"Da Zhuang, take care of my sister, don't run around. If you collide with the military master, you will be whipped. ”

A little guy with snot on his mouth, at most ten years old. Although it was early winter, I only wore a small padded jacket, and the sleeves of the padded jacket were pasted with a layer of snot scabs, which looked shiny.

He took a sister by his hand, followed his mother, and climbed the somewhat wobbly gangway with some concern.

Behind them, a man in his thirties carries a burden. At one end of the burden were several quilts and clothes, and at the other end, there was a rice bowl separated by an iron pot and straw rope, and in a package, a sickle was exposed.

Da Zhuang looked at the mighty naval soldiers above and whispered, "Dad, I want to be a military master when I grow up." ”

The man carrying the burden glanced at the naval soldiers with some envy, nodded and said, "King Han promised that as long as you go to Xizhou with him, regardless of gender, you can enter the academy." Only when you know how to read can you become a military master, so you have to read well in the future. ”

After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh. A few years ago, he was also a military household, not to mention drought and flood to ensure income, at least he could make the family have a round belly.

But it's only been a few years, and the military households, which were originally considered inferior, have now become fragrant buns. If you can't read, you can't continue to be a soldier.

Because he was illiterate, he was brushed off a few months ago and turned from a military household to a farmer. Although the land was also divided, it was necessary to borrow seeds and farm tools from the imperial court in order to settle down.

At this time, the king of Han recruited Suihu in the area of Qingzhou, which was originally the fief of the king of Han, and he used to be a soldier for the king of Han, and heard that as long as he arrived in Xizhou, the king of Han packed seeds, farm tools, and even gave them cattle, which was much better than the conditions of the imperial court.

The court borrowed it in the future, and he had to pay it back in the future, and he followed the king of Han, as long as he paid taxes in the future, these could be exempted, and he could also teach the children to read and write, so he didn't think much about it, so he signed up directly.

I signed up in October, went from Qingzhou to Jiaozhou, and then boarded the ship.

"Dad, this ship is so big, and it's smoking!" Da Zhuang was hugged by his mother, and he was still a little restless, and this big ship made him feel that he couldn't see enough.

His mother glanced under the side of the boat, and felt a little dizzy, and sat down against the side of the boat with a milk doll in her arms.

Da Zhuang's father put down his luggage, took out a number plate made of bamboo chips, and said to a young soldier with a smile: "Master Jun, this is our family's boarding card." ”

Contrary to what he thought, the young sergeant looked at the boarding sign, checked his household registration again, and said, "Eldest son Yao...... I used to be a soldier, and my health is good. It takes more than two months to walk at sea, and if you want to, you can earn two oceans by helping out on deck. ”

There is such a good thing, Yao Changzi hurriedly said: "I am willing, I am willing." ”

The other party nodded, and then explained: "The sea is not as good as the land, the ship is cramped, and it will take a few months to walk." When the wind is calm, the family can come up to the deck to stroll, but when the wind is strong, you must take care of the children, otherwise, a wave will come, and you may throw everyone into the sea, and you can't catch it if you want to. ”

The sergeant had a good attitude, and led the family into the cabin, went down to the second floor, and gave them a small barn.

The cabin is less than two meters high, two meters deep, and only one and a half meters wide. Once inside, there were four beds with four half-meter-wide planks sticking out.

There are two adults and four children in their family, and the two children sleep in the same bed, which is just right.

After explaining the taboos on the ship, he was given a wooden plaque representing the auxiliary. With this wooden card, he is equivalent to the auxiliary staff on the ship, and when he helps on the ship, he can receive half of the ordinary soldier's salary.

Today's navy has undergone a super expansion, and many soldiers who have not been trained at sea have been directly assigned to the navy after retiring from the army.

They did not have the skills of the ship, they could only be carried by veterans of the Navy, and on a ship, there were at least a third of such people.

Because of the lack of experience, whether it is a daily boat, or a sail drop after encountering wind and waves, it is necessary to increase manpower.

Nowadays, the warships of the navy need a large number of auxiliary forces to assist them.

