Chapter 553 Sail East
Chengshan Jiao, also known as Chengshan or Endless, is named because it is located in the easternmost section of the Chengshan Mountain Range.
Located at the easternmost tip of the Shandong Peninsula, surrounded by the sea on three sides and on one side by land, this place has been known as the dìfāng of the rising sun since ancient times, and in the Spring and Autumn Period, the literati called it the morning dance, which is considered to be the place where the sun god lives.
It is recorded in the historical records that after Jiang Taigong helped King Wen of Zhou to defeat Yin Shang, he once greeted the sunrise here. Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also came here to pray for blessings and pray for immortality
After many years, on the first day of the New Year of the first year of the New Han Dynasty, Chengshanjiao once again ushered in a new glory In addition to several generals who led the army, Qingzhou civil and military forces gathered together for a grand event that was about to be jìnháng!
The head of the mountain is like a sharp sword, held in the hand by the giant, straight into the sea, the mountain wall stands thousands of miles near the sea, stands majestically like the giant pillar of the sky, under the mountain cliff, the huge waves are surging, the surging snow, the sound of the waves, the sound of the wind and make a place, the momentum is magnificent.
Standing on the top of the mountain, listening to the sound of the waves and the wind rolling like thunder and war drums, whistling away, looking at the vast and boundless sea, there will be a kind of endless sigh of heaven and earth, and be deterred by the great courage of nature. But on the other hand, this situation and this scene have aroused the pride in everyone's hearts?
This time, everyone is not here to worship the gods and seek immortals, but to conquer this boundless sea with manpower!
"Brother Wei, do you really want to go to sea with the army? Is this the sea? In the boundless, there will be strong winds and waves, and I heard that the wind and waves are surging, and the wind is fiercer than a knife, and the waves are higher than these mountains. Are you really going? Won't my sister-in-law persuade you? Are you willing to give up the pearls? ”
It is the civil and military officials who are full of pride, for a small person like Yang Chao who has never been out of the house in his life. Taking this trip to Chengshanjiao, yǐjīng made him feel bottomless in his heart. And out of the sea shíme, it is simply and mythical yīyàng.
But he couldn't help but come, because Wei Sheng came, not only came, but also signed up to go to sea with the army!
The fleet that went to sea consisted of ten large sea ships.
The ship type of the sea ship is made by imitating the ship type of the Age of Discovery, and some traditional Chinese shipbuilding techniques are also added. In addition to people, the ship brought all kinds of supplies. According to the hussar general, this is called an expedition fleet.
Each ship can carry 30 to 50 people, and in order to ensure maximum safety, the final capacity is 35 people per ship, for a total of 350 people.
Among them, there are 240 combatants led by Tai Shi Ci, all of whom are elites selected from the navy, all of whom have experienced a hundred battles, and Gong Tian, the former commander of Tai Shi Ci and Zhou Cang, is impressively listed.
Sixty veteran sailors, whose responsibilities are more than just handling the ship. Although Tai Shici's sailors are combatants, they are not only fighting men who can draw swords and slash people, and they can control ships, no worse than sailors.
These kings are carefully selected from coastal fishermen. The main duty of the trained sailors was to observe the weather and avoid storms at sea with abundant jīngyàn. At the same time, first-hand data such as ocean currents and wind direction are recorded, and then nautical charts are drawn. Forming a fixed route.
The remaining thirty men included two ship doctors. Three interpreters and guides, ten merchants, and fifteen craftsmen of all kinds.
The role of the ship's doctor and guide is self-evident, and the craftsman is for the construction of docks, colonies, and exploration of ore veins, and other work, only the role of the merchant is relatively unclear.
According to Wang Yu, it was to let them go to the local area to find business opportunities, but it was also his statement that the dìfāng that Tai Shici passed through on this trip were all barren land, and at most there were some indigenous tribes, where would there be business opportunities? The job of a businessman is to buy low and sell high, and he can't even find people, so how can there be room for shíme to resell?
Out of this misgivings and fear of the unknown, the East Ferry Fleet's recruitment of merchants was not going well, and the merchants were busy going to Hedong to pan for gold, so they had no time to pay attention to this side.
Even if, as the hussar general expected, the East Ferry fleet successfully arrived at its destination and found the legendary gold mine, could everyone wait for the definite news before setting off with the follow-up fleet, why bother following it in the first place? Risking your life, but you can't bring any shíme goods, shíme earns a head méiyǒu, what are you going to do?
It was under these circumstances that Wei Sheng resolutely signed up and became one of the first ten merchants to cross to the east.
Yang Chao didn't understand the choice of friends who had suffered together, so he kept following Cheng Shanjiao and persuaded the other party to change his mind.
Facing the persuasion of his friends, Wei Sheng smiled calmly: "E-niang supports me, although I am a little reluctant to Zhu'er, but I can't miss the national affairs because of my own children's affection!" ”
Yang Chao was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "Eh, my brother Wei, our Qingzhou is so big, there are so many people, is there still one of you?" Don't talk about others, isn't there a family of Mi Zhijun who is good at business? ”
"How is that the same?" Wei Sheng shook his head: "The marquis said very qīngchǔ, this is a matter of making a lot of money, Mi makes Jun yǐjīng an official, and he can no longer get involved in this, and the business and government must be separated, otherwise it will become like the previous dynasty." ”
Although Wang Yu méiyǒu is called the emperor, the change of yuan still gives people gǎnjiào like a change of era. In fact, as early as last year, under the auspices of Shaofu Wang Xiu, the General's Mansion began to mint new coins, and the people of Qingzhou had this kind of gǎnjiào.
