Lady of the Lord From the East

Chapter 149

In the world that originally belonged to Wei Wei, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea were not adjacent, but the artificially excavated Suez Canal linked them together.

But in the parallel world, she came through, the Eurasian continent was divided into two disconnected continents, and there was even a strait called Suez between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

At this time, on this strait that borders Asia and Africa, and which will also become the main channel for people from Asia, Africa, and European countries in the future, there is a unique fleet riding the wind and waves, heading for the Mediterranean Sea. go with.

More than 50 ships of different types, sizes, and purposes sailed on the sea, led by several huge treasure ships with a length of 44 feet and 4 feet and a width of 18 feet (151.18 meters in length and 61.6 meters in width). This ship is as tall as a building and can carry thousands of people. 12 giant sails are hanging on 9 masts on the ship.

In addition to the treasure ships that are commanded by the commander and the envoys to ride and carry treasures, there are also "horse ships" used for large-scale rapid water warfare and transportation, as well as food and logistics supplies for the fleet. The "grain boat" of the army, the "water boat" for the soldiers to live in, and the "war boat" that can be called the originator of the army.

If someone who is familiar with history and has some knowledge of ships sees this fleet, they will surely exclaim that it is impossible, because this configuration and type of ships should have been completed in the Ming Dynasty more than 100 years ago. Only the configuration of the "Zheng He Fleet" appeared.

But now it is so miraculously early in history.

Seeing this, you should know where this super-large fleet came from.

This is a fleet set up by the current emperor of China personally. The entire fleet has a total of more than 20,000 people. Their task is to go all the way to the West. develop trade.

This fleet has been in preparation for a long time, but it was only able to set sail at the beginning of this year. The battle between the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Mongolian Kingdom was at the most critical period, and now, the Great Mongolian Kingdom was defeated. Although the country was not destroyed, it was He also retreated to the northwest, trapped in a corner, and difficult to recover.

After winning the war, it is natural to begin to cultivate and recuperate, and because of the excessive consumption of national strength during the war, Da Song will naturally find a way to make up for it, but without Mongolia's obstruction, Da Song wants to cross the strait to communicate with European countries. It was much easier, so the long-planned "Going to the West" activity began like this.

This voyage is the first voyage of this fleet, and the destination is the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, this is the first time that a Chinese ship has entered this sea area.

Since then, trade exchanges between people of various countries in the three major sectors of Asia, Europe, and Africa have been opened.

Such a huge fleet that has never been seen before suddenly appeared in the Mediterranean, and naturally attracted the attention of people from all over the world. Before that, European countries had been devastated by the Mongolians, and the strange fleet from the Far East made them extremely vigilant, but looking at Look at the other party's huge treasure ship that is more than 100 meters long and can accommodate thousands of people, and then look at the "small boat" that is only a few dozen meters long, what else can you do? Of course, it was received with care.

Fortunately, the people from the Song Dynasty are here to do business. The members of the delegation headed by visiting the lords of various countries in a friendly manner, while rudely slaughtering the fat sheep with the Chinese products they brought, and earning a boatload of gold. silver.