Ironwood naturally exists in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but only in places like Yunnan and Guangxi, there are only a small amount. This kind of tree likes heat but not cold, and grows fastest in places with hot weather and abundant rainfall, so most of them grow in Southeast Asia.
The Ming Dynasty had just captured Yunnan last year. Tang He had never heard of it, which was normal.
Tang He's question made Han Du's mind clearer.
Not being able to act like he knew everything in front of Tang He, Han Du made an excuse and explained: "We also read in a book that there are a small number of people in Yunnan and Guangxi and other places. Iron pear wood. On the contrary, there are a lot of this precious wood overseas."
"Precious?" Tang He was puzzled. Although the requirements for shipbuilding wood are quite high, they are far from precious.
Han Du glanced at Tang He with a smile and explained to him: "Look, sir, the inside of these woods is bright red, the texture is fine, and it has a golden sound when struck. This is iron pear wood, which is the best shipbuilding wood in the world."
"most?"
When Han Du saw that Tang He didn't believe it, he smiled and said, "Yes, it is the best shipbuilding wood in the world."
Tang He saw that Han Du was serious and believed that Han Du would not tell lies on this matter. He looked up at the iron pear trees in his eyes and murmured to himself: "How many ships can be built with so many iron pear trees?"
No one knows how many ships can be built with so much ironwood. Anyway, Handu knows that even if he is building new warships, he should be able to build a lot.
The group of people continued walking inside, and found that this was indeed a shipbuilding place. Soon everyone found wood shavings and pieces of wood cut into pieces all over the floor.
Seeing this, Han Du couldn't help but cursed fiercely, "These damn things are a group of people who waste natural resources violently."
"What's wrong?" Tang He wondered why Han Du was so angry.
Han Du pointed to the cut wood on the ground distressedly and said: "These people don't have the ability to build bigger ships. They can't fully utilize the iron pear wood, so they cut it into several sections."
Tang He was speechless for a while. These woods originally belonged to others, so they must be able to do whatever they want with them? Why does Han Du feel more heartbroken when he looks at it than others?
But in Han Du's view, the good things in this world have been inhabited by virtuous people since ancient times, and he himself is a virtuous person. Since these woods were encountered by him, they were naturally his. Even if they were wasted by those people before, Han Du felt heartbroken.
Ignoring Han Du's unprovoked mischief, Tang He continued to walk forward. When I came to the pond, I looked at the pond that was filled with water. I was silent and didn't know what I was thinking.
Jiang Ming saw the plank road extending into the sea and walked forward thoughtfully. Seeing the deep marks on the pillars, I knew that a ship must have been parked here for a long time.
He reached out and touched the mark lightly, and felt sharp fine hairs pricking his hand. Jiang Ming was quite surprised when he touched under his nose and smelled it. He immediately shouted loudly: "Master, uncle, we will find something eventually."
Han Du Tanghe hurried over, and Han Du couldn't wait to ask: "What did you find?"
Jiang Ming carefully rubbed the fine hair-like thing off his hands. He said with confidence: "Based on the general's experience, the ship here will not leave for more than three days at most."
"Is this true?" Han Du asked quickly.
Jiang Ming nodded confidently, "I will be sure of the end."
"Then do you know which direction they left?" Han Du suddenly grabbed Jiang Ming's arm and asked expectantly.
Embarrassment suddenly appeared on Jiang Ming's face, and he said flatteringly: "This, this sea is so vast, how will the general know which direction they are leaving?"
Jiang Ming didn't know everything. The reason why he knew that the ship left within three days was because he liked to pay attention to the wooden stakes that tied the ropes. There are waves everywhere in the vast sea, leaving no trace behind. How does he know which direction those people are going?
Han Du stared at the sea, and after a moment, he immediately ordered, "Jiang Ming."
"The end will be here."
"Everyone gather and board the ship."
"Follow the order."
Jiang Ming was about to turn around to deliver the order, but was stopped by Han Du.
"Wait a minute," Han Du thought for a moment, but finally couldn't resist the temptation and ordered: "Go and dig out those crystal tiles for Uncle Ben. Be careful not to damage them when digging."
After hearing Han Du's words, Jiang Ming looked at Han Du in disbelief. Seeing Han Du glare at him fiercely, he quickly lowered his head.
Tang He was also speechless at Han Du's actions, but thought of those precious crystal tiles. Han Du's actions may be inappropriate, but it can't be in vain, right? After all, why not go short?
"Ahem, after taking out the tiles, repair them." Tang He couldn't help but tell Jiang Ming.
Jiang Ming turned around and bowed to Tang He, "General, I will obey your order."
As long as Han Du looked at Tang He strangely, Tang He smiled and explained: "It would be a pity for such a good house to be ruined like this. You also said that this is a treasure land, and everything is there." It’s ready-made. If Ming Dynasty can occupy this place in the future, these things can be put to use.”
This is true, Han Du agreed with Tang He's statement. If the Ming Dynasty occupied this place in the future, it would be so convenient. There would be no need to cultivate the land and food could be grown directly. As for such a treasure land, Han Du was determined to occupy it.
In this case, there is nothing wrong with repairing the house. After all, these will all be Ming Dynasty’s things from now on, and they will still be useful.
Han Du returned to the warship, got into the cabin, and looked at the map on the desk.
Tang He followed in and couldn't help but ask: "You want to chase them?"
Han Du didn't even raise his head. After hearing Tang He's words, he just nodded. Said: "These people are so rich that they can even give up precious crystal tiles easily, which shows their wealth. They don't know how much gold and silver are loaded on the ship now. With such a big piece of fat, even if there is a chance, , we can’t let it go either.”
Tang He wouldn't mind chasing them if there was a chance to make a fortune. Tang He was confident that Han Du's warships would have no rivals at sea, but how to find them was a huge trouble.
So, Tang He continued to ask: "The sea is so vast, do you know which direction they are going? How do you pursue them?"
When Han Du heard this, he raised his head and laughed, pushing the map in front of Tang He. Said: "Master, please look. We are coming from north to south. If these people are going north, then there is a very high possibility that they will collide with us if they left three days ago."
