Pirate Song

First of all, Gao Huaiyuan's kung fu is a little unclear. Although Gao Huaiyuan has always maintained his own training along the way, it has only been a few years since he was sober. He has become a master of tyrannical kung fu. In just a few years, Gao Huaiyuan has changed from a fool to a learned and intelligent man, and the subordinates around him are so sturdy that it is frightening Among them, there is iron-like discipline, they cooperate with each other very tacitly, and they are very loyal to Gao Huaiyuan, and even use their lives to protect Gao Huaiyuan, even though, as they said, they were all taken in by Gao Huaiyuan Orphans, don't let them be so loyal to Gao Huaiyuan!Did Gao Huaiyuan train them to be such dead soldiers?

Furthermore, although Gao Huaiyuan told him some secrets about the thunderstorm in his hands, Ji Xiancheng also felt that Gao Huaiyuan still had something to tell him. Why did Gao Huaiyuan do this? How many secrets are buried?

In the past few years, what kind of adventure did Gao Huaiyuan have, or what kind of expert did he meet, so that he, a once ignorant young man, could quickly grow into a man who could make contributions in battle and even run a huge industry? What about youth?

The more Ji Xiancheng thought about it, the more he couldn't figure it out. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Gao Huaiyuan was full of fog, and he couldn't see Gao Huaiyuan clearly. For him, this was something he had never encountered before. , he can generally see the other party in a different way. The first time he saw Gao Huaiyuan, he felt that Gao Huaiyuan was a very passionate person, but after getting in touch with him a lot, he found that Gao Huaiyuan was not only passionate, but also hidden. , is a very complex character.

Thinking of this, Ji Xiancheng became more and more interested in Gao Huaiyuan. He really wanted to see what kind of secrets Gao Huaiyuan was hiding, and what plans he had in his heart!

Sitting on the boat watching the torrential river flow by both sides of the boat, Gao Huaiyuan had to admire the technology of ancient man-made boats, like this one driven only by sails, but for him, killing this kind of elf-like animal It is unacceptable no matter what!People nowadays don't have any awareness of wild animal protection. Even he himself has been used to hunting in the mountains frequently in the past few years. This kind of behavior has gradually wiped out countless creatures in this world. For this kind of historical development, He asked himself that there was nothing he could do.

"So that's the case! But I still can't bear to hunt such a beautiful creature! Let it go!" Gao Huaiyuan shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, but still didn't agree to let the boatman hunt this beautiful baiji dolphin.

At this time, Ji Xiancheng just stepped out of the cabin, saw this rare baiji dolphin, and heard Gao Huaiyuan's words, walked over and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you, Young Master Gao, to be a bit of a bodhisattva sometimes! "As he spoke, he sat beside Gao Huaiyuan.

"Does Mr. Ji think that I am a very contradictory person?" Gao Huaiyuan was in a good mood at the moment, so he chatted with Ji Xiancheng.

Ji Xiancheng thought for a while and nodded, "That's true. Please forgive Ji for speaking bluntly. Ever since Ji got to know the young master, he has become more and more unable to see through the young master! When the young master faced those thieves two days ago, he acted like a murderous god." , but now when facing this fish, he has the heart of a bodhisattva, isn't this contradictory?"

"Hehe! In fact, Mr. Ji still doesn't know me very well! I am not as complicated as you think. Many times I really want to survive. When facing the enemy, I have learned to be merciless. Only in this way can I live longer Some! Don’t Mr. Ji think it’s not easy to come to this world? Now that he’s here, Gao doesn’t want to come here in vain! I don’t think Mr. Ji wants to spend his life doing nothing!

It's just that Mr. Ji seems to be a little disheartened now. Although I don't know what happened to Mr. Ji, I do know that at least Mr. Ji was probably a passionate person before!

Gao Mou sometimes thinks, how glorious our great Han nation was in this world, but why now, it has been reduced to a place in the south of the Yangtze River?Where is the bloodiness of our Han people now? "Gao Huaiyuan turned his eyes to the northern sky, and said to Ji Xiancheng while lying on his back on the boat plank.

Ji Xiancheng looked into Gao Huaiyuan's eyes, his heart moved slightly, and he said, "Who said that we Han people have no blood? Thinking about how many heroes and lofty ideals shed blood to restore the old land and revitalize the country, how can we say that we Are the Han people bloodless?

Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s talk about Jiaxuan Layman Xin Qiji, how many well-known poems he left behind, which one does not make people excited when reading it?

