You can read the second volume first. The first volume is being revised and written and I can't even stand it.
Lin Feng, a naval officer from Qianhu, was falsely accused of being a pirate accomplice by Yan Song, the leader of the maritime ban faction, and went into exile. He formed an alliance with Su Mei, who was proficient in Western navigation technology, to form an ocean-going fleet. Along the way, he cleared his family's grievances, established a sea power system that shocked East Asia, and realized China's dream of rising sea power.
