Chapter 115 Flying Shark
At the westernmost end of Java Island, Phoenix Port outside Phoenix City, a huge ship of 800 materials slid into the sea from the dock.
Firecrackers were roaring, and the people of Java and the people living in the overseas Chinese came out in a stunning city. They carried Zheng He's statue high and went to the streets to worship, danced dragons and lions on both sides. The Japanese people carrying iron cannons on the streets and alleys also joined the parade and walked through the streets and alleys to their own port - Phoenix Port.
Nanyang is very large and there are very few people. 80% of the population in the entire Nanyang are gathered on this land that is not as large as Fujian, Java Island.
Two years ago, Lin Feng was ordered by Chen Mu to lead his army to land on Manzhe Boyi. He expected a big battle in his heart, but he did not expect that Manzhe Boyi had become a small country with only a thousand soldiers under the pressure of Java. He was defeated by pirates from the Ming Dynasty in a blink of an eye. These small fights could not satisfy the appetite of the pirate king. He looked east, and was as powerful as a bamboo shoot.
The pirates landed from the easternmost end of Java Island, attacked the westward, and intervened in the local tribal war with elite soldiers and bandits. For thirteen months, they used the supplies from the Nanyang Military Palace to conquer the entire island.
Lin Afeng is more familiar with this island than anyone else. Even the locals rarely travel to the entire giant island. However, the pirates under his command are familiar with every grass and tree on the island from west to east, and even clearly record the 112 volcanoes on the island.
Such a place should not be suitable for human survival, but volcanic ash brings the most fertile land in the entire Southeast Asian region, and no place can be more favored by agricultural civilization than here.
"Don't be jealous of me. To the east of Phoenix City, the entire island belongs to the Nanyang Military Palace. I only want this city." Lin Feng still carried his shabby hat and covered his mottled breastplate with his mail clothes. He said to Lin Daoqian: "I thought you were not here, after all, you are an official of the court."
"Aren't you very happy to farm on the Three Islands?" Lin Afeng still looked down on Lin Daoqian and sneered: "Why, I heard that Chen Shuai returned to Beijing to report his duties, and was worried about the changes in the Nanyang Military Palace. The court sent troops to you again?"
Lin Daoqian pretended not to hear Lin Feng's ridicule. He knew that Lin Afeng just didn't like him to defect to the government several times. To be fair, Lin Afeng always went to Fujian and Guangxi as a pirate. He was indeed tough, but who could have good luck like him? Guangdong has a general like Chen Mu who has no suspicion of pirates?
He held his arms and looked at the big ship that was floating in the sea, saying, "What kind of ship is that?"
"What ship? My ship!"
The unruly pirate leader looked at the warship with different shapes at the sea and looked full of pride. He raised his arms and pointed at the huge warship with sails at the sea and said: "The shape of the shark boat is narrower and pointed, wider in front and narrower in the back, and the three masts are nine feet high. With Western Yi sails and double-layer artillery decks, my boat is lighter and has a speed that is far better than the shark boat. It is called a flying shark!"
More than ten flying shark boats were launched in the dry dock of Phoenix Port. Each of the hulls was painted with blue paint and the sharks were fiercely opened. They all looked like warships of any country. No one would have thought that such a ship was built by pirates.
Needless to say, Lin Daoqian is also an expert in boating. You can tell that this is a kind of brisk ship, which is nothing more than the light ships in the past. He looked at the exposed muzzle of the flying shark ship and said, "There are thirty-two gun windows up and down, and the empty warehouse is smooth, can there be two and a half years?"
The speed of the Ming people's ship is very rough, and it is a time unit, which is ten times a day and night. As a speed unit, it is up or not, and it becomes an average speed again.
But it is simple and practical. The speed of the boat is 90 miles per hour, while the speed of the Western speed is four knots.
The normal speed of the lucky ship, the broad ship and even the later shark ships must be faster, but long-distance navigation always has speed and slowness. Affected by various problems, the average speed is just overdue. The speed measurement method accumulated by this experience is quite scientific.