Of course, the Navy does not count on them to go to war. On the sea, no country is the opponent of the Ming Dynasty, and these novice ships are mainly responsible for transportation tasks.

After arranging the family, Yao Changzi stuffed his luggage under the bed, and the quilts were spread directly on the bed, and then he breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction and began to study the wooden plaque.

He originally knew a little about carpentry, but even the best carpentry he had ever seen couldn't polish such a wooden plaque, and he could still engrave fine small characters on the wooden plaque.

In addition to the clear handwriting, the workmanship of the wooden sign is fine, and the polishing is round and smooth. He studied for a long time, but he couldn't guess how this wooden sign was made.

What he didn't know was that because of the improvement of lathe technology, many tools that were originally difficult to build are now getting simpler and simpler.

Even precision bearings can be made, not to mention this kind of lathe mold with low technical content. It is only necessary to add a few sets of marching molds on the lathe, not to mention the wooden plate, even the iron plate can be directly processed.

In fact, the military badge of the current admiral officer is iron, and it not only has the number of the fleet to which he belongs, but also the number of the individual.

Only temporary personnel will be issued such wooden cards.

When he was fascinated by his research, from time to time newcomers were arranged into the cabin, and some of them talked a lot, and they came to talk from time to time.

Because this is a ship that follows the Han Wangfu to Xizhou, and most of the Han kings are recruited from the Qingzhou area, most of them are fellow villagers.

They chatted together and looked forward to a better life in the future.

In Jiaozhou Port, Zhu Zhanqi, the second son of King Han, and Zhu Zhantan, the third son, had a headache because of the supply of the expeditionary fleet.

The major royal palaces are mainly the prince's mansion, and the county prince's mansion is the second division of power.

This time, the imperial court will take back the palaces of each prince's palace and the prince's palace of the county, including the fiefdoms, and then compensate according to the regulations.

Each prince's palace needs to hand over the palace and land to the imperial court, and then the imperial court will redistribute the royal palace in the capital, and only one of the descendants will live.

The reclaimed land, the imperial court gave corresponding material compensation, wanted gold for gold, wanted cotton cloth for cotton cloth, and wanted iron tools for iron tools.

And give each prince's palace three thousand guards, including muskets, to replenish their strength.

But the imperial court only bears these, and each royal palace wants to bring more people to the fiefdom, and all the materials must be purchased by themselves.

The Han Wangfu went to Xizhou, where there were many Kunlun slaves, and the court was considerate and gave one more guard, that is, three thousand guards.

There are three thousand more guards, and their families, relatives, and if they want to arrange it, it will be a lot of expenses.

Moreover, the king of Han had a big heart, gave many preferential conditions, and promised a lot of benefits to the people. He knows very well that the more people he brings with him, the more powerful the people, and the better he will develop in the future.

Talent is the greatest resource of this era.

However, this also added to their burden, and now the six thousand guards, plus their families, are thirty thousand. The king of Han recruited nearly 20,000 people to accompany him, which was 50,000 people.

Although no matter how many people there are, the navy will be responsible for transportation, but the food, drink, and material supplies of so many people for several months have emptied all the family funds of the Han Wangfu.

This is also thanks to the Han Wangfu because of Zhu Di's re-canonization, and there are seven more county kings, which can obtain a large number of more resources.

Otherwise, just these tens of thousands of people, the Han Wangfu can't afford to support them, let alone after going to Xizhou, at least they have to take care of their lives for half a year, as well as the preparation of various tools.

Last fall, Zhu Zhanyu, the son of the Han Dynasty, died of illness, and he gave birth to only two daughters and no sons. Now several sons of the King of Han are staring at the position of the prince, trying in every possible way to satisfy their father.

There is no need to worry about grain, but now that the price of grain is low, the fleet will have to pass through the South Seas, and it will be cheaper to buy grain directly there.

But it's hard for a good woman to cook without rice, she has no money in her hand, and all kinds of supplies are still a lot worse, and it's difficult for a few of them to do it!

