Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 262, The Brave Great Whale General
Tianjin.

"what?"

"His Royal Highness secretly boarded the whaling ship 'Kunpeng'?"

I didn't see Zhu Houzhao for a whole day, and Liu Jin also sent people to find Zhu Houzhao. Regarding the establishment of the saltworks, Liu Jin still needs to discuss with Zhu Houzhao.

Liu Jin's subordinates searched the entire Tianjin city but failed to find Zhu Houzhao, and confirmed again and again that Zhu Houzhao had not returned to the capital. Liu Jin panicked immediately and began to ask people to search carefully.

Soon there was news that Zhu Houzhao secretly boarded the whaling ship 'Kunpeng' and went out to sea to hunt whales.

Hearing the news, Liu Jin couldn't help but sit on the chair, and prayed silently in his heart, praying that this little ancestor would not have any accidents, otherwise, Liu Jin's hundred heads would not be enough for Emperor Hongzhi It was cut.

"It should have been expected a long time ago. Yesterday he asked a question without thinking. It is estimated that it was to go out to sea to hunt whaling. He has been talking about this matter all the time."

"Now that I have a chance, why not go out."

Liu Jin thought of what Zhu Houzhao said when he talked with Zhu Houzhao yesterday, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"This Zhu Houzhao~"

Liu Jin wanted to scold his mother in his heart.

"And this Liu Jin, he doesn't want to live anymore?"

Liu Jin thought of Liu Jin who had been following Zhu Houzhao all the time. As a personal eunuch, he was inseparable from Zhu Houzhao. If Zhu Houzhao went out to sea to hunt whales, Liu Jin would definitely accompany him, and most of them were arranged by this Liu Jin.

I exchanged glances with this Liu Jin yesterday, and I have already confirmed that it is the right person.

Unexpectedly, Liu Jin was so bold as to ask Zhu Houzhao to hunt whales, which shows that he was also a bold man. No wonder he was able to cover the sky with one hand and became a famous eunuch in the history of Ming Dynasty.

"It's too late to regret now, let's think about how to make up for it."

Soon, Liu Jin stopped worrying about Zhu Houzhao's going out to sea to hunt whales. Anyway, everyone else had already gone out to sea, and it was impossible to get them back now.

The sea is vast. Although the whaling ship is operating in the Bohai Sea, the Bohai Sea is also a sea with vast blue waves. It is even more difficult to find the whaling ship.

But Liu Jin still decided to go to sea immediately. It would be the best if Zhu Houzhao could return safely. If something happened to him, if he went to sea now, he might be able to meet him at sea and save his life. It can be regarded as atonement.

"Immediately arrange for the ship to go to sea. Let's go to sea to find His Royal Highness. In addition, this matter must be kept strictly confidential, and no news is allowed to be leaked."

Liu Jin said to his student Tong Yuan.

"Yes, teacher, I will arrange it immediately."

Tong Yuan knew the importance of the matter, so he nodded solemnly and arranged to go immediately.

Soon, at the port of Tianjin, several large ships hurried out to sea after they were equipped with food and water. On one of the large ships, Liu Jin looked at the rough sea ahead with a look of sadness on his face.

At this time, the shady scene has already fallen. In the past, Liu Jin should have enjoyed a beautiful dinner, and then had a pot of tea, read a book, and slept beautifully.

But now, he had to go out to sea to search for Zhu Houzhong's traces in the vast sea, and he had to be worried all the time. It is conceivable that Liu Jin is in a mood now, and he is almost scolding his mother.

the other side.

The 'Kunpeng' was rapidly breaking through the waves above the sea, and the injured whale was constantly scurrying around above the sea like a headless fly.

The size of this whale is really too huge, almost eight feet long, with amazing strength, dragging the huge 'Kunpeng' over the sea and flying forward.

At the same time, he kept rolling in the sea water, trying to tear off the harpoon gun on his back, but all this was in vain.

