My father is Jiajing

A certain sea area in Southeast Asia towards the Pacific Ocean.

The salty sea breeze blows on your face, giving you a greasy and hot feeling.

Wang Zhi stood on the bow of the cruising warship, looking at the endless blue ocean in the distance with the monocular telescope in his hand from time to time, and couldn't help but sigh.

Although such a boring cruise was not unfamiliar to Wang Zhi, who came from a pirate background, he could not bear it either.

After putting away the telescope, Wang Zhi's palm habitually pressed on the sword at his waist, and his knuckles turned slightly white due to the force. It was obvious that Wang Zhi was indeed very dull and bored during this period.

This was the seventeenth day of their patrol at sea. Looking at this unfamiliar sea, Wang Zhi really couldn't muster any interest at all.

The sea was still calm at the moment, not even a suspicious sail could be seen. The only thing that could be seen was a seabird flying from nowhere.

These seabirds seemed to be very depressed and bored. They flew tiredly above the sea and sky, without even a place to land. When they were tired of flying, they bravely landed on Wang Zhi's warship, which was patrolling the sea as usual.

"General Wang, thank you for your hard work these days."

Suddenly, a voice of concern came from behind Wang Zhi.

Wang Zhi looked back at the person who came. He loosened his hand on the hilt of the knife and bowed slightly to the person who came. "With you here, how dare I complain about the hardship?"

The person who came was Yu Huatian, the eunuch who supervised the army beside Wang Zhi.

He was the military supervisor assigned by Prince Yu to Wang Zhi. His main responsibility was to supervise Wang Zhi in patrolling the vast waters of Southeast Asia and searching for the legendary sea treasures!

However, after such a long patrol, Wang Zhi and his team found some so-called treasure traces near the Luzon Islands, but sometimes they could not even see a small island in these unfamiliar waters where few people go.

The boredom and loneliness involved can naturally be imagined.

But even so, they had to come for inspection. Otherwise, the Eastern Navy would not be able to produce results that would impress the imperial court, and sooner or later the imperial court would find various reasons to reduce or abolish it.

Therefore, for the survival of the Oriental Navy, and for their own honor, wealth and official positions, they all have to endure loneliness and boredom, and search for the legendary sea treasures in this sea area.

Wang Zhi looked at Yu Huatian, who had been tanned by the sun, and finally couldn't help asking, "Sir, is it really necessary for you to patrol the sea every day? If we find a reason to fight the red-haired foreigners in Taiwan or Luzon, it will also be a credit! The court will not fail to see it."

Yu Huatian looked at Wang Zhi like this, and he also sighed and said, "It's easy to say that we should fight the red-haired barbarians, but if we really fight, no matter if we win or lose, with our current navy, the losses will not be small. Besides, the things in the hands of these red-haired barbarians are not worth our risk."

"So, we should follow the task given by the prince and patrol the sea area and search for treasures. As long as we find the treasure, our contribution will be great, and it is not impossible for us to be promoted to a marquis in the future."

Wang Zhi listened to Yu Huatian's words and sighed again, "That's true, but where is the treasure in the sea?"

Wang Zhi looked at the endless and boring sea and couldn't help but let out a depressed sigh.

Compared to this boring cruising life, he still prefers the life when he was the king of Shuangyu Island.

It’s a pity that the imperial court would not allow a big pirate like him to exist near the coast.

Therefore, when faced with the absolute strength of the imperial court, Wang Zhi still chose to be a hero who knows the times.

Otherwise, his head and his family would have joined him in the underworld long ago.

"General Wang, don't be discouraged"

Before Yu Huatian finished his words of comfort to Wang Zhi, the lookout on the mast suddenly cried out: "Something's wrong ahead!"

Wang Zhi looked up suddenly and saw a thick black cloud gathering rapidly at the junction of the sea and sky in the distance. The cloud was rolling like ink, and faint flashes of lightning could be seen wandering in it.

"Not good!" Wang Zhi's face changed, "It's a hurricane!"

He turned and strode towards the command deck, shouting orders: "Reef the sails! Turn! Everyone, secure the items on the deck immediately!"

Yu Huatian stood in place, looking at the black clouds that suddenly gathered in front of him. For a moment, he was shocked by the mighty power of heaven and earth.

Wang Zhi grabbed his sleeve and said, "Eunuch Yu, hurry back to the cabin!"

"good!"

