Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Looking at this scene, Zhao Kuo nodded slightly, and quickly gave orders: "You must quickly adjust it to the surface of the sea and get it on top of the boat, or it will be very fast. If those sharks pass by, they will follow you!" Grab something to eat."

Under Zhao Kuo's order, this huge whale was quickly broken down in various ways, and then part of it was slowly brought to the deck with great effort. The strong smell of blood and fish filled the tip of its nose.

Zhao Kuo nodded and said approvingly: "That's very good. The South China Sea Fleet can also create a special fleet to hunt and kill this whale in the future, especially the phenomenon called sperm whale. , if it can be extracted, it will be one of the most valuable spices in the world."

Originally, Yiquwei was still a little unhappy at the side, but after hearing Zhao Kuo's words, she suddenly became interested again, and couldn't help asking: "Is it really fragrant?

Is it even more fragrant than those perfumes? "

Zhao Kuo nodded with a smile. The spice of sperm whales was called ambergris. It was definitely the top spice in the world at that time, and its output was extremely scarce.

The particularity of this spice also made him wildly sought after by the upper-class nobles in the Western world at that time, and even had a sperm whale ambergris that was equal to the price of a catty of gold.

Although it is said that this era is destined to lead the trend and become the aristocrats of the Han Dynasty, no matter what, the aristocrats are the aristocrats, and they are essentially pursuing something that can draw out their identity characteristics, so they are chasing rare things like ambergris. Spices will not make any difference in action.

Even Yi Quwei became interested after hearing about this spice, and stared intently at the navy soldiers in front of her to see if they could find this spice.

But the problem is that this whale is not a sperm whale at all, so of course there is no possibility of ambergris.

Later in the day, Zhao Kuo tasted whale meat for the first time. The meat quality of this kind of fish is actually relatively average, probably because his body is too big, and there is still a little firewood in the taste.

But in any case, this kind of experience really surprised Yiquwei, and said cheerfully that a day's experience at sea today is enough to make this trip feel worthwhile.

That night, Zhao Kuo and his party arrived in the northern part of Hainan Island.

However, since it was already dark, the fleet did not land in a hurry this time, but still chose to dock at the port.

In the morning of the second day, Zhao Kuo took a group of outsiders and many of his guards off the ship. He stared curiously at the pier in front of him, and found that it was indeed very different from what he expected.

If it is in later generations, Hainan Island is definitely a Ming Huaxia vacation spot, and this is probably where Haikou City, the capital of Hainan Province, is located in later generations.

But Zhao Kuo is standing here now, looking around, except for a row of low wooden houses near the pier, basically there is no sign of Ming.

This also made Zhao Kuo feel a little bit emotional. It is true that only places with humans can develop, and places without humans and civilization seem to be abandoned by this world. Although they are full of vitality, but after the lack of humans , still gives people a feeling of not doing well.

Zhao Kuo asked Xu Ping beside him, "Your stronghold is just a few rows of small wooden houses. Aren't you afraid that the local natives will suddenly attack you?"

After hearing this sentence, Xu Ping also smiled confidently, and said to Zhao Kuo: "I don't know the following, this is located in the northern part of Hainan Island, and it is also an area with many plains. The aborigines living in the plains have long been felt by us to be in the mountains, and there are some small tribes nearby, how dare they fight against our great Han country."

When Xu Ping spoke, he was very confident. Obviously, for him, the strong force of the Han Dynasty was the real guarantee for this stronghold. As for any defensive measures, are they necessary?

After Zhao Kuo finished listening, he couldn't help but shook his head with a smile and said, "You guys, you guys are really good at beating these natives."

Zhao Kuo, I am actually very clear in my heart that these so-called indigenous people should be the ancestors of the Li and Miao people on Hainan Island. They have indeed lived here for a long time, but they have not been able to live here like the Central Plains. Develop your own civilization like that, and you can only be conquered in the end.

