The strong river wind swept from southeast to northwest, pushing an English-style armed Galen ship to the west, stirring up white waves on the Yangtze River waterway between Baoshan County and Nanjing City, and a blue eagle flag, said to be the flag of the Great Mongolian Navy, was hunting and fluttering in this spring breeze.

On both sides of the Yangtze River, the green fields are picturesque, full of vitality, and all things are competing.

Although the armed Galen ship was Englandish, it was an out-and-out Chinese-made shipyard in Zhangzhou, Fujian, owned by the Zheng family. However, the owner of this British-style armed Galen ship produced in Fujian is the Great Mongolia India Trading Company, a joint-stock chartered trading company registered in the Qing Dynasty and whose shareholders are throughout the Great Qing Dynasty (Great Mongolia), the Great Zhou (Chagatai), and the Ming Dynasty.

The main business of this Great Mongolian Indian Trading Company is, of course, a little bit related to the Hindustan Empire.

After the defeat of the Bukhara-Khiva-Persian coalition by the Great Mongol coalition, it was logical to obtain trade privileges from the Hindustan Empire ruled by Aurangzeb, and established four merchant houses in Delhi, the capital of the Hindustan Empire, as well as the port city of Surat on the west coast of the subcontinent and the port city of Jahanjir Nagar (Dhaka) on the east coast, as well as the port of Basra under the Ottoman Empire.

Although the Great Mongolian East India Company focused on trade on the Central Asian route, the company set up a shipping branch and purchased three Chinese-made British armed Galen ships to run the Ottoman-India-Malacca-Bintan route.

Because there were only three Galen ships with a deadweight of less than 500 tons, and they also involved members of the "Eleven-Power Alliance" of Great Mongolia, the Chagatai Khanate, and the Hindustan Empire, and the envoys sent by the Chagatai Khanate to India also showed the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company that these three armed Galen ships actually belonged to the Mongolian Navy and were only under the banner of the Mongolian East India Trading Company.

In addition, these three ships do not go to Europe, but do some small business between the Ottoman Empire, India, and China. It doesn't matter if you make money or not, the key is to be familiar with sailing technology.

The Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company were not convinced at first. Mongolian Navy? Really?

In order to verify the authenticity, they also sent company representatives to the three boats to check them.

This look, hey, it's really the Mongolian Navy!

The sailors on the ship all speak Mongolian, and they all shoot arrows well, and they can also wrestle in Mongolia This is not a Mongol, who is a Mongol?

Since it was a fake Mongolian navy, the two Indian Ocean hegemons, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, also "granted" these three English-style armed Galen ships under the name of the Mongolian East India Trading Company to roam freely between the ports in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific.

However, the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company would never have imagined that these three belonged to the "Mongolian Navy" and were hung in the name of the Mongolian East India Trading Company. In fact, Shang Shuying followed the instructions of General Li to build a "communication ship" between the Ming Dynasty and France.

The reason why these three communication ships were built was, of course, to strengthen the communication between the Ming Dynasty and France. Now that Daming and France have formed an alliance, it stands to reason that they should unanimously oppose the enemy.

But the problem is that the two allies are too far away, and the communication between them is too problematic, not to mention any telegrams and telephone calls, even if they write a letter and send a mission to send it, it will also depend on the faces of the Dutch and the English, they will not let it, and Li Yat-sen and Louis XIV can only stare dryly.

Of course, in the future, when the "Pacific-North America-Atlantic" line is opened, the situation will be greatly improved.

But isn't it now that the eight characters haven't been skimmed yet? Therefore, when Li Yat-sen went to France in the Ming mission, he began to engage in the "Mongolian Navy".

The "commander" of the Mongolian Navy is Yu Qilin, the eldest son of "Master Yu". He performed well in the previous raid on the Spice Islands, so he was entrusted with the important task of "Commander of the Mongolian Navy" by Li Yat-sen.

The first "Indian Ocean mission" of "Commander Yu" was busy for more than a year, making a circle around various ports in Hindustani, and finally went to the port of Basra under the Ottoman Empire, and brought back some officials of the Ming mission in Europe, a French mission, and an Ottoman mission.

