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Fang Zhengyi looked at King Wu with an indifferent expression: "Your Majesty, there is no need to force me. Wherever I am soft, my bones are hard... My spongy body is also hard."
Feeling that there was something wrong with his wording, Fang Zhengyi quickly added.
Rigor has always been one of his strengths.
King Wu frowned: "I have dined with you several times to recruit you, but you refused both in and out of words. Now that I have captured you, you still don't know how to appreciate me. Do you really think that I don't dare to kill you?"
"Then you kill him."
King Wu laughed angrily: "Okay, I'll kill that subordinate of yours first, come on!"
"Wait a minute! My lord, even if you ask me to recognize you as the emperor, you have to give me some time to accept it. I have only been here for a day! You are just trying to get a head massage without drinking water!"
"And even if I accompany you overseas, you have to leave one or two people by my side!"
Fang Zheng hurriedly interrupted, fearing that Zhou Tie would get stuck here.
For a person like King Wu, people who are of no use to him will most likely be killed.
Seeing Fang Zhengyi's attitude softening, King Wu thought for a moment and said, "Yes, what you said makes some sense."
"It's true that I am too impatient. When we go overseas, we will have plenty of time between you and your ministers."
Hey, Puxinnan! What monarchs and ministers?
He is far worse than the quasi-father-in-law, and completely inhumane.
Fang Zheng was secretly scornful in his heart and said: "My lord, according to what you said before, only two of the five fleets set sail, so it is not extremely risky for us to go out on this trip? What if we die on the way?" "
King Wu replied: "Yes, the risk of going to sea is indeed extremely high. Each of my fleets has more than forty ships. Even the two fleets that successfully returned only have more than twenty ships left."
"Since those merchant ships came back, I have been investing a lot of money and recruiting skilled craftsmen to make improvements. The ship we are standing on is a new and improved ship."
"Twenty-four feet and five feet long and ten feet and three feet wide! Such a giant ship is unique in the world! I believe that it is the best merchant ship in the world, and there is no problem in using it as a warship. Therefore, the crisis at sea is not something to be afraid of. , you can rest assured in terms of safety!"
King Wu looked proud, obviously full of confidence in this giant ship.
Fang Zhengyi didn't take it seriously, and even sneered at it.
Twenty-four feet is indeed not small! But it would be too arrogant to say that it can withstand possible storms in the open ocean, and it far underestimates the dangers at sea.
This ship is still far away from Zheng He's treasure ship in Ming Dynasty history.
In his mind, the last person who dared to brag like this was the Titanic...
What is the configuration of Titanic? That pure modern technology, nearly three hundred meters long, made of steel, advanced in structure, and driven by steam.
so what? It didn't sink yet. Although it hit an iceberg, who knows how many dangers there are in the vast sea?
This is not the earth. If a sea monster emerges from the sea on the way, Cthulhu or something will not be surprised...
Speaking of sea-going ships, King Wu began to talk non-stop again: "I spent a lot of money and ordered people to recruit the best shipbuilding craftsmen from all over the country. There are thousands of them! The cost of building this ship is only 7,000 taels. above."
"It's a pity that I can't act openly, and everything I do is more expensive than others. If the imperial court came to make it, four or five thousand taels would be enough."
"We still have two identical ships outside, and a smaller fleet waiting for us at the next location. With so many ships escorting us all the way, are you still worried about safety?"
Fang Zhengyi asked: "Has it never been discovered that the prince's shipbuilding with such great fanfare has never been discovered?"
King Wu laughed when he heard this and said, "I didn't show up personally. As long as you give me enough money, who will care about this?"
"There is a city eighty miles east of here, called Yuding City. There are families in the city who have been engaged in shipbuilding for generations. I entrusted you to use their status to use money to clear the government, and things will naturally go smoothly."
"Okay, the prince is indeed well prepared, but even so, what about overseas? Where are we going? And how will we stay?"
