After coming out of Jiangnan Hospital, Zhao Hao boarded the three-masted double-decker sand ship docked at the dock.

The Ming Dynasty's seagoing ships were mainly divided into two categories: sand ships and Fu ships. Sand ships had square heads and square bottoms and were not afraid of running aground or rolling waves, so they were suitable for near-shore areas.

The Fujian ship is a large ship with a pointed bow and bottom. It is afraid of running aground and rolling waves. The so-called rolling waves are undercurrents formed when the ocean current is blocked by seabed sand dunes. They are very common in the near sea, especially in the Yangtze River estuary, and pose a great threat to the navigation of pointed-bottom ships.

However, pointed-bottom ships are suitable for breaking waves in deep waters, and their pointed bows make them easy to turn and catch the wind, so Fu ships are used for ocean voyages.

Zhao Hao's destination was Chongming, so naturally he took a sand ship instead of a Fujian ship.

The sand ship he was on was carefully built for him by Uncle Wu, the Imperial Censor of the Yangtze River, at the Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard, the best official shipyard in the Ming Dynasty. It was also called a foreign-blocking ship.

The bottom of the ship is six zhang long, the bow is ten zhang and one chi wide, and the stern is ten zhang and one chi long. The entire ship is made of the finest rouge wood. The solid and shiny wood gives people a feeling of solidity and magnificence.

The three straight and strong teak masts with white sails hanging on them are pleasing to the eye.

What is even more pleasing to the eye are the three girls standing on the deck and chatting and laughing.

Jiang Xueying, wearing a white skirt and a white flower-patterned headdress, smiled gently, looking as pure and beautiful as ice and jade.

Secretary Ma, wearing a light blue pleated skirt, a lake blue orchid-patterned shawl, and a neat little bun, is as graceful as a willow, both inside and out.

There is also Qiaoqiao, who is wearing a pink stand-up collar middle shirt, a plum-colored blue collar jacket, and has tiny pearl flowers in her hair. She looks cute and adorable.

The afternoon sun was somewhat dazzling. The three of them were wearing small silver-rimmed sunglasses, which made them look both trendy and classic, and even Zhao Hao was stunned.

Seeing him like this, the three girls couldn't help but feel secretly proud, thinking that all their careful dressing up was worth it.

Who would have thought that the next moment, Master Zhao asked curiously, "Where did you get these sunglasses?"

"Uh..." Miss Jiang lost her composure when she heard that. Secretary Ma covered her forehead with her hands, and Sister Qiaoqiao's mouth twitched.

Why is it that the focus of the eldest brother and the young master is always so strange?

Even Xiao Yun'er beside him sighed secretly, wondering when will Master Zhao learn to pay attention to the things he should pay attention to?

Suddenly, she felt a darkness in front of her eyes and looked up. It turned out that Gao Wu, who looked like a door god and looked ferocious, had boarded the boat.

Seeing her nightmare, Xiao Yuner shuddered with fear and quickly closed her eyes.

Well, if you can’t see it, it doesn’t exist.

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After the young master's entourage got on board, the sailors pulled up the anchor, paddled hard, and with the help of the sails, they slowly moved the ship away from the river bank.

Seeing that he had said something wrong again, Mr. Zhao was about to sneak into the cabin to see what was inside. This was the first time he had his own boat.

But he was stopped by Jiang Xueying.

"Brother, please stay."

"Oh." Zhao Hao stopped and saw three girls approaching in a triangular shape.

"What are you going to do?" Young Master Zhao was so scared that he took two steps back and started speaking Cantonese.

"Please stand straight, sir." Ma Xianglan took off her sunglasses, replaced them with her own gold-rimmed glasses, and took out a piece of Xue Tao letter.

Jiang Xueying and Qiaoqiao also took off their sunglasses and stood opposite Zhao Hao with stern faces. The latter took a red-covered

Silk tray.

When Zhao Hao saw it, he thought to himself, are they going to put a tight ring around my neck?

