Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Kirin
"Although the technology of this era cannot meet the requirements of power generation, nature can. The energy released by a lightning bolt is enough to drive a medium-sized city, and lightning is the best way to recharge. β
Su Yuhu looked at Yang Pingfan suspiciously, "But we don't have a transformer, so if we direct the lightning over, will we blow up the traversal cabin?"
"No, Professor Li mentioned to me, the power system of the traversal capsule is a super battery ordered from the X company, the capacitor capacity is very huge, before my crossing, it is necessary to use ultra-high voltage current to start, in order to meet this requirement, Galaxy Technology Company also specially pulled an ultra-high voltage line from the power plant to Funiu Mountain, the starting process is similar to the starter of the fluorescent lamp, the old United States also uses this structure if there is no accident, after all, the super battery is only available in the world X company, there is no need to worry at allγ β
"That's not bad, you don't have to worry about the cable, we can mobilize people and use silver to make one," Su Yu heard Yang Pingfan's explanation, and suddenly became cheerful, "But silver is a bit difficult, to rub out a silver cable that can carry lightning, the amount of silver needed is huge, this has to think about it seriously." β
The two of them began to whisper about the silver issue, and at this moment, there was a cheer outside, it turned out that the storm had passed, and a rainbow appeared in the sky, indicating a good weather, and the two immediately put things aside and went out of the cabin to blow the wind.
Yang Pingfan held a purple sand teapot with ancient characteristics, and learned like in the TV series, without a teacup, he poured it with his neck tilted, smacked his lips, and sighed: "Drink tea with the sea breeze, it has a different flavor, this Ceylon black tea really deserves its name." β
Su Yu said disdainfully, "Pull it down, what you drink is not Ceylon black tea at all, but local local tea." β
"How is it possible," Yang Pingfan jumped up, "This is the filial piety of Alekunaer, could it be that he dares to fool us even as a king?"
"Of course it's not a fool, he respects locally produced tea, yes, but it's not the Ceylon black tea you want. Let me talk to you about science popularization, Ceylon black tea was introduced to Ceylon after the British colonized the Far East in order to break the monopoly of the Qing Dynasty.
Tea is classified according to color, can be divided into six major teas, namely green tea, black tea, green tea, white tea, yellow tea, black tea, and then according to the degree of oxidation of polyphenols in the tea processing process, tea can be divided into non-fermented green tea, slightly fermented white tea, lightly fermented yellow tea, semi-fermented green tea, There are six categories of fully fermented black tea and post-fermented black tea, Pu'er tea belongs to a category of black tea, I see the soup color of the tea you drink, black as jade, its brightness as soy sauce, do you feel that there is a moldy taste, if there is, it should be the local Pu'er tea. β
Yang Pingfan smacked his lips, so angry that he almost threw the teapot into the sea.
The fleet continued to move forward, and Su Yu said that according to the itinerary, the fleet should have reached the coast of East Africa soon, which was already the farthest point of Zheng He's voyage in history.
After a little further journey, the fleet would reach Malindi, which was the end of the voyage, after which they would begin their return voyage, after which the size of the fleet would shrink until it came to a complete halt.
The glory of Zheng He's voyage to the West vanished in the rain and wind of time, and more than 600 years later, future generations can only regret the opportunity that their ancestors missed from some broken porcelain pieces unearthed locally.
Su Yu said lightly, the sea breeze blowing through her hair, with a lingering loneliness, "What we did in front of us is just an inconsequential foreshadowing, the real turning point in history is the front, the city." β
After the fleet traveled south for more than ten days, it really arrived at Malindi, and the local natives were all dark-skinned, bare-chested and bare-chested, both men and women, only wrapped a sackcloth around their waists to cover their shame, and warmly entertained the distinguished guests from afar, and their enthusiasm was not ashamed in the eyes of the old scholars of the fleet.
Zheng He did not have the slightest contempt, his expression was solemn, and after meeting the local elders, after signing a friendly alliance in the name of Emperor Yongle, he put forward a request that had been brewed for a long time, hoping that the local people could send a unicorn to the fleet.
Speaking of the unicorn, there is a big misunderstanding, when the fleet docked in the Arabian Peninsula, the local Arabs told Zheng He that there is a kind of mythical beast in East Africa, and drew the general figure, a group of old scholars on the ship took a look, and almost had a cerebral thrombosis in excitement, which is exactly the same as the legendary unicorn, such a divine beast, of course, to bring back to the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, Yang Su and the others knew that it was just a giraffe, but this was absolutely unspeakable, so they could only nod their heads, you must know that this was Zheng He's purpose to continue westward, if it weren't for the Ming Emperor to offer a unicorn representing health and happiness, Zheng He might have ordered the fleet to return a long time ago.
Under the attack of the expensive gifts, the elder agreed without saying a word, looked at the graphics shown by Zheng He, turned around and gave a few orders, and the next day the warriors of the tribe brought a giraffe to the fleet.
The moment they saw the giraffe appear, a group of elderly seafarers knelt on the deck and kowtowed, of course, the triumvirate of the fleet was not so hasty, they asked the two "immortals" on the fleet, and after receiving confirmation, they burned incense and bathed, fasted for three days, and then respectfully welcomed the unicorn (giraffe) to the ship.
Completed the mission of hunting unicorns (giraffes), Zheng He's fleet went to the West this time The mission was completed, at this time, under the subtle influence of Su Yu and Yang Pingfan, Yao Guangxiao had basically accepted the theory that heaven and earth were spherical, and wanted to continue, but others didn't think so, many ordinary sailors began to feel homesick, and they reaped a lot of benefits along the way, and it was difficult to persuade them to go on.
But this is not a problem, the biggest problem is still the attitude of the commander, Yao Guangxiao personally went to Zheng He, and the two have been talking secretly in the cabin for a day and a night.
Africa, Somalia, off the coast of Mogadishu, this is the farthest place that the Ming fleet intends to reach, and the Yongle Emperor only let it go here, and now, more than 200 ships and more than 20,000 people, quietly waiting for the order to return.
Yang Pingfan and Su Yu also stood on the deck, and the sea breeze blowing from the Indian Ocean carried a moist breath, which made people feel very comfortable.
"Aren't you going to talk to Zheng He in person? You must know that your current status is a queen of heaven, and your persuasive power is very great. β
"No, you should know, I also got a doctorate in psychology, I know Zheng He's current psychological state, a fleet of nearly 30,000 people, is in his hands, at this time, it is not a diva who can decide his opinion.