Oh, and the two French and Rakshasa teachers sent by the Mongol general Guanyin Bao of Prince Fuquansky to Li Yat-sen and Yang Qilong are too important to learn foreign languages!

General Li Zhongshan's henchman, Guo Jinbao, the prefect of Songjiang, was sitting in the official cabin in the stern at this time, knocking on the tea cup, and quietly looking at the two teachers.

Both of them were women, and they were very "strange" looking, with blond hair, large, sunken eyes, blue eyes, white skin like milk, and high noses, one of which was a little upturned.

However, their figures are the type that both General Li and Yang Dajian Guo like.

Guo Jinbao looked at it for a long time before turning his head and asking Feng Qi, the deputy envoy of the Ming Mission in Europe: "Brother Mingshan, these two people should be Westerners based on their faces, right?" ”

Fengqi character Mingshan, is a middle-aged man in his forties, looking like a white-faced scholar, originally Yang Qilong's account office, and later helped Yang Qilong take care of Credit Suisse Hall, and followed Yang Qilong all the way to prosperity.

The previous time Li Zhongshan and Yang Qilong wanted to jointly send a mission to Europe, the envoy was Jia Guozhu, the assistant minister of Nanyang of the Ming Dynasty, and the deputy envoy was of course sent by Yang Qilong, which was this Fengqi Fengming Mountain.

"Gold ingots, how fresh is your question? They don't look like they're from the West, but they can come from the East? ”

Before Feng Qi could speak, Yu Qilin, who was a world friend of Guo Jinbao, rushed to answer, and affectionately called Guo Jinbao "Golden Ingot" - this is his nickname, and not many people know it.

"That's right," Guo Jinbao looked at the two "female teachers" again, "What are their names?" What will you order? ”

This time, it was Feng Qi's turn to answer: "Guo Taishou (the honorific title of the prefect), one of these two is called Natalia, and she is the one who is a little baby-faced." One is named Marina. It's just that the nose is a little upturned and looks a little cunning. Both of them can speak several Chinese, understand French and Rakshasa, and learned Chinese on the way to Daming, so they can work as translators and French teachers for the generals. ”

"Oh," Guo Jinbao nodded, "to be a French teacher. The general really needs a French master. He looked at the two blonde female teachers in front of him, "Miss Na, Miss Ma, who of you two wants to go to the General's Mansion?" ”

The baby-faced Natalia pursed her lips, nodded shyly, and said in unfamiliar Chinese: "Master Guo, I am willing to go to the General's Mansion to serve the General." ”

The "old master" named Marina slowed down, a little dissatisfied, and pouted, but didn't say anything.

Guo Jinbao nodded, and said to the girl named Natalia: "Miss Na, that's you, go back and prepare, and when you arrive in Nanjing, you will go with me to the General's Military Mansion to meet the General." ”

This Natalia was obviously trained, and when she heard this, she stood up, and then gave a blessing to Guo Jinbao. Guo Jinbao smiled and nodded: "Go, go and wash it, then change into the clothes of Daming prepared for you, and sprinkle more incense powder." ”

"Yes." Natalia agreed, and then moved the lotus step lightly and walked out of the official cabin.

Guo Jinbao then smiled and said to another "female teacher" named Marina: "Miss Ma, don't be sad, can't you serve the general, don't you still have Yang Dajian Guo?" He is the big boss of Credit Suisse, and his family can take advantage of the money! You taught him foreign language, you are right. ”

Marina nodded and smiled.

Guo Jinbao said to her again: "You can go back and rest. When you dock, we will also arrange for you to get off the boat and go to the Nanjing branch of Credit Suisse Hall to rest first. ”

"Yes."

