Chapter 180 Lecture, Scurvy, Negotiation, Urban Planning

In fact, as long as you are an experienced captain, you have a certain understanding of trade winds and currents. If you are a person from later generations, even if you don’t go out to sea, you can still understand the sea through a series of sailing games. The most famous game is probably "Age of Discovery". As long as you have played this game, I believe you have a very deep understanding of the wind and the wind. From Manila to Quanzhou, the wind is only a moment, but it takes a long time to go against the wind.

Using trade winds and ocean currents can greatly save time on the ocean and reduce the possibility of scurvy. For example, the best season for Quanzhou to travel between Manila is summer and the best season for Japan is autumn. If you miss these seasons, the time spent on driving against the wind or against the current will increase greatly and the cost will also increase greatly.

The best example of voyages with trade winds and ocean currents is the Manila Sailing Ship (because the cargo carried mainly comes from China, so local Mexicans also call it Chinese ships). The Sailing Ship set sail from Manila in June every year on the southwest monsoon, heading north to the waters of 45° to 42° north latitude, traveling eastward along the "black tide" on the North Pacific Ocean, and finally arrives at the big city of Acapulco on the west coast of Mexico. It takes more than 10,000 nautical miles and lasts about 6 months (the return journey is direct flights along the ocean currents, which lasts about 3 months). Without the influence of trade winds and ocean currents, it is impossible to cross such a vast Pacific Ocean.

Similarly, ships from Europe also use trade winds to set sail from Europe and travel to East Asia. If you return from East Asia, you will choose the opposite time. For sailing ships traveling between East Asia and Europe, sailing along the western ocean of Africa is undoubtedly the most painful. Because the east and west coasts of Africa happen to be a cross-section of trade winds, and the trade winds are not very stable. If you encounter headwinds, the time will increase greatly.

Of course, for the current Fushansou naval army, the influence of trade winds, monsoons, ocean currents, and tides is not very big. The journey from Jiangnan to Qingdao is only a few hundred nautical miles, which is really a little short. However, if you are prepared for any event, you must choose the right season if you want to sail far away in the future. As for tides, it mainly affects landing operations, and Zhang Zhun has not explained this in detail for the time being.

The first part of the third part of "Basic Common Knowledge of Navigation" is the prevention and treatment of scurvy. Words such as lemon and citrus frequently appear.

In the history of human voyage, scurvy is definitely a fatal obstacle. This obstacle will not be completely solved until the 18th century. At the beginning, in order to solve this strange disease, I don’t know how many doctors invested in it and consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, but it was still ineffective. In the end, it was a captain named Cook who discovered that lemon juice could effectively prevent the occurrence of scurvy. Until now, scurvy was a complete farewell to the sea.

Now, Captain Cook has not been born yet, so Zhang Zhun naturally has to plagiarize his achievements. Scurvy is ultimately due to lack of vitamin C. To prevent scurvy, you can just supplement vitamin C. The easiest way is to squeeze lemons or citrus, save them, and drink them in a regular basis every day. In order to prevent scurvy, Captain Cook forces the crew to drink lemon juice every day. If the crew refuses to drink, they will be whipped or other severe punishments.

In fact, some people in the Ming Dynasty knew how to prevent and treat the occurrence of scurvy. This person was Zheng Gonggong and Zheng He. When he was voyage to the West for seven times, he used soybeans to beat bean sprouts on the boat, so that sailors could eat them frequently, and successfully prevent the occurrence of scurvy. During his second trip to the West, no crew member died of scurvy. However, this technology was not promoted. People at that time did not accurately realize that bean sprouts could prevent scurvy.

Poor Columbus and Magellan, every time he sailed, he was tortured by scurvy. Even ships from the West now had to suffer from scurvy. Before scurvy could not be prevented on a large scale, there were not many warships and personnel from the Western powers who arrived in East Asia. During the Opium War, the British and French coalition forces were so powerful that a large part of the reason was that the problem of scurvy was solved, and a large number of troops could be transported through long voyages.

