Then Su Ze found Captain Alfonso and began to discuss sailing with him.
After talking with each other these days, Su Ze discovered that Captain Alfonso was indeed an adventurous adventurer.
The fact that Portugal, a small country, was able to usher in a vigorous age of navigation is inseparable from these adventurous navigators.
Su Ze also saw two sides in people like Alfonso.
On the one hand, they are speculators, and they are also the executioners and butchers of many indigenous civilizations. Some of them even make guest appearances as pirates at sea, which is not as vivid as they are in history books.
But on the other hand, they are indeed very adventurous. The old captain is fifty-nine years old and is still full of enthusiasm for exploring the world.
This passion was his exploration and thirst for knowledge about the unknown world, and it was this spirit that led the Age of Discovery.
Exploration, the ancient Chinese ancestors also used to explore all the land they could see.
From the time when the Emperor of Zhou divided the princes into feudal states and spread the fire of Chinese civilization through the princely states, today's Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, and Lianghu, these areas were all considered backward and backward areas in the Song Dynasty. In later generations, these places have become completely the core areas of Chinese civilization, and everything is the same as
Related to the development that lasted for thousands of years.
In the past, our ancestors were also exploring maritime frontiers. From the Qin Dynasty, Xu Fu built ships and went to sea. In the Song Dynasty, Quanzhou Port was crowded with thousands of sailboats.
But in the Ming Dynasty, the country suddenly closed its doors and stopped its pace of opening up. Every time Su Ze read this, he was full of regrets.
Now Su Ze had a chance to change. He asked Captain Alfonso for sailing skills, how to manage sailors and how to operate a sailboat.
[Get skill transfer and can learn the skill "Navigation". Do you want to learn it? 】
Can this actually trigger skills?
Of course I’m learning!
[Navigation skills have been learned, Lv1, 1/100]
Su Ze couldn't help but be overjoyed. Navigation is also a key skill these days. He didn't expect that he didn't know how to speak Portuguese, so he accidentally learned the navigation skill.
At that time, Su Ze was wandering around in the captain's cabin of the New World for a long time, but failed to learn the navigation skills.
By the way, tips, teach!
In other words, it is not only triggered by location, but also skills can be acquired through teaching!
It seems that Captain Alfonso did the right thing by giving him preferential treatment!
We need to squeeze some more skills and experience out of him!
While practicing Portuguese, Suze learned from Captain Alfonso how to become a captain.
It really benefited a lot.
Asked again, Captain Alfonso turned out to be a major. He graduated from the world's first navigation school, the School of Sagres in Portugal.
It was founded by Prince Enrique, a Portuguese man who supported navigation in the textbooks, and trained a large number of sailing talents in Portugal.
Captain Alfonso, who has a professional background, also studied astronomy at a university in Lisbon and is able to use professional equipment such as quadrants and horizontal scales.
If it weren't for his gambling addiction, a respected gentleman like him should be enjoying a leisurely retirement life in a big house in Lisbon.
Su Ze couldn't care less about the joy of upgrading Portuguese to Level 5. He directly pulled Captain Alfonso and said:
"Captain Alfonso, I am planning to build a navigation school in Changningwei, and I want to hire you as a professor!"
Hearing the word professor, Captain Alfonso thought that he had been invited by the University of Lisbon, but at that time he was addicted to spending money in the casino, so he naturally rejected the invitation.
When he was in debt, the University of Lisbon was naturally unwilling to hire him again.
Unexpectedly, I would receive another invitation to be a university professor in this faraway eastern country.
Su Ze said very sincerely: "I hope you can teach here for a year. When the lecture is over, I am willing to pay you high-quality silk and porcelain as a reward for your lecture."
Captain Alfonso's eyes lit up. The finest silk products and porcelain of the Ming Dynasty were rarely exported. These were the most valuable commodities in the entire Eastern trade!
The knight Suze was willing to pay such a price, giving Captain Alfonso, who already had nothing anyway, new hope.
If I can return to the West with these goods, I can enjoy my old age in peace.
As for the loss of the New World, aren't you the ship owner and the owner responsible for this?
Having made up his mind, Alfonso felt more at ease with staying in Changning Guard.
Su Ze is checking the system prompts.
[Skill ‘Portuguese’ breaks through Lv5, please choose passive skills! 】
A purple ray of light mixed with two green rays of light, but this language skill is actually purple?
Su Ze slightly regretted that after upgrading so many skills to Lv5, he also mastered some rules.
Passive skills must be related to skills that reach Lv5. They are basically passive skills that strengthen this skill.
