My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 763 Map of the Americas

"We are really not Japanese pirates. As a samurai, I swear on my honor!"

When Laishima Yoshikawa heard Zhu Zhanqi say that he was a Japanese pirate, he immediately raised his hands and swore that as a samurai, he had his own pride and was unwilling to let others regard him as a despicable Japanese pirate.

"That's the same thing. If you're not a Japanese pirate, how can you prove your identity?"

Zhu Zhanqi asked again with a cold snort.

In fact, he didn't care at all whether Laishima Yoshikawa was a Japanese pirate. What he really cared about was whether this group of people was sent by Zhu Gaosui? If so, what did Zhu Gaosui and the others do?

"I……"

Kurushima Yoshikawa wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth but could not say anything.

In fact, it is not that he has nothing to prove himself. Although the documents were destroyed, there is one thing that he has kept and hidden on the ship. As long as he tells the other party what he has hidden, he can make them believe that he is really Zhu Gaosui's person. .

But Kurushima Yoshikawa was unwilling to take out such things. First, such things would reveal the purpose of their mission. Second, he could not trust the Han people in front of him and was worried that they would kill people and silence them if they knew about his mission.

"If you can't produce anything to prove your identity, then I can only treat you as Japanese pirates and kill everyone in the city in three days!"

Zhu Zhanqi also saw that Shima Yoshikawa was hiding something, and he didn't bother to ask any more questions. He immediately threatened him and turned around to leave the cell.

In his opinion, no matter what the purpose of the Japanese coming to Shima Yoshikawa is, if they are unwilling to answer truthfully, they can only be executed. Even if they are really Zhu Gaosui's people, Zhu Zhanqi is influenced by Zhu Zhanhe , never liked Zhu Gaosui and his son very much, let alone spared each other for his sake.

"Wait a minute!"

Kurushima Yoshikawa felt the murderous intention on Zhu Zhanqi's body, and his psychological defense finally collapsed, and he immediately shouted.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Zhu Zhanqi stopped and asked again without looking back.

"I have something that can prove our identity, but it's hidden on the ship and I have to get it myself!"

Kurushima Yoshikawa gritted his teeth and finally told the truth.

"Let him out!"

Zhu Zhanqi immediately ordered that this is Qidong Port and his territory. When people like Lai Shima Yoshikawa come here, they will have no place to escape even if they want to escape.

So Laishima Yoshikawa was taken out of the cell. Two people escorted him, and he followed Zhu Zhanqi and Zhang Chang out of the cell to the dock.

Kushima Yoshikawa's two boats were parked at the pier, but these two boats looked so miserable. Not only were the bottoms of the boats covered with barnacles, but the hulls were also in dilapidated condition, and even the mast of one of the boats was broken. I could only connect it with two pieces of wood, but it still looked crooked.

Kurushima Yoshikawa pointed to the boat on the left, and then a group of people got on the boat and came to the top cabin where the captain lived. However, this place had been turned over several times, and even the things in the cabin had been emptied, leaving only A few things like beds and cabinets that are fixed in the cabin.

I saw Kurushima Yoshikawa coming to the end of the bed. The bed was very crudely made, with four thick logs supporting the bed board. It looked very clumsy, but Kurushima Yoshikawa reached out and fumbled with the bed leg on the right for a moment, and unexpectedly pulled out a piece of it. After taking down the log, it turned out to be a very hidden secret compartment.

The removed log was hollowed out, and there were actually two books, one thick and one thin. Kushima Yoshikawa took out the thin book, then handed it to Zhu Zhanqi with both hands and said, "Master, please take a look, this thing is His Highness King Zhao personally handed it to me, and it has King Zhao’s seal on it, which is enough to prove my identity!”

Zhu Zhanqi took the booklet, and when he saw the name in the booklet, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of surprise. He saw the four words "Illustrated Chronicle of America" ​​written on the booklet.

"It turned out to be it!"

Zhu Zhanqi grabbed the booklet and confirmed that the name on it was correct. He was also shocked because he had seen this booklet in Zhu Zhanhe's study and knew that it recorded some things in the distant American continent, and even He occasionally read it, but because America was too far away, he was not deeply impressed by the contents in the booklet.

"Sir, the second page of the booklet has the seal of King Zhao. Now you should believe my words!"

When Lai Shima Yoshikawa saw Zhu Zhanqi being so excited to see this booklet, he couldn't help but look nervous, but he still reminded him bravely.

Zhu Zhanqi opened the booklet and saw Zhu Gaosui's King Zhao seal on the second page, but he didn't care about it and immediately looked at the back of the booklet.

As a result, after turning a few pages, I immediately saw something familiar.

"Corn, golden in color, as big as soybeans, arranged closely on the corn cob..."

This page records a plant called corn, and there is a picture next to it. Judging from the appearance of this corn seed, it is clearly one of the seeds Zhu Zhanhe saw in the box before.

“You actually brought back corn, the specialty product of America!”

