bosi, Guangzhou City.

Zheng Sen was captured when Daxia unified the world, and the Zheng Navy was released after the reorganization was completed. Due to the cooperation of Zheng Zhilong and his son in the reorganization process, and because of the understanding of the southeast coast and the situation in the South China Sea, Zheng Zhilong was assigned to the Songjiang War Zone of the Jiangnan Navy, which was included in the painting.

Zheng Sen entered Jiangning Prefecture to join the school soon after. The emperor issued an edict to open the sea, so Zheng Sen gave up the qualification to join the school in the Imperial Academy, obtained a quota through the Zheng family in Jinhua, passed the assessment and entered the municipal Bosi system, and was allocated to Guangzhou Bosi.

Zheng Sen is actually very clear about the importance of Taixue’s further study. In this era of great change, Taixue’s further study is the only shortcut to keep up with the changes in the times in a timely manner.

But he did not have much talent in the most important subjects of "Yuan Qi Rule", "Zhou Yi" and "Yuan Fu Basics".

So he chose the ocean.

His background and everything he came into contact with during his growth stage made him deeply understand the ocean. He also knew the emperor's ambition. The ocean was a crucial part. He felt that he had no talent in the Yuanfu Yuanqi, so he started from what he was best at.

Entering the Municipal Bosi system is the way Zheng Zhilong arranged for him. I hope he can master civilian instruments and ships, familiarize himself with their operations, and get in touch with more and wider worlds. Once the time comes, he will have credit and relationships, and he will be able to enter the naval system, which is also a road to heaven.

If you enter the naval system directly, promotion is not easy. Zheng Wu is the Navy's commander-in-chief. In order to avoid suspicion, he will never look at him differently - he is not the only hero in the navy!

Standing on the top deck, Zheng Sen felt as if he was standing on the top of a mountain. The bustling crowds were like ants, so small. The giant ship under his feet was so powerful. And he was the captain of the giant ship.

"captain."

There was a cry from behind.

Zheng Sen came to his senses, grabbed a Yuanqi clock hanging from his belt, and looked at the time: "There is still a quarter of an hour. Let everyone be prepared and start the anchor at any time."

"Here."

The first voyage of the Ao transport ship was Malujia. At this time, Daxia and the Europa countries had not completed the exchange of national letters, and the new ships went into the sea, which required an adaptation process. Therefore, they would not enter the Indian Ocean, nor would they go to Europa.

This time is considered a trial voyage of the No. 1 and No. 2 transport ship. It is about training the ship driver to be familiar with the performance of the ship. Therefore, although the positions are rented by merchants, there are not many places. At present, less than one-tenth of the thousands of positions on the No. 1 of Zheng Sen are full, and there are less than two thousand passengers.

There were hundreds of old-style ships traveling to the Southeast Asia with the corpus ships. These ships included private merchant ships and ships from the City Pots.
Chapter completed!