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- It was already the third day of October, and it had been twenty days since the fleet set sail and left Chengshan Port.
For European sailors who are accustomed to long voyages, twenty days is nothing. As long as they have enough rum and sheep, they can even stay away from shore for two months.
But the sailors of the Ming Dynasty couldn't do it. They had just come out of seclusion. It was the first time in their lives that they had been floating on the sea for such a long time. Moreover, they were still in a highly concentrated fighting state. The accumulated fatigue and tension had reached a very high level.
So Zhao Hao discussed with Wang Rulong and asked the soldiers to take turns to rest on Iwo Jima, waiting for the second and third squadrons to come and join together.
As soon as the order to rest was given, cheers resounded across the sea.
"It seems that no matter how strict military discipline is, it can't change people's indolence and indolence." Wang Rulong said with some dissatisfaction. In his opinion, these low-intensity battles are not enough to warm up.
"Hahaha, these are real people." Zhao Hao couldn't help but laugh: "You must always treat your soldiers as human beings, not cold killing machines."
"Come on, let's go to the island and have a look." As he said that, his eyes fell on the crater where he rolled his eyes.
Iwo Jima was formed by a volcanic eruption. To be precise, it is a crater itself. The huge mountain is actually hidden under the sea level. It was the magma that continuously erupted that piled up the mountain pass, and this unique island was gradually formed.
There is actually a good harbor on the island called Nagahama, and there is also a pier. But the water in the bay is yellow, which is dyed by the sulfur contained in the sand and gravel layer.
There was a pungent smell of rotten eggs in the air. Everyone covered their noses, but Mr. Zhao felt a little intoxicated.
"Ahem, that's what it tastes like! Ahem" He opened his arms enthusiastically, as if he wanted to embrace the island in his arms.
There is endless natural sulfur here!
Natural sulfur mainly comes from volcanic eruptions, but there are few volcanoes in China, and most of them are in a long-term dormant and extinguished state. Therefore, natural sulfur ores are scarce and were exhausted before the Tang Dynasty. This aspect cannot be compared with Japan. Their volcanoes and earthquakes are like a daily occurrence. They keep spewing and spewing all day long, spraying all the underground stocks to the surface. As a result, there are all kinds of minerals, but not much of anything, so they are called 'Mineral resource specimen country'.
Of course there are exceptions. For example, gold, silver and sulfur are quite considerable, and the most important thing is that they are easy to mine. Therefore, starting from the Song Dynasty, China imported most of its sulfur from Japan. In the tribute trade between China and Japan, sulfur was also one of the few commodities that Japan could get its hands on.
After the tributary trade was cut off, without Japan¡¯s natural sulfur, the Ming Dynasty had to rely on calcining pyrite or sulfides in coal mines to produce sulfur. Not only is the efficiency low, the pollution is also very serious.
It has been nearly a year since the discovery of pyrite on Xishan Island, but Mr. Zhao still has not made up his mind whether to use it to prepare sulfur and sulfuric acid. Because when this thing is made in a primitive factory, the pollution is too serious.
Although it is also a way to pollute first and then treat, it is better not to pollute. Taihu Lake is the heart of Jiangnan. He has built three cement factories, a glass factory, and erected five blast furnaces for copper and iron smelting on Xishan Island. If there is another sulfur production plant, I am afraid that the green waters and green mountains of Taihu Lake will really be lost.
¡°But sulfur is so important. It is the cornerstone of black powder and the chemical industry. It must be dealt with as soon as possible. So Mr. Zhao took aim here. In his memory, the Japanese have been collecting sulfur from this island since the Kamakura shogunate period, and it is the closest to Chongming and is more convenient to transport.
It is also the gateway to the south for the three islands of Japan. Build a police station here to do both mining and guarding the waterway!
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On the long-standing pier of Iwo Jima, Tanegashima Tokiyao, the owner of Tanegashima Island, has been waiting with his retainers for a long time.
Mr. Zhao didn¡¯t pay attention to the crawling seeds, because after he landed on the ground, he felt dizzy and even wanted to vomit.
"It's because I've been on the boat for too long. I suddenly stopped shaking and I'm not used to it." Sister Ma quickly picked up his hand and helped him massage the Zhongzhu point in the depression between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones.
"Then why don't you faint?"
For some reason, Sister Ma¡¯s expression dimmed in a very rare way, and then she said with a smile: ¡°People¡¯s physiques are different.¡±
"Your vestibular development is very perfect." Mr. Zhao didn't know where he had touched Sister Ma's pain point. It was difficult for so many people to ask in detail, so he hurriedly made a joke and held her Rouyi with his backhand to express comfort.
Sister Ma¡¯s pretty face turned red, she hurriedly pulled her hand back and became the little secretary behind him.
 "Get up." Zhao Haofang said to the Japanese who was kneeling on the ground.
"Thank you, sir." It's not surprising that Shiyao can speak Chinese on that kind of island. After all, Ryukyu merchants have been trading on Tanegashima for hundreds of years, and the Ryukyu people all speak Chinese.
Zhao Hao looked at this dark-skinned little old man and couldn't help but sigh.
Nearly thirty years ago, Wang Zhi, who was still a small maritime trader at the time, was carrying three Portuguese people to Shuangyu Island for trade. They encountered wind and waves on the way and veered off course, ending up at Tanegashima Island.
