One thousand five hundred and fifty one contradictory Chen Jiao
Incheon Port is currently the largest port in the Far East.
The entire port is majestic and huge in scale. In the port city alone, the permanent population exceeds 50,000.
As for the port itself, hundreds of ships of all kinds are moored all year round.
Sometimes, the fleet of high-rise ships cruising the outer seas will come into the harbor for repairs. The sails that cover the sky and the sun attract all curious eyes.
Standing at the bow of a monster-like giant ship, Chen Jiao stroked the sidewood of the giant ship, her heart filled with excitement.
The giant ship under your feet is a super ship that was re-improved and designed by the Incheon Shipyard based on the Fuchuan and Louchuan ships based on the needs of ocean voyages.
The entire ship is more than thirty feet long and six feet wide, and is made of the best deep mountain trees as its keel.
The main power is three huge hardcloth sails, which are extremely fast when the wind is downwind.
The hull itself also uses a variety of wind and wave resistance and balance designs, and adds watertight cabins to stabilize the hull. It is currently the most suitable ship for sailing on the oceans in the Han Empire!
In addition, this ship is also the first ship designed entirely for whaling.
The ship is even equipped with a crucible for refining whale oil, and the wide deck is enough to dismember most whales.
Most importantly, the powerful winch allows sailors to drag the killed whales to the deck.
The emergence of this giant ship means that the whaling fleet can stay away from its home port and go deep into the ocean to hunt for whales.
This is important!
In comparison, the whales in Yuanhai will always be hunted down one day.
Even now, in fact, many times, Chen Jiao's whaling fleet does not always gain something when it goes to sea.
This is not true, Yuanhai's whale resources are beginning to deplete.
However, hunting of pregnant female whales, lactating calves, and mother whales with calves is prohibited.
This is not only a legal requirement, but also a voluntary action by fishermen.
God has the virtue of good life.
The Tangwu net is open on three sides, and the beauty reaches the birds and beasts.
In today's world, a person can kill people and buy goods, and do all kinds of evil, but no one dares to trample on the teachings of the late king.
Therefore, Chen Jiao urgently needs to find a new and abundant whale resource.
And this whaling ship named Kuafu can fully meet his expectations.
The endurance of this ship is extremely amazing. After it was launched into the water for a trial voyage, it traveled thousands of miles and even went to a small island in the south of the Japanese Nu Islands to deliver some supplies to the deposed king Liu Rong who was exiled there.
During this period, no matter whether it was violent storms or huge waves, this giant ship could not be harmed.
"With this huge ship, it can travel thousands of miles away!" Chen Jiao thought proudly.
Then, he looked at the nobles, bureaucrats and envoys from the vassal state who came to watch the ceremony on the port shore.
Today is the commissioning ceremony of the Kuafu ship. Chen Jiao specially invited all the prominent people in the entire Andong area.
Many people were very considerate and came to watch the ceremony in person.
Even the Lord of Korea and the Governor of the Andong Protectorate sent representatives.
This makes Chen Jiao particularly proud!
"Humph, didn't Chen Xu win the battle? The left and right were just bullying Yi Di..." Chen Jiao snorted coldly, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart.
Chen Xu's beauty and heroic spirit made him envious and jealous.
But it happened that it couldn't happen again.
There is no way, Chen Xu's military exploits are real no matter how they are belittled or ignored.
There are already rumors in the market, and everyone is saying: The Holy King is now on the throne, so the deep lakes around him turn stubborn stones into treasures. Therefore, the east becomes powerful, so new changes are flourishing, and therefore there are towns and cities that are prosperous.
The meaning is that now that the Holy Emperor is on the throne, under the inspiration of his holy virtue, even stubborn stones can be turned into precious stones. If you don't believe it, look at Dongchenghou, Xinhuahou and Tangyihou.
These people are examples of those who were inspired by the emperor’s holiness to transform from stubborn stones into precious jade!
How could Chen Jiao feel comfortable listening to this?
Emotions, labor and capital are no longer even stubborn stones!
I bought a watch last year!
Therefore, he deliberately made the commissioning of the Kuafu ship so grand that he even did not hesitate to waste a lot of manpower and material resources to publicize it.
I just want to tell the people of the world - Chenlong and Lhoujiao are better than Brother Zhong!
It is even more important to clearly inform the emperor of this matter: I am more loyal to the king than brother Chen! Has your majesty seen it? I don’t even want military merit, and I am dedicated to working hard for your Fusang dream!
"Is Mr. Sima here?" Chen Jiao turned to the person beside her and asked.
