The Portuguese mission arrived in Hangzhou in early April (lunar calendar) following the monsoon.

The best time to plant sweet potato, corn, and peanuts in the south is also April (Gregorian calendar). But that was hundreds of years later, in April, and now Daming coincided with the Xiaoice River, and the average temperature in Zhengde's fourteen years was about as cold as it was during the Apocalypse - but in another ten years, the climate would warm up until a hundred years later, and it would not be cold again until a hundred years later.

Due to the difference in the climate of the times, the three introduced crops are just suitable for planting in the fourth lunar month!

Hangzhou Institute of Technology and Business.

Wang Yuan spent money to buy 20 acres of fertile land, all of which were donated to the school as a school field. Now a few acres of land have been set aside for trial planting of new crops, and Governor Wang has personally gone to guide him.

In his previous life, Wang Yuan grew up in a small county town and had never farmed himself. But his grandparents are in the countryside, and they have also seen how to farm, and they have never eaten pork or seen pigs run?

More than a dozen tenant farmers, under the command of Wang Yuan, mixed mud with plant ash, added some fermented dung, and kneaded tennis ball-sized dumplings in the field.

This is to make a "nutrient bowl" for corn, and the seeds are pressed into the fecal balls, which can grow healthy and happy seedlings. Transplanting is also very convenient, digging a pit to bury the balls with seedlings, and regular watering and weeding are done. This "nutrient bowl" seedling cultivation method, which arose at the beginning of the founding of New China, is the research result of Chinese agronomists, and can be applied to corn, cotton, watermelon and other crops.

Wang Yuan went to his grandmother's house when he was a child, but he could help knead the dumplings, and he only thought it was very fun at that time. Moreover, after the feces are mixed with plant ash and soil, they do not smell very much, and there is no psychological burden when rubbing.

There were two disciples of the physics school who were in charge of the trial planting of these crops, and Wang Yuan warned them: "When the corn seedlings grow to a height of two palms wide, they can be considered for transplanting." When transplanting, ridge planting can be carried out, and the interval between each nest is about the length of the tiger's mouth to the elbow. ”

Corn is Wang Yuan's name for the new crop!

As for the ridge planting technology, it has existed since ancient times, at least one or two thousand years.

Everything else comes from Wang Yuan's childhood memories, Miao Gao, spacing or something, I can only remember a rough idea. As for when to water, Wang Yuan only knows that when raising seedlings, a small amount of water must be splashed, and when transplanting, a scoop must be watered, and then how to water can only be slowly explored - in fact, it is necessary to irrigate once for heading.

Wang Yuan recalled carefully, and suddenly added: "After the corn grows a little taller, you can plant beans in the ditch, and corn and soybeans can coexist, so that you can save land." ”

This kind of intercropping cultivation technology is naturally summarized by the Chinese working people, and Europe is still playing rotation.

When Wang Yuan was a child, when he broke tender corn at his grandmother's house, he could see beans planted in the ditch, and both corn and soybeans could grow well.

The students and tenant farmers didn't ask much, thinking that it was the Francophone who brought corn planting techniques.

Then, Wang Yuan went to the sweet potato experimental field and instructed: "Dig a pit for the sweet potato and bury it, and when the vine grows luxuriant, then transplant this vine." It is also necessary to carry out ridge planting, and the ditch is loaded with ...... No, call the people from the cornfields too! ”

Wang Yuan thoroughly recalled that corn, sweet potatoes and soybeans could be interplanted at the same time.

Corn is planted on the ridges, the highest; Soybeans are planted in furrows, followed by soybeans; Sweet potatoes are also planted in furrows, the shortest.

A field can be planted with these three crops at the same time, and the tall, medium and short crops do not interfere with each other, so as to maximize the use of cultivated land!

The Chinese peasants are too industrious and too smart. They have been trying to figure out how to grow the most food with the least amount of land.

Corn and sweet potatoes are both high-yielding crops, and if they are planted in the same field at the same time, and soybeans can be interplanted, how amazing should the yield per mu be? Wang Yuan instantly became excited.

As for peanuts, there's really nothing to say, just dig a pit and bury it and water it, that thing is easy to grow.

In the following month, Wang Yuan had to come to the experimental field every once in a while. He even borrowed some soldiers from Beijing and stationed them at the edge of the experimental fields every day to prevent people and animals from destroying these new crops.

Once the trial is successful, it can be promoted in Hangzhou, then to the whole of Zhejiang, and finally to the north and south of the river!

……

The corn in the experimental field has just been transplanted, and Simon, the Portuguese envoy, is also loaded with goods and ready to return.

Simon was so joughty last night that he was so drunk that he was forcibly called up early in the morning by his subordinates. He got up very angrily, slapped his subordinates, and then scolded and ate breakfast.

In the middle of the morning, Simon returned to his ship and ordered the fleet to raise its sails and sail back.

The sailors were busy, but Simon was between the masts, hanging in a hammock to catch up on sleep.

I don't know how long it took, the Portuguese fleet finally sailed out of Hangzhou Bay, and was greeted by a Japanese and Ryukyu fleet.

