Wanli Xinming

Chapter 384 Luzon
Xiao Chongye and Xie Jie's large-sealed ship was expensive to build, and only ten ships were built by Ming's national strength.

The big ship has seven decks, is 26 feet long, and has a total of [-] materials, which is about the same size as the Type [-] frigate of later generations.There are nine masts erected at the front and back, the main mast is nine feet two feet long and seven feet five inches in circumference, and the rest is the second and shorter. There is also the result of European craftsmen-a thick sprit protruding from the bow, with a triangular soft sail on it. And the top sail is full of wind, providing plenty of power for this huge boat.

The new design also moved the nearly central ship building of Zheng He's treasure ship to the stern of the bow, making its center of gravity lower, and now it is where the edicts are placed.At the same time, a platform around the entire stern was added to the rear of the ship, and a captain's room with eight windows and a bright and bright atmosphere was built - at the same time, it was the leisure place of the imperial envoy Xiao Chongye and Xie Jie.

The waves on the ocean were ups and downs, but Xiao Chongye in the huge boat felt like a floating house, and he didn't realize that it was a boat.Between the sea and the sky as far as he could see, there were often giant fish jumping up from the side of the ship, making sharp calls, as if calling for people to play with them.

Although Xiao Chongye has often gone to sea in these years, he still enjoys this rare spectacle greedily.Captain Xie Sanmou saw that he was fascinated, and said with a smile: "Old gentleman, after passing the Heishuigou, we will go further south, and we will see the giant kun - now it is called a whale."

Xiao Chongye was shocked when he heard the words, and Xie Jie, who was at the desk writing the report, also raised his head and said happily: "Huh! That feeling is good, you can make a profit! The nursery rhymes of the capital sing 'The British prince, the whale country prince, without the whale country prince, poor and dead British Lord' - It is said that the good life of British Lord is supported by this big fish, and we can also make a fortune along the way."

Xie Sanmou laughed and said: "This can't be done, even if we bring whale cannons and kill the whales, we won't be able to make any money - this big boat is where the edicts are stored, how can we wash and peel the big fish and boil the oil. Besides, boiled whale oil stinks to death, you two can't wait."

Xiao Chongye said with interest: "Captain Xie, whaling is a good business, why don't you do this for a living?" Xie Sanmou heard the words and said with a chest: "The younger ancestors opened the big ship, although the whaling ship earns more. , but the boat is small, and the sailors are mostly aggressive and ruthless, and they often change careers to become pirates—how could someone be willing to make a living?"

Xiao Chongye was dumbfounded.Xie Jie laughed and said, "Mr. I don't know. The ancestors of my family were big boatmen, and they were taboos. In the 13th year of Jiajing, when Chen Kan and Gao Cheng were envoys to Ryukyu, they recruited Dun Qi to handle the boat. Xie Dunqi boarded the ship for inspection. , saying that the floor is not thick, the cabin is not ventilated, and the rudder stock cannot be replaced, etc., the deputy envoy Gao Cheng adopted all of them and made remedies."

"After the ship was closed for reinforcement and remodeled, Dun Qi and the others sailed to sea. When a hurricane crossed Gumi Mountain, Chen Kan and Gao Cheng did not use the 'heavenly envoy's coffin', thanks to Dun Qi's strength."[Note 1, 2 ]
Listening to Xie Jieyan talking about his grandfather's glorious deeds, Xie Sanmou's chest became even higher, and his face was full of pride.Xie Jie went on to say: "After Gao Cheng returned to China, he wrote the article "Caozhou Ji". He praised Xie Dunqi's 'brain strength, bravery, and superb knowledge', and also said that if it is not Xiemou, the ship will be disintegrated for a long time; if it is not Xiemou, then There must be many things in this generation; the strength of the hurricane is invincible, so it is not Xiemou. It will be overwhelmed, Xiefei is not a gift from heaven!'"

After finishing speaking, Xie Jie laughed and said, "This is the most proud career of Xie Dunqi's life, Sanmou - did your grandfather get your name?" Xie Sanmou nodded with a smile.

Xiao Chongye was fascinated by this and said in admiration: "Sure enough, Xie Sanmou is the source of his family education. This time, my life is also fortunate to depend on you." Xie Sanmou grinned and said, "This trip to the sea has been smooth sailing, thanks to the two imperial envoys Hongfu. "Xiao Chongye was open-minded and laughed.

