Although it was the last day of tide watching, there were still many people on the shore and some vendors.

Separated from the people, did not go back, but arrived at the Nanxiang Genshan Gate, at the foot of Wu Mountain, on the bank of the Bottled Yang River on the inside of the tide gate, which is where the city of Hangzhou is located, and the sea boat wharf in the south is also here.

Not on the shock wave at the head of the tide, but the owners carefully checked the cables one by one, and when the tide came, it was also somewhat affected by the tide, and even caused the water to rise sharply two or three feet high.

The ships that were about to depart had already left, and the ships that were about to enter the port had already entered the port.

Have to go with the tide, the beginning of the month and the middle of the month is the tide, the ship should leave the port when the tide is calm, once the tide goes down to the bottom of the tide, the tide is very urgent, although the speed of the ship out of the estuary is fast, it is not easy to control. The same is true for arrivals, which are approaching the end of the tide. Walk in the middle of the tide in the middle of the tide, enter the port at the head of the tide when the tide is small, and leave the port at the end of the tide. Not only Hangzhou Port, but also several nearby states, including Xiuyueming.

The maritime trade of the Song Dynasty was not at its most developed at this time, and there were ships in the port, but not ten thousand ships standing side by side, only a few dozen.

Some were loaded with goods and were not unloaded, or did not leave.

Some are empty boats, like behemoths standing on the river.

Fu Bi also followed.

Zheng Lang first stood by the river and watched the boats.

Most of them are ships of up and down 500 tons, which are normal ships, and the grain ships transporting grain in the Grand Canal are gradually approaching 500 tons, which is the so-called Wanshi ship. But there are even bigger ones, and there are a few ships in the Yangtze River that reach thousands of tons, and there are also at sea.

The largest ship in the records of Song history was the passenger ship of Song Huizong to Goryeo, which was about 40 zhang long, 9 zhang deep, and 7 zhang 5 wide. Floating on the waves, towering like a mountain. Zheng Lang suspected that the historical records were wrong, according to this size, the displacement would reach 40,000 tons, and the carrying capacity would reach more than 20,000 tons.

The largest ship of Zheng He's treasure ship was larger, 44 zhang long and 18 zhang wide. So according to this size, some people deducted the depth again and again, and it also became a small aircraft carrier.

However, the maximum bearing capacity of the wooden ship structure is 3,000 tons of displacement and 2,000 tons of load.

I don't know how the ancients, or their descendants, broke through this problem.

I didn't see it, I didn't say it or not.

But he has seen a lot of thousand-ton ships one after another, and the larger the ship, the lower the accident rate, so its life end is not under the bottom of rivers and lakes, but in the dock due to aging to be dismantled. Therefore, it is difficult for future generations to see the scale of large ships from the size of the wreck, such as the salvaged Nanhai No. 1, which is 30.4 meters long, 9.8 meters wide, about 4 meters high in hull (not counting the mast), with a load of up to 600 tons and a displacement of up to 800 tons. But among the ships he saw at the moment, they could only be regarded as medium and large ships.

Whether the craftsmen behind have the technology to create that kind of giant, and can make it surpass the limit of the wooden sea ship and block the turbulence of the waves, Zheng Lang is not very suspicious, the recorded data will be exaggerated, but later generations have excavated more than eleven meters long rudder rod, more than two meters of winch wood, enough to prove that the real ship is huge, 10,000 tons is about impossible, 5,000 tons do not need to be questioned.

He doesn't need such a big ship, he only pays attention to the thousand-ton ship, as long as the quality of the thousand-ton ship is passed, the following series of arrangements can be realized.

And it's the best of years.

The business atmosphere is developed, which is impossible for the previous generation, and neither can the future generations.

Shipbuilding technology is developed, go forward for a few decades, not so developed, in the next few decades, no matter what you do, you will be caught in the party struggle, you will stand on the side of the Conservative Party, the new party will overthrow everything yourself, even if you can make a profit of 10 million yuan a year for the country. Push it the same! If you are on the side of the New Party, the same is true.

Relatively speaking, the court is relatively clear, and Zhao Zhen is not a person who likes to think crankily, if Zhu Yuanzhang is replaced, how can this person be more capable than me, and it is difficult to protect his life when he thinks about his surname.

