The strong river wind roared from southeast to northwest, pushing an English-style armed Galen ship meandering westward, stirring up white waves on the Yangtze River waterway between Baoshan County and Nanjing City. It is the blue eagle flag of the Great Mongolian Navy, fluttering in the spring breeze.
On both sides of the Yangtze River, the green fields are picturesque, full of vitality, and everything is blooming.
Although this armed Galen ship is of English style, it is absolutely made in China and is a product of the Zhangzhou Shipyard in Fujian owned by the Zheng family. However, the owner of this British-style armed Galen ship produced in Fujian is the Great Mongolia India Trading Company - a company registered in the Qing Dynasty, with shareholders in the Qing Dynasty (Great Mongolia), the Great Zhou Dynasty (Chagatai ), a joint-stock chartered trading company of Ming Dynasty.
The main business of the Great Mongolian Indian Trading Company is of course somewhat related to the Hindustan Empire.
After the Great Mongol coalition defeated the Bukhara-Khiva-Persian coalition, it was a matter of course that they obtained trade privileges from the Hindustan Empire ruled by Aurangzeb, and in Delhi, the capital of the Hindustan Empire, and the port cities on the west coast of the South Asian subcontinent. Four trading houses were established in Surat and the port city of Jahangir Nagar (Dhaka) on the east coast, as well as the port of Basra under the Ottoman Empire.
Although the main focus of the Great Mongolian East India Company was trade on the Central Asian road, the company still established a shipping branch and purchased three Chinese-made British-style armed Galen ships, which specialized in traveling from the Ottoman Empire to India to Malacca Bintan Island. China routes.
Because there are only three galenic ships with a deadweight tonnage of less than 500 tons, and they also involve members of the three "Eleven-Nation Alliance" of Great Mongolia, Chagatai Khanate, and Hindustan Empire, and Chagatai Khan The envoys sent by China to India also claimed to the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company that these three armed galenic ships actually belonged to the Mongolian Navy, but were just under the banner of the Mongolian East India Trading Company.
In addition, these three ships do not go to Europe, but only do some small business between the Ottoman Empire, India, and China. Whether they make money or not is not important, the key is to be familiar with navigation technology.
The Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company didn't believe it at first. The Mongolian Navy? real or fake?
In order to verify the authenticity, they also sent company representatives to board the three ships to inspect them.
After checking it out, hey, it’s really the Mongolian Navy!
The sailors on the ship can all speak Mongolian, are good at shooting arrows, and can also do Mongolian wrestling. These are not Mongolians. Who are the Mongolians?
Since it is the Mongolian navy that is guaranteed to be fake, then the two Indian Ocean hegemons, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, also "granted" these three English-style armed galenic ships under the name of the Mongolian East India Trading Company to operate in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific. Wandering between ports at will.
However, the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company would never have thought that these three ships belonged to the "Mongolian Navy" and were English-style armed galenic ships under the name of the Mongolian East India Trading Company. In fact, it was Shang Shuying who followed the instructions of General Li to build a "communication ship" between Ming Dynasty and France.
The reason for building such three communication ships is of course to strengthen the exchanges between Ming Dynasty and France. Now that Ming Dynasty and France have formed an alliance, it stands to reason that they should unite against the enemy.
But the problem is that these allies are too far away, and communication between them is too problematic. Let alone telegrams and phone calls, even if they write a letter and send a mission to deliver it, it depends on the faces of the Dutch and the English. , they refused, and Li Zhongshan and Louis XIV could only stare.
Of course, when the "Pacific-North America-Atlantic" line is opened in the future, the situation will be greatly improved.
But isn’t it true that you haven’t written your horoscope yet? So when Li Zhongshan went to France with the Ming Dynasty's mission, he started to engage in the "Mongolian Navy".
The "commander" of the Mongolian Navy is Yu Qilin, the eldest son of "Master Yu". He performed well in the previous Spice Islands raid, so he was entrusted with the important task of "Commander of the Mongolian Navy" by Li Zhongshan.
