Lao Zhu couldn't help but be surprised.

In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, a census was conducted, and the number of people found out at that time was 60 million!

Even if it's been years.

But it shouldn't grow to 70 million people all at once, right?!

There are 10 million people coming in and out! Some small countries around the Ming Dynasty don't have so many populations!

"Quick! Tell me, what's going on? ”

Lao Zhu said impatiently.

On the other side, Zhu Yunxi smiled.

He explained unhurriedly: "Grandpa Huang, don't worry. ”

"In fact, the record book of the 26th year of Hongwu is not so accurate, and there are still many hidden households and people hiding in the mountains at that time."

"There aren't many of them, but there are millions."

The population inventory during the Hongwu period was basically accurate, and the difference with the actual situation was not too large, which was attributed to Lao Zhu's strict yellow book system.

But no matter how strict it is.

After all, it is ancient, the transportation is inconvenient, and among the great rivers and mountains of China, I don't know how many places have not been developed.

Just hiding in the mountains is a matter of not seeing people for decades.

It can also be said to happen from time to time.

And it is also a common thing for large households to hide their population, although it is not much, but it will inevitably happen.

But with Zhu Yunxi's reception, the land in the world was owned by the Ming Dynasty.

These hermits naturally can't be hidden.

As well as the increasing prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, the residents in the mountains are naturally willing to throw themselves into the arms of the Ming Dynasty.

It is these people who have added millions of people to the Ming Dynasty.

"So where did the other millions of people come from?"

Lao Zhu understood Zhu Yunxi's explanation.

But I felt more and more curious.

There are only a few million recluses and refugees in the mountains, so why is there an increase of 10 million people?

Only then did Zhu Yunxi explain: "Grandpa Huang. ”

"Part of this other population is the number of new births that have been added in the past two years, and the other part is labor that has been brought back from overseas."

"Although these laborers do not have the identity of the Ming people."

"But it can also be counted in the population, which is convenient for calculation."

Since Zhu Yunxi was imprisoned in the country, especially in the past two years, Zhu Yunxi has been recuperating and recuperating, and he has built a hospital and made every effort to conduct medical research, and the premature mortality rate of newborns has made great progress!

In ancient times.

Newborn babies are at great chance of dying young.

Population growth is often slow for this reason.

But now, the people of Daming not only have time to have children, but also have the capital to have children, and they also have more and more advanced medical support.

How is it possible that the number of newborns does not grow?

"I see! I see! ”

Lao Zhu was overjoyed.

In Lao Zhu's simple concept, the number of people is equal to the strength of the country.

After all, the more people there are, the more power there is!

The more food is produced, the more soldiers are available!

And although Zhu Yunxi's concept is not exactly the same as that of Lao Zhu, he is also very happy.

With the breadth of the current territory of the Ming Dynasty.

70 million people simply do not reach the limit of what this land can carry!

And just when Lao Zhu was happy, outside the palace gate, a fierce horse rampage, and it was about to break into the palace gate.

"Who dares to trespass on the palace gate?!"

"Stop!"

On the horse, a soldier with a small flag behind his back shouted: "Lord Zheng He has returned from overseas!" ”

"Get out of the way!"

"This is great news! Why don't you get out of the way for me?! ”

At the palace gate.

When the soldiers guarding the door heard it, it turned out to be Zheng He's news that had been at sea for two years and had no news.

Immediately quickly get out of the way.

Don't dare to stop it, in the past two years, although His Royal Highness Taisun has not paid much attention to the affairs of the court, he is only extremely concerned about Zheng He's news.

I personally commanded it.

If there is news of Zheng He, he must report it as soon as possible.

The soldiers at the palace gate naturally did not dare to stop it.

Just send someone to follow the soldier who sent back the news, in case this person has bad intentions, and at the same time to show the other party the way, after all, the palace is so big, if there is no familiar person to lead the way, I am afraid that he has not found His Royal Highness Taisun.

I got lost first!

At the same time, he stepped up to let people take a shortcut and pass the news to His Royal Highness Taisun.

At the pavilion.

A servant hurried over.

whispered: "Your Highness! There was news at the palace gate. ”

"It's said that Lord Zheng He has news!"

"The messenger is coming!"

Zhu Yun was overjoyed when he heard it! After two years, Zheng He finally had news!

Originally, when Zhu Yunxi sent Zheng He to sea.

My heart is full of anticipation.