It was the merchant ship of the Shimazu clan, which was firmly occupied by the Ouchi clan due to the official shipping route between China and Japan, and the Shimazu clan could only choose a more difficult route. They crossed the sea directly to the Ryukyus, and after the Ryukyus were replenished, they went to the Ming Dynasty to trade.

"Captain, there's a Japanese fleet!" The adjutant came over to remind.

Portugal and the Shimadzu clan, which are currently in a "state of war". In other words, all East Asian and Southeast Asian countries, as long as they engage in maritime trade with the Ming Dynasty, are in a "state of war" with Portugal.

The new Portuguese governor of India stayed in Malacca for only a month before returning to Goa, India, to enjoy himself. But he left a number of orders, first, that all merchant ships that dared to sail west from Malacca should be sunk as long as they did not fly the Portuguese flag! Second, the fleets that traded with the Ming Dynasty, as long as they did not fly the Portuguese flag, were all sunk! Thirdly, raise the tax revenue of Malacca ports! Fourth, raise the tax revenue on Malacca's agriculture!

Shimazu's fleet had already been looted by the Portuguese once.

Simon instantly fell from the hammock, pulled out his saber and shouted, "Prepare to fight!" ”

Yasan, the fireman, didn't say a word, just sneered.

The adjutant reminded: "Captain, we are not far from the Chinese port, is it appropriate to attack the fleets of other countries in this way?" ”

Simon smiled: "I didn't attack the Chinese fleet, what are you afraid of?" ”

……

"Boom, boom!"

A burst of artillery alarmed Wang Yuan, he quickly settled his wife and children, and ran to the guild hall to see the emperor.

Not long after, the officers and soldiers of the Qiantang Water Division came to report: "Your Majesty, the general system, Portugal is shelling the Japanese fleet at sea, and the general soldier asks if he wants to intervene?" ”

"This," Zhu Houzhao muttered, "it's as if there are wicked people at my doorstep, beating my neighbors." Should it be bothered? ”

Wang Yuan reminded: "Your Majesty, Japan is a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and this is the Ming Sea Area!" ”

"That's right!"

Zhu Houzhao was suddenly angry: "Japan is a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, attacking Japan is equivalent to attacking the Ming Dynasty, let Man Zheng go to help." ”

The Qiantang Naval Division was not in Qiantang, but near the shipyard, where there was a military port, which was expanded from the military port of the Qianhu Institute in Haining.

When Manmasa led the sailors to support, the combined caravan of the Shimazu clan and the Ryukyu Kingdom had already been defeated by the Portuguese and fled. Of the eight merchant ships, four were captured by the Portuguese, one was about to sink, and three were fleeing north, just in time to collide head-on with Manzheng's sailors.

This is because, at this time, the southeast monsoon is blowing, and the Japanese fleet is fleeing northward.

Man Zheng stood on top of the treasure ship, observed the battle situation with a clairvoyant mirror, and immediately ordered: "Let Ning Botao and Dai Zhiquan each lead the team to outflank each wing." Gain the upper hand first, and don't fire for the time being. ”

Ning Botao and Dai Zhiquan each took a bird boat, led a number of bird boats, war boats, etc., lowered the sail and rowed the oars to outflank the two wings. There is no way, their warships have not yet been refitted, they are all using hard sails, and the forward speed of the side headwind is not as fast as lowering the sail and rowing. Everyone

The treasure ship that Man Zheng was riding used a spinnaker to sail headwinds against the enemy.

"Captain, it seems to be a Chinese warship!" The adjutant shouted in alarm.

Simon laughed: "Does China dare to go to war with Portugal?" Rest assured, they're just bluffing, trying to scare us. Well, change the formation, or be on guard. ”

Simon also picked up the clairvoyant mirror, which had already reached Malacca. When he looked at the treasure ship, he was stunned, swallowed his saliva and said, "The Chinese warship is actually bigger than the Great Henry and the Regent?" I've never heard of such a big ship in China. ”

The two sides were getting closer and closer, and Simon suddenly put away the clairvoyant mirror and shouted: "Bastard, that big ship is swinging sideways, and the muzzles of the guns are exposed." Quickly give the order, the whole fleet will go east, break up the opponent's formation, and don't fight them in the near sea! ”

"Chase, keep the fleet formation!"

With the order of Man Zheng, the flag bearer immediately issued the flag order, and the Daming sailor frantically paddled to catch up.

This chase and escape is three days and three nights.

During this period, there was mutual shelling, but no substantial damage was caused, until a sudden heavy rainstorm fell on the sea.

Simon, fearing that the ship would be overturned by the storm, ordered all the sails to be lowered.

Although Man Zheng also ordered the sails to be lowered, he asked the crew to paddle forward and rush straight through the storm - treasure ships also have oars, and all Ming warships have oars!

Simon spat and scolded: "Raised by a son of a bitch, these Chinese are crazy!" ”

The storm raged, and the sailors on both sides were mainly fighting against the might of nature. However, there are many people in the Daming Navy, and they can still divide people to row by hand, even if the oars are interrupted by good waves, they also rush towards the enemy with difficulty.

