"A lot of fresh water and food on the ship have been consumed, and we can replenish it in Tianzhu Port." Maha only looked at the star-pulling board, and then measured it out of thin air with an octant, "We are now very close to the city of Trivan in Tianzhu, so the villain suggested that the fleet first dock in Trivan, and then buy some food and fresh water from the Tianzhu people. ”

Hearing this, Qin Yu spread out the world map, and the two of them leaned their heads over to see that the position of the Ming fleet was now clear at a glance.

"We are now on a detour to Persia, a large circle by sea, which is too troublesome. Sooner or later, the Ming Dynasty will open up the land route from the Central Plains to Persia. Qin Yu saw that the map showed that the Ming Dynasty and Persia were still separated by many countries, so he said, "If the land route is not opened, Persia will be an enclave of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"And the opening of land routes is also conducive to the transportation of oil."

"Open up the land route from the Ming Dynasty to Persia!?" Xu Da and Maha were only shocked, "There are many countries between the two countries, and Mr. wants to take them all?" ”

"It's just an idea at the moment." Qin Yu said.

"It turned out to be just an idea." Ma Ha only turned his head to Xu Da and asked, "Xu Shuai, do you have any money?" After we landed, we bought food and fresh water from the Tianzhu people. ”

Of course, you have to bring money with you to march and fight, and you can't do anything without money. However, Xu Da did not answer, it seems that he doesn't want to spend money to buy, but wants fresh water and food for the Tianzhu people.

Anyway, Mr. Qin said that he wanted to open up the land route from Daming to Persia.

Moreover, the gold, silver and jewelry carried by the Ming fleet had to be used in large quantities after arriving in Persia, and the money was used to open the way, and it could not be wasted on buying grain and fresh water.

"The fleet changes course and goes to Tianzhu!" Xu Da commanded his banner soldiers.

"Wait!" At this moment, Qin Yu suddenly stopped him.

"What do you suggest, sir?" Xu Da asked.

"Have you seen this atoll and the coral islands?" Qin Yu pointed to a place on the map surrounded by the ocean and said to the two.

Seeing that the place pointed by Qin Yu's finger was a series of small dots, Xu Da didn't care, and said, "See, isn't it just a series of small islands, and the land area shouldn't be very large." ”

"There should be no one on a sporadic island in the sea like this." Maha only said, "There are only poisonous snakes, poisonous fish and wild beasts on it, and they are not of much value." ”

"Not much value?" Qin Yu couldn't help but blurt out, "This long list of coral islands, that's the Maldives." ”

"Maldives? I haven't heard of it, is it the name that the gentleman gave it? Xu Da asked.

Although Qin Yu can draw a map of the world by hand, it is impossible to mark every small place.

As a result, the world map he is using does not have the name of Maldives on it.

"Anyway, let's go and occupy it first." Qin Yu said, "It's still early." ”

Remember that the Maldives was occupied by the Portuguese in the 17th century. And now it is the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, three hundred years earlier than Portugal, so he estimates that there is indeed no one in the Maldives now.

Since there is no one, it is Borderlands, and Borderlands, whoever occupies it first is whoever owns it.

"Change course to the Maldives!" Qin Yu instructed, "I believe that the scenery on the island will open the eyes of the two." And on the island, there is also plenty of fresh water. ”

When the herald heard this, he directly waved the flag in his hand and commanded the fleet to change course.

"When we arrived in the Maldives, we first erected a stone monument on the island to mark that this was the territory of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, he sent a ship back to let Emperor Zhu move some people to settle down. "Qin Yudao,

"The climate of the Maldives is suitable for growing corn, bananas, coconuts, and the surrounding fishing industry is also very developed.

"The island is rich in tuna, lobster, sea cucumbers, sharks, hawksbill turtles, all top food!"

"Living on an island in the ocean is equivalent to being isolated from the world, and I am afraid that the people of the Ming Dynasty are not willing to migrate and settle here." Xu Dadao.

"The Maldives is a wonderland on earth, and they will find the benefits after staying for a long time." Qin Yu said, "And you are not right to say that the isolated island in the sea is isolated from the world, the steamships have been built, and it will definitely drive the world's maritime traffic." Therefore, in a few decades, the Maldives of Daming will become a tourist destination all over the world. ”

"What's more, the climate in the Maldives is so pleasant that the average life expectancy of people living there is very long."

"Good!" Xu Da said, "Let's go and occupy the Maldives first. ”

……

Ming Dynasty.

Ying Tianfu,

Taibai Liquor House.

Taibai Restaurant is the most prosperous of many restaurants after the prosperity of Yingtianfu in the Ming Dynasty. Its scale level is comparable to the current five-star in the capital.

The customers are not only dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty, but also many overseas businessmen.

Because of the influence of the environment, the shopkeeper inside can more or less complete one or two sentences of foreign language.

"Shocking news, Your Majesty actually took down more than 300 corrupt officials in Jiangnan at one time, and all of them were sentenced to capital punishment and raids." One of the old 'Jing Ye', speaking with a Wu Nong accent, said. Now the people of Yingtianfu have become authentic Yingtian masters, and Jiangnan has also become an authentic Beijing accent.

"In addition to raiding the family, their descendants will never be allowed to enter the office."

"Good guy, take down more than 300 officials at once, which is not seen in all dynasties." The man next to him accosted. I have to sigh that Emperor Zhu's punishment of corruption is unprecedented.

"We don't understand this, why does Your Majesty punish corrupt officials, the more he punishes, the more he punishes?" A ragged scholar said, "And more than 300 people have been punished in Jiangnan Province alone, as if all of them were corrupt officials." ”

The restaurant is this kind of place, there are people from all walks of life, once someone talks, there are people next to it, it is the best place for entertainment and entertainment to find out the news.

"Could it be that His Majesty used the wrong method, and should not have used such a harsh method?" Doubts have been raised. The crowd knew very well in their hearts that the reason why their emperor used such harsh methods was entirely because when he was a child, dozens of people in his family were killed by corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and he had a painful heart.

"Your Majesty is right to use harsh punishment for corrupt officials, and there is nothing wrong with it at any time." An old man said slowly, "The reason why everyone has the illusion that the more corrupt officials are punished, the more they are punished, as if His Majesty is using the wrong method, is entirely because his knowledge is too superficial. ”

"How superficial?" Someone immediately asked unconvinced.