Prince Yan's Mansion.
Zhu Di stood in the study, looking at the map of North America hanging on the wall, with a solemn expression on his face, and pointed to a string of lakes: "This is our best place to stay."
Zhu Gaochi took a look and saw the names of Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, etc. marked on the map there: "Father, it is indeed best to live in groups by lakes. But - the best may not be The perfect place to stay.”
Once entering the Americas, in addition to reclaiming the wilderness, they also developed farming, and farming required water sources. There were vast areas of land near these lakes. As long as water sources could be diverted, food self-sufficiency would soon be achieved there.
The journey is too long and it is no longer suitable to rely on supplies from the Ming Dynasty to ensure logistics.
Zhu Di put his hands behind his back and looked at Zhu Gaochi: "Then where do you think is the most suitable place?"
Zhu Gaochi pointed to a certain point on the map and said seriously: "This place in Washington is the most suitable. Not far from here is the sea to the east, and a port can be opened. From the map, it seems that the port here has a barrier, and it is more It is perfect, and at the same time it is an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack port.”
"Easy to defend but difficult to attack?"
Zhu Di stared slightly and glanced at Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Gaochi seemed to have just said it unintentionally, and continued: "Washington is also fertile, and there is a Potomac River in the southwest. There should not be a problem with water sources. The most important thing is that this is a wild land. When we first landed, whether it was Neither the military nor the people want to go deep into a dangerous primitive land, but want to find a habitat and repair it in the shortest possible time."
Zhu Di turned around and glanced at the map, then walked to the desk: "What you said makes sense. Washington is closer to the sea, and it is also suitable as the first stop to open up the wilderness. Once you gain a foothold here, it is not too late to expand towards the lake. . It’s just that Washington’s name is really unpleasant.”
The flesh on Zhu Gaochi's cheeks trembled: "The map given by the emperor is full of weird names. It's hard to explain and difficult to understand. For example, the city in the east is called San Francisco. How can Jinshan be old? I searched the entire map and couldn't find any. The name of Xinjinshan. The emperor allows us to change the name at will. Father, you might as well change the name of Washington first."
Zhu Di sat down and picked up the tea bowl: "The origin of this map is the most frightening. Chi'er, you should know what such a detailed map means, right?"
Zhu Gaochi nodded heavily.
Zhu Di was silent, and the fog shrouded Emperor Jianwen one after another.
In the early years, he had his heart set on achieving something, but unfortunately, Emperor Jianwen repeatedly predicted it in advance. He even directly told Prince Ning that he would pretend to be crazy and act stupid, and set up a breeding farm to build weapons.
Later, he repeatedly made moves, transferring his capable generals and advisers while launching killing moves. After the new army's strategy fell in Peiping, the three guards of King Yan directly became the Peking Guards.
He seemed to be able to foresee every move he made, as if he had seen all the changes before the move was made, and then accurately grabbed the place where he wanted to place the move, and dropped his chess piece arrogantly.
Due to his overly strong prediction and insight, and the fact that the situation was over, he had no choice but to surrender. Later, with astonishing courage, he appointed Zhang Fu, a young man, as the main general in the expedition against Annan. He predicted in advance the news that Timur might conquer the east, and without complete confirmation, ordered the expedition to begin. It seemed that I am sure Timur will come.
These can still be explained, in the name of genius.
But in the early years, Zheng He's fleet sailed to South America in search of high-yielding crops. This matter cannot be explained clearly.
South America, and North America, this is a world that the Ming Dynasty people don’t know about, but Zhu Yunwen knows it!
In fact, he not only knew it, he was also very familiar with it. He took out a very accurate map and marked the place names on the map. Weird names like the Amazon River were definitely not named by the Ming Dynasty people. They were more likely named by local indigenous people or others.
He knew where the most productive crops were in South America and what the dangers were.
Now, he once again took out a map of North America. Although it was not very detailed, it was shocking enough because it marked the basic mountains, rivers, plains and lakes, as well as a number of suitable places.
The places where the city was built were given strange names.
If Zhu Yunwen didn't come up with these names, but just used them casually, then who came up with these names, and how did Zhu Yunwen know about them?
Zhu Yunwen seems to be a god who transcends regions and can see thousands of miles away at a glance!
Zhu Di suppressed his uneasiness and looked at Zhu Gaochi: "Washington is in the east. We hope to have a safe journey on this long voyage. Let's change our destination to Dongping."
"Dongping City!"
When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he nodded and said, "There is Dongping Prefecture in Shandong and Dongping City in America. In this way, we can also miss the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Di reached out and took out a document and handed it to Zhu Gaochi: "This is the current recruitment situation. Thanks to the disarmament of the imperial court, we can recruit more sergeants with combat experience. However, regarding weapons, you need to discuss with the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office. . At the same time, we will transfer to the Staff Department. We must ask some gunpowder craftsmen to accompany us. If they still don’t let us go, we will have to talk to the emperor.”
Zhu Gaochi knew the importance of gunpowder. There were many terrifying beasts in the wilderness, such as crocodiles and pythons. Bows and arrows alone might not be effective. It was important to prepare more gunpowder.
However, the Ministry of Industry refused to release him, and said that gunpowder was an important weapon of the country and should not be spread to outsiders. Damn, there were gunpowder craftsmen among the three guards of King Yan back then, and there were gunpowder workshops in the local guards. When did gunpowder stop being passed on to others?
Forget about the granular gunpowder kept secret by the court, it is really not easy to get the stuff from the Second Artillery Bureau. Besides, you are all planning to sell arms to Harry, sending out batches of things, including advanced Tiger Crouching Cannons and gunpowder shells. Why not give them to Prince Yan's Mansion...
Zhu Gaochi rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll ask Duke Wei for it now. If he still doesn't give it, I'll go to the Wuying Hall and go directly to the emperor. In a wild land, you won't be worried if you don't give us a batch of usable gunpowder."
Zhu Di watched Zhu Gaochi swinging out of the room and laughed: "As much as you can, buy as much as you can. When we get to America, the distance is so far that it will be difficult to get anything."
Zhu Gaochi not only wanted the squatting tiger cannon, but also wanted the eight-oxen crossbow, the hand crossbow, and the good bow. Guns and gunpowder bombs were also requested, including a batch of grenades and landmines.
As for the reasons, I have already thought about them. The grenades are to hit the crocodiles in the pond, the landmines are to prevent wild beasts from suddenly coming to eat the crops, the eight-oxen crossbow is to take precautions, the tiger squatting cannon is used to throw chains, and it is convenient to build a bridge across the river. point……