"almost."
Lin Afeng actually didn't actually calculate it. He only knew that the boat that tried to get started earlier had two updates of speed, and the two and a half updates were probably a bit over. However, he wanted to scare Lin Daogan and raised his chin and was very proud: "The shark boat is used for war. We are just suitable for the small shark boat, but it is too small after all. If such a shape is large, the speed will be slow, which is not conducive to surrounding and blocking."
The warships were launched smoothly, causing the crowds on the shore to cheer, and bird guns and iron cannons to roar into the sky.
Outside this world's largest pirate city in Asia, thousands of shipmen and boatmen of all kinds gathered under Lin Afeng's command. They included Portuguese merchants, sailors, boatmen, local sailors, tribal warriors, Fujian and Guangxi merchants and seamen, and Japanese ronin who followed Japanese pirates to live in various places in their early years.
With Ming warships swimming around the sea, East Asia's living space for illegal people at sea has become smaller and smaller. They gather here at the same time. In this unlawful place, the only thing that can restrain them is the sharp knife and iron gun.
"My boat is different. Apart from the sailing, the cost of canvas, nothing else is bad, it's faster." Lin Afeng turned to look at Lin Daogan and said, "Now you are here, Shi He won't be long. If he is not stupid, he has to come. Nanyang is going to change the sky. If you are willing to join the military mansion, you will go with you. I only recognize Chen Shuai. If someone changes me, I will go to sea."
"What do you think?"
Lin Daogan spread his hands. Since Zeng Yiben, Lin Afeng has the greatest power in the sea bandits. Especially in Penghu, after the chicken cage was robbed by Lin Afeng, he actually did not have much power and was seriously insufficient... Now many people under Lin Afeng's command were his subordinates in the past. After several mergers became Lin Feng's capable generals, what would he think?
It was aggrieved to think about it. He said, "I brought only more than 900 strong men and more than 4,000 families from the Mishima. This is suitable for farming. I want to rest here and take the order of Chen Shuai."
As he said that, Lin Daogan raised his arms and pointed to the east, saying, "The Military Palace said it is very suitable for planting rounds. The Yi people called this the spice archipelago. Portuguese has a great demand for spices and can also grow rice. For some reason, Chen Shuai did not seem to want the court to pay attention to this, perhaps to leave this to us."
Lin Dao smiled dryly. I'm afraid only Chen Mu himself knew what Chen Mu planned. He took out the gold medal official seal from the arms of the serf warrior and said, "Shishuai Chen left this for me."
Two things were thrown to Lin Afeng. He looked at the official seal with the words "Lin Daogan, the Governor of Tangmin Island," and suddenly raised his head and laughed. He was even happier than the more than ten flying shark boats going into the water. After returning them to Lin Afeng, Lin Afeng blinked and said, "Shuai Chen has indeed left something for you."
The so-called Tangmin Island is now Java Island.
Lin Daogan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What did Shuai Chen leave for you?"
"The Guangzhou Prefecture Naval Martial Arts Hall in Wanli is a two-year system, and the world map."
Lin Afeng's face was frowning and a smile. He had never seen such a person before. He had incomparable ambitions, just to let the Ming people leave more traces in the world. He recounted the handwriting on the map and said: "The Ming Empire will eventually be splendid - the handwriting is not good-looking. On that map, he left me a route, hoping that we can do something."
"Phoenix Port does not travel from Malacca, from the west of Sumatra to the Lion Kingdom, the Bay of Bengal in the northeast, the Arabian Sea in the northwest, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. I heard that the pirates there were very unsuccessful."
The huge flying shark boat gun window opened, and the 18-pound heavy cannon was supervised by the Nanyang Guard Weapon Bureau to launch it from the porthole. The Western-style sail was full, and the main sail was written on the huge letter Lin Feng and the words "Lin Feng" were dancing in his teeth and claws. Lin Afeng hugged his arms on the shore and smiled.
Chapter completed!