After a roaring 40 degrees, rounding the southernmost tip of Africa, the Bifang and the Ghost Car finally entered the Atlantic. Fearing that the supplies would be insufficient, the unchecked length of the coastal course was ordered to enter the windless zone near the 30th parallel of the north latitude without incident. The clipper boat can be downwind or against the wind, and can only be blind when there is no wind. After struggling for several months in the windless zone, the currents finally pushed the sailboat to the Canary Islands, where the faint southwest Atlantic monsoon that blew towards Cameroon in March.

The Canary Islands are the junction of the Atlantic sea breezes. To the west of the archipelago is the Northern Hemisphere westerly wind belt, and to the south of the archipelago is the Atlantic monsoon belt, which often blows the easterly monsoon. European ships had to rely on the Canary Current, which headed southwest, to reach the Canary Islands, and the easterly monsoon to return.

The monsoon and ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean were extremely unfamiliar to the Chu fleet, and even Xiong Jing knew nothing about it, but fortunately, the Dakhlacles Stone Pillar was far away.

The fleet stopped at Timia Trion, in addition to inquiring about the hydrology and climate of the strait, and more importantly, replenishing fresh water. Knowing that Timia Trion was the city-state of Carthage, at the kind invitation of Silanas, the Bifang and the Ghost Car, which stopped abruptly on the sea by turning the sails and canceling each other out of the wind, slowly entered the port.

"May I ask how far your Excellency has traveled after leaving the Kingdom of Chu?" As an envoy, the chief of the city was invited by Silanath to the Senate of the city-state, and the nobles of the city of Timia Trion rushed to see the Orientals.

"Very far away, about 150,000 Stadias." The words without hook length are translated by the Persians, which is the estimated mileage, which is about more than 25,000 kilometers.

"One hundred and fifty thousand Stadia?!" Along with Siranas, the nobles present couldn't help but marvel.

"Excuse me, Your Excellency, have you bypassed our continent?" Seleucus was east of Egypt, India was east of Egypt, and Chu was east of India. This means that, in addition to the land route, there is also access to the East from the sea.

Speculation is such a speculation, thinking that on the return trip, maybe he will invite the Carthaginian envoys to the Chu State, Wu Gou Chang did not care about him or simply remained silent, he nodded and said: "Ran also ......"

"Ah——!h The Carthaginian nobles present burst into even greater amazement. Legend has it that more than 300 years ago, under the patronage of the Egyptian pharaohs, the Phoenicians once circled the southern continent, reached the southernmost point of the continent and returned from the other side of the continent. The Carthaginians were a branch of the Phoenicians, and this legend was passed down among the Carthaginians.

The Carthaginians exclaimed, and of course the Hookless knew the reason for their exclamation. The reason is the same as entering the green ocean, if you can bypass the Nanzhou continent from the sea, then the rich oriental specialties can be transported from the sea into the Mediterranean. There was no need to tax the Seleucids, nor did they need to pay taxes to the Egyptians. The cost of land transportation is already higher than that of sea transportation, and with the taxes paid along the way, the price of goods will increase tens, dozens or even hundreds of times.

From this point of view, the Carthaginians may have been allies of the Chu. It's just that before going to several other countries, the cautious Wugou Chang didn't dare to make a decision lightly. Perhaps, the Carthaginians did not want to share the huge profits of maritime trade with anyone.

"Your Excellency, we hope to go to the city of Carthage as soon as possible and visit the Carthaginian Senate." The interpreter sent another message, making a request for no hooks. "If you can, maybe meet Hannibal."

"Hannibal?" The name is just a name, and even so, Silanath knows who Hannibal is. "Why did you want to see him? He's just a kid. ”

"Kid?" No hook is stunned. The king is never wrong, but this time he seems to have mistaken the age.

"He's eighteen years old." Silanath Road. His father, Hamilcar Baka, was in Libya. Through the Dakhlacles Pillar, sail to the left to Libya, and to the east to the city of Carthage. ”

"Why does Your Excellency know about Hannibal?" The nobleman on one side asked. "Is it because he was going to sacrifice to the god Amun?"

"The king of Chu knows everything." No hook long smile. "The king of Chu once mentioned this person."

"Your Excellency is going to visit the Romans?" Silanath did not comment on the explanation of the non-hook, and began to guess the other party's intentions.

At first, he thought that the king of Chu, who had a long list of titles, was another pharaoh, and he ordered his fleet to come to the Dakhlacles Pillar. Gradually, he discovered that this was not a game of mediocre kings, but a normal diplomatic exchange, and the Chu kingdom wanted to establish diplomatic relations with Carthage, Rome, and Greece. But when he mentioned Hannibal Baka, he began to feel that something was wrong. Ten years after the end of the war with the Romans, the Baca family opened up Libya, in order to prepare for a new war. Could it be that they were spies sent by the Romans to the Orientals to spy on the secrets of the Baca family?

"The king's command is commanded, and I dare not disobey." The chief replied. "What we seek is to get acquainted with the nations of the world, and to ask for good horses from all nations."

"You need horses?" Siranas asked, seeming to understand a little.

"Yes. The king of Chu loves horses. I heard that there were good horses on the island of Libya, good horses in Libya, and good horses in Xizhou, and they all wished to get them. "No hook long way. Another purpose of entering the Mediterranean Sea from the green ocean is to ask for horses. In addition to Iberian horses and Libyan horses, Chu also hoped to get forest horses from the European continent. "If you can help each other, you will be grateful."

