Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 889 Travel Notes of the Andes

Less than half a month after Taichang arrived in Singapore, the "Le Monde" had already started translating, typesetting, and printing, and the shipyard in Xinma City also began to build Spike warships and armed merchant ships.

He seemed to have nothing to do all of a sudden.

Because the first issue of "Le Monde" will not be published until at least one or two months later, and the preparations for the follow-up daily issue have been left to Wen Zhenmeng.

The Mughal Empire has not yet been completely conquered, and Cao Bianjiao is also leading his army to advance towards Siberia and the Ural Mountains. Even if he wants to go on an expedition to Europe, he does not have enough manpower.

What should I do at this time?
Could it be that he just returned to the mainland of Ming Dynasty?
He really can’t leave right now. The reason why he came to South America was actually secondary to founding the “Le Monde”. Take it all, and block the source of materials in Spain.

The question is, Carinho and De Sierra are currently attacking the governorate of La Plata. If he asks them to come back, it will take at least a month or two to waste.

Wouldn't it be counterproductive to do so!

People have one or two months to take down the governorate of La Plata, and running back and forth is a waste of time.

He stared at the map on the table for a while, and suddenly had an idea.

The two can't come back, he can go to the governor's district of La Plata to find someone!

Moreover, he can also bring 20 or even [-] soldiers of the Amazon Tribal Alliance to help others, so that they can take down the Governor's District of La Plata as soon as possible and advance to the Governor's District of Granada.

The strategy he set before might have been a little too conservative. It would take too much time to take over half of South America and half of North America with just the few people under Carlinio and De Sierra.

If we don't hurry to cut off Spain's material sources at this moment, people still don't know how many ironclad warships, muskets, and artillery will be built.

He should have asked the Indian tribal army to cooperate.

Anyway, the Americas were originally the territory of the Indian tribes, and it was normal for the Indian tribes to take back the colonies no matter how many people they sent.

As for the weapons and equipment of the Indian tribes, it doesn't matter if they say that Spain provided them.

He can completely avoid not knowing!
Is Spain going to war with Daming right now?

Obviously, no.

People have just started building iron-clad warships, and it will take at least half a year for the first batch to be built.

Right now is the time when Daming is at his strongest, so what are there any scruples?
As long as Da Ming doesn't directly send troops to join the war, he can push it all away!

Even if people suspect or even accuse Daming of being behind the scenes, so what, he refuses to admit it, does Felipe IV have the guts to bite him?

Thinking of this, he immediately said decisively: "Chuan Yuanfang and A Suzu."

The two soon arrived on the Emperor.

After paying respects to the emperor and ministers, he said directly: "A Suzu, I want to borrow 20 horses from you."

This said.

A Suzu said without any hesitation: "The mentor can just use as many troops as he wants, and the troops under the student's hands are the troops under the mentor's hands."

Well, boy, that's a good point.

Taichang nodded approvingly, and then asked: "Yuanfang, how many Aegis ships and armed merchant ships can we mobilize now, can 20 people fit in?"

Well, it depends on where to go.

Zhang Yuanfang hurriedly asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, the last general has the courage to ask, where are we going?
If it is a cross-sea expedition to Europe or Africa, the ship may be a little nervous. After all, the sea is rough and there are no supply points, and armed merchant ships cannot carry too many people. "

Taichang thought about it for a while, and then said bluntly: "We just go to the Governor's District of Peru to see the mines there, and then go to the Governor's District of La Plata to help Carlinio and De Sierra, and take it down as soon as possible. .”

This means turning half a circle around South America?

Zhang Yuanfang nodded quickly and said: "Then there is no problem, we just need to gather two hundred armed merchant ships.

Anyway, this road is all along the coastline, let them squeeze, and each boat can accommodate about 500 people.

Your Majesty, do you want to summon other ships? "

Taichang thought about it for a while, and couldn't help saying: "By the way, the sea area in Peru is still a big fishing ground. Let's bring dozens of large fishing boats to catch more fish and shrimp, so that everyone can try something new.

Also, if we call another [-] Spike warships, we may have to send troops to others through the river when they reach the governor's area of ​​La Plata. "

Zhang Yuanfang hastily cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

Soon, ships gathered in the military port of Xinma City, and the soldiers of the Amazon Tribal Alliance were also quickly gathering in the direction of the military port carrying food, grass and luggage. A large group of people were crowded near the pier in a short while.

When Wu Wan'er received the news, she couldn't help but ran to the study, and said cheerfully: "Your Majesty, where are we going, are we going back to the mainland of Daming?"

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help feeling guilty.

Although he brought his wife and children with him at this moment, he didn't take them to play.

They don't even have the chance to disembark and stay on board all day long.

They basically didn't disembark during the war on the Continental side, but after the war, the Lisbon Lease started construction, and they only disembarked for a few days.

This way came back from Europe and stopped for a day in the capital of Western Yin.

He was busy with meetings that day, explaining the preparations for the war, so he didn't have time to accompany them off the boat to play.

