Gold is a good thing.
After coming here for several months, the explorers have not stopped. From the west to the east, the horses have been running for a whole month, but they have not reached the edge. There are still some mountain valleys here, but the further inside, there are huge blocks. plain.
Starting from the capital, the horse can run from the capital to Fujian for a month, and the most important thing is that the vast plains here are great places.
There is no country or other forces on this continent, only the savage tribes who work on their own.
This gave Cao Jixiang a bold idea and a grand goal.
Before he set off, he also carefully read Zheng He's navigation charts. According to records, although Nanyang was not as prosperous as the Ming Dynasty, there were also chiefs, languages, writings, armies, towns, cultivated land, fishermen, and them. system.
But it's different here.
The teachings of saints here are beyond the reach of the whip, and it is a true barbarian land. The savages here have no writing, no language unique to this savage group, no towns, and no army...
Could it be that my ultimate goal in this life, Cao Jixiang, is not to find sweet potatoes and corns, nor to complete some sunflower manual...
The proudest thing in my life, Cao Jixiang, should be finding this gold mine for Ming Dynasty.
If there is no political power and army here, no one can compete with the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, all the gold will be transported back to Ming Dynasty.
I, Cao Jixiang, can immediately surpass the eunuch Zheng He and become the most profitable eunuch in the Ming Dynasty.
Hum, when the time comes, I won’t care about Zhang Bao or Xu Youzhen, I will become the biggest celebrity in front of His Majesty.
As long as I become a famous person in front of His Majesty, Xu Youzhen will not hesitate to come over and lick me.
A eunuch who brought gold to the Ming Dynasty, Cao Jixiang.
Thinking of this, Cao Jixiang showed an evil smile. He is really smart...
He looked at Zheng Zhiyuan and said, "Can I ask where he got this thing from?"
Zheng Zhiyuan nodded and grinned: "Father-in-law, look at it."
As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at the savage coldly. His face was strained and his muscles were constantly stretched, making him look weird, ugly and uncoordinated.
In Zheng Zhiyuan's opinion, this is evil, but it is only targeted at these savages. If this was done in the Ming Dynasty, the world would definitely look sick.
Sure enough, the soldiers behind him, including Cao Jixiang himself, all narrowed their eyes and looked at Zheng Zhiyuan's performance like a fool. They couldn't help but think to themselves: "What the hell is this..."
Zheng Zhiyuan raised the animal skin in his hand and pointed at the gold inside, and then said fiercely: "If you don't take Cabrada, Qiqi has your mother, the uncle is going to make hair, don't make hair, click, click, click..." "
As he spoke, he gestured with his hands. This strange sound and bizarre movements made Cao Jixiang feel strange. He unconsciously took a step back and asked quickly: "Captain Zheng, can you speak their words."
"Won't……"
"Then what are you doing?"
"Imitate what they say, and let him know that I'm asking him about gold."
"Then what do you mean by what you just said and what you did?" Cao Jixiang became more and more confused. This guy couldn't sail on the sea for a long time and was mentally abnormal.
Zheng Zhiyuan's face relaxed and he said with a smile: "My subordinate is telling this savage that I am looking for this thing. Do you know where it is? If you don't know or conceal it, I will just chop off your head." , hanging on the treetop over there. It hurts me to chop people. If you cut them down with one knife, they will definitely not die. If you hit them with another knife, it will be like chopping up a chicken or a duck. People will give you the nickname Lao Zheng."
Cao Jixiang sighed, feeling a little regretful about his appointment.
"Can he understand?"
"Yes, if you don't believe me, father-in-law, look at it."
Cao Jixiang frowned, and then looked at the slightly darker-skinned savage.
I saw the savage jumping around, chirping, and waving his hands constantly, as if he was responding to Zheng Zhiyuan.
Cao Jixiang's face gradually became shocked. He couldn't really understand what he meant.
"what did he say?"
"He said that there are many such things just in the south. The quack just now should be a river. Yes, it is downstream of the river. He also said, don't chop him. He is very obedient and has been obedient since he was a child." Zheng Zhiyuan Explained seriously.
How do these two different types of creatures communicate? This is not outrageous. Just open the door to outrageousness. It is outrageous.
Cao Jixiang didn't believe it and just thought Zheng Zhiyuan was talking nonsense.
And Cao Jixiang's face also let Zheng Zhiyuan see his father-in-law's distrust of him, and he became a little anxious at the moment.
"Father, you believe me. I will take fifty people and set off with this savage. Within ten days, we will definitely find the river and follow the river to find the gold mine."
Cao Jixiang nodded: "Yes, but you can't trust this savage too much. You have to be more careful along the way."
"Yes, father-in-law."
Not far from the camp built by Cao Jixiang, there was also a small village, which was filled with savages captured nearby. There were more than 60 people, all young women.
Although Cao Jixiang is an eunuch, there is demand in this area, but it is not great.
But the soldiers and sailors who followed him to sea were all young and strong men. After more than a year of patience, they looked at each other with hunger.
Therefore, Cao Jixiang did not ask too much about their looting of the savage tribe and the capture of female savages.
When Cao Jixiang saw those women, he felt a chill in his heart. It seemed that the big guys were really suffering after him.
Such a strange woman has the courage to draw a gun and attack.
As a eunuch, Cao Jixiang didn't understand that sense of urgency. How could a person without a bird understand it? What's more, these women were not too ugly, and upon closer inspection, they had a unique flavor.
