Sweep the World

As the senior generals of the Han Empire, they know much more information than ordinary people, including the fact that the area of ​​the sea is actually much larger than that of the land.

The ocean is so vast that the Han people have not even fully distinguished the types of shallow sea creatures, so there is no need to talk about creatures in the deeper waters.

There are Chinese people who run across the sea. They already know that the creature named Blue Whale is the most evil creature in the known world.

Many Han people who heard the rumors couldn't help being curious about going out to sea, but not everyone was lucky enough to see the blue whale, but after they went out to sea, they couldn't see the edge of the ocean, and they all felt that they were so insignificant.

People always have a higher vision as the environment changes. As they know more, they will inevitably realize how ignorant they were once.

I used to think that the Central Plains are all those people, and the highest aspiration of the careerists is to become the ruler of the Central Plains. In another sense, they are the frogs trapped in the well, and all they can see is the small piece of blue sky above the well.

"If Dahan didn't open up the sea and territories, who could believe that the area of ​​Zhanghai (South China Sea) alone was three or four times the size of the Central Plains?" Qian Jiantong was full of emotion: "We have sailed for more than a month, and we have seen so many new things. People find it incredible."

If you are driving on land, how can you see that there will be an overwhelmingly big guy under your feet? How is it possible to see the millions of fish in a small group, let alone know that every group of fish must be followed by predators.

They have reached the range of Johor, and the fleet is slowly crossing the strait.

Fu Wei arrived at the area named Haishi, which is actually the location of modern Singapore. In ancient times, Zhu Xia contacted him and called Temasek.

The Han Empire controlled Malacca, regardless of which place was called before, the Han would definitely rename it.

As the main resident of the Nanyang Prefecture, the long and narrow islands are surrounded by sea. The newly-built city seems to be located on the ocean, and the name Haishi could not be more appropriate.

It just so happens that if Haishi is translated into the local aboriginal dialect, the transliteration is indeed the pronunciation of "Temasek".

The people on the ship, when they were crossing the strait, all those who didn't need to work were on the deck, among them Si Hongzhuang and Qian Jiantong.

Because the "Linzi" is the flagship of Fuwei's Nanyang Protectorate, the "Linzi" will naturally not continue northward when it reaches the ground.

Incidentally, the fleet originally consisted of more than 1,400 ships of different sizes and models, of which more than 900 ships stopped sailing and scattered to various locations, and only 520 ships were crossing the strait.

"This is a very long and narrow strait, much longer than the Yizhou Strait." Si Hongzhuang patted the guardrail and said with emotion: "When I first came here, I still saw a pristine scenery. Nowadays..."

At the entrance of the strait, Haishi is naturally a new city. It is actually not too big in terms of scale, but it depends on where it was built. If it is local, it is the scale of the county seat. It is located in this wild land. It can be called a giant city.

The establishment of the sea city was only four years, and it was a year ago that it was truly confirmed that it became a mixed city for military and civilian use, and the ports were divided into military and civilian use.

At this time, the military port was moored with a large number of ships. The huge "Linzi" was the most conspicuous among them, and near her were the few gunboats of the Han Empire, with a total of six.

The gunboat is 120 meters in length and is equipped with twelve bronze guns with a caliber of 250 millimeters. It also has a very professional rotatable turret. In addition to the main gun, it also has forty-eight ninety-five millimeter secondary guns. There were only ten gunboats of the same level in the entire Han Empire, eight were assigned to the Nanyang Protectorate, and two were assigned to the Annan Protectorate.

There are only six gunboats in the Haicheng Military Port, and the other two are sent out for missions.

In another civilian port, the number of berthed ships is more than that of military ports.

"In recent years, flying shears have gradually replaced the Fu ship." Si Hongzhuang knows more about the ocean than Qian Jiantong: "In the early days, whether it was the military or the civilians, it was actually the Fu ship system. Yuan Shuo Ten In one year, the Bureau of Naval Research produced the first flying shear ship, and it became popular afterwards."

