Daming One Piece

Chapter 94 Annan's Ming Concession (first update, please recommend, please collect)
Life at sea and sailing are not boring, at least for Li Liankun and Sun Yueshi who were singled out on the ship, they are not boring at all. Each of them is on duty for four hours. During these four hours, not only pay attention to the wind speed and direction, Also measure ocean currents and ship speed.

They even have to learn how to use a sextant to measure bearings, but these have to be learned slowly, because they all require mathematical knowledge.And this one really takes time.

Even if they have time, they may not necessarily be able to learn.

After all, measuring latitude and longitude requires a lot of calculations.

According to Shi Yiwen's idea, he will definitely build a school in Beigang in the future to teach all kinds of knowledge. He will build a school when he has the ability to control his own destiny, and then spread all kinds of knowledge including mathematics. Only in this way can he be cultivated naturally Talents are not just for navigation, but also for medicine, architecture, metallurgy, and machinery.

Before that, he could only accumulate his strength little by little. After all, the accumulation and dissemination of knowledge takes time.Right now, some things are better done by yourself.

Although the speed of the schooner is very fast, it is almost second only to the clipper ship in the age of sail, but it is still a long voyage from Beigang to Hoi An. Unlike the short voyage to Orange last time, this time in " On board the Black Wind, Shi Yiwen finally understood the waiting on the Ming ship.

Zheng Yiguan and the others are the ship’s owners, while Guo Huaiyi is in charge of the ship—more or less the captain. Under the ship’s management is the deputy finance officer, who is responsible for the management of cargo transactions and financial revenue and expenditure on the ship. He can often be promoted to the ship’s management position.There is also a steward, who manages the sundries on board.

There is also the captain of the fire. The sailors on the ship are called "buddy", so as the name suggests, "the captain" is the position of commanding the sailors to control the ship, responsible for the manipulation and driving of the ship, and often has great authority.His status is equal to that of the first mate on a western ship, but part of the power of the first mate is divided by the financial officer and the chief manager. His authority is limited to the driving of the ship, and the helmsman. When sailing in the sea, the helmsman must Follow the orders of the captain to steer.

As for those who climb up and down the mast, they are Aban, who specialize in repairing the sails and rigging, hoisting flags, looking out and other tasks that require climbing the mast.

Finally, the most common crew member is the "man" or minion, who doesn't need to have too many skills, in other words, the coolie on board.

In the next few days, the "Black Wind" and "Black Pearl" have been sailing in a "straight line" in the deep sea. If only by observing the angle of the stars and the sun, we can only measure the latitude but not the longitude, It is absolutely impossible to sail like this.This is also the reason why maritime merchants throughout the ages can only follow the monsoon and ocean currents along the coastline of the continental shelf time and time again. Even if many ships hit the rocks and sank, they still dare not sail directly.

Navigation technology limits all this.

However, all of this is not a problem for Shi Yiwen at all, the sextant and the clock perfectly solved the problem of his positioning in the sea.The journey was smooth and smooth, coupled with the extremely fast speed of the new ship, it arrived in Vietnam on the sixth day. This era should be called the Annan Metropolitan Envoy.

After the coastline of Annan came into view, although there was no longitude and latitude of Hoi An on the big map, there was no need for Shi Yiwen's measurement at this time, and Guo Huaiyi quickly found the coastal sign to Hoi An.

That afternoon, the "Black Wind" and "Black Pearl" sailed into the port of Hoi An. This was the first time Shi Yiwen saw a city in the [-]th century--Orangena was also a "turtle", and the entire port was There is only one small building.

But Hoi An is different!
As early as the [-]th century, Hoi An was very prosperous, because the direct country-to-country trade between the Ming Dynasty and Japan was hindered.Chinese and Japanese merchants, when the northeast monsoon came every year, went to Hoi An, Vietnam one after another. The merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty brought silk and various exquisite items.Chinese and Japanese merchant ships gather here for transactions.Gradually, some Japanese and Chinese businessmen settled here, married the locals, got wives and had children.The Chinese district and the Japanese district were established on both sides of the small river in Hoi An City.Even until now, thousands of Japanese and their descendants still live here when a large number of Japanese businessmen who were prohibited from going to sea by the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew to Japan.Of course, there are more Ming people!

Even as soon as he arrived in Hoi An, what Shi Yiwen saw was a quaint ancient city. Ming-style buildings and Chinese characters were everywhere in his eyes. It is not so much a city in Annan as a city of Ming Dynasty. City.After all, most of the people living here are Daming people.

"Master Shi, this is Hoi An. This is the first stop for businessmen from Ming Dynasty to Annan. The Ming people in Hoi An are divided by district. There are Guangdong District, Chaozhou District and Hakka District. Looking over here, the tallest must be their guild hall..."

Guo Huaiyi, who has been to Hoi An, pointed to Hoi An City and explained.

"Oh, by the way, there is now a Hongfan District next to Waren Town, where all the Hongmaofans live, but there are not many Hongmaofans in this area. However, they are not good enough. This Hui'an City is still our Daming people, just Even the county magistrate of Hoi An City is also a member of the Ming Dynasty, and this county magistrate is recommended by the three major guild halls, as long as the county magistrate pays enough taxes, we are the ones who decide what happens inside and outside the city."

This is definitely a semi-colonial!
Guo Huaiyi's introduction made Shi Yiwen secretly think in his heart. When he was staring at Hoi An City, he even had a thought in his mind—could this be Annan's Shanghai, no, it should be the Shanghai Concession, but this The concession is divided into Guangdong Concession, Chaozhou Concession, and Hakka Concession.

In fact, it is an autonomous city of merchants, just a group of merchants.

And what is the easiest way to deal with this kind of businessman?
It is divide and conquer.Especially after the Ming merchants lost the big tree of Ming Dynasty, the Annan people only need to use a little tricks to take away the administrative power. Why is it possible?
The three families are at odds!
Suddenly, at this moment, Shi Yiwen seemed to understand why the Ming merchants who once ran across Southeast Asia in the age of great voyages gradually disappeared later. To put it bluntly, it was this geographical difference that prevented them from forming a group.

The Japanese call it Waren Town, and the red hair is called Hongfan District, but when it is Daming's turn, it becomes Guangdong District, Chaozhou District and Hakka District instead of Daming District. With such internal discord, how could it not be called Others divide and conquer.

I still have to find a way to twist them into a rope!
Thinking in this way, staring at the bustling port, Shi Yiwen said.

"Guo Guanzhou, do you think they welcome us?"

(End of this chapter)