The appearance of ramie is not the same as the 'hemp' in Zhu Yuan's subconscious, but it looks a little like a mulberry tree.

Privately, I think it may be a similar subject to mulberry.

It's a ramie field.

Recently, I have been full of 'hemp', and I came here today to check on the spot.

In April, the ramie has grown to waist height, of course, it is waist-high with Zhu Yuan, listening to a farmer next to him carefully introduced, and Liu Lian to help translate, the soil cavity is too heavy.

Ramie is perennial and can be harvested for many years if planted once.

In the southeast, ramie can be harvested three times a year, in May and June, depending on the growth, the first harvest, and then, every two months, another harvest.

After harvesting, it is soaked for seven to ten days, removed, peeled, rinsed, and finally dried, before making a variety of fabrics.

Compared with other jute, red hemp, etc., ramie is a kind of hemp with the best texture in all kinds of hemp materials, in many places, ramie woven into linen are distinguished from ordinary linen, specifically called 'ramie', and then, also compared with other hemp, ramie is the most widely planted, all of the north and south of the river, all have ramie figures, the difference is that the more south, the more times that can be harvested every year.

On the southeast side, harvest three times a year, one acre of land, if you carefully serve, you can have a harvest of hundreds of catties.

However, farmers usually do not pay too much attention, often choose the most barren hills and river beaches, after harvesting, in addition to paying the official levy, it is for their own use, in this case, an acre of about 50 catties, but more common.

Later, I went to see jute, red jute and other kinds.

Instead, I found the appearance of 'hemp' in my memory, which is the kind of leaf with sharp points like a sharp sword.

However, compared with ramie, the cultivation of other kinds of hemp is not common at present, mainly because the corresponding fiber material is not as high quality as ramie, and perhaps the yield is higher, but it is only suitable for weaving ropes or sacks. When made into linen, it is relatively much rougher.

Zhu Yuan also selected 'jute' from it, which he planned to use as an official promotion crop.

The yield of jute is relatively higher, adult jute can grow to more than one zhang, although it is only one year, and only one stubble can be harvested at a time, but the yield per mu can reach one or two hundred catties. As for jute fibre being coarser than ramie, this is not a problem.

The problem is that people around me say that jute is only suitable for growing in the south, and when it comes to the north, it will not produce seeds.

That's not a problem either.

It is possible to breed in the south.

Northern...... This year, I will send a batch to Shandong for trial planting.

After a turn in the fields, I returned to Dinghai County, and it was already evening.

Today is April 17th.

It has been 20 days since the first batch of grain ships arrived in Shandong, and just yesterday, the second batch of grain ships were all assembled and stopped, waiting for the direction of the wind.

Back at the Yinghai Envoy's Mansion, as soon as he got out of the sedan chair, Zhu Yuan felt a gust of south wind blowing.

God opens my eyes.

It's just that it didn't take long to open it, and when I came to the main courtyard where Mingyuan Hall was located, I saw Liu Laoqi who was worried.

Seeing Zhu Yuan appear, Liu Laoqi stepped forward quickly and gestured indiscriminately: "My lord, you can't go to sea, you can't go to sea these days." ”

Zhu Yuan stepped forward to support the old man, came to his office, asked the old man to sit down, and then said, "Old Liu, you speak slowly." ”

Liu Laoqi pointed outside: "This wind ...... It's not a good wind, I can feel it, and I'm holding something. My lord, we must get everyone ashore quickly, and the south...... To the south, I have three dolls, and Chaosheng, they ...... Hurry ashore, these days...... Don't go to the sea again. ”

Zhu Yuan listened quietly and looked at one of the officials in charge of weather observation in the Yinghai Division.

The little official shook his head, but he did not dare to speak rashly.

This kind of big thing, in case it is wrong...... No one can afford to take responsibility.

Liu Lian came back from outside with Zhu Yuan, and after listening to Liu Laoqi's general statement, he had already run out of the house.

Zhu Yuan saw that Liu Laoqi was incoherent but really frightened, and he didn't dare to slack off at all, thought about it, got up, and walked out of the house.

Standing in the courtyard.

The sun was setting from the west, and there was a warm south wind, and there were not many clouds in the sky.

Look at the anemometer that Yinghai Si set up in the courtyard.

The speed of the three wind bowls is not fast, and the wind direction, south-west, is excellent.

Quietly feeling the humidity of the air, Zhu Yuan didn't feel anything wrong anyway, even the air pressure ...... It seems to be quite normal.

Liu Laoqi followed.

Zhu Yuan looked over, the old man just kept shaking his head, muttering on his lips, hoping that the grain team would miss this gust of wind, and waiting, and hoping that the Ying Hai Division would quickly send people everywhere to report the news.