Zhao Kuo pointed to the pier in front of him, and said to Xu Ping: "This island will definitely become the only way to travel from south to north in the future. We can build a pier here, which can be regarded as a way for these people to come here. It should be very beneficial for our Great Han Kingdom to control this area in the future by resupplying the ships coming and going.”

Zhao Kuo's foresight, especially his military foresight, has long been recognized by everyone, so of course Xu Ping couldn't have any opinions, so he immediately agreed.

At this time, a sudden change that surprised everyone suddenly appeared.

The foreign army with several hundred people suddenly rushed out of the plain and headed towards the pier to kill.

To say that it is an army is actually a bit reluctant. In fact, it is a group of savages wielding sticks and rushing forward in a mess.

Zhao Kuo: "" Xu Ping: "" Zhao Kuo glanced at Xu Ping, the meaning is very obvious, didn't you say that you feel safe here?

What happened to these native troops that appeared here?

Xu Ping's face was obviously unstoppable, and he waved his hand directly to give the order.

"What are you doing in a daze, and kill all these daring guys."

Considering that Zhao Kuo has an escort of 1 musketeers by his side, and Xu Ping's fleet has thousands of naval officers and soldiers facing hundreds of aboriginals, it can be said that It is completely without any suspense.

The battle was completely over in just a few minutes. Dozens of natives were killed on the spot. The rest of the natives trembled and surrendered when they saw the army surrounding them.

Zhao Kuo was also angry and funny, and said to Xu Ping: "Who among you can understand their language?

Talk to them and ask them why they have the audacity to come here. "

Not to mention, there is indeed a soldier who can understand these indigenous languages. After this exchange, the soldier reported to Zhao Kuo very respectfully.

"Your Majesty, their witch mother said that there will be a god coming here. They feel that the god is instructing them and wants them to take back this place."

The so-called witch mother is actually very easy to understand. Wu Fei is a witch who pretends to be a ghost. It is not surprising that many of them are in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Kuo shook his head and said with a smile: "It seems that these guys must have offended that woman, so that woman specially asked them to die."

After this little episode ended, Zhao Kuo put it aside, and soon someone got some coconuts and drank it.

After drinking the coconut, I asked someone to get some unique local tropical fruits, and I ate it happily.

That night, Zhao Kuo also took Yi Quwei to sit under the coconut tree, and talked for a long time to the bright starry sky above his head.

I have to say that this feeling is indeed very pleasant, and it is no wonder that so many people in later generations are willing to travel to Hainan. Indeed, the landscape of this place gives people an extremely unique experience.

After waking up in the morning of the second day, Zhao Kuo made another decision. He would go to the Red River Delta to take a look, and then return.

It’s really not that Zhao Kuo doesn’t want to continue going south, but Zhao Kuo considers that the south is also a tropical scenery anyway, so it’s enough to look at Hainan Island and the Red River Delta. .

In the next few days, Zhao Kuo took a boat tour of the sea and killed a few whales along the way. It can be said that whales can be seen everywhere in this era. By the way, he went to the Red River Delta for a while. Satisfied, very satisfied.

So much so that when Zhao Kuo set foot on the land of Guangzhou Port again, there was still a feeling of unfinished business.

"Now I finally understand why Qian'er always likes to run outside so much. Indeed, this experience is really refreshing."

Zhao Kuo chuckled, at this moment he really felt Zhao Qian's happiness from the bottom of his heart.

Then again, what happened to Zhao Qian at this time?

This also made Zhao Kuo a little curious.

Chapter 1305 Zhao Qian Travels to Carthage

When Zhao Kuo was still in the waters of Hainan Island, happily swimming around to hunt whales and accompany the beauties for fun, Zhao Qian on the other side finally arrived in Egypt after several months of long-distance traveling.

Looking at the Alexandria city in front of him, Zhao Qian couldn't help expressing emotion.