There is also the environment of the other party...... If you don't count, you can count more than a dozen benefits.

It's unbelievable in the end, as long as everyone sees the benefits, Li Yuanhao will come to spoof soon, and the country needs more money to spoof, as long as it needs money, there are not many people who oppose it. So now we can't say that we can make it clear when everything is successful.

Standing outside and looking, I got on a ship, the largest ship in the harbor. After a visual inspection, it was about thirteen zhang long and nearly four zhang wide, and it was not much deep to see, and half of the goods had not been unloaded.

But by looking at the sails, it can be proved that the limits of wooden boats speculated by Westerners are most likely wrong.

The West first used single sailboats, then two sailing ships, that is, the ships of the Pirates of the Caribbean, and finally the triple sailing ships.

But at this time, the Song Dynasty's ships and sailing boats became the mainstream, and even a few ships had four sails and five sails. The mainsail will be ten feet high, not only so high, but also a hinge that allows it to rise and fall freely, can keep the sail in the wind, and the canopy can be lifted by the wind, and when it is against the wind, it can be lowered from both sides and the stern to swing forward. Just one hinge technology is enough to be eight hundred years ahead of Westerners.

The owner of the ship is a Japanese man, but he has no hatred for Zheng Lang, he is a Song person, and only considers the problem from the perspective of the Song Dynasty, the neighbors in the north are a great harm after a few hundred years, and the neighbors in the east and south are also not good neighbors.

Through the translation of the translation, I learned that this Japanese was a noble son of the Japanese State, and he went to sea in the Song Dynasty five times before and after.

But when it comes to this, the words are a little flickering, and the Wa State also needs the copper coins of the Song Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty City Ship Division checked tightly, so it was parked in the sea not far from Mingzhou, and its own heroes drove small boats out to sea, bringing money to buy its goods, and often those who got the money sold it as ten. Then the empty ship enters Mingzhou Port or Hangzhou Port to buy goods back, and the money is more expensive and more profitable after returning to China.

Zheng Lang did not pursue this.

Like private salt, they have no money, and forcibly stopping it is a way to block the water, and it cannot be blocked.

First, he came to the Song Dynasty with the ships of the Song people to do business, and after going to sea three times, this Japanese man customized this ship in Quanzhou.

When it came to the Quanzhou ship, he gave a thumbs up.

There are many places where the Song Dynasty ships ships, Fengxiang and Mizhou in the north, Wen, Zhi, Ming, Wu, Su, Run, Hong, Ji, Qian, Fu, Tan, Ding and other prefectures in the south all have official docks and private docks, but the manufacture of nautical ships is still the best in Leizhou, Quanzhou and Fuzhou.

Quanzhou is the leader, which is the technology accumulated from the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the officials are not serious, but the private people must pay attention to credibility, and the quality of the ships made by the private dock is far better than that of the official dock ships.

I looked at the interior of the ship again.

The hull plates were thick and inlaid with tung oil and iron nails. This is the Quanzhou ship, the empty board of the Leizhou ship wears the rattan constraints, the dried madder grass grown on the sea is stuffed in the rattan cracks, it rises when it encounters the water, the boat does not leak, does not use any iron nails and tung oil, and can also travel far into the ocean, that is, the Arab shipbuilding law.

There are thirteen water-trapping ships, one leaking, or even several leaking, and the ships are unsinkable.

The bottom is also a pointed bottom, this kind of pointed bottom is the most afraid of wind and waves, the huge waves come, the rudder is at the helm, and the waves are several feet high and the ground is flat.

The Japanese gave a thumbs up again.

It is his trust in his Quanzhou ship, if he is unlucky, encountering some rare typhoons, what ship will sink it. There was also a defect, it was easy to run aground, the bottom of the ship was pointed, the edge part of the ship was on the beach, the owner still did not know, continued to sail forward, the wind and waves were rushing, and by the time it was found, the whole ship was already on the shallows. And the sails will not be lowered for a while and a half, the wind and waves continue to rush, as long as they are found, the ships will all rest on the reef. The beach is a little better, throw the goods, this sea, called the sky should not be, called the earth is not spiritual, so I have to throw the goods, and then use the big penny to move slowly. The most feared thing is to hold the reef, just a little reef, holding up the ship, the waves are still fighting, shaking one by one, shaking badly, the ship immediately overturned, the ship sank and died.

