Chapter 112: This Fat Man Is Crazy!

"All of them, Lizheng!"

In the enclave harbor, all the soldiers and sailors stood on the deck, and under the orders of the officer, they raised their heads and looked at the ten warships in the middle that were ready to set sail.

On top of the ten warships, the soldiers and sailors, led by their governor Wang Jin, also looked at the surrounding warships.

"I wish Robe Ze a victory!"

Zhu Gaoyu shouted, raised his hand and clenched his fist and hit his chest hard.

"I wish Robe Ze a victory!"

All the soldiers roared loudly and pounded their chests hard, paying the highest respect to these warriors who were preparing to sail away.

Zhu Gaoyu had just discussed with Wang Jin and was about to leave for the Cape of Good Hope, when the Timurid Empire suddenly sent a messenger saying that their king Shahru was coming here to meet with Zhu Gaoyu.

Zhu Gaoyu originally wanted to refuse.

It will take at least half a month for the other party to come, plus the time for the two sides to communicate, at least a month.

A month's time, it doesn't matter usually, but the sea monsoon waits for no one.

This time to find the American continent was originally the first route to explore, and a lot of everything is unknown, and no one knows what will happen.

If the exploration fleet is halfway through the journey because of the delay, the monsoon suddenly turns, then it will be a big trouble.

It was originally a mission of nine deaths, and it was related to the lives of thousands of soldiers in the exploration fleet, and Zhu Gaoyu could not allow the slightest mistake.

If it was because of meeting with the other party, the fleet was in danger, so that the whole army was annihilated, Zhu Gaoyu would hate himself for the rest of his life.

However, when Zhu Gaoyu was about to refuse to meet and set off directly with the fleet, Wang Jin persuaded him.

In Wang Jin's words: The two countries were originally diplomatic relations, and they even almost fought in the past, but now they have finally made peace, and they can no longer provoke a war between the two countries because of some trivial things.

Now the barbarians in the north have not been resolved, and if there is another war between the two countries, the situation of the Ming Dynasty will be very difficult.

At that time, Zhu Gaoyu, who caused the war, became the target of everyone's verbal criticism.

And once this incident affects Zhu Gaoyu's future plans, the losses caused may be even greater.

For the sake of future plans, in order to prevent war between the two countries, Zhu Gaoyu must participate in this friendly meeting between the two countries.

After dissuading Zhu Gaoyu, Wang Jin put forward his own ideas again.

Zhu Gaoyu stayed here to wait for Shahru, and after meeting him, he returned directly to Daming.

And he took the selected fleet and set off directly to find the legendary two continents.

Zhu Gaoyu was a little uneasy at first, but Lao Wang came directly.

His ancestors had been seafarers for generations, and with all his experience, he still had a map in his hand, and as long as these two continents really existed, he would definitely be able to find them.

After listening to Lao Wang's thoughts, Zhu Gaoyu thought for a long time and finally agreed.

After discussion between the two, it was decided to send ten warships and Wang Jin to find two continents.

And the two also mapped out a route, and when they went, they set off along the route of Columbus and went directly to the middle area where the two landmasses were connected.

The reason why he chose to go to the Mexican area of the market is because Zhu Gaoyu remembers that corn and sweet potatoes seem to have been found in this area.

After finding corn and sweet potatoes, go directly south to the later Brazilian plateau to see if you can find peanuts and other items.

If you can find these things, move on to the Peruvian region in search of potatoes.

As for other things, Zhu Gaoyu really doesn't know, although his memory has been strengthened, but he really hasn't seen some information, and it is impossible to make something out of nothing.

So if you want to find something else, you have to let Wang Jin and others find it themselves, and if you can't find it, you will go later.

When they found what they were looking for, the fleet headed north to the Gulf of Alaska, and in the summer, returned to Daming through the Bering Strait.

In the Bering Strait in winter, the climate is too bad, and it will freeze for a certain time, and the fleet will not be able to pass at all.

Since this is the junction of several sea areas, the environment is very harsh, and it is very challenging for the current sail warship.

