Jinyi champion

Chapter 1063
Some people in the court began to impeach Zhu Hao, accusing Zhu Hao of sending troops to suppress Japanese pirates and pirates in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, but actually sending a fleet to Nanyang, disregarding the foundation of the Ming Dynasty...

The words were so ugly that they almost wanted to label Zhu Hao as a national traitor.

The members of the Yili School thought that Zhu Hao's behavior was a betrayal, and they finally seized the opportunity, so they became ruthless and wanted to destroy Zhu Hao all at once.

morning meeting.

It took Zhu Si five days to rejoin the court meeting, but as soon as he came up, a bunch of people stood up and attacked Zhu Hao, which made Zhu Si look impatient.

After the instigator, Jia Yong, also came out to make a concluding speech, Zhu Si couldn't help but said, "Even if it was Zhu Hao's idea to send a fleet to sail, how dare he do it wrong?"

Jia Yongdao: "Your Majesty, this is disregarding the safety of my Ming soldiers and deceiving the imperial court..."

"Who did he lie to?"

Zhu Si interrupted Jia Yong angrily, "If you can also take a fleet to sea and bring back 40 taels of silver and 2 taels of gold for me, you can do whatever you want! Otherwise, don't tell me such nonsense !"

Jia Yong was filled with righteous indignation, but after hearing what the emperor said, he was speechless for a while.

It was also the first time that the ministers present knew that among the tribute paid by the ocean-going fleet to the emperor, there was actually silver and gold, and the amount was huge, almost comparable to all the investment in shipbuilding and other matters before the Ming Dynasty. The harvest of a trip to sea.

"I don't look at who said what or what they did. I only look at the results. If you don't even know the gains and losses of doing something, and you only focus on attacking others and denying other people's achievements, in my opinion, this is a sign of incompetence. I will only despise him, and will not accept any of his opinions! Retire!"

Zhu Si didn't care much about going to court, but when he came today, there were ministers bothering him with Zhu Hao's affairs, and he didn't want to stay any longer, so he just walked away.

The remaining ministers are listed in the court hall, you look at me, I look at you, helpless.

We elected a vassal king's son to take over the position of the emperor, but after working for three years, we revealed our true colors?
This is choosing a fool!

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Zhu Hao met Guan Jing and Lu Bing at the Ningbo shipyard, neither of them took anyone to the capital to deliver tribute.

Guan Jing acted calmly, with the demeanor of a general, and looked mature and sophisticated. On the other hand, Lu Bing was still like a child, with a tiger head and a tiger brain.

In fact, Lu Bing is the more powerful of the two. He has received a much better education than Guan Jing, but he always likes to show his youthful side, making people look down on him, but in the end he is always calculated by him. It's the brains of the fleet.

"...The ocean is boundless. We walked along the ocean current for 20 days, thousands of miles without a head. We didn't find the island marked on the chart until the No. 20 six days. We replenished fresh water and food there, and then continued eastward. After setting off, it took more than 20 more days to find land.

"That piece of land is really huge, and there are many barbarian tribes by the sea, and some tribes have silver all over the place, and they all use it as decorations... What a reckless waste..."

Lu Bing talked a lot, and he grew up a lot during this trip to America, and he seemed like a young adult for a while.

Silver is not a common currency in the Americas. In other words, before the New World was discovered by Europeans, it mainly relied on barter for trade, and there was no so-called currency.

In addition, the storage of silver in America is extremely amazing, and the purity of natural silver ingots is high, which makes silver a treasure in Ming Dynasty, but it is a rotten street item in South America.

"You should have arrived in the central part of the New World. There are not too many tribes there. In fact, you should go north for a while..."

Zhu Hao knew that the place where Lu Bing and the others first arrived in the New World was Acapulco, a seaport city in southern Mexico in later generations, and it was the main port for trade between the Americas and the Philippines from the 50s to the early [-]th century. The islands are the Hawaiian Islands.He wanted to give some pointers, but then he thought, now that everyone has returned, it is useless to say this.

"Where's the nautical chart given to you? Have you marked all the key nodes in the voyage that you were asked to record?"

Before Zhu Hao let the fleet go to sea, he gave a detailed chart and even drew a simple map of the Americas.

Guan Jing said: "Navigating at sea is easier. Guide the direction according to the compass and the stars in the sky, and follow the wind and ocean currents. There are almost no major mistakes on the road. But after arriving in the New World, the coastal areas are all hills and dense forests. We can't go ashore. I have encountered tribes far away, and they will fight every time, and there is no way to go deep.

"Those tribes have no fighting power. We have captured all we can catch, but there are too many people, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled can't take them, so they put them where they are, because they have no use other than wasting rations..."

Most of the tribes in Central America are primitive tribes who drink blood and drink blood. The weapons they use are basically stone tools, not even bronze tools, let alone iron tools.

Guan Jing and the others carry firecrackers and cannons, even if they are just ordinary swords, they can easily crush these primitive tribes.

When Guan Jing said this, he was somewhat helpless.

I felt like I went to the Americas, but I didn’t learn anything else, and I did all the bullying. I caught some young natives and wanted to supplement their labor, but found that they couldn’t communicate, couldn’t assign tasks, and it took several months to figure out the general Meaning, I am quite regretful now, it seems that it has no other effect other than consuming food.