Seeing that this "Teacher Ma" also left the official cabin, Yu Qilin asked Guo Jinbao: "Brother Guo, why are you in charge of the general?" Why don't you let the general pick? ”

Guo Jinbao smiled: "Pick? If the general thinks that both are good, then won't Yang Dajian Guo be gone? Besides, we also have to stop a little for the princess and the two side concubines! ”

Yu Qilin gave a thumbs up: "You are still thoughtful, no wonder the general trusts you so much!" ”

Guo Jinbao said with a smile: "It's all your own people, Deputy Envoy Feng, you have seen a lot of things about your westward journey, right?" Did you write a "Journey to the West" or something? ”

Feng Qi was amused by Guo Jinbao's words: "How is it "Journey to the West"? I'm not Wu Chengen, but I wrote something called "Records of Westward Journey", which I am going to dedicate to the general. ”

"That's good!" Guo Jinbao said with a smile, "But it's not enough to dedicate it to the general, it's better to print it in a book, so that people in the world can know more about some overseas customs and culture!" ”

Nanjing, General's Mansion.

At this time, Li Zhongshan was in a hall that had just been set up with a large map on the wall, and he was discussing major matters around the map with the left and right military divisions under the Great General's Mansion, the commanders of the Jinyi Guard, the major directors, and the left and right ministers of Shangshu Province!

"I just received an express mail from Tangma from Baoshan County, saying that Louis XIV has agreed to co-establish an American empire with us, and this American empire will implement two emperors, each with its own stall. Among them, the mountains, plateaus, valleys, and coastal areas of western North America are all under our control! That's a lot of territory! ”

It was Li Yat-sen who was speaking, and his eyebrows were dancing at this moment, as if he had taken the western half of the chosen country in his pocket - this means that the Pacific Fleet of the US imperialism has been "wiped out" by him!

However, the rest of the synagogue was not very interested—in their opinion, the New World was too far away, and it was not very developed, and the oil and water should be quite limited.

In addition, the territory of the New World seems to be very open, and I heard the news from there that the west coast of the New World, which is a little northerly, is called a vast and sparsely populated area, and the Spaniards have only circled a piece of land on the map, and in fact it has not been developed at all.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to develop there, I am afraid that it will not be profitable for 100 years, and it is better to spend the silver in the New World than to spend it in China!

Moreover, that place is really not small, it is really going to develop, and it is not possible to stand up for the emperor and stand up for the Ming court?

Besides, the Ming Dynasty hasn't ruled the world yet!

This is busy crossing the ocean to fight for territory, is it too anxious?

Li Zhongshan seemed to have known what these people in front of him were pondering in their hearts? Without waiting for them to raise objections, they preemptively talked about the reason why they had to occupy territory in the New World: "After Emperor Taizu ruled the four seas, if he knew that there was a New World, he could colonize and settle meritorious heroes. Maybe the group of heroes who followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the Quartet would not end up with a broken family, no matter how bad it was, they would also have the end of a new continent vassal, right?

Although the foundation created by our new Ming Dynasty and Emperor Taizu is not quite the same. But who knows what will come? Be prepared for danger in times of peace, and take precautions! ”

Seems to make sense!

Li Zhongshan said: "We are all an entrepreneurial generation. The first generation is small, and everything can be arranged.

But if the children and grandchildren continue to multiply, they will inevitably breed. I think that Emperor Taizu was alone, and it was passed to the end of the Ming Dynasty, how many descendants of the Zhu family were there? I can't afford it!

And our new Ming is more harmonious than the previous Ming, but I am afraid that there will be more royal families and nobles in the future.

If there is no place to arrange, when there will be hundreds of thousands or millions of descendants of our heroes and royal descendants in the future, I am afraid that the interests of the world will be eaten up and wiped out by them!

The benefits are all to them, and others in the world can agree? And it is easy to control the children to govern the world, but it is difficult to govern the left and right, not to mention the children and grandchildren?

To solve this problem, I think the only way to solve this problem is to use the method of the feudal princes of Zhou Tianzi to seal a bunch of principalities and princes in the New World, so that our children and grandchildren have a place to be powerful, and they will not all be crowded in the Ming Dynasty to bully the common people.

