The First Family of Tang Dynasty

Thirteen ships far exceeding ordinary fishing boats are moored on the huge cement pier at the port of Ryukyu Oshima.

Five of these ships are two-masted, and the rest are all three-masted.

Converted to the displacement of later generations, the two-masted ship is about 600 tons, while the three-masted ship is about 1,000 tons.

These ships, the official name should be called frigates, are all good things produced by the Han and Tang Dynasty shipyards.

The two-masted frigate is the earliest model, while the three-masted frigate is the most commonly used model in the Han and Tang Dynasties.

A two-masted **** is usually about eighty or ninety people carrying sailors and escorts, while a three-masted frigate, if it is full of escorts, will have about two hundred people.

At this moment, the decks of these sea-going ships are already full of sailors and guards, all looking out into the distance.

Cheng Ping, the executive director of the Tang Han and Tang dynasties, was standing on the bow of the three-masted sea ship, holding a telescopic mirror and looking at the sea level to the south.

Behind him, all the captains and stewards were whispering in a low voice.

"What's the reason, Mr. Cheng didn't make it clear. He insisted that we gather together and go north."

"I'm guessing, maybe nine times out of ten, I want to take action against a disobedient force."

"Otherwise, why are there only two supply ships gathered here, and the others are all **** ships."

"No, we're just the guards of the business firm. It's okay to deal with the disobedient forces on the southern islands."

"But those forces in the north are either the vassals of my Tang Dynasty, or the enemy countries that are hostile to my Tang Dynasty."

"And what we have gathered here so far is only one-third of the ships escorted by our Han and Tang Dynasty merchants.

Wouldn't it be too much of a child's play to deal with those countries in the north on this basis..."

Of course, this is not bragging, but a fact. There are barbarians on many small islands, some of whom are friendly to Han and Tang merchants, and hope to communicate with Han and Tang merchants.

And some barbarians don't think about a fair and just business environment, they want to see if there is a chance to loot a handful of Tang's maritime merchants.

At this time, the frigates of the Han and Tang firms could just use those barbarian forces to attack, and wait until they kill those guys who are not willing to trade fair.

The remaining barbarians naturally know how to do business honestly, instead of always trying to rob the peaceful and friendly Datang maritime merchants.

In addition, the expansion of the **** fleet of the Han and Tang merchants has not only done to protect the Han and Tang merchants' own maritime trade fleet.

He even started a bodyguard business at sea, and many Datang maritime merchants were willing to form groups to spend money on the bodyguard services of Han and Tang firms.

After all, the prestige of the **** fleet of the Han and Tang trading houses was earned by the heads of countless pirates.

But what they deal with can only be regarded as small forces of small scale, or the pirate team composed of the most vicious people.

I really haven't fought with regular national forces, so I'm not very confident.

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"Come on!" At this moment, a shout from the height of the mast was suddenly heard.

As soon as the captain and the steward stopped discussing, they raised the telescopic mirrors in their hands and looked into the distance.

Soon, in their telescope, masts began to appear on the sea level that originally appeared as a straight line, one, two, three...

As more and more masts appeared, huge ships appeared in their sight.

"His grandma's, these are the newest frigates!" A frigate captain couldn't help but cried out in envy.

Even if they are still three-masted frigates, a discerning person can see at a glance that the shape of those three-masted frigates is obviously very different from today's.

And both the hull and the mast feel much taller than today's mainstream frigates.

A steward put down the telescopic mirror in his hand and couldn't help asking Cheng Ping.

"Boss, could these be the new batch of new guys called cruise frigates?"

Cheng Ping raised the corner of his mouth happily, nodded and smiled.

"That's right, those five cruisers that were just built, the displacement is more than one-third of the old-fashioned frigates under us."

"Okay, since they have already arrived, when they rest here for a while, we will set off to the north tomorrow to meet up with a group of shareholders."

"Boss, are we really going to rush to the north?" Another steward also asked quietly.

"These things are not what we should know now. When we reach Dengzhou, we should be able to tell the truth."

Cheng Ping touched his face that had been exposed to the wind, sun and rain all the year round, and it was no longer white, but rather dark.

I couldn't help but feel a little sigh. In a blink of an eye, I had been wandering outside for quite a few years, and finally had the opportunity to go north.

I went to see the Third Young Master, who even in Lingnan, and even overseas, had a splendid reputation.

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When the King of Qi, Li Ke, the governor of Qingzhou, left Luoyang, it was really lively.

The main reason is that Li Luo's team seems to be a bit huge, and every parent who comes to see them off is a big man who can make the court tremble three times.

It is a rare wonderland for such a large number of bigwigs to bid farewell to their children and grandchildren uniformly.

What's even more rare is that among the people who are sending off, there are also His Royal Highnesses, His Royal Highnesses, His Royal Highnesses, and several princesses who are sending off their husbands.

Fortunately, although these princesses had some resentment in their hearts, they felt that Cheng Sanlang and His Royal Highness Qi King kidnapped their husbands to go out.

But they are also very clear that Cheng Saburo and His Royal Highness King Qi are typical merit-making machines, and they can make illustrious achievements wherever they go.

My husband followed these two demon moths, no matter what, he could still get some credit.

At this moment, Cheng Sanlang had finished chatting with his wife Li Mingda, squatted down, and looked at the slender seventh sister in front of him.

There is also that sturdy grandson Li Xiang.

"Remember, although the teacher is not in Luoyang, if you have any doubts, you can talk to her, and of course you can write to ask for the teacher."

After Li Xiang nodded vigorously, he looked enviously at Li Ke, the King of Qi who was not far away, and his face was full of color.

"Well, teacher, when will the disciple be able to go for a walk with you like the third uncle?"

Hearing this, Cheng Chubi raised his face unhappy.

"How can this be called a stroll? My teacher is obviously for the long-term stability of the Tang Dynasty, so I had to leave my hometown and travel thousands of miles away."

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