The difference can be distinguished only from the shape of the ship. For example, the lucky ship is relatively "swollen and fat", and the flying shear ship is a slender body style.

Qian Jian used the literal meaning to understand the difference between the two ship systems, and instantly knew that the flying shear ship had a higher speed than the Fu ship.

"If you are a trader, isn't it better to load more goods?"

"That's true, but it depends on when."

Qian Jiantong was silent by Si Hongzhuang.

In terms of loading capacity, the fortune ship is indeed much more than the flying shearer, but if maritime merchants are allowed to choose, they will give priority to the flying shearer instead of the flying shearer.

The reason is that now is the era of rushing time, using the fastest time to go back and forth, grasp the first-hand information of market demand, and then speed up the transportation and distribution, you can always earn the maximum profit of "the scarcity is the most expensive". .

Simply put, the price of the same product at different times is not the same. The earlier that product is provided, the more profit will be made under the same quantity. Waiting for the quantity of this kind of goods to reach a certain amount. After the market gradually becomes saturated, it may be necessary to sell ten pieces to make a profit from the initial sale of one piece.

Qian Jian was puzzled with the same face, and asked, "The competition among merchants is fierce?"

Si Hongzhuang smiled without saying a word.

Because the Han Empire adopted different taxation policies both internally and externally, foreign ships could not bear various heavy taxes even if they had the ability to sail ocean and sea voyages. Generally speaking, there would be no crooked nuts who would choose to sail to the Han Empire without a political purpose.

Han people with absolute advantage, after all, are not just anyone who can afford such a career as sea trade. They must have enough assets to enter this industry.

The vast majority of Han people who are interested in sea trade do not actually have their own ships. They can purchase cargo to lease the shipping space of the national fleet, or they can rent a ship that can be used for ocean voyages to carry cargo.

Under normal circumstances, two or three trips are bound to make a lot of money. Git your teeth to buy a lowest-level ocean-going vessel and you can still afford to pay. Ninety out of ten people do the same.

Some people who are engaged in sea trade are either old-fashioned world or celebrities, or emerging noble class, with varying numbers of ocean-going ships running sea trade.

Those who have tasted the sweetness of sea trade basically expanded their fleet size at the first time and continued to invest in the sea running business industry. No one would stop doing it after making money.

As veteran forces and emerging nobles, they reap the greatest profit because there is competition between each other, and no one will be stupid to maliciously lower prices.

Usually after encountering competition, the front-line manager sends the news back to the principal. The principal must report to the owner. The first choice for the owner is to communicate with each other.

"So, it's not malicious competition." Si Hongzhuang's own family also has a fleet that runs at sea, but the scale is not large compared to some people: "It can be the amount of shipments in the agreed time period, or it can be their own. Delimit the scope of belonging."

Qian Jiantong’s family did not engage in maritime trade. Their main focus was on grassland animal husbandry. The most profitable one is livestock sales, not the textile industry that has flourished in recent years.

"Of course there will be competition between one's own people, it is impossible to avoid it." Si Hongzhuang said naturally, "but why do you want to make outsiders cheaper?"

The Han Empire’s emphasis on knighthood has long been extended to all aspects. No matter what conflicts arise, people with low knighthoods will usually give in within a tolerable range when negotiating, but people with high knighthoods will not eat too much. That's it.

It's not that the titles and morals have also become high, and they have the ability to take all but they are merciful. It's that they have that kind of strength.

The most fundamental reason is that bullying the same Han people can benefit, but you have to leave infamy. No matter how hard you bully crooked nuts, you won’t be burdened with infamy. It’s even easier to bully crooked nuts. You should understand who you really want to bully.

To recognize the facts clearly, to force someone who is also a Han to have to work hard, and to have a negative impact after winning, it is better to be a little bit pregnant with the same Han. Who can guarantee that someone who is also a Han will have a higher rank than himself? There is no possibility that Crooked Nuts is higher than himself in the title.

