"Carl, go and get a leather jacket for Doctor Wen to put on, and then light a charcoal basin. Where are we?" Seeing Doctor Wen holding the piece of jerky, he couldn't say a word, and he was so angry that he trembled with anger. Hong Tao also felt a little cold on his body.

"It's snowing outside at 37 degrees north latitude, sir." Carl has been standing behind Wen Nan, putting his hand on the dagger at his waist. If Wen Nan dares to make any moves to hurt Hong Tao, he can guarantee that the dagger will be inserted into the other party's body in a second. Since the arrival of this Haibo ship, Carl has regarded Hong Tao as his ticket to go home. No matter who it is, he can't tear the ticket.

"Oh!? It's snowing? OK. Let everyone go to the deck and wear leather clothes, leather hats and leather gloves. It's just a bucket of water! Each person gives a bowl of rice wine, and even prisoners are also there. This is a place worth remembering." Hong Tao sometimes looks like a mental illness, and he will suddenly send some inconspicuous commands.

"Sir, can you tell me why? Why is it worth celebrating?" Carl asked in a low voice when he saw Hong Tao in a good mood.

"Oh, this is my private matter. Even to commemorate my old friend, the 38th line, the 38th line in the north latitude... hahahaha." Hong Tao's expression on his face was very strange, he wanted to laugh and frowned. This answer was basically the same as no answer, and no one could understand it.

Leather jackets, leather pants, leather boots, leather hats, and leather gloves are all produced by Jinhewan. So many whale skins are sold out and the ones that cannot be used up are made by the Women's Federation, and there is also a layer of animal fur sewn inside. The Han family has never been to the north, but Hong Tao has been there. Others can't figure out how cold it is. He must know that if he can't even remember this, he will fight the Mongols. In addition, he also needs to check the performance of the Haibo in the cold waters of the north, such as whether the cabin will leak and whether various ropes will break. Judging from the current situation, the hull is fine. So he has to walk north until the frozen sea area.

"Let's go, Wendang, I don't know where you are from. Have you ever seen heavy snow? Let's go to the deck to see the snow scene. Tomorrow during the day, we will be able to reach the sea in Dengzhou. If it's summer, I might be able to take you up the Yellow River and go straight to Tokyo." Hong Tao bowed to Wennan, and then made a gesture of invitation. These literati of the Southern Song Dynasty are quite cute. As long as you are polite with him, he will be more polite. Whether it's enemies or friends, they attach great importance to etiquette.

After getting on the deck, the world had turned white. Hong Tao had only seen such a big snowflake in Canada. It was really snowing. The Haibo had already lowered most of the sails. In this kind of weather, it was impossible to sail at full speed. Standing on the watchtower, you could only see less than a mile away and could not navigate at all. You could only float slowly.

Compared with people like Hong Tao who have seen everything through the south and north, those sailors from the tropical region have seen the heavy snow for the first time and are very curious. Since there is no order, they can only stand by at work and dare not run around. However, many people have secretly reached out to try to grab a piece of snow and then see what exactly can fall from the sky. Some even stick out their tongues and plan to lick the snowflakes to smell.

"Simplify the sailing state, let others move freely... By the way, you arrange the sailboat to clean up the snow every hour, day and night, and that thing can break the horizontal line." Hong Tao understood the feeling of seeing heavy snow for the first time. He gave all the crew a holiday and could move freely on the deck.

"Forgive me, can you ask more, who are you, where you come from, and what is your purpose?" After being treated with courtesy, Wen Nan's mind began to become active again. He has always had a question these days, and he was puzzled. Who is this person who claims to be the chairman of Jinhe Ocean Resource Management Co., Ltd.? Where is he from? Why does he speak such strange Chinese language, but he doesn't look like a Han person at all, and the crew even speaks southern dialect. Is it a powerful man in Guangdong and Guangxi?

"I am from the extreme south Australia, thousands of miles away from here, but my ancestors were from Xijin Prefecture. I always wanted to come back and see it. I didn't expect that I could no longer go back to the place where my ancestors lived, because that place had been occupied by foreign tribes. I have every reason to hate you, because you did not defend the territory of the Han people, so that my hometown could not be returned. But this is not entirely your fault, and that place was not lost at the hands of the Song Dynasty. But now it is no longer a question of whether you can regain the lost land. If your colleagues cannot make the economy,

I will take some energy to do people's livelihood and think about the current situation carefully. Maybe even the current land will not be saved. I came back this time just to see if I can help your court fight against the Mongolians in the north. The Jin Dynasty is not scary, the terrible thing is the Mongols." The more things Hong Tao told Wen Nan, the more miserable the fate of this Southern Song official will be. If he had probably returned to the Southern Song Dynasty before, he would have basically no chance to go back now. Even if Hong Tao shot him to death with a crossbow, he would not let him go, because he knew too much.

