Chapter 310: An Dalang wants to be the captain of the earth

Zhao Zizhong continued: "Of course, now we are not strong enough, so we can only go all out to develop Liuqiu. The other goals will be achieved little by little when they develop and grow in the future. ”

Wei Hongye said with a smile: "We still have decades to live, if we can't achieve it, let future generations work hard." As long as we strengthen our faith and work hard from generation to generation, I believe that these goals can be achieved gradually. ”

An Dalang was happy: "Everyone, in a few months, the mother-in-law of a certain family will give birth." If I give birth to a son, I will nurture him carefully, and then when he grows up, I will take him out to sea and lay down a great territory! Maybe Lao Tzu can also make an emperor, haha! ”

Du Dalei pouted and said, "Can you have a little bit of talent?" What does it mean to be an emperor? If you have the ability, you can be the captain of the earth, then it will be strong enough. ”

An Dalang was stunned and hurriedly asked, "How long is the earth?" Is it bigger than the emperor? ”

Boris explained: "Dalang, haven't you seen a globe? ”

An Dalang nodded: "What's wrong?" Aren't we just living on top of the earth? ”

Du Dalei said with a smile: "We live on the earth, if you occupy all the territory, isn't it the length of the earth's ball?" You're really elm headed, so dull. ”

An Dalang suddenly realized, "It turns out that the length of the earth is like this!" Hahaha, this name is domineering enough, Lao Tzu likes it! ”

Cao Deshun, Wang Mingjun, and Liang Daguan were very confused, and they didn't understand what the brothers were talking about. So Cui Daoshu began to popularize geographical knowledge to them, and he foamed at the mouth, so that the three of them understood that the world is so vast, and we all live in a big circle.

Cao Deshun asked curiously: "Mr. Zhao, if the earth is round, then where will we go if we go all the way to the east of the sea?" ”

Na Zhe explained: "If we go east by sea ship, after a voyage of tens of thousands of miles, we will reach a piece of land. It's called America, and it's now occupied by some natives, so it's estimated that there must be tens of millions of people. ”

The three of them couldn't help but smack their tongues, and Liang Daguan asked, "How big is it?" How does it compare to the land of the Tang Dynasty? ”

Na Zhe smiled: "There are four or five Tang Dynasty areas." ”

The three of them were stunned for a moment, they looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say.

Cao Deshun asked, "How do you know these things?" Have you been there? ”

"We haven't been to the Americas, but some people have told us about the Americas. ”

"Who has been? How long will it take them to get there? ”

"It's not people here who have been there, it's Western European businessmen who have been to the Americas. They sailed west from Europe to the Americas. It's much closer than we go to the Americas from here. ”

Liang Daguan asked: "You said that most people in Europe are now Caucasian, just like Boris. Africa is all black people, that is, the appearance of Kunlunnu. So what do Americans look like? ”

Du Dalei said: "According to the description of the merchants who have been to the Americas, the people there look similar to us Han Chinese, with yellow skin, black hair, and black eyes. ”

"Are they descendants of the Han Chinese?"

"The people there should have a common ancestor with us Han people, so they look very similar."

"Can we understand what they say?"

"I don't think I understand, we don't know."

Liang Daguan sighed: "If I can go to the Americas, it should be in vain!" I don't know if I will be able to fulfill this wish in my lifetime. ”

Wei Hongye said with a smile: "Liang Daguan, if we can build a huge sea ship, form a huge fleet, and then bring enough supplies to set off in the season when the wind direction is right, all the way to the east, it is very likely to reach the Americas." ”

Zhao Zizhong shook his head and said, "This is all in the future, we are not strong enough now, and we can't consider exploring the Americas yet." ”

"It would be nice if we could go to America now, where gold and silver are everywhere, coffee, tobacco, rubber, just get some back, and we will make a fortune!" ”

Boris interrupted his YY, "Don't think about these nonsensical things, let's do our job first." If we have the strength to be strong, going to the Americas is a matter of course. ”

Liang Daguan hurriedly said: "Boris, if you can go to the Americas in the future, you must bring me with you!" I'm itching in my heart now, if I don't go to America once, I won't be able to die! ”

Everyone laughed, and Wei Hongye said:

"Three, our brothers told you today about Seven Seas' immediate goal, which is to open up the island of Liuqiu. If, after a few years, we can gain a firm foothold in Liuqiu, we will achieve great development. At that time, we will have the final say on the entire surface of the East China Sea. Think about it, what a big scene this is? ”

Du Dalei continued: "Lao Wei is right, if our warships control this sea area, we can collect protection fees. Liao, Korea, and Japan in the north, Persian maritime merchants in the south, and natives of various island countries, if they come to the mainland by ship to trade, we can collect their money.