In fact, these savages also belong to the yellow race, but due to geographical differences, the gap with the Han people is somewhat large.
They have lived in this place for 20,000 years. Their ancestors once fought with saber-toothed tigers, but they were very unlucky. In their history, there were no Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, no civilization, and they have always lived in the most primitive tribal way of life. .
This was their misfortune, so the huge population was almost extinct and became a protected animal for future generations.
Cao Jixiang returned to his room, sat on a chair, and sighed.
He made preliminary plans, and when the crops were successfully planted, he began to prepare things and return to the Ming Dynasty.
And Cao Jixiang went with the wind and found corn, sweet potatoes, and also wanted to find a big gold mine for the Ming Dynasty...
But in the dead of night, Cao Jixiang still couldn't forget that stormy night. It was after that storm that Zhu Yi, the heir to the Duke of Chengguo in the Ming Dynasty, disappeared.
Cao Jixiang knew that there was a high possibility that Zhu Yi had already fed the fish, but he still longed for him to make a living on a small island. When his fleet returned to the Ming Dynasty, he could find him on a deck on a small island. Zhu Yi, even the corpse is good, but this hope is even slimmer than the sun rising from the west tomorrow.
He also understands that those who go out to sea are the same as those who are in the arena of life and death. Life and death are only between a thought and a day or night, but he is still afraid that Zhu Shou cannot bear the white-haired man giving black hair to him. For people's suffering, put the blame on yourself.
At this time, Zhu Yi worried him.
He was in an old castle, sitting at one end of a long table.
He shaved off his beard himself and wore a python robe stolen from his father, looking majestic and elegant.
Behind him, stood Pu Ning'er, Li Tiechui, and several soldiers in armor. Opposite him sat a tall, fair-skinned, blond-haired Yi man wearing loose and strange clothes. He was the king of this place. What was his name? Christian I, with several guys named knights standing behind him.
The titles of this monarch are very long, such as the birth of the Storm of Oldenburg, the union of Norway, Sweden and Denmark, the governor, the regent, the king, the Duke of Schleswig by the Roman Empire, the earl of Holstein, Christian I .
When the young monarch introduced himself to Zhu Yi, although Zhu Yi didn't understand, he felt a little embarrassed, so he immediately introduced himself: "The Ming Dynasty, the great country at the center of the world that educates all people, is the great Ming Dynasty. His Majesty the Emperor decrees that he will be granted the title of Duke of the State. His successor will be the sixth-rank Captain of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies of the Ming Dynasty. He will also be the Special Envoy for the Expedition of the Ming Dynasty. His deputy will be the Admiral of the Ming Dynasty's Expeditionary Navy in the future."
Similarly, the monarch of Christian I couldn't understand Zhu Yi's words, but he also felt very embarrassed. The embroidery on his clothes made Christian I envious. Then he looked at the large ceremonial robe on his body. It's somewhat of an inferiority complex.
The two sat and looked at each other from time to time, both with a kind smile.
Zhu Yi and his party ran to the new continent, but they did not land in Denmark, but in Sweden. The biggest reason was that their coastline was no different from icebergs, but when they arrived here in a small boat to look for food, they It was discovered that there were Westerners and a country here, and then everyone landed.
Such an oriental face instantly attracted the attention of the royal court. The king invited them to his palace for half a month.
Due to the language barrier, these Swedish nobles did not dare to arrange for them to meet with the king. Instead, they sent people to the Netherlands on the European continent to invite people from their country who could speak Eastern languages. But who knew that after arriving, they would reveal the truth? That person’s true face.
That man was a liar. He was a Spanish criminal and a wanderer. After being exiled, he took a small boat to the Netherlands. Then he said that he had come back from the far East, and he mastered the language of the great Eastern country, making him a guest of the Dutch nobles. He also has many mistresses, and his career and love are both fruitful.
When he received the invitation from Sweden, this man went happily because he did not believe that people from the big Eastern countries would come here. It was obvious that after seeing Zhu Yi and the others, his lie was exposed.
Sweden had no choice. The king was pressing hard, and so were Zhu Yi and others. All they could do now was to arrange a cordial meeting and a grand dinner between the king and the people from the big eastern country.
Although you can't understand me, and I can't understand you, everyone is very happy, and the meeting and dinner should go smoothly...
Zhu Yi is a guest of Sweden. In a sense, King Christian I is also a guest of Sweden.
His true identity is the King of Denmark, but his identity as a member of the Three Kingdoms Alliance and Sweden's defeat in the border war allowed the internal nobles to re-choose the king.
They drove their regent, King Carl Knutsson, and Carl VIII to the European continent to seek refuge, and then recognized Christian I's inheritance rights to the Swedish throne, and actively elected King Christian I of Denmark to become the king of Sweden.
Although they are three major countries in northern Europe, they are still peripheral countries among the countries in Europe. When doing business, the furthest they can go to the Black Sea is to find those barbaric and dirty Yugoslavs. If they can do business with them all the time, It is the legendary Great Meng Yuan Grave Digger who has a connection with the mysterious Ming Empire. The cards of the entire Northern Three Kingdoms will immediately rise several levels.
(The Mongols’ God’s Whip made European nobles aware of the great powers in the East. The Ming Dynasty, which defeated the Mongols, has always been rumored in Europe. Of course, it was in the circles of the nobles. It was not until the advent of the European Age of Discovery that Let them truly understand the Ming Dynasty.)
This is why the great nobles of Sweden arranged for their king to meet Zhu Yi.
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