A thick book "Basic Common Knowledge of Navigation" involves all aspects of navigation. Of course, Zhang Zhun could not finish teaching it in one day. That night, Zhang Zhun went back. The next day came and continued to impart relevant knowledge. This lasted for several days, until the Guard held a skill competition, Zhang Zhun stopped for one day. Then, he continued to teach.

In a blink of an eye, it was August 14th.

Because tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival and the most solemn festival after the Fushan City riots, Zhang Zhun ordered two days off. Except for the necessary security personnel, everyone else could relax. Of course, the people from the Intelligence Department could not relax. If they were relaxed, it would be very likely to cause fatal consequences. In fact, there were still 100 people in the escort team who insisted on combat readiness and could deal with any emergencies.

At noon that day, Zhang Zhun was having a meal in the navy's barracks. The officer on duty of the navy was Zhou Zhengyu. He was a very ambitious person. During the meal, he kept learning about navigation from Zhang Zhun. For such a studious subordinate, Zhang Zhun naturally knew everything, and taught everything.

While speaking, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came. When I looked up, I saw that it was Ma Yi who arrived.

Ma Yi came to Zhang Zhun and reported: "Sir, Lin Renjie is here."

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "He should come too."

Shublu made such a big noise, and the various systems of the court in Shandong must always make some reactions, right?

After dinner, Zhang Zhun rode his horse back to Fushan City. When he entered the Qianhuguan Hall, he saw Lin Renjie. The old man didn't know what he did, but he seemed to be a lot haggard again. When he saw Zhang Zhun, he seemed a little listless. In fact, the old man's heart was not bad, and he could be considered a good old man, but his status and position were also a relatively insurmountable gap.

Zhang Zhun asked with concern: "Mr. Lin, is it a bit difficult for me to live in recent days?"

Lin Renjie could only smile bitterly.

What are some things that are difficult to live? It is very difficult to live!

Zhang Zhun led thousands of people to kill Jimo County, scaring the officials of Aoshan Guard to flee to Dengzhou Prefecture one after another. Lin Renjie was naturally among them. Although he had some friendship with Zhang Zhun, what could such friendship be used for in the chaotic battle? Maybe he had been killed by Zhang Zhun's subordinates before he saw Zhang Zhun's face. Zhang Zhun's subordinates had no favoritism for the officers in the garrison. If they fell into their hands, they would be dead.

I originally thought that after Zhang Zhun was trying hard, they could come back to Aoshanwei. Unexpectedly, Shublu landed again and burned Laiyang County. A large number of refugees rushed to Dengzhou City. Originally, after Dengzhou City was ruined by Kong Youde, they were already dead and dying. Now, there were so many people suddenly coming, and it was conceivable how chaotic the situation inside would be. He was a small deputy Qianhu, and was still a figure in Aoshanwei, but when he arrived in Dengzhou City, he was even worse than a dog!

Now, after living in Dengzhou City for two days, he had been robbed by the rioters three times. Even his young wife was almost robbed by the rioters. He heard that there were people from the scented sect causing trouble in the city. The prefect Zeng Hualong ordered the suppression and arrested many people. One of his children was accidentally arrested and used hundreds of taels of silver to redeem them. This child had just been redeemed, and another child was arrested on the other side. It was absolutely necessary to continue to use the money to redeem the people. As a result, it was a few hundred taels of silver.

Later, Lin Renjie realized that it was the officials at all levels of Dengzhou Prefecture who deliberately slaughtered them. Dengzhou Prefecture did not arrest the rioters, the poor, or even the people from the Yinxiang Sect, but specifically arrested them, rich people, and then took the opportunity to extort and fill their pockets. Poor them, they were under the roof, had to bow their heads, and had to accept punishment obediently. What can you do if you have a small deputy Qianjia, who has no soldiers or power? Even if the commander-in-chief Zhao Yinying came to Dengzhou Prefecture, he would treat him the same as his grandson.

