Luo Hongxian looked at the sketch drawn by Yang Cong in a daze, and the shock in his heart could not be described in words.

He really didn't expect that the world would be so big, in his impression, the territory of the Ming Dynasty was already big enough, but he didn't expect that on the entire world map, the proportion of the territory of the Ming Dynasty was less than one percent, and how many countries were there in the other ninety percent of the land?

He was stunned for a long time, until Yang Cong marked all the names of the countries in his memory, and he was full of curiosity: "Qingfeng, are these true, is this world really so big, where did you see these?" ”

I'm dizzy, this problem!

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, how to answer this question?

I thought of compiling the book "The Principle of Knowing from Things. The original intention of the Geography Volume, he couldn't help but have an idea, and just took this opportunity to explain to Luo Hong the ambitions of the expansion of the European continent.

He put down the brush and sighed: "Brother Duff, do you know that the countries of the European continent are expanding rapidly, grabbing the so-called colonies everywhere, and before they seize the colonies, they will use business as an excuse to investigate the corresponding places. There are already merchants from Europe on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, and these are what they can see from the maps they carry. ”

European countries?

Colony!

Luo Hongxian couldn't help but be curious: "Qingfeng, where are the countries of the European continent, and what do the colonies mean?" ”

Yang Cong pointed to the northwest corner of the map and said: "This is the European continent, although the area of this European continent is not as large as the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but there are more than ten large and small countries, and the colonies are the countries or places that they exploited and enslaved after they invaded by force." ”

Luo Hong first looked at the map, and then compared the size of the Ming Dynasty's territory, and couldn't help but say: "I'm afraid that this continent is not tens of thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, how did they come here?" ”

Yang Cong nodded and said: "If you take the land route, it is indeed only ten thousand miles away, but they are not by land, but by sea, just like when Gonggong Zheng went to the Western Ocean, they all took a boat from the southernmost corner of Mixier." ”

Luo Hong first looked at the route of Yang Cong's fingers, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded: "Wouldn't it be forty or fifty thousand miles to walk like this, and it will take nearly a year on the road, and I don't know how much to bring just food and fresh water, how can they come over!" ”

Yang Cong said solemnly: "Didn't you just say, they have invaded many countries and have colonies in many places, and they don't need to bring too much food and fresh water, because there are supplies along the way." And people on the beach know that there are ocean currents and monsoons on the sea, and the wind and water are smooth, and the speed can be much faster, and they rushed from the European continent to the southeast coast of our Daming Dynasty for half a year. ”

Luo Hongxian subconsciously thought that a country could occupy at most a place about the size of their country, and the area along the way was several times larger than the entire European continent, what was going on, did they occupy all the places along the way?

He couldn't help but be curious: "What kind of colony are you talking about, how many have they occupied?" ”

This Yang Cong really doesn't know, how can he know the specific progress of other people's colonization, but in order to achieve the effect, it is better to say that it is bigger than smaller.

He pointed to the map and said exaggeratedly: "It is rumored that nearly half of the huge Mixir has been occupied by them, and the two places they call the Americas have almost been occupied by them, and Persia, Dashi, Mughal and other countries have also been invaded by them, and their colonies are almost all over the world, and the Ming may be their final target!" ”

Yes!

Isn't it?

Can a dozen or so small countries invade a place several times the size of their territory?

This is too exaggerated, Luo Hongxian was a little skeptical: "They really occupy so many places? They really want to fight the big idea! ”

Yang Cong nodded solemnly and said, "Of course, how else would their traders come to the southeast coast of Daming." ”

Immediately afterwards, he pointed to Batavia on the map and said: "Here, that is, the station of the Xuanwei Division of the old port of the Ming Dynasty seems to be about to be invaded by them, and Luzon, a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, is also about to be occupied by them, and the Manga Thorns who have come to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute are about to be destroyed by them, you say, are they still far from the Ming Dynasty?" ”

This!

Luo Hong couldn't help but be shocked: "How is this good?" ”

Unexpectedly, Yang Cong did not answer his question, but asked: "Brother Duff, what is the purpose of you spending so much effort to draw the "Guangyu Map"? ”

How do you say this?

First of all, of course, it's because of my hobby of this way, otherwise it would not be possible to cover my head and paint here for five or six years.

Then, of course, for the sake of writing a book and speaking for generations, this is one of the highest pursuits of a reader.

However, these Luo Hongxian were embarrassed to speak, he thought about it, and said pretendly: "This, I just want future generations to know how vast our Ming territory is, and at the same time, it is also for the convenience of everyone's travel, you also rushed to pass the exam, that vast road, have you ever been afraid, if you have "Guangyu Tu" in hand, you know where you have to go, and you know how to get to your destination, so you don't have the bottom in your heart, right?" ”

Although Luo Hongxian said it was high-sounding, Yang Cong knew that this guy was afraid that this guy was thinking not of these, at least not completely.

He pretended to be sympathetic and said with emotion: "You should also know that the current Ming Dynasty is self-contained, does not want to forge ahead, the internal fighting between the DPRK and China is continuous, and the border is in full swing. The younger brother wants to compile a set of books to remind everyone that around the Ming Dynasty, there are dangers, and at the same time unite people with lofty ideals to explore the way to strengthen the country, I don't know what Brother Dafu thinks? “

When Luo Hong heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, lofty ideals, people who have read books in these years have basically had, but as time goes by, as they get older, many people become more and more realistic.

He also had the idea of saving the country and the people, but after encountering some setbacks, he also had to bury himself in the map pile to hide from reality and seek psychological comfort.

Yang Cong's words, like the evening drum and morning bell, woke him up, and the long-lost pride and ambition surged into his heart again.

He asked solemnly, "What kind of book does Brother Xian want to compile?" ”

Yang Cong roughly introduced: "The little brother of this book is named "The Principle of Knowing Things", including astronomy, geography, five elements, equipment, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, etc., from all aspects to explore the way to strengthen the country, and the geography chapter is to let everyone know that around the Ming Dynasty, there are dangers, our enemies are not only the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, there are the East Ying Kou, but also Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, the Franco, etc., if the Ming Dynasty is not self-reliant, it will eventually be bullied by these countries that are getting stronger. ”

What a lofty ideal, Luo Hongxian couldn't help but admire: "Brother Qingfeng is the heart of the country and the people, and he really makes his brother ashamed, I don't know if he can do his best for his brother?" “

Yes!

Yang Cong said excitedly: "The junior brother just wants to invite Brother Dafu to compile this "The Principle of Knowing from Things. Geography", I don't know what Brother Duff wants? ”

Luo Hongxian nodded without hesitation: "Okay, you say, how to compile it, what is the specific content in it?"

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