Zhu Xuan went outside and saw that the coastline had indeed come to an end.
Ahead was the Cape of Good Hope, and he ordered people to land ashore.
The appearance of two huge warships near the Cape of Good Hope also shocked the locals, and many people came out to watch.
After docking, Zhu Xuan landed and started to have a headache again. He couldn't communicate with the locals. The people here didn't even speak Latin. They could only sign with their hands and feet, and used cloth and porcelain to exchange for a lot of diamonds. and gems.
South Africa is rich in diamonds.
However, diamonds are not actually valuable. It was only later people who speculated on the value that they became a luxury item. Zhu Xuan also wanted to bring it back to the Ming Dynasty to speculate on it, such as why a person can only customize one diamond ring in his lifetime, etc.
Whether there is a market or not, Zhu Xuan is not sure yet.
If not, just sell them as accessories.
After all, polished diamonds are still quite beautiful and crystal clear.
Their stay in South Africa was not very long. After the transaction was successfully completed, they left by boat, turned around the Cape of Good Hope, and headed north. Their next destination was Europe.
"That's South America over there."
Zhu Xuan looked towards the Atlantic Ocean and said to himself: "Zheng He and the others should still be there. Do you want to go over and meet him?"
If he were to lead the team, and with the help of a compass, he would still be able to cross the Atlantic with confidence.
However, after considering it in the end, he rejected the idea. If Zheng He returned, it would be a wasted trip, and he believed that Zheng He would be fine.
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard Li Niu exclaim: "Your Highness, come and look over there, there seems to be a big ship."
Zhu Xuan followed the voice, came to Li Niu, and then looked in the direction Li Niu pointed.
They saw a large ship approaching them. It looked like a steel cruise ship, not much worse in size than their Hongwu ship and Panyu ship.
Seeing this, Zhu Xuan frowned.
A not so good idea appeared in his mind.
"Did my time travel create a butterfly effect, causing the West to advance its great voyages and build large ships?" Zhu Xuan was thinking in his mind.
After thinking for a long time, he shouted: "Hou Xian, bring me my telescope."
Within the sight of the telescope, I could see the big ship with a flag hanging on it, which seemed to be the military flag of their Ming Dynasty. That ship looked more and more like the Yingtian ship.
"It can't be Zheng He, right?"
Zhu Xuan shouted loudly: "Come here, get closer to the big ship over there, and be ready to fire at the same time."
The people on the big boat over there also noticed the presence of Zhu Xuan and others, and asked people to get closer to Zhu Xuan.
"Your Highness, that is our Yingtian Ship!"
As the distance got closer, Yan Guan could see clearly.
It's really the Yingtian ship, and their Ming Dynasty flag.
Through the telescope, Zhu Xuan could see Zheng He standing on the bow of the ship opposite. At this time, Zheng He was also looking over with the telescope, and then waved excitedly.
How could Zheng He and the Yingtian Ship appear here?
Zhu Xuan was shocked!
Yan Guan and the others were also shocked!
"stop!"
Seeing that the distance was almost there, Zhu Xuan waved his hand to stop the ship.
Soon, both sides stopped.
They looked across at the same time, both surprised.
Yan Guan and others knew very well that Zheng He was going to sea in the opposite direction to them, going in the opposite direction, but at this time they remembered what Zhu Xuan had said before, that the ground under their feet was actually a ball.
It still seems real!
"Greetings to Your Highness!"
Zheng He said loudly.
Zhu Xuan said: "Hurry and stretch out the board and let Zheng He come over."
The distance between the two sides was very close. A wooden plank extended to the side of the Yingtian ship. Zheng He came over smoothly. He knelt down again and bowed deeply.
"Eunuch Zheng, how did you get here?"
Yan Guan asked in shock.
Zheng He took out the world map that Zhu Xuan had drawn for him, pointed to the route on it, and said: "I led the Yingtian Ship to this place called South America. According to His Highness's instructions, I dug a coal mine and added As long as I have enough fuel, I will continue to explore South America, all the way to the end of the South American continent. When I reach the end, I want to break through my own sailing ability and explore the sea here for His Highness."
He pointed his finger at the African continent and continued: "With the help of the compass, we were able to determine the direction and crossed the sea here. I didn't expect to meet you. It turns out that our land, It’s really a sphere.”
As expected of Zheng He!
I dared to come all the way here with just a simple world map. I was very courageous and had a strong sense of direction.
Hou Xian said in surprise: "You are too powerful, aren't you?"
The most important thing is that when crossing the Atlantic Ocean, there is no coastline or land reference. It is easy to lose direction and end up going astray by relying on a compass alone.
After listening to Zheng He's description, Zhu Xuan felt deeply impressed.
As for Cen Jing and others who didn't know Zheng He, they felt that the route map on the map was not very real.
They thought that being able to come here was already super powerful, but they didn't expect that Zheng He's exploration alone would be even more powerful.
As for meeting him here, besides thinking it was a coincidence, I also thought it was fate.
"Actually, we are still worried about what to do if we get lost at sea."
Zheng He smiled and said with some fear: "His Highness has entrusted this important task to the servant. If you cannot bring those things back, Your Highness will definitely be disappointed."
Zhu Xuan asked expectantly: "Have you found everything I want?"
Zheng He nodded and said, "Found it."
That's the point.
Zhu Xuan said: "Take me over quickly and take a look."
Together they passed through the plank and came to the Yingtian ship.
"Everyone move out!"
Zheng He shouted loudly.
The soldiers immediately went into the cabin to work.
Zhu Xuan asked: "Have you encountered any obstacles in America?"
Zheng He said: "My slave has calculated that the quantity of coal may not be enough. When we were mining, we had conflicts with the locals. They wanted to kill us, but they were all shot back with rifles. Apart from that, there are no other problems. We No one died."
It would be nice if no one sacrificed.
Those who have conflicts can be killed without any problem at all.
Zhu Xuan asked curiously: "How did you communicate with them?"
"It's easy!"
Zheng He said: "The slave first compared with them to understand the general meaning, and then learned their local language. The slave found that no matter what language, it is easy to learn."
Zhu Xuan: "..."
Unexpectedly, Zheng He had such a talent. His ability to learn languages was even better than that of Wu Yongfeng. He was a natural navigator.
"Eunuch Zheng, you are amazing!"
Wu Yongfeng said with admiration.
After a while, the soldiers moved the things out.
There are several baskets of potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn.
There are also peanuts, peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins...
Zheng He focused on looking for potatoes, but according to Zhu Xuan's instructions, if he saw other crops, he could bring back the seeds.
Peanuts can be dried and preserved, and tomatoes can only be hidden in moist sand to ensure that they do not rot as much as possible. However, over time, they have become soft and show signs of spoilage.
