In the Song Dynasty, there was no law. Chapter 273 of the main text: I have a new idea. In the Political System Court, Chen Haizhong recounted his experiences in the ocean.
From noon till afternoon, no one seemed to notice even though their stomachs were growling with hunger.
When they hear something thrilling, everyone will exclaim in surprise. When they hear something interesting and fun, everyone will look at each other, laugh, have fun, and immerse themselves in it.
The funniest thing was that when they passed through Chukotka Island, they encountered a glacier and the ship ran aground. With the help of the local indigenous tribe, they successfully got ashore and were forced to stay there for more than a year.
During this year and more, the local natives were surprised that the Song people's weapons and equipment were extremely advanced and their hunting efficiency was much faster than theirs.
In the past, when polar bears bared their teeth and came to steal their tribe’s food, they could only flee in panic, daring not to speak out. However, the Song people’s bows and crossbows could kill the powerful polar bears and make their fur into clothing.
For a time, the local natives were extremely interested in the ocean-going fleet.
Because the two sides could not communicate, although Chen Haizhong and his men gave the other side some weapons as a token of their gratitude, the leader of the other side actually hoped that the Song people could stay and join their tribe and become a part of their tribe.
The reason was that the tribe went to the colder seaside and the north because it was defeated by the tribe in the south. The men in the tribe suffered heavy losses. There were only more than 800 men, but more than 2,000 women.
Seeing so many people suddenly appear, and they were all yellow people like them, and brought so much food that was enough for the tribe to eat for several years, as well as more powerful weapons and armor, the local indigenous leaders naturally wanted to keep them and strengthen their tribe.
However, Chen Haizhong and his men had a large number of people and were well-equipped with weapons, so using force would definitely not work. Therefore, after racking their brains, the local natives actually came up with an idea, which was to use the beauty trap and send women to seduce them.
Originally, the most uncomfortable thing for sailors when sailing was their physiological needs. Now that it was delivered to their doorstep, they naturally accepted it. At one time, almost all the sailors fell into it.
After finally repairing the boat, when Chen Haizhong and his companions were about to leave, they discovered that the local natives didn't want them to leave at all.
More than a year is enough time to have a baby.
Many native women were holding their children in their arms, looking at the sailors pitifully. How could they bear this?
As a result, hundreds of sailors asked to stay and not continue sailing.
The other thousands of sailors were not heartless, but the local natives actually practiced polyandry, which was difficult for them to accept.
Secondly, everyone misses their homeland.
The third and most important point is that it was too cold, and even if they had fur coats, they could not withstand it.
So most sailors are still willing to leave.
The two sides fought like this for more than ten days. Finally, after a long discussion between Chen Haizhong and Zhang Xianwen, who was already sick with a fever, they finally decided to let those who were willing to stay, and the rest of the people secretly sailed away.
As a result, at the end of last year, when they returned to the Chukotka Peninsula, the hundreds of sailors who had been looking forward to seeing them back were really eager to leave.
After all, they wanted to stay at that time just on impulse. After all, their roots were still in their hometown in Song Dynasty, so they regretted it after Chen Haizhong and others left. Now that Chen Haizhong and others have finally come back, they are almost crying and kneeling down to beg them to take them back.
So Chen Haizhong and his crew had no choice but to return with these sailors and their families who had settled down there. Although these hundreds of people did not go to North America, they still covered most of the journey, so it was not considered lazy.
Moreover, they lived in the area for nearly three years and taught the local Chinese. If Song Dynasty ships go there again in the future, it will be much more convenient.
"It's really not easy for Chen Haizhong and the others."
In the evening, Zhao Zhen ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare meals, and everyone simply had a meal in the Constitutional Court, listening to Chen Haizhong's speech while eating.
After the meal, it was almost dark, and the meeting finally ended with Chen Haizhong being promoted to the governor of Yuezhou.
Although he was only promoted to the fifth-rank prefect, Chen Haizhong's previous position was the eighth-rank. His full title was the Supervisor of Maritime Customs, and he ranked below the sixth-rank Maritime Customs Envoy, the seventh-rank Assistant Magistrate of the Maritime Customs, the seventh-rank Supervisor of the Maritime Customs, and the eighth-rank Commandant of the Maritime Customs in the Maritime Customs.
This means that this promotion is a direct promotion to level six.
Being away for five years, with an annual increase of 1.2 points, would have been a truly explosive event for any other official in the Song Dynasty except Zhao Jun. If the news got out, the next time the court held an event, the number of participants would be countless.
However, Chen Haizhong's experience is obviously worthy of this promotion, and it is also a huge political achievement. In the future, as long as the Song Dynasty wants to expand overseas, it will definitely make use of him.
Zhao Zhen said with great emotion, "It's no exaggeration to say they narrowly escaped death. Besides rewarding Chen Haizhong and the surviving crew members, Zhang Xianwen and the other victims must not be treated unfairly. They must be generously rewarded, and the court must also support their families."
"It's natural."
Zhao Jun agreed, "It wouldn't be too much to give him some protection."
"More than 3,000 people, and everyone gets a place of protection?"
Everyone was shocked.
"This is a huge sum of money to buy horse bones, which shows that the court attaches great importance to overseas development."
Zhao Jun said, "Of course, not everyone will be granted the title of Menyin. Those who have made outstanding contributions must have done so. But this also shows the importance the court attaches to this matter. And you didn't see how much gold and silver they unloaded from the ship. Didn't Chen Haizhong just say that? It must have been over 100,000 kilograms of gold and silver."
"Is America really so rich?"
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