But as time went by, Zhu Yunxi regretted more and more about sending Zheng He to sail around the world, after all, circumnavigating the world is extremely dangerous!

If it's a slip-up.

I'm afraid that this rare admiral will die in this voyage!

Even if before going to sea, Zhu Yunxi allocated 30 million taels of silver to prepare Zheng He, but there were too many unpredictable things to sail around the world.

Even if it is Zheng He, Zhu Yunxi is not completely sure in his heart!

So in the time since, Zhu Yunxi has always been very concerned about Zheng He's news.

But since Zheng He went to sea.

disappeared completely, and there was no news at all, as if there was no longer Zheng He in the world.

Although Zhu Yunxi knew that this was normal.

After all, it is a round-the-world voyage, and it has long been beyond the scope of Daming's intelligence.

But Zhu Yunxi just had no bottom in his heart.

After all, he began to sail around the world so many years earlier, and later Magellan was also killed on the way back.

You can see the dangers of circumnavigating the world!

Fortunately, now that the news has finally returned, this is great news!

Because if Zheng He's fleet really fell on this voyage, there would never be any news coming back.

Maybe three, four, five years later.

Slowly, people will begin to accept the reality of Zheng He's failed voyage around the world.

But now.

When Zheng He got the news, it showed that it was very likely that they had achieved a round-the-world voyage!

"Speedpass!"

Zhu Yunxi's face was uncontrollable with joy.

Lao Zhu on the side was so happy to see Zhu Yunxi.

I couldn't help asking, "Xi'er, why are you so happy?" ”

Only then did Zhu Yunxi tell Lao Zhu about the news of Zheng He's going to sea, and Lao Zhu was also sincerely happy.

Merely.

Lao Zhu's happiness is a little bland compared with Zhu Yunxi's.

In fact.

Today's Da Ming has recognized the importance of going to sea, but compared with Zhu Yunxi, it is still too far behind.

After all, Zhu Yunxi came from the afterlife.

In the history books, it is clearly recorded that the people on this land did not catch up with the sea power because they did not catch up with the times.

In modern history, what the hell has it been bullied by Western countries!

The tragic lessons of history are clearly placed in front of Zhu Yunxi's eyes!

How could he not pay attention to going to sea?

And at this time, he is the only one who understands what it means to realize the round-the-world voyage!

Perhaps, this is the joy that only he can know!

Endless joy!

Soon.

With a rustle of footsteps, a soldier walked ten steps in front of Zhu Yunxi under the supervision of many guards.

Kneeling on the ground and bowing with his hands, he said, "Your Highness! ”

"Urgent report ahead! A day ago, at the mouth of Songjiang Mansion, I saw the fleet led by Lord Zheng He entering the Yangtze River! ”

"Heading in the direction of Kyoshi!"

"Expected to arrive today!"

Zhu Yunxi's face was full of anxiety.

Hurriedly asked, "How is Zheng He's fleet?" How does it compare to before departure? ”

"Have you seen Zheng He?!"

The soldier on the other side hesitated slightly.

He wasn't too sure about the news.

He could only reluctantly say: "In the fleet, it seems that Master Zheng He has not been found for the time being. ”

"As for the situation with the fleet, according to visual observations, it is not very good."

"On the hull, there seem to be traces of being slashed, chiseled by arrows, and burned, and when the ship went to sea, less than thirty percent of it came back!"

"Among them."

"Even the treasure ship that Lord Zheng He was riding on has disappeared!"

"The ships that came back were all smaller seagoing ships than those that were produced and built later......"

Hear this.

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help frowning for a while.

Zheng He's treasure ship didn't come back! Could it be ...... Will Zheng He's fate be the same as Magellan's, although he completed the circumnavigation of the world, but in the end he died in a foreign land?

It's not the same as Magellan.

The former is just a seafaring adventurer, but the latter is a really rare naval commander!

It can only be a capable person of all the navies of the Ming Dynasty!

The loss of such an important minister is not only the loss of Zhu Yunxi, but also the loss of the entire Ming Dynasty!

"Come on, prepare the shelf!"

"Go to the port of Jingshi immediately!"

Zhu Yunxi couldn't wait to see Zheng He's fleet!

As long as he has not seen Zheng He's fleet and Zheng He himself return safely, Zhu Yunxi will always be at ease! Now there are only two admirals in the Ming Dynasty, one is Zheng He, and the other is Xu Huizu.

But Xu Huizu is still very immature after all, and he can't compete with Zheng He in terms of talent.

