"Is there a higher price?"

"1st, 2nd, 3rd, knock, congratulations!"

As the stunning woman's drumstick fell, the last pepper auction was officially announced.

"Haha... Fight me, do you have that fund? ”

The merchant who gritted his teeth and got the last pepper deal, when the drumstick fell, breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the competitor with disdain.

"Humph!"

The merchant who failed the competition snorted coldly and glanced at the Ming soldiers on duty next to him, not wanting to quarrel with the other party and cause conflicts.

But I was depressed and couldn't vent in my heart, and when I saw the dancing girl passing by, I grabbed it directly and pinched it a few times, which provoked the dancing girl to scream again and again.

However, when the merchant tossed a handful of gold coins, the screams immediately turned into the sound of enjoyment, and his eyes were even more charming.

Feeling the feeling of being a man again, the merchant was satisfied, and sat down with the dancing girl in his arms, waiting for the final small auction.

Today is the last auction, and the items to be auctioned are exactly the pepper that everyone is looking forward to.

Each thousand catties is a single order, and the one with the highest price wins.

Zhu Gaoyu made people estimate that these businessmen still had 50 orders of money left.

It's not that he doesn't want to get more, it's that these businessmen have already been paid for by him, unless Zhu Gaoyu is willing to ask for camels, these businessmen really can't take out so much money.

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince!"

King Nabhani, who had been with him for three days, congratulated him enviously.

He has watched it with his own eyes in the past three days, and at the end of every auction, Daming can sweep a sum of money.

He asked people to estimate the harvest of Daming's three-day auction according to Daming's table.

According to the reports of his subordinates, according to the silver unit of the Ming Dynasty, the income has reached at least 20 million taels or more.

Allah is above, 20 million taels, so much money, how many cars do you have to load, so you can finish it.

Although he was envious, the old king did not have any bad intentions.

Not to mention that he wanted to befriend the Ming Dynasty and break the blockade of the Timurid Empire.

Even if he didn't plan to make friends with Da Ming, he didn't dare to have any bad intentions, so many warships were placed there, it was not a joke.

angered others, and they plundered directly along the coast, and he had no place to cry.

"Your Excellency the King is polite, in fact, it is you who should be congratulated the most."

Zhu Gaoyu waved his hand modestly, and congratulated the other party as soon as the tone of his words changed.

"Anyway, I don't have any happy events."

The king had some doubts in his heart, and when he thought back to the events of the past few days, he had nothing to congratulate.

"Isn't it worth congratulating Your Excellency on having a powerful and wealthy ally?"

Hearing this, looking at the smiling Zhu Gaoyu, the king was stunned for a moment, laughed and nodded: "Yes, yes, congratulations!" ”

It's shameless, is this congratulations to me, or are you boasting.

With a slap in his heart, the king looked at the few small things on the stage and the last auction, and asked with a smile: "Now that the things have been sold out, I wonder if Your Excellency the Fourth Prince is interested in going to my royal capital to have a look." ”

Inviting Zhu Gaoyu to the royal capital, the king has his own careful thoughts.

Although he did not have daughters, he did have several younger sisters.

Now that he has temporarily established friendly relations with the powerful country of Daming, he wants to use his sister to increase the relationship between the two parties.

Zhu Gaoyu has a lot of princess maids, and he knows it.

In his thoughts, those princesses and maids were all vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, and his country and the Ming Dynasty had friendly diplomatic relations, which were different in nature and status.

His sister promised Zhu Gaoyu because she wanted to be a side concubine, not a maid like a servant.

It's a pity that although his idea is good, Zhu Gaoyu didn't plan to go to his royal capital.

It's not that you don't want to accept the good of the other party, but time waits for no one.

It's been almost a year since we went to sea, and there are still some areas to explore, and we have to send the detachment over the Cape of Good Hope to find the legendary American continent.

So many things, it takes a lot of time, if it is delayed for a while, when he returns to Daming, his son will be able to go to school.

Zhu Gaoyu also has his own considerations.

Now several major ports have been opened, and the initial planning has been arranged.

Next, it is to go back to Daming to develop his own power, and after the army is equipped with people's livelihood to improve, plus the steam warships that are being studied, he can start the road to hegemony in the world.

