Accompanied by Zhao Monkey and Jiang Liang and his entourage to Spain, at the same time, Karst and Zhao Monkey also brought a lot of things from Daming to Spain.

These goods and news also spread throughout Europe at an unimaginable speed.

They found the rich land of the Far East.

This country is called the Ming Empire.

It has a vast and boundless land, and it is said that from the northernmost to the southernmost part of the Ming Dynasty, it takes more than two months to ride a horse to run through the north and south.

It is said to be larger than all the countries of Europe combined.

It is said that the population of the Ming Empire exceeded 10,000,000, and there was a city called Tianjin, which had a population of more than 5 million, which is more than the population of many European countries.

This Ming Empire in the East, they are incomparably rich.

It is said that the King of France offered a huge mirror to the Queen of Spain, but the Queen of Spain refused.

It is said that the people of the Ming Empire are using something called soap, and when you take a bath with soap, you will have a charming fragrance on your body.

It is said that in the distant Ming Empire, their cities were without night, and when it was night, the lights were bright, and everywhere was very bright.

In short, all kinds of legends about the Ming Empire also spread rapidly throughout Europe, and Marco Polo's travels were once again sold out of stock.

The monarchs of some European countries sent people to Spain as soon as possible, inviting these Ming people to their own country as guests, wanting to meet these Ming people in person and listen to them talk about the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty of this era, in the minds of Europeans, is synonymous with wealth, prosperity, prosperity and power.

With the spread of Marco Polo's travels in Europe, countless people are yearning for the Ming Dynasty, eager to go to that country of silk and porcelain, and obtain fascinating silk and porcelain.

The appearance of the Ming people detonated the whole of Europe, and the most excited were not only European businessmen, but also those cosmic astronomical scientists.

The Ming Dynasty is in the far east.

However, Spain went west to the Americas, and they actually met the Ming people in the Americas.

It is said that the Indians of the Americas were a branch of the Ming people, and the whole of America was the place where the Ming people used to exile their branch.

The distance from Daming to the Americas is about the same as that from Europe to the Americas, and it takes more than two months to take a boat.

That is to say, if you go east from the Ming side, you can also reach Europe in the west, and if you go west from the European side, you can also reach the Ming Dynasty in the east.

In addition, not long ago, the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama opened up a route to Tianzhu, and they can be sure that the Ming Dynasty is in the east, and there is also a connection between Tianzhu and the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, we can be 100% sure that the world we live in is a round sphere, and no matter from that direction, as long as we keep moving in this direction, we can still return to the original point in the end.

The world of living is a big ball.

European astronomers and geographers are crazy.

Although they have long deduced that the world they live in is a ball, it has not been proven, and some have even proposed a circumnavigation to prove that the earth is a big ball.

Now there is no need for global routes, and they can be sure that the world they live in is a big ball.

Astronomers and geographers in Europe were so excited that they even began to build globes to depict all the places that were already known.

Of course, it was the European businessmen who were really excited.

Lisbon, Portugal.

The Portuguese and Spaniards have always been at loggerheads, and this was also the case in the era of HNA.

The Spaniards had always pursued a voyage to the west, to the Far East, which was full of gold, while the Portuguese believed in opening routes to the Far East.

So when Spain began to colonize the Americas, the Portuguese also opened up routes to the East.

From the second half of the fifteenth century onwards, the ambitious King João II of Portugal sought to dominate the world, sending several fleets to investigate and explore a shipping route to India.

In 1486, he sent the famous navigator Dias along the west coast of Africa, and finally reached the Cape of Good Hope, where he was forced to return to Portugal because the wind and waves were too strong.

Within a few years, in 1492, news of Christopher Columbus's discovery of the New World of America spread throughout Western Europe, and the Portuguese royal family was determined to speed up its exploration of maritime activities to India in the face of a challenge to Spanish maritime supremacy.

In 1497, King Manuel I of Portugal sent Vasco da Gama to lead a fleet that successfully opened a route to the Indian Ocean.

It can be said that the early navigators in Europe were basically Portuguese and Spanish.

The two countries were at sea to each other, one east and one west, and each other opened up routes to the rich East.