"Reporting to the Lord, according to your instructions, Quanzi has informed Mr. Sima..." The man smiled and replied in a low voice: "Mr. Sima should have arrived..."
"When sir comes, please come to the ship immediately and talk to me..." Chen Jiao ordered.
"No!" The man bowed immediately, but there was something strange in his heart.
Every year in Chang'an City, there are hundreds of scholars who come to Andong to study, including countless descendants of two thousand people, nephews and even relatives of marquises. I have never seen anyone who can make Long Lunhou so cautious and fearful.
This Sima Qian was just the son of a Taishi Ling, how could he be so virtuous?
But how did he know that Sima Qian was not just the son of Tai Shiling.
In Chen Jiao's eyes, the most important identity of Sima Qian was that he was the disciple of Lord Sima Ji.
This level of identity is so incredible!
As a man of the day, when Lord Sima Ji was famous all over the world, Chen Jiao was not even a fertilized egg.
Not even Chen Jiao’s parents!
The influence of this great scholar is not only in the academic world, but also goes deep into the countryside. He is a fortune teller in the minds of people all over the world.
Even today, I still respect this Japanese scholar and appoint him as Dr. Liang Qianshi, entrusting him with the responsibility of editing.
Once the book is completed, Lord Sima Ji can immediately be promoted to the same great power as the pre-Qin scholars and influence the ages.
not to mention……
Sima Qian himself is very special...
Chen Jiao will never forget that when he was in Chang'an, he entered the palace one time and saw Sima Qian who was studying next to the emperor near Shiqu Pavilion.
At that time, Sima Qian was still a young boy with pigtails.
Chen Jiao was very surprised and asked.
As a result, the emperor told him: My future Tai Shigong will be Dong Hu of my Han family.
The praise was so high that Chen Jiao immediately remembered the child's name.
I would like to ask, if such a young man with a profound background, a strong family name, and the attention and favor of the emperor comes to Anton, can Chen Jiao not care about him?
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Half an hour later, Sima Qian and his friends boarded the giant ship at the warm invitation of Chen Jiao's retainers.
Although, this ship is not as exaggerated as Wen He said.
But it was also the largest ship that Sima Qian and most others had ever seen in their lives.
The huge mast, huge hull and intimidating sails made everyone curious, walking around on the deck and touching them everywhere.
"I'm afraid the cost of building this ship alone is tens of millions..." Sima Qian looked at the deck under his feet and sighed.
Even the deck of this ship is made of thick and strong elm wood, and it can accommodate four carriages in parallel!
This reminded Sima Qian that he once read in the archives of Shiqu Pavilion that at the time, the king of South Vietnam, Zhao Tuo, and the king of Wu, Liu Bi, had a giant ship competition.
In order to defeat the tower ship built by King Wu Liu Bi, Zhao Tuo had someone build an unprecedented giant ship.
It is said that the deck of that giant ship can accommodate six carriages in parallel, allowing the riders to gallop on the deck!
but……
The fate of that giant ship was tragic...
Because it was so big, it capsized directly in the Yangtze River during its trial voyage...
But the giant ship in front of me looks very suitable for sailing.
This made Sima Qian wonder and feel a little incredible.
"The cost of building this ship is less than 10 million yuan..." A voice rang in Sima Qian's ears: "The total cost is 8.25 million yuan..."
Sima Qian looked up and saw that familiar face - it was Chen Jiao.
It’s hard not to know him!
The Longli Marquis of the Han Empire, the Northwest Commander, and the emperor's brother-in-law, was a particularly slutty person.
In order to let people remember his appearance and avoid bumping into him, he built a huge statue of himself on one side of the pier in Incheon Port and on the other side of the sculpture group commemorating the arrival of the ship fleet in North Korea.
On the statue, Chen Jiao stands on the building boat, overlooking the land of Fusang.
All I can say is that Imperial Long Lunhou is a very interesting person.
"Sima Qian has met the king..." Sima Qian bowed quickly.
The other friends, seeing Chen Jiao wearing the blue jersey of the building fleet, also hurriedly paid their respects: "You are a junior, I would like to pay my respects to you..."
For the people of Anton, the story of the Chen brothers is a legend.
These two relatives, who were regarded as savage beasts and representatives of the second generation of the dandy in Chang'an City, completed their magnificent transformation in Anton.
One became the largest plantation owner and the largest employer of dispatched workers in the Andong region.
The other one has become a benchmark and representative of the whaling industry, and is the most direct example of Anton's dream.
He was the savior of the Japanese slaves. He brought the Japanese who lived on the Japanese slave islands, naked, with their hair cut off, and drank their blood, into a civilized society, completely changing the fate of these poor people.
