As high-ranking generals of the Han Empire, they would know much more information than ordinary people, including the fact that the sea area was much larger than the land.
The ocean is so vast that the Han people have not even fully identified the types of shallow sea creatures, so there is no need to talk about the creatures in the deeper seas.
There were Han Chinese who had crossed the sea, and they already knew that the creature named the Blue Whale was the most hated creature in the known world.
Many Han people who heard the rumors couldn't help but be curious about going to sea, that is, not everyone was lucky enough to see the blue whale, but after they went out to sea, they couldn't see the boundless ocean, and they all felt that they were so small.
People always have a higher vision with the changes in the environment, and the more things they know, the more they will inevitably realize how ignorant they once were.
I once thought that the Central Plains was the group of people who were all the people, and the highest desire of careerists was to become the rulers of the Central Plains, but in another sense, they were frogs trapped in the well, and they only saw a small piece of blue sky on the well.
"If the Han Dynasty had not opened up the sea frontier, who would have believed that the area of the South China Sea alone would be three or four times the size of the Central Plains" Qian Jiantong was full of emotion: "After more than a month of sailing, I have seen so many new things that people feel incredible. ” If you were on land, how could you see that there would be a huge amount of fish under your feet, and how could you see a school of millions of fish gathered together, let alone that every group of fish must be followed by predators.
They have reached the Johor range, and the fleet is slowly moving through the strait.
Fu Wei arrived in the area known as the Haishi, which is actually the location of modern Singapore, and the ancient Zhuxia came into contact with it and called Temasek.
The Han Empire took control of Malacca, and the Han people would inevitably rename the place, regardless of the previous name.
As the main residence of the Nanyang Prefecture, the narrow island is surrounded by the sea, and the newly built city seems to be located on the ocean, so the name of the new city could not be more appropriate.
Coincidentally, if Haishi were to be translated into the local Aboriginal dialect, the transliteration would indeed be the pronunciation of "Temasek".
The people on the ship, when they crossed the strait, the people who didn't need to work were all on the deck, including Si Hongzhuang and Qian Jiantong.
Because the "Linzi" is the flagship of Fu Wei's Nanyang Protectorate, then the "Linzi" will naturally not continue to go north when it arrives on the ground.
In addition, the fleet originally consisted of more than 1,400 ships of different sizes and types, of which more than 900 were also suspended and scattered to various stations, and only 520 ships were passing through the strait.
"It's a very narrow strait, much longer than the Yizhou Strait."
Si Hongzhuang patted the guardrail and said with emotion: "When I first came here, the local area still looked like a primitive scenery, but now" At the entrance of the strait, Haishi is naturally a new city, it is not too big in terms of scale, but it depends on what location it is built in, the local language is the scale of the county seat, located in this wild place can be called a giant city.
It was only four years after the establishment of the city, and it was only a year ago that it was confirmed that it would become a mixed military and civilian city, and the port was divided into two parts: military and civilian.
At this time, the military port was moored with a large number of ships, among which the huge "Linzi" was the most conspicuous, and near her was a few gunboats of the Han Empire, a total of six.
The gunboat was 120 meters long, equipped with 12 bronze guns of 250 mm caliber, and had a very professional rotating turret.
In addition to the main gun, it also had a total of forty-eight ninety-five mm secondary guns.
There were only ten gunboats of the same class in the entire Han Empire, eight of which were allocated to the Nanyang Protectorate, and two were allocated to the Annam Protectorate.
There were only six gunboats in the port of Haishi, and the other two were sent out on missions.
In another civilian port, the number of ships berthed is greater than that of a military port, and it can be described as a thousand miles from end to end.
"In recent years, clippers have gradually replaced fortune boats."
Si Hongzhuang knows more about the ocean than Qian Jiantong: "In the early days, whether it was the military or the people, it was actually a blessing ship system.
In the eleventh year of Yuan Shuo, the Bureau of Naval Research built the first flying clippers, and then it became popular. ” The difference can be distinguished from the shape of the boat alone, for example, the lucky boat is relatively "swollen", and the clipper boat is more than a slender body style.
