The princes of India are by no means powerful, but their wealth is definitely greater than that of the monarchs and princes of all other countries in the world. It seems that their only mission in life is to accumulate wealth.
India has a strict surname system, but few people rise up. The stability of the political form creates conditions for the continuous accumulation of wealth without dispersion or transfer. As a nobler class than the royal family, the temple has
The wealth is even more amazing.
For example, in the ninth century AD, Mahmud of Ghazni led people to India to rob and robbed more than 250,000 pounds of gold from a temple. When the Byzantine Empire was at its most powerful, the treasury
There was only 200,000 pounds of gold in it. The wealth of this temple exceeded the treasury of an empire.
For another example, in 1989, people discovered a secret room under a temple in Kerala, and the treasures found in it were worth about 20 billion. Then, Xia Xun led this group of pirates to loot Guli.
How much is the value of the proceeds from the king's treasury and the temple of Veeraman?
Xia Xun was shocked for a long time before he woke up.
He thought about it and said to Xu Hu: "It's not easy to cash in things like pearls and gems. We don't have a jeweler on board, and the specific value of the gems can't be accurately measured. They are all packed in boxes and stored. As for gold, take
One-tenth of the money will be given to each crew member, and officers of each rank will receive an additional tenth for each higher rank."
Xu Hu was surprised and surprised. After all, they were not real pirates, and the property they obtained could not fall into the hands of individuals. Therefore, he deliberately turned a blind eye to his subordinates' actions of hiding the treasures. In fact,
He also hid a treasure secretly, but he didn't expect Xia Xun to be so generous.
Moved, Xu Hu couldn't help but remind him: "My lord, if someone is impeached to the court, it will be a serious crime!"
Xia Xun smiled faintly and said: "Everyone has something to take, who will sue? Remember, the soldiers who died in battle will also be divided, doubled, and they will be given to their families after they return!"
Xu Hu was overjoyed and said quickly: "Don't worry, Duke, I will do it right away!"
Xu Hu excitedly announced the good news. In no time, there was a roar of cheers like a roaring tsunami from the ship.
Xia Xun smiled, turned to look at the colorful pile of jewelry, his eyes were a little blurry again: "Such a pirate seems to be very comfortable to work...",
A few days later, Zheng He's fleet arrived in Guli.
His fleet was ten times larger than Xia Xun's team, and when he saw so many yellow-skinned Easterners, he almost killed the Guli people who were keen on spreading the magic of Chinese Taoism.
Fortunately, many people here had seen Zheng He's fleet when they last came. When they saw the familiar and unique dragon flag on the ship, they knew that the Eastern envoy who commanded the Invincible Fleet was here again.
The rumors finally subsided.
When King Guli saw Zheng He, he felt like he was seeing a long-lost relative. He held him in his arms and cried out his losses. Zheng He couldn't help but feel guilty after hearing this. He quickly and solemnly stated that the pirates who came before them were
The remnants of Chen Zuyi's troops who traveled across the Southeast Asia came all the way west to propagate the barbarians and engage in friendly trade. At the same time, they also had the sacred mission of annihilating this pirate group.
King Guli was overjoyed when he heard this. He warmly entertained Zheng He, Zhang Xitong and his party, and rewarded the soldiers of the three armies. A few days later, the transaction was completed. King Guli specially sent Zheng He and Yiyu a detailed chart of their journey to the west. He was eagerly looking forward to the great envoy of tomorrow.
Kill all the pirates who were killed that day to make him feel bad.
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Persian Bend, Horumus.
The interpreter found a newly hired guide. After accepting Zheng He's bag of gold coins, the guide immediately told him the direction he was going to reach.
"What? You said that if you sail along the coast to Adan, you can reach the sky?"
Zheng He was surprised and happy. After receiving the affirmative answer, Zheng He turned around excitedly, looked to the east and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Zheng He did it! Although it is a hundred thousand miles away from me in China, I am really a slave.
We have arrived at the Holy Land and can pay homage to it!"
Zheng He looked excitedly at the figure of Yi Ge on the rock wall that looked like a heavenly book to the locals. It was the signpost left for him by Xia Xun's fleet when it passed by.
"That's right! The Duke also went to Mecca, haha, the Duke walked in front of Zheng He!"
Zheng He laughed heartily and shouted: "Come here, erect a monument as a souvenir! My Ming fleet is right here!"
The masons brought from Jinling City made a jingle of carvings. That evening, when the sun set, the waves surged with brilliant golden light, which was reflected on a newly carved stone tablet on the seaside: "More than 100,000 people from his country went to China."
Here, the people and things are as salty as they are, the prosperity is as bright as the wind, and if you put a stone here, it will shine forever!"
Zheng He stroked the newly carved stone tablet, turned to look southwest, and murmured to himself in an envious tone: "The Duke has already made a pilgrimage to Mecca..."
Xia Xun, whom Zheng He envied immensely, was fighting tenaciously against the wind and waves at the sea.
He led the "pirate fleet" all the way west along the coast, doing business wherever he could do business. When he encountered unfriendly people, he didn't mind becoming a robber one more time. On the sea, they once repelled three pirate fleets.
.Going all the way west in this way, we have already reached Tianfang.
Because Zheng He's fleet was ten times larger than his, it was much more troublesome than Zheng He's doing business or getting fresh water and food wherever he went. In addition, Zheng He also had to deal with local officials and carry out official matters.
Because of the relationship, the speed is more than twice as slow as Xia Xun.
