"It's a pity."

Wang Xiao, who was leaning on the side of the boat and smoking, shook his head a little depressedly.

He had planned to build a large workshop to mass-produce firearms and even small artillery that were better than the arquebuses used by the Dongying people today.

They then brought these things to Toei as commodities and sold them to these so-called daimyos.

Whoever is weak, he will sell more to whomever he has, and the price is fair, as long as the bill is paid with gold and silver.

The prefects of Dongying County, who are red-eyed, will definitely not refuse cheap arms supplies. At that time, Wang Xiao will be able to make a lot of money.

Originally, the waterway from Huaxia to Dongying was the most profitable golden route, which was enough for Wang Xiao to earn the first pot of gold.

It's a pity that the change in the plot made Wang Xiao's plan come to naught.

After all, in the real world, everyone is real and has their own thoughts and actions. It's not a designed NPC.

A few days later, the ship arrived at a bay in the eastern state of Yingou.

There is a small harbor here, and it is very busy with many ships coming and going.

Iwade Mountain Castle will be renamed Sendai in a dozen years.

Next year, the one-eyed dragon who boasted that he was born twenty years late and did not have a chance to fight for the world will become the master of this place, and in fact he is officially in power at this time.

Unlike the old Tokugawa tortoise, who closed off the country, the one-eyed dragon opened his new door because the ships that came and went could only drive the economy and bring him taxes.

Wang Xiao anchored here to make final repairs and supplies. From here, you have to go straight to Kamchatka, which is basically a place where there are no supplies.

Da Ming refused to let the red-haired Fanyi go ashore because he felt that they looked like ghosts.

Dongying's side is different, before the old turtle closed the country, ships from all countries could be unimpeded.

After docking, Julian walked over with a grin, "Captain, can you go to the shore to relax?" ”

Looking at his face at this time, you can know what he is thinking, Wang Xiao waved his hand very disdainfully, "You can go if you want, but if you don't come back when you sail the boat, then it's better to stay here in the future." ”

During the Ming Dynasty, Wang Xiao did not allow these people to go ashore. I am afraid that they will harm the people of the Ming Dynasty.

But when you get to Dongying, you don't have to abide by this rule.

has been floating on the sea for a long time, and they are all left and right for men, men are divided into men, men are added to men, and men are added to men. They have to be given a chance to release their catharsis.

As for Wang Xiao himself, he is not this kind of person!

As a gentleman, after dinner, Wang Xiao returned to the captain's room, held his right hand vigorously, and silently began to read by the light.

Until the next morning, when the sky was bright, Wang Xiao, who had dark circles under his eyes, gave orders to the guys who came back from the port and were bragging to the companions left behind on the ship that they had beaten a few.

"Go and carry buckets and grain. Give you half an hour, and if you can't finish it, you will stay here for the rest of your life. ”

It is impossible to fight for a lifetime, and they have no source of income and can only be cannon fodder. And the part with the largest casualty rate on the battlefield is cannon fodder.

So yesterday the sailors who got off the ship and went to the port to feel the enthusiasm of the Dongying people, led by Julian, went to help carry supplies with black circles under their eyes.

In this era, there were no boom towers in this port. If you want to get on board, you have to do it.

The resupply work was finally completed, and a large group of sailors lay on the deck exhausted and corpsed.

Wang Xiao's gloomy voice came again: "I'll go sleep for a while, and the deck will be clean when I come out." There are unclean places..."

Faced with Wang Xiao's threat, Julian could only get up and take the sailors to clean the deck.

It's dirty, tiring, pure hard work.

The ship left the harbor and slowly headed out to sea. There were quite a few warblers on the dock waving handkerchiefs and shouting Julian's name in a broken accent.

After all, it is rare to see such a handsome and compelling guest, and there are few guests who are generous.

When Wang Xiao woke up from hunger and got up from the soft velvet quilt, he saw that the deck had been cleaned. It's even so clean that it can reflect the human figure.

As the captain of the ship, Wang Xiao has absolute power on the ship.

No one could argue with the captain's order, which would have been hoisted from the mast.

Wang Xiao directly set up a fire pit on the deck, of course, there is a fire prevention treatment underneath.

Light a fire, set up an iron pot and eat a hot meal.

As for the fact that there can't be an open flame on the ship or something, Wang Xiao still cares about this?

He wasn't interested in the food stockpiled on board.

All those salted and fresh meats are packed in wooden barrels that don't know how many maggots have crawled, this kind of thing Wang Xiao will never eat.

After lighting the fire and boiling the water, Wang Xiao stood next to the side of the boat with a harpoon tied to a rope, his eyes scanning the sea to choose his own food.

In the days when there were no trawlers, the sea was an inexhaustible treasure trove.