Yu Huatian doesn't waste words!
Yu Huatian had experienced many sea storms in Southeast Asia over the years, so he naturally knew what the sudden gathering of black clouds meant.

Just when Yu Huatian turned around and hid in the cabin!
Pants - pants -

thunderbolt--

A loud thunder exploded suddenly!

A lightning bolt like a blue dragon and a silver snake flashed across the sea and sky, connecting the sea and the sky, like the end of the world!
Then, raindrops as big as beans poured down, hitting the deck with dense crackling sounds.

Wang Zhi didn't care about anything else and immediately ordered everyone to go into the cabin to avoid the wind!

A strong wind blew and the warship shook violently.

Wang Zhi held on to the side of the boat tightly, watching the huge waves coming one after another.

The armor and battle robe on his body had long been soaked, and the salty sea water seemed to come alive, constantly surging in, blocking his mouth and nose, making it impossible to breathe!

"Commander!"

Deputy General Zhang Degao stumbled over in the storm, shouting loudly, "Something bad has happened! The compass seems to be inaccurate!"

Wang Zhi, who was braving the storm, didn't hear clearly what Zhang Degao said for a while.

He turned around and wiped the sea water off his face with his hands, and asked loudly: "What?!"

Zhang Degao shouted back: "There's something wrong with the compass!"

After Wang Zhi heard Zhang Degao's words clearly, his heart sank!
If you lose your direction in this vast ocean, it would be tantamount to being sentenced to death.

But Wang Zhi is not an ordinary person!

What kind of storms and waves has he never seen?

According to past experience, there is only one possibility for the compass to have problems now, and that is that the wind and waves are too strong, affecting the stability of the compass.

Once the storm passes and the compass stabilizes, everything will be fine.

Of course, this is just an empirical understanding.

In fact, there is a scientific explanation for this kind of problem.

It’s a pity that the Ming Dynasty and the world today do not have a deep enough understanding of science.

So they couldn't imagine that the compass was having problems because the thunderstorm weather gathered a large number of electrons, causing the magnetic field to change, making it inaccurate.

When the clouds clear and the rain stops, without the influence of the thunderstorms, the compass will naturally return to normal!

But this is not the time to worry about the good or bad of Gu Luopan, this is a moment of life and death!

Wang Zhi wiped the seawater off his face and continued loudly: "Hold the boat steady! Get through this storm first!"

After hearing Wang Zhi's words, Zhang Degao felt relieved.

He responded loudly: "Yes!"

Over the next night, the storm continued to hit, with waves as big as mountains almost covering the bow of the ship several times. If it weren't for the fact that Wang Zhi and other pirates recruited the navy soldiers who were all skilled and courageous, it would be hard to say what the outcome of this storm would be.

After a whole night, the warship gradually stabilized amid the tossing and turning of the wind and waves.

By dawn, the ship was finally stable and the storm had subsided.

The bright sunshine once again shines on the warship!

All the people who survived the disaster slumped in their seats.

The same is true for Yuhuatian.

He looked at Wang Zhi who had persisted all night and felt sincere admiration in his heart!
"Thank you, General Wang!"

Wang Zhi was also sitting on the deck of the cabin tiredly at this moment. He looked at the pale Yu Huatian and couldn't help but laugh, "You are too kind, eunuch. This is what I should do. Besides, this is also my calamity. If I don't fight for my life, I will have no chance to see the sun again."

Yu Huatian couldn't help laughing when he heard what Wang Zhi said.

At this moment, an excited voice came from outside, "Marshal! There seems to be something ahead!"

The voice belonged to Deputy General Zhang Degao.

He had been guarding the rudder. At this moment, the clouds had cleared and the rain had stopped, and the sky and the earth were clear. He looked up and ahead, and suddenly a black dot came into his sight.

Zhang Degao couldn't help but scream!

Wang Zhi and Yu Huatian looked at each other, then they propped themselves up and came out of the cabin. They also looked at the black spot discovered by Zhang Degao in front of them.

Wang Zhi quickly touched the monocular telescope hanging on his waist. He looked carefully for a while and laughed excitedly, "It's land!"

After hearing these words, Yu Huatian couldn't help but get excited.

Discovering a piece of land in such a vast and unfamiliar ocean was a great hope for them!

Wang Zhi immediately issued an order, "Zhang Degao! Move forward towards the land ahead!"

