Chapter 152: The Age of Navigation
The excited Cai Boyi couldn't restrain himself, but the confused look in Peng Qi's eyes made him feel depressed, "The vast sea is full of wealth. The sails take us to distant places. Spices, silver, gold and other things are everywhere there.
, a man should ride the wind and waves and gallop on the sea!"
Faced with Cai Bo's temptation, Peng Qi still shook his head, "I still feel safe staying on the ground. I don't care how you want to go out, but His Highness must not go to sea!" Looking at Zhao Zhen worriedly, he knew that all this was instilled by His Highness.
For the little fat man, he is afraid that one day the prince Zhao Zhen will abandon everything and run towards the so-called freedom without any idea.
"Why can't I go to sea? Gu's greatest ideal is to live out his life on an island of his own!"
With a clang, Peng Qi pulled out his sword and pointed it at Cai Boyi, "If Your Highness goes to sea, I will kill you!"
The cold knife was stuck to his face, and the little fat man was about to cry without tears and yelled: "What does it have to do with me? I can't stop His Highness from going to sea! Besides, do you know when His Highness is going to go to sea? He will take care of himself until the end of his life!"
Zhao Zhen smiled and pressed Peng Qi's long knife with his hand: "Put your knife away. It's all my brothers who have something to say. Even if I go to sea, it is after cultivating a suitable heir for the Song Dynasty. I don't want to stay here for a long time."
You can't laugh or cry from that cage-like high position.
Who can predict what will happen in the future? Maybe by then going to sea will become as common as taking a car. Hundreds of teams compete, thousands of sails compete, countless merchant ships, cargo ships and even cruise ships full of guests sail on the sea. The great
The Age of Discovery is slowly opening, do you know who started it? It’s us!”
Peng Qi pursed his lips and sheathed his sword. He turned to look at the little fat man who was imitating the prince's shrug. He didn't know what to say. Your Highness shouldn't have told him about things at sea. Now he is yearning to go to the sea more and more. This kind of enthusiasm makes him
Peng Qi was furious. He couldn't understand what was so good about the ship. It was only safe on solid land.
The scene described by Zhao Zhen is so beautiful that Cai Boqi still imagines that under the blue sea and sky, several majestic warships set up their high sails and sail toward the distance, with splashes of water splashing against the hulls as they move forward indomitably, and seabirds flying in the sky
Circling and drifting, dolphins roamed on the bow, sailors shuttled on the mast, and the captain roared on the deck.
Men's hearts are always filled with yearning for the sea. This is the desire for freedom, to get rid of all the shackles and run towards the distance, not to mention the charming wealth. This is the reason for Cai Boqi's fanaticism. Things must turn to the extreme. The ancients were imprisoned on the land.
It took so long that landlubbers like Cai Boqi, who had never even seen the sea, were clamoring to set sail.
Patting Peng Qi on the shoulder, Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "Don't worry, I won't just leave. After all, I haven't left anything for Da Song yet. But if that day comes, will you come with me?"
Even if you are seventy or eighty years old!"
Peng Qi didn't know how to answer the prince now. He had never thought about such a thing. He reached out and pulled the cart filled with copper coins and walked out. He said in a buzzing voice: "I haven't thought about it yet, but in my life
With Your Highness Ding, I will go wherever you go!"
Looking at his strong back, Zhao Zhen and Cai Boli looked at each other and smiled. This guy still couldn't bear to leave them.
Cai Boqi followed Zhao Zhen to death. When he saw the blond slave girl, he was so frightened that he could not speak. This boy used to be very courageous, but he immediately stopped after seeing the slave girl. Zhao Zhen was even afraid of him.
It leaves a psychological shadow, after all, we will see many more in the future.
"Brother Peng, why does this woman look so strange? Her eyes are still blue. Could it be that she is a ghost?"
"Haha, it's so rare, isn't it? His Highness said there are many women like this in Dashi! Don't be scared when you go to Dashi in the future!"
Cai Boqi carefully looked at the slave girl on the ground. Even if Peng Qi asked her to stand up, she would not move. Instead, she turned to look at Zhao Zhen. It was not until Zhao Zhen said: "Get up" that she slowly stood up.
"Taliban, I have sent the money. Do you think the transaction can continue?"