If it weren't for going back too far, Zhu Gaoyu really didn't want Wang to enter them and take this risk.

Thinking of the Bering Strait, Zhu Gaoyu thought of the vast Siberian plain again, and his heart couldn't help but feel a burst of heat.

The two sides looked at each other, and as the trumpeter blew the horn, the ten ships led by Wang Jin officially set sail to find the legendary two continents, looking for high-yield food that would make the people of Daming no longer hungry.

No one knows if they will be able to come back this time, so everyone left a will on the night of their departure, explaining what happened after their death.

If there are brothers and relatives who belong to the same ship, they will also choose to transfer them out to leave some hope and incense in their family.

Zhu Gaoyu stood quietly at the bow of the ship, looking at the fleet that gradually disappeared at the end.

It wasn't until the fleet was about to disappear that Zhu Gaoyu slowly spoke, "May you all be safe and return with honor!" ”

"On the day of the return of the kings, my Ming monarchs and ministers will meet each other for ten miles!"

When the fleet completely disappeared, Zhu Gaoyu ordered the disbandment of the team.

Now that the regional layout of Central Asia has been launched, Zhu Gaoyu plans to return to the Ming Dynasty to find his original goal.

That is in the southernmost part of the Ming Dynasty, the Australian continent.

To be honest, the Australian continent seems to be huge, but the only truly habitable environment is the surrounding area, and the center is all desert and uninhabited Gobi Desert.

Compared to the American continent, it is a world of difference.

There is only one reason why Zhu Gaoyu has always wanted to take the Australian continent, that is, to leave a way out for his children and grandchildren.

In the future, they are still uncertain whether he will be able to compete for the boss, but if he is really unlucky to fail, he will be far away from the Australian continent of the Ming Dynasty, and he can still leave a way back for his children and grandchildren.

If it succeeds, this area will not be wasted, at least it will be a place to live.

What race would think that it has little place to live, even if it is a desert, it has its own value.

Take this area, the surrounding oceans and minerals, that are endless wealth.

Control the entire southeast region in the hands of the Yanhuang people, even if they can't conquer the whole world in the future, no one dares to shake Yanhuang's strength and status.

Therefore, when it comes to competing for a district, don't just look at the obvious value, the hidden value is endless.

Ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

These ten days can be regarded as the easiest ten days of the fleet.

Crews and soldiers do not have to observe the sea conditions every day or think about selling goods.

The idle soldiers and sailors disembarked the boat in groups and went to the newly thriving dock to enjoy the life of salted fish, and by the way, they bought some special products, ready to take them back and sell them to their families to improve their lives.

Zhu Gaoyu is also very idle these days, the port has been managed by the person in charge, and the fleet is managed by Wang Jin's apprentices.

The idle days did not end completely until a messenger was sent from the other side again, saying that the fat man had arrived.

After explaining the affairs of the port, Zhu Gaoyu took the fleet to the opposite side, intending to return to Daming after the meeting with Sha Fatzi.

As for the rest of the goods, the fat man on the other side has already sent someone to spread the word, and his Timurid empire is all covered, so Zhu Gaoyu doesn't have to go to the Yemen area to sell it, and he can go home after dealing with it for the fat man.

The meeting between the two parties made the other party stunned.

Zhu Gaoyu looked at the ranks of at least tens of thousands of troops in the distance, and the corners of his mouth twitched fiercely.

And the fat sand man sitting alone in the luxury carriage, looking at the tall and mighty battleship of Daming, his heart was also shocked.

It turned out that the minister really didn't lie to him, Daming's battleship was really long.

Especially the flagship in the middle, which made the fat man feel envious, jealous and hateful.

The Timurid Empire's proud Immortal Heaven was not even as good as a little brother compared to this flagship.

"I want this ship!"

This is the only thought in the heart of the fat man when he sees the sun and moon.

Only this huge warship can reflect the strength of their Timurid Empire and show his majesty.

That's what he thinks, and that's what he does.

As soon as the two parties met, Sha Fatzi spoke directly, and he bought Daming's flagship Sun and Moon number, and asked Zhu Gaoyu to make a price at will.

