Vol 2 Chapter 2310: Arrival in Annan, transaction turmoil
Chapter 2310 Arrival at Annan, transaction turmoil
Chapter 2306: Arrival at Annan, transaction turmoil
Da Qin possesses the shipbuilding technology that Ying Hao exchanged from the system, and the sailboats it builds are so fast that they are already at the pinnacle of the times.
So how fast can the Da Qin warships sail?
The tailwind is about 30 kilometers per hour.
Calm sea is about 20 kilometers per hour.
As for the headwind? That would be too slow.
Yes, it is possible to sail against the wind, but the risk is too great.
As the saying goes: when sailing, you are not afraid of headwind, but you are afraid of no wind.
There were two sources of power for ancient sailing ships, one was wind and the other was human power.
When the ship is following the wind or facing the wind, it only needs to raise the sail to sail.
But if you encounter headwinds, it is best to lower the sail and find a sheltered harbor to stop.
But if you insist on going your own way and have to sail against the wind, it does not mean that you cannot go out to sea, but you need to make a zigzag to reduce wind resistance and risks, rather than sailing in a straight line against the wind.
However, if you sail in a zigzag pattern, it will not only be risky, but the range will also be doubled, which is obviously not a good choice.
Da Qin's warships can reach 30 kilometers in one hour and 720 kilometers in one day with a favorable wind, which is much faster than the speed of cavalry.
But you need to know that the coastline is also longer.
The total length of China’s coastline is 18,000 kilometers.
From Qingbei to Annan, the route passes through Qingnan, Xuzhou, Jianghuai, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and other regions, which is equivalent to spanning more than half of China's coastline, and the navigation distance is conservatively estimated to be 12,000 kilometers.
At the speed of the Daqin warships at 720 kilometers per day, it would take sixteen and a half days to complete the 12,000-kilometer journey, even if there was a favorable wind throughout the journey.
But the weather at sea is inherently changeable. Unless you have skills such as "Tian Shui (Zhu Tianpeng and "Shui Jun (Zhou Yu, how can you always sail with the wind?
It is precisely because of this that Ye Qingmei gave a conservative estimate of more than half a month, and even made plans to sail continuously for a month.
Most of the time sailing was extremely boring. After a brief period of excitement, Ye Qingmei and Zhu Rong's enthusiasm quickly diminished.
Especially Ye Qingmei. Qi Jiguang was in charge of the fleet's navigation, and Zheng He and Magellan were in charge of internal affairs. She, the emissary, had become the most idle person. She had nothing to do all day long, instead of practicing her own swordsmanship. , just like a salted fish basking in the sun on a plywood.
“Ah, so boring.”
Ye Qingmei stood on the bow of the boat and yelled at the sea to vent.
Before she set sail, she fantasized about a lot of adventures, but in the end she didn't encounter any of them.
But if you think about it, you will know that the Daqin fleet has 141 ships and a total of 8,000 elite sailors. Even if there are pirates, they must be far away, so how can they dare to take the initiative to provoke them.
“Oh, Oda misunderstood me. He is just a cartoonist and knows nothing about navigation.”
Ye Qingmei couldn't help but complain.
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.
Gai Nie, who was guarding Ye Qingmei, heard Ye Qingmei mention 'Wei Tian' and couldn't help but asked: "Miss Ye, please forgive Gai for his shallow knowledge. What kind of comics are they? And who is this Wei Tian?" who?"
Ye Qingmei is the future imperial concubine. Of course, Ge Nie needs to know all about her social circle to prevent some unscrupulous people from leading her into bad ways.
What if Ye Qingmei is no longer a virgin when she enters the palace, Gai Nieke cannot bear this responsibility.
Seeing Gai Nie say these words with a serious smile, Ye Qingmei burst out laughing, and the girl's smile turned into a beautiful picture.
Ye Qingmei did not answer. Instead, he looked at Wei Zhuang, who was holding a sword in his arms and looking cold and aloof. He smiled and said, "Uncle Zhuang, do you know what comics are?"
Wei Zhuang, who was disturbed, frowned slightly and said calmly: "Comics, as the name suggests, are paintings made slowly and carefully."
Gai Nie showed a look of surprise and said sternly: "What Xiaozhuang said makes sense. So, this Wei Tian is a painter."
Looking at the two serious middle-aged handsome guys, Ye Qingmei laughed loudly and said: "Yes, yes, comics are paintings made slowly."
Both Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang were a little confused, but they didn't care. After all, through this period of time together, they had also realized that Ye Qingmei's brain circuit was somewhat unusual, and she couldn't take a moment to relax, chattering. , the noise gave them a headache.
If it were anyone else, Gai Nieweizhuang would definitely hate her to death, but the strange thing is Ye Qingmei's nonsense. Not only are they not disgusted at all, but they also find this girl very interesting.