"I didn't expect that there are such majestic and magnificent cities in the west, and they can already be compared with some cities in the Central Plains of our Great Han Kingdom."

Hamilka couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard what Zhao Qian said.

Originally, Hamilcar thought that Zhao Qian's emotion was to say that, in fact, the territories in the west were not as bad as the Central Plains, but he didn't expect to find money after all, but he still felt that the cities in the Central Plains were better.

However, another meaning in Zhao Qian's words also aroused Hamilcar's curiosity, and he couldn't help but said to Zhao Qian: "Listen to what you said, have you never been to this land before?" ?"

Zhao Qian nodded with a smile, and answered very happily: "Of course, because my father personally led the army to attack this land. At that time, I was still sitting in the imperial capital. You know There always have to be some people to deal with state affairs, don’t they?”

Hamilka was silent for a moment, feeling that Zhao Qian's words were indeed very reasonable, but at this time Hamilka didn't want to talk about reasoning with Zhao Qian.

"We'd better get on the boat and go back, because the people in Carthage have been waiting for us for a long time."

For Hamilcar, the safety and interests of the Carthaginians were the most important.

Zhao Qian nodded with a smile, and said, "Just wait for a while, when our ships are all arranged, we will naturally set off."

Although it is said that the Great Han Kingdom and Carthage have indeed reached a deal, but at this moment, the deal has not yet entered the real implementation stage, so the ship still needs the Great Han Kingdom to prepare.

After hearing these words, Hamilka knew that the delay was not intentional, but he was still a little anxious.

After all, he has been away from home for almost a year, so naturally he misses his family very much.

Zhao Qian saw Hamilcar's thoughts, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Actually, the outcome of the war has been determined now, and the Romans should not continue to pose a threat to you for a while, so you can rest assured." Bar."

Hamilcar nodded helplessly, and just waited with peace of mind.

At this moment, another voice suddenly sounded.

"Actually, it's not that we can't go to sea at this time. We should be able to get enough ships in a maximum of two days."

After hearing these words, Hamilcar felt very familiar, and when he turned around, he saw Li Jian's face.

Hamilcar was immediately overjoyed, and said with a smile, "It's you. I didn't expect you to come back so soon."

Li Jian laughed, patted Hamilka on the shoulder very affectionately and said: "Don't forget, this is where I really work. Last time I just went back to report, and now I'm back ?"

Li Jian is the chief intelligence officer in charge of several nearby provinces and even all areas in the western part of the Great Han Kingdom. Now that Zhao Qian is about to go to Carthage, Li Jian must be present.

Zhao Qian didn't actually know Li Jian, but after seeing the appointment document that Li Jian handed over, he immediately understood the identity of the other party.

Zhao Qian nodded to Li Jian with a smile, and said, "Can your ship be arranged so quickly?"

Li Jian smiled, and said to Zhao Qian very confidently: "Your Highness, don't forget what I do. For me, these things are relatively simple."

Soon, on the second day, Zhao Qian understood exactly how Li Jian got the ship.

The answer, in fact, is very simple, that is, merchant ships.

The Mediterranean Sea itself is a relatively closed sea, so this has led to merchants being able to sail freely along the coastline and trade throughout the Mediterranean Sea.

For businessmen, they don't really care which dynasty or emperor ruled these areas, as long as they can do business, they are willing to come.

So after this period of waiting and watching, many merchants have slowly come here from Greece, Rome and Carthage, and once again resumed the trade between the eastern and central Mediterranean.

Now that there are so many merchant ships, it is not a problem to get some more, it is nothing more than a matter of giving money.

A mighty merchant fleet, carrying Zhao Qian, Wang Jian and 5000 Musketeers, set off towards Carthage.

This scene was very unexpected for Hamilka. He stared at the mighty merchant ship with wide eyes, and after a while he said: "Your Han country is really rich, right?" ?”