A moment later, Hua Gao arrived, and he was also accompanied by Wu Zhen, the deputy governor of the navy, and the commander of the battalion Haiwei, who was about to lead the team to sea this time.

After asking in detail, everyone gathered at the conference table in Mingyuan Hall.

Look at each other.

There are certain things that everyone dare not believe.

It's just that time waits for no one. If you miss this gust of wind, you don't know how many days you will have to wait for the next time. However, if you really ignore Liu Laoqi's reminder, once you run into it, the result will be even more serious.

In the end, it was Zhu Yuan who made the decision.

Wait!

Not only have to wait, but also, to do it completely according to Liu Laoqi's prediction.

It's like a storm is coming.

Do a drill.

The decision was made, and that night, the entire Dinghai, the Navy Governor's Office, the Naval Maritime Division, and even the official offices at all levels were all moved.

The Naval Governor's Office and the Naval Commander's Office issued notices overnight, and officers and men were dispatched to issue orders everywhere demanding that all warships, fishing boats, and merchant ships suspend their sailing, and not only that, but also urged all kinds of ships to anchor in inland rivers and stay as far away from the coast as possible.

Around Dinghai, whether it is the military camps, or the workshops for shipbuilding, ship repair, and net weaving, all work is suspended for safety inspections. All the cables in stock were distributed for the reinforcement of ships under construction in the open yard.

At the same time, clippers were dispatched, on the one hand to replenish supplies for the various lighthouse ports, and on the other hand, to send orders.

That night, from the Zhaobaoshan Lighthouse in Dinghai to the lighthouse port of the Shengsi Islands two hundred miles away, all of them were replaced with three piles of lights, and the next day, the sky was lit up, and the three piles of flames turned into three pillars of smoke.

The rules formulated by the Yinghai Division in advance, the three fireworks are set off together, which means that there will be wind and rain, and any offshore ships need to dock as soon as possible, and no port ships are allowed to go to sea without authorization.

The news of the fireworks spread like a beacon fire, and it reached the Hepu harbor south of Xiangshan on the same day.

Li Gui, who had planned to organize the last fishing trip before returning to the sea, discussed with everyone, but decided to stop going to sea according to the news of the fireworks, and then the post of the Navy Governor's Office and the Yinghai Division also arrived at Hepu Harbor.

The two major yamen strictly ordered that not only do they prohibit going to sea again, but they also need to do a good job of preventing storms.

The whole Elephant Mountain was also busy.

The next day, the south wind was still blowing, and it was still an excellent southwest direction.

If you can take advantage of this gust of wind to set off, it will only take one day, and the grain ship will be able to reach the Shengsi archipelago area.

Liu Lian also continued to lead the team to observe everywhere.

Except for Liu Laoqi, who was more restless, he still didn't find any vision.

The third day, April 19.

The sky is clear, and the south wind is still there.

Day 4, April 20.

Liu Lao Qiyi came to the Yinghai Envoy's Mansion early in the morning, and it could be seen that the old man was under a lot of pressure.

If there was no storm, this would not only make the official family miss a good wind direction in vain, but also toss the entire Mingzhou for several days.

Liu Laoqi felt that he should resign from his official position.

Zhu Yuan just reassured the old man.

At the same time, Liu Lian was once again sent to personally take people to check the wind and water conditions, and Liu Lian hurriedly returned before noon.

There are discoveries.

Not only are there no traces of shellfish and crabs on the tidal flats, but today, there are many fewer seabirds in the sky.

Although the whole day is still a sunny day that is very suitable for going to sea on the surface, flying in the sky and swimming in the sea, these little things that are quite sensitive to nature will not deceive people.

Hearing the news, even some people who had made such a decision to miss the gust of wind because of an old man's words in their hearts did not have any doubts in their hearts, and began to rejoice, if there was no early warning from Liu Laoqi, perhaps, two days ago, the fleet would have set off.

Moreover, today it happened to go out of the Shengsi archipelago area and to the open sea.

There is no open sea that can dock for hundreds of miles, and if you get there, you will encounter a storm...... No one dares to think about certain outcomes.

That night, the wind changed sharply to the easterly.

This time, people with a little bit of common sense at the seaside understand that the gale is really coming. Otherwise, the wind direction would not have become so sudden.

April 21.

It's still a sunny day when I wake up early, but Zhu Yuan, an ordinary person, can feel the change in air pressure, and the air obviously smells of earth.

I wanted to go out for a tour in the morning, but I was stopped by a group of people, so I could only stay in the mansion.

But all the others scattered.

Zhu Yuan demanded that while the workshops in the west of the city were further strengthened, the people who had previously lived in tents must all be moved to strong houses that were strong enough to withstand the strong winds. The large and small ships that have turned into the Yongjiang River must also be re-inspected, especially the second batch of more than 200 grain ships that were supposed to go to sea.