When Zhu Zhanqi said this, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes narrowed at Laishima Yoshikawa and he continued in shock. “You actually went to America, so you could bring back those special crops from America!”

"You...who are you, and why do you know so much about America?"

When Lai Shima Yoshikawa heard these words from Zhu Zhanqi, he was shocked. Although America was no longer a big secret in the Ming Dynasty, there were not many people who really understood the situation in America, especially the information in this booklet. Zhu Gaosui specifically told him to keep the content secret and never let outsiders see it.

"It's interesting. Third uncle actually sent you to America and successfully brought back so many crop seeds!"

Zhu Zhanqi ignored Lai Shima Yoshikawa's words, but touched his chin and muttered to himself, thinking about the impact of this incident in his mind.

"Third uncle! Are you the nephew of King Zhao?"

When Laishima Yoshikawa heard Zhu Zhanqi's words, he almost jumped up in shock. The entire Japan had been occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Gaosui also became the king of Japan, so they Japanese people also had some understanding of Zhu Gaosui's family situation.

"Haha, it's okay to tell you. My father is the second brother of King Zhao, the current Emperor of the Han Dynasty. It's fate that you fell into my hands!"

Zhu Zhanqi no longer concealed his identity. After all, his identity was no secret in Qidong City.

"you……"

Kushima Yoshikawa also smiled bitterly when he heard this. He never dreamed that he would fall into the hands of Zhu Gaosui's nephew. It seemed that he would never escape the control of the Zhu family in his life.

"This should be the record of your route to America!"

At this time, Zhu Zhanqi reached out and picked up the thicker booklet in the secret compartment. He opened it and found that it indeed recorded the sea conditions encountered by Kushima Yoshikawa and his party from Japan along the way, as well as their experiences in America. With this thing, it will be much more convenient to go to America next time.

"Your Highness, since you are the nephew of King Zhao, please let us go back!"

Unexpectedly, Rima Yoshikawa suddenly knelt down on the ground and saluted Zhu Zhanqi solemnly.

"Oh? Do you think I will let you go back?"

Zhu Zhanqi raised his eyebrows. Regarding America, he had heard Zhu Zhanhe say it a long time ago. He knew that it was a very rich continent, enough to accommodate three or four Ming Dynasties. Unfortunately, it was too far away and he didn't know the route, so Zhu Zhanqi knew that it was a very rich continent. Zhan Qi didn't even think about going to America.

But now that he has people like Kurushima Yoshikawa and the route in his hands, it is enough for him to monopolize the resources of the Americas. Even if he does not have the strength to immigrate to the Americas, he can still make huge profits as long as he brings back some special products from the Americas. .

"Your Highness doesn't know. The main reason why we can go to America is because there is a huge ocean current on the eastern coast of Japan that can carry our ship directly to America. So even if you know the route to America, you must first Arriving in Japan, we must cooperate with King Zhao on this matter!”

Kurushima Yoshikawa was very smart and immediately pointed out that he had to go through Japan before going to America.

"This……"

Zhu Zhanqi also frowned when he heard this. If he wanted to pass through Japan, he really had to cooperate with Zhu Gaosui, and the other party had worked so hard to send people to America, but he was intercepted by him. If Zhu Gaosui knew this, he would definitely go crazy. Not even if he is his nephew.

"In my estimation, it should be closer to the Americas from us. Can't we go directly to the Americas?"

Zhu Zhanqi thought for a moment, then stared at Kurushima Yoshikawa and asked again.

"No, when we came back from America, we also found an ocean current going west from America. This ocean current just happened to bring us to you. If you want to go to America, you have to go against the ocean current. It is impossible to reach America!"

Kurushima Yoshikawa explained again.

With current navigation capabilities, if you want to travel between two distant continents, you must rely on the power of ocean currents. It just so happens that Qidong Port only has ocean currents flowing westward from the Americas, but not eastward to the Americas.

"There is such a thing!"

Zhu Zhanqi frowned again when he heard this. These years of sailing at sea have made him very familiar with the sea and the importance of ocean currents. If he cannot find a direct ocean current from Los Angeles to the Americas, he can only rely on Japan. of ocean currents.

"Wait, steamboat!"

Zhu Zhanqi suddenly thought of the steamship Zhu Zhanhe gave him. This kind of ship does not rely on wind and ocean currents, so even if there are no ocean currents, it will not have much impact.

But Zhu Zhanqi quickly shook his head, because as far as he knew, steamships need to consume fuel and fresh water. If there is no supply, such ships cannot actually run very far. Taking the distance from Los Angeles to America, the middle Several supplies would certainly be needed, so steamships would certainly not be able to reach America.

So after much deliberation, Zhu Zhanqi found the only way to cooperate with Zhu Gaosui, but Zhu Zhanqi knew very clearly that with his own strength, he was not qualified to cooperate with Zhu Gaosui. If he sent back people like Lai Shima Yoshikawa, Zhu Gaosui would At most, I can verbally thank him. As for the interests of America, I will never let him interfere.

(End of this chapter)