“Uncle Gai, I have mastered the Zongheng sword technique. All I need to do is practice diligently. You can teach me a new sword technique.”
Ye Qingmei is not only the captain of the fleet, but also the future imperial concubine of the Qin Dynasty. She has a distinguished status, so naturally she can learn whatever she wants.
Even Gai Nie had no reason not to teach Ye Qingmei, so he asked: "Miss, what swordsmanship do you want to practice?"
Ye Qingmei pointed to the sword, made a sword flower gesture, and said, "How about Changhong Sword Technique? Is it suitable for me?"
Genie shook his head: "Changhong Sword and even Yang sword techniques are not suitable for women to practice. Ice Soul Sword belongs to Yin, so it is more suitable for you, young lady."
“Uncle, please teach me the Ice Soul Sword.”
“But I don’t know the Ice Soul Sword Technique, but Xiaozhuang does. Why not let Xiaozhuang teach you.”
Gai Nie felt that he was very clever, so he pushed the hard task of teaching Ye Qingmei swordsmanship to Wei Zhuang, so that he could naturally be quiet for a while.
Xiaozhuang, it’s up to you.
Gainei cast an encouraging look, but Wei Zhuang rolled his eyes and said with an eyebrow: Senior brother, you tricked me again.
Although Wei Zhuang thought that Ye Qingmei talked too much, the sailing process was indeed boring. It would not be a bad idea to teach him how to use swordsmanship to pass the time.
In this way, Ye Qingmei and Wei Zhuang learned the ice soul sword technique to pass the boring daily life of sailing.
When Zhu Rong saw that Ye Qingmei was learning a new sword technique, he was originally planning to steal it, but when he found out that it was an ice-type sword technique, he immediately lost interest. After all, the internal skills she was practicing were of the fire attribute, so it was naturally impossible to practice them. Swordsmanship with opposite attributes. In fact, for a warrior of Zhu Rong's level, even learning the Changhong Sword Technique will not increase his combat effectiveness much. Isn't it because sailing is too boring? Stealing a master is also a way to pass the time. It's a pity that she can't learn the Ice Soul Sword. I don’t want to learn either.
Ye Qingmei, who was immersed in studying, no longer felt bored. Instead, she felt that time flew by so fast. More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The fleet also successfully arrived in the Annan area, and she was able to master the Ice Soul Sword. It's just that it's far from being able to practice the sword's will.
Ye Qingmei's luck on this voyage was very good. Most of the way there was a favorable wind. It only took 21 days to cross the seas between Qingxu, Yangjiao and four states. Finally, the fleet arrived at the pre-arranged location. Arrived.
The reason why the fleet's voyage was smooth sailing was naturally not just because of Ye Qingmei's good luck, but the main reason was actually her skill "Lucky Girl".
【Lucky Girl: A woman who is destined to be rich and powerful will have a certain chance of awakening this skill, and the effect may be different for different people.
Effect 1. After this skill is activated, it will bring good luck to yourself and those around you. It is suitable for any occasion. There is a high chance that you will survive the crisis and return safely.
Effect 2: At any moment, in any situation, in any scene, the decision made is the most suitable and beneficial to you.
Effect 3: After marrying the one you love, it can bring prosperity to your husband, bring good luck to your husband, and improve the fortune of your husband's family. 】
It was precisely because of the effect of the ‘lucky girl’1 that Ye Qingmei was able to get the green light for this voyage. It only took 21 days to sail a distance of more than 12,000 miles.
Ying Hao also asked Ye Qingmei to take charge of Western matters precisely because he knew that Ye Qingmei had the "lucky girl" skill.
Although Zhou Yu possesses the 'Water Lord' skill, he is the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy after all, and cannot personally lead the fleet to the Western Ocean. The other naval generals of Da Qin have not yet shown that they have the skill effect of sailing as if they were walking on flat ground, so On the contrary, Ye Qingmei is more suitable.
At the same time, at a simple port in Annan.
At this time, in addition to the crowds of people, there were also a large number of horse-drawn carriages, donkey-carts and ox-carts loaded with goods. They were the forces who came to trade with Da Qin as agreed.
The largest number of them are the two dominant forces in Annan, King Nguyen Nguyen Phu Anh Hoa and King Li Gongyun of Yue.
Both the Ruan and Yue sides brought more than 20,000 troops. Apparently they were afraid that the other side would attack on the way and embezzle the goods they had traded with Da Qin, so they brought so many soldiers to protect them.
In addition to these two forces, there are eight small forces with only two to three thousand people, and a medium-sized force with about five thousand people. These forces are sandwiched between the Ruan and Yue families. .
Among the many large and small forces, the medium-sized force is extremely dazzling and is vaguely surrounded by various forces.
Although their number is small, only five thousand, they are all tall and strong, with tanned skin. They are full of strength at first glance. They are obviously elite men who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and this force is the Nanman.
