Chapter 2309 Arriving in Annan, trading storm
Chapter 2306: Arriving in Annan, the transaction storm
Daqin has the shipbuilding technology exchanged by Ying Hao from the system, and the sailing ship created by him is already at the peak of the times.
So how fast is the Daqin warship sailing?
The wind is about 30 kilometers per hour.
The calm wind is about 20 kilometers per hour.
As for the headwind? That would be slow.
Yes, you can sail against the wind, but the risk is too great.
As the saying goes: When you walk on a boat, you are not afraid of going to the wind, you are afraid of not being able to go.
There were two sources of power for sailboats in ancient times, one was wind and the other was human power.
When the boat is in a good wind or windy position, you just need to raise the sail to sail.
But if you encounter a headwind, it is best to lower your sails and find a safe haven to stop.
But if you insist on sailing against the wind, you do not want to go out to sea, but you need to go into the shape of ‘中’ to reduce wind resistance and risks, rather than sailing in a straight line against the wind.
However, if you sail in the shape of ‘一’, it will not only be risky, but also double the range, which is obviously not a good choice.
In the downwind state of Daqin''s warship, it can reach 30 kilometers in one hour and a voyage of 720 kilometers in one day, which is much faster than the speed of the cavalry.
But you should know that the distance between the coastline is also longer.
The total length of China''s coastline is 18,000 kilometers.
From Qingbei to Annan, you have to pass through Qingnan, Xuzhou, Jianghuai, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and other regions, which is equivalent to crossing most of China''s coastline, and the voyage distance is conservatively estimated to be 12,000 kilometers.
With the Daqin warship''s speed of 720 kilometers per day and a distance of 12,000 kilometers, even if the whole journey is smooth, it will take sixteen and a half days to complete.
But the weather on the sea is already changing. Unless you have skills like "Tianshui (Zhu Tianpeng and "Shui Jun (Zhou Yu, how can you keep sailing down the wind?
It is precisely because Ye Qingmei gave a conservative estimate of more than half a month, and even had the plan to sail for one month in a row.
Most of the time of sailing is extremely boring. After a brief excitement, Ye Qingmei and Zhurong''s enthusiasm quickly diminished.
Especially Ye Qingmei, Qi Jiguang is responsible for the sailing of the fleet, and Zheng He and Magellan are responsible for internal affairs. She has become the most idle person. She is doing nothing all day long, either practicing sword skills on her own or basking in the sun on the plywood like a salted fish.
“Ah, it’s so boring.”
Ye Qingmei stood at the bow of the boat and shouted at the sea to vent.
Before she set out, she imagined a lot of adventures, but she didn''t encounter any of them.
But if you think about it, the Qin fleet has 141 ships and 8,000 elite navy troops. Even if there are pirates and pirates, they will definitely hide far away. How could they dare to provoke them?
"Oh, Oda made me misleading. He is just a manga who knows how to sail."
Ye Qingmei couldn''t help but complain.
The speaker has no intention, and the listener has his intention.
Gai Nie, who was guarding Ye Qingmei, heard Ye Qingmei mention "Wei Tian" and asked, "Miss Ye, please forgive me for being a shallow person. What kind of cartoons are there? And who is Wei Tian?"
Ye Qingmei is the future imperial concubine. Of course, Gai Nie must have a comprehensive understanding of her social circle to prevent some people from leading her into pieces.
If Ye Qingmei is no longer a virgin when she enters the palace, Gai Nie can''t afford this responsibility.
Seeing Gai Nie say these words seriously, Ye Qingmei laughed out loud, and the girl''s smile turned into a beautiful picture.
Ye Qingmei did not answer, but looked at Wei Zhuang, who was holding a sword in his arms, with a cold and arrogant look on his face, and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhuang, do you know what a comic is?"
Wei Zhuang, who was disturbed, frowned slightly and said lightly: "A comic, as the name suggests, is a painting that slowly produces meticulous work."
Gai Nie showed a sudden look and said seriously: "What Xiaozhuang said is reasonable. In this way, Wei Tian is a painter."
Looking at the two serious middle-aged handsome guys, Ye Qingmei laughed and said, "That''s right, yes, comics are paintings that are slowly made."
Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang were both a little confused, but they didn''t care. After all, through this period of time, they had already realized that Ye Qingmei''s brain circuit was a bit unusual, and they couldn''t get idle for a moment, chattering and making them feel a little troubled.
If this were someone else, Gai Nie Weizhuang would have despised him for death, but what was strange was Ye Qingmei''s nonsense. Not only did they not disgust at all, they also thought this girl was very interesting.
"Uncle Gai, I have mastered the Zongheng Sword Technique. Next, you just need to practice diligently. You can teach me a new sword technique."
