Chapter 76: The Agreement on the Sharing of the Two Brutals (Part 1)

"How can you say you're cheating?" Zhao Xing glared at the other party with dissatisfaction: "Is the necklace I gave you last time not good? They are all shaped beads with almost a size similar to each other. Have you seen such a necklace? I just leave you with a ship of cargo, plus three broken Arabian swords, and twenty workers who build houses. Do you think it's a loss? - Then you might as well return the goods."

The last time Zhao Xing gave Pu Yian was a string of extended pearl necklaces. This was found by him when he fell into the suitcase of Dasong with him. The original owner of the necklace seemed to be a female white-collar worker, carrying multiple jewelry with him. But he only chose this string of extended pearl necklaces, because pearls are organic and will turn carbon into ash over time. In this way, no one will find out what is strange about him from the existence of pearls.

There was no artificial pearl breeding process in the Song Dynasty. The necklace he gave may be what later generations called "Taihu pearl necklace". Each pearl on the whole string of necklaces has a uniform head and a uniform color. When worn with a single ring, the necklace can be hung below the navel. It is folded into three circles and worn, and is still longer than most necklaces.

Of course, Pu Yian didn't want to return the goods. It was a very phenomenon that the necklace appeared in this era. He had shipped it back to China, and the profits obtained from selling were enough to buy seven or eight ships of cargo...

However, he still had to complain, not for anything else, but for the sake of maintaining his always "crawling".

Hearing Zhao Xing's clamor for a return, he understood that the other party was a smart person, and continuing to act would destroy the trust of both parties. So he shamelessly forgot about the complaint just now and immediately asked eagerly: "My friend, what do you need? What are you going to give me this time?"

"I need the latitude navigation method... You just said that this trade route may not last long. Sorry, I need this trade route. My country is resisting aggression. It is the tax of this trade route that supports my compatriots to continue fighting, so I must get the latitude navigation method."

Pu Yian ran into Tianqu and called Tianqu: "Latitude Navigation - you are not my friend. My friend did not tear my heart and soul with his hands, and he also called me brothers... Dear Zhao Daguan, you should know that Latitude Navigation is my compatriot, and it is the reason why I exist in Tsuchi. If you hand over Latitude Navigation, my compatriots will beg."

Pu Yian is right.

The Song Dynasty was the most developed time of shipbuilding. Although the fake book described "Song's sails could be connected to the Three Buddhas from the Port of Tsutong" - this was too much, according to the Song Dynasty, the Quanzhou Maritime Shipping Bureau once received an order to limit only 600 ships per year, but unexpectedly, they accidentally built a thousand ships.

One thousand sea ships a year, and according to the current Song ship "Nanhai No. 1" that is salvaged out of the sea, they are all large ships with displacement of 500 tons. In other words, about three new ships with 500 tons are taken to sea every day in Quanzhou.

In Quanzhou, this was the case. There were four maritime officials in the Song Dynasty: Quanzhou, Mingzhou, Dengzhou, and Guangzhou. Their shipbuilding capabilities combined, the entire Arab world and the entire earth were not as good as the production capacity of the Song Dynasty in shipbuilding capabilities. The reason why the Arabs could still traverse the Indian Ocean and sail into Quanzhou Port was the latitude navigation method.

However, in this era, the Song people also had their own advantages in navigation technology, and they depended on the application of compass. However, the Song people's current guide technology is still very simple. The specific operation is: take a basin of water to hold a basin of clean water, then rub the iron needle with a magnet, throw the magnetized iron needle into the basin, and then look at the direction of the iron needle.

The latitude navigation method was not created by the Arabs. About a hundred years ago, the Viking pirate "Red Beard Eric" had used this technology to sail to the American continent - he was the first person to discover the American continent. From this, it can be inferred that the latitude navigation method is a technology that has been born, but those who master this technology regard it as the key to open the door to wealth and strictly implement confidentiality measures.

In contrast, the Song people had no sense of technical confidentiality. This technology was immediately known by the Arabs, and they brought it back to their country, so the entire earth knew about it. The Arabs kept the latitude navigation law secret from the Chinese for eight hundred years.

Pu Yian lamented for a while, and saw that Zhao Xing ignored him at all, but the newlywed wife beside him was a little disgusted. He stopped complaining and his face immediately became very serious: "My friend, what you asked for is very valuable, and its value is beyond your imagination. I want to know: What price are you going to pay?"

"Since we mention navigation, we will use navigation in exchange. All I can provide is: a new ship; a new compass technology; and a new way of cooperation." Zhao Xing sat upright with a faint expression: "I don't plan to hand over these technologies to you. Similarly, you don't need to hand over the latitude navigation method to me - we cooperate to establish a new store.

Through the new store, we cooperate to build new ships; the sailors on the ship, the Song people and the Arabs each account for half; the route map is controlled by both of you and me: My people are responsible for pointing out the direction, yours are responsible for pointing out the latitude... Maybe several years later, your sailors have learned the other's skills - this is not right, we do not suffer losses from each other, and both sides benefit from cooperation."

When he heard his people boarding the boat, Pu Yian's attitude eased. He did not believe in the Song people's confidentiality awareness. He was confident that after the sailors boarded the boat, they could easily trick the other party's navigation technology and kept their own completely confidential. He blinked his eyes and said cunningly: "How can I be sure that you have a new navigation technology... The Song people's technology has no secret to me, and I don't know that you have a new breakthrough."

"You must believe me, because I will follow the boat on my first voyage, and I will take the boat to Africa with myself."

"Aksum - a declining empire, a surviving empire. I guess your destination must be there. Yes, only this Christian country can still deal with Arabs and Jerusalem after the Christ world occupied Jerusalem. Yes, this is a good idea: transport Arab goods to Aksum and then transport them by land to Jerusalem. This is a shortcut."

Pu Yian blinked his eyes and looked at Zhao Xing thoughtfully: "You are my friend, can I confirm this... I heard that the legendary "Ark of the Covenant" is being preserved in Aksum, so the sacredness of Aksum cannot be violated by Christians.

But are you my friend? Will the knife in your hand be waved at us? You are not going to Aksum for pilgrimage?"
Chapter completed!