Just when the two brothers were racking their brains for various supplies, the guards rushed into the house on the dock. "Two little princes, the prince has sent a letter from the capital."

Zhu Zhanqi hurriedly took the letter from the herald's hand, read it for a long time, and couldn't help laughing. "Third child, all your troubles are gone!"

"What's wrong?"

Zhu Zhanqi said with a smile: "I never thought that my father would borrow 200,000 silver coins from the Development Bank with the income of Xizhou in the next three years, this is really a big deal!" ”

Zhu Zhan was stunned and sighed in surprise: "Still doing this? That royal brother is so shrewd that he can even agree to such a loan! ”

Zhu Zhanqi sent the messenger away, and then said: "Look at him, it's not because of us, our family, a prince, the king of the seven counties, is still so embarrassed, his younger brothers are just a prince, how much money can they have."

Therefore, he borrowed money from his brother to let them get through the difficulty, and once the opening was opened, it was not easy to close it again.

Now the major princes and nobles are borrowing from the imperial court, and he has to borrow. ”

"He's not afraid that he won't pay it back in the future?" Zhu Zhantan still felt a little incredulous, if he didn't pay it back in the future, or couldn't afford to pay it back, then what should he do!

Although Zhu Zhanqi was a little sour behind him, he definitely didn't dare to really be in the limelight with Zhu Zhanji in person, it was a killing god who went to the battlefield and killed forty-three people, even the emperor's grandfather now wants to let him be in the limelight, who dares to really offend him.

He shook his head and said, "Don't forget, the navy is in his hands, and the future trade is in his hands." Without his nod, we would have dug up a million taels of gold on our own territory, and we would not have been able to exchange it for a piece of cloth. Do you think that in the future, it will really be the emperor who is far away, and he can't control you! ”

Zhu Zhantan understood, shook his head and sighed: "No wonder the imperial court is now willing to be sent in by the navy, and is not willing to sell ships." At present, the only ones willing to sell are offshore merchant ships under 2,000 stones. ”

"Therefore, no matter how far we fly, we are just a monkey in the hands of Daojun, and we can't fly out of the palm of his hand. Honestly accept your fate! ”

Some people are dissatisfied, but some people can't be more satisfied, such as Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou.

Zhou Wangfu is the most stable prince's mansion in the Ming Dynasty, because he has the same father and mother as Zhu Di, Zhu Di also takes good care of this younger brother.

His fief was in Kaifeng, and in this era, except for occasional floods, the area around Kaifeng was a good place.

Zhu Hu has been in Kaifeng since the fourteenth year of Hongwu, and it has been forty-one years since then, and it is deeply rooted in the local area.

Moreover, he studied medical skills all year round, and organized the compilation of works such as "Saving the Famine Materia Medica", "Baosheng Yulu", "Pocket Formula" and "Puji Fang", and his reputation among the people is very good.

Other princes, such as the King of Han, wanted to attract the people to join him, but they could only lure.

However, he just posted a notice in the Kaifeng area, saying that he wanted to move to Nanzhou, and many people voluntarily followed.

And his luck was also very good, and when the draw was made, Turtle Island was drawn.

Turtle Island, though an island, is the second largest in the world, with a dense forest and abundant resources, and a large gold mine has been discovered.

In the Nanzhou region, this island was originally intended as two princely fiefdoms because of its huge area and rich resources.

Zhu Zhanji knows very well that in addition to the discovered Glasberg gold mine, which is the world's largest gold mine, there is also a Lihir gold mine, which ranks eighth in the world in terms of gold reserves.

However, because the transportation on the island is inconvenient, and cannibals are rampant, miasma, and giant pythons are rampant, and it is not easy to develop, Zhu Zhanji finally decided to give it to only one.

Of course, such a treasure land can't be taken away casually, if King Ning, who is not in harmony with the royal family, is allowed to take it, Zhu Zhanji will be distressed.

Although the minerals in various places are still controlled by the court, the court cannot develop them by itself, and must distribute them to those in power. Let King Ning get these golds, and Zhu Zhanji will not be at ease.

