Chapter 1546
Diego
Chapter 1546 Diego
The "Diego" sailing ship is very eye-catching on the East China Sea. This three-masted cargo sailing ship is a standard Spanish galleon with high sides, high poop, relatively low front deck, straight stern, and the sides of the hull are from bottom to bottom. And the top slopes inward, and the length-to-width ratio of the whole boat is about four to one.There are obvious differences in shape from the Fuchuan, Guangzhou Ship and Haihan galleons that are common in the East China Sea, and this kind of sailboat is equipped with artillery on the bow and sides of the ship, and has certain sea combat capabilities.Generally, when a Ming civilian ship finds a sailboat of this shape at sea, it will avoid it early to avoid trouble.
However, this three-masted sailing ship with a displacement of 500 tons does not actually belong to Spain, but an authentic Portuguese merchant ship. This ship was built in Portugal, from the captain Diego Ribas to all the crew on board. They are all Portuguese, and the only thing that can be related to Spain is that this ship has had four armed conflicts with Spanish sailing ships at sea.
The reason why this kind of sailing ship is named Spanish galleon is because the Spaniards took the lead in building it on a large scale and used it to form a powerful fleet, but in fact it was the Portuguese who first developed and built this kind of sailing ship.After the Spaniards’ stronghold in northern Taiwan was pulled out by Haihan, their galleons basically disappeared on the East China Sea north of the Fujian Strait. Coming here again is to seek their own death, and only those who have concluded an alliance with Haihan early Only the Portuguese can sail in and out of the sea.
Even so, the "Diego" still very cautiously hoisted the red and blue two-color flag on the mast to show its ally status.Otherwise, if the Haihan warships patrolling the sea mistakenly think that the Spaniards broke in, it will be a big trouble. Although the "Diego" was equipped with several cannons, they were no more than toys compared to the long-distance and accurate naval guns on the Haihan battleship.
However, the "Diego" will appear in the waters of Zhejiang, of course it is not here to hang out. The last stop it docked was Kaohsiung Port in the south of Taiwan Island, where it shipped about [-] tons of grain and some local vegetables and fruits. Fresh food, and some special materials that were transported from Sanya to Kaohsiung Port in advance, and then transshipped from the local area. In addition, more than [-] tons of cement was urgently deployed by the local area for Zhejiang, which was specially transported to Xiangshan County for the saltworks project.
This kind of cross-regional material allocation that can be implemented in a short period of time can only be achieved by Haihan in this era. This not only requires instant communication technology and networks between the colonies, but also requires a coordinated transportation capacity arrangement Otherwise, even if the news is received through the radio, there may not be a suitable shipping schedule to transport these materials to the destination in time.As for the transnational mobilization of cargo ships from Ming Dynasty or Portugal to transport materials for the country, this can also be regarded as Haihan's exclusive skill, and it is definitely impossible for other countries to do it.
Captain Ribas was born in a small town called Almada in the port city of Lisbon. He followed his parents to sea when he was young. He has traveled more than half of the world in his voyages of more than 20 years, especially starting from Europe and going south around Africa. The mainland, the route across the Indian Ocean to the Far East, he has already traveled several times.
But in Captain Ribas's rich sailing experience, he has never seen a nation like Haihan popping up from a certain island without making a sound, and holding in his hands a knowledge beyond this era. Known nautical and military techniques.Ribas believes that even the Spanish Empire, which has established colonies all over the world, may not be able to catch up with these mysterious Orientals in terms of navigation. The Haixi War that broke out in northern Taiwan in early 1633 fully confirmed his point of view. The Haihan people organized an army to carry out armed landings there, and captured the two strongholds of Danshui and Chicken Coop built by the Spaniards, driving them out completely. the island of Taiwan.
This kind of combat ability made the Portuguese amazing, because they tried various methods to unplug the Spanish stronghold in Taiwan to clear the northward channel, but all of them failed. At that time, the Dutch were sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.It took less than a month for the Haihan people to accomplish what the two colonial countries in Europe, which were closer in strength to Spain, failed to accomplish.
