Chapter 23 Chapter 157 Caribbean

One of Xia Xun's ships went to Venice with Fei Yinglun, and the other ships headed for Spain. At this time, in a distant place, a large ship ran aground obliquely on the beach, and the giant anchor was half sunk in the sand. This big boat was the one that Xia Xun and Xu Hu thought had died in the sea, the one that Ren Juying was on. They were carried by huge waves in the storm and they didn't know how far they had drifted, so they lost their way completely. There is no navigator on this ship, and the compass is broken. They can only go in the direction they think is right. As a result, the ocean current is flowing in this direction, and the wind is also blowing in this direction. After walking for a few days and still not seeing land, I finally knew that I was going in the wrong direction.

Fortunately, a lot of drinking water and food are stored on their ship, so there is no worry about this for the time being.They adjusted their direction, thinking they were going back in the opposite direction, only to go in another, more wrong direction. After another long journey, this group of unfortunate people encountered another big storm and were finally thrown into this huge blue harbor. Their boat had split and leaked when they were in the sea. When the wrecked found that the ocean current was flowing towards the shore, all the crew members tried their best to drain the water, and using the dual effects of wind and ocean current, they finally got to the shore.

But the ship was beyond repair, it was so badly damaged that many huge rivets were left in the sea with the broken hull, and they could not get wood, and they could not make a strong ship, because there were no rivets. Ren Juying stepped on the soft sand with bare feet, and called to one of his subordinates: You, you, you, stop talking, call those birdmen over here! The birdmen he was talking about were local aborigines whose skin color and facial features were similar to them. The people here speak strange languages ​​and dress strangely. They are covered in fur clothes, with large areas of bronzed skin exposed, and strange hats with colorful pheasant feathers on them. The people here They all seem to be dressed like this, so Ren Juying is called Birdman.

The bird man was a very old man with the most feathers on his hat. Hearing Ren Juying talking to them, he walked to his side with a smile and nodded friendly. Behind him was a man holding a wooden spear. A strong warrior followed, obviously, he was the leader of these natives. Ren Juying took a bite of the roasted sweet potato in his hand, and said in a rough voice: You guys are quite sweet and delicious, but you tend to fart if you eat too much.I asked if you still have the big soybeans, and give us some more. There are nearly 180 people here, and the appetite is not small. Sweet potato was the name Ren Juying gave to the food he ate. After they ran aground, they were warmly received by the local natives and brought them a lot of food, most of which they had never seen or heard of.

Because the skin of this sweet potato is red, it is similar to the sweet potato in southern China. It also grows in the ground and has a similar shape. Ren Juying calls it a sweet potato. The larger rice grains are called big soybeans by him. Ren Juying also gave a lot of help to the people who rescued them. This tribe was fighting with a nearby tribe. Ren Juying led his pirate soldiers to participate in the battle. These local natives did not even have iron tools. They were holding simple wooden spears and stone axes, so they were no match for Ren Juying and others. Ren Juying's boat had not only swords, guns, swords and halberds, but also bows, crossbows and firecrackers. In this battle, like chasing rabbits, they went all the way to the opponent's lair, not only killing the leader of the opponent, but also killing the young women of the tribe. They snatched them all back, and these women are now in their possession.

If there is not enough points, Ren Juying has appeased the subordinates who did not grab their wives, and once they figure out the situation here, they will take them to grab more women, one person should be equipped with at least two, and now the woman they snatched is not far ahead According to Ren Juying's order to build a wooden house in the woods. However, what worried Ren Juying the most was that he had nowhere to buy copper and iron. When he learned that these local people had only a few iron wares that were said to be forged from big stones that fell from the sky, and nothing else, his heart sank. half load.

His ship was badly damaged. Without copper and iron to make rivets, he couldn't build a strong ship. How could he go home?Although some of his crew knew how to smelt iron, it would take a long time just to find iron ore. It would take years and months to smelt enough steel to make ship nails. The old man couldn't understand what Ren Juying said, but the old man seemed to understand the movements of his gestures. The old man took a breath of his cigarette, smiled and nodded. Ren Juying frowned, and waved away the smoke sprayed in front of him.The people here rolled a kind of dry leaf foam with coconut leaves, lit it and inhaled its smoke. He was very curious when he saw the locals puffing up the clouds for the first time, and tried it, but he was choked and coughed. , and he hasn't tried it since.

