As the sun set, in the palace hall, Zhu Di yawned and stopped the work reports of Zheng He and Wang Jinghong.

"I've already seen your recitals, and this time I can make new friends with the eleven tribes of Xizhou with my Ming as the mainstay, which is a great achievement...... Don't fail to appreciate ......"

Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Di did not name the continents on the earth according to the geographical concepts of later generations, and the Americas were renamed Southeast Continent and Northeast Continent by Zhu Di.

Australia was renamed Nanzhou by Zhu Di, and Africa was Xizhou. As for Europe, although Zhu Di already knew that there were many long-standing countries there, he did not think that it was a separate continent called the Western Regions.

Originally, the Western Regions referred to a large area of Northwest and Central Asia, but now it has been renamed Northwest by Zhu Di. Where is the northwest? The northwest of Middle-earth, of course.

In today's Asia, this large area of land has been renamed Zhongzhou, and the Ming Dynasty is the name of the country, but on diplomatic occasions, it has been named China by Honglu Temple.

This is the meaning of taking the country of the center.

In his ideal, the Ming should become the center of the world.

Although Zhu Di said that he would be rewarded, it must also be discussed by the imperial court, and everyone will be rewarded. This program has been experienced three times, so it is not surprising to everyone.

Seeing Zhu Di yawning, looking at his slightly tired expression, the sagging fat on his face, and his fat body.

Thinking of the majestic figure he saw when he was a child, and the high spirits when he taught them to learn literature and martial arts, Zheng He also had to sigh, the emperor is old!

"That's all for today, tomorrow at the court meeting, you will talk about the past for the ministers."

Zheng He bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers heard that the court now has a strange thing, which is called a globe. It depicts all the continents and oceans of today, and I hope Your Majesty will allow me to observe them. ”

Zhu Di smiled, pointed at Zhu Zhanji and said, "I know that you will be interested in this thing, and the grandson is also looking forward to your return day and night." You just go with your grandson, I'm not an old man. ”

Even if Zheng He didn't ask, Zhu Zhanji would take Zheng He to see the globe, and he would give him a big globe.

For a warrior who has traveled all over the world, it may be their lifelong wish to know the unknown part of this world.

Those areas of the world that have not been discovered by modern civilization are also the places that these people want to know the most.

These secrets let them know, know more than anyone else, and can play a greater role.

Zhu Zhanji stood up and saluted Zhu Di before turning around and smiling: "Eunuch Zheng, Eunuch Wang, come with Gu." ”

In the west courtyard of the front hall of Xingqing Palace, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong looked at the globe full of rooms, as well as the large map drawn from various places on the globe by the circular method, and they were stunned by shock.

They stood in front of the world map, which was five square meters long, and was not much different from the future generations, and they could not speak for a long time.

They thought they had traveled most of the world, but now they realized that they were just spinning in a bathtub in the South Seas.

In later generations, the Indian Ocean was renamed Nanyang, and the so-called Zheng He's voyage to the Western Ocean should actually be renamed Zheng He's voyage to the South Sea.

The original Pacific Ocean was named the Oriental Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean was named the Western Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean was named the Northern Ocean.

Although these names are nothing new, they are absolutely easy to understand, and anyone can get a clear idea of the overall distribution of the world with a simple comparison.

Zheng He looked at the area where his fleet traveled from the map, and had to admit that this map was much more accurate than the map he had carefully drawn.

Because of the different ways of surveying and mapping, the Ming Dynasty's current drawing methods and maps are out of proportion, and they can only distinguish the directions of various places.

But with the advent of the sextant, surveyors were able to accurately calculate the direction of each place, as is the case with today's Ming maps, where people were sent to locate each city, each mountain, and each river, and a new map of the same scale could be drawn.

Wang Jinghong saw that Zheng He was still immersed in the shock of the new map, and Zhu Zhanji stood with them for a long time, bowed down and said, "Your Highness, forgive me, I have lost some of my temper with my lordship." ”

Zheng He also came to his senses and apologized repeatedly.

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and smiled: "I am not a person who respects courtesy. The two of them are so obsessed, which means that they really see it, which makes me feel a sense of accomplishment as a sword gift to a hero. ”

Zheng He opened his mouth and asked, "Your Highness, can you let the ministers take a look at the artifacts used in drawing the map?" ”

"Of course...... Zhu Zhanji opened a box on the desk and handed him a brand-new sextant. This is a sextant, which means east, west, north, south, upper and lower sextant, and through the calculation of the refraction of sunlight, you can clearly know your positioning. ”

There is a complete formula for the calculation of the sextant, as long as you master the calculation formula and understand a little arithmetic, the average person can use it.

Zheng He and Wang Jinghong are both rich and wealthy people who are familiar with astrology. And the calculation of astrology is actually more complicated than that of a sextant.