Alas, it's hard to describe it. Lin Renjie swears that he will never go to the sad place of Dengzhou Prefecture again. He is simply the cave of the King of Hell, and they are all good at slaughtering people. However, the fatal matter is still behind. He didn't stay in Dengzhou Prefecture for long, but Zhao Yinying was asked to come to Jimo County and tell Zhang Zhun that they were willing to negotiate.

Zhang Zhun didn't expect that Lin Renjie would have such an experience, so he had to repay him with sympathy. He had long heard that all the officials at the Ming Dynasty were good at making money, and it turned out to be so. A decent deputy, Qianjia, was all made like this, and it was conceivable that other people without power and power were not allowed to smile. He said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, why don't you move to our Fushan?"

Lin Renjie was not doing well in Dengzhou Prefecture, but he did not mean to come to Fushanyuan. Fushan City is still a thief now. Is he willing to become a member of the thief? Even if he is successfully recruited, maybe one day the court will change his mind and will still be a thief. He is a thief for one day and a thief for the rest of his life, unless the country is successfully stealing. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said obscenely: "Thank you for your kindness."

Zhang Zhun returned to the topic and said with a smile: "So, Lord Lin, has it brought me good news?"

Lin Renjie remembered his important business and said with a forced smile: "Congratulations, congratulations."

It turned out that Zhao Yinying was willing to give in and was willing to appoint Zhang Zhun as the Thousand Houses of Fushan District. The past was not blamed. In other words, this was the formal pleading. However, there was a prerequisite, that was, Zhang Zhun had to deal with the Tartars on Tianheng Island. The documents issued to Zhang Zhun, the rank of General Wude, the bronze medal of Qilin, etc., must wait for Zhang Zhun to eliminate the Tartars on Tianheng Island to collect them.

A slight smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Zhun's mouth, and he said slowly: "Mr. Lin, don't you know how sincere Mr. Zhao is?"

The cities with the largest population in the Ming Dynasty were undoubtedly Beijing and Nanjing. Among them, Beijing's registered population exceeded 1.2 million. Including the black households and migrant population, it should be about 1.5 million. At that time, it was definitely a first-class big city. Nanjing's population should also be about 1 million. There were at least twenty or thirty cities with a population of more than 500,000.

Zhang Zhun meant that he should plan in advance and plan a large city with more than 500,000 people, and be in place in one step, so as not to continue to expand in the future, which would cost the people and money. However, Liu Baoyu and others thought that this plan was too far-reaching and would require too much money. Five hundred thousand people were big cities like Jinan and Yanzhou. Even Dengzhou Prefecture, Dezhou, Linqing, and Jining did not have a population of 500,000.

However, Zhang Zhun insisted on the planning of this super-large city. Zhang Zhun believes that although the current Fushan City has less than 20,000 people, with the continuous migration of foreign population, it will eventually break through the 500,000 mark. At that time, not only will the people of his own country come, but people from other countries may also come. His ultimate goal is to build Fushan City into Qingdao, the largest military port, the largest trading port, and an international metropolis in later generations.

It is precisely because of this grand goal that Zhang Zhun asked Liu Baoyu and others to plan the distribution of the city. Now there are basically wastelands around Fushan City, with only a small amount of arable land. If the plan is not formulated at this time and these wastelands are included in the scope of urban construction, in a few months, these wastelands will be reclaimed into arable land, and there may even be many people building houses on it. At that time, if the city is to be expanded, the arable land will be destroyed and the houses will be demolished.

Well, Zhang Zhun, who suffered a great loss due to the demolition problem, was indeed a little sensitive to this problem. Therefore, he firmly demanded that the land be controlled in advance to avoid future demolition. This is the reason on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is Zhang Zhun's ambition to worship. Zhang Zhun is very clear about how grand and beautiful Qingdao was in the later generations. He was determined to replicate a magnificent and beautiful Qingdao city in the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!