In the city of Manila, Luzon, Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Chenggong walked side by side and headed to the Zhou royal palace, which was the original Spanish Governor General in Luzon.

Along the way, Zheng Zhibao looked at the Western-style buildings. On the streets and alleys, there were now Chinese characters signs and Fujian-sounding Ming Dynasty Mandarin, and shouting one after another, which always felt a bit unrealistic.

Especially the port, there were ships from the Ming Dynasty, and there were crowds of people. If there weren’t many natives unloading goods, I would have thought this was a port in the Ming Dynasty!

Although before, his men said that they would defeat Luzon Island and conquer the natives here, which was actually a joke.

Zheng Zhibao knew very well that if his Zheng family really wanted to conquer this place, it was not impossible, but it was likely that the cost would be very high.

If Luzon was so easy to fight, the Dutch who were showing off everywhere would have beaten Luzon long ago.

Although the Zheng family did not take Luzon very much, the Dutch had coveted it for a long time, but they could not help the Spaniards on the island.

I really didn’t expect that there had been earth-shaking changes here in just over a year.

My nephew told me that since I left, the Dutch, the senior Dutch, also sneaked into the Zheng family fleet. No, my nephew didn't say that, but said that he sneaked into the Ming Navy.

Then, the emperor successfully changed his name to his nephew, transferred his fourth brother back from the north, and had new warships and artillery, killing the Dutch who was a member of the ranks of Gula, and then destroying the Spanish in Luzon in a blink of an eye, avenging the Spanish for several times of massacre of the Ming people. He also regarded Luzon as the vassal state of the Zhou king and became the permanent place of the Ming Dynasty...

Zheng Zhibao thought about all this, and he was really moved.

He didn't expect that it was just over a year, the Ming Navy... No, it was the Ming Navy that was really a sailing warship that was not afraid of the Western Barbarians. It could roam the sea without relying on arson ships to burn it.

Once the power of the imperial court exploded, it was so powerful! No wonder my nephew always emphasized that it was the Ming Navy, not the Zheng family fleet!

Thinking of these things, Zheng Zhibao couldn't help but Zheng Chenggong said: "Where is the new warship? Why didn't I see it?"

As a pirate, he naturally cared about warships very much.

"Where is in the military port, there is a warning, and it is not visible outside!" Zheng Chenggong replied with a smile.

"Why? Keep it confidential?" Zheng Zhibao was a little confused when he heard this, and asked in confusion, "We have such a good warship, shouldn't we put it out to shock the enemy?"

After hearing this, Zheng Chenggong closed his smile, his expression became more serious, and he whispered: "This new warship actually has many shortcomings. If the enemy understands it and fights in a targeted manner, we will not win so easily!"

Zheng Zhibao was stunned when he heard this, and came to his senses and asked curiously: "What are the shortcomings?"

He knows that this is OK.

However, despite this, Zheng Chenggong did not answer immediately. Instead, he thought about it for a while before saying to Zheng Zhibao: "The paddle wheel is protected by armor, but if the enemy knows that it is covered with the power of the warship, the cannon will be destroyed."

As he said this, he gestured and said it briefly.

Zheng Zhibao's origin naturally makes it easy to understand what's going on.

However, he had another question. Just as he was about to ask, Zheng Chenggong continued: "And the new warship needs to burn coal. The coal stored by the warship itself is limited. If the combat time is long, once the stored coal is burned out and there is no power, it is not as good as an ordinary warship!"

As a Ming Dynasty person, I naturally heard about the steam engine. After all, when the steam train appeared in the capital, it caused a sensation in the entire Ming Dynasty.

After asking some details, Zheng Zhibao nodded and said, "It seems that there are indeed many shortcomings. However, as long as I have many warships in the Ming Dynasty and have the assistance of other warships, even if the enemy knows the shortcomings of the new warship, I will still be unable to do anything!"

He is worthy of being a pirate, and he still has a deep understanding of naval battles.

After hearing this, Zheng Chenggong also smiled and said, "Duke Xingguo once said that the court was still developing propeller warships, and the power was hidden in the water, which was much more powerful than this paddle-wheel warship! I believe that it will probably not take too long, and this propeller warship will definitely come out."

He didn't know that there were still many problems to overcome in propeller warships, but the root cause of the problem was Zheng Zhibao.

"Where is the new artillery?" Zheng Zhibao asked again after hearing this.

After hearing this, Zheng Chenggong lowered his voice and said, "It is actually very simple to put it through. It just rifles into the barrel."

Speaking of this, he asked for a rifled flintlock rifle from his personal guard and pointed it at Zheng Zhibao, and then replied: "But this is probably more difficult to keep secret, but this rifle is not that simple. Our Ming Dynasty can definitely win by quantity."

