Tang Ruowang saw Zhu Youzhen's expression, blinked, and changed the topic with an unchanged expression: "The Spanish side has received the letter, and I believe that they will warmly welcome the prince, and prepare a grand banquet to invite the prince to participate." ” Zhu Youzhen suppressed the discomfort in his heart, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said, "This king has been at sea for more than a year, and the emperor is still waiting for our reply, I hope it will be as brief as possible." ” He has been adrift at sea for more than a year, and he has no sense of security at all, and he has been holding on in a panic.
He didn't like these Xiyi people, he instinctively hated it, so he was homesick.
John Tang nodded and said, "Okay, I will try my best to arrange, after meeting the King of Spain, I will take the prince to the Papal State to meet His Majesty the Pope, His Majesty has already looked forward to the arrival of the prince, I believe he must be very happy." ” Zhu Youzhen sighed, didn't speak again, and continued to play chess.
John Tang did not give up, and told Zhu Youzhen about God's glorious deeds, hoping to pull this down-and-out prince into God's people.
However, Zhu Youzhen's heart was quite firm and unmoved, but continued to listen to the news from Europe in case he was insufficient.
The two played for nearly two hours, and it was not until it was getting late that the two packed up the chessboard and left.
After a simple meal, Zhu Youzhen went to rest, this fleet is not his master.
Feng Zhu, Ao Bai, Zheng Zhilong, Li Yizao and others gathered together, looked at the charts, and discussed things.
Feng Zhudao: "How's the record?"
” The Ming fleet is not a simple visit, along the way to record the sea situation, customs, division of forces and so on.
Although they came safely and could have made it back, it didn't mean they would never come back.
On the contrary, once they send back these charts, the fleet that has already been ready to go will rush out in the morning.
The outside world is too big and too wild, but it has infinite wealth, enough to make the whole Ming crazy!
Although Li Yizao is a 'scholar', he has also been an official, and he has seen too much along the way, and he also has all kinds of thoughts in his heart.
Listening to Feng Zhu's words, he said: "Father-in-law, we have recorded in detail, and we have also summarized the records of the fleet, and we are in the process of summarizing, and we have already had preliminary results. ” Feng Zhu nodded with satisfaction, he was an old man who followed Zhu Xu, he knew Zhu Xu's thoughts, and instructed: "To be as comprehensive as possible, the people of Xiyi are like wolves and tigers, slaughtering wantonly for gold and silver, bullying the people along the road like domestic animals, as the envoys of the Celestial Empire, it is the responsibility to save them, educate them, make them free from ignorance, and prosper and civilize......"
These words are obviously not something that an internal supervisor can say.
Li Yizao is in the political yuan, he knows who it is, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong, spreading the teachings of saints and saving people from fire and water, isn't it his duty to be human?
Li Yizao paused and said, "Xia Guan has written it down, the sea route is complicated, the danger is everywhere, and the small fleet, Xia Guan does not recommend that they go to sea too far." ” They are a huge fleet, which is hard to find in the world, and they are cautious and walk along the shore, or they don't know how many times they have almost perished, which shows the danger overseas.
Feng Zhu was no longer Wuxia Ameng, his expression was calm, he looked at Zheng Zhilong and said, "How is the damage to our fleet?"
” Zheng Zhilong's expression was solemn, and he said: "Not to mention the more than thirty ships that are silent, the others are also seriously damaged, including the Hongwu, we must find a suitable place to repair it, at present, the navigation is not much affected, but if there is a war, I am afraid that the combat power is less than fifty percent of the heyday." ” Feng Zhu frowned and said, "The road is all wild, and there is no suitable place to repair it, so it seems that we can only go to Lisbon to find a way."
But these are the countries of tigers and wolves, and if they take the opportunity to attack, we will be in great trouble. ” Ao Bai was full of beard, his expression was rough, and he sneered: "Then let's disguise it first, and repair it step by step, we have more than 100 warships and thousands of cannons, I don't believe it, the people of Xiyi dare to stroke the tiger's beard!"
” Feng Zhu said: "This is a way, find a place to stop in front, repair the boat as much as possible, and replenish fresh water, we are from the Celestial Empire, and we can't let the people of Xiyi underestimate it!"
” Zheng Zhilong and Ao Bai had no opinions, but Li Yizao said: "Gonggong Feng, two generals, should we occupy a place to make a way back?"
” Their current sea area is still in the African range, the people here are ignorant, wild, vulnerable, if they want to occupy a territory, it is quite easy, they have tried before, if they can't stay for a long time, it will be easy to take down a Nanzhili.
Feng Zhu was stunned, looked at Li Yizao, and then looked at Zheng Zhilong, bowing.
Li Yizao's proposal......
Make it a little difficult for them.
If you want to establish a temporary support base, it is not difficult, is it useful and long-lasting?
Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate, he judged the situation and said, "Gonggong Feng, even if a temporary base is established, if the people of Xiyi attack us, the vast sea may be useless at all. ” Ao Bai also said: "If we are defeated, we may not be able to escape here, and even if we flee here, it may not be useful, the country here is too far away, there is no support, I am afraid that we will not be able to go back." ” This is the difficulty, it seems to be useful, but it is actually useless.