Ribas really can't understand why there are such powerful oriental nations in the world. I have been to all parts of the world but have never heard of them. It stands to reason that countries like Haihan should have established colonies all over the world long ago. ?Why did it take until recent years to gain fame in the Far East and become a powerful country in this region that no one dares to ignore.
When Haihan and Portugal established diplomatic relations, Ribas heard the news in Macau. In the past few years, it can be said that Haihan's colony continued to expand overseas along the air route, and its progress It was fast enough to make him, an old sea dog from an old colonial country, only admire it.This is much faster than the speed at which Portuguese explorers established overseas colonies. If this continues, the day when Haihan establishes many colonies around the world will definitely come within a hundred years.No, maybe it won't take that long at all, because it took them less than nine years to establish a state power from scratch, and to cover most of the waters of the Far East.
Haihan people are straightforward and trustworthy in doing business, which is an important reason why Ribas is willing to trade with Haihan.After nearly two years of exploration, he finally chose such a commercial route from Hainan Island to the north along the mainland as the main business scope of his ship.On this route, he can conduct transactions with Daming and Haihan, buy low and sell high between various ports, and even undertake part of the official transportation business of Haihan. The profitability is quite considerable.
After Ribas arrived at Kaohsiung Port this time, he originally planned to ship various local food supplies to Haihan's colony in the far north to see what kind of situation Haihan had opened up in the north of Daming.However, the Kaohsiung Port Center temporarily adjusted the contents of his shipment, requiring him to vacate the front deck space for dry bulk cargo to ship cement and other building materials urgently needed in Zhejiang.Of course, the Haihan shipping department also compensated him for a special expedited shipping fee, which was enough to guarantee the profit of the "Diego" trip.
What is cement? Ribas has been dealing with the Haihan people for so long, so he naturally knows the usefulness of this thing. The ports and docks and some houses built by Haihan in various places will use this wonderful building material.However, Haihan has kept its manufacturing process and craftsmanship secret, and it is difficult for outsiders to deduce the manufacturing method of this kind of thing from the finished product.Haihan wanted to transport [-] tons of cement to Zhejiang at a time, which made Ribas suspect that Haihan was quietly carrying out some secret large-scale projects in Zhejiang.
Ribas has been to Zhoushan Dinghai Port several times, and he was very impressed with the large cargo terminal and military terminal built by Haihan there. In addition, the majestic coastal defense fort built with cement and stone at the height of Dinghai Port, It is probably an iconic building that everyone who has been to the local area will never forget.
However, Xiangshan County is still tens of nautical miles away from Dinghai Port, so it can be said that it is not within the direct jurisdiction of Haihan.What kind of projects does Haihan build in the local area to use so much cement? This is something Ribas really wants to figure out at the moment.
When the "Diego" entered the waters of Xiangshan Port, its conspicuous appearance immediately attracted attention, and soon a special guiding ship approached and signaled for the "Diego" to follow.So the "Diego" followed the guiding ship into the narrow and long waters of Xiangshan Port, and came to a simple pier that was obviously built recently.
On the deck, Ribas saw hundreds of migrant workers working with shovels and other tools near the coast. The land that has been leveled has a considerable area, but only from the current construction progress, it is really difficult for him to judge that Haihan is here. What exactly is the construction project.
And the arrival of the "Diego" naturally caused a little commotion among the people on the shore. This kind of three-masted sailing ship from the west is rare in Xiangshan. After listening to the explanation, I realized that it was a sea boat used by Westerners.However, the public has no sense of fear for this strange visitor, because not far from the pier is the station of the Haihan Army. With the protection of the invincible Haihan Army here, who would be afraid of such a ship.
