The two Portuguese were immediately frightened and fell to their knees.

Father Tojes hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you didn't ask about Columbus yesterday?" And...... Columbus is not us Portuguese, he is Spaniard......"

"Yes, Your Majesty. You didn't ask about this, after all, when we left the country, it was five years ago! And...... Mr. Columbus's voyage was supported by the Spanish royal family, and we only fled here, and when we left, we only knew that he had opened a new route for the Spanish royal family. ”

Another Portuguese captain also hurriedly added.

Spain, new routes.

Zhu Houzhao was more sure of the key figure Columbus.

Of course, he also found that he still knew too little about the West.

Seeing the frightened two, he continued to ask: "If I don't ask, won't you tell me?" Now tell me a good story, what era is the Age of Discovery? On your side, how many countries have participated in this Age of Discovery? ”

Zhu Houzhao has realized that this Age of Discovery may be a very important point in time for the West.

He's going to get this figured out.

After all, the Ming Dynasty has been in contact with many Francies.

But in the eyes of others, these Franciens were people of just one country and never saw them as multiple countries.

Now, only he knows that there are still France, England, and Spain in the West.

"The Age of Discovery...... What era is it? This ......"

Tojes was stunned, what did he, a man in the Age of Discovery, say.

This question, asked, has no level.

But how dare they refute it.

He couldn't help but look at the captain.

"Your Majesty, Age of Sail...... Do you want to ask when we started sailing? Probably...... Probably that Marco Polo...... Two or three hundred years ago, a man named Marco Polo came to you......"

The captain didn't know how to say it, but under the oppression of the imperial power, he racked his brains to find something to say.

"That's right! It's Marco Polo! ”

"Who is Marco Polo?"

As soon as this name came out, Zhu Houzhao corresponded to the content of the chat, and several American presidents also mentioned this person.

"Your Majesty, Marco Polo is an explorer on our side, he came to you two hundred years ago, and when he returned to ours, he wrote a travelogue about the richness of your Eastern Empire, so ...... Since then, the people on our side have longed to come to the East, saying that you are here, and the land is full of gold......

"Subsequently, Prince Enrique of our country...... There are others who ......"

"Then the Spanish royal family invested the most, and they discovered gold ...... because of the benefits they received from the voyage."

Father Todjes also found an idea, and began to start with Marco Polo.

Two hundred years ago, the Great Yuan? Gold everywhere?

While listening, Zhu Houzhao combined and connected the information in his mind, and finally barely had an overall impression of the Age of Discovery.

It's about the same as he thought!

The Ming side stopped Zheng He from going to the West, but the West side did not stop.

Not only did it not stop, but from the beginning of the former dynasty, Dayuan, he encouraged all kinds of people to go to the West.

Down, they found that the world is very big, and down, they came to Daming.

And the Ming Dynasty, complacent, missed the discovery of Western countries, and even the discovery of the New World of America.

The problem is back!

The scale and timing of Zheng He's voyage to the West frightened Cleveland and them into fearing the East before the Age of Discovery.

Now, they restarted the Western Ocean and found Columbus, so they shouldn't miss this Age of Discovery.

The route is very clear, and they are not without the strength to join this Age of Discovery.

You just need to go to Portugal or Spain to find Columbus, a living guide.

"Needless to say, I want to ask now, is that Columbus, still alive, still in Spain? What is the current national strength of this Spain? ”

After the thinking was clear, Zhu Houzhao interrupted the chatter between the two and pointed to the key.

"Columbus, he's alive......"

"Your Majesty, we can't guarantee it, after all, he often sails, and the sea is dangerous......"

The captain did not dare to say too much: "If God bless him, he is still alive, only fifty years old, and he should not be dead." ”

"Also, Your Majesty, if you also want to join a new route, you can fund us like the Spanish royal family, and we can open up a new route for Your Majesty and find a new continent! In our country, there are many marine offices! Especially Evan's brother, my nephew Ferdinand Magellan, who had joined our country's ocean-going office and was an experienced young sailor, had gathered a fleet before we came, and wanted to come to the East! ”

"If Your Majesty you want to cooperate with our Portuguese royal family to open up new routes...... We're here for you, Your Majesty! It's not that we Portuguese can't give our lives to Your Majesty. ”

At this moment, the captain was even more keenly aware that the young Ming Emperor seemed to be interested in sailing the ocean.

I immediately got bold, and I also wanted to give myself a future and become bigger and stronger.

Why did he Columbus do it, he couldn't, he also wanted to be one piece!

Sailing in Portugal was too volatile for him to find a way to work for the royal family.

In the East, maybe he can get a job.

"Huh?"

"You guys? Open up a new route for me? ”

As soon as the captain's proposal came out, Zhu Houzhao's train of thought seemed to open up instantly.

He couldn't help but look at the captain seriously, especially the Francis face.

Like, it's not impossible.

Columbus is not dead, he also needs to send someone to find and tie up, anyway, he will be arrested for abduction.

The problem is, he doesn't have anyone at his disposal!

With these Portuguese, it may be possible to achieve the purpose of darkness.

After all, if he reveals his intention to open the sea or go to the West, it will take a lot of effort just to talk to the cabinet.

Also, it just happened to allow them to take a group of Ming people on the road.

"This ......"

Father Tojes couldn't help but look at the captain in surprise, this captain also dared to think and dare to do it! To sail is to be able to work hard.

"Why do you think you can give me your life? Aren't you Portuguese? ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't make a rash decision, he needed to consider loyalty.

The Tang Dynasty is not without the precedent of Fanbang, and those foreigners are more loyal than the Han people.

It's just that the former foreigners are different from the current Francis, and Francis is too far away.

Zhu Houzhao is not afraid of being deceived, he is afraid that these guys will never return, and it will not be easy to destroy the Nine Clans.

"Your Majesty, you don't know how many sailors there are in our Portugal and how many fleets there are...... And how miserable life is for us poor people at the bottom! ”

"But here in Daming, although it is a little unfree these days, Your Majesty has really given us unimaginable respect and status."

"Also, Daming is too prosperous and rich! This is the world! ”

"I want to improve! I want to get a knighthood! ”

"And most importantly, Your Majesty, I feel greater and wiser than Julius Caesar and our current King of Portugal!"

"Follow you, I see a dazzling future!"

The thought of casting Ming started, and the sky and the earth were wide in an instant.

It's not a stupid person who can be a captain, he seems to have seen a good road.

What's more important is that Zhu Houzhao is young, so there is a future to fight.

The Ming Emperor was much more powerful than the King of Portugal.

These days, he has learned deeply.