"I appreciate Your Excellency's kindness, I still have a lot of things to do, and I have been away from home for so long, the soldiers are homesick, I want to finish my work as soon as possible and return home."

The invitation was refused, and the king was somewhat regretful.

"It's a pity, but if Your Excellency comes to our country next time, you must come to my royal capital to sit down."

"Definitely!"

In the conversation between the two, the auction came to an end completely.

Although it was early in the morning, the merchants who had gathered did not go back to rest.

In order to celebrate the successful conclusion of the auction, Daming held a banquet, and after the auction, all kinds of food and wine were served, and there were even many fruits that the merchants had never seen.

After Zhu Gaoyu, who was the owner, spoke on the stage, the banquet officially began in cheers.

"Are you done?"

After the banquet, Zhu Gaoyu did not rest, but called the chamber of commerce steward who followed the fleet.

"Back to Your Highness, the people have been arranged, and the major businessmen have promised that they will definitely protect our people."

Hearing the answer, Zhu Gaoyu nodded with satisfaction.

Considering the problem of time, Zhu Gaoyu gave up leading the fleet and personally explored the affairs of Western countries.

He selected some talents from the Moon Shadow Guard and the army, and asked the Chamber of Commerce to arrange them in the ranks of those Arab merchants, and follow these Arab merchants to Europe.

With these merchants as cover, the quest is sure to be a lot easier.

Zhu Gaoyu's trick was learned from those little days.

In those small days, in order to invade China, intelligence officers were disguised as businessmen or instructors scattered all over China.

It is precisely because of the existence of these personnel that when a full-scale war broke out, Xiaori's map was even more accurate than Yan Huang's own people.

Waving his hand to let the steward go back to rest, Zhu Gaoyu lay on the soft couch, thinking in his heart about what things had not been completed.

The sea routes in Central Asia have been explored, and as long as there is a navigator, the merchant ships of the Chamber of Commerce selling goods behind can accurately reach here.

The scouting and exploration of European power is also about to follow Arab merchants to Europe.

Several important ports, except for this enclave, have been controlled, and supply points are being established.

Next, as long as the personnel of the detachment are sent over the Cape of Good Hope and instructed them on how to go to the American continent, the main fleet can return directly.

Thinking of the planned things, they had almost been arranged, and a relaxed smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Gaoyu's mouth.

The task of exploring the American continent was handed over to Lao Wang by Zhu Gaoyu.

Wang Jin was the first person to follow him, working hard and loyal.

To tell the truth, without Lao Wang, Zhu Gaoyu's navy wants to be formed, and it is not a task that can be completed in a year or two at all.

Ten years of the army and a hundred years of the navy, this is not a joke.

Zhu Gaoyu originally said that he would let Lao Wang build an elite navy in three months, but in fact, he didn't have much hope at all, and his initial plan was just to get a fleet that could sail.

Unexpectedly, in order to complete the task, Lao Wang shamelessly dug up all the people in Zheng He's fleet.

With such a good subordinate, Zhu Gaoyu naturally can't be treated badly, and Zhu Gaoyu wants to give him a glory that will be remembered in the annals of history.

The discovery of a new continent and the discovery of new high yields are all things that will be recorded in history.

Lao Wang is so loyal to himself, and Zhu Gaoyu reciprocates, which is to make the name Wang Jin a peak that can never be surpassed in the navigation world in later generations.

But to be honest, Zhu Gaoyu is actually the most suitable for this matter.

He has an impression of those high-yielding crops, and with the feedback of space, the recovery of his memory, and the navigation routes he once saw also appear in his mind.

Coupled with his spatial abilities, he can solve all the problems that the fleet encounters, and he is truly the most suitable for this mission.

But Zhu Gaoyu has too many things, it is impossible for him to give up everything in the Ming Dynasty and risk his life to find the American continent.

It's okay that there is no problem, but once something goes wrong, the power he has built up for so many years will collapse in an instant.

For the sake of Daming, for the sake of his wife and children, no matter how suitable Zhu Gaoyu is, he can't go to the American continent in person.

"Your Highness, the water is ready for bathing."

A crisp call to the bones brought Zhu Gaoyu, who closed his eyes and thought about things, back to his senses.

Slowly opened his eyes, and a figure of extreme beauty, covered with tulle on his delicate body, appeared in front of him.

