Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

Wang Meiren's hand movements paused slightly.

He raised his head and looked at Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao recovered from his brief absence, pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Let's go and have a look together."

…

The carriage was on its way to the civil dock.

Zhu Biao looked out the window, once again in a daze.

Sailing adventure.

He had heard of it before.

As early as more than ten years ago, Laosi had just conquered Luzon Province, and the warships at that time were only powered by sails.

The fourth child supported Yu Jing in leading a naval fleet to go to sea for navigation exploration.

Yu Jing lived up to expectations.

I found it for Lao Si, a territory as large as Dragon Island in the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this has not been confirmed.

Some people believe Yanhua’s propaganda.

Some people are deeply skeptical.

Hu Weiyong and Lu Ben mentioned more than once that this is impossible!

It is believed that the theory of Longzhou was deliberately released by Lao Si to confuse everyone.

The purpose is to make everyone relax their vigilance.

Let everyone think that the fourth child has no interest in Daming.

Hu Weiyong and Lu Ben believed that Yu Jing's sailing expedition must have discovered some small islands and land.

But the territory is definitely not as big as Yanhua advertises.

Let’s not say whether Longzhou’s theory is true or false.

At this moment, he wanted to see with his own eyes what a fleet that had been sailing on the sea for several years looked like.

Last time Yu Jing went on a sailing expedition, we didn't get to see him.

I want to take a closer look this time.

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Soon, the convoy drove into the civilian dock.

Zhu Biao put away his thoughts, just opened the car door, and stepped on the ground.

Haven't had time to speak yet.

Woo woo woo...

A long horn sounded.

Zhu Biao looked in the direction of the sound.

His eyes seemed to be stuck, and he could no longer move from what he saw.

A fleet of ships...

How to describe it?

It can be said to be "shabby"!

The broken mast stood alone on the deck.

Under the sunlight, he looked like an unyielding general, slowly dragging himself along with his own 'soldiers'.

The tattered and dark sails are like a flag that will never fall in the smoke of war.

No ship is good.

Even if it is used as the flagship at the forefront.

You can see everywhere on the outside of the hull, wooden boards that have been repaired after being damaged.

The horns were still sounding continuously.

The entire dock was quiet as they watched this extremely 'tragic' fleet return.

‘Is this Yanhua? ’

Zhu Biao stared closely and couldn't help but ask a question.

This sailing expedition team is in front of me.

It was slightly different from the first time with Yu Jing.

This is a private sailing expedition team supported by Lao Si.

As far as he knew, there were some retired naval officers from Yanhua among them.

But among the members, there are more young people from Yanhua!

At the beginning, someone in the Yanhua branch of Jinyiwei proposed to send a spy from Jinyiwei to follow him out to sea.

He didn't know whether the Jin Yiwei who made this suggestion was from the imperial court or someone who had been infiltrated by the fourth child.

After all, it has been proven through the theft and misappropriation incidents.

In his early days, he ordered Ji Gang to be in Yanhua, and the Jinyiwei system he had laid out had been completely infiltrated by the fourth child.

Now this system has been completely abandoned.

At that time, he did not pay attention to the suggestions made by the Jin Yiwei.

However, the Zhenfusi Yamen was not enthusiastic about this matter and believed that it was simply a suicide attempt.

At this moment, he regretted not paying attention to this matter at that time.

Not because I regretted not being able to follow and stare at what the expedition found outside.

But I regret that the people in the court failed to seize this opportunity to feel the real sea.

This expedition team was supported by Lao Si and almost composed of young people from Yanhua.

Whether there are new discoveries or not.

But their spirit and courage have left the imperial court and the Central Plains far behind.

This private expedition team actually represents the folk spirit of Yanhua to a certain extent.

Be brave, unrestrained, courageous to pursue, and dare to take risks!

This is the concrete expression of the collective spiritual outlook of Yanhua, the future generation of young people!

What about the future generation of young people in the imperial court?

Children of ordinary people are still struggling with how to live a good life.

The elite generation of young people are addicted to pleasure and how to inherit the shadow of their fathers' hard work. There is intrigue within the family.

If you want to gain fame, you should concentrate on your career.

The two sides represent the future generation of young people, and the gap is so huge.

How will the imperial court compete with Yanhua in the future? What will it rely on to maintain its advantage and suppression over Yanhua?

…

Just when Zhu Biao was lost in thought.