Xie Samu paused and said: "My grandfather once said that the storms at sea are unpredictable, and the ships, big and small, cannot be relied upon. Only the imperial court and the imperial concubine can bless them. There is an imperial edict on the Dafeng ship. Who can have this on a ship? The goddess Zhenhai Pingbo? Therefore, the ancestors left a family motto, and future generations are not allowed to cross the Diaoyu Islet unless the boat is opened. Now that the Son of Heaven is in power, and all countries are coming to the DPRK, the growth of my Xie family will be indispensable in the future." Xiao Chongye listened and stroked his palms. laugh.

Xie Jie accompanied him and laughed twice, thinking: "There is no edict on the ship at this time, but I can't tell this Xie Sanmou - lest he go back."

The road was calm and the waves were calm, the big ship was galloping faster, and the speed of the escorting warships was not slow. After two days and nights, the land was in sight.Xiao Chongye was concerned that the Clipper, which sent the edict from the imperial court, could not meet Feng Shuan.

Xie Jie was also worried about this festival, but it was useless to worry about it at sea, so he had to talk to Xiao Chongye about Luzon knowledge to distract him: "Master Xiao, the Philippine island that the Spanish call now is called Little Luzon, and Manila Bay is called Luzon Bay. After the fall of the Song Dynasty, many immigrants from the Southern Song Dynasty went to Nanyang. The son of Lu Xiufu, Lu Zili, was the leader, and he taught the natives the method of peeling rice with stone grinding. Therefore, this place is called Lu Song. Later, there were giant merchants of the Lu family who controlled the trade between the mainland and Lu Song, and the maritime merchants also called it Lu Song—the imperial court finally used this name.”

Hearing this, Xiao Chongye's eyes turned red, he turned his head to look at the giant sail that was bulging with the sea breeze, turned his head and sighed and slapped the wave-proof wooden wall on the broadside, "I didn't expect Lu Shi's loyalty to be like this - this old man is familiar with the history of the Yuan Dynasty, but he doesn't know this paragraph. "

Xie Jie said proudly: "If you want to destroy the country, you must first destroy its history; if you want to take the land, you must first examine the history - we don't know about Shandong, but outside the mainland, the Military Intelligence Bureau has not been idle these years. "

When Xiao Chongye heard him say, "If you want to destroy your country, you must first destroy its history." He couldn't help but fight a cold war.I heard Xie Jie say: "When the eunuch Sanbao went to the West during the Yongle period, Little Luzon was the first major supply station. In order to facilitate the supply, the eunuch Sanbao ordered Xu Chailao, a Fujianese, to be the governor of Luzon, and a small country in Nanyang. Dozens of them, half of them are descendants of Hokkien people, and half of them are natives—although there are too many to test today, but Sulu, Boni, etc. are still there, and the tributes have not ceased to this day.”

Xiao Chongye asked curiously: "The lords of these two countries are also descendants of Fujian people?" Xie Jie shook his head and sighed: "These two countries have written and written their history, not where our ancestors lived. But what—"

"As long as it's like Burma, it's enough to clean it up - Lu Song's name is enough. But if they can follow the righteousness and become naturalized, it's not impossible to keep their descendants in the future. If not, wait for the imperial court to sweep the caves, hum Humph."

Old Mr. Xiao Chongye listened to these inhuman words. He was not seasick, he covered his mouth with his sleeves, turned his head and spit out all the filth in his stomach into the sea.

It was not until the closed-ship fleet entered the Luzon Bay that the fast ship carrying the imperial edict to seal King Sulu did not catch up.Xiao Chongye and Xie Jie couldn't, so they had to bite the bullet and take Manila City, ready to wait here for two days.Little did they know that when the fleet entered the Luzon Bay, the whole of Manila was like a hornet's nest, and the Philippine Governor's Palace was even more chaotic.

　I'm sorry, but family and business affairs are really tiring.Completely Buddhist
　　Note 1: (Ming) Chen Kan: "A Brief History of Missions" in "Records of the Ryukyu", "Three Types of Records of the Ryukyu", p. 7: Hongwu and Yongle, who were sent to Ryukyu and other countries as envoys, gave services to the middle, Pedestrians have one member each; pretend to be jade belts and python clothes, the best clothes.It is planned to build two giant boats over the years in the seaside area: there are several cabins and several areas for storage.There are also two coffins hidden in the coffin. The front of the coffin is engraved with "The Coffin of the Envoy of the Celestial Dynasty", and several taels of silver medals are nailed on the coffin.If there is a storm and you know that it is inevitable, you should ask your minister to lie down in it, tie it with iron nails, and the boat will capsize and let it drift; the common people see it, take its silver and abandon its coffin on the cliff, and after the messenger Because it will be loaded back.

　　Note 2: Gumi Mountain is the boundary between Kume Island, Ryukyu and Daming Sea.

　　
　
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