After Ribas landed, officials from the Haihan Shipping Department boarded the ship to check the procedures. The cargo manifest was sent to Zhoushan by telegram on the day Ribas departed from Kaohsiung, and then sent over from Zhoushan two days ago.The Ministry of Shipping was afraid that the Portuguese would not be able to find the newly built pier, so they specially hired several local ships to wait at the mouth of Xiangshan Port to pick up the "Diego".
After checking the cargo list, the officials of the Ministry of Shipping disembarked first and organized migrant workers to unload the cargo.The people on board were also allowed to go ashore to rest during this period, but their range of activities was strictly limited to the pier, and at most they could leave the ship about 50 meters away.
But this is not the case. The experienced Captain Ribas asked the sailors on the shore in Chinese with a southern European accent after he disembarked, and finally found out the identity of the official in charge here. An acquaintance I had dealt with when I went to Dinghai Port.Immediately, he found an officer on duty at the pier and applied for an interview with Yang Yun.It also happened that Yang Yun was not too busy at this juncture, and after receiving the news, he asked Ribas to be taken away from the pier to meet at the construction site headquarters.
"Yang, my friend, it's so nice to see you again!" Ribas greeted Yang Yun enthusiastically from a long distance away, and the onlookers couldn't tell that the two were actually at work It's just a few meetings, and there is no personal friendship at all.
It was not the first time for Yang Yun to deal with the Portuguese. Knowing that these southern Europeans are more enthusiastic by nature, he didn't care about the familiarity shown by Ribas. He immediately extended a hand and followed the Haihan etiquette He shook hands with him, and said hard work.
"Yang, you should learn from your superior, Lord Shi Diwen, how to greet guests from afar." Ribas muttered, "The last time I met him, he was Gave me a big hug."
"That's probably because you brought him the good things he's been looking forward to for a long time." Yang Yun replied with a smile.He was also present at the hug that Ribas mentioned. At that time, Ribas' ship brought Shi Diwen a complete bathroom system specially made in Sanya. The private mansion Shi Diwen built in Zhoushan Work has been suspended for a month and a half just to wait for this set of equipment to arrive. If other captains had completed this task, Shi Diwen would probably not be stingy with hugging him either.
Ribas shrugged, saying that he did not deny Yang Yun's statement.However, reminiscing about the past was just to pave the way for inquiring about news, and Ribas immediately asked about the situation of the construction site in front of him.
"It's a salt field. You can see that the area surrounded by wooden fences is within the scope of this salt field." Yang Yun did not hide the situation here from Ribas. After all, the salt field project has already been made public, and it is actually considered a foreigner. It's not a secret anymore.Ribas often travels between Zhejiang and Sanya, and sooner or later he will know the situation here.
"Food salt is a very profitable business!" Ribas couldn't help raising his eyebrows, his excited face was beyond words: "I heard that the Yinggehai Salt Field in Hainan Island earns enough money a year to build a Dinghai Port gone."
The Yinggehai Salt Field is the largest salt field in the Haihan area, and its production capacity and profits are naturally astonishing, but the Xiangshan Port Salt Field is incomparable.Yang Yun responded with a smile: "Yinggehai is definitely not as good as it is, but after it goes into production here, it can at least seize more than half of the local market share, and the prospect is still very promising."
Ribas said: "Perhaps my boat can also contribute a little to the development of this salt field in the future?"
"I'm afraid that the business is too small and you won't like it!" Of course, Yang Yun would not refuse the Portuguese's offer of hospitality.Although the intention of the other party is to get some transportation business from here, the initiative is in Haihan's hands, whether to give or not, to give more or less, it is Haihan's decision.
Ribas quickly raised a hand and said, "As God bears witness, I will not have such disrespectful thoughts towards the distinguished Haihan client."
After Ribas had a hard time, Yang Yun finally let go, and agreed to discuss with the Ministry of Shipping when he turned around. Next time, when arranging the voyage of the "Diego", he will arrange the cargo transportation needs of the Xiangshan Salt Works station. Taking it into consideration, it can be regarded as leaving a window for Ribas to undertake the transportation task.