As far as Hamilcar is concerned, of course he is not saying that he has never seen merchant ships transporting troops, but he is more aware of how much money he will have to pay to hire such a large fleet, at least from the perspective of Carthage. , they absolutely cannot afford to pay, or are unwilling to pay, because they will go bankrupt directly after paying.

After Zhao Qian thought about it, he comforted Hamilcar.

"Don't use your Carthaginian thinking to judge us Dahan people, because we Dahan are indeed very rich, and much richer than you Carthage."

After listening to Hamilka, he also wanted to ask the sky for nothing.

Although what Zhao Qian said was indeed correct, why did Hamilka feel so upset when he heard it?

But no matter how you say it, after all, it is already on the journey home, and everything is very worthwhile for Hamilka.

After more than 10 days of sailing, Hamilcar finally saw the familiar Carthage. At this moment, Hamilcar was very excited, which was the excitement of a wanderer returning home in the true sense.

However, Hamilcar soon discovered something was wrong, because after seeing the arrival of this huge fleet, the first thought of the Carthaginians was not to welcome, but immediately sent a large number of troops to the dock Be alert.

Zhao Qian shrugged his shoulders and said, "I think there must be some misunderstanding here, or why don't you go down and explain to them?"

Standing beside Zhao Qian, Wang Jian said eagerly, "If Your Highness thinks this is not a misunderstanding, we can log in right now."

Zhao Qian glanced at Wang Jian, and couldn't help but feel a little bit dumbfounded. In fact, he could fully understand Wang Jian's meaning, that is, go directly to the shore.

With the strength of the 5000 men in Zhao Qian's hands, coupled with Wang Jian's command level, Zhao Qian felt that there should be no suspense in directly attacking Carthage. Negative it.

"General Wang Jian, we have come here with the belief of peace this time, and we cannot use force against our allies at will. Otherwise, after the father hears about it, he will definitely not be able to pass."

After listening to Zhao Qian's words, Wang Jian also showed a very regretful expression: "Is Your Highness worried about supplies?

We can literally sweep this place, and as long as they have food, we'll have no problem resupplying. "

Zhao Qian had no choice but to explain seriously: "That's really not the case, let's not fight, okay.

At least don't fight until I have a good talk with these Carthaginians. "

Zhao Qian had received orders from Zhao Kuo, and he knew the target this time, so he couldn't let Wang Jian mess around.

It is not impossible to get Carthage, but the main goal is still Rome.

Hamilka has been able to understand some polite words these days, and hurriedly said: "Don't get excited, it's all a misunderstanding, I'll just go down and talk to them."

It seemed that he was afraid that the Han army would attack immediately, so Hamilka jumped off the boat and walked towards the pier.

After some explanation, the Carthaginian army dispersed.

Zhao Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at Wang Jian: "What about General Wang Jian, I have already said it, it was just a misunderstanding."

Wang Jian shrugged his shoulders and said, "This is not a good sign. These guys' nerves are obviously too tense. I think something may happen again. It is best to ask Your Highness not to leave my side."

As he spoke, Wang Jian waved the pistol in his hand.

After so many years of making muskets, pistols are naturally no longer a problem, but pistols are more suitable for self-defense rather than active attack, so they are generally only worn by generals or senior officers like Wang Jian.

Zhao Qian nodded and stopped talking.

After a while, Hamilcar brought a group of nobles to the pier under the boat, and Zhao Qian led Wang Jian down.

Hamilka enthusiastically introduced: "These are the elders of our council, and they were all very happy when they heard that the reinforcements from the Han Kingdom had arrived."

Zhao Qian smiled and shook hands with these people around Hamilka.

Seeing that Zhao Qian was only 20 years old, these elders of Carthage were obviously a little surprised, and they were a little disapproving of the situation in their eyes.

Wang Jian noticed this and felt the need to remind these Carthaginians.

He looked around and found a wooden signboard of a store not far away, so he raised the pistol in his hand and fired a shot at the wooden signboard.