The fleet at sea was Li Lu's First Fleet, which had just cleared out the pirates in the Parglas Islands and escorted several British merchant ships to prepare to dock, and after learning that it was their supreme commander on the beach opposite, the fleet commander Zhou Yulin immediately decided to salute Li Lu."
Boom ....."
The ships of the British fleet lined up in a battle line, their artillery let out an earth-shattering roar, and fired nine salvos in a row, Li Lu on the shore looked straight and nodded, "This Zhou Yulin is doing a good job......
Li Lu immediately changed into a generalissimo uniform, took a small boat, and boarded the "Kunlun" sail battleship, the flagship of the First Fleet, he inspected the naval honor guard accompanied by Zhou Yulin, looking at the modern navy he created, Li Lu was very excited.Just when Li Lu was inspecting the naval fleet, he was stunned by the escort merchant ships, these merchant ships belonged to one person, this person was a famous British sea merchant, his name was Qin Xiluo, he saw that the Wang navy actually stopped escorting, so he asked his captain, "Da Song, you retired from the sailors, you tell me, what is going on with our sailors?"
”"Dongjia, how many times have you said it, it's called the navy, not the sailor......"
His captain Kang Dasong is a retired veteran sailor of the navy, and when he heard Qin Xiluo's question, he opened his mouth and said, "Nine salvos, my Sanqing Daozun, this is the ..... the king has come up.""
What did you say??
Is our king coming up?
Isn't he in Shattered Leaf City?
”Qin Xiluo was a little puzzled, for Li Lu, Qin Xiluo was very grateful, because he was a native of Mingzhou in the Tang Dynasty, and doing business in the Tang Dynasty was a cheap business, only in the United Kingdom, he would not be discriminated against, and Li Lu also encouraged them to develop maritime trade, and he made a lot of money under Li Lu's good policies over the years."
Boss, do you see, just now the navy's naval guns fired nine salvos, this is the supreme glory that only the supreme commander can enjoy......"
Kang Dasong, as a retired veteran, straightened his body and gave a military salute to the Kunlun battleship.What Qin Xiluo didn't expect was that a few days later, Li Lu actually met with them maritime merchants in Guozhou, and when Li Lu took his knot child to meet him, Li Lu actually said to Qin Xiluo, "Qin Dongjia, these babies of mine want to hear the story of navigators, you can tell them about your experience......"
Qin Xiluo never thought that Li Lu, as the king of a country, would be so amiable, he quickly stabilized his mind and began to tell his story.This Qin Xiluo's father was originally a businessman, he was very wealthy, his business was prosperous, his family was rich, and he was one of the richest businessmen in his hometown of Mingzhou.Qin Xiluo was very young, and his father unfortunately passed away, leaving him a large inheritance.When he grew up and began to manage these properties by himself, Qin Xiluo thought that these family properties were enough for him to enjoy for a lifetime, so he lived a luxurious life without scruples of stretching out his hands for clothes and opening his mouth for food.Qin Xiluo is profligate, does not do his job, and indulges in a life of pleasure.However, due to the lack of food, the situation of life is not getting worse day by day.When he found out that he was so confused and stupid, his money had been squandered, and all that was left was left alone and empty-handed.Qin Xiluo was sad and depressed, and fell into a desperate situation.At this time, Qin Xiluo suddenly remembered what his father had told him: "Dead days are better than birthdays, live dogs are better than dead wolves, and graves are better than poverty." ”In addition, the atmosphere of heavy agriculture and suppression of business in the Tang Dynasty is very strong, even if Qin Xiluo has the ability, he can only inherit his father's business and become a businessman, at this time, he accidentally learned that there is a country called Britain in the west of the Tang Dynasty, and it does not discriminate against businessmen.After Qin Xiluo learned that doing business in Britain was not a cheap business, he stomped his feet and sold all his family property in exchange for three thousand taels of silver, used them as travel expenses, and boarded a sea ship bound for Tianzhu Province in England.Qin Xiluo came to Tianzhu, and then went to Broken Leaves, and found that this Britain was really a merchant's paradise, he used three thousand taels of silver as the principal, did several businesses in a row, and quickly made a fortune, and later he settled in Quzhou Mansion, when he saw Li Lu's call for "revitalizing the Maritime Silk Road", the restless blood in his bones boiled, and he wanted to go to the sea to be a maritime merchant to earn more small money.Having made up his mind, he packed up and boarded a sea ship from Gozhou with several merchants, all of whom had dreams of making a lot of money.The Qin Xiluo sailed in the sea for several days and nights, passing through many islands, and everywhere they went, they did business, sometimes bartering, sometimes using money to buy spices and other luxuries, and this sea life was also happy and interesting.One day, Qin Xiluo and the others passed by a small island, the scenery on the island was very beautiful, and the captain ordered them to rest on the shore.So, anchored, and the passengers jumped off the boat and landed on the island.Some of them set up pots to cook rice, and some enjoyed the scenery of the island and had fun with ease.While they were eating, drinking, playing, and lingering, the captain suddenly shouted, "Gentlemen, get on board quickly."
