Speaking of Gonggong Zheng, Zi Tianxing is obviously very interested.

"In my life, the one I admire the most is Gonggong Zheng!"

Zi Tianxing spoke straightforwardly, expressing his admiration for Gonggong Zheng, completely ignoring Gonggong Zheng's status as a eunuch.

"When people mention Gonggong Zheng, they only know that the eunuch of the Three Treasures went to the West, but in fact, he went to the East and the South Sea!

"Let's just talk about the Dongying island country, when Gonggong Zheng showed his prestige, the Japanese of those island countries, whether they were the leaders or the ones who did business, gave Gonggong Zheng his grandson, Grandpa Zheng didn't want it!

"Gonggong Zheng controlled the right of passage of the sea at that time, and those little devils who wanted to buy the best things in the kingdom of heaven had to be allowed to do so, that is, the consent of the commander-in-chief of the navy of Gonggong Zheng!

"I probably didn't have a good impression of those grandsons, and the other vassal states generally opened the door to convenience, and within three years, they were allowed to come to China to conduct a trade activity.

"But for this Dongying island country, it is strictly restricted, only once in ten years!

"Even if it is so rare, those widows must beg grandpa to sue grandma, and grovel at Gonggong Zheng to get it.

"Even if it is less, they must be grateful, and if the father-in-law is dissatisfied with it a little, then even this time it will be canceled!

"This kind of trading method, there was a special term at that time, that is, "exploration trade", you two, do you know what this means?"

The old man finally took a breath and gave the two listeners a chance to give feedback.

Qiao Zhi is fine, listening to these relish, Ziyan is much more uncomfortable, and he basically doesn't understand.

Even if I was still interested at first, I didn't listen to it anymore.

"I don't know!"

The two replied in unison.

"Alas, young man, it is too far from this period of historical glory. I don't even have an impression of this super awesome thing! Exploration trade is "tribute trade", you understand this time?"

"Tribute trade?"

The two asked.

"I still don't understand!"

Zi Tianxing shook his head and sighed: "It seems that there is too much generation gap with you! That is, the small countries that submitted to them handed over good things to the emperor to show their reverence and obedience; the ship was the ship, and these tributes came from the sea, of course, they were tribute ships! Therefore, at that time, they were able to come to the coastal waters of the Chinese kingdom. Otherwise, if Gonggong Zheng gave an order, the ship would be destroyed and the jade would be burned! Not to mention the ship, not a single squid would be able to get in. ”

"Wow, Grandpa Zheng is so majestic!"

Purple Smoke exclaimed.

If she stops here, everything will be fine. But the little girl has always admired her grandfather, and she has not forgotten it at this time.

"Grandpa, you're also very good. Same as Grandpa Zheng!"

Of course, Qiao Zhi would not make such a mistake, only to see that the old man's face quickly darkened, and then he twitched violently, and wanted to speak, but his mouth was open, but he didn't say it. Just quickly turned his face away.

"Grandpa, you said it well, is there anything else?"

Qiao Zhi hurriedly interrupted.

"Yes, of course, more Nanyang!"

The old man happily took it, and sure enough, he shifted the target. Said happily.

He remembers, at this time, Qiao Zhi called him grandpa for the first time!

He's been waiting.

Then, he talked about Zheng He's heroic deeds in developing Nanyang.

In fact, many of the pioneers in the South Seas were part of the Western Ocean, but there were also many people who specialized in the South Seas!

The voyage to the South Seas did not begin with Zheng He, but he undoubtedly consolidated and expanded his influence on the South Seas.

Those countries and regions, under the authority of Commander-in-Chief Zheng of the powerful naval fleet, were more honest than sheep, and they were also allowed by Gonggong Zheng to participate in the tribute trade.

The conditions are generally more favorable than that of the Dongying island country, and it is usually a chance to sail once every three years to meet the emperor.

Zheng He imposed strict restrictions on the number of ships, the size of the ships, and the style of the ships.

The personnel accompanying the ship, what are their identities, what are their functions, how many are there, how many are in total, and they cannot be bad at all.

The variety, quantity, and quality of the goods on board must be decent.

Therefore, these ships must be inspected by the Zheng Gonggong Navy, and after they have passed, they can be marked before they can enter the coastal waters of the Chinese Upper Kingdom, go to the port customs, declare their entry, and accept inspection.

They can see the emperor at the end, and they don't know how many formalities they have to go through.

These goods of theirs cannot be bought and sold freely, so they can only pay tribute to the emperor.

The emperor was happy, so he gave them some rewards.

These rewards may be more or less, or they may be nothing, or even life.

These rewards are generally things that they, the tribute envoys, want to buy.

Therefore, in essence, it is still commodity trade, but in form, it is to pay tribute to the emperor of China, to show submission, and to receive rewards.

In the vast majority of cases, the emperors of the Chinese kingdom were generous, allowing them to receive more goods than they had brought tribute.

Therefore, they all came enthusiastically, which was equivalent to receiving the reward of the supreme glory of the Emperor of China.

"Alas, once upon a time, such a relationship was completely reversed!"

Zi Tianxing sighed with emotion.

"Grandpa, don't be angry about those past events! Won't we get it if we revive those glories? And even more brilliant!"

Qiao Zhi explained.

"Yes!"

Ziyan agreed with Qiao Zhi for the first time.

The old man was in good spirits, and then said, this time it's the right topic, go to the West!

To the islands and landmasses along the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, Zitianxing passed along the way, and soon reached the United States of America.

It turns out that there is a shocking secret that the world does not know.

It turned out that in the foothills of Los Angeles, a canyon with rare population, a large group of people gathered, and they were the followers of Emperor Mingwen Zhu Yunwen!

It turned out that Gonggong Zheng let Zheng He continue to sail after Zhu Di, the king of Yan, successfully seized the throne from his nephew, but the main purpose was not to open up the territory, but to pursue the escaped Emperor Wen!

And Zheng He was very loyal to Ming Chengzu in all other respects, except for one thing, concealing the truth.

This is to Emperor Wen.

He did not follow Zhu Di's request to hunt down Emperor Wen, but sent him overseas.

Not only Emperor Wen himself, but also his loyal civil servants and military generals.

These people fled farther and farther, so they went to the West many times, and the distance they traveled became farther and farther.

Eventually, he fled to the Americas, where no Europeans had come to colonize at that time.

Zheng He's seven voyages to the West actually began on the fifth time, and he had already arrived in the Americas, but when he reported, he did not include the section from Africa to the Americas, but declared those who went to the Americas and stayed there as those who were killed and killed.

In terms of time, this time predates those European immigrants by 200 years.

(To be continued.) )