Zhu Yunwen said:

"The price will increase by a maximum of ten percent; otherwise, you know the consequences."

The King of Champa finally sighed helplessly; the docking fee wasn't actually that high.

A 10% increase is barely a drop in the ocean, offering little real benefit.

But earning something is better than earning nothing, so the King of Champa agreed to Zhu Yunwen's request.

Now that things have come to this, the matter can be considered resolved. Therefore, in the next battle, the King of Cheng treated Zhu Yunwen with proper hospitality.

Zhu Yunwen also put on a very amiable expression and ate and drank with the King of Champa, beginning a very official conversation.

After eating and drinking to his heart's content and having settled the matter, Zhu Yunwen rested for a night in the Champa royal palace.

The next morning, Zhu Yunwen left the palace, wandered around the capital of Champa, and returned to the port.

Then, under the admiring gaze of many passing merchant ships, they boarded the ship and set sail again.

After boarding the large ship, Zhao Qingzhu smiled and said to Zhu Yunwen:

"I'm getting more and more excited for this voyage. We've only been gone a few days and we've already encountered such a fun thing."

This mere Champa Kingdom was so delusional, not taking the Ming Dynasty seriously at all, it almost led them astray.

It's easy to imagine how many countries at sea are unaware of the strength of our Great Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said:

"That's right, but our trip isn't about showing off to those small overseas countries. Our main purpose is to get these countries to trade with our Great Ming."

Then, we should try our best to find all kinds of grains, food seeds, and better items overseas, and bring these things to our Great Ming Dynasty.

The main purpose of the voyage was to enrich the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty and make their daily lives more colorful.

Secondly, it is crucial to establish trade relations between our Great Ming and other overseas countries, allowing our Ming to earn money from them and making our people wealthier. This is also a key point.

Zhao Qingzhu immediately nodded and said:

"I understand the reasoning."

Then they both laughed.

Then Zhu Yunwen sat down again on a relatively high floor of the large ship, where he could almost see all the smaller ships below.

Then they took in all of the dozens of large ships belonging to the Ming Dynasty's fleet.

They also equipped themselves with several binoculars, which Zhao Qingzhu would occasionally pick up to look at the scenery at sea.

In fact, most of the time, the sea is a vast ocean, and as for scenery, apart from the deep blue or even dark black seawater, there is only the blue sky.

Occasionally, in some relatively extreme weather conditions, there will be strong winds and huge waves at sea.

The sky was filled with lightning and thunder, and there was a huge wind blowing. The whole team was almost thrown into chaos.

Fortunately, these ships were all made to a very high standard, and in case of special circumstances, they were connected to each other with multiple very thick iron chains and steel cables.

This ensures the entire team remains connected, so that no matter how rough the waves, no single ship will be damaged.

And once the storm has passed, the feeling of surviving a disaster will make everyone on the team feel relieved.

At this time, Zhu Yunwen would often order everyone in his team to receive a small bottle of wine so they could drink, eat, and relax.

Such a leisurely lifestyle makes it seem as if they are not going out to sea to do anything, but rather on vacation.

And so, after sailing for several more days, following the South China Sea, heading southwest, they gradually approached some mainland islands at sea.

According to Zhu Yunwen's memory, this place should belong to Indonesia in Southeast Asia in later generations.

However, this region was known as Java during the Ming Dynasty.

Sure enough, when Zhu Yunwen's telescope spotted a continent ahead, Ma Sanbao quickly came up to him and said:

"Your Highness, Java is just ahead."

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said:

"I know that Java is probably an important stop for the team."

Ma Sanbao said:

“Indeed, His Highness the Crown Prince is incredibly insightful. Java is also a place we need to pass through.”

Previously, I had led a team through this area, and each time I passed by, I sent people to gather information. I learned that there was internal strife in Java.

Therefore, no one was sent ashore to trade with the people of the Claw Frog Kingdom. It's just unknown whether, after so much time, internal strife is still ongoing.

Zhu Yunwen sat in the chair and thought carefully for a moment. He did know this place.

He was quite interested in many of the historical events and stories from the Ming Dynasty that occurred in Java during this period.

He had heard the story of Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean many times.

Therefore, it is known that after Emperor Yongle (Zhu Di) ascended the throne, he sent Zheng He, who was given a new name but did not change his name, to sail to the Western Ocean. When they passed through Java, the country was also experiencing internal strife.

The country was thrown into chaos by the two forces of the Eastern King and the Western King, and in the end the Western King won.

However, judging from the current timeline, their internal strife is far from over.

After all, their internal strife ended around the third year of the Yongle reign in history.

If we calculate the timeframe, it will take approximately another ten years or so for this to happen.

In other words, right now, the internal strife might still be ongoing, and it could be quite intense right now.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yunwen spoke:

"The war between the Eastern and Western Kings of Java is far from over. It won't end overnight. And our grand plan of navigation and trade cannot be abandoned just because they are at war."

Besides, while we don't intervene in other countries' internal strife, that doesn't mean we won't engage in trade. How about this: order some men to disembark and negotiate with the Western King of Java.

At this moment, Ma Sanbao was completely shocked and said to Zhu Yunwen:

"Your Highness, how do you know so much about the affairs of Java? Calling you a god is no exaggeration."