"Commander Yu" was busy for more than a year in his first "Indian Ocean Mission", traveling around various ports in Hindustan. Finally, he went to the Port of Basra under the rule of the Ottoman Empire and brought back Some officials of the Ming Dynasty's mission to Europe, a French mission, and an Ottoman Empire mission.
Oh, and there are also two French and Rakshasa teachers sent by Prince Fuquansky’s Mongolian general Guanyin Bao to Li Zhongshan and Yang Qilong. Foreign languages are so important, you must learn them hard!
Guo Jinbao, the confidant of General Li Zhongshan and the prefect of Songjiang, was sitting in the official cabin in the stern of the ship, knocking on the teacup and looking at the two teachers quietly.
Both teachers are female, they look "strange", their hair is blond, their eyes are big and sunken, their eyes are blue, their skin is as white as milk, and their noses are high. , one of them is still a little warped.
However, their figures are the type that both General Li and Yang Jianguo like.
Guo Jinbao looked at it for a long time, then turned to ask Feng Qi, the deputy envoy of the Ming Dynasty in Europe: "Brother Mingshan, judging from their faces, these two should be Westerners, right?"
Fengqi, named Mingshan, is a middle-aged man in his forties, with the appearance of a white-faced scholar. He was originally Yang Qilong's accountant, and later helped Yang Qilong manage Ruixin Hall, and followed Yang Qilong through his career.
Last time, Li Zhongshan and Yang Qilong wanted to jointly send a mission to Europe. The chief envoy was Jia Guozhu, the associate minister of Nanyang in the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the deputy envoy was sent by Yang Qilong, and it was Fengqi Fengmingshan.
"Jin Yuanbao, how new is your question? If they don't come from the West, how can they come from the East?"
Before Feng Qi could speak, Yu Qilin, who was a close friend of Guo Jinbao, rushed to answer, and affectionately called Guo Jinbao "Jin Yuanbao" - this was his nickname, and not many people knew it.
"That's right." Guo Jinbao looked at the two "female teachers" again, "What are their names? What do they order?"
This time it was Feng Qi's turn to answer: "Prefect Guo (the honorific title of the prefect), one of these two is called Natalia, the one with a baby face. The other is called Marina. The one with a slightly turned nose looks a bit cunning. Yes. Both of them can speak several languages, understand French and Rakshasa, and also learned Chinese on the way to Ming Dynasty, so they can work as translators and French teachers for the general."
"Oh," Guo Jinbao nodded, "To be a French teacher, the general really needs a French teacher." He looked at the two blond female teachers in front of him, "Miss Na or Miss Ma, who of you wants to go to the university?" General’s Mansion?”
The baby-faced Natalia pursed her lips, nodded shyly, and said in Chinese that she was not very familiar with: "Mr. Guo, I am willing to go to the General's Mansion to serve the General."
The "old master" named Marina slowed down a beat, a little dissatisfied, and pouted, but didn't say anything.
Guo Jinbao nodded and said to the girl named Natalia: "Miss Na, it's you. Go back and prepare. When you arrive in Nanjing, come with me to the General's Military Mansion to meet the General."
Natalia had obviously been well trained. She stood up after hearing the words and then gave a blessing ceremony to Guo Jinbao. Guo Jinbao smiled and nodded again: "Go, go and wash yourself, then put on the Ming Dynasty clothes prepared for you, and sprinkle some more fragrant powder."
"Yes." Natalia agreed, then moved lightly and left the official cabin.
Guo Jinbao then smiled and said to another "female teacher" named Marina: "Miss Ma, don't be sad. If you can't serve the general, don't you still have Yang Jianguo? He is the big boss of Credit Suisse, and there are many people at home. Take advantage of the money! You can definitely teach him foreign language."
This time Marina also nodded and smiled.
Guo Jinbao said to her again: "You should go back and have a rest. When you reach the shore, I will arrange for you to disembark and go to the Nanjing branch of Ruixin Hall to rest first."
"yes."
Seeing that "Teacher Ma" had also left the official cabin, Yu Qilin asked Guo Jinbao: "Brother Guo, why did you make the decision for the general? Why didn't you let the general choose?"