Besides, aren't we going on a Northern Expedition? The Qing State and the Zhou State are peaceful, and it is possible to capture tens or even millions, how can those people be arranged? It's not appropriate to kill, right? You can't leave it alone, right? How good is it to send them all to the New World? So we have to think about opening a family in the New World now, and don't run out of places to send people over when the time comes. ”

Li Zhongshan babbled a lot, all of which were making excuses for the development of the New World, which was a bit thankless to say!

The Ming Dynasty was not very energetic, only Zheng Jingken, who knew that there was a lot of gold and silver in the New World, invested in it. There are also Wu Guogui and Wu Shijue, two fathers and sons, who deliberately avoided the great cause of the Northern Expedition, and were willing to take over the stall in the New World.

But with the efforts of the three of them, it is not enough to develop the New World in a short period of time.

So Li Zhongshan found such reasons, and he also took out the captives of the Qing Dynasty and the Great Zhou who didn't know where they were at the moment as futures.

"General," Lu Sanhao, who has always been able to speak, was the first to catch Li Zhongshan's words at this time, nodded and said, "You really see the long term, Yifeng admires it...... Now that the war is imminent, we will newly announce the development of the new continent, and then give the following generals a little more titles of the new continent.

It is also stipulated that the captives captured by the generals can be sent to the New World to be the subjects of the generals' territories. In this way, it will kill two birds with one stone, not only to solve the needs of the population needed to develop the new continent, but also to motivate the soldiers to fight. ”

"Good! Coup! Li Zhongshan nodded slightly.

"General," Shangshu Zuocheng Chen Yonghua of course supported the development of the New World, and said at the moment, "We can also give the title of the New World to the general...... Let those who are unwilling to hand over their strength to us and go home as an Anle Marquis to go to the New World to fight a country of their own. ”

"Second brother," Li Fuchen also spoke at this time, "This new continent looks quite big, maybe there is a treasure underground?" Otherwise, you will give those of us who are princes first, plus the emperor's family will be arranged...... Lead by example! If there really is something good, how can we people not want it? ”

Li Zhongshan nodded, and asked with a smile: "Father, just do as you say!" First of all, all the dukes, county kings, and princes are arranged...... The prince and the prince first sealed a principality, and the duke made a prince. What do you think? ”

The ninth year of the Republic of the Ming Dynasty is the tenth year of Yanbao of Japan, and the reigning Japanese emperor is Emperor Lingyuan.

This is an emperor who has been in power for a long time, from 1663 to the present, it has been 20 years, and he is not young, he is already 28 years old.

And this Emperor Lingyuan is middle-aged, and he is still doing a good job, and he doesn't know if he can pass the hurdle of 35 years old?

However, the situation at home and abroad is becoming more and more tense, and the situation is changing more and more rapidly, so that Emperor Lingyuan, who has been an "experienced" emperor for 20 years, has begun to have doubts about his future and that of Japan.

Due to the invasion of Korea and the arrival of the Ming Dynasty, the Netherlands, Spain, England, the Holy Roman Empire, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, the Qing Dynasty, the Great Zhou, India and other powers, the originally closed Japan suddenly became lively.

Various cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods in Japan are also active. For a time, the world of Japan began to become turbulent. People of insight have realized that a new Warring States ...... Maybe it's coming!

And the general who took the same class with Emperor Lingyuan happened to be replaced recently, from Tokugawa Ietsuna to Tokugawa Tsunada, the younger brother of Ietsuna, Tokugawa Tsunyoshi, in the process of the change of generals, there was also a lot of turmoil, the old Sakai Tadashi actually proposed to follow the so-called precedent of the death of Minamoto to let the prince succeed him as a general, and welcome Prince Yusugawa Palace as a general, so that the Tokugawa family can get out of the whirlpool of intensifying domestic strife and the impending East Asian War!

And Emperor Lingyuan, who learned the news, only felt a little pity...... One step away, the Heavenly Emperor will be able to touch the power again!

Thinking of this, the emperor, who was sitting in a leaky palace waiting for dinner, suddenly took out an envelope from his coat pocket and looked down at it.

On the envelope was written: Letter from the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to the King of Japan......

(End of chapter)