Chapter 496: Han Tang Group's Ocean Fleet (23)
This tropical cyclone brought relatively large losses to this fleet.
This is more difficult to guard against, unless the global meteorological satellite remote sensing is realized, however, this can be called the dream of the Hantang Group.
After the storm, the Fuchuan class suffered the greatest losses, which once again proved that the Fuchuan was not as suitable for the ocean as the Cantonese sea vessels, or it would not be mainly used for Japanese trade.
One ship was half-floating and half-sunk, and the main masts of two ships were seriously damaged.
There was nothing major to the Cantonese sea-going vessels, and at most the sails were damaged.
But fortunately, the casualties of the Ming sailors were not large, and because the tropical cyclone left the country quickly, although everyone was a little scattered, they were not far away, and the rescue was quite timely.
Haian 1 also suffered some fur injuries, at the balance board of the lower part of its bow jib, a wooden board fixed with five long screws, even four were blown up by the wind, just one screw will be blown off by the wind, if this balance board flies, it may not hurt people, but maybe the whole spinnaker collapses. The ripple effects of this are incalculable.
It's scary.
Captain Sun Yu looked at the board that he usually didn't care about with a grim face, and thought to himself, the almost collapse of this spinnaker is just a superficial phenomenon, the key is that we have calculated it in place in advance - okay, there is still God's care, there are gods on the head, we can't serve God?
Captain Sun Yu looked up at the sky, and now the wind was clear, as if nothing had happened.
At this time, the air pressure is rising, the wind speed is starting to decrease, and the temperature is also increasing.
In fact, the whole fleet is like this.
The waves were still a little rough and the boat was still a little bumpy, but the members of the Maritime Security team were all smiling, packing up the things that had been blown by the strong wind, and laughing with each other without paying attention.
Who hasn't experienced a lot of wind and waves? It's just that there is no rainbow after this storm.
The smiling old sea wolf and Captain Sun Yu held on to the side of the ship and looked into the blurred distance.
The smiling old sea wolf said: "The sea changes rapidly, and I have seen countless old sailors in my twenty years, but there is not a single one who does not fear the sea when they live a long time!" ”
Captain Sun Yu sighed.
The smiling old sea wolf said, "God is unpredictable, I have seen countless old ship owners in the past twenty years, but none of them who have received a good death do not fear the gods!" ”
Captain Sun Yu sighed.
The smiling old sea wolf said, "I have seen many people who claim to be able to penetrate the heavens and the earth; I have seen many people who are skilled in boating, and who are not afraid of strong winds and waves, but I can't say how they ended.
The so-called follow the will of heaven and earth, and everything will not be destroyed; Contrary to the will of heaven and earth, although there may be some gains, but the retribution is not happy! ”
Captain Sun Yu sighed.
The smiling old sea wolf said:
"What does it mean to do it according to the will of heaven and earth? The people's hearts are in my hands, this is one. The people's will between heaven and earth is important, Hantang Group opened up this route this time, and everything done along the way is prepared for the people, how can God ignore it!
The time of day is in my hands, this is the second also. When the sky is controlled, the ghosts and gods control, not human beings can do it, this season is the season of sailing, given by God!
The foreign object is in my hands, and this is the three also. When manpower is exhausted, it must be replaced by external things! Personnel, equipment, Hantang Group is far beyond the ordinary, so it will become a big thing!
However, this is still not enough, every time I get on the ship and go to sea, I still have to be in awe! ”
Captain Sun Yu sighed and said, "Awe? Do you believe in Buddhism or Taoism? If it weren't for Mazu? Ah, I have no ill will, this religion is personal freedom! ”
The smiling old sea wolf said, "I'm not referring specifically to Buddhism, there must be things in the darkness of this vast world that cannot be explained by manpower."
I believe that the great city of Antarctica is so ingenious and magical, but it is also impossible to explain all things cause and effect! ”
Captain Sun Yu was a little annoyed, this middle-aged uncle took advantage of me to scare the storm and taught me a lesson.
"We are trying to explain that there is a qiē, a qiē is all for a reason, there is no love for no reason, and there is no hate for no reason!"
That smiling old seawolf really learned to purse his lips and smile.
Captain Sun Yu thought about it, sighed again, and said, "If it weren't for the age, I wouldn't have understood you, yes, some things can't be explained." Good is rewarded with good, evil is rewarded with evil, and this really happens sometimes. Anyone who says that he is full of fearlessness is often used to do bad things and cheer himself up. Forget it, I see what you mean. ”
The smiling old sea wolf finally couldn't laugh, but his face was full of suspicion, this Captain Sun seemed to have something to say.
Captain Sun Yu ignored him, what you said yourself, it is impossible to explain all the causes and effects of everything!
The older people are, the more they will be in awe.
The supply ship of the Haian Brigade is not only a supply function, the Haian Brigade also requires it to have the role of an engineering ship at the same time, of course, as long as it suits the needs of this time and space.
The supply ship erected three booms at the same time to try to straighten the capsized merchant ship, but found that this was not a job that could be done, the working environment was poor, and the tonnage ratio was too large.
The best way is to take this opportunity to be able to salvage some goods is the most cost-effective.
Numerous sailors took turns diving for the rescue.
The supply captain found that the Ming sailors of this time and space have very strong diving ability, maybe this is the so-called life and death elimination, right? They salvaged porcelain, silk and other goods from the half-floating and half-sunken cabin, and the rest of the goods such as tea could not be wanted.