When you feel urgent but at a loss what to do.

The fleet approaches the dock.

Stop at each berth.

Tan Wu and Jin Mi led everyone in formation on the deck.

As soon as the boat was stable, we quickly disembarked.

Watching Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang greet him in person.

Tan Wu and Jin Mi looked at each other, quickened their pace, rushed over, stood at attention and saluted, "Your Majesty (Master), Prince (Master)!"

When Zhu Di was talking to Tan Wu.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and patted Jin Mi on the shoulder, "A few days ago, your master mentioned you and was very worried. Let me just say, you are a very smart little guy and you will definitely come back safely."

Jin Mi smiled and scratched his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What interesting things have been found during this expedition? Don't tell the master. We have found another continent that is equivalent to the territory of Longzhou!"

"Master, it's bigger than Longzhou!"

Jin Mi's words immediately attracted everyone, led by Zhu Biao, who was standing behind to listen.

Everyone looked at Jin Mi in surprise.

Zhu Di glanced at the student with a smile, and while talking to Tan Wu in a low voice, he looked at Jin Mi.

Compared to everyone else, he was not surprised at all.

The area of ​​North and South America is much larger than Longzhou.

There are more than ten times Longzhou.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Di in surprise, his eyes fell on Jin Mi again, and he urged curiously: "Tell the master quickly."

"Master, starting from Xufu Province, heading north along the coast of Nurgandusi, you will arrive at Shuibin Mansion (Vladivostok) of the Bohai Kingdom during the Tang Dynasty. Then continue north along the coastline and you will arrive. The northernmost strait in the Pacific Ocean, the master named this strait after Uncle Tan..."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened patiently.

He had heard about the strait named after Tan Wu, the fourth son of his family.

“In this strait, even in summer, there will be a small amount of floating ice on the northernmost sea. And further north, through this strait, the sea connected to the Pacific Ocean, because in the extreme north, and because of the four seasons of the year, Most of the time, it is frozen, and the sea conditions are very dangerous. We call this sea the Arctic Ocean..."

…

Zhu Di frowned slightly and asked Tan Wu in a low voice: "You guys are still exploring the Arctic Ocean?"

The two oceans with the most dangerous sea conditions in the world.

Undoubtedly the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.

In comparison, the Pacific Ocean can really be considered extremely gentle.

Even so, in the thousands of years of civilization history of the Central Plains, it has never conquered the Pacific Ocean. It must be said that it is very regrettable.

Such regret.

in this era.

He can say with great pride: No longer exists!

Tan Wu nodded, smiled bitterly and whispered: "When we turned back, it happened that the season now was summer, so we thought we would drop by and go deep into the Arctic Ocean. Unexpectedly, even in summer, the harshness of the Arctic Ocean was beyond our expectation. Going deep into it was beyond our expectation. On the fifth day, a very strong sea storm occurred. The masts of three ships were directly blown off. The storm rolled up ice floes from the depths of the Arctic Ocean and hit us. For a time, we thought that we could not come back... …”

Zhu Di was also very worried when he heard this.

A few wooden warships set off to explore the Arctic Ocean.

I have to say, Tan Wu and the others are very courageous!

You know, even in history, the era of armored battleships.

The battle between polar bears and fuso.

Send a fleet to the Pacific.

They all took a detour through the Strait of Malacca and did not dare to take the shortcut to the Pacific Ocean.

It was not until technology further developed, the hull structure became stronger, and large icebreakers appeared that the Arctic Ocean channel was opened.

They are so courageous.

Now there is no way to even cross the Pacific. To get to America, the only way is through the "Tanwu Strait".

Just dare to go deep into the Arctic Ocean.

If it weren't for good luck, I might not be able to come back.

Of course, he was even more pleased with their courage.

Zhu Di and Tan Wu ended their conversation. Although they were familiar with America, they still listened carefully to Jin Mi's description.

"Master, the geographical environment of this New World is really great. There are countless plains suitable for growing food. There are plains and woods everywhere, especially in the central part of the New World. The overall climate environment is similar to that of our Central Plains..."

…

"During our inspection, we visited an area with five huge lakes..."

…

"In our Central Plains, there is a saying that if the lakes and Guangzhou are mature, the world is sufficient. The area we have been to, with the five major lakes, once developed, I think that if the five major lakes are mature, it will be able to support at least 10 million people!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh.