At this time, the Taliban had regained their composure, maybe because they were overthinking it, and their tone was full of relaxation: "Of course, distinguished guest, this slave girl is the top Wened slave girl. Both men and women of Wened slaves are extremely beautiful, better than those Mu."
Leuk slaves are much more beautiful, they are the most beautiful creatures in the world! One hundred thousand strings is really not much..."
Peng Qi was so angry at the mention of the hundred thousand guan that he clenched his fists hard. The friction between bones made the Taliban unable to say anything else.
"Don't talk about that. This slave girl is not worth that much money. You should know exactly what I bought!"
"Of course, distinguished guest, she is just a bonus, but she is still pure until now. Even on the vast sea, I did not let those vulgar sailors touch her." The Taliban counted the money without raising their heads.
said.
Zhao Zhen walked to the guard and asked in a low voice: "The two of them didn't come into contact just now, right?"
"No, the younger ones just locked them in two rooms respectively, and there is absolutely no contact between them!"
"Very good!" Zhao Zhen nodded, so that there would be no possibility of contact between them. If you spend 100,000 yuan and still don't get what you want, you will really lose money.
Under the warm farewell of the Taliban, Zhao Zhen left with a slave girl named Vera. She knew very well who her new master was, and the elegant and scholar-like man in front of her was her new master.
Watching Zhao Zhen's carriage leave, the Taliban smiled evilly, "Although he is a young man with extraordinary talents, he is still a child after all. How could I let something as important as a sea map flow into the Song Dynasty? Won't the Jewish monopoly trade be wiped out in the future?
?" After saying that, he took out the small scroll in his pocket and kissed it, "Hallelujah! Praise Vera!"
In the carriage, Cai Boli stared at Vera closely and said: "Hand over the things! Hand over the things quickly!" At this time, his eyes were red like a hungry wolf. He did not expect that the prince would be deceived. Zhao
Zhen rolled his eyes dejectedly, "She probably doesn't have what we want, she's a cunning Jewish businessman!"
Peng Qi shouted angrily: "I'll go back and pluck out his skin right now!"
"Do you think you can still find him when you go back now? The cunning Jew has been prepared for a long time, which is why he is full of confidence, but he can't leave Tokyo City! Gu Zhao asked Zhao San to notify the water gates of various cities.
If you see foreigners, arrest them all!"
Peng Qi and Cai Boyi breathed a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, His Highness had made complete preparations, otherwise the hundred thousand dollars would have been wasted without even making a sound.
Vera knelt on the ground and looked at the crazy fat man and stammered: "Please... let him go... okay? I can draw a sea chart!"
Zhao Zhen looked at Vera questioningly, "You said you can draw a sea chart? Can you draw the hydrological conditions, tides, monsoons, coastlines, and rocks as numerous as stars?"
"Lord...the Taliban master has always placed the sea chart on me. I will look at it by the moonlight every night, and I can almost draw it exactly as it is. Please believe me!" Vera knelt at Zhao Zhen's feet and kissed her softly.
said his shoes.
Peng Qi and Cai Boqi had goosebumps when they saw it. No one would kiss someone else's shoes. Only Zhao Zhen knew that this was her act of surrender.
"Get up, we don't need these in the Song Dynasty. If you can draw a sea map, I will give you your freedom and let you live in the land of the Song Dynasty. No one will call you a slave again, and you can even start a family."
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Vera raised her head in surprise. What she saw was the young man's sincere eyes. There was no contempt or disgust in his eyes, as if he saw himself the same as everyone else. Didn't he know that a slave was the lowest tool?
"Vera's only request is to stay by your side forever!"
Zhao Zhen never believed that people could really be servile, but the words and expression of the girl in front of him made him begin to doubt.
"Why?"
"This is my destiny!"
"Fate? Ridiculous fate! This is the Song Dynasty! It's not the Abbasid Dynasty, nor the Holy Roman Empire. Although it can't be said to be equal, no one will insult you easily. Why don't you get rid of the shackles of fate!"
Zhao Zhen interrupted Vera angrily, stood up angrily, and bumped his head against the roof of the car with a bang!
It was the first time that Peng Qi and Cai Boyi saw the prince so angry that they were too frightened to speak. They looked at each other in shock, what's going on? Why are you so angry? Didn't this woman say she can draw a sea chart?
Just give her some money to spend her time, and even if it doesn't work out, she can still make a living as a bathing lady in the Imperial Manor.
Chapter completed!