The shipowner wept and said, "Don't ask for silk, after soaking in the seawater, the appearance is too ugly, I am afraid that even their Indian silk will not be compared." ”
As early as the fourth and fifth centuries AD, this technique of cultivating mulberry and silkworms was transmitted from the Ming Continent to India and Central Asia, and some excellent silkworm species were also introduced to the Roman Empire.
By the 8th century AD, weavers from the Ming continent taught silk weaving skills in Arabia, and through Guò Arabs, Italy became the center of European silk around the 10th century AD.
At this time, professional sericulture emerged in Spain and France, and with the advent of the 12th and 13th centuries, Lyon, France, became the center of the European silk weaving industry.
Until the middle of the 17th century, the British invented the silk jacquard device, in fact, it has been more than 400 years since the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were introduced to Europe on the continent, and their structure and principle are the same, only the hydraulic power drive is added.
Therefore, in this time and space, there is still silk in the outside world.
There is just no way to be equal in quality and artistic value. The strange thing is that the same mulberry tree and silkworm are planted outside the Ming Continent, it will become thicker and yellower, and the two kinds of silk can be distinguished at a glance, not to mention the techniques of gold weaving, gold embroidery, gold printing, and makeup, as well as the satin tissue and satin fabric that appeared in the Yuan Dynasty.
If the silks of the Ming merchants could not be sold for the native silks of India, the Ming merchants would rather lose them.
The captain of the supply ship thought about the result of the silk being soaked in seawater, and said, "Don't lose it, if you don't get it, you can sell it for a higher price......
The merchant's eyes lit up and said, "If that's the case, then do you need to salvage the tea?" ”
The supply captain said in his heart, you and I are a god, the tea has been soaked in seawater, so there is still a way to deal with it?
At this time, Fujian maritime merchants used tea as the packing and filling of porcelain, which could prevent it from breaking during transportation, and secondly, the tea would be sold for a little price at that time, which was better than filling with saw foam.
Clever way, but after the tea is soaked in seawater, it is impossible to deal with it.
Now in this time and space, Fujian Dehua ceramics are famous in the world and the most influential. It can be said that the porcelain-making technology of the Ming Dynasty in Dehua has reached the highest level in history; It has also reached unprecedented heights in the plastic arts, becoming a naturally beautiful and unique work of art in the ceramic world.
Therefore, porcelain and silk were the hard goods of the Ming merchants, except that they purchased the products of the Hantang Group, of course.
Most of the Ming merchant's porcelain was salvaged, and he was not afraid of this, it was impossible to lose money, so he would make less money. But if this silk is really half easy to handle, it is excellent.
Hai'an 1 and Hai'an 2 had to tow the two seriously injured ships and slowly sail towards Goa.
Goa, a small Portuguese courtyard.
The news of pirates will always be faster than that of the navy, and the news of the underworld will always be faster than that of patrols.
When Azhisha 61 Nuren Nahar learned that half of his fleet of ships had disappeared, he might have wiped out all the people of the Han and Tang groups.
Her ivory comb had fallen to the ground.
The old maid said resentfully, "Could this be a trap? ”
Azisha 61 Nuren Nahar shook his head firmly and said: "No way, William did not return, and said that the whole army was destroyed, and the Arabs retreated to the Red Sea—
What good is it for the Portuguese East India Company to frame us? Nakor—"
The old maid said viciously: "The daughter of a pirate will always be a pirate, and the son of an officer will always be an officer!" ”
Azhisha 61 Nuren Nahar blamed her, this woman has taken care of herself since she was a child, and it is not easy.
Fortunately, I still have half of the fleet left in my hands, and I can recruit more people, pirates, don't worry, I can go back to my hometown in Persia to recruit people, but now there is no hurry.
Captain Cole is still in Goa—
The use of pirates to block the Ming convoy was known to only two people in the whole of Goa.
The Portuguese and Indian governor, Alfonso, sat behind his desk in a daze, and the news was more complete that ten pirate ships had been sunk by their two galleons and their captive belts, and were all annihilated.
This could not be done even by ten Portuguese warships of the same tonnage, and it was possible to beat them away, but it was definitely not at the level of their two sailing ships.
Captain Cole said: "This confirms the authenticity of their total destruction of the Dutch battleship, and it is completely capable." ”
"Why, my Captain Cole, you didn't believe me?"
"Dear Governor Alfonso, I am not disbelieving, but I have heard that they were sunk with iron ships, and now it has been proved that their sailing ships can do it too."
Governor Alfonso covered his eyelids, shook his long curls, and said, "So, the explanation of the Speaker of Macau, Mr. De Cerlon, is true, and we must listen carefully to his proposal." This thing must not let them know that it has anything to do with us-"
Captain Cole waved his hands and said, "No one knows I've been to that Devil's Island!" ”
Governor Alfonso said: "That female pirate knows! ”
Captain Cole whispered, "She soon didn't know." ”
Governor Alfonso said impatiently: "There will be a few Arabian horses tomorrow, and my little daughter will let you go and pick one with her tomorrow—"
"Very willing to help!"
The small Portuguese-style courtyard also has a lush grape trellis covered with purple-red grapes.
A beautiful lark suddenly landed on the grape trellis, and its call was sweet and moving.
Azisha 61 Nuren Nahar wore a Persian veil and held the window with both hands, looking at it sweetly.
The lark is the lovebird of the Persians.
A little guy ran in and delivered a letter.
She opened it and was surprised to put her hands on her chest as Captain Cole invited her to meet at the Keni Chapel, which had the best view of Goa.
She gave the messenger a riyal.
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