Well, I didn't finish the task in the end, I just got a lot closer, and the waves were too big to paddle up.

"Fire!"

Dozens of Ming warships fired at the enemy one after another, and hundreds of shells moved parabola along with the edge. Only...... One hit, just enough to hit the Portuguese ship, breaking its mainmast with one shot.

A hundred households reported: "General soldier, the wind and waves are too strong, and the water pouring in from the cannon window has wet the gunpowder leads. ”

Man Zheng said: "When the lead is wet, it will be replaced with dry, and when the oar is broken, it will be replaced." If you can open a cannon, you can fire a cannon, and if you can rush into battle, your majesty is still waiting for our good news! ”

Fortunately, the Franc cannon is a breech loader, which is fixed directly in the gun chamber, and can only adjust the elevation angle of fire. If it is replaced with a breech gun, the thing cannot be fixed, and it is estimated that it is still running back and forth during the wind and waves, and it is difficult to fire the gun at all.

Even then it was difficult, the treasure ships were slightly better, the other ships were turned upside down, and the crews could not even stand on their feet in battle.

In the end, the other ships had given up, each lying on their stomachs and clinging to their fixed objects, so as not to fall and die on the ship.

Man Zheng tied himself to the captain's room, and the hull of the treasure ship was huge, and the bumps were not so fierce. He ordered the oarsmen to tie their bodies as well, and paddled wildly towards the enemy, cutting off a batch and replacing them with new ones, and stunned more than a dozen sailors with just changing the oars, and I don't know if any of the unlucky ones were killed.

Seeing that the speed is still very slow, it is estimated that when the storm is over, it will not be able to row in front of the enemy.

Man Zheng said again: "Raise the sails!" ”

"Chief soldier, with such a big wind and waves, the mast will be blown off when the sail is raised!" The deputy reminded.

"Raise the sails!" Full of drinking orders.

As a result, the sailors on the treasure ship could only tie themselves with ropes and run to hoist their sails, and the scene was like a collective swing.

It was much faster, the spinnaker was driving in the wind, and a treasure ship broke into the Portuguese convoy of sixteen ships on its own.

A huge wave tossed the treasure ship and smashed it down, knocking a Portuguese ship out of the bow of the ship.

Man Zheng only felt a shock all over his body, and those sailors who operated the sails were instantly stunned by a large group, but fortunately they were tied by ropes and did not fall into the sea.

"Crazy, the commander of the other side is crazy!" Simon stood unsteadily, holding the mast and feeling dizzy.

"Boom!"

But one of the masts of the treasure ship broke, and smashed it out, not only smashing out the gap in its own side, but also smashing the enemy ship in front of it.

There is no way to be reckless, no matter how Man Zheng gives orders, the sail operator who can still move, pretends not to hear or see.

The storm lasted for five hours, and there was no formation on either side, and the treasure ship was surrounded by the enemy.

Man Zheng untied the rope on his body, rubbed his forehead and went out, and kicked the crew's buttocks: "Everyone who can move gets up, Lao Tzu is going to be powerful!" ”

"Boom, boom!"

The artillery bombardment on both sides officially began, and the Portuguese did not have time to assemble their formation, anyway, they bombarded the treasure ship. The other warships of the Ming Dynasty came to the rescue, and Ning Botao took a bird boat and led the team to jump to the gang under artillery fire.

It was a downwind, hard sailing bird ship, which was so fast that it rushed in front of the enemy ship in an instant, only to take a shell on the way.

When the two ships met, their respective firecrackers fired, and the ballistae of the Daming Naval Division also began to wield.

The ballista didn't fire rockets, but the close-range fire caused screams on the opponent's deck.

Officially taking overboard, Ning Botao jumped down with a rope. This former Taihu Lake bandit rushed into the crowd with a knife, and blood splashed with a knife in his hand.

As long as the portrayal is successful, there is almost no suspense, because there are many Daming water divisions!

Portugal attacked Malacca, such an important battle, and only sent 1,000 troops, and 20,000 or 30,000 Malacca soldiers fled - Malacca was still the defender of the city.

The Malacca fleet, which had just been established by Portugal, had about the same number of warships as the Qiantang Naval Division. Simon only brought eight warships this time, and the remaining ten were all armed merchant ships, and the largest main ship was only 600 materials.

The strength of the Chinese treasure ships alone is equivalent to the total number of personnel of the Portuguese fleet in front of them.

"Captain, the Sequoia has been snatched away!"

Simon turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw that one of his warships had already raised the flag of the Qiantang Water Division.

"Sons, rush with me!"

Dai Zhiquan, the deputy Qianhu, saw that Ning Botao was victorious, and he also rushed over with a bird boat.

What artillery battles to play?

Jumping gang is the romance of men!

As for Man Zheng, relying on the ship's strong guns, sitting on the treasure ship is just booming, those two thousand pound cannons are amazingly powerful, but if they hit, they will blast out a big hole.

After a long time of bombardment, the treasure ship had been hit by more than ten bullets, and many sailors and sailors had died, but they were floating steadily on the sea, and there was no sign of sinking.