Zheng Zhibao was a little stunned when he heard this. He couldn't understand why the rifle inside the cannon barrel could hit farther and more accurately.

Just as he was about to ask, he had already arrived at the Zhou royal palace, so he had to hold his questions in his heart.

Not long after the Zhou King was in the vassal state, everything was relied on Zheng Chenggong, who was garrisoning here. Therefore, when he heard that he was visiting, he immediately received it in person.

He smiled and knew at a glance that he was in a very good mood.

In fact, this is normal. After all, when I was in China, it was equivalent to pigs raised in captivity. In addition to having no worries about food and clothing, they even had to apply to the local government for going out, even if they went out of the city to worship their ancestors. It would be fine if they were locked up for a day or two. Who would feel comfortable if they were locked up for a lifetime?

After Luzon, the King of Zhou became the boss. Who else could care about him? He was the one who was in charge of others. How could he be unhappy?

And there is another thing that makes him very happy.

It was before that the emperor's imperial edict was sent, saying that a group of vassal kings would be organized to come to Luzon for a month and asked him to receive him well.

Of course, the King of Zhou was happy to do this, and even hoped that the vassal kings would arrive soon in the morning. For this reason, he thought about a lot of things and started making arrangements early.

As the first person in the vassal king, he obviously made the most correct choice and would definitely be envied by those vassal kings.

At this time, facing Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Zhibao, King Zhou did not dare to neglect and quickly asked what was wrong?

After hearing this, Zheng Chenggong did not answer, but turned to look at his fifth uncle.

Seeing this, Zheng Zhibao said to the King of Zhou: "Your Highness, I will go to the Pacific Ocean with the order and find many unique things there. But along the way, there is something on a ship that will die if it is not transplanted into the ground. And I also thought that there may be climate reasons, so I plan to plant it in Luzon first."

When the King of Zhou heard this, he was very satisfied. Because it made him feel like a master. He said without hesitation: "No problem, is it good to plunder the most fertile land alone?"

"You must also send old farmers who are familiar with farming to serve you. Ensure that you can survive is the best!" Zheng Zhibao heard this and immediately made another request.

This was his hard work, and he only got it back after two ships of men. Therefore, he would not be polite to King Zhou.

"Yes!" After hearing this, King Zhou agreed immediately.

After saying that, he was a little curious again and asked Zheng Zhibao, "I don't know what they are?"

After hearing this, Zheng Zhibao didn't hide it from him, and immediately replied: "There must be some of the trees the court asked to find. There are also some that we had never seen in the Ming Dynasty. I thought it might be useful, so I asked for some..."

In fact, after he passed by, he did not use force at all, and directly offered a reward for the Ming Dynasty goods he brought. The Western barbarians and natives there rushed to exchange their unique things.

For the Western Barbarians and the natives, the so-called unique things are things that they can see everywhere, which are worthless, or even if they are worth a little money, it is impossible to be as valuable as the Ming Dynasty goods. This kind of exchange will not be exchanged!

Or if you don’t change it quickly, others will rush to change it first, and then you will regret it will be too late!

As for grabbing the Ming Dynasty goods, most people really dare not grab the three warships! If there is a way to get the Ming Dynasty goods, who is willing to start a war?

The same is true. Zheng Zhibao was able to return to the Ming Dynasty in such a short time.

However, at this time, Zheng Zhibao said the things he found one by one. Whether it was King Zhou or Zheng Chenggong next to him, he didn't understand at all whether there were any treasures in these things!

But if it were Zhang Mingwei, it would definitely be different! He would be very happy after hearing several things.

The King of Zhou didn't understand very well, but after listening, he had a sudden inspiration and said to Zheng Zhibao: "There are many things in Luzon, which are all unseen in China. Otherwise, you can just transport them back to China with this opportunity, which may be useful!"

Of course, he had to please the Zheng family, otherwise he would not have such suggestions.

Hearing this, Zheng Zhibao's eyes lit up and he nodded immediately and said, "Okay, okay, this idea is good. I will write more about your highness!"

At this time, he really didn't know that it was because of this that Zhang Mingwei was very happy!

Just like that, after resting in Luzon for half a month, he saw the old farmer transferred from the King of Zhou transplanting the things on the boat into the field. Zheng Zhibao bid farewell to King of Zhou and Zheng Chenggong, and went north along Luzon, first to the senior officials, and then back to Fujian.

When he was a senior official, just in case, he planted all kinds of things in the senior official and finally returned to Fujian.

The Fujian Governor was overjoyed when he heard the news and immediately sent a painter to not only draw portraits, but also record the situation of the seeds or finished products in detail. In the end, six hundred miles were rushed to the capital. At the same time, he naturally planted them in Fujian first.
Chapter completed!