The new captain, whose surname is Kong Pei, was 31 years old. He is a native of Dengzhou. He has been a navy since his grandfather and father's generation. After three dynasties in Liao, Jin and Mongolia, he has been the third generation here. Seeing that he was originally the commander of the Dengzhou Navy and was in charge of more than ten warships, but after the Jin Dynasty was defeated and moved to the capital, the Mongols took over the Dengzhou Navy and did not trust him and the surrendered generals, he changed from a commander to a capital. With a word of difference, his level fell a lot, and he could only command one ship. Every time he went to sea, his family would go to the camp as hostage.

This time he was caught by Hong Tao was a big blow to him. Not only was he worried that his family would be in trouble, but he also lost his confidence. As an old naval general, he was still very proud of his ability to fight. Whether it was a pirate or a Mongolian warship, he had never taken advantage of him. However, when he met Hong Tao's sailing boat, he realized that his ability was not worth mentioning at all, and his understanding of the ship was even more frog in the well.

After arriving at Jinhewan, he was sent to the mine for hard labor the first month. Later, he was responsible for pulling ore from the mine to the blacksmith furnace with a small boat. As a result, only his boat ran the fastest, almost half faster than other ships. Such outstanding performances could not hide from Cixi's eyes. So Hong Tao soon found out about this Kong Pei. After asking, he remembered that there were many sailors in the slaves. So he and several other outstanding performances were sent to the Haibo and Hong Yu as trainee sailors.

Gold will always be bright. Although Kong Pei has never played this European sailing ship, his navigation skills are the same. Soon his training level has surpassed other new sailors, and he is even better than some old sailors. Especially when learning navigation technology, he can roughly tell the location of the ship without using sextant, just relying on his fingers. Of course, it is limited to the sea north of Fujian, and he has never been to the south, so he can't tell the place name.

Hong Tao didn't mind having a Mongolian navy descended to be a captain in the future. As long as he was qualified, he could use it. The ship was full of his own people, and a captain could not make waves alone. As long as the fleet operated unifiedly, he was at best an executor. Although Chen Qihong and Bo Xiaosan were not fully capable of becoming the captain of the warship, there was no problem at all as the deputy. If Kong Pei had any evil intentions, they would be taken down by these two deputy immediately, and there would be no sailor on the ship who followed Kong Pei.

"Before arriving at the port of Malacca, the Zhenzhou will be piloted by the ship. If there is a storm, go to the junction point to meet by yourself. All ships are prohibited from getting close to each other and deal with any abnormal situations. By the way, pay attention to saving ammunition. The destination of our trip is still far away, and one less is the one you can get. If someone's ammunition is tide, then return to my own way. It is useless for ships without combat power to follow me." Hong Tao gave a few simple instructions on the rear deck of the flagship, and asked the captains to return to the ship. The long-distance voyage plan has been discussed for more than half a month and has done a lot of targeted training. If you don't understand, Hong Tao has no choice.

The four sailboats stayed at the estuary for more than half an hour. When the last batch of supplies were loaded onto the ship, they immediately raised their sails and set sail. One followed the other out of the river, and slowly disappeared from the sea level by Hong Tao's Hong Yu. At this time, the sun was just setting in the west, and the four ships seemed to line up and drilled into the big red fireball.

Long-distance sea trips are only two words, boring! Every day is the same life. It is not bad for several days, which makes people crazy. Once the emotions get out of control, something will happen, so the captains came up with a very unethical way to avoid such situations. What is the way? It's also two words, work!

When a person is tired, his brain will slow down and he will think less. He is so busy that he doesn't care about lyricism that he will no longer feel boring. At least he doesn't feel particularly boring. Hong Tao is also unavoidable. Since it is the lessons learned by his predecessors over hundreds of years, he doesn't think he can change anything. Let's follow it. So every day, the morning bell rings, and the deck and the mast are busy. As long as there is wood, you have to rub it hard, so that the wood is as shiny as metal. Wherever there is canvas, it has to dry it, unless it rains. From time to time, Hong Tao has to conduct a surprise inspection. He rings the alarm bell in the middle of the night to check how the sailors react. When everyone wakes up, he will then blast back to sleep. After sleeping for a few hours, he has to get up again because the morning bell rings again.

Just being disciplined is not enough. You have to relax when it’s time to relax. Hong Tao is even more good at this. In terms of playing, few people have ever played with him. Tell me, what are you doing? Whether you are holding a rope and dragging it behind a boat to play barefoot water skiing, or using a cable as a roller hook to troll the sailfish and tuna, or standing on the side of the river, tied with whale tendons and jumping into the sea, called bungee jumping, he can make countless tricks anyway.