(End of this chapter)
The "Diego" sailing ship is very eye-catching on the East China Sea. This three-masted cargo sailing ship is a standard Spanish galleon with high sides, high poop, relatively low front deck, straight stern, and the sides of the hull are from bottom to bottom. And the top slopes inward, and the length-to-width ratio of the whole boat is about four to one.There are obvious differences in shape from the Fuchuan, Guangzhou Ship and Haihan galleons that are common in the East China Sea, and this kind of sailboat is equipped with artillery on the bow and sides of the ship, and has certain sea combat capabilities.Generally, when a Ming civilian ship finds a sailboat of this shape at sea, it will avoid it early to avoid trouble.
However, this three-masted sailing ship with a displacement of 500 tons does not actually belong to Spain, but an authentic Portuguese merchant ship. This ship was built in Portugal, from the captain Diego Ribas to all the crew on board. They are all Portuguese, and the only thing that can be related to Spain is that this ship has had four armed conflicts with Spanish sailing ships at sea.
The reason why this kind of sailing ship is named Spanish galleon is because the Spaniards took the lead in building it on a large scale and used it to form a powerful fleet, but in fact it was the Portuguese who first developed and built this kind of sailing ship.After the Spaniards’ stronghold in northern Taiwan was pulled out by Haihan, their galleons basically disappeared on the East China Sea north of the Fujian Strait. Coming here again is to seek their own death, and only those who have concluded an alliance with Haihan early Only the Portuguese can sail in and out of the sea.
Even so, the "Diego" still very cautiously hoisted the red and blue two-color flag on the mast to show its ally status.Otherwise, if the Haihan warships patrolling the sea mistakenly think that the Spaniards broke in, it will be a big trouble. Although the "Diego" was equipped with several cannons, they were no more than toys compared to the long-distance and accurate naval guns on the Haihan battleship.
However, the "Diego" will appear in the waters of Zhejiang, of course it is not here to hang out. The last stop it docked was Kaohsiung Port in the south of Taiwan Island, where it shipped about [-] tons of grain and some local vegetables and fruits. Fresh food, and some special materials that were transported from Sanya to Kaohsiung Port in advance, and then transshipped from the local area. In addition, more than [-] tons of cement was urgently deployed by the local area for Zhejiang, which was specially transported to Xiangshan County for the saltworks project.
This kind of cross-regional material allocation that can be implemented in a short period of time can only be achieved by Haihan in this era. This not only requires instant communication technology and networks between the colonies, but also requires a coordinated transportation capacity arrangement Otherwise, even if the news is received through the radio, there may not be a suitable shipping schedule to transport these materials to the destination in time.As for the transnational mobilization of cargo ships from Ming Dynasty or Portugal to transport materials for the country, this can also be regarded as Haihan's exclusive skill, and it is definitely impossible for other countries to do it.
Captain Ribas was born in a small town called Almada in the port city of Lisbon. He followed his parents to sea when he was young. He has traveled more than half of the world in his voyages of more than 20 years, especially starting from Europe and going south around Africa. The mainland, the route across the Indian Ocean to the Far East, he has already traveled several times.
But in Captain Ribas's rich sailing experience, he has never seen a nation like Haihan popping up from a certain island without making a sound, and holding in his hands a knowledge beyond this era. Known nautical and military techniques.Ribas believes that even the Spanish Empire, which has established colonies all over the world, may not be able to catch up with these mysterious Orientals in terms of navigation. The Haixi War that broke out in northern Taiwan in early 1633 fully confirmed his point of view. The Haihan people organized an army to carry out armed landings there, and captured the two strongholds of Danshui and Chicken Coop built by the Spaniards, driving them out completely. the island of Taiwan.
This kind of combat ability made the Portuguese amazing, because they tried various methods to unplug the Spanish stronghold in Taiwan to clear the northward channel, but all of them failed. At that time, the Dutch were sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.It took less than a month for the Haihan people to accomplish what the two colonial countries in Europe, which were closer in strength to Spain, failed to accomplish.
