Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 763
Zhang Mingshi really did not expect that the emperor asked him to train a dark Kunlun slave.

To be honest, he had only seen Kunlun Slave in books, and he had never seen such a dark person in reality.

When he saw this person who was as dark as ink in the illustration in the book, he thought that the person who drew the picture was to save trouble, so he drew it directly with heavy ink.

He really didn't expect that this person could really be as black as ink.

He was stunned for a while, and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, is this the legendary Kunlun slave?"

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Yes, but don't call them that in the future.

Because they suffered too much inhuman torture during the process of being captured as slaves, they must be very sensitive to the word slave.

They are normal people, not slaves anymore. "

Zhang Mingshi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

Taichang thought for a while, then asked again: "Are there enough fertile fields around here?
After all, they have to practice here for a long time, and we can't always give them free food, which will easily make them lazy.

We can give them enough arable land, and let the selected men, women and children go to farm.

They were trafficked to farm the land. They must be very familiar with this, so they don't need to teach them much. "

Hearing this, Zhang Mingshi thought about it carefully, and then pondered: "Your Majesty, I don't know how much land you want to give them.

There is a basin in the mountains to the north of Xin'anyang City, but it is not very big, it is roughly more than a hundred miles wide and five hundred miles long.

On the northeast side of the island, there are two large plains, each of which is three or four hundred miles wide and thousands of miles long. "

More than a hundred miles wide, how many acres is five hundred miles long?
One hundred miles is fifty kilometers, and five hundred miles is two hundred and five kilometers.

This basin is roughly 100 square kilometers, with a total of more than [-] million mu, which is enough!

Taichang made a rough estimate, and then asked, "How far is the basin in the north from here?"

Zhang Mingshi said without hesitation: "There are two mountain ranges about [-] miles to the north, and there is a big gap between the two mountain ranges. If you go further north for more than [-] miles, just pass through the big gap."

It's only sixty miles in total, and the distance is not too far.

Taichang looked at the swimming pool that was just surrounded by curtains in the distance, and then said decisively: "Ming Shi, prepare your horse, and take me to have a look."

Uh, how many horses do you have for this?

Zhang Mingshi thought for a while, then recruited a guerrilla general to confess a few words, and then asked him to take a few generals to prepare horses.

Not long after, there was a thunderous sound of horseshoes in the city.

The cavalry with their horses poured out of the city gate like a tide, as if it would never end.

It took about a quarter of an hour for the cavalry to rush in. Judging by the number, there may not be tens of thousands, but the horses they brought over have thousands.

The Shenji Battalion is an infantry, not many horses are equipped.

Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help being surprised: "Why do you have so many war horses?"

Zhang Mingshi quickly explained: "Your Majesty, we exchanged these with the North American Indian tribes with fruits, vegetables and sucrose.

They don't seem to be good at growing melons, fruits, vegetables and sugar cane, but they like to eat them. After the general tried it, he began to exchange fruits, vegetables and sucrose with them for war horses.

The two plains in the northeast have been covered with grass, just for horse grazing.

In the end, the general plans to slowly exchange war horses with the Indian tribes, changing 20 to [-] war horses a year, and raising at least [-] war horses. "

My God, you only have 20 infantry, and you want to raise [-] horses, which is the least!
Well, maybe people want to have horses for the garrison here and the family members of the Tunwei here in the future.

This idea is good.

Taichang thought for a while, then nodded slightly and said: "Well, yes, when the time comes, train more cavalry for Daming.

All right, you order someone to get some food for these black people, find a place, let them take a rest here, we are ready to go. "

Hearing this, Zhang Mingshi hurriedly recruited a few generals to give an explanation, and then led Taichang and his party on horseback, bypassed the city wall, and headed straight to the north.

This road is all avenues, and on both sides of the avenue are neat rice fields, corn fields, sugarcane fields, etc., which are green and growing very gratifyingly.

Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help but secretly nodded.

It seems that this veteran has made this place his home and is planning to live there forever, otherwise, he would not have engaged in such a large-scale development.

A group of more than ten thousand riders galloped northward for nearly half an hour, and two huge mountain ranges appeared in front of them.

The two mountain ranges are lush and full of flowers and trees, and there is still faint snow on the top of the mountain range on the right!

I have to say, the scenery is really beautiful.

A group of more than ten thousand riders ran north along the gap between the two mountain ranges for less than half an hour. Suddenly, an endless plain appeared in front of them.

There are still many houses scattered on this plain!
There is actually such a place in the mountains, it is really the same as the legendary Xanadu.

Taichang raised his hand and pointed at the nearest house, and Wan Yuqi turned around and rushed there.

It was only when he got closer that he could see clearly that this was an abandoned farm.

There are even a lot of crops such as corn, sugar cane, and bananas around the house, but they are all submerged in the weeds and cannot be seen from a distance.

He raised his hand to make everyone stop, got off his horse, and ordered a group of guards to check the house carefully, and then led Zhang Mingshi, Luo Sigong and others to the row of houses.