So when the lot was drawn, he also secretly made some arrangements and gave Turtle Island to King Zhou's mansion.

Although Turtle Island is large, the Zhou Wangfu has been developed for more than forty years, a prince, more than a dozen county kings, their own strength is strong enough, and they are not afraid of the rebellion of the nobles in the past.

If it is given to Zhu Zhanyong, his younger brother, he has no son himself, and his strength is not strong, and it is easy to form a situation of weak cadres and strong branches, which is difficult to control.

King Ning, on the other hand, was drawn to the area near Darwin in later generations, although there were some minerals in this area, but they were not world-class. There is a world-class uranium mine, which is less than a few hundred years old and does not have much use value.

Moreover, the land here is not fertile, all kinds of poisons are rampant, and it is extremely difficult to develop at least for a few decades.

In this way, the power of Ning Wangfu will be consumed, so that they will only become weaker and weaker, and rely more and more on the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Wangfu drew Turtle Island, and Yuan Zhen, the Marquis of Guangping, who had already told Zhu Zhanji many times that he wanted to get Turtle Island, was also allocated 1,200 square kilometers of land south of the Glasberg gold mine, and at the same time had the right to develop this gold mine.

In addition to the Quang Binh Marquis Mansion, there are four other marquis mansions that are divided into different areas of Turtle Island, but they are mostly flat and easy to develop.

Speaking of which, Yuan Zhen is also Zhu Zhanji's cousin, and he is quite reliable, give him some benefits, and let him help guard the checkpoint between Turtle Island and Nanzhou, Zhu Zhanji is also relieved.

He is the most active in immigration, because his territory not only has a large gold mine, but also a relay point for the Ming Dynasty to go to Nanzhou, and it will definitely not decline in the future.

Because there is that gold mine, in order to attract miners, he gives the most preferential conditions. And according to Zhu Zhanji's knowledge, he also colluded with Ji Gang, preparing to transport a large number of poor people from Dongying to work as miners there.

Zhu Zhanji also doesn't want to deal with this, as long as it does not hinder the global expansion of the Chinese, Zhu Zhanji will support any action.

Although it is a "fair" lottery, there are still many people who are dissatisfied, you draw a good place, I draw a bad place, this kind of dissatisfaction will naturally occur.

They didn't dare to show it either, at most they said something sour in the back. If they offend Zhu Zhanji and directly cut their knighthood, they can only be idlers in Daming.

Zhu Zhanji's younger brothers, except for Zhu Zhanyan, who drew a good place, that is, the Perth area in later generations, the others were also assigned to the Melbourne area, which is the best location.

Because the people of this era pay the most attention to the land that can be planted, and the minerals will be dug one day, but the land can be planted forever.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanyin went to Melbourne, which has the most fertile land in Nanzhou, but he suffered a lot of jealousy.

However, the Perth area is no worse than Melbourne, where there is less arable land but two world-class gold mines. Zhu Zhanji's uncle Zhang Chang and them were sealed there.

And Zhu Zhanji's third brother, who is also his younger brother Zhu Zhanyong, was assigned to the wilderness area in northern Western Australia, which is the worst among everyone.

Although there are large iron ore mines, no one knows about them now. Zhu Zhanyong was assigned there, and he also blocked the mouths of many people.

But in fact, Zhu Zhanyong was not angry, because he was not ready to take up the domain. He didn't settle for the domain, because he was not in good health, he spent at least half of the year taking medicine, and went to Nanzhou, without these imperial doctors, he probably wouldn't live long.

Because of his poor health, he has no ambitions, and he is already very satisfied to be a carefree prince under the protection of Zhu Zhanji.

The vigorous immigration has begun at the end of the twentieth year of Yongle. Due to the limited capacity of the ships and the navy, the migration operation took a year and a half to transport all the people to their destinations.

And by this time, the first benefits of immigration in many places were already beginning to be felt.

In the newspapers of the Ming Dynasty, from time to time, it was published that the people of a certain place had dug out a piece of dog's head gold from farming. Especially in Xizhou, there are often all kinds of bizarre news, which attracts many people.

