Chapter 44: Blow
"Oh my God! What is it? ”
Walking out of the tree house, Li Huamei couldn't help but exclaim.
Li Xingyuan was directly stunned and couldn't say a word.
In front of him is a huge platform, where the sunlight shines down and reflects the texture of the wood. It is like a trestle protruding into the sea, smooth and hard, but it can show the most beautiful side of the sea.
Li Huamei looked back, and a stout tree house came into view.
She covered her mouth, her eyes full of surprise.
"Little turtle, don't be shy, come and say hello!"
There was a rumbling sound ahead, huge waves descending from both sides, and then a huge head slowly rose, glanced sideways at its back, and slowly drooped again.
"This. This. This... ”
Li Xingyuan gasped rapidly, sat on the ground with a weak leg, and said several words in a row, but did not say a complete sentence.
"Yes, you can see that! This is a juvenile island turtle, only about 50 meters long, although it is not large, but it is flexible and fast. If it is used to run sea transportation, it should be much more useful than your small boat more than ten meters long! ”
"Adults say it's a baby turtle?"
Li Huamei had calmed down, and her hands were still trembling slightly, which was caused by being too tight.
"Not bad!" Cheng Ming said serious nonsense: "Island turtles are very rare, and they are rare at sea, my ancestor was fortunate to see them once, and by chance they obtained their friendship." Through generations of service, the island turtle has become a special offering for my family. ”
"My lord's words are too surprising, my Li family has been traveling almost all over Asia, Africa and Latin America for three generations, but I have never heard of any island turtles. Although she was a little presumptuous, Hua Mei still wanted to see the adult island turtle with her own eyes. Li Huamei said calmly.
"Yes, yes, but I don't know where it went, and now it's signaling, it will take about ten years or so, okay?" Cheng Ming smiled.
"I hope that Lord Wan will be fulfilled!"
Li Huamei hugged her fists and saluted, then reacted and hurriedly put down her hand, made another lady's salute, and said apologetically: "Lord Cheng, forgive me, the little woman walks with her father on the sea, and when she does business with outsiders, she mostly dresses up as a man, and over time she has become accustomed to male etiquette." Now that I am shocked by the words of the adult, my mind is lost, this is rude, and I ask the adult to forgive me! ”
Cheng Ming shook his head and said, "I don't have so many courtesies here, just relax and relax!" By the way, on the sea, can the island turtle be convenient? ”
"Dare to ask adults, how long and wide is an adult island turtle?"
Cheng Ming thought for a while, "It's about sixty-six zhang long and forty-four zhang wide!" ”
Poof!
Li Xingyuan just stood up halfway, and sat on the ground again, his pupils dilated, and his face was constantly flushed.
Li Huamei couldn't help but be excited: "Dare to ask my lord, is the adult island turtle the same as this one, with a flat river on its back?" ”
"Naturally! Otherwise, how can it be called an island turtle. Cheng Ming smiled and said, "But there is no such tree house, I got it later." That one has some messy mountain rocks and seaweed on its back, and if it takes some manpower, it can still be cleaned up! ”
"If what you say is true, then congratulations! In the future, the sea route will be dominated by the adult family! Whether it is the north or the south, Chinese and foreign, naval pirates, as long as they want to make a living at sea, they need to look at the faces of adults. Li Huamei's face flushed and she was excited.
"Why are you so sure?"
"It must be so!" Li Huamei asserted: "Island turtles move flexibly and come and go freely in the sea, which is many times stronger than ships. And the back, which is about sixty-six zhang long and forty-four zhang wide, can already fit one and a half, almost two Zheng He's treasure ships. Hua Mei dared to assert that there was not a single ship of this scale on the sea today. If the two island turtles walk together and are horns of each other, even if they are besieged by bandits, they are not afraid at all.
In this way, adults can go back and forth on the sea, such as no man's land, everyone must retreat when they see adults, otherwise their lives will be lost. ”
"So, can we work together?" Cheng Ming smiled.
Li Huamei hugged her fists and said: "The Li family is grateful for the generous gift of the adults, there is no need for anything else, just this island turtle in front of you is comparable to the ten fleets of the Li family." ”
"Hehe, this one doesn't work! I'm going to take it to the north. Don't be impatient, I will send a signal that within ten days, the Big Island turtle will appear. In the past few days, you have carefully pondered how to use the island turtle sea, make a simple plan, and show it to me. Cheng Ming suggested.
Li Huamei nodded vigorously.
A man in black suddenly appeared behind him, clenched his fists and said, "My lord, go to Rizhao Port immediately." ”
Cheng Ming nodded: "Take two people to buy something." By the way, if the two guests want to go, they will also take it with them, and by the way, protect their safety! ”
"Yes!" The man in black clenched his fists, turned and ran up the trunk of the tree, disappearing into the canopy.
Li Huamei was secretly surprised.
Sure enough, he is the master of Jinyiwei, and he comes and goes silently. Originally, I thought there were only three people on this ship, but now it seems that there are not necessarily many people hidden.
"My father and daughter are injured and not good at walking, so they won't get off the boat. Please help me buy some things and come back! Li Huamei tore off the gold necklace around her neck and said, "Including the adults, all the belongings have come out of here!" ”
Cheng Ming smiled and shook his head, "Okay, put it away!" I'm not short of that money! Old Li, why are you still sitting on the ground, get up, get up! ”
Li Xingyuan smiled bitterly: "Let the adults laugh!" Xiao Lao'er has been running the sea for many years, and has experienced a lot of strange things, such a huge sea turtle, it is really the first time to see it, and he is so frightened that his hands and feet are weak, his brain is empty, and he doesn't know how to react! ”
"You're hurt, don't be demanding!"
Cheng Ming said to Li Huamei: "Don't help your father go in to rest, today is a widow and injured again, and suddenly saw the island turtle, it is inevitable that the mind will be damaged, pay attention to rest!" ”
"Lord Xie cares!" Li Huamei clasped her fists and saluted, turned around and said, "Dad, I'll help you go to rest!" ”
Watching the two walk away, Cheng Ming took out the fishing rod, sat on the edge of the platform and threw the hook out.
"The big talk is blowing out, it seems that we have to get another turtle to make a difference!"
Although Cheng Ming has never been to sea, he also knows how deterrent a large sea turtle with a length of 200 meters and a width of 150 meters is, and the attack ability of a creature is not the same as the shelling ability of a ship.
This thing is at sea, it is tantamount to a nuclear weapon.
Not to mention the approaching of ordinary boats, even the waves generated by the swimming of large sea turtles cannot withstand it.
Even if you encounter a big ship like Zheng He's treasure ship, attacking the dead with living creatures, it is also the fate of one claw and one claw.
Using such an island turtle as a maritime business, Cheng Ming can even make a dumping effect, and at that time, the silver...
He touched his chin, a little ridiculous, and muttered to himself: "I'm afraid that when the time comes, just using silver can turn the Central Plains upside down!" ”