A Portuguese skill came out in purple, which made Su Ze feel like it was a waste of character.
Compared to ordinary skills like Portuguese, Su Ze is more willing to use golden and purple passives on more critical skills.
But after seeing this purple passive, Su Ze felt that it smelled really good again.
The three passive skills of purple and green are:
[Purple Passive - Language Genius: Learn any language and automatically have Lv2 basic communication skills by default, and already have language skills +1.]
Level 1 in any language is roughly equivalent to knowing the daily speaking ability of less than 300 words, which is considered to be the point where you can barely communicate.
Lv2 is equivalent to having a speaking ability of 600 vocabulary, which is almost enough for daily communication.
Lv3 is equivalent to having a speaking ability with a vocabulary of 1000, and communication that does not involve professional terms is no longer a problem.
Lv4 is equal to the ability to speak and simple writing with a vocabulary of 1500, which can almost meet most communication needs.
Level 5 is a small qualitative change, and you can communicate and write fluently.
Level 10 is a person who is proficient in various contextual slangs of the language and can understand jokes and sayings in the language background.
Level 15 is a person who is completely proficient in a language, can use it in formal business negotiations and diplomatic rhetoric, and can understand various classics.
Each level after Lv15 is the level at which you can use this language to write professional books and literary masterpieces. Of course, professional skills and literary skills must also reach the corresponding level.
This purple passive language genius allows Su Ze to be proficient in almost all languages and to communicate simply with anyone who speaks the language.
It is indeed a divine skill!
But if you think about it carefully, it's not that magical. Originally, Su Ze's system allowed him to trigger skills when communicating with anyone, automatically learning Lv1 skills, and reaching Lv2 was just a hundred conversations away.
No wonder it's just a purple skill, but it's also very powerful.
Choosing this skill decisively, Su Ze now has three free attribute points.
Take another look at the properties:
Su Ze, male, 25 years old.
Intelligence:10
Strength:10
Agility:4
Charisma:6
Attribute points to be allocated: 3
I finally feel a bit safe.
In the remaining days of August, apart from studying at the School of Health, Su Ze basically spent time in the dock.
"Uncle Xianzong! This scissor-shaped bow can cut through waves and increase sailing speed!"
When Lin Mojun came to the dock, he rarely heard Su Ze arguing with someone.
In Lin Mojun's impression, Su Ze had always been that handsome gentleman, and it was rare to see him quarreling with others.
But Lin Xianzong, the master craftsman of the shipyard, refused to give in: "A boat like yours can't sail at all! With its sharp bottom and hollow bow, a boat like yours will capsize in a wave!"
Su Ze did not give in and said: "The resistance of sea water is an important factor affecting the sailing speed when sailing. I designed this to reduce the draft volume of the bilge! The hollow bow is to raise the bow and increase the stability of sailing.
sex!"
Lin Xianzong still refused to give in and said: "When a ship like this sails into the sea, it is a waste of human life!"
The two of them couldn't stop arguing. When they saw Lin Mojun coming, their eyes lit up.
"Hundred households!"
"Hundred households, you come to judge!"
Lin Mojun was surrounded by two people and saw Su Ze unfolding a piece of paper and drawing a strange ship with charcoal on it.
The bottom of this boat is pointed, the bow is like a scissors, the cabin is very narrow, but the boat is long and slender, and it looks completely different from ordinary boats.
On such a small ship, Su Ze actually designed three sets of masts.
"What kind of ship is this?"
Lin Mojun has also been sailing on the sea for many years and has never seen such a ship.
Lin Xianzong said: "You haven't seen it before, right? The boat in Mr. Su's picture is too funny. This kind of boat can't sail at all."
Su Ze said: "This thing is called a clipper ship. It can cut through the waves and travel thousands of miles in a day. It is a first-class fast ship. We only need to build a few such ships, and we can rush into the Japanese pirates' warships and detonate gunpowder.
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"I have never seen a ship like this, and I have never seen a blueprint like this. This kind of ship cannot be said to sail on the ocean, and it cannot withstand the wind and waves in the near sea."
The two couldn't argue, but Lin Mojun finally chose to support Su Ze.
She said: "Uncle Xianzong, why don't you let Mr. Su build one on a trial basis?"
When Lin Xianzong saw Lin Mojun also helping Su Ze, he said angrily: "I won't help!"
After saying this, Lin Xianzong left angrily.
For craftsmen like them, the family drawings are the classics that scholars follow, and there is no room for blasphemy.
