Chapter 140: Sailing Can Live a Corrupt Life!
Zhu Zilong's more than 20 big ships are naturally not one percent compared to Zheng He's voyage to the West.
But there were many cargoes on board, and among these goods were raw silk and silk fabrics, including more than 600 quintals of white raw silk, more than 200 quintals of yellow raw silk, 107,000 horses of white silk, 11,200 horses of yarn, 51,000 horses of silk, 55,000 horses of red silk, and a small amount of velvet.
There are some porcelain bowls and plates used as ballast stones in the bilge, with a total load capacity of more than 100,000 catties. Others were occupied by food and firearms and ammunition, and of course, there were some vacant seats, but not much!
These things are very sought-after in Japan, and basically as long as they arrive in Japan, they can be snatched up by the little devils.
Absolutely a million profits!
Even a round trip, which can be compared to Zhu Zilong's profits through half of modern and ancient times, no wonder Comrade X Wansan did not have a golden finger plug-in, but he could become the richest man in the Ming Dynasty back then, it is not unreasonable.
Overseas trade is the easiest way to get rich, and it is ridiculous that the Qing Dynasty played a policy of closing the country in the future.
Zhu Zilong will never let the wild boar skins enter the Central Plains, those guys are a bunch of garbage who are still in the slave society.
Here the Ming Dynasty is about to enter a capitalist society, because of natural disasters and civil strife, they have found a loophole and pulled China backwards. Otherwise, in the 21st century, the world's number one power will definitely be China, or even only one country in the world, that is:
China!
"The Manchu Qing Dynasty misunderstood my China for 300 years, damn it, kill it!" 》
On the third day, the fleet sailed downwind and left the Bohai Sea. Enter the waters of the Yellow Sea!
After taking the boat for the past few days, the excitement of Zhu Zilong's younger brothers at the beginning has passed, the space for activities on the ship is limited, and the people have broken up the team with each other, they are not very familiar, and now they feel very irritable.
Fortunately, the military discipline is good, plus the food is better, so these are minor problems.
It's night!
The starry sky appears in the sky, and some professionals use a star-pulling board to compare with the sea level, and navigation at this time mainly relies on a compass and a star-pulling board.
The star-pulling board was used to maintain the course at night, and Zhu Zilong's ship had people who were specially responsible for stargazing at night, which was how the star officer who had been used by the navy in later generations came.
In the middle of the night, Zhu Zilong appeared on the deck to see if anyone was lazy, looked at a few smokers, frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.
He was born in a sling, and knew how sailors felt, and if he was too restrictive, it would be counterproductive, and as long as he didn't smoke in the cabin, he didn't care about them.
In the Ming Dynasty, tobacco was already popular, but generally poor families smoked less, and the water workers had a higher price, so some people smoked it.
After a few more days, it was still a smooth ride.
Okay, there will always be some pirates in this era? Where is it, TM, Zhu Zilong thought indignantly.
Lao Tzu's pants are all off, oh no, the cannons are scrubbed clean, you pirates are here to give me a few exercises?
Finally, halfway through the daylight, I found an unknown island.
Zhu Zilong proposed to spend the night here, after all, there were a quarter of the recruits in the fleet, and some of them were seasick, so Zhu Zilong took care of them for the night.
China has 6,536 islands with an area of more than 500 square meters, with a total area of more than 72,800 square kilometers and a coastline of 14,217.8 kilometers. There are 450 inhabited islands, most of which are uninhabited!
And only a small part of them have names, most of the islands actually don't even have a name, so just let the locals take a name, what a long dragon, a golden dragon, a small gourd, flying pig island, a small island, in short, there are all kinds of strange things, it is said that there is also called Pit Daddy Island!
And in the distance from other countries, there are also so many unknown islands. Apparently this one is one of them!
Zhu Zilong saw that this island looked like a gourd, so he said on the spot that this island was called Little Gourd Island.
At the foot of this small gourd island has sandy beaches, shallows made of coarse sand, fine sand, and gravel, and sand dunes and depressions underneath. Here, because of the abundant sunlight, there are a variety of corals and rare fish under the sea.
Of course, because of the coral and reef, it is impossible to catch fish here, so you can only rely on primitive fishing methods.
Standing on the beach, Zhu Zilong picked up a handful of crystal clear, clean and clean shell sand, and let it flow freely from his fingertips, often leaving one or two small shells in the palm of his hand. That feeling of rubbing makes people feel very comfortable!
The sky is blue, the sea is blue, and the sun shines on all kinds of corals, and there is an indescribable beauty. It's like a paradise scene!
And then the egg!
There is no fresh water here, and the whole island is not big, if you live here. If a big storm or typhoon hits, it is estimated that your home will be blown or washed away, a fart outside the world!
Since it was not yet evening, the sailors simply wanted to dive or play on the beach.
This is a great way to relax, otherwise people in the 21st century will not like to play on the beach and travel to such places. Therefore, Zhu Zilong not only did not dissuade the behavior of the younger brothers, but vigorously supported them!
As soon as they got out of the shallow sea, they saw a school of squid swimming by, and they followed them to catch some on the spot.
People at the beach naturally distinguish the difference between squid and octopus, but people in the inland often get confused. Many people can't tell the difference, thinking that they are the same creature, after all, they are really too similar!
Squid, also known as spear squid, is also known as Jugong and likes to gather in groups, especially in the spring and summer mating and spawning period.
And if you look closely, you will find that the squid is generally slender and has a long diamond-shaped end, and when viewed upside down, it looks like a 'javelin head'. The head occupies a much larger proportion of the body than an octopus, but the legs are shorter than those of an octopus.
On the other hand, the octopus has eight claws, which is often referred to as the octopus. Squids have ten tentacles, and octopuses are smarter and can spray ink.
"Ahh Suddenly, there was a scream, and everyone looked sideways.
It was a soldier who was hugging his feet and crying bitterly, and hurriedly went over to help. Caught the criminal, not a man but a shrimp.
Zhu Zilong took a closer look at the shrimp, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
It turned out to be Pipi shrimp, no wonder.
Skinskin shrimp, also known as shrimp crickets, English name MantisShrimp (mantis shrimp), belongs to the phylum Arthropods, the subphylum Crustaceans, and the class Mollusca.
It is a nutritious, juicy and tender seafood food. Its meat contains more moisture, the meat is sweet and tender, light and soft, and has a special attractive umami taste.
And yet, yet, yet here it is again, huh. All of the above is not the point, good or not.
It is dangerous and extremely aggressive, often acting fearless, and can catch cephalopods 10 times larger and 10 times heavier.
When it attacks its prey, it can eject the hammer in 100,000 seconds, and the impact of the ejection can reach more than 60-100 kg, and the high temperature generated by the friction can even make the surrounding water spark electrically.
It is not too much to say that it is a fighter in the shrimp, and the Super Saiyan shrimp is not too much to swell, swelling the soles of a human being's feet, making the soldier scream just now, it is simply pediatric.
Zhu Zilong asked the wounded to be carried back to the boat for the doctor to heal, and the others continued to play. (Speaking of it here, the doctor on the ship, the other boats are male doctors, but Zhu Zilong's cottage Zheng Hebao The doctor on the boat is half male and female.) )
Well, who are the female doctors, you ask?
You don't need to say more, you can guess, of course, those in Zhujiazhuang People's Hospital, in the eyes of everyone, belong to Zhu Zilong's beauty legion. This time, Zhu Zilong brought twenty or thirty beautiful copycat doctors to his cottage Zheng Hebao ship, and served him professionally!
From the necessities of life to the various services, everything must be served.
It's jealous, oh no, it's corruption!