They can disembark at will at Xinma City. The problem is that the weather here is too hot, and it rains every now and then. It would be better to catch a cool breeze on the Emperor when disembarking.

Therefore, even though all the concubines, princes and princesses followed him for more than half a year, and traveled all over the world, the time to actually disembark was pitifully small, less than a month in total.

Alas, thinking of this, he really felt extremely guilty.

Anyway, it's not very busy right now, and the war probably won't start until a year later at the earliest. During this time, he can take a group of concubines, princes and princesses around South America to attract some scenery. Nice place to visit.

Thinking of this, Taichang smiled slightly: "We can't go back now, but this time we go to the Governor's District of Peru and the Governor's District of La Plata. There is not much to do.

Otherwise, I will take you to have fun, try the seafood in Peru, and then go to the famous Andes Mountains. "

"Yeah!"

There is food and fun here, especially with Taichang accompanying her, Wu Wan'er is naturally very happy.

It didn't take long for the fleet to set off.

They took the northern coastline of South America, passed through the Western Indo Islands, and then arrived at the Viceroyalty of Peru through the Grand Canal leading to the sea.

This route is about fifteen thousand miles, and it will take about half a month for the fleet to advance at full speed.

However, Taichang has not been idle along the way.

When they passed the Governor's District of La Plata, he also specially ordered the fleet to sail about ten miles close to the coastline, and took a good look at the terrain here and the cities, ports, and forts built by the Spanish colonists.

The defense force of the Spanish colonists is actually not strong. After all, their focus is on the European continent. It is estimated that the four governorships here have a total of less than 5 horses.

If it was the Daming Army's onslaught, the La Plata Governor's District would probably be taken within a month.

It's a pity that it's not yet time to turn around.

He still had to numb him a bit and prepare everything in secret before he could do anything.

Otherwise, with the defense strength of the Spanish colonists, the entire American colony could be taken by Ming Dynasty in less than three months!
After the fleet passed through the Grand Canal, it basically entered the range of the Peruvian fishing ground.

At this time, Taichang did not order anyone to drive the boat to the coastline to check.

He promised to bring a group of concubines, princes and princesses to eat seafood, so naturally he would take them around the Peruvian fishing ground.

The reason why this place is called one of the world's four major fishing grounds is that the fish resources are naturally quite rich. Basically, as long as large fishing boats put down long fishing lines and search for about half an hour, they will surely find all kinds of fish. group.

At this moment, Ming has no time to colonize the sea area, and there are not many large fishing boats here to detect, except for those fleets in the south of Peru that pretend to be fishing, but are actually blocking other communication ships. The fishing grounds here are basically No big boats were fishing.

Therefore, the fish resources here are frighteningly rich.

Sturgeon, sardines, squid, even shad, tuna, there are a lot of them, and fifty large fishing boats can catch millions of catties casually.

Taichang and his concubines and princes and princesses ate a lot of shad and tuna, but they seldom ate sturgeon.

This kind of fish does not seem to be very many in other places, but it is the most abundant kind of fish here.

According to those old fishermen, this sturgeon is a good thing. The sturgeon meat can not only clear away heat and detoxify, but also beautify the skin, and the fish roe is also the most delicious.

And squid, they seldom catch so many as they do here.

Taichang couldn't help thinking of the iron plate squid of later generations, the taste is simply not so good.

After listening to his description, the imperial chef made the squid on the iron plate. As soon as this thing came out, all the concubines, princes and princesses couldn't help eating it.

They ate and moved forward slowly, eating at sea for three full days, and finally arrived at Lima, the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru.

In the past three days, even the soldiers of the Amazon Tribal Alliance have eaten delicious food. They themselves like to eat fish. When they come here, they can’t finish eating fish as a meal. They have never dreamed of eating this way. .

Next is a tour of the Andes Mountains.

Originally, Taichang came to see the gold, silver and copper mines here, but since he promised all the concubines and princes and princesses to go for a swim, he naturally couldn't drill into the mines.

He could only call a few officials from the Ministry of Industry who were in charge of prospecting here, and together they went to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the Andes Mountains.

The Andes Mountains are really beautiful. The mountains here are not only high, but also covered with jungles and surrounded by white clouds. As long as you climb a few hundred feet high, you can see the sea of ​​clouds, see the snow-capped mountains, and feel the coolness of the summer.

Of course, ordinary people can't climb such a high mountain at this moment.

Taichang directly ordered Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming to lead the guards to open the way, and then ordered Jin Yiwei to use local materials to fill up the opened road with stones, and then took a group of concubines, princes and princesses to board One after another, I saw the beautiful scenery like a fairyland.

The mineral deposits in the Andes Mountains are not generally rich. According to officials from the Ministry of Industry, the silver mines, copper mines, and saltpeter mines here are all well-deserved No. [-] in the world, and the reserves are simply astonishing. There are also gold mine reserves. Exceeding the mainland of Daming, there are also a lot of iron, coal, and lead ore reserves.

It can be said that this place is an endless treasure. As long as it can be developed, it will be much more valuable than the Tianci mountain range full of coal mines in North America.

(End of this chapter)