Then he heard Ma Xianglan reciting in a serious and clear voice.

"Today, the whole county was awarded honors, but you were the only one missing. Although it was your wish, saying 'the success does not have to be mine', I must be part of the success. To be honest, the people who saved this area all relied on your planning and arrangement. The one who has made the greatest contribution is none other than you."

Jiang Xueying and Qiaoqiao both nodded vigorously, agreeing with him, and said in unison with Ma Xianglan:

"We, the little ladies, cannot bear to see the hero who made the greatest contribution go unnoticed, so we specially hold a ceremony to award honors to Mr. Zhao."

"Oh oh." Zhao Hao finally understood. He felt as happy as if he had drunk iced black plum soup in the hot summer.

Jiang Xueying then lifted the red silk cloth, revealing a pure gold medal that sparkled brightly in the sun.

Miss Jiang stretched out her fair little hand, picked up the blinding gold medal, and showed it to Zhao Hao.

Its style was almost the same as the one awarded to Pan Jixun, except that the map of Kunshan was replaced by magnolia flowers... This was Miss Jiang's idea. She said that it would be more beautiful this way. Secondly, magnolia flowers also symbolize Kunshan and can also represent Kunshan, and it can also be distinguished from other medals.

"Qionghua is also the representative of Yangzhou..." Secretary Ma, who was standing by with a smile on his face, muttered to himself. "She and the young master first met there."

Hey, little county lady, even if you come, I’m afraid you won’t be able to defeat Miss Jiang.

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Zhao Hao thought he had only made one for Pan Jixun, but he didn't expect to have one for himself. Although he said it was unnecessary, he was actually very happy.

He happily took the medal and examined it carefully. He found that it was a circle larger than Mr. Pan's, and four seal characters "The Elephant is Invisible" were engraved on the white magnolia.

On the back of the medal, there were fourteen small Wei-style characters engraved: "A man never seeks fame for nothing, he can bring peace to the seas with one hand", which made Zhao Hao excited.

Damn, this young master is really great...

Young Master Zhao looked at the medal again and again with great love before handing it back to Miss Jiang and then puffing out his chest.

Just like Mr. Pan said, it’s boring to wear it yourself.

The little girl blushed and solemnly put the medal on Zhao Hao's chest.

Mr. Zhao was boasting for a while, then he slapped his forehead and remembered something and said, "I forgot, I also made medals for you."

As he said this, he snapped his fingers at Xiwa and asked him to look for the three wooden boxes in the luggage.

"Ah? I have a share?" Qiaoqiao was flattered. "I'm just a cook, how can I have a medal?"

"Strong guarantees are very important!" Zhao Hao smiled and winked at Qiaoqiao, "If I don't eat the food that Sister Qiaoqiao makes for a day, I won't have the heart to work."

"What nonsense." Qiaoqiao smiled happily.

The three girls looked at Xiwa expectantly, and brought three small sandalwood boxes and handed them to Master Zhao.

Fang was still a little nervous.

Jiang Xueying was wondering what kind of evaluation Brother Zhao would give her.

Not to mention Qiaoqiao, even Secretary Ma was completely unaware of this. She secretly reflected on herself, as a secretary, how could such a loophole appear. At the same time, she was also guessing that there should be one gold seal and two silver seals in it.

This is the distribution that best suits the identities and contributions of the three people, and the young master should have no other choice.

It’s one thing to know the difference yourself, but when the young master personally judged who was better, I still felt a little bit sad.

However, a competent secretary will never cause trouble to the young master, and will help him avoid trouble... Of course, only in front of the young master.

Secretary Ma smiled sweetly and said to Qiaoqiao, "There are less than 600 people in the whole county who have won the silver medal. We didn't do anything. The fact that we have a bronze medal is just a joke from the young master."

"That's right." Qiaoqiao nodded in agreement.

"Sister Ma guessed wrong." Zhao Hao opened the box with a smile.

ps. Chapter 4, Happy Children's Day to everyone. Please vote for me in the new month!