Guo Jinbao smiled: "Choose? If the general thinks both are good, then wouldn't Yang Supervisor Guo be gone? Besides, we have to stand in the way of Princess Ying and the two concubines!"
Yu Qilin gave him a thumbs up: "You are still thoughtful, no wonder the general trusts you so much!"
Guo Jinbao smiled and said: "It's all my own, Deputy Ambassador Feng, you have seen a lot during your journey to the West, right? Have you written a "Journey to the West" or something?"
Feng Qi was amused by Guo Jinbao's words: "Why is it "Journey to the West"? I'm not Wu Cheng'en, but I just wrote something called "Journey to the West", which I prepared to dedicate to the general."
"That's good!" Guo Jinbao said with a smile, "But it's not enough to just dedicate it to the general. Why not publish it in a book and let the world know more about overseas customs, products and culture?"
Nanjing, General's Mansion.
At this time, Li Zhongshan was in a newly decorated auditorium with a large map hanging on the wall. He was surrounded by the left and right military advisors under the General's Mansion, the Commander of the Jinyi Guards, the major directors, and the left and right ministers of the Shangshu Province. Discussing important matters while looking at the map!
"I just received a Tangma express from Baoshan County, saying that Louis XIV has agreed to jointly establish an American empire with us. This American empire will have two emperors, the east and the west, each taking charge of their own affairs. Among them, the mountains and plateaus of western North America , the valley, and the coastal area are all under our control! This is a huge piece of territory!"
The one who was speaking was Li Zhongshan. He was very excited at the moment, as if he had taken away the western half of the chosen country in his pocket - this meant that the Pacific Fleet of the US emperor had been taken away. He was "annihilated"!
However, other people in the hall were not very interested - in their opinion, the New World was too far away and had not been developed much, so the oil and water should be quite limited.
In addition, the territory of the New World looks very open. According to the news coming back from there, the west coast of the New World a little further north is a vast area with sparsely populated areas. The Spaniards only circled a piece of land on the map, but in fact it has not been developed at all.
If Ming Dynasty wants to develop there, I am afraid that there will be no profits for 100 years. If the money is thrown at the New World, it would be better to spend it at home!
Moreover, that place is really not small. If it is really going to develop, why don't we have to build a country as high as the mountains and far away from the emperor to compete with the Ming Dynasty?
Besides, Ming Dynasty has not yet unified the world!
Are you too anxious to travel across the ocean to gain territory?
Li Zhongshan seemed to have already known what the people in front of him were thinking about? Without waiting for them to raise objections, they first mentioned the reason why they must occupy territory in the New World: "After Emperor Taizu unified the world, if he knew that there was a New World, he could colonize and settle heroes. Maybe those people would follow Emperor Taizu. The heroes who conquered the four corners of the world would not end up with their families broken up and their families dead. No matter how bad things were, they would also end up as feudal lords in the New World, right?
Although our republic’s new Ming Dynasty is different from the foundation created by Emperor Taizu. But who knows what will happen in the future? When you are in peace, be aware of danger and be prepared for a rainy day! "
It seems to make sense!
Li Zhongshan added: "We are all the entrepreneurial generation. There are few people in the first generation, so we can arrange anything.
But as children and grandchildren continue to multiply, there will inevitably be a population. Think about the time when Emperor Taizu was alone. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, how many descendants of the Zhu family were there? I can’t even afford it!
And our new Ming Dynasty is more harmonious than the previous Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that there will be more royal families and nobles in the future.
If there is no place to arrange it, when the number of descendants of us heroes and the royal family reaches hundreds of thousands or millions in the future, the interests of the world will be wiped out by them!
All the benefits go to them, how can others in the world agree? But it is easy to control the children and govern the world, but it is difficult to govern the left and right, let alone the descendants?
To solve this problem, I think the only way to solve this problem is to use the method used by the Emperor of Zhou to create feudal lords, sealing a bunch of principalities and princes in the New World, so that our descendants can have a place to dominate, and they will not be crowded into the Ming Dynasty to bully them. The common people.