Qian Jiantong used a literal meaning to understand the difference between the two ship systems, and instantly knew that the speed of the clipper ship was higher than that of the Fu ship.
"Isn't it true that the more goods you load, the better?"
"That's true, but it depends on when."
Qian Jiantong was silenced by Si Hongzhuang's words.
In terms of loading, the Fuchuan is indeed much more than the Flying Clipper, but if it were to be chosen by the maritime merchants, they would give preference to the Flying Clipper over the Fufu.
The reason is that now is the era of rushing for time, with the fastest time to go back and forth, grasp the first-hand information of market demand, and then speed transportation and distribution, always be able to earn the maximum profit of "scarce is expensive".
To put it simply, the price of the same commodity is not the same at different times, the sooner the goods are supplied, the more profit will be made under the same quantity, and when the number of such goods reaches a certain amount, and the market is gradually saturated, it may be necessary to sell ten pieces to have the profit of selling one at the beginning.
Qian Jian looked puzzled and asked, "The competition among businessmen is very fierce."
Si Hongzhuang smiled and said nothing.
Because the Han Empire adopted different tax collection policies at home and abroad, it was difficult for foreign ships to bear all kinds of heavy taxes even if they were able to sail ships for ocean voyages, and there were generally no crooked nuts who chose to sail to the Han Empire by themselves without political purposes.
The Han people who have an absolute advantage, in the final analysis, are not just anyone who can afford to do this kind of business, and they must have enough property to step into this industry.
The vast majority of Han Chinese who are interested in maritime trade do not actually have their own ships, they can purchase goods and lease the space of the transport ships accompanying the national fleet, or they can share a ship that can be used for ocean voyages to transport goods.
Under normal circumstances, two or three trips will inevitably make a lot of money, and you can still afford to buy a lowest-level ocean-going vessel by gritting your teeth, and nine out of ten adults do the same.
Some of the people who are engaged in the sea trade are either the old world or gate lords, or they are the new noble class, with a varying number of ocean-going ships running the sea trade.
Those who have tasted the sweetness of sea trade, they are basically the first to expand the scale of their fleets and continue to invest in the industry of sea runners, and no one will stop doing it after making money.
As an old force and an emerging noble, they reap the greatest profit, that is, there is competition between each other, and no one will be stupid to maliciously lower prices.
Usually after encountering competition, the steward on the front line will pass the news back to the principal, and the principal must report to the head of the family, and the first choice as the head of the family is to communicate with each other.
"So, it's not malicious competition."
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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 an agreement on how much to ship at what time, or it can be to delineate the scope of their own territory." ” Qian Jiantong's family was not engaged in maritime trade, but mainly focused on grassland animal husbandry, and the most profitable thing was the sale of livestock, not the textile industry, which had flourished in recent years.
"Of course, there will be competition between your own people, and it is impossible to avoid it."
Si Hongzhuang said as a matter of course: "But why should outsiders be cheap?"
The Han Empire's emphasis on the title has long been extended to all aspects, no matter what the conflict is, when negotiating, the people at the bottom of the title usually make concessions within the range of tolerance, but the people with high titles will not eat too much.
It's not that the title is high, the character has become high, and they have the ability to eat it all but their subordinates are merciful, it's that they themselves have that kind of strength, and they are not enemies of life and death, and everyone has to take care of some influence.
The most fundamental truth is that bullying the same Han group can get benefits, but to leave a name, no matter how ruthless the bullying crooked nuts are, they will not bear the infamy, and even bullying the crooked nuts will be simpler.
It is necessary to recognize the facts clearly, and it is better to have a big belly with a comrade who is also a Han Chinese, so that he has to work hard, and if he wins, it will have a negative impact.
Who dares to guarantee that the same Han will one day have a higher title than himself, and the crooked kernel has no possibility of being higher than himself in the title.
