Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 335 Departure to America

Srivijaya's oil research and production gradually stabilized.

If we want to make any breakthroughs next, we can only rely on luck, experiment little by little, and try our best.

But it is true that as oil extraction became feasible, this in turn promoted research into diesel engines.

In fact...

There are still many areas that can be improved in today's diesel engines.

of course!

Zhao Xin would not participate in areas like these that needed improvement.

the second year.

That is the 62nd year of the Li Yuan Dynasty.

Considering that the situation had reached a bottleneck, Zhao Xin took the opportunity to return to the Song Dynasty.

Anyway...

We have already returned to Srivijaya, so a trip back to the Song Dynasty is not an unthinkable thing.

"Sir, are you going back to Song?"

After Cai Jing found out, he also came forward.

Zhao Xin said, "I may have to go to Japan. What's the matter?"

Cai Jing's mouth twitched twice, and then he said, "I thought you were going back to retire, Your Majesty."

Zhao Xin looked at the other person and said, "You are not young anymore. If you don't want to stay in Srivijaya until the end of your life, then come back with me."

Cai Jing thought about it, and then said: "Forget it, I and my family will stay here."

Cai Jing still thought that Zhao Xin was going to return to Youzhou and take charge of the court again.

who knows……

What Zhao Xin actually said was that he might go to Japan.

The fourth brother also heard that Zhao Xin was going back to Song Dynasty.

By the way, Zhao Xin was also asked to bring some local specialties back to his father and mother.

Zhao Xin also instructed the fourth brother that the brothers must help each other in the south.

Then...

In the summer of the following year, he returned to Fuzhou by boat with his men.

After arriving in Fuzhou.

The first thing was to ask someone to report his itinerary to Zhao Zhe.

at the same time……

They also recruited sailors directly in Fuzhou at high prices. In addition, they also visited some large ships that were being built in Fuzhou.

I picked a ship that could carry 500,000 kilograms of cargo.

I bought it from the original owner of the merchant ship at a high price.

Then...

Then we continued to sail north without stopping.

But let’s be reasonable!
At this time of year, it is extremely easy to encounter a typhoon when going out to sea by boat.

But there is no way around it!
There are some things that I always feel uneasy about unless I personally see them completed.

In late August, we arrived at the dock near Shanhaiguan.

Immediately afterwards...

Go ashore.

Then he took the railway and it took Zhao Xin less than a day to return to Youzhou City.

When Zhao Xin went south, he was only 49 years old, less than 50 years old.

And now, when he returned again, he was already eighty-seven.

This year……

Even Zhao Zhe is already seventy-three years old.

However, Zhao Zhe, who is seventy-three, seems even older and less energetic than himself, who is eighty-seven.

So much so that when Zhao Xin saw him for the first time, he couldn't help but ask, "Zhe'er, why do you look so much older?"

Zhao Zhe's eyes were also filled with tears, "Daddy! You are finally back!"

Zhao Xin didn't want to get too hung up on him either, so she asked, "Where's my Yuanyuan?"

Zhao Zhe said, "Mother said that time makes people old, and she doesn't want to meet you, father, so she didn't come."

Zhao Xin took a deep breath and replied, "That's right! Rather than meeting me and suddenly feeling disgusted by an old man like me, it's better not to meet me."

"As expected of my Yuanyuan! She and I are thinking alike."

"In fact... I am also a little timid to meet you. Although your father is still so handsome!"

Zhao Zhe: “…”

Zhao Zhe took a closer look.

Don't tell me yet!

Even though his father was already 87 years old, he still looked energetic. He didn't look like an 87-year-old man at all.

If he were an old man of this age, he should be sitting in the corner basking in the sun.

Zhao Xin then said, "Since we can't meet, then please help me pass on a message to your mother."

it's over...

The people around brought pens, ink, paper and inkstones from somewhere.

Zhao Xin also dipped his ink in the ink and quickly wrote: "The most unretainable thing in the world is the red face leaving the mirror and the flowers leaving the trees. But liking someone is a matter of a day and a night, while loving you is from the heartbeat to the old age."

After finishing writing.