So in the afternoon, the wind began to rise.

Black clouds crush the city.

When the heavy clouds didn't seem to float from somewhere, or it seemed to suddenly envelop the entire Dinghai County, Zhu Yuan, who was standing in the courtyard of the inner house and looking at the sky, suddenly deserted and thought of a break.

Sacks wear belly pockets - menacing!

The first hurricane on the east coast of Zhejiang in the first year of Hongwu arrived earlier than the rainy season.

Speaking of which, in this era, typhoons were also called 'hurricanes'.

There are records of 'hurricanes' along the coast in various history books.

For some reason, later, the storm along the coast of China was renamed 'Typhoon', and the storm in the West was called 'Hurricane'.

It was stormy outside, and it was not suitable to go out, so I suddenly became idle.

It's still a little uncomfortable.

Occasionally, it is inevitable to ridicule oneself, and through a scene, I was originally going to enjoy it, but unconsciously, it turned out to be like a previous life, and I lived a hard life.

Zhu Yuan feels that this may also be another example of how crossing cannot change fate.

What kind of person, crossed, what kind of person is still the most likely, it is unlikely to change.

In the study on the west side of the main house of the inner house.

The rain kept falling, the atmosphere was very harmonious, Zhu Yuan's still thin body was nested in the back chair wrapped in thick cushions, the temperature plummeted, and the earth dragon was burned again in the room, which was very warm.

Another course is being put together.

This time also gave an interesting name: what we can't see.

This is an association caused by Liu Laoqi's prediction a few days ago, but others didn't feel it, in fact, not only Liu Laoqi made a prediction, but also those small things such as seabirds and conches.

According to Zhu Yuan's later insights, this should be the movement emitted by the hurricane in the far sea that was transmitted to the offshore sea in advance, causing the creatures of all sizes to have a sense of it.

For example, infrasound.

Zhu Yuan clearly remembers that there were infrasound waves before the earthquake, but the so-called infrasound waves are only sound waves whose frequency is lower than that of human perception. Moreover, infrasound waves are characterized by ultra-long-distance propagation, which can be regarded as sending signals to various organisms in advance.

Therefore, as a start, Zhu Yuan intends to talk about infrasound, ultrasound, and various invisible light that is beyond the recognition of the human eye. In addition to light and sound, there is also geomagnetism, which is also invisible to humans and affects various natural phenomena everywhere.

There are others.

was racking his brains, and someone next to him brought water, and looked up at Luoshui.

Zhu Yuan patted his knee: "Come, help me draw something." ”

Luo Shui put down the cup, sat down obediently, squeezed and squeezed, and it became Zhu Yuan sitting on the woman's lap, full of fragrance...... Well, full of fragrance...... None of them are right.

The woman behind her picked up the charcoal, leaned her face from the side, carefully rested her pointed chin on the shoulder of her petty official, and said softly: "Official, what do you want to draw?" ”

Zhu Yuan put his head on the side of the woman's smooth face: "Let's draw a face first, I want face." ”

Luo Shui chuckled: "There are no outsiders." ”

Well......

Zhu Bao'er felt that it made sense, so he leaned back again, found a more comfortable position, and said, "Draw a bat, I want to demonstrate ultrasound, ultrasound, do you know what it is?" ”

Luo Shui followed the guidance of his own petty officials, sketched a bat with a few strokes, and said, "I don't know, the officials will talk about it?" ”

As he spoke, he put his other hand around him.

Zhu Thiefling: "......"

Something didn't feel right.

I'll be left in the next year.

You, a woman, are still taking the initiative.

A stronger wind came outside, and the sound of the tiles broke the charming atmosphere of the moment, and a blank voice sounded: "Little official, what do you want to eat at lunch, it's time to prepare?" ”

Zhu Yuan turned his head to look over.

The women sitting around the round table next to her, with white mouths, Qing Niang's expression was envious, and she raised her hand to hit the girl next to her, Nuan Niang lowered her eyebrows, and there was a small sack, bright eyes blinked, curious about the baby's appearance.

Zhu Yuan motioned to a curious baby: "Yu'er, come and save your little official, Luoshui bullied me." ”

Sack laughed.

The eyebrows and eyes are crooked.

Joked, opening the small hand restlessly hugging his waist, Zhu Yuan took the charcoal pen, and traced a few strokes in front of a bat completed by Luoshui, demonstrating ultrasound.

Luo Shui was reluctant to get up, continued to rely on, and said to the topic: "Official, I recently painted a 'Classic of Mountains and Seas' Rui Beast, which is 'Dangkang', do you want to see it?" ”