With the opening of the Indian Ocean route, the enthusiasm of the Portuguese to sail to India was once again high, and in 1500, Manuel I sent a second fleet, consisting of 13 ships.

In 1501, the fleet returned to Lisbon without any problems, not only confirming the Portuguese trade in the cities along the Indian Ocean, but also bringing back a large amount of cinnamon, spices, silk, precious stones, etc., to the benefit of all those who invested in the fleet.

Also in February 1502, Vasco da Gama was again ordered to go to the Indian Ocean, this time with 23 warships, not only to consolidate their trading rights in the Indian Ocean, but also to attack Arab and Persian merchants in the Indian Ocean.

At the same time, this time it is more about the dominance of the Indian Ocean coast, especially the north of Calicut on the west coast of India!

Of course, at this time, the da Gama fleet was still on the sea route, but with Zhao Monkey and Jiang Liang they arrived in Spain, and the whole of Portugal was also shaken.

In Lisbon, Portugal, the palace of King Manuel I, he gathered many famous Portuguese navigators, great nobles, and great merchants.

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone should already know the news, the Spaniards have come into contact with the Ming people in the Far East on this side of the Americas, and everyone must have known all kinds of rumors about the Ming Dynasty."

Manuel I, who had just succeeded to the throne not long ago, and had become king of Portugal by luck, was only in his thirties at this time, and he was in the prime of life.

He also desperately needs to prove himself with his impressive political achievements, so he has been vigorously supporting the fleet to the Indian Ocean.

His voice was very loud, and it was clearly transmitted to the ears of these great nobles, big merchants, and navigators present.

"The Ming Dynasty in the far east is full of gold, and now the trade with the Ming people is all in the hands of the hateful Spaniards."

"We have to take action, and we can't let the Spaniards have to trade with the Ming people alone."

"I need someone to go to the Americas, to contact with the Ming people, to obtain the right to trade with the Ming people, I also need more people to go to the Indian Ocean, after crossing the Indian Ocean, and then continue to the east, open up a route to the Ming Dynasty, and trade directly with the Ming people."

Manuel I spoke very directly.

The return of the Cabral fleet from the Indian Ocean last year brought them immense wealth, and the enthusiasm for overseas trade and overseas colonization was very high throughout Portugal.

Now, even if he doesn't stand up, there will also be big nobles and big merchants who will stand up and support those navigators to go to the Americas and go to the far east to trade with the Ming people.

"Your Majesty the Great King, I am willing to go to the Americas and look for the Ming people~"

Cabral stood out, having just returned from this side of the Indian Ocean last year, and not only did he acquire a great deal of wealth, but he was also given the title of nobility by King Manuel I.

So he was very keen on sailing, and although he lost half of his men and ships to the Indian Ocean, the benefits were also huge.

"Very good, my captain~"

When Manuel I heard this, he immediately laughed happily.

"Your Majesty, when I went to the Indian Ocean, before I rounded the Cape of Good Hope, I actually arrived on a huge continent, and now I think about it, it must also be part of the Americas."

"I think that as long as we bypass this continent and continue to sail westward, after bypassing the American continent, we can also reach the Ming Dynasty, get in contact with the Ming people, and obtain the silk, porcelain, spices and so on of the Ming people."

Cabral thought for a moment and said that when he was heading to the Indian Ocean, he accidentally arrived at the eastern uplift of the South American continent because of the strong winds blowing in the South Atlantic.

Later, he continued his voyage eastward, circumnavigating the Cape of Good Hope to the Indian Ocean, and after careful study, they also believed that there must have been a large continent in the southern part of the Americas, which is why the Portuguese later occupied Brazil, because Cabral was the first to arrive in Brazil, and also erected the cross of the Portuguese royal coat of arms there, and also declared the area to be owned by the King of Portugal.

"Great Captain, I think you're right, and we'll all have your full back."

"Wear the letter I wrote to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire and set out, and bring back endless wealth to our great Portugal!"

Manuel I also laughed happily when he heard this, and immediately appointed Cabral, and the surrounding nobles and merchants applauded one after another, they only had to pay and wait to share the wealth.