During the Yuan Dynasty, on the ancient map of the West, Hangzhou was actually more important than the capital of the same period.

Before the publication of Marco Polo's Travels, Western knowledge of the geography of the East was confined to the time of Ptolemy (90-168 AD).

On the Ptolemaic map of the world, East Asia is chaotic.

In the 14th and 15th centuries, Marco Polo's travelogues were widely disseminated in Europe, and in the travelogues, Hangzhou was called "quinsay".

The term later appeared several times on ancient maps of the West in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Among them, a map of "Pegasus Asia" painted in 1581 is one of the masterpieces.

This map depicts Asia with the image of a flying horse: "The head of the horse is Asia Minor, the back collar is Armenia, the neck is West Asia, the right wing is Scythian, the left wing is Tatar, from the back waist to the right hind leg is India, the left hind leg is the Malay Peninsula, and the Ming continent is in the horsetail, called quinsay." ”

In Marco Polo's travels, if the city itself is described alone, Hangzhou is even longer than the capital at that time, that is, Beijing, accounting for about one-fifteenth of the book.

It was only after Marco Polo wrote down the quinsay and described it extensively that Hangzhou began to come to the attention of Westerners3, apparently on ancient maps drawn by Westerners.

Under the influence of Marco Polo, Hangzhou became a city that was highly valued by Western cartographers.

Therefore, on some famous maps, if only a few place names are marked, there must be a quinsay, or even only a quinsay. This feature is prominent on many ancient maps.

It can be said that in the West at that time, there must have been more people who knew Hangzhou than Dadu.

What's more, until the early 17th century, when some Western cartographers depicted Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, actually based their depictions of Hangzhou from Marco Polo's description.

However, what makes people a little sad is that when Hantang Group was preparing for Hangzhou in advance, it checked many historical materials in Hangzhou, and had to use some Western records to confirm it.

The various narratives of the above people in this Ming continent are too abstract and simple, and what is even more terrifying is that they are good at exaggeration, and the people of the Han and Tang groups can only choose to trust them, or accept them after discounting.

Their descriptions are very similar to the descriptions of new real estate projects by unscrupulous real estate developers in that world, and it is one thing to see what they write and another thing to see with their own eyes.

There are also their so-called maps that have no scale at all, like children drawing, but this level is a fairly high level map in this time and space, just make do with it, it's better than nothing.

So, they have to rely more on the description of the people to design the plan.

The agents of the two squads had already sneaked into the city, like a few grains of sand sprinkled into the Qiantang River, and there was not even a bubble, but the information they sent back one after another was more important than gold: there were only 3,000 to 4,000 Tartars in Hangzhou City, real Tartars.

However, it is gratifying that many security team members have been to Hangzhou City, and even some of them are very familiar with the road, and such team members have been assigned to the Haian Marine Corps.

There are also some people in the rivers and lakes who have also been used, they have all been tested in actual combat, and they are definitely qualified leaders and road parties.

This time, the Hai'an Brigade collectively formed a team at the mouth of the Lingjiang River.

All 27 warships in the Haian Brigade were dispatched, and at this time it was not that there were not enough sailboats, but that there were not enough qualified sailors.

In Captain Sun Yu's mind, sailors and sailors are two concepts that cannot be equated, so they can only be equipped with gradual training.

The team was accompanied by two sailboats. What makes people proud is that they are all manipulated by Ming Haian members.

There are a total of ten logistics support boats, all of which are whale-level, and on its side, there are countless light and heavy assault boats.

They had a total of 3,000 members of the Haian Marine Corps, all of whom they had brought with them, and the Luan Naval Corps also supported 500 men, and if necessary, the sailors had to be equipped with weapons to go ashore.

The An Giang shipyard also supported 300 shipwrights.

Director Wu Jie said: "Don't worry, they have built such a ship with their own hands, and this kind of ship is smoother than your sailors, and they can repair the ship." These are the elites of my factory, don't use them as soldiers, I also pointed them to the Brunei area to open a sub-base. ”

Fan Xiu technician wanted to sign up, but Wu Jie, the factory director, refused to let him go, and said: "Let's design a new ship well, don't do things that are not our specialty, and the manager next to Ma has no reason to question other people's Gatling guns, and he lost, right?" Or will he be willing to accept the demands?

Test it again, and the center of the oil sailing ship is still unstable......"

Captain Sun Yu expressed his gratitude for this and vowed to bring back these boatmen with all beards and tails.

The Zhengjia Group also offered to help, but was politely rejected by the Hantang Group...... Hangzhou City is too important, they have deep scruples about the military discipline of the Zheng family group, they are going to be excited at this time, I really don't know what they can do.

However, Zheng Cai, the Yongsheng Bo of the Zheng Family Group, was not angry at all, he just showed an attitude, whether it works or not, it can be done.

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At the beginning of February 1653, it was a gloomy morning, the second day of the departure of the Hai'an Brigade of the Han and Tang Groups.

Yongshengbo Zheng Cai's hearty laughter echoed in the room, and could even float into the courtyard, this was the first time that people heard him laugh out loud, and he smiled sincerely, and everyone in the whole house also had a little smile.

"Hahaha, how many years have you and my brothers not had breakfast together?

Hahaha, it's probably been thirty years since I think about it!

At that time, you were so tall for the third brother - you were so tall for the second brother - "

Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai happily gestured twice.

