Chapter 2162: Hearing and seeing (2)
The Port of Aden is an important port not far from the entrance of the Red Sea in the lower south corner of the Arabian Peninsula. Its geographical location is very important.
What impressed the crew of the "Göteborg" was the glass house there, which reflected light on the seashore, enough to dazzle the eyes of the sailors, row upon row, densely packed, and numb the scalp of people with intensive phobia.
The glass house is a solar distiller used to produce fresh water from sea water. According to Erickson's understanding, the power of the glazed houses here is fully opened, and the water production reaches 50,000 liters a day, all of which are used up. Therefore, additional funds are planned for the construction of the fourth and fifth phases. It is estimated that the water production will reach more than 100,000 liters a day.
As a result, Eriksson's doubts have greatly increased. He knows that there are not many immigrants in the port of Aden, and the planting and livestock industries are not well developed. It is just a port. Why should there be so much fresh water?
Although the Chinese were involved in the production of the glass industry and the price of glass plummeted, it is clear that the fifth-phase seawater desalination project at the Port of Aden is costly and maintenance costs are also high.
The Chinese are very shrewd and it is impossible to make fresh water in vain. This is for people to drink!
So who will drink this fresh water?
Immigration, or the army?
After replenishing various supplies such as fresh water, rum, and grain at the Port of Aden, the "Gothenburg" also hired a navigator to prepare to cross the Indian Ocean.
The ship was moving, and there was a flash of light on the shore that caught Eriksson’s attention. He looked in that direction with a large barrel telescope and saw the military camp on the shore.
There are a large number of soldiers training there, and the number makes Eriksson understand the purpose of the fresh water made by the glass house!
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The "Gothenburg" took the longest journey of its voyage: across the Indian Ocean!
There is no berth in the harbour for replenishment, and there is no reference.
The navigator who paid a lot of money was very helpful. By observing the sun and stargazing at night, he stabilized the voyage of the "Göteborg" on a predetermined course. The nautical chart he drew clearly showed that all the ships on the way were there. Indicates that the heading is correct.
As the ship sails in the vast ocean, it should be difficult to see neighboring ships. What surprised Eriksson was that there were many ships and warships in the past!
Civilian ships encountered seventeen, including yachts, passenger ships, and cargo ships, while warships encountered five, all of which were cruise ships.
The Chinese shipping industry is so developed?
They have too many warships too!
The "Göteborg" was not bad luck. Although it encountered headwinds and no wind, it did not encounter any decent storms and arrived safely in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The navigator told them that Sri Lanka was the tears of the Buddha. You did not encounter big storms in the middle of the journey. It was the blessing of the Buddha. Go and worship the Buddha. It is very spiritual!
"Worship Buddha, no, we believe in God!" The white skins refused.
"God?"
"Hehehe, this is the place of the Buddha, God can't control this place!"
Seeing Baipi's unhappy look, the navigator told them: "Almost 30 years ago, this is indeed God's territory, but our emperor, under the blessing of Mazu and the Buddha, drove God's army away. Up!"
The whispers were speechless, so Eriksson made a decision to go to the largest Buddhist temple in Colombo for incense, and pray for the blessings of the Eastern gods to do as he did in his hometown.
The Colombo Big Buddha Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka. It has a tall stupa and a main hall. The walls are plain white. There are steps in front of the archway leading to a river bank. There is a small stupa on the other side of the river. It is said that the Buddha placed it here. The robes were given to the local king of Kelania, and the robes were hidden in it during the construction of the pagoda. The small stupa also belongs to the scope of the temple.
The incense is very strong. According to legend, when the Buddha came to Sri Lanka for the third and last time, he visited the Colombo Big Buddha Temple. The temple has also become a Buddhist holy place. Many people come here to burn incense and worship Buddha and pray for safety and happiness for their families.
It is rare that Eriksson, a believer of God, wants to pay homage to the Buddha, but he did not expect that he would not be able to enter the Great Buddha Temple.
The road leading to the Great Buddha Temple was blocked by the South China Army. Eriksson had a binoculars. Looking at the temple from a high place, you could see the magnificent temple where the South China Army officers without weapons entered.
The translator on board the ship, Mikes, asked the local Sri Lankans in Chinese. Unexpectedly, the locals could reply in Chinese. The white skins learned that it was a high-ranking officer of the South China Army who prayed for the strength of a division that was about to depart and prayed for the blessing of the Buddha. Fang blocked the Great Buddha Temple, but they won't stay long, they will be able to enter soon, wait.
"Where will the army of that division go?" Eriksson asked Mikes.
Soon Eriksson learned that the division was going to sail across the Indian Ocean and stationed in the West!
Erickson was interested, and asked McCuss whether the locals had gone to more South China troops or did they come back?
As a result, the answer he got was more often than not!
Eriksen didn't wait any longer. He and other Baipi thought that it was God's will not to worship the Buddha, so they returned to the ship.
Since Sri Lanka set sail~www.wuxiaspot.com~ they continued to head east, and the sea route was very smooth.
After entering the Strait of Malacca, there will be no risk of losing the course. During the night sailing, there will be a lighthouse relaying to show the course.
And the beauty of the lights of the city on the shore, reflected in the sea, not only intoxicated the white-skinned people, but also shocked Eriksson!
In Europe, even the most affluent cities, the night view will not be so brilliant.
But in the Southern China Empire, the cities that encountered hanging lights were one after another!
Not only lighting the lights, the white-skinned people observed the lively nightlife of the city through the telescope, and they could see a lot of people, which gave them a full sense of the prosperity of the South China Empire.
"They have so many people, it seems that our goods can't be sold anymore!" Sailor Bolcher said to Captain Eriksson.
Burcher was right. When the exhausted crew berthed the cargo ship at the Port of Rising Sun in the South China Empire, they received the good news that they could not sleep at night, that is, the goods they brought would sell for a big price. !
The news that European ships from afar brought good goods spread all over the trading circle of Rising Sun City. Three auction houses came to the door and competed to lower prices. The wealthy Xinglong Auction House won it with a commission value of 3 points. Eligibility for European goods auction.
In the end, this cargo was sold at a high price of 740,000 silver dollars!
In addition to the more than 200,000 silver dollars carried by the "Gothenburg", there are a total of millions of silver dollars in funds, so Eriksson slapped the silver dollars and said that when they wanted to purchase, the major traders treated him with all kindness. , Let Eriksson become their guests, and in the midst of everyone’s scrutiny, Eriksson spoke with the merchants in the rare and rare Chinese. He didn’t need to ask, he only needed to listen, and he got a lot of useful information. News!
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