Chapter 2159 Jiutian Xuannv? Is this a god's help?
The merchant ships next to the Hangzhou Shipping Department are still carrying out disembarkation, unloading, customs clearance and contracting. Maritime trade merchants from various countries are gathering here. For example, merchants from Korea, Srivijaya, Japan, Chenla, Java, Luohu, Siam, and the late
Luo Yu, Champa, Ryukyu... and many other maritime merchants from Huaiwai countries mostly planned to wait for the officials sent by the Qi Dynasty Shipping Department to inspect the ship after the ship docked at the dock.
With the cargo list, I took advantage of my free time to go ashore to Sanwa Liangshe after performing the discharge duties, and enjoy the prosperity and scenery of the Qi Dynasty.
However, today, when some maritime merchant ships were about to sail into the port branch of the city shipping company in accordance with the rules, the sailors on the ship shouted and shouted to their friends to come and watch. Seeing the spectacular scene of the port branch there, they couldn't help but open their mouths and look at it.
Dumbfounded.
Because they saw a huge ship as huge as a city wall had been launched and stood on the other side of the harbor branch. It was like a giant sea monster that crossed the seven seas and made waves. Although these merchants and sailors walked on the sea all year round, they could be said to be
I have seen so much and I can't help but marvel at it for a while, and I am amazed.
Not only these overseas businessmen, but ordinary people under the rule of Hangzhou have also gathered around the Hong Kong Branch to watch the excitement, and there are crowds of people everywhere. The local government has also allocated official officials to maintain order. But it can be seen that there are even thousands of people on the Hong Kong Branch.
Famous shipwrights and servants were lined up densely together, each with a solemn expression. At this time, the foreman was solemnly conducting the launching ceremony of the ship. On the edge of the harbor, a sacrificial platform was built in front of a towering temple.
There were sacrifices to the three major animals (goat heads, pig heads, cow heads), three minor animals (chickens, ducks and rabbits) and various tributes, and candles and incense were burned. Many boatmen who participated in the ceremony muttered words and wished the launch of the ship according to custom.
The giant ship can be calm and smooth sailing in the future navigation process.
After all, this was the largest maritime ship in the Song and Qi Dynasties. It was the ship of Li Jun, a leader of the Qi Dynasty navy who personally commanded the fleet to sail across the ocean. It must not be long before he will sail to the vast sea.
The other side of the ocean.
In the well-renovated temple where the boatmen worshiped, you can see the poor white walls, painted pillars and carved beams, gold nails and red doors, green tiles and double eaves, curtains on all four sides with curly shrimp whiskers, and a turtle's back on the front. When you enter the temple
When I raised my eyes and looked up, I saw the clouds on all sides were silent, the rosy clouds were all over the stairs, the sky was full of flowers, and the fragrance was lingering. I raised my eyes in front of the incense table in the main hall and looked at the auspicious clouds and mist above the hall, and the purple mist was rising.
And inside the temple, sitting on the nine-dragon chair in front of the temple is the main deity who is worshiped by the world. But here she is: her head is tied with nine dragons and flying phoenixes, and she is wearing a seven-treasure crimson gauze dress. She has a blue field jade belt trailing her colorful clothes, a white jade crown with colorful sleeves, and her waist is tied with mountains and rivers.
Sun and moon skirt, feet wearing clouds and pearl shoes. Her face is like a lotus calyx, and her natural brows reflect the cloud ring; her lips are like cherries, and she carries her snow body freely. It turns out that this goddess's majestic appearance is difficult to describe, and her majestic image is difficult to paint.
The posture and expression have been carefully carved by many skilled craftsmen. It not only looks solemn and majestic, but also looks towards the mortal world outside the temple, seeming to reflect the compassion of the common people in the world.
The attendant female fairies carved on both sides of the main god also wear hibiscus and jasper crowns, and wear gold-threaded crimson silk clothes. There are also girls in green clothes holding wats and holding gui, and the attendants are lined up with banners and fans. They are also lifelike. And if you look up
If you look at the plaque on the entrance of the temple, you will be surprised to see seven characters: Jiutian Xuannv Empress Temple.
As for the main ship that Li Jun was riding in was completed and launched, and the sacrificial ceremony was held, it was because of the Jiutian Xuannv Temple that had been repaired and built earlier. However, he talked about the great voyage plan of going to Nanyang and traveling to the West. Xiao Tang had already done so in Kaiyuan
The possibility of implementation was considered during the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is obvious that the shipbuilding and navigation technology of the Song Dynasty was already unparalleled in the world, and it was fully capable of using the compass, monsoon patterns, watertight compartments and other techniques to organize fleets and launch large-scale ocean voyages.
, By the Song Dynasty, compasses had also been widely used in the field of navigation. For example, "Pingzhou Ke Tan" written by Zhu Yu during the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty recorded that the sailors of Guangzhou Fanfang, "the boat master knows the geography, and he watches the stars at night".
"When it's daytime, look at the sun; when it's dark, look at the compass."
However, Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bi Tan" of the Northern Song Dynasty also recorded that the compass was used for navigation when the water floated frequently, "often slightly to the east, not completely south." It also recorded that the compass was placed using water floats, finger claws, bowl lips, thread suspension and other methods to place the magnetic needle.
There are also limitations for use in ocean navigation.
Taking advantage of the fact that the navigation technology of China is still far ahead of the Western countries, Xiao Tang ordered Tiangongyuan to vigorously use compasses and noon needles to be good at understanding people and places. The skilled craftsmen who drew nautical charts pooled their wisdom and used the vast fleet of the Qi Dynasty.
The scope of the first ocean voyage was still in various parts of the South China Sea, such as the east coast of the Indian Peninsula and other sea areas where the voyage routes were familiar. It was tried to use an improved compass that could be used for pointing in the vast sea. It was gradually improved based on the actual measurement results during the voyage.
, to improve navigation efficiency as much as possible and be used to open up new routes.
It is worth mentioning that some foreigners hired by Tiangongyuan who were good at the art of predicting people quoted scriptures and suggested to Xiao Tang that "Xuannu determines the direction by the sun's rise and fall during the day, and the location of the place by the division of Zi and Su at night, and Chi You is used to make it.
The guide is based on the subtleties of the positioning of the points. At the beginning, there are the heavenly branches and the earthly branches, and then the copper plate is combined into the twenty-four directions. The heavenly stems are supplemented to form the heavenly plate, and the earthly branches are divided to form the territory." is the guide...
It is recommended to mark and record the positioning of the heavenly stem plate and the earthly branch plate to determine the accuracy of the magnetic needle during navigation and the practicality of the newly developed compass (the Chinese official history water compass marks the twenty-four directions with the names of eight stems, twelve branches, and four-dimensional hexagrams.
It became more popular in the Ming Dynasty, and Zheng He relied on it to guide his course during his voyages to the West).
However, Xiao Tang heard that the foreigner reported that he cited scriptures and added the theory of Ganzhi Gua to regulate star energy. The ancient book originally mainly used for geomantic omen was called "Qingnang Haijiao Jing". Since the identity of the original author of this book was originally unknown, he was
It is widely recognized by later generations that this ancient book was inherited from ancient times, and the goddess in ancient Chinese mythology passed this ancient book on to the leader of the ancient Chinese tribal alliance and the founder of Chinese civilization and humanities, the Yellow Emperor.
He was able to break through Chi You's fog formation, and continued the use of the compass to later generations...
As for the name of the goddess in ancient Chinese mythology, she is called Jiutian Xuannv.
Emperor Xiao Tang of the Qi Dynasty, who is now the most respected person in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, was stunned when he heard the name of the original author of this ancient book that was recognized by later generations.
While being shocked and surprised, Xiao Tang secretly realized that he was not like Song Jiang in the original work of Water Margin. In his dream, he was treated as the star master of the One Hundred Singles and Eight Heavenly Gang Earth Demons and invited him to eat dates and drink wine.
He was not given three volumes of the Heavenly Book, nor was he given the gift of someone like Song Jiang, who was well versed in formations and strategies, and could deploy troops in the nine heavens. Because it is always good to pass down a book to teach the people, but he can't stop passing it on from generation to generation.
He successively taught Huang Di, Gou Jian, Bai Yuan, Liu Bang, Xue Rengui, Liu Bowen, Tang Sai'er... to teach him how to break the Huntian formation, and he was able to use the secrets of heaven and use clever strategies to open up the stars and break the puzzles... You can hear the ingenious craftsman.
He insisted that the ancient book "Qingnang Haijiao Jing" was written by Jiutian Xuannv Empress. Xiao Tang couldn't help but smiled bitterly and shook his head, thinking to himself, does this count as being blessed by the goddess and receiving the gift of the heavenly book?
Then I thought about it, Jiutian Xuannv not only favored Song Jiang in Water Margin, she was originally consecrated as a god for her merits in eradicating violence and bringing peace to the people.
From time to time, there are legends about the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady coming to the world to teach the art of war to her chosen people, and according to what has been passed down from generation to generation, the compass is indeed believed to have been invented by this goddess.
...... Originally we gathered together with a group of heroes in Liangshan for righteousness, and at this time, we received a "gift" from the goddess who was also in the original work of Water Margin. Isn't it true that some things have their own destiny?
Although such mysterious and fantastic events as being summoned by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Girl in a dream did not happen, Xiao Tang, who came back to his senses, was filled with emotions and immediately issued an order to adopt the stranger's suggestion and prepare the fleet to sail.
During this period, temples were built to worship the benevolent Goddess of the Nine Heavens, save the world, bless and forgive sins, and the people of the world widely worshiped and offered incense...
Xiao Tang made this arrangement not only to worship the goddess from ancient mythology who has a deep connection with the original work of Water Margin, but also to worship the inheritance and continuation of Chinese civilization and the inheritance passed down by the ancestors so that it can be carried forward.