The five major lake areas mentioned by Jin Mi.

It must be the world-famous Great Lakes region in later generations.

…

"Along the coastline of the New World, in an area further south, various birds have inhabited for unknown number of years, forming an extremely vast and deep guano area..."

Zhu Biao listened in surprise.

Looked at Zhu Di silently.

Guano is an excellent fertilizer.

Lao Si had heard about this when he first developed Jilong Island.

It is said that at the beginning, bird droppings were also accumulated on the beach in Jilong Island Bay. When Laosi was building the resettlement village, these bird droppings were used as fertilizer.

And in Jin Mi's depiction.

It seems that they can't wait any longer, hoping that Yanhua's businessmen will go to the area where they found rich guano to open factories.

The guano was dug out, put into sacks, and then transported back on sea ships.

…

Everyone was completely immersed in the new world described by Jin Mi.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "So, are there other political powers in this new continent? Is there anyone?"

Jin Mi patted his forehead and smiled sarcastically.

Forgot the most important part.

He nodded and said: "Someone, the north is mainly composed of some tribes, ranging from tens of thousands to thousands. These northern tribes have not even formed yet. A political system similar to the tribal alliance in the grassland is very loose."

"The south is different. There are seven or eight small countries with a population ranging from 3 to 400,000 to 7.8 million. The most is a small country called Cusco, which has the strongest national power and has a population of about 800,000."

"These small southern countries have established a relatively rough but relatively complete city-governed country. As for the country of Cusco, we don't know what it is called specifically. We came up with this name based on transliteration."

…

As he spoke, Jin Mi's expression became solemn, "Master, based on our investigation of the New World civilization, especially the investigation of the northern tribal civilization, we suspect that the people in the northern part of the New World are most likely ancestors from the Central Plains, and even... We infer that they should be the ancestors of the Xia and Shang dynasties..."

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and asked deliberately: "Don't lie. Is there any evidence for your judgment?"

Such judgment as a brat.

It doesn't matter whether it's true or false.

What he cares about is the right to speak for future world civilization!

in history.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the Central Plains lost its right to speak in world civilization.

Not only did this lead to many inventions and creations from the Central Plains being introduced to the West, they were reshaped and claimed as their own.

It is also about the methodology of world civilization.

All have lost their right to speak.

The right to speak civilly is very important.

Especially, when he became the leader of a political power, he became more and more aware of the importance of civilized discourse.

Let’s talk about it on a smaller scale.

As long as Jin Mi and the others can produce tangible evidence, even if it is imperfect.

We can allow the Central Plains and the descendants of Yan and Huang to have a reasonable, legal and permanent legal system for the ownership of the new continent.

Going forward, we should guide the younger generation of Yanhua to understand and value the importance of the right to speak.

In the future, the right to speak on how to explain world civilization will be firmly controlled by Yanhua and the descendants of Yan and Huang!

Even if these young people come up with something, in the world, only the descendants of Yan and Huang have noble blood, and the descendants of Yan and Huang are the best, and other ethnic groups can only listen and accept humbly!

As for how the young people of the future will take this path, he doesn't care.

But he must give it to future generations to seize the right to speak about civilization and firmly hold it in his hands.

"Master, we have brought back the evidence." Jin Mi answered seriously and waved towards the ship.

I saw.

A strange man wearing only shorts and a naked upper body, with colorful patterns on his face and a beautiful feather on his head, followed the crew.

Judging from the face, there is no difference from the Central Plains people.

After the strange visitor approached, Jin Mi introduced: "Master, master, this is the aborigine in the northern part of the New World, our good friend, I named him Ziyi, and his surname was taken from the surname of the king of the Shang Dynasty. .”

The corners of Zhu Di's lips raised slightly.

This brat is worthy of being his student.

There is no definite evidence yet as to whether the northern aborigines are the ancestors of the Xia and Shang dynasties.

This boy gave people the surname of the Shang Dynasty monarch.

It is clear that the identity of the ancestors of the Shang Dynasty must be confirmed.

For the descendants of Yan and Huang to reasonably and lawfully occupy the New World and lay the foundation for legal rule.

Zhu Yuanzhang also stared with a smile.

The salt he had eaten was more than the rice Jin Mi had eaten. How could he hide what this little guy wanted to do?

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Di from the corner of his eye.