If you want to live, throw away what you have and get back to the ship at once.Can't you see it?
It's not some small island, it's a giant fish floating on the water!
Because it has been here for a long time, it is covered with sand and grass, and it looks like an island.You make a fire on it and cook it, and it feels the heat and it is already moving.Don't you understand?
As soon as it sinks to the bottom of the sea, you'll all die.Throw away your stuff and get on board!"
When the captain heard the call, they all rushed to throw away their things and hurried towards the boat.But the big fish had shaken, and then sank rapidly.All those who did not have time to board the ship were drowned, and only a few escaped.When Qin Xiluo said this, he said in a heavy tone, "I was not spared at that time, and slowly sank with that 'small island'........."
"Big fish??
”Li Lu's babies exclaimed, "Is it the same thing as the giant kun mentioned in Zhuangzi's getaway?"
”They asked, babbling.Even Li Lu interjected and said, "Qin Dongjia, what you encountered should be a giant whale.........
"Hehe, Your Majesty, your guess is right, I only later learned that the big fish was a giant beast in the sea called the blue whale........."
Qin Xiluo looked like an aftertaste."
That Qin Dongjia.How did you get out of danger?
”Children are the most curious, and they also like such stories, and several of Li Lu's babies blinked curiously and looked at Qin Xiluo.Qin Xiluo smiled, and then continued to tell his story, it turned out that just when he was about to drown, fortunately blessed by the Taishang Daozun, Qin Xiluo found a big wooden tray floating next to him who didn't know who threw it away.Qin Xiluo grabbed it without hesitation, climbed on it, his feet were like oars, swinging from side to side, desperately fighting against the turbulent waves, thinking that if he drifted to the side of the boat, he would be saved.However, this captain was a selfish villain, and he didn't care about Qin Xiluo's life or death, and he actually set sail.Qin Xiluo looked at the hull of the ship that was gradually moving away, desperate, thinking that he would definitely die now."
The Supreme Dao Venerable, your old man wants to bless me safely!"
Qin Xiluo prayed silently, let the wind and waves beat, and stubbornly made the last struggle.In this way, Qin Xiluo drifted on the sea for a whole day and night.The next day, the sea breeze and huge waves pushed Qin Xiluo to a desert island, Qin Xiluo dragged the branches hanging on the water, climbed ashore with great effort, and his feet were bitten by the sea fish and the flesh was blurred, at this time Qin Xiluo was exhausted, as if he was about to die, Qin Xiluo fell to the ground and fainted.I don't know how long I was in a coma, the sun had come out, and the dazzling light made Qin Xiluo slowly wake up, but his feet were painful and swollen, and he couldn't move, so he had to crawl slowly.Qin Xiluo didn't know where this was, let alone how far away this island was from his home, he looked at the barren island, and his heart was very desperate, but when he thought of those people who fell into the water only survived, he felt very lucky, "You can't sit still, you have to live well.........
Only by surviving can there be the possibility of returning to Tianzhu......"
So he began to explore this small island, and after some arduous exploration, he found that it was a beautiful island, with a gurgling spring and many wild fruits growing on the island.So he relied on wild fruits to satisfy his hunger, quenched his thirst with spring water, and rested quietly for a few days.Qin Xiluo wanted to wait for his body to recover and move freely before making plans.In order to be able to walk, he broke a branch as a crutch and roamed along the seashore, starting to enjoy the gorgeous scenery of the island.One day, Qin Xiluo was walking along the seashore, when he suddenly noticed a faint shadow in the distance, and at first he thought it was a beast, or an animal in the sea, so he walked towards it with curiosity.When I got closer, it turned out to be a tall horse that had been tethered.Qin Xiluo slowly approached it.When the steed saw him, he let out a neighing and startled him.Qin Xiluo just wanted to retreat, but someone came out of the hole, shouted, walked up to Qin Xiluo, and gestured with him in a kind of grunting words, and later saw that Qin Xiluo didn't understand, so he asked in a very awkward Chinese: "Hey!
Who are you?
Where did it come from?
What are you doing here?"
Qin Xiluo fixed his eyes and looked at it, this person who spoke a broken Chinese dialect was jet black and black, black like black charcoal, since the other party could speak a good Chinese dialect, then he could communicate, right?"
I am a merchant from Tianzhu, who took a ship to do business overseas, and I was shipwrecked on the way, and I and many others unfortunately fell into the water, but fortunately I grabbed a large wooden pallet and drifted in the sea for a day and a night before being pushed here by the wind and waves."