Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 720 Exploring Amazon

The food, cattle and horses purchased by the North American Indian tribes have begun to be sent to the past one after another. That is to say, no matter how many primitive tribes are found, he is not afraid that there will be nothing to fill people's stomachs.

At this moment, he can finally safely and boldly organize his manpower to fully explore the Amazon River Basin.

Looking at the map seized from the Portuguese and the map provided by the Spaniard, Taichang couldn't help frowning and thinking.

The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world, with a length of at least tens of thousands of miles.

The Amazon River is also the river with the largest basin area, the largest water volume, and the most tributaries in the world. It is said that there are at least tens of thousands of its tributaries.

These were the rough memories of the Amazon in his mind.

Problem, there is not so much information on the Portuguese and Spanish maps at this moment.

On the map in front of him, the Amazon River is just a few simple curved lines, and there is basically nothing else.

To be honest, he didn't know much about this river, and he only had some vague impressions in his mind.

However, at this moment, he is quite clear that the Amazon River Basin is a huge treasure house.

This is not only a treasure house of wood, but also a treasure house of medicinal materials, and possibly a treasure house of mineral deposits.

If this treasure house can be developed, Daming will not only have inexhaustible timber, but also dominate the world's pharmaceutical market, and even obtain innumerable iron ore.

With so many benefits, he naturally wants to develop this treasure house.

As for any danger, it is for ordinary people.

For Daming, this little danger is not called danger.

Now, for him, the only problem is that there is no satellite, and it can only be detected manually.

This is an area of ​​several million square kilometers, and it is densely covered with jungles, full of rivers and swamps, and it is almost impossible to get through by land, only by water.

The river is more than [-] miles long, and it takes a month just to go back and forth.

This is just the main trunk. If you count the tributaries, I really don't know how long it will take to detect.

Alas, it is a bit troublesome to detect such a large area purely manually.

He was standing in front of a pile of maps and sighing secretly, when Wang Chong walked in quickly, bowed his hands and said, "I will see the emperor in the end."

At this moment, Wang Chong has been promoted by him to Jinyiwei Qianhu, and he plans to hand over the exploration of the Amazon Basin to Wang Chong.

The reason why he didn't entrust this matter to Luo Sigong was not because he couldn't trust the commander of Jin Yiwei.

Question, Luo Sigong and his two thousand households were all left in Natal by him.

No way, there is no talent around him who can be a coach at the moment, and Natal is not far from Bahia, the army of the anti-Habsburg alliance is entirely possible to fight over, he must stay Only those who can stand alone are in charge.

Luo Sigong was originally the striker coach he appointed, and he was quite familiar with everything in Natal, so he could only leave him there and continue to serve as the coach.

And the two thousand households brought by Luo Sigong had to stay there to help him command thousands of elite scouts of Jinyiwei, tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion, and tens of thousands of young and strong North American Indian tribes.

As for Wang Chong, not to mention his ability, the key is his good luck. He showed up just when he needed talent, and made great achievements.

Therefore, he took advantage of the situation to promote him and reuse him.

Wang Chong still doesn't know what the emperor is looking for him for. He is very busy these days, and he is responsible for many messy things.

For example, there are nearly 30 civilians in more than [-] primitive tribes in the Xinmacheng area.

These people were all found by him in the jungle with people, and he also took people to pick them up. They would come to him for everything, as if he was the great chief.

For another example, Li Shuchu and Li Shuben were the ones who turned to him for anything they needed to deal with. Peng Bin was the one who turned to him when he was not familiar with the terrain when planning the city.

More importantly, he was basically responsible for organizing the construction of the pharmaceutical factory.

He was so busy with these miscellaneous things that he was dizzy.

What's the matter with the emperor looking for him?
After paying respects to the monarchs and ministers, Taichang waved directly: "Zhongyong, come, let's take a look at these maps."

Hearing this, Wang Chong hurriedly bowed to the big table, lowered his head and took a closer look.