There is no dilemma in the world, and the danger of wind and waves is greater than the danger of beaching, which is the origin of the bottom of a pointed boat.

But Zheng Lang also heard a piece of knowledge from his mouth.

It's better to have a heavy ship, but it's hard to travel with an empty ship. After the ship is loaded, the surname of anti-wave and anti-wind is stronger. The Japanese people will also be afraid of the sea, add crossbars on both sides of the ship, one to prevent side collisions, and the other is the safety water line, after crossing this line, no matter how much profit, they will not forcibly load the goods and overload. However, with an empty ship, only relying on the stern of the ship to stabilize the ship, the hull is mostly on the water, which creates wind resistance, and the ship is not heavy and it is easier to let the waves be thrown, but the more accidents occur.

Finally, there's the compass.

There was no other thing on this ship, and not far from the sea, there were a series of islands to point out the direction, and it was not long before the compass was used, and the Song ship was assembled, and the ships of other countries were still not assembled.

Zheng Lang looked at the goods on the ship, most of them were called this knife, which was a luxury item exported by the Japanese Kingdom, as well as Luodian utensils, said this paper fan, deer antler, Poria cocos, Xiangru, cedar board, Luo plate, a small amount of gold, sand gold and pearls, but like the Song Dynasty, the goods on the ship were not for one person, he accounted for the main body, and several Japanese people came together. One is to ensure safety for many people, and the other is to save space on board.

I talked about the situation of the Japanese state at this time.

Zheng Lang sent someone to collect information about the Wa Kingdom in advance, plus his memory, and asking at this time was just a confirmation. However, at this time, the Wa Kingdom was in turmoil, and it was the end of the Heian period, when the central control capacity declined, and the samurai groups in various regions controlled all the resources, including the economy and the military. It is very similar to the situation when the feudal towns were divided in the later Tang Dynasty, even this Japanese people are also unclear.

After asking for a long time, Zheng Lang still had a map in his mind to compare, but Fu Bi heard it in a fog and didn't hear anything clearly at all.

Zheng Lang talked for an hour and didn't leave until lunch.

After landing on the shore, Fu Bi shook his head: "Yiren is really ugly. ”

"Why?"

"I actually like brothers and sisters to get married...... "Fu Bi was angry, including the shipowner's wife is also his sister, a sister for a while, a wife for a while, so that Fu Bi almost jumped up several times when he heard it. This is an orthodox scholar, how can he stand this bad habit.

Zheng Lang pinched his nose, he didn't say anything about it, people are just this race, what's wrong?

Not only do the people like brother and sister marriages, but the royal family also likes brother and sister marriages, and there are even mother-son marriages, father-daughter marriages, and strangely speaking, cousins are forbidden to marry. But how they get married, that is the freedom of others, and Zheng Lang cares about the politics of the Japanese country.

Then Zheng Lang ordered that all the families above the third class in the state should come to Hangzhou for a meeting.

Only they have the capital, and they also have this power, which is a positive statement, and it is they who transfer the contradictions, and there are many shortcomings in Hangzhou, half of which are caused by them, and they have to shift their vision out.

With an order, the families quickly joined the city.

Since Zheng Lang came to Hangzhou, many strange things happened, including the one-and-a-half-percent deed stock.

Zheng Lang didn't make it clear, it was not one and a half, it was one thousand and a half thousand, and it was subdivided into 10,000 parts.

I couldn't answer the question, and I knew in my heart that because of this matter, Zheng Lang had also done a similar move in Taiping Prefecture, so there were sugar workshops, textile workshops, and other workshops, not only did Taiping Prefecture become rich, but those big families also got real profits.

Not inland, this is Hangzhou, which attaches more importance to the value of commerce.

Coming to Hangzhou together, nearly 10,000 households also show the richness of Hangzhou.

The meeting held in the military field of the colonel outside the north gate could not be accommodated in other places, and it was held for a whole day, and the soldiers were sealed outside.

In the evening, they all dispersed, and they looked dazed.

