Autumn gave way to winter.
Winter gave way to spring!
The earth revived, and all things grew.
Outside Haicheng Harbor on the coast of the Yellow Sea, more than a hundred large ships lay at anchor. The Treasure Ships were enormous, like mountains, leaving everyone who saw them awestruck. There were as many as ten such colossal vessels.
Outside them were sixty Spanish Galleons. These ships were not small either, measuring fifty meters long, their masts covered with sails.
Even the smallest Tower Ships measured thirty meters long. These had once been Great Qin's largest vessels, but compared with the other two kinds of ships, they now seemed far inferior.
Countless people gathered at the docks, moving endless supplies onto the great ships bit by bit like ants. At the same time, countless craftsmen, women, and children boarded.
Lu Zhi had made detailed arrangements for the personnel. The most important craftsmen, for instance, were distributed among the ten Treasure Ships. Even if an accident occurred at sea during a storm, it would ensure that a certain craft would not be completely wiped out.
Jiang Hao was very satisfied with such meticulous arrangements.
All of Jiang Hao's trusted people had gathered at the residence. Lu Zhi, Susu, and Yu Shu sat beside him, while Xiao He, Cao Can, Lu Zhou, Han Zhong, Ji Bu, Lu Xin, Lu Shizhi, and the others sat on either side.
Jiang Hao listened to their reports. These were the final preparations. Tomorrow, the fleet would depart and begin their boundless voyage across the sea. This would be the largest ocean expedition in human history.
"Six thousand guards, over six thousand five hundred craftsmen, more than ten thousand sailors and crewmen, over eighteen thousand female slaves, more than four thousand servants, over twelve thousand orphaned boys, and