Ye Qingmei is not only a commander in the fleet, but also the future imperial concubine of the Qin Dynasty, with a noble status, so she naturally learns whatever she wants.
Even Gai Nie had no reason not to teach Ye Qingmei, so he asked, "Miss, what kind of swordsmanship do you want to practice?"
Ye Qingmei used his finger to replace the sword, and after comparing a sword flower, he said, "How is Changhong''s sword technique? Is it suitable for me?"
Gai Nie shook his head: "The Changhong Sword and even the Yang Sword Technique are not suitable for women to practice. The Ice Soul Sword belongs to Yin, which is more suitable for you, Miss."
"Then uncle, just teach me the Bingpo Sword."
"But I don''t know the Ice Soul Sword Technique, but Xiaozhuang knows it. Why don''t you let Xiaozhuang teach you."
Gai Nie felt that he was smart and pushed the chore of teaching Ye Qingmei''s sword technique to Wei Zhuang, so he could naturally be able to be quiet for a while.
Xiaozhuang, it’s up to you.
Gai Nie gave the encouraging look, but Wei Zhuang rolled his eyes and said with a rumor: Senior brother, you cheated me again.
Although Wei Zhuang thought Ye Qingmei was talking too much, the sailing process was indeed boring. It would be okay to guide the other party’s sword skills and pass the time.
In this way, Ye Qingmei and Wei Zhuang learned the Bingpo Sword Technique to pass on their boring sailing routine.
Zhu Rong saw Ye Qingmei learning new swordsmanship again. She was originally planning to steal the swordsmanship, but when she found out that it was an ice-attributed swordsmanship, she suddenly lost interest. After all, the internal skills she practiced were fire-attributed, so it was naturally impossible to practice swordsmanship with the opposite attributes. In fact, for a warrior of Zhurong''s level, even if he learns the Changhong sword technique, he will not be able to increase his combat effectiveness. This is not that navigation is too boring. Stealing a master is also a way to pass the time. Unfortunately, she can''t learn the Bingpo Sword and does not want to learn it.
Ye Qingmei, who was devoted to learning, no longer felt bored. Instead, she felt that time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed, and the fleet successfully arrived in the Annan area. She had barely mastered the Ice Soul Sword Technique, but she was far from practicing sword intent.
Ye Qingmei had very good luck in this voyage, and most of the way were smooth sailing. It took only twenty-one days to cross the waters of the four prefectures of Qingxu and Yangjiao. Finally, the fleet approached the shore at the pre-booked location.
The reason why the fleet sailed smoothly was naturally not just because Ye Qingmei was lucky, but the main reason was actually her skill "Fu Nu".
[Fuiwoman: A woman who is destined to be rich and powerful will have a certain chance of awakening this skill, and the effect of different people may be different.
Effect 1. After this skill is activated, it will bring good luck to yourself and the people around you, and it is suitable for any occasion. There is a great chance that you will survive the crisis and return safely.
Effect 2. The decisions made at any moment, any situation, any scenario, and are the most suitable and beneficial to you.
Effect 3. After marrying your beloved, you can boost your husband, bring good luck to your husband, and improve your husband''s fortune. 】
It is precisely because of the effect of "Fu Nu" that Ye Qingmei''s voyage was able to make her green light all the way, and she only took her 21 days to sail more than 12,000 miles.
It was precisely because Ying Hao knew that Ye Qingmei had the skill of "Fu Nu", that she was the one who led her to take charge of her voyage to the West.
Although Zhou Yu has the skill of "Shuijun", he is the commander-in-chief of the Navy after all, and it is impossible for him to lead the fleet to the West in person. The other naval generals of the Qin Dynasty have not yet been shown, and they have the skill effect of sailing like walking on flat ground, so Ye Qingmei is more suitable.
At the same time, there is a simple port in Annan.
At this time, in addition to the people standing, there were also a large number of horse, donkey, ox carts, and ox carts loaded with goods. They came to trade with Daqin as agreed.
Among them, the two major overlord forces in Annan were the largest number of people, Ruan Prince Ruan Phoe Ying and Yue King Li Gongyun.
Ruan Yue brought more than 20,000 troops. It was obvious that they were afraid that the other side would attack halfway and then embezzle the wealth and goods traded by their own family and Daqin, so they brought so many soldiers to guard.
In addition to these two forces, there are eight small forces that only bring two or three thousand people, as well as medium forces with a family of about five thousand people. These forces are sandwiched between the Ruan Yue family. .
Among the many large and small forces, the medium-sized forces of the family are extremely dazzling and are faintly surrounded by forces from all sides.
Although they are small, only five thousand, they are tall and sturdy, with dark skin, and they look full of power. They are obviously elite soldiers who have been through the battlefield for a long time, and this force is the Southern Barbarians.