Lin Mojun said: "Mr. Su, Uncle Xianzong is like this. Shipbuilding is related to the lives of the crew, so there is no room for any problems."
Su Ze nodded and said: "I built this boat to rush into the Japanese pirates faster. Since there is no need for people to control the boat, what's the harm in trying to build one?"
Seeing that Lin Mojun seemed to have something to say, Su Ze suppressed his anger and asked, "What's the matter with Baihu?"
Lin Mojun nodded and said: "Yesterday, I contacted the Keti nearby and got the latest news about the Japanese pirates from them."
"Ke Tie?"
Lin Mojun finally saw that Su Ze had something unknown to her. She showed a hint of cunning and said:
"I didn't expect that Mr. Su also had something he didn't know about."
However, Lin Mojun did not sell out, but explained:
"These Keti live on boats and are said to be descendants of Yuan Meng. Because they often live on boats, they often sit cross-legged in the cabin with their knees bent and their feet bent, hence the name."
Su Ze suddenly realized that they were from the Dan family.
The Dan family are people who live on boats. They usually live in the lower reaches of the Pearl River. I didn't expect that there are such boat people in Fujian.
Lin Mojun continued: "These Keti are well-informed at sea. They have received favors from me before, so I asked them for information, and sure enough I found out the movements of King Lu."
"how?"
Lin Mojun said seriously: "It's not good."
"The Deer King has landed on Dong'ao Island."
This Dong'ao Island is not the small island near Zhuhai, but a large island in the sea east of Fuzhou.
This island is huge, with fresh water and forests. In the early Ming Dynasty, beacon towers and fortresses were built on this island.
Later, life on the island became really difficult, and the Fujian Dusi Yamen felt that such a group of officers and soldiers stationed overseas might participate in smuggling or rebellion, so they simply withdrew the garrison on Dong'ao Island to the mainland.
After losing Dong'ao Island, every time Japanese pirates invaded Fujian, they would station themselves on this island and use this island as a stronghold to attack coastal towns.
"Dong'ao Island is only two days' voyage from Fuzhou Prefecture, and only three days' voyage from our Changning Guard. Now all the coastal guard stations dare not go to war, and the Japanese pirates wantonly plunder the people along the coast."
Lin Mojun's face showed an expression of intolerance. The people in Fujian were really suffering.
That is to say, when Zhu Wan was the governor, there were no Japanese pirates. In recent years, Japanese pirates invaded the sea every year, and the people along the coast were robbed by Japanese pirates every year.
Hearing that the Japanese pirates had arrived at Dong'ao Island, Su Ze felt heavy.
The Ming Dynasty's coastal defense was also outrageous. There were no troops stationed on such an important island, so it was easily handed over to the Japanese pirates.
With fresh water and supplies, King Lu could harass the coast at any time, but Fujian's navy did not dare to go to war and was blocked at the port by Japanese pirates.
"I heard that King Lu has issued an order to form a blood alliance on Dong'ao Island in early September and summon Japanese pirates from other factions to land in Fujian."
Lu Dawang is just a branch of the Japanese pirates. He is now blocking the Fujian navy at home. The other Japanese pirates are like sharks smelling blood, and they are gathering in Fujian.
Bad news always comes one after another. On August 24, Shaxian County under the Yanping Prefecture asked Nanping for help. A group of Japanese pirates from the direction of Jianyang had already arrived at the foot of Shaxian County.
This kind of Japanese pirates originally only numbered about 30 real Japanese, but along the way they attracted bandits from all walks of life to rebel, and first robbed a salt farm.
This salt field was the salt field of Zhu Qi and his friends. The salt workers were oppressed by the eunuchs of the salt road, so they simply killed the eunuchs guarding the salt field and followed the Japanese pirates to the county town.
When Su Ze heard the news, he had mixed feelings. In such a chaotic world, human nature has blurred the boundaries, leaving only invincible hatred and fighting.
When Zhu Qi heard the news, his face turned red and he said to Su Ze: "Ms. Su, I'm going to bring back those who killed a thousand people!"
Xiong Wu said from the side: "Brother Zhu, you also surrendered to the Japanese."
Zhu Qi blushed: "I didn't vote for the real Japanese! Besides, I didn't do anything harmful to nature. My husband, I have some reputation among the saltmen. I will go and bring them back! Don't follow the Japanese pirates to harm the villagers!"
Su Ze naturally did not agree to Zhu Qi's request. Less than two days later, Lin Xianyang returned to Changningwei from the prefect's Yamen and brought a souvenir from the prefect.
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