This is a martial arts and a literary one. In order to provide more entertainment for sailors, Hong Tao also used whale bones and whale baleen to make mahjong cards. When the weather is good, the deck becomes a casino, and anyone can play as long as you are willing to place bets. Since Jinhewan is a cooperative model and has no personal property, you can't gamble. That's okay, Hong Tao accepts various bets, such as dancing barely, tying a small tug of war with a rope, crawling on the ground to learn how to scream, as long as everyone can make fun of it, even bets! So, on Hong Tao's boat where he is the captain, you will feel it's flames and ice cubes at a time. It's not too boring to spend every day in this feeling of cold and hot.

It took less than 3 ooo kilometers from Jinhewan to Malacca Port. It took four ships fifteen days to complete the journey. The wind direction is, when sailing against the wind, sailboats are not as good as sailboats when sailing against the wind. If you use the Predator to take this voyage, five or six days are enough, and you don’t have to raise the sail. Unfortunately, the fast-moving ships cannot fight the battle, and the battleboats cannot run fast. Compared with those more bulky merchant ships, Hong Tao is already flying.

Suddenly, four large sailboats emerged from the strait, which was still a bit like they had never seen before. This made the nearby ports and ships a little panicked. None of them dared to come up rashly, and those who could enter the port and hide, and those who could not enter the port also ran to shallow waters. In recent years, there have been rumors of mysterious disappearances in many sea areas, and more and more people have not seen anyone in their lives or dead or corpses, which has caused panic and timidity.

Not only ordinary fishermen were timid, but the king of Malacca was not very brave. Suddenly, four strange sailboats came to the gate of his capital. He was almost scared. He stood on the wooden wall and watched for a long time. He saw the boat that the big ship was laid down to the warehouse east of the port that was said to have been rented by the Song people. Then he put his heart back half of the heart. Why do he say half of it? Because he still doesn't know what the Song people came from. It's not that there are ships from the Song people passing by here. The king also sent someone to ask, saying that he didn't know that this was the Song company. In the end, the king could only comfort himself. Because the Song people were too big, he didn't know all this company. He should bear it because the Song people paid every year.

The four large ships were obviously supplying supplies. It was noon that a group of people suddenly came to the city gate with several large jars, said a few words to the soldiers guarding the city, put down the jars and left. Soon, their subordinates sent the jars over, and there was a letter. The king and the most trusted minister did not understand Chinese, so they could only find a translation again, and they didn't even dare to open the jars.

The content in the letter is very polite, just saying that thanking the king over the past few years, the company's warehouse has been settled here. In order to express his gratitude, I will send a few cans of the specialty products from the Song Dynasty for the king to taste. In addition, the letter also said that if the king has any needs, the company's ships can help the king run errands along the way, and it will be possible to go anywhere.

The king was still very careful. He did not touch the white things first, but asked the guard to eat first. After the guard put a little in his mouth, his eyes immediately widened, he reached out and pinched a little and put it in his mouth, and then reached out again...

"Jinhe Ocean Resource Management Co., Ltd.! Where are they going?" The king looked at the signature of the letter, clattering the small white particles in his mouth, listening to the screams in the yard, and asked the minister beside him in a low voice. The guard who stretched out his hand and then reached out and then reached out has been pulled down to whip the whip. He had eaten too much! He cut out a small pit from the white stuff in the jar, and it was obvious that the king was very dissatisfied.

"Go to the west, I went to their camp and asked, the people there had been changed, and the newcomer said that their fleet was going to go to the Great Food Kingdom." The minister also held a small pile of white things in his palm. This was rewarded by the king, but he did not dare to eat, for fear that he would be pulled down and whipped.

"Go to the Great Food Country this season! Did you hear it right?" The king stuffed a little sugar into his mouth, squinted his eyes, wondering if he was enjoying the sweetness or thinking about other questions.

"That's right, Tongzhi went with me." The minister nodded.

"In another two months, the merchant ships of Daqi will come. They docked at my brother's port every time, giving me a lot of benefits. The Song people's merchant ships rarely go to Daqi. If something is about to be born, go and invite the national teacher to come. I want to divine good or bad luck." The king is the king, and he still has this strategic vision. When he heard that the Song people were going to Daqi, he immediately realized something was wrong. He was just a small force in the Srivers Empire. He said he was a king, but he was actually a tribal leader. He could not afford to offend him, and he was not concerned about the expansion of the power of Daqi and Daqi, but his brother opposite the strait. If the Song fleet could always dock at his own port in the future, his status would rise. The Song Dynasty's maritime merchants were all rich, and if they missed a little, it would be enough for this small country to enjoy. (To be continued.)
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