Without saying that, he clapped his hands lightly, and the servants quickly brought up the prepared gifts: silk, lacquerware, porcelain, Chu paper......, and a sword, all of which the nobles present had a copy.

"It's all from our town." Wu Gou Chang smiled, he knew that no one could refuse these gifts, and these gifts were the best advertisements to open up sales.

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The spring of the Pillars of Dachlacules begins in the second month of the Christian calendar in the later generations, and in the Mediterranean climate, the seasons are usually divided as follows: spring from February to May, summer from June to August, autumn from September to November, and winter from December to February. This is a quadrangle, and the more customary division is only two seasons: the dry season and the rainy season.

March of the Dachlacules Pillar is February in the Chinese world. At this time, the Xianyang in the north of Weishui is still blowing the cold Siberian wind, and although the Qutai Palace is full of braziers, the hall is still cold. Under the lamp, Zhao Zheng reviewed one official document after another, and when he saw that the whereabouts of King Jing were missing from all counties, and the Guowei Mansion asked to replace the existing talismans, he slapped his palm on the slips.

Wei Yu once said that there must be a Hou spy among the important ministers, who will this Hou spy be?

Xiong Qi? Not like. He has always opposed the attack on Zhao and suggested that he should attack Jing instead. If he was really a spy of the Marquis of Jing State, how could he suggest attacking Jing State by himself? Besides, according to the report of the National Governor's Mansion, the whereabouts of the people in his mansion are fixed, and they have nothing to do with the Chu people's Hou spies.

Reese? It's possible. This person relied on Lü Buwei to ascend to the throne, and then took Lü Buwei out of the head. What's in it for him just to do that? He was already the court lieutenant of the Qin State, could King Jing also give him a similar position? This is absolutely impossible.

Feng goes to disease? He has a lot of door-to-door customers and contacts with the Kanto region, but why is he like this?

……

In the silent night, Zhao Zheng, who felt that the Qin State had become a sieve, had no intention of government affairs, and began to think about his important ministers one after another. When he vaguely wondered if this was Wei Yi shouting to catch the thief, Wei Yi actually came.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Wei Yu hurriedly entered the hall, his words anxious. Li Mu, Li Mu ......"

"How is Li Mu?!" Zhao Zheng was shocked, and Huo Ran stood up.

"Waiting for the king, Li Mu is dead!" Zhao Zheng thought that Li Mu had defeated Wang Jian, but he didn't expect that Li Mu was dead.

"Really?!" Zhao Zheng had forgotten his breathing and only looked at Wei Yi under the lamp.

"The night before yesterday, Jing Ke took advantage of his unpreparedness, sneaked into the big bed to assassinate him, and beheaded him, and now he has entered my Qin realm." Wei Yu said urgently. Qin-style Feixun has limited transmission of information, which is from Kuaima.

"Woohoo!" Zhao Zheng sighed and sat on the seat, "Jing Keguo lives up to the widow." After he finished whining, he said: "Quickly order Wang Jian to attack Fanwu, and the widow wants him to destroy Zhao quickly!" Kill Zhao!! ”

"The minister has already died." Wei Yi wiped a handful of sweat at this time. After Kuaima delivered the news to the Governor's Mansion, he didn't let people prepare the car, but ran all the way. "Li Mu is dead, and Zhao Guo is dead."

As he spoke, the two looked at each other and smiled happily.

"Jing Ke has made his miraculous achievements for my Great Qin, and the widow must personally crown him as a marquis!" Zhao Zheng, who was overjoyed, stood up excitedly. "I, Great Qin, are not the six kingdoms of old decay, but anyone who can come up with strange plans to strengthen Qin, I will respect the officials and share the land with them. In the past, Shang Ying was like this, Zhang Yi was like this, Fan Sui was like this, and so was the court secretary. If Great Qin can destroy the Six Kingdoms for one day, everyone will be rich and noble.

This is not the case in Jing Guo. Jing State employs people, the inner surname is selected from the relatives, and the outer surname is selected from the old, and the common people can only be honored scholars, not doctors. If Jing Guo wins one day, what are the scholars, and what are the court ministers? ”

Li Mu died, Zhao Guo died; With the death of the Zhao State, Great Qin will be able to dominate the world. Although Zhao Zheng, who was excited, only compared the employment strategies of Qin and Chu, he still revealed that he was deeply worried about Chu. Only the State of Chu could make him so worried.

"I am a great Qin and a virtuous person, and Jing Guo is not as good as it." Wei Yi said a word according to Zhao Zheng's meaning, and he brought up the undecided matter that had been discussed during the day: "The minister thinks that since Li Mu is dead, the king Da Kexi will go to Di Dao and personally welcome the envoy of the Great Xia Kingdom into Qin." After Jing Ke arrived in Xianyang, the minister instructed him to wait for the king to return. ”

When Wei Yu mentioned going west, the smile on Zhao Zheng's face narrowed a lot. Ganluo was sent as an envoy for three years, and finally returned to Qin with the envoys of the Great Xia Kingdom. When he looked at the court today, he wanted to go west to Di Dao to welcome the envoys of the Great Xia Kingdom, but who wanted the courtiers to oppose it. And he is also worried about the war against Zhao, now that Li Mu is dead, Zhao is worry-free, maybe when he returns to Xianyang with the envoys of the Great Xia State, the Zhao State is already dead.

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