Ribas really can't understand why there are such powerful oriental nations in the world. I have been to all parts of the world but have never heard of them. It stands to reason that countries like Haihan should have established colonies all over the world long ago. ?Why did it take until recent years to gain fame in the Far East and become a powerful country in this region that no one dares to ignore.
When Haihan and Portugal established diplomatic relations, Ribas heard the news in Macau. In the past few years, it can be said that Haihan's colony continued to expand overseas along the air route, and its progress It was fast enough to make him, an old sea dog from an old colonial country, only admire it.This is much faster than the speed at which Portuguese explorers established overseas colonies. If this continues, the day when Haihan establishes many colonies around the world will definitely come within a hundred years.No, maybe it won't take that long at all, because it took them less than nine years to establish a state power from scratch, and to cover most of the waters of the Far East.
Haihan people are straightforward and trustworthy in doing business, which is an important reason why Ribas is willing to trade with Haihan.After nearly two years of exploration, he finally chose such a commercial route from Hainan Island to the north along the mainland as the main business scope of his ship.On this route, he can conduct transactions with Daming and Haihan, buy low and sell high between various ports, and even undertake part of the official transportation business of Haihan. The profitability is quite considerable.
After Ribas arrived at Kaohsiung Port this time, he originally planned to ship various local food supplies to Haihan's colony in the far north to see what kind of situation Haihan had opened up in the north of Daming.However, the Kaohsiung Port Center temporarily adjusted the contents of his shipment, requiring him to vacate the front deck space for dry bulk cargo to ship cement and other building materials urgently needed in Zhejiang.Of course, the Haihan shipping department also compensated him for a special expedited shipping fee, which was enough to guarantee the profit of the "Diego" trip.
What is cement? Ribas has been dealing with the Haihan people for so long, so he naturally knows the usefulness of this thing. The ports and docks and some houses built by Haihan in various places will use this wonderful building material.However, Haihan has kept its manufacturing process and craftsmanship secret, and it is difficult for outsiders to deduce the manufacturing method of this kind of thing from the finished product.Haihan wanted to transport [-] tons of cement to Zhejiang at a time, which made Ribas suspect that Haihan was quietly carrying out some secret large-scale projects in Zhejiang.
Ribas has been to Zhoushan Dinghai Port several times, and he was very impressed with the large cargo terminal and military terminal built by Haihan there. In addition, the majestic coastal defense fort built with cement and stone at the height of Dinghai Port, It is probably an iconic building that everyone who has been to the local area will never forget.
However, Xiangshan County is still tens of nautical miles away from Dinghai Port, so it can be said that it is not within the direct jurisdiction of Haihan.What kind of projects does Haihan build in the local area to use so much cement? This is something Ribas really wants to figure out at the moment.
When the "Diego" entered the waters of Xiangshan Port, its conspicuous appearance immediately attracted attention, and soon a special guiding ship approached and signaled for the "Diego" to follow.So the "Diego" followed the guiding ship into the narrow and long waters of Xiangshan Port, and came to a simple pier that was obviously built recently.
On the deck, Ribas saw hundreds of migrant workers working with shovels and other tools near the coast. The land that has been leveled has a considerable area, but only from the current construction progress, it is really difficult for him to judge that Haihan is here. What exactly is the construction project.
And the arrival of the "Diego" naturally caused a little commotion among the people on the shore. This kind of three-masted sailing ship from the west is rare in Xiangshan. After listening to the explanation, I realized that it was a sea boat used by Westerners.However, the public has no sense of fear for this strange visitor, because not far from the pier is the station of the Haihan Army. With the protection of the invincible Haihan Army here, who would be afraid of such a ship.