Of course, Xia Xun had to inquire about the whereabouts of Zhu Yunwen's tomb wherever he went, but this secret mission was almost forgotten by him. Because he knew clearly that in the original history, Zhu Yunwen would never be seen again.
It has never happened, and the embarrassing situation that Emperor Yongle was worried about will not happen at all.
At first, either because of Zhu Di's explanation or out of personal curiosity about the whereabouts of Zhu Yunwen's tomb, he was willing to inquire seriously. However, as time went by, there was no news at all, and Xia Xun had almost given up on searching for Zhu Yunwen.
, replaced by the exploration of new routes.
The Ming Dynasty has changed tribute trade to free trade, so soon more private adventurers and navigators will emerge in the Ming Dynasty to explore an accurate route, which is crucial to the future development of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Fei Yinglun also made a fortune in the business and robbery along the way. Even if Xia Xun made a mistake and refused to buy him a boat, he still had enough wealth to buy one that would make him laugh out loud in his sleep.
The big ship.
When Fei Yinglun was in Horumus, he wanted to say goodbye to Xia Xun and abandon the ship. Because at this time, the route for Europeans to the Southeast Asia was to disembark in the Persian Gulf, pass overland through the Middle East, then take a boat to the Mediterranean, and then arrive in Europe.
Fei Yinglun wanted to land here and return to his hometown.
In terms of straight-line distance, it is undoubtedly short, but the huge cost of land transportation makes this route far less economical than starting from Ohon, passing through the Cape of Good Hope and then going around.
Xia Xun had limited knowledge of the West and little knowledge of world geography, but he clearly remembered that Europeans could come all the way by water after passing the Cape of Good Hope, and there was no need to go through long land transportation in China.
Therefore, he refused to let Fei Yinglun go, and he wanted to continue sailing to Beijing. He wanted to find the Cape of Good Hope, which the religion had not yet named. He didn't know the specific route, but he had his own stupid way to follow the coastline.
If you go forward, you won't believe that you can't find the southernmost tip of Africa, the virgin land waiting for you to discover.
This method is used by him when he plays the "Xuanyuan Sword" game to enter the maze. Although it takes a lot more time than reading the guide, it can help him level up. Nowadays, there is no such thing as leveling up, but there are treasures to rob. His crew has already robbed them.
Addicted.
"We are pirates,
fierce pirates,
Holding a wine bottle in his left hand,
The right hand holds the treasure,
we are pirates,
A capable pirate,
Beautiful girls.
Please come to my arms..."
They sang the songs taught by Fei Yinglun and walked happily into the depths of the sea. However, along the way, the levels of "monsters" they encountered were getting higher and higher. This "monster" was unpredictable.
The power of God, who can resist the power of God?
The sea brought them wealth but also danger.
The strong wind roared, setting off huge waves, which continued to hit the ships that were undulating in the wind and waves. There was no place to anchor. This horrible weather had been going on for three days, and it was almost driving people crazy.
Who would have imagined that the climate would suddenly change from a cloudless sky just one day ago? The climate here is obviously different from that of Southeast Asia. Heavy rains are pouring from the sky to the sea, and it is so confusing that it is impossible to see things in the distance.
The sailors were busy on the ship nervously, and everyone was soaked by the salty and cold water. Xia Xun also appeared on the bow of the ship, using his feet to firmly grasp the deck with a heavy weight, still following the force of the ship.
swinging and slipping.
From a distance, Xu Hu shouted something to him at the top of his lungs, but the roar of the wind and waves, the crashing of the rainstorm, and the explosion of thunder were so intertwined that it was impossible to hear what he was saying.
The water seemed to be squeezing in from all directions. Xia Xun could hear the sound of the hull being squeezed, and the creaking screams from the hull were right next to his ears, as if the ship was about to disintegrate.
A smaller boat in front was tossed around by huge waves one after another. Sometimes it was lifted into the air more than ten meters high, and sometimes it was smashed into a deep whirlpool. People often thought that it sank to the bottom of the sea and would never be seen again.
When it was impossible to appear, it stubbornly surfaced again. Just as you breathed a sigh of relief, it was hit again and hit by a huge wave...
The wind and waves were endless and tortured people's patience. Tang Saier was tied to the bed with a cloth belt by Su Ying and vomited into a mess. Su Ying was more capable than Xia Xun at this time, and her figure could be seen from time to time in the wind and waves, together with Xu
Hu commanded the crew together and tried their best to control the wild horse in the wind and waves.
I don't know when the wind and waves finally subsided, and everyone collapsed on the boat exhausted. The boat was still bumping violently, but compared to the strong wind and waves, it was like being in heaven.
Suddenly, there was an exclamation from the boat in front, which had been struggling tenaciously in the wind and waves until now: "It's hit the rocks! It's hit the rocks!"
Xu Hu, Su Ying and Xia Xun ran to the side of the boat one after another. They saw people on the small boat running around on the boat, seeming to want to plug the loopholes in the bottom of the boat. Su Ying had sharp eyes and looked into the distance. It was dark.
Su Ying immediately shouted: "We are approaching the land. Each ship should be careful of the rocks, throw ropes, and rely on help to rescue people. If the ship can be towed to the shore, then tow it. If it cannot be towed, abandon the ship!"
The sailors of each ship cheered up and tried their best to steer the ship to avoid the reef. When several ships finally docked at the shore one after another, the wind and waves finally stopped.