Many people asked, but as before, no one dared to answer.

It continued to open the next day, and it was opened for three consecutive days.

Then quickly dispersed. What happened to the people, the people did not know.

Then a series of actions began, not big, six big ships were transferred from Mingzhou, this is an official ship, for the imperial court to pay tribute to sulfur from the sulfur ball, Zheng Lang sent someone to check in advance, and selected the six of the best quality ships, the tonnage is around five or six hundred tons, and one is one thousand tons.

Sailed to the port, transferred another 300 soldiers from Hangzhou, Zheng Lang in addition to some embassy and officials, and errand officials, after coming to Hangzhou, there were some part-time officials, Ning Haijun Jiedu, which came with the prefect of Hangzhou.

However, there were very few troops in Hangzhou, only two commanding the forbidden army, one called Xuanyi, the other called Weiguo, and the other commanded 350 people. It wasn't until the funny incident a few years later that the two provinces in Jiangnan gradually increased the number of forbidden troops. In addition to the forbidden army, there is also the box army.

Because of the lack of attention to the south of the Yangtze River and Zhejiang, although the Ning Navy Festival was set up, there was no regular naval army.

It has no effect, it is not the Yangtze River, and in order to maintain the stability of the country, a number of naval armies have been set up one after another, and these naval armies are composed of forbidden armies and box armies, including a small water army composed of dozens of box soldiers in Taiping Prefecture. But let Zheng Lang disband.

Out of Hangzhou is the Qiantang River, and then there is the sea, and there is nothing the court can do about the sea. The reason for the establishment of the Ning Navy Festival is only a further overlap of the city's shipping division, which is convenient for Hangzhou to manage the maritime market, not only to manage the city's shipping division, but also to manage maritime smuggling. Anyway, there is no need to pay a salary for a part-time official, Zheng Lang has several part-time jobs, including the city envoy of the city shipping department.

These 300 soldiers, most of whom were forbidden soldiers, but also a small number of van soldiers, were carefully selected.

There will be danger in this trip, so a reward was given, not a salary, and the salary country is not thin on the forbidden soldiers, but because of the greed of the low-level generals, there are not many in the hands of the forbidden soldiers. Zheng Lang still doesn't want to touch it, not only the salary, but also this kind of greed.

The weapons carried were again selected layer by layer, there was no war for a long time, the soldiers forgot about the war, and weapons became a problem. Jia Changchao said that today's weapons are many treacherous, imprecision, and not applicable, and waste people's strength. Ouyang Xiu said, the iron blade is not rigid, the glue is not solid, the length is not the size, the number is not moderate, the place of creation is full of speed, regardless of the unbearable use, and there is no accountability after a lawsuit.

Li Jing said directly, or take the wrong time, or produce not the place, the number of reserves, the indiscriminate solidity, the violence is scorched, the rain is rotten, and it is used to respond to the enemy, I don't know what it is. The system of the new armor, out of everything, the second paper is the paper, the hemp is the wisp, the fee is saved, and the long time will be taken?

When the weapon is placed in the sun, it is crispy. This is by no means a shortbread, the crispier it is, the more delicious it is, and without the weapons of the tough surname, what will happen to the battlefield? If you put it in the rain, it will rot. At this time, some paper was made of mulberry or bark, which was very tough, and could be used as clothes and mosquito nets, but the warmth may be there, and there must be problems with making armor. Why do you want to do this, one is to make up the numbers, and the other is to save money.

Including the hands of the forbidden soldiers and box soldiers in Hangzhou, the weapons in their hands, and the weapons in the warehouse, there are some problems. After careful selection, the quality can be guaranteed slightly, but the quantity is not enough.

I can only say that I can cope with this trip for the time being.

But it was not the largest group of people on this trip, in addition to them, there were one hundred and fifty representatives of large families, and four or five hundred strong men of their own choosing. They also carry weapons, and the quality can be guaranteed, but they are all civilian weapons, and some people even take out the treasured Japanese swords.

Then there was Wang Zhaoming, as well as the eight minor officials selected by the City Department and the Hangzhou Government, who were also the children of large families and should be sent to serve as officials in various ministries. But on this trip, they will represent the imperial court. Changes will be made in the future, and for the time being, they will be transferred to the ship.