So that they can also enjoy the blessings of the Emperor of China.
Countless converted Japanese people directly took Chen as their surname to express their gratitude to their savior.
He is also the conqueror of Yuanhai, the owner of Cheng'en Island and Shunde Island, the largest single funder of Pyongyang Academy, and a supporter and spokesperson of Andong's shipbuilding industry.
It is also the most reliable backer for Antonjia people!
In Anton, almost everyone does not admire Chen Jiao.
For most people, if they can catch up with Chen Jiao, they can expect to be prosperous and rich in the future.
But Sima Qian had no admiration for Chen Jiao at all. In fact, Sima Qian didn't even think there was anything outstanding about Chen Jiao.
Sima Qian even felt that it might be better for Chen Jiao to be a playboy in Chang'an than to be a hero in Anton.
Because, during these days in Anton, Sima Qian had already felt that the present day of Anton was the result of the joint efforts of Chen Jiao, Chen Xu, the Protectorate and the merchants.
The shipbuilding and whaling industries advocated and developed by Chen Jiao are also industries full of filth and darkness.
Over the years, the number of people who have died in logging, shipbuilding and whaling has been no less than the number of gold diggers.
What's even more frightening is that in order to meet the demand for labor in the shipbuilding and whaling industries, as well as the plantations and workshops.
The entire Anton was kidnapped by these people.
The entire society's outlook is distorted.
All the once beautiful moral character and public order and good customs have now been completely destroyed by money and wealth.
All the respect between brothers and sisters, the order of elders and younger ones, all collapsed in front of five baht.
For the sake of family property, brothers kill each other, for the sake of making money, father and son turn against each other.
Various non-official reports were made everywhere, and the Anton government was very worried about it.
And the source of all this can be traced back to the man in front of him - as far as Sima Qian knew, Chen Jiao even secretly used money to influence and change some of the Zajia's discussions to make it more beneficial to him.
This terrible man can no longer be judged by the old standards of good and evil.
He is a person who looks majestic but is actually extremely cruel and full of all the evil colors in the world.
However, Sima Qian just couldn't hate him.
Because, although his methods are cruel, although he does all kinds of evil, although he knocks the bones and sucks out the marrow.
but……
The final result was that he benefited the world.
He hunted whales, and whale meat became the cheapest source of meat for the people of Anton.
Without his whaling industry, the people of Anton, especially the children, would not be so healthy and strong!
The Japanese slaves he introduced built hundreds of miles of channels, hundreds of miles of roads, and countless bridges in Anton.
The shipbuilding industry he advocated provided a stable source of income for tens of thousands of immigrants, and tens of thousands of families were able to achieve a well-off life.
The money he donated to the Pyongyang Academy every year allowed the Pyongyang Academy to accept a large number of poor students, exempt them from tuition fees, and even provide them with a certain amount of scholarships.
Let these people who would never have received education get the opportunity to learn.
Therefore, Sima Qian was very confused.
Because he didn't know how to face Chen Jiao.
What this man did was demonic. He caused countless people to fall into misfortune and misfortune. He oppressed and exploited hundreds of thousands of people.
but……
He also protected and sheltered these people, and used his wealth and influence in the right places.
Because of him, in Anton, even Yi and Di slave workers, and even Japanese slaves, could live with more dignity.
At least, the fate of these people is much better than that of the slave laborers in Linqiong and Nanyang.
However, it happened that Chen Jiao and the noble merchants of Anton did this.
Not because of conscience discovery, but because they discovered that if they do this, they can earn more, own more, and exploit others more efficiently.
Thinking of this, Sima Qian sighed in his heart, and then said to Chen Jiao: "Your Majesty builds this huge ship, but will it cost Fusang?"
Such a giant ship costs more than 8 million, which is probably just the labor required to build the ship, not including the raw materials.
If an outsider wanted to buy it, the price would probably be tens of millions.
This is almost higher than the annual income of the previous large county.
This made Sima Qian somewhat suspicious of Chen Jiao's purpose.
Chen Jiao laughed after hearing this and asked, "What do you think, sir?"
He smiled and said to Sima Qian: "This ship is not big enough to cross the oceans of thousands of miles now... But I believe that as long as we work hard, one day we will be able to build a ship that is big enough to cross the oceans of thousands of miles to Fusang!" And although this ship cannot cause fusang, or even cause poison to the body, it is large and strong enough to carry thousands of stones and sail thousands of miles, transport grain and grass, and transfer wealth to China. For this reason alone, I believe that this ship The fleet will dominate the world!"
