Qin Hu

Chapter 136 The East China Sea is battling the waves, Zulong was surprised to see the dragon whale!
These six clipper ships are 18 feet long and [-] feet wide, and can carry five to eight thousand shi.

Not only that, their hulls have a shallow draft, and their sails are as many as four masts. The bow is hollow, and they are equipped with prominent adjustable gizzard sails, which are convenient for matching the rudder effect of the stern.

In this way, not only can the whole ship keep abreast of the sea surface at all times, but it can also sail steadily in the wind or even against the wind, and their maximum speed can reach [-] knots per hour.

Following Ying Zheng's response, Zhao Zihu waved his hand, and a group of 20 people, led by Li You and Zhang Cang, boarded the deck of the first ship from Dongshantou Dockyard.

The rest of the ministers were free to choose to board other clipper boats. During this period, some people who lived in the poor mountain valley all the year round reacted really amusingly...

For example, the great scholar Ying Yao!

Obviously Zhao Zihu had spent a lot of time spitting out, using a tumbler to explain the principle that this new type of big boat would not capsize, but this old man actually looked ashamed and forced himself to be calm.

Not only did he follow Ying Zheng, always trying to find a place to hide, he even realized that others didn't seem to be paying much attention to him, so he shrunk his back, pouted his buttocks, and bent his legs slightly, like an old turtle.

This was obviously an attempt to find balance on the ship that hadn't set sail yet. Zhao Zihu glanced at it carelessly, and inevitably laughed out loud: "Master Ying Yao! What do you mean?"

Ying Yao froze for a moment, and returned Zhao Zihu's pained smile as if mourning a concubine, and was about to quibble, but Han Fei was the first to hit him.

In the past few days, Han Fei and the Confucian scholars had been arguing repeatedly because of the Qin Law.

It's just that one wave of ups and downs rose again.

"Brother Wang Ying's posture, is he seasick? Ha..."

Han Fei just opened his mouth to sneer a few times, wanted to laugh three times, never wanted to be blown by the sea wind, his face turned blue immediately, hurriedly rushed to the side of the boat, leaned over to the sea and vomited .

Seeing this, Ying Yao suddenly felt relieved, puffed out her chest and straightened her clothes, shook her head and said with a sneer, "Fifty steps laugh at a hundred steps! Why are you doing this?"

Before the words fell, he heard the sound of the waves in his ears, he pursed his mouth, and ran to the other side of the boat to vomit.

The sound of vomiting also came from the other big ships, and Li Si, Zhao Gao, and even his own stinky brothers seemed to be suffering from suffocation, Zhao Zihu was speechless.

... In the past, on the building boat, wasn't everyone alive and well?

But he also understands that everyone can't be blamed for this. In fact, they all have some psychological effects, and their distrust of sharp-bottomed boats cannot be calmed down by just a few words.

Go out to sea!

Once you go out to sea and come back, you won't be afraid anymore...

It seems.

My father is indeed worthy of being an emperor through the ages...

The ability to accept new things is just right!
How did Zhao Zihu know that Ying Zheng was also flustered right now.

You and other great virtuous Confucian scholars and legalists are too shallow-eyed and guilty, right?

Just stepped on the deck of a sea ship, didn't even move, and became such a virtue...

Do not!
Absolutely can't think about that word, can't look at their appearance...

I am the majestic Emperor Qin Shihuang!
Be sure to maintain your own image.

At this time, the fleet was ready to set sail, and Li You bowed to Ying Zheng according to the rules and said: "Your Majesty, please give the order to set sail!"

Looking around at those nobles and celebrities who were still vomiting, he didn't feel the slightest discomfort, just a little funny.

When I and Zhang Futong took the lead to board the big ship, I also experienced such a period of time.

Even, I can't eat all day long...

But on the second day, everything will be fine, this can be regarded as a transition.

Ying Zheng just nodded at Li You's request, and pointed at Zhao Zihu with a gesture of his hand.He didn't want to talk at all now, he was afraid of being blown by the sea breeze, afraid of smelling it, so he vomited.

"Young master, I respectfully invite you to set sail!" Li You had no choice but to ask again.

The corner of Zhao Zihu's mouth twitched, as if he had realized that, Ying Zheng was also frightened.

Looking around, he saw that Xu Fu and other alchemists and sharp warriors had all performed their duties, so he immediately acted as a temporary commander and gave orders loudly.

"Proceed two hundred miles to the East China Sea, and then return to Zhifu along the coast... Let's set sail now!"

"Only~"

Li You and Zhang Cang took orders at the same time, and quickly retreated to convey the order.

Some sailors climbed up to the Wangdou on the mainmast, waved the Xuan flag and beat the drum to send a message.

The signal was passed on one by one, and each clipper ship cheered.

then.

The countless thick ropes that fastened the hull were untied by Rui Shi on duty at the pier, and they were thrown into the air with a whistling sound like red drills, and the people on the boat put them away vigorously.

Many anchors were quickly pulled up and fixed.