Master Gao said that, it seems that he has degraded us Han people a little bit! "

"No! Mr. Gao has never belittled us Han people, but Mr. Ji can also think about it. Even if Lian Xin Qiji is such a hero, even if he is an important minister of the court, what kind of situation will he end up with? Let's not talk about this Mentioning this makes me angry!" Of course Gao Huaiyuan knew who Xin Qiji was. The Southern Song Dynasty had never lacked famous ministers and generals, but it was the emperor who did not live up to his expectations, so that the Han people in the world could only look north with their swords, but they were powerless to achieve something. cause.

"That's right! Don't say anything. Now that the court is full of traitors and sycophants, many people have nothing to learn, but they have nothing to do. I think that Master Gao is skilled in bows and horses, and he is also familiar with military books. Why don't you join the army and serve the country? How about it? It’s better to show what you’ve learned than being a county captain now!” Ji Xiancheng tentatively asked Gao Huaiyuan.

"Join the army? Gao has never thought about it. Even though I have great abilities, I still have to be controlled by others in the army. Is it up to me to fight in peace? It's better to stay in the local area." Feel free, maybe I can do more locally!" Gao Huaiyuan shook his head.

Ji Xiancheng still didn't get any useful information from Gao Huaiyuan, but he could see some clues from Gao Huaiyuan's words, that is, Gao Huaiyuan was quite dissatisfied with the current court and had no intention of working for the court at all.

The fresh fish stewed in the clear river water tastes delicious even without any seasoning. This is a rare delicacy that one can enjoy when traveling by land. A small jug of wine was placed on the table, and Ji Xiancheng filled a glass.

The two of them seem to have their own ghosts now, and they are testing each other. Ji Xiancheng can't see through Gao Huaiyuan's real thoughts, and Gao Huaiyuan also can't see through Ji Xiancheng's thoughts. They just sit on the boat and chat, trying to understand each other more clearly. See through each other a bit.

After taking a sip of wine, Ji Xiancheng yelled immediately: "Good wine! What kind of wine is this? It's so sweet!"

"This wine is called Immortal Drunk! At present, this kind of wine is the only one in the world that can be called strong wine! After Mr. Ji accompanied me to Daye County, if you want to drink this wine, just ask, and I promise to satisfy Mr. Ji !” Gao Huaiyuan said smugly.

"Then Ji would like to thank the young master! I never thought that I could taste such delicious wine when I came to Daye County with the young master this time. It's a worthwhile trip for Ji!" Ji Xiancheng was overjoyed. Since he was frustrated in the officialdom, Then he fell in love with drinking, and drank all the fine wines in the world, but it was the first time for him to drink the fairy drunk that Gao Huaiyuan brought out today. After taking a sip of the wine, he felt that other wines in the world lost their taste , Grabbed the wine jug unceremoniously, and filled another glass for himself.

The two got along well while eating fish and drinking wine. Suddenly, they heard the sound of war drums on the river. Gao Huaiyuan put down his chopsticks and looked curiously in the direction of the sound of the drums. The boats were posing on the river, as if they were practicing.

"This is the navy of the Ezhou Dutong Division who is practicing on the river. If you are interested, you may wish to take a look!" A son of the old boatman walked into the cabin with a plate of grilled fish and said to Gao Huaiyuan.

Gao Huaiyuan immediately stood up. He already knew that the reason why the Southern Song Dynasty was able to stay in the south of the Yangtze River for more than a hundred years was basically due to the merits of the navy. The navy is definitely the most powerful naval division in the world. Although the infantry in the Southern Song Dynasty suffered repeated defeats in battles with the Jin army, the navy made great achievements in the battle against the Jin country, so that it quickly developed into a navy. It is an important branch comparable to the army, and its record is much better than that of the army. It played a vital role in maintaining half of the south of the Yangtze River in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Although Gao Huaiyuan served in the army for more than a year, he basically fought on land and rarely came into contact with the navy. It was rare to encounter the Ezhou navy drill today, so he walked out of the cabin with great interest and looked up.

This water army has roughly dozens of warships of various types, which are divided into two groups, and they are performing attacks on each other. With the sound of war drums, the ships of various colors advance and retreat at a certain pace, which looks quite spectacular.

Gao Huai couldn't see it clearly from a distance, so he greeted Liu'er and said, "Liu'er! Bring me the telescope in my package!"

Liu Er hurriedly returned to the cabin, sent out the binoculars carried by Gao Huaiyuan, and handed them over to Gao Huaiyuan. Gao Huaiyuan raised the binoculars and began to watch the drill of the navy carefully. He saw several large ships as the main warships, dispatching and commanding in the center Some small boats around are constantly changing various arrays. Compared with the army, they are not as bold.

