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Chapter 1083 First Exploration of America 2
The Imperial Navy was established more than 20 years ago. From suppressing bandits to confronting nations, it has fought hundreds of battles, large and small, and has never encountered an opponent in the East, South, and Indian Oceans. It is truly a glorious and glorious place.

But it is not omnipotent. Since Yuan Keli took charge of the navy, he has set a rule that anyone who does not comply will be expelled from the navy, without exception. This rule is called Article 145.

The rules are very professional and simple. There is only one rule: no one can cross the 145th meridian east without written permission signed by the Naval Staff and the Chief of the General Staff.

More than 20 years later, only ships under the General Staff's Surveying and Mapping Department could obtain such permission. No captain or sailor in the navy had ever violated this rule. Even when fighting pirates in the waters of Hokkaido, as long as their ships crossed this meridian, they would not be pursued.

The Navy General Staff and the General Staff did not know why there was such a strange regulation. The data returned by the Surveying and Mapping Department's long-distance ships were also top secret, and few people had access to them, let alone dissemination.

But today the emperor actually asked Jin Gui to publicly tell the information east of the 145th meridian east, which was a very abnormal move. If the emperor didn't suddenly go crazy, then the consistent policy was going to change, a big change!
"Don't pretend to be surprised. I know exactly what you are thinking. I didn't allow the navy to cross the 145 line before because I and the court were not prepared.

Although the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth, its waves are not as strong as those of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. As long as there is no hurricane, the sea conditions are much better.

But crossing the ocean is not just for the sake of crossing, but to gain actual benefits in the end. This benefit cannot be found in the ocean, but on the land on the other side of the ocean.

I have told you about that continent in the Sea House Department class. It is very, very big. At that time, the empire was fully promoting the new policy and promoting ethnic assimilation, and the two north-south trade routes had not yet been opened. Any problem in any of them would affect the implementation of all policies, so there was no condition to get involved in the New World.

Now that I have finally put things in order at home and abroad, the conditions for entering the New World are basically in place. But I always say that knowing yourself and the enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles. In Ming Dynasty, or even in all of Asia, no one really understands that continent.

I have had detailed conversations with Silva, Ojani, and Escalante. Although they have all worked and lived in the American continent, they were only limited to the Viceroyalty of New Spain and did not know the situation in other regions.

Previous ocean surveys were mostly focused on sea conditions, climate, routes and islands along the way. In order to avoid unnecessary conflicts, the west coast of the American continent was basically not involved.

That’s why I sent Jin Gui to lead two cruisers to the east coast of the Atlantic this time, mainly to conduct a basic survey of coastal ports and various ethnic groups. It took a year and three months to return safely, and he brought back everything he saw and heard, so he made an invaluable contribution! ”

Hong Tao ignored the expressions of the generals present. Their astonishment was mostly fake, and who knows how happy they were in their hearts. What soldiers look forward to most is fighting. Without war, there will be no military merit, and the honors and positions will also increase very slowly.

In Asia, apart from the Ottoman Empire, which still has some naval power, there is no target for the navy to make achievements. Europe is definitely not an option for the time being, but it would be good news if America could be visited.

"Old Jin, on behalf of the General Staff and the Navy Staff, I salute you! Come on, tell us. His Majesty has agreed. If you have any findings, please share them now. Don't hide them!"

The astronaut should be regarded as Jin Gui's fellow student in terms of seniority. Seeing that his little thoughts were exposed by the emperor, he immediately restrained his expression and turned his firepower to Jin Gui. As long as the result of this exploration is not negative, the General Staff and the Naval Staff will come to do a big job, even bigger than the voyage to the Cape of Good Hope! "At the beginning of this voyage, I followed the route of the surveying ship, starting from Hokkaido to the northeast, first to the Jingyang No. 1 supply station on the Kamchatka Peninsula, and then to the Jingyang No. 2 supply station in the Aleutian Islands. At noon on the 24th day, I arrived at the west coast of America and entered Seattle Bay according to the map.

There, the students met the indigenous people. They were very backward. Their arrowheads were made of bones, their knives were sharpened by stones, they wore animal skins and lived in animal skin tents. They basically did not farm, but lived by gathering and hunting.

Following His Majesty's instructions, I exchanged a piece of land near the fjord with them using a steel knife, farm tools and seeds, and left two sailors to teach them how to grow corn. We got along fairly well.

After staying in Seattle for more than twenty days, we set sail again and headed south along the coastline. We sailed for thousands of miles without encountering any ships and only found two relatively large tribes along the coast.

One of them was very unfriendly and attacked us first after seeing us. Unfortunately, their bows and arrows were too poor and they were shot down by muskets before they could get into range. The rest of them scattered.

The other one was relatively friendly. After observing for a few days, they sent someone to negotiate with us. I couldn't understand what they said specifically, but I could understand the general meaning. All places with wooden sticks with shells were their territory, but they didn't want places near the sea, so they allowed us to set up camp there.

This time I reached an agreement with their leader by using sugar and sugarcane wine. The local natives cut down trees and transported them to the beach to help build wooden houses and piers, and I settled the bill every day with sugarcane wine.

After more than ten days, a simple fort was built and the two sides became friends. When they had nothing to do, they would come to see the big ship and chat for hours.

At night, they would light a bonfire, cut up the game they had hunted, and roast it without adding any seasoning. They would drink, dance, and sing, and the party would end when they were drunk.

How should I put it? It's so naive that I have nothing to say and I can't bear to hurt them. If there were no Europeans and no war, I would like to live with them.

I don’t think about anything. I am content as long as I have a meal to eat. If I have a drink, it’s a festival. I have no money, no savings, and no worries. When I am hungry, I can take a walk around and see countless animals. When I am tired, I can lie on the thick fur and count the stars through the light-transmitting tent.

Talking about the experience of crossing the ocean to explore the American continent, Jin Gui was polite and concise at first, but as he spoke, he couldn't help but add emotional color and began to sigh at the carefree life of the Indians.

"Bang, bang, bang... Don't underestimate yourself when you don't understand the situation. If you can't produce steel knives, farm tools, sugar, and sugarcane wine, they won't be so easy to talk to. They might kill you like animals, and they might even eat your human flesh. Let's get on with the business, and we can discuss the rest in private!"

(End of this chapter)