Zhu Cixiang finally met the legendary Manchurian warrior Aobai!
To be honest, meeting you is not as good as being famous!
He originally thought that the first warrior in Manchuria would be a ruthless man who was not afraid of heaven and earth, but now what appeared in the Yunlong Mountain Palace Hall was a coward with a pale face, stiff expression, dull eyes, and trembling steps... ...So cowardly, how come he is the number one Baturu in Manchuria?
Besides, who is he afraid of? There is no one to be afraid of in the main hall. Li Yan and Su Ziwen are two white-faced scholars, Qian Qianyi is a bad old man, Huang Xiaobao is a eunuch, and there is also the head guard Hei Wentao, who is a dashing warrior and was born as a general of the Han Dynasty. It’s not like this scared Ao Bai like this!
"Are you really Obai?" Zhu Cixiang asked calmly, "Are you the first warrior in Manchuria, Obai?"
"Yes... the lower official is Guan Aobai."
Guan Aobai? Zhu Cixiang thought to himself: Isn’t it Guarjia Obai?
"Give me a seat!" Zhu Cixiang waved his hand and asked the guards to move a chair for Ao Bai. Zu Dashou and Zuk Fa, who accompanied Ao Bai, also gave them chairs, and everyone sat down and talked together.
But Obai still looked very cautious, sitting only halfway up his buttocks, holding his knees with his hands, a little trembling.
"Your Majesty, Admiral Guan is the Admiral of the Pacific Navy of the Qing Dynasty," Zukefa introduced, "I have just been to the New World."
"Really?" Zhu Cihong said in his heart: No wonder Zheng Jiangong circled the coast of Japan several times, and even the Tokugawa shogunate sent Tokugawa Mitsukuni to protest, but they couldn't find the Qing fleet. It turned out that they had wandered off to America!
"How did you get there?" Zhu Cixiang asked.
"We took the northeast route from the east coast of Japan, and the wind was smooth all the way. When we reached the coastline of the New World, the wind turned south again, and we continued sailing with the wind until we arrived at the west coast of the New World, a port called 'Santa Big Brother'. In After staying there for a while, I met a special envoy from the governor of New Risbania, bought some guns, and then set out to the sea again to go south. After driving for a while, I headed west again. It was all smooth sailing. It didn't take many days. We were blown to the Philippines, which is under the jurisdiction of the Spanish people... It's quite convenient, if we hadn't stayed in San Diego for a little longer, we would have arrived long ago."
Aobai took the Spanish-controlled Pacific route, taking the Japan Warm Current - Pacific Warm Current - California Cold Current - North Equatorial Warm Current - Japan Warm Current, which is a downwind ring.
Even though the length of this downwind loop is more than 20,000 kilometers, because there is a tailwind all the way, it actually doesn't take much time. It only took six months to set out from the Philippines and reach the port of Acapulco in New Spain, including the time for trade along the way. The return journey is a direct voyage along the ocean current, which takes only 3 months at most.
In other words, one year is enough for a complete detour, including trade and rest!
One year seems like a long time, but in this era where navigation depends on the wind, it is not too slow to go back and forth.
In this circle, except for the North Equatorial Warm Current, there is no business to be done, and there is business to do in the rest of the area.
Spices and wood could be transported north from the Philippines. The southeastern coast of China and Japan are rich in products, and there is also big business to be done. The northwest coast of America produced furs and gold. The gold mine has not been discovered yet, but
The American mink is famous!
Historically, the colonists of the Rakshasa Kingdom wandered all the way to Alaska in search of fine furs!
In addition, the land in northwest America is relatively fertile and suitable for cultivation.
Of course, it is still unrealistic to send a large number of Chinese farmers to the Americas for several months to farm in the short term. However, the fertile land and suitable climate still allowed a small number of farmers to open up large and fertile farms in the northwest of North America to support Ming colonists in gold mining or fur hunting in the northwest of North America. Adventurers who have lost their dreams of gold mining can also get a farm to settle down in northwest North America.
In this way, as long as the American shipping route is opened, Ming adventurers with dreams of getting rich will go to the northwest of America.