The anchor of Daqin, whose real name is "ship anchor", is a large iron ball connected with a thick chain.

According to the research of later generations, the ship anchor was gradually replaced by the hook anchor in the Han Dynasty, and evolved into the meteor hammer among the [-] kinds of weapons.

……Whizzing.

...... huh huh huh.

Most of the soft and hard sails of the six clipper ships rose to the top of the mast in an instant, picked up the northeast wind, pushed the fleet with them, and sailed away from Zhifu Island like flying arrows.

"Good~~"

The first emperor's eyes brightened, and he yelled this word, but because of the speed of the ship, he staggered and fell on the deck suddenly.

Before everyone could react, he let out a "yue" on the spot, vomited wildly, and raised his eyes to stare at Zhao Zihu while swearing.

"You son of a bitch! Harm me so much?"

"Father! You are wrong to blame Erchen."

Zhao Zihu called Qu right away, and even murmured at Li You and Zhang Cang who were walking back, he would not take the blame.

"Young master! But there are still instructions..."

Li You and Zhang Cang didn't understand what it meant, they stood still in a daze, but suddenly they saw His Majesty lying on the deck, Prime Minister Li and Zhao Fuling rushed to help, and there were a few puddles of dirty things on the ground.

They immediately understood, took a few steps back hastily, one raised his eyes to look at the sail, and the other looked aimlessly at the sailor, Rui Shi, etc., pretending not to hear Ying Zheng's humming.

How embarrassing is this situation?
Who cares who is stupid!
The situation is getting worse.

Li Si and Zhao Gao originally wanted to support His Majesty the Emperor, but as soon as they approached and saw the situation, the breath they had held at the beginning could no longer be tolerated, their stomachs began to churn, and they also vomited.

Immediately afterwards, Meng Yi vomited not to be outdone.But after all, he was also from a family of military generals, and his body was pretty good. While throwing up, he helped Ying Zheng, and patted the back for the first emperor.

At the beginning of His Majesty the Emperor, those stinky younger brothers of Hu Hai almost overturned the overnight food. Seeing that Diao Chan also had the same tendency, Zhao Zihu smiled wryly and called the medical officer to whisper a few words.

"Dried Pinellia, Huoxiang, Mint... make soup?"

The medical officers were the ship's medical officer and the imperial physician beside Ying Zheng. They listened to Zhao Zihu's instructions, and then they slapped their heads to react.

It's no wonder they didn't expect it, it happened in a hurry, and most of the people in the boat were vomiting, which made people completely at a loss.

About a quarter of an hour passed.

The deck has been scrubbed clean.

All the ministers knelt down on the ground, each holding a bowl of medicinal soup and sipping slowly. They didn't care about the water stains on their sides.

Sailing in the waters...

It is common for a wave to wet the face.

Usually they say they can't be arty, and chant a few words!

Everyone was unwilling to stand and endure the pain of seasickness.

Ying Zheng didn't want to stand up anymore, he was sitting on a solid wooden sofa with a soft surface, leaning against the black lacquer tea table, combing his long wet beard leisurely.

After a short pause, he signaled Zhao Gao to continue serving the medicinal soup, took a sip while looking at Zhao Zihu's back, and let out a soft moan.

This coward!You are sitting, but you are born to stand...

Still lingering at the bow of the ship, are you afraid of getting a whip on your forehead?

Ying Zheng wanted to come, and gave Zhao Gao another wink.

Zhao Gao looked around and smiled. He boarded the ship today without a whip.

Yingzheng was stunned, and was about to call his son to come closer.

Suddenly, the clipper boat on the leftmost side made a short urgent drum sound, one after another from far to near.

Li You hurriedly ordered the flag bearer to raise the flag for questioning, and then he bowed his hands to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty! The third ship on the left head found the enemy..."

"Enemy trace? Could it be a water bandit? Such a bold water bandit, dare to rob even my big fleet?" Ying Zheng said with a strange smile.

He has never been out at sea, and this is the first time a big girl has been on a sedan chair, so he has no idea about "pirates" and the like.

Li You didn't dare to intervene, and when the emperor finished speaking, he said again: "It's not a water bandit, but a big fish like a small mountain was found."

"Big fish? Like a hill? Seriously?" Ying Zheng stood up in surprise, his body swaying for a moment.

"Riding a boat is like marching an army! Don't dare to lie!" Noticing that his father Li Si also looked over with warning eyes, Li You was slightly startled, but he still answered truthfully.

"Since that's the case! I order you to drive this big fish to the center, so that I can watch it carefully."

"Wei~" Li You took the order, and ordered people to play the banner again, and the sound of drums came out.

Ying Zheng strode towards Zhao Zihu at the bow.Unexpected joy occupied his heart, and he felt that he was not so dizzy and nauseous on the boat.

Zhao Gao, Li Si, Meng Yi, Han Fei and others also stood up immediately, and walked to the bow deck step by step.