King Wu suddenly stood up and waved to Fang Zheng: "Come with me, I will show you something."
Fang Zhengyi didn’t know what was going on. After chatting for a long time, he hadn’t even taken a few bites!
He quickly took a bite of meat and followed.
Immediately afterwards, King Wu moved to a new room again.
As soon as the door is opened, you can see various items piled everywhere inside. Fang Zheng looked at it carefully. There were candlesticks, tableware, oil paintings... It had a bit of a taste of Western artworks from previous lives, but it was not exactly like them. It was certain that the style of these things was definitely not those of Da Jing.
King Wu stepped into the house and said as he walked: "These are the items I collected from overseas. These items are very different from the items unique to my great scenery. You can take a closer look."
Not far into the house, King Wu walked to a shelf, picked up a sheepskin scroll, and handed it to Fang Zhengyi.
"This object was also found overseas. It is said to be a map of the world. Although the things inside are drawn in a mess, some parts should be fairly accurate."
Fang Zhengyi suddenly felt a little hopeful.
A world map of this world? He hasn't seen the whole world yet! Is there any country now capable of drawing a world map? ?
He quickly reached out and took it, but was quickly disappointed as soon as he unfolded it.
This picture is really a mess and has nothing to do with it!
Judging from the map, it is obvious that Westerners are very ignorant now. It is also possible that the version collected by King Wu is too old and poor. The overall border of this map is actually square, and the painting work is very detailed, and it is drawn with a sketch.
It's just that there are no labels about the big scenes. There are only large areas of fog in the east and south, and there are pictures of sea monsters, gods and ghosts. Some places are marked with symbols that are very similar to English letters. Although they are very similar, Fang Zhengyi can. OK, that's not English.
Although he was poor at English in his previous life, for the sake of healthy physical and mental growth, he did extensive research on a foreign learning website when he was in school.
At that time, I often learned rope rescue techniques and firefighting knowledge on the website, such as how to hoist the rescuer without hurting anyone, and how to correctly rescue a girl stuck in a washing machine.
English subtitles are naturally read often! Whether it is English can be seen at a glance.
Looking at the map, although the navigation industry in the West is relatively developed, the current state of exploration of the world is far from sufficient.
Even this map is far worse than the map of Dajing. There are too many elements of superstition and fantasy in it...
As Fang Zheng stared at it, King Wu reached out and pointed towards the upper left corner of the map: "There are many small countries in the west. This place is called Sangak. It is an inconspicuous small country. I ordered people to spend a lot of money to buy a large area of land and castles here. , now the second largest lord in Sangak Country is me!"
"Thousands of miles apart, aren't you afraid that your money will be wasted?"
"No, I have left hundreds of people in Sangak." A trace of disdain appeared on King Wu's face: "Sangak only has tens of thousands of people, so they dare to call themselves a country. A fight of a few hundred people can be called a country. War is simply ridiculous for such a small country. When I come personally, I will make those barbarians understand what war is."
King Wu changed the topic and asked: "I have always had a question in my mind. When Chen Jian was doing business with Taoyuan County, you left a portrait. According to Chen Jian's report later, the painting techniques you used at that time were the same as those on the map. Techniques.”
"I have never seen such paintings in Da Jing. Where did you people learn them? Is it possible that you have also encountered these overseas people?"
There is indeed no great scene in sketching, and it is impossible for Fang Zhengyi to say that he created it himself.
I could only make up: "Yes, to be honest, I accidentally met a foreigner and brought him back to the county. This painting method was taught by the foreigner."
King Wu's eyes narrowed: "Who is this person? Where did he come from? Are there any other gains?"
Fang Zhengyi said with a hint of regret: "Nothing special. This person's name is Goblin. After interrogation, we found out that he was hunted down by the country's warriors after he defiled the saint of his country. He fled from abroad with the pirates. It It was also due to a storm at sea that he accidentally drifted to Dajing.”
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