Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1707
"Xu Fu's Postscript", "Secrets of Yin Shang", "The End of the Sea"...

One month later, Shao Shude had already taken two sea dog pills, and the pens of the secretary supervisor had also written several books.

As soon as he saw the name, he had a deep desire to complain.

Fake, fake so bubbling!

But no matter how fake it is, the pens also wrote the books according to his requirements.

There are many details in it that look like they are happening and are very deceiving.

Of course, this is what Shao Shude wants to see.For fakes, it is natural to do a full set, such as the sailing details mentioned in the book, I asked the old sea dog who often wanders at sea to give pointers to ensure that outsiders cannot see the slightest flaw.

As for the route, it was Shao Shude who personally participated in the "faking".

I don't know the authenticity of the pen, so I just write it as it is, and even asked an artist to draw a chart, which is a bit outrageously fake.

Well, only Shao Shude knows that this chart is true, at least it is close to ten.

The Kuroshio route is real, and it was also a treasure that the Spaniards once kept secret.

In the Manila galleon trade that began in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Spanish merchant ships departed from ports on the Pacific coast of Mexico, sailed westward along the northern equatorial warm current, and arrived in Manila, the capital of the Luzon colony.

After the maintenance and repair of the ship, head north to China.After trading, sail northeast on the Kuroshio Current (Japanese Warm Current).

The Kuroshio Current meets the Oyashio (Thousand Island Cold Current), forming the largest fishing ground in the world.Blown by the strong westerly wind, the Kuroshio Current turns eastward and becomes the North Pacific Warm Current.Following this ocean current, it crosses the North Pacific Ocean and reaches the west coast of North America. At this time, it can enter the cold current of California and go south along the water to reach the port of Acapulco in Mexico.

This is the so-called Manila Galleon Trade Route.

Twice across the Pacific Ocean, the first sailing west along the northern equator, a longer distance, and the second eastward along the North Pacific Ocean, a shorter distance.

At that time, many foreign businessmen knew about the Manila galleon trade, but they didn't know how the Spaniards did it.And the Spaniards also strictly kept the secret. After all, they paid a huge price for exploring this route, and of course it was impossible to disclose it to others.

Shao Shude considered that crossing the Pacific Ocean from the northern equator requires relatively high navigation skills, and traveling from west to east is also very difficult, and it can even be said to be almost impossible.But it is much easier to cross the Pacific Ocean from the North Pacific Ocean, the distance is relatively short, and the ocean currents are also very strong, and the speed is generally above four knots, or even higher.Moreover, the route itself is far away from the Bering Strait, with less floating ice and relatively safe.

The only downside is probably that there are more wind and waves and more bad weather.I remember in my impression that the Nagumo Chuichi Fleet that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor took this route, during which it encountered heavy wind and rain.

"Call Han Zhaoyin and Zhao Ying." Shao Shude ordered after reading a few books.

"See your Majesty." A moment later, secretaries Han Zhaoyin and Zhao Ying came hand in hand and bowed.

"Sit down." Shao Shude pointed to the two chairs and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting your seat." The two sat down, one on the left and one on the right, and waited quietly.

"Sit over here." Shao Shude waved, motioning for the two of them to come closer, and then pointed to a certain section of the chart in "Xu Fu's Postscript" and said, "Add some islands here."

The two of them leaned over to take a look.

"May I ask how many islands your Majesty wants to add?" Han Zhaoyin asked.

"Let's add about ten more." Shao Shude said casually, "You decide the exact number, and it's in this area."

There are a dozen mouths open!
Han Zhaoyin originally had some doubts that this was true, but now seeing His Majesty's ridiculous request to add islands, he has already confirmed in his heart that this chart cannot be more false.

"What's the name of the island?" Zhao Ying asked.

"The local natives call them 'Aleutians', so let's call them the Aleutian Islands." Shao Shude said.

After speaking, he wrote down the words Aleutian.

The Aleutian Islands, of course, have native Indians, known as the Aleuts, after whom the islands are named.

During the colonization of Alaska by the Russian-American company of Tsarist Russia, there were about tens of thousands of Aleutians. They lived on whaling, hunting seals, sea otters, sea lions, walruses, reindeer, bears and other animals. Their civilization level was relatively low, and they were still in the Stone Age in general. , its whaling utensils are mainly spears made of stone, wood, and ivory. They use canoes to enter the sea and shuttle back and forth between the islands.

After leaving the Thousand Islands, follow the ocean current and sail northeast for a few days, you can see the Aleutian Islands. The fishery resources here are very rich, and there are tens of thousands of native Indians. In fact, it is an ideal shelter and transit point.

Before Shao Shude felt sorry for Li Ergou and others, this was actually the reason.

Now that they have seen the Kamchatka Peninsula, they are actually very close to the Aleutian Islands.After crossing the Aleutian Islands, you can see Alaska, and the North American continent is just around the corner.

To some extent, it is much easier to reach the North American continent from China than from Europe.

The voyage is relatively short, driven by strong ocean currents, and there are many supply islands in the middle, so the conditions are very favorable.

