Chapter 135: A Journey to the West (1)
It is impossible for the fleet of the Governor of the Second Minor to stay in the port of Marbury for too long, and it is impossible to wait for more than a month to see what kind of troops the Imperial War Department will send, what kind of equipment will be brought, and how it will deal with the attack on the country of Marbury.
Lieutenant Colonel Wang Ding actually wanted to see the arrangements of the military department...... However, they still have a task on their own!
Exploring new worlds and opening up new sea routes is actually more important than their development and construction of a fertile land.
Their fleet unloaded some cargo, while replenishing the necessary supplies, and brought with them more than a thousand laborers, of whom the ratio of men to women was seven to three.
They will have direct access to the coastal areas of the South African region.
On their charts, it will be a diagonal route to the horizon.
On more than one occasion, the Lieutenant Governor studied with Lieutenant Colonel Wang Ding the top-secret charts given to them by the king of the empire, and more than once discussed the South African materials given to them at the same time.
Instead of doubting the accuracy of the Imperial King's information, they had a feeling of excitement and a little panic as they wanted to open the door to the unknown.
When their huge fleet set sail in the harbor, Major Du and others personally went to the docks to see them off.
Major Du had a sense of relaxation, and Lieutenant Colonel Wang Ding was ...... for him I don't know why there is a strong feeling of pressure!
He was also going to stay in the new business district of Marbury for about two months until someone came to replace him.
Maybe the person who replaces him will bring him a new rank.
General Manager Qian Song and General Manager Hu Zhennan also came, and of course they would take the initiative to establish a good relationship with the Governor of Xiaoer.
Qian Song watched the huge fleet leave the port with respect, but he said: "General Manager Hu, aren't you going to arrange someone to go to Zanzibar in a few days?" By the way, I asked them to go south as much as possible......"
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General Manager Hu Zhennan's face froze with a smile on his face...... Why do you want them to go south?!
"Hmph...... They were so secretive about their trips, and they brought with them a lot of supplies and manpower, whether it was Madagascar or Zanzibar, where could they consume those ...... There will be a reasonable place to go, and it will be excellent! ”
“…… I heard that they were going on an expedition to the horizon......"
"Adventure? Seeking ...... in wealth and danger If you follow them, you will be rich, and you don't want to live in the new business district of Marbury for the rest of your life, right?! ”
"That's good! Could it be that Director Qian has a better place to go?! ”
Qian Song closed his mouth...... Can he tell General Manager Hu that he wants to become the chairman of New Oriental Group?
Can he say that he is more suitable for the position where he can sit in the office of the chairman of the New Oriental Group and give orders and let thousands of people work for him?
He doesn't like to run, but when he has to, he will definitely find a way to do everything!
Qian Song said: "They brought fresh water for about two months, probably not on the mainland coast, but on the so-called new route...... There is no need for the people you sent to take that risk, just keep walking along the coast of the mainland. ”
Well, General Manager Hu Zhennan had to obey orders...... I can't figure out what he originally wanted to do in Zanzibar, and it will be delayed for a while.
General Manager Qian Song and Hu Zhennan have fully gained the trust of King Marbury.
Re-expansion of Port Marbury, re-renovation of the city of Marbury, and increase the country's military power...... Such large projects and projects have been handed over to New Oriental Group Corporation.
It's going to be a huge income!
Future developmental gains have not yet been calculated......
The manager of the Indian Group was dancing in the port, he had already overfulfilled his task, and was thinking about how to report to the headquarters, anyway, he had lived up to the king's arrangement.
Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of troops and supplies from the military headquarters...... A new era may be coming.
Governor Xiao Er and Lieutenant Colonel Wang Ding stood on the side of the ship, and they watched as the seagulls that had been hovering over the sea ship gradually flew back...... This suggests that they are about to start moving into the deep sea.
This route is still a new route, and the Governor of the Second Junior is only on his second voyage, and he expects to cross the island of Madagascar in a month and a half, and relax it to two months, which should be enough.
The charts were already completely in the minds of the two people.
The Governor of the Second Junior said: "Judging from the chart, it was smooth sailing in the past, and it was also smooth sailing when it went north, so how could no one have walked it?"
Even if Europe is still in the era of sailing, as long as you paddle slowly along the coast, you will find it sooner or later! ”
Lieutenant Colonel Wang Ding shook his head and expressed puzzlement.
In fact, it is very simple, the demand for benefits, material guarantees, technical support...... These three points are indispensable!
Of course they didn't know that in this era, there shouldn't have been a dinosaur-level force like the Federal Empire!
A number of universities have been established in Europe, but they are still studying how many angels can stand on the tip of a needle, and what kind of technology can be used by camels to pass through the eye of the needle......
For a long time, there were trade routes with Tianzhu in Europe.
Merchants from Europe could first reach the small city of Besli on the Red Sea coast via the Nile River from Alexandria.
Then head south along the Red Sea to cities near the Gulf of Aden to exchange some goods, after which wait for the southwest monsoon.
In this era, sailing ships would use square sails, and most merchant ships may have only two masts and three sails, or even single masts and single sails, and could only move downwind.
When the southwest monsoon blows, these merchant ships can cross the Arabian Sea to the continent of Tianzhu in just a week or two.
The entire voyage takes one to three months.
The return voyage is even harder, and it is very likely that it will not be able to wait until the opposite monsoon blows in the second year, so it is inevitable that the spices of the Tianzhu Continent will be expensive, and if you are lucky enough to get the silk and porcelain from the Great Song Dynasty from the Tianzhu Continent, it will simply find a great opportunity to make a fortune!
In the face of huge business profits, this difficulty is still not an insurmountable problem.
But with the help of some force, the merchants of Liuqiu Island seemed to advance overnight, and with the help of excellent navigation skills and conditions, they directly reached the small city of Besri in the northern part of the Red Sea, and more and more merchants and ships came!
These ships have magical legends...... They don't have to rely on the monsoon, they can tell the way in the dark, and they seem to be born to follow the currents and the direction of the wind!
The most amazing thing is that they can still move against the wind!
My God, they are God's darling!!
Silks and porcelain, as well as all sorts of unimaginable novelties, began to emerge in Europe...... Yes, it's the word that emerges to describe this phenomenon.
Later, many merchants heard that a great country in the East was called the "Great Song Dynasty", and their wise monarchs always sold silk and porcelain in large quantities in order to make it cheaper...... What a kind monarch.
The owners of many shipyards secretly sent people to the small town of Besri to watch the men's ships...... Those people were also very kind, they didn't stand in the way.
But the person who looks at it still can't understand it, let alone actually operate it.
The whole process of imitation learning will be long, at least in 10 years.
Interested factory owners can only arrange people to do work on those ships, but fortunately, those people are not excluded!
No one knows how many people come to work with the mentality of stealing from school...... In the fleet of the Viceroy of the Second Lieutenant, there are people of all colors and nationalities.
Little Governor, they don't care at all!
PS: Thank you for the reward from the book friend Australian Lao Wu.
Birthday tomorrow...... Let's wish myself a happy birthday.