It was this Tanegashima Tokiyao who allowed them to dock to repair their ships and conduct trade with them. That was Japan's first contact with the Portuguese and the beginning of Nanman trade.
When Tanegashima, Yao spent a huge price of two thousand taels of silver to purchase Japan's first two matchlock guns from the Portuguese. And gave one of them to the family's "Forging Pillar" Hachiban Kiyosuke There are iron mines on Tanegashima, and there are blacksmiths who fled from Kyoto. It is the knife-making center of Southern Kyushu.
But after several months of reverse development, it still ended in failure.
A year later, Baban Qingding, who was unwilling to fail, exchanged his beautiful daughter for the price and learned the technology of making matchlock guns from the Portuguese who came again. Finally, they succeeded in producing the so-called "No. 1 domestically produced" Tanegashima Iron Cannon. It soon spread to every corner of Japan. Nowadays, any Ming Dynasty does not maintain an iron artillery team of several hundred people, and you would be embarrassed to say hello to them!
This incident also reminded Zhao Hao once again that he must pay attention to technical blockade. If you create something without technical barriers, if it doesn¡¯t work well, let others learn from it!
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"Did you build this pier?" Zhao Hao asked as he looked around and saw a small village surrounded by high walls next to the pier, surrounded by lush greenery. Not surprising, volcanic ash is rich in nutrients and makes the land more fertile.
"No, but we have been using it for the past two hundred years." Tanegashima Tokiyao hurriedly replied: "The Shimazu family was ordered to manage the'filthy people' and 'inhumans' who were exiled to Southern Kyushu. Our seeds As their retainers, the Dao family was helplessly assigned this task, and sent people to the island every month to collect sulfur."
¡°So there is a Four-legged Village on the island?¡± Mr. Zhao suddenly asked after hearing these two words.
"Yes" Shi Yao nodded, showing a look of disgust.
The so-called "filth" and "non-human" are untouchables similar to those in the Li Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. However, Japan's strict hierarchy and severe discrimination against untouchables are unparalleled. The untouchables in the Li Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty could still contact the common people and engage in relatively lowly service industries. Especially in today's Ming Dynasty, where rituals have collapsed and refugees are everywhere, as long as you don't take the imperial examination, who cares where you come from and what your background is?
¡°But in Japan, which is highly hierarchical and immobile, untouchables are an ¡®untouchable¡¯ group of people. They were exiled to an isolated island and worked in the lowest occupations for generations. They were not even allowed to farm and could only eat beef and mutton to satisfy their hunger because they were responsible for all the killing industries such as slaughtering and leather making.
¡°Obviously, the sulfur miners on the island are untouchables. It's strange that there are no crops grown on such fertile land.
"But don't worry, sir, untouchables are absolutely prohibited from setting foot on this trestle." Lest Zhao Hao would be suspicious, Tanegashima Shiyao hurriedly explained: "The sulfur they cook every month can only be placed in the front room. Our people will come regularly to collect the sulfur and put next month¡¯s grain and salt in the house, so the two sides cannot come into contact.¡±
Hearing this, Zhao Hao smiled at Wang Rulong. Wang Rulong knew that the young master had found someone to win over again.
¡°Build a house and fortress here.¡± He pointed to the raised rocks beside the pier and ordered as he walked in, and he was about to get off the trestle.
"Young master, you can't go any further." Shi Yao jumped to his feet and exclaimed, "That's the ground that many people have stepped on."
"That's right." Zhao Hao rolled his eyes, and all the soldiers also laughed. In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, these Japanese pirates were worse than untouchables.
Wang Rulong and others gathered around the young master and got off the trestle, heading towards the Four-legged Village.
"My lord, what should I do?" Several retainers looked at their head of the family hesitantly.
¡°Alas, you can stay here¡± Shi Yao made great determination, then gritted his teeth and took a step forward.
"My lord!" The retainers knelt down and cried, as if they were looking at the righteous man who died generously.
Shi Yao closed his eyes and stepped on it, feeling that his whole body was unclean.
"I'm dirty." Shi Yao shed two lines of tears, but for the safety of his family and the people of the town, he could only make a huge sacrifice.
"My lord, I'll accompany you!" A retainer got up and rushed off the trestle.
"Lord, we are here too!" The others secretly cursed this idiot, and had no choice but to follow them and set foot in this forbidden place.
"Okay, let's go together!" Shi Yao looked at his men with great emotion, but saw that they were all dumbfounded.
Shi Yao looked back and almost fainted. That noble Celestial Master actually walked into Sijiao Village
"Young master, no!" Shi Yao fainted immediately. If I had known this, I might as well not have surrendered.
But it¡¯s too late to say anything now, they are no longer clean and can never go back
So, we need to vigorously promote mind science in Japan. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)I got up and rushed off the trestle.
"Lord, we are here too!" The others secretly cursed this idiot, and had no choice but to follow them and set foot in this forbidden place.
"Okay, let's go together!" Shi Yao looked at his men with great emotion, but saw that they were all dumbfounded.
Shi Yao looked back and almost fainted. That noble Celestial Master actually walked into Sijiao Village
"Young master, no!" Shi Yao fainted immediately. If I had known this, I might as well not have surrendered.
But it¡¯s too late to say anything now, they are no longer clean and can never go back
So, we need to vigorously promote mind science in Japan. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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