Zhu Houzhao's shot was extremely accurate, and the harpoon gun was very powerful. It was firmly embedded in the back of the whale. Every time it was pulled, it was constantly tearing the wound, causing the big whale to suffer even more. The continuous gushing out, and then flooding the sea water, also made the big whale weaker and weaker.

"Haha, as expected of the big whale I shot and killed with my own hands, it's really amazing. It's been a full two hours, and it's still so powerful."

"Tsk tsk, as expected of my brave whale general."

Zhu Houzhao was very excited at this time. Being able to hunt such a big whale made him very excited and full of passion. a name.

'crunch~'

A toothache sound came, and the captain Tian Baiyi couldn't help frowning again.

This whale is really too big and too strong, and now he doesn't have the slightest confidence in whether the 'Kunpeng' can bear it.

He wanted to order the rope to be cut countless times, but in the end he didn't say anything, because the banknotes in his pocket were too hot to touch. If he took the banknotes, if he couldn't let this young master enjoy himself, he might suffer a lot when he went back. .

He still has self-awareness.

Although he is a captain with a high income, he can be considered a capable person in Tianjin, but he is not comparable to these nobles at all, so he dare not offend these people at all, for fear of losing himself now. everything of.

"I really regret it. I knew that I would not accept their money, so there would be no such thing. I can catch my whales and live my life with peace of mind. What do I want to do with this little money? My income is nothing. It’s not that you can’t earn the money.”

"Now that you have ruined this young master's interest, there must be no good results, but if something happens to this young master, you will definitely suffer when you go back. It's hard."

Tian Boyi's bowels were turning green, and now that riding a tiger was difficult, he could only pray silently that the whaling ship was strong enough to withstand the pull of the whale.

All the sails on the boat have been lowered to reduce the pulling force as much as possible. There is always someone with a sharp machete ready at the bow of the boat. If the situation is not right, the rope will still be cut.

It doesn't matter if it's money or not, the key is everyone's life.

"crunch~"

There was another toothache sound, everyone on the boat felt their heads were big, only Zhu Houzhao kept praising his brave whale general, lest the world would not be chaotic.

Fortunately, their whaling ship was manufactured by Tianjin Shipyard, and the design adopted is also from the mature bottlenose whaling ship design of later generations.

This kind of ship is the most successful whaling ship in later generations. The triangular design of the front of the ship not only plays a good role in stability, but also facilitates the forward movement of the ship, which can reduce the noise generated when the ship moves forward as much as possible. Pulling forces and stresses caused by the rocking of the boat.

Time passed slowly, and everyone on the boat was not in the mood to eat, and everyone was in fear. Only when the whale was exhausted and the boat stabilized, would everyone be in the mood to eat.

"The direction of progress now is also towards the port of Tianjin. If we can hold on, we can return to Hong Kong almost tomorrow morning."

Tian Boyi did not forget to take out tools such as compass and sextant, and point to the stars in the night to determine the position and direction.

"Whoo~"

"The whale is finally exhausted, and then it can be more at ease."

Another full hour passed, the moon was shining in the sky, and the stars were shining brightly. Captain Tian Baiyi looked at the big whale that had stopped moving, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

With his first experience of whaling, he knew that the whale had already lost its strength due to excessive bleeding, and it would at most toss a few times later, basically it would not move anymore, and it would turn white by tomorrow morning Stomach.

"Ready to eat~"

There was nothing else to do, and Tian Baiyi finally felt hungry, so he also ordered.

"It's finally time for dinner, I'm already starving to death."

"Before I was worried and didn't feel hungry, but now I'm so hungry all of a sudden."

"Haha, we were able to successfully capture such a whale, and this time we can send it out."

"It's much bigger than the whale caught for the first time. I estimate that it is at least eight feet long and weighs more than [-] catties."

"It shouldn't be too bad. It's too powerful. I'm so scared that I'm always on tenterhooks, for fear that it will break our boat."

Hearing Tian Baiyi's words, the crew members on the ship also breathed a sigh of relief, and began to discuss while preparing for dinner.

"The Brave Whale General, you should move a bit, why don't you move?"