Besides, aren’t we about to go on the Northern Expedition? When the Qing and Zhou dynasties are at peace, it is possible to capture dozens or even millions of people. How will those people be arranged? Isn't it appropriate to kill? You can't just leave it alone, right? How about sending them all to the New World? So we have to consider opening a branch in the New World now, so that we won’t be unable to find a place to send people there. "
Li Zhongshan talked a lot, all of which were making excuses for developing the New World. It was a bit thankless to talk about it!
There was not much effort in the Ming Dynasty. Only Zheng Jing, who knew that there was a lot of gold and silver in the New World, was willing to invest in it. There are also father and son Wu Guogui and Wu Shijue who deliberately avoided the great cause of the Northern Expedition and were willing to take over the business in the New World.
But relying on the efforts of the three of them is not enough to develop the New World in a short time.
So Li Zhongshan found these reasons, and also took out all the prisoners of the Qing Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty who didn't know where they were at the moment, as futures.
"General," Lu Sanhao, who has always been good at talking, was the first to catch Li Zhongshan's words at this time, nodded and said: "You really have a long-term perspective, I admire you... Now that the war is coming, we have announced the development of a new continent. Let's give the generals below some more titles of lordship in the New World.
It was also stipulated that the prisoners captured by the generals could be sent to the New World to become subjects of the generals' territories. This would kill two birds with one stone, not only providing the population needed to develop the New World, but also motivating soldiers to fight vigorously. "
"Okay! Great idea!" Li Zhongshan nodded.
"General," Chen Yonghua, the minister Zuocheng, who of course supported the development of the New World, said immediately, "We can also give the titles of the New World to the generals... Let those who are not willing to give up their strength to us, go home and be happy. Hou's descendants will go to the New World to fight for a country of their own."
"Second brother," Li Fuchen also spoke at this time, "this new continent looks quite big. Maybe there are treasures underground? Why don't you give it to us princes first, and then arrange it for the emperor's family... Set an example! If you really want something good, how could we people not want it?"
Li Zhongshan nodded and asked with a smile: "Father, I will do as you say! First make arrangements for all the dukes, princes, and princes... The princes and princes will be granted a duchy first, and the duke will be granted a princedom. What do you think?"
The ninth year of the Republic of Ming Dynasty was the tenth year of Japan's Enbao period. The reigning Japanese emperor was Emperor Reigen.
This is an emperor who has been on the throne for a long time. It has been 20 years since he ascended the throne in 1663. He is not young yet. He is already 28 years old. The emperor of Japan is a "young boy" by profession. Generally, he is Young people join the workforce, young people are laid off, and then spend the rest of their lives as monks.
And this Emperor Reigen seems to be middle-aged, but he is still doing well. I wonder if he can pass the 35-year-old threshold?
However, the situation at home and abroad in Japan is becoming more and more tense, and the situation is changing faster and faster, so that the "experienced" Emperor Reigen, who has been emperor for 20 years, has begun to have doubts about the future of himself and Japan. .
Due to the invasion of North Korea and the arrival of great powers such as the Ming Dynasty, the Netherlands, Spain, England, the Holy Roman Empire, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, the Qing Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty, and India, Japan, which was originally quite closed, suddenly became lively.
Various demons and monsters in Japan also became active. For a time, the world of Japan began to become turbulent and chaotic. People of insight have realized that a new Warring States Period...may be coming!
The general who works with Emperor Reigen happened to be changed recently, from Tokugawa Ietsuna to Ietsuna's younger brother, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. During the process of changing the general, there was quite a stir. Nakasui Tadakiyoshi actually proposed that he would follow the so-called precedent of having a prince succeed the general after Minamoto's death, and welcome Prince Arisugawa as a general so that the Tokugawa family could escape from the vortex of the intensifying domestic strife and the impending East Asian war!
When Emperor Reigen heard the news, he felt it was a pity... One step away from that, the Imperial family would be able to get their hands on power again!
Thinking of this, the emperor, who was sitting in a leaky palace waiting for dinner, suddenly took out an envelope from his pocket, then lowered his head and read it.
The letterhead on the envelope reads: Letter from the Ming Emperor to the King of Japan...
(End of chapter)