After receiving Zhurong''s instigation, Chi You did not directly send troops to Annan to seize the sea estuary, but instead first contacted the two major forces in Annan''s local Ruan Yue.
After obtaining the consent of Annan''s local forces, Chi You sent Gonggong to lead 5,000 southern barbarian soldiers and a large amount of trading materials to go to the coastal ditch of Annan to trade with the upcoming Daqin fleet.
Although Gonggong was a native of the Southern Barbarians, he received aristocratic education in the Han Dynasty and his vision was naturally not low. However, he only realized after arriving in Annan that there was such a large area of ??land south of the Han Dynasty, but it was a pity that they were all wilderness.
Accustomed to seeing the powerful Gonggong in the Central Plains, in his eyes, the major forces in Annan are simply weak.
Although the Han Dynasty called the surrounding alien races by barbarians, it also indirectly demonstrated the difficulty and power of barbarians.
The Southern Barbarians, Shanyue, Baiyue, Qiang, Yuanmeng, and Manchu Qing were all barbarians. Even the former Han and the current Qin Dynasty must be taken seriously.
But it was the first time that a barbarian as weak as Annan, even Gonggong, who was a barbarian, had seen him.
When Gonggong learned that the major forces in Annan joined forces, and the hundreds of thousands of coalitions formed by many forces such as Siam, Hongshawaddy (Myanmar), was defeated by a 10,000-strong army in Jiaozhou, the contempt for the Annan forces reached its peak.
Although the Southern Barbarians are poor, backward, and unable to eat, the Southern Barbarian army is very powerful and can fight Shu alone with the power of one country.
The national strength of Shu is stronger than that of Chu. So if we count it, is the Southern Barbarians also stronger than that of Chu?
The major forces in the South China Sea combined can''t defeat the second-line army of Chu, so it is obviously too unbeatable to defeat the main force of the Southern Barbarians.
As soon as he thought of this, Gonggong became proud.
He always thought that the poor and backward Southern Barbarians were very weak, but he did not expect that on the big stage of the world, it turned out that the Southern Barbarians were also a powerful force, and they couldn''t help but look down on the countries in Annan.
Even if they are both barbarians, they can feel ashamed that they should be ranked as barbarians, including the Southern Barbarians and Annan.
They are not worthy of being on the same side as the Southern Barbarians.
Gonggong had no doubts at all that he could sweep most of Annan with his five thousand elites alone, but he obviously would not do this. The reason was that Annan was too backward, even more backward than the Nanman, and Gonggong didn''t look down on it at all.
What will the Southern Barbarians do in such an untapped land? Do you want to develop it yourself?
The Southern Barbarians have not yet been able to develop their own land, so how can they have the extra financial and material resources to develop Annan?
Gonggong''s arrogant arrogance and contempt for the major forces in Annan are basically not concealed, which is equivalent to writing it directly on his face, which naturally makes the heads of forces such as Nguyen Phuc Ying and Li Gongyun extremely dissatisfied.
Everyone belongs to the barbarians, are you proud?
With this dissatisfaction in mind, Ruan Phoe-ying, Li Gongyun and other leaders of forces sent their subordinates to deliberately provoke to test the truth and reality of Gonggong, and at the same time sent people to inquire about Gonggong''s intelligence.
It doesn’t matter if this is not tested. Once it is tested, it will lead to a problem.
Gonggong is really too powerful. With his own strength, he crushed all the powerful generals in Annan, which shocked the leaders of Annan so that they could not even speak.
After Gonggong showed his bravery and established a little power, information about Gonggong was also spread to the ears of major leaders.
Only then did they realize that even in the mainland of China, Gonggong was also the most top-level general. He had fought with many powerful generals such as Xing Tian, ??Fan Kuai, Houyi, and Liu Er, and so far, he had only lost to Xing Tian, ??the recognized number one general in Shu.
The most powerful general in the Chu State, Chong Heihu, was far inferior to Gonggong of the Southern Barbarians in terms of reputation and military achievements.
After learning about this, Gonggong''s image began to become taller and sacred in the eyes of the leaders of Annan, and he also became awe of the Southern Barbarians.
Everyone is a barbarian, why are you so strong in the Southern Barbarians?
The Southern Barbarians were obviously a powerful force that was not inferior to the Chu State, which also allowed the forces that were originally planning to attack the Southern Barbarians secretly after the transaction was over, and directly dispelled the plan to seize the Southern Barbarian supplies.
Robbing the Southern Barbarians? Don’t joke. If you don’t take the initiative to steal yourself, you should burn the incense.
The major forces in Annan naturally dare not provoke the Nanman, and also took the initiative to give gifts to the Gonggong. At the same time, they joined forces to build a port and wait for the arrival of the Daqin fleet.
It''s not very suitable for Zhou Yu to give the water **** skills
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(This chapter ends)