All kinds of big fish burrowed around under the surface of the sea, hooking up Wang Xiao's gaze.

Today's lunch was a bluefin tuna weighing more than 100 pounds.

This thing is in the modern world, Wang Xiao can't afford a meal on a month's salary. But here, he only chooses the most delicious piece of fish, and after processing it, he can eat it deliciously.

The rest was not wasted, and there were sailors who liked to eat fish to clean up.

Of course, there are more than 100 people on board, and such a small fish is not enough to eat. But Wang Xiao didn't bother to prepare food for them. If you don't have enough to eat, there are plenty of lesser-than-fresh foods in the cabin.

Sailing at sea is boring, especially in the age of slow sails.

In addition to changing the way to eat every day, Wang Xiao spent most of his time practicing star absorption skills and learning various Chinese languages.

There are many sailors from all over the world on his ship, and Wang Xiao's mental strength is far beyond ordinary people, and he learns very quickly.

For example, in various languages, "I am handsome", "I am rich", "I am long-lasting", etc., you can listen to it once.

The days went by, but the change of day and night became gradually obvious.

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer.

The size of the fish under the surface of the sea is also getting bigger, especially the whales of all kinds are frequent.

Of course, the weather is getting colder and colder.

Except for a few technical talents such as Julian, who can have their own cabin and sleep under the quilt. Most of the sailors slept in crowded hammocks. But the good thing is that everyone is left and right for men or something, and they don't feel very cold.

As for Wang Xiao himself, he lived in the spacious captain's quarters.

There are glass-encrusted windows and hatches to keep out the elements, a large, fluffy bed, and a warm velvet quilt.

Wang Xiao feels that he can rest well every day, and even has enough energy to devote to work.

After leaving Sendai, it took more than a month to sail to the place where the latitude and longitude were marked.

The reason why it is so slow is not because of the wind, but because it is against the current.

"This is Colf, why can't you see a single figure." Wang Xiao, who was standing on the boat, raised his monocular and looked at the land in the distance.

Typical northern heath terrain. There are low trees, sparse bushes, and a variety of wildflowers and grasses.

There are seabirds in the sky, and some Northland critters are active in the meadows. But there is no creature walking on two legs.

"There's absolutely nothing wrong with that." Julian took the sextant and other tools to measure the bearing, and carefully calculated it again: "This is the bearing coordinates you gave me. ”

"I believe in you." Wang Xiao picked up the tool and fiddled with it himself, making sure that it was indeed correct.

"In that case, let's go ashore and look for it."

Wang Xiao instructed Julian, "I'll take a team of people ashore to look for it, and you will be in charge of the ship and wait for me." If I don't come back within ten days..."

"Then let's go first?"

Wang Xiao glared at him with a look, "Organize people to respond!" ”

Several small boats were lowered, and Wang Xiao paddled ashore with a dozen strong and clever sailors.

The sailors carried all kinds of things on their backs in large bags and all kinds of weapons in their hands.

The weight in Wang Xiao's hand is also very heavy, with a telescope and a compass. And then nothing else.

It's not a lot, but it's important. Without it, they would have to get lost in this wasteland.

The coast is quite lively, with everything from seals to seagulls, lazily basking in the sun.

But if you go inland, it's very desolate.

The most common creatures on the ground are rats, and the larger ones are a herd of deer, apart from foxes.

As for the legendary bear or something, I haven't seen it yet.

A group of people headed inland, searching for traces of human activity.

This kind of expedition that is not an expedition is quite boring, and the main interest of the sailors is to eat.

Having eaten enough of the maggot-crawling meat and marine fish, they are very interested in food on land. Even a litter of rats can make them scream with joy.

Wang Xiao was dismissive of this, and he either caught rabbits or deer. I won't go to the sailors to grab mice.

When I slept at night, the temperature dropped quickly, but fortunately, the luggage belt was enough, and Wang Xiao even brought the velvet quilt in the captain's room.

This is what he specifically asked Li Huamei to come from in Hangzhou City before, and I don't know if it is something that Admiral Li once used.

I just wandered around like this for seven or eight days, and I still couldn't find anyone. This made Wang Xiao begin to wonder if the information he had collected was wrong.

Then the next day, they saw the locals on the banks of a small river.

A few locals in fur clothes screamed and ran along the creek. Behind them was a huge brown bear grunting in pursuit.

"Copy guys." Wang Xiao was overjoyed and immediately beckoned the sailors to come forward.

It's just that the sailors are a little cowering, after all, the brown bear is too big, and it is at least more than a thousand catties by visual inspection. Even if they were carrying arquebuses, they were too scared to come forward.

"A bunch of waste, bear paws clear waves!" Wang Xiao kicked over a few cowards beside him, carried a thick iron knife with a bow and arrows on his back, and rushed directly with an arquebus in his hand.