"When there is no wind in the sea, the waves are calm and leisurely. The scales are not small or large, and they rise and fall in different directions. A sudden sea turtle is crowned by the three sacred hills. It cannot be controlled by hooks and nets. It is not the same autumn.?? The wind blows up and flies,
The drumming waves are angry with the Marquis of Yang. The whale salamander takes advantage of it and opens its mouth to swallow the boat. There are no living scales in thousands of miles, and hundreds of rivers flow backwards??"
This song "Screen with a Sea Chart" depicts the fierce scene of a sea ship fighting with a giant turtle and whale salamander.
At this moment, in the south of the Burma Province of the Ming Dynasty, at the junction between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, more than a dozen ships are fishing. They are not ordinary fish, but mermaids. However, the term mermaid is mainly used by Westerners.
They were popular among people, and the Ming Dynasty called them: sharks.
The sharks, also known as Quanxian and Quanke, are mysterious creatures with fish tails and bodies in Chinese mythology. Qian Bao's "Sou Shen Ji" records: "There are sharks outside the South China Sea, and they live in the water like fish.
"When his eyes weep, pearls can come out." Legend has it that the sharks are good at weaving and can make dragon yarn that is impervious to water. Their tears can turn into beads. The oil on their bodies has a very low ignition point, and one drop can burn for several days. There is a popular rumor among the people that Qin Shihuang
There is an ever-burning lamp in the tomb that uses shark oil as fuel.
Chen Tao, the commander of the right battalion of the Myanmar Navy, was wearing a battle robe and holding a sword, standing majestically on a Dafu ship. Although he was in his forties, he looked nervously at the sea like a young boy.
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"Join the army, we're trapped, we're trapped," the guerrilla Baojiashan suddenly shouted.
"Quickly, put out a small boat to hold the bottom of the net, and tell the brothers to close the net slowly. Don't use swords, guns and arrows, so as not to hurt the sharks. Mr. Zhou has an order to capture them alive. This shark will be sent to Nanjing for supply.
Your Majesty is watching it, to show my Burmese Navy’s sincere devotion to Your Majesty, and you must not get even a scratch on it!”
Bao Tooth Mountain slandered: This shark is extremely powerful. How can he catch it without swords, guns and arrows? But he smiled flatteringly: "Don't worry, Shen Rong, I will catch you alive in the end.
Show your face in front of the main town."
A dozen sailors struggled to push the wheel, and the giant fishing net was put away little by little.
"Yes~ Yes~"
Chen Tao rushed up to take a closer look and shouted: "Unlucky!"
But it's not a mermaid, but a giant turtle, majestic in size, as big as a hill, with its head stretched out and biting the fishing net.
An evil fire surged into General Chen's heart, and he said angrily: "Behead this turtle and give the meat to the brothers."
Bang bang chirp chirp, swords slashed, spears stabbed and arrows shot. After a while, the giant turtle turned into a pile of dead meat.
General Chen Shen was unhappy because he had not achieved great success, but all his subordinates were very happy because they could eat delicious turtle meat. When the sky was filled with ice and fire, they saw a fast boat speeding towards them like the wind. There was a person on the bow of the boat.
She has a delicate appearance, looks like a boy or girl, and her name actually sounds like a girl, she is Zuoying guerrilla Chen Xingxing.
"Chen Canrong, my Zuoying officers and men were lucky enough to live up to their orders and captured a female shark alive with a cub in her arms. Wang Canrong invites you to go to the warship to see the sharks. He also said that this time our Zuoying officers and men captured a cub alive.
Winning the first prize is just a fluke. The bet cannot be taken seriously, so don't mind it." Chen Xingxing giggled, trembling like a woman.
Damn sissy!
Chen Tao cursed secretly in his heart, but the whole army knew about his bet with Wang Jue, so he didn't want to be too stingy and make others laugh, so he smiled openly and said, "Wang Canrong is really lucky! Leading the way, I will fall."
I want to see what that shark looks like. If tears really turned into pearls when I cried, wouldn’t your Wang Shenrong have become hairy? Hahaha!"
Wang Jue and Chen Tao are fellow villagers and good friends. When they were young, they participated in the Lu Jianguo Rebel Army and fought against the Qing Dynasty in Fujian. Due to their meritorious service, they were promoted to the rank of staff general of the left and right battalions of the Myanmar Navy respectively.
Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty was determined to forge ahead and ordered Burmese governor Bao Shimei, Admiral Hui Zhiguan, and Navy Commander Zhou Lingao to build a military port on the Andaman Islands between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea to ensure that merchant ships from Western countries passed through the Andaman Sea.
Trade with the Ming Dynasty at seaports such as Mawlamyine and Yangon in Myanmar.
There is no way, this is all forced by the red-haired Yi people!
Although the Ming Dynasty had problems with the Red Barbarians because of Taiwan and Penghu, the two countries also had huge trade needs. Due to the rapid growth of trade volume in recent years, there was no major war. However, the East India Company of the Red Barbarians
Very greedy, relying on its own occupation of the Strait of Malacca, in order to dominate trade with the East, it levied heavy taxes on merchant ships from other countries traveling through the Strait of Malacca, while levying very few taxes on its own merchant ships.
When the news reached Nanjing, the powerful Emperor Guangwu was furious. I didn't care that the Erhong Mao Yi people imposed heavy taxes on merchant ships from other countries. But how could they impose heavy taxes on merchant ships from the Ming Dynasty? I would never allow it!
Therefore, officials from the Concierge House were sent to negotiate with the Red Mao Yi people, requiring Ming merchant ships to enjoy the same tax rates as Dutch merchant ships when passing through the Strait of Malacca.
However, the Red Mao Yi people did not buy it. They said that Malacca is their territory and it is their own sovereignty to levy tax rates on their own territory. It is not up to Bulao Mingguo to dictate. The "Sea Coachman" of this era
They are very crazy, and their huge fleet and merchant ships are their confidence.
The old emperor was furious and wanted to start a war, but hesitated. Combat at sea was no better than on land, and the navy was a gold-eating beast! Over the years, wars had continued and the treasury was empty. After finally defeating the Rakshasa people, he wanted to take a rest, but another seizure occurred.
The Gate Change. In a word, the military budget for the war is insufficient and we cannot afford to fight it.
If you can't fight, then find another way: since merchant ships pass through the Strait of Malacca and the tax is too high, then build more ports in Myanmar, widen the plank road from Myanmar to Yunnan, and allow merchant ships from Western countries to trade with the Ming Dynasty through Myanmar, avoiding the Strait of Malacca
The Red-haired Yi people.
After being ordered to garrison the Andaman Islands, Zhou Lingao, the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Navy, accidentally discovered the existence of the sharks. He was overjoyed and ordered his subordinates to capture them and prepare to present them to the old emperor as a gift.
In fact, the so-called shark is just a mammal called "dugong". Its muzzle is curved downward, and there is a snout plate with short dense bristles at the front end. The nostrils are located on the back of the snout end, with a valve, and a nose tail.
There is a notch in the center of the trailing edge, and the pulp-like flippers have no nails or nasal bones. They live in sea areas with good water quality and abundant aquatic plants. They come to the surface of the sea regularly to breathe, because female dugongs occasionally have the habit of carrying their young to nurse on the water.
, so they are often mistaken for sharks.
The Burmese Navy is still short of a deputy general position. Wang Jue, a staff officer in the left camp, and Chen Tao, a staff officer in the right camp, have the greatest hopes. The two fight openly and secretly and no longer care about the friendship between fellow countrymen. This time, Zhou Lingao ordered them to catch the sharks.
Both of them bet that they can catch it first, and the loser will pay ten jars of wine to the winner.
Chen Tao boarded Wang Jue's warship, which was a new type of big fortune ship. It was very large and had powerful cannons on the side.
"Oh, Brother Chen Xian, Brother Yu was lucky enough to be one step ahead." Wang Jue had already been waiting at the bow of the ship to greet him. Although his tone was polite, he could not hide his pride.
"Brother Wang is really lucky! I immediately ordered someone to bring ten jars of fine wine," Chen Tao said magnanimously, then changed the subject, "I wonder where the shark is?"
"In the cabin at the bottom, let's go and have a look with Brother Yu." Wang Jue took Chen Tao's hand affectionately and walked down the cabin.
The cabin was filled with seawater, and a female "mermaid" was seen swimming in the cabin with a "little shark" in her arms. As soon as she saw a stranger, she immediately sneaked into the bilge with vigilance.
"Alas! It seems that the lieutenant general is a loser!" Chen Tao sighed secretly in frustration.
This chapter has been completed!