The obsession with gold can be said to have been integrated into human genes, and Zhu Yunwen is not exempt from vulgarity, but he is trying to restrain himself, because he knows that these things are his, and there is no need to be in such a hurry.

As for Wenchen, although they have all seen the world, the wealth they have handled, and the silver they have seen are not a few, but they all have a fatal weakness, that is, most of them are poor, so it is inevitable that they can't control their hands and feet when they see gold, but fortunately, they recover quickly.

The generals are different, their cultural level is not high, and their self-cultivation skills are not as good as Wenchen, but they also have an advantage, most of them have titles, even if they do not have titles, as long as they have fought, Emperor Zhu Yunwen's reward is still very generous, so their family background is much better, so relatively speaking, their control is better than that of Wenchen.

But after seeing these gold treasures, except for a few people, most of the civil servants and military generals have changed their minds, America is very far away, but there are many good things there, as for the dead people, the lost ships, compared with the treasures in hand, it seems that it is not so difficult to accept. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, the army spent money like flowing water, and it seems that there is only one case that can bring back money, so should it continue to be carried forward?

So everyone's eyes were staring at Tong Hailong, how did you get all this money? Troublesome? Is it hard? Are there many dead people? Is it worth it? Can Lao Tzu do it?

After noticing everyone's eyes, Tong Hailong also had a bottom in his heart, and he bowed his hand and said: "Your Majesty, my lords, after we caught the prince named Andrew, we retreated back to the ship because we were too few people to go deeper. ”

"As a result, the prince took the initiative to ask for a ransom, and the general felt that the loss was not great, so he asked him how much ransom he could pay?"

"After his comparison, the last general understood that he was willing to surrender the same volume of gold as his body to redeem himself."

"The last general thought that he was making fun of me, and was very angry, so he measured his height, and ordered a chest to be made, five feet long, one foot wide, and one foot high, and told him to fill it with gold, or else he would put him in this box and throw him into the sea to feed the fish."

"I didn't expect him to agree, and his subordinates really went back to convey his orders!"

Looking at Tong Hailong's look of reminiscing about the past, everyone couldn't help but gasp, and even Zhu Yunwen's Adam's apple twitched involuntarily and swallowed his saliva, but he reacted quickly, his expression was as usual, only a smile still hung on the corner of his mouth.

"During those three days, we replenished supplies and fresh water, but we were also careful to guard against it, lest this be a trap carefully arranged by Andrew."

"But to our surprise, on the evening of the third day, that Andrew's subordinate Hu Wang came to the shore with gold and asked for an exchange for Andrew."

"The last general hesitated and released Andrew as agreed."

"Did the other party give you the gold? No surprises, right? Listening to Tong Hailong's words, Zhang Rong couldn't help it a little and asked.

"Hui Zhang, yes, they don't have any tricks. And, the next day, Andrew sent someone to buy weapons from us, and the price was as we went! The general convened his subordinates to deliberate, and finally decided to sell them a batch of steel knives, steel guns, and some armor, but did not sell them firearms. ”

"Well, firearms can't be sold!"

"Yes, these weapons are settled in silver, and each knife is fifty taels of silver."

"What?"

Listening to Tong Hailong's words, the hall was amazed, in Daming, because of the assembly line production relationship, a steel knife is only seven or eight dollars of silver, and it has risen dozens of times!

At this moment, the heads of everyone in the temple turned a thousand times, but immediately, they became melancholy......

After that, Tong Hailong briefly described some things that had been missed before, and everyone also had a general understanding of his sailing process.

They arrived in the Americas in November of the fourth year of Jianwen, that is, near Alaska, because the weather was very cold, they and the local fishermen replenished some supplies and fresh water, and then went south along the coastline, about a month later, nine lucky ships spent the winter in a warm and sheltered harbor, and Tong Hailong's body gradually recovered at that time.

The fleet was repaired for about three months, and around April of the fifth year of Jianwen, the fleet said goodbye to the local tribes, and Tong Hailong gave them some weapons, and they helped Tong Hailong replenish supplies and fresh water, but they did not have the corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes that Tong Hailong needed.

In the days that followed, Tong Hailong searched all the way, divided the fleet into three parts, searched along the coast of the Americas, and sometimes fought a few fights with the local tribes, but the local population was sparse and the tribes were not strong.

By the end of the fifth year of Jianwen, they arrived near Mexico, where the tribes had been unified and their vigilance was stronger, but on the whole, Tong Hailong found sweet potatoes there, which made Tong Hailong and the crew extremely excited, they realized that the emperor was extremely wise, and they foresaw this crop thousands of miles away, and their enthusiasm was even higher, and after staying on the coast of this country called Aztec for more than three months, Tong Hailong was sure that he could not find a new crop, so he continued to go south, This is already December of the fifth year of Jianwen.

About two months later, Tong Hailong arrived in the Inca Empire (later Peru), where Tong Hailong clashed with the locals, captured Prince Andrew, who managed the nearby territory, and extorted a large amount of gold from the other party, but the other party also needed Tong Hailong's weapons, and the relationship between the two sides was more delicate, Tong Hailong needed the other party to provide support, needed the other party to find seeds, and the other party needed Tong Hailong's weapons, and also hoped that Tong Hailong could help them train the army.

After getting the desired crop, Tong Hailong sailed west in October of the sixth year of Jianwen and returned to Daming.

On this way, unlike when they came, the climate was suitable, the sea was calm, and there was no shipwreck for more than four months, which made Tong Hailong and the crew extremely happy, and they were really worried about the storm on the way.

In the end, they met the Nanyang sailors of the Ming Dynasty in Luzon in the South China Sea, and under their guidance, they returned to the Ming Dynasty.

"Smack, smack, smack!"

When Tong Hailong finished speaking, Zhu Yunwen immediately applauded, he was really happy, and at the same time admired these men who had returned from thousands of miles, under his drive, the ministers in the palace also learned to applaud, and paid tribute to Tong Hailong and others together, Tong Hailong and the officers behind him were all red, and their excitement was beyond words.

"Decree, tonight I will hold a banquet in the Fengtian Palace to entertain General Tong and all the heroes who have returned from the ocean, and the nobles above the earl of Jingli and the officials above the third rank will participate!"

"In addition, Tong Hailong is enshrined as Heng Haibo, and his descendants are hereditary, and other meritorious personnel are assessed by the Ministry of War, and they will be reported as soon as possible, and I will reward them one by one!"

"The loss of this voyage is heavy, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War will estimate the gold and silver treasures harvested and convert them into silver taels, I will take out half of them to reward these warriors, and the reward for the unfortunate death will be doubled, and the reward will be sent to the family members by the Jinyi Guard, which will be presided over by Guo Ren, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and get things done as soon as possible, there must be no mistake!"

"Now that the Navy Division has been changed to the Navy, in order to take care of the descendants of these fallen warriors, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Navy Governor's Office should select a site as soon as possible to form a naval primary school and a naval middle school.

"Thank you, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

"In addition, in order to commend Qi Qianye's merits, I am going to name the part of the sea where he was killed Qianye Sea, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"The last general, Brother Qianye, Thank You, Your Majesty Longen!"

Tong Hailong fell to his knees and couldn't cry!