So for now.

Zheng He is definitely an indispensable talent!

"Grandpa Huang, you can go with you."

Lao Zhu nodded.

With such a major news of Zheng He's return, Lao Zhu naturally wanted to take a look.

And it's a round-the-world voyage!

Even Lao Zhu is very curious in his heart, is this world round? From one end of the world to the other?

It's amazing!

If the world is round, why doesn't the man fall down if he stands on it?

Doesn't that mean that those who stand beneath the world are upside down? Just thinking about it, Lao Zhu felt very magical!

Soon.

The car is ready.

Zhu Yunxi and Lao Zhu boarded the car together and went to the port near Jingshi.

……

Capital.

Port.

At this moment, the surroundings were already crowded with onlookers.

The news of Zheng He's return is not only known to Zhu Yunxi and Lao Zhu.

After all, such a big news about the return of the fleet cannot be concealed at all.

Some officials who were close to each other received the news early.

They came to watch.

And even if the news is slower, it is already on the way one after another.

It is conceivable that around this port in a while, hundreds of civil and military officials will gather one after another.

This is a big move that has never been seen in recent years!

And that's not all!

At this moment, a gorgeous and noble car drove over, and from above, out of an old man full of white hair, and a young man full of nobility.

Everyone looked at each other.

It turned out to be His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Grand Sun!

Everyone hurriedly knelt down to pay respects!

"See Your Majesty!"

"See His Royal Highness Taisun!"

It's been a long time.

It has been a full five years since Zhu Yunxi was imprisoned, and the faces above the court have long been replaced.

Nowadays, many officials in the DPRK and China, Lao Zhu doesn't even know him.

Those young officials looked at Lao Zhu's appearance curiously, all along, they knew that there was a real Ming Emperor His Majesty on Yangshan.

But since they entered the court as officials.

I have never seen this mysterious emperor, His Majesty, and it is His Royal Highness Taisun who is in charge of all the power in the court.

Lao Zhu actually.

It is already in a state of retirement.

The power was actually transferred to His Royal Highness Taisun, but in the past two years, Zhu Yunxi ignored the government and never went to court.

But it also made some newer officials never see it.

I couldn't stop being curious and looked at Zhu Yunxi and Lao Zhu, the two pinnacles of the Ming Dynasty's power!

Two Saints exist at the same time.

It shocked all the courtiers!

But before the civil and military officials present had time to take a closer look, in the distance, a black shadow appeared in front of everyone from far and near.

That's a fleet of only five ships, large and small.

The hull that has been through the vicissitudes of life, it can be seen at a glance that this fleet must have experienced a thousand thrills.

Walked through many difficulties!

Only then can I return to the hinterland of Daming!

"Look! Lord Zheng's fleet is back! ”

"That's Lord Zheng's banner!"

"That's right! It's Zheng-sama's fleet going to sea! They're really back! ”

See Zheng He's flag fluttering in the wind.

The civil and military officials present suddenly made an uproar, and disappeared in two years, and I don't know how many people thought that Zheng He died on the way to the sea.

And now, Zheng He's banner is flying in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

How can this not be moving?

What's even more unstoppable is that Zheng He went to sea to complete the so-called round-the-world voyage, did he succeed?

Or rather, two years overseas.

Failed?

Only Zhu Yunxi knew that Zheng He must have completed the task of circumnavigating the world, because Zheng He had made a military order in front of Zhu Yunxi.

If you don't complete the task.

Let's just raise my head and see you!

And Zheng He is by no means a dishonest person, doing what he says is the basic principle of Zheng He's work!

Now that he has returned.

Then it means that Zheng He's fleet must have completed the round-the-world voyage!

But as for Zheng He's safety......

But no one knows.

Even Zhu Yunxi didn't have much confidence in his heart, after all, in his previous life, Magellan, who sailed around the world, died on the way home.

It's close.

Slowly, the flotilla began to approach the port.

Above the tall hull.

One by one, figures appeared.

Although separated by a distance of more than hundreds of meters, when Zhu Yunxi reached a figure standing on the deck.

But there is no reason in the heart of the certain.

"It's Zheng He?!"

Zhu Yunxi didn't know where his feelings came from.

But there was a premonition in my heart.

The person standing on the deck must be Zheng He!

Zheng He lived up to Zhu Yunxi's expectations! did not disappoint Daming!

It's true...... The round-the-world voyage is back!

(End of chapter)