The ships were from the imperial court, and the main combat power was from the imperial court, and the goods were from merchants and large households, which was also investigated, not as Zheng Lang thought in Taipingzhou, tea, porcelain, silk, and paper.

The paper Wa Kingdom received the technology from the Tang Dynasty, although it was second, but considering the risks at sea, the demand was not large. There are not many people who use tea, but they like porcelain, as well as high-end silk and satin, to be high-end, low-grade people also ignore it, as well as musk, cloves and other spices transferred from the Song Dynasty, white altars, purple altars and other building materials; Su Fang, Dan and other dyes; Tigers, leopard skins, rhinoceros horns, agate and other luxury goods.

In order to make this trip successful, in addition to these commodities and more than a dozen interpreters, the seafarers who had been to the Wa Kingdom transferred more than a dozen stone cane sugar from some shops.

even gave Wang Zhaoming a copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War.

There is only Zheng Lang, not Zheng Lang, and no one in the entire Song Dynasty has the ability to prepare all this at the beginning. There will be a lot of things in a few years, but by then the grass is complete, and the court will only decide on a competent person and the relevant support.

Wang Zhaoming was sent to the dockside, and there were many people who came to see him off.

I don't know the situation, the common people are inexplicable, just six ships to the sea, not before, why are they so excited.

Wang Zhaoming held the largest circle in his hand, and it was estimated that he would not put it down if he was eating along the way. However, before getting on the boat, he said to Zheng Lang: "Zheng Fuyin, my family, I have entrusted it to you." ”

Zheng Lang smiled and said, "It's not that dangerous, it's all big ships, and it's a familiar waterway, so I chose these two places for the first time." Wang Neizhi, when you return in a few years, the court will hold a grand ceremony to welcome you, and it is estimated that I will also return to the capital at that time, and I will have a good time with you when the time comes. ”

"Drink ten lamps with me."

This is clearly to bully people, ten glasses of wine are in the stomach, and Zheng Langzhun is so drunk that he can't get up.

But Zheng Lang smiled and said, "Wang Jun's trip is successful, so what's the matter with ten lamps." ”

With the honorific title of a gentleman, what else can Wang Zhaoming say. He is not a fool and is in danger, but Zheng Lang has been with him for so long and knows the significance of this trip to the Song Dynasty.

Zheng Lang sent Wang Zhaoming to the ship.

Then watch as the six ships leave the harbor following the ebb tide.

In fact, Zheng Lang was still a little worried, although it was not an invasion, and there was no such force to invade anyone, so protect yourself, but Yuan Meng's two attacks were unsuccessful, which still left some shadows in Zheng Lang's heart.

This is the safest waterway, but above the sea, who can say for sure?

Cui Xian held Zheng Lang's arm and said, "Go back." ”

"Hmm."

As soon as he returned to the city, several officials hurried over and said, "Oh no, the little lady has been snatched away." ”

"Who's a little lady."

"Fu Yin, your little lady."

does not refer to Zheng Lang's wives and concubines, but refers to Zheng Lang's daughter Zheng Ping.

Zheng Lang rushed home, and there were several errand officers at home who were questioning the case and catching an artist. Zheng Lang went up and asked what happened.

Sending Wang Zhaoming and his entourage away today, not only was he sending him, but almost all the heads of large families came to the dock, but because of Zheng Lang's treaty, no one dared to say it, including their family wives and concubines. As for the cargo on board, it is all secondary. In total, it was less than 30,000 yuan, not a family, but nearly 10,000 households raised and shared, including the payment of the expenses of the brave young people invited, and one family was less than five yuan.

Zheng Lang's family also went out to see him off.

Only Si'er and Huan'er are rusty at home, and there is a nurse who is taking care of Zheng Ping.

The nurse was also invited from Hangzhou, a middle-aged woman from an honest and reliable family.

She was sitting at home, and after feeding Zheng Ping milk, she heard the sound of gongs and drums beating outside. But there were few people at home, so they picked up Zheng Ping again and went out to see the excitement.

Not far away is the street, and there is a snake trickster on the side of the street, and a few snakes make him very obedient.