Although the houses here have been abandoned for a long time, they can still be used for living if they are repaired.

Taichang thought for a while, then asked: "There are many such farms in this basin, right?"

Zhang Mingshi nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, this kind of farms are almost all over this basin, and the fertile land developed by the Spaniards on this island in the past is almost concentrated in this basin. It's a pity that the last general doesn't have enough manpower. , this place can only be left so deserted.”

Thinking of the endless farmland on both sides of the road, Taichang couldn't help but sighed: "You have done a good job. The fertile fields around Xin'anyang City may not be hundreds of thousands of acres. You have to guard the surrounding area of ​​the island, and It’s been hard work cultivating so many fields.”

Zhang Mingshi hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, we didn't have to work very hard, because Mr. Sun ordered us to build ten machines for cultivating land in New Liaoyang City, and we raised tens of thousands of cows, so it didn't cost much to cultivate the land. strength."

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help but nodded slightly and said: "Well, very good, all the black people sent over in the future should be placed in this basin.

This farm can accommodate at least 500 people, and then you can help them repair the houses here.

As for clearing the weeds in the fields, let them do it themselves. "

Zhang Mingshi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

Taichang looked around again, then waved his hands and said, "Okay, let's go back first."

It took less than two hours for them to go back and forth. It was almost noon when Taichang brought a group of people back to the Emperor, so Taichang simply ordered the royal chef to make a big table to entertain Zhang Mingshi. And Luo Sigong et al.

When the banquet started, all the concubines, princes and princesses were naturally called back.

They played so happily that the imperial concubine Wu Wan'er couldn't help admiring: "Your Majesty, this place is so much fun, and those fruits from Shenjingshui Town are so delicious, I've never eaten them so delicious fruit."

Concubine Su couldn't help but nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, the coconut juice, the jackfruit, the rock sugar pineapple, etc., are simply too delicious!"

Zhang Mingshi hurriedly said courteously: "If the empress likes it, I will order someone to send a boat there every few days in the future."

Are you kidding me, a boat is worth millions of catties, not to mention a few days, even a few months!
Taichang shook his head repeatedly and said: "Forget it in the Ming Dynasty, the weather on the Amazon River is hot, the fruit will go bad after a few days, don't waste it."

Zhang Mingshi said cautiously: "Your Majesty, at the end, you can send someone to buy some ice cubes from the Five Great Lakes. If you freeze them, they won't spoil so quickly, at least half a month."

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help but wondered: "Are the Indian tribes in North America also doing ice business?"

Zhang Mingshi nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, it's very cold in winter and there's ice everywhere. People from the Algonquin and Iroquois tribes have opened a lot of ice cellars, and the ice over there is cheap. .”

Uh, I also asked people to bring ice cubes from Wen Guogong's mansion, isn't this a bit of a waste of money and people!

The ice blocks produced by the Algonquin and Iroquois tribes can go directly down the river, and it takes only five or six days to transport them to the mouth of the Xinliao River, plus ten days by sea, a total of about half a month.

Taichang thought about it carefully, then looked at Wu Wan'er, Concubine Su and the others who were full of expectations, and then said decisively: "Well, I send ten boats to the Great Lakes every month to buy ice, and the return journey It's time to drop by your place.

You only need to prepare [-] catties of fruit a month. How about I exchange mahogany with you?

However, you can only keep these mahogany to make furniture for yourself and your soldiers, and you cannot entrust someone to resell them to the mainland of Daming. "

My God, one hundred thousand catties of high-quality mahogany is millions of taels.

Calculated in this way, wouldn't it be 100 taels of silver per catty of fruit!
Just kidding, one tael of silver can buy five shi of grain here, isn't this a money grab?

How can I rob the emperor's money!

Zhang Mingshi shook his head again and again and said: "Your Majesty, how can the last general accept your money, mahogany is too precious, let alone the last general!
This fruit is all grown by ourselves, so it is not worth a lot of money, let alone only [-] catties a month, so it will be the end of the day to honor all the ladies. "

Taichang smiled slightly and said: "Redwood is very valuable in Daming, but it is everywhere in Brazil, and it is not valuable at all.

You don't know, those colonists are desperately cutting down mahogany to make the deck of the ship. Every time we take a colony, it is piled up like a mountain of mahogany.

Moreover, we have to cut down a lot of mahogany when we open roads and build cities. Even if we use it to make ship decks, we can't run out!

I can't bring all these mahogany back to Daming to sell. If I do, the price of mahogany in Daming will be messed up.

In fact, I exchange some inexhaustible wood with you for fruit, and it's not worth a lot of money.

However, mahogany furniture is a good thing, you can equip all your soldiers. "

This veteran is a battle-tested veteran who has lived and died for Daming for decades, so there is no doubt about his loyalty, so Taichang didn't hide it from him.

Hearing this, Zhang Mingshi quickly cupped his hands and said: "Since it is worthless, the last general will thank the emperor for his kindness on behalf of his soldiers."

(End of this chapter)