The sea breeze was blowing gently. Zhao Changhe lay leisurely on the deck and looked at the blue sky and white clouds. He took out the wine gourd and drank it in small sips.
It's obviously a rough and tumble battle, and the storm ahead is unpredictable, but on the contrary, you can find a rare sense of leisure during this kind of journey. Perhaps this is the biggest difference from the past.
It's a pity that Chichi and Chichi can't go together after all.
She went directly to the Langya sea port, which was open to the sea. Zhao Changhe could not leave and had to go south to Ningbo.
Everyone's intention to go to sea is different. Although the destination may be the same, Zhao Changhe wants to observe the secrets and movements of the Sea Clan from the side. If he is with Chi Chi, he will be exposed to the eyes of the Sea Clan, which may not be easy to do.
, and also revealed the fact that the Four Symbols Sect and him, Zhao Changhe, were wearing the same pair of pants, which was uneconomical.
It's still better to use one light and one dark, and it's much more maneuverable. It's just a pity that I can't live a life at sea without shame.
Zhao Changhe didn't know that Xia Chichi had been copying books during her trip to sea, and she hadn't finished copying them yet... Maybe the Venerable agreed with Xia Longyuan that "quietness is not enough" and deliberately tempered it to let her calm down a little more...
The Tang family's ship also had an honest reason to go to sea.
Tang Wanzhuang opposed the proposal to abolish the canal and reform the sea, because the timing was inappropriate. Most of the Tang family supported it. Even Tang Buqi rarely acted like his aunt's follower in this matter.
Because it is good for the family. No matter what the timing is, it is not good for the overall situation. Who the hell is as obsessed with loyalty to the king and serving the country as my aunt? We are an aristocratic family.
Then Tang Buqi was beaten by his aunt and returned to Suzhou.
Maritime transportation has not been opened for the time being due to the Cao Clan rebellion. The Tang family has been trying to do foreign sea trade for a long time, but it is not large in scale and the nature of the experiment is strong. Among them, the small country called Penglai on Haitian Island, the Tang family has also
We had a small amount of contact.
This time Tang Buqi returned to Suzhou and immediately started planning a new round of going to Penglai to sea. I thought my aunt would be angry, but the letter from my aunt said: "Changhe is going to sea, please make arrangements."
Tang Buqi's horse whizzed by with its belly full of grass and mud, and he simply didn't know what to say.
We want to go to sea, but you object. Your Zhao Changhe wants to go to sea, and you suddenly no longer object. We are very useful at this time, right? We can let you present the treasure in front of your lover. "It has been arranged for a long time," right?
So much so that when Zhao Changhe came to ask for the boat, Tang Buqi had a bad look on his face and was too lazy to talk to Zhao Changhe from beginning to end.
Zhao Changhe was lying on the deck recalling Tang Buqi's arrogant expression, and he still wants to laugh.
"Mr. Zhao, the sun is about to set. It's windy at night, so it's better to go into the cabin." The captain of the Tang family came out of the cabin and shouted.
The captain's name is Tang En, which is a name that can often be used as the protagonist in Chinese fantasy stories. It seems to be quite suitable in the context of great voyages. He is the son of the Tang family. He has been engaged in maritime life for more than 20 years and has a very good reputation.
He has rich experience. He has also been to the so-called Haitian Island. This time he went there for the legitimate reason of sea trade, which was similar to Li Si'an's previous purpose, so as to conceal the existence of Zhao Changhe.
Zhao Changhe smiled and said: "Since the boat is not afraid of wind and waves, I am not afraid either. I really didn't expect that the Tang family's boat is so strong."
This is a real large-scale ship. Zhao Changhe is not expert in this and does not know the tonnage, but it is really big and very stable, which makes people feel at ease. There is also a smaller fleet following behind.
I don't know how big the profit is, no wonder Tang Buqi doesn't listen to his aunt...
Tang End said: "It's just a coincidence that the Gusu was not completed last year. It just went on trial in the first half of the year, and it was officially put into use."
Zhao Changhe asked: "How to determine the direction? Si Nan?"
"This is complicated... As for tools, we mainly use a celestial ruler and a compass needle to measure the altitude angles of stars, etc. We also need to observe astronomy, wind direction, tides... No one with less than ten years of experience on a ship would dare not
Those who go to sea blindly can only sail along the coast of the land."
Zhao Changhe nodded and sighed: "Every line is like a mountain."
In fact, what I lament is not the separation of martial arts and navigation, but the fact that I was a liberal arts student back then. It seems that I can't pretend to be cool in this era of great navigation. The indigenous navigation experience and scientific knowledge can lift me up.
The Tang family is not top-notch in this aspect, and the Wang family may be stronger.