This kind of spontaneous and profitable colonization by the people is the most economical for the Ming Dynasty... But the problem is that there is a "nervous Spain" controlling the Pacific Ocean and preventing the Ming Dynasty's ships from passing!
Of course, there is no lid on the Pacific Ocean. If the Spaniards don't let it, Ming Dynasty can also send ships to sneak across. But the problem is that the Ming Navy does not have a chart at hand - you can draw it yourself without a chart, but drawing a chart takes a lot of time to explore. You can't succeed in one go! As exploration ships come and go, they need to find some footholds and supplies on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
And most of the east coast of the Pacific is under the control of the Spanish. If the Ming Dynasty exploration ship slipped over, it might be sunk directly!
Even if you don't get sunk, it will be difficult to find a place to stay...
Therefore, the risk of exploring without a sea chart is very high. Emperor Zhu has very few naval talents who can cross the Pacific Ocean, so he cannot waste it like this.
Therefore, Zhu Cixiang never started colonizing America...
"Your Majesty has written a travel diary." At this time, Ao Bai took out the "Ao Bai East Travel Diary" that had been checked three times by Zhu Cixi's bodyguards and handed it to Huang Xiaobao. "I just brought it to His Majesty. It records the following What he saw on the west coast of the New World. Oh, when I was traveling in San Diego, I also picked up a map of the Pacific Ocean drawn by the Spanish..."
What? Pick it up? Can you pick this thing up on the streets of San Diego?
Emperor Zhu was stunned for a moment and looked at Obei, "Where is the picture?"
Oboi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, of course this sea map is in the hands of my lord... If your Majesty makes my lord Khan and king, you can naturally issue a decree and let him present the map."
"Haha," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "I wonder what title Doduo wants to ask for?"
Ao Bai said: "King Jin, the Protector of Anton."
"Defender Anton?" Zhu Cixiang snorted, "He wants to march into North Korea and make a fortune, right?"
The Andong Protectorate was also a government office of the Tang Dynasty. It was first located in Pyongyang and was responsible for managing the hometown of Goguryeo. If Duduo gets the title of Great Protector of Peace and Peace, then there will be a reason to invade North Korea.
"Your Majesty," Obai said, "my lord is sincerely loyal and willing to defend the country's borders!"
Zhu Cixi shook his head and said: "The title of the King of Jin is too high and cannot be granted. It can only be granted the title of King of Jin, which is equivalent to a prince. The post of Protector of Pingding can be awarded to Duduo. However, the Dudufu is the name of an internal vassal, and Duduo wants to be If Duduo protects the country, he must go from barbarians to Xia. The soldiers and civilians outside the pass must wear Han clothes, speak Chinese, follow Han rituals, wear Han hair in a bun, and use Han surnames. If Duduo truly joins the Ming Dynasty, he should agree to these requirements... ..Otherwise, how can I trust him?”
Ao Bai nodded and said: "The lower official heard that Prince Gong has sent a memorial to enter Xia. My lord admires Hanhua as much as Prince Gong, so he will definitely be willing to enter Xia."
Jin Fulin's entry into summer is what his mother Bumu Butai means... If he doesn't agree, Shi Kefa will go to Beijing! So Jin Fulin immediately recognized the general trend of national integration. We are all one family, so why should we distinguish each other?
As for Duduo... learning from the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties is for sure! There are not many Eight Banners left in old Manchuria, what else can be done? Not many people can understand Manchurian!
In addition, Duduo cannot act like a fool on the surface, otherwise what would he be called a minister? Shi Kefa is currently stationed at Tianjin Guards, which is not far outside the customs!
Zhu Cixiang nodded: "Then I will ask someone to draw up a treaty. You can take it back and have Duduo sign it... I will send Duke Yan to inspect the affairs of the Xia Dynasty outside the customs. If everything follows etiquette and law, then I can seal him We should stabilize the Great Protector and give him the surname Jin, and from now on he will be called Jin Duoduo."
Obai let out a breath, it was smoother than expected! Although the Ming Emperor was prone to murder and cruelty, he was still relatively talkative at times.
In addition, he doesn't seem to want to protect North Korea... This is surprising. I wonder if there is a conspiracy?