Zhao Xin then looked at Zhao Zhe and the rest of the ministers.

Basically, no one I know.

After thinking for a while, he said to Zhao Zhe: "Do you have anything else to say? If you don't have anything else, then Daddy will go to Goryeo and then rush to Japan."

How could Zhao Zhe have imagined that Zhao Xin would be so anxious.

Then he said, "Dad, why don't you go back to see Mom?"

Zhao Xin said, "Your mother has said that she has grown old and has become ugly. Let both of you keep the best of each other in your heart."

Zhao Zhe said, "But we are already at the doorstep." Zhao Xin replied, "Don't embarrass your mother. If you are okay, I will leave."

Zhao Zhe quickly said that he had something to do.

But as Zhao Xin said, don't embarrass your mother.

it's over...

Zhao Zhe then kept Zhao Xin and spent the whole night discussing some things that happened in recent years.

The next morning arrived.

The matter has been discussed.

Zhao Xin returned the same way.

Immediately afterwards...

Arrived in Goryeo at the end of August.

Stayed for a while.

September.

Arrived in Kyoto, Japan.

Zhao Xi who was in Japan was informed, and then someone provided logistical support to Zhao Xin and others.

Of course, Zhao Xin also met Zhao Xi and his descendants.

can only say……

It is also bustling.

Zhao Xin also casually asked Zhao Xi what he thought about the issue of succession.

Zhao Xi could only say that the eldest son inheritance system must still be followed.

Because if we don't use the system of primogeniture, there will be chaos in the future.

not to mention……

He can't learn from Li Shimin.

Zhao Xin also asked Zhao Xi to call his eldest son.

Teach it yourself.

Anyway...

He has plenty of time now.

It has been almost half a year since Zhao Xin trained me.

soon……

The other party graduated from Zhao Xin's class.

Although he may not be excellent, at least, there should be no problem in being a normal monarch.

While Zhao Xin was teaching the illegitimate grandson of the emperor, in the eastern part of Japan, Zhao Xin also asked people to find a road to North America.

If Zhao Xin remembered correctly, the direction of the ocean current in the North Pacific should be in the shape of an '8'.

And after his subordinates explored the matter, they came to the conclusion that this was indeed the case.

at the same time……

The wind here is basically from the west.

In other words, except for stronger winds and higher waves, this place has completely favorable winds and favorable ocean currents.

and……

After scientific exploration.

This ocean current is quite wide.

This just confirms the geographical knowledge Zhao Xin learned back then.

Zhao Xin's men also discovered the Hokkaido fishing grounds.

I believe that some Japanese ancestors had already made this discovery long ago.

With their skills, it is basically impossible for them to make a living by fishing here.

At most, we can only know that such a place exists.

Then I discovered such a phenomenon.

Zhao Xin didn't care about that.

He didn't come here to fish.

Now that we know the direction and latitude range of the ocean current, the next step is to cross the Pacific Ocean.

This trip can be said to be a life-or-death situation.

but……

As long as we believe in science and use scientific methods, it should be feasible.

A total of two ships were sent out, one with a load capacity of 500,000 catties and the other with a load capacity of 600,000 catties.

Between the summer and autumn of the following year.

After all the materials and supplies are loaded.

Zhao Xin saw off the crews on the two ships.

As long as they could bring back the rubber trees, each person would be rewarded with an average of 500 strings of cash, which was equal to the income of a Song Dynasty imperial guard for ten years.

of course!

In fact, Zhao Xin didn’t know where the rubber tree was.

Maybe it's in North America, maybe it's in South America.

However, North America is relatively speaking a vast plain, and the west is still full of mountains, so it is possible that rubber trees are not found in North America.

therefore……

If they really want to get rubber trees, they may have to go further south.

Zhao Xin also designed the way back for them.

Anyway...

Just come back from the ocean current at the bottom of the figure 8.

There should be such an ocean current. Don't go to the Southern Hemisphere and then think that you can try to open a route back from the Southern Hemisphere, or go directly to the equatorial doldrums. Zhao Xin even explained the equatorial doldrums to them.

So that they can avoid these pits.

(End of this chapter)