Zhu Yunwen came back, and Zhu Di, Zheng He, Zhu Neng, Luo Guanying, Mei Yin and other people sent him to the Jinling Palace like stars over the moon.
Wuying Hall, please take a seat.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zheng He with a smile: "Tell me how the navy's preparations for the voyage are going."
Zheng He stood up and walked out, saluting: "Your Majesty, we are ready for this voyage. The voyage route is divided into east and west. The east is composed of fifteen treasure ships and fifteen great fortune ships, with a total of 16,800 sergeants. It consists of 20 treasure ships and 15 great fortune ships, with a total of 21,200 sergeants. The great fortune ships are all iron ships, and all ships use the latest steam engines and are equipped with corresponding craftsmen."
"In order to ensure sufficient supplies and free up more space, the number of treasure ship sergeants was reduced from the original more than 2,000 to 1,000 to 1,500. The coal reserves are sufficient. Based on the calculation of one thousand kilograms of coal traveling one hundred miles, It can support a voyage of 40,000 miles. The fleet plans to complete the final supplies at the Bago Naval Port in Nanyang and travel in separate routes..."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly.
This was unprecedented for the navy to advance east and west side by side, sail around the world, and create history with a total scale of 38,000 sergeants.
But that's just watermen.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Di and asked kindly: "Is the fourth uncle here ready?"
"Your Majesty, the fleet of the Yan Kingdom is also ready. Due to the number of family members and craftsmen accompanying them, the number of people is slightly different from the original expectation. With the assistance of the navy, a total of thirty treasure ships have been mobilized this time, with a total population of A total of fifty-two thousand two hundred and eighty-three people..."
Zhu Di has long been a shameless person. He knew that Zhu Yunwen knew that he was much overstaffed, but he didn't mind. If he didn't take more people with him at this time, he would have to find savages in North America.
Zhu Yunwen was filled with bitterness and shook his head repeatedly: "Did Uncle Fourth take away too many people?"
Zhu Di explained with a bitter face: "The emperor's prospective ministers will bring eight thousand soldiers and two thousand craftsmen, which is already ten thousand, and the family and the people will be close to forty thousand. The other extra parts are really indispensable for the expansion of the frontier... …”
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand: "That's enough, don't pretend to be pitiful here. Who doesn't know that the Yan Palace is willing to spend money on recruiting people to go to sea, if not for the fact that the fourth uncle is about to go overseas to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty. For the sake of hard work, I have already ordered the Security Bureau to stop it. Since I didn't stop you, I agreed. Wang Jinghong, you are responsible for the safety of King Yan's fleet. You must not be overweight."
Wang Jinghong walked out and solemnly agreed: "I have made several rounds of inspections to minimize the personal belongings and ensure the safety of the waterline of the ship."
Zhu Yunwen nodded: "There are also ration issues, water source issues, emergency distilled water issues, steam engine water issues, disease issues, and many other matters. The navy needs to consider them carefully and not be careless."
Zheng He, Zhu Di and others nodded solemnly.
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand: "Zheng He, Zhu Neng, and King Yan are staying. The others can leave for now."
Everyone bowed and left Wuying Hall.
Zhu Yunwen walked with Zheng He, Zhu Neng, and Zhu Di in the palace to the Fengtian Palace Square. He looked at the ruins, looked up at the sun and moon flags fluttering on the flagpole, and said in a deep voice: "The navy brought this High-yielding crops will appear in various places with two to three years of accumulation. I hope that when you come back, you can see potatoes on the people's tables and see children grabbing roasted sweet potatoes, waiting for us to sit together again At that time, I am willing to make a drunken peanut dish for you, so that you will never get drunk again..."
Zheng He and Zhu Neng listened with mixed feelings.
Although the ship has been completely renovated with steam engines, it will still take a long time to complete this voyage. Don't think about coming back until a year or two.
Zhu Yunwen seemed to be talking to himself, and continued: "I believe that the sergeants of the Wuyi Fleet must have landed in North America. While completing the mission of the voyage, you also need to try to find the sergeants of the Wuyi Fleet and bring them home... …”
Zheng He clenched his fists.
Wu Yi's fleet followed him on his voyage to South America, but he lost them. This time, he must find them no matter what!
In the evening of that day, Zhu Yunwen held a banquet in the palace to entertain the naval generals on the voyage.
Early the next morning, Zhu Zhanji and Tang Saier entered the palace to ask for help.
When they met, the two people were very honest. They just wanted a map of the blank areas of North America.
In the map of North America that Zhu Yunwen handed to Zhu Di, the main area is a rectangular block sandwiched between the seas on both sides, like two knives cutting up and down. The map information inside the rectangular block is quite detailed, but the maps further north and south are The mountains look very rough, simple and careless, with a line drawn casually. I don’t know if it is a river or something, and there is no place name on it.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Zhanji and said with a smile: "Giving the Yan State a hundred years may not be able to build this territory well. You still want territory outside the Yan State. Why?"
Zhu Zhanji replied seriously: "With the emperor's civil and military strategies, it is impossible to say that other vassal kings will be enfeoffed overseas in the future. The Yan State in America is not the whole of America. If one day, there are also enfeoffed states in the north or south, Yan The country would like to know the details and directions and provide corresponding support."
