Chapter 11: Departure

The day of departure is approaching, and it has been nearly half a year since Changsun Tang came to Quanzhou. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the impression of the eldest grandson, going to sea is to respect the dragon king, and it seems that it is okay to respect the dragon king. In fact, everything is much more complicated than Changsun Tang imagined, and it can only be said that Changsun Tang came at an inopportune time.

As a native of Quanzhou who has been running around the sea all year round, I have some understanding of the temper of the sea here. Going to the South China Sea and crossing the South China Sea depends on the season, and you can only start in winter and come back in spring.

As for why this is the case, the eldest grandson did not ask a reason after asking several old tricks, but only deduced that this was passed down from generation to generation, and if he did not follow this, the possibility of not coming back would be greatly increased.

The eldest grandson thought about it for several days, until a typhoon mixed with heavy rain took away all the heat in Quanzhou.

This so-called tradition is also based on science, and the wind direction is the same as that of the southeast coastal zone, with northeast winds from November to March and southwest monsoon from May to September. As a ship in the age of sails, the wind is the power, without the wind, no matter how big the ship is, it is just a pile of wood, and the other is just the current of the South China Sea.

A lot of things are like that, when you don't figure it out, everything looks so mysterious, and once the window paper is pierced, it's nothing.

In these considerations, Changsun Tang still plans to do what he says, but he has a toothache. Ancient Chinese technology is very superb, but the level of science and technology is not good, to a large extent, it is in the broom self-cherishing psychology to hide the truth of these things, and later generations can only waste a lot of time on continuous speculation and repeated repetition.

When the West accumulates all this, China can only tremble under the guns of others.

In addition to these things, Changsun Tang also prepared a lot of others, one is dried lemon, and the other is Artemisia annua soaked in alcohol.

These two little things are the difference between success and failure of the voyage.

Lemons are rich in vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, which can effectively prevent scurvy caused by insufficient vitamin intake caused by long-term sea voyages; The artemisinin contained in alcohol-soaked Artemisia annua is an effective drug for the treatment of malaria that is rampant in Southeast Asia, which Changsun Tang said from the news.

Therefore, there is learning everywhere in life. The eldest grandson thought proudly.

Although Quanzhou in November is not the season when ice and snow are raging, a north wind has also made Quanzhou much less hot. Seeing this north wind coming, it means that the season to go down to the South Seas is coming.

After worshipping the dragon king under the leadership of the local government, it was time to go.

Coming here, Changsun Tang was really interested in this kind of feudal superstition activities organized by the government, but thinking about it, the idea of "national affairs, only worship and Rong" that had been handed down from the pre-Qin era could only be accepted.

As the winch lifted the fallen anchor out of the water, the sails that had been falling for many days gradually rose, and the bare poles were covered with colorful sails. At this moment, Xingang, which had been sleeping for a long time, came to life, and all kinds of noises tore the original silence to shreds.

The ship moved slowly, and according to the original order, some smaller ships went first, followed by the Yellow Emperor, and then several large and small supply ships.

Every man has a heart that yearns for the ocean in his heart, and Changsun Tang is no exception.

"How? It's a little reluctant to leave my brother and sister. Wu Yuanqing once again came to spoil the scenery when the eldest grandson was full of ups and downs, and it seemed that this kid was going to develop in the direction of "color" in three sentences.

"No, it's just a little emotional." Changsun Tang looked at this majestic fleet at this time, and it was the time when his mood was surging, and he didn't have the mood and interest to tell him that it was useless.

"Oh, are you going to write a poem?" This can be regarded as a sore foot for the eldest grandson, although this eldest grandson is also slightly famous in Chang'an with a few plagiarized poems, but he was stunned in Chibi and did not hold back a word.

"Get out, as far as your thoughts go, you can get me out as far as you want." There's no way to stop getting angry.

"Tell me what you're trying to write?" Wu Yuanqing, who put away his squishy face, is actually a person with some ideas, which may be the complexity of human nature.

"I'm wondering if we're a little too small this time." Eldest Sun Tang's voice was a little muffled.

Changsun Tang can be regarded as thinking of the grand occasion of Zheng He's trip to the West, there is no way, everyone who travels through will think of this eunuch who has made significant contributions to the course of human history at this moment. When I think of this, I naturally feel that the size of the fleet for this matter is a little small.

It is rumored that when Zheng He went to the West, the number of people was more than 27,000 each time, and looking at the current fleet of less than 2,000 people, Changsun Tang was a little sad, but this is an inexplicable matter, if Changsun Tang can really organize a fleet of tens of thousands of people, it is estimated that the grass on the grave should be one person high.

Moreover, this fleet organized by the imperial court is quite orderly in terms of organization and command, and it is completely an army, if this huge navy really intends to do anything, there is no problem in destroying Europe, the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the Black Death that was raging at that time, and as for the armies of those countries, this basically does not need to be considered.

In addition, this ship was much larger, the largest treasure ship was forty-four feet long, eighteen feet wide, and had a carrying capacity of eight hundred tons. With a capacity of more than a thousand people, it was the largest ship in the world at the time. It is estimated that even this grain ship is larger than the current Yellow Emperor of Changsun Yu. After all, there are some things that cannot be compensated by experience and prophecy.

Picking up these messes, he stood at the bow of the ship and let the north wind caress his hair.

Suddenly, the eldest grandson broke the calm here, and said to Wu Yuanqing: "Oh, I said this is not right. ”

Wu Yuanqing asked rhetorically, "Is there anything wrong?" I don't feel it. ”

"I remember when I studied the navigation regulations together, it was clearly stipulated that the first and second leaders of this fleet could not be on the same boat unless there was no major matter and safety had to be ensured." The eldest grandson remembered this stubble.

"Hey, it's not interesting enough for you to say that, didn't you just leave Gentle Township, I was going to come over to comfort you. You still don't appreciate it, I guess I'm wrong about you. "This Wu Yuanqing really doesn't leave his line in three sentences.

"Do you have anything important to do then?" The eldest grandson deliberately straightened his face.

"Alright, alright, am I wrong? I'm over, I'm not good in the past! Isn't it just a meal! As for it! Saying that, Changsun Tang saw Wu Yuanqing board the traffic boat with a rope from the side of the boat and go to another big ship. (To be continued.) )