The first navigator of the Ming Dynasty

A few days later, Liu Guan, the imperial historian of the capital, again impeached Song Zhong, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and Song Zhong was transferred to the command of the Fengyang Zhongwei.

After Song Zhong was transferred from Jinyiwei, Zheng Hai was also released by Zhu Yuanzhang and left Yingtianfu.

In March, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, and Wu Jie, Marquis of An Lu, to go to Zhejiang to enforce the sea ban to prevent the invasion of the Japanese invaders.

Zheng Hai accompanied Wei Guogong to Zhejiang to investigate the coastal defense of the Japanese and coastal defenses.

On the day of going south to Zhejiang, Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin came to bid farewell to their eldest brother Xu Huizu, and Feng Zhiyuan, who was good friends with Zheng Hai, came to bid farewell to Zheng Hai.

Feng Zhiyuan said to Zheng Hai: "Brother Zheng, now Jinyi Wei is not powerful. The eyes of those imperial historians are all staring at you, so it's better for you to go out of Tianfu to avoid it.

Zheng Hai smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I'm fine, I should go out for a walk, I also want to see the sea."

"I've told you, Brother Zheng is not a pessimistic person! Don't you think it's good? This release is like a trip, maybe he will still be happy in his heart!" Bai Hongfei, the cell head of Beizhen Fusi, had a hippie smile on his face.

Zheng Hai also quipped: "Hahaha! Those who know me are impermanent!" Xu

Miaojin couldn't speak on the side of Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, and slipped to Zheng Hai's side without paying attention. She said to Zheng Hai: "Zheng Hai, you must take care of yourself and respond to the sky as soon as possible." When

you come back, I'll invite you to eat Bai's Yipin Duck!" "Brother Zheng, you have to come back early! I'm sure I'm going to eat this Bai's Yipin duck!" Feng Zhiyuan heard Xu Miaojin's words and winked at Zheng Hai.

Zheng Hai ignored Feng Zhiyuan and looked at Xu Miaojin, and couldn't help but feel that this little girl was a little cute. He felt that this Xu Miaojin had a bit of a big personality, which was more likable than those ladies.

However, he came back to his senses, and he couldn't help but be secretly vigilant in his heart: "I won't like this little girl, will this be a little too evil, right? She's only 15 years old, and she's still underage! Uh..."

"Zheng Hai, my sister is waiting for you to come back! Don't let her wait long!" Zheng Hai

was interrupted by Xu Zengshou's words.

However, listening to Xu Zengshou's words, how did Zheng Hai feel that Xu Zengshou was also interested in matching him and Xu Miaojin!

"Uh... Am I a little evil!" Zheng Hai cursed himself in his heart.

He looked at Xu Miaojin and found that the little girl was shyly lowering her head, her face flushed.

"Are you two here to send him as a brother, or are you here to send him!" Xu

Huizu rode over and stood between Zheng Hai, Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin.

Xu Zengshou took the initiative to step forward and explained: "Big brother, we should be here to see you off. I met this Zheng Hai a few days ago, so I said goodbye to him by the way.

Xu Huizu snorted coldly and glared at Zheng Hai, with a hint of hostility towards Zheng Hai in his eyes.

"Let's go! It's a long way to Zhejiang!" Xu Huizu said, and the people and horses heading south set off.

The itinerary in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is a bit boring. Zheng Hai is just a hundred households, and he can't speak at all under the account of Xu Huizu and others, but is only responsible for some intelligence collection.

Stand by the sea, blowing the sea breeze, looking at the barren coast, the blue sea and blue sky. However, the sea gave Zheng Hai the feeling of being desolate.

This is the first time Zheng Hai has seen the sea since he came to Daming, and after a short period of excitement, he was lonely.

Residents along the coast of Zhejiang and Guangdong are very poor, mostly living in dilapidated thatched houses. Many coastal fishermen have broken nets and broken boats.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang, in order to deal with the intrusion of Fang Guozhen and Zhang Shicheng's remnants on the coast of Shandong and to deal with the provocation with Japan, ordered that "not an inch of board should not go to the sea" and implemented a strict maritime ban policy.

In the third year of Hongwu (1370 AD), Zhu Yuanzhang ordered to "strike Taicang Huangdu City".