Uh, these are maps of the Amazon River.

To be honest, the maps drawn by the European barbarians are really not very good, especially the map of the Amazon River, which is only a few lines back and forth.

They came in from the mouth of the main river, so they naturally knew that the drawn map of the Amazon River was not just a few lines.

What is this?
Taichang waited for him to read several maps before solemnly saying: "Zhongyong, I am going to develop the Amazon River Basin with all my strength, so I need a detailed map.

You've seen these maps too, they don't make much sense at all.

Therefore, I am going to let you take people to explore it.

Well, what do you think of the river? "

Uh, this.

Regardless of the simple lines on these maps, this is not a small river. The mouth alone is four to five hundred miles wide and tens of feet deep. Can this be a small river?
Wang Chong was stunned for a moment, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, judging from their map, the distance from Natal to here is less than half the length of this river, and the general estimates that this river may not be able to reach it." thousands of miles long.

Moreover, there is quite a lot of rain here, and there must be a lot of tributaries. The general estimates that the area of ​​​​this river basin may be larger than that of the Yangtze River basin. "

This kid really has a few brushes.

There are only a few simple maps on the table right now, with basically no markings. This kid can analyze so many things.

Taichang couldn't help but nodded slightly and said: "You are right, the length of this river must exceed ten thousand miles, and as for the area of ​​the river basin, it is estimated to be about the same size as the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

How about it, how long do you think it will take to explore? "

My God, it is about the same size as the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty!

Such a large area, and it is densely covered with jungle, it is not generally difficult to explore.

Wang Chong thought for a while, and then solemnly said: "Your Majesty, this kind of jungle terrain has such a large area, if you want to explore it as soon as possible, I'm afraid you can only go by water.

The last general has the courage to ask, Your Majesty, can you arrange some Spike warships for the last general?

Also, Your Majesty, how many people are you going to let the general take to explore? "

This really has to be arranged in advance.

Taichang thought about it carefully, and then said decisively: "I will give you a thousand Spike warships and ten thousand sailors.

Also, you can transfer over a thousand elite guards here, and I will match you with another [-] young and strong North American Indian tribesmen.

In addition, you can also choose a thousand young and strong from the primitive tribes in the Xinmacheng area to be your guide.

How about it? Is it enough? "

My God, so many warships, so many people!
Wang Chong nodded quickly and said, "Enough, enough."

Taichang thought for a while, and then explained in detail: "You not only need to map out the mountains, rivers, lakes, swamps and other terrains in the entire watershed, but also investigate all the primitive tribes in the jungle, and try to persuade them to come to Xinma City. Discuss the formation of tribal alliances.

In addition, you should also pay attention to the places suitable for building cities and the places suitable for planting herbs, and mark them all on the map.

By the way, try to clean up the dangerous animals in the entire watershed, because once the tribes here form a tribal alliance, they will definitely have to plant herbs and harvest wood.

If the jungle is still full of dangers, these things will not be easy to do. "

My God, such a large area has to be explored so carefully, and the dangers in it have to be cleaned up!
Most people would probably be dumbfounded when they heard this.

Fortunately, Wang Chong's character is quite resolute, and he is not afraid of difficulties at all.

He was just stunned for a moment, then decisively cupped his hands and said: "The general will understand."

Taichang immediately asked again: "Then how long do you think it will take to complete the exploration? You can make a rough estimate first, so that I can arrange follow-up matters."

This one.

How long will it take?

Wang Chong thought about it carefully, and then estimated: "Your Majesty, if it is only within fifty miles of the main trunk, half a year should be enough.

If it is all the tributaries and the areas they flow through, it will be estimated that it will take at least one year. "

Well, this estimate is quite reliable.

Taichang thought for a while, then nodded slightly and said, "Okay, you can explore the area within fifty miles around the main river. As for all the tributaries and the areas they flow through, you can explore slowly later."

Wang Chong hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The final general will obey the order."

(End of this chapter)