There are many people who agree with it, and the two era names of Chuping and Zhongping have brought pain to all the people in the world, even the Yellow Turban soldiers who set off turmoil are no exception.
At the beginning of the new year, when the General's Office officially announced that this year was the first year of Kaiyuan, only the noisy and long-lasting cheers greeted this decree.
Kaiyuan is to open a new era, leaving all the old traumas behind!
As a die-hard supporter of Wang Yu, Wei Sheng had long since fallen when the Han Dynasty had fallen and the New Dynasty had risen.
Yang Chao was speechless, he had also been oppressed by Haoqiang, and he had the slightest good impression of those big families who covered the sky with one hand, and agreed with Wang Yu's decree, but after thinking about it, he was still not optimistic about his friend's future: "That's so, but this trip is not to make money at all......"
Wei Shengman smiled nonchalantly: "I can't make money, and I'm one step ahead of others, and when I come back." Make money definitely more than others. How could what the old man said wrong? ”
Yang Chao has to persuade again. But before he could say anything, he was interrupted: "That's it." Little brother, don't bother with these useless thoughts, there's no need, the hussar general is a shíme person? After a hundred battles, he has won a hundred battles, and he can be full of hands with one hand! Will the path he old man pointed out be wrong? ”
The person who spoke was also a businessman, surnamed Zhen Mingdao, and his accent was similar to that of Wei Sheng, according to him, he claimed to be from Julu.
This Zhen Dao is not very old. spoke a little arrogantly, and he also admired Wang Yu, so he and Wei Sheng also hit it off at first sight, and they got along within a few days.
At this moment, he spoke out and had a strong voice, which attracted some attention and aroused the echo of many people.
"This is reasonable, wealth and danger are sought, this trip is a bit risky. But these days, if you don't take risks and want to be rich, isn't that a dream? Even if it is the old man of the prince, it is not how many times he has walked in the shadow of the sword and sword. After many years of thousands of troops, has the foundation of the fifteen counties been laid? ”
"What's there to worry about? Didn't you see General Ziyi rushing to lead the army? No matter how delicate and expensive you are, can you compare to General Zhengdong? it. Don't cry and cry, wait for your father-in-law and me to come back. Some are glorious and rich for you to enjoy, crying shíme? ”
"Yes. It's ......"
There were a lot of people who came to see them off, and they were originally full of sorrow, but they were so excited by Yang Chao and Wei Sheng, and everyone who was about to go to sea patted their chests, waved their arms, laughed, and shouted, like a strong wind blowing, and the sorrow was suddenly blown away.
Wei Sheng hugged the little brother of the friend in distress and whispered a few words in the latter's ear, and the latter's eyes suddenly turned red, but he never said anything else.
The noise and festive atmosphere also infected the civil and military officials standing solemnly on the top of the mountain, Tai Shici patted his chest and said with a smile: "Lord, if you have a horse, you can put a hundred hearts and promise to do everything you explain properly." ”
"I'm afraid of you!" Wang Yu glanced at him, and said angrily: "How many times have I told you, this time when you go to sea, the focus is not to fight with people, but to fight with the sky!" It is not enough to have courage and martial arts, but also to pay attention to methods and methods. Remember not to be greedy for merit, and don't force it if you can't do it......"
"Listen to Batian's advice." Tai Shi Ci hurriedly said what Wang Yu said, and said very aggrievedly: "Lord, although you are one year older in the New Year, you can't become the same as Mr. Yuan Hao?" How many times have you said these words, and my ears are about to become calloused? Is it so unreliable that something is so unreliable? ”
"It's sad." Zhao Yun Leng Ding interjected from the side, causing everyone to be angry, Tai Shi Ci was annoyed and angry, and chased after the rebel brother: "Okay, you are a dragon, dismantle my platform in front of so many people, see if I don't teach you a good lesson today......"
Before he could catch up with Zhao Yun, Tian Feng turned out of the crowd, and said with a cold snort: "General Zhengdong is so majestic, who do you want to teach a lesson?" Just now, the old man hǎoxiàng heard that someone was saying that I was old and useless, and I was nagging, wasn't it? ”
"Where...... How can it? Tai Shi Ci stiffened, turned around slowly, touched the back of his head, and said with a sneer: "How can Mr. Yuan Hao be old?" You are old and strong, old and strong, and the older you are, the more jīngshén ......"
"You just say that the old monster is good." Zhao Yun hid behind Wang Yu and spit out again, making Tai Shi Ci so angry that his face was red, but he was helpless, and everyone's laughter became louder and louder.
In fact, Tai Shi Ci is also zhīdào, the righteous brother is worried about zìjǐ. In theory, there will be no shíme enemies on this trip, and there is no need for him, the general of Zhengdong, and the admiral of Qingzhou will really encounter danger at sea, let alone him, even if Wang Yu is on the ship, it will not play a big role.
Tianwei, is it nà merón gyì resisted?
In fact, Tai Shi Ci was just to join in the fun at first, but as the plan unfolded, there were more and more inside information from Wang Yu, and he was deeply attracted by this whimsical-sounding plan.
Expand the territory in an unprecedented way, and imprint the name of zìjǐ as the first pioneer of the Han Dynasty's outward expansion! For Tai Shici, who loves to be adventurous and like to be in the limelight, this is a fatal temptation.
Therefore, although the two righteous brothers were opposed, and the lord Wang Yu was also very reluctant, Tai Shici still insisted on going on this trip.
In the future, the stage of zìjǐ will of course still be on the battlefield of the Central Plains, but this episode is a must, and it must be zìjǐ! The eldest husband was born in troubled times, and when he brought a three-foot sword to establish immortal merit, this is what he wished in life, and shíme called immortal merit?
That's it! (To be continued......)
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