The minerals there are indeed abundant, and as long as the local princes and nobles do not oppress the people and exploit the people, Zhu Zhanji will not care.

If it is to oppress Kunlun slaves and people of other nationalities, Zhu Zhanji will not care.

He is not the Virgin, and for more than a year, Zhu Gaoxu has made a lot of money just by selling castrated Kunlun slaves. Zhu Zhanji has earned at least 30% of the profit from the middle, is there any benefit to being a virgin?

Of course, Ji Gang earns more money, because this guy doesn't have to arrest people at all, he only needs to post an announcement, recruit people to go out to work, and after ten years of work, he can marry a wife, and if he can become a Ming person, there are countless people in Dongying who are willing to go.

These Dongying people have a slim hope, they are hard-working, loyal and disciplined, and they are really rare good coolies.

However, except for those who farm and graze, most of them work in the mines, and I am afraid that they will not survive for ten years.

Even so, they can eat enough in the mine, and they can find a few women to play with every once in a while, and many people still go to follow suit.

This situation did not change until four years after orthodoxy, because the Dongying people did not need to change their race. Many hard-working, docile and obedient Dongying people were gradually assimilated.

They are ashamed of speaking Dongying dialect, have a Ming hairstyle, speak Ming dialect, and insist on refusing to admit that they are Dongying people.

And because of the castrated Kunlun slaves transported from Xizhou, they were gradually recruited by large farms and pastures, and they started a family there, and there was no trace of Dongying people.

As for those Kunlun slaves in the mines, they were not regarded as the same kind at all.

Compared with the vigorous development of Nanzhou and Xizhou, the development of Dongzhou has been tepid.

In the first year of orthodoxy, the first batch of naval soldiers who officially emigrated to Dongzhou went to Dongzhou, with a fleet of 30,000 people, and the total population of immigrants reached nearly 100,000.

They built a governor's palace in Panama City, and established a total of fifteen naval bases or supply ports in Vancouver, San Francisco, Veracruz in Mexico, Lima in Peru, Lotta in Chile, Buenos Aires in Argentina, Porto Alegre in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, San Luis, Rio Acha in Colombia, Havana in Cuba, Tampa and Chesapeake in the United States, New York, and Newfoundland in Canada.

The reason why Panama was chosen is because it is the throat of the northern and southern continents, and the geographical location is very important.

From the first day he arrived here, Zhu Zhen had to ask people to survey the water level and open up the canal, in addition to building the city.

Secondly, this is the starting point of the best route back to Asia, and controlling the waters around this is equivalent to controlling the shipping lane.

After the first batch of naval soldiers emigrated, it was not until the third year of Orthodoxy that the second group of immigrants arrived.

This group of immigrants were specially selected literate Confucian scholars, craftsmen, and officials.

It was also after they arrived in Dongzhou that the integration of Dongzhou and Daming gradually began.

But since then, the news about Dongzhou seems to have disappeared, and people are only paying attention to Nanzhou and Xizhou, and Dongzhou seems to have become an isolated place again.

Until the twelfth year of orthodoxy, Zhu Zhanji's eight eldest sons reached the age of eighteen. In addition to the already determined crown prince Zhu Qizhen, the other seven sons divided Dongzhou, which gradually brought Dongzhou back into people's sight.

In addition to them, Zhu Zhanji has more than 70 sons, and in the next ten years, they will gradually be divided into Dongzhou.

In the face of such a huge army of sons, even those nobles, none of them dared to think of coming to Dongzhou.

In the following ten years, Dongzhou made great discoveries again and again, attracting hundreds of people to settle in Dongzhou, but due to the transportation capacity, the number of immigrants every year was about 100,000.

In the fifteenth year of Orthodoxy, a large plague occurred in Dongzhou, which spread throughout the north and south, and this plague caused more than one-fifth of the indigenous people to die.

With the help of the Ming Dynasty, those tribes resisted the plague and completely accepted the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

(The following story will begin in the forty years of Orthodoxy.) After 40 years of great development, this world has become a beautiful new world. ）