Chapter 112: The Idea of Crossing the Sea

Zhao Zizhong said: "If the sea salt is sold, the money will not have to be shipped back, so let's purchase materials on the spot." ”

Cui Daoshu nodded, "I think so too, it's very troublesome to transport gold, silver and copper coins, and you have to send someone to escort them." I tried to negotiate with Cao Deshun to barter goods, which would save time and money. ”

At this time, the rice was served, and a large basin was placed in the middle of the table, giving off an enticing aroma. Du Dalei exclaimed: "Snake soup! Today we have a mouthful, thanks to Hu Yidao! Boy, don't write yet, come over and have a bowl. ”

Wei Hongye walked up to Hu Yidao and saw that several pieces of paper were already full of words, but the words were crooked, like a dog's stomach.

Wei Hongye said with a smile: "Let's eat first, and then write after eating." ”

Hu Yidao looked at Zhao Zizhong, and when he saw that he didn't object, he stood up and walked to Na Zhe and sat down.

Na Zhe gave him a bowl of snake soup, put it in front of him and said, "Eat, taste the taste of the snake you caught." ”

Hu Yidao took a sip carefully, and his eyes lit up. Then he ate it in a big gulp.

After the meal, the brothers chatted for a while, and then went to their respective evening classes. Zhao Zizhong took Hu Yidao to the wooden house where the guards gathered, there were more than 100 people crowded inside, and it was black, everyone was talking, and there was a commotion in the house.

After Zhao Zizhong came in, everyone gradually quieted down, and he asked Hu Yidao to sit down at a table and continue to write the three-character scripture silently.

Zhao Zizhong walked to the blackboard, picked up the chalk and began to draw some lines, everyone looked at them curiously, not knowing what the crooked lines he drew were.

After drawing for more than ten minutes, Zhao Zizhong turned around and asked, "Do any of you know what I painted?" There is a prize for getting it right. ”

The guards talked to each other, but no one answered for a long time. Guo Jintao stood up and said with some uncertainty: Mr. Zhao, is this a map?

"That's right, how do you know it's a map?"

Guo Jintao said: "I have seen it in the camp of the Mingzhou Navy Master before, but I don't paint as much as you!" ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically and said: "Lao Guo is right, I am drawing a sea chart from Liao and Korea in the north, to Japan in the east, and to Boni in the south. In the future, this sea area will be our territory, and if you have any questions, I will try to answer them. ”

The guards were shocked by the discussions.

Guo Jintao asked, "Mr. Zhao, are you painting accurately?" Have you been to all of those places? ”

Zhao Zizhong shook his head and said, "I haven't been to many places, but the map is accurate. I bought this chart from a maritime merchant and spent a lot of money. ”

Zhang Hong stood up and asked, "Mr. Zhao, where is our Qishan Island?" ”

Zhao Zizhong pointed to a small dot on the map and said, "This is Qishan Island." ”

Someone at the bottom exclaimed, "So small! ”

"Is Mr. Zhao mistaken?"

"So where is Mingzhou?"

Ding Shuisheng shouted loudly: "Shut up and listen to Mr. Zhao continue." ”

The guards stopped talking, and looked at Zhao Zizhong in unison. He continued: "You must be curious, aren't you? ”

Everyone nodded desperately, and Zhao Zizhong continued: "In the future, the direction of our efforts is to run rampant in this vast sea." He pointed to the location of Mingzhou with his finger, "This is Mingzhou, isn't it very small?" ”

The guards all nodded, and he continued: "You see, Mingzhou is only such a little distance from Qishan Island, and it takes half a day to arrive by boat. ”

Zhao Zizhong pointed to the place of Taiwan Island in the later generations, "There is a big island here, there are hundreds of large Qishan Islands, and now there are only some natives on it." The climate is hot, the land is fertile, the rainfall is abundant, and two crops of rice can be grown a year. This island is called Ryuqiu Island, and it is a treasure trove of land, and it is estimated that it will not be a problem to accommodate millions of people. ”

The guards were very excited, and the people of this era had an inexplicable fanaticism for the land.

Zhang Hong stood up and said loudly: "Mr. Zhao, you take us to occupy Liuqiu!" Everyone can become a big landlord! ”

The guards were very excited, and they all shouted and wanted to occupy Liuqiu immediately.

Zhao Zizhong waited for everyone to vent for a while, and then said: "We are short of manpower now!" If there are 2,000 guards, I will be able to take you to the Wandering. ”

Everyone was deflated and looked at each other. Ding Shuisheng said: "It's not enough to have guards, who will farm the land?" There must be enough farmers. ”

"Lao Ding is right, a lot of material preparation is still needed." Zhao Zizhong added. "In addition, there are several deadly diseases on the island, and we have to prepare a large number of medicinal herbs."

Guo Jintao asked, "Mr. Zhao, when do we expect to occupy Liuqiu?" ”

The guards all looked at Zhao Zizhong with blank eyes, hoping to become a big landlord as soon as possible.