The gold and silver mountains are placed there, and there is that kung fu nest to fight, so it is better to step up and pull outward.
Families who don't understand this truth will be rejected by anyone, waiting for no one to want to play with them, and there is no place to regret regretting it.
"You're one of the protectors now."
Si Hongzhuang said with a smile: "I heard that the Asan Continent is an extremely rich place. ” It's not that as a protector, you can do something unscrupulously, but the Han Empire has an unspoken rule, under the premise of not violating the Han law, not to mention that there is a natural convenience as an official in a certain place, only being able to grasp first-hand information in a certain place, and legally earning money is not doing anything harmful.
Qian Jiantong was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Indeed, is it too late to order ships now?"
Si Hongzhuang looked at Qian Jiantong like a fool, but since he had already mentioned it, fortunately, he was a good person to the end and could get greater favors.
"As an official in the local area, you must be careful about the rules, such as knowing which family has what, not only can you not rob it, but you must also protect it loyally."
Si Hongzhuang smiled evilly before continuing: "There are many countries around Ah San, and the shipping routes on that side are also very prosperous, not the people of the Han Dynasty, and if they are missing at sea, they will be missing, right?"
Qian Jiantong was shocked.
He looked at Si Hongzhuang dumbfounded, and he would send the navy under his jurisdiction to grab the ship.
When Si Hongzhuang saw Qian Jiantong's face, he was stunned for a moment, and then his mouth was so unfavorable that he said, "I didn't let you assign a fleet under your command."
Qian Jiantong, who was stunned again, reacted, he was purely dazed just now, 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 talked about what he knew, especially mentioning what routes were within the jurisdiction of the Tianzhu Protectorate: "Foreign ships can't afford to enter our waters, and they don't dare to set foot in Calabagas, which is controlled by us, so we chose the island opposite Calabagas, what is the name?"
Qian Jiantong was going to be the protector of the Tianzhu Metropolitan Protectorate, how could he not understand it, and interjected: "Lamba Jianna." ” "Yes."
Si Hongzhuang nodded: "That's it."
They see it as the closest transit point to Dahan. ” Qian Jiantong smiled, already knowing what to do.
Wanting to live in a world without privileges is an idea that only children have, and they are all adults who can be so naïve.
As long as there are groups and societies, the privileged class will always exist, and the difference is not too much and to whom the privilege is used.
In today's Han Empire, how stupid and ignorant it must be to do all the immoral things of the same clan Although he is an official, unless no one has a knighthood under his rule, there is a way to pierce the sky.
There is convenience, even if it is only the convenience brought by name and official position, and it is not the same to hire people to oppress foreigners without instructing anyone under the establishment.
There has been more than one time in the Han Empire, where someone of a different race went to the land of Zhuxia with great difficulty, and they sought justice from the government, but they were smashed desperately by reality.
Any official has the same meaning, not that he cannot sue, but the premise is that there is no household registration book.
It's not a Han alien lawsuit and a fart, Lao Tzu's Yulu doesn't have a grain of rice handed over by your family, even if there is rice from your family, it is also moved by the Han people, and it is no longer yours in the hands of the Han people, do you understand Of course, the Han people know that foreign races call their country "Celestial Empire", but up to the Son of Heaven and down to the common people, it is clear that the status of the "Celestial Empire" of the Han Empire was made, not elected.
After the tragedy of the Five Chaos and the suffering of almost extermination, the contemporary Han people are the most xenophobic and self-recognizable generation, who is particularly wrong to think that the reverence expressed by the alien race, or some other messy thing, for a completely unrelated person to judge their own people.
"So, there are only Han Chinese and foreigners at the moment."
Si Hongzhuang said with a smile: "According to the usual practice, foreigners' lawsuits are not accepted. ” They all know one thing that the Han people can do this, and if any country or nation feels unhappy or has objections, then they will start fighting, and they will not have the power to change the pattern, and they will blindly "make a fuss" about the Gobi.
Qian Jiantong likes such a country and is proud and proud of it
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