"This thing is really a nautical artifact, with this ...... Sextant, with this map again, even if it is a deep sea, the minister dares to break through. ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "The depth of the sea is beyond the reach of man, and it is unknowable. At this time, I should pay attention to the continents first, and this is the future of my Ming. ”

Zheng He said with a sigh: "He has always thought that he has traveled all over the world, and today he knows that he is just a frog at the bottom of the well." The world is so big, and it is only a place in the South Seas, the East, the West, and the North Ocean, and I don't know what kind of scene it is. His Royal Highness, although he is not talented, is also willing to be the vanguard of the Ming Dynasty and bring all parts of the world to the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Lone also has this intention, but how to recover it needs to be considered in the long run." For example, Nadongzhou, Nanzhou, Nanzhou now has no country, only some wild people live. Although there are tribes in Dongzhou, they are still deficient compared to my Spring and Autumn Period. Moreover, it is said that the savages of Dongzhou were when I was in business, and drifted away along the islands in the north of Dongzhou and Zhongzhou. Since it is my Chinese ethnicity, how to make him recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, we need to establish a complete strategy. ”

Zheng He and Wang Jinghong were a little confused again. When they traveled to the West, they did not know the origin of the globe, nor who surveyed and mapped the globe today.

They don't even know Dongzhou, how do they know who lives on Dongzhou now!

Now I heard that the people living in the land of Dongzhou are from the Yin Shang period, with the same roots and ancestors, and they feel even more fantastical.

Of course, this is a concept deliberately instilled by Zhu Zhanji.

It is true that the Indians are also of the yellow race, but it has always been a bit far-fetched to say that they have the same roots and ancestors as the Chinese. Although some tribes did use hieroglyphs, most of the Indians' languages and scripts were far from those of the Chinese.

However, as long as this concept is instilled, the lie will become true if it is told 10,000 times.

And as long as everyone accepts this concept, in the future, the Chinese will rule Dongzhou, and there will be no need to carry out massacres like Westerners.

It is only necessary to win over the obedient, suppress the disobedient, and then change their living habits and intermarry, and in one or two hundred years, this nation can be completely integrated into the Chinese national circle.

And when the population of the Ming Dynasty only needs to exceed three or four billion, the color of the whole world will no longer be respected by white.

Of course, during this period, it is also necessary to cut off the pace of Europeans' outward exploration and confine them to a small part of Europe.

Only in this way can the Chinese nation truly become the master of the world.

The size of the population alone would make it impossible for whites to rebel.

Only then did Zhu Zhanji introduce to the two of them how he "obtained" the globe, but deliberately ignored "Magellan".

The real Magellan will not be born for decades, and the transition to promoting the name now will only make people more curious about the story. In the future, you can't cover it up if you want to.

It is better to deliberately confuse the "facts" now and turn this matter into a historical mystery.

And in this way, this matter can be placed on a Chinese, just say that so-and-so was ordered by Zhu Di to explore the world.

Of course, this cannot be done now, and it will have to wait until decades from now.

Zhu Zhanji is now wooing Zheng He and Wang Jinghong, mainly for two purposes, one is to use them to start exploring the world.

Zheng He is a very well-rounded person, and he has a good view of the big picture, and he is very suitable for Asia, Africa, and Europe.

And Wang Jinghong, as his deputy, has the ability and experience, whether it is Australia or the Americas, he can be given it to open up.

In the future, the development should no longer be like now, but only to promote the national prestige, and more comprehensive colonial preparations should be carried out.

In each island in the center of the Pacific Ocean, a pioneer team was to be placed, and this pioneer team spent a year or two mastering the local monsoons, ocean currents, and soil quality, and then preparing for the later settlement of immigrants.

Another purpose is to use Zhu Di's body to last for nearly ten years, and Zhu Zhanji also wants to take the opportunity to go out for a walk.

This is also his last chance, because the current Ming Emperor is on the throne, the crown prince is also on the throne, and he, the grandson, still has a little freedom.

But if either of these two people is gone, he won't have a chance to go out again. After all, the succession of an empire is more important than anything else.

Zheng He and Wang Jinghong didn't expect that in less than two years after leaving this time, Daming would change so much.

Not to mention the appearance of the globe and sextant, just the victory of the Northern Expedition and the acquisition of an inexhaustible copper mountain are enough to shock people.

And in Yingtianfu, there is even an industrial zone! And His Royal Highness the Taisun, as the first person in the sky, flew into the sky.

And what Zhu Zhanji told them about leaving soldiers on the island to test the weather, wind direction, and ocean currents made them see the possibility of systematically conquering the sea.

Yes, they are still afraid of the deep sea, but if they are familiar with the laws of the ocean, will they still be afraid at that time?

(The next chapter, pick up the pace, and you won't be disappointed.) ）()

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