Zheng He, that’s fucking Zheng He.
Chen Kan's excitement gradually calmed down, with a silly smile on his face.
It was as if the danger of being nearly killed just now seemed insignificant.
But in his heart, he was already thinking about traveling in the sea.
Great voyages, giant steel ships, suppressed fire, encircling the land as king, all nations coming to court, writing a glorious chapter in the prosperous age...
That is the ultimate romance for a man.
But... Zheng He doesn't have the consciousness to go to the West yet. How can this be done?
The great pioneer navigator must quickly find a way to let him sail to the Western Ocean. If it is too late, it will be too late!
Chen Kan has never been so anxious as now.
There was a voice in his heart constantly urging him.
Go back to see Zhu Di and ask to build a treasure ship to sail to the West!
Transport spices, gold, silver, copper, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, and peppers all back to Ming Dynasty!
Go overseas to enclose land, start the era of large colonies, and pack up all the overseas wealth!
Chen Kan hurriedly turned around and walked back.
But as I walked, my mood suddenly calmed down.
"What's wrong with me?"
"Why did you suddenly lose your bearings?"
He shook his head to calm down.
Chen Kan realized that his youthful anger had recurred.
"no!"
Chen Kan paused.
Now that the country is not stable, if he rashly asks Zhu Di to sail to the West, Zhu Di may not agree.
Besides, Taizu also had a ban on going into the sea.
"You have to plan it carefully. You have to plan it carefully."
Chen Kan was pacing in place, and when he suddenly saw Zheng He, Chen Kan felt a little lost for a moment.
But such a big thing as a voyage to the West cannot be done by just saying a few words in front of Zhu Di.
The investment was too great, and it was hard to see a return in the short term. Not even Zhu Di, nor the entire civil and military dynasties would agree.
We must find a way to make Zhu Di see the huge benefits contained in sea trade. We must make Zhu Di understand that the sea is full of opportunities and wealth.
The entire Ming Dynasty must also benefit from it.
This wealth cannot be allowed to flow into the hands of a few.
Let alone let the maritime history of the Ming Dynasty be as anticlimactic as in history.
There are also wealthy families on the southeast coast. We must find ways to prevent them from monopolizing maritime trade.
There is so much to do, so much to plan.
Thinking of these things, Chen Kan couldn't help but secretly thought he was lucky.
Fortunately, fortunately, he traveled back in time to the early Ming Dynasty. The civil servants had not yet formed a strong political group, the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River had not yet controlled the court, and the monarchy was still strong enough.
It's still too late, he still has enough time to fill in the gaps in history.
After forcing himself to suppress the excitement in his heart, Chen Kan calmed down completely.
If you want to open up a great voyage, the first thing to bear the brunt is Zhu Di's attitude.
In history, Zhu Di gradually understood the considerable profits of maritime trade through constant house raids.
The salaries of the ministers he inspected were not high.
But they all have two things in common. First, they are all from Jiangnan. Second, each of them collected tens of thousands of wealth when they ransacked their homes.
So, where does the money come from?
To put it bluntly, in history, Zhu Di sent Zheng He to the Western Seas to gain wealth. As for some nefarious people saying that Zheng He went to the Western Seas to find Zhu Yunwen, that is pure nonsense.
If you really want to find someone, who would go there in such a big way? Isn’t that just a fool’s behavior?
I found a knife secretly, and I will avoid future troubles forever!
Is this the correct way to find someone?
If it were not to make wealth, the financial situation in the early Ming Dynasty would be worse.
Where did Zhu Di get the money to fight the war, where did he get the money to build the Yongle Grand Ceremony, where did he get the money to dredge the Grand Canal, and where did he get the money to build Beijing?
Of course, Zhu Di has done a good enough job in extending the historical timeline.
But for Chen Kan, who stands on the shoulders of giants, these are not enough.
There is not only wealth overseas, but also countless vast lands. Those lands are the places that can continuously generate wealth.
Not to mention other things, the Spice Island in Nanyang, the Copper Island in Luzon, the Yinshan Mountain in the Japanese Kingdom, and the American continent where even the rivers are flowing with golden sand. The wealth of these places alone is enough to increase the national power of the Ming Dynasty by countless levels. steps.
In Chen Kan's opinion, the essence of great navigation is naked plunder.
The law of the jungle, enclosing territory in all directions, and the law of the jungle is the correct way to start a great voyage.
Rather than like Zhu Di, who honestly sent people to open up business channels for business.
Although he could also make a lot of money, the result was only to enrich the king's inner treasury.
It is of no benefit to the people of Ming Dynasty.
In the Age of Discovery, everyone who went to sea was a robber.
It is good to be benevolent, righteous, courteous, wise and trustworthy, and it is also good to be gentle, courteous and thrifty.
But... times have changed.
These things no longer apply in the current wave of history.
In this case, Ming Dynasty has the most powerful army in the world, the wisest king in the world, and a fool like him.
Why can't Ming become the most powerful robber on the sea?
...
...
On the Qinhuai River, there has been a legend about a strange guest.
It is said that the guest was very young. He always had a faint smile on his face and his gentle attitude was as refreshing as spring breeze.