"Let's go, together!"

Looking at the pretty woman with silky eyes, Zhu Gaoyu smiled slightly, stepped forward to pick her up, and walked to the wide pool.

The next day, the flagship Riyue was launched.

The Ming Dynasty, headed by Zhu Gaoyu, sat opposite the Nabhani monarchs and ministers opposite.

Today is the day when the two countries formally establish diplomatic relations, and King Zhu Gaoyu and King Nabhani will sign and seal the credentials of the two sides, and the matter will be thoroughly determined and discussed by their subordinates.

In addition to friendly exchanges and commerce, enclave ports are also being identified.

At the beginning, when the officials of the Ming Dynasty proposed to lease the enclave, the officials of Nabhani directly refused on the spot.

He said that everything could be discussed, and the land could never be ceded to others, even if it was leased.

In this regard, the officials did not say anything, and reported directly to Zhu Gaoyu.

Zhu Gaoyu gave the reward and gave the order to cancel the auction, and the fleet set sail for the opposite port.

This frightened King Nabhani.

He finally saw the hope of rising, if Da Ming left, he didn't know when the new opportunity would be.

After friendly exchanges and discussions, the two finally reached a consensus.

The Ming and the Nabhani kingdom jointly managed the enclave port, and both had the right to manage garrisons and trade.

However, in terms of dominance, with the Ming Dynasty as the mainstay, the Nabhani Kingdom can only make suggestions.

The king did not agree to this request at first, his territory is dominated by others, what is this called.

But the initiative is in Zhu Gaoyu's hands, you either listen to me, or this land will continue to rot in your hands.

After a long struggle, and a little ambition in his heart, the king finally chose to compromise.

But he added a request.

That is their Nabhani Kingdom, and the goods of the Ming must be purchased at the lowest price, and if the Timurid Empire embarrasses them, the Ming must also come forward to stand on their side.

With some small requests, you can win such an important port hub, and Zhu Gaoyu will naturally not refuse.

If it weren't for the fact that he was far away overseas and could not quickly mobilize troops to control it, he would have chosen to take this territory directly by force.

As the two sides confirmed the content of the credentials, Zhu Gaoyu signed his name and stamped his own seal.

On this trip to the west, all the goals have reached the expected level.

Next, send Lao Wang away, and he can return with the fleet.

"Your Highness, are you looking for me?"

After the signing ceremony, the king knew that Zhu Gaoyu was leaving, arranged for the officials to stay behind, and returned to his royal capital.

After all, as the king of a country, he can't be idle here every day.

After sending off the old king, Zhu Gaoyu asked the fleet to pack up and prepare to continue sailing, and then called the old king over.

"Something, sit down!"

Zhu Gaoyu asked Lao Wang to sit down first, took out the chilled wine from the curling curle, and filled the wine glass in front of Lao Wang.

"This is the imperial wine I took from the palace, it is said that it was hidden by my grandfather when he was the emperor, there are only 100 jars, and it is very precious."

"This..."

Hearing that the wine in front of him was so valuable, Lao Wang stood up nervously.

He was born in the army, and he knows very well that every time there is a task of nine deaths, the commander above will be extraordinarily generous.

Zhu Gaoyu took out such a valuable wine today, and there was a table of good dishes in front of him, and his old king thought that he didn't have such a big face, so His Royal Highness must have some difficult task to hand over to him.

"Your Highness, what do you have to do, directly order, these ......"

Pointing to the wine and food in front of him, Wang Jin said reluctantly: "It's a waste to give the last general food and drink." ”

Seeing that Ai Jiang refused what he said, but his eyes were staring directly at the appearance of the imperial wine, Zhu Gaoyu shook his head funny, stepped forward and pressed his shoulder to let him sit down.

Picking up a glass of wine, Zhu Gaoyu said to Wang Jin: "There are no superiors and subordinates today, only our old brothers." ”

As he spoke, he touched Lao Wang's wine glass, "This glass of wine, Brother Jing has helped me for so many years." ”

After speaking, he motioned to Lao Wang to pick up the wine glass.

Looking at the serious Zhu Gaoyu and smelling the strong aroma of wine in the air, Lao Wang swallowed his saliva, gritted his teeth and raised his wine glass.

