Chapter 219 [The First Experience of Voyage]

Tens of thousands of people saw them off, and people all over the country sent blessings. The majestic Daming Naval Division's main ship "Sunshine Miles" left the harbor and sailed into the depths of the ocean. The water on the side of the ship gradually turns pure blue, and the splashing white waves bring the breath of the ocean to the face. Ao Bai stood on the deck and took a deep breath. Europe, I'm coming

The name of the main ship was given by Zheng Zhilong. An emperor once thought that the place where the sun could shine was his land. Daming is going to open up territory this time. The Sunshine Miles has a large hull, a sturdy hull, and a majestic lion at the bow.

The dragon is the totem of the Ming Dynasty, but in Western culture, the dragon generally has an evil connotation, which is completely different from the Rui beast in the East. If the bow of the ship is made of a dragon head, it will affect the imagination of the righteous division, so the bow of the ship is designed as a lion's head.

This is the largest ship of the Marine, and the firepower is also the fiercest, with a total of seventy-two cannons, but there are many small cannons with a short range, and although the rate of fire is fast, it must be fought at close range to be powerful.

In addition to Zheng Zhilong and Li Yan, there are also several ladies on this ship, cold-blooded Thirteen Eagles, Wu Sangui and others...... Because Wu Sangui is the only disciple of Li Yan, he is given special care and vigorously cultivated.

Wu Sangui did not disappoint, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, he is proficient in the art of war, and his martial arts are strong, and only Qi Bu can compete with him among the thirteen eagles. Wu Sangui's knife skills were slightly better, and when he tried his fists and feet, Qi Bu was better than him.

On the first voyage, Li Yan was very excited, and every day he and Ao Bai used a special fishing rod on the deck to fish, this kind of fishing rod is designed using the principle of opening the city gate, which can pull up big fish to the fishing line and can bear dozens of kilograms. And the fish they catch is heavier, not ordinary fish, but sharks.

Using a big fish as bait, and luring sharks after bloodletting, as long as you get on the dog, it is definitely not possible to pull it up alive. The two immediately shot together with a three-stone bow. They are all delicate iron arrowheads, and the shark will be killed after a few arrows. The largest shark they killed weighed more than 400 kilograms, and it took a lot of effort to pull it up. Let the chef do it, and the whole ship ate it together, it was very delicious.

After a period of novelty, the first voyage felt the cruelty of the sea, and the sea possessed an unpredictable and violent power. On the tenth day, the fleet encountered a typhoon, and the ship was tossed up and down in the waves of five or six meters, left and right, irregular, endlessly. Not only a few girls, but also the navy began to have headaches, vomited, and couldn't even hold a mouthful of water in their stomachs, lying on the mattresses on the ground.

A few people who have been practicing internal kung fu for a long time have good physique and can withstand it. Ao Bai and Li Yan personally delivered fruits and specially boiled hot porridge to the unwell soldiers. People who originally thought that the voyage was painful saw the big man caring and encouraging him, and they also quickly cheered up.

The storm finally passed, not only the phoenix, but Su Meng'er also vomited and had nothing left in her stomach, and Ao Bai and Anna were by their side to take care of it.

Su Meng'er sat on the bed and said bitterly: "It turns out that the voyage is so miserable...... Anna, did you go through all this to get to us? ”

Anna often takes boats, and although she is also dizzy, she has regained some strength, and smiles: "Well, I was eleven years old, and I was very uncomfortable at first. After more than two months, you will get used to life at sea. ”

Phoenix asked lightly, "Why do you want to venture to the East?" ”

"For the sake of development. In order to survive. Anna sighed and said, "Daming, India has a lot of wealth, rich products everywhere, and exquisite silk. Our maritime trade is nothing more than trafficking the products of the East to the West, and our country would not have developed at all if it had not been for the gold and silver that we had snatched from some countries in the last century. ”

Spain and Portugal, who had conquered the seas earlier, had no industrial base and survived entirely on unequal trade backed by violence, without which they would not have been able to develop, and their countries could not even find enough goods to exchange. The first small-scale military conflict they caused along the coast of Daming was only to have a foothold and then get a piece of the maritime trade.

In fact, the strength of European countries is very limited. Early Europe was in the Dark Ages, shrouded in the shadow of the westward migration of nomadic peoples. The Huns' "Attila God's Whip" and the Mongols' cloud-like military oppression came one after another, and European civilization remained in its infancy without effective development.

To a certain extent, the "Great Voyage" was an adventurous activity that Europeans had to choose in order to survive. The threat on land is too strong, and they have to look to the sea to find a way to survive. The seafaring adventures of Columbus and others were seduced by the richness and magic of the Orient rendered by Marco Polo's travelogues, and the main impetus was the poverty and backwardness of Europe itself. In order for these impoverished people to survive, the spirit of adventure is fully aroused. The scientific and technological progress and trade boom brought about by the "Great Voyage" did inject lasting vitality into Europe.