It's just that Gao Huaiyuan was a little surprised that those big ships had no sails, and they were still driving on the river. He suddenly became curious, so after adjusting the binoculars, he could see clearly how many people there were on each side of these big ships. A wheel, which moves the water during its rotation, provides power to the boat.

"Vehicles and boats! The navy uses carts and boats!" Gao Huaiyuan became excited all of a sudden, and exclaimed in a low voice. He had heard of this kind of carts and boats before, but he rarely walked on the river. It was only now that he saw it for the first time. Planting vehicles and ships can be regarded as a great invention of the ancient Chinese. The shipbuilding technology of the Southern Song Dynasty can be said to have reached the peak state of ancient times. In this era, human-powered paddle steamers were built. Gao Huaiyuan had to lament the ingenuity of the ancient Chinese.

Hearing Gao Huaiyuan's exclamation, Ji Xiancheng looked at the strange brass pipe in Gao Huaiyuan's hand curiously. From such a long distance, he could hardly see the shape of the navy's ships, but Gao Huaiyuan only relied on this copper pipe Guan Zi could tell that the ships used by the navy were vehicles and boats, which greatly aroused Ji Xiancheng's curiosity.

"What is this thing in Master Gao's hands? Why can you see the ships of the navy, but Ji can't?" Ji Xiancheng couldn't bear it anymore, so he asked Gao Huaiyuan.

Gao Huaiyuan put down the telescope on his eyes, handed it to Ji Xiancheng, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ji, you can take a look. This kind of thing is made by me. It is called a telescope. Through it, you can see far away things that are invisible to the naked eye. The place!"

Ji Xiancheng quickly took the so-called binoculars from Gao Huaiyuan's hand, moved it closer to his eyes and looked into the distance, and finally said strangely: "It's strange! Why does this thing seem to be getting farther and farther away?"

Gao Huaiyuan broke out in sweat as soon as he turned his head. He reached out and turned the telescope in front of Ji Xiancheng around, and said with a smile, "Mr. Ji held it upside down! You should look at it from this end!"

Ji Xiancheng was also very embarrassed, but he still couldn't resist the temptation, so he quickly looked into the distance through the lens: "Eh? It really looks far away! It's much clearer! Not bad, really good, it really is a navy vehicle and boat! This is Gods too!"

After the two watched the navy's drill for a while, gradually as the boat moved away, the navy boat went upstream ahead of their boat, and then they returned to the cabin to sit down again.

"This kind of vehicle and boat is said to be very early. It is said that in the early Tang Dynasty, someone made a vehicle and boat to travel on the river, and it was really used for water warfare. I am afraid that it was the Dongting Lake rioter Yang in the early years of Gaozong Shaoxing. The thieves used it in large quantities, and Yang Mo's navy used this kind of vehicle and boat in large numbers. The officers and troops in the Dongting Lake area were repeatedly defeated. Fortunately, Marshal Yue personally conquered them and wiped out the thieves. Marshal Yue also used the captured thieves' vehicles and boats to build After entering Ezhou, the capital commanded the water army, and began to use vehicles and boats in large quantities! Because of the precedent of Yang Mo’s bandit army, the people are not allowed to privately build vehicles and boats, and only the water army can use them, so it is not common on weekdays, but this boat is indeed The sharp weapon of my Great Song Navy has repeatedly defeated the Jin Army for many years, preventing it from going south, which can be called a great military exploit!" After sitting down, Ji Xiancheng explained the origin of the vehicles and boats to Gao Huaiyuan. After all, he has read more books than Gao Huaiyuan, so Gao Huaiyuan knew much more about the use of vehicles and ships in the Southern Song Dynasty than Gao Huaiyuan.

"Oh! I've heard of this kind of vehicle and boat before, but I just saw it today. It's really mighty! No wonder the Jin army has repeatedly committed crimes in the south, but they all failed. There are some inconveniences. The resistance of the paddle wheels on both sides is too high, which makes the center of gravity of the hull too high. Not bad!" Gao Huaiyuan nodded again and again, and then said some disadvantages of this kind of vehicle and boat.

"Oh? It seems that Master Gao is quite proficient in shipbuilding! He actually mentioned so many shortcomings of vehicles and ships with just one glance. It seems that Master Gao still has ideas for improving this kind of vehicles and ships?" Ji Xiancheng asked in surprise. road.

"Hehe! I just said it casually. How can I be proficient in shipbuilding! It's just hearsay! It can't be true!" Gao Huaiyuan knew that he was talking too much.

"Just now, I heard young master say that you made this kind of telescope. This thing is amazing. How could young master Gao build such an ingenious thing? Now young master Gao has made Ji more and more curious!" Ji Xiancheng held Gao Huaiyuan The telescope sighed.