If someone dares not to pay, our warships will throw * over with ballistas, and then burn the damn it, hahaha! ”

Cao Deshun and Wang Mingjun glanced at each other, and they couldn't hide the excitement in their hearts. That's a great thing! Nowadays, Mingzhou, Hangzhou, and even Yangzhou and Jinling on the southeast coast are all cities where overseas merchants gather, and overseas trade is prosperous.

If the ships of the Seven Seas Company took control of the East China Sea and then collected what their brother called the 'protection fee', then the annual income would definitely be a huge amount, and they couldn't even think about it!

Liang Daguan shook his head and said: "Xiao Du, you have such violent thoughts, we must convince people with virtue, salute first and then soldier." If someone doesn't pay the protection fee, we must first explain the reason to the people, and then politely invite them off the ship, remove all the valuable goods, and then burn the empty ship.

You can't just use * to burn other people's boats, what a waste! You're still too young to calculate how to get by. ”

Everyone was happy to lean forward and back together, and Du Dalei said happily:

"Liang Daguan, I listen to you, you must achieve 'three lights' and not waste any useful things. Especially against the fleets of small Japan and sticks. ”

Liang Daguan was very confused: "What 'three lights'? Who is the stick? ”

Na Zhe explained: "The 'three lights' are to burn the light, kill the light, and rob the light. The stick is the name given to the North Koreans. ”

Liang Daguan shook his head and said: "Xiao Du, it's not my brother, I'll count you, it's okay to grab it all, I like it very much; It would be a bit of a waste to burn it out, and no matter how dilapidated the ship is, it will be useful. Even if it's dragged back, it's better to be a fishing boat, why burn it?

And it is even more undesirable to kill everything, God has the virtue of a good life, why kill people? That's a great waste! Isn't it good to send these people to mine? ”

Du Dalei arched his hand and said, "Liang Daguan, I have been taught." What you said is very reasonable, you just can't be polite to Little Japan and Sticks, you should arrest them all and send them to mining. ”

Zhao Zi saw that the momentum was not right, and he was slipping in a bit out of control, so he hurriedly came out to stop it: "We can't deal with maritime merchants casually, we must vigorously protect maritime trade."

The more prosperous overseas trade is, the more profitable we will be. If we scare all the maritime merchants away, then who will we sell the goods we produce? ”

Du Dalei hurriedly came out to show his loyalty: "Boss, I just want to liven up the atmosphere, I won't come nonsense, you can rest assured." ”

Wang Mingjun stood up and said: "Everyone, the biggest problem we are facing now is the lack of capacity!" After I collected the displaced people, how to transport them to Qishan Island was a very headache.

Now the ships around Jinling, as soon as they heard that it was me and the Cao family who were mainly hired boats, they desperately increased their prices. They know that we have a huge volume of transportation, and if we don't hire them, no one can take on such a big business. So we had no choice but to let them slaughter. It costs a lot of money every time, and I feel distressed! ”

Zhao Zizhong asked, "Do these shipowners have any organization?" Who is behind them? ”

Cao Deshun said: "These shipowners seem to have listened to the dispatch of some generals, I have inquired, and the mighty general Zhang Renjian is one of them. ”

Na Zhe slapped his thigh: "That's easy, let's go talk to Pucheng Zhang, it should be able to be solved." ”

Wang Mingjun asked, "Is Pucheng Zhang's family very talkative?" How to solve it? ”

Cui Daoshu said: "We are about to negotiate a big deal with the Pucheng Zhang family, and if the negotiation is completed, the Pucheng Zhang family will have great benefits." I guess we should be able to solve the shipping problem as soon as possible. ”

Liang Daguan asked, "What kind of business is it?" ”

The brothers stopped talking, and Zhao Zi thought about it again and said, "Three elder brothers, now that we are a family, I don't want to hide it from you."

According to reliable sources, someone has discovered a huge iron mine near Jinling, which should be enough to mine hundreds of years ago. So we would like to talk to Pucheng Zhang first, and we will cooperate in mining this iron mine. ”

The three of them were stunned for a moment, and Liang Daguan asked in surprise, "Is it true?" It can't be fake news, right? ”

Zhao Zizhong said solemnly: "Please rest assured, it's definitely true." This involves a huge amount of investment, and if we don't get the exact news, we won't be tempted and will definitely treat this matter carefully. ”

Wei Hongye added: "If we negotiate with the Pucheng Zhang family, we must obtain Li Yu's support, and then share some benefits to the Tang State, so that the business can continue for a long time." ”