Li Yizao saw Zheng Zhilong, Li Yizao objected, and said to the three people: "Three, there must be some use, and there is no need to leave many people."
Also, if the Xiyi people didn't attack us, perhaps, this is just a point, and we can sprinkle more points along the way when we go back, and it will be much more convenient if I come to Europe again......"
Feng Zhu's eyebrows moved slightly, and he said decisively, "Okay, then send a reconnaissance ship, find a suitable place, leave a base, and hide a little first. ” Ao Bai, Zheng Zhilong glanced at each other and had no objection.
At the end of the day, it's a no-brainer.
Li Zhizao was very happy, he really wanted to go ashore to get a good understanding, but because of the hurry, he didn't make the trip, so he immediately took the opportunity and said: "Then the lower official will send a few students to stay for a while, and when he returns, he will go to see it in person." ” Feng Zhu nodded and said, "The records that should be done must be complete, and when the time comes, we will all present them to the imperial front, which must be comprehensive, objective, and true." ” "Yes."
Li Yizao responded very happily.
Li Yizao looked up at Ao Bai and said, "Tang Ruowang and the others must be monitored, and they must not be allowed to play tricks, King Xin is the emperor's brother, if there are three long and two short, we will not be able to eat and walk!"
” Ao Bai raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Father-in-law, don't worry, the last general will know the severity." ” Feng Zhu was relieved to a few people, and said, "Well, let the fleet slowly enter a state of combat readiness, and when you get here, you can't be careless at all!"
” "Yes!"
Ao worship, Zheng Zhilong Shen Se said.
After the two finished speaking, they left, leaving Feng Zhu and Li Yizao behind, still studying the map.
After a while, Li Yizao sighed, pointed to the map and said, "Father-in-law, look here, if a canal is dug here, we don't have to go around such a big Africa to Europe." ” Feng Zhu looked at Li Yizao's fingers, which were marked with two black italics: Egypt.
It separates two seas, and at the same time separates Europe from the sea route to the East, and if there is a river here, the Ming ship can go straight to this place when it leaves Malacca, and then go straight to Europe, without bypassing the so-called Cape of Good Hope, thousands of miles away.
Feng Zhu looked at this place, his eyes narrowed, and said, "Write it down, after returning to the city, let the navy test it, if you can control it in your hands, the future trade between the East and the West will be decided by me!"
” "Yes."
Li Yizao said.
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This place is really special, if you can really dig a river, you can really save too much time.
At noon the next day, just after eating, Ao Bai found Feng Zhu and said in a low voice: "Father-in-law, I have found a suitable place, there are islands all around, there is a peninsula hidden in it, if you can build a city, a few turrets, it is absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is a large area of land in it, according to the exploration of the soldiers, where the land is fertile, it is very suitable for planting, sweet potatoes, corn, wheat, rice can be, the local people are all black, unclothed, armed with sticks, wood and stone, it is easy to deal with." ” Feng Zhu's eyes flashed, and he said, "I'll let the fleet slow down, give you three days, take a piece, build fortifications, and leave another three hundred people, you have to catch up as soon as possible, and don't let those Xiyi people find out." ” "Yes!"
Ao Bai was very excited, and turned around and left.
He did it very secretively, deliberately hiding it from outsiders, even including Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters.
It is true that as the soldiers know about it, the people here are quite ignorant and full of fear of the outside world, and Ao Bai only let the muskets and arrows charge a few times, and these people are frightened and flee in all directions.
Ao worshiped the joy, on the one hand, people were alert, and on the other hand, the geographical situation was quickly explored, and the big baskets rose into the air one by one, taking in everything around.
Soon, Ao Bai found a suitable place, and then quickly captured the captives, taught them how to behave, and asked them to repair fortifications, turrets, etc.
They had tried it on the other side of Africa before, and this time they were already at it, and the number of arrests was increasing and the construction was accelerating.
These Africans don't know what to shout, fear, awe, under the threat of guns, relentlessly.
Ao Bai did not treat them harshly, eating, drinking, and resting, but it did not cause much backlash.
If there are more threats, he will send Daming's clothes, shoes, and even food and wine to win people's hearts.
Aobai's methods were not very clever, but they were very useful, and in just five days, the fortifications including the turret were initially established.
He brought cannons, gunpowder, and some seeds from the fleet, and ordered them to teach the Africans to cultivate and plant.
Five days later, Ao Bai had established himself here, getting along with the Africans in a friendly way, not fighting each other, and the territory he occupied was actually not very large.
Ao Bai quickly headed north with a few men to catch up with the fleet.
Hainan navigation is a very boring thing, there are no women on the ship, and the king is clothed and fed, but after more than a year of sailing, he is also used to it, playing chess with John Tang every day, chatting, and then going back to read and sleep.
However, it was raining today, and the fleet was moving very slowly, and the chessboard of Zhu Youzhen and Tang Ruowang was placed in the cabin.
In Zhu Youzhen's room, the two are still playing against each other, perhaps because they have been playing for a long time, and their chess strength is becoming more and more equal, and the fight is inseparable.