His third brother Zheng Bin has just returned from Taiwan's Red Star Industrial Zone, and his second brother Dingyuan Marquis Zheng Lian has just returned from western Fujian, and the three brothers can have a breakfast, which is actually a very common thing.

However, this ordinary thing made Yongsheng Zheng Cai feel very happy!

We Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai is really happy today, this is not a disguise, I am really happy.

But the second brother Dingyuan Marquis Zheng Lian opened his mouth to speak, and he would definitely say something unpleasant.

"Big brother, what's it like to have breakfast together, if you like it, I'll accompany you to eat every day!"

The third brother is sensible, he smiled and said nothing, the eldest brother has completely opened his heart.

Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai glared at Dingyuan Marquis Zheng Lian and said, "Just so that the three brothers can have a breakfast in peace, do you know how much effort my Zheng family has put in?!" ”

Dingyuan Marquis Zhenglian couldn't figure it out, just have breakfast, what's wrong?

He knew that he would still be scolded by his eldest brother if he spoke again, so he simply took breakfast to vent his anger.

He quickly finished eating two pork knuckles, three pieces of Hantang Group-style salty bread, two large bowls of porridge, and a small basket of Hantang Group-style Jiubiju pickles, and then drank three bottles of beer, a large glass of milk, and finally had a long burp and was full.

Yongshengbo Zheng Cai drank corn porridge unhurriedly, ate steamed dumplings with crystal shrimp, and stinky tofu.

The third brother, Zheng Bin, was also unhurried to drink millet porridge, eat bagels, and then drink milk.

Neither of them paid any attention to him.

Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai said: "Do you want to move back to live? ”

“…… Big brother, I thought it wasn't the time to ......"

Dingyuan Marquis Zhenglian interjected: "What are you moving back for?" How good is the Xiangshanxi community, why not? ”

Yongshengbo Zheng Cai glanced at his second brother Dingyuan Hou Zheng Lian, he didn't dare to speak again.

"Third brother, have you inquired, if you move back those factories of yours, what will they do?"

“…… Big brother, they won't take care of it, but we don't have the same motivation as them, and there is no relevant supporting equipment, this is a system......"

"Oh yes, I forgot that......"

Dingyuan Marquis Zheng Lian interjected again: "System, yes, that's the word, the army also wants this, take out artillery alone to fight, then it's nothing, it will be eaten!" ”

Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai glanced at the second brother Dingyuan Hou Zheng Lian again, and Dingyuan Hou Zheng Lian hurriedly felt in his pocket to find his big red eagle cigar, and said in his mouth: "Hey, I remember to put it in my pocket......"

Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai said: "Then when do you estimate that such an industrial zone can be built in Fujian?" We waited for better conditions than they did......"

"I'm afraid it will be a few more years...... This is not just a few devices that can be solved, there are many theories that I have not yet figured out......"

Dingyuan Marquis Zheng Lian couldn't help it again, and said: "Exactly, exactly, I can't just have their weapons, I also have to see how they use them!" ”

Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai didn't even look at him, pointed out the door with his hand, and said, "Get out and come back in two hours!" ”

Oh, this look, Dingyuan Marquis Zhenglian went out honestly, the sky seems to be more cloudy, and I'm afraid that West Lake is going to snow at this time......

This time, he took the special attack team of the Zheng family group to clean up the border between western Guangdong and Fujian, as well as the border in the direction of Jiangxi, and these two places did have some small moves.

He arranged for people to conduct an in-depth investigation and found that they were all petty thieves, dozens, hundreds, and thousands, and the composition was quite complicated, and most of them were people who had suffered the scourge of war.

His special attack team may not be comparable to that of the Hantang Group, but it is like a fish in water to deal with such a thief, and he will clean it up in seven or eight clicks, and then call the regular army to clean up the mess......

He didn't kill Liwei with those people, he sent them to Longyan, and like the Hantang Group, he ordered the head to be specially arranged in a mining area.

Looking at those skinny thieves, Dingyuan Marquis Zheng Lian scolded: "Dry antelope, wherever you do a job, it's better than being a thief in this deep mountain and old forest, right?" Where did my Zheng family treat the workers badly? It's better to be tired than to live in fear, right? If you do a good job, you can set up a home, you can start again, dry antelope, you should be a thief! ”

After cleaning up, he made a special trip to report to the eldest brother, who knew that he was left behind by the eldest brother, and he originally wanted to visit the siege of the Hantang Group.

Every time he looks at their playing style, he will gain a lot, which is a good thing, but the eldest brother won't let him go!

Yongshengbo Zheng Cai sneered and said, "I will arrange the right people to watch it, and I can see it more carefully than you...... You're too close to them! You are from the Zheng family, not theirs!! Who asked you to take the lead in charging for them?! They instigated it, right? ”

Dingyuan Hou Zhenglian was very aggrieved at that time, am I so stupid?

"Big brother, by no means, they're still very unhappy because I robbed ...... killing"

"Heh, heh, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, how do you know that they are unhappy? Second brother, you are a straight person, and you always think well of others, I don't blame you...... Stay with me these days. ”

In the small courtyard, Dingyuan Marquis Zheng Lian suddenly saw at least three guards ambushing there, he ignored them, but he was anxious, when can he go to see the Hantang Group's playing style?

I'm afraid they're fighting in Hangzhou, right?

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