第 456 章:岛夷来王(回历 677 年夏?三佛齐宣慰司)
三佛齐的椰风拂过宣慰司衙署的磁石檐角,萧虎的虎头旗与室利佛逝王朝的狮纹旗并立旗杆,蒙汉双文的 "南洋宣慰司" 匾额在阳光下泛着磁矿微光。衙署前的磁石广场上,占城稻种与漠北磁矿正在进行试种实验,三佛齐工匠围着磁石水泵啧啧称奇,泵身的虎头纹与他们的传统图腾相映成趣。
"都护," 宣慰司达鲁花赤陈海龙的闽南话已混着浓重的马来腔,"麻逸国遣使求见," 他的狼首刀鞘嵌着新制的南洋磁矿,"说其族长愿率全岛归附," 指向广场东侧的磁石导航站,"只要咱们的匠人," 目光落在正在调试罗盘的汉地工匠,"肯留下教他们辨星象、制磁针。"
萧虎抚过衙署前的磁石界碑,碑身刻着《南洋宣慰司条制》:"昔汉武置交趾刺史," 他的虎符轻叩碑基的漠北磁矿,"咱们的宣慰司," 望向正在修建的水密隔舱工坊,"要管三件事:护商道、教器用、定赋税 ——" 忽然对身旁的耶律楚材道,"把匠作监的磁石冶铁图谱," 指向远处冒烟的冶铁炉,"译成马来文,刻在宣慰司影壁。"
辰时初刻,宣慰司开府仪式在妈祖庙与婆罗门神庙之间的磁石广场举行。汉地巫师手捧磁石镇海符,三佛齐祭司高举檀香木梵钟,两种法器在磁矿铺就的地面产生奇妙共振,竟让广场中央的磁石罗盘指针同时指向大都与三佛齐王宫。
耶律楚材当众宣读《宣慰司职能诏》,狼毫在磁石砚台蘸墨:"一曰掌军防," 他的目光扫过港口的水师战船,"设磁石烽火台," 指向山顶新筑的望楼,"遇警则磁烟为号;二曰理民事," 展开《岛夷编户牒》,"岛民可入匠籍、商籍," 朱笔圈住 "匠人免役" 条款,"胡汉匠作," 望向正在交流的汉地与三佛齐工匠,"同属大都匠作监;三曰通贸易," 指向市舶司分馆,"香料、珍珠三十税一," 拍了拍身旁波斯商人的琉璃货箱,"磁石器具," 箱角的验真符与宣慰司印信相吸,"免税通行。"
最具象征意义的是磁石屯田。赵元的弟子李顺正在指导岛民种植占城稻,磁石粉混合南洋红土的育秧法让稻种发芽率提升两成:"此土含赤铁," 他的泉州话混着番语,"与漠北磁矿相契," 指向田间的磁石驱鸟器,"就像你们的丁香与我们的瓷器," 驱鸟器的虎头纹随风转动,"合在一起才是好收成。"
麻逸国的归附使团抵达那日,族长达图的独木舟上载着十二名少年学徒。他们盯着港口的磁石灯塔,眼中映着旋转的琉璃磁镜:"贵国的光明," 达图的麻逸语经波斯通事翻译,"能照见十里暗礁," 抚摸着胸前的磁石护身符,"我们的渔网," 指向正在装卸的磁石渔具,"若有此石," 护身符与灯塔磁矿共振,"就不怕撞上 ' 鬼哭礁 '。"
萧虎命李顺开设磁石学堂,三十间竹屋的墙壁嵌着漠北磁矿:"第一堂课," 李顺举起磁石水罗盘,"教你们辨磁石雌雄," 取出南洋赤铁矿与漠北磁矿,"雌矿主吸," 罗盘指针偏向漠北矿,"雄矿主斥," 指针弹向赤铁矿,"就像你们的珍珠与我们的铁器," 罗盘在学徒们手中传递,"各有其用,各得其位。"
三佛齐工匠图南的工坊里,磁石轴承与马来风格的木雕结合,诞生出会自动转向的风车:"贵国匠人说," 他指着风车中心的虎头纹,"磁石轴承要对准北极星," 用棕榈叶笔在羊皮纸上绘制磁脉图,"我们的祖先," 笔触划过马六甲海峡,"只知观星辨向," 风车叶片的狮纹与虎头纹并列,"如今有了磁石," 风车开始转动,"连阴天也能找到方向。"
最动人的场景在磁石冶铁炉前。阇婆国的青铜匠正在学习磁石淬火法,漠北磁矿粉与南洋锡矿在炉中交融,火星溅在他们的图腾面具上:"以前铸剑靠天意," 老匠人摸着新制的磁石匕首,"现在看磁针," 匕首的虎头纹与阇婆图腾浑然一体,"磁石说淬火时机,比巫师的预言还准。"
波斯商人马哈茂德的琉璃商船首次驶入麻逸国港口,船头的虎头旗与当地鱼纹旗在海风**舞。他摸着船舷的磁石信标,对前来验货的岛民道:"有这信标," 信标与港口灯塔共振,"我的船," 指向满舱的磁州窑瓷器,"能从波斯直抵这里," 取出磁石验真符,"就像磁石吸铁," 符身与岛民的珍珠项链相吸,"好货总会聚到一起。"
在三佛齐的市舶司分馆,马哈茂德目睹宣慰司的磁石验香术:"贵国用磁石辨丁香真伪," 他的琉璃护腕与验香台磁矿相吸,"我在波斯卖香料," 指着正在称重的磁石衡器,"再也不怕奸商混沙土," 衡器的蒙汉双文刻度清晰,"这衡器," 与他带来的波斯星盘并列,"就是最好的商道通行证。"
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