Zhao Zi thought about it and said: "I think it will be two years at the earliest, and we must train 2,000 guards, prepare about 5,000 displaced people, and reserve a large number of materials before we can develop Liuqiu." ”

Everyone started talking again, and they all felt that two years was a bit too long. Zhao Zizhong didn't speak, and quietly watched everyone talking.

After a while, the guards gradually quieted down, and Zhao Zizhong continued: "Liuqiu is just a small goal, and we still have to occupy a larger territory. ”

He pointed to the location of Hainan Island, "There is a big island here, a little smaller than Liuqiu, and now it is the territory of the Southern Han Dynasty, I call it Hainan Island." The island has a hotter climate, three crops of rice can be grown every year, and there are large iron mines on the island, do you think we should take it? ”

Everyone shouted, "It must be! ”

"Mr. Zhao, whoever doesn't want such a good place is a fool!"

Guo Jintao stood up and said, "Mr. Zhao, is it too far here?" We still have too few boats! ”

Zhao Zizhong smiled and said: "Lao Guo, we are not going there right away, we must first develop Liuqiu and accumulate a certain amount of strength." Then take Liuqiu as the base, and set off from Liuqiu to Hainan Island, which is much closer. ”

Zhang Hong asked, "Mr. Zhao, how many people do we need to occupy such a large place?" There must be tens of thousands of people, right? ”

Zhao Zizhong replied: "So we should redouble our efforts and prepare a large number of personnel and materials, the responsibility of your escort team is to train hard, defend our group, and defeat all the enemies who oppose us, can you do it?" ”

Ding Shuisheng took the lead and shouted: "It can be done!" The guards also shouted loudly, and the fanatical energy reminded Zhao Zi of the German SS in later generations.

Hu Yidao, who had been peeking at the side, also put down his pen and shouted. Zhao Zi glared at him again, he lowered his head in fright, and pretended to write, but he couldn't write a word.

Hu Yidao secretly swore in his heart that he must join the escort team in the future, follow Mr. Zhao across the sea, expand the territory, and live in vain in this life!

Zhao Zizhong waited for everyone to calm down, pointed to the location of the Philippines in the future, and continued: "This is Luzon Island, there are huge gold and copper mines on it, if we occupy there, it is estimated that we will not be able to dig up gold and copper in a few lifetimes, this is a treasure land for future generations!" ”

The guards were a little numb, and Zhang Hong said loudly: "Mr. Zhao, don't hang our appetite, just say it once!" ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically, pointed to Kalimantan Island in the future and said: "This is Bo mud, there is a large amount of fierce fire oil, and it must be occupied." ”

He went on to point to the northern region of Vietnam in later generations, "There are coal mines and iron mines, and they must be here. ”

Zhao Zizhong slapped his hand heavily in the South China Sea area in the future, "Everyone must remember that this place is called Nanyang, and this sea area must be occupied in the future, even if I die, you must continue to work hard." With their abundance and climate, these islands are a treasure for future generations to leave and must not be let go! ”

Hu Yidao stood up and shouted excitedly: "Mr. Zhao, don't worry, I will definitely redouble my efforts, join the escort team with my brothers in the future, and follow you to occupy all those places!" ”

Zhao Zizhong was very happy, walked over and touched Hu Yidao's head, "Good boy, ambitious!" Do your best! ”

Ding Shuisheng also shouted loudly: "Do you have confidence? ”

The guards shouted in unison: "Yes! ”

The shouting was so loud that the roof was about to be torn off. It took a while for the guards to calm down.

Guo Jintao asked, "Mr. Zhao, where is the Western Ocean you told me about during the day?" ”

Zhao Zizhong smiled and said: "I didn't draw it, if you go all the way from Nanyang to the West, it will be the West." It is estimated that by sailing thousands of miles by boat, you can reach Persia and Dashi, and it is from there that the Hu merchants of Mingzhou came from. ”

Guo Jintao suddenly realized, "It turns out that the Persian maritime merchants came from the West!" Then they didn't have to walk thousands of miles here! ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically and said: "Those Hu merchants are very bold, and the fact that people can travel thousands of miles by boat and come here to do business shows that their navigation skills are very high." If we have the opportunity in the future, we will learn from them, and we can also go to the West in the future! ”

Zhang Hong asked excitedly: "Mr. Zhao, can we really go thousands of miles away?" ”

"If you build bigger, stronger sea vessels, you'll be fine. If Hu Shang can come, we can go. ”

Zhang Hong continued: "Then I must go to Persia and Dashi in the west to have a look, maybe I can make a fortune!" ”

"The Hu merchants who came to Mingzhou to trade have all made a fortune, and the price of silk, tea, and porcelain here can increase a hundred times when it comes to Persia and the Great Food!" Zhao Zizhong threw another bombshell*.

Many of the guards were excited, and they were eager to make a fortune by boat to the West immediately. The atmosphere in the house was so lively that some people even took off their coats and shouted that they were going to get rich.

Zhao Zizhong looked at the chaotic scene and smiled with relief. He successfully instilled the initial theory of sea power into the guards, so that everyone had a direction to struggle.