Pei Ji felt uncomfortable as soon as he heard the boy say "come back by hearsay". What "come back"? It made it seem like your kid went undercover in Hangzhou and really became a "Chinese person".
He followed me with five surnames and seven hopes, and he had no sense of belonging or loyalty at all. This "hui" clearly meant that he subconsciously wanted Li Er, the dog emperor, to take charge of the world. I was so angry...
But Pei Ji didn't bother to discipline the boy immediately, because the boy's words seemed a bit...
Pei Ji immediately calmed down, frowned and asked, "Go to Southeast Bay first? Since the ship is returning from the east, shouldn't it go to Hangzhou first?"
Of course, traveling long distances is not easy, and Pei Ji could also guess that crossing the East China Sea would have to be done again and again. The ship had been drifting on the sea for so long. Of course, it was impossible to just happen to return to Hangzhou and go directly back to Hangzhou. It was definitely... but even if there was a deviation
Generally speaking, the route is somewhere on the coastline east of China, and then slowly sails along the coast to dock in Hangzhou or a port in that area. This must be the case.
Nowadays, although the South China Sea routes have developed, generally speaking, merchants and merchants travel in this way. Just like in martial arts, when sheathing a sword, you first place the back of the sword against your fingers and the mouth of the sheath, and then
Then drag the blade to put the sword into the sheath... This is not a technological achievement in the first place, it is very simple and natural common sense.
But since it is common sense...
This brings up the question, how did this so-called fleet that "found the New World" sail to the Southeast Bay? And this... this is so strange.
Qi Wang, the fifth surname, knew nothing about this! In other words, he did not receive any information...
Our current stronghold is close to the northern port city of Manila, which is the number one sea trade city in the southeast corner - strange...
It is precisely because of this that Pei Ji feels very suspicious! The fact that this fleet did not dock in the east of China is one of the doubts, and the fact that Wu Xing Qiwang did not get the news is the second... But the second doubt can also be regarded as the first doubt.
Derivatively, after all, Wu Xing Qi Wang is not interested in the local customs of Southeast Diao. He only cares about whether they can protect the interests of Wu Xing Qi Wang.
In other words, it is not particularly important information, and Wang Jing and others are too lazy to understand these natives.
So the news that a ship docked in the Southeast Bay spread from other places in the Southeast Bay to Manila, and then from Manila to China - and then to the ears of spies lurking in China, and finally reached here. This closed logical loop is
It’s easy to understand, because when the news from Manila came from China, Wu Xing Qi Wang was concerned about it and took it seriously. But the news that spread from Southeast Bay to China... was on horseback. Can this be called news? Of course.
No one cares anymore.
...but this creates a problem.
Because the return of ships from the East in search of the New World is a big event after all, and Wu Xingqiwang didn't notice such a big thing... It means that apart from having no interest in the news about Southeast Island, or in other words, having no interest in Southeast Island itself.
In addition to the reason of lack of interest, it is also because the spread path of this news is too weird... How could it be spread from Southeast Bay to China?
It was this obscure but extremely outrageous irrationality that attracted Pei Ji's attention!
And then, in Pei Ji's shocked eyes, he saw that the young man's face was full of nervousness, but he still said seriously, "Let me tell you back to the master, this fleet did dock at the Southeast Bay first..."
"The one who docked at Southeast Bay first?"
When Pei Ji heard this, it became even more wrong. Although this was in line with his analysis of the news transmission path and confirmed the vague feeling that something was wrong in his mind, it made it even more suspicious, because how could a sea ship happen to encounter Southeast Bay? Return to the voyage.
No matter how you think about it, you’ll arrive at the east coast of China first, and in the worst case, you’ll probably arrive at Yingzhou first.
And then... I saw this young man saying hurriedly, "I don't dare to deceive the master. This fleet did dock at Sriwijaya, and then returned to China..."
"Srivijaya...fuck!"
Thinking of this name, Pei Ji felt bad for a moment, as if he was in a ghost story.
Madhu, isn't this Srivijaya in the southwest of the southeast corner?
——The fleet that went out to the east docked in the southeast and southwest direction when it returned!
What is this equivalent to? It is equivalent to a person getting up in the morning and working for a long time, finally watering all the seedlings in the field, and then suddenly waking up and finding that he had just wet the bed... Isn't this a ghost story?
No matter how the route deviates, it will never deviate to such an extent...
Pei Ji tried hard to think about the degree of deviation of this route: Normally, it is best to go in a straight line when going to sea, but there are winds and waves on the sea, so it is often an arc, but no matter how much the arc is, it is impossible... This is not a straight line.
A big circle?
...Do most people drive a boat like that? Are you sure this isn't a joke?
Pei Ji immediately noticed this peculiarity. After all, although he was not as knowledgeable as Li Erwei Zheng and others who had learned to "see through the world", he was still very alert. This thought...
Pei Ji suddenly felt that this matter was not very simple, because if this news was a scam - a maritime businessman lied about having an adventure overseas and got some incredible treasure, brought it back and sold it at a high price, this kind of thing would not happen in Hangzhou
It's so common that even Wu Xing Qi Wang, who has been away from all kinds of black and white business at sea for a while, is tired of seeing it.
There are many maritime merchants in Hangzhou. Although it is a mixed bag, it also means... If a rumor does not have enough credibility, it will soon be seen through by the well-informed maritime merchants, and the spreader will be the same.
It will quickly become a laughing stock - "rumors in the market" are also classified into different levels.
And this news...since it gave this spy the courage to report it, it means that it should be spread quite well in Hangzhou, so it cannot be groundless...there must be some evidence that can prove that the captain of the ship has visited a different continent.
The voyage is real, but the route seems fake...
Pei Ji was thinking about it in his mind and couldn't help but wonder. There may be a lot of mystery in this matter... This foreign continent may not be easy to deal with. Thinking like this, Pei Ji casually asked again, "Is this news true? Then?
Did the ship owner bring back anything from the New World in the East China Sea?"
Pei Ji just asked casually. He didn't expect a mere boy to have any insights to provide him. As for the information, he didn't dare to hide it. However, when he asked, the boy was stunned for a moment.
road,
"I don't know that this little one has a humble status, but I heard that..."
"The shipowner is not going to the East China Sea, but to the New World in the south..."