The only shortcoming is that the indigenous civilizations in Northeast Asia have a low level of civilization. They lack the conditions and technology to travel to the North American continent - they may have been there in history, but they have no writing, so no one knows about it.

After listening to Shao Shude's words, Han Zhaoyin and Zhao Ying feared that they might not be able to remember, so they wrote down the main points on the spot and prepared to go back and revise them.

Shao Shude took a look, and simply explained a few more words: "The end of the sea is a 'land given by God', and the number of bison is no less than ten million. After the natives hunt and kill them, they only eat the meat from the back of the bull's eye, and discard the rest. .”

Han Zhaoyin's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, is there such a waste?If it is written like this, those natives are very rich, and the cows only eat the most delicate part of the meat, and discard the rest. What kind of extravagance is this?
So he made an opinion.

Shao Shude smiled embarrassingly, and said, "Han Qing, look at it yourself, ten million bison are real."

"Yes." Han Zhaoyin nodded again and again, feeling a little slanderous in his heart.

"Let me also mention that there are several kinds of crops in the local area, and one mu can produce ten thousand catties." Shao Shude said again.

"Your Majesty..." Han Zhaoyin trembled in fright, and the ink fell on the paper, forming a black spot.

"Haha, that's a bit much." Shao Shude said, "The yield per mu is a thousand catties."

"Yes." Han Zhaoyin wrote it down honestly.

Open your mouth ten thousand catties, shut your mouth ten thousand catties, nonsense to the point where it cannot be added.Han Zhaoyin was suddenly a little ashamed. If people knew that he participated in the fraud as the number one scholar and secretary, he would be laughed to death.

But this is a matter assigned by the saint himself, what can he do?
A month ago, I heard that the sage was looking for someone with good writing skills to write a book. He volunteered and participated in it himself, but now he regrets it more and more.

It seems that it is not what a scholar should do to deceive the world by making falsehoods for saints.

These fake books may lure many people to go to sea to find treasures and the legendary elixir of life, which is not what scholars should do.

He has done all these scandalous things, once his reputation is exposed, his reputation will definitely be ruined.

However, in the affairs of the world, there are gains and losses.

Today is a kind person, and will definitely give compensation.Maybe in two years' time, he would be able to go out to the local areas and get a position in a state or county. After some experience, he would return to the central government. By then, the positions in the Six Ministries and Nine Temples would not be picked at random.

It's just——I just don't know if the old man, the saint, was still there at that time.

Alas, sorrow!
Compared with Han Zhaoyin, Zhao Ying didn't think so much.

In fact, he really doubted whether the sage had collected some volumes and half volumes of ancient books through some special channels. After reading them, he believed the descriptions in them, so he planned to correct them, correct them, and republish them.

Because excluding the untrue content that the saints let them add at will, such as the Aleutian Islands, [-] million bison, and [-] jin of crops per mu, other aspects are still very reliable.

At least, it looks a lot like the real thing.

Zhao Ying believes that there is no need to make it so real, and it is impossible to make it so real.

When we invited senior captains from the Bohai Trading Company and the Ping Navy who had sailed many times to come and consult us about the ocean currents and routes, they were doubtful and hesitated to speak.

Zhao Ying asked in private, those captains actually believed six or seven points, which makes people feel horrible!

What is the concept of fraud to deceive professionals?
Is this true?

It's a pity that no one can give him the answer, so he can only record it doubtfully.

Shao Shude looked at their expressions and laughed out loud.

True and false, false and true, all things in the world are like this.

He has worked hard for more than 20 years, really, not exaggerating at all.

After conquering Ziqing Town, he began to think of ways to drive people into the sea. He couldn't remember how many methods he used during this time.

Later, it worked hard for the Bohai State, vigorously developed Liaodong, and used the resources of the Bohai State to establish a solid base in the Sea of ​​Japan.

For more than 20 years, it is really not easy to connect one ring to another ring.

Up to now, he has only managed to lure the people who ran to the sea to Sakhalin Island, and set foot in the Thousand Islands in a small amount.In the future, the next generation will take over.

From the Thousand Islands to the Aleutian Islands, and then to North America and Canada, this step is not easy.The biggest obstacle is the lack of reason and motivation for future generations.

Legend has it that the elixir of life was for the emperor.

Gold is for pirates and sea merchants.

[-] million bison and [-] jin per mu are for ordinary people.

After "Zhizhi·Population" became a textbook for the imperial examination, the official class became aware of the contradiction between man and land, and might consider this aspect.

Fishing, maritime trade, and maritime food transportation will continue to iterate and improve navigation technology, improve shipbuilding levels, cultivate the marine industry chain, and expand the base of industrial workers.

By that time, the population and wealth of Liaodong are estimated to have accumulated to a considerable extent, and the spontaneous gathering towns of pirates in Sakhalin Island, Hokkaido and other places are estimated to have reached a certain scale, and even many people in the Thousand Islands have settled - after all. A fishing ground is located here.

He had prepared all the prerequisites and was waiting for future generations to take this step.

It's all over!Good!Things have reached this point, if the descendants still can't get out, he can't help it.

He has done everything he can and has a clear conscience.

(End of this chapter)