In fact, about the naming of the American continent, there was a wide range of discussion in the former Guozijian, and the new students went through the books, and finally found a record in the "Book of Liang, Zhuyi Biography, Fusang Kingdom", "Fusang is more than 20,000 miles east of the Han Dynasty, the land is in the east of China, and its soil is full of Fusang wood, so it is named." ”

According to the map of Kunyu Wanguo, if the so-called New World of America really exists, then it is very likely to be the "Fusang Kingdom" mentioned in the Book of Liang.

Therefore, the Americas should be named "Fusozhou".

But the name was opposed by the editor of the newspaper, headed by Fang Xiaoru. The word "Fusang" was often mistaken for the Wa Kingdom in the past, and if "Fusang Zhou" was written in the classics, it was likely to be mistaken for the land of the Wa Kingdom; Second, the name of "Fusang Continent" comes from "Fusang Country", if the Ming Dynasty discovered this continent and named it after another country, wouldn't it be a disguised recognition that this place is the land of another country?

After working for the newspaper for several years, Fang Xiaoru now understands the importance of how to spread public opinion. Giving a name that belongs to the Ming Dynasty itself can undoubtedly be conducive to the propaganda and recording of the New World.

This matter finally reached the ears of Zhu Su, who patted his head and took the name of "Fengming Continent" casually, and the idea was very simple, Asia is the land of Longxing of the Chinese nation, which can be called "Longxing Continent", and his ambition is to make the New World the second home of the Chinese people.

Then the dragon to the phoenix, the xing to the song, the dragon to the phoenix, at first glance, it is a pair. Later generations will look at this name, you see, this place and the land of our ancestors are even paired with the name, and there is no doubt that it is also our Chinese territory!

As for being a dragon and a phoenix, it sounds a little earthy, and Zhu Su didn't think much about it.

When this name reached the prison, the prisoners and editors who had read poetry and books heard it, and they unanimously praised it, and they were shocked.

praised Zhu Suqi's name, "Although it is derived from the canon, it is like a natural thing, and those who are not university inquirers cannot be named." ”

The word Fengming originates from an ancient and beautiful legend of the Chinese nation.

"Fengming Qishan, Zhou Shixingyan."

In the past, King Wen dreamed of the sun and the moon, and there was a phoenix singing in Qishan, thinking it was a good omen. Later, the Zhou Dynasty really took Yin's place, and divided the Zhou people in the wilderness on all sides, opened up for a hundred years, and regained China. The Ming Dynasty now also adheres to the aspirations of the ancestors of the Zhou Dynasty, and is determined to open up the blue wisps of the road, and calls the name of this continent "Fengming", which is not only a statement of desire to follow the ancestors to open up the wilderness, but also to ask for a good omen, hoping that the Chinese civilization can also flourish here.

As a result, the word "Feng Mingzhou" gradually spread among the new scholars.

God is pitiful, Zhu Su never thought of this allusion to "Fengming Qishan", it was just a very clumsy nonsense. It can only be said that as long as a person is famous enough, even if it is casual nonsense, there will be a large group of people who will come up to help you over-interpret it, and install a lot of lofty truths and origins......

Tie Xuan was the first new scholar to climb here, so he naturally thought of the "Fengming Continent" that he had negotiated with his classmates for a long time in the past. He stood on the hill and looked, and soon identified a place where a settlement could be established: it was a plain near the mouth of the sea, and it was estimated that a thousand acres of arable land could be cultivated in a rough step; To the west was the harbor where they docked their fleet, and to the east was the great lake that Zhang He had gone to visit; Set against the backdrop of the mountains, there are plenty of trees for the construction of settlements, and there are also plenty of rocks for mining; There are fish in the sea and mountain treasures in the mountains, and it is undoubtedly a terra nullius land that extends in all directions and is very rich.

“…… Such a precious land is not occupied by anyone. Tie Xuan felt his heart tremble, such a good place, there really was no personal smoke. This is really beyond Tie Hyun's understanding.

If such a place was in the pre-Qin period, it would have become a battleground for soldiers.

I just found a random place on the mountain and found such a place...... How many such treasures should be scattered in this big Fengming Continent?

The address was determined, and the first batch of immigrants in Daming quickly took action. Many of the convicts who were assigned did the hard work of logging and quarrying, and the craftsmen with a lot of skills became fragrant buns in an instant.

The expedition brought with it many craftsmen, the most of whom were stonemasons and carpenters who were good at building. This is the experience that Tie Xuan learned from Zhu Su's repair of Sakai Port, when repairing Sakai Port, because most of the soldiers who only knew how to build camps were responsible for construction, Gao Shi, the only one who knew how to build at that time, became the busiest person, and a good great poet was almost exhausted by Zhu Su on the construction site. Therefore, the most precious thing about Tie Xuan is these precious craftsmen, although these craftsmen are often useless when sailing, Tie Xuan still insists on taking them with him, and firmly gives these craftsmen the same protection as the Ming soldiers.

Most of the craftsmen who are willing to come to Fengmingzhou are down-and-out craftsmen, and they are treated like this by Tie Xuan along the way, and many people are deeply impressed. When they were on the boat, they couldn't do much, and they always felt ashamed in their hearts. When they can be used now, they are all riveted, and they can't wait to build a majestic city for Tie Xuan in one day.

"Lord Iron, the rest of the army has been built. Although it is a little simple for the time being, it is okay to shelter from the wind and rain. In the future, repair the fence and shine on the wall, build the cornices and cover the tiles, all of them are the best and best houses! "The old Ding Tou, who was temporarily appointed by Tie Xuan as the head of the craftsman, found Tie Xuan to report." The old man has been a carpenter and mason all his life, and he has never seen so much fine wood! ”

"This Fengming Continent is really a treasure land! There are many good beams that are hard to find in the capital, and there are many varieties of wood that the old man has never heard of or seen in his life. I came here with the army, and my eyes were wide open, and my eyes were wide open! "Finally, the old man who has a job to do and no longer has to eat white rice with a clear conscience.

"This place is indeed a treasure land, which is enough for my Chinese people to reproduce here for generations. Therefore, Ding Lao has to take care of those projects more, and the city we want to build is not just to live for a month or two, but to live for a hundred years and thousands of years. ”

"It's important to be sure to fix it well."

"Don't worry, Lord Tie, the old man knows this truth!" The old man laughed. "Give us a place to build our own people, that is not to cut corners. If anyone dares to cheat and cheat, the old man will not beat him to death! ”

Lao Ding Tou said a lot of things about packing tickets, but Tie Xuan smiled and nodded. But the old man suddenly remembered something, and asked Tie Xuan: "The old man only cares about pulling things around, but he almost forgets." ”

"Now that we have a place to live, we can free up our hands to build elsewhere first."

"A few of our craftsmen have also discussed it privately, after all, the temporary residence is cramped, and the adults still don't have a proper place to stay, why don't we wait to build a government office first?"

"Not necessarily. Everyone is still busy, how can there be a reason to let people build a government office for us first. Tie Xuan smiled and rejected the old Dingtou's wishes. If the big guy can live, we can live naturally. ”

"Since we can build something else first, why don't we ......" Tie Xuan thought for a moment. You will build an ancestral hall first, right? ”

"Build an ancestral hall first?" The old man was stunned. The city is still empty, what do you do with building an ancestral hall first?

"Yes, the ancestral hall." Tie Xuan nodded firmly, with a bit of pilgrimage-like longing on his face: "Build a Yellow Emperor ancestral hall first." ”

(End of chapter)