Now Daming is still the center of the world economy, Ao Bai knows that as long as this time in Europe to gain a foothold, a hundred years later, the form will be completely different, as long as the European countries together to explore the development, Daming may be ahead of Europe to appear industry**.

"We have to go to Portugal later to meet your parents, and we have to go to the Netherlands and France to get ready. I'm going to grieve you and wait. Ao Bai took Anna and sat on the edge of the bed and said.

Anna smiled: "It's okay, I didn't expect to be able to go back to Europe so soon, but I won't see my children during this time." ”

Ao Bai smiled: "There are so many people in the family, they will take care of the children." Portugal will definitely be independent, no matter how good Spain is, it is impossible to stop several countries from joining forces, and when the time comes, we will go to see your parents and stabilize the domestic affairs, and then we can go back. Do you like it here, or do you like Daming? ”

Anna said without thinking: "I like Da Ming." Daming is much more prosperous. ”

Su Meng'er sighed: "When will it arrive, it's only been more than ten days, and it will take four months, oh my God." ”

When the fleet passed through the Philippines, it did not dock, it was the territory of the Spaniards, and the Spaniards were already very frightened when they learned that the Ming fleet had sailed, for fear that it was coming at them, but the Ming army bypassed. When they arrived in India, the fleet was anchored at the port, and because there were too many people to dock en masse, they had to land in batches to replenish the food supplies they needed.

Aobai and Li Yan met with Marco Cocu, the governor of the Dutch East India Company.

Koku led a group of subordinates out to greet him, shook hands cordially, and said, "Lord Huang, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Hello, Mr. Cocu. Nice to see you. ”

The Dutch spoken by the Dutch is very similar to English, and English, German, and Dutch all belong to the western branch of the Germanic language family of the Indo-European language family. As soon as Ao Bai and Koku met, they greeted each other in English. The Dutch all knew that he was the number two person other than the Ming Emperor, and they admired him even more when they saw that he could speak foreign languages.

Ao Bai also attaches great importance to the Netherlands. After saying a few words, he asked, "Mr. Koku, can we send someone to study with you?" ”

Kokuchi said: "Lord Huang, the empire is powerful, I am a small company here, how can there be anything worth learning?" ”

Ao Bai smiled: "That's too modest. It's a remarkable feat that you have taken over a place and immediately industrialized it. The fact that the Netherlands was able to break away from Spanish colonization and rise to prominence is truly remarkable, and I am very appreciative of your country. However, your country has always had serious weaknesses, and I think you should already know very well about the previous war with Japan. ”

Koku smiled, "Your Excellency has a long-term vision. We are willing to cooperate and only hope that in the future the Celestial Empire will take care of our business in Asia. ”

"That's nature. As long as we are allies, we will advance and retreat together. The defeat of Spain will be the first step in cooperation. ”

Koku thought for a moment and asked, "I heard that Da Ming invented Hibiscus cream, I wonder if the adults have any plans to sell it in Europe this time?" ”

Ao Bai smiled: "Yes, however, Ah Hibiscus cream is harmful to your health, and you will be addicted after smoking, which was soon discovered." Domestically, we have begun to ban to a certain extent. For the sake of your body, although we have a lot of these things on the ship, we can't send you, can you understand my painstaking efforts? ”

Coku smiled, "Thank you for your confession. I wonder who the adults are going to sell Hibiscus paste to? ”

"Don't know who our competitors are?"

The Dutch also had missionaries in Daming, and there must have been spies. If you want to sell this to them, the other party doesn't have to, and there may be a barrier, and it is better to directly say the harm.

Coku said: "My lord, when you go to Europe, our king and French Prime Minister Richelieu will explain this matter to you in detail, please rest assured, Daming will definitely get enough benefits." ”

Ao Bai said: "You are the same, there are many agricultural experts in Daming, they have been studying ways to increase production, if your country wants to improve in agriculture, we are also willing to help you unconditionally." ”

The two talked for a while, and they were always very harmonious. Not a word about the city of Geranza. An alliance of interests can be very strong as long as it is properly distributed.

Koku personally gave them a tour of the East India Company and explained to Aobai the means by which they operated. The Netherlands is willing to share the power of the sea with the Ming Dynasty. They are so easy to talk to, not because they are kind by nature. How can a group of sea barbarians be good at it? They look at strength, and now if Da Ming goes to war with them, this fleet alone is not something they can deal with. The spies in the mainland have long reported that the Ming navy has exceeded 200,000 and has advanced weapons. They didn't want to be colonies.

The fleet rested in India for two days, and when preparations were made, they set out on their journey again.

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