The storm at sea was a pain in the hearts of several people, the loss of ships reached four-fifths, more than three-quarters of the entourage was missing or dead, and most of the books, seeds, and valuable goods brought back by the Tang envoys from the Tang Dynasty sank to the bottom of the sea, and the manpower and goods of the Tang merchants were even more innumerable.

Zhen Qian thought that when he was in Yangzhou, Zhang Tianbao talked to him about the plight of maritime merchants, and he really realized it.

The transportation cost of maritime trade in this era is too high, not only the speed of navigation is slow, but also piracy, storms, diseases, etc. are plaguing the development of maritime commerce, even if there are one or two shipwrecks in ten voyages, it will make maritime merchants hurt their muscles and bones, in fact, the shipwrecks of this era are too frequent, can reach a quarter, or even one-third, and it is very common to be lucky to go bankrupt and jump into the sea, think about the entire Tang Dynasty for more than 270 years, it is not surprising that Tang envoys were sent to Tang only a dozen times.

Of course, the main reason for this is the choice of navigation technology and routes, the navigation technology of the Tang Dynasty, especially the cross-sea navigation technology is very backward, each time in the sea sailing less than a month, more than two months, such a long time in the sea without encountering a storm is basically gambling with God, encountering the storm to avoid the inevitable consequences are naturally self-evident.

At the same time, the route is also a problem, until the late Ming Dynasty, the world's main way of sea routes are close to the coast, this has an advantage, that is, when the storm is found, you can anchor near the sea, to avoid the frontal attack of the storm, than in the sea to encounter the storm I don't know how many times.

The development period of real cross-sea navigation was in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, when sailing technology had developed to the peak of wind power, and the "Black Ship Incident" that set sail from the west coast of the Americas to the Wa Kingdom took 40 days to cross the Pacific Ocean, and the speed was not comparable to these ships in the Tang Dynasty.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhen Qian's confidence in crossing the sea to the Japanese Kingdom this time was not enough, but because he knew history and had some luck factors in his heart, the Jianzhen of the six eastward crossings to the Japanese Kingdom was only one of them, and finding a thousand-stone warship for himself was the second, plus the excellent sailors selected from Zhen Shi's hands, and secretly made a lot of preparations, such as Ke Ming, who had rich sailing experience, and life jackets that only appeared in the Song Dynasty, etc., which can be said to be incomplete.

The three of them are embarrassed to meet again for the rest of their lives, and now they still have palpitations when they think of this experience, like Kibi Shinbei and Fujiwara Shuo I am afraid that they will not go to sea again in this life.

If he hadn't seen An Lushan in Luquan County, knowing that An Lushan had bad intentions towards him, and was worried that An Lushan would have taken his own knife under his anger, Zhen Qian would not have agreed to Fujiwara Shuxiong to go to the Wa Kingdom, he was not a reckless person, and he knew very well how crude the navigation technology of this era was, it was like dancing on the tip of a knife.

At the same time, Zhen Qian did not wait for the summons of the emperor of the Japanese kingdom in the Japanese state, did he see the official response of the Japanese state, and under normal circumstances, he should throw off his sleeves and leave the Japanese country.

But Zhen Qian didn't do this, others thought that Zhen Qian was just waiting for a reply from the Wa Kingdom, but in fact, Zhen Qian was thinking about how he would return to Datang.

Returning the same way, Zhen Qian now has a shadow in his heart, and he doesn't want another storm, so he waits, and after the new sea ships of the Wufeng Islands are completed, he will set off to return to Datang, so that his safety can be guaranteed.

The three of them sat cross-legged on the cushions, and said a bunch of things without nutrition, Ji Bei Zhenbei did not say what the Imperial Court of the Japanese Kingdom had arranged for him now, and Zhen Qian did not ask Ji Bei Zhenbei about his intention this time, and the three of them avoided this topic very tacitly, as if they were like friends who had not seen each other for a long time.

Soon, there were two navy blue and blue yarn maids with the dishes that had just been prepared, Kibi Zhenbei glanced at it, and was attracted by these two maids, of course, Kibi Zhenbei was not fascinated by the appearance of these two maids, and the reason why he took a few more glances was entirely because the appearance of these two maids was different.

The figures of these two handmaidens can be described as tall and slender, and the figure of almost one meter seven can attract the attention of men in any era, such a height usually does not make men in this era like, but Ji Bei Zhenbei found that these two handmaidens should be Zhen Qian's maid .......

Fujiwara Shuxiong saw that Kibi Zhenbei's eyes stayed on these two servants, and he also looked at the two handmaidens with the same curiosity, and then looked at Zhen Qian with doubtful eyes, in his impression, these two handmaidens should be Zhen Qian's arrival in the Wa Kingdom, and their appearance is somewhat prominent, and they are different from the Tang Dynasty, the Wa Kingdom, and even the Silla maids.

Big face, wide forehead, thick eyebrows, high nose bridge, big eyes, thick hair, long legs, big hands and feet are too different from the aesthetic views of the ladies of this era.

However, this woman is not completely without merit, with a slender figure, convex and backward, a slender waist, and an atmosphere in her demeanor.

Zhen Qian found that Kibi Zhenbei and Fujiwara Shuxiong, who were sitting opposite, both looked at the two women serving the dishes, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "I don't know, these two women are slave girls from the Bohai Kingdom, and they were bought from a businessman from the Bohai Kingdom, and the girl who warms the bed is just right?" ”

The two were relieved, no wonder the two women looked a little different, I didn't expect Zhen Qian to have such a preference, it's really a real person who doesn't show up! I just don't know what the flavor of such a woman's bed is?

Of course, what the two of them didn't expect was that these two female slaves were not ordinary female slaves, they had undergone the strictest and cruelest training since they were children, especially the hand-to-hand combat and secret sneak attack techniques were first-class, originally these two female slaves were to be sent to the Bohai Kingdom Palace, but unfortunately these two female slaves were too prominent, and they were really not suitable for any palace female guards, so they were transferred to the hands of Jia Mu Zhimeng, a businessman of the Bohai Kingdom, and finally bought by Zhen Qian with a hundred guan, as a maid in his room, in fact, it should be said that it is a female bodyguard. It's a pity that there is no such term in this era, of course, these two maidservants are also the women on Zhen Qian's bed, otherwise he would not dare to use these two women.

Ji Bei Zhenbei just glanced at the two female slaves of the Bohai Kingdom a few more times, and did not take it to heart, Yan Slim Ring Fat has its own love, Bird's Nest Shark Fin eats too much, eats some green vegetables and radish, and changes their appetite from time to time It is also the patent of the powerful, where it can be thought that Zhen Qian's aesthetic views are completely different from others in this era.

Of course, Zhen Qian couldn't guess the strange and dirty thoughts in the hearts of the two people in front of him, what kind of woman he liked, it didn't seem to have anything to do with others!

The dishes served are not very rich, and it is not suitable for eating big fish and meat in summer, and even the drinks are very light.

There are four kinds of side dishes, a plate of cucumber dipping sauce, a plate of cold radish and jellyfish, a plate of cold kelp lettuce, a plate of various fruit platters, and only one main course, which was carried over by two maidservants, is a rectangular pan square ding, the size of two washbasins, and a piece of ice with cold air at the bottom, which is covered with all kinds of fish and fresh seafood shells, and the colors are also colorful, and you will have an appetite at a glance.

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