Hearing the other party's request, Zhu Gaoyu's face turned black at that time.

Good guy, how can you buy someone's flagship directly as soon as you open your mouth, and it's still the tone of non-negotiation.

Is this treating him as a courtier of the Timurid Empire, if it weren't for the relationship between the two countries, Zhu Gaoyu would have directly looked at the fat man in the face the moment the other party's words came out.

"Your Excellency the King, this is my ship, not for sale!"

Unhappy in his heart, Zhu Gaoyu's tone of reply was not so polite.

After listening to the translation, the fat man looked at Zhu Gaoyu.

"100,000 taels!"

Zhu Gaoyu frowned, "What do you mean?" ”

Sha Fatzi replied directly: "Sell this ship to me, and I will give you 100,000 taels of silver." ”

In Sha Fatzi's mind, Zhu Gaoyu didn't agree to sell, but he didn't offer a price, so he directly quoted a price of 100,000 taels.

Zhu Gaoyu chuckled, 100,000 taels wanted to buy his Sun and Moon Number, not to mention how much the Sun and Moon Number costed, is he the one who is short of 100,000 taels?

In just this voyage trade, he earned nearly 20 million taels of silver, not to mention that the other party offered 100,000 taels, that is, the other party offered 1 million, and he didn't blink an eyelid.

"Your Majesty, they ......"

Zhu Gaoyu's disdainful expression made the fat man a little annoyed.

If you don't think you have much money, you can say directly, how to put on this expression.

The minister next to him, seeing that the king was a little angry, hurriedly whispered a few words in his ear.

"What, there are so many!"

Just after listening to the minister's report, Zhu Gaoyu sold goods during this time, and the possible amount of money he earned, Shaharu was shocked in his heart.

He knew that Haimao was very profitable, but he didn't expect it to be so profitable.

The other party earned nearly 20 million taels in just one trip to the sea.

Damn, so much money is worth a year's taxes of the Timurid Empire.

Moreover, their empire still collects real goods, and the real gold and silver are only a few million.

If this is calculated, the other party's sum is worth several years of gold and silver income of their empire.

It really confirms that sentence, rich can rival the country.

How would this fat man know that if it weren't for Zhu Gaoyu's ability to use space and increase the investment in goods, he would have earned millions at most this trip, after all, the transportation capacity is there, and it is not as much as you want.

Daming's income, not only did not discourage the fat man's mind to buy a boat, but it went deeper.

The money on the sea can't be made by the Ming Dynasty himself, and he Timurid Empire must also be mixed in it.

"1 million!"

Sha Fatzi gritted his teeth, directly increased the price tenfold, and then pointed to a few more boats in his photo, and said to Zhu Gaoyu: "Give me all of them, and I will give you 1 million." ”

Zhu Gaoyu rolled his eyes, still shaking his head directly.

This is the guy he eats, and he won't sell it no matter how much money he gives.

Seeing that this little guy still refused, a touch of anger flashed in the fat man's eyes, and he wanted to get angry, but thinking that the other party was not from his own country, he could only grit his teeth and say: "Whatever you want, as long as you are willing to give me the boat, I can change it with you." ”

"Gold, beauty, horses, slaves, ......"

"As long as you want, I can exchange it with you."

"Your Highness, if the other party is willing to give a good horse, you can actually discuss it."

When Zhu Gaoyu was about to shake his head and refuse, Wu Shan, who was accompanying him on the side, whispered.

The southern region of the Ming Dynasty does not produce good horses, although the imperial court has some horse breeding areas, but the control is very strict, after all, the imperial court itself is not enough, it is impossible to flow out.

The only cavalry team under Zhu Gaoyu's name was still those from the Fifth Military Battalion.

When these cavalrymen came, they came alone.

In the words of those old men in the Fifth Military Camp, people can give it to you, but horses can't, if you want it, you can buy it yourself.

In order to equip these cavalrymen with horses, Zhu Gaoyu paid a high price and gritted his teeth to buy the horses of these cavalrymen from those old bastards.

Although he beat Lao Zhu, half-promoted and half-forced to let the people raise horses together, so that the number of horses in Daming was considerable, but there were not many troops who could really use them.