Ren Juying sighed sadly, turned around and looked at the huge harbor that was calm like a big mirror, put his hands on his waist, and murmured to himself: What a f*cking bad luck, where have I drifted to? I won't go back again Why!Old bird man, here, where are you? Ren Juying stroked the bay in front of him, and asked the old man with feathers. The old man could roughly tell that he was asking about the situation here. The old man is the chief of the tribe here, and their tribe has settled here for generations, and the bay next to their home is named after their tribe.The old man smiled happily, pointed to his own tribe not far away with a cigarette, and said: Caribbean!

The old man pointed to his heart again, and said: Caribbean! Then the old man pointed to the sea again, and said proudly: "Caribbean!" (Indian language: Brave and upright person) Ren Juying originally hoped to hear the name of this place, and if he had heard of it before, he would be able to roughly determine his location. As a result, he had never heard of this name even in his dreams, and he couldn't help but sighed. Dao: Caribbean, Caribbean, spicy next door The old chief nodded in relief, took a deep breath of the cigarette, and let out a smoke ring leisurely. The smoke ring is getting bigger and bigger, enveloping Ren Juying in it

Xia Xun only stayed in Spain for three days. As Fei Yinglun said, Spain is in a mess. It is really too messy.And he didn't have a huge fleet like Zheng He's, but he carried a lot of treasures, and every crew member spent a lot of money, and even attracted some people to get their ideas. So three days later, Xia Xun hurriedly set off to the port of Marseille, France.Xia Xun wanted to travel around the world here, waiting for Zheng He to come.Based on his understanding of Zheng He, with the road signs he left along the way, Zheng He will definitely catch up.Zheng He was commanding a fleet ten times stronger than himself, and it was not difficult to pass through the Cape of Good Hope safely.

In fact, Zheng He hurried on, and now he has reached the Cape of Good Hope.Because Xia Xun encountered the wind and waves here, and hurriedly turned the cape without leaving any marks here. Zheng He's fleet had already stopped here. While they went ashore to collect drinking water, food and fruit, they sent several ships to explore the way ahead, looking for the instructions left by Xia Xun before continuing the voyage of the entire fleet. After Xia Xun's fleet arrived in Marseilles, it caused a sensation. Xia Xun's fleet did not include the super-giant treasure ship that Zheng He was on. Although the hull was generally larger than European ships, it did not cause much surprise. It is this fleet that came from afar that all of them have an oriental face. This is the first time that Europeans have seen so many faces from the East at once since Genghis Khan's army marched overland to the banks of the Danube. After a brief meeting and discussion with the local governor of Marseilles and the nobles, they decided to immediately meet the captain of the fleet from the east. They urgently need to find out how this sudden fleet came here from the east. of. Unfortunately, they were in vain. The commander of the fleet had already gone ashore. He asked the people on board, and all the answers he got were: no comment! Xia Xun had never been to France in his previous life, but not only did he come in this life, but it was also France in the Middle Ages. Xia Xun was full of curiosity about this place. Xia Xun didn't take Su Ying and Tang Sai'er with him. Although he believed that the law and order here should be much better than that in Guli, it's better to investigate first. He didn't want to loot the palace again here, and then lure the whole Mediterranean The fleet pursued him and fled into the Atlantic Ocean. His interpreter is almost useless here. Fortunately, because the footsteps of Arab businessmen are all over Europe, there are many people here who understand Arabic. Interpreter Jiang Xu understands Arabic. Xia Xun asked him to hire a guide and interpreter Come on, as long as the other party understands both French and Arabic, plus his interpreter, he can also communicate. The interpreter went to find someone, and Xia Xun waited on the pier, admiring the very different and oriental style of this place. After a while, Jiang Xu came back excitedly and shouted: Sir, sir, I found one who can speak our Chinese! Xia Xun turned his head to look, and saw Jiang Xu striding forward, followed by a tall Caucasian man, dressed in the clothes of poor local people. His hair is disheveled reddish brown, and his facial features are rough. If you look closely, he can be regarded as Zhou Zheng, but his facial features tend to be concentrated in the middle.And in the middle of the facial features, the tall and big nose is even more prominent, so at a glance, you will only notice his big nose. With messy reddish-brown hair and a big nose, it looks like a chow lion from a distance. The red-haired chow greeted Xia Xun with a big smile on his face, and introduced loudly in his blunt Chinese: Hello, respected sir from the far east, my name is Yakedak, may I ask your name? daimyo!