Zhu Hao nodded: "Hurry up and take a rest. All returning ships will be sent to the shipyard for maintenance. We will go to sea after they are fully repaired... about ten days and a half a month!"

"So fast?"

Lu Bing was very curious.

Lu Song, who just came in beside him, immediately became cautious when he heard the news. He knew very well that Zhu Hao was in a hurry to leave.

Waiting for Lu Bing and the others to come back now, the purpose of exploring the road has been achieved. At the same time, taking advantage of the fleet to bring back a large amount of property, it is undoubtedly very attractive to those who want to follow Zhu Hao to make contributions to the sea. Take the team out vigorously. If you don't leave now, it will be difficult to think about leaving later. It's one aspect that people's hearts are scattered, and what's more terrifying is that the emperor's order may come at any time.

"Going again? Are you in a hurry?" Lu Bing didn't really want to go to sea.

He is young, and he was used to being pampered in his youth. He has been wandering outside for nearly half a year, and he can't even sleep well. After finally coming back, he wants to see his mother and family.

Now I only see my father, and I haven't even been to the capital, so I'm going to float on the sea for a few more months, so I'm naturally reluctant.

Lu Song understood the general situation, and said: "This is a military order, don't disobey it, go prepare."

After Lu Bing and Guan Jing left, Lu Song explained the current personnel preparation situation to Zhu Hao clearly.

"Mr. Zhu, how long will it take for us to return when we go to sea this time?" Lu Song asked.

Zhu Hao said: "One year is still needed."

"One year..."

Lu Song obviously couldn't bear to part with everything he had in Daming.

Although he didn't know what Zhu Hao's plan was after he went to sea, he vaguely felt that Zhu Hao might not be as gentle as he is now when he returns from the sea this time, and there is a huge problem whether he can integrate into the Ming Dynasty's officialdom system by then.

"Where are we going?"

Lu Song looked at the map of America hanging on the wall and asked.

Zhu Hao pointed to the middle of the two continents on the map, which is the territory of the later Mexico. This era has entered the end of the rule of the Aztec Empire. Zhu Hao knows that the enemies he will face in the past are not the countries established by the indigenous people. , but they were called Frangji by Ming Dynasty, but they were actually the army of the Spanish colonists.

"There are iron mines and coal mines here, but more importantly... there are people here."

Zhu Haodao, "The natives can provide us with sufficient manpower and material support. They are almost at the end of their ropes now. If we don't go there, they will become extinct within a year or two."

"Extinction?"

Lu Song didn't quite understand.

Zhu Hao nodded: "It is true extermination, which is tantamount to genocide, because there are people like us who want to conquer them, but those people treat them extremely cruelly, taking pleasure in hunting the heads and skinning the indigenous people. We will do Yes, it was to fight against the invaders side by side with them in the past, and let them come under my Ming rule."

Lu Song smiled bitterly and said, "I heard from Lu Bing that those people don't even understand our language, so it's very difficult to talk to them, and it's impossible to find a local guide at all, I'm afraid it's not that easy."

Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Language is just a means of communication. As long as our fleet passes by, I have a way to obtain absolute military suppression. And when we get there, I believe that the people in the fleet will not leave in a hurry. Because that . . . is a complete treasury with everything in it.”

Only profit can attract a group of people to follow him.

Zhu Hao understands that after arriving in America, although it cannot be said that wealth is everywhere, basically everything that one expects to have is available.

You don’t need to bring tens of 10 people there, even if you do bring that many people there, it will be enough to feed you, because that is the main production area of ​​food crops corn and sweet potatoes.

There are dignitaries, people are still in the age of blood and hair, and weapons are outdated. A few hundred Spanish invaders can destroy a city-state. In such a place, who doesn't want to do a big job?Once you gain a firm foothold, open mines, and manufacture weapons, you may not necessarily need to conquer Ming Dynasty, you can conquer Europe first.

Zhu Hao still wants to build a ship there.

This requires the knowledge and technology he has reserved, as well as manpower support, which depends on whether he can establish a relationship with the aborigines.

If he is really allowed to bring up a civilization, he may be his assistant in conquering the whole world by then.

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The fleet was reorganized.

A total of 39 large ships, 86 medium-sized ships, excluding small ships.

Zhu Hao summed it up, and there are about 4 people who can be taken out to sea, including [-] officers and soldiers drawn from coastal guards, and [-] militiamen formed by young and strong people who performed well in military training.

Most of the rest are recruited artisans and a small number of farmers and fishermen. They basically bring their families with them. Zhu Hao will also bring his own family members, but Zhu Niang and the others are not included. In other words, it is not necessarily the case that the fleet encounters a typhoon, and everything is over.

"Really going? How long are we going?"

When Zhu Hao returned to his private residence, Sun Lan was already packing up, even though there was nothing to do.

Zhu Hao said: "One to two years, or even three to five years is possible."

This statement is different from what he said to Lu Song.

closer to the truth.

After going to sea, if you can develop outside, you must first stack up your strengths, and then talk about whether you will return to Daming.

And even if he came back at that time, he couldn't be an obedient citizen.

Zhu Hao is tired of being a courtier, and with his current position in Daming, a courtier is no longer challenging.

Either conquer Daming, or become a brother country with Daming, it's Zhu Hao's own choice at the moment.

(End of this chapter)