In the seventh year of Hongwu (1374 AD), Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the abolition of the three cities of Quanzhou in Fujian, Mingzhou in Zhejiang, and Guangzhou in Guangdong, which had existed since the Tang Dynasty and were responsible for overseas trade, and directly cut off the maritime trade.

In order to make a living, fishermen in the coastal provinces have either changed their farming or moved elsewhere, while others have taken up smuggling routes or become pirates, making a living by plundering in the coastal provinces.

Due to the implementation of the maritime ban policy, the contradictions between the Ming Dynasty and Japan intensified the activities of the Japanese pirates, and the Japanese ronin invaded the Ming Dynasty from time to time to burn and loot.

In the thirteenth year of Hongwu (1380 AD), Zhu Yuanzhang created the Hu Weiyong case, in which Hu Weiyong was convicted of "treason".

In the fourteenth year of Hongwu (1381 AD), Zhu Yuanzhang "did not hide his footprints with the Japanese and ordered the people of the coastal sea to forbid overseas countries", which further blocked the maritime economic, trade and cultural exchanges between the people of the coastal provinces and Southeast Asian countries.

In the twenty-third year of Hongwu (1390 AD), Zhu Yuanzhang once again issued the "Ban on Foreign Domain Traffic Order" to further restrict the exchanges between coastal people and other countries.

In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu (1394 AD), in order to completely ban overseas trade, Zhu Yuanzhang also banned the use and trade of foreign spices and foreign goods from the people.

In August of the 27th year of Hongwu, Zheng Hai followed Wu Jie, Marquis of Anlu, and Zhang Quan, Marquis of Yongding, to Guangdong to investigate and guard against the Japanese invaders.

Zheng Hai stood on the shore and looked at the vast sea, the same blue sky and white clouds, but there was no sail on the sea.

The inhabitants of the coastal areas are even less miserable than those in other provinces in the interior. Many fishermen who have lived from fishing for generations have either engaged in smuggling or piracy.

Zheng Hai knew that a fisherman's family surnamed Chen in Chaozhou, Guangdong, moved his family to Nanyang because of Zhu Yuanzhang's sea ban policy.

One of the sons of the Chen family, named Chen Zuyi, later became the leader of the world's largest pirate group.

As one of the 100 households of Jinyiwei, Zheng Hai only made a patrol along the coast of Guangdong, investigating and collecting some simple hydrological and nautical data. His job was to monitor the implementation of the sea ban and the coastal defences of the major coastal cities.

In November, Zheng Hai returned to Yingtianfu.

Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin and others were in the Zuixian Building to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Zheng Hai.

"Miss Xu, I remember that when Brother Zheng went south, you said that you were going to invite us to eat Bai's Yipin Duck, how did this change to Zuixian Building?" Feng Zhiyuan, the general banner of Jinyi Wei, has a super good memory, and what he has been thinking about is eating Bai's Yipin duck.

Bai's Yipin Duck is a major food signature of Yingtianfu, with a delicious taste, but also a lot of price. Usually, a seventh-grade petty official like Feng Zhiyuan would not easily enter the Bai family's first-grade duck consumption, because the silver consumed really made him a little painful.

Xu Zengshou relieved Xu Miaojin and said: "Brother Feng, we can't be blamed for this, it's all that Fu let one person wrap up the private room of the Bai family's first-class duck." We really don't want Brother Zheng and you to eat in the lobby, so we changed to Zuixian Building.

"If you eat something, you should be happy." Still picky, Feng Er, don't you want to eat? Don't you eat and pull down!" The cell boss Bai Hongfei smiled and also helped Xu Miaojin and squeezed Feng Zhiyuan.

Zheng Haidao: "First of all, I would like to thank the Xu brothers and sisters for picking up the wind and washing the dust for me, and I received this intention." Brother Feng, if you want to eat Bai's Yipin duck, I'll invite you another day

!" "Okay! Brother Zheng, refresh!" Feng Zhiyuan smiled and raised his glass: "Come! Everyone toast Brother

Zheng!" Xu Zengshou drank the wine, looked at Zheng Hai, and said: "Brother Zheng, I heard in private that this Fu Rang heard that you responded to the queen of heaven and planned to attack you! You should pay attention to yourself and don't follow his way!"

Zheng Hai nodded to Xu Zengshou, and before he could speak, he suddenly saw a familiar figure walk in.

"Yo! Isn't this Zheng Hai? Why are you hiding here to drink? Now, your backer in Ying Tianfu is gone, and you dare to come back!"