After receiving the message from Zhu Rong, Chiyou did not arrogantly send troops to Annan directly to seize the seaport. Instead, he first made contact with the two major Ruan and Yue forces in Annan.
After obtaining the consent of the local forces in Annan, Chi You sent Gonggong to lead 5,000 Nanman soldiers and a large amount of trading supplies to the coastal ditches of Annan to trade with the incoming Da Qin fleet.
Although Gonggong is a native of Nanman, he received a noble education from the Han Dynasty, and his vision is naturally not low. However, it was only after he arrived in Annan that he realized that there was such a large land south of the Han Dynasty, but it was a pity that it was all Some wild places.
Accustomed to the powerful Gonggong in the Central Plains, in his eyes, the major forces in Annan were simply too weak to be weak.
Although the Han Dynasty refers to the surrounding foreigners as barbarians, it also shows how difficult and powerful the barbarians are.
The Southern Barbarians, Shanyue, Baiyue, Qiang, Yuan and Mongolia, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are all barbarians. Even the former Han Dynasty and today's Great Qin must take it seriously.
But it was the first time for Gonggong, a barbarian, to see a barbarian as weak as Annan.
After learning that the major forces in Annan had joined forces, plus Siam, Hongsawady (Myanmar) and other forces, the coalition army of hundreds of thousands was actually defeated by a partial army of 10,000 people from Jiaozhou of Chu State. At that time, Gonggong's disdain for Annan's forces reached its peak.
Although the Southern Barbarians are poor, backward, and do not have enough food to eat, the Southern Barbarians' army has a strong fighting capacity and can fight Shu alone with its own strength.
The national power of the Shu Kingdom is stronger than that of the Chu Kingdom, so if you think about it, are the Southern Barbarians also stronger than the Chu Kingdom?
All the major forces in Nanyang combined could not defeat Chu's second-line army. Obviously, they could not defeat the main force of Nanyang.
At this thought, Gonggong became proud.
He always thought that the poor and backward Southern Barbarians were weak. Unexpectedly, on the big stage of the world, it turned out that the Southern Barbarians were also a powerful force, and he couldn't help but feel more contempt for the Annan countries.
Even if they are both barbarians, Gonggong feels embarrassed when the Nanman and Annan tribes are classified as barbarians.
They are simply not worthy of being ranked with the Nanman.
Gonggong didn't even have the slightest doubt that with just his five thousand elites, he could sweep through most of Annan, but he obviously wouldn't do it. The reason was that Annan was too backward, even more backward than the Nanman, and Gonggong simply couldn't do it. Look down on it.
What are the Southern Barbarians going to do in this undeveloped foreign 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 arrogance and disdain for the major forces in Annan were basically not covered up, and it was written directly on his face. This naturally made Nguyen Phuc Anh and Li Gongyun and other power leaders extremely dissatisfied.
We are all barbarians, how proud are you?
With this dissatisfaction, Nguyen Phuc Ying, Li Gongyun and other power leaders sent their subordinates to provoke deliberately to test the reality of Gonggong, and at the same time sent people to inquire about intelligence about Gonggong.
It doesn’t matter if it’s not a test. Once it’s a test, it will cause a problem.
Gonggong was so powerful that he single-handedly defeated all the powerful generals in Annan and shocked the leaders of Annan to the point where they could not even speak.
After Gonggong showed his martial prowess and gained some prestige, information about Gonggong was also spread to the ears of the major leaders.
Only then did they realize that even in China, Gonggong was the top general. He had fought against Xing Tian, Fan Kuai, Hou Yi, Liu Er and many other generals, and so far he had only lost to the recognized Shu Kingdom. The first fierce general Xing Tian.
The most powerful general in the Chu Kingdom, Chong Heihu, was far inferior to the Nanman Gonggong in terms of reputation and performance.
After learning this, the image of Gonggong began to become taller and more sacred in the eyes of the Annan leaders, and they also became awed by the Nanman.
We are all barbarians, why are you, the Southern Barbarians, so strong?
The Nanman were obviously a powerful force that was not inferior to the Chu State. This also caused the forces that were originally planning to secretly attack the Nanman after the transaction to directly give up their plans to rob the Nanman's supplies.
Robbing the Nanman? Don't be ridiculous. If people don't take the initiative to rob you, it's time to burn incense.
The major forces in Annan naturally did not dare to provoke the southern barbarians, and they even took the initiative to send gifts in an attempt to make friends with Gonggong. At the same time, they jointly built ports to await the arrival of the Daqin fleet.
Modify one of the previous settings, Zhou Yu’s skill is changed from ‘Water God’ to ‘Water Lord’. After all, Gong Gong and Zhu Rong are still there. Zhu Rong is the God of Fire, so Gong Gong can’t be the God of Water, right? The water **** skill is not suitable for Zhou Yu.