When Zhang Degao heard Wang Zhi's order, he also responded loudly: "Yes!"
Then he steered the boat and headed towards the black spot ahead.

As the distance got closer, the black spot gradually became larger, and the shape of the land became visible to the naked eye.

"General Wang," Yu Huatian appeared behind Wang Zhi without him noticing, and there was something strange in his voice, "Look at the sky!"

Wang Zhi looked in the direction where Yu Huatian pointed his finger and couldn't help but hold his breath.

In the morning light, the outline of an island is vaguely visible.

The most shocking thing was that there were countless birds circling above the island, so densely packed that they almost covered half of the sky.

"This," Wang Zhi muttered, "could it be..."

"Guano Island!" Yu Huatian's voice trembled with excitement, "It must be the Guanano Island that Prince Yu mentioned! It is also the sea treasure we want to choose on this trip!"

Wang Zhi's expression suddenly became excited.

If this island is really the sea treasure that Prince Yu asked them to find, and it really contains the magical bird droppings fertilizer accumulated over countless tens of thousands of years, then this is more significant than discovering a mountain of gold!

Wang Zhi immediately ordered to advance at full speed.

As the distance between the warship and the island shortened, the scene on the island became clearer.

Wang Zhi and his companions could see with their naked eyes that the entire island was covered with a layer of grayish-white substance, which glowed with a strange luster in the sunlight.

There was also a pungent smell floating in the air. Although the smell was unpleasant, it was very familiar to Wang Zhi, Yu Huatian and others who were born in inland areas!

This smell is the pungent smell that only old farmers emit after composting!

Now they can smell such a pungent smell of compost even though they are so far away from the island. It can be seen that the island in front is most likely the legendary Guano Island that Prince Yu asked them to find, with countless bird droppings fertilizers piled up!
Wang Zhi and Yu Huatian were both cheered up.

"Quick, prepare the boat!"

When the warship approached the island, Wang Zhi immediately ordered the sailors on the ship to prepare the small boat for landing.

At this moment, Yu Huatian was also looking at the island in front of him excitedly.

"General Wang, our family wants to go to the island together!"

Regardless of his tired body after a night of hard work, Yu Huatian also wanted to go to the island on the boat.

Faced with Yu Huatian's request, Wang Zhi naturally would not refuse.

Wang Zhi said: "Okay! I will go to the island with you, sir!"

After the boat was put away, Yu Huatian, Wang Zhi, and several sailors who were responsible for the boat's power boarded the boat and set off.

After about a quarter of an hour, Yu Huatian, Wang Zhi and others finally docked the boat on the beach of the island.

The two looked at the scene in front of them and were so excited that they were speechless!

The island was covered with bird droppings, and countless seabirds were circling in the sky above it.

Now this is a place where countless seabirds gather and rest in the vast ocean.

Yu Huatian's face flushed with excitement. He threw himself forward, ignoring the sea water and the softness of the sand under his feet, and stumbled to the island.

The moment he stepped onto the island, his boots sank into the soft layer of guano, and the air was filled with a thick smell of ammonia, almost blinding.

"General Wang," Yu Huatian said excitedly, "these bird droppings have been piled up for who knows how many years. If they were all transported back, they would be enough to cover the farmland of the entire Ming Dynasty for more than ten years!"

Wang Zhi also came to the island at this moment. He couldn't help but squat down excitedly and grabbed a handful of bird droppings to examine it carefully.

With Wang Zhi's knowledge, he could naturally see that the feces had weathered and turned into powder, and were indeed excellent fertilizer.

Such good fertilizer, when neutralized with ordinary compost, will not lose much fertility, and can even strengthen the original ordinary compost to an incredible level!
Therefore, a guano island like this can definitely be called a treasure on the sea!

Its significance is no less than the value of a mountain of gold, and may even exceed it!

After all, the Ming Dynasty at that time had not yet invented artificial fertilizers.

And these bird droppings fertilizers are invaluable national treasures for an agricultural country like the Ming Dynasty!

Wang Zhi looked up into the depths of the island. The closer he got to the center of the island, the darker the color of the bird droppings became, almost turning black.

It can be seen that the guano accumulation in the center of the island is deeper than that at the edge!
Wang Zhi asked excitedly, "Eunuch, can we go back inside the island?"

Yu Huatian said excitedly: "That's exactly what we are thinking!"

At this moment, the two of them seemed to know how big this guano treasure island is!
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