"I don't have to say it, my old king and His Royal Highness will never look back for the rest of my life."

After saying that, he raised his glass and dried it down.

After a glass of wine, Lao Wang also let go, picked up the wine jug and filled it for both of them.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't say anything first, but beckoned the other party to eat and drink.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Lao Wang wiped his mouth and got up and knelt on one knee.

"Your Highness, please!"

put down the chopsticks and helped Wang Jin up from the ground.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't speak, and led the other party to a covered screen.

"Left Army, guard the door, and don't let anyone in."

Zhu Gaoyu shouted at the door, and after a sound of footsteps, he reached out and pulled off the cloth covering the screen.

Wang Jin, who was following next to him, also saw clearly what was under the cloth.

This is a map that has been hung up, and the traces on it should be very new.

The map is very large, and there is no detailed indication of the location, only some general names.

The map is divided into several sections, most of which are blank, with only a small portion identified in the shape of land.

On the blank page, there are dotted lines.

"This map, in this world, you are the only one who sees it except me."

Zhu Gaoyu walked to the side of the map, stretched out his hand to touch the traces on it, and opened his mouth gently.

"This is a map of the world, a record of the overall shape of the world we are in."

"The whole world!"

Lao Wang exclaimed.

Zhu Gaoyu nodded, stretched out his hand and gestured in the Asian region.

"This area is where our Daming is located."

Then Zhu Gaoyu pointed to the location of the Omani enclave, "And where we are currently located is here." ”

After speaking, Zhu Gaoyu's fingers slipped again, pointing to South and North America.

"These two huge pieces of land have not been discovered yet."

"There's plenty of money up here, and there's gold all over it."

Listening to Zhu Gaoyu's slow narration, Lao Wang's breathing gradually became heavier, and at the same time, he also guessed in his heart what Zhu Gaoyu wanted him to do.

"Your Highness, do you want the last general to find these two continents."

Zhu Gaoyu has never been here since he was a child, and Lao Wang guessed that this map should be drawn by His Royal Highness according to a certain legend.

Whether those two continents exist or not is unknown.

In Lao Wang's thoughts, there are traces of countries in the East and the West, and it is impossible for these two continents to exist without civilization.

So far, the East and the West have not heard of the legends of these two continents, which can only mean that these two places probably do not exist.

But His Royal Highness is convinced of this, and feels that there are two continents here.

As the prince of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to let go of everything and take the fleet willfully to find the legendary continent.

Therefore, His Highness needs someone to find these two continents instead of him.

And the choice made by His Royal Highness is his naval governor Wang Jin.

Zhu Gaoyu nodded, turned to look at Wang Jin and said seriously: "Old Wang, don't think that this is the legend I heard where I heard it." These two continents really exist, and there are high-yield crops with a production capacity of tens of thousands of catties per mu, or even tens of thousands of catties. ”

"Your mission this time, in addition to finding these two continents, another top priority is to bring back the high-yield crops I requested, bring back our Daming, let these crops blossom and bear fruit in our Daming, and completely solve the hunger worries of the people."

With his hands pressed on Wang Jin's shoulders, Zhu Gaoyu said with a serious gaze: "The route I drew for you has never been walked by anyone in this world, and there are unknown dangers and difficulties on it. ”

"It's not an exaggeration to say that this road is a life of nine deaths, whether this time it will be full of honor, or buried in the sea and never be traced, no one knows."

"But once you succeed, in the future history of navigation, your status as Wang Jin will never lose to that of a saint."

"Lao Wang, I really want to go by myself, but my identity and my responsibilities do not allow me to go. So I'll leave this matter to you, if you don't want to, we'll be two brothers today, have a meal and chat,......"

"I do!"

Before Zhu Gaoyu finished speaking, Lao Wang answered categorically.

Looking at Zhu Gaoyu, Wang Jin said solemnly: "For His Highness, for the Ming Dynasty, and for the solution of people's livelihood worries, not to mention an unknown sea area, it is the eighteenth layer of hell, and my old king will also stare at it." ”

Zhu Gaoyu nodded movingly, looked at Lao Wang and said sincerely: "If this move is successful, the merit of my brother, Kong Sheng will not dare to compare!" ”

(End of chapter)