The father and son stood side by side, Zhao Zihu grinned at Yingzheng, and said, "Just wait and see! A wonderful show that is rare in the world is about to be staged..."

As he spoke, he looked towards the sea on the left.

On the distant sea level, a black spot suddenly appeared, and the black spot was gradually expanding, indicating that it was approaching at an alarming speed.

As the black dot got closer, it could be seen that it was a blue-gray oval riding the wind and waves, with splashes on both sides.

In this situation, the two clipper ships in the front row quickly changed their encirclement formation, and the leftmost ship overtook and stopped in front of the black spot.

The encirclement gradually narrowed, and sharp men from each ship fired their crossbow arrows one after another, but they dared not shoot directly at the big fish, but gradually forced the fish towards the flying shear ship where the emperor was.

Zhang Liang, who was standing behind Han Fei, looked at it and couldn't help shaking his head secretly.

The emperor is really hard to serve, if he finds a big fish and shoots it, that's all...

I have to come and let him watch it.

If they run away, how many people will be convicted?

Therefore, he made up his mind that it would be possible to create a career for someone who can do something...

Never be reduced to a jester who only serves the emperor's likes and dislikes!

The big fish was gradually driven to the center, and it really wasn't small, about as tall as a Daqinlou boat, with water still spraying from its head.

Zhang Liang has seen this kind of giant fish in Canghaijun's place, but he has never seen such a huge one. The local people call it Jingyu, which means that the king is big.

Previously with him to the Central Plains, Cang Hailishi, who was dressed as a woodcutter and tied up by Zhao Zihu, mainly used to catch this kind of fish, and he was good at throwing a 120-jin iron cone.

It turns out that when the local fish were caught in Beijing, they used a barbed iron spear with a long rope to shoot the fish. Once the fish was shot, they fled in pain.

Because this kind of fish, like humans, must breathe on the surface of the water, so it is sometimes underwater and sometimes on the surface, dragging the fishing boat all over the sea, and finally bleeding too much to death, and the fish is dragged back by boat.

Yingzheng concentrated his attention on Jingyu, and saw that where the big fish passed, there was thunder roaring among the clouds, the waves rose and fell like hills, and the clipper boat swayed under his feet.

He turned his face and asked Zhao Zihu in surprise: "What kind of fish is this, with such a huge size?"

"Father! This thing is called a whale. In fact, it is not a real fish, but like us, it is a viviparous thing and grows up on the mother's milk. They are short but huge, and they are as small as a small fish." Fish boats are average, big ones..."

Zhao Zihu answered without hesitation, and looked sideways at Juechen, Diaochan and the stinky brothers who were curious about the baby's appearance.

"It's a hill like it! Because it breathes with lungs like us, it needs to come up to the surface of the sea to take a breath. When a whale dies, it sinks to the bottom of the sea. It is because of the whale's fall. The corpse rots in the sea and nourishes countless marine life."

Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of...

Yes!

If the Great Qin collapses, it will fall like a whale, and the laws of Qin and the system of Qin will benefit future generations.

but.

I'm about to...

Great Qin cannot collapse!

Daqin will not collapse either!

At this time, the accompanying sailors on each boat probably recognized the fish, knew how to catch it, and lowered their boats one after another.

They unmoored and rowed to the fish like ants to a lively hopper, all holding spears with long cords in their hands.

Here, Zhao Zihu also cheered up violently, and asked the servant to remove the armor for him, and handed him a spear and a thick rope.

He himself fastened the thick rope to the middle of the spear, and strode back quickly.

"Zihu! What are you trying to do..."

Immediately afterwards, under the astonished gazes of Ying Zheng and everyone else, he rushed forward again, throwing the spear out of his hand.

"Whoosh~~"

Under the action of Zhao Zihu's innate divine power, the spear flew through the air, drawing a long and dazzling parabola in the sky, and pierced the head of the big fish with great precision.

The big fish went mad with pain, swept its big tail, and a big wave rushed towards the clipper boat. Ying Zheng was so startled that he backed up several steps, his whole body was splashed and drenched.

More than a dozen small boats over there were also approaching the big fish, and the barbed spears kept shooting at the body and back of the fish.

Big Yu dragged more than a dozen small boats and fled far away. The soldiers on the boat shouted like thunder, and the war drums beat more intensely.

Seeing the big fish sometimes underwater, sometimes on the surface, churning and galloping, blood staining a large area of ​​sea water, Ying Zheng seemed to have returned to the excitement he had when he was eight years old watching dog fights in Handan.

He likes to see blood, no matter what kind of blood, as long as it is blood, it will make him feel inexplicably excited.

"Your Majesty, go change your clothes in the cabin! Your Majesty's robes are all wet." Zhao Gao stepped forward and reported that this was his concern for Ying Zheng and his duty.

Ying Zheng pushed him roughly, and said impatiently, "Wait, I want to see the result!"

He is no longer an emperor in his decades, but an eight-year-old self-willed child watching the excitement on the street.

(End of this chapter)