In the 18th year of Chongzhen, the summer of the second year of the Daming Empress Tianshu.

In the Pacific Ocean, Li Huamei and others, who had lost two large ships and hundreds of sailors, finally returned to Hangzhou Port of the Ming Empire safely and entered the Qiantang River.

“Hmm?”

"Look! What kind of ship is that?!"

As soon as he entered Qiantang River, Li Huamei saw it at a glance. In an independent port not far from the familiar and somewhat strange, growing bigger Hangzhou City Wharf, there were a row of giant warships with sails rolled up. At a rough look, there were still as many as dozens and twenty?

So, for granted, on the medium-sized Fukushi ship and flagship Chunshen that was more suitable for long-distance voyage, Li Huamei was the first to burst into screams after seeing it.

“!!”

"What a big ship, how could they be so big?"

"have no idea."

"I've never seen it..."

"I saw that there were at least hundreds of gun doors on one side alone, which was so terrible!"

"Oh my God, could that be the giant treasure ship that the legendary eunuch of the Three Treasures when he went to the West, right?"

"ah!"

"No! Look, the sails on the other side that did not hold up the sails are not very similar to the blessed ship. It looks more like the European cross-sailing ship like the Galen ship. Moreover, it actually has triangular auxiliary sails on several sides, which are too different from the Ming ship."

"Too……."

"Can it be the Portuguese or the Dutch who occupied Hangzhou?"

"No, look, there is a Ming flag on it."

"ah!"

"It seems that there is also a flag from our Li Family Chamber of Commerce?"

"impossible!"

"It's just hanging there, why is it impossible?"

“…”

“It’s really…”

"Can it be a general named Li from the Ming Navy?"

"It's possible!"

"So, is it the Ming Navy?"

"It must be!"

When I saw the huge sailboats that seemed to be military docks or water camps in the distance, Yang Xien, James Rudvi, Xingjiu Baimu, Yian Dukov and those who joined the Li family fleet in the middle, such as Jenas Pasha, Freo and Christina, they also exclaimed and discussed it loudly.

Then, in the end, they came to a conclusion: those ships must be navigators of the Ming Empire, and they seemed to be ships under the command of a general named Li like their Li family chamber of commerce?

“…”

However, what everyone didn't know was that behind them, the British man Charleston Huisen had a little gloomy face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"It should be..."

"What should we do? Admiral, do we still need to enter Hong Kong?"

After the discussion, James Rudway squeezed away everyone, walked to Li Huamei and asked worriedly.

“…”

"Enter!"

"We didn't do anything, we're just going home now, why don't we go in?"

With a slight frown, Li Huamei finally waved her hand and made a resolution to let the fleet continue to move forward, drive directly into Hangzhou Port and dock.

"But……"

"Admiral, the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban, and the warnings from the previous officials to us..."

James Rudwi was still a little worried because their Li family fleet was banned from the sea and forced away by the officials. Now it is back and there are more ships. He is worried that he will be troubled, especially when the Ming Dynasty now has a stronger fleet?

"It's okay!"

"They saw us and didn't come out to intercept us, which means there is no problem. Let's go in!"

"Look, there seem to be a lot of European-style ships in the port. No problem, at worst, you can say it's your ship at that time?"

"Besides, we didn't bring any goods when we came back this time. If the goods were banned, as long as we didn't sell them and we were dealing with them, I believe that those officials wouldn't make things too difficult for our Li family."

Just as comforting James and everyone, and as comforting himself, Li Huamei said this.

"Too……"

Nodded, James Rudway no longer thought about it, and let the ship slowly sail against the current towards the Qiantang River Port under the sea breeze.

However...

What Li Huamei and her followers never expected was that they had just arrived on the harbor and were warmly welcomed by Song Yifeng and others who had already returned to the Ming Dynasty quickly. Among them, there was Lilu Agote and others who had organized a long-distance voyage caravan, almost arrived in Hangzhou with Song Yifeng and others.

"this……"

"What's going on?"

"Yi Feng?"

"Why are you still in Hangzhou?"

"And Lilu, why did you come to Daming?"

"By the way, the big ships outside, and these people...what is going on?"

Seeing so many people greeting each other, there were many soldiers and officials. Looking at her former crew and friend Lilu, she met in Nanyang, looked at all of this in front of her. Although Li Huamei felt very friendly, she felt very strange and surprised at the same time, and she had no idea what was going on here.

"laugh!"

"Sister Huamei, do you know?"

"In order to find you, Anne and we accidentally called the whole world!"

"But OK, now you are finally back!"

"By the way!"

"The queen's will has arrived. You will be enthroned as the King of Dinghai in the Ming Empire. It's amazing, right?"

"Oh!"

"Thanks to Anne, the sea areas of the world have been conquered by our Ming Empire. Now that the Ming Dynasty has opened a sea ban, all public and private merchant ships can go to the world to do business!"

"Also, your Li Family Chamber of Commerce, or the current Ming Navy, is already the overlord of the Seven Seas!"

Song Yifeng stuck out her tongue mischievously, and then talked nonstop about what was going on in the misfortune of Li Huamei and others.

To Annie's blessing, now Song Yifeng was also named the No. 1 Princess of Seoul by the Queen of the Ming Dynasty, and became a great nobleman and the princess of the Kingdom of Korea. This made her not know what to explain to her master and senior brothers after she went back.

"ah?"

"Dinghai Neptune?"

"Seven Seas Overlords?!"

"This, this is impossible!"

"When we were not here, what happened here in the Ming Empire?!"

"Oh my God..."

Listening to Song Yifeng's words, Li Huamei and his first followers, such as Yang Xi'en, Charlie Huisen, James Rudwi, Xingjiu Baimu, Yi'an Dukov and others exclaimed.

"alright!"

"Stop talking!"

"Her Majesty's envoy has been waiting for you for a long time. Go and receive the order first!"

"You don't know that the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty finally surrendered not long ago. Now it's time to use people. I heard that Her Majesty the Queen also said that you want to be the Minister of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs!"

"But you must be out of luck, Prime Minister of the Cabinet. Uncle Li is the hero!"

"What a pity, Annie won't come back..."

"But fortunately she won't come back, otherwise she wouldn't know how to enthrone her!"

"It's okay now. It seems that you just need to worship her as the only god recognized by the Ming Empire..."

Song Yifeng, who was leading the way in front, talked endlessly, and then Li Huamei noticed that Song Yifeng's clothes and decoration seemed to be the kind of royal outfit?

"Anne?"

"By the way, I don't seem to see Anne. Has she been home?"

Li Huamei, whose mind was already in a mess, suddenly remembered when she heard Song Yifeng talking about Annie. She seemed to have a very terrible little guy who was left in her private house in Hangzhou by them?

"Ah Annie..."
To be continued...