Real acrobatics, magic tricks, and insect performances are still in the city of Tokyo. When Zheng Lang accompanied a few ladies to watch the lantern show, he saw a performance of "Fish Turtle Top Puppet Face Dance and Selling Candy". When they come to the surface, the candy sellers throw small masks, and these fish, turtles, and crucian carp wear small masks with their mouths, as if they are wearing masks, and dance on the water such programs as "Sailang" and "Monks". The small animals have little power, so after a dance, let them go down, and then use the gong to call another fish and turtle to come up and continue the performance.

Zheng Lang was speechless after seeing it, knowing that this was the conditioned reflex produced by these low-level fish by using food or some other means, and it might have tamed the fish and turtle to this point, which could be described as superb.

There are also ordinary people, such as insect breeding, cockfighting, dog walking, and falconry, which also belong to the category of animal taming insects.

Either that's it.

There are performances everywhere, there are men and women, some women are thick, wear only a pair of shorts, tie a bust, wrestling with opponents, sometimes the bust is ripped off by the opponent, and the encirclers laugh.

Zhao Zhen also likes to watch this kind of Guan Pounce, he himself pounced, and the eunuch in the palace competed, the winner got a few hundred dollars, because of his benevolence and softness, the eunuch was not afraid, the tenth ** was Zhao Zhen lost the game, so Zhao Zhen played Laipi and wanted to start again. The eunuch didn't follow, and Zhao Zhen had no choice but to do it.

This is also one of Zhao Zhen's poor and luxurious entertainment activities.

The nurse saw little after all, and the people around her were dumbfounded, and at this moment, suddenly a big man snatched Zheng Ping from her arms. Before the nurse could react, the big man got into the donkey cart and drove away frantically. Because the big man and the driver wore very low hats, no one saw their faces.

After receiving the report, the officials quickly arrested the snake charmer. It could be a coincidence, it could be a deliberate arrangement. But Zheng Lang thinks that the coincidence may be very big, and the other party can't know how long he will come back, and he won't know how many people will go out, let alone whether the nurse will be attracted out, and there is no way to know if the nurse will take her daughter out, and there are four sons and Huan'er at home.

Several wives and concubines are so anxious that they have no owner, although they are daughters, they are also the roots of the Zheng family, they have been in the same room for three years, only this one baby daughter, let the gangsters take them away, God knows if they can get it back.

Si'er and Huan'er were at home again, and they were so anxious that they cried vigorously.

Zheng Lang said: "Don't cry, let me think about it." ”

It doesn't make sense.

There were many cases of abduction and trafficking of babies in the Song Dynasty, but all the targets were male babies, and there were almost few female babies.

Either kidnap for ransom, but who has the guts to blackmail a prefect? Is it true that the imperial court is so weak?

Or offended someone yourself.

This is also unlikely, first of all, the poor people, everyone knows that their hearts are actually towards the poor people, but the methods are not as rough as Huang Zhijun.

Not to mention large families, it is even more impossible.

I also said what I wanted to do, and some big families from Taiping Prefecture believed unconditionally, and in their hearts they almost regarded themselves as demigods, and the big families in the sugar workshop also believed in most of them. The big local families believe that it is only half.

But you can't say you don't believe it, you have to wait for the results to come out. This will take three or two months or even longer, and once they are right, they will get dozens of times hundreds of times the profit. After making a profit, there will be many contradictions because of the amount of money that comes out, but at the moment it is a typical tribulation, just like yourself, waiting for news.

This situation is the same as in Taiping State, where everyone is kidnapped.

Who would distract themselves at this time?

Speaking of the rule of officials, in the past two months, he has ruled almost nothing, does not seek merit, and only strives to avoid any contradictions and conflicts within the territory.

In other words, the ability of the new officials is high and low, but the new officials in this line have strong backgrounds that are unimaginable, the son of Lu Yijian, the son of Han Yi, the son-in-law of Yan Shu, and the protégé of Chen Yaozuo. is the two sons of Fan Zhongyan, the eldest brother of the Junzi Party, and the future son-in-law of Chen Zhizhong. moved out of the one, and all these big families in Hangzhou City were stoned to death.

Who will touch their daughter at this time?

Suddenly, I thought of a place and said to a few officials, "Let's go." ”