"Lord Wang, why haven't you seen General Ao Bai for a long time?"
Tang Ruowang played chess without moving, and raised his eyelids to look at Zhu Youzhen.
Zhu Youzhen also hadn't seen Ao Bai for five or six days, but he didn't care, and said lightly: "I heard Gonggong Feng say that he went to the back and pressed the back of the fleet to ensure that no ships were left behind." ” Tang Ruowang nodded as if he understood, and said, "It's coming soon, when we arrive in Lisbon, we can all have a good rest, and the prince can also feel the European style."
Here is completely different from the Ming Dynasty, there are not so many constraints, more freedom, of course, God wants his people to live freely and happily. ” Zhu Youzhen knew John Tang's purpose, didn't bother to pay attention to it, and said, "This king hopes to have a good talk with the king of Spain, and peace is our common hope." ” Regarding the contradictions between the Ming Dynasty and Spain, especially the change of hands in the Philippines, John Tang felt powerless.
He knew that the Ming Dynasty was quite strong and would not bow its head, let alone return the Philippines to Spain, and now, it depends on Spain's attitude.
If Spain were provoked, they might actually attack this emissary fleet, or even send a fleet to the far east to crusade.
This is not the result he wants, he wants to go to the Ming Dynasty to preach, and he wants to gain the favor and permission of the Ming Emperor.
Perhaps, I should have gone to the Papal States one step earlier, met with the Pope, and asked the Pope to intercede. ’ John Tang was playing chess, and said so in his heart.
Although the pope is no longer what it used to be, his influence is still great, especially in Spain.
But it took too long to go to the Papal States, and it was too late.
John Tong now only prayed that the Kingdom of Spain would not be provoked, that he would not be dizzy, and that he would not do anything stupid.
"Yes."
He didn't belong to his mind, and replied to Zhu Youzhen casually.
Zhu Youzhen couldn't forget that Spain was a ** country, so he forcibly suppressed his nausea, and said: "Well, this king still needs some translations, I hope Mr.
Tang can help find it." ” Europe is chaotic and complex, and the languages are diverse, so Zhu Youzhen needs more translations.
Tang Ruowang's heart was still spinning, and he subconsciously said: "I'm happy to serve you." ” Zhu Youzhen listened to this, his brows furrowed, and just as he was about to speak, Feng Zhu walked over slowly, looked at Tang Ruowang, and said, "Sir, wait a minute, the slave wants to say a few words to the prince." ” Tang Ruowang came to his senses at this time, glanced at Zhu Youzhen, and said, "Please." ” Zhu Youzhen doesn't like Feng Zhu very much, although Feng Zhu usually respects him, but this is not the behavior that a slave should have.
He didn't move, got up and walked back.
Feng Zhu bowed beside him and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, it is too dangerous to go to the Papal State, we will not go for the time being after discussion, first go to Spain, then the Frankish Kingdom, the Netherlands, England, and finally arrange how to meet the Pope according to the situation." ” Zhu Youzhen was very dissatisfied with Feng Zhu's unauthorized decision, there was anger in his heart, he didn't hide it on his face, and frowned: "Isn't it our first task to meet the Pope?"
The king heard that this church was so influential that even the king sometimes had to listen to them. ” Feng Zhu nodded and said, "It's true, but it's too dangerous to go in, if they block the entrance, we can only wait for death, it's too dangerous, this is also a prudent move by the slave and maid after repeated discussions." ” Zhu Youzhen was used to being excluded, and he was really dissatisfied, and said: "Okay, this king knows, and he will talk to Tang Ruowang." ” When they arrived in Europe, the itinerary was not arbitrary, and they needed to be arranged in advance to avoid chaos and unnecessary trouble.
All this has to rely on the help of John Tang, and Ming is a complete stranger.
Feng Zhulai and Zhu Youzhen said this, just to ask Zhu Youzhen to tell Tang Ruowang and persuade him to help arrange it.
"No, no, no," Sure enough, John Tang shook his head again and again when he heard this, and said: "Going to Lisbon can be said to be a stop, repairing ships, and replenishing food and water, but going to the Kingdom of the Franks, the Netherlands, and the Kingdom of England is different, it is disrespectful to the Pope, and it will cause a lot of controversy in Europe, which is very unfavorable to you, and will lead to war." ” Zhu Youzhen would not bargain for the safety of the fleet, and said directly: "Mr.
Tang, you should understand that we Ming people do not believe in your God, and while asking us to respect it, I hope that we can also get your respect, only in this way can we move forward, instead of arguing, standing still, or even retreating." ” Tang Ruowang frowned, looked at Zhu Youzhen and said: "Lord, Rome must go as soon as possible, the Pope has a strong influence in the whole of Europe, if you get his help, your trip to Europe will be extremely smooth, save a lot of trouble, and the person who makes your mind will be more cautious." ” What John Tang said was very subtle, that is, if Zhu Youzhen did not go to Rome to meet the Pope as soon as possible, it was likely to cause trouble or be attacked, and the Pope could protect them. 1