From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 905

"The weather is going to change."

There was no wind, no big waves, and the sea was unusually calm, but it was so depressing that it made people panic.

Dark clouds accumulated, covering the entire sky, and the dark world descended, and the sea became endless sewage.

Huang Zuoyu stood on the deck, his palms sweating for no reason. These days, he had been troubled by nightmares and woke up from sleepiness at any time.

So much so that he actually started to get seasick.

People who have spent most of their lives on the ship, going back and forth countless times, actually started to get seasick, which is really ridiculous.

"Master, everything has been checked, and there are no hidden dangers."

The chief shopkeeper came to report, and Huang Zuoyu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that there were no hidden dangers.

He required that every corner of the merchant ship be checked every day to ensure that no gold and silver were lost, that there were no safety hazards in the stove, and many other things.

In fact, these were unnecessary. He was not so cautious when sailing before, but this time, it was too important.

The silk, tea, and porcelain accumulated by Fujian and Guangdong in the past two years, countless wealth, tens of thousands of laborers were hungry, and more than a dozen Chaozhou merchant families spent all their wealth and invested it all.

More than 70 ships were sold at a sky-high price when the market was empty.

This money could not only wipe out the previous debts in one fell swoop, but also bring the Chaozhou merchant families back to life and reach a higher peak.

"After taking such a big risk, we are finally going back."

"We not only made money, but also gained political status. With the care of King Zhongwu, our status as Chaozhou merchants will be irreplaceable after the sea is opened."

"It can be said that this adventure laid the foundation for the Chaozhou merchant family for a hundred years!"

The shopkeeper couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said, "It's been a hard two years, but I finally made it. Congratulations, sir."

Huang Zuoyu waved his hand and said, "I've made it to the Fuzhou dock and landed."

"Everything is uncertain now."

"Damn it, I'm going to marry two more concubines when I go back once, and enjoy it."

"So much money, enough for us to share."

As soon as the voice fell, drums sounded everywhere.

In this dark world, the dull drum sound is enough to break everyone's fantasy and awaken countless confused souls.

Huang Zuoyu trembled, looked forward quickly, and immediately widened his eyes.

In the distant sea, two ships were coming rapidly along the wind direction, their huge bodies were frightening.

"Battleship! It's a battleship!"

Huang Zuoyu couldn't help but shout: "There is also a cruiser, it's a Dutch ship!"

He hurriedly said: "Hurry up and beat the drum! Beat the drum!"

Several strong sailors quickly beat the drum, and more than 70 large wooden ships pulled the sails and began a simple formation change.

The navy general also strode to the deck. He saw the battleship coming from a distance, and then slowly laughed.

"Old Huang, what is coming will eventually come."

He unbuttoned his collar, took off the jade pendant hanging around his neck, and handed it to Huang Zuoyu.

He opened his mouth, wanted to say a lot of things, but couldn't say them.

Finally, he choked up a little and said, "Tell my mother, tell her that I am an unfilial son and cannot take care of her in her old age."

"Tell my wife, tell her that I am determined to sacrifice my life for the country, please... don't worry."

Huang Zuoyu subconsciously caught the cold jade pendant, woke up for a moment, and said in a trembling voice: "General Guo, you... take care..."

The navy general shook his head and said, "This is not surprising. The marshal has ordered that soldiers should stand up when encountering war. This is what we should do."

After he finished speaking, he got off the boat directly and took a small boat to other ships.

Huang Zuoyu hurriedly ran to the edge of the deck.

He saw a shocking scene.

More than 60 large wooden boats raised their sails and headed towards the Dutch warships.

This is an extremely magnificent picture of the raging sea. One by one, the large wooden boats unloaded their heavy cargoes and rushed towards the more powerful opponents with the lightest posture and the fastest speed.

The sound of the cannon has already sounded.

It was the Portuguese cannon on the other ship.

The shells hit the big wooden boats, causing huge casualties.

But it couldn't stop them from advancing.

"Pour tung oil! Set fire!"

The navy commander roared and beat the drums quickly and heavily.

More than 60 big wooden boats were burning and rushed towards the rapidly approaching battleships and cruisers.

As iron-clad ships, battleships and cruisers were not afraid of collisions and could turn the tide in wooden boats.

But facing more than 60 wooden boats, they followed the wind direction and didn't even have time to change direction.

The Dutch on the boats screamed and hurriedly turned the sails to try to change the course.

But there were too many wooden boats, and the determination of the Fujian and Guangdong Navy was too firm..

A wooden boat hit it, and the flames ignited the explosives that had been prepared on the boat, and the entire hull exploded directly.

This was only a small damage to the battleship.

But the second, third, fifth, tenth...

Dozens of wooden boats all rushed up, like humble ants, rushing towards the huge opponent, densely packed, endless, and never retreating.

Explosions, countless explosions, resounded throughout the world.

The flames were raging, drowning the Dutch battleships and cruisers.

The loud noises seemed to wake up the sleeping sky.

Huang Zuoyu felt a sharp pain in his heart for a while, and couldn't help crying and wailing: "Oh, God! If you have eyes! Take us home!"

"Go! Go! Go home!"

The remaining ten ships loaded with silver and gold set out on the way home against the thin wind.

The explosion of more than 60 large wooden boats seemed to be seeing them off and blessing them to return home safely.

Huang Zuoyu lay on the fence, and the raging flames on the ocean behind him clenched his fists.

He was holding the jade pendant, which was cold and had become hot after he held it.

He spread his palms and looked down. For a moment, his body trembled as if struck by lightning.

The jade pendant was square and smooth on both sides.

Four big characters were engraved on the front - "The rise and fall of the world"!

On the back, which was the side close to his heart, there were another four big characters engraved - "Every man has a responsibility"!

Huang Zuoyu couldn't help crying. He saw the ten surviving ships and felt heartbroken.

"Master! Master! They didn't catch up!"

The shopkeeper shouted excitedly: "The Dutch ship sank, they died, we can go home!"

"Hahaha! We're rich! Now we finally survived."

Huang Zuoyu murmured: "The Chaozhou merchants can only take a small part of this money."

This sentence made the shopkeeper stunned.

Huang Zuoyu said: "Take 20% to settle the wages of the workers and to make up for part of the deficit of the major Chaozhou merchant families, so that the Chaozhou merchant families can barely survive."

"Take the remaining 80%, and give it all to King Zhongwu."

The shopkeeper trembled and said: "Master... Why is this! We have suffered for two years and put all our family assets into it, but only 20%? 20% can't even make up for the deficit! At least 70% can make up for the deficit!"

"Now I'm finally home, I can't give the money away for nothing."

Huang Zuoyu gritted his teeth and said: "Without the soldiers of the Fujian and Guangdong Navy, can we go to sea? Without their bravery Sacrifice, can we go home? "

"There is no end to making money! As long as Chaozhou merchants don't collapse, there will always be money to make. "

"But if the country is gone, we can't even keep our homes, let alone make money. "

"The rise and fall of the world, every man has his share of responsibility. "

"Although I, Huang Zuoyu, am just a businessman, I dare to take on this responsibility. "

"I have waited for two years, am I afraid to wait again? Even if I wait for another two years, five years, or ten years, what? "

"The country has risen, the Jin Dynasty has revived, and we have endless money to make. "

He looked back and saw that there were no wreckage or flames in the vast ocean.

It was calm there, as if nothing had happened.

But he remembered.

He will always remember.