He is not like other Huazong veterans who start to touch and touch the artists on the boat as soon as he gets on board. Instead, he maintains a social distance of not too far or too close to the artists.
He always politely informs the artistic performers that he wants to see performances with a strong artistic flavor.
He was very generous and never stayed too long on the boat after each performance.
The silver nudes he left behind were what he called the nourishment for artistic growth.
As time passed, the artists on the Qinhuai River wanted to see this strange guest.
But this guest did not come to Qinhuai River often, so many artists were not allowed to enter.
Today is a very ordinary day. The hot and humid weather in the south of the Yangtze River makes the artists on the Qinhuai River not in high spirits.
until......
He was discovered by a woman leaning on the string of the boat looking at herself in pity.
"Sir, there will be a palm dance performance on the flower boat today. Please come on board and have a look."
He raised his head, exuding charming elegance, shook his head slightly and replied, "No."
Then he flicked his big sleeves, like a banished immortal walking out of a painting, and slowly passed by the painting boat named Qiuyue.
Finally...entered a small boat called Xichuang.
"Gold looks like jade, and a tiger walks like a dragon."
The woman expressed such emotion.
"Damn it, dance in the palm of your hand, if I hadn't brought enough money..."
Chen Kan was a little embarrassed. If he had known it, he would have brought more money.
"Dancing in the palm of your hand, Zhao Feiyan, what a pity."
Chen Kan smacked his lips regretfully and raised his arms skillfully.
A good-looking woman stepped forward to take off Chen Kan's cloak, and thoughtfully put on his clogs.
Chen Kan strolled to the inner room and found a free seat to sit down.
After a while, another woman served Chen Kan tea and asked, "Sir, what music do you want to listen to today?"
Chen Kan picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then frowned. What kind of tea is so bad?
"I think the fairy's happy dance last time was pretty good."
Chen Kan narrowed his eyes and said calmly.
The so-called Immortal Happy Dance, originally called "Taiping Drum", was originally a solemn and elegant palace drum music.
It’s just that Chen Kan called it the happy dance of the gods.
As soon as Chen Kan finished speaking, two women dressed in light clothes, barefoot and waistless, carried two small drums onto the stage used for the performance.
The musicians behind the screen took their places.
"Zhengzheng~"
The graceful sound of zheng music kicked off the happy dance of the gods.
The sound of the piano coincides with the sound, and the woman's snow-white catkins slap heavily on the drum.
"Dong~dong dong dong!"
The drumbeats are rapid and the sound is deafening, making people feel like they are in the middle of a grand and solemn palace feast.
"Dong~dongdong!"
As the drum beat changed from rapid to soft and then stopped, the two women placed the drums in their hands on the drum stand.
Behind the screen, the sound of the piano flows like a clear spring, as if it wants to cleanse away the chilling meaning in the drums just now.
The sound of the piano stopped, and the two women took off their clothes and lightly jumped onto the drum. The drumbeats under their feet were sometimes brisk and sometimes rapid as the women danced.
The woman stepped on the drum with her bare feet, and could only squeeze her waist and twist to produce a moving melody.
The secret place that makes people yearn for it is looming.
Chen Kan's eyes widened at the same time as the other guests in the boat.
When the grand palace music meets the graceful and enchanting, the contrast is so refreshing that it is so strong that it is suffocating.
"The gods are confused after seeing this~"
"That's right, that's right!"
Chen Kan couldn't help but sigh, which instantly attracted the echo of other perverts.
As the woman leaped high into the air, the veil on her feet swirled into butterflies in the air, and this fairy happy dance also came to an end.
At the end of the dance, the two women said a blessing to Chen Kan.
"Good work deserves reward!"
Two silver nuggets flew out of his hand. The two women stretched out their sleeves and rolled them gently, and the silver nuggets disappeared.
...
Helping a wave of artistic development, Chen Kan melancholy went down to the west window.
The fairy's happy dance is already like this, how amazing is the palm dance that makes the world praise it and lament that it is never seen?
"Art is indeed a money-burning business, what a pity!"
Chen Kan felt a little regretful. If it weren't for the high price of Qiuyue Tower, he would have to taste it no matter what.
With emotion, Chen Kan slowly walked along the Qinhuai River.
The events of the great voyage and palm dance kept intertwining in his mind, leaving him a bit confused as to which one to think about first.
Passing by Qiuyue Tower, Chen Kan stopped.
Because he found that there was a gaze on the Qiuyue Tower Painting Boat that was commenting on him.
"Master Chen, please come aboard and have a chat."
Chen Kan looked out and saw Wuyang Marquis Xu Jingchang leaning on the string of the boat, holding a wine glass in one hand and with an unpredictable look on his face.
But there was no woman or servant accompanying him, as if he was here specially to wait for him.
Chen Kan had always been attentive to women, but when he saw that the woman leaning on the string of the boat had turned into a playboy, he immediately lost interest.
"The Marquis is very elegant and happy, but I am busy with official duties and I really can't get away. Please forgive me, the Marquis."
[Sorry everyone, I was delayed because of something today, so I can only update two chapters of 5,000 words. The shortfall of 5,000 words will be made up in a few days. In addition, please collect, vote for, recommend, and support the new book list. Thank you everyone. 】