"Mongols!? He, why did they invade the south?" Wen Nan did not believe what Hong Tao said, especially about the Mongols' invade the south.

"Why? Why did I knock over your ship? Is there a reason? Actually, I just thought it was fun, so I just caught the people on the ship and worked as slaves for me. Where are so many whys in the world? Just like I ordered those Japanese to stab you to death, ask me why, will I tell you? You can't believe what I said, but don't worry, look slowly, you are just 40 now, are you alive, soon you will see me saying that everything has become reality. Do you dare to make a bet with me? If five years... no, within ten years, the Mongols will not invade the south, I will send you gifts back to Lin'an and pay you a reward every year

Such a big ship, then you will be the largest maritime merchant in the Song Dynasty. Not only will you send your ship, but I will even give it to you. But what if the Mongols really invaded the south? What do you pay me for? I won’t be difficult for you. At that time, you will kneel on the ground and recognize me as the king as your official family. How about it?” Hong Tao cannot talk about the international situation with the people of this era, and it is impossible to explain it, because they don’t know what the world looks like, and they only live in the world they imagined. So, it’s useless to reason. It’s better to have some practical things and let time be the referee, and see who is right and who is wrong, and you can afford to wait.

"I've bet!" Wen Nan was not stupid either. When he heard Hong Tao's words, he knew that he had no hope of returning home. Although ten years have been a bit long, it is better than dying in the extreme south Australia. If he loses, he will lose no loss. If he wins, he can win freedom.

"Bang!" Hong Tao took off his gloves, slapped the Southern Song official as a sworn, and then gave him his gloves. His hands were cold, and this guy Carl really abides by the order, asking him to take the leather jacket only one, and not give him any more.

Dengzhou, an important port in northern China in ancient times, is said to have been set up during the Wu Zetian period, and should be located in the later generations of Penglai City. This place and Mizhou, in the southern part of the Shandong Peninsula were the main port for trade with Liaodong, Korean Peninsula, and Japan during the Northern Song Dynasty. It was later occupied by the Liao and Jin Dynasties. The maritime trade gradually shrank, and most of the sea ships turned to Mingzhou.

At this time, Dengzhou was already occupied by the Mongols. Since the Jin Dynasty moved the capital from Zhongjing (Beijing area) to Nanjing (Kaifeng), most areas of Hebei and Shandong have been captured by Mongolia. This time, the Mongols did not rob and retreated their troops, but established a government in the local area and appointed many surrendered generals of the Jin Dynasty to help manage the place. A large part of these surrendered generals of the Jin Dynasty were the original Song people. They went through the three dynasties of Song, Liao and Jin, fought again and again, and surrendered again and again. Now that the Mongols are here, it doesn’t matter if they surrender again, they are all used to it.

"This kind of ship was a warship of the Song Dynasty?" When the Haibo passed around the Changshan Islands and approached Dengzhou Port from the north, two sailboats suddenly emerged from the deserted port on the sea. This is another new type of ship that Hong Tao had never seen before. It is flat-headed, quite large, not smaller than the Haibo, with five masts standing tall and short. Hong Tao didn't know what kind of ship this was, so he simply handed the telescope to the Wenshu who was blown by the bone-breathing sea breeze around him and let him see.

"This is a sand ship. There are rolling waves in the Beiyang, blessing ships, and broad ships with the sharp bottom. They are most afraid of this waves, but the sand ships are not afraid of this." The Wenshu was very conflicted at this moment. He wanted Hong Tao, a pirate, to be defeated, but he did not want him to be defeated by the Mongol ships. In the end, he chose to tell the truth and reminded Hong Tao.

"Well, you are quite an honest person, and you can distinguish between basic good and bad. Just say this to you, I will also sell my strength to show you what a good boat is. The sand boat is not afraid of this? Watch it well! Full speed! Grab the middle of the waterway, left rudder 3!" Hong Tao has been to Penglai many times in his later generations, and he doesn't remember any reefs, shallows, etc. on the main route here, so his adventurous personality has the upper hand again. He doesn't want to let go of these two sand boats. Not only do he want to perform for Wen Nan, but he also intends to try the performance of these sand boats. In the future, they may be their main opponents.

"General, don't be so reckless. The other party is a warship, and there are also hard crossbows on the ship..." Wen Nan knew a lot about sea ships, which may be related to his daily work. After getting in touch with him, he naturally knew more. In order to persuade Hong Tao not to take risks and show off his power, even his name has changed. This is the first time he called Hong Tao a general. Before this, Hong Tao did not have a formal name in his mouth, and he was also disdainful.

"That's fun. My ship is not a pirate or a merchant ship. It's a warship. Warships are used for warships. What's the use of a warship if you don't fight? Look carefully. After a while, you squat behind this and don't be shot." Hong Tao is the kind of person who doesn't want to eat soft and hard. The more you don't let anything you do, the more he wants to do it. As long as he thinks he can do it, no one can say it.
Chapter completed!