Jiapingguan Chronicle

After hearing Mrs. Ning's words, Shen Cha showed a very surprised expression. Although she knew that the speed of the big ship was much faster than that of their horses, she didn't expect it to be so fast, which was completely beyond his expectation.

"Is it so powerful?" Jin Miaomiao stood next to the chart. "This small distance requires ten days of sailing. In other words, it takes five trips back and forth between the border and Xijing City. It is indeed not close!"

"This speed is quite scary. If we can one day travel from the border to Xijing City in one day on land, it would be shocking, wouldn't it?"

"It's not impossible." Mrs. Ning smiled, "Perhaps we will be able to do this in a long, long, long time. But while we are still alive, we should have no hope of seeing it."

"Maybe we'll see it one day, that's a possibility." Xue Ruitian touched his chin, looked at Shen Cha and Shen Haolin, and said, "Thinking about it now, I'm still very surprised that we can sail so far in one day. If we and There is not land in the middle of Xijing City, but the sea, so that’s good, right?”

"What are you thinking!" Shen Haolin couldn't laugh or cry, "If that were really the case, Daxia would have ceased to exist long ago."

"The Duke is right, Lord Marquis, your idea is not feasible, it is completely unworkable." Mrs. Ning shook her head gently, "The situation you mentioned is similar to the situation on these small islands. "She pointed to several small islands that were relatively close to each other on the map. "If I remember correctly, I visited these islands when I was a child."

"Have you been there when you were a kid?"

"It's quite far." Mrs. Ning sighed, reaching out to support Ning Cheng, "Should we sit down and have a chat?"

"Sorry, I was a little anxious just now, so I ignored this." Jin Miaomiao and Jin Jing looked at each other and quickly moved a few small stools from behind, "Old lady, sit down."

"Everyone, please sit down!" Shen Cha watched everyone sit down before continuing, "Old Madam, don't you like sailing on the sea?"

"It's not that I don't like it. I still like challenges and the unknown world. How should I put it? One problem with sea voyages is that if you stay in one place for a long time, there will be no place to move outside the deck. Occasionally for a few days Maybe it’s okay, but after a long time, it’s easy to go crazy, so you have to find something to do for yourself.”

"That's true. The rooms on the ship are very small." Jin Jing nodded. "If you want to get some fresh air, you can only go to the deck, but not for too long. It's easier to get seasick." He looked at Shen Cha. He smiled and said, "For example, Xiaocha, I definitely can't take a boat. It's okay to sit and play occasionally. If it lasts for a long time, it will be really painful."

"The General is seasick?" Seeing Shen Cha nodding sheepishly, Mrs. Ning smiled, "It's not a big deal. There are many people who can't get on the boat. Those who can't react at all are a very small number of people. People, they are born kings of the sea.”

"I feel relieved when you say that." Shen Cha smiled, "When I was young, I went to Liu Shuai's jurisdiction with my father, mother, and elder brother. I tried taking a boat. After I got on the boat, I felt very faint."

"Yeah!" Shen Haolin nodded, "I started vomiting as soon as I got on the boat, and I vomited until I got off the boat. Later, when I asked about taking the boat, I refused to say anything."

"That's quite serious. If that's the case, don't try it." Madam Ning smiled at Shen Cha, "Don't worry too much. The general has no chance to try taking a boat. If so, Just try to avoid it.”

"Yes, stay away." Shen Cha looked at the chart, "Old madam, how long did it take you to get to this island group from Daxia? Ten days or more?"

"Of course it will take a little longer. That time we went quite smoothly. We were traveling with the wind. It took us about a month and a half to get here."

"Oh my god, a month and a half? Is it actually so long?" Jin Miaomiao opened her eyes in surprise, "Are these islands inhabited?"

"Of course, of course there are people living there. The old boatmen have been to this island group many times." Mrs. Ning chuckled lightly and continued, "This is the only way to go on every voyage, and it is the only way for the entire voyage. The most important supply point on the route. There is everything on the island, and we can buy everything we need there. If one island is not enough, there is another island. Moreover, the main income of the residents on these small islands depends on giving The fleets from outside are used for supplies. Without the supplies from the fleets, they will not be able to live."

"A foreign fleet?" Shen Cha accurately grasped the key point of Mrs. Ning's words, "Besides your fleet, are there other fleets?"

"Yes, when we stopped, we also saw some people from the Western Regions, and a sloppy guy with yellow hair and extremely white skin who didn't know where he came from. Of course, there are also people from our Daxia."

"So that's it." Jin Miaomiao thought for a moment, pointed at the islands, and asked, "Do you need to take a boat between these islands?"

"Yes, although it looks very close, you still need to take a boat." Mrs. Ning pointed to two of the islands and smiled at everyone, "Look, these two islands should be far away from each other." The nearest one, right? Although it looks close, it takes almost half a day. If the people of this island want to go to that island to buy things, they need to get up very early and take a boat out to sea, and then go to the island in the afternoon to buy their own things. What you want is to stay on this island for one night and then take a boat back to your own island early the next morning.”

"Is it so troublesome?"

"At any rate, these two islands belong to the same island owner. If they are like these two..." Mrs. Ning pointed to two islands in this island group that are not very close together, "Although they are next to each other, they do not belong to If the same island owner wants to go from one island to another, he needs to apply for a pass. This pass is of no use to us. It restricts people on these islands. As long as they are outsiders, You can board these islands at will and do business with the people on the islands."

"So that's it." Xue Ruitian nodded. He was about to say something when he heard Jin Jing next to him let out a faint smile. He turned to look at Jin Jing, blinked and asked, "What are you doing? Is there anything you want to express?”

