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- On the day that Mr. Zhao officially took office, Zhao Hao and the task force passed through the Taiwan Strait.
The powerful Kuroshio Current comes from the direction of Luzon and is divided into two parts by Taiwan Island. The main stream flows northward from the east side of the island to the direction of Ryukyu Japan. Therefore, once the Taiwan Strait is blocked by the government and military, the group is fully qualified to explore a route that bypasses the strait.
Of course, that is just a stop-gap measure in an emergency. Once the Coast Guard fleet is unable to pass through the Taiwan Strait, it will seriously affect Jiangnan Group's influence in Fujian and Guangdong. Then it will cause damage to the entire southward plan, which Mr. Zhao will never allow.
¡°And Zhao Hao couldn¡¯t care less about opening up a new sea route at the moment. He was anxious to go to Ryukyu to deal with the Zhongshan King Shang Yuan.
The reason why he was so anxious was because he received an urgent report from the Ryukyu Station, and there was a golden opportunity. It was possible to conquer Ryukyu in one fell swoop!
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Riding on the constant southwest monsoon and ferocious Kuroshio in the Taiwan Strait in summer, the speed of the fleet was completely different from the tortoise speed when it arrived.
From Nan'ao Island to Penghu, the voyage of 500 kilometers took only two days.
After receiving the new report in Penghu, the fleet continued northward following the Kuroshio As long as you don't try to get close to Taiwan Island, the Blackwater Ditch is not a resistance, but a good help to send you northward.
In less than two days, the fleet arrived at the northern end of Taiwan Island.
Wang Rulong pointed to the eye-catching cone-shaped volcano on the island and told Zhao Hao that it was the famous Datun Mountain.
Zhao Hao nodded. He could be regarded as someone who had read the sea charts and knew that Datun Mountain was an excellent navigation pointer. It had been regarded as an important shore reference by navigators for thousands of years - see From Datun Mountain, you will know that Tamsui, the halfway station on the North Shanghai Road and the nearest good port to the mainland, has arrived.
Zhao Hao also knew that in another time and space, in a few decades, the Western maritime powers would officially begin to compete in Asia. Tamsui's superior geographical location quickly attracted their attention.
First, the Spanish built the city of Santo Domingo here as a springboard for trade and missionary work between China and Japan. However, 12 years later, the more powerful Dutch defeated and expelled them and rebuilt the city and colonized it.
In addition to pacifying the indigenous people, the Dutch also recruited Han people to colonize the area and encouraged them to grow cane and make sugar. The history of large-scale sugarcane planting in Taiwan began at this time
The thought of sugar cane made Mr. Zhao¡¯s heart itch. Cane sugar is the most enduring and profitable commodity in the Age of Discovery. And it was precisely with sugar that tea became popular in Europe
Speaking of growing sugar cane, Taiwan is known as the "Oriental Sugar Island" and can fully realize Mr. Zhao's ideal of making all rich people in the world suffer from diabetes.
I saw Mr. Zhao looking at Datun Mountain and laughing so hard that his mouth watered. Wang Rulong knew that the young master was interested in Danshui again.
¡®It seems that we need to prepare in advance to seize the island. ¡¯ General Wang, who had completely entered the role of chief of staff, silently made a note in his notebook.
But this trip is just for a long view.
Next time I come back, it won¡¯t necessarily be
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The fleet soon sailed past Datun Mountain, which meant it left the Taiwan Strait.
From there, we continued to travel northeast along the ocean current, and one day later we arrived at the next navigation aid target - the Diaoyu Islands.
When the silkworm-shaped island appeared in the telescope, everyone was happy, because when the Diaoyu Islands appeared, it meant that they had entered the route from the Ming Dynasty to Ryukyu. The ocean currents will carry them directly to their destination.
Sure enough, two days later, we arrived at another relay point on the route - Kume Island. From here, it is another day's journey to Shuri Castle, the royal capital of Ryukyu Nakayama Kingdom.
But the destination of Mr. Zhao¡¯s trip is not Shuri, at least not the first stop. The fleet continued to follow the ocean current at Kume Island, and after reaching Yaeyama, it went north along the Ryukyu Islands. After another two days, it arrived in the waters of Tokunoshima, where it successfully merged with the main fleet heading south.
The whole journey was nearly three thousand miles and only took nine days! It¡¯s almost as fast as flying!
It was a smooth journey, and along the way was a string of pearl-like islands consisting of Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. The navigation marks were extremely clear, allowing sailors to save worry and effort. This should be the most comfortable and fastest route in the entire Asian waters.
No wonder Ryukyu guys are so rich.
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But now, there is something that makes Mr. Zhao even happier.
He stood happily on the deck of the First Blood, using his binoculars to look at the vast northwest waters of the island in the distance, the huge fleet consisting of nearly a hundred large and small warships, and his heart was filled with pride.
He is realHe rose and fell slightly, lying happily in a Tai shape. "I miss this bed so much!"
Secretary Ma and Qiaoqiao came in carrying bedding. Hearing this, he didn't know what he thought of, and Qiao Qiao suddenly blushed.
Ma Xianglan had no choice but to cooperate and blush. In fact, she had been looking forward to getting on this bedoh no, getting on this boat.
"Get up quickly." Qiaoqiao put down the mattress in her arms and pulled Zhao Hao to get up with both hands. "The mattress hasn't even been changed yet."
"How could it be? Brother Jin is so considerate. The bedding has been changed." Zhao Hao couldn't get up, so he pulled her down.
"That won't work either. You have to use your own to feel at ease" Qiaoqiao was panicked by his burning eyes, and her voice gradually became inaudible.
"That's true, you girls definitely don't like sleeping on bedding made by other men." Zhao Hao nodded suddenly.
"That's right" Qiaoqiao nodded subconsciously when she heard the words, and then realized what she had said. Busy and blushing, he argued: "Who said I want to sleep here? I sleep outside"
She quickly tried to support herself and wanted to escape from this bad guy, but Zhao Hao hugged her tightly, and her hands were not trustworthy
"Sister Xianglan, just watch!" Qiaoqiao's voice could condense into tears, and she asked Ma Xianglan for help with tears and resentment.
"Why, do you still need me to play a piece of music for you to entertain you?" Ma Xianglan had a good time watching the show and said, "I haven't taken out the piano yet."
"Please, I'm still in a hurry to cook" Qiao Qiao begged like a little rabbit.
"Sir, the commanders are still waiting for you to hold a meeting." Sister Ma could only cough lightly and said: "She can't escape in this vast sea, so she should do business first."
"Then you have to agree to come together tonight!" Mr. Zhao said in a loud voice.
"Alas, you will bully the two of us" Sister Ma looked like she was sacrificing herself for her good sisters, and nodded shyly with righteousness. (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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