Jinshan and Yinshan are right there, and if you have that kung fu, you might as well step up and pull outwards. A family that doesn't understand this principle will reject it, waiting for no one to want to play with themselves, and there is no place to regret it.

"You are now one of the guardians." Si Hongzhuang said with a smile, "I heard that the Asan Continent is an extremely rich place."

It’s not that you can do something unscrupulously as a protector, but the Han Empire has an unspoken rule. On the premise of not violating the Han law, officials in a certain place have natural conveniences. , It’s not an evil thing to make money legally only by being able to grasp first-hand information in a certain place.

Qian Jiantong was stunned for a moment, and nodded: "Indeed, it is...Is it time to order ships now?"

Si Hongzhuang looked at Qian Jiantong like a fool, but now that he had already raised some points, fortunately, he was a good person to the end and could get greater favor.

"As an official in the local area, we must be concerned about the rules. For example, if you know which family has something, not only can you not **** it, you have to protect it faithfully." Si Hongzhuang smirked and continued: "Asan There are many neighboring countries, and the routes on that side are also very prosperous. It is not the people of the big man who disappeared at sea, right?"

Qian Jiantong was shocked. He stared at Si Hongzhuang dumbfounded, knowing that he would send his subordinate navy to grab the ship.

When Si Hongzhuang saw Qian Jiantong's face, he was taken aback for a while, and his mouth was so uncomfortable to say: "I'm not asking you to appoint a fleet!"

Qian Jiantong was taken aback once again, but he reacted. He was just fainted, forgetting that the Han Empire had a large number of mercenary groups, and he could hire them to do it.

"Your jurisdiction is very advantageous." Si Hongzhuang briefly recounted what he knew, and specifically mentioned what routes are available in the area of ​​the Tianzhu Duhu Mansion: "Foreign ships cannot afford the cost of entering our waters, and they dare not. We set foot in Carabagas, which is controlled by us, and chose the island opposite Carabagas... what is its name?"

Qian Jiantong wanted to be the protector of the Tianzhu Protectorate. How could he not understand, he inserted a sentence: "Lamba Jianna."

"Yes." Si Hongzhuang nodded, "It's there. They regard it as the closest transit point to Dahan."

Qian Jian laughed together, already knowing what to do.

Want to live in a world without a privileged class, that is the idea that children can only have, who are adults who can be so naive.

As long as there are groups and societies, the privileged class will always exist. The difference is that the privileges are not excessive and who are used.

Being an official in the Han Empire nowadays, doing wicked things to the same clan? How stupid and ignorant it is to be like that!

Although it is an official, under the rule, unless no one has a knighthood, otherwise there is a way to break through the sky.

There is convenience, even if it is only the convenience of name and official position, it is not the same as hiring people to bully foreigners without instructing anyone under the establishment.

In the Han Empire, it happened more than once that someone from a foreign race went to the Land of the Summer with all the hardships. They asked the government to do justice, but they were smashed into despair by the reality.

Any official means the same thing, not that they can’t sue ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ if they have an account book.

It’s not a case of a foreigner of Han nationality who sue you for a fart. Lao Tzu’s salary does not contain a grain of rice handed over by your family. Even if you have the rice from your family, it is also handed over by the Han, and it will no longer be yours when it is in the hands of the Han. ,understand?

Of course, the Han people knew that the foreign race called their country "the celestial dynasty", but from the emperor to the common people, it was clear that the Han empire's status as the "Heavenly dynasty" was not promoted.

After five miserable conditions in China, and almost annihilated, contemporary Han people are the most exclusive and recognizable generation of themselves. Whoever is so sick can think of the respect expressed by the foreign race, or something else. A mess of things, to judge one's own people for a completely unrelated person.

"So, there are only Han and foreigners at the moment." Si Hongzhuang said with a faint smile: "According to the usual practice, foreigners' lawsuits are not accepted."

They all know that the Han people can do this. If any country or nation feels upset or disagrees, it's so open, there is no power to change the situation, and it will "rush" in the Gobi.

Qian Jiantong likes such a country and feels proud of it.