"Yes! Of course there is!" Jin Jing raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "As for what you said just now, I can only say that you are really stupid." "I already know what the old lady explained just now. That’s stupid.”

"No, you don't know!" Jin Jing glanced at Mrs. Ning, who smiled slightly and agreed with Jin Jing's statement. He continued, "It's not about the pass. The real danger actually comes from the sea."

"What does it mean to come from the sea?"

"Literally." Jin Jing sighed, "When I was a child, I always heard the old people in the town say that the sea is ruthless, and the clouds in your hands can turn into rain."

"Yes!" Mrs. Ning nodded, "But your home is also close to the sea?"

"Well, it's right over in Liu Shuai's jurisdiction. However, that was when I was very young and I haven't been back there for many years. However, when I was a child, I still remember the words of those old people very clearly." Jin Jing Sighing softly, "Old people always say that the sea is the king. We must be in awe of the sea. It has given us many things. Our houses, our food, and everything in our lives depend on the sea." You must be grateful and grateful for what you get. Otherwise, disaster will befall you."

"This is indeed true. The sea has given us a lot of things, and many coastal people rely on this to survive."

"That's right." Jin Jing smiled. As for what the old lady said before, the sailing speed is indeed much faster than carriages and horses. Although no one in my family goes to sea, our neighbors and the town I am familiar with people whose families go to sea. Sometimes they go to sea to fish, and sometimes they go to sea to do business. They always say that it would be great if the speed of travel on land could be so fast, and they would not be able to do business. There will be delays and the like. "

"Isn't this the same as what I told you?"

"Of course it's different." Jin Jing raised her eyebrows, "They knew that it was impossible and impossible to do this, so they just talked about it and didn't take it seriously. I think you really took it just now. That’s it, I’m seriously considering the possibility of this.”

"I didn't, don't talk nonsense." Xue Ruitian rolled his eyes, "Old madam, please continue."

"We just talked about these island groups, and now let's talk about this small island that only takes ten days. Although I have never been to this island, I heard an old boatman said that although it looks like it is only ten days away, it is only Under the best circumstances, it can arrive in ten days. But if something goes really wrong, it could take fifteen, twenty, or longer days."

"Why is the gap so big?" Shen Cha looked at the sea chart, then at Mrs. Ning, and asked, "The old lady and Brother Xiaojing have been saying just now that the sea is ruthless, and you must be grateful to the sea. , is it because the sea is really dangerous?”

"The General is right." Madam Ning looked at Shen Cha, "The General doesn't go to sea, why does he care so much about this?"

"It's because of this island." Shen Cha sighed softly, pointed at the small island with a star painted on it, and said, "Judging from this picture, this island is very far away from the Daxia Sea. It’s even farther than this ten-day island. If they want to get from here to Daxia, they may encounter many dangerous situations and spend a lot of time. So, I can somewhat understand what they want to build a ship, at least You have to make sure you survive, right?”

"Yes, but why do you care so much about this island?"

"Well..." Shen Cha thought for a while, looked at Shen Haolin and then at Mrs. Ning, "It's because..."

"It's because you think that it's very likely... right?" Shen Haolin saw Shen Cha nodding, touched his chin, and thought for a moment, "It's not impossible. If the relationship with the Ning family is not more important, Ning The people at home would not mark it out. After all, when they drew this picture, they did not expect that this picture would fall into our hands in the future. In addition, when Ning Cheng took this picture away, they were so anxious to find it. , if you can’t find someone who will never give up, that’s probably it.”

"Brother is right, I think so too, but I still dare not confirm it."

"It doesn't matter. Isn't Old Seven back?" Shen Haolin smiled and said, "There is a high probability that he can help us."

"Brother is right." Shen Cha looked at Mrs. Ning and said, "Of course, if this island is confirmed to be their hiding place, then we will annihilate their nest when the time comes. We also need to consider the dangers at sea. Xia's soldiers cannot die in vain because of these garbage. So, I just want to know what the risks and dangers are at sea, right?"

"The General is right, we should consider these things." Mrs. Ning nodded, "Actually, when sailing on the sea, we know more dangers than the real dangers. We can only prevent part of them, and the rest It just depends on fate." She sighed softly and said, "First of all, it is the wind direction on the sea. You must know that the sea wind is very violent, and the direction of the sea wind is also crucial to sailing. If you encounter When there is a favorable wind, it means everything is smooth sailing, and that is God’s blessing. If there is a headwind, it is not easy to move forward. It requires experienced sailors. There is another very important point, the sea breeze How it is blown is actually not very important. What is important is that the impact of the sea breeze is important."

"The impact of the sea breeze?" Shen Cha blinked, looked at Mrs. Ning and then at Jin Jing, not quite understanding, "What is this impact?"

"As you know, the sea is not just calm. If the wind blows, whether it is a tailwind or a headwind, you must consider whether a storm or heavy rain is about to come. If there are only storms and heavy rain, then the situation that needs to be dealt with is still It’s relatively simple, but if there are violent storms and other unexpected situations, it will be very troublesome.”

"What's even scarier is when there's a violent storm, when you encounter a pitch-black night with clear and submerged reefs. That's the most terrible thing!" Jin Jing sighed, "It's not ruled out that it's because of such bad weather. , will there be any huge animals that live in the sea that come out of the sea and attack the passing ships? These are special circumstances that cannot be predicted and controlled."

"Brother, brother, wait a minute. We all understand storms and heavy rains, but what about rocks and large animals?" Jin Miaomiao looked at the others. They were all just like him. They were complete idiots when it came to the sea. They all looked at Mrs. Ning with awe, surprise and disbelief, "What do those animals living in the sea look like? Are they really that scary? They can also attack people like the beasts on land. ?"