It can be said that my thinking is already very unmodern. I was taught materialist dialectics by a blind man... Including the matter of going to sea, my mind is full of medicinal materials and martial arts secrets, while Tang En and the others are running for various spices and gums.
Gold and silver products, as well as brand new crop seeds, the brain circuit is completely different.
In an era when all people worship martial arts, civilization is still developing unstoppably, but it is just that too little attention is paid to this aspect in daily life, and it has been assimilated by martial arts thinking.
Zhao Changhe felt a little embarrassed, because he had always been cautious about spring and autumn before...
He tried to make up for his martial arts thinking: "Are there any pirates?"
"In the early years, we didn't see many, and we saw them occasionally. In recent years, we have seen more and more, but they don't appear in this offshore area. They mostly appear around the islands in the far sea." Tang En pointed to the back: "We are thousands of people.
The fleet has numerous strong bows and powerful crossbows, so don’t be afraid.”
Zhao Changhe was keenly aware that there was something wrong here: "Why have there been more and more fishermen in recent years? Has the frequency of your sea trade become higher? Or are there more fishermen going out to sea?"
"We don't have it, others don't know it." Tang En said: "Sea trade is highly profitable, but not everyone can do it. A ship that can go out to the open sea is a natural chasm. If it capsizes once, not to mention losing all your money, your life will be lost. If someone joins
If the frequency of sea trade has increased, it can only be the Wang family. Maybe they have accumulated wealth in the past few years and are as rich as the country, so they rebelled..."
It is true that the Wang family's rebellion should also have economic factors, but there is indeed less thinking about this aspect in the past.
Zhao Changhe pondered: "In other words, the pirates are mainly causing trouble for the Wang family? Are there any organizations that deliberately target them?"
"We really don't know about this." Tang En said: "Miss has analyzed it. If there is an organization, it can only be that person..."
A name came to Zhao Changhe's mind.
Number seven on the Heavenly Ranking is Dragon King Hai Pinglan.
Regardless of his name or nickname, he is definitely a person who makes a living on the sea, but in fact he became famous in China and has nothing to do with the sea.
This man was once ranked third in the Heavenly Ranking, and was also the king of the southern separatist forces. He was named Dragon King because of the water battle in the Yangtze River, not the Dragon King of the Sea. Later, he was defeated by Xia Longyuan, who was seventh in the Heavenly Ranking at the time. Not only did his position change, but he dropped to seventh place.
, the country was destroyed, and he fled alone without a trace...
After Xia Longyuan moved into third place, he challenged Temur, who was second at the time, and Great Shaman Bo, who was first, and defeated them into second and third places, reaching the top. As for his subsequent practice, he became more and more abnormal, and he began to practice grassland Hu Shen
, that happened later.
In the process of unifying the world, Xia Longyuan is an absolutely cool protagonist.
Hai Pinglan became the backdrop for Xia Longyuan's illustrious military exploits in reaching the summit, and has disappeared since then. There has been no news about him for thirty years, as if there is no such person. If it weren't for the fact that the leader still hasn't removed his name, I'm afraid
Everyone in the world thinks he is dead...
It would make sense if this person escaped to the sea and disappeared. With his strength, it would be quite normal for him to become the leader of a huge pirate organization, but the problem is that he should be cooperating with the Wang family to fight against Xia, so how could he delay it instead?
The Wang family’s hind legs?
This guess may not be true.
In fact, in the overseas information report of the Zhenmo Division, there was another suspicion, saying that the Penglai Kingdom might have been founded by Hai Pinglan.
One guess is the king, the other guess is the pirate, the difference is a bit big.
Xia Chichi went to sea last time to find out about this person, but found nothing. The king of Penglai Kingdom said that his surname was Yuan, which seemed to have nothing to do with Hai Pinglan. Of course, it would not be surprising if Hai Pinglan deliberately kept his name anonymous and did not want Xia Longyuan to know.
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Zhao Changhe is quite curious. These overseas beings, whether they are pirates, various small countries in the sea, and sea tribe murlocs, etc., are not even listed... There is a land list in Miao territory, and there is not even a hidden dragon overseas.
Never seen it.
It doesn’t feel like my spiritual practice is really low, it’s probably because it wasn’t included for some reason.
I wonder how the martial arts of overseas strong men are?
While I was thinking, the sun set below the sea level. Half of the setting sun still showed its head at the junction of the sea and the sky, reflecting the distant sea in a brilliant light.
Several sails showed their sharp corners from a distance, and a fleet of ships came through the waves.
Tang En's expression changed drastically: "Why are there pirates here?"
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PS: I didn’t keep the top ten this month, I will fight again next month. There will be an update at 0 o’clock.