Zhu Yunwen looked deeply at Zhu Zhanji. This guy was not old, but he was very thoughtful.
It is true that you want to know the map and the geographical position.
Giving support should be genuine, but support can come in many forms. Sending some food or giving a quilt is support. Changing the whole family to a comfortable place is also support...
Zhu Yunwen smiled at Zhu Zhanji and said, "It's okay if you want the map, but not now."
"When was that?"
Zhu Zhanji was a little puzzled.
It will be sailing in a few days. If you don't give it, you will have no chance to get it.
Zhu Yunwen just looked at Zhu Zhanji and smiled without saying a word.
Tang Saier saw Zhu Yunwen's intention and pulled Zhu Zhanji's lapel: "The emperor means that the prince and you are brothers, and you can get the map during the twenty-year appointment."
Zhu Zhanji was stunned.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Tang Sai'er and said to Zhu Zhanji: "Don't let Tang Sai'er down. Although you are still underage, you are still childhood sweethearts after all. You know her relationship with the prince and the future princess. , if someone bullies her, Zhu Wenkui will use this as an excuse to trouble you in twenty years."
Zhu Zhanji listened to the naked threat, secretly took a breath, and quickly said: "I am the only one in this world who can bully Sai'er, and no one else can."
"What?"
"It hurts, it hurts, let go."
Zhu Zhanji quickly begged.
Tang Sai'er snorted, let go of his hand and said to Zhu Yunwen, "There are people who want to bully me, but I, Tang Sai'er, are not afraid."
Zhu Yunwen laughed loudly, looking forward to seeing these two clever ghosts fighting against Zhu Gaoxu, but with Zhu Gaoxu's mind, he was afraid that he would not be a match for these two people...
It doesn't matter, it would be nice if Yan Guo had more drama.
September 26th.
On this day, all merchant ships and civilian ships are prohibited from traveling in the Yangtze River section from Jinling to the lower reaches.
On the water of the Yangtze River, treasure ships lined up one after another, and the Ming Dynasty's large-scale fleet was finally assembled. A total of sixty-five treasure ships and thirty pure iron, large-sized fortune ships were parked on the river in a mighty manner.
A group of sergeants gathered on the shore. The soldiers and civilians who were sailing with Zhu Di had entered the ship, and only a few "representatives" came ashore.
Zheng He, Zhu Neng, Luo Guanying, Shen Wei, Wan Qinglin and others stood in awe.
Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji, Wang Jinghong and others watched Zhu Yunwen ascend the high platform.
Zhu Yunwen stood at a high place, his eyes moved slowly, trying to write down the faces of these naval officers, and then he took a step forward, and a majestic voice came out: "The great naval officers of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Long live the Emperor, long live, long live the Emperor!"
Zheng He and Zhu Neng led the naval officers and soldiers, and Zhu Di led the officers and soldiers of the Yan Kingdom, the soldiers and the people shouted in unison and saluted solemnly.
Uniform movements and passionate shouts converged into a wind, blowing the flag on the ship!
Floating out, the sun and moon are bright.
No gift!
Everyone stood up.
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand and shouted: "This voyage has two missions. One is to verify whether the planet we live on is round or square! This is a question related to future knowledge. Once the circumnavigation of the world is confirmed, many knowledge All will be changed
Write! Many of you are illiterate. It doesn't matter, but your children are literate, and your descendants will learn more profound knowledge because of your feats! On this voyage, you are sailing for future generations, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, and for laying the foundation for new knowledge! "
Zheng He, Luo Guanying and others nodded repeatedly.
Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Yunwen and deeply recognized these words.
Once it is proven that the earth is round, it will greatly change the Ming Dynasty's understanding of the world, and the knowledge it will bring will be countless.
Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath and continued to shout: "Secondly, find the missing Wuyi fleet sergeants and tell them that the Ming Dynasty has not forgotten them and sent people to take them home! Some officials have said that for the sake of those who do not know life and death, One or two thousand people are not worth the huge expense and let the navy officers risk searching for them again!"
"Oh, what do they know! The sergeants of the Wuyi Fleet disappeared in America in search of high-yielding crops. They will not return home until they find high-yielding crops! Do you want to see your brothers in the wilderness? In the world, risk your life to search bit by bit and complete the unfinished mission?"
"Perhaps, in their eyes, they are the only surviving fleet and the only hope for Ming Dynasty to take away high-yield crop seeds! They will not abandon their mission, can we abandon them?"
Zheng He, Zhu Neng, Luo Guanying and others stiffened their necks and shouted together with tens of thousands of sergeants: "No!"
Zhu Yunwen said sternly: "Sergeants of the Ming Dynasty must have the spirit of never abandoning or giving up! Not to mention the one or two thousand people of the Wuyi fleet who are wandering outside, even if one of you is lost in a maze-like wilderness, all you need to do is light a fire , other navy sergeants will definitely look for you!"
"Remember, you are both citizens and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. You have been in the same boat through thick and thin, going through life and death, and made contributions to the court and the Ming Dynasty. The court will not forget you, let alone abandon you! Sail on the sea, home is in your heart. Days What the moon shines on is the territory of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Come aboard!"
"Sail!"
"Sail!"
"The great voyage, the feat recorded in history, will be created by you! I am here waiting for your return. By then, each of your names will be known to the world!"
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