On this side, Zhu Houzhao came to the bow in a hurry, looking at the big whale that was barely moving in front, he couldn't help crying out.

"..."

"This man is not a fool, is he?"

"These young masters are full of food. It's really confusing. Here they are hunting whales, and here they say why it doesn't move. Isn't this full of food?"

"Sick~"

When the crew on the ship heard this, they couldn't help cursing in their hearts.

It was also the son's idea to catch this big whale, which caused everyone to be in fear for several hours, but now they even asked why the big whale didn't understand. I really don't understand what he was thinking.

"Sir, let's eat something."

Liu Jin came over with some food in his hand and said.

"Don't eat, my brave big whale general is about to die, but you still have the mood to eat, I will punish you not to eat at night."

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was really a child, very willful and unreasonable, which made Liu Jin helplessly cry. He was so hungry that his stomach was growling now.

Now Zhu Houzhao won't let him have dinner, how will he spend the evening?If you're hungry all the time, you won't be able to sleep at all.

But with Zhu Houzhao's words, he didn't dare to stop at all, and he had to smile and let Zhu Houzhao eat something here. He is a man of gold, and gold is very precious, so he can't be hungry.

In the middle of the night, Zhu Houzhao still hadn't slept, and he was still staring at his brave general whale, seeing its movements getting smaller and smaller, and felt that it was meaningless.

"Dog, please keep an eye on it. If it makes any movement, remember to call me."

Zhu Houzhao was also sleepy, and gave Liu Jin an order, and ran to sleep by himself, and let Liu Jin watch the whale on the deck, which made Liu Jin cry again.

This hungry rumbling, and now he can't even sleep, his little master is really difficult to serve.

"Tummy flipping, belly flipping~"

Early the next morning, when Liu Jin was still in a daze, a cheering sound woke him up, and he quickly looked towards the sea.

I saw Zhu Houzhao Yufeng's brave big whale general had turned over, his white belly was exposed to the sea, and there was no movement at all.

"Young Master, Young Master, the big whale has turned its stomach, the big whale has turned its belly."

Liu Jin hurriedly ran to wake up Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao was still in a daze at this time, and after hearing his words, he immediately got up in a jerk, and before he had time to get dressed, he hurried to the deck and laughed happily again when he saw the big whale that had turned its belly up.

"Haha, I'm the best. I killed such a big whale with one shot. This brave general whale is nothing more than that."

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Jin who was following behind was immediately speechless.

Yesterday he looked very precious at this big whale, but now after sleeping, this big whale is no longer precious, it has become something for him to show off.

It's really a child's face, it changes at will, making people elusive and unpredictable.

"My lord, you are brave and invincible, you can travel across the world, and no one can beat you."

Flattering is naturally Liu Jin's specialty, so he hurriedly said with a smile.

"Uh, uh~"

"That's right, that's right, it's just a whale in the sea, what's that? I'll hunt Mobei in the future, and I'll meet the wolf king of the grassland on the grassland."

Zhu Houzhao nodded happily, this whaling gave him a great sense of satisfaction, and now his mind is thinking about going to the grassland to hunt the wolf king in the future.

What he said here is naturally a pun. Naturally, the wolf king of the grassland is not an ordinary wolf king, but refers to the little prince in general.

"Young master, if you are talented, you will be able to show your ambitions."

Liu Jin also hurriedly complimented her.

"Yeah, you bastard, although you can't do anything else, this flattering skill is a must."

Zhu Houzhao nodded happily after listening to Liu Jin's words.

The conversation between the two of them also left Tian Boyi, Peng Yi, Gao Shan and others on the boat speechless for a while. In their eyes, the young man in front of him is really a playful master.

It's fine to hunt whales at sea now, but you still think about hunting the wolf king on the grassland. The grassland is full of Tatars, so you can go there casually?
The wolf king on this grassland can hunt casually?
It's just a matter of life.

But this has nothing to do with them, the son of this wealthy family is beyond what people like them can imagine.

"There is a boat ahead~"

At this time, someone shouted in surprise.

(End of this chapter)