Maps are not a rare thing in later generations, all kinds of satellite maps, all kinds of navigation, there are really not many people who can't use them, and those who have not seen maps are even rarer.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, the map was not seen by anyone, and ordinary people could not see the map at all, even if it was an ordinary scholar, it was difficult to see.

The map at this time is not the same as the map of later generations, the maps of later generations are basically abbreviated, only marking simple information such as place names, rivers, roads and territorial boundaries, and the map at this time is more like a topographic map, with dense mountains and rivers, and a lot of dense mountains and rivers.

Yang Cong looked at it for a long time before he could tell from the place name that Luo Hongxian drew a map near Fengyang Mansion in Nanzhili.

This guy, the mountains on the map are mountains, and the cities are cities, and they are not marked with simple symbols, but with a brush to draw a rough shape, which is densely crowded, and people have a headache to see.

Yang Cong was extremely uncomfortable with this kind of map, and he couldn't help but complain: "Brother Duff, why do you want to draw this mountain range city or something, can't you replace it with a simple mark?" ”

When Luo Hong heard this, he couldn't help but stop his pen, raised his head and said curiously: "Oh, what markings, aren't all maps drawn like this?" ”

Fainted, forgetting that the people of this era have never seen the maps of later generations, and the maps of the present are drawn like this, but I am here to ask why I draw them like this, isn't it strange!

Yang Cong smiled awkwardly, thought about it carefully, and then said nonsense: "The younger brother has seen a kind of sketch map drawn by Westerners, although the painting skills of Westerners are not very good, but it looks quite clear, like us, it seems a little too complicated." ”

When Luo Hong heard this, he couldn't help but put down his pen and said inexplicably: "What does a brief map look like?" Is it really clear? ”

This, how to explain it to others, Yang Cong saw that there was manuscript paper everywhere on the desk, and there was more than one brush, he simply took out a piece of manuscript paper, picked up the thinnest brush, and simply drew an outline according to the map drawn by Luo Hongxian, and then according to the location of the mountains, rivers and cities above, he simply made the next mark, and finally added various names, a map was quickly drawn, and it looked very clear, and there was no need to look for it with sharp eyes.

Luo Hong first looked at the map drawn by Yang Cong, and then looked at the map he had drawn, and his eyes were about to pop out.

It's that simple?

So clear!

He couldn't help but admire: "Brother Qingfeng, you are so powerful, you can draw a map with a few strokes, and it looks very easy to recognize, for my brother, I have been drawing this for a day or two!" Awesome, really awesome! ”

Yang Cong hurriedly said modestly: "Brother Dafu, don't you dare to say that, the younger brother is just lucky, he has seen this kind of simple map, and he has thought about it carefully, so that he can draw this kind of map according to the cat and the tiger." ”

When Luo Hong heard this, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Oh, Brother Qingfeng, do you also have research on maps, great, there are really too few people who are willing to study maps these years, it's really lonely for my brother, I can't find anyone to discuss." It's okay now.,Finally met a bosom friend.,Come.,Come and see.,How is the map drawn for my brother?,Is there anything wrong or missing.。 ”

With that, he took out a thick and large strange book from the desk and handed it to Yang Cong as if offering a treasure.

Yang Cong took it and took a look, and there was a book title on it, "Guangyu Map".

He knows that the maps at this time are basically called maps or maps, and the people and cars also refer to all kinds of cars, and the maps are roughly the meaning of the driving map, that is, to guide people to the driving route.

He opened the book again and saw that there were maps of the northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty, including Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, etc., and there were detailed maps similar to important areas such as Shuntianfu, Taiyuan and Xi'an.

This guy is amazing, I'm afraid he wants to draw a map of the whole territory of the Ming Dynasty, and it's divided into provinces and cities.

At this time, there is really no such map, generally it is a map of various places to save each place, and the capital is at most a number of maps of the whole territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the text annotation of the map drawn in each place, the size and proportion of the map are different, there is no map like this that brings all the places together and draws according to unified specifications.

This guy is really amazing, Yang Cong took the book and flipped through it for a while, and couldn't help but think of his previous ambition, that is, to compile a set of ancient encyclopedias with the general name of "The Principle of Knowing Things", and there is a "Geography Chapter" in "The Principle of Knowing Things".

He conceived the "Principle of Knowledge. The Geography Chapter not only has a map of the Ming Dynasty, but also a map of the whole world.

However, the map at this time doesn't seem to be very easy to draw, he looked up at the various strange maps around him, his scalp couldn't help tingling, there is no online map for reference at this time, it is difficult to draw a detailed map of the state capital, let alone a detailed map of the whole world.

Perhaps, please ask this Luo Hong to compile the "The Principle of Knowing Things. Geography is more appropriate, he doesn't have that much time to go around looking through maps or even going to the field to survey.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tempt: "Brother Dafu, do you know, this world is very big, there is not only one country in the world, nor is it only the small countries around the Ming Dynasty, in the vast sea, there are many, many countries." ”

Of course, this Luo Hongxian knew that Zheng He's trip to the West was a major event that caused a sensation in the entire Ming Dynasty, such as Mughal, Persia, Dashi and other countries, and even Mixier, the birthplace of Kunlun Nu, many scholars in the Ming Dynasty had heard of it.

However, at this time, the "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu" had not yet been drawn, and ordinary people did not know what the whole world was like, let alone how many countries there were in the world.

Although Luo Hongxian was interested in maps, he had only searched through the maps in Daming, and he really didn't know much about places outside Daming.

He couldn't help but ask, "Brother Qingfeng, do you know how big this world is?" Do you know how many countries there are in the world? ”

Of course, Yang Cong knew how big the world was, and he had also checked some relevant books, and he also had a certain understanding of the name and general territory of the country at this time.

He simply took out the largest piece of manuscript paper on the table, then picked up the pen, and drew quickly according to the impressions in his memory, and when he had drawn a simple map of the world, he began to annotate and explain: "Brother Duff, this is the map of the whole world.

This is Da Ming;

This is Dongying;

This is the Western Regions;

Here are the Arctic glaciers;

Here are the Antarctic glaciers;

Here are the Mughals;

Here is Persia;

Here is the Big Eat;

This is Mixier, the birthplace of Kunlunnu;

......“

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