Vol 2 Chapter 2311: New Weights and Measures, Huge Maritime Trade (Part 1)
Chapter 2311 New Weights and Measures, Huge Sea Trade (Part 1)
Chapter 2307: New Weights and Measures, Huge Sea Trade (Part 1)
The first year of Shenwu, March 2nd.
After a twenty-one-day voyage, the Daqin fleet led by Ye Qingmei and Qi Jiguang finally arrived in Annan and docked.
The originally empty harbor became congested due to the arrival of the Daqin fleet, and then something embarrassing happened.
The harbor is not big enough to accommodate one hundred and forty-one Qin warships, and can only accommodate eighty ships at most.
When Ruan Fuying and Li Gongyun were building the port, they originally built it according to their idea of a "big port". After all, the port would continue to be used for trade with Da Qin in the future, so it was natural that it would be built in a bigger way.
From the perspective of Ruan Fuying and others, it is impossible for Da Qin to bring a hundred ships, right? But they never expected that the number of Da Qin's warships was far more than a hundred, and the ships were much larger than those in Nanyang. Only eighty ships could fill up the port they built.
“Sir Ye, the local forces in Annan have made the port smaller. Our ships can only dock at most 80 ships, and the remaining 61 ships may not be able to enter the port.” Zheng Hehui reported.
Ye Qingmei's mouth couldn't help but twitch. There were still so many warships that had not docked, but there was no space left in the port to park the ships. What was this?
After thinking for a while, Ye Qingmei said decisively: "We can only let the extra warships continue to float on the sea. After the transaction is completed, the ships will be sailed out, and then the extra warships will be allowed to dock for resources. Supplement it.”
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Zheng He respectfully accepted the order and left.
At this moment, a big man wearing Nanman-style clothing was brought to Ye Qingmei after being led onto the treasure ship by soldiers. He was Meng Huo.
When he saw Ye Qingmei, who was disguised as a man, and Zhu Rong standing beside her, Meng Huo couldn't help but froze.
Why is it that the envoy of Qin is also a woman?
Meng Huo naturally did not dare to point it out, and said respectfully: "Your envoy, the leaders of the major forces in Annan, as well as our general Gonggong of the Southern Kingdom, have been waiting at this seaport for a long time, and they can trade at any time."
Ye Qingmei put her hands behind her back and pretended to be serious: "It's not in a hurry. It's not too late to meet with the leaders first and then make a deal."
“That’s...okay.”
“Send the order, let the other ships move, and let the treasure ship where this envoy is on enter the harbor first.”
Ye Qingmei gave the order again, and his subordinates naturally obeyed the order.
The treasure ship Ye Qingmei is on is 140 meters long, 60 meters wide, and 15 meters high. It has a full load displacement of about 23,000 tons and a load capacity of 9,800 tons. It has nine masts and twelve sails. Its "tent, sail, anchor, and rudder, It takes at least two to three hundred people to open it.
This treasure ship is the technological pinnacle of Eastern wooden sailing ships. In comparison, Western wooden sailing ships have never exceeded 10,000 tons.
European Caravel-type sailing ships from the 13th to 17th centuries had a displacement of 2,000 to 4,000 tons and only 3 to 4 masts. Moreover, large Western wooden sailing ships were prone to sinking at the bow, seriously affecting navigation performance and even causing the ship to disintegrate in a storm.
The emergence of treasure ships in the Ming Dynasty shows that Eastern shipbuilding technology has successfully solved the problems of hull strength and wood mortise and tenon joints. Such a huge wooden ship can still withstand the strong winds and waves of the Indian Ocean.
To put it bluntly, a warship as huge as a treasure ship is like a moving mountain.
When the mountain-like Daqin treasure ship and a group of high-rise ships sailed into the port, Ruan Fuying, Li Gongyun and other Annan leaders all looked straight.
It’s too big. I’ve never seen such a big ship in my life.
At this time, everyone had only one thought in their minds, and that was: Is this Da Qin? It is indeed a heavenly kingdom, so powerful that it is suffocating. After Gonggong saw the Da Qin treasure ship and other warships, his eyes flashed green, and he felt envious in his heart.
In fact, except for the Southern Barbarian King Chi You, most people don't know that Gonggong is much better in the water than on the road. He is also the only Southern Barbarian who can fight in the water.
Gonggong could not defeat Chi You and Xing Tian on land, but if they were in the water, Chi You and Xing Tian together might not be able to defeat him.
Although Gonggong has never commanded a naval force or fought a water battle, his excellent innate talent and acquired learning have made his attainments in water battles no better than those who have been immersed in water battles for dozens of years. The star of the year is poor.
It is a pity that the Southern Barbarians do not have a naval army, and it is impossible to establish a naval army in the short term, which also makes Gonggong's water warfare skills useless.
Gonggong, who already knew that the Navy knew how to fight water wars, naturally felt envious after seeing so many advanced warships, but he was destined to be elusive.
Under the spotlight, Ye Qingmei and Zhu Rong, who were disguised as men, stepped off the treasure ship one after another. The two half-step masters Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang followed closely behind to guard Ye Qingmei.
"Princess?"
After seeing Zhu Rong's appearance in men's clothing, Gonggong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he went up to Zhu Rong happily, wanting to give Zhu Rong a bear hug, but Zhu Rong avoided him with a look of disgust, and this also made Gonggong directly Embarrassed in place.
Ye Qingmei saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so she immediately changed the subject with a haha, in order to get rid of the embarrassment. When Gonggong got a step, he naturally climbed down the pole, and immediately discussed the transaction with Ye Qingmei. .
After some exchanges, Gonggong's favorable impression of Ye Qingmei improved a lot, and he began to introduce him to the leaders of various forces in Annan.
Ye Qingmei not only understands Chinese history, but also has a certain understanding of world history, so he naturally realizes that the Nguyen King Ruan Phu Anh in front of him is the founding monarch of the Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty, and the Yue King Li Gongyun is the founding monarch of the Vietnamese Li Dynasty.
“It turns out that not only China, but also South Asia, Southeast Asia, India, Central Asia, and even Europe outside of China, there are also historical figures born in the world.”
Thinking of this, Ye Qingmei was not worried at all, but was even more looking forward to the future world.
If the era wants to develop, it needs the promotion of countless capable and wise people, and these celebrities whose names are recorded in history books are naturally the best promoters.
Taking the Central Plains as an example, after a large number of primitive historical figures came to the world, the civilization of the entire East was progressing rapidly.
If this trend continues, there may be no need to wait until two thousand years later, and the East may enter the era of science and technology.
This is a great era where heroes from all over history gather together. Ye Qingmei is very much looking forward to how far Chinese civilization will develop and how it will collide with other civilizations.
After meeting with the heads of major forces, Ye Qingmei quickly got down to business and began to discuss the transaction.
Da Qin brought 141 ships, basically all of which were loaded with cargo. There were 100 pure cargo ships, each with a cargo capacity of 5,000 tons.
I accidentally posted the wrong chapter. The anti-theft chapter of 4,000 words was accidentally changed to 2,000 words. As a result, the large chapter of 4,000 words had to be divided into two chapters and posted.
(End of this chapter)