Horses are not well kept and can be ridden to fight, this requires a long period of training, and untrained horses will be timid to dodge in the face of the enemy's blade.

If you were to force a charge, horses that were not specially trained would not dare to charge at all.

And one thing has to be admitted, the horses raised in the Central Plains are too far from the northern grasslands in terms of combat and endurance.

According to the official statistics of the Ming Dynasty in previous years, the Ming Dynasty has a total of more than 600,000 horses, but the ones that can really be put into battle are only 100,000 horses, and the rest can only be used as pulling goods and carts, or ordinary horses for people to ride.

It is precisely because of the scarcity of war horses that the old men in the Fifth Army Camp did not let the cavalry take their horses to Zhu Gaoyu.

Later, let Zhu Gaoyu spend money to buy it, it is still for the sake of his face as a prince, otherwise no matter how much money you spend, he will not sell it to you.

The 1,000 cavalry under Zhu Gaoyu did not lose a lot of personnel after several battles, but the horses were damaged a lot.

At present, there are less than 600 horses that can be driven by cavalry.

In other words, of the 1,000 cavalry under Zhu Gaoyu's name, more than 400 have now become infantry.

In the current era, although firearms are already available, cavalry is still the king of the battlefield.

Wu Shan, as the current highest-ranking general of the army under Zhu Gaoyu, paid great attention to this aspect.

During this time he was idle and bored, and also learned about the Timurid Empire.

The former emperors of this country are descendants of the Mongols, and they attach great importance to the cavalry, coupled with the geographical environment, the combat power of the cavalry is not inferior to the steppe barbarians in the north.

On the horse side, after several bloodlines are mixed, the horse's abilities are increased.

Especially in terms of weight bearing and durability, it is on a par with the most hard-working Mongolian horses.

What's more, these horses have undergone a change of pedigree and have become very tall in size.

With the same durability and a larger size than the Mongolian horse, it is simply a natural companion for cavalry.

If Zhu Gaoyu could get a batch of war horses from Timur and form a powerful cavalry, it would be much easier to do whatever he did in the future.

Wu Shan's analysis and assumption of the future situation made Zhu Gaoyu hesitate for a moment.

Indeed, although he is now mainly in the navy, it is still very necessary to form a cavalry of the king of land warfare.

Although he had the idea of wanting a horse, Zhu Gaoyu would never sell it.

This is his face, and it is also the pinnacle of Daming's shipbuilding technology, which cannot easily fall into the hands of others.

Although the Sun and Moon cannot be sold, other warships can be discussed.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoyu said to the fat man: "The Sun and Moon are very important to me, no matter what price or something Your Excellency offers, I will not sell it, but other ships can be discussed." ”

After listening to the translation, the fat man frowned.

"Your Majesty, it seems that they really don't plan to sell that ship, but the others are not bad, if they can buy it and study it thoroughly, I believe that the big ship, we will definitely not have a problem building it."

The minister next to him, seeing that the king didn't seem to be ready to give up, hurriedly spoke out to persuade him.

"Can you really make it?"

The fat man was a little unconvinced.

A battleship is not a table, chair and bench that can be built with a few glances, but it is deep.

If Zhu Gaoyu knew Sha Fatzi's thoughts, he would definitely give him high appreciation.

He dared to sell battleships, and he was not afraid of the other party's imitation at all.

There are many technologies in the Ming warships, which have been passed down from generation to generation by those shipbuilders, and many things are difficult to study without their guidance.

And more importantly, Daming's steam technology is under development, maybe during the time Zhu Gaoyu went to sea, Lu Fei and they had already developed a steam engine.

With the experience of steam engine manufacturing, the steam engine placed on the ship, will also be realized soon.

With steam warships, these sail-powered warships were completely backward.

Even if the craftsmen of the Timurid Empire were extremely clever and could see the real thing and understand this technology, so what?

By the time they have eaten it thoroughly and figured it out, they will build the warship, and the steam warships of the Ming Dynasty will probably run all over the world long ago.

(End of chapter)