Laosi Yanhua, not to mention those other ethnic groups that were assimilated and annexed.

These are Jin Mi and other out-and-out middle school brothers.

They are completely different from the young people in the Central Plains today.

He was certain that when facing this 'Zi Yi', most of the young people from the Central Plains would first look down on him from the bottom of their hearts.

During Jin Mi's introduction, Ziyi was a little nervous, but he also comically imitated Jin Mi and others' raising of hands in salute, saluted Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang, and said hello in broken Chinese.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di and his son also treated Ziyi very grandly and favorably.

Not only did he inquire and talk carefully, Zhu Yuanzhang even held Zi Yi's hand and talked with him without any objection.

Later, Jin Mi compared Ziyi's attire with beautiful feathers on his head with the attire of Shang Dynasty people.

He also took out the hieroglyphics and tribal sacrificial totems of Ziyi’s northern tribe...

Led by Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang, the civil servants of Ming and Yanhua were instantly attracted.

…

After a while the pier was lively.

A group of people returned to the palace.

Inside the palace.

A banana forest in the cooling area.

Everyone sat around the stone tables and discussed enthusiastically whether the aborigines of the New World were the ancestors of the Central Plains during the Xia and Shang Dynasties.

Zhu Biao couldn't calm down for a long time while listening to the excited discussions around him.

A continent that is more than ten times larger than Longzhou.

In other words, the New World, which is more than ten times larger than the Ming Dynasty, was discovered by the private expedition team of Laosi Yanhua!

Zhu Biao turned his head and looked to the side, where Zhu Di was chatting with Zhu Yuanzhang in a low voice. The corners of his lips moved and his voice sounded: "Fourth, regarding the Grand Cross Railway Plan..."

After hearing this, everyone at nearby tables stopped talking and looked at Zhu Biao.

Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Yanhua side.

We all understand why Zhu Biao mentioned the Grand Cross Railway plan at this moment.

With the visit.

And the news brought back by the expedition team.

The court, no, to be precise, the prince has fewer and fewer chips available.

"It's time to eat!"

At this moment, a cheerful sound broke the silence.

Led by Qihua, a group of children came happily carrying plates.

Qihua came to the table where Zhu Di was.

Put the dark, burnt-looking food on the plate on the stone table.

Zhu Di's eyes couldn't help but light up after seeing it.

On the dock, Jin Mi talked more about the geography and human environment of the New World, but did not mention what animals and plants he brought back from this trip.

Unexpectedly, they actually brought the potatoes back.

Zhu Yuanzhang reached out and poked the burnt potatoes, looked up at Qihua, and said with a smile: "Girl, don't tell the emperor, this is your cooking skills. You can't get married with your cooking skills!"

Ha ha……

Everyone suddenly laughed heartily.

Qihua's pretty face turned red and she stamped her feet, "Grandfather, my senior brother baked this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved to Jin Mi. After Jin Mi came over, he asked with a smile: "How do you eat this food?"

Jin Mi took matters into his own hands.

When the burnt skin on the outside was peeled away a little, Zhu Yuanzhang and others smelled a very sweet smell at the same time.

Jin Mi handed the peeled potatoes to Zhu Yuanzhang, pointing to the kimchi that Qihua brought at the same time, "Master, this kind of food is called earth lump. It grows in the soil and has a huge yield. It does not require soil and rain. high……"

"It tastes better with kimchi. The slash-and-burn farming method of the New World doesn't require too much effort. You can still fill your stomach with this crop..."

…

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned, looking at the slightly hot and fragrant 'earth lumps' in his hands.

He took a small bite.

Chew carefully.

The others saw this and stopped talking.

They all took action.

After eating.

Everyone visiting from the Ming Dynasty had solemn expressions.

At this moment, they realized more clearly the benefits brought by Yanhua's sailing expedition.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished eating one, he burped and asked, "Can we grow this kind of crop in the Central Plains?"

"It should be possible." Jin Mi replied: "However, I think that before large-scale planting, it is best to let Yanhua's Agricultural Science Department and junior brother Zhou Chao's biological research team carry out climate-adaptive cultivation."

…

While Zhu Biao was listening, he looked at the delicious baked potatoes in his hands, feeling very complicated.

Undoubtedly, Lao Si has more and more chips in his hands.

He only had one chip left in his hand, and this chip was the one he least wanted to give to the fourth child!

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