Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1357 Island Master Liu Niang
After leaving Huludao, the fleet sailed slowly along the waterway that had been opened up in advance, and indeed sailed out of the Liaodong Bay safely and entered the deep Bohai Sea.

Once they reached the deep sea, there was no need to worry about ambushes. The fleet raised full sails and rode the strong northwest wind. They sailed out of the Bohai Bay in one day and arrived at Jeju Island the next day.

"Do we need to stop again?" Even though Zhu Di was on the boat, he did not get out of the prison car. He ate, drank, defecated and urinated in the car. It was no exaggeration to say that he lived every day like a year. Naturally, he did not want to delay any longer.

"Stop." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "Don't worry, Fourth Brother. If we go at full speed, we can reach Nanjing in ten days. But the question is, are you willing to go back so early?"

"Uh..." Zhu Di's expression froze when he heard this, and he said awkwardly, "Of course I don't want to."

The reason is simple. It is too early to go back. The army has not yet returned victorious, and there is no "New Year's Day" to retreat. Isn't the emperor wholeheartedly trying to deal with him quickly?

I'd better wait until the end of the year before returning to Beijing...

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As they were talking, the fleet slowly docked at Tamra Port facing the Goryeo Peninsula.

Although Jeonra Island is at the same latitude as the Shandong Peninsula, it has a subtropical climate because of the warm current passing through it. Although it may snow when the cold current moves south, the winter is generally wet and warm.

Zhu Zhen and others could no longer wear their heavy coats, so after taking off their heavy cloaks, they felt relaxed all over.

The last time they came here was ten years ago. Zhu Di looked at the dock, which was several times larger than before, and the densely packed ships of all sizes, as well as the newly built port city beside the dock, and said in surprise: "This place has changed too much, hasn't it?"

"It's mainly thanks to the imperial court. In recent years, there has been a huge demand for cattle and horses. The scale of the ranch on the island has been expanding again and again. Every year, we can ship 20,000 cattle and 50,000 horses to the mainland!"

As he said this, he smiled and said, "Many of the horses we used in the Northern Expedition were bred here."

"You have really worked hard and made great contributions." Zhu Di praised him, then said in surprise, "That's not right. I remember that we inspected the situation on the island ten years ago. At that time, we concluded that we could raise a maximum of 100,000 horses. How come we can only provide 50,000 horses a year?"

"Hahaha, then you have to ask our Tamra governor." Zhu Zhen laughed and pointed at the crowd who had been waiting at the dock for a long time.

Zhu Di took a closer look and immediately recognized Shen Liuniang, who was the center of attention.

"Liu Niang?" Zhu Di asked in surprise, "Didn't she open the Jinlian Temple in Suzhou? Why did she come to Jeju Island again?"

"Ahem." Zhu Zhen coughed and signaled his fourth brother to speak in a lower voice.

Shen Rong, who was standing by, smiled gratefully and explained for the prince: "It is thanks to the prince that our Shen family has returned to Suzhou."

"Then you won't let him stay in Suzhou?" Zhu Di asked.

"How could that be?" Shen Rong said awkwardly, "On the contrary, our family all wanted to persuade Liu Niang to go back, but she just refused. Maybe too many people persuaded her, so she left."

"At that time, the position of Tamra's chief steward was vacant, and Liu Niang came to me and said she wanted to take over the job. There was no particularly suitable candidate, so I asked her to give it a try. Unexpectedly, she really made a name for herself. Tamra Island is now a place of peace and harmony, and the number of livestock on the market has been rising rapidly!" Zhu Zhen said to Shen Rong with a smile:

"I see your father's cornucopia has been passed on to your daughter."

"Yes." Shen Rong nodded and said, "My sons are useless. I came here to let her go back and take charge of the family."

"Oh, you want to steal my talent." Zhu Zhen teased, and Shen Rong said, "I dare not."

"Haha, I'm just kidding." Zhu Zhen smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "Let Liu Niang make her own decision. After all this time, don't you understand? What she needs most is respect."

"Yes." Shen Rong nodded quickly. ~~
At the Tamra Port Pier.

"Welcome, Your Majesty!" Shen Liuniang led the crowd to kneel and welcome Zhu Zhen.

"Hahaha." Zhu Zhen laughed as he came down the gangway. "Everyone stand up. Liu Niang is still as stunning as ever."

"The prince always makes fun of me. I am already over 30 years old and my looks have faded." Shen Liuniang smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth, looking very charming.

"If we stand together, people will definitely think I'm your brother." Zhu Zhen touched his rough face and smiled, "Now I'm embarrassed to call you sister."

"Your Highness was blown into this state by the sandstorm outside the Great Wall. He will recover after half a year of rest." Shen Liuniang smiled and comforted him.

Zhu Zhen also greeted the people behind her, some of whom were officials stationed here from the Naval Administration and the Imperial Household Department, and three were local natives.

Although he hadn't been here for ten years, he still called out their names accurately. One was Gao Tie's father, Gao Pingying, the leader of the Tamra natives. Another was Aletu, the former leader of the Muhu tribe, and the other was Zheng Wen, who had been their translator.

It was these three who took the initiative to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Boss Zhu then gave Jeju Island to the sixth brother as his territory, and they became officials of the Chuhaidian Palace.

Now the three of them were wearing black gauze hats, official robes, and court boots. They looked dignified and had extraordinary bearings, which was completely different from the savages they had been in the past.

The three of them were filled with gratitude that the prince still remembered them. Zheng Wen said excitedly: "It is a sin for us, the despicable villains, to trouble the prince to care about us."

"You are all officials under me. If I don't remember you, wouldn't that make me a fool?" Zhu Zhen laughed and joked.

Gao Pingying hurriedly flattered him, saying, "Your Majesty is truly extremely wise and can see things from afar!"

"Hahaha!" Zhu Zhen didn't expect him to say that, and couldn't help but say, "It's true that when you've been away for three days, you should look at you with new eyes. I remember that you couldn't speak a word of Chinese at the beginning."

"We are now the prince's subjects, so we must work hard to learn to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters." Aletu also smiled.

"Very good, that's exactly what I want." Zhu Zhen praised, "You guys have done a great job raising horses this time, and I'll also commend you for that!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Everyone was immediately delighted.

"Please come to the General Manager's Mansion." At this time, Shen Liuniang said softly, "I have prepared some wine to welcome the prince and his party. Is that okay?"

"Yes, of course." Zhu Zhen nodded and smiled, "Once we are in Jeonra Island, we will follow Liu Niang's arrangements."

"Your Highness is too kind to me." Shen Liuniang happily opened the car door and respectfully invited the prince to get in.

The rest of the people also got on their cars and headed for Tamra City in a mighty procession.

After all the important people had left, the three prisoner carts were slowly lifted ashore by the winch at the dock, and then pushed to Tamra City by the personal guards.

Shen Liuniang was very careful. She had ordered people to set up curtains on both sides of the road to prevent outsiders from spying on the Sixth Brother's carriage. Of course, it was also to save the Fourth Brother's face.

(End of this chapter)