After Ribas landed, officials from the Haihan Shipping Department boarded the ship to check the procedures. The cargo manifest was sent to Zhoushan by telegram on the day Ribas departed from Kaohsiung, and then sent over from Zhoushan two days ago.The Ministry of Shipping was afraid that the Portuguese would not be able to find the newly built pier, so they specially hired several local ships to wait at the mouth of Xiangshan Port to pick up the "Diego".
After checking the cargo list, the officials of the Ministry of Shipping disembarked first and organized migrant workers to unload the cargo.The people on board were also allowed to go ashore to rest during this period, but their range of activities was strictly limited to the pier, and at most they could leave the ship about 50 meters away.
But this is not the case. The experienced Captain Ribas asked the sailors on the shore in Chinese with a southern European accent after he disembarked, and finally found out the identity of the official in charge here. An acquaintance I had dealt with when I went to Dinghai Port.Immediately, he found an officer on duty at the pier and applied for an interview with Yang Yun.It also happened that Yang Yun was not too busy at this juncture, and after receiving the news, he asked Ribas to be taken away from the pier to meet at the construction site headquarters.
"Yang, my friend, it's so nice to see you again!" Ribas greeted Yang Yun enthusiastically from a long distance away, and the onlookers couldn't tell that the two were actually at work It's just a few meetings, and there is no personal friendship at all.
It was not the first time for Yang Yun to deal with the Portuguese. Knowing that these southern Europeans are more enthusiastic by nature, he didn't care about the familiarity shown by Ribas. He immediately extended a hand and followed the Haihan etiquette He shook hands with him, and said hard work.
"Yang, you should learn from your superior, Lord Shi Diwen, how to greet guests from afar." Ribas muttered, "The last time I met him, he was Gave me a big hug."
"That's probably because you brought him the good things he's been looking forward to for a long time." Yang Yun replied with a smile.He was also present at the hug that Ribas mentioned. At that time, Ribas' ship brought Shi Diwen a complete bathroom system specially made in Sanya. The private mansion Shi Diwen built in Zhoushan Work has been suspended for a month and a half just to wait for this set of equipment to arrive. If other captains had completed this task, Shi Diwen would probably not be stingy with hugging him either.
Ribas shrugged, saying that he did not deny Yang Yun's statement.However, reminiscing about the past was just to pave the way for inquiring about news, and Ribas immediately asked about the situation of the construction site in front of him.
"It's a salt field. You can see that the area surrounded by wooden fences is within the scope of this salt field." Yang Yun did not hide the situation here from Ribas. After all, the salt field project has already been made public, and it is actually considered a foreigner. It's not a secret anymore.Ribas often travels between Zhejiang and Sanya, and sooner or later he will know the situation here.
"Food salt is a very profitable business!" Ribas couldn't help raising his eyebrows, his excited face was beyond words: "I heard that the Yinggehai Salt Field in Hainan Island earns enough money a year to build a Dinghai Port gone."
The Yinggehai Salt Field is the largest salt field in the Haihan area, and its production capacity and profits are naturally astonishing, but the Xiangshan Port Salt Field is incomparable.Yang Yun responded with a smile: "Yinggehai is definitely not as good as it is, but after it goes into production here, it can at least seize more than half of the local market share, and the prospect is still very promising."
Ribas said: "Perhaps my boat can also contribute a little to the development of this salt field in the future?"
"I'm afraid that the business is too small and you won't like it!" Of course, Yang Yun would not refuse the Portuguese's offer of hospitality.Although the intention of the other party is to get some transportation business from here, the initiative is in Haihan's hands, whether to give or not, to give more or less, it is Haihan's decision.
Ribas quickly raised a hand and said, "As God bears witness, I will not have such disrespectful thoughts towards the distinguished Haihan client."
After Ribas had a hard time, Yang Yun finally let go, and agreed to discuss with the Ministry of Shipping when he turned around. Next time, when arranging the voyage of the "Diego", he will arrange the cargo transportation needs of the Xiangshan Salt Works station. Taking it into consideration, it can be regarded as leaving a window for Ribas to undertake the transportation task.
(End of this chapter)