1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 161 Go East!
"The goods have been shipped! Brother Dong, please sign and draw a bet." Yuan Dazhong smiled and handed Dong Fengshan a list of goods at the Jianye City Wharf.

"I don't have any points!" Dong Fengshan casually signed and stamped on the list of goods, and then threw it to Yuan Dazhong: "If there is something missing in the shipment to Beikoubao, I will settle the score with you later!"

Beikou Fort was a supply point established by Dong Fengshan when he was exploring east with "Flying Fish 2" in early October.About [-] kilometers east of Jianye City, it is located in the small town of Newlandbai on the Goff Peninsula in northern Australia today.

In the following month, Jianye City transported a large amount of construction materials to this camp named Beikoubao, and at the same time, moved 120 residents here for construction.

These relocated residents have been promised by the Hanzhou government. As long as they complete the initial construction of Beikou Fort and stay for one year, they can choose according to their own choice, or return to Jianye City, and they can get [-] mu allocated in advance by the government. land.Or, settle down in Beikoubao and allocate no less than [-] mu of land (cultivate by yourself).At the same time, they will have the right to give priority to the distribution of daughter-in-law.

The positioning of Beikoubao is one of the supply points leading to the eastern coast in the future.The main focus of the residents in this area is to grow some fruits and vegetables to provide daily supplies for ships and personnel.As for food, it is best to be self-sufficient. If you cannot be self-sufficient, it is nothing more than passing ships carrying food and hoarding it here.

"Flying Fish No. 2" is the second flying shear ship built by Hanzhou Shipyard, and its full-load displacement has been increased to [-] tons.Due to feedback from the first clipper ship, the cannons are no longer on board.

The flying shear ship itself is super fast, even if the enemy ship finds it, it can easily get rid of the pursuit of the enemy ship by virtue of its speed advantage.The placement of several cannons is estimated to have a psychological effect far greater than the actual effect.Moreover, the hull itself is narrow, and the artillery is placed, which greatly affects the usable area of ​​​​the deck.

"Flying Fish 2" left the pier and headed northeast.They will cross a peninsula (the Cobourg peninsula) deep into the bay and head straight east.After about three days, you can reach Beikoubao.

Sitting in the cabin, Dong Fengshan compared the nautical chart drawn by the two teenagers with a general map of Hanzhou drawn with pens.

The general map of Hanzhou is based on Qi Tian's memory, and he drew a rough picture of the whole of Australia in later generations.In addition to exploring suitable supply points eastward, Dong Fengshan also had another task, which was to compare and modify the general map of Hanzhou with the two young men on board.

"Huang Mingfang, Zhang Qisheng, I really envy you two kids!" Dong Fengshan put down the chart, smiled and said to the two boys: "The map drawn by the chief executive is the same as the chart drawn by us in the past month. There are only a few differences. Sometimes, I really think the Grand Steward has been to this continent."

"The teacher said that he drew this picture based on a barbarian's dictation. Presumably, that barbarian must be a legendary navigator who actually surrounded such a huge piece of land!" Showing an envious look, "In the future, I will also be a navigator to discover unknown lands and islands in this world."

"Come on!" Huang Mingfang patted Zhang Qisheng on the shoulder, "If you want to be a navigator, first explore the east of Hanzhou!"

After Dong Fengshan and his party arrived at Beikou Fort, after some repairs, they will continue eastward, cross a huge bay, and arrive at a corner (York Cape).Then go south along the coastline, find a suitable supply point, and then return to Beikoubao.

"Flying Fish 2" passed the route for most of the day, and in the evening, it crossed the peninsula deep into the bay, and began to turn around and head east.

"Found a big ship!" The watchman suddenly shouted: "A big ship was found about three miles northeast of the front!"

Hearing this, Dong Fengshan immediately got out of the cabin, leaning on the side of the boat with one hand, and looking northeast with the binoculars in the other.

Under the evening sun, a large western ship was heading towards them, and they must have spotted their clipper ship.

"Portuguese?" Zhang Qisheng asked.

"It's possible." Dong Fengshan stared at the approaching western ship, and calculated the time and distance of the two sides approaching very quickly in his mind.

"Turn south!" Dong Fengshan shouted loudly.

"Going south, it's about to hit the coast!" Huang Mingfang said in a low voice.

Zhang Qisheng glared at him, Dong Fengshan was a shipwreck, how could he hit a rock and run aground easily.

The large Western ship that discovered and tried to intercept the "Flying Fish 2" was not the Portuguese, but the "St. Lawrence", one of the main battleships of the Spanish-Philippine fleet.It departed from Manila at the beginning of October, passed through Palawan Island, passed through Borneo (Kalimantan Island), and then crossed Batavia at night, along the coastline slightly away from Java Island, and headed eastward. , to explore the location of Hanzhou.

Due to the nautical charts drawn based on the descriptions of several captured sailors, the "St. Lawrence" accidentally sailed past Timor Island and arrived near the island of the later generation.Went ashore to replenish some fresh water and rested for a day.Then, turn around and head south.

As a result, in the evening, when the "St. Lawrence" was about to approach a piece of land, they discovered the "Flying Fish 2."

"Rush over there and capture that boat! It must be the boat of the pirates!" Anthony Goldstein, the captain of the St. Lawrence, ordered loudly.

Once the boat is captured, the exact location of the pirate's hiding place is certain to be known.Then, this exploration activity can be successfully concluded.

The small boat started heading south, trying to stay close to the shoreline. The "St. Lawrence" quickly approached it to a distance of 800 meters.The boat shuttled along the coast very flexibly, and now it has begun to flee eastward.At speed, the "St. Lawrence" may not be able to block its way in front of it.

"Turn southeast! . . . Fire them a warning!" Captain Anthony Goldstein ordered.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Several shells landed more than 2 meters to the left of "Flying Fish 100", stirring up several jets of water.

"Damn it, it's firing!" Dong Fengshan cursed.Then continue to order the sailors to switch the rig and prepare to speed up and escape.

"Flying Fish 2" rushed to the front quickly before the large western ship slanted in, leaving it behind.In the meantime, countless shells fell around it, making the hearts of everyone on the "Flying Fish 2" beat endlessly.As long as their small boat takes a few shots, they will definitely be left behind.

As the speed of "Flying Fish 2" became faster and faster, the shells fired at them also became farther and farther away, eventually throwing the enemy out of sight.

"How did it run so fast?" Captain Anthony Goldstein watched in surprise as the boat gradually disappeared into the distance, and couldn't help but look at his first mate.

"It must be the latest type of fast ship!" said the first mate. "I have never seen such a fast ship!...Captain, it may have been invented by those pirates!"

Anthony Goldstein was taken aback for a moment, and then understood what the first mate meant.By capturing the pirates, not only would the honor and dignity of the Kingdom of Spain be maintained, but they would also gain access to a new type of fast ship, and even its method of construction.

"We have to find them!" Anthony Goldstein said firmly: "They should be nearby. And, I'm sure, the direction the clipper came from is their hiding place!"

The "St. Lawrence" turned its bow and sailed towards the peninsula that went deep into the bay. At night, it went to the inner side of the peninsula to find a shore and rested overnight.

At dawn the next day, the search began slowly along the coastline.

He Qing sat on the ship's side boredly, watching the huge fishing net thrown into the distance, and stayed there for seven or eight minutes. With a sound of "Get up", several sailors dragged the fishing net with all their strength.

"What are you doing? You're dreaming in broad daylight!" A big foot kicked He Qing's ass with light force, showing a kind reminder.

"Be gentle, Liu Tou. You kicked me into the sea, and you still have to work hard to catch me!" He Qing lazily turned around and looked at the old sailor whom he called Liu Tou.

As the spy sent by Zheng Zhilong, He Qing is quite competent.In less than five months, I have basically figured out the situation in Hanzhou, including who are their leaders, how many people are there, what is their force, and how many ships are there...

However, how to spread the proven news would be difficult for him.I heard that a while ago, Han Zhou lost three sailors in Batavia one after another.Therefore, the control over the sailors who went to sea became more and more strict. Almost all the sailors who immigrated to Daming had families in Hanzhou. As for the sailors who went to Batavia, they were also the first two batches of immigrants to Hanzhou. , and all became home.

Today, He Qing, like many immigrant men, has the desire to marry a wife.After marrying a wife and starting a family, he may become a sailor on a Batavia transport ship. If he has a child, then he may board a ship to Daming.

Abandon the family?Don't be ridiculous, I have a wife and children in Quanzhou.What kind of goods are the daughter-in-laws distributed here in Hanzhou!
The weird-looking Persian slave girls are obviously different from the Aceh women of the Han people, but there are less than 2000 real Daming women.

I heard that Han Zhou is planning to go to Malacca and Johor to buy women. There are many descendants of the Ming Dynasty in those two places, which can be considered to be relatively close to the Han people.In a poor place like Hanzhou, it is really difficult to marry a wife.Just for this, they are more than a little weaker than Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Dadu in terms of development potential.

Backed by Daming, with tens of thousands of soldiers and thousands of ships, Zheng Zhilong, as the Sea King of Daming, is worthy of his name.

"There is a big ship!" Suddenly a sailor shouted loudly.

He Qing and Liu Tou were startled, looked up to the northeast, and saw a large western ship with huge sails sailing directly towards their fishing boat.

(End of this chapter)