"What do you mean mostly? I don't even know if my subordinates are alive or dead, what are you doing to eat?! "The king of Chu turned on the roaring mode, as if he wanted to eat people.

"Damn it!" Yu Tongyuan hurriedly stood still, bowed his head and confessed.

Han Yike and the others were also silent, and no one dared to speak for Yu Tongyuan.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu was really angry this time, and he tried his best to toss until now, everything is to revive the city.

His brother smashed pots and sold iron to raise ten sea boats, as well as the goods on board...... Well, he didn't pay for it, and the capital was all paid by his brothers. As a result, the first time I went to sea, I folded four pieces. How did he explain this to his brothers?

How should you face the gloating face of the old thief?!

"Let's make it clear first!" When the anger subsided, the sixth said with a dark face.

"Yes." Yu Tongyuan hurriedly said:

"On the second day of February, we set off from Liujiagang, first along the coast all the way south to Guangzhou, and then, under the guidance of Mr. Wang, we went straight to Nanyang via Champong. Because I was not familiar with the route, I arrived in Sriwijaya two months later......"

~~

At this time, whether it is shipbuilding technology or navigation technology, it has been unique in the world and far ahead.

Especially in the middle and late Song Dynasty, after the lifting of the maritime ban on Chinese merchants and the transformation of 'passive' international trade into 'active' international trade, Chinese merchants quickly replaced the maritime superiority of Arab merchants and established maritime trade routes extending in all directions. From the coast of Japan in the east to the Persian Gulf in the west, all the important ports in Asia and Africa were infested by merchants and merchant ships of the Song Dynasty.

The routes from the Song Dynasty to various countries were basically direct. For example, the Nanyang route to the country of Pó in Java, when the wind is down, take a direct route from Quanzhou across the South China Sea to reach Java in more than a month.

The Great Food Route to Arabia and East Africa is also a direct crossing, with the ship departing from Guangzhou, and the whole voyage takes 100 days.

Moreover, the government of the Song Dynasty specially stipulated that ships on the Nanyang route would be given 'rao tax', that is, tariff reductions and exemptions, to stimulate the turnover of ocean-going ships if they returned to China within five months, and ships on the Dashi route could return to China within 12 months.

Wang Dayuan also told the king of Chu that the three richest countries overseas were Da Shi, Java and Three Buddhas. Trade with these three countries and you can get the most profits.

Zhu Zhen knew that the big food was Arabia, but where the latter two countries were sacred, he couldn't match it.

After studying the world map drawn by himself with Wang Dayuan for a long time, he basically determined that Java should be on the island of Java or Sumatra and controlled the Sunda Strait.

And Sriwijaya should be in the Malay Peninsula, controlling the Strait of Malacca.

Then Zhu Zhen understood that these two countries controlled the choke point between the West and the South Seas, and engaged in transit trade, so why should they not be rich?

In fact, the same is true of big foods......

During the Chinese New Year, Zhu Zhen discussed with Wang Dayuan and decided that the first voyage of the city's fleet should be conservative and let go through the Nanyang route first.

In this way, it is still a north wind when you start, and when you return, it is a south wind, and it happens to be a good wind.

The first time the city fleet went to sea, it was able to reach its destination in two months, and its performance was actually qualified.

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"When we arrived in Srivijaya country, we were warmly welcomed by the locals. Later, the local Chinese said that we were the first Suzhou ships to arrive this year. Yu Tongyuan continued.

"Suzhou ship?" The long-term interrogation work in Suzhou has made Zhu Zhen's kung fu in picking words perfect.

"The locals call the boat from the south of the Yangtze River the Suzhou boat." Yu Tongyuan replied.

"It's not called a Chinese ship, so it's not just a ship from the south of the Yangtze River?" Zhu Zhen asked.

"Yes, there are also Quanzhou ships and Guangzhou ships." Yu Tongyuan said: "These two kinds of ships have not been broken yet, and when we were in Sriwijaya, we saw more than a dozen of them. However, they don't have Jiangnan silk, which is the most sought-after commodity.

"So we soon sold out the goods on the ship, and according to Mr. Wang's instructions, we bought pepper, sumac, camphor, coral, sandalwood, rhino horn and other South Sea goods. He repaired the ship and returned after the first day of May. ”

"When I returned, it was already a southerly day, so it was smooth sailing, the speed was very fast, I arrived in Qiongzhou in half a month, and then I was safe and sound after Fuzhou. In addition, the trip was very rewarding, so everyone was very happy. Speaking of this, Yu Tongyuan's expression became depressed and said:

"Who knew that when I was about to enter the sea of Zhejiang, something happened in the sea off the Fuyao Islands......"

~~

A few days ago.

On the East China Sea, there are scattered a string of islands of all sizes, which is the Fuyao Islands that choke the throat of the Fujian-Zhejiang Sea Road.

"After this string of islands, it is Zhejiang." On the bow of the flagship ship, Yu Tongyuan put away his binoculars and announced loudly to his subordinates.

The excited whistles and cheers of sailors and boatmen were heard when the ship was boarded.

Although they have been begging for a living on the water for half their lives, it is the first time that they have been far away from the country and sailing on the ocean for a few months, and they are naturally homesick.

And there is another reason why they are like arrows, it is that they have made a fortune.

Although they are not accountants on the ship, they don't know the specific income of this trip, but they are not deaf or blind, and they have all heard that this time they have come and gone, at least ten times the profit, and some even say twenty times.

His Royal Highness promised to give one-tenth of the profits to the crew as a bonus. Everyone calculates it in private, even if it is calculated according to the minimum ten times the profit, everyone can get more than ten times!

It's only been less than five months, and the bonus is almost catching up with a year's income. It's not a normal salary.

It's even more profitable than they used to sell smuggled salt!

How can you not get these guys excited? I look forward to going ashore to get the money quickly, and then spend all my time drinking!

"When Lao Tzu goes ashore, he must go to visit the Qinglou once." A sailor in his forties swore an oath: "I've only dealt with Sister Yao in this life, let's also taste the taste of female history!" ”

"Haha, you're ten yuan of money, I'm afraid it's only enough to fight for two tea rounds," a knowledgeable person teased: "I can't even touch the little hands of the female history, and I still want to?" It's pretty much the same when you get on board! ”

"Hahaha!" The sailors laughed and leaned back.

"Then you lend me the reward money, and then you can do it again, right?" The sailor was very financially minded and said: "The next time I come back from the sea, I will return it, so that you can also taste the taste of female history......

"I'm not, what kiln sister Oiran is, it's the same when I blow the lamp." The man shook his head.

"Hahaha......" The sailors laughed again. There were neither women nor sheep on board, and they had to talk about women to pass the long voyage.

Nan Anhou could hear it clearly from the upper floor, but he didn't mean to stop. This is much better than the dead air on the ship before. Besides, the fact that the brothers dared to fight the Oiran shows that their choice is not wrong.

At this moment, the lookout on the mast blew a brass whistle, and then shrieked in warning:

"To the northwest